NOVPUBPov Niryna:
I was now in the land of Death that looked like a ruined capital, all the Undead here had already been destroyed and the energy of death was crystallized in a black flame above me reaching an impressive 170 meters high, but it was not heat that emanated from these flames but a cold that chilled the Soul.
Baal was keeping the fire under control while Lara was lying naked on a red crystal altar made with my blood, the needles I am using are made from the bones of some Demonic God that I borrowed from Hela.
I was placing these large bone needles in various points of Lara’s body, penetrating her forehead to her brain, in the middle of her heart, in 5 points around her core, in specific points on her legs and arms.
"This is the last one." (me)
"That needle is in the wrong place, take it out and put it back in... you forgot the needle in your neck... don’t forget the symbols you need to draw..." (Callidora)
Callidora continued to show me one mistake at a time and how I could correct it, she also took the opportunity to remind me of the next step of the Ritual.
After a few more hours correcting my mistakes and finishing the preparations for the ritual, I breathed a sigh of relief that it was over, but I couldn’t help but look below the crystal altar where a transparent coffin was filled with my blood, seeing that delicate hand trying to break the coffin was a bit disturbing.
"Is it really right to do this like the others?" (me)
"For me it is right to do whatever I want with whoever I want, but if you are feeling guilt or repulsion for your actions, then I can only say that you need to improve a lot compared to Zenos." (Callidora)
Callidora was behind me, her clothes today were not revealing, it was more like a party dress as if she were going to participate in a celebration or something.
I always have one foot behind her teachings, if I listen to her completely I will become someone as disturbed as Samara and as cruel as herself, I know I am not the most correct person there is, but I will not completely denigrate myself to their level.
"Listen well, the woman in that coffin was an enemy, a Divine Herald above that." (Callidora)
"Do not have mercy on your enemies, treat them with the cruelty they deserve and use them as disposable materials that they are, even Zenos and his daughters understand that." (Callidora)
"But even so, using her Soul..." (me)
"As a Herald, your body does not matter at all, as long as your Soul remains, it will return to the God of Law where it will be reborn with a new body." (Callidora)
"Divine Beings can only be truly defeated by destroying their Souls and if we’re going to do that anyway, why not use it to our fullest advantage?" (Callidora)
"Hela has been doing this for a long time, even Zenos did it in the past and still does it when necessary." (Callidora)
"(I’ve heard some things about Zenos’ past, his actions making me doubt his identity as the older brother I once knew.)" (me)
Sigh
"(Everyone changes... I myself am not the same woman I was back then...)" (me)
Zenos had at least created a bottom line and his own rules, I should do something like that too and maybe it’s better to rely on the rules he created than to just listen to Callidora trying to influence me.
"Let’s get this over with, the boy called us this afternoon, I’m curious about what happened to him." (Callidora)
"Okay..." (me)
"< Infernal Ritual: Demonic Birth >" (me)
Two magic circles appear, one above the altar and one below the coffin, Baal steps away and under my control the fire of death was completely absorbed by the ritual, a column of black flames completely obscures the ritual, then red lines seem to flow from bottom to top as if flowing with something.
The power, mind, vitality, Soul and even the Divinity of Sarin are being refined before being given to Lara who will give way to a new Soul already completely corrupted.
"How long do we have to wait?" (me)
"7 days, the Divine bones we use greatly shorten the time needed, otherwise it would take almost 1 year." (Callidora)
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Pov Zenos:
"So you don’t know anything about the System or about that claw that destroyed a universe?" (me)
"That’s not what I said, I said that the claw can be many things and that I won’t say anything about the secrets of creation." (Callidora)
"That’s your problem, figure it out on your own." (Callidora)
"..." (me)
Sigh
"(I knew that would be the answer, but it didn’t hurt to ask.)" (me)
I tried to ask Callidora a few things, but nothing worked, she probably knows all these answers, but she won’t tell me anything, I’m just a tool of amusement for her and a protector for her daughter.
I look at Niryna, since she was born I haven’t had a long conversation with her, there was always something taking up my time or she was avoiding me for some reason.
Seeing her now, it seems like she’s no longer avoiding me, but she still doesn’t want to talk, I can see the apprehension in her eyes, it seems like I still need to wait a little longer.
I told the two of them to leave, Hela already informed me about their projects, I don’t care about those things and that’s why I didn’t even bring it up before they left.
"(I’m sure that claw was an Anomalous Creature, but I couldn’t see the rest of its body, much less identify its power level.)" (me)
"Responsibility, you wanted to show me the dangers to a universe... but did it have to be so drastic?" (me)
If this Universe had continued to expel me and Tarzor, then I would have to face that level of danger while being in a tiny universe.
This thought scared me more than a little, Tarzor is still in egg form, it seems like its body is formed and I can feel it, but the adaptation of the universe that composes it is still happening like the flow of Natural power, the formation of galaxies and planets as well as the implementation of Universal Laws.
"Samara, I never asked, but what happened to those who lived in Tarzor?" (me)
"They were used as materials, there were many Divine beings among them, they must have died and their Divinities became part of the Essences of their universe." (Samara)
"In other words, it became a refuge for those criminals for that reason?" (me)
"That bastard had been making his preparations for a long time, no wonder there were prisoners inside it like the Dragon Eaters and the Ascended Gods." (me)
Samara was always around, there were few times when she would move away, in fact I had already suggested that even when she moved away, she would always be able to appear near me when I called her name, I couldn’t tell if this was her ability or an effect of the restrictions that make up her current existence.
"He should have had a plan B, he was too old to just wait around for someone like the Master, especially with the high possibility of never finding someone like that." (Samara)
"That’s one of the things I’m going to ask him when he wakes up." (me)
"Nix and Zaya are watching the egg, when there’s any reaction you’ll know." (Samara)
"But what we should still worry about is the war..." (Samara)
"You guys are very calm, aren’t you!?" (Adella)
"I warned you, I warned you more than once and you still didn’t listen to me, you damn idiot!!" (Adella)
Samara was incredibly responsible with everything I trusted her to do, so I passed on the things related to the war to her, I needed someone experienced on the subject and I ended up choosing her and it was at that moment that Adella came in breaking through a wall, her Aura exploding violently as she pointed her finger at me.
"He’s here... isn’t he?" (me)
"Yes, I can feel him nearby, I left a mark to track him, but I couldn’t, the most the mark did was an alarm to signal his approach." (Adella)
"How much time do we have?" (me)
"A few hours, maybe less, he seems to be locked in our position following a straight line." (Adella)
"..." (me)
"(I thought Akatosh would take care of this, that’s why I stayed away, but why hasn’t he acted yet?)" (me)
I had granted Anomalous power to my Dragon Totem that Akatosh connected with all the Dragons, all this to face the Dragon Eaters, so I didn’t understand why he was letting this one loose like that, it would be impossible for him not to know about it.
"Be careful, he won’t be alone, there must be at least 2 more with him." (Samara)
"..." (me/Adella)
"You said you had found only one, didn’t you?" (me)
"Yes, and apparently it was the same one you described meeting." (Adella)
"They are not unintelligent creatures, they are hunters and treacherous, the first one serves only as a scout while waiting for the others, so when they launch attacks they do not give the enemy opportunities to fight back, much less escape." (Samara)
"So only this scout had arrived when I found him?" (Adella)
"No, they have sharp senses, they would have felt traces of the Master in you, they wanted to make you worry about just one of them without knowing about the others, it seems like the kind of thing they would do." (Samara) 𝚗ovp𝚞b.𝚌om
"They used me?" (Adella)
"Yes, I didn’t say anything before since the master showed no interest in going there, clearly there would be a trap prepared waiting for his arrival." (Samara)
"But if they’re coming this far and so fast, there are only two options: they’re being pressured in some way to do it faster or they’re confident that their strength is greater than yours and they can at least take their target without any worries." (Samara)
"That makes the situation even worse!" (me)
