Moyo stood atop the walls of the stronghold of the Kaminaris, calmly watching the approaching tide of abyssal armies falling like a rolling wave of tsunami towards their position. The glow of the aether beam casting an almost celestial light towards their position, the only source of illumination for miles in this godforsaken place. He sighed, watching the cohort ascenders of the steel guard lay down aether traps of burning spikes and the rest, fortifying the outskirts of the sanctuary itself.
Fern had taken it upon himself to do such despite the titan blade telling him just how fruitless it was, all the preparations and traps would do little against the coming tide, but Fern and some of his other guard, Hajin, Vaughn and Yemi included, that every precaution was better than simply waiting for the enemy to come for them where they were. Moyo cocked his head to one side, watching the army coming, seeing them being led by entire numbers of Nethertaurs.
The giant lumbering figures carried blunt weapons all, each footstep thundering across the broad expanse. He nodded his head, Mortas would be stupid to send more Muttites or even Devigians to him seeing as how easily but costly the legion had taken them out. He took a deep breath, no, this was simply Mortas trying to hold them down to this spot, and in hindsight, Moyo felt foolish.
Something told him that while the battle had been bloody all over for the different planetary forces, no one would be getting a repeat of the battle just as quickly as he was, bar the sanctuary effects included. Mortas had simply used the first wave to single him out, knowing Moyo would be the greatest impediment to whatever plans he had. He drew dominion, letting the glow of the aether beam reflect on his blade,
“what’s the status?” he asked,
Feeling Idris arrive next to his side along with Hajin, cohort commander and guard member of the Kaminaris, Hajin bowed at the waist to Moyo, the titan nodding,
“We lost over two hundred ascenders cumulative, most to the mutative effect of whatever power the servant released when you fought him. Thankfully the rest were able to be saved when the sanctuary went into effect” Idris reported,
Moyo nodded,
“continue” he said softly,
“The artillery division has thankfully been able to repair the damaged Prometheans, we’re back to full strength” he said,
“good, then we prepare to strike hard and fast, once they get to our zone, unleash hell, everything we’ve got and then the entire legion moves as fast as possible, we have to believe the entire ship is against us, the waves will never end Idris, they’ll just keep coming, I can see that now” he said,
“You believe he’s singling us out lord?” Hajin asked, his red eyes crackling with the power of lightning within him,
Moyo turned to his guard,
“yes, I believe so, and I believe he’ll keep sending the worst of the abyss towards my position because he knows well enough that I’m the one he needs to put down or stall enough till no other force would be able to come to my aid should he eventually turn his focus to me” Moyo explained,
“Are the other masters aware of this my lord?” Idris asked,
“how do you think it would sound when I tell the other planetary masters that I’m the one the crane lance is after?, not the arcane generals, not the rulers, not the thousand blades that’s now an ancient, but for a simple master?” he said,
“when you say it that way though” Idris said, chuckling grimly,
Hajin nodded,
“Must be hard, living a double life” Hajin said softly,
Moyo glanced at his guard,
“more or less, but right now I’m more bothered about my legion than about me, Idris, inform the guard, the entire guard, they have my blessings to advance to master” he said,
Hajin’s eyes opened wildly for a few seconds before shaking his head,
“my lord” he started before Moyo turned to him, his eyes blazing, Hajin taking a step back,
“I will not repeat myself Hajin, we’re about to go into the eye of the storm, to face the worst of the worst, and I will not lose my guard, not now, not ever” he said softly, but his aspect spilt out of him unbridled,
Hajin composed himself, bowing at the waist,
“Apologies lord titan blade” Hajin said softly,
“No need Hajin” Moyo said wearily,
“can’t you feel it Idris?” Moyo said, turning to his champion,
“I do, it hangs over us all Moyo, and it is not your burden to carry alone my lord” Idris said,
Moyo nodded soundlessly,
“Many more will die before we end this campaign, many more lives will be shed in the name of the archailect, live that’ll be in my hands” Moyo said,
Idris did nothing to correct that train of thought, already making his view known on such matters already. Moyo waited in silence, watching as the troops of the abyss matched steadily towards their position. Taking a deep breath, he turned to his assembled guard who had steadily appeared,
“It is time” he said,
They knelt as one, Tomasa speaking,
“If it is your will lord, then we will obey” he said,
“Accept the change, become masters” he commanded,
As one they accepted the notification from the archailect, their bodies going up in a blaze of glorious aether and powers of their respective paths. Moyo watched, his arms folded behind him as their bodies naturally cucked from the aether around them, including a tiny bit of his aspect and Ashe,
Well, that’s going to hit like a train, he thought wryly to himself,
Romulus was the first to step out of the beam of power, his form now taller, reaching the end of six feet, eyes of silver glowing and his hair as well. His bulk having increased in size too. Then one by one they came down from the high, newly minted masters, basking in their powers. Moyo clapped twice, gaining their attentions,
“Welcome to the rank of master” he said cheerily,
“Does that mean we can finally take you on?” Marcel asked as Romulus smacked his head in fright, Idris snorting,
Moyo pretended to give it a thought, terror holding the guard as Idris chuckled,
“I wonder as well also, we’ll have to find that out soon enough” Moyo replied as they gave a collective heave of relief,
“no doubt you all feel the need to ascertain your strengths, and soon enough you’ll have the chance to, but for now get back to your cohorts, let them see the strengths you now hold, bolster their spirits, I intend to prepare as well” he said,
They nodded and vanished with the speed of masters, Romulus cursing as he crashed into the ground and Marcel cackling wildly. Putting them out of his mind, he turned to Idris,
“That includes you too Idris, master rank” Moyo said,
Idris raised an eyebrow,
“the rest of the clan would be far behind me” he said,
“they’ll get there, eventually” Moyo said as Idris chuckled,
“As you wish my lord” he said,
With that said, Moyo closed his eyes and sat on the ground, bringing up his HUD, adding his entire 400 points to his titan’s might, he stared at his stat sheet that was steadily becoming useless to him at this point, his strength growing in leaps and bounds,
Name: Moyosore titan blade
Path: Titan blade
Body: Draconic Titan (+90% defense against mental attacks)
Bloodline name: titanic body
Race: Human
Rank: master (primordial)
Level: 600 (points)
Titan Aspect: Tier 2 (5% to tier 3)
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Legendary core user: mountain stronghold of the titans
Mantle: Deific scales of the titan
Title: bane of the hive, draconic slayer, evolving ascender
Skills:
* Deific Greed of Esu (L)-800
* Sage’s Eyes(L)-800
* Oya’s Elixir (L)-950
* Step of Ogun (R)-800
* Oshosi’s Ferocity (L)-850
* Digi Aye (R)-800
* Runic Shield(R)-550
* Mutators Resistance(L)-550
Edicts:
* Da pa da
* Shi
* Irapada
Attributes:
* Titans might: 6450
* Titan’s Tenacity: 6072
* Titan’s Ashe: 6000
* Titan’s Physique: 6100
* Titan’s Agility: 5020
* Titan’s Mana: 5105
BOONS
* Resistant to rucar poisoning
* Resistant to lava
* Resistant to razorback poisoning
* Resistance to elemental lightning (10%)
Primordial of the Titan
* Temple of the titan: 100%
* Titan aspect: (Tier 2)
* Book of the titan: 100%
* Champion of the titan (arcane form of emissary):Idris Geb hand
* Veneration: 5,500,000
* Boons: 5/5
That done with, he delved into his core, watching his core realm evolve further and smiling before stretching his hand out towards the sea of Ashe. The eldritch blade he had acquired from the servant of Molrik coming out of his sea, the blade previously glowing with the runes of mutation and decay had been stripped of its unholy runes and powers. The titan aspect had consecrated the blade in the powers of the titan, fusing Aserite with whatever metal had been used in forging the weapon, although the process had been incomplete.
Moyo picked the blade, willing himself to appear in front of his forge, his hammer in hand. He dropped the blade unto his anvil, staring at the Aserite that hung close to it like diamond, glowing. He began the process, picturing what he wanted in his mind with a grim smile, his HUD pinging,
Notice: you are about to fuse Aserite with unknown legendary ranked blade, fuse? Y/N
He picked yes and began to hammer the blade with his forge hammer, the echo of the hammer hitting the metal resounding around the room. He willed his aspect, his Ashe, his intent and his aura into the blade, stretching his hand out as he beckoned upon an item from his vault,
Notice: you are attempting to fuse Aspect Shard of the greater elemental Ina (Primordial) within the blade, proceed? Y/N
Again he picked yes, hammering on as he summoned a primordial essence,
Notice: you are attempting to fuse primordial essence of the burning bird within the blade, proceed? Y/N
He picked yes and continued, sweat dripping down his skin and sizzling away from the heat of the forge and the blade that glowed molten red,
Notice: you are attempting to fuse mythical aether shards (2) within the blade, proceed? Y/N
He picked and he continued to hammer, the blade slowly taking shape, malleable but strong enough for him to add runes,
Ina, the rune of fire, nothing would quench the flames of this great blade,
Opin, the end, the cut of the blade would bring oblivion to his foes,
Mimo, holy, the blade has been consecrated as a holy relic, it is the end of every unclean being,
Agbara, strength, its metal would be unbreakable,
Pada, return, wherever he might be, the blade would always return back to him
His skin glowed brightly, his body burned with the fires of the forge as Moyo hammered faster and faster, aware of the impending battle at his doorsteps. He had utmost faith in his masters, his champion and guard who had ascended, no doubt each with the power to hold the tide back. However he was the titan blade, he detested leading from the back, and he was about to send a message to Mortas and his master,
He would be their end,
The blade burned with purple fire now, its pure black blade glowed with the purple runes he had inscribed on it, its body burning brightly as its period of forging was coming to an end. Soon enough it was done, Moyo wrapping its hilt with a strip of leather as his HUD pinged,
Notice: you have forged an arcane mythical ranked blade, name the blade to complete its creation!
Moyo stared at the blade, smiling,
“Gegun” he said definitively,
Gegun, anathema, he had decided to name the blade for just exactly what the creatures of the abyss had been calling him. The blade burned continuously with his purple flames that released his pure titan aspect and Ashe, Moyo grinning to himself,
Name: Gegun
Type: Katana (sword)
Tier: Arcane Mythical rank
Evolution: Mythical
Forged from an unknown metal only found within the abyss, you have reforged this blade formerly of a servant of Molrik into a divine and holy weapon of destruction. Spelling instant death to any creature of the abyss no master the rank, this blade is an anathema forged to life for any unholy spawn of the abyss.
Attributes:
* Indestructible: Nothing short of the divine weapon of a supreme being can destroy dominion
* Inferno: this blade will continuously burn with the aspect of the titan blade, a raging inferno that burns any creature of the abyss to ashes.
* Bane: its mere presence is an offense to the denizens of the abyss, drawing them to you like moth to fire.
“Alright, let’s test you in battle” he whispered,
He exited his core realm, opening his eyes to see his guard, his masters led by Idris and the forces of the legion behind the tallest walls made of earth that Moyo had ever seen. Glowing gold, Idris’s hand outstretched, Moyo watched what was no doubt a rare skill taking the brunt of the attacks of the abyssal forces. Floating serenely towards his champion, the abyssal forces going into a frenzy on sighting him,
“that’s a useful skill” Moyo said,
“wasn’t really useful till I advanced to master rank, aether requirement was off the charts” Idris replied,
Moyo landed next to him,
“Bring the walls down” he said,
Idris nodded and raised his hands when Moyo held his hand up, pausing his champion,
“On second thought” he thought and floated back up, his forces staring at him in awe,
He winked at Idris who realized a fraction too late what Moyo was about to do, vaulting over the stone wall that encircled his forces, landing in the midst of the abyssal creatures who realized too late just what sort of being was in their midst. He summoned Gegun, the blade burning bright in the midst of darkness as all the abyssal creatures honed in on him, frothing at the mouth.
The Nethertaurs roared loudly, signalling the charge as the abyssal creatures came for him, then they shot backwards in pure terror at the sight of the blade that burned even the abyssal aspect in the air. Those at the back realized too late just what doom they were running into, Moyo moved, swinging Gegun as the blade began to cut and burn the creatures who screamed in pure agony and terror, a great inferno lighting up from the middle of the abyssal forces.
Moyo just kept swinging, losing himself in the carnage as he hacked limbs from bodies, decapitated heads innumerable and burnt them to ashes. Sages’ eyes analysed every movement in a microsecond, ensuring his view of the entire battlefield was observable. It wasn’t a battle and Moyo knew it, he had simply wanted to test the strength and power of Gegun, and the blade had lived up to his expectation. It barely took five minutes, but it was over, Moyo standing in the mountain of burning ashes around him.
He hadn’t noticed when the walls came down, when his forces stood, watching in pure awe as he had taken an entire army of the abyss, rendering them into a pile of smoking ashes. Then the roars came, shouts of pure jubilation at the sight witnessed, no doubt, tales of the event would be passed down from generation to generation. Dominion was the ultimate weapon of destruction, but it was a bit overkill for creatures like this and he rarely enjoyed the battles, no, Gegun was the perfect weapon to combat creatures of the abyss and he loved it.
Idris walked up to him,
“You keep pulling surprises out of thin air” he said,
“I want one” Tomasa said, eyes wide as he stared at the burning blade,
Moyo chuckled, shaking his head at the master ranked ascender at his side,
“The staff I gave you was forged by a primordial” he replied,
Tomasa produced the staff forged by wukong the sage and primordial of house Kairos,
“Always did wonder about the power I could feel within it” he replied,
“What now?” Romulus asked,
“We push forward, we push till we get out of wherever we are” Moyo said,
“No doubt the forces of the abyss were transported here, we just need to find the way towards whatever pathway brought them here, we find that, we find the way to Mortas” he completed,
Aether resonances were planted all around, bolstering the presence of the archailect where they were, the abyssal mutation servant core was uprooted, cancelling the sanctuary in effect. The forces of the titan blade moved, rumbling across the landscape quickly as aether resonators were planted as they moved on, pushing towards whatever end there was.
As predicted, Moyo found one, in the horizon, a large castle from which he could feel the workings of power of those who worshipped Molrik. He raised his hand, the entire legion of thousands grinding to a halt, Ijas rumbling forwards along with Ashas and Prometheans. His masters surrounded him,
“We go say hello?” Lucina asked, her blade forming around her with master ranked intent,
Moyo nodded,
“The moment we breach the walls, have the entire legion pound the castle to dust, invade and cut down everything you find, it’s going to be bloody in there” he said,
They nodded, passing the information to their respective cohorts, their captains arranging themselves in front of their cohorts, their banners flapping,
“Well boys, let’s go say hello” Moyo said,
One step of Ogun and he was in front of the castle, his aspect battering against the aspect of the mutator, whipping up a storm of power around the castle, flying creatures poured out of the castle, swooping down for the titan. They met eleven figures blazing with the aspect of the titan and a lesser aspect, each more than a match for them, Moyo raised Gegun, the blade burning bright,
“cleave!” he roared,
The blade turned into an inferno of purple fire, bathing the very skies with his aspect, the very reality of the abyss around them screamed in pure pain, trying to avoid the touch of his aspect. He dragged his blade down, the gates of the castle exploding open in an explosion that shook the very grounds. The roar of his legion reverberated as they charged, Ijas and Prometheans pounding s the entire legion charged as one, weapons barking out loudly as they impacted the already weakened walls.
Moyo stepped through the exploded gates, his feet crunching on burning bodies of abyssal creatures that crackled and popped, Gegun in hand, his masters dropping next to him,
“Spread out, take down anything that walks” he said,
“You feel anything that remotely feels too powerful, scramble back and call me, utter my name and I’ll hone in on your location, got it?” he ordered,
They nodded and blitzed off, Moyo and Idris who stood next to him, titans’ weapon in the form of a bastard blade in his hand. They stared at the entrance of the large hallway, where glowing green eyes stared balefully at them, the entire courtyard was a mess, and Moyo could feel abyssal pathways opening up dee within the castle. Soon enough the legion would have more than enough forces to play with and Moyo would leave it to them, he trusted his legion.
Then he felt the presence, the deep feeling of decay and bile, an unclean feeling that let him itching his skin. Sage’s eyes reacted the moment it happened, Moyo grabbing Idris firmly and flaring his aspect, gritting his teeth as reality warped around him forcefully and then shattered into numerous pieces. Eyes burning bright, he watched as each of his connections to his guard were separated on different levels of realities, like they were all here and not at the same time,
“lord” Idris said,
“yes” Moyo said grimly,
“We walked into this one” he said
A loud laughter echoed around the castle, a predator cornering a prey, while outside, the forces of the titan prepared to clash with the abyss.