My humble self, the only son of a godess , laughed as numerous black shaped things crept out of my own shadow.
Fur made up from almost see through black semi-liquid material , red glaring eyes and ferocious teeth attacked the hordes of inhuman beings infront of me.
They jumped onto those vile creatures and either gnawed at their necks or brought them down with sheer numbers.
The wind joyfully grazed past my cheeks and the sun began to illuminate the horizon.
As it set , black and green liquid already covered a huge chunk of the landscape.
" HAHAHAHA." I laughed out again and my mind began shouting for the blood of my enemys.
A gash had formed in the middle of the 10thousands head strong army.
* There my chance has come .* I thought and dashed into the midst of the army.
Being gazed upon , the stares filled with hate , scorn or even killing intent , my whole body trembled.
I lifted up the corner of my lips and put on the crocked smile that was the same as my mothers.
My hands craved for blood and my mind had a tunnel vision as it knew what was about to come.
Drawing a very deep breath , I focused all of my attention on my lungs and shouted into the early morning sunrise.
" Turning illusion to reality ,
Darkrends ability has been reborn ,
Fusing darkness with light ,
Turning nothingness to EVERYTHING ,
Combining both aspects ,
I have been borne as the first ,
DARKRENDS FLESH AND BLOOD ,
HER ONE AND ONLY SON
FOR ETERNITY"
I heard sounds all over my own body as i closed my eyes to savor the moment of calm relaxation i felt as the power i new by heart flowed into me.
Emerald colored metal covered my body , with a wet rip my back opened up and 2 oval shapes formed there as well as a emerald colored Warscythe formed in my hands.
Disks of darkness formed at the sole of my emerald colored boots.
The weapon in my hands hit my shoulder as i adjusted my stance.
With this relaxed stance, i held the tip of the spear like weapon over my shoulders and my body was tensed like a spring.
" Come , filth , i haven't fought in a long time lets see if can handle a few demi-humans." I said.
The killing intent intensified as the entirety of opponents swarmed me.
* From above this must look like a wave of darkness brandishing against a tiny little boat.* I thought while laughing once again.
" PIIIIIIIIIIII " was audible as they drew closer.
They were seconds away before i kicked off the ground and whirled my weapon.
With a arc i unleashed swipe after swipe decapitating them by the hundreds with each of the swings.
" PIIIIIIIIIIIII , chring" Came the familiar sound from my back , reminding me that the charge up process was complete.
Snipping with my fingers , I launched myself into the air while drawing a 360 degree arc with my own body.
The shapes on my back released a powerful beam of light scorching the earth as they passed and vaporized the enemys it hit.
* Haha , those guys sure are a pain in the ass can't they die faster* I thought with my feet now being attached to the earth once again.
I resumed my former motions and decapitated more and more of them.
Blood already covered my entire armor and uncountable arms or other body parts were scattered about.
But i didn't care at all as my body still trembled with blood lust.
Big ogers approached me in swarms and as the sheer numbers were about to overwhelm me another snipp was heard across the battlefield.
Naturally it was myself , as i changed the lines in my head that i needed to supply.
The oval shapes on my back began to perform up and down motions as they beat furiously.
From an outside view this would almost seem like the were wings about to lift me up into the sky but their effect was different.
The rest of their pitifull army crumbled before me as a fine powdery like substance was emitted from those 'wings'.
It was a kind of illusion magic that filled my enemys and allys alike with dreadful images making them unable to fight.
With another snipp i summoned the wolves once again and had them take the lives off every single one of them.
Extinguishing the outage from my core the armor and the wolves disappeared as well as my weapon.
I gave the battlefield a glance as i walked towards the destroyed gate.
" What a mess , i definetively won't clean that up. " I said to myself while laughing out deeply.
" Yo , tell me where can i find the Morgains?" I asked a short girl with blue hair that was standing inside of the gate.
She held a blue and brown shield and was covered in the same black or green substance the vile creatures had as blood.
" Isy do-doesn't kn-know , b-but they s-should be b-behind the s-second wall." She replied.
" Okay thanks , but who's Isy?"
" Isy is Isy." She looked at me with a confused face.
* What am i supposed to say to that kind of face ...*
I turned around and walked casually towards the gate while lifting my hand to greet people along the way.
As the sun had just rose it was a beautiful day and the wind played with my hair.
The sunlight also reflected from the 2 metal balls inside of my ear-lob as i walked towards where the sun rose.
" Why are you acting like you have seen a ghost?" I asked to all of the people in front of me.
I kept wondering along the way as not even one replied to me.
A girl obstructed my way , she was also rather short.
Her hair was the color of ripe wine and the twin-tails she wore swayed with the wind.
The brown-red eyes measured me up as she tried to prove her grounds.
* Not to shabby off a body either. * I said fascinated.
" Kira? KIRA!" I shouted and ran towards her.
I hugged her tightly and placed a kiss on her cheek as i used too , but the reaction she gave me was a little off.
" ... ... ... You filthy Itsuki i am the heiress to the Morgain close quarter arts!" She lashed out at me.
* Wow since when is Kira so aggressive?* I wondered.
" Calm down , it's not like your seeing me for the first time."
" You piece of trash , bow before me!"
She snipped with her fingers and a yellow set of armor appeared.
* Wait , what? Why yellow , Kira is a Darkrend favored?* I thought perplexed.
A little dumbfounded at my late realization i kicked her shinbone.
Now she was on all fours , it seemed like she kissed the dirt before her a little too.
" Well sorry i mistook you for someone ... I forgot that 17 years passed , see ya" I said.
I waved my hand without looking back and proceeded towards the next person i saw.
" You there old Lady , where can i find Kira Morgain. She should look a little like that girl there on the floor." I explained.
This women was even shorter then the girl and had a fascinated expression on her face while i talked to her.
" Iliyan? ..." She said.
" Yeah , so do you know Kira?"
" Iliyan is that you?"
" As i said yeah." My angered voice leaked out.
" .. Iliyan came back..." She began to cry.
" Old hag you more annoying then my mother , stop crying!"
" ... But it's me ... I AM KIRA"
Looking over her facial features again i realized the grave mistake i made.
" The hell , you have become old!"
" UWAHHH , is that how you treat your friend after so long?" She increased the intensity of her wail.
* I wanna go back into the gem .....*
After half an hour she calmed down and i was able to have a decent conversation with her.
* Well she still sniffled or sobbed but that was better then the high pitched wail she let out.*
" Ohh by the way the girl you kicked to the ground was my daughter Clara." She told me.
" Hasn't a lot of time passed? Does she like crawling on the earth so much?" I asked casually.
" She probably is planning how to kill you or how to skin you. She thinks she's superior to everybody."
The little girl definetively was muttering some inaudible words as i took a closer look at her.
" Hoho , give me a minute." I told her while walking over to Carla.
I tried to give her my hand but she didn't even realize that i was standing besides her again.
" HELLLOOOO there are you blind?"
She lifted her head and stared at me but didn't say a word.
" HELLLOOOO are you deff?" I raised another question.
Her mouth opened wide and her eyes were full off disbelieve.
" God your a pain in the ass , stand up already."
Gripping her by the shoulders i pulled her up and dusted her clothes off from the dirt that attached itself.
" There now you almost look like a little lady , go along and play somewhere else , i am sorry i kicked you though." She relaxed a little at my words" Okay i lied i'm not sorry your defense is so full of holes i couldn't resist. "
Turning around and walking off i knew she took the bait as i felt killing intent from behind me.
Dashing towards me , her fist neared my abdomen.
Using my bare hand i swatted her arm away like it was a fly.
I was cautious though of her gauntlet and avoided touching it at all cost.
The next punch came closer as i repeated my motions.
* That yellow spell-power she is putting inside of her gauntlets is no joke.*
" Is that all you can do , little lady?" I further enticed her anger.
She became enraged and lost her cool but this made her vulnerable.
With a precise kick i ended the battle the same way i did the last.
" As i said you are full of openings when you get too angry. Stop being full of yourself there are always people who are stronger." With this i turned my back on her and walked towards her mother once again.
Whisteling with my lips i arrived back at the place Kira waited for me.
" You are as bad as her!" Kira shouted.
" Nah , there is no one stronger then me that's the difference." I declared with my crocked smile.
Arriving at the Generals tent , i was seated on his chair while my legs dangled limply from the armrest.
A knife was in my hand and i played with it , fighting my bore-dome.
Hearing a few noises outside , i redirected my attention to the entrance and saw a familiar face.
" Ahhh Morgain-san , it is a pleasure to see you again , but i have to admit the time sure hasn't taken a great tool on you." I spoke up.
His mouth opened wide , he was robbed off his speech at my figure occupying his chair.
" Who do you think you are ? Sitting in my chair! " He said , while the veins on his forehead told me he was very angry.
" You don't remember me , that's a shame."
Thinking it was futile , i made no attempt to correct my posture in the seat.
" Boy , get out of my chair , or i will have you Court martialed." He declared with a threatening tone.
Understanding the situation completely i decided to ignore his call and not actively manipulate the flow of the conversation.
" ... "
With his threats he only achieved my ignorance as i picked up the knife again.
His veins became thicker and thicker with every moment that passed and me only looking more bored.
" Guards take him away!" He finally broke the silence.
4 guards swarmed from outside but as soon as they entered a knife was lodged into the shadows they dragged along with them.
Giving me a scorn-full look , General Morgain tried to remove the knifes but that was counter productive.
" If you move any closer to the knife and your shadow overlaps theirs you will become unable to move like them." I said.
Swinging my feet from the armrests they came to a halt over the desk and with a loud " Thump" i placed them on it.
" You rotten Itsuki , who do you think you are to disrupt ranks like this!" He became furious.
" Hmm , you should know me and i know you , but that has been a long time ago."
Deciding it was best to stop this little play , i gave him a hint that should lead him towards the right direction.
Closely examining my face he had a confused expression , but the memory's didn't seem to connect in his mind.
" ... I didn't remember you as such a boring man General-Morgain."
With this little remark i smiled the usual crocked smile and suddenly his whole face became pale.
Coming closer i examined his expression further but no suppressed killing intent was visible in his eyes.
Looking at me from close proximity gave him the result he needed.
" Iliyan? Iliyan? ILIYAN?" He said confused.
Instantly kneeling before me he offered me a deep and dishonoring bow.
As he was from a military family for generations this was the ultimate disregard of his personal honor , telling me that his life was mine if i had taken offense.
" Rise 'General' , this is not a time to be scorn-full. Give me a report on the current situation besides this dark-hordes attack. But first gather your staff i have a present with me." I commanded him.
Sending out multiple mages to fetch his staff , he was seated besides me in a makeshift chair that had seen better days.
" General , i don't mind sitting in your chair or standing." I told him.
" NO , Mylord that would shame me and my entire family if i would allow his majesty to sit on something like this!" He said in a hurry.
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It was almost like he was already dishonored by the mention of lowering my status for him , but i just did it in regards of his age.
" Before everyone arrives , as you are the father of my old friend , you can privately call me Iliyan and i just was thoughtful of your age , General."
" No Mylord , even the mentioning of your name in an impolite way would shame me."
* God this guy , has he always been this stuck up? I couldn't remember some people but the majority has already returned to my memory's.*
A few people i have never seen before entered through the opened tent flap.
Examining everyone closely the majority seemed to be wizard type mages of the colors red , blue or yellow.
This caught me quite off guard , since the human-kinds spells were to 40% green with the other 6 off about 10% before the incident that happened 17 years ago.
Now Kira entered through the flap accompanying her was a women off about the same age with brown short trimmed hair.
This boyish haircut made her slim facial features alluring and those dark blue eyes reminded me off a certain person i knew.
Rising from the chair i was about to cross the distance between us but Kira shook her head.
Recalling the state humankind was in , i straightened up and placed my hands together behind my back.
" Is your staff complete , Morgain?" I said towards the general that was seated besides me.
Deciding to go with his family name and disregarding his military status showed my complete superiority over him , even if it was only on rank and social prestige at the moment.
He didn't flinch and accepted this without second thought , this shocked his staff incredibly.
" Almost , there is a healer missing , she ..." He started.
" One missing is none of my concern , now Kira , how many in this room can i trust?"
This was another tactical move i made , addressing her in a leisure fashion further enticed the anger off the staff.
But i already planned my next step in advance with the same sentence.
" Out of the 15 already assembled , 6 and the one that is missing." She replied with a salute.
" Send the others out."
As my commanding tone reached them a heavy dispute broke out.
" Who the hell does he think he is!" or " You cocky little brat " even a " You miserable piece of trash how dare you! " reached me.
Checking my core the emerald color was dying down and the purple started to replace it gradually.
* Should be enough for 1 more ...* I thought.
A loud snipp came from me before 2 oval shapes emerged from my back.
" PIIIII , chring" They finished loading and i shot it outside of the tent.
The 7th and last wall had not one human occupying it so i shot it.
They turned around only to find the 7th wall completely destroyed.
Raising one of my eyebrows i challenged them , which was only a bluff from my part but nonetheless they took it.
With broken spirit , the rest of the staff departed and left me General-Morgain , Sophie , Kira and 3 other mages behind.
" Now i know three off you and they know about me but for the rest i am Iliyan 'Moon' , half god and Darkrends son to sum it up." I said.
Those 3 were staring at me , not only because i told them my secret but because off the matter of fact tone i used.
All of them were deathly pale.
" Ohh and before i forget , Darkrend picked up her duty's again she is distributing the magical power as we speak." I continued.
This revelation left them with an even more stunned expression as they couldn't believe the good news i was bringing them.
" Stop acting so surprised it is a pain. The dark horde in front of the gate is also dead i killed them all off , no evident survivors."
Now the outsides even became deathly silent adding up to the paleness the people in front of me were displaying.
This disturbed me quite a bit as my plan was in tatters right now.
Well a famous General once said , a plan survives only the first enemy contact , so it didn't throw me off to much.
" ... " Silence filled the tent and neither spoke a word.
It seemed like they were trying to comprehend what was happening but they couldn't.
" I know this seems to be a lot of good news during a time as dire as this one , but i also have one not so pleasant situation i need to tell you."
Actually i wanted to tell them this at a later stage , but i wanted to break this silence at all cost to get back on track with my plan.
Filling the neutral lines for 'flame' inside my head , i let the core fill up the lines i needed for this magic.
" This is was i am talking about."
Holding my thumb up i showed them the flames that weren't emerald colored , as they should be.
Neither were they of any known god they knew off , but this was a crucial part i had to tell them.
" What is this ? Purple? Is this another illusion , Mylord?" Kira spoke up.
" Even though 17 years have passed , you should know me well enough to tell you that i am not joking." I said with a bitter smile.
" So what intention do you have by showing us this , mylord?" Sophie spoke up.
This was a good question as expected off the silent but very smart Sophie , just as i remembered her.
" The emerald powers most of you know off were just a farce. My mother injected me with her own magic and i was able to overwrite them until i depleted all the powers that were inside my body."
" But the core i have now is like this color. It is a power i recently acquired and don't know anything off myself. I am in need to contact the high library of the combined > Morgue< to achieve what i need." I continued.
The high library was a shared collection off the Academy that trained mages.
Shared meaning that all 7 worlds had access to it and the creatures that protected it were neither human nor any off the other 6 races.
Even the gods , or at least my mother , wasn't sure what they were.
The only method to meet them would be to take the gigantic towns-gate located in the capitol of Alycar.
" So who is King at the moment?" I asked.
Another silence filled the room , looking around everyone of my old friends avoided my gaze.
" Don't worry , i know full well why you are hiding it but i never intended to take the throne in the first place , even if it is my birthright." I told them honestly.
It was my birthright to sit on humanity's throne , but why should i stifle myself with titles and gold if all i needed was before me.
Friends that were like family and the wide open plains that i could cross freely whenever i felt like it.
* Not to mention the war that i am burning to fight.* I thought for myself.
" Mylord ... Aylin is on the throne." General Morgain said.
Aylin ... the first women i shared a kiss with .
Well this should be easier than i thought it would be.
" Very well i will depart in a few hours after i have gotten an update on the situation in and around the kingdom. Kira and Sophie stay. Everyone else dismissed." I commanded.
Each one saluted me before leaving the tent.
Finally i was alone with the 2 people i shared a connection with in the past.
Looking at them the crocked smile appeared on my face.
Instantly Sophies knees gave way under her and left her sitting on the ground.
" Oi , Sophie what's wrong?" I said.
Wondering at her momentary weakness i resumed a casual tone and stopped playing the little games i needed for winning over humanity once again.
I was aware of the fact that i was the cause for all of the mishaps humanity had to endure , but what am i supposed to do?
" UWAHHHH " She started crying.
Soon after as i rushed to her side , Kira joined in with her and a staccato of wailing assaulted my ears.
" AHHH , shut up. Old women crying isn't a sight i want to behold every time i come into contact with them. God you both became a pain."
I told them off jokingly while having a smile on my face.
" Bbbuuuuttttt .... " Kira managed to squeeze out between sobs.
* Have they become soft in my absence or have i become emotionally dull?* I wondered.
" Stop it , both of you. For a married woman it is unsightly to shed tears for another men then her husband or children." I said towards Kira.
I comforted them while hugging them slightly and soon after they stopped.
" Yes i am back , but i am as weak as a kitten on its day of birth." I reassured them in the gentlest tone i could muster.
They touched me allover not unlike what my mother did to me not long ago.
" WHAT IS WITH WOMEN . My mother did the same thing to me when she saw me the first time!" My anger exploded.
Both of them began laughing and they just wouldn't stop even 5 minutes later they still giggled like young maidens.
" ... This is disgusting. Old women with teary faces giggle like young girls..." I voiced my thoughts.
I heard 2 snips , one from each , and saw them both materializing their weapons of choice.
Sophie was holding her brown mace that came from her constellation of Rhyulik and Kira had 2 metal gauntlets off a green color.
* Somethings never change , huh* I thought.
Laughing i evaded each and everyone of their attempts to strike me down.
The same routine as usual , they cant even scratch me.
Even though i lost my power to manipulate the green spells naturally , my trained body was still enough to keep them at bay.
* After all i am not entirely human* I thought while chuckling.
" So tell me where is May?" I asked them.
By the looks the took i knew it wasn't good news.
" She died, huh .... what a shame i would have loved to reunite with her."
They both had terrified looks about them as they saw my painful face , and started running towards the opened tent flaps.
" DON'T RUN YOU HEARTLESS WRENCHES!" I shouted after them.
It seemed like i had the same look when i chanted the cursed words , that came to my mind after Ris death.
Reluctantly they returned and as they saw everything was alright they breathed a sigh of relief.
" Okay now , i know we can't be friends anymore alone to the age difference and i guess both of your husbands would have problems with it too. I will always treat both off you with high regards so lets leave it at that."
" But i want to be selfish one more time before we take on a neutral stance. " I told them.
Holding out my hands in front of me both of them crept closer.
Entangling their arms behind my back all three of us embraced each other.
" I couldn't save Ri ... but i will definetively save this planet." I reassured them.
I began to cry as i mentioned Ris name.
" Is your pain still so unbearable that you shed tears even now?" Sophie asked me with concern in her blue eyes.
Wiping the tears that still kept flowing away i told them , but only them a bit of information only my mother and i knew about as off yet.
" For you it has been 17 years , for me only about a week . My pain is as fresh as it can be. I am sorry i will get over it in time." I said with a joking tone.
They instantly saw through my though front and hugged me even tighter.
" Stop you are making me cry even more with your concern."
I tried to sound angry but the mask i wore during all of this was finally crumbling and i voiced my inner thoughts to two of the 2 people that remained on this planet that i would give my life to protect.
" Iliyan , i think there is also something we need to tell you about. Your Father and Mother in law had ..." Sophie began but was interrupted by a figure entering the tent.
Lustrous straight blond hair that shone golden in the early morning sunlight.
Half closed lids that made her appear drowsy , but underneath lurked 2 off the purest sapphires across all 7 worlds.
Her skin was best described as marvelous and her body sung upon in bardic poems.
Long eyelashes , thin eyebrows , a petite nose and radiating full red lips.
" Fufu , i think i came at the wrong time. But who might this gentleman be?" She said with a voice i remembered everyday.
As well in sleep as during the day i remembered how she walked , talked , slept , breathed and smelled.
Freeing myself of the 2 shackles that wanted to keep me down i rushed over to her side and embraced her tightly.
Stealing her lips with the same motion i have done countless times , but something didn't feel right.
The usual feeling felt different and the ice cold stare i felt through my closed eyelids made me shudder.
Even though i felt all this i didn't let that figure before me go and wanted to keep her to myself.
After a long while of just locking my lips on hers i finally realized that it was time to break it off.
She oggled me up from top to bottom as if she didn't know anything about me or the past we shared.
Startling me i received a splendid slap to the face.
Turning around she disappeared between tents and all i could do was follow her with my eyes.
" That was Lieutenant Kyra Safalur , a void graced and Ris baby sister." Kira Morgain explained.