UNKNOWN AREA
*Moments after Aromy being reborn*
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"Nmad!" Shouted the figure in the robe, his furious desperate voice made the room they were in shake violently.
"It's too late, you missed, and we can't intervene anymore." said a woman in a soft firm voice as she stepped into the light and looked at the empty space that had previously been a vacuum. She was covered in a white robe and her face wasn't able to be discerned. "Let's just see if it's luck or misfortune for something like this to occur, it gets extremely boring here after all." the woman said as her voice seemed to leak her excitement.
"She's right, nothing exciting happens around here, if it gets dangerous for us we can make him meet dangers down there." said another figure, as it stepped into the light revealing a woman covered in a green robe with blue wavering lines every so often.
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*Back to present time*
Damn..n-no..must..stay...aw-.!
As Silene opened the door she saw the small chubby baby in her hands was asleep. Looking at his peaceful look she let out a small smile, yet if anyone saw it they'd notice it was full of pity towards the sleeping baby in her arms.
Going through the door she walked down a bright hallway filled with doors on both sides. Its walls were painted gold that mixed well with the white doors and long red colored carpet. It was extremely quiet and had no soul in sight for the entire time she walked down it. After around ten minutes of walking the end of the hall was able to be seen and there was a figure standing there covered in a violet robe that even made his appearance undiscernible.
"Alright, lets feed you and then pass you along." as Silene said this her left index finger poured an odd green liquid out of it and formed a small bead above it. After which she guided it towards Amory's forehead and it seemed to combine with him, it looked like a drop of water falling in a small pond. It sent a beautiful green wave across Amory's body starting from his forehead, ending in a few seconds.
Amory woke up as a warm feeling went through his body, replenishing his energy and hunger.
What was that? thought Amory, after opening his eyes he saw Silene's pretty face looking at him with her pretty eyes and gentle grin.
After feeding Amory she walked towards the figure and gave Amory to it. "Young master Amory is in your care." as she said this she grinned at Amory and went back the same way she came. She had connected a few dots and guessed what was happening. She wanted to enjoy her life for at least a brief moment now that she knew death was most likely coming.
What the heck? Who is this? At least explain! Is it about the ceremony thing... Thought Amory as he was in a strange figure's arms.
The robed figure suddenly bit a finger and smeared the blood on the wall. It seemed to come alive as it made a route for the blood to follow and formed a faint dragon head around a palms size.
Watching all this unfold before him, Amory was shocked. He believed this was some type of technique that needed a person to have a certain bloodline or else they wouldn't be able to unlock it or enter it. What was shocking however was that they were extremely rare in all the martial worlds he had lived in since they needed a very strong bloodline to activate. Let alone the technique, even bloodlines weren't very common.
The dragon head that was on the wall suddenly started burning and spread around it, revealing another door under what was previously a wall. Looking at this, the figure reached for the dark purple door that was previously revealed and opened it. The slim white hand with long nails revealed the figure was a woman. Inside was a big spacious room that didn't have much light. There were people covered in robes and everyone seemed to be waiting. They were in the middle of the big dark room and formed a wide circle.
"Since young master is awake, we can commence the ceremony after Emperor Adon and Empress Naima arrive." said the woman as she went through the door. The door behind her vanished and she walked forwards.
What the fuck, am I gonna be a sacrifice or what?! as Amory thought this he was getting extremely uncomfortable by the second. Faced with such a confusing and scary scene he wanted to run yet couldn't, he wanted to question yet he also couldn't. F*****ck, what do I do damnit! Ohh!
"WAHHHH!" facing such a scene, Amory scram and cried. The woman however just continued onwards and ignored him.
She ain't giving a damn! Fuck, I'm gone, no way out now, so soon too. Thinking this, Amory stopped crying and started sighing instead.
Hmm? What's wrong with him, why'd he stop crying all of a sudden? Thought the woman as she glimpsed at Amory in her arms. However, she had important tasks ahead of her so she couldn't have thoughts getting her sidetracked currently. Reaching the figures in robes they slightly nodded towards her and remained still.
She reached the middle of the circle they formed and laid Amory in the middle who was furiously trying to move around yet was barely able to move his head let alone even role. After laying him on the ground she turned towards one of the three vacant spots and sat in a meditating form.
Guess.. that's it. I didn't even get to investigate those two jewels, or even see the outside world from a window. Thought Amory as he still let out sighs every now and then. He didn't even care about the figures or even the room he was in anymore.
Oh crap... but if I die won't I appear in that room again and this time that damn guy will kill me!
As Amory's thoughts were racing the door they had previously gone through was opened again but this time his parents came in and they were walking through with a young man around 6 years old. He had features like his father, sharp black eyebrows and golden eyes. He was young and had a cute slightly chubby face that was filled with vigor.
As they walked through the door Amory was about to start crying again to get his parents attention but he noticed they walked in leisurely and seemed to have had planned for this.
"Hah" sighing, Amory accepted his fate and stared at the ceiling in defeat.
Walking in, Adon nodded as he saw everyone was in place already. "Naima, I have no more to tell you. Everything I spoke to you and Martin about is true therefore I hope you can comply with me and get on with my plan. Martin, you are only six years old but you are very smart and strong. I told you everything you need to know." said Adon as he looked towards his wife and son with his soul piercing golden eyes.
"Amory is too young so the most I can do is spend some life force and plant some type of 'memories' in him and make it activate at a given time. I trust you'll guide your brother well Martin, for you two may be the last of us all after this." As Adon said this he flicked his finger and a round red ball the size of a palm flew out, it threw light across the room revealing the room they were in.
There were in a huge cave with no entrance, it had violet colored rock that twinkled every so often and the walls along with the ceiling were covered in runes.
"It is very hard to believe but I trust you Adon. Our sons life is most precious in these situations." said Naima in a steady clear voice, she had a firm stance and along with her serious face it demonstrated how much trust she put in Adon. "We should commence with our own preparations since we shouldn't have much time if the prophecy is true." as Naima said this she went towards an empty spot in the circle.
"Hehe, I'm a lucky man indeed to have such a trusting woman by my side. Let's do our own preparations then, while we wait for Margus. Martin, go with your brother." as soon as Adon finished Martin walked towards Amory and held him. He sat with knees crossed and laid him on the empty space made between his legs.
Amory who was listening to everything soon reached a conclusion. He was most likely being sent off with his older brother as to escape a coming crisis. After connecting the dots, he was much calmer and was actually excited for this coming 'adventure'.
Looking at his older brother he saw emotions flash by Martin's eyes. Excitement, sadness, anger, many emotions mixed together made even himself uncomfortable.
"Father! I'll make you proud, I won't disappoint you nor mother!" a soft clear voice rang in the cave. As the figures looked at Adon's oldest son they saw resoluteness in his face, although he had watery eyes they could feel his will power from his words with a touch of fierceness. "Amory and I shall become strong and come back and save father and mother!" as Martin said this his eyes turned red and his fists were clenched so hard blood leaked out. Although he was an exceptional lad, he was too young and having to depart from his family at such a young age was heartbreaking for even older kids.
"Worry not son, for you two to continue our pure bloodline is more than enough. Martin, remain still and don't struggle." As Adon finished he flashed to the last empty spot and sat down. As soon as he did two rays of blue light came out of him and pierced Amory and Martin.
Martin tried to remain calm but so many complex emotions were being forced inside him causing him to scrunch his face. Then another beam of light hit each of them, it was their mother's. She was also forcing emotions and information into them. With this Martin couldn't hold on anymore and fell back unconscious.
Feeling his father's energy force itself into his mind, Amory understood what was happening so he calmed down as to not make it any harder to bear for himself. He then saw another beam of energy come at him and saw it was his mother's. He suddenly saw his older brother fall backwards seeming to have fainted. Feeling both his father's and his mother's energy go into himself he slowly couldn't hold out against it and lost consciousness as well.
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After a few minutes they stopped and Adon weakly stood up. "As both of yours father, I'm regretful I won't be there for any of you in desperate times but that's the best I can do..".
"Being both of yours mother, I'm ashamed to be unable to become a part your lives, but I've given the best I can." Naima felt a tear slither down her cheek as she said this, parting with her two sons was heart aching for her and what was worse was that her husband knew yet only now did he tell her, but she understood why so she couldn't do anything but accept it.
"I'm going to have an interspatial ring ingrained in each of them, it'll have items useful for them once they're strong enough to break its binding rune." having said this he placed a golden ring on Martin's forehead. It was a deep gold colored dragon that was biting its tail, forming the circle. Having placed one on Martin he placed one on Amory's forehead as well. It was the exact same but in a dark blue color, it combined with his mesmerizing eyes.
After placing both he closed his eyes and held each of their forehead with his hands. His hands suddenly shined a golden color and blinded everyone inside the cave. After it slowly died down he stood up and walked back to his empty spot.
"Our own preparations are done, I apologize for causing you to wait Emperor Margus." as soon as Adon finished speaking everyone but Naima gasped. They didn't feel another presence the entire time and still couldn't feel it. But Emperor Adon's strength wasn't to be questioned, they themselves were just too weak to feel when this presence arrived.
A figure suddenly formed itself a few meters away from the circle. Even through the white robe he was wearing you could see it was an old man with an extremely thin body, it looked like even a bit of wind could take him away. His long white colored beard reached his chest and he was holding a cane in his right hand, combined with his hunched back he looked like an elderly man. His eyes were odd though, they had no pupils, just white all around. He gave a pleasant aura despite his appearance.
Seeing him appear the ten persons in the circle all bowed and greeted the old man.
"Heehehe, this old man doesn't mind Emperor Adon, we have a bit of time to spare anyway. Greetings Empress Naima, I trust you understand the circumstances." Margus spoke in a deep clear voice reached the depths of the room, after confirming with Naima and seeing her nod at him he continued "Then we must get on with the final step. We'll need more power so I'll bring my ten strongest Elders." speaking to here he waved his hand and a black dot appeared in front of him that rapidly spread out and made a oval shaped black hole in front of him, it was the size of a man and soon ten figures rapidly flashed through. Every single one was wearing a white robe but instead of all white it had a black stripe dividing it from the top to the bottom.
Each bowed and greeted towards Adon and Naima.
After which Margus positioned all twenty men a few meters around Amory and Martin who were in the middle making a sun sort of shape. Adon, Naima and himself were a meter away from them, making a triangle like shape in the middle. Having everything in order he took out two oval shaped objects from a ring. "Having seen a bit of their futures, I know what their strengths are and have chosen a spirit partner for each of them. They will be able to control them given enough time and after they have enough strength. I couldn't see much of Amory's future so I'm not sure if it's luck or misfortune that befalls him but if it's the former then I gave him a special partner. For if it's fortune then he shall be able to dominate it but be it misfortune he was to fall anyway." after Margus said this in such a casual manner Adon and Naima couldn't help but feel a bit angry but had to hold it in for it was true. They could only hope for the best.
He took the two objects that were covered in white cloth with runes and placed each on their soon to be spirit partner. They were floating above each of them and with everyone in place he spoke. "We must place these eggs inside them, but they are incredibly powerful, therefore the back line will give us their energy as we can put it to its best use. Emperor Adon and Empress Naima, you each know the chant to let's commence now." As soon as he finished the twenty people around them did as per told. The scene was extremely breathtaking and shocking. The energy of each person was so dense and bright it would probably be enough to destroy a small continent if it was all combined and aimed at one.
Being in the middle and receiving all the energy, the three focused and cast binding techniques on the eggs. Making them forcefully join with each of their respective future partners. The runes on them shone bright and some exploded, making bright explosions similar to fireworks. After every passing second the covered eggs would shake even stronger making it more difficult for the pact to form.
"It's indeed...v-very difficult.. even for... individuals like o-..ourselves. It only... comes to prove how ...t-there is a never a.. strongest." said Margus in a slight regretful yet excited voice panting in between words.
"Lets just...hurry!" shouted Adon with a fierce low voice. He was also struggling.
"Look! M-Martin's...soul spirit..p-pact was a success!" groaned out Naima, after saying so they turned towards him and also saw it was indeed a success. It was a load off their shoulders as they were able to focus on the more difficult one.
After the three focused on Amory's pact with his partner it seemed to become more aggressive as more of its runes started exploding off and it shook even more fiercely. Suddenly an odd aura was leaking out of a spot without any runes, it was gathering atop of it and was condensing into some sort of shape.
"Shit!I-It's condensing! I-It wants...to attack!" screamed Margus with a scrunched face. He had underestimated it and had to pay the price now, he had had this egg for decades but hadn't ever wanted to do anything as its runes alone demonstrated how much power they were keeping locked inside. "Burn some life essence! W-We must seal it inside him fast! The pact.. can't be d.. done!" shouted Margus as he quickly bit his finger and placed the blood on his forehead. His forehead sucked it in and a third eye appeared and opened. His skinny frail body grew muscle all around and his hands got faster. He focused on just sealing the egg inside Amory for it wasn't possible for a pact anymore.
Seeing this Adon and Naima couldn't do anything but comply as any distraction would cause the egg to condense itself, although it was just part of its strength that it would be able to use they could feel how powerful it was, it would cause them to use too much strength just to defeat it and counting the losses they could have it didn't hold any benefits at the current time. They'd hope Amory would grow strong enough to dominate it with time.
Also biting their fingers, Naima and Adon each placed the bloody finger on their forehead and the blood was absorbed just like how it happened with Margus, only this time a dragon biting itself appeared, similar to the ring given to Amory and Martin only this time it had wings and feet.
After it appeared it seemed to have gained consciousness as it stared at the egg and roared, it's roar actually sounded out as everyone in the cave even the egg were shaking in fear. But the egg was only momentarily frozen as it continued struggling. After it roared it shrunk in size until it disappeared and Adon's along with Naima's bodies underwent some changes.
Their skin seemed to be water as it moved like a small wave from their heads to their legs. Wherever the wave passed it left scales and their pupils turned into diamond shapes, with their nails turning dark and extremely sharp.
Adon looked towards Naima and they seemed to agree to something. Looking back towards the condensing creature the three focused on binding it inside Amory and with their combined strength after a few moments it was being sealed inside Amory's dantian. It currently didn't hold any cultivation but that made it easier for it to be sealed, none of the three however noticed it held two oval shaped jewels inside, they seemed to be a part of him. After a few minutes everyone was covered in sweat and they only needed a bit more to successfully seal it.
As the egg was being forced inside the dantian it rampaged around trying to destroy it before being forced inside it as from the inside it was only going to be tougher to break it. As it was rampaging the two jewels appeared to be annoyed as both suddenly let out some aura making the egg freeze in its spot. It started shaking but this time in fear, and it allowed itself to be sealed without putting up a fight anymore.
Feeling it get easier the three let out a breath of relief, it looked like it gave in. They were sweating all over and it cost them too much to get just half the plan finished.
After finishing the binding Adon returned back to his normal appearance and his emotions surged about, shouting fiercely at Margus he said "Margus! Your actions have cost me the life of my son! Why'd you try making such a dangerous beast his partner!". His roar made everyone tense as no one knew what would happen if they started fighting. Ultimately, Margus would lose as there was the Empress present as well and let alone her, even Adon alone could defeat him.
"Emperor Adon! You can't falsely accuse me, you don't know that and presently he's still alive, as his father you should believe in him and actually expect for him to conquer that beast!" said Margus rapidly trying to ease the atmosphere.
"Adon, my son will definitely conquer that beast, we don't know what it is, but it must come from the Ancients for it to be that strong even in an unborn state, even so I just know Amory will do it." as Naima said this the previously furious Adon calmed down and looked at Amory. Yes, he can most definitely do it! He thought.
"Then, we should rest a bit for the final step. I believe we have a few hours to finish." saying this Margus swallowed a purple pill and meditated. His sweaty faintly trembling body took its normal appearance and his breathing rate stabilized after a few moments.
Seeing this, Adon and Naima also did the same and they soon went back to normal. They paid a price by burning their life source but they were fairly young compared to Margus, so it wasn't very taxing on them. After everyone else saw this they thanked the heavens that nothing happened and did the same. After ten minutes Margus was the first to speak. "Very well, then I believe everyone is finished. We have a few hours still, but it would be best we got on with it in case anything happened. This time you all know your roles, so I expect them to be done perfectly." speaking to here he nodded at Adon and Naima and they nodded back.
"Commence!" shouted all three. As soon as they did everyone started chanting and energy condensed around where Amory and Martin were forming a cycle incasing them in the middle. It was covered in runes and layer after layer of energy 'shells' were added. The twenty people focused on making the round 'shells' around them while Adon and company focused on covering each protective layer in protective runes. After who knows how many layers were added, Amory and Martin couldn't be seen anymore, their casing was almost two meters thick.
"Its.. enough, this...this should do i-..it." said Margus in a weak tone, the runes were ancient techniques and they cost him an extreme price for let alone him even Adon and Naima were panting and sweating all over again. They took in big breaths, regaining their strength a bit.
"After... the great ancient aftermaths... it'll send a wave full of destruction, wiping this globe of its life and sending these two boys off into some unknown lands, I saw Martin with incredible strength shock countries but I can't see much from Amory, it means he meets misfortune unless his prowess exceeds me by a large margin which may be another possibility. My bloodline foretold this event and unless fate decides to have a change of thought nothing will change." as he said this he closed his eyes and seemed to be waiting.
"Amory will definitely be an incredible figure, wherever he shall land. Along with Martin, they'll be invincible." said Adon with a domineering voice.
"They'll be stronger than us, able to stand defend against the Ancients! I know it!" said Naima in her firm loud and clear voice. It was like she had proof of it, making her brim with confidence.
"We have a bit of time left, we'll go back first, I'd like to enjoy a bit of my last few moments before death and I'm sure these Elders would like to as well." As Margus said this he opened a black hole like the previous one he had made, and the ten figures passed through. Before leaving he glimpsed at where Amory and Martin were and whispered some undiscernible things before vanishing along with the black hole.
After he left Adon spoke, "You can all leave, do what you want for you know as much as I do, enjoy these last moments before death." as soon as he finished all ten figures vanished.
Being the last two in the cave Adon hugged Naima from behind. She was standing in front of the wide protective shell that hid her sons. Like this they seemed frozen in time as they stared at it for an unknown amount of time.
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