I am very split right now.
I must make a confession right now for you see I could not call myself a fighter so to speak so battling it out with a king… I would rather watch the elf and child die while I run away crying.
However the offer that Varon has presented to me well. It tempts me in simple terms. I have never been more excited in my life in honest terms and god the idea itself makes me fucking crazy is probably the best possible description of recent events.
So I was all for combat.
But see when I disintegrate you mister king class I expect you to die. It not hard. Really isn’t anyone can do it I promise. Anyone can die so why didn’t you.
When you get up like nothing happen you give me the creeps. So now I am torn.. I want to run away and I honestly think I could. He isn’t a speed type or a particularly talented king. It more like he has used time in place of his lack of talent to make up the difference. Well anyone who can make king can count themselves as talented.
But this guy is scraping at the edge of king. Me? Oh no I wouldn’t call myself king at all… although I am one.
As for the reason why I don’t run.
As I just said It’s Varon. It's not like love or lust. In truth he doesn't feel that trustworthy although he did laugh at my jokes it's not like that is enough for me. Of course I am no slut… but I am conscious of my appearance has often given me advantages over fellow women and I need to do is spread my legs from time to time.
I will not justify myself to you. Not that I need to so long as I can understand how you tick. I also would never consider myself a romantic. Running away with an insanely attractive man who promised to give me a home. Hahahahaha it’s a bit funny when put like that to be honest.
But his mind… it’s beautiful.
Or the knowledge that he must hold inside. Although I doubt if he is actually the dragon of legend or if he just found a way to pass through soul doors is unclear to me and I guess time will tell. But if he is a dragon then it's even more reason for me to prevent another from interfering with what is going on inside that temple. Lets not forget that the temple itself containers knowledge that is beyond me.
Although the sex was probably the best in my life if I wanted sex that badly I would live in a brothel. Especially if his recent reveal is correct than he should be compared to a walking library. No a library is an insult to the amount of knowledge he most likely holds in side his mind. And any doubt towards that is removed when I look at the sky. It still hard to believe. But ‘ when the sun runs red the rivers will soon follow. This is god's only warning of days to come. Take this as what it truly is. The end of the world and prepare for the day of judgement the will soon befall the world.’ The final paragraph in the holy scriptures I was taught as a child.
Their are a few signs of the apocalypse. However in a stupidly large amount of cultures the sun running red is the first sign. The second is something awakens. I assume that is Varon. So I guess that he is awaking.
In Ascalon the land of fae the dragon of death is not called the dragon of death of even the death god. He is called the whispering death. He is not worshiped as he is here but still holds a strong place in our methodology.
His life is still told by our priests in often in the place the demons they have here. He is told to come to you in your most diya hour and ofier truths and knowledge.
It is said that once you accept the knowledge you must first listen to the truth. It is said that no one who has heard this truth ever stays sain.
In books this is the reason why god cut him down. Not because he tried to end the world. Although we do have legends of the red one. But that speaks of a red haired high elf that grew in power so much she became a threat to god. It is also said that she is the reason why there are two continents because she cut it in half and ruled one half as her own.
In our mythology the death who whispers and the red one aren't even connected. However if that tattoo on Varons back is to be taken into account I might want to rethink that. And if this continents mythology is correct then is the world really coming to an end. And should I stand around when it does. Maybe I should attack Varon now to save the world.
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But if there's one thing I do know it is that the answer to my research lies in Varon.
See there are two things in this worlds that I value more than anything else. The first is my life. Ok that's simple. And the second is knowledge.
I want to say that knowledge has more value to me than my life. And in truth I think it does but that is an easy thing to say when you are not about to die and an stupid thing to say when you are.
But it would seem that I am stupid. If their is even 1/1000 of the knowledge in Varons head that I think is then I will tear tooth and nail to keep it alive. After all their is far more than a single piece of knowledge. That's is what I believe to be the case at least.
So I have decided to use my technique against the enemy king. But then something odd happened. He collapsed into a pile of sand before and older version of himself leaped away. I watch the sand move in a wave like pattern towards Adria who begins to cough and then she stood on her footless stumps that were now her legs. She then look at me and placed her middle finger up before leaping into the water with Ren. Before they touched the water they seemed to turn invisible before fading away. There was no splash like I expected there to be. It took all of three seconds to work out what happened. And I got a really good guess at what their techniques where. well one is probably related to the sand. I assume it's one of the meet the necessary requirements and instant death that is actually quite scary. And the other seems to control space. But it still looks bad for poor Ren.
It was not just me who was surprised. So was the man. Justifiably he didn’t expect that to happen. Using his moment of distraction I step on my blood plate and raise up into the air. I am not a fool enough to think that I am safe just because his sword can’t reach me from their but the further the distance the better my heart feels. Like I said i’m not a fighter.
Time to use my technique. It's actually kind of simple it's called ‘ blood queen’. But before that, their is one more thing I could do.
“ Must we fight? If not, can you please leave?”
The great act called democracy will guide me.
“ It appears that we must fight”
Democracy has betrayed me. Damn you freedom of speech. Well Democracy is usually a joke anyway. But there's another option I can pull “ Can I pay you to leave?”
“No you can’t” goddamn you capitalism I trusted you. No there's one more form of negotiations I can try “ Why the fuck not?” I can bitch until the universe moves in annoyance to carry out my will. “ Because when I try to leave this sand will kill me. Unless I can kill that girl first than I can not leave.” Well that makes things easier. Thank you bitching I knew I could count on you.
“Oh ok then Adria would you be so kind as to help the poor man out here so he can be on his way.” Just in case let’s prepare my technique anyway.
I would come to find that preparing my technique here would be one of the greatest decisions in my life. “ I WILL FEAST ON YOUR CORPSES!!!!” was that... “Adria why.”
The man spoke as he pointed his blade at me “ I do not know how this works but just in case leaving the fight to find this small child is counted as a requirement like falling back is then I will cut through you first. Please hold no hard feelings.”
Knowledge my love. Please save me.
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I sat with Ren. He looks bad but at the same time he is well enough to sit up right. We are watching something amazing. Yep i’m lucky to be alive. It wasn’t that I could fight a king on my own but just that he was treating me kindly because I’m a child.
But we will get to that later.
I bet your wondering where I am. See I took Ren who I thought might have been Ren the corpse by now and intended to my find place of safety. In other words I’m running to Varon for help.
Well we made it inside the door to the smaller yet bigger room that varon should be in. But the second we did so me and Ren were pulled inside a strange place.
Well me and Ren went in deeper. I thought about eating Ren but felt Varon might get mad at me. Also I had no idea my sands were that epic. I was like what no talking means surrender and he just died. Someone with such power was completely useless in the face of my technique. I need to remember that no matter how weak they are they could have a broken technique. Ok note taken.
But now. Where am I. It looks like a hall of some type. I hope it is a hall where people go to eat. Then Ren say something particular.
“Varon are you god”. But what's odder is that I hear a reply and I turn to see a black dragon. Its over 500 meters in size. And 75 meters tall. I can’t see how large its wings are. But a deep booming voice answers “ I am the creature that made your species if that is what you ask. But no I am not god in the same why you are thinking of me as god.”
I answer now “ What Varon can’t be god because me and Varon are going to eat god together. Right?” I see the lizard that is not Varon yet Ren thinks it is Varon laugh slightly. “ As expected of my thing. Adria you are quite the treasure” oh so maybe it is Varon. He he.
The lizard turns to Ren and then to me. “ Adria do not fight what is about to happen to you. Accept me inside you”
Waaaaaa are you saying stupid. Huh I feel light.
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I was in a place where I felt no sensation. But then I felt like someone was speaking to me. A kind of voice but it did not use sound but something else.
“ Ren I can not heal you in the same way I did your skin. If you are not healed you will die soon.”
“ But there's a way to heal me.”
“ Yes there is”
“ Then why wait. Heal me!”
“ The only way I can heal you is if you open your mind and soul to me. You will be completely reshaped in a different form. Ren you will not be you but a different Ren… a different person with the memories of… actually never mind want me to heal you? ”
“ Heal me!”
“ Very well. Then from this day forward I name you Raven.”
And it was at this moment the Raven was born.
And it was at this moment that Ren was destroyed kinda… not really.