Chapter 2

Raylon heard them before he saw them. “Get up boy the priest wants to see you.”

Raylon got up from his meditating and glanced at them they wore black robes covering their faces with the symbol of Asophis a square with a line in the middle. It was finally time.”Lead the way”. One guard was in the crowd he looked shook as Raylon approached him. “Hello Rick”

“Hey Raylon it’s been a while. I Just wanted to see you before I left to join the captain” he said looking at him with a hint of pity. “I remember the day I found you and your eyes still look just like the moon on that night. So when I got back to the church I couldn’t help naming you Raylon for the God of the moon. Well where here so I’ll see you later.” The man turned around and left and Raylon swore he could see tears in his eyes.

Gazing at his surroundings he realized they were at the back of a church. The robed man in the lead put his staff on the wall, the wall rumbled and glowed before revealing a staircase that led underground. In the middle of the men Raylon proceeded down the stairs. At the bottom of the stairs was an altar. It had a square with a line in the middle.

The man with the staff hollered “everybody go to sides of the square the ritual will start when the priest gets here.” He turned to Raylon you go to the mid- his words were cut short as he fell to the ground a hole in the middle of his head. His last glimpse at life a little boy with a finger pointed at his head.

That was easier than I thought. “Who’s next.” Not waiting for an answer he jumped at the closest person a silver blade of light extending from his finger. The man tried to defend himself with his arms but the blade passed through them cutting them and his body in half.

Sensing danger he jumped high in the air by willing mana to his feet. “Fire Wall”. A giant wall of fire appeared just seconds away from where he just was. He twisted his body in midair forming silver disc in his hands. “Fire ball” “Earth slam” “Wind cut”. All slammed into the discs but he remained unharmed.

“Is that all you got” he said rotating each at high speeds before throwing the discs. The discs cut straight through each magician seemingly being directed by the frightening boy. Only one magician remained, the robe down he could see her frightened face full of terror and awe the lower area of her robe was wet and tears were streaming down her face. “Sorry but you started it.” As he swung his hands down the discs flew at the magician.

“Wind blade.”

A blade of wind slammed into the discs. The wind howled and the air itself seemed to crackle. Then both attacks faded away.

“Wow Raylon and all these years I thought you were useless. What happened to the cute little boy I poisoned for fun. You get out of here you’ll just get in my way she said kicking the girl on the ground.” The woman scuttled away running up the steps.

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“Hello Sonia. Just the woman I wanted to kill. You don’t know how hard it was to wait for a chance like this.”

“I can imagine. Hey remember when I used to torture you to test my healing potions. Cut, Heal, Cut, Heal. I don’t think I’ve ever had that much fun.”

“Enough. You ready to die”

“As ready as ever but I’ve recently hit master rank just letting you know.”

Mana swirled around Raylons hand. A mana ball shot toward the priest breaking off into 100 orbs. “Wind Scatter”

100’s of tiny blades of wind slashed through the orbs. Raylon barely had any time to put his hands up before they slammed into his shield. He raised his hand and swung it down sending a slash of energy flying cutting the ground as it flew toward the priest.

“That all you got” she said dodging the slash and charging straight towards him. “Wind sword!” A blade of wind extended formed from her and slashed down at his head.

He raised his hand mana blade already extended and deflected her blade then he slashed at her chest horizontally aiming to cut her in half. She dodged then he used his other hand to make giant fist of mana slamming it on her head

She dodged leaping backwards and grinned. “It was a good battle but I’m almost out of mana and I bet you are too. How about we end it in a final move?”

Raylon scowled at her but he knew she was right.”Alright I’ll admit you’re stronger than I thought.”

“And you’re more mature than I thought. What happened to you to make you like this?

"A year of a lunatic experimenting on them would change anyone."

"Is that right she giggled."

However I don’t think I became like this until you gave me a clear potion two years ago.”

“Her face changed instantly into a wide grin “So the experiment worked. Your soul really did fuse with his. Alright let’s finish this so I can experiment on you. Tornado blade” 1,000 blades of wind spun into a raging tempest and all flew straight at him.

What the hell mines well name this one. ” Mana rage.” All his mana swirled into his hand and started to glow brighter and brighter as he compressed all of it. Then he slapped the air. All the blades of wind stopped less than a centimeter from his hand. Then it came.

A blast of energy that shook space itself blasted through all her blades and collided right into the priest breaking every bone in her body instantly she slammed into the wall leaving a giant crater.

“Sacrifice complete” he said sarcastically looking at all the dead on the ground.

Then he blacked out. Waking up he heard a soul shattering voice. “It’s been a while since someone has sacrificed so many to I the great Asophis.

Looking up he saw.