POV of one of the Dark Master, Sophir
I, Sophir report the recent events to you Lord Archimedes:
A while before the attack, we three, Alef, Yosu and myself Sophir, gathered at the Vilscard field
“Ah Sophir, you are late. We have already fueled the golems with mana.” Alef greeted me as I arrived at the meeting spot.
Yosu was standing right next to him and our, about 10000 golems were positioned in front of the realm of the dwarfs.
“Yes, sorry. But I was asked to look out for any disturbance, even though I think that nothing would enter the Vilscard field willingly hehe.” I said to Alef
“Well, at least you have mana left now , in case that something unexpected happens. Yosu and I have established the mana-pipes between us and the golems. So we will mainly have to focus on them. So it will be your task to protect us at any cost, though I think we are strongly overpowering those pitiful dwarfs.” Alef explained to me and ordered me
“This will be a massacre, hahaha” Yosu shouted in as Alef finished
“So shall we begin?” Alef asked and gestured with his hands a commanding swing at the golems '
Rashly after his gesture, 100 giant golems, the A ranked ones, started to move and positioned themselves in a half-circle around the mountain.
With a sudden incantation they summoned a magic hexagon above the mountain.
“Earthen and Heavens! Bow to our will and cease at our wish!” Alef and Yosu conjured a highly destructive spell from the artificial-magic
Shortly after their words the whole mountain seems to be shivering and no moments later, it established big cracks. The mountain tried to open itself and a giant chasm was torn inside the wall and ground of the mountain.
From our position now, we had seen the entrance to the last dwarfen resort.
Yosu gave the orders for the golem army to begin the massacre and they charged in.
after a while, the both of them seemed to have had their problems to permanently fuel the golems.
“Something odd is going on down there! The golems seem to constantly perish away... No dwarf should be able to seriously harm one of them. If this continue we will run out of mana and the golems wont have any mana left to regenerate.” Yosu shouted a bit confused
“Yeah, thats no good, what in all names is down there and what are these powerful presences?” I mentioned as I start to feel a bit uncomfortable, because of an overwhelming aura from beneath us.
“I dont know! But we will have to do something about that. Sophir can you fuel the golems for a bit, Yosu and I will regenerate mana in that time.” Alef asks me with a commanding tone'
“Yes I can” I replied a bit annoyed and the bad feeling becomes stronger
The both of them chanted their mana connection on me and I constantly fueled the golems, though I felt them vanishing very fast and I had my hard time fueling the whole army.
After a while
“Ok we are almost ready again and tha... Watch out something is rushing up here! Get ready!” Alef suddenly said and we all turned towards the entrance.
Down there was a man in black kimono with a moon pattern on it and a straw hat, which covered his half face, rapidly making his way up here. He was horribly fast, the way up here was not too long but still there were a legion of golems standing in his way, but he just dodged them all.
No seconds after we barely took positions, he appeared already right in front of us.
We pretended to have awaited him already and we all made our fun of him, saying that he ran in his own death and that this will be all over very fast.
We could not know how right we were with that last one.
He seemed not very frightened and a bit too overconfident and so we started our little attack.
We all thought that he would be an easy opponent so we went easy on him at first.
It really seemed that our speed and power are far outmatching his and we landed some good hits.
But suddenly he seemed to have adjusted a bit of speed and he was head on head with ours. We decided to end our game and him as well. Yosu and Alef caught him and I took the chance and stabbed him with my magic reinforced hand. I clearly felt the resonance on his body but I was missing the piercing effect.
And then... I could not recognize any further. He suddenly turned around and an overwhelming power forced me nearly unconscious. The next thing I saw was, that he turned around and swung a punch in my direction. I felt such an incredibly power and strength from his fist, that I barely reinforced my body with all the magic power I had left. And even though, I was catapulted into the giant lava ocean and if it weren’t for my reinforced body, there clearly would not be any trace of my existence left. I fell unconscious after I saved myself with my last strength into a deep cave.
I dont know when, but as I woke up my whole body was permeated by pain and my left arm became useless. I waited quiet a time, while paying attention to any presence or power aura.
And as I was sure that there is no living presence left anymore I made my way back to the surface, but with exaggerate pain.
I took my close look around me and couldn´t find a trace of any living creature in a radius containing the complete Vilscard field. As I wanted to head back to the dwarfen resort, I got horribly surprised. None of the buildings nor traces of dwarfen corpses were there. It was as if complete scenery vanished or has never happened.
Yosu and Alef seemed to have met an awful fate. I only found their robes and small ash piles, but I felt traces of an oddly strong aura. It was very uncomfortable to stay there and it made me shiver all over.
And then I made my way back to you, as you know already. At least I could report you this.
That was the whole story lord Archimedes.
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Archimedes the Immortal somewhere near the Vilscard field
A small distance from where the dwarf-city was located, a tall man coated in a silver golden scientist´s robe with a large hood, stands in front of Sophir and folds his hands together.
The location is a small cave near by the Vilscard field and the cave is lighted with mysterious glowing spheres. The man standing in front of Sophir is no one else than Archimedes the immortal, who shortly before, has listened to the report Sophir told him.
Archimedes is a very tall and white haired man, also in possession of a ground long, white beard. His height is about 215cm and even though his hair, as well as his beard are whitened, obviously due age, he has no signs of aging in his face nor his figure.
“To think that the dwarfs would have something that could win against my mastery golems alone is something impossible to think of, but that they actually also encountered the three dark Master I send with them, that is even more ridiculous. You said that there were strong presences. Like what, please describe the feeling you had, as the one fought you.” Archimedes orders his subordinate
“Yes, my lord. It felt as if something with infinite strength has appeared and as if everything has turned equal... I dont really know how to say that. It was as if, everything became meaningless in front of him.” Sophir answers obediently
“Ahh I get it now. Those stupid gods must have been there as well.” Archimedes mumbles quietly out of his thoughts
“Its time to leave this place, I will take counter measures on my own. Sophir ready the crystal we will move immediately!” He orders Sophir and unfolds his hands
“Yes Sir, as you wish” Sophir obediently answered and vanished in a dark cloud
After a few seconds Sophir appeared again and holds a black and purple sphere in his hand.
“Great, we will go home for now. I´ll have to think this over more carefully.” Archimedes says with no expectation for any reply
He touches the sphere with his finger and inflicts a bit of his magic. The sphere begins to glow in a purple shine and shortly after, Sophir and Archimedes vanish within the light.
No moments later they appeared at the great floating kingdom. Which is actually more of a giant flying castle.
Archimedes has created this, his own small kingdom of knowledge and wisdom, a long time ago.
He has created it with his very unique power and alchemy, so this giant castle is flying high in the air and the location of this castle is varying permanently, so without that special transportation sphere, not even gods are able to find their way here.
Especially for that purpose he has created an all mighty protection barrier.
A few thousands of years ago Archimedes was once known as one of the greatest and wisest scientists of the human race. His current age is long forgotten by all gods and even by himself, but some say he is about 5000 years old and that he was part of the great war between gods and the demon clan.
After that war, the humans had their prime time in this world and great kingdoms with long forgotten technology estimated in the lands. Its said that one King has formed the utmost and wealthiest kingdom in that time. And all that just because of one single man.
An alchemist called Archimedes.
Archimedes is said to were the high counselor of that king and that his genius created an alchemical process of turning lead into gold. But for some unnamed reasons the kingdom perished from all maps and memories and shortly after fell into oblivion. Even though some deities have recorded the story of that kingdom and they investigated. As for their results they kept quiet, but two things were known after that.
The first thing is, that shortly after the incident and after the deities investigation, one name appeared on the X ranker list: “Archimedes” and oddly enough it was added the title “The immortal”
The second thing that was known from there on, is a rumor making its way through all lands and the entire world. Saying that at sometimes in the year at special unnamed places, a giant flying castle appears and that children as well as adults vanish in those nights.
No one really knows about what kind of powers Archimedes has, but its said that he is a master of poison and artificial life. And after all he is ranked X, so one has to be utmost careful in fighting him.
Back to his castle,
ironically his flying kingdom is named “Oblivion”.
The complete size of the entire castle is 20 km wide and it is 2 km high, so its a real small kingdom.
But even due to its big size there are only 40 living people there, the rest of the castle is filled with artificial created lifeforms.
Soldiers,special guards, servants and even merchants were created by Archimedes. And all of them can serve as army if needed, there are over 200000 of artificial lifeforms located in Oblivion.
The small amount of 40 people living there, are fellows of Archimedes, who have vowed their loyalty to him.
None of them is lower ranked than S.
Archimedes and Sophir appear in a wide hall with giant stone pillars on the left and right, at the end in front of them a giant and golden throne emblazoned the hall.
Archimedes takes a few steps forwards and a large, white shining, wall appears before him.
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He touches the wall and inflicts a bit of magic.
Rashly the barrier disappears and the same hall with the same throne is to see, but this time the warm light of torches and chatter of people fills the hall as well.
Right next to the throne a big table is surrounded by a group of 15 people, who now recognize Sophir and Archimedes.
Two man stand up and walk to Archimedes.
“Oh my lord, you are back. So that means something went wrong?” One man greeted Archimedes
“Where are Alef and Yosu” The other man instantly asks as he sees Sophir, but not the other two
“One thing at a time.
Pitiful my plans were to be interrupted. Gods seem to have noticed what I planed to do and they prevented the dwarfs from being annihilated.” Archimedes says in a cold and thoughtful voice, steps pass the two men and takes a seat on the giant throne.
“One of them killed Alef and Yosu, he would have killed me as well, if I weren´t be hit by him and fell unconscious before.” Sophir added and fills the two man and then the complete group at the table in, about everything happened so far.
The night comes over the castle and the hall just shines in a light orange tone, from the torches.
And while the group still chatters, at the table next to the throne, Archimedes has fallen into deep thoughts and some words were to hear from him.
“The gods noticed...
….coincidence?....
Deity of Equilibrium...is back?...” He mumbles quietly in thoughts
Suddenly he stands up and rushes in a very fast speed into one of the many towers of the castle.
He is very agile for his appearance and takes the stairs in less then a minute, 480 steps.
As he reaches the highest chamber, a black wooden door opens and he enters a room, very similar to a board room.
The board room is filled with lots of books, lying over and over all around the place.
Bookshelves where filled to their utmost extend and in the middle a great round, dark wooden table is placed in the room.
All around the table black shaped chairs, similar to iron, were placed.
Archimedes rushes over to a bookshelf on the right and snaps his finger.
Immediately an old shaped stone statue starts to move. Shaped like a soldier and equipped with a stone armor, but instead of a sword he is wielding a, now instantly lit, torch. The soldier moves towards Archimedes and lights him the view.
Archimedes searches a while in a staple of books and after a few minutes he rummages one, very old looking, book out.
He turns over to the table and pushes away a few books, as he takes a seat on one of the chairs.
The book, very old and already a bit yellowed, is put on the table.
Its title: “The records of Wrath”
Very sure of which page he has to look up, Archimedes pages through the old book. And then he stops, nearly at the last pages.
Recording 7th day of my betrayal
A week has passed and I am not sure if what I am doing is the right thing anymore, but now that I´ve done it, there is no way turning back.
The Thing I stole is keeping quiet and not an inch of resonance is to feel from it. Has the deity of balance really sealed it off with his last breath?
No way for me to be sure of that, but this thing really is dangerous. Not to think of what would happen if the dark gods lay hands on it again.
I just have to believe his last words, in the end it was me who closed his eyes... my beloved friend... I will make sure your effort wont be going to waste.
Just for the recording I will take the exact last words of the last deity of Equilibrium, here to letters. "I sealed the power of that dark and evil weapon, with
the last power I can uproar from the depths of my body and hereby I will announce that at some day, a reincarnation of myself, will be the one to use the
weapon again and he will be burdened with the choice of creating a new Balance.
But one for sure, whatever his decision will be, he will bring judgment over the dark gods. And the weapon itself will be entrusted with the will of assisting him and avenging the fallen souls." Thats what his last words were
(Some very yellowed and so unreadable pages follow)
Recording 12th day of my betrayal
I have found some of the resisting and hiding good gods, I have decided to entrust them with the umbrella. Lately I feel observed and I think its near becoming
dangerously around me.
will it be a good choice to leave the weapon with that choleric old man?? Ah whatever no choice of finding out.
Take good care of that thing...WAR...
Recording 13th day of my betrayal
I now am sure that I am being observed. god dammit what a horrible and terrifying presence. I have seen the Oblivion.
and also its master. Even though I dont know why someone as Archimedes is interested in this case, but if he really comes after me, I am done for.
Even though I am the deity of wrath, no messing around with that "Immortal" bastard. I only heard of what tremendous power he is in possession of ,
but to believe he actually broke the taboo of becoming an artificial god by himself is just too absurd.
(the rest of the book is ripped and to yellowed to read)
“What a shame, that he has destroyed the important parts. So the time finally has come for the Deity of Balance to reincarnate. Hmm.... HAHAHHAHAhaha.
So things will become pretty interesting from now on.” Archimedes straightens himself and speaks to himself, as he seems quiet amused and a sparkle estimates in his old and outworn face.
He, shortly after his monologue, stands up and goes down to the throne hall again.
As he enters the hall, he takes a stroke on his beard and speaks to the group at the table.
“My loyal friends and fellows, The time has finally arrived!” The groups chatter instantly becomes quiet and they all take an astonished look towards Archimedes.
“Yes, the time for us to atone for our sins has finally arrived! The god, the one who was slain so basely, has been reincarnated. So now is our chance to atone for that heavily mistake of ours.
And I ask you, are you ready? Are you ready for the battle!? The final battle, which will take place no time from now on?!” Archimedes shouts now in absolutely conviction and persuasion
But no moments after that speech, the group reaches utmost joy. All of them shout in a choir:
“To atone for our sin! And in honor of the fellowship of Oblivion, we will follow you everywhere Lord Archimedes, even into death!” They scream this phrase about 3 times and become quiet again.
“I am glad to hear that my friends. I´ll send 4 of you to inform some old friends of mine. We are readying the Oblivion for a last battle. Prepare our Army and Sophir, Cat, Basta and Findor you will be my messengers.
I´ll entrust you with the task to gather Medusa, Sophir head north and search for the serpent queen to come here.
Basta, head south and inform Arachne to come here.
Findor you are heading east and look out for Midas convince him to gather here as well.
And as for you Cathrine (alias Cat), I entrust you with the most dangerous task. Please head towards deep the demon lands and find a man called “King the invincible”.
“Yes, my lord” All of them answered immediately and vanished instantly, but not so Cat
“My lord, I was often already in the demon lands and so come I know that they are dangerous, but I myself am very strong as you should know. So if I may ask, why is it that its a dangerous task, even for me?” She asks in a quiet and calming tone
“Yes, I know how strong you are. If not from all my friends you Cat, are the most fearsome, when it comes to strength you even might be equal with myself.
But you must know, the man I send you off to locate and bring here for me... well let me say he is somehow special.
He is a petulant fellow and likes to be violent out on a whim. And for his power...
well it cant be described that easily. Just be careful not to anger him and stay away from his reach as long as you can. At least I would say if he would be known by the gods, they probably would invent a new level of ranking above the X rank. He is a terrifying man and he was the one who killed the previously god of wrath.” Archimedes replies to Cat a bit thoughtful
Cat gulps a few time and then nods to Archimedes, as she also vanishes.
“And we, the ones here at Oblivion, we will ready this old flying bunch of rust for battle again.
I will awaken the soldiers for once again.” He turns to the others and with that they agreed to him again in a choir and start to work at all different places.
Archimedes however, snaps twice and a great shiver overcomes the whole castle. A lot of dust clouds and sand gets shaken up and flies around.
Oblivion starts to shine all over and old stone statues starting to move again. Moss and spiderwebs being erased and torches were lit all over the complete castle.
And it looks like Oblivion is all lively.
“So my great kingdom, how does it feel to be revived after all that years again? Haha!” Archimedes finishes his monologue and turns to a side path leading around the ground floor of the castle
Arrived there, he stands in front of a small roundel with a mystical old sculpture in its middle.
It looks like a podium with a big sphere embed into it and around that sphere, more smaller spheres are hold by a ring around that big one.
Archimedes raise his hand and says
“Oblivion, watashi no koe o kikimasu, futatabi tachiagaru, saigo ni moichido!” And with that the castle shivers again
The sculpture with the spheres is glowing red and blue, the circle with small spheres is starting to rotate around the big one and Archimedes snaps again. Everything stops moving around, but is still glowing. Suddenly a big stone seat raises shortly behind Him and he takes a seat. The sculpture is the control panel for Oblivion´s manually movement and only the lord of Oblivion, Archimedes himself, is able to use this.
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So this was my first POV and I decided to experiment a bit with my writing style. Like the thing about Archimedes. Next time again back to Hohenheim. Archimedes will only have a small screening time next chaps, but his messengers outcomes will be told and after that Archimedes and co will be kept out of the story for a bit. Or so thats what I planned for
As always please suggestions and opinions are really appreciated I cant improve without your ( my precious readers) opinions