NOVPUBSuddenly I wake up being carried to the mansion, I was on the back of someone I didn’t recognize at first until I realized it was Hades whose appearance changed from what he was in the past, he was carrying me in his arms before making him stop.
As soon as he stopped I jumped out of his arms and took a few deep breaths, my body already absorbing the energy in the environment before I pulled out a bottle of Natasha’s blood to drink.
"How long was I unconscious?" (I)
"13 minutes, my lord." (Hades)
"All we saw was his expression change from calm to serious and at the end his expression was furious." (Hades)
"A column of light was around him and at the end the master fainted." (Hades)
"I see, I’m fine, just a little tired." (I)
"(Nix, did you or any of the others see the notifications?)" (I)
"(No, none of us saw it and Nix isn’t here, she ran along with Orion to the directions you indicated before losing consciousness.)" (Sakura)
"(Did I do this?)" (I)
"(You more than did it, it was a scream in our minds pointing to where we had to go.)" (Layla)
"Master, are you…" (Hades)
"I’m fine, let’s run to the Spirit Temple, the others are waiting." (I)
"As you wish." (Hades)
As I ran alongside Hades I realize that my condition wasn’t that bad, it was just a bit of weakness, it feels like my Soul took 1 or 2 hits, but nothing serious and my body is a little tired, which doesn’t make any difference to me where I’m going. 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝓬ℴ𝓶
I was worried about Sophia and Eva, but I had no time to waste, I could feel them both connected to me, their consciousness was dormant and they were quite possibly in some kind of cocoon or egg while they went through their transformations.
I send a thought to all my Family members explaining what happened, they can explain it to the others later as some will be left behind.
When I arrive at the Temple of Spirits I see the waterfall pouring water in a rhythmic way as it seemed to vibrate, drops of water also float from the lake while the reflection of the Moon in the middle of the side was shining with some Spirits coming and going, it must be the opening of the Gate of Spirits.
Those who were going with me are my sisters, Ibuki, Kira, Magnus, Hela, Lilith, Nicole, my 3 Heralds, My 2 Saints and my 3 Heroes.
Among my Familiars only Hinata, Layla and Nix will be with me, I wanted to take Layla with me even though she can only manipulate magic and be useless there, I still need her to support my current condition, my other 3 Familiars will no longer be there and I can’t I can afford to lose another Familiar.
"How are you? Haku said you lost consciousness." (Ibuki)
"I’m fine, don’t worry." (I)
I hold Ibuki’s face and kiss her before turning to Elizabeth, I feel her eyes trying to see through me.
"You can’t fight, you know that right?" (Elizabeth)
"I know, but will your plan work?" (I)
"It will work, the right question is how long can we fool them, something like this has never been done." (Elizabeth)
"..." (I)
The plan we discussed was something suggested by the Fairy Goddess, it seems that Aurora didn’t come to us purely because it was the only place for her, the Fairy Goddess had a plan she wanted to use and it seems useful enough to also use in the Spirit World.
It was something theoretically simple and already something that needed to be done, it seems that when I build my Source of Power the World of Spirits will restructure itself on a fundamental level allowing all restrictions to be lifted, weak to this all the Spirits that were trapped on the side Outsiders can join the fight as reinforcements, not to mention perhaps closing the route the enemies are using, but the latter is just a possibility.
Last time I didn’t need to use the ability to create the Source of Power because of what was happening with Yntra’s body, the power of the God of Greed and everything, it was a natural process that helped to build more than just a Source of Ki, helped to build an entire Ki Star System that will be the habitat for the Sacred Beasts that never had a space of their own.
"Are you done with your preparations?" (I)
"Hela is finishing putting together the Ritual, but will you be able to do it alone?" (Elizabeth)
"Yes... honestly, I’m better than I expected, speaking of which, I have something to ask for." (I)
I explain to Elizabeth what I did with Sophia and Eva, she already knew about my Divine Heralds, but she was surprised by the other two, I didn’t need to explain much what I want to do and she left.
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10 minutes later.
Elizabeth returns with blood stains on her body and an angry expression, chained behind her was an unconscious person with no arms and legs, this person’s body was emitting a lot of Demonic energy, it seemed to be from the Dwarven Race.
"Was it that bad?" (I)
"Yes, there were 37 possessed by Specters and 12 contaminated by Demonic techniques, most were captured alive and will recover, only that will be a problem." (Elizabeth)
I don’t recognize this Dwarf, but I was able to notice the purple blood coming out of his wounds, the color change in his hair roots and the horns growing out of his forehead, even his Aura is changing from the inside out.
"You were quick." (I)
"You weren’t the only one to notice what was happening, High Priestess Yara noticed and mobilized others, I arrived at the moment they were cornered." (Elizabeth)
"I’ll take care of this..." (I)
In the state he is in I will need to be a little aggressive, I nod to Elizabeth who lets him go, then I take a deep breath and bite the tip of my finger letting the blood flow to enter his body through his eyes, ears, mouth and wounds.
"< Holy Magic: Purification >" (I)
This was a magic I learned recently, something that any priest of all religions or individuals with Holy Power can use, but the effect of the magic changes depending on the origin of the Holy Power, in which case the magic manifests itself as Starfire burning throughout the Dwarf’s body, my blood served to strengthen the magic and keep it burning until all my blood was consumed.
Then I realized that the chains he was tied to were more magical items blocking any kind of sound from him.
"He should be fine, but he’ll suffer for a few hours like he’s burning alive." (I)
"We should have realized this right after the attack, I didn’t expect something like this." (Elizabeth)
Elizabeth was blaming herself for letting something like this go unnoticed, her anger is directed at herself for not noticing something so serious, but no one is perfect.
"I’m ready." (Hela)
Hela approaches with sweat dripping from her face, it looks like the Soul Separation Ritual was difficult to put together.
"You have to go ahead, we don’t know what the other side will be like and Nix will need to take control of the other side." (Elizabeth)
"I know." (I)
I go closer to the waterfall, then the Hand of Nix leaves my Shadow and the Moon reflected in the lake moves towards the waterfall which divides like two curtains opening revealing a silver ring full of light inside.
"I’ll go ahead." (I)
"Be careful, be ready to fight as soon as you cross." (Kira)
"You must trust Nix on the other side, the Spirit World doesn’t work like this world, the rules there are much more flexible." (Byakko)
I nod and thank Kira as well as her Familiar, take a deep breath as the others walk away, then focus all my attention on the flow of Spiritual Power within my body.
"< Spiritual Incarnation of Chaos >" (I)
This was the first time I used this skill, I felt my entire body being enveloped by Spiritual Power as the two integrated, my body seemed to be digested by Spiritual Power as I felt physical aspects of myself breaking apart into pure energy, no blood circulating, no heartbeat, and things like that, it was strange to say the least.
When I opened my eyes I noticed Starfire around me, scales completely covering my arms as well as my legs, my body seemed to be naked even though crystal armor was covering my body, my senses were strange as if they were different, it took me a few seconds to get used to it.
"(Are you okay?)" (Nix)
"(Yes, it’s just weird...)" (I)
Looking around I waved to the others and jumped into the Spirits’ Gate, it was like crossing a curtain of water.
When I crossed to the other side my senses seemed to expand far beyond normal, but I wasn’t seeing with my eyes or hearing with my ears, it was even stranger causing a few moments of disorientation.
"Let me take care of them." (Nix)
I felt that something was happening, but I needed a few seconds to get used to these new senses, when I realized that it was similar to feeling things with the Aura I tried to do exactly that, happy to realize that my Aura works in harmony with these senses the world seemed to open up to me.
The first thing I saw was Nix looking up and following his gaze I saw a dome keeping out hundreds of Specters beating for entry.
