Well, this is a mess. I watched the whole thing unfold from a safe distance, I didn’t think it was a good time to interfere but now…. everyone is underground.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5OyHI0oIw
This has gotten out of hand, I think it’s more important to get my powers back instead of gaining trust from either side.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCsQBm16r5
I look towards the many pillars in the distance and wonder which one could be hiding the Essence of Zeus. Just to be safe, maybe I should go to the one Caecius is heading. Don’t want him to get his hands on such power.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLuOwYkROt
???: “Watch out!”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfFlx65uEP
Moryuu: “What the-”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSi7keagcda
I instinctively moved out of the way of the falling object which seems to be who I’ve been waiting for.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM18E9d8zEF
Moryuu: “About time you showed up.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZeN69AUTv
The seemingly young boy dusted himself off and rose to meet me face to face. Considering our situation, I’m still surprised he would wear a normal yellow t-shirt and blue jeans like we’re on some vacation. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06sc2syPZT
???: “Sorry, it was hard forcing my way in here but the portal that girl’s bird made helped a lot. Sad what happened to her.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9BRZwopG7
Moryuu: “….Yeah.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpJHWxlwoi
???: “Well, don’t worry I’m sure her next self will be just as interesting.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbgwLWLmLD
Moryuu: “Maybe, anyway now that you’re here Talon, what’s the plan?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBQlq79DuQ
Talon: “Well, it seems that those guys forgot about the dolls I gave them, oh, here’s a refill on those poison vials.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZVWGHwUx1
Moryuu: “Thanks.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhzFUzofTV
Talon: “Anyway, I think you had the right idea regarding your powers. Things are getting dicey, try not to kill any more people.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ460bhkOhkg
Moryuu: “Alright, I’ll try. What about you?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡalU5T9IdNM
Talon: “I’ll try to find the sleeping bodies of the fallen by teleportation. Their souls should still be in there ready for the next round.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmO3o0nLAan
Moryuu: “Right, after that maybe you can help the rest of those alive.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQ6OE6bo5W
Talon: “Of course, I can’t wait to actually meet normal people. Well, except maybe Jayden since his organization is similar to mine and I don’t want to be dragged back into that environment.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5q6WrxruvT
Moryuu: “Let’s hurry, we don’t have much time.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicQCaJ4lLj
Talon: “Never time for a joke to lighten the mood I guess.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3a6yXsPy3
Talon raises his hands and a yellow portal appears beside me.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAcMbOoIWs5
Talon: “It’s way easier to open portals inside this place than outside. This should take you to where Caecius is, be careful. Get your powers and leave, I can’t have either of you dying.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCadWJFHQPi
I guess my powers are in the pillar Caecius was heading towards... terrific. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqHadVbdsO
Moryuu: “You too, don’t mess with the Umbra Lord Gideon.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNs79bxBcx
Talon: “You find him interesting?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDpVSyMOUF
Moryuu: “I want a rematch with him after I get my powers back….and you’re no match for him. He’d rip you apart.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpAps72HZJ
Talon grabs his chest in a dramatic manner resembling the melodrama I attempted in my alter ego. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiyPtztqR4b
Talon: “You wound me good man, don’t worry If it’s one thing I’m good at it’s teleporting away.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyEC0f6ytVO
I nod and enter the portal to find myself in a near pitch-black structure. There are glimmers of blue light to the right and left of me. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7JJI1nRmb
I steel myself for the journey and take the right path, listening closely to see if Caecius is near.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cnnWyhGV7
A wind mage is too much trouble for me now, especially since he can suffocate me which is pretty high level. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcSQ9pl0nk
I creep through the dark corridor to come across the blue light from earlier that’s coming from a weirdly floating lantern. Suddenly the Flame begins to dance around and playfully flies deeper into the structure. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNLj7uXgMe
Moryuu: “I guess you want me to follow you.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFANjCWXiBq
I follow close behind the strange lantern until we find ourselves to what I imagine is the center of the pillar. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcLdfX9tKK
Blue light shines from the top that reveals another sharper pillar in the center of the room with 2 lanterns adorned on 2 of the corners. I guess this little guy is one of them but where’s the last one. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9cGu3thJp
*Footsteps*778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz06hEXolSA
I dash to the nearest hiding place within the cracks of the jagged walls. As expected, Caecius comes walking in with the last lantern. I guess they don’t care who comes in.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtRWfwuERR
Caecius: “I feel powerful energy here, perhaps it’s really here. Surely it must be fate if I’ve found it so quick.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgwcq2zy3b
He inspects the sharp pillar in the center, searching for a way to unlock the contents of it I gather. I can’t let him get Zeus’s Essence.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK1OCuRYwVf
I’ll find a way to get the jump on him, maybe there’s a way to scale the walls. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDmhR3CWCC
Caecius: “Mmmm?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJXSdHH2g9
I guess that makes too much noise, now what?778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprnda3vIGy
Caecius: “I know someone is there, come out or I’m coming to you.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37nblpCHYs
Unless I have Zeus’s Essence it will be too risky to fight him. I come out of my hiding spot with my hands up.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCRw47udM4
Caecius: “So it’s you, the mysterious man. What do you want, come to fight?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHyj13ABfz
Moryuu: “Not really, I’ve come looking for something.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8zE9uF5y6
Caecius: “Oh, and what would that be.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6biz5vlb18
Moryuu: “Something that belongs to me.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoooVcfFu93
Caecius: “Depending on what that thing is, I might have to kill you.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4cIjblMPN
Moryuu: “I expected as much.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGDalWkTxj
This is going smoother than I thought. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUR1x1nOrK
Moryuu: “!!”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGQwk42eKF
Is what I thought until he shot a blade of air near my face, leaving a cut. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDJYYekglM
Caecius: “There’s something else I need to know from you, who are you, and what’s your purpose?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAwMNYBM9X
Moryuu: “Is that all, do you want fries with that?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAbnuKf0s5
Caecius: “*Glare*”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseJY6SArLV
Moryuu: “I have no problem telling you the truth about this place, I wonder though if you’ll believe me.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzNZW5Zz4w
Caecius: “No harm in trying.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFT0wlpHMhl
Moryuu: “Fine, the first part of the info dump is the fact that this is not the afterlife.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfKldvEPUd
Caecius: “!!”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxAmleIrot
Caecius: “Explain.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ILM5XifFl
Moryuu: “I don’t know if your world has something similar but what we’re standing on is actually a dead eldritch god.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJRAshGPim
Caecius: “But….why and how are there dead people here?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNatMbDS0lX
Moryuu: “Well, an acquaintance says that the nature of this god is to drag souls from other afterlives into this realm that seems like one but with an added twist. Time loops, every time someone dies and comes back, a part of their soul feeds the god and with enough energy, it will revive and cause massive damage to our universes and much more.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXuJgtoHpZ6
Caecius: “….”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNKMn7qJ6d
Moryuu: “Don’t believe me huh?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOde6p08Wj
Caecius: “So you’re saying we’ve all died multiple times, came back in the warehouse without much power, and then did the whole thing again but slightly different.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHh4ecXwxiE
Moryuu: “Yep, well, everyone except the Umbras for some reason.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfRPnQdZ3a
Caecius: “Impossible, this is too outrageous to believe!”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqyBYspJea
Moryuu: “Have you ever wondered why shifts happen?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3nseXIuT5
Caecius: “….”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamsvqxS6d0
Moryuu: “That’s the beast stirring, my job is to keep everyone from dying and maybe work together to do enough damage to it so it loses all the energy it’s been building up. After that, everyone can go back to where they belong.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZleMfgUC4
Caecius: “Let’s say I believe you, why are you here instead of babysitting everyone else?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9kAHJ64oS
Moryuu: “Because there’s an item of great power that can help me do my job.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNOHZjq02F
Caecius: “….”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKTcC1cIiq
Caecius: “Sorry, I can’t risk believing you.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMGzNIGjEk
He swipes his hands and shots a wide blade of air towards me and I narrowly dodge out of the way.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlDISyhUVt
Moryuu: “I knew it, never trust a mage, especially one hellbent on bringing back the dead.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhmEvlugSc
Caecius: “It can be done!”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxWUDgoEn0D
Moryuu: “Maybe, but the dead should rest.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTEQhWXBC42
Caecius: “Silence!”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXN4MDnome6
Caecius continually blasts out wave after wave of air blades but I dodge them all. Still, it’s hard to maneuver in this-778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dBHvVRjoV
Moryuu: “!!!!”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07AKxGeAZ0
I'm….suffocating!778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47Mu20HWnF
Caecius: “Enough of this game, I’ll kill you and get what I've come for.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGxih38sLi
I throw 3 daggers at him and he blocks it with air but it did break his spell. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOsDIndLd7
Moryuu: “*Cough* *Cough*”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgoSxgFYA0I
Moryuu: “I guess you need concentration for that huh?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvF8kEA6DY
Caecius: “I don’t need it to kill you.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXdH6IcO8E
He shoots more air blades but I jump high up onto the few bars that line the ceiling corners. I let loose more daggers at him from above but he blocks them again.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEWgmLs354
Caecius: “It’s useless!”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOC3rfL2CbE
Moryuu: “Is it?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxts8cuweh
I close my eyes, breathe, and take out my tonfas. I jump down and slam into the ground causing a small crater. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpHPbuAt15
Caecius: “You’re going to fight me with melee weapons, fool.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzlWwBn3mN
Caecius shots a dozen or so air blades at me but I stay still….and listen.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIJJzbnTXt
The slight movements in the air, the whirling sound of blades, and the split second before impact.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2dc2PWjk3
My instincts flair up to prepare for the assault.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLvumTGlKn
…778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfHsRwJw1d
..778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCh5lZLnNt
.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKXtGOylBp
NOW!778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKP0ZW6hkA
*Slash*778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvm15MgFCq
*Slash*778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJzJP1ClZf
*Slash*778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV86ROQbIo2
Caecius: “Wha, how!”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanZDQjBP0y
I knocked away all the blades of air, probably causing large gashes in the wall behind me. I was still cut all over but nothing vital has been damaged. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWPy599LnA
Moryuu: “What’s wrong, I guess you’re not the best wind user out there.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7QvrXLrov
Caecius: “You!”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhaljbgvHbZ
I keep my eyes closed and anticipated the assault of air blades.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohNKG9dZFv
I dash forward and reflect the dangerous ones away right before they touch my body while letting others past my defenses so I can keep going.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOpHrxL839
Despite the many injuries, I make it right in front of Caecius and hit him in the gut with my Tonfa bypassing his wind barrier. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRKzMdcddy
Caecius: “GAH!”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSTkvVLXS4
He’s sent flying into the wall, still-778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjloON9NkDj
Moryuu: “Tch.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykubVbv9B3
I’m not that well off either, I’m breathing heavily and I don’t think that finished the job. Damn, I should have attached an Anti-Magic Dagger to my Tonfa. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGMB2Ql6fZn
Caecius: “*Cough* *Cough*”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5OV1Q52f9
Caecius: “No more playing around, I’m going to…oh my god.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCl3aybxqV
Moryuu: “What?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4sZdvyBNI
I look towards what he’s staring at and behold, there’s the flask of Zeus’s Essence and….something else floating in the air. All where the pillar once stood, I guess it was sliced to bits during the fight.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgT7mJ7udUh
Caecius: “The Eye….”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLl30qQ3G78
He dashes to the object and I jump too, he can’t have either of them. Whatever the eye is it can’t be good if he has it. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLzc0RICYl
He shoots a powerful blunt blast of air towards me which pushes me away but I throw 2 daggers at him and 1 from the blunt side at the flask as I fall. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdwsJ6eGhJ
The flask falls to the ground safely but Caecius grabs the eye. I shake off the pain of the fall and push towards the flash while he’s distracted. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpO9riFhLg
Caecius: “At last, I’m closer to my goal. Wait for me….Nieth.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1Qv8XsMwG
Caecius: “It’s over Moryuu, now that I’m this close to my goal there’s no way I’m losing to you.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMos5Jd0uBl
Moryuu: “Maybe before, but not now.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKrri1JrBf
Caecius: “What’s that, a potion of some sort? That’s not going to help you here.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpW8TOSZ3c
Moryuu: “Well, allow me to surprise you.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAajrARkDhu
[ Music Plays: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojL5Y5HvOlE ]778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBueeLybFV
I down the entire flask and instantly, I can feel the power of lightning coursing through me again.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAj2AsiJJwV
I’m lifted into the air, my body is electrocuted from within and I begin to feel the almost unbearable pain battering my bleeding body.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RtRYOFAAR
I’ve survived this before, I-I’ll....survive ...again!778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbFs0WHMow
Soon enough, the pain subsides and the real power begins to form within. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjChqTB3Hn
My wounds heal and azure lightning strikes all around scorching the area around me.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfp9vlGx0P
I float back down, my eyes shoot open to reveal a deep light blue color change and I push back my hair. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5EoXrJPnL
Moryuu: “Bow, you’re in the presence of a God.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfDwuQagSk
Caecius: “Wha-What are you!?”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpV69Wp99A
I blitzed past him in the form of lightning and grab the eye before he could register what happened.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3k16rgZfY3
Moryuu: “The winner of this battle.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJncvOt7vc
He hurried to fling more air blades towards me but I block them all with a lightning shield. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvz0Gw46tP8
Moryuu: “Normally I’d kill a mage like you but I have a mission to complete, give up.” 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVTyZlnsHi
Caecius: “I can’t….I need that eye….”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfH9QrQJMc2
Moryuu: “She’s dead, let her rest.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWcVUuHZQOG
Caecius: “Rest? How can she rest?! She was killed before my eyes by the scum of the earth! Even if I have to move heaven and earth, I will give her the life she deserved.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDBjXUXgHc
Moryuu: “I’ve lost loved ones too, but I would not disgrace their memory and name by dragging them back from the dead.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWvdIjcJOT
Caecius: “Tch….”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTu6nP7CKU
Moryuu: “There are few things I hate more than Necromancy. That’s why I’m going to kill Shadow for not only betraying me but because he dabbles in such dark arts.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK335TcYUUg
Moryuu: “We’re done here, I don’t want to kill you and you’re no match for me. I’m leaving here with the eye, maybe you should think about what I said.”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxWvtqHlhp
I turn my back on Caecius and head towards the exit of this place. Now that I have my powers back, I can move around the place a lot faster and help everyone stay alive better. Well, everyone except Gideon and Shadow. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEN67l4FdY5
Caecius: “No….No….I can’t lose her again!!!”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnGEYCQ5Pv
I turn around to see Caecius conjuring up a large mass of magical wind that would do nothing to me but would probably collapse the place. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHynbbOw6y
Caecius: “Die!!”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2A7s7VvHM
He throws it at me, I know it won’t hurt me but….my killing instinct involuntary kicked in anyway.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqKLjxoJPq
Moryuu: “You Fool!”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiy32qeOFtP
I shoot a powerful blast of lightning that rips through his wind and then through him causing a massive hole in the wall that leads outside and collapses a couple of buildings too.778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSv60FYY3g
In the end, Caecius collapses on the ground charred black and….probably dead. 778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86tMjS5NV0
Moryuu: “….Damn it, why didn’t you give up….”778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7DDGpg7AF
1 Day Till Shift778Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSShf0VZCW
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