With a huge leap he pushed himself out of the debris and continued his path in hasty steps towards Leonie.
Meanwhile a large amount of spectating townspeople gathered all around the mansion and discussed openly about what might have happened here. The former sleeping guards, where already back up on their feet and trying their best to cover the situation, with the most plausible explanation, that a big monster had attacked.
And they did a very admiring job, most of the commoners were held outside the mansion and the fighting region.
The commander of the guards was present as the fight started, he hid behind a wooden shed and concluded swift minded, that the hope for the mansion lord to survive is futile and so he ordered his man right in time to obstruct the townspeople from coming too near to this scenery.
Within seconds Midas arrived before the still unconscious Leonie.
“So little girl, its time to go back home. I have searched an eternity for you and finally I was able to find you.”
With a reassuring voice Midas picked up Leonie and embraced her into his arms.
“Hmm, very interesting... It seems you do have indeed some ties with that girl. But whatever it is I still cant allow you to take her away. In addition I really feel the urge to kill you. after what you did to Mia!”
But to Midas surprise a familiar voice sounded from behind the tree, which Leonie lied against.
And without further ado Hohenheim stepped out of the shadows.
“You? You are alive... that''s impossible!”
Midas was stupefied and his expression curled into a very unpleasant and stern smile.
“I dont know what kind of spell you used to turn me into a figure of gold, but how could that even kill me... A god! And now its my turn.”
but before Midas could react to anything, he felt a very excessive pain in his chest.
And with a huge “Poof” the air was driven out of his lungs and he was sent flying.
Hohenheim blurred into something unnoticeable and nearly vanished completely from Midas sight, but as he reappeared he placed a very blunt and strong fist right into Midas chest.
A fin layer of spiritual energy covering his fist.
As Midas was blown away, Hohenheim caught Leonie in mid air, as she was not penetrated by the punch and just falling to the ground.
“Cough, cough...”
A dust cloud spread form one of the former neatly and perfectly chiseled brick walls, which is now only a bunch of disconnected stones and bricks.
“A god he says... cough, cough... haha interesting”
Midas pulled himself up again and coughed a large puddle of blood.
Then he pulls of his robe, again, and mumbles something into his hand, while forming a praying gesture.
“folks of the north, folks of the east, folks of the west, folks of the south-. Answer your King, who is the devil... Who is the demon... And who has saved you all!”
With a bright appearance a large golden globe spread from Midas praying hands and formed into a shining golden mass.
“ Ahahahaahaha... lets see if you can stop this... god...”
With a sudden mad laugh Midas threw the golden shining mass up into the air.
And like a miniature atom bomb, the golden mass explodes in mid air, releasing an ear piercing scream of millions of people.
And all screamed the same one word.
“MIDAS!”
As the ear shattering noise sounded, the explosion forced the golden mass to turn into a golden mist.
And with no delay the mist spread forth, covering everything and with seemingly infinite reach.
Without ending, the golden fog encircled Hohenheim, but it did not stop, it went forth and was about to reach the entrance of the mansion.
Hohenheim frowned and with a sudden shrug, he jumped into the air above the golden fog, but the mist started to chase him upwards and shortly after surrounded him again.
“Hohenheims thoughts were interrupted, as a huge wave of screaming and panicking reached his ears.
The townspeople were reached by the golden mist and slowly the fog dissipated. Leaving a field of pure gold. The entire surrounding, the grass plane, the mansion, everything turned into gold.
But the even more horrifying scene, are the masses of golden statues which appear all around the mansion.
Guards, as well as commoners, all were turned into gold, leaving no exception.
Hohenheim meanwhile was still surrounded by a dense golden mist, which gathered around him, like a huge golden bubble.
“ I feel a lot of lives diminishing around this area... has he turned everything into gold... what a maniac.”
“Tsk... fine I''ll correct your mistakes puny human. And than I′ll punish you, Immortal or not!”
Hohenheim reached his right hand out and activates an ability.
“SET EVEN!”
As if on command, with Hohenheim finishing his words the golden bubble splatters into nothingness.
And with an enormous force an all mighty and oppressive aura, was emitted from Hohenheims hand.
Like a white circle of cleansing, the aura spread around him and ravaged through the golden environment.
Cleansing everything from it and leaving everything as it was before, uncovered from gold. The golden statues disappeared, leaving just human bodies. But they, who were caught in the golden mist, had already lost their lives.
As he saw this action of Hohenheim, Midas couldn''t believe his eyes. With an expression of shock and surprise he took a few steps aback.
“Haha, so this is how Evenness works... very well that′s a really op ability.”
Hohenheim smirks involuntary and his lips escapes a small megalomaniac laughter.
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“Now how about you feel my ability wrath next...”
With a shrug Hohenheim moved and rushed towards Midas.
Midas meanwhile got a hold of his senses and gasped at Hohenheim, while he raised his voice
“!”
A glowing red orb showed itself in front of Hohenheim and with a hairs breadth, Hohenheim dodged that thing.
But Midas did not stop there, as he cast three more of those red glowing orbs, with all the speed he had left.
Hohenheim could only wonder about the surprisingly fast pace of the orbs. He used his entire speed and was sure that Midas could not see him, but still every time he wanted to appear before Midas, one of those damn things appears right in front of him and blocks his way. They seemed to chase him.
“Hahaha, you are indeed strong, I cant even see you at your current speed. But its useless, in front of this magic even gods are useless and fragile things.”
Midas shouted out like a mad man, as he started to throw even more of those orbs.
As he reached a total of fifteen orbs Midas finally stopped and observed a red glowing light show in front of him.
Hohenheim rushed and dodged in a continuing flow. And at his speed the orbs of red glowing build a steady flow of red streams in the air.
“Mhh enough playtime, I already gathered enough information about this magic.”
Suddenly Hohenheim comes to a stop in front of Midas and with a smug grin on his face, he opens his palm.
“Swoosh, swoosh..”
The red orbs instantly aimed at Hohenheim and hit him.
But the expression on Midas face was neither joy nor reassurance. It was exactly the opposite.
As Midas gaped with a flabbergasted expression at him.
The red orbs aimed at Hohenheim and with a few, very fast, movements he had caught them all in his palm, while holding Leonie in the other arm.
The fifteen red glowing orbs gathered into a large red sphere, slightly floating above Hohenheims palm.
And with a reassured lift of his hand, the sphere disintegrated and vanished as if it never existed.
Shortly after he shrugged again and emitted a relieving aura around him, as he caught Midas at his collar in the air.
“How...why … why can you touch me??? you should turn to gold.”
realizing that he cant use any of his magic Midas started to wildly brandish, but he was powerless. ''
Hohenheims aura totally suppressed Midas, turning him into a helpless sack of flesh.
“You got me by surprise the first time, I never confronted such a powerful magic as Hebraic magic.
And I must admit, if I were any other deity, then maybe you would have really killed me.
But to your misfortune, I am the balance in person. And your strong curse cant effect me. Midas the unrighteous.”
“How.. who? Why do you know of my curse? Why would a god descend here??”
Midas was helplessly held in position by Hohenheims merciless grip.
At the same moment a fragile and cute person, with very reddened eyes and a slightly sobbing rushes to Hohenheims side.
“You... you... I hate you! I thought you were dead or what ever.... urgh!”
Mia rushed to Hohenheim and hugged him, then shortly after turned in anger and punched him.
Turning slightly sobbing towards, the limply hanging, Midas and pouted.
“Ouh... Mia that hurt. I am sorry, I didn''t know either what happened to me.”
“That''s not an acceptable apology!”
Mia pouted again and kicked Midas swinging leg, causing a cracking sound and a visible fracture.
But Midas swallowed his pain.
“Mia- I am really sorry”
Hohenheim turned solemn and with an apologetic expression turned towards Mia
“Tsk, you have to make up for it. I wont let this slip so easy... But first what are you going to do with that scumbag there?”
Mia circled around Midas eyeing him closely with a deep expression of disgust.
“Haha, I dont really know... At first I wanted to kill him, but I dont feel like it anymore.
I also discovered his ties to Leonie. This guy seems to be more complex than I thought.”
Hohenheim said in a concerned manner.
“Huh what do you mean?”
Mia spouted confused.
“You two... I am still here you know!?”
But they got interrupted as Midas recovered his voice and makes them aware of his consciousness
“Hmm, you, shut up.”
But to Mias and Midas surprise Hohenheim indifferently waved his hand and drew a small rune on top of Midas head.
The small symbol began slowly to glow and became brighter, until a bright shining light enveloped Midas.
Shortly after the light diminished and Midas got a new tattoo on his forehead.
It looks a little like a small dragonfly.
“What did you do to him?”~Mia
“Hmm, oh I just sealed his damn curse. It appears that he has quite the background... This turning everything in gold thing, that''s actually a strong curse. It appears he was cursed quite some time ago, by a very impressive and complex magic circle. I think it was by a Hebraic-sorceress called Faruna. As he turned me into a golden statue I was somehow connected to his memories of the past... I saw some really impressive magic stuff...”
Again Midas interrupted Hohenheim. Staring at him with wide opened eyes.
“How do you know who cursed me?! I have looked hundreds, no thousands of years for a clue on how to get rid of that damn curse.”
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“Hohenheim didn''t let Mia finish her sentence, instead he patted her head slightly and with that a flow of information surged into Mias thoughts. The entire story was transferred from Hohenheims memories to Mias.
“Better now my dear?”
“What...?! Ok now I understand. That also explains Leonies origin...”
Mia answered a bit perplex, still a little startled because of the sudden knowledge.
“You guys know who this girl is? Than you know, that I just want the best for her!”
the time Mia finished Midas brandished again and desperately tried to claim his good intentions with gestures. Soon enough he stopped due to his heavily wounded leg.
“Of course. After I felt the magic aura in the flashback, I immediately connected the special feeling about it. Its the same feeling that Leonie gave of, the first time i′ve met her.
If I am right, she is the reincarnation of the witch of the north. And you′r beloved savior.”
With an indifferently smile Hohenheim casually waved Midas in the air and continued
“But that does not mean that you are allowed to kidnap her. And I despise the methods you used to capture her. I will not let you go so easily. In addition this girl is also very important for me, it seems she is the last person in this world, who is capable of using hebraic-magic. Due to the current circumstances I cannot allow someone as powerful as her to be left alone.”
“Ugh... But, I searched so long for her. And now you came to take her away, after I finally managed to find her. Unforgivable, you despicable god. And I can use hebraic-magic as well you fool! And i′ll return, then i′ll make sure to kill you.”
Midas struggled a bit more, futile, Hohenheims grip was nothing that the him in that state could fight off.
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“With a last useless swing of his hand Midas tried to escape, but he bitterly failed.
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“And who might it be, that is interrupting me, whilst executing justice?”
“Hoho, how hot headed. But very well, I am known as Saint Mortem or in your language it would be simply Death”
Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere.A broad smile appeared on the old mans face and with a further step he completely executed a slight bow.
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“Already having a vague expectation of what the Death might ask, Hohenheim firstly looked at the wrapped Midas and then stared blankly at the old man.
“As he spoke his bony and long index finger pointed at Midas, whilst he glared at Hohenheim with a sharp and judging expression, not ceasing his broad smile.
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“Hmm, this matter is truly difficult... But I cannot allow him to die yet. You need to understand that his part is not fulfilled yet. You will understand soon enough, for even you are a part in the upcoming happenings. So please i′ll ask again will you leave me this one there?”
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“Are you sure, I don′t know this man there, but I can not determine his strength. Maybe it would be...”
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But that was not all, with a growling howl fearsome, red glowing shadows stepped out from the crater and like evil souls which escaped hell they spread around the cut, rotting and withering everything in a radius of hundred meter, afterwards they disappeared.
<table><tbody><tr><td>Wrath and Evenness-notes </td></tr><tr><td>Strongly affection towards hate and wrath.
</tr><tr><td>Path of Wrath′s balance </td></tr><tr><td>The God will develop immense strength and will
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“You boy! don′t be too cocky. I tried to paralyze you before, that was just a mere stun swing of mine.
finally the old man′s smile ceased and a serious expression exchanged places with it.
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“Even Mia started to vibrate and a fitting killing aura added the blazing gown.
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“Cracking sounds resounded and an ear piercing thunder sound marked the first sign of attack.
“Was that already everything? Not very impressive. Let me show you true power.”
Death frowned and tightened his grip around the scythe, as Hohenheim easily fended him aside.
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With a very sturdy resolution and an unshakable determination he rushed towards Midas.
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“A painful shriek left Death′s surprised body, but his resolution was unbreakable.
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Very sorry for the late release :(
maybe it will take again so long, but i′ll finish the story
rr messed my spacelines someone know how to fix that?
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