Not long before Sunhale called to Zyrla, Raeknar stands in their palace in Faelerm. Waiting for the time of the council meeting of the gods, the Kai Tamar continue their job throughout the realm which Raeknar watches as they wait. Some of them can tell today is different and it is not long before Jinarl makes his way to Raeknar and before speaking he bows.
"Raeknar, is something wrong?" Jinarl asked
"A council meeting, they want to intervene and destroy Yorun, they think I'll just let it happen" Raeknar said
"Seems rather idiotic on their part given the chains would certainly react" Jinarl said
"They would react and punish them but they are taking it as a small pain now for none later sort of thing" Raeknar said
"When is the meeting? Do you wish for me to accompany you?" Jinarl asked
"It is soon and no, you are needed here and I'd rather they don't destroy you, you know how they react to things especially if they're to do with me" Raeknar said
"Right" Jinarl said
"It's about to start, keep the realm in order Jinarl" Raeknar said
Jinarl bows and walks away while Raeknar merely takes one step forward and without even a portal or teleporting they step through the dimensional barriers between realms stepping into the realm most of the gods inhabit Gilanthia. The realm itself seems to recognise Raeknars presence as the ground beneath them moves to ferry Raeknar toward the giant colosseum in the middle of the realm where the meeting will take place. As Raeknar is moved they see other gods making their own way to the colosseum and they're shocked to see Raeknar who is barely taking note of them as they look around seeing the realm is still a mashed together realm consisting of areas beyond counting that each god has set up for their own purposes which much of the realm having no ground as the gods that stay primarily in those areas do not want any ground, the Colosseum is the only natural looking place as it is the middle ground for the gods.
"It has been a long time since I have been in Gilanthia, the realm looks worse than it did when I came here regularly" Raeknar said
"So long as the realm continues the others generally don't care about it's look and wellbeing, Gilanthia suffers for it I'm afraid" Zyrla said as he is moved alongside Raeknar by the realm itself
"It is sad given what was done to this realm when we first made it together. I am sorry old friend" Raeknar said as they look down to the ground carrying them
A feeling of sadness yet laden with a tinge of happiness radiates from the realm after Raeknar spoke, the realm finishes ferrying the two as well as others to the Colosseum and as all the gods make their way in the oldest and most important of the gods move to the middle of the colosseum where podiums are situated for each of them while the rest of the gods sit in the stands of the colosseum. As Raeknar walks to their podium they see some of the other gods of their calibre but notes that not all of them are there.
"It seems we are missing some of us" Raeknar said as Zyrla passed by
"Some of the others are still in the mortal realm you know how it is" Zyrla said
When all the podiums of those in attendance are filled and all the younger gods have sat in the stands one god at their podium begins to speak, around them are plants that sprouted from the ground with each step and their body is made up of vines and other such plantlife.
"Today we have the rare appearance of Raeknar in Gilanthia though it is unsurprising as this meetings primary talking point is to be about your mortal, the human necromancer by the name of Yorun" this god said
"Get on with it Kiltero, we need not much background as we all see what's going on in the mortal realm" Raeknar said
"Alright then, whenever one of these necromancers show up they either try to take over the world or do 'good' with it however either version is not useful for our plans or more accurately the ones that try to take over the world are useful for a while but much like the last one we eventually need to intervene directly. This new one however you have made your chosen Raeknar, did you think we wouldn't do anything because of that? Think again" Kiltero said
"Oh I am more than sure you wouldn't do anything for one simple reason, you have no need to intervene right now without going against your chains and if you do that I will stop you in accordance with my own" Raeknar said
"You've never fought us back directly as there is a distinct numbers advantage on our side, what makes you think you'd win?" Kiltero asked as some of the lesser gods smirk thinking less of Raeknar
"We've all kept our... disagreements out of the mortals knowledge for many reasons, you target Yorun and I fight you in the mortal realm to defend him bringing the problems of the gods well into their view never mind the destruction that would be brought to the realms as a result of our conflict and sure there is many things that could be done to make it so the mortals forget or never knew while damage can be undone. We are gods after all nothing is out of our reach but such things regardless will set all of our chains alight with pain. None of us want that but I am more than willing to do it if it means even a sliver of a chance of changing things" Raeknar said their voice serious and unemotional
"Caught us in a bind there haven't you Raeknar" Gaeronak said from her podium
"I will do anything to bring justice to the realms once again even if I make enemies of you all" Raeknar said
While all the lesser gods begin to mutter and those at their podiums begin to think on the situation no one notices as Zyrla disappears in their usual fashion, it is at that moment some of the other older gods make their way into the colosseum and to their podiums, including Tierna and another two gods one of whom is just a ball of pure fire and light and another with a humanoid body of which seems to continuously age from child to adult before changing form to another child or even animal yet always continuously aging.
"Sorry that we were late, things to do in the mortal world" Tierna said
"Good to see you Tierna, Heltior and you too Okranam" Kiltero said and at that moment Zyrla reappeared at their podium
"We're happy to be here after all we all want the best outcome here" Heltior said their intense bright light that would blind mortals does not effect the gods
"As usual I stand neutral in these matters I am merely here to watch as is my duty so long as time continues" Okranam said
"So useless as ever in these meetings" Gaeronak said with a smirk
"I won't be angered by you Gaeronak, do not think I will actually fight you as you desire" Okranam said dismissively
"Fine I'll stop trying" Gaeronak said
"For now anyway" Okranam said
"Let's get back to the matter at hand please?" Raeknar asked causing everyone to shut up
"Oddly enough thank you Raeknar for getting us back on track, so if we go down there you will fight us which would obviously be terrible for all of us. Now if that is the case we still do not like what this mortal is doing especially at your behest and with gifts from yourself" Kiltero said
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"Regardless of whether you like it or not he is my chosen and I gave him a quest of which I am within my right to do" Raeknar said
"When you first spoke to this mortal you were not called, you did not need to say anything to this mortal" Heltior said from his podium
"Incorrect, the magic of which I gifted to the mortals has continued to pop up every now in then rarely and as a result I am to explain such a thing to the mortals who get it. I have done so for every one of them at which point they can ask any question or request something while I am there" Raeknar said
"That is true, back when I created the mortals and granted magic to them I did need to do that for a while at least until magic became just a normal part of their life they themselves could explain but this magic is rare so Raeknar would need to every time" Tierna said
"By design I'll assume" Gaeronak said
"Indeed. Did you all think I would stand idly by suffering in silence from my chain forever? Of course not, when the opportunity arose because one mortal asked for that magic I granted it and made it a rare magic so that there would be the chance for all of this to happen" Raeknar said
"You definitely have us trapped Raeknar so, what is it you suggest we do at this moment?" Zyrla asked
"Simple, continue as per normal. You want to destroy Yorun? Wait until a mortal asks you to do so but even then you will find resistance as Yorun is my chosen I can easily come to his aid should he request it" Raeknar said
"In time mortals will request more of us at a time, you won't be able to save him then" Gaeronak said
"Maybe, maybe not we do need to limit ourselves in the mortal realm after all, else we destroy too much of it and even if he does die Yorun will be welcomed into my realm and his mission will show people where I stand on many matters poisoning them against the rest of you who clearly want the world exactly as it is" Raeknar said and many angered stares from the other gods are incurred
"Excuse me for a moment I am being called for" Heltior said before disappearing in a flash of greater light
"So you are indifferent to us actually managing to kill your chosen under normal circumstances?" Tierna asked
"Oh of course not, I care about Yorun but mortals will die eventually unless given immortality, cursed or denied death but his mission can succeed in many different ways" Raeknar said
"We should have kept a closer eye on you, you've actually got us in a bind now" Gaeronak said
"Indeed and I am gl-" Raeknar cuts themself off and the others also know why as Heltior returns
"Did you really just take a shot up Raeknars mortal without a council decision?" Tierna asked
"Oh no this was mortal choice, they requested a singular attack upon this Yorun and those two undead to wipe him out" Heltior said smirking and then all the gods smirk save for Raeknar and a select few such as Zyrla
"Well you should have done a better job" Raeknar said immediately causing everyone to look at them
Raeknar doesn't say anything else as they all look down upon the mortal realm where the battle at Deranel is still taking place, the section of wall where Yorun was standing with Wonakri gone and undead dropping like flies. The gods watch as the situation seems to continue to go horribly for Raeknar but then they see.
"Forina follow me and do as I do! I am not dying like this!" Golanier shouted to Forina as he quickly teleported with her over where Yorun was seemingly destroyed
Amidst the dust, smoke and rubble lies Yorun's body, Golanier and Forina look down at the broken form of Yorun, his body mostly intact however his left arm has been destroyed from the elbow down as the beam had such intense power it vaporised his it and cauterised the remaining area, his legs have also taken damage but unlike the arm these were more normal pieces of damage due to being shot into the ground as the wall was destroyed. Yoruns soul is leaving this body and head off to the in between realm to be brought to Faelerm but Golanier focusses on his connections to Yorun and using his magic he quickly begins to lock Yoruns soul in place, Forina follows exactly what Golanier is doing.
"I am not letting you die Yorun, I am not heading to Konlair!" Golanier shouted
Yoruns soul starts to get forcibly dragged back as if his soul were prey to Golanier and Forinas predator as this happens however and he gets dragged back from the brink the undead that had dropped dead once again now past the frontline of the living soldiers under General Yika begin to stand once more though slowly giving the living soldiers a chance to turn back to defend themselves but now they have an unexpected pincer attack. The gods look to Heltior with angered looks.
"You idiot you fucked it up! Get back there and finish the job!" Kiltero shouted
"Don't. You. Dare" Raeknar said as the feeling of death envelopes the colosseum
"And what shouldn't I?" Heltior asked as everyone looked to Raeknar
"Per your own words, you were asked for a singular attack. You did that and unless they request it again you won't do anything" Raeknar said with an intensity in their voice they've not heard in a long time
All the gods watch the attempts of Golanier and Forina to bring Yorun back to life once more, Golanier and Forina are floating above Yoruns body now, the magic swirling around them a dark green, the eyes of every undead on the field flickering green and the natural colour of their eyes as the magic of Yoruns soul teeters on the edge however it progressively stabilizes as the soul is dragged further and further back to the realm as if the magic dragging it were searing hot chains. While the enemy priests try to decide on whether they should call to Heltior once more they don't realise it is too late as Yorun's soul is dragged back into his body and the second it does a green explosion of magic bursts from Yoruns body being sapped away from Forina entirely and the magical explosion is brimming with necromantic and healing abilities as every corpse on the battlefield newly made from the battle begins to rise and Yoruns legs heal. New adrenaline burning through Yoruns veins and his very soul stirs him awake immediately forcing him to stand, he holds his left arm with his right as he takes in his new situation. As Yorun begins to speak his next words, all to familiar to Forina and the gods watching above his eyes change as black flames erupt from one and green flames erupt from another while Raeknars everchanging voice overlays onto Yoruns.
"I-in the world full o-of injustice one god will say no more, in this mo-argh moment, in this time only one c-can remain, may the gods t-tremble in fear as death comes to bring justice to this w-world" Yorun said his voice full of pain but his eyes glow brighter while the feeling the gods have can nearly be felt by the entire realm as they look at Raeknar who begins to smirk before disappearing
Golanier and Forina both move back as the sky above turns red while the realm itself shakes and Yorun begins to grow in size just like in Gantoral, his body becomes more skeletal like including a new skeletal arm growing from what remains of his left arm as the cloak becomes a part of his body. Black flames erupt from the ground neath Yorun burning the symbol of Raeknar into it, Wonakri and his guards above are watching in complete shock as they see scales of justice heavily weighed on one side with a scythe above them poised to take them away.
"Mortals, Reaknar themself stands before you. Today Death greets you personally" Raeknar said as their scythe larger than before appears in their hands
Raeknars scythe sets alight with the black flames before Raeknar swings it towards the sky something shoots out from his scythe and the gods above look in shock as the sun itself cleaves into and disappears sending the world into complete darkness. Raeknar bestows sight on the undead and the soldiers on the wall who quickly resume their attack on Yikas soldiers.
"It will take Heltior a few moments to return the sun but before then" Raeknar said before just appearing behind the Heltior priests
"I'll take you lot" Raeknar said before just touching them killing them and sending their souls away for the Kai Tamar to take
To try and combat the situation several mages try to use fire magic to see around themselves but every time they do they are immediately killed snuffing out the fire. Heltior is above feeling the pain of the sun being gone as his chain is reacting to that, once he manages to think past the pain he quickly goes to bring it back and it takes only a second but the few minutes he suffered the chain was all it took. Light returns to the world and the battlefield is stained in blood Yika and every one of his soldiers all killed while the undead stand there soaked in the blood of their enemies, Raeknar looks up to the sky where Heltior floats Infront of the sun looking beyond angry, the sun getting brighter and dimmer with Heltiors angered breaths.
"If you thought this would be easy for you, I have long thought how to combat all of you even through a mortal" Raeknar said before Heltior blasts Raeknar with another beam of pure light and fire from the sun
Raeknar just stands there amidst the beam healing Yoruns body from the continuous damage it takes as a result before just disappearing and reappearing next to the sun pointing the scythe to it.
"Continue and I force your chain on you again" Raeknar said coldly forcing Heltior to relent
"I'll get even Raeknar, count on that" Heltior said before returning to Gilanthia
Raeknar looks down upon the world of Roara through Yoruns eyes.
"I'll look upon the world like this for a few moments Yorun, allow you to see the world in all it's beauty when the memories come back a bit more" Raeknar said before waiting a few moments and then returning to Deranel
Raeknar allows Yorun and the realm to return to normal as they leave Yoruns body and disappear, the skeletal arm that had grown from Yoruns dismembered arm crumbles into dust as Yorun stands there, his body wishes to fall from all the pain of the injuries it no longer has with his left arm taking bearing the most pain but Yorun stands all the same forcing himself to not fall unconscious as everyone just looks around shocked...