Year 2031, Caballus Mensis
Terreus, Oreon Region- willow grass field
Nin was stunned by what he saw. He was shocked and could not process things. Nin thought that his mind was playing tricks with him.
"Son, I am here...Don't be afraid."
" Who are you....and why do you look like my mother!?"
" Because I am your mother....here, hold my hand."
Nin reached out her hand, and it felt natural. The woman hugged her; Nin felt genuinely warm. At that moment, the illusion of his dead mother filled his mind. Even the emotions that he thought were all tricks. Nin was in the middle of a Mirage haze created by Ashema. In Nin's mind, he was hugging her dead mother, but in reality, he is the only one there in the middle of the grass field, on his knees grasping the air around him. While Nin was crying, someone materialized from the Haze and approached him from behind. Long red hair, wearing an ornate mask, and dressed in a black trench coat, Ashema stood with presence and regal.
"Oh boy, summoning me out of nowhere... I thought I was going to fight something scary this is just sad," Ashema said
" Well, a job is a job...might as well do it properly."
Ashema raised its arms and extended its gold engraved claws towards Nin's back. As the claws were about to pierce Nin, dark chains suddenly wrapped around Ashema's claws. The chains became heavy and weakening.
Ashema's mood started to change. The Haze suddenly began to get thinner and thinner. Kaena immediately picked Nin up and put him on her back. She immediately ran.
Kaena used a movement sealing technique that immobilizes enemies based on their strength. The chains attached to the enemy's body consume their shuk. The greater and more concentrated the shuk, the heavier and more resistant the chain gets. Thus, Ashema, a creature with a vast amount of shuk, will have a hard time getting out from the binds of Kaena.
Kaena was struggling. She was severely wounded and carrying a 125-pound "baggage" on her back. So she decided to hide and recuperate within the thicket of Willow grass.
"why did... I help this kid", she muttered to herself
Nin's mind was still in a trance, and Kaena didn't have any techniques to awaken him. The only thing that she can do is wait for Nin to come around.
Inside Nin's mind, it was all dark and foggy. Nin was alone in the darkness, tucking himself; he felt sad and empty. The void became a comfort for him. He thought that he could live there forever. Nin's unstable emotions disrupted his soul and became shackles that trapped him within the corners of his mind.
Meanwhile;
"Huff...Huff... What kind of shuk is this.."
Kaena could not breathe properly. She was tired and was overwhelmed by the immense shuk and pressure emanating from Ashema. Requiem chains: sealing chains. Chains started to wrap around Ashema's legs and Arms.
"This again.....I already know its tricks...", Ashema was irritated. Ashema just manipulated the flow of the shuk around its body and rendered the technique useless.
"can the both of you just die....so that I can already drink both of your blood"
Ashema materialized seven enormous scarlet swords. The swords were so huge that seven of them almost covered the entire grass field. In reality, most of the swords were just illusions, only two were real, but of course, Kaena was not aware of this. The blades started falling, as the sword crashed, the strength of the impact annihilated the surroundings. Kaena could not even deflect a single sword, so she ran carrying Nin; Weak and tired, she finally reached her limit. Kaena tumbled, her feet were bleeding, her eyes were getting blurry, and her body started to throb.
"Hey...you...wake up" Nin heard something, but his body was too heavy to move.
"Kid...move...all of these are just your disillusionment", Nin did not bother to listen.
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A green light suddenly scattered across the room. Standing in front of Nin was a boy wearing a white cross collar robe with an accent of jade green. His right arm was visible and filled with engravings. His face expressed a serious demeanor, yet you'll realize he has a winsome look if you look closely.
" I really thought you're capable... You can't even break free from a simple illusion... How will you enact your revenge? Will you just waste away all the teachings your master taught you... pathetic",
Nin felt all of those words; he thought something was unnatural and realized that he needed to calm his mind. But what kind of action does he need to take. The situation that Nin was in was new to him. It was not the same as other challenges that he has experienced. Nin noticed that everything was not real, and it was just the suffering that pent up within him.
Nin was aware that he needed to accept the pain that was building up inside him and grasp the truth that was just hiding within. Nin appeased his emotions; all the suffering and losses, memories of his mother, friends, and even his master flooded in. He needed to harmonize all of these. Nin then directed the flow of his shuk and took control of his unstable soul. All the darkness that filled his mind slowly vanished.
"That's more like it..... I'm impressed... you really are Caelum's student."
"Where am I, and who are you?". Nin asked
"Oh, we are currently in your mind space... and I am one of the soul-spirit within your body, Turquoise... I am the form of Purity and resolve...you can call me Tur", Tur replied
" But right now... I have to assist you, Your body is not in suitable condition, and your enemy is a being of horror called Ashema. Still, I can only help you fend it off, " Tur remarked in a very caring tone.
"Where did this Ashema come from... I mean, I only saw my mother."
" Oh, you didn't remember what happened... your mother was just an Illusion created by Ashema... and right now, Ashema is targeting your head."
" You said we can only fend it off... what do you mean by that?" Nin Replied.
" Fortunately, that thing is not the real Ashema....it is just a fragment of its original body...so if we can find and destroy the root of the fragment. We can eliminate Ashema's fragment and maybe put the original body to a slumber."
Tur smiled and got closer to Nin.
" I am a part of you... accept my shuk and awaken your soul."
Kaena was crawling away from Ashema, tears from her eyes started to flow, her snot and saliva ran through her face. She was terrified, afraid of what she saw, the true face behind Ashema's mask. While dragging Nin's unconscious body, Ashema stabbed Kaena's legs and playfully twisted through the wound. The creature then started to laugh as if it was delighted by the shriek and wails of Kaena.
"You fucking monster... aaaaack..." Kaena shouted
"Well, thank you for your compliment, but I really have to finish my job...but don't worry, your friend here will follow you shortly. It's boring torturing someone unconscious", Ashema smirked behind its mask.
Ashema tossed Nin and approached Kaena, shaking so hard with fear that she felt her bowels were curling in. Ashema summoned a hand-like structure from the ground where Kaena was positioned. It then pins down Kaena's neck, legs, and arms. Ashema then transformed his hand into a saw and started to tear through Kaena's arms. Kaena screamed the pain, her skin started to rip, and blood came out. It was a painful sight. Kaena started to bite her lips to tolerate the agony. The blood from her mouth and her snot started to flow out from her face.
"This is very pretty...I mean, look at your face", Ashema laughed
Kaena could not take it anymore. She felt it was far better to die than be tormented by a monster. At that moment, She wanted death, the pain overwhelmed her senses, and her mind started to blackout.
"Its Picture puncture game time, Rule No. 1 puncture through the stomach", Ashema joyfully stated
The creature immediately changed its arms into a skewer and aimed at Kaena's torso. As Ashema was about to pierce the skewer. Without noticing, Ashema was suddenly propelled across the grass field. An attack that even Ashema missed, Ashema's suit was damaged, and the mask started to crack. It felt irritated.
" Who the fuck messes with me...."
Standing beside Kaena was a person wearing a white spirit mask complemented with a green cross collar robe, holding a bow staff weapon made out of jadeite. The person was glowing in a green shade. Ashema dashed through the field and confronted the person: standing in front of Ashema was Nin, but his presence was different. It was comforting. The weakened Kaena can even feel the overwhelming yet calming shuk of Nin.
" You dare to hide something from me.... why do humans always play tricks...you will pay for your shit... I will shred your body apart and make a suit out from your skin", Ashema shouted.
" You need to feel the pain for what you have done... you will know fear," Nin declared calmly.
Ashema burst out and attacked Nin in a frenzy. Still, all attacks were skillfully parried by Nin's Scipio like it was nothing.
Nin then countered; he shifted all his weight on his feet, Scipio was filled with shuk, and the staff moved as if it was alive. Scipio slithered through Ashema's assault and pierce through the creature's left shoulder and right abdomen; Endless Turquoise: Jade Viper. Nin then leaped above Ashema and rotated his arms to create a torque on the staff, Endless Turquoise: Jade Pierce. The team then extended towards Ashema.
"You pest...you got lucky for a... human", Ashema screeched.
Ashema then created illusions of beasts. Divine Illusion: Beasts of Tagashama; hundreds of beasts, then started to swarm out from Ashema's arms. Kaena, who was in the middle of the battle, was startled by what she saw. It was like monsters were battling their life out. The confrontation was suffocating yet impressive to feast one's eyes on.