Location: Unknown
Time: 10:30 PM, Unknown/Forgotten era
"Ketu, all this endless violence and thirst for revenge, Why?"
"We have been over it many times, &&#@!*$%. You will never understand my revenge!"
"You should learn to forgive, my friend, your hunger for revenge has consumed all, how long will you keep going? No one stands beside you anymore!"
"I don't care, until, that man whom you protect pays for his sins, I will keep coming back, I will make sure to destroy his entire lineage from the face of the earth, as long it takes, I will keep coming back!"
"You think you are strong because you can forgive? You are nothing but weak! Tell me How will you forgive, someone who took everything from you mercilessly, he has no ounce of guilt in him, even if he had some, even then, I would have destroyed him. Yes, forgiving someone requires great strength but walking on my path too, losing relationships in pursuit of one goal, also requires a lot of courage, I am not here to debate or receive empathy, I am here to finish my job,"
"My friend, you have lost all in your single-minded thirst for revenge, please, don't do it, I beg you," &&#@!*$% pleaded!
"Since this will be the last of our talks, listen here," Ketu continued, His blade still pointing to the man standing behind his friend, his eyes focused on him,
"All the stories, legends, and teachings about Gods, telling us that forgiveness is not a blessing to others but to oneself, hanh,
But how can I bless myself? I lost everything, everyone precious to me, because of my inability to figure out the true nature of the person standing behind you!, yet you ask me to FORGIVE? How can I forgive myself and be at peace when I hear the cries of the people every time I close my eyes? And the cause of that misery is that man behind you!
You see I am not here to destroy the world for my revenge, or anything, this world gave me life, kept me alive, and even gave me strength so that I could walk on my path, no matter how tough it got!, I am deeply grateful to the world but The GODS who made this world, THE GODS who are protecting that MAN, how can I forgive them, after all,... I am a simple man, How can I forgive a GOD, I apologize if I sound rude, but Achieving GODHOOD? That Man! It seems the GODS have finally forsaken our blessed World, So now I have to be the one, to wield the sword and judge! My Dear Friend, I apologize, in another lifetime, if we ever meet, I will spend my entire life atoning for my actions tonight, but this ceremony today for that MAN to reach GODHOOD, will only end in bloodshed, yours, mine, and definitely HIS,"
As KETU said this, he threw an energy blast in all directions destroying walls everywhere, the blade he was holding, flew at superhuman speed and pierced the skull of the Man he wanted to kill for so long! His friend's sword pierced Ketu's heart, while the friend himself got full deep cuts as he rushed even in the face of that enormous energy blast and wave, as rods pierced the friend's body as well!
"I am sorry my dear friend it had to be done, Yes, I am the one who is at fault here, you did your job! Never once did I hate you, any punishment you bestow I will gladly accept, if we meet in another lifetime, thank you for letting me call you my friend for one last time," Ketu murmured as blood kept flowing from his mouth as all fell into the Abyss, the ceremony hall destroyed, decimated into small pieces.
A huge blast engulfed almost everything within it. The cosmic energy that was supposed to be consumed during the GODHOOD ceremony just dissipated into the surroundings, creating such a huge explosion that nearly destroyed everything!
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Location: Central Hall, Stormgarde Mansion
Everyone froze in their place, as the large number of puppet soldiers that were attacking combined into three mega puppet soldiers! The only sound heard was the crashing sound of Farkas against the walls as he was thrown out of the building
Cerci also reached the Central Hall and found her master unconscious resting his head on Mohini's lap! "Master" she shouted and rushed to him. She could immediately sense that he was healed but was still unconscious!
Just then came Farkas from the hole in the wall that was made, "Cerci it would have been good if you at least acted like you care for me!" he said as he adjusted his body back, and cracked his joints, that was quite a punch, my body is all aching now, he murmured to himself!
"Cerci, you cannot use that SCYTHE now, so focus on creating the barrier and protecting Master Railan and the people around from the debris and anything that comes flying after I am gonna go FULL RAGE now!"
"Sir Farkas, let us help you as well!" shouted Sidhanth, Mohini, and Salem, even Vice Captain Moss
"Let me help out as well, I can cover Moss," said Sir Sahir as he stood up still not completely healed!
"Sir please rest, you are not healed," shouted Vic- Captain Moss
"Moss, stay still, I cannot afford to stay still now, we have to stop this now or never"
"All of you just relax, I can take care of them all on my own," shouted Farkas, silencing everyone
Meanwhile, Cerci already enacted a barrier to protect them from the attacks of the puppets and the monster, but nobody paid attention to that, except Aria who felt useless, without Railan,
"Farkas, who made you the leader? Who are you to order me? Listen, Don't forget Sir Simon's and Madam Amelia's Orders to never go into full rage! Who will protect us from you then?" said Cerci, now back to her usual calm behavior!
"Sir Sahir, come here," Sahir comes to her, She then begins chanting a spell, "BLOOD HEAL",
"Sir Sahir, this is not as good as other healing-type magics, it only increases the blood flow and coagulates the blood on the most severe wounds, to give you extra time, and heals the minor cuts but leaves the scars, Also I am not as proficient in healing magic as some others in my clan but this will be enough for this battle, You can now go out! but you will become extremely hungry later on so be ready for the side effects!"
Farkas, as of right now, you engage with that monster, Sidhanth, Salem and Mohini take one of those three puppets, and Sir Sahir and Moss take the other one, I will take the remaining one and protect the injured in the barrier!
"But Cerci without your SCYTHE, you are pretty useless in offensive attacks!" said Farkas, as her eyes pointed daggers at him,
"My followers will assist me, Annerose you are with me,"
Thus, came out Annerose from Cerci's Shadows, "Follow my orders and attack accordingly"
I telepathically connected with Aria, you are going to act as a conduit for the barrier, a similar principle as the runes magic we faced earlier, it is easier to send mana than to maintain a spell, Do you understand me Aria?
Yes, Cerci as you say!
Everyone, do you have any problems? before I release the barrier for you all to move out?
"NO Cerci, No Miss Cerci," shouted everyone as they prepared to move out of the barrier!
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With Cerci's proper management, everyone had a specific target to focus on, Siddhanth, Mohini, and Salem, went with the leftmost mega puppet, Cerci, and Annerose, the middle one, and Sahir and Moss the rightmost one, While Farkas alone will handle Kadir, no the monster Kadir had transformed into!
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Siddhanth attacked with his current most powerful form, the AURA FLOW, a state where Siddhanth can pull out the aura within himself and project it out forming a layer of protection on his body and adding it to his weapon to imbue them with his Aura, a truly remarkable feat for a first year!
Meanwhile, Salem entered was he called "THE BERSERKER" a state where all his physical attributes increase rapidly the more attacks he suffers, but also makes him lose focus. A high-reward high-risk technique!
While Mohini decided to follow these two and tried to join their rhythm that developed after years of practicing together, She entered what she called "TEMPORAL GRACE", its a state or a zone where her senses are heightened and she can perceive anything, the time feels slowed and awareness enhanced however the side effect is that it's taxing to her. Again a truly marvelous technique befitting of the daughter of Vajra and one of the topmost talented students of the OCTAGON Academy.
Their synergy was great, all three of them were attacking the puppet relentlessly while it couldn't even dodge or defend against their attacks. However, the real strength of the puppet lay elsewhere, no matter how many times it was broken or cut, it would keep on getting back up and fixing itself as if nothing happened!
Similarly, everyone was facing the same scenario, at different ends as well, Sir Sahir and Moss, broke down the puppet and carved a hole in it, yet it would fix itself and keep coming at them, same with Cerci and Annerose!
Meanwhile, Farkas was fighting in his semi-wolf or semi-rage form, he was getting punched and he was punching as well, that monster was equal to him in strength however that monster's plus point was that it could regenerate his tore off arms and heal from the cuts and attacks he suffered while Farkas was slowly loosing his stamina!
"Hey Cerci, "he howled, "any ideas how to shut this damn monster's regeneration, it's bugging me off!"
"Damn Farkas, think for yourself, my hands are full casting the barrier and fighting this annoying puppet!" she said as she took a deep breath, both she and Annerose were panting for breath!
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While people were fighting, Aria kept on calling for Railan, through their Mind Link, while acting as a conduit for the barrier
"Ma..., ...ter, Mas..., er, Master wake up! Dumb Master, how long will you sleep,?"
Slowly, Railan could hear the sounds, of Aria calling him and his friends fighting desperately to save him!
Have I not changed even a little, always looking to hide behind people and be protected, this damn body, move lift up yourself, this damn stupid Body, move, I said move,
"Aren't you getting tired, I never thought Amelia's child would be so dumb!" Railan heard a mysterious voice,
He opened his eyes, and everything around him was pitch dark, he himself was tied in darkness(?)
"It's you right, that voice from that day,"
"Oh, it seems you have some brains, yes, I am that voice," said the voice, you know you lack respect for your superiors! How can you address me like that?
This bitchy voice...
"You know I can hear your thoughts as well in here right, You think I am a bitch?"
"Wait, what nobody told me that! boy, are you acting dumb on purpose, we are inside your head so anything you say inside your head is known by both of us!"
"You are kidding right, no way, tell me what number I am thinking. Well, I knew you were using some technique right,"
{ Side note: That voice's face now: "_" }
"3034076253, that's the number you are thinking, it's a barcode, whatever that means? what is a barcode? is it something new developed by the people?"
"Wait you can tell, so it means you can hear my every thought and you have been hearing everything, where's my privacy,?"
"Will you shut up, if I say that I cannot hear your thoughts when you are in active control but can hear what people say to you? Only when you are unconscious like right now, then only I can hear your thoughts and talk to you?"
"Is it true though?"
"For this conversation, yes," she said teasing him!
"Listen, do you have time to waste with me, don't you want to help out your friends? I can help you with that!"
"Wait, you see my years of experience tell me, you want something in return though!"
"Bingo, kid, you are at least not hopeless, Well for starters, I can connect you with my mana chain, so essentially the issue of your low mana would be resolved for now, but that will only happen when I am in command of your body! so essentially hand the body to me!"
"Do you think I am dumb, why would I simply hand over my body to someone I don't even know!"
"Kiddo, I am playing easy for you, do you want to fall into the Abyss?"
"Wait what do you mean by that?" Suddenly, it was as if my body was falling deeper and deeper into the darkness there was no end, ... "What the f**k is happening why am I falling"
"Are you enjoying it, You will keep on falling deeper and deeper into your consciousness and meanwhile, I am taking control of your body! GOODBYE forever,"
"Wait, wait, you can't do this, ... it..is..my...b..." Slowly even my voice stopped coming out of my throat, I am losing control my consciousness is fading, ...
It feels as if I am falling deeper and deeper into an ocean with my, no matter how I swim, how much I try to float I am losing and falling deeper,
It's hard to even open my eyes, my body feels so heavy, ... m,y eyes are closing... I am falling asleep...
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"Master, you are finally awake..? Aria's voice dropped, this was not her master,...
"Oh you are such a cute little toy, Ahh, a fragment of the Knowledge imparted by the dragons hanh, Well, always wanted one of my own, wait is that dumb child a chosen warrior or something? Well, it doesn't matter, let us both have some fun, Aria right?
Acting as a conduit, good work, that Cerci, she is intelligent I must say, It's all gonna be okay now, I am here, " said that voice now in control of Railan's body!
"No, I am his AI, not yours, you can never command me," shouted Aria "I will never let the knowledge of the Dragons fall in the wrong hands, even if the world ends," she said, before shutting herself down and becoming nothing but an obsolete ball, all her powers gone, so the conduit that was holding was also broken and Cerci immediately turned around in fear as she thought something happened to Aria!
But Cerci's eyes widened in surprise as she saw her master Railan standing up but there was something different about him, she rushed to him shouting, "It's not safe master, " But her eyes widened in horror, even though it was his master's body, it was not his master, here senses immediately told her!
"Who are you, and what are you doing in Master's body?" she said, her voice threatening and her entire being sending killing intent!
"Oh that much killing intent, is not good for a beautiful lady like you, go to sleep," As Railan said this, Cerci suddenly fell asleep!
Instead of walking, Railan raised his body in the air, floating to the center of all the fights happening,
"ALL OF YOU, STOP", the voice ordered them, emanating an Aura that sent chills to each and every one of them, even Farkas's animal instinct told him to stay in his place, Siddhanth, Mohini and Salem's powerful states instantly got undone and they fell on the ground unable to withstand the pressure, even Sir Sahir and Sir Moss, went down on their knees unable to withstand the pressure even after coating themselves in Aura
"BOW DOWN YOUR HEADS" the voice ordered them and instantly all of their heads, bowed down even the monster and the puppets unable to do anything, "Yes this is how you all should address me!"
Farkas still daring, "WHO ARE YOU AND WHERE IS MASTER RAILAN" shouted with his might as blood gushed out from his mouth trying to speak in the presence of a SOVEREIGN,
"You are strong for a dog, but don't speak anymore if you care for your life and all of those here," Railan, or rather that voice moved his finger and instantly, Farkas was lying flat on the ground, under an immense force as if the entire's world's weight worth of force was put on him by a mere flick of Railan's finger
"Who are you and what did you do to Railan" said Siddanth trying to stand up holding his sword for support and trying to regain his AURA FLOW state"
"Oh, another insect dared to speak? You are not even worth flicking my finger you will die and I don't wanna kill you today you know, I am alive after so long"
"Hmm, I feel some familiar energy from those puppets, interesting,"
"See, usually, I won't interfere and just leave you all to die or kill you myself but as a courtesy today, I will let you all live, and this body of your friend is mine now!"
"Oh, It seems some other familiar people are here,"
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Principal Frostguard's POV:
We tried to arrive as fast as we could, Me and Vajra however by the time we reached, the Central Hall, the buildings outside, were in ruins! We quickly tried to reach inside the central Hall but the sudden AURA release left us frozen in our place! Me and Vajra both looked in the eye, it was similar to the evil that had been eradicated already but the chills and Aura were the same!
"Christina, try to connect with Aria immediately,"
"It's useless Master, she is in a shutdown"
"You mean, ..."
"Yes Master, someone who shouldn't have access must have tried to read knowledge of the dragons from Aria and she went into shutdown mode!"
"Oh, this is not good Vajra, we need to go in the hall fast!,
I couldn't understand the sight I saw before my eyes, Railan was floating in the air, Farkas also called the mad wolf, and Cerci the Bloodthirsty witch were both unconscious and the mega forms of the puppet Vajra fought were on their knees along with an unidentified Monster,
All of them are held in their place due to the Aura being released by Railan but how can Railan release the same Aura as that calamity, that witch?
"Oh if it isn't that sidekick of that damned witch, you have certainly gone old, but now you look more of my type," said Railan, no it is that witch!
"Hmm, if it isn't the witch of darkness, Tamasi, how are you alive?"
"Ohh, is the sidekick now the lead or what? well, I have my ways, that's not important, is that damned witch who defeated me, here or not? Those puppets, I sense her magic signature from them!"
"Yes, but she is not here, since you cannot sense her, or have your senses dulled?"
"It's not me it's this stupid child's body, my range is considerably low right now!, Hmm well anyway since I hate that witch, I am gonna destroy her magic,"
Railan lifted his two fingers up and tentacles from the shadows formed by the puppets began emerging swallowing the puppets into nothingness
Annerose, Sir Sahir and Moss, and Siddanth, Mohini, and Salem watched in Awe as the puppets they had such difficulty fighting were instantly annihilated and swallowed,
Vajra looked at me, we both understood that we needed to be on our toes, there was no telling what Tamasi could do! She is a really eccentric individual, known throughout history as the strongest witch to ever exist! Even the previous principal sacrificed herself to perform a spell at the cost of life to take her down and yet she survived that! There is no telling what she might do!
Well, you both must be thinking about how to take me down, Well you both cannot until you are prepared to take the life of this child that I am currently possessing!
"Oh, you two stay silent here, there is a foul smell that has been bothering me! Someone used my research and half-assed it to produce something as poor as that monster, let me take care of it!"
"Frost as researchers you must understand how I feel right, like if you want to steal my research at least do it right"
She disappeared and immediately came out of the shadows of that monster!
"Hmm, someone really didn't want to follow proper steps or well no this also might be an interesting direction, so Frost you listening, come here,
Immediately, both me and Vajra got transported to where she was in front of the monster
"You see initially, I thought he was some failed experiment based on my research but if you notice they deliberately scrambled on my research to produce this mindless monster from a swordsman! If they had followed my research properly they could have merged and become one entity with it but instead of supplying their own soul, they sent some of their unique magic to make this swordsman into a mindless monster,"
"unique yet stupid direction, I am angry that how can my superior research be reduced to this!"
"Can you do something about it or not?" I tried to challenge her research instincts!
"Can I? You mean to say please help me right"
"I am happy to be finally free, so I am doing a favor to everyone here, all you have to do is separate the magic and the body, clean the infected core and that's it done" Just as she did, Kadir's monstrous form disintegrated and his body all healed! though due to the effect of monstorization, he was unconscious
All of the people watched in awe of her skill, in a matter of seconds the entire fight that they had been fighting for their life was over, just because that Sovereign came!
SOVEREIGN of the DARK, a fitting title for her, someone who has absolute mastery over her attribute.
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Railan's POV:
Someone, can anyone hear me, help me, hanh! it was useless, what was I hoping?
I am drowning falling deeper and deeper no one will listen to me, no one can reach me!
no matter how much I swim, how much I try to float I am losing and falling deeper,
It's hard to even open my eyes, my body feels so heavy, ... m,y eyes are closing... I am falling asleep...
Just as my eyes closed completely, I felt a hand trying to reach me, hold me!
My eyes were heavy they wouldn't open but I tried to desperately hold to their hand!,
Slowly they are pulling me back up, slowly I am regaining my strength
I open my eyes and notice a familiar face, a face that I longed to see yet a face that was no longer with me, It's still hazy and the light is too bright! They are trying to say something to me, I can see their mouth moving but no sound!
Finally, it feels like I am no longer drowning, I am on a surface, it's comfortable and bright here, unlike the pitch darkness when I was with that voice!
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Principal Frostguard's POV:
Suddenly, Railan, no rather the witch seemed to be anxious, this child he came out of my abyss himself?
"Wait, is it the law of souls? Is my soul being pushed back now? because the owner of this body is now walking up?"
What are you saying? Is Railan trying to fight back for control?"
"That stupid child won't be able to win even if spent his entire life force against me! It's the stupid law of soul and body!"
"Oh, the one that states the body is the soul and the soul is the body, so it seems the real owner of the body is walking up from your spell! Wait did he beat your spell?"
"He didn't but it seems you are right, my spell did break, well, don't be so happy Frostguard, I will gain control of this body one day, just wait and watch! I will come back"
And just like that Railan's body fell to the ground, it seems Railan somehow managed to gain the upper hand this time and win back his consciousness! Let me try to reach out to him!
I used my spell to reach his consciousness, "Railan, Railan, ..."
"Is, is that you Principal Adolas?"
Yes, child, it's me, open your eyes, you somehow won the consciousness over that witch!"
"Witch?.."
"Forget that for now, first slowly open your eyes!"
As Railan finally opened his eyes, I breathed a sigh of relief, somehow this eventful day finally came to a close!
"Principal Adolas, I have something important to tell you!"
"Railan, you can relax, we can talk later!"
"No sir we can't I am losing my consciousness again, my mana is very low! Sir please be present at our annual competition to be held at the end of this month, don't go to THE ROUNDTABLE"
"wait what do you mean?," and before I could ask him any more questions he fell unconscious again! Well, it's one thing after another!
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To be continued