Walking up the next morning I racked my brain and eventually came to the conclusion of what I would do next. And I concluded that there were people outside my kingdom who were suffering.
I saw it with my brother, countless people without food, without homes, living in bondage. I can help them, I can free them, I can save them. So, I set out to the world, and invite as many of them as I can find to my kingdom.
I venture to their tiny villages, their broken homes, and to even the darkest of alleys. I even opened up my pockets to buy slaves and free them. Each and every one of them came to Jedidiah and became a part of us and shared in our happiness and prosperity.
But still, my sleepless nights didn’t come to an end. Whenever I slept, I saw him yelling at me, screaming at me to do more. I worked even harder, I made sure each citizen had friends and entertainment, and even minor uncertainties like this were removed from their lives.
What they would use to wash their body with, what they would eat for their meals, what their jobs would be, what coloured clothes they would wear, what paintings they would hand, what length their hair would be when their toenails will get cut, what colour they would paint their houses, the position of the furniture in their houses, how they brush their teeth.
I got better with my legacy, and I learned that I could attach my chains of mine to people to constantly know their physical state, I could even send information to each and every one of them allowing all of them to know the positions of all of the citizens around them, to constantly keep this up I had to completely forgo sleep. Luckily I was able to find a way around called the Tepekh fruits to keep myself awake.
But during those nights little by little I started to unlock my legacies memories, and I finally gained the power to vanish the greatest uncertainty that people face, death.
The people of Jedidiah never had to wonder whether they were going to have food tomorrow, whether they were going to have water tomorrow, whether they will have a home tomorrow, whether they would be alive tomorrow, where they would go after death.
The fear and uncertainty they had been living in has vanished, and that feeling we all shared, that almost threw all of us into insanity was vanquished. I finally was able to reach a point of happiness for all.
Laying within the hole that Orb knocked me into, I stare up. The kingdom that I have created cannot fail to save even a single life, I can’t let Raqiue be condemned to a horrible afterlife, so I must fight to protect even that single life!
With a weak breath, I mutter, “Advent; Osiris.”
Φ As I walk towards the hole I kicked Ahmed down; I see a light appear out of the hole. My senses go wild and I immediately back up, as chains burst through the ground.
“ATALANTA, CYRUS GET READY!”
From the hole Ahmed emerges and his body is completely different. His left side has his legacy acting throughout it, not just on certain parts but from the top of his neck right down to his feet.
While his right side is completely different, his legacy isn’t acting on it but instead a dark orange energy covers his right side as well and radiates upwards from his body. The right side now also has strange marking almost like tattoos throughout it.
On his face, the left side of his legacy is acting on it creating this menacing mask, and the energy on the right side of his body moves to cover the right side of his face and changes to complete the mask design.
In the centre of his chest where both the right and left sides meet, he has a strange gold symbol, and through his body, the clothes he wears have been altered by either his legacy on his left side or the energy on his right to a different design.
He has completely transformed.
Seeing this all my senses start to scream at me to run, so I immediately brace to move.
Almost as if two voices overlap, I hear Ahmed say, “Sorry Orb, right now I have completely overlapped Osiris existence over my own. While I am in Advent, I find it hard to hold back.”
Raising his left arm, chains appear and head toward us.
So, to counter I create ice infused with spirit energy. But effortlessly his chains break through and move towards me.
I move away and as I do I realize that his chains are a lot faster, he managed to mark me with that last attack.
“Orb we have to go now!” Atalanta shouts. Her face is full of panic as if she is scared half to death.
“If only those chains pierced you Orb.” Holding his left arm up, he says, “Sailsaila tomb,” Then a massive amount of chains emerges from his entire left side. There is a lot more of chains, to the point that they are breaking the room into pieces.
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As all the chains come towards me, Atalanta, and Cyrus, I scream, “MOVE!!”
The chains break the floor, the roof, the walls, I can’t even counter them with ice because it would take all of my legacies strength just to stop them a little bit.
We dodge the best we can, so I shout, “Let’s get to higher ground.”
But as we try to move up, I see the chains completely covering the roof over our heads and descending on all of us from above. They break the ground beneath us causing all of us to fall down, and while we do I see Atalanta constantly shooting the chains.
Her attacks damage them, but there is such a stupid amount that it is utterly pointless.
As we fall Atalanta says, “Orb freeze them.”
“It won’t work, his chains broke through them.”
“The left side of Advent creates more chains, while the right sides chains become stronger. You can freeze these ones.”
Following Atalanta's instructions, I freeze all of the chains in front of me. Which holds them all back as we fall.
Looking down, I see we are falling directly into a large underground area. Before we hit the sand, I create snow all around us to cushion our fall.
Landing down, I get up and say, “Where are we?”
“It’s the place where me and Anto got caught.”
Looking into the unending distance, I say, “Isn’t this place a bit ridiculous !”
Hearing something, I say, “Brace yourselves,” Which causes Atalanta and Cyrus to get into combat positions.
From the sand beneath us, chains burst forward and attack us, so we all counteract while holding them all off.
“Are you two ok?”
“I-I-I-I’m fine.”
“I am good too, but the number of chains is almost endless.”
From the hole above our heads, I hear my ice burst, and moments later I see Ahmed dropdown.
I immediately turn to face him, but as I do, he is already in my face, then one moment later he punches me directly in my right arm sending me flying over towards Cyrus and Atalanta.
Recoiling from the blow, I hear Atalanta scream, “ORB.”
“I am fine, but it looks like my arm is broken. Not only his legacy, but all his physical abilities have gotten stronger.”
Right up his right arm, he says, “This is over. Sailsaila Storm!” Chains appear from the radiating energy in his right side and strike us with incredible speed.
Atalanta turns her bow into a sword, while me and Cyrus ready our legacies to counter. I strike the chains with the full force of my legacy, but it doesn’t harm them at all, and they piece right to throw my body, completely enveloping us.
-Break-
Opening my eyes, I try to move but I can’t in the slightest then looking around I see I am completely restrained by chains, and in front of me is Ahmed.
“All the wounds I gave you have healed; this healing factor is barely human. It is a shame your friends weren’t so lucky.”
Grasping his words, I start to look around me to check for Atalanta, Cyrus, and Anto. To my right, I see Atalanta hovering over Anto’s body with her back empaled by countless chains and her right arm is gone.
“ATALANTA!”
“Don’t worry Orb, she is still alive.”
To my left I see Cyrus being held by countless chains. “I had to be extra careful restraining him.”
Cyrus from his restraints looks at me and says, “O-O-O-Orb.” Then his facial expression turns to one of despair as he starts at us.
“Don’t cry now, because as soon as I figure out what is in your souls, I will decide whether you guys are a danger to the citizens or not, well at least for your friends here since Orb you are without a doubt a danger to our way of life.”
Gritting my teeth I say, “Is this really what you want?”
Grabbing my face, Ahmed says, “Hush. The time for talk has long since passed all that remains is act-.” Stopping mid-sentence Ahmed looks over towards Cyrus and says, “My chains are reacting.”
Around Cyrus, the chains holding him start to turn the same colour as the ones around Yamal and Raqiue.
Standing up, Ahmed says, “It seems I can not only remove the blight from Paribanou's life but also save another soul from hell.”
As he walks away, I shout, “Don’t do this, Cyrus isn’t one of your people let him go.”
“Orb, he happens to be my brother so of course it would be my job to care for him, butt out of this.”
“STOP!!!!” He ignores my pleas and walks towards Cyrus.
Φ Falling down the hole that Ahmed has created, I use my tail against the wall to slow my descent.
Without a doubt, Ahmed's last attack must have defeated them. When I land down, I see a chain wrapping around me and pulling me closer to all of them.
Then in front of me, I see Ahmed in Advent holding up his right arm against Cyrus, whose chains are reacting. “Don’t worry Paribanou, I will end him quickly.”
Ahmed says a few more words to me, but I don’t hear them as I stare at Cyrus.
Finally, Finally, Finally, Cyrus is going to be gone forever. The parasite who feeds on my flesh, the boy who can’t think for himself, the diseases that constantly come back, the one who breaks my soul is going to die.
My little brother is going to die.
Ahmed's chains fly towards Cyrus, but at that moment my body moves on its own and shields Cyrus from getting pierced in the back.
“SISTER,” Cyrus screams.
Holding Cyrus, Ahmed says, “Paribanou what are you doing?”
“I don’t even know myself; it feels like all my sense has vanished.”
Turning around, I look at the chains attached to my back and see they are reacting, “Pari being around him is corrupting your soul just like before, I need to end him this instant.”
“You’re right, whenever I am around him or see his face, I feel an immeasurable amount of hate well up inside me, the very fact that he can smile happily annoys me to no end, Cyrus is indeed a parasite. But still, regardless of all of that, I want him to live!”
The chains behind me turn the same colour as Cyrus’s. “Paribanou, you soul is-.”
“I know Ahmed. You're such an overbearingly kind person that regardless of how you feel, you won’t let it get in the way of giving people happiness.” I hear Ahmed's handshake as his chains wrap around my heart.
From behind him, I hear Orb shout, “AHMED DON’T DO THIS.”
In front of me, Cyrus says, “SISTER PLEASE LET GO OF ME, DON’T DO THIS FOR ME, RUN AWAY!”
Looking at Cyrus's face I remember when I first held him and said, I will always be there for you.
With the last of my strength, I break all of Cyrus's chains then say, “You’re the worst kind of disease Cyrus, one I can’t bring myself to get rid of. Have a good life, Cyrus.”
Φ In front of my eyes I see all the life in my sister's eyes vanish as she spits up blood and falls against me.