NOVPUBPov Zaya (Lady of the Grave):
I don’t know how long it’s been since I’ve been in this state, but I feel strangely comfortable.
I may not be able to move my body or use any of my senses, but that’s nothing new, in our home we spent most of our childhood in a similar state while nourished by the powers of death and always in areas where many lives had fallen.
In Tarzor, every place is full of the power of death and curse, which makes my people mature more quickly from what I heard, unfortunately we were also trapped in that place.
I always wanted to free myself, see other places, see people outside my race who didn’t have bad intentions, Hela’s group was the first one I met that treated me decently.
But as soon as I managed to leave Tarzor I panicked, I felt alone like I had never felt before, I felt the totality around me empty as if something that had always been there, now hadn’t disappeared, it wasn’t just something I felt, my body was falling apart turning into stone just like in my childhood.
After that I felt Hela’s group taking care of me, but it wasn’t the same, I felt like something fundamental was missing, ancient that my body and Soul needed while my mind was just stuck.
It was only when they brought me to this place that I felt a similar and at the same time different environment, I felt as if someone was taking me in their arms surrounding my entire body.
It wasn’t like Tarzor, but it was similar enough, I could feel the power of death and curse, even the power of life that was scarce in Tarzor was everywhere, I didn’t know where I was, but I instinctively needed to connect to that place just as it was connected to Tarzor.
I tried many times, but I never managed to do it, I was welcomed and at the same time blocked, but at least I had managed to connect with something else, I didn’t know what it was or where I was, but it allowed me to see many things and many people in varied landscapes.
I managed to learn a lot, everything was new, everything was incredible, but I could only see, it was only later that I arrived in a beautiful place, I remember the stars illuminating the darkness and I remember the imposing Eclipse that was eternalized above, the place where I was standing was some kind of path where many humanoid figures passed.
But what impressed me were the large figures that passed between the stars, I never saw more than shadows of these creatures with the exception being the largest of all the figures, it seemed to be on the same path as I was, it is much further in front.
I don’t even know how much time has passed, but even now I try to connect to something, I feel hungry, but it’s not hunger, it feels more like a need, I can’t say exactly what the problem is, but I feel constantly being denied something I need and I never knew I needed it until I left Tarzor.
I was sitting looking at the stars when I was pulled by the light of one of the stars, when I opened my eyes I was standing on top of what looked like a huge Dragon claw, two eyes that seemed to contain the Sun and Moon were focused on me as a voice that seemed to come from everywhere spoke to me.
"What do you want?"
"Freedom, a place to belong for myself that wasn’t decided by someone before I was even born." (I)
"If you seek freedom, then why are you trying to hold on to something even now?"
"I don’t know, I just feel like I should do this, I feel like I want to do this." (I)
"I want to belong where I am." (I)
"Do you know where is it?"
"No, but if Hela has fulfilled part of it, then I should be at your house or somewhere nearby." (I)
"If you don’t know where you are, not even knowing about those around you, then why do you still try to connect with this place?"
"Stupid question, if I feel like I’m supposed to be here then I’ll do it, that’s my choice." (I)
"My race connects to something, someone or some place, we need this type of bond and that’s why we choose to set up a home in this very comfortable place." (I)
I don’t need to think about it too much, thinking about right or wrong, about safety and danger, just like all these things is irrelevant, if you already have certainty within yourself, there’s no point in looking for excuses in your mind not to do something you’ve already decided.
"This is not a place, you are trying to connect with someone, a Demigod in his Divine Ascension process."
"Even knowing this, will you still stick with your decision?"
"This is even better, it means I’ll be less restricted than I thought, I’ve always wanted to see new places and new people." (I) 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
I don’t know who it could be but the voice is unrecognizable, but I still think it’s safe to say that this voice, this place and this giant shadow are all the same person or creature.
I am being tested and this was very obvious, Tarzor did this many times, me and my race were observers even judges in these tests, there would be no way to recognize something similar happening to me.
"Do you know if this individual is good or bad?"
"It doesn’t matter, these are superficial concepts that Mortals use to judge things in an understandable way." (I)
"I grew up devouring the lament of the dead, the Soul of the most cruel beings in the universe and yet still living being affected by these things known as evil." (I)
"I can feel this place not with my body or mind, but with my Soul." (I)
"This place or in this case, this person... has a presence similar to that of Tarzor with the biggest difference and one of the only ones being that this place is hot." (I)
"(Tarzor embraced us with his power and presence, but he was cold, pure and calm.)" (I)
"(But if this power that embraces me now is compared, then it would be considered warm, comforting, and intense.)" (I)
"..."
"If that is your decision, then reach out, you will receive everything you desire in exchange for your true loyalty to me, do you accept that?"
"Yes, we can start!" (I)
When I reached out my hand I felt an even more intense energy pass through my body as I found myself standing between the creature’s two colossal hands.
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Pov Zenos:
When I opened my eyes the lying statue was now floating like a soap bubble with a person curled up inside surrounded by black and purple light.
"I’m done, this person is strange." (I)
"There aren’t many normal people here in the Dungeon." (Vanessa)
"How was your conversation with her?" (Vanessa)
"I don’t understand anything, her way of thinking is a little unique, very similar to Ibuki and Lilith, she doesn’t care about logic, she acts according to instincts and emotions." (I)
"I don’t see the problem, many in the Dungeon are like that, even you also get carried away by emotions." (Vanessa)
"In her case it’s different, her decision making is almost completely based on emotions and instinct, but I don’t remember Hela telling me about that before." (I)
I performed the Awakening Ceremony with Zaya, but I’m not sure about her personality and character, so I’ll leave it to talk to her after finishing the Awakening.
"Master, I brought her, she is in another room." (Haku)
"I’m going now." (I)
"You need to know something, she has evolved." (Haku)
"Why do I need to know something like that? Every day there is someone evolving here in the Dungeon." (I)
"An Insect Empress finds it difficult to evolve, but she tried hard and studied magic directly from Rakan." (Haku)
"She tried so hard to stand out, everything she does is thinking about you to the point where she starts feeding on blood." (Haku)
"That can’t be enough nutrition for her." (I)
"Your race can eat anything, but the prerequisite is to have vital energy." (Haku)
"One more thing, she asked to be named after Alice after evolution." (Haku)
"I thought she already had a name." (I)
"She wanted a new name, I can’t understand it and after seeing her eyes I didn’t want to ask." (Haku)
"..." (I)
I talked to Haku as we advanced towards the room where the next candidate is waiting.
"Good to see you again Kiara, I heard you changed her name." (I)
"Yes great Zenos, my old name no longer represents what I am or what I want to be, that’s why I requested a new name to mark my rebirth." (Kiara)
As soon as I entered he dropped to his knees on the floor, but what took me by surprise wasn’t his submission or the change in his appearance, it was his Aura that shone brightly in pure faith as if that was the focus of everything she is.
I’ve never seen anyone with such great and absolute faith in me, I didn’t even know something like that was possible and it was when my eyes met hers, I understood what Haku said before.
"(I can’t tell if this is Faith, obsession or madness... maybe they are all together...)" (I)
Her eyes were glued to me with pure adoration, she didn’t even seem to have seen Haku standing right next to me, she is completely fanatical to the point that any question she asks becomes useless, her loyalty to me must be more important than life itself, this is obvious just by seeing her Aura, just as Hades said, she meets all the requirements.
"Come with me, I want to see her power." (I)
"As you wish, great Zenos." (Kiara)
"Please just call me Zenos." (I)
An interview with her would be useless, her Aura and behavior scream religious fanaticism, having her around could be safer for her and for me, this way I can prevent her fanaticism from diverting her path.
But before anything else, I want to understand her power, I want to know the powers she has, her way of fighting and her strengths.
