《Devil underneath the tricksters mask》


 Traces of an old freind

    A dark skin teenage boy with short black hair and purple eyes was wandering through a bustling city street.


    He wore a black jacket with a white under shirt and black jeans.His name was Angelo rycardrd he stood at a height of 6.1 at sixteen.


    He was currently in the city of lanurga in a country called festandra.


    "Man, I''m glad this student exchange program is ending soon, but I didn''t find any leads on any of the cults nor if their are any shady organizations trafficking children to the solad coalition territories."groaned Angelo.


    "When grandma said the old man was asking me for a favor, I was resistant, not like I needed money, but it was a free vacation."said Angelo.


    "Well, maybe theirs a piece of the gate here somewhere."said Angelo to himself


    Angelo then bumped into a small child as he instinctively grabbed the child from falling over.


    "Sorry I wasn''t paying much attention."said Angelo.The kid sent a punch towards Angelo''s nose which he immediately blocked, but he could see the red aura covering the boys fist


    Everyone turned towards Angelo, surrounding him and the boy.The boy had red hair, green eyes, and pale skin he also had slightly tattered clothes.


    "Oh my god, what are you doing with that little boy."shouted a man who towered over Angelo at a height of 6,8.


    The man had unique features such as his bald head that reflected the sun.A bushy blonde beard, and an eye patch covering his left eye.


    "No, sir, I just bumped into him, and he attacked me."said Angelo."Help this man is trying to bring me into an alleyway."shouted the little boy.


    The man hurled his fist straight. The kid then ran off and stuck his tongue out at Angelo.The man sent a punch towards Angelo''s face, but angelo just jumped over him.


    The man seemed surprised while Angelo looked to be in shape to evade his blow, especially by leaping into the not something a normal human would be capable of.


    The people on the street cornered him as two police officers surrounded him."Put your hands up in the air and surrender peacefully."said an older police officer with a white mustache and a bald head.


    He held his gun up towards Angelo, who sighed.The younger police officer tried to walk up behind angelo to cough him.


    But Angelo pulled out his cell phone as he walked up to the officer.


    "Wonder what kind of things people like him keep on their phone."muttered a woman."I don''t even wanna know for all we know he could be a part of a child trafficking ring."said another voice.


    "Turning yourself in first honorabledeed you''ve done, sick bastards like you deserve to be executed."Said the large man from behind angelo.This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.


    "Officer, I was sightseeing on my phone when I bumped into that kid. I have the video to prove my innocence."said Angelo as he showed the officer the footage.


    "Oh, I''m very sorry, sir it''s just that kids have been going missing at an alarming rate, so we must take all suspicions seriously."said the older police officer.


    Bowing his head as his younger apprentice did the same."No need to apologize. I understand, and you don''t have to call me, sir. I''m only sixteen."said Angelo.


    "We need to find that kid and question him making such bold and outrageous allegations."said the younger officer.


    "Yes, I agree. Can anyone point me in the direction he went?"asked the officer.Every starter to whisper, but when mo ine stepped forward, it was obvious that no one had seen the kid.


    The large man walked up to Angelo, bowing his head."I''m sorry I acted impulsively without listening to you."said the man.


    "It''s okay. I have a few kids I consider younger siblings despite our close age. I''d have reacted the same way."said Angelo.


    "Excuse me, I know it''s strange to ask, but you do martial arts?"asked the man."It''s complicated. I was taught to survive from a young age, so I picked up a few things."replied Angelo.


    "What''s up with this kid? either he''s actually normal, or he''s at a higher mastery than even me."said the man to himself.


    "Is everything okay?"asked Angelo."Yeah, it''s fine, by the way. My name is Amaro."replied Amaro."Angelo,angelo rythcard."said Angelo as she shook the man''s hand.


    "Angelo, well, here''s my number. Call me for a favor anytime."said Amaro as he handed Angelo a small piece of paper.


    "Thanks, but it''s just a misunderstanding. I don''t really need any favors."said Angelo."I insist no matter how small I want to repay you."said Amaro.


    "Okay, I''ll accept it."Said Angelo, taking the paper.Amaro said, said his goodby, s and walked off into the opposite direction.


    Angelo pulled out a card from his pocket as he smiled."That boy had voudaju. If the wrong people found him, it could have dire consequences."said Angelo.


    "If I could, I''d annaliayev all those child trafficking bastards with my bare hands."said Angelo."Well, what''s stopping you?"said a mysterious voice.


    A card then flew out from a book that appeared in front of angelo."Wait, you''re not supposed to be able to do that."Said Angelo.


    "Wait, this hasn''t happened since you were a child."Said another card that flew up to angelo''s face


    "This only happens when theirs, another card you forged, is in the area or outside the codex."said Elliot.


    "Time shifter,Elliot, you think it could be her."said Angelo."Wait, if you two are feeling the strong pull, why aren''t the others?"asked Angelo.


    "They are, but only about six of us know why it''s happening. Remember, and the others are busy arguing."said time shifter.


    "Well, I sense the the connection in the direction that boy went."said Elliot."Perfect, I was going to find him anyway."said Angelo.


    Purple lighting surrounded Angelo as he vanished in a flash.


    In a building at the edge of town, the small boy looked towards the figure of a girl in the shadows.


    "You say the person you bumped into had dark skin purple eyes and an ominous aura."said the girl to the little boy.


    "Yeah, is he a part of the cult or people chasing us?"asked the boy."No, he''s not, but I have a history with him, and it''s best if our past stays in the past."said the girl.


    The girl pulled out a pitch blacblackng sword with hundreds of purple writings engraved in the


    blade.


    "But I suppose you want to reunite with him."said the girl as the sword glowed a bright color."Malika, I didn''t know you had a boyfriend."said a small girl.


    The girl walked out from the shadows and had a devious smile on her face.She had pink hair and pink eyes and was slowly rubbing her hands together.


    Malika sighed, turning her head the other way as she plunged the sword into the ground.

 Unwanted past

    Angelo appeared in a flash of lightning outside of an old building as his jacket fluttered in the w


    "Damn, and they wonder why kids are going missing look where they''re forced to go if those damn corrupt orphanages don''t accept them."said Angelo.


    He stepped forward he stepped in a large puddle of liquid that splashed up on his pants.


    "Seems I stepped in a puddle, but it hasn''t rained in weeks."said Angelo.He then lifted up his foot only to see blood dripping off the bottom of his sneakers.


    Angelo then turned swiftly as he saw dozens of dead bodies in a pile.Some were burned to a crisp cut in half or had all their limbs severed.


    "These bodies belong to trained voudaju users for a person to do this to them they''d at least be level five."said Elliot.


    "One problem from the examination I found two of these guys are level six."said time shifter.


    "The gap between levels is night and day a level seven could take on a dozen level sixes, but voudaju isn''t the only factor we could be dealing with a person who''s manifested a relic."Said angelo.


    "Anyway, these are obviously bad guys, and it''s abvious they could have easily disposed them meaning their trying to intimidate me."said Angelo.


    A sword flew towards Angelo''s neck, but the blade shattered upon contact.A kid with black hair,black eyes, and tanned skin then jumped back as he looked warily at Angelo.


    "You''re strong, but you''re an amateur, and you breaking your sword shows your lack of skill in reinforcement."said Angelo.


    The boy growled as black energy swirled around his blade, which reinforced its shape into a black katana made of energy.


    "You learned to mimic the shape of darkness impressive."said Angelo.A giant black spike of darkness about ten meters in length then rushed at Angelo.


    A purple dagger like blade cane from angelo''s wrist as he slicer the spike in half."Dark void."Said the boy.


    A giant wave of darkness then released from the boy reducing all it cams in contact with in a three hundred meter radius to dust.


    Angelo was covered in a wave of purple flames as he stood unfazed by the wave of liquid burning acidic darkness.


    "That''s about enough."Said angelo."Summon time shifter."


    A tall figure wearing a long black robe that obstructed their face and body manifested in front of angelo.


    The figure had a clock on its chest and held a magicians staff."Eraser point."Said angelo.The darkness vanished as the boy looked confused.This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it


    "Freeze."said Angelo as a clock materialized beneath the boy stopping him place.Angelo smiled and walked over towards the boy.


    "Okay, listen, crash dummy. I''m not gonna hurt you. I''m here to help you.Oh wait, you can''t hear me."Said Angelo.


    He tapped the boy''s forehead as the moment the boy regained control of his head, he growled at Angelo.


    "Just wait bastard malika''s going to kill you."said the boy.Angelo stepped back as he had a somewhat surprised look on his face.


    He turned to the house as he tapped the boy on the shoulder unfreeze his entire body."I''ll take my leave now."said Angelo.


    Time shifter grabbed Angelo''s shoulder as he held his master in place."You''ve been searching for years, and you''re really gonna let this opportunity go."said time shifter.


    The boy jumped towards angelo, attempting to stab him through his back.Angelo grabbed the spear on darkness, shattering it, grabbing the boys'' collar.


    "Feisty one, aren''t you seriously? I''m not trying to kill you, or am I your enemy."said Angelo."You think I''ll leave for you to gather your damn cronies."said the boy.


    "Lisen, I''m not in the mood for this now. Do you prefer I knock you out and leave you on the street or or i put you down and leave in peace."Saud Angelo.


    The boy gave up as angelo put him down.Time shifter turned back into a card and vanished into thin air.


    "Wait, who are you?"asked the boy."Me just a stranger passing through you kids are in safe hands I don''t have to worry."said Angelo


    Angelo vanished in a trace of purple lighting as he appeared on top of a building on the other side of town in a second.


    A book appeared in Angelo''s hand.The book had the image of two bright purple eyes leaking blood that formed mysterious writing.


    "What was that back there? You''ve been searching for a decade.You''re just gonna walk away like a coward. You didn''t go for answers."said Elliot.


    "I don''t need answers right now. I''ve got too many things to worry about."replied Angelo."What about Holly, the first card you ever forged? Did she have no value? You owe her answers, not the other way around."said time shifter.


    Another card flew out of the book."I was listening to everything, and you can''t keep running."said the card.


    "And what am I running from ulthos?"asked Angelo in irritation."You run from your voudaju ability the plans to enter the netherworld to find you''re parents and now you''re running again from two people who care about you."replied ulthos calmly.


    Angelo plopped down flat onto the roof." I guess you''re all right in a way. I still can''t accept who I was then, nor can I confront them."said Angelo.


    "You''re not alone. You never are because no matter what, we''re the only things you can''t abandon."said Elliot.


    "He did with Holly."said another card that came from the book.The others turned towards him."I shouldn''t have said that."said the card.


    "You know iodine for being the one forged to annalize emotions.You''re not very good at it."said time shifter.


    "It''s okay it''s his nature. I made him counter all deception, even the ones that comfort us in times of distress."said Angelo.


    Angelo sat up, looking down at the town with all the people.He saw a large festival going all with kids in costumes and men and women performing plays and playing music.


    He noticed a few kids throwing fruit at each other, apparently for good luck."This festival is apparently being kept in honor of the goddess manada."said Angelo.


    As he pointed to a giant statue of a lady holding a flower basket.She''s apparently the goddess of luck ,love, and fortune.


    A festival like this is a perfect place to spot any shady business, "said Angelo.He then appeared in the midst of the festival as he looked around.


    "Come along kids, it''s time I tell you a folklore that happened recently it''s about od creature who has appeared throughout the world.


    The creature has no official name. Some say he''s the devil to those he''s attacked, but around these parts, he''s called the angel that leads hell."


    Angelo turned, seeing an old man with a white beard and a wide smile.He had on a cowboy hat on his head and held a small guitar in his hand.


    "You instrested in my story as well, young man."The man spat on the ground, sitting back in an old rocking chair as he strung his guitar.

 Tale cut short

    "Come on, old man caiver, not this again."Angelo turned as he heard a voice groan in the distance.The voice came from a drunken man


    He had dark tanned skin, a bald head, and a bushy white beard.While not as old as old man caiver, he was also up their in age.


    "I may be old, but I''m not senile I know what I saw, and one of the worst things  a man can accuse me of is being a liar wolford"said caiver, glaring towards the other man.


    Angelo then got a glimpse of caivers eyes."He''s blind and coil still sense me this old man''s no joke."thought angelo.


    A browned skin woman with long black here then walked up to wolford, kissing him on the cheek.


    "Leave the senile old fool alone and come finish what we started."said the woman, holding on to wolfords harm.


    "Wow, I haven''t seen you around before."Said the woman towards Angelo''s.Angelo turned to her a stoic look on his face.


    "I''m a temporary resident at the laudica academy. I just moved here two months ago."said Angelo.


    "Are you a student?"asked the woman."No, I''m not it''s complicated."replied Angelo."So you''re legal?"asked the woman.


    "No, I''m sixteen, turning seventeen I two months."replied Angelo."Oh, you''re a child prodigy or something."said the woman.


    "Something like that I''m their to help a friend with a task I should be leaving in a few months."said Angelo.


    "Oh well, come visit me sometime."said the girl.Wolford, who tried to hide his anger, grabbed the girl whisking her away.


    "That was strange."thought angelo.Angelo turned around and stared at wolford."So, you mind telling me that story you have, sir."said Angelo.


    "That''s mew you''re the first person to ever want to listen to the ramblings of an old man."saidcaiver.


    "What can I say? I like a good story."Said Angelo."Well, brat, guess I''ll tell you since you''re so interested."said caiver.


    "Hey, you''re the old bastard who skirt on their bill."Angelo turned as he saw a bald fat man with two goons behind him.


    Old man caiver immediately jumped up from his chair, leaping thirty feet in the air into a building as he started to laugh.


    "Sorry, brat. I guess I''ll tell you next time!"shouted old man caiver.The bald man grabbed Angelo''s collar as he stared him in the eye.


    "Hey, brat, you better find some way to pay that bill or your dead."said the bald man." At least let me pay before opening your mouth. I wouldn''t wanna die."said Angelo, holding his nose.


    The man''s face turned red as the people around him started to laugh he then threw a punch towards Angelo, but angelo grabbed his arm and twisted it.


    The man screamed out in pain, dropping to his knees as his two goons rushed at Angelo.Angelo kicked the first guy in his chest, launching him into a trash can.This book is hosted on another platform. Read the official version and support the author''s work.


    He then punched the other guy in the nose, sending him crashing into a wall."Three grown men getting beat up by a teenager wonder how you gonna explain that to your wives."said Angelo.


    As he took up the bald guys wallet."No wonder you were chasing that old man for money this wallet dryer than your restaurants biscuits."said Angelo


    The bald man gritted his teeth as he looked at Angelo with hatred."Stop, you''re going too far."said iodine as he flew up to angelo''s face.


    "What he attacked me without even asking questions."said Angelo."No, you are acting immature. Stop immediately."


    Angelo sighed as he walked away, not realizing a note that dropped from the man''s wallet had attached himself to his coat.


    "You do realize you were not in the complete right."said iodine as angelo stumbled through the festival.


    "Yeah, I know I went too far old habits die hard."said Angelo."It''s not that you completely ignored your training, and let your emotions take over."said iodine.


    "I guess that makes him more human than we thought."said ulthos."Guess you''re right. However, I''ll try and find that old man and get him to explain before I apologize."said Angelo.


    A note was then slapped into his face as a mysterious card sunk back into the book.


    "Damn really nosra."said Angelo as he took the paper off his face."She''s still mad you didn''t go meet Malika."said ulthos.


    "Why didn''t she tell me?"asked Angelo."I don''t know you created that attitude, so why are you asking."replied Elliot.


    "Yeah, I seem to have made a lot of you with attitudes."said Angelo."But i still wouldn''t have it any other way."said Angelo.


    "You know people probably think you''re schizophrenic."said Elliot."They wouldn''t be right, but their not wrong."said Angelo.


    Angelo then took a swift turn, entering a secluded slum.Angelo stopped in the middle of the streets as he looked at the sky.


    Just then, dozens of guns were raised against him as a person stepped out from the shadows."You''re digging too deep, kid, nothing personal, but you gotta go."said the man.


    He wore a long trench coat and had his face covered by a bandana." How arrogant can the mafia family be to send only one voudaju user after me."Said Angelo.


    Gun shots then rushed at Angelo as he smiled."Gear shift maximum annaliation."said Angelo.


    Just then, a massive explosion erupted, destroying everything in a ten meter radius.The smoke cleared, revealing dozens of dead bodies.


    A figure stood behind angelo he had a massive halo on his forehead and a robotic face his body was covered in a long black trench coat.


    And he had two massive gears turning on it''sback.The only person other than angelo who was still alive was greatly battered on his knees Panting.


    Just then, two figures fell down from the sky, both floating in the air.Bity wore long black robes and had their faces covered with white mask.


    Their robes were adorned with the image of a figure that wore a large top hat the figures face was clouded in darkness, only revealing it''s bright purple eyes.


    Red chains burst up from the ground, trying to rap around angelo, but the fire around his body instantly burned the chains away.


    One of the figures rushed at him as water engulfed the figures  body.Angelo created a giant ten meter dragon made of lightning as it rushed at the figure.


    But the figure pulled out a mirror as the dragon seemingly vanished.Angelo then watched as water burst from the ground.


    A giant cyclone that tried to pull him in."A relic, oh, that''s not good."said Angelo.The lightning around angelo''s body disappeared as the voudaju around his body started to produce so much heat.


    The water that had engulfed the slums evaporated in seconds.But just then, a wave of arrows flew towards Angelo as he immediately incinerated them.


    He turned around as a giant blue lightning dragon rushed towards him."Using my own energy, that''s sneaky."said Angelo.


    "Absolute lightning control."said Angelo as the lightning vanished.Just then the sky turned black as it started to rain.


    A giant storm then engulfed the entire town as angelo lifted up his arm."So whoever sent you is willing to destroy this entire city."said Angelo


    Just then, a giant ten meter water dragon fell from the sky as angelo lifted up his hand."I understand it now."said Angelo as through the shocked gazes of the masked individual, the water dragon then burst into tiny droplets.


    Angelo''s purple voudaju then started to illuminate the air as the storm converted from over the city into one place.


    The mask individuals were then blown back hundreds of meters as the wind pressure from the storm pummeled their bodies.


    "Wow, if I had reacted to a second later, this storm would have become a category four, not that it would change anything."

 Tricksters cult

    Angelo walked calmly towards the two cloaked figures all while dragging the man who had previously attacked him by the collar.


    The man was unconscious as his battered and bruised body was dragged across the wet street.


    Angelo stopped dropping the man as he stared, and the two cloaked figures whose clothes were now extremely damaged.


    "Your skills aren''t bad. If there were at least thirty more of you, it would cost me some trouble." said Angelo.


    "You''re in luck we didn''t bring sixty we brought a hundred."said one of the cloak figures."Oh, you two are girls, I didn''t notice."said Angelo, his eyes glowing.


    "Wait, you aren''t looking through our robes, are you."said the other girl."No, I''m not interested in crazy girls. I can tell you''re gender based on the color of your soul."said Angelo.


    Just then, several cloaked figures appeared to nowhere standing on top of the building, staring down at Angelo.


    "Oh, you weren''t bluffing, so I have approximately twenty minutes before the police arrive that just enough time."said Angelo.


    "Wait, before we fight, can I know what deranged evil god you serve?"asked Angelo.Several hundred chains sprung from the ground.


    Rapping around angelo''s body as he sighed.The chains were instantly burned to ash.Angelo was then caught in a giant ring of fire as he smiled.


    The fire dissappeared as he rushed towards the two girls he grabbed them by the neck as he slammed them to the ground, knocking them unconscious.


    He then vanished in a flash of lightning  appearing on top of the buildings.But before he could even land, a giant sword was flung towards his neck.


    He grabbed the blade as a giant whip of fire was flung towards him he grabbed the person, holding the sword tossing them in the way of the whip.


    The whip flew through the person''s body as angelo jumped off the building only to see it cut in half mete seconds later.


    Several gigantic balls of pure energy then flew at Angelo.The giant balls of energy were instantly swallowed up by a giant fire dragon made by angelo.This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings.


    But as soon as the dragon rushed towards the masked figures, it swallowed up by a mirror.


    "This is getting quite boring."said Angelo.As the lightning around his body grew thicker.Just as a cyclone of water rushed at Angelo.


    All the cloaked figures dropped to the ground, screaming in pain.The cyclone of water broke into tiny water droplets as angelo smiled.


    Angelo then pulled out a purple blade of energy from hus palm as he back flipped into the air, evading several chains.


    A kick was sent to his back, but he flipped over it, grabbing the masked persons head and slamming them into the ground.


    The air around angelo got colder as all of sudden the entire area was covered in giant ice glaciers.


    The ice then rushed at Angelo as several giant ice crystals flew toward him.Angelo swung his blade as a wave of fire instantly melted the ice.


    He then grabbed two of the masked figures, electrocuting them and tossing them to the ground.


    "I''ll end this now."said Angelo.He looked around, seeing around eighty masked figures standing around him.


    "Thunderstorm."The sky darkened the winds picked up as all the buildings started to uproot from the ground.


    The masked figures could barely hold their footing as angelo sighed.Thunderstorm tropical destruction.


    The clouds parted as a giant purple lighting dragon fell from the sky.It''s roar peircing the heavens.BOOM!


    The dragon hit the ground, instantly analiating everything in a ten meter radius.Leaving only a massive crater.


    Angelo stood in the middle of this crater as he looked at all the bodies laid out on the ground in front of him.


    One of the masked figures looked up blood pouring from their body."Why did you keep us alive?"the person asked.


    "Well, killing children is not something I like to do. Why else do you think you all lasted so long."replied Angelo.


    "Tricksters codex manifest."said Angelo as the codex manifested in front of him.The masked figures eyes went wide as angelo frowned.


    "Cast spell false devils blessing."said aid angelo as purple light fell from the sky healing the masked figures.


    "This cult is a result of me."said Angelo as he walked over to the masked figures who were now unconscious.


    "Angelo, these people, their motives and purpose is to find the trickster God and fulfill his request."said iodine.


    "I know, but if only I remembered that request or the person I spoke to when I made that request."Said Angelo.


    Just then, a man wearing a suit dropped down from the sky.Angelo looked at the man with curiosity.


    "Are you one who was blessed by the trickster?"asked the man.The dust cleared as angelo saw the man he had a modest look as if he was a butler.


    He had silver hair and a well-kept silver beard.He wore a white suit and held his hand to his back.


    "May I ask again sir were you blessed by the trickster?"asked the man."I don''t do cults."replied Angelo.


    "Even though you''re responsible for its creation."said ulthos."Shut up."said Angelo.


    "He displays signs of being mentally challenged. The chances that he is like the young masters are great."Said the man.


    Angelo''s codex started to glow as the man vanished into tiny dust particles".Oh shit."

 Lost piece

    Nacron p.o.v


    I felt the hard ground beneath my back as I struggled to open my eyes''s.I sat up, holding my head, struggling to recollect the events that just transpired.


    I opened my eyes as the first thing I saw in front of me was a large castle.The castle was so massive I could not even see the top of it.


    The castle was also black and gloomy.I turned as I saw a large mountain range where I felt a strong presence.


    "Could this be a part of the relic that boy inherited from the trickster?"I asked myself in confusion.


    I lifted up myself, standing up straight as I looked towards the castle.Before I could walk towards the gate, it opened in front of me.


    I then watched as a person or knight wearing black armor stepped out.


    The person was at least twelve feet tall and was carrying a sword that was as tall as I was.


    The sword was intricate it had beautiful and meticulous writing carved into it that I could only hope to understand, and the blade itself glowed a vibrant light.


    However, what impressed me the most was the scale that the figure carried in their lefthand.


    "My name is iodine, and per the masters wish, I will explain to you you''re situation and I will explain who the master is and his connection to the trickster you seek."I heard the figure say.


    It took some time to comprehend what was said. However, I was admittedly confused and alert I did not trust anything this person had to say.


    Just then, something flew over my head.I looked up, seeing a massively phoenix that was bathed in purple flames and radiated a powerful aura.


    "Hello minoro, I see you have been acquainted with iodine."I was confused. The figure was referring to me, but that was not my name.


    "My name is nacron. Who is this minoro you speak of?"I questioned."Nacron is the name given to you by the humans the master assigned you to guide your true name is minoro." replied the phoenix.


    "Master, my masters are the ones who were given power by the trickster."I protested."I swear they get dummer as he ages, haven''t you figured it out? Our master is the trickster."I turned as a new figure appeared.Help support creative writers by finding and reading their stories on the original site.


    The figure wore a long robe and held a staff that resembled an hourglass.The robe they wore also had a massive click on it, and their face was completely obstructed by said robe.


    "I stumbled back in confusion, no you lie."I protested anger evident in my tone."The fact you are here and the fact the book claimed you proves our claim if you want further proof we can read your card."said the knight.


    "What card?"I asked, but I soon regretted that as the figure wearing the robe extended his hand.


    My body broke down as I turned into a card and flew towards the figure."What is going on? You better return me to normal this instance!"I shouted, but they did not pay attention to my tantrum.


    "Minoro guider of the gifted voudaju color blue voudaju ability protecters guidance able to artificially enhance the progression of voudaju through various means.


    Relic emperors monicle allows wielder to predict any attack and replicate a counter."said the masked figure.


    I listened as he listed all of my abilities as if I wasn''t already frozen in place. I would have been frozen in shock.


    "Wow, he really put thought into you and even gave you a copy of his father''s ability."I heard the knight say.


    "Okay, time shifter revert him back to normal he is your sibling after all be nice."I was returned to my human body as I immediately looked over to the boy.


    "Who are you, and what is this place?"I asked in a demanding tone."You know when the trickster manifests whatever he creates, does not affect my supply of cards.


    So until I run into something he creates, I have no idea of knowing it exists."That was not a response I expected nor did I ask for. However, it gave me a small insight into who this person was.


    "Sorry, I''m off topic. The trickster is something I myself can''t explain. However, if you must know, we are in the same."he said this in a calm tone, which and for some reason, I believed him.


    "Anyway, I will offer youone choice. I can erase your memories, and you can get back to your normal life. or jojn me and abandon them"


    "What that is completely unreasonable!"I protested."It''s how things must be afterall you have people who rely on you."he said in a solom tone.


    "Their has to be another option. I want to learn more about who you are, and I want to stay with my family their must be away."I said.


    "I thought you''d chose this. However, giving you both worlds will cause me a hassle."I felt angry at this response he was only making excuses.


    "Listen, I know you thought I would be some god, but the truth is you associating with me just gives me more people to protect, and all that will come from you associating with me is suffering."


    "Do you think I don''t know suffering? I protected those children for ten years only for the one who gave me this purpose to say I''m not special that he did it on a whim that nothing I did meant nothing!" i shouted back in anger.


    "Your anger is warranted, but I need you to understand I''m not what you think I am. My life is far too complicated. You do not want to be anywhere near me."


    "I know you''re nothing like I thought you''d be."I replied as I rushed towards him.I sent a punch towards his face as he grabbed my hand.


    "Listen, hear I may seem selfish, but this is for your own good protect those precious people lead them own the right path.And if you need help I''ll always be their however you cannot actively be involved with me."


    "Fine, but please, in any way you can just help us, it''s the only wish I have." "Nacron, what happened?"

 Staring at a reflection

    Angelo looked towards the man who had attacked him staring at his mangled body.The man coughed as he opened his eyes.


    Seeing angelo''s face illuminated by a dimly lit candle in the run-down abandoned apartment complex.


    "Who sent you, and why exactly? If you lie, I''ll kill you immediately."said Angelo."Just kill me, end my suffering if I try to talk. I die, so just kill me. I can''t live like this anymore."said the man.


    "I will happily grant that wish your corpse provides far greater information."said Angelo."You don''t understand the moment I stop breathing my body and soul turn to ash no matter what trick you have it''s futile."said the man.


    "Why do you wish to die?"asked Angelo.I''ve seen things done things and the people I did it for can''t even look me in the eye.


    They''re better off without me, and their safety was promised they can finally leave this false paradise."replied the man.


    "People like you disgust me after all that you''ve done. You want the easy way out."said Angelo.


    "How is this the easy way my soul won''t see heaven or hell after the contract I made with the devil."said the man


    "It doesn''t matter what you think. Go ahead and do whatever you see fit to me. I''m the lowest form of trash. Never entering the afterlife is better than being a pawn for sacrifice."said the the man.


    "Rio, this isn''t part of the deal either fight and show me the extent of his power or they all die."said an enraged voice from inside ryo''s head.


    "Not part of the contract. You have to leave them be no one would break a binding curse, not even you."said Rio drunkenly.


    "You finally grew some backbone on the reapers door. Oh well, you will fight and do as I say you worthless pawn."said the voice, turning sinister as red voudaju engulfed Ryo''s.


    The candle blew out the only remaining source of light, being ryo''s crimson eyes filled with rage,hatred, and pain.


    Angelo''s bright purple eyes glowed for a brief moment as he vanished, appearing behind Ryo as a fist that surpassed sound itself landed on the ground.


    The building was instantly split in half as the ceiling and ground started to cave in.Angelo then grabbed Ryo by the head slamming him through the crumbling floors.You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version.


    The building fully crumbled to pieces as angelo tossed Ryo out from underneath the rubble.


    The moonlight fully illuminated ryo''s body, showing his now shirtless body his crimson red skin that made him resemble the devil himself.


    He had large fang''s crimson blood red eyes, and the rage in his eyes was gone. His face was completely calm as voudaju leaked from him like a river.


    "So their using you as a test subject to see if they can artificially recreate the state of nirvana how idiotic."said Angelo.


    A fist then appeared in front of his face like a rocket, but angelo twisted his body to the side and kicked Ryo on the side of the head, laughing him through over a dozen old buildings.


    Angelo sighed as not even a second later, a giant ball of energy shot towards him revealing ryo holding an axe made of voudaju.


    Ryo swung the axe, cleaving a giant thirty meter gourge that swallowed every building in the area.


    Ryo then appeared behind angelo about to cleave his body in half from the waist down.Angelo back flipped over, grabbing his red bald head and smashing it into the ground, forming dozens of spider web like cracks on the ground.


    "It''s not his own voudaju powering his body, so if you don''t end it quickly, he''ll die."said Elliot."You make it seem like if I''d keep him alive."said Angelo.


    "His body is trashed his voudaju core is nonexistent his soul will be destroyed aswell and I don''t see anything in him worth making the sacrifice to save him."said Angelo.


    "You haven''t even tried to see any qualities in him. Please abandon your personal bias and give him a fair trial."said iodine.


    Angelo sighed as he looked through his jacket onto the ground as a small purple wave of energy covered his body as his eyes started to glow.


    Red blades of energy then flew from the ground as angelo created a white blitzing threw the air destroying every blade of energy that came towards him him.


    Angelo sent a kick towards ryo''s face as a red spike flew from ryo''s neck cleaving off angelo''s leg.


    Ryo then grabbed Angelo, punching him in the stomach as he coughed out blood.But the blood turned to purple light as angelo''s body burst into tiny purple light.


    That rapped around ryo''s body, forming a rope as the real Angelo appeared behind Ryo and slamming his head into the ground.


    But before angelo could pin Ryo down a surge of red flames, he engulfed everything in a hundred meter radius, burning every building and organism to ash.


    Angelo kept his arms rapped around ryo''s neck, pinning this ten foot tall Behemoth down with zero effort.


    "Hey, ryo you in their?"asked angelo."Why am I doing this? Killing him would be so easy."said Angelo as his arms tightened around ryo''s neck.


    The light sound of bone cracking overshadowed by the raging flames.Just then, angelo''s grip losened as ryo managed to break free.


    Angelo looked down towards his hands, ignoring ryo as for a brief moment. Small dark hands stained with blood flashed before his eyes.


    "It''s a loss cause grandma these hands only know murder."said Angelo to himself."Angelo, are you okay?"asked Elliot.


    "No, I''m not, but I still don''t know what''s wrong. Snapping his neck came so naturally, not like it would have mattered he is a bad person, and his death affects no one."said Angelo.


    "You''re lying to yourself again."said iodine.

 Pawn for sacrifice

    Angelo tried to pick himself off the ground, but Ryo appeared in front of him. Ryo sent a kick to angelo''s abdomen, but a purple curved blade flew from angelo''s abdominal.


    Ryo let out a primal scream as his leg flew into the air.Angelo then grabbed him by the neck and kneed him in the head.


    He then turned him over, ripping his right arm and tossing him to the ground by his left arm.


    A purple chain then flew from angelo''s palm rapping around ryo''s body."Strange, he''s at least level five he should know how to regrow limbs, so why isn''t he?"asked gear shot.


    "Because he doesn''t want to live, they can force him to fight, but he himself does not want to live, meaning he''s fighting back using is own voudaju to stop his body from healing."said Elliot.


    Angelo looked down towards Ryo, who was rything in pain on the ground, tears coming from his eyes.


    "He knows that even if their is an afterlife, his soul won''t see it.Yet he longs for death, truly pathetic."said Angelo.


    "Manifest Tricksters codex."said Angelo as he frowned He then placed a hand on ryo''s head. But instantly, a wave of voudaju formed around Ryo, burning angelo''s hand.


    "Etna Rina riyus basadias."chanted Angelo as purple markings covered ryo''s body as he began to scream.


    Ryo screamed as his muscle''s grew smaller and his red eyes turning to black.After a few seconds of  agony, Ryo lay flat on the ground. His skin was burnt so badly that it resembled charcoal.


    Ryo had tears streaming down his face."Why did you remove the curse? Why didn''t you just kill me? It''s not like I am going to heaven.said Ryo.This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it.


    "You remind me of myself. I was once like you, so that''s why I absolutely despise you."said Angelo as Ryo gasped.


    "You''re just a kid. You couldn''t have killed half the people I killed."Said Ryo."You are responsible for the deaths of a few hundred am responsible for the extinction of hundreds.


    I can not change the past, nor will I ever make excuses again, I am not a hero, and nor will I ever claim to be one.


    I have been shunned from heaven and hell and will never receive salvation.But I will still selfishly march on saving who I see fit to reclaim all that was taken from me."said Angelo.


    "What are you saying, brat?"asked Ryo."I''m saying I can save you what you do with my gift is up to you save your family or join me.Seek revenge it doesn''t matter to me unless you hurt the innocent you are free to do as you please."said Angelo.


    "Even if you could do that, why help me."asked Ryo."Well, it''s not because you are special. If you were anyone else with this mindset, I''d probably do the same thing, so I can''t give you an answer I''m doing purely for selfish reasons."Said Angelo.


    "So it''s a chance their are a hundred other like me. In fact, you killed some, but knowing you didn''t pick me up because I was special feels good to know.


    What do I have to lose after all being your pawn can''t be any worse than being the mafia''s, but unless you make a curse contract, I''m not doing it."said Ryo.


    "Okay, what are your conditions?"asked angelo.


    "First of all, no one I care about can be used as leverage. Second of all, I want to spend any amount of time possible with my family.Thirdly no asking for me when I''m with my family.


    Fourth and finally I want a negotiatable salary."said Ryo."Okay, now just let me die in peace."said Ryo, closing his eyes.


    "Okay, I accept how much does a thousand arolion an hour and six months vacation and free housing sound."replied Angelo as he cut his hand.


    "Wait, are you serious? You''re granting all my demands."said Ryo."Yes, those are pretty easy demands and will cost me no trouble."said Angelo.


    "Be warned you are the first. I''m doing this, too. Nothing should go wrong. I''ve done it unconsciously."said Angelo."Next time, keep that last part to yourself."said Ryo, accepting angelo''s hand shake.


    purple markings then started covering both their bodies vanishing after a few seconds."Okay, let''s get started." said Angelo as he pulled a blank card from his book.


    "Be reborn and surpass heaven."sid angelo as ryo''s body vanished a wave of energy started to emanate from the card shaking the entire city.


    And alerting every voudaju in a ten thousand mile radius.


    "Forge devil cast out from hell ryogo."

 Drunken denial

    Ryo opened his eyes as he drunkidly stared at the ceiling.The ceiling had a massive chandelier one that seemed to be thirty meters large.


    "I must have been drinking one of my more tamed dreams, and the alcohol must still not be worn off because when did I get a chandelier."said Ryo.


    He tried to get off the bed, turning only to be surprised to fall over thirty feet onto the ground.


    "What the hell okay? I know I''m not drunk enough to replicate the feeling of falling off a small building."said Ryo.


    He held on to what he assumed to be a bedframe, but he looked up, seeing the large bed leg that nearly seven times his height.


    "Where am I? This seems like a bed for a giant."said Ryo.He looked around, seeing that a majority of the furniture was several times larger than him.


    Green voudaju surrounded his body as he leaped onto the bed.The landing flung his body into the air as he got a glance at the room.


    He saw a massive dresser that did not contain many things. Only a plant he assumed could be his size.


    He saw a massive twelve feet sword next to the dresser and also noticed a massive door that was about fifteen meters tall and ten meters wide.


    He landed on the bed flat on his back, closing his eyes."Whether this is a dream or not, this bed sure is comfortable."said Ryo.


    He then got up as he leaped off the bed and towards the giant door.He tried to push the door, but he could not even make it budge at all.


    He then got a better look at the door it had n sandals but had the large carving of a knight holding a scale in one hand and carrying a sword in the other.


    The knight also had a spear on his back one side of the spear with a curved blade and the other with a sharp point.Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit.


    "This door is a wonderful work of craftman ship."said Ryo as he leaped into a giant couch next to the door.


    "Whether I''m trapped or not, at least I''m comfortable, probably gonna starve, though."said ryo as he chuckled


    Just then, the door flung open as ryo''s opened wide."This energy is so great it''s even greater than the boss."said Ryo.


    Leaping off the chair and assuming a martial arts stance.Iodine then walked in as he placed the giant five feet long scale down.


    Ryo was paralyzed with fear as he watched this giant twelve meter Behemoth stared at him."I''m sorry I didn''t think you''d revert back to a human. If I knew, I would have prepared an adjustable room."said iodine.


    "What are you and why am I here."asked Ryo."Well, what I am can''t be defined, but my name is iodine, and you are in the Trickster''s palace where all creatures created by angelo reside."said iodine.


    "Wait, so that wasn''t a dream."said Ryo."No, it was not follow me angelo wishes to speak with you."said iodine as he turned to leave the room.


    He walked into the giant halls as soon as he stepped out hundreds of glass chandeliers on the ceiling were lit.


    The lights revealed countless large doors similar in size to the one in iodine''s room."Follow me and don''t go too close to these rooms. The others don''t know you yet."said iodine.


    They both started to walk down the giant hall ways after a few minutes, they reached large stairs that led down to the main hall.


    "Iodine picked up Ryo, who started to protest."Hey, what are you doing?"asked Ryo."These steps were made to accommodate our giant size, seeing as you can''t fly. I will carry you down."replied iodine.


    Ryo then peered down from iodine''s hand, seeing giant steps that led straight down.The steps were covered in tiles with beautiful flower designs and even from where he stood, Ryo could see no end to these stares.


    But he saw many large doors on the side of these stairs signifying inhabitants of these rooms.Iodine then started to walk down these steps, his footsteps being silent despite his size.


    Just then, the halls went cold as Ryo started to shiver as he felt a cold breath on his neck."You''re fear it''s so massive."said a female voice in ryo''s ear as a chill went down his spine.


    The woman wore a long black dress with a veil covering her head.She had a delicate smile that felt fake due to the aura that emanated from her body.


    "Nuara, leave him alone, please."said iodine."I just came to say hi, it''s rare that a new face appears here."replied nuara.


    "Don''t even try. I do not feel like negating the effects of your nightmares."said iodine."He''ll survive he''s not human anymore."said nuara.


    "I said no."said iodine."Fine, you are safe for now."said nuara as she caresd ryo''s bald held.Ryo, despite his years of training, was like a dear in headlights as all he could feel was nuara''s overwhelming malice and fear pressuring him.


    Flashes of his death flooded his mind as nuara smiled deviously."Sorry, this is a side effect of being in my presence."

 House of secrets

    "Sister, leave him be."said another female voice as a flash off light fell on iodine''s palm."Hello, nira."said iodine as he continued walking.


    Nira wore a long priest like robe that seemed to be made of purple light she had long white hair with strands of black hair in it.


    "You certainly have a favorite."said nuara."I''m a few months older than you two."said iodine."Not exactly a few months. It was a lot longer."said nosra.


    "Anyway, sister, I wasn''t going to do anything."said naura."Yeah, right, you lie terribly."said nira.


    "Who are these two?"asked Ryo."Don''t mind them, just two siblings arguing."said iodine.Iodine reached the last step as he stepped into the hall.


    The hall lit up, revealing a large room that seemed like it would be the main hall for an event.A giant table sat in the middle of the hall.


    With fifteen tables sitting around it, the halls were filled with many paintings that Ryo couldn''t help but stare at.


    Ryo'' p.o.v


    I was still confused about everything. I looked around as the giant knight placed me down.I saw several paintings on the walk of various different people, objects, and creatures.


    One of the paintings stood out to me it was of five small children standing in a swamp like area covered in blood.


    The children looked no older than four, and their eye''s were lifeless.I unconsciously walked over to the paintings, but I was blown back by a wave of malicious voudaju.


    "Stay away from those. You have no right to appeoach those, "I heard nosra say as the paintings vanished.


    She seemed angry, and I couldn''t understand why, but the knight and her supposed sister grabbed stopping a purple blade of light from peircing my neck.


    "Nosra, stop, it''s going to be okay,"I heard her supposed sister say.The knight shrunk to normal height and picked the shaken girl up.The author''s content has been appropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon.


    He then handed her to her sister as he he gave her a signal.The sister then vanished into a shadowy portal as the knight turned to me.


    "I''m sorry she gets defensive of strangers looking at certain pictures."said the knight as he extended a hand towards me.


    I was now suspicious not only was I in a suspicious place but those paintings were strange and that girls'' reactions led me to believe I have gotten into something dangerous.


    Nonetheless, I accepted the knights hand as he helped me up."I suppose an outsider like me won''t be able to get an explanation."I said half jokingly.


    "You can get any explanation you want just not about anything that took place before the master was nine years old that information will be revealed on his own terms."replied the knight.


    "Was he a child soldier?"I asked in a serious tone.No, it''s complicated. "The masters childhood was not terrible he has great parents, but despite that, where he grew up."The knight stopped mid sentence as I immediately got the message.


    "You said he has great parents, meaning their alive."I said questionly."Yes their alive and well, but it''s complicated."said the knight.


    "How do I know I won''t be lied to?"I asked suspiciously."You are now one of us. I am the personification of truth. I can not lie to anyone indoctrinated in the codex."said the knight.


    I was still suspicious he must have known this as he then went on to say, "we can also form a curse contract."


    "Okay, I''ll form one with angelo. Can you authorize one?" i asked, expecting a no afteall no slave can will it''s master a crazy statement since I was now also one.


    "You won''t have to ask he''ll naturally set it up. Your trist afteall is important. I said you can know anything after he''s nine, and I meant anything."said the knight.


    Just then, the giant castle doors flung open as angelo walked in a small frown on his face.I immediately rushed over to him, grabbing him by the collar.


    I expected to be flung into a wall, but he didn''t even react as he stared at me."Where am I an where the fuck is this place."I shouted at him.


    But his tace was unmoving as he shubbed past me and rushed up the stairs ." I''ll be back in a few minutes."he said in a hurry.


    "Is he actually going to check on her? This must be a show. He must think I''m stupid enough to fall for his false affection to his slaves."


    I got up a shubbed past the knight as I sat in the chair.As I sat down, i felt a hand wrap around my neck.


    I was then slammed to the ground.I wrenched in pain as the knight stood over me."You are lucky it was just me. If you did that to anyone else, I''d be cleaning your guts off the floor."said the knight.


    He said it almost childishly, but I didn''t notice that as my face filled with anger.Fire surrounded my body as I rushed towards the knight.


    He grabbed my fist and punched me in the stomach. My eyes dilated in the back of my head as I fell unconscious.


    "Why is Elliot not doing this? He''s much more snobbish than me. Hopefully nosra doesn''t thriw a temper tantrum."

 Deal from hell

    Ryo''s p.o.v


    My eyes struggled to open as my ringing ear picked up voices.I stopped myself from opening my eyes patiently listening to the argument.


    "I thought I told you to be nice."said I male voice I knew belong to angelo."He shubbed past me. I was nothing but nice disrespect in this castle will not be tolerated."said another voice I assumed to be the knight.


    "He doesn''t know the rules, and a simple push sets you off."i heard angelo shout."If the others saw an inch of weakness, I''d never hear the end of it. Besides, if he had tried, that would ulthos he''d be past tense."


    "I didn''t get ulthos to do it. I got you!"shouted Angelo."I know it was an instinctive reaction."said the knight.


    "At least you didn''t cut his head off."said Angelo as he slumped down in what i assumed to be a


    chair.


    "He''s gonna experience it. At some point, his human body is too fragile compared to ours, and he''s like fifty do it''seven worse."


    "I''m forty-six!"I shouted impulsively, blowing my cover.I wasn''t far off, but at least you stopped pretending to sleep."said the knight as suprise covered my face.


    "You knew I was listening in."I said in suprise."You''re breathing, and heart rate changed. Instead of calling you out, i just said something someone your age is insecure about."My face filled with embarrassment as I slumped back in the chair.


    "At least they didn''t mention my hair."I said, rubbing my bald scalp."I would have said something about your hair, but I thought it would be too easy."


    My face filled with rage as I wanted you to go over and strangle him.I calmed down as I looked over towards the boy sitting across from me.Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on.


    "This knight can''t be the same who I just met."I said suspiciously."I told you my name is iodine."said the knight as I ignored him.


    "He''s what I call contradictory he''s the most mature yet the fourth most childish."replied Angelo.


    "Where am I."I asked almost angrily."You''re inside my relic, the tricksters codex."replied the boy."What did you do to me and what''s up with those sisters."


    "I made you into a cardigan, but unlike the others, you are a human who I fused with a card, meaning you are not completely artificial and as for those girls it has nothing to do with you for now."replied Angelo.


    "She tried to kill me. I have a right to know!"I shouted, almost flipping the table."You are immortal  under no possible circumstance. Can you permanently die."he said as if it was an answer.


    I wanted to lunge at me, but he could kill me in a second."Why did you let me live?"I asked, trying and failing to mask my anger.


    "Simple, you have no will to live, and I''m conducting a selfish experiment. I won''t deny it''s selfish, and you can hate me, but I won''t keep you here if you want to leave you can go it doesn''t really matter."replied the boy.


    I clenched my fist, my anger boiling him blatantly, saying he didn''t care about me after toying with me.


    "Also, I need your bank details to transfer the money."My anger disappeared almost instantly as I heard those words replaced with confusion.


    "Money, but haven''t done anything."I said confusedly."Oh, didn''t I mention you get paid for every hour you''re alive."said the boy.


    "Wait, what? I get paid for being alive!"I said in confusion."No, not really. If you somehow die, the money will continue to be paid forever."


    Hearing those words and remembering the blood contract suddenly a contract with the devil didn''t seem so bad.


    "Wait, what''s the catch?"I asked suspiciously."It''s already been made. I''m just paying you for accepting the deal with your conditions."replied Angelo.


    "Tell me what you did to me?"I asked my anreappearing, but it was only used to make my


    fear.


    "Don''t worry, you won''t lose control. You won''t attack anyone. You''ve been granted free power, use it for good or use good, or don''t use it as long you don''t harm the innocent.


    Be warned from now on, all my enemies are your enemies, and the moment they sense my power on you, I can''t guarantee people around you will be safe.


    The only way to advance is for me to teach you it sounds too good to be true because it is." he said as he smiled.


    "Whatever you are carrying in your closet, it can''t be worse than mine and no matter what I do. I have a feeling I''ll just end up here.


    So, kid, this old man is asking you to teach him so he can stand proudly in front of my children."

 New lead

    Angelo and Ryo sat in a small caffe.Angelo took up a pile of papers. Ryo handed him as he looked at them carefully.


    "So, orphans and kids are being kidnapped to be turned into soldiers."said Angelo."Yes, but the mafia families don''t do the kidnapping it''s often done by a third party group."said Ryo.


    "I figured as much these families are prestigious and keep all their business dealings transparent and their funds are also very transparent.


    So all their dirty work is passed on yo third parties, which have no real connection to the original, but what I want to know is why would you openly attack me as a mafia member?"asked Angelo.


    "Because the mafia families now want to pull suspicion on themselves, these families are highly regarded and monitored as they all hold two great relics each them.


    So if they drag more suspicion, the outside partners they have can go unoticed this outside force from what I could gather are helping the families initiate a silent coup."replied Ryo.


    "So, kidnapping children is a sort of cover-up for a bigger plan."said Angelo."Not exactly from what I could gather. Some of these children were directly sold to the outside force.


    And also these families would he marked with a curse."said Ryo.Angeli''s eyes went wide as he almost spat out his tea.


    Wait, did you realize something?"asked Ryo."Yes, I think I know who the outside force is."said Angelo, slight anger in his voice.


    "I''m not sure if I''m correct, but their''s one person I''ve encountered that''s who''s ability that would motivate him to do these activities."said Angelo.


    "Who would that be?"asked Ryo."My grand uncle Bargon rycard."Ryo could sense the disdain Angelo had when he said that name.


    "Can you point me to any of the people who sold their children?"asked Angelo."Yes, I''ve kept close tabs on some of these families."replied Ryo.


    "Wait,could you take mo these families?"asked Angelo."They''re inly seven families that sold their children. The other children who went missing were taken from orphanages."said Ryo.


    "Makes you think parents who could be bought were killed."Said angelo."Yes, but for others who could utilize voudaju but chose normal lives.


    They were forced into servitude for these families."said Ryo in a sorrowful tone."But how wasn''t the W.E.U. tipped off?"asked Angelo.Support creative writers by reading their stories on Royal Road, not stolen versions.


    "Well, the families usually bribe off agents or send loyalist to enlist and monitor the country themselves."replied Ryo.


    "Figured so."said Angelo as he got up.A young waitress with long brown hair then walked up to them.


    "Are you two finished?"asked the young lady.Yes, here''s the money for the bill and the tip."said Angelo as he put a few notes on the table.


    "Thank you and Mr Ryo, you and your son have a nice day."Said the lady as the two existed the building.


    "Wait, what!"said Angelo."She thinks we''re related should i go correct her."said Ryo."No, we you already left, but I wonder how she could think that."said Angelo.


    "We kinda have the same skin tone, and when an old man and a child sit across from each other in a caffe, that''s the best assumption."said Ryo.


    "Yeah, but I have a lighter skin tone, and you''re bald."said Angelo."Who are you calling bald!"shouted Ryo.


    "Didn''t mean it as an insult, but my father''s human form has long, straight black hair."said Angelo."Human form."said Ryo.


    "It''s complicated."said Angelo."Alright, anyway, let''s just go and don''t insult my hair."said Ryo."But you don''t have none."said Angelo.


    "I''m starting to regret not dying."said Ryo as he flagged down a taxi."You better have not. Wouldn''t  want one of your kids to come seek revenge."Said angelo as he entered the taxi.


    "Not like they would they''d probably think karma finally caught up to me, and they wouldn''t be wrong."said Ryo.


    "Well, that''s nice to hear. I''ve killed a lot of parents and have enough salty children after me."said Angelo.


    "Guess we have something in common brat, except some of my victims were innocent."said Ryo.


    "You have no idea how wrong you are."said Angelo as he stared through the window."Wait, I realized I don''t know who your family is."said Angelo.


    "So I know almost nothing about yours."said Ryo."Why don''t we exchange pictures."said Angelo Angelo.


    "You have no idea how weird that sound besides, I don''t keep pictures on me."said Ryo."You''re an old man who works a shady job. You have pictures."said Angelo.


    "Why do you care so much?"asked Ryo."Well, I just realized I don''t know you very well."said Angelo."Let''s keep it that way for a while."said Ryo.


    "Fine, I get it. we don''t know each other so I''ll leave it for later."said Angelo."You''re a weird teenager."said Ryo.


    Angelo then pulled out a blank white glowing card."What defines you as a person?"asked Angelo.


    "Why do you ask that?"asked Ryo."When I know your motivation, your dreams help me create something that reflects you."replied Angelo.


    "Kid, I''m forty-six, and I still don''t know."replied Angelo."The expected answer."said Angelo as the blank card flew into ryo''s chest.


    "What was that?"asked Ryo."When you find out that card will take the shape of you and if you discover yourself again, it will evolve with you."said Angelo.


    "Sorry to disappoint you, but I couldn''t even discover myself enough to make my very own technique."said Ryo.


    "I''m betting on you the power I gave you, along with that second card will shape when you find your character, and I know you can do it."said Angelo.


    "Never gamble, kid, because you made a bad bet."said Ryo."I never make bad bets. You''re a good person at heart. I know you''ll come true not for me but for your family."replied Angelo.


    "Whatever you say, so how are we gonna erase the cab drivers'' memory?"


    "Well, he''s a rat. we were gonna kill him anyway."said Angelo.The taxi then swerved as the slamming into a street light as the driver jumped out.


    The car blew up as the taxi driver started to run.His body disintegrated into purple ash as angelo and Ryo walked from the explosion unfazed.


    "Next time, I''ll order a taxi online."said Angelo.


    The people around him started to scream and run away."Cast amnesia."said Angelo.As he held up a card with the image of a confused man.


    The people then stopped looking confused as angelo erased the evidence of anything happening.


    "Tell me the direction I''ll be their in a few seconds."said Angelo."You sure it''s almost fifty miles away."said Ryo.


    "If I go ten percent of my top base speed, I can be their in o.5 seconds."said Angelo as purple lighting flashed around his body.


    "How dud someone your age manage to mimic lightning anyway?"asked Ryo.My grandmother said I rely too much on  plasma,light, and darkness, so I had to settle for this."said Angelo.


    "What do mean settle learning lightning takes? years, much less, all those others."said


    Ryo.


    "Not really. I kinda cheated, but just give me the direction."said Angelo."Go straight for twenty miles, turn left at twenty, and go up the first hill you see for ten."said Ryo.


    "Angelo smiled, grabbing Ryo by his shoulder as he vanished in a flash of purple lightning."


    A tall figure watched them disappear with a small smile on their face.

 Troubled child

    Angelo appeared in a flash of lightning."You okay?"asked Angelo, staring at Ryo, who was vomiting on the ground.


    "Yeah, because I totally look okay all these cards, and you haven''t created teleportation."said


    Ryo.


    "Hey, these cards have a cost, and I can''t just go around using them for every minor inconvenience."said Angelo.


    "Let''s just sneak into this place."said Ryo.He then looked up, seeing a massive gate that was overshadowed by an even larger mansion.


    "Wow, they didn''t waste time spending the money."said Angelo."Angelo. When you give a poor person money, you don''t take the poor mindset away."said Ryo.


    "You are saying that like you have money."said Angelo."I say it because I have no money."replied Ryo.


    "Anyway, wanna burn it down?"asked Angelo."Seems me, and you are on the same page."said Ryo as flame covered his hands.


    "Someone already beat you to it."said a voice from the codex."Who said that?"asked Ryo.A massive explosion erupted from inside the mansion.


    Engulfing it and the estate in flames as angelo grabbed ryo''s arm, stopping him from being blown back, the tremendous force


    Purple voudaju started to emanate from angelo''s body as he smiled.The wall in front of them crumbled as a little girl walked out of the burning mansion.


    She held a teddy bear in her right hand, and her other hand dragged the mangled bodies of two corpses.


    The girl had brown her with twin pig tails and green eyes.Here eyes seemed lifeless as she strolled out of the estate.


    "Will you be a part of my new family and promise not to leave me."said the little girl as both angelo and Ryo flinched at those words.


    "Oh, I see you don''t want me either. I guess they were right. No one wants me."said the little girl as the teddy bear glowed.


    The teddy bear then grew, turning into a giant stuffed bear with razer sharp teeth and demonic eyes.


    Green voudaju surrounded the girls body as the giant bear vanished, appearing in front of angelo, slamming down its giant paws.


    Causing angelo to grab Ryo and Side Step out the way as the beast claws slammed into the ground, causing the hill they were on to start to shake.


    As giant cracks began to form in the hill as it started to crumble.Angelo held his throat as he started to choke his lungs, not grasping any air.


    Ryo and he started to choke as angelo realized all the oxygen in the area was gathering around the little girl.


    Angelo''s body was covered in lightning as he grabbed Ryo and leaped off the giant collapsing hill.


    They landed at the bottom of the hill as it fully collapsed, sending dust debree and bolders everywhere.


    The bear then appeared above angelo, slamming down its giant fist towards Angelo.Angeli grabbed its fist as he plunged his hand through its chest.


    His hand went straight through the bear, not harming it at all as the bear grew a large spike on it''s tale the spike then flew towards Angelo''s chest.Did you know this text is from a different site? Read the official version to support the creator.


    As he jumped back purple flames, then engulfed the bear and everything in a ten meter radius, but the flames immediately dispersed as the bear appeared unscathed, now being twice as large.


    The bear rushed towards Angelo, closing a fifty meter distance almost instantly despite its massive size and sending a punch towards Angelo''s face.


    Lightning surrounded Angelo''s body as he knocked away the bears fist, kicking it in the head, sending it flying through a massive mountain.


    The bear immediately jumped out the rubble as it jumped into the air, opening its mouth as a giant green beam of energy was charged.


    The bear released the beam, resulting in a massive explosion that swallowed up everything in the area, leaving nothing but a giant two hundred meter crater.


    Angelo appeared outside the crater as the little girl created a giant ten meter wind blade and through it at Ryo.


    Ryo tried to counter it with flames, but all the oxygen in a mile radius was obsorbed by the little girl.


    Angelo rushed in front of the girl as he had a dark smile on his face.He then ripped off her arm as she screamed and started to cry.


    Angelo''s eyes widened as he jumped back, looking down at the girls hand as his body started to shake.


    "Even after all this time, I still get these impulsives."said Angelo, confusing Ryo.


    Angelo grabbed Ryo, and he created a giant wave of purple flames blocking the giant wind


    blades.


    Angelo then vanished, appearing ten miles away in less than a second.The two were now in a massive forest as Ryo finally caught his breath.


    "That little girl their using her those bastards."said Angelo, slamming his fist into a tree as it fell


    over.


    "So what was that? Why did you rip off her hand?"asked Ryo."It was just an accident. I forgot how much momentum I was carrying."said Angelo.


    "You''re not very good at lying."said Ryo as angelo looked away."Whatever it is, let''s hurry up and work out a plan to catch her alive."said Ryo.


    A giant force then slammed into the ground as the girl was held in the arms of her teddy bear staring down at Angelo with hatred.


    "Step back, Ryo. I''ll try to communicate with her."said Angelo."You hurt me, not even they had hurt me you must die you vile creature!"shouted the clear.


    A giant ball of wind engulfed everything in a three hundred meter radius as both Ryo and angelo created barriers of voudaju around themselves.


    The cyclone filled with hundreds of razor-sharp blades that ripped and everything inside the cyclone to pieces.


    Dust a small debree polluted the cyclone as over a hundred trees were reduced to splinters almost instantly.


    Ryo was panting as after only five second large cracks began to form on his barrier.Angelo saw this as he dispersed his barrier.


    Instantly, hundreds of tiny slashes hit his body, each tiny wind blade entering his body and destroying hundreds of cells.


    Yet he stood tall as he slowly began to walk to girl, his body automatically healing itself.Angelo then turned to Ryo as he lifted up the barrier around Ryo and lauched him hundreds of meters out of the cyclone.


    "Listen, I understand what you''re going through. I know you feel betrayed by those who are supposed to love you, but the people who took you don''t actually care for you."said Angelo.


    "Lies, my parents said they''d never abandon me yet they did, but these people are different their just like me they won''t resent me they''ll love."said the girl.


    "If they cared for you, why are you fighting? You are inly six. Why aren''t you enjoying your childhood?"asked Angelo.


    "I am. I got to pay them back for abandoning me, and I''m finally happy."said the girl as tears streamed down her face.


    "If you were happy with what you did, you wouldn''t have saved the bodies."said Angelo.


    "You know nothing, you and I ate not the same."said the girl as the giant bear rushed towards Angelo.


    Angelo jumped over the bear, gritting his teeth through the pain as he patted the girl on the


    head.


    "Come with me, and you''ll never be abandoned again."said Angelo.Angelo''s arm was then sliced off by a wind blade.


    "You''re just another liar with a comforting smile."said the little girl as she sent oit a wave of bloodlyst towards Angelo.


    "Her malice, it would be so easy to take and mold or crush it and feed on it."thought angelo.


    The bear slammed its fist down at Angelo, but he grabbed it''s fist ripping its body in half he then grabbed the little girl by the neck.


    The girls neck tightened as the giant cyclone disappeared, leaving them in a ten meter deep crater of soil and rock.


    "It''s just so easy to kill a human turn to as."Angelo, stop it now!"shouted iodin.Angelo  then dropped the little girl in the ground as he looked down.


    The girl looked at him with pure terror and tears streaming down her face."Monster!"shouted the girl as she crawled away from Angelo.


    "She''s a child, and I was about to kill her. This isn''t supposed to be happening."said Angelo as he watched the crying little girl curled up on the ground.


    "I''m sor no. I don''t deserve the ability to ask for forgiveness."Said angelo looking down.


    "Time shifter."

 Unfriendly reunion

    Angelo looked over towards a time shifter whose expression was masked by his large cloak."Reverse time."said Angelo.


    "You taking shortcuts is what got you here it will only make it worse if you use my powers."said time shifter.


    "Then what should I do she doesn''t trust me."said Angelo."Do what you always did make it work. Taking shortcuts can only get you so far."said time shifter.


    Angelo flared his voudaju, cracking the ground beneath him, but the very moment his voudaju flared, it vanished.


    The moment Angelo shut off his voudaju, a portal appeared behind him as several bullets of what seemed to be blood hit him in his back.


    Several large holes were now in angelo''s chest,abdomen and stomach he dropped instantly to the ground wincing in pain."I''ve waited to do that for years."said a voice.


    As the dust cleared, he revealed a woman wearing a long black dress with a veil covering her head.


    Her red eyes were shown from the veil filled with anger and malice as she watched Angelo bleed out on the ground.


    "How the tables turned one of the mass extinctions beast on the ground in front of me."said the woman as she stopped on Angelo''s head.


    The little girl got up, rushing towards the lady tugging on the side of her dress."What how you''re not supposed to be in this world."said Angelo as he  lay on the ground in pain.


    "Marsha, he hurt me."said the little girl crying."Oh really."replied the woman.She closed her pals as all of angelo''s vainsbulged as his skin started to turn red.


    "My blood, it''s boiling she''s an ashnak, karma sure is a bitch."Chuckled angelo as he writhed in pain."Why are you laughing."said the woman as she slammed her foot on his head smashing it into the ground.


    A red whip made of voudaju flew towards the woman as she easily flicked it away.


    A giant hole in the ground appeared beneath Angelo as the ground swallowed him up and closed.


    The woman slammed her fist into the ground, causing the ground to cave him, creating a massive thirty meter wide crater.


    "Wow, lady, what''s your beef with this kid."said a large man as he held angelo up on his shoulder.Did you know this text is from a different site? Read the official version to support the creator.


    "Who are you?"asked Ryo."My name is Amaro Bruno , and it seems that the misunderstanding debt has been paid."said Amaro.


    "You run, you can''t fight her, she''ll kill you instantly."Said angelo."Kid, I know we don''t know me but have some faith in me."said Amaro.


    "You have no idea how much faith it takes to assume you can run."said Angelo he then immediately coughed up blood as Amaro looked towards the woman.


    "Kid, now that I''ve got a better look, you''re totally right."said Amaro as he stared at the


    woman.


    Pure malice emanated from her body, causing both men to tremble slightly."She poisoned my cells and my soul, cutting off my voudaju."said Angelo.


    "If that''s true, how are you not dead?"asked Amaro."Questions later, for now, let''s try to escape."replied Angelo.


    "Escape, I''ll be damned if I let an abomination like you live!"shouted the woman.Just the ground started to shake.


    "Arise mass puppet cemetery."said the woman as dozens of dolls modeled after humans immerged from the ground.


    Some of the dolls resembled grotesque forms of beats such as goats with massive spikes coming from their backs snake''s with multiple heada and lizards with hundreds of eye''s.


    The humans like dolls hollow chest opened, revealing machine guns and cannons."Analiate them all."said the woman.


    As rapid gun fire was heard as hundreds of bullets a second flew towards the three of them.A giant ball of metal immerged from the ground covering the three of them in a dome.


    The bullets tore through the dome burst through the metal as if it were paper.A giant gorilla like beast slammed it''s fist into the dome smashing it to pieces.


    The dome was completely empty as the woman smiled."He''ll die soon anyway."said the woman as the puppets vanished into thin air.


    "Will the bad man come back Marsha?"asked the little girl."I''d like to say no but their''s a slim chance he survives."said the woman.


    The girl had a look of fear on her face but Marsha smiled towards her."But if that happens I''ll just put him down again."said Marsha as the little girl began to smile.


    A man with messy long black hair and a short messi beard then strolled up to the two holding a bottle of alcohol in his hand.


    He had blue eyes and was sis foot three with a muscular build and tanned skin."I told you to let me attack him. If I had attacked along with you, he would be dead."said the man.


    "He''s as good as dead. I wish I could witness it, but revenge is revenge."Said marsha.The man laughed at her words.


    "You and I both know that''s a lie. If he dies so easily, it''s not him, and he couldn''t be related to those two. You and I know the capabilities he possesses."said the man.


    "You''re right it''s not the same beast. We fought that thing we fought, had no regard for life, and slaughtered mercilessly.


    As much as I hate to admit, he showed genuine concern for her."said Marsha."He doesn''t seem worth my time he doesn''t even have that blade."said the man.


    "We should return to the netherworld, or we may end up like him weak and pathetic."Said the man.


    "No, not until he''s dead."said Marsha."The other four are here too. Do you plan to hunt them?"asked the man.


    "No, i doubt their as weak as he is, and besides, I have no personal beef with them."replied


    Marsha.


    "hundreds or thousands from our universe inhabit this world; it''s only a matter of time before this world becomes another fragment of it."said Marsha.


    The man nodded as they walked into two portals disappearing from the area.


    "Where are we and that?"asked Amaro as he looked around."No time to explain. Get him into the castle."

 Glimpse of the past

    A boy with dark skin stood In a barren waistland.Ash and dust blocked out the sun, giving the area a grayish color.


    The boy had a white halo like disk coming from his forehead along with two long black horns.His purple eyes stared uncaringly at hundreds of mutilated bodies.


    The air was polluted with the pungent smell of ash and blood.The boy raised a long black sword with several pitch black eyes engraved in its blade.


    Hundreds of humanoid creatures floated in the sky, their sharp teeth growling in anger as they stared at the boy with hatred.


    "All of you were given a choice if you''re master means that much to you join her in the same pit we''ll send her to."Said the boy.


    Hearing those words, the creatures eyes turned red as hundreds of giant crimson red arrows flew down towards the boy.


    The eyes on the blade turned purple as darkness surrounded the boys body."Summon killer of false idols Iodinas!"said the boy.


    Angelo''s body jolted as Ryo and the others around him flinched.Angelo lay in a bed, his skin burning crimson red.


    "How did this happen? Why didn''t time shifter predict it?"asked nira."Calm down, nirra, we didn''t have the energy to predict, or Angelo would have gotten closer to using his ability."said nuara, holding her sisters shoulder.


    Gear shot then walked in, holding a pod like a machine."I was able to scrap this up, and hopefully, it can keep his body stable so atoskr can fix up a medicine."Said gear shot.


    He rushed past Amaro and Ryo as he took a string from the pod machine as the green liquid inside it started to glow.


    He then stabbed the card into Angelo''s chest as slowly his skin started to be less inflamed."What does that do?"asked Ryo.


    "It''s sort of an ivf machine, but it pumps liquid voudaju into his system to help him heal since he shut off his voudaju, and his core was damaged trapping it inside his body


    Hopefully, it heals him enough so he can do it manually. If not, we''re working on a medicine."replied gear shot.


    "Where are time shifter and iodin along with ulthos and Elliot?"asked nira."Iodin is comforting time shifter, and Elliot is cooling his body temperature to fuse with angelo if necessary.


    Ulthos is helping Elliot get his temperature stable."replied nuara."Okay, I''ll go check on atoskr to see if he''s made on breakthrough on the medicine."said nira


    "Wait, what can we do?"asked Amaro."You two take this map and go to this room be polite, and she won''t harm you. Inform her of who you are."said nuara.Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on the original website.


    "Wait, I''ll go with them she doesn''t like when people wake her some she may put them in mass hysteria."Said gear shot.


    "Okay, wait, I still haven''t gotten an explanation on where I and who are you people."said Amaro."Ryo will explain."said gear shot.


    "Me, I just arrived a day ago. What do I knowi I barely have any answers myself."said Ryo."You know enough besides you never asked much."said nuara.


    "Also, galus, you can''t accompany them. we need you to create a more stable healing pod."said


    nosra.


    "We''ll be fine. I''m not scared of some little girl."said Amaro."Oh really, let me change that for you."said nuara as her eyes turned into a pitch black void and the room went cold.


    nosra wacked her on her head as she rubbed her head in pain."We do not have enough energy for your pranks."said nira.


    "But look at him, he''s free of negative energy."said nuara."No, you will leave him alone."said nira.


    "Fine, but when will I finally get a turn? I haven''t fought in a long time."complained nuara.


    ¡°Wait shouldn''t you two go inform nosra.¡±said gear shot.The two stayed silent as gear shot turned his attention back to angelo.


    "I haven''t touched weed in ten years. This will make one heck of a relapse story."Said Amaro rubbing his head.


    "I wish I could go back to your state of mind."said Ryo."How long have you known these people?"asked Amaro.


    "About twelve hours."replied Ryo."It''s a long story."Said Ryo has he lead Amaro down the


    halls.


    "I got nothing but time."said Amaro."They seem to get along."said gear shot."Their both old bald men with family problems, of course they do."said nuara.


    "We heard that you brats."said Amaro."You didn''t deny it."said nuara."Damn kids these days o respect for their elders."said Ryo.


    "Can we really can them kids their not even human."said Amaro."Who cares? What I want to know is what that boy did to me."said Ryo.


    "So, how did you end up one call away from a jail cell?"asked Amaro."Now that you said something, a grown man hanging out with  teenagers is not a good look."replied Ryo.


    "You''ll get used to it when I was their age-old. People were the best of the best now. A kid who learned of his ability two months ago eclipsed you in seconds."said Amaro.


    "If anything, I''m not jealous. I just hope I live long enough to see it happen to them those cocky brats."said Amaro.


    "But I probably won''t make it that long as a voudaju user. You either die young or grow old enough to watch the young die."said Amaro.


    "At least you have a choice to die honorably if that brat had decided to kill me, I wouldn''t even get a funeral but I wish he did now I''m part of something that could be even more dangerous than the mafia."said Ryo.


    "You were part of the mafia, I suppose, that explains the bald head with no beard."said


    Amaro.


    "What does me being bald with no beard have to do with anything i just revealed that i was part of an evil child trafficking organization, and that doesn''t botter you?"said Ryo.


    "Well the last time I jumped to conclusions it didn''t go so well and even though I don''t know the kid he wouldn''t pick you if you were just another bastard so I''ll let explain before punching in the face."said Amaro.


    "I don''t need someone to feel sorry for me. No excuse is good enough for what I''ve done, and I won''t try to excuse it.


    Because even in my endeavor to save my family, I tore apart countless, I don''t have the right to your sympathy."


    Ryo was then punched hard in th face he was lached through the hall and slammed unto a not a massive.


    Door, his body slid down down onto the ground as Amaro walked up to him."If you didn''t want sympathy, you wouldn''t have mentioned your family, so tell me what happened, or I''ll beat it out if you."said Amaro.


    He then lit a cigarette as he took a long puff before exhaling the smoke."I thought you quit."said Ryo."With the dream I''m having, I failed already."said Amaro.


    He then dropped the cigarette and stepped on it."I hate this flavor."said Amaro."Why buy it then?"asked Ryo.


    "Because I hate it."

 Small conflict

    The two men leaned against the door. Amaro then let out a sigh, looking over to Ryo."So give me on over view of why you did what you did."said Amaro.


    My son and daughter were bith born with the ability to use voudaju.So when the mafia found out they attempted to kidnap them."said Ryo.


    "What happened after?"asked Amaro."I was able to get their and kill the men they sent, but someone was watching from a far."replied Ryo.


    "It was on the suelec families five elite guards Amelio Evana that day I almost died he gave me two choices he''d either kill my wife and children or I could become the suelec families dog."said Ryo.


    "What level was he."asked Amaro."Not sure, but I know he''s definitely a lot weaker than that brat from the little I''ve seen the brat would easily destroy him."said Ryo.


    "What did you do before that?"asked Amaro."I was an orphan raised by a martial arts master I was good in combat, but my talent in voudaju was average at best.


    So I took the normal route and went to school got a wife and the rest is history."said Ryo.


    "You want revenge?"asked Amaro."Ofcoursei would, but they now know I''m alive. The only saving grace is the pact I made with them." replied Ryo.


    "But if they find some work around, they''ll try and hurt my family?"said Ryo as red voudaju leaked from his body, and his muscles started to bulge.


    Amaro watched in suprise, but the door behind them was immediately flung open, blasting the two of them into the opposite wall.


    A teenage girl around sixteen with dark skin, a long curly hair that reached her legs, stepped out of the room wearing a night gown.


    She had green eyes and a tattoo of a massive Phoenix going down her arm from her


    shoulder.


    "Angelo did something reckless again. I knew leaving the others to monitor him was a bad idea."said the girl.


    "Are you anesthesia?"asked Ryo as he got up to his feet."Yes, that''s me sorry for opening the doors so suddenly."replied anesthesia.The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.


    "Your friends requested us to come get you probably to check up on the brat."Said


    Amaro.


    "Oh, I see. Well, thank you, make yourselves at home, just don''t enter any door with carvings on them."said anesthesia as she floated down the hall.


    "Wait, what are we supposed to do?"asked Ryo."I don''t know, explore,leave, or enjoy yourselves."replied anesthesia.


    "What is there to do here?"asked Ryo."I don''t know. Ask Angelo to customize a room for you."replied anesthesia.


    "Angelo is literally on deaths door. How are we gonna ask him."said Amaro."Oh yeah, I forgot. I guess I don''t know what you should do. Maybe go outside and train."said anesthesia.


    Just then, a blade of golden light flew towards anesthesia.Anesthesia grabbed both Ryo and Amaro, moving them out the way as a giant blade of light flew past them slamming through the castle wall.


    The three then watched as the wall repaired itself and the destroyed bricks dissappeared.


    "What the hell was that!"shouted Amaro."Nosra, what the hell was that about."Said anesthesia, turning towards the dar hall.


    The hall was then lit up, revealing a girl around nosra''s age.Half her hair was black, and the other color side was bright golden.


    Her eyes also reflected this pattern,she wore a black dress with white stripes and had multiple black and golden butter flies surrounding her.


    "Oh, sorry, I was wondering if atoskre was playing a trick on me, you never leave your room."replied nosra.


    "Do you really think I''d believe that and your one to talk."said anesthesia."Okay, I just did it because I felt like it."said nosra.


    Just then, a giant hand made of rock came from the ground and slammed on top of nosra.The rock hand then blew apart as anesthesia smiled.


    "Sorry, I just felt like it."Said anesthesia."You call tell their related."said Ryo."So, how''s sleeping in every day?"asked nosra.


    "How''s accidentally destroying the half castle every day?"asked anesthesia.The two stared at each other slowly, walking towards each other as the tension in the air started to rise.


    Voudaju started to emanate from their bodies, taking on a purple color similar to angelo''s own voudaju.


    Just then, nosra''s voudaju turned black and gold as anesthesia''s turned green.Ryo and Amaro then jumped in front of them.


    "Wait, stop, your friends life is in danger. Can''t you two fight later."said Amaro."No, this b%*^h keeps getting on my nerves."said anesthesia.


    "Who are you cursing at? I''ll kill you."said nosra.A dark scyth appeared in nosra''s hand along with a blade made of light.


    Nosra''s pillow transformed into an eight foot long spear with a golden blade engraved with green markings.


    The two men then stepped in front of the girls, who seemed yo not notice them as they raised their weapons.


    "Can you two stop messing with the guest? That''s my job."A squirl dropped down the ceiling as the two men jumped back.


    The squirl wore a necklace of transparent beads, a white lab coat, and carried a float on its


    back.


    Amaro and Ryo looked confused as the two girls started to laugh."Who gave you two the right to do my job? I do the pranks."said the squirel, shouting up at them.


    Anesthesia then picked up the three feet tall squirl who tried to wiggle out of her arms."What the hell is going on here."

 Strange messaging

    "Okay, what the hell is going on with you kids?"asked Amaro."Is it  not obvious? we were playing a joke on you."said nosra.


    "These two did a worse version of my job."said atoskr."Well, angelo forbid us from using our powers on people, so we had to get creative."said nosra.


    "I''ve seen donkeys with more creative pranks than that."said atoskre."Are you calling us stupider than a donkey."said anesthesia.


    "No, that would be an insult to the donkeys intelligence."said atoskre."You know you''re like three feet tall, right?"said nosra.


    "I''m not afraid of you. Do your worst."said atoskre."I''ll hang you off the castle balcony."said nosra.


    "Wait, I''m doing something important. Just put me down!"shouted atoskre as he squirmed around in her arms.


    Nosra ignored him as he turned towards Ryo and Amaro."I know angelo used his powers to make you like us, but who are you?"asked nosra as she pointed towards Amaro.


    "Me, I''m the guy who damn it!"shouted Amaro as he looked towards his hand to see atoskre''s massive jaws biting down on his hand.


    He grabbed atoskr''s head, but his hand recoiled as his palm smoked from the lightning pulsing around atoskre.


    "Get this thing off of me."said Amaro as he flung his arm around the air.Amaro then stopped as he fell unconscious and dropped to the floor.


    Anesthesia grabbed atoskre off Amaro''s wrist as both Ryo and nosra stood confused at the situation.


    Ryo then rushed towards Amaro''s hand as he looked tiwards the bite marks."Don''t tell me you stole his life energy."said nosra.


    "Sorry, I couldn''t resist, but no a sent a jolt to his brain."said atoskre.Ryo stairrd at amaro''s arms for a few seconds before lifting up.


    "I''m so tired of these shenanigans. Where can I bring him?"asked Ryo."Follow me. I''ll bring him to my lab. "said atoskre.


    "You caused this!"shouted nosra."It was an impulse afterall I''m just a squirel."replied


    atoskre.


    "I''ll come with. I don''t want you experimenting in them because I''m just a squirl."said


    anesthesia.


    Atoskre chuckled as he pressed a button on the wall, revealing a secret passageway up a flight of stairs.


    "Should I come with you?"asked nosra."No nuara and nira said they needed you."replied


    atoskre.


    The secret passageway was closed in nosra''s face as she drugged her shoulders."Another typical day."Said nosra as she strolled off down the halls.


    The four of them brought Amaro up to a lab filled with hundreds of chemicals and books.Anaro opened his eye''s as he looked towards atoskre.


    "Couldn''t you have transferred that information without biting me."said Amaro as he used his voudaju to swiftly heal the bite wound.This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon.


    "No, she would have noticed."replied anesthesia in his place."Okay, so why are you all keeping this from her?"asked Ryo.


    "Ryo, you personally saw how nira reacted to that. information."said anesthesia."Yeah, don''t tell me she''s more emotional than her."said Ryo.


    "Nuara and nira are two sub cardigan that come with nosra.Nuara, which represents her power to manipulate and gain strength from fear.


    She, while representing fear, is very playful and calm and can be very cruel.Nira represents hope, but she is responsible, kind, and very protective.


    And nosra is more protective of angeli than the rest of is she''s also the most impulsive due to the state angelo was in when she was created.


    She has the easiest condition to gather emotional energy, so none of us can stop her in our current state, and fighting amongst ourselves would hurt angelo more.


    So we need to keep this information from her, or it will be catastrophic for the outside world."said anesthesia.


    "Alright, so how do we keep this from her?"asked Ryo."Leave that to us. Just ask her to show you around or teach you, and that''ll keep her occupied till we make the clone."replied atoskre.


    Scene change.


    A girl with dark red and purple hair pale skin hidden by a black trench coat.One of her eye''s were red, and the other was purple.


    "Please don''t tell me Jenny is at the bar at this time of day. I need her to help watch over the children."complained the girl.


    She was walking down a lonely road with plenty of rundown shops around her.She turned the corner seeing a run-down pub made of wood.


    The pub name was barts liquiror shack.She held her nose as she entered the bar, blocking out the smell of pungent alcohol.


    The bar had several round tables made of wood, a mechanic bull in the center, and a large bar area where the owner stood cleaning a glass.


    The owner was a tall, slender man with a well shaved face, green eyes, and messi black hair."Malika, you must be looking for Jenny."asked Bart.


    "Yeah, but as I can tell, she''s not here?"replied Malika."I don''t know why she even comes in here she doesn''t really drink all that much."said Bart.


    "If that''s true, why does she come home smelling like alcohol and dizzy?"asked Malika."I don''t know, but she doesn''t get it from here."replied Bart.


    Just that woman with green hair, blue eyes, and a scar running down from her left eye to her


    chin.


    She was about 5 11, and she wore a long black dress."So I recently learned this isn''t the place you''re getting blacked out, drunk something you''re not telling me?"asked Malika.


    "Fine, if you must know, I don''t drink at bars much anymore."replied Jenny."Then why are you always drunk?"asked Malika.


    "That''s my business for now, not for a little girl."replied Jenny.Malika then grabbed Jenny''s hand.


    "Hey, what are you doing?"asked Jenny, struggling to escape Malika''s grip.Voudaju surrounded Jenny''s body, but with a bored look on her face, Malika dragged her out the bar kicking and screaming.


    "You can''t keep doing it alone. If you run into a competent master you''ll die, and I won''t be their."said Malika


    "I know full well, but you won''t be their for ever and risking my life is worth it if another is off the street."said Jennifer.


    "Then why not just work with me to take all of them down? I don''t want to stay here forever."said Malika.


    "The children and the victims have been linked to them. I told you that, and you know Ryan won''t leave unless he finds his sister."said Jennifer.


    "But we have no clue if she''s here they were separated years ago."said Malika."She''s here he''s sure of it."said Jennifer.


    "Speaking of Ryan, he said a so-called old friend of yours defeated him, so wanna tell me what that''s about?"asked Jennifer teasingly.


    "You have your business. I have mine. If you want my business, do what I do. Find out yourself."replied Malika.


    "Oh, I will find out no matter."said Jennifer.Maliks let go of Jennifer''s hand as they started to walk through the street.


    "Malika, I want you to teach me to use a sword."said Jennifer."Why I thought you preferred guns or knives."replied Malika in slight confusion.


    "Well, I will still use knives or guns, but I want to be a better, close combatant. I can''t live in the mirror world forever."said Jennifer.


    "The way of the blade for humans takes years. You know I will have to up your physical training. The only plus side is the water element you decided to mimic is great for sword manship."said Malika.


    "I know that''s why I decided to learn, and besides how much different can it be from a knife."said Jennifer.


    Malika smirked as a small smile came on her face."How another deluded soul will learn."


    Just then, the screams of two children rang out in the alleyway as Malika''s trenchcoat flew off, revealing a long white sword at her side with a golden hilt.


    The blade had a mixture of dark red and gold textengraved on both sides and edited both an ominous and calm aura.


    A gun appeared in Jennifer''s hand as they both nodded to each other and ran off.

 Helping a distant ally

    A boy with dark skin brown eyes stood in an alleyway panting.All over his body were countless scratches. The black hoodie and jeans he wore were beat up.


    And dirt covered his body.He wiped the blood from his mouth as he looked around to the girl behind him.


    The girl looked almost similar to him, but she had short fluffy curly hair and wore a short pink


    dress.


    In front of the two was a man with blond hair green eyes and a clean shaved beard.The man wore a black suit and kept his hands in his pockets.


    As he puffed on a cigarette."Wow kid your almost as strong as your father when I met him."said the man with a faint smile.


    "What happened to my dad?"asked the boy."Don''t worry, little Michael, your dad is looking up at you, knowing you''ll likely never meet again."said the man.


    "Fuck you."said the boy as read voudaju covered his fist as he sent a punch towards the man''s


    face.


    The man grabbed his fist and kneed him in the stomach, causing the boy to cough up blood as he fell to the ground.


    A pink whip wrapped around the man''s leg as the girl ran on the walls and stabbed a pink dagger made if voudaju in neck.


    The man attempted to grab her hand, but she pulled the rope in her hand, causing him to skip as the knife plunged into his neck.


    But the blade immediately cracked on impact upon coming in contact with the man''s neck.The girls eyes widened as a kick flew towards her face.


    "Anna!"shouted the boy as he jumped in front of her, the kick landing in his chest as he slammed into the wall.


    The man grabbed Anna''s neck as she screamed in pain."Join me, or I''ll crush her neck."said the man as he stared at the boy.


    "Fuck off you and die you bastard!"shouted the boy but a fist immediately flew into his git as he coughed up more blood.


    "Your daddy didn''t teach you manners, so I guess I''ll do it in his place."said the man as his gripped tightened around Anna''s neck.


    "Michael, even if he kills me, don''t ever be like our father."said anna."Put her down. I''ll do as you wish."said Michael.The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement.


    But just then, the man''s had glew off his body as the anna dropped to the ground.The man turned his head in suprise, but all he saw was a black sneaker slamming into his face.


    The man slammed into the wall so hard it caved in, causing him to the land in the opposing alley.Miachael and Anna looked up, seeing Malika standing above them.


    "Who are you?"asked Anna."I''m Malika, and you two are gonna be okay now."said Malika as she gave them an award smile.


    The man lifted himself off the ground as red lightning surrounded his body."Who tf are you."asked the man as he walked towards Malika.


    His arm then regenerated as he vanished in a flash of lightning.The man appeared in front of her in a flash of lightning.


    He sent a punch towards her chest. Malika grabbed his arm and kneed him in the stomach as he coughed up blood and dropped to his knees.


    Two are then came from his blood as a knife plunged into his chest.Malika then slammed her foot into the man''s face as he rolled across the ground.


    Jennifer then appeared beside Malika. The man''s face was battered and bruised as he barely got to his feet.


    "How the hell did she defeat me her voudaju isn''t even released."said the man."Who are you, and what is your business with these children?"asked Jennifer.


    The man got up as red electricity charged around his entire body."Be careful. Someone at your level will definitely reduce themselves to atoms if not careful."said Jennifer.


    "Why are you not running?"asked Malika."Wait, what do you mean by that?"asked the man."You have seen that we are clearly superior to you, so why try and fight you will die."replied Malika.


    The man stared into malika''s cold, lifeless eyes.She then vanished in a flash of light."Running wouldn''t have helped you much anyway."


    The man''s hands and legs flew off his body as his blood flew all over the alley.The man didn''t even scream as pure shock was written on his face.


    A black portal opened up beneath the man as what''s left of his body dropped into the


    portal.


    Malika slashed down her blade, but the portal closed as her blade slammed into the ground, creating massive spider web like cracks.


    Malika''s sword vanished into light as she walked towards the children."Hey, why did you ask him why he didn''t run?"asked Michael.


    "Because I knew he''d let his guard down at such a question, i already knew why he didn''t run, but in battle, taking every opportunity to win honor is a fools mindset."replied Malika.


    "Could you have done the same without distracting him?"asked Anna."Of course I could, but activating my tamashi to make sure his wide ranged lighting attacks didn''t hit you two would require too much energy.


    Remember, kids only use the amount of force necessary to never show off and do every dirty trick in the book to win because when their dead, you''re the one who decides how the story is told."replied Malika.


    "You really like showing off in front of people you save, don''t you."said Jennifer."How is this showing off?"asked Malika.


    "You know what I mean, but I get it. First impressions are important."said Jennifer.


    "Let''s just heal these children and try to escort them home."said Malika."Wait, are you orphans?"asked Jennifer.


    "No, our mom is."Michael and his sister then jumped up as Jennifer grabbed them."Tell me, what''s wrong?"asked Malika.


    "Our mom, they might have attacked her."said anna, tears streaming down her face."Where do you live? I can get us their immediately."said Jennifer.


    "We live at 34 Winchester Street."replied Michael.Jennifer closed her eye''s for a second as the four of them dissappeared.

 A mothers view

    Lana p.o.v


    I laid my head on the dining room, kindly staring at the floor.At the moment, a thousand thoughts were going through my head.


    "I hate how i handled that conversation. I understood he had no choice, but why not tell me soon her he could have died at any point and I''d have never known."I said to no one in particular.


    But my orange cat jumped up onto the table and licked my forehead.I let out a small smile. " Despite all the trouble you cause, you know how to he nice when I''m down."I said as he started gently touching my face.


    I then heard the sound of my dog barking ringing through the house as I immediately got to my


    feet.


    "It''s not like chip to bark at nothing someone myst be trying to enter."I said.I might have been paranoid, but I took a key out of my pocket and opened the cabin drawer.


    In the drawer, I saw two pistols as I grabbed both, putting one at my side and holding the other in my right hand.


    I then pulled out a knife before I took up my cat and put him at the window he meowed before jumping towards the tree that was next to the window.


    I then gently opened the kitchen door. As I pointed the gun in front of me, i looked both directions into the living room.


    As the sight froze me, I spun back to the corner as I tried to gather myself.I looked back in the living room as I saw my dog lying in the ground.


    He was moaning in pain as the person who did this was nowhere in sight.I then walked back past the kitchen table as I peered through the back door.


    I saw several black suv''s lined up around the house as I slid down on the kitchen floor."I knew what this meant either my husband was dead or he''d defected."


    I didn''t have time to think about that as I hard several foot steps approaching the kitchen


    door.


    I then lit the stove and poured gasoline all around the kitchen floor as I hid behind the kitchen wall corner.Five men then stepped past me as I held my breath.


    I slowly crept out the door as he five masked men stood confused."Huh, what''s that smell!"


    I then lifted up my gun and fired several shots at the stove and gas tank.I then slammed the door, jumping towards the couch as a massive explosion erupted in the kitchen.


    The door was flung open, and several burned bodies were sent flying outside the room.Two panicked men rushed into the living room as I pulled back out my gun.


    I fired it tiwards the two men, the loud sound if gun fire likely alerting other intruders.The two men fell to the floor as I rushed towards them taking both theirs guns.The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement.


    I then placed myself at the side of the stairs as five men rushed down the stair.I then held up the duel pistols as I shot all five men in the legs, sides, and hips.


    The five men came tumbling down on each other as I went in front of them and shot them all in the head.


    The sound of gun fire rang out as a bullet pierced my shoulder.I grunted in pain as I jumped to the side.


    Three men positioned themselves on the floor as the sound of rapid gun fire rang through the


    house.


    I jumped through the door, reaching the intersection between the basement laundry room and the living room.


    I swiftly pierced through the door, seeing several men encircling the property.I then looked down, surprised to see Chip, who had an eye missing.


    I opened the laundry room door as I shot a bullet through the window.


    I then opened the basement door as i led chip by his collar and went down the basement stairs.I looked around as I saw a bottle of gasoline laying next to a pile of boxes.


    "I have a lot of memories here, but my paintings and furniture are no good if I don''t live."I said as I took up a bottle of gasoline.


    I then poured it all over the basement.I then took up a stool as I opened the basement window. I then saw all the men had cleared this area due to the previous commotion.


    I then jumped out the window as I picked up chip and brought him through the window.I striked a lighter as I took one last look at my house. i then dropped the match through the basement window


    I let out a sad smile as i ranran over to one of the suvs, breaking the windows.The driver in the front seat dried to reach for a gun but shot him in the head through his body out the door and started to car.


    I put a chip in the backseat as my cat jumped on top of my lap.I I drove off as the house went up in flames, killing everyone inside.


    I drove off several black suv''s on my trail.But before I could take a breather, something jammed into my car, smashing into my neighbors tree.


    I briefly lost consciousness as my cat scared lying jumped on my head.My dog was strapped down, so he didn''t fly through the window, but he was obviously dazed.


    I tried to get up, but my side was rapidly leaking blood.Before I could try to escape the car, a hand smashed through the already broken window, grabbing my neck.


    I was yanked out of the car as I stated up at the face of a large man with a bald head large build and deathly pale skin.


    His eyes looked at me with hate indifference and lust.Whobwould have thought Ryo would have married a fighter."said the man.


    I reached for my gun, knowing it would most likely be futile a gun shot rang out as all the hope left my eyes as the bullet bounced off his chest.


    He then grinned maliciously, grabbing my arm and snapping it like a twig.I screamed in pain as his hand tightened around my neck.


    "I''d take you, but at this point, you''re damaged goods, but your daughter will suffice."said the


    man.


    At those words, rage filled every corner of my body as I grabbed his hand.But my attempts were futile as he crushed my other hand.


    But despite the pain, I grabbed the gun and shot a bullet towards his neck.He moved to the side, avoiding the bullet.


    But a en kicked him in the face as he flinched for a brief second . I raised my right hand with all my strength as I shot a bullet straight into his eye.


    He screamed in pain while cursing me as I felt to the ground, taking a deep breath.He towered over his eye, constantly leaking blood.


    "Die you bitch!"he shouted as he raised his massive hands.He then screamed in pain grabbing my orange cat who bit him on his neck.


    My dog then jumped into the air, biting his hand.He then slammed chip and trou on the ground.But I was fading in and out consciousness, no energy to help or scream.


    I closed my eyes as I felt blood splash on my face.Tears streamed down my face as I waited for death.


    But it never came. I opened my eyes as I saw the man''s decapitated head being clawed at by my


    cat.


    I then fully looked around, thinking I would see Ryo, but it wasn''t hik. Instead, it was a young girl who looked a year or two older than twins.


    Beside her was another woman who I also didn''t reconize.But my eyes lit up as I saw my two children rushing towards me.


    I smiled as I finally succumbed to unconsciousness as I heard the word that was my favorite ever since the first time I heard it.


    MOM!

 Close save

    Jennifer looked at the burning house as she looked back down at the mirror."I like this lady. It takes a lot of determination to burn your own house down."said Jennifer.


    "So how will we deal with the neighbors?"asked Malika.It will likely all be covered up. Let''s just leave."replied Jennifer.


    "These kids are older than usual close to my age theirs no way they would have been able to hide for so long."said Malika.


    "You''re right, so their dad must have been offered a deal he''s either dead or betrayed them."said Jennifer.


    "That''s ironic, considering we most likely killed him."said Jennifer."No, we didn''t he''s alive."said Malika.


    "How do you know?"asked Jennifer."Remember the friend you teased me about ten minutes ago he''s with him."said Malika.


    "Still, how do you know?"asked Jennifer."I''ll explain later."said Malika.Malika then swiftt turned around, blocking a fist that headed straight for her face.


    The air pressure coming from the fist blew her hair back and carved through the ground behind


    her.


    She then looked dead into the eyes of a boy around her age with brown skin,black hair, and brown eyes.


    The boy wore a martial arts gi with a tiger symbol on it and looked at Malika with pure


    suprise.


    "You know, in the five seconds you stared at me, I could have taken your head off."said Malika.The boy then jumped back as he took a marshal arts stance.


    "Who are you, and what do you have to do with this destruction?"asked the boy."I don''t give my name out, and this destruction don''t yohsee the bodies of the mafia members it was abviously self defense."said Malika.


    "Doesn''t explain the house being burned down."replied the boy."That was their when I got here."said Malika.


    "Yeah, I''m going to have to take you in gor questioning."said the boy."Do you not value life?"asked Malika.


    "What!"


    A fist then flew into the boys chest as he was launched through several houses."Let''s go. Hopefully, he didn''t get a good look at our faces."said Jennifer.


    "You can leave with those kids. This one is interesting."said Malika.A figure then dropped down from the sky, cracking the ground beneath it.


    Malika placed a hand next to the right side of her face, blocking a kick that generated so much wind pressure all the cars around them were lsuched several meters away.


    Malika then struck the boy in his side, but he didn''t even flinch as he spun mid-air.Fire engulfed his body as he sent a drop kick yo her skull.


    Malika incased her body in golden voudaju as the fire engulfed the whole street.The flames vanished, revealing Malika unscathed and the boy smiling.Love this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit.


    Malika then vanished alongside Jennifer, leaving the boy confused.is it an attack, but she''s completely left the area."said the boy.


    "Damn, she was super strong. I could learn from that battle if I survived."said the boy."Anyway, I wonder if angelo can help me fix my current predicament."


    The bot turned as he looked towards the destroyed houses, crashed cars, and dead bodies.He saw countless people peeping through their windows, looking straight at him.


    "Mikel seems like you have a problem."The boy then turned as he saw a man in his late twenties with short brown hair green eyes and tanned skin sitting atop a destroyed suv.


    He wore a brown suit with a black tye and a white under shirt.


    "How long have you been their Alex?"asked mikel."Long enough to flirt with that nice lady."replied alex.


    "Of course, it makes sense. Your presence is always repelling every female in a ten mile radius."said mikel.


    "Careful now I have the video of you getting your ass whooped right here if I were to shoe angelo this or even runea. I wonder how they''d see it."said Alex.


    "You know I was just joking. Please delete the video."said mikel, dropping to hus knees."I don''t think I will, but what are you willing to do for it?"asked Alex.


    "Wait, how do I know you even have a video?"asked mikel."You''ll be sure in five seconds when it''s in the group chat."replied alex as he pulled out his cell phone.


    "Wait, wait, I''ll pay you. Please don''t send that video. I''ve taken too many losses lately."said mikel as he bowed down to alex.


    "Too many I count eight to angelo''s grandmother, two to angelo ten to the old man four ties against John and two ties against me that''s better than average."said Alex.


    "Please, I still have not recovered from trying to fight the time shifter. If you send that video, I''ll be a laughing stock."said mikel.


    "Can''t achieve goals twice, mikel."said Alex."Just please don''t send that video."said mikel."Don''t worry, mikel. I won''t send the video of you being laid out by a girl who didn''t use any advanced techniques."said Alex.


    "Whatever, but now that I think about it, I think I''ve seen her before, but I''m not sure where."said


    mikel.


    "She hit you pretty hard. You probably imagined it."said Alex."Alright, let''s put this aside. How do we fix this?"asked mikel.


    "We who the the hell is we, it''s you, not we."said alex."Please, man, I have no idea where Angelo is. I need you to help me. I just destroyed thirteen different houses."said mikel as he started to beg.


    "Fine, I know where Angelo''s supposed to be if we go there. You might be able to beg him if he''s out of energy. Hopefully, you don''t plan on going to college."said Alex.


    "So where is he?"asked mikel."Well He''s currently an exchange student slash professor at lasia Academy." said Alex.


    "Guess I''m out a luck doubt they''d allow you near a school."said mikel.Alex the vanished punching mikel in the gut, launching him down the street.


    "What the hell do you take me for a predator!"shouted akex."Of course, not predators actually catch their prey. How many women have you gotten yet?"asked mikel.


    "Angelo went to the school dance with runea."replied alex."What? You''re definitely lying!"shouted mikel.


    "I got the pictures right here, and not only that, she kissed him."said Alex as he pulled out his


    phone.


    Fire surrounded mikel''s body as his eyes filled with rage."Crashing out over a girl that''s not even yours is crazy couldn''t be me."said Alex as he patted mikel on his head.


    "I pray all of angelo''s karma will catch up to him. I''d sell my soul just to see his downfall that backstabbing little."


    "Well, at the time, angelo didn''t know he liked her, but I like chaos, and i not letting that disrespect slide."said alex to himself.


    "Damn, our best friends took your girl. Wait, you didn''t even have she was free pickings, and you didn''t shoot, but angelo did make sense she knew him far longer than she knew you."said Alex.


    Mikel shot a punch towards alex, who jumped back back, flipped in the air, and landed


    gracefully.


    "I hope wherever angelo is, he''s suffering."said mikel."Cursing your friend over a girl couldn''t be me."said Alex.


    Inside the codex.


    Angelo lay on the bed sweat covering his entire body as atoskre stood over him."You sure this will work?"asked nuara.


    "Hundred percent, but I still  need the machine."replied atoskre."Almost finished."said gear shift.


    Who was fixing up a massive pod with purple liquid floating around inside.

 Secret plots

    The three heads of the different mafia families sat in a dark room with their heads down.The three family leaders were Roy solan,Lucia losia, and kiper byrang.


    "The W,E,U has sent agents to aid in investigation this could hinder our plans."said a woman who had silver hair and eyes and wore a long white dress.


    This was Lucia losia, the leader of the losia faction."Don''t worry, I have received outside aid from a third-party source they will hunt down ll the agents that were sent."said kiper byrang.


    A man who looked to be in his early seventies with a messi long black beard that reached the chest of his black robe.


    He had brown skin and wore a white turban on his head.And was the leader of the byrang


    faction.


    "Who are these third-party sources, and can I request their aid? Some very precious children were lost, and every search party I sent was filled with elite soldiers never returned."said Roy solan.


    He had blonde hair green eyes and wore a black suit with a red tie."Roy, I also received word that the anvoy you just sent five hours ago was destroyed, and one of your elite guards Amelio was barely rescued."said kiper.


    "Oh, so it was your third-party source that saved him. I thank you for that."said Roy."Wait, if I remember correctly, you sent a squad led by a nobody named Ryo urgo and said that you tested the berserker state on him."said Lucia.


    "Yes, I did according to my sources he was spared by the boy he was supposed to kill, and somehow, the curses were removed."replied Roy.


    "Did you get this agents name?"asked lucia."Yes, if  I remember, he was sixteen, and he said his name was Angelo rycard."replied Roy.


    Kiper then started to hyperventilate as the other two turned to him."Rycard, the name sounds familiar, but I can''t put my finger on it."said Lucia.


    "You fools do you live under rocks rycard that''s the same last name shared by matilda rycard and her daughter Mya rycard do you not know who those people are!"shouted kiper.This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it


    The other two faces went pale as a ghost as they turned to kiper."Nothing has happened to him that would warrant their attention, right?"said Lucia.


    "I have received word from my third-party sources that the agent accompanying Ryo urgo was put in a near death state and was saved by another agent."said kiper.


    "So you think theirs a possibility the two of them share a connection to this boy, and not only that, if he shares a connection to them, he shares one with the president."said Roy as sweat covered his entire face.


    "So that''s why these two didn''t tell me his name. Normally, I don''t care if he''s the grandson or son of those women.


    What I care about is who he is that those prodigies among their species were so fearful that they forfeited their pride to make sure he couldn''t fight back."thought kiper to himself.


    "It''s a shame if they told me I would have accompanied them just to another one of that bloodlines wretched decendents dead.


    But I suppose those other two will suffice for my revenge."Said kiper to himself."Hey, old man kiper, don''t tell me you''re having a heart attack."said Lucia.


    "I''m fine. I was just a little shaken up."said kiper."So what do we do if those three come here?"asked Roy.


    "Don''t worry, I have the perfect guaranteed


    plan to make sure we succeed.¡±said Kiper


    Malika sat on the edge of the building a little girl who looked almost identical to her sitting next to her.


    ¡°Are you sure?¡±asked Malika.¡±Yes a hundred percent something happened to angelo.¡±said the little girl.


    ¡°Our connection is not as strong as in the past but I can tell he was almost killed and by the signature it was by ashnok.¡±Said the girl.


    ¡°Do you wish to visit your brother?¡±asked Malika.¡±I don''t know on one hand if he dies I''ll cease to exist on the other he sort of abandoned me.¡±said the girl.


    ¡°I''m sure theirs more to the story than that.¡±said Malika.¡±Maybe but I''d like for him to come and tell me and he couldn''t even do that right.¡±said the girl.


    ¡°Don''t you atleast want to see everyone else I''m sure they gave him an earful.¡±said


    Malika.


    ¡°I''m sure they did nosra probably wants to kill him but someone seems to have beat her to it.¡±said the girl.


    ¡°He won''t die if he did he already died along time ago.¡±said Malika.¡±It''s not him dying more so all the raging souls in his mindscape causing his bloodlust to spike and tipping the scales of balance in the emotional energy he receives.¡±said the girl.


    ¡°You know your allowed to talk about how you feel.¡±said Malika.¡±Talk about what how my creation an existence is a literal curse.¡±said the girl.


    ¡°Your existence is not a curse I''m sure none of them think that.¡±said Malika.¡±How can you say that to me when you can''t even convince yourself of that.¡±Said the girl.


    Malika looked away as the air grew tense.¡±I''m sorry that was uncalled for.¡±said the girl.¡±It''s okay I''m fine.¡±said Malika.


    ¡°Do you think we''ll ever go back their?¡±asked the girl the girl.¡±We definitely will however I''m not looking forward to it.


    That place is vast and were not at all welcomed guest none of us are.¡±


    "Never suggested we were but you can''t hide the truth forever."said the girl.


    "I know."

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    This is not an end of the book more so a informat about my going forward.I realized I can not keep a daily schedule it''s just something I''m not comfortable with


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    future.


    But I realized the chapter lengths don''t match up to the amount a standard two day upload should be.


    So I''ll ask you all to be patient around somewhere in the mid thirtiet chapter all the uploads from then on will be atleast two thousand five hundred words.


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    Date September 12 2013


    time 12:30


    Mikel and Alex stood in front of a massive gate staring up at a massive building that overshadowed the entire forest surrounding it.


    "Are you sure Angelo got a job here? It seems a little too snobbish for him."said mikel."You got to blend in here. This is where the children of the top families study."said Alex.


    "So, how do we get in?"asked Mikel."Don''t worry, I forged us some id''s and some fake uniforms."said Alex.


    "Yeah, I''m going to just jump sneak in."said mikel."Alex then grabbed him by the shoulder


    No, you idiot this is a voudaju training institution. If we get caught we''ll have to deal with more than just a few body guards."said Alex.


    "We''ll have to deal with body guards that can cover themselves in pretty, lights you know damn well they ain''t teaching shit here."Said mikel,


    "You right can''t argue with that the teaching of voudaju users in a school like setting and expecting them to succeed is like getting a horse,elephant and a monkey and telling all three to climb a tree."said Alex.


    "But that''s exactly what they want. If everyone succeeded, they would realize the three family system is a basically a dictatorship."said mikel.


    "Whether or not the three families exist or not, i doubt this would change because none of the powerful people or the government would want voudaju users to rise up like they did hundreds of years ago."said Alex.


    "This country was formed by betrayal, after all, and the horrid acts committed to make those relics still haunt the three families today."said Mikel.


    "Anyway, let''s not get too lost in this places history I''ll call the old man and get an arrangement though I have a feeling angelo isn''t here but if theirs a clue where he is it''ll be here."said Alex.


    Alex then took out his cellphone as he typed in a number."Are you calling Mr. riazick?"askedThe tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.


    mikel.


    "Of course, the president can easily get us a pass into this place for a while."replied alex."Can''t we just use our id''s and say it''s for an investigation."said mikel.


    Alex then abruptly stopped dialing."You know, I just remembered, unlike angelo, we were given formal id''s."said Alex.


    "But their''s still no guarantee they''ll let us in."said mikel."Does it matter were so fast we can just walk past without anyone knowing."said Alex.


    "True."replied mikel.The two then pulled out a black card with a giant golden star on its


    back.


    "Wait, if we let them know we are investigating, won''t they try to limit us."said Alex.Mikel them grabbed him, leaping over forty meters into the air over the wa.


    "Let''s just go in and out worse case scenario. we have to fight a few people, but we''ll make it out unscathed. I don''t know why, but this place just rubs me the wrong way."said mikel.


    "If it rubbed you the right way, I may never speak to you again."said Alex.Mikel, then landed in the bushes with Alex as the two closed their eyes.


    "Camouflage!"


    The two then had their voudaju flare for a slight milli second before their bodies seemingly turned into liquid and sunk into the ground.


    Inside the codex.


    Nosra stood in front of the castle, both Amaro and Ryo, in front of her."I get why I have to help teach you, but why do I have to help you."said nosra.


    As she pointed towards Amaro."Well, i don''t really need training. However, I would like to assist however way I can."said Amaro.


    "Okay, that makes sense, but before I start the lesson, I''ll wait on both ulthos and iodine. In the meantime, I''ll explain a few things to you about voudaju."said nosra.


    "With all due respect, young lady we think we have that aspect of learning covered."said Ryo.


    "Okay, if so, why does only fifteen percent of the human population have the ability to utilize voudaju?"asked nosra.


    "Wait, that''s completely up to chance and genetics."replied Amaro."No, it''s because humans are completely incompetent at teaching."said nosra.


    "Teaching, what does that have to do with anything?"asked Ryo."It has to do with everything. You humans refine voudaju the wrong way to the point that it is too weak to be passed on to your offspring in most cases.


    All humans should have the ability, but due to your backward way of learning and refining, voudaju only a few can obtained the specific gene from your ancestors."replied nosra.


    "That would make sense, but if that were true, how would humanity have reached this point."Said


    ryo.


    "No, you misunderstand. I never said humans don''t know the right way. I mean, you don''t teach if the right way.Do you think all the top families have so many voudaju users based on pure luck."said nosra.


    "And what do you have to prove this?"asked Ryo."You are in denial. No evidence will convince you, so let''s just get on with the next point."Said nosra.


    "Wait, you can''t just make a bold claim without proof."said Ryo."It''s not a bold claim it''s plain obvious. If you were taught correctly, you could have potentially reached level seven."said nosra.


    "Okay, if you''re so confident, show us this secret method of teaching."said Ryo.

 Going to prove a point

    Nosra turned as she signaled the two men to follow her.She then walked towards the Gaye as she passed through the small gate as if she were a ghost.


    The two men opened the gate as they stared up at the giant trees, which were over a hundred meters tall.


    "Follow me exactly. This place is endless if you get lost finding you won''t be hard, and that''s why you shouldn''t get lost."Said nosra.


    "I have never heard so many contradictions in a single sentence, and I''ve been married fifteen years now."said Ryo.


    "Just follow me."said nosra."Where are we going?"asked Amaro."Down to the nearest village."replied nosra.


    "Village, you mean people live in this place."said Amaro."It''s complicated."replied nosra."Of course it is."said Ryo.


    After a few minutes, nosra reached a giant cave as she beckoned the two men to follow


    her.


    "Wait, I thought we were going to a village."said Amaro."Yes, it''s on the other side of this tunnel."said nosra.


    The two men sighed as they followed her through the dark cave.A ball of light appeared on top of nosra''s palm, illuminating the cave.


    The two men looked around the cave, seeing countless paintings that were similar to the other cardigans they met.


    But on the cave walls, they also saw several figures that caught their attention.One was of a woman wearing a witch hat and a long red dress.


    She had green eyes and seemed to have been drawn with a twisted smile engraved on her


    face.


    "Hey, who''s that?"asked Ryo, pointing towards the image engraved into the wall.Nosra stopped staring at the image with indifference.


    Nosra placed her hand on the two men''s heads as her eyes flashed red."Hey, what are you doing!"shouted Ryo before his eyes flashed red.


    She then removed her hand from their heads, waving her hand as all the images on the wall disappeared.


    "Let''s carry on."said nosra.The two men shrugged their shoulders and started to treat behind


    her.


    "How long till we get their?"asked Ryo."I could be their in a few seconds, but I like strolling, so it''ll take about an hour or two."said nosra.


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    "Wait, we don''t have enough time for an hour walk."said Ryo."Don''t worry. We left the palace time no longer flows the same as the human world in your world, and barely two seconds will pass."said nosra.


    "I have trouble believing that."said Amaro.The two men then crouched down as the ground beneath them began to shake rapidly.


    Nosra was obviously surprised as she felt a figure bolting towards them.The figure was of a giant black eagle that had glowing red eye''s malicious intent, flowing from its body.


    "How the hell did it get free? Don''t tell me angelo took too many of us from our post at once."said nosra in an annoyed tone.


    She raised her hand, but a figure dropped from the air at Hypersonic speeds, dropping directly on the back of the eagle.


    The eagles spine was shattered as it slammed down into the ground, causing a massive crater.The eagle screamed in pain, but the sound of a crack instantly silenced it.


    The smoke cleared, revealing a boy with tanned dark skin brown hair and green eyes''s.He looked to he about fifteen and wore leather armor.


    He carried a dagger with a blade that seemed to be forged from a red ruby.The boy vanished, appearing in front of Amaro, stabbing the dagger towards his neck.


    Amaro stepped back narrowly, avoiding the blow as his arms turned into stone.He sent a punch towards the boys chest.


    But the flipped mid bringing the dagger around to the back of his neck.Amaro''s head was cut clean off, but the moment it fell to the ground, it transformed into a massive rock.


    Amaro appeared above the boy in mid-air with a giant stone gauntlet covering his fist.He brought his knee up under the boy''s stomach about to slam him down on top of it.


    But the boy grasped his knee and flipped over him, landing a few meters away."Who are you?"asked Amaro.


    "I should be asking you that you primordial lapdog."replied the boy."What the hell is a primordial lap dog?"asked Amaro.


    "You two stop this immediately."said nosra as the entire area started to shake.Her eyes glowed with slight annoyance at the situation.


    "Pocoloa explain why you attacked?"asked nosra."You know him!"shouted


    Amaro.


    "Lady nosra, the reason attacked is because I didn''t recognize his signature."replied pocoloa."Did you not notice me after all if he really was an enemy, then you disobeyed training."said nosra.


    "I''m sorry, Lady nosra. I didn''t sense he was a threat. I thought he had evaded your senses."pocoloa.


    "Okay, ignoring the fact that I helped train you in perception if he ignored my senses, why would you think you stand a chance and not alert anyone else."said nosra.


    Pocoloa scratched his head as he smiled aquardly.Nosra sighed as she pointed towards Amaro.


    "He''s a guest, and the older one is a new addition."said nosra."Oh, a new addition, so what aspect will he be in charge of?"asked pocoloa.


    "I''m not sure, but he likely won''t be here often."replied nosra."Oh, so why are you bringing them down to the town."asked pocoloa.


    "To prove a point."replied nosra."I should be surprised but more so often, fact you told me."said pocoloa.


    "Wait, who is this again?"asked Ryo."Oh, I''m pocoloa. I''m from ureya Village. It''s nice to meet you also. I''m very sorry for attacking you."said pocoloa.


    "Wait, why did you only attack me?"asked Amaro."Well, you don''t have the unique signature now that I think about it it''s similar to a few others who came here, so I''m guessing you''re his friend."said pocoloa.


    "Unique signature. Wait, but if this is just a small dimension only, he has access to why would you be wary of anything?"asked Ryo.


    "In a small dimension, what do they mean by that?¡±asked pocoloa


    "Okay, we need an explanation of where or what this place is."said Amaro."Okay, so sixteen billion years ago, the three ."pocoloa was then chopped on the head as Malika shook her head.


    "Okay, so basically, when angelo was born, the book was created, and an entire reality was born inside of it."

 Distant dream of the past

    A young Angelo sat in a room around him layed countless books and canvases scattered around the room


    Paint covered his face as he had a tired look on his face."This is not good enough."said Angelo as he tossed the canvas to the ground.


    The door behind Angelo then slid open as a man with dark skin purple eyes and long black spiky hair that reached his back walked into the room.


    This was angleckia Angelo''s father.Angelo turned looking up at his father."Hey son you still not satisfied with any of these portraits of your mother."Said angleckia.


    "No i just don''t think any of these are good enough."replied Angelo.His father picked up the recent canvas he had dropped as the man filled his eyes.


    "You inherited your grandfather''s mindset I see."said angleckia as he turned around the portrait of his wife.


    Angelo''s mother Mary had long curly black hair hazel eyes dark skin and wore a long brown coat that covered her entire body.


    In the portrait she stood in the forest with a delicate smile on her face."So you think it''s good."said Angelo.I don''t think it''s good I think it''s the best portrait I''ve ever seen in my life."said angleckia.


    "You''re old so either you''re just saying that because it''s mom or you''re lying."said Angelo."Can''t you just accept my praise like a normal four year old."said angleckia as he sighed.


    "Sorry dad I know you were just being nice but I personally think I can do better."said Angelo.Angleckis then lifted his son in the air before he could react.


    "Well you''ve been huddled up in here for hours you need to clear your mind come visit your grandpa with me."said angleckia.


    "Is mom coming?"asked Angelo.''No she said it''s good for the three of us to spend time together alone."replied angleckia.


    "Okay but isn''t he like ten trillion miles away you may be able travel that speed in a few seconds but that''ll take me at least two days."said Angelo.


    "That''s why we have portals created by copying either darkness or light."replied angleckia."Didnt we lose that privilege awhile ago."said Angelo.


    "I''ll just carry you."said angleckia."No I was motion sick for hours after the first time."said Angelo."Sounds like your a little chicken."said angleckia.


    "You''re the one too scared to use the portal so who''s the chicken."said Angelo."Well mommies precious little baby why don''t you do it if your so brave."said angleckia.


    "Are you crazy You''re the adult man here you''re supposed to be the example."said Angelo."I am showing an example do you know how hard it is to counter your mom''s curses."said angleckia.


    "That''s literally your entire power you expect me to believe that."said Angelo.Angleckia sighed as he placed his hand on Angelo''s head.


    "Do you want to make your mother angry after last week''s incident."said angleckia.Angelo shivered as he jumped on to back of his father''s head.


    Angleckia smiled as purple voudaju manifested around his body.The voudaju spread over Angelo''s body seemingly holding him in place.


    "This will stop you from getting motion sickness."said angleckia."Why didn''t''t you do this before?"asked Angelo.


    "I didn''t come up with it then I didn''t think you''d get sick."replied angleckia."Now hold on tight wouldn''t want you to fall again."said angleckia.


    Angelo held in to his father''s back as in a flash the man vanished from the room blowing up all the books and canvases into the air.


    In what seemed like less than a second the father and son appeared in a dimly lit cave with multiple spikes shooting up from the ground.


    The cave was filled with an ominous aura as a slight chill went down Angelo''s spine as he jumped off his father''s back.


    "Are you feeling sick?"asked angleckia."No it actually worked."said Angelo."Ofcourse it did but did you have a doubt.?"asked angleckia.


    "No Of course I didn''t but I just realized you have a lot to learn about child safety."said Angelo."Hey be glad your grandpa had zero idea what he was doing he once lost me in the den of a yorender."said Angleckia.


    "It was only one time."a loud voice erupted through the cave as the two of them turned around.A large man about y,I stood behind them.


    He had dark skin a bushy heard and wore pitch black armor he shared the same purple eyes as the father son duo and had short black hair.


    This was angelorima father of angleckia and grandfather of Angelo.


    "Yes one specific time in the yorender then there was that time in the orega forest the endless sea of void."Okay I get."said angelotus cutting off his son.


    "Besides I found you didn''t i how was i supposed to know you''d randomly disappear."said Angelorima.


    "Am I destined to be as irresponsible as you two?"asked Angelo."Yes"responded the two men in unicen.


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    "We''ll see about that but dad why did we come here?"asked Angelo."Well like I said we''re here to spend time with your grandfather he probably gets lonely up here."said angleckia.


    "Nice to think about your old man but I''m not really lonely I have friends."said Angelorima."The wild beast don''t count grandpa."said Angelo.


    "I''ll have you know they are very sophisticated species."said Angelorima ."Anyway Angelo why don''t you go play outside while we talk and don''t burn,drien, transforme or harm anything non hostile."said angleckia.


    "I can make those sets of rules work."said Angelo as he darther in the opposite direction towards the entrance of the dark cave.


    "So the book already manifested itself?"asked Angelorima in a completely serious tone."Yes it has thankfully nothing bad came of it but the powers it has seemed to have manifested in a rather peculiar way."said angleckia.


    "What do you mean by that?"asked Angelorima."Well inside the book their are blank cards and I noticed the amount of cards correspond with his current age."replied angleckia.


    "Oh but that likely doesn''t change the codex core function but I''m surprised it has not tempted him to do anything out of the ordinary."said Angelorima.


    "Yeah the core functions of the powers he''ll manifest will be the same but I don''t know why the personality that has laid dormint since he was born was not a part of the Trinity."said angleckia.


    "Must be a defense mechanism I doubt it will cause harm but if it does we''ll handle it."said


    angelorima


    "The last thing we want is the trigger of his voudaju ability if it manifests as what we think it will be it could spell great danger."said angleckia.


    "Don''t worry the order is like this for that exact reason."said Angelorima."I know hopefully he didn''t make my mistake and ascend too far it could rip everything from him especially because of what he represents."said angleckia.


    "You had no choice then."said Angelotus."But that doesn''t change the facts."said angleckia."You can''t protect him forever the earlier the process takes place the easier the consequences will be to handle."said Angelorima.


    "I know dad."replied angleckia.Angelo stepped outside the cave entrance emerging into a dark forest where no light from the sun could penetrate the trees.


    Angelo stepped into the overgrown grass each strand of grass being twice his height."Does grandpa even take care of this place."said Angelo to himself.


    "Why are the trees here so large these things are larger than mountains must be the life energy from grandpa''s temporary resting place."said Angelo to himself.


    He continued to walk through the forest clearing bushes and weeds out his way.He then reached a small open clearing with a little sun light shining down into the space


    Angelo sat down in the clearing as purple voudaju started to dance around him.


    "The voudaju core is located in the heart and once refined enough can be moved throughout the


    body.


    At stage one a person is able to use voudaju to increase strength speed and every other sense.


    at stage two a person can learn the basics of transforming voudaju into weapons or


    projectiles.


    At stage three a person learns to heal small wounds such as cuts bruises and sores and also can start mimicking basic elements such as rubber.


    At stage four all the previous abilities are enhanced you can now partially regrow limbs fix damaged organs create stronger and more flexible weapons.


    It is at this stage where one can learn the basic curses.curses are made from desire and intent and can be created by attaching voudaju to objects living things or abstract concepts.


    At the fift stage one can start to learn to mimic elements by training around that said element in this stage you can freely move the voudaju core around your body.


    One is also cable if regrowing limbs and entire organs or even start learning to heal


    others.


    At stage six one can now heal on a cellular level and  masters of this stage can learn to transform their bodies into elements.


    At stage seven one has now become aware of the soul and can now move their core to their soul at this stage a person develops are asherioc or a voudaju ability.


    This ability reflects your growth personality or desire and can evolve or devolve depending on your development.


    At this stage users can now use their element outside it''s normal restraint.


    For example a level seven fire masters can now shift not only control fire but temperature shifting it to their will and they can now travel to any source fire anywhere.


    At level eight one has now fully realized the soul being able to use elements to change and interact with the universe''s laws.


    For example fire users can now slightly burn through time and space.At this stage one can heal and regenerate their souls.


    At this stage one enters the realm of nervana the state where you no longer rely on any sense in your body and become immune to all forms of illusion.


    Basically Angelo at this stage you are one with nature and no longer require any of your senses to operate.


    At stage nine one can now change and manipulate all laws of the world through different applications of their chosen element.


    At this stage one is expected to have evolved there asherioc into something new.At this stage a person now has access to the divine state.


    The state of being where you are effectivly immortal and can become the very element you chose to mimic.


    For example darkness users are now fused with everything black and have supreme control over all darkness only about 2000 people in the netherworld and its sub universe''s.


    have achieved this while hundreds of thousands have achieved the previous state.


    The final ability of this stage are being pass all attacks of the mind and soul no matter the dimensionality.


    Stage 10 and above are off limits."


    "So that''s all the information I know I''m currently stage five but that''s pretty good luckily unlike my father''s wording one can learn multiple elements."said Angelo.


    "Oh yeah he also said passt level seven only one percent of people who try to ascend survive."said Angelo to himself.


    Angelo then sat up as purple light particles started to dance around him."Learning all these elements are a pain I could only learn one but what''s the fun in that."said Angelo.


    The tricksters codex then appeared infront of him as a blank card flew from the pages.Angelo the took the card.


    "Anything I can dream "without consequences"so what should I create."said Angelo to


    himself.


    "Oh I know mom said my other grandma has control over nature so I make something close to that"said Angelo as his eyes lit up.


    "Forge great blessing of nature''s elements eyes of  wonder and Knowledge."The card then started to glow as Angelo''s eyes lit up.


    The light then dimmed as Angelo look at the card but before he could take in it''s appearance his eyes started to bleed and blood started to run from his nose.


    Angelo then dropped to his knee''s as he started to cough up mouthfuls of blood.Angelo then screamed in pain as red and blue voudaju started to release from his body.


    The two opposing colours then fused into purple as Angelo''s eyes were now glowing brighter than


    usual.


    The birds and bugs then started to rush in the other direction as Angelo grabbed his head.He constantly started to scream in pain as he rolled around in the ground.


    "What the hell is happening to me!"shouted Angelo.


    A giant white halo like disk then emerged from his forehead as four red wings emerged in the right of his back and four blue one''s on the left side.


    Two massive black horns shot up from his head his finger nails turned into long and black metallic claws.


    Angelo continued to scream as the earth around him began to shake.The tree''s around him then started to spin rapidly.


    As the wood from the trees seemingly kept falling off turning it giant scales

 Bad dreams come up too

    Angelo screamed in pain, attracting the attention of the tree snake''s.Giant hundred meter snake''s that disguise themselves as trees.


    But instead of attacking him, the snake''s began to flee their giant bodies, knocking over trees and crushing smaller animals as they slithered away in pure terror.


    Angelo was a mere dust particle to them that was constantly shifting from place to place, but the pure energy coming from his body was enough to make the tree snake''s fear for their life.


    But one snake stood tall it was the largest snake, making it the largest false tree.The snake resembled a king cobra and was  over three hundred meters tall.


    It''s tale swung smashing the other snake''s and small mountains around them as it moved around at a speed impossible for It''s size.


    Seemingly dancing and contemplating whether to attack or not.But the snake stopped in its attacks as it''s eye''s turned red as it drives its giant head towards angelo.


    The snake Seemingly shrunk to the height of ten Meters as it chopped down on Angelo''s


    body.


    The snake then tried to swallow angelo''s whole, but as it was about to it''s head flew off it''s body spilling its blood all over the area.


    It''s body was then turned to ash by a wave of purple flames as angelo''s father and gradually sat as they shook their heads.


    "It''s been three minutes."Said angleckia.Angelorima, then walked towards Angelo.


    Angelo''s body was then engulfed by flames as he vanished, appearing behind his grandfather, attempting to pierce him through the head with his claws.


    The very bordly extended his hand, grabbing angelo by the collar who flailed around


    helplessly.


    "Well, he may be over a hundred times stronger, but he''s still my cute little grandson."said anglemoria as he waved angelo around.


    Angelo then instantly reverted back to normal falling unconscious as his grandfather started to examine him.


    "His mother, Malika, and his other friends will be here any second. How do we hide this?"asked angleckia.


    "Don''t worry, I''ve learned to craft my said share of defense stories over the years but the matter at hand."said angelmoria as he opened the codex, seeing four cards laying inside.


    "Their are three. I only saw him craft one."said angleckia."He crafted one, but the trickster crafted another three and this one seems to be exactly what he needs.


    but these three are very strange and angelo definitely shouldn''t use them. ."said anglemoria.


    ¡°Well that''s not gonna work so I think it''s best we do something else.¡±said angleckia as his hands started to glow.


    Angelo then jumped out of his bed as he saw his mother aling with five other children surrounding him.


    "Angelo, are you okay?"asked Malika."Seems he did something stupid again."said a boy who had ling red hair crimson red eyes and pale skin.


    "Oh, quit it Alex his mom''s going to chew him out. Just leave him be."said another girl who had long white hair silver eyes and tanned skin.


    "Please, Ms. Mary spared his poor little soul."said another boy somberly.This boy had Grey skin long messi black hair a Grey eye''s.


    "Sorry Angelo, I did my best."The boy then looked over to Angelo with a pitiful smile."You all are overreacting she''s not gonna kill him in front of us."said another girl with brown skin, long black hair , brown eyes.


    ¡°All of you are alive!¡±shouted Angelo as he jumped out of his bed attempting to grab his mother.


    But the closer he got the further he got towards them the further they moved


    away.


    Tears streamed down angelo''s eye''s as laughter erupted from around him.¡±Ofcourse how foolish have I not dreamed for so long that I wanted to believe obvious fiction.¡±Saud Angelo as the laughter grew louder.


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    Everything around angelo was then engulfed in purple flames as he was now in a foggy deserted area with dead trees all around him.


    Angelo knelt down staring at the ground as he started to shake in frustration.¡±Why the hell why the hell are you fucking in here!¡±shouted Angelo.


    He then stared up at the sky seeing a talk Pale skin woman with long black raven hair wearing a long blood red dress staring down at him.


    ¡°It''s good to see you as well angi.¡±said the woman mockingly.Rage filled angelo''s deep purple eye''s as red darkness and purple surrounded his body.


    ¡°Why so angry I thought you liked you mother''s nick name why must you be so hostile what did purple little ayorina do to you.¡±said ayorina.


    ¡°Light technique Limitless break time''s two.¡±


    Angelo vanished in a flash of light appearing behind ayorina.He sent a kick to the back of her head.


    But her hair twisted rapping around his leg stopping his kick.¡±Multiply the speed of light into your body a thousand time''s it won''t even seem like a snail to me.¡±said ayorina.


    Her hair then grew thicker as it slammed into Angelo''s body causing him to crash into a crater.


    ¡°Light and darkness may move at the same speed but unless you can fuse them to create the Chaos flash element which has a hundred time''s the base speed of both you won''t be able to harm me.


    Even then you''d still need to multiply that ten fold to match me in my base.¡±said


    ayorina.


    Hundreds of red portals then surrounded her as hundreds of black spikes flew towards her body.


    The spikes were then shattered as a wall of blood surrounded her.Angelo created a blade of light as he appeared behind swinging the ten meter blade horizontally towards her neck.


    The light blade shattered as red blood covered her skin.Ayorina then vanished appearing in front of angelo and slamming a fist into his gut.


    Angelo curled over chugging out blood that twisted Into needles that flew back into his body ripping apart his flash.


    And leaving small holes that leaked more blood in his body.The holes Instantly healed as angelo jumped back a few meters.


    ¡°Darkness technique shadow god darkness technique surpass sight time''s hundred.¡±Said Angelo.


    As his body  became intangible seemingly turning into black liquid.Angelo then vanished appearing directly from the ground beneath ayorina as she dropped to her knees seemingly sinking into her own shadow.


    ¡°How insulting this is the element I spent hundreds of years mastering yet you wish to use it against me.¡±


    Ayorina them slammed her hand into the ground, yanking Angelo from her shadow by the neck.


    Before he could escape she halted all the blood cells I''m his body causing him to freeze in place.


    Her hands grabbed his neck tightly as she brought him up to eye level.¡±Wow you sure have lost your touch where''s the horns the halo the eye''s those cold emotionless eyes.


    And for you of all people to fall for my trick is actually quite disappointing if not for the fact that you have that disgusting purple aura.¡±said ayorina.


    ¡°Jealous much.¡±said Angelo.¡±Yes I am.¡±replied ayorina as she started to squeeze angelo''s neck.


    A giant long purple wing them flew from the side of angelo''s back as he grabbed ayorina''s hand ripping it from his neck and kicking her in the face sending her flying.


    Ayorina got up wiping the blood from her mouth.¡±Go ahead keep adding those wings those keep growing two times with each one it will only benefit me.¡±said ayorina.


    The one long purple wing then flapped behind angelo as he took a deep breath and the wing disappeared behind him.


    ¡°You can''t harm me here I don''t need to fight you here.¡±said Angelo.How ironic the one place you can defeat me is your own mind yet you do not have the resolve to beat me.


    ¡°Shut your mouth I don''t need your chastization if you don''t leave immediately I''ll make you.¡±said Angelo.


    Ayorina then appeared behind angelo grabbing both his arms as she


    smiled.


    ¡°Humanity makes you fragile you will never be like them because you are a weak minded human.¡±said ayorina.


    ¡°Trickster codex.¡±said Angelo as the book appeared beside if him causing ayorina to jump away.


    ¡°I may not be able to manifest the abilities of my real body here without consequences bit in here I''m still god and your in my house.¡±said Angelo.


    ¡°If I open this book I''ll make sure you stay deaf.¡±said Angelo as ayorina began to chuckle.


    ¡°Listen boy you''re not even a juvenile surely strong for your age but unless you go insane by awaking more than five wings you can''t touch me.¡±said ayorina.


    ¡°How funny you gap at five when I have thousands.¡±Said Angelo.¡±But will you live long enough to use them.¡±said ayorina.


    By the fifth wing you are thirty two times stronger but how the hell do you assume that''s my limit you''d need to use a hundred to even touch me in my prime.


    ¡°I don''t know with only three me and four other five year olds and two ten year olds were able to deal with you pretty handedly.¡±said Angelo.


    Ayorina¡¯s face filled with anger as hundreds of blood bullets flew at Angelo.¡±You brats cheated I should have won I would have won!¡±Shouted Ayorina.


    ¡°But the fact is you lost and that''s all their is to it.¡±said Angelo as his eyes flashed red and the blood that flew at him melted in a puddle.


    ¡°Did I lose though what did you lose to us what did all of you lose or just three of you who remained what did you.


    all lose your friends your friendship your moral high ground and I''ll be born again but your friends their dead forever.¡±said ayorina.


    The mindscape started to shake as ayorina dropped to the ground as angelo''s thoughts grew darker.


    Ayorina had a brief look of terror but regained her composure as she looked up at Angelo.


    ¡°You hate me so much I like that I like that very much keep that hate keep it until I''m back when you''ve long killed everyone important to you.¡±


    Ayorina¡¯s head flew off her body as she sunk into a pit of darkness as she had a surprised look on her face.


    ¡°Well I''ll just kill you again, you and your people over and over again. I will slaughter you all again and again no matter what time your reborn in the past, future or present.


    I will haunt you and unleash eternal torment on you just like I should have done all those years ago.¡±


    ¡°I''ll be looking forward to it angel.¡±said ayorina as her head turned to ash and vanished.


    "That bitch always knew how to get under my skin."

 Secret plots on both sides

    pocoloa,nosra Amaro, and Ryo were on a mountain range overlooking a semi medieval village.Countless people were moving around and going about their business.


    But each of them emanated a slight aura of voudaju as the two older men stood in


    shock.


    "There are so many voudaju users in one place. How is this possible."said Amaro."All questions will be answered also. This village is not the norm in the broader world."said nosra.


    The four of them then carried on down the hill, reaching the village in a few minutes at a normal pace.


    The two men were awed by the village, and it seemed to be a mixture of a modern and medieval town.


    The village had horses running around carrying carriages.But their were also street lamps, modern styled benches.


    The buildings were medieval looking on the outside, but the interiors had machines suck as ovens, coffee machines, and friges.


    The four walked  through the village gates as immediately a man wearing a black suit walked up to them.


    He had orange eyes black hair and looked to be in his mid twenties."Lady Malika, what is your reason for visiting our village?"asked the man.


    "Oh, I just came to check up on things and get a report on what''s been going on, but I''d also like your help, sarian."replied nosra.


    "Oh, and what could I do to possibly assist you?"asked sarian."I need to you get our new member acquainted with his abilities."replied nosra.


    "Oh wait lady nosra what will I do?"asked pocoloa.:You will continue your training and punishment for your wrongful use of an s class card."said sarian.


    "I wasn''t talking to you."muttered pocoloa."I''m extending your punishment by five months."said sarian.


    "Wait, you can''t do that."said pocoloa."Nine additional months for talking back."said Marian as pocoloa slumped his shoulder in defeat, not wanting to extend his punishment.


    "Aren''t you being too harsh on the kid."said Amaro."He''s lucky he didn''t get tossed through five mountains after the stunt he pulled."said sarian, slight annoyance in his tone.


    "What could he possibly he have done?"asked ryo."You are new here it would be complicated to explain why it''s bad he did it and what he did."said sarian.


    "I''ll learn that information later. However, this young lady said their are secret methods that ensure that all descendants of a person inherits their ability to use voudaju."said Amaro.


    "Oh, you wish to learn the training methods. Well, follow me, and I will show you around town, then I will start both of your trainings."said sarian.


    "I guess I''ll return to the castle and contact angelo."said nosra."Wait, aren''t you going to show us the techniques you promised?"asked Amaro.


    "No, I''m busy. I need to investigate how that eagle fell through the barrier. My top priority is this world''s safety."said nosra.


    "Oh, an eagle fell through the barrier, so it''s taking place sooner than they said. Hopefully, nothing too strong breaks through."said sarian to himself.


    "I need to stop her from returning, but how."said sarian.Just then a little girl wearing a priest robe with green eyes and pale skin fell on nosra''s shoulder.


    "Mimica, I told you to stop doing that."said nosra in slight annoyance."It seems my prayer was answered."said sarian.


    "Sorry, I''m just happy to see you after all you promised to help me refine my light element."said Mimica.


    "Oh, I did say that."said nosra as she rubbed the back of her head."You also promised to help us arrange the temple."


    Nosra looked up, seeing an older woman wearing priest outfit.She had wrinkled skin and tired green eyes.


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    Around her neck was a circular necklace with twelve red rubies engraved into it."Ms zaria, I''m sorry I can''t right now. This is an emergency."said nosra.


    "Emergency or not, you made a promise, but if you''re worried, I''ll send one of the warriors to go check on it."said Ms zaria.


    Nosra let out a small sigh as the old woman and her granddaughter dragged her away.Sarian then turned to the two men as a stern expression grew on his face.


    "If I had a spec of gold dust for everytimw, the master had done something stupid and almost died because of it. I''d be able to fill the entire Celestia temple."said sarian.


    "You know, realizing this is the norm for you all makes sense. The boy is smart and has experience, but he''s still a kid and a somewhat odd one at that."said Ryo.


    "Anyway, I''d like to welcome you two to our village, and I again thank you for saving angelo''s life."said sarian.


    "The pleasure is all is allours can you explain to us how this world works?"asked Amaro."What do you wish yo know?"asked sarian.


    "For starters, what is the boys'' connection to this place?"asjed Ryo."Well, going into the lore of this world would be quite tiresome."said sarian.


    "Tell us what you can."said Amaro."Well, I can''t telk you much, but take this advice. Trust nothing you see, and make sure not to mention the names of anyone close to you."said sarian.


    "Follow me. I''ll ask Amaro to shift time in my office so I can explain to you the politics of this world."said sarian.


    He then started to walk as the two men followed behind him.


    Nosra walked into a temple with the old lady, a little girl leading in front of her.Imside the temple saw over ten statues, each representing a different cardigan.


    The temple interior was filled with stone and marble flooring with intricate designs of different symbols scattered around.


    At the very center of the temple was a large white throne made of stone.On the sides of the throne their were two angels holding horns.


    Inside their chair their was an intricate carving of a figure masked by hundreds of wings that scattered across the chair.


    But directly behind the chair sat a demonic statue holding its hand up behind the throne it''s eye''s filled with lust and resentment.


    But an angelic figure stared back at the demon, extending its hand.


    But beyond the throne their were intricate paintings of burning kingdoms being overlooked by angels.


    Images of starving children laying dead on the ground other paintings included the burning of women men and children.


    Battles between elven and demonic figure with countless thousands dead with only a single glowing card floating over the bodies.


    But the most intrest portrait was of believers praying while being engulfed by flames and being reduced to ash.


    "I never liked these portraits."said nosra."Why is that you helped paint them if I remember correctly?"asked Ms. zaria.


    "I know, but only out of respect for his wishes. I still couldn''t understand his thought process when requesting this afterall he can''t be blamed for what happened."said nosra.


    "Well, you are right, but I think it''s a coping mechanism for his guilt. You may not understand, but it brings him some comfort."said Ms zaria.


    "Well, I guess you''re right, but it doesn''t mean I have to like it."said nosra."You really did take up the role of the overprotective little sister, didn''t you."said Ms zaria.


    Nosra''s cheeks turned slightly red as Ms. zaria began to chuckle."Let''s just get to fixing up the temple."said nosra.


    Inside of a dark room, a man wearing a white mask with a deranged smile engraved on it sat in a throne looking over towards a cloaked figure.


    "Are you a hundred percent sure this is time?"asked the man on the throne."Yes, the rip-off has been weakened information given to me by our lords we should strike now."said the cloaked figure.


    "Very well then rally the the thirteen veyous apostles."Said the man on the throne as the cloaked figure nodded.


    "Are you sure they''ll be enough?"asked the cloaked figure.No, I don''t. Those things are monsters. Even if it doesn''t participate, we''d surely lose."said the man on the throne.


    "Then what will we do?"asked the cloaked figure."We''ll use the forbidden objects."replied the man on the throne.


    "Have you gone mad? Sirius, attempting to use that things body parts and not be chosen is plane idiotic.You know what happened last time."said the cloaked figure.


    "I knew you''d say that, but I never said I was gonna use those forbidden items."said Sirius."You truly have gone mad you use one of the sacred forbidden cards. How has that thought even crossed your mind."said the cloaked figure.


    The man on the throne chuckled as he looked down at the cloaked figure."Don''t worry about that. The outer gods have gifted me the means to avoid those restrictions."said Sirius.


    "No matter what I say, your mind won''t be shifted, so I''ll get her the apostles. I''ll also request some medicine so you can come to your senses."said the cloaked figure as he left turned to walk away.


    ¡°Not just that my friend let us release triplet project 666.¡±said Sirius.The man turned back around as he looked up pausing for a moment.


    ¡°Those things were forged from it''s blood and bone from the last war and their still unstable I know I won''t change your mind but please take the medication first.¡±said the cloaked man.


    ¡°Just go and gather them now.¡±said Sirius.The cloaked figure sighed turning away.¡±Fucking idiot.¡±muttered the cloaked man as he left the room.


    "He''s right, but I''ll do anything to make sure that my God''s ripp off is dead."said Sirius.


    Inside the castle, all the cardigans sat around angelo, who lay on a pile of over a dozen


    wings.


    He had ten new eyes sprawled across his face as sweat rapidly came from his body.


    "Well, it seemed he unconsciously healed himself, but now we have an entire new set of problems."said atoskre.


    "All he had to do was not envision transforming."said nira."So how do we fix this iodine?"asked anesthesia.


    "Why are you asking me?"asked iodine."Well, you''re the third oldest who else should I ask."said anesthesia.


    ¡°Alright, one of us will have to enter the human realm.¡±

 Detour of a teacher

    four hours before the battle.


    Date September 12,2013


    2:30 pm


    Iodine transformed into a dark skin purple eyed man who looked to be an older version of angelo as he emerged from the portal into angelo''s room.


    "Alright, let''s get to it immediately."said aluro."Wait, teleport us out. We don''t have the school uniform."said iodine.


    "Wait, someone''s coming."said aluro as they sunk into a purple portal.Alex and mikel then walked into angelo''s room as they walked up to the wall.


    "Maybe he''s in the codex."said mikel."I guess that could be the most likely possibility."said Alex.


    "Oh, it''s just you two."said aluro as him and iodine immerged from the ground."What the hell, who are you two, and what are you doing in angelo''s room!"shouted Alex.


    "You idiots it''s us  iodine and time shifter."said iodine."Well, if that''s true, why are you here without angelo and you two have human forms."said mikel.


    Time then stopped as time shifter snapped his finger."Oh, I was skeptical, but it is you too."said Alex.


    "But still. Why are you here without angelo, and why assume human form?"asked mikel."Long story short, angelo was investigating the mafia.


    And the daughter of a previous enemy shot him in the back with her blood while he had his guard down to not scare a little girl."said aluro.


    "So let me guess he''s either on the verge of death or going to go beseek."said Alex."Damn, couldn''t anesthesia and nosra have come instead."said mikel.


    "Say anything like that again, and I''ll put you through an infinite death loop."said


    aluro.


    "I was obviously just joking."said mikel."No, no, you were not."said iodine."Whatever, let''s just craft a plan to save angelo."said Alex.


    "The plan to save angelo is to gather as much emotional energy as possible."said aluro."Well, to get emotional energy, people would have to be aware of the danger."said mikel.


    "True, if things don''t go south soon, I may have to cause a disaster myself."said iodine."Oh, and what kind of disaster would that be?"asked Alex.


    "A flood a hurricane a earthquake anything that works."said iodine."Okay, I''m going to put your questionable moral compass aside, but if you want emotional energy, why not steal things important to the nation."said mikel.


    "Thanks mikel your not as dumb as I first gave you credit for."Said iodine.Wait, that won''t do. we''ll have to take it a step further. We''ll have to threaten to blow up the city."said aluro.


    "Wait, where are you gonna get bombs from?"asked Alex.A. portal opened over his head as several bombs with timers dropped to the ground.


    "Where did you find these, and how did you do that?"asked mikel."Found them in a ware house ten miles away."replied aluro.


    "Wait, if you can teleport anything from miles away, why not Rob a bank and scatter the money all over the city?"asked Alex.


    "That''s both a good and stupid idea it will cause the perfect mix of happiness and chaos."said iodine.


    "Wait, let me gaze at the outcome."said aluro as he closed his eye''s.He then opened them a second later.


    "What did you see?"asked mikel."A lot of people in the hospital, old ladies sprawled out on the ground, a pregnant woman getting kicked in the stomach and a lot of blood." replied aluro.


    "Do we get the required amount?"asked iodine "Yes more than enough."Said aluro."Wait, you can see the future?"asked Alex.


    "Yes and no, I don''t have angdlo powering me, so I can only see brief consequences of my actions, not anything else that may happen."said aluro.


    "Theoretically, you could guess the lottery numbers?"said Alex."No, it''s not happening."replied aluro.


    "It was worth a try."said Alex."Wait, so are. We are actually going to drop money over the city?"asked mikel.


    "Of course we are. I can''t believe we didn''t think of this infinite emotion hack sooner."said


    iodine.


    "What about all the destruction and pain it will cause."said mikel."Listen, either someone gets a lot of money or they don''t have to go to work tomorrow."said Alex.


    "Wait, can''t they just pick up the money happily without fighting?"asked iodine.The other three started to laugh as they recoiled on the floor.


    "People are willing to fight over fifteen percent off televisions. What do you think they''ll do for free money that fell from the sky."said Alex.


    "Professor angelo, what is all that commotion? Is everything okay?"called out a female voice from beyond the door.


    " Is that one of angelo''s students?"asked iodine."It likely is."replied aluro."Okay, take those two, and go, I''ll pretend to be angelo."said iodine.


    "False reality."said iodine as his face de aged into angelo''s.Time shifter then grabbed both mikel and Alex as they vanished.


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    Iodine then opened the door to see a blond haired girl with blue eyes and twin pig tails wearing a short white skirt and a pink button-up dress.


    "Oh Professor angelo, I heard some commotion. Is everything okay?"asked the girl."Yes, I just tripped over something and knocked over my bedside table."replied iodine.


    "Oh, it''s just that I haven''t seen you all day and came to check up on you."said the girl."Don''t worry, Mina, it''s just that I''ve been busy all day."Said iodine.


    "Well, you have a class right now, remember."said Mina."I do. I guess I forgot to check my schedule."said iodine.


    "Well, come on, the others are waiting."said Mina as when dragged iodine down the halls.Alex and mikel peeped their heads through a portal.


    "Don''t we need him to complete the plan?"asked mikel."No, not really, but I think before we do it, we should look around this place."said aluro.


    "Why we didn''t find anything wrong."said Alex."No, I can sense a few things wrong with this place."replied aluro.


    "Isn''t saving angelo your top priority?"asked mikel."Yes, but saving angelo isn''t just collecting emotional energy to save angelo. We also need to fulfill several conditions, so I have a few hours before those conditions are fulfilled by the others."said aluro.


    The portal then closed as iodine was dragged down the school halls.Mina eventually brought him to an outside garden where over thirty students stood impatiently.


    "Alright, everyone, I found him."said Mina."About time he missed like half the session."said Ethan solan.


    "Sorry, I was busy with some other work."said iodine."Busy with what, you''re a sixteen year old professor."said another girl.


    "Well, Rachel, that''s none of your business."Said iodine.Rachel scoffed as iodine walked up to the center of the garden.


    "Alright, who can tell me where we left off?"asked iodine."We left off at you teaching your in Mr francis''s words, not mine '' useless teaching methods."Said Allen, another student.


    "Well, if Mr. Francis used my useless teaching methods. He''d learn how to heal better."said iodine.


    "Alright, can any of you explain what voudaju is?"asked iodine."Oh, I know."said Mina, raising her hands.


    "Yes, Mina, go ahead."said iodine."Voudaju is the power certain talented individuals of every species are born with."said Mina.


    "That''s not exactly right."said iodine."What do you mean it''s what we''ve been told."said


    Ethan.


    "Another day, another child that I have to tell their family doesn''t love them."said iodine to


    himself.


    "Well, I didn''t say she was completely wrong. You see, Ethan voudaju does not allow you to bend the Lawson the world it allows you to transcend and surpass them."said iodine.


    "Isn''t that the sane thing."said Rachel."No, for example, a person without voudaju will never see past the speed of light because that is a law that binds them.


    but for the voudaju users, you are able to see and move past that."said iodine."Get to the good part."said Allen.


    "Voudaju has three different ways, and you are taught to focus on the two least important elements and healing."said iodine.


    "Wait, did you really just call elements useless."said Ethan."No, what I''m saying is unless you learn how to use curses. You''ll never break past level six because without learning how to cast curses, you''ll never truly transcend."said iodine.


    "Also,Mina, you were wrong about who is born with voudaju it isn''t the most talented for one. Most of the world''s greatest voudaju users will never be born.


    because of the training methods that made what child of a person who has voudaju inherits that ability pure luck."said iodine.


    "Okay, Mr. Francis was probably right."said Ethan.A snap was then heard as white flames engulfed Ethan.


    "What what are you doing to me!"shouted Ethan as he dropped to the ground."Calm down, I''m showing you something it''s not harmful."said iodine.


    "Hold out your hand and touch the ground."said iodine.Ethan did as he was told as the others watched with interest.


    "Recite these words after me ilak crisis harvestous."said iodine.Ethan recited the chant as the ground beneath them began to shake.


    The flames off Ethan body vanished into the ground as a giant tree with white leaves sprouted in front of them.


    "What I just did was influence your voudaju so you could have the capacity to defy the world''s law."said iodine.


    "What does that mean?"asked Ethan."The curse you just chanted changed the destructive properties of fire into a life-giving energy source."said iodine.


    "Go ahead, pick one of the fruit."said iodine.Mina was the first to step up as she picked a white looking fruit off the tree.


    She took a bite as her eyes lit up with joy."These taste delicious ."said Mina.You see curses are the most integral part of the voudaju system, and for some reason, you are not taught why.


    "Curses contrary to their name are actually not a debuff for your opponent they can be used to heal you more efficiently or allow your chosen element to take the property of another."said iodine.


    He then placed his hand on the tree as it Brooke down, turning into a small dragon of water before morphing into steam.


    "The reason one doesn''t waste time learning all elements is that curses allow would to be as hot as  fire tough as steel or as fluid as water."said iodine.


    "That''s cool and all, but what exactly did you do to Ethan?"asked Rachel.What I did is how you''re meant to be your trained voudaju responds go muscle memory.


    So if I can influence your body to do something, it''s likely you''ll have a better grasp of it than simply reading it or practicing for years on end."Said iodine.


    "Don''t believe me Ethan try reciting that chant and turn your fire into something."said iodine."ilak crisis hatvestous."said Ethan.


    Just then, red flames left Ethan, and as then embedded into the ground.Lityle red flowers, then started to sprite all around Ethan as his eyes lit up.


    "See now that your body has experience doing it, you only have to improve on the technique. The truth is that the way you are forcefully taught and many other things contribute to why people born with voudaju are just lucky not talented."Said iodine.


    Ethan then winced in pain as he coughed out blood."Your body still has to deal with the consequences of the curse, but since you seated it casting, it will only be easier."said iodine.


    "Isn''t that cheating."said Rachel."Is one person getting access to a technique because he was born of a certain lineage not cheating.


    And no, it isn''t. If he had not been capable of using that technique, he would have died with or without my assistance. I just accelerated the learning process.


    You still have to train and master that technique."replied iodine.A blade then flew towards iodine''s neck.


    Iodine reflexively kicked a twig into the air."Al diaond."The sword then shattered upon touching the twig as iodine turned scoffing.


    He saw a middle-aged man with brown hair and eyes.He wore a black suit and seemed slightly annoyed at Angelo deflecting his blow.


    "Mr. francis, I know you don''t think I deserve my role, but you must use the most basic sword technique to attack me. Frankly, it''s an insult."said iodine.


    "Are you calling my sword techniques weak."Said, Mr. francis."Calling something weak implies that their are people who thought it was strong."Said iodine.


    "What is your problem with me anyway?"asked iodine."I hate brats who didn''t earn their position and the foolishness you teach these students."said  Mr Francis.


    "Are you saying that my foolishness is able to show better results than your traditional methods? Well, imagine i decided to teach something sensible."said iodine.


    "It''s again the curriculum."Said Mr Francis."It shows results."said iodine."But fine, I''ll teach the curriculum if you''re able to defeat me in a swordmanship duel."said iodine.


    "Brat, I''ve studied the way of the blade for two and a half decades you don''t even carry a sword. If you think you can defeat me, you are sadly mistaken."said Mr Francis.


    Iodine then used to twig to force Mr. francis back."Well, Julius, not all battle experience is good battle experience, so do you accept or not."said iodine.


    "Iodine, what are you doing? we don''t have time for your shenanigans."said aluro."I hate people who look down on others because of their experience, so make time."

 A duel for equality

    Thousands of students gathered around muttering to themselves as they watched the situation unfold.


    "Wow, a person our age challenging a teacher."


    "He must be crazy he''s not anything special. I could beat him."


    "Alright, angelo, I accept let''s go to the stadium immediately, and the closer had to grade the others'' test papers for the semester."Said Mr francis.


    "Jokes on him, Angelo doesn''t grade those papers anyway."said iodine.Just then an old man wearing a black suit with a long black beard walked up to them.


    "Okay, I the principal will officiate the match and make sure all promises are kept."said the


    principal.


    The two nodded as they started to walk towards the arena."I knew accepting a young teacher would cause problems."said Mr grant another teacher.


    "What if he wins."said Ms grace.He won''t. "From what I heard about Angelo rycard, he is definitely strong, but he doesn''t use a sword, and he doesn''t have the raw experience Julius does."said Mr Grant.


    "Experience isn''t everything."said Ms grace."True, but it will always trump arrogant inexperience."said Mr Grant.


    "Iodine, what are you thinking? You know angelo doesn''t use swords."said aluro."I know I''m not going to use a sword. I''m going to use a stick."replied iodine.


    "I knew he''s a jerk, but you don''t have to him like that."said mikel."It''s not to insult him it''s just that angelo has a vow to not use swords or any other weapon not made from his own voudaju."said iodine.


    "But if I stick is refined to be a like a sword, isn''t it just a sword."said Mikel."Yes, but it''s far enough from a sword that I''m not breaking the vow."said iodine.


    "Why does he have a vow like that anyway?"asked Alex."It''s complicated."said iodine.He then walked into the arena, a broom stick in hand.


    "Is this a joke."asked Julius."No, you see, it ties into my lesson. I''m not only gonna strengthen this with voudaju, but I''ll curse it further, heightening its capabilities."said iodine.


    "Okay, tell me when he loses."said Ethan as he closed his eyes."There is no real forbidding it."Saud the principal.


    "Wait, I''d like to check if it''s actually a stick."said Julius."Oh, you are uncertain Mr francis''s well I''ll use any stick if your choice if you feel this one''s tampered with."said iodine as he threw the stick towards Julius.


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    Julius grabbed the stick as he examined it.He then snapped the stuck in two as everyone in the arena gasped.


    "Mr Francis, I their a reason you snapped the stick?"asked the principal."I had to make sure, but if it''s just an average stick, Mr. rycard should have no problem using another."said Julius.


    "Okay, I have no problem using another, but toss me those two sticks. I do not wish to have to pay the janitor twice."said Angelo.


    Julius flung the two sticks at him as he caught them with relative ease.Iodine then bit his hand as red blood fell on the broken broom stick pieces.


    "Rypair."


    The stick pieces then fused together as iodine started to spin it around in the air."Iv''e changed my mind, and there''s no doubt in my mind that Julius will lose."


    "Okay, when I count to three, the match shall compmense."said the principal as the two men nodded their heads.


    "On the count of one,two,three battle."Julius then vanished in a flash, leaving a dust trail as he appeared in front of iodine, sending a horizontal slash towards his neck.


    Iodine then raised the stick towards the blade as the sound made when two blades clash rang out in the arena.


    "It didn''t get cut to pieces."


    Several horizontal slashes then flew towards iodine, but he parried all of them he then jumped back as a giant wind blade flew vertically down towards his neck.


    Julius then appeared behind him as he unleashed hundreds of compressed wind bullets tiwards iodine.


    Iodine spun the broom stick, causing dust to come up from the ground.The dust then seemingly absorbed the wind bullets.


    The dust then surrounded iodine as his body vanished.Hus figure then then appeared in front of Julius as he stabbed the stick towards his neck.


    Julius swung his blade  down vertically in a counterattack, but his attack only split the dust as iodine appeared beside him, swinging down the slick cleaving off Julius''s right arm


    Blood flew into the air as Julius winced in pain."He cut off his arm with a broom stck, How is that possible!"A random student shouted as an uproar took place in the stands.


    A green light surrounded Julius''s hand as he attempted to regenerate.But iodine with a trail of dust  following behind him appeared behind Julius and stabbed his shoulder with the stick.


    Black markings then covered Julius m''s left arm as he screamed in pain.Iodine then sent a horizontal strike towards Julius''s head.


    Julius ducked down, avoiding the strike as he stabbed his sword towards iodine''s


    abdomin.


    But all he stabbed was a dust cloud as iodine dropped down from the sky and kicked him in the back of the head, launching him into the air.


    Iodine then struck the staff into his right leg, causing him to land flat on his face.The crowd went silent as the principal stared down at Julius''s body in shock.


    "This match could have ended the moment he took Julius''s left hand."said Ms grace."Principal Mr. francis can no longer continue the match. Shouldn''t you end it."said iodine.


    "Oh, right, the duel is over. Professor rycard has won!"shouted the principal, but no one cheered except for angelo''s students.


    Iodine then bent down as he placed a hand on Julie''s body.Purple voudaju then surrounded Julius as everyone watched wide in shock as Julius''s arm regrew and his wounds vanished


    Iodine then picked him up by the shoulder as he carried him towards the two paramedics with a stretcher.


    "He''s only unconscious. I already healed him."said iodine."Great at using cursee and healing who this kid is."said the paramedics.


    Mina,ethan Rachel, and the others ran up to iodine a hundred questions following behind them

 Duel for equality 2

    Thousands of students gathered around muttering to themselves as they watched the situation unfold.


    "Wow, a person our age challenging a teacher."


    "He must be crazy he''s not anything special. I could beat him."


    "Alright, angelo, I accept let''s go to the stadium immediately, and the closer had to grade the others'' test papers for the semester."Said Mr francis.


    "Jokes on him, Angelo doesn''t grade those papers anyway."said iodine.Just then an old man wearing a black suit with a long black beard walked up to them.


    "Okay, I the principal will officiate the match and make sure all promises are kept."said the


    principal.


    The two nodded as they started to walk towards the arena."I knew accepting a young teacher would cause problems."said Mr grant another teacher.


    "What if he wins."said Ms grace.He won''t. "From what I heard about Angelo rycard, he is definitely strong, but he doesn''t use a sword, and he doesn''t have the raw experience Julius does."said Mr Grant.


    "Experience isn''t everything."said Ms grace."True, but it will always trump arrogant inexperience."said Mr Grant.


    "Iodine, what are you thinking? You know angelo doesn''t use swords."said aluro."I know I''m not going to use a sword. I''m going to use a stick."replied iodine.


    "I knew he''s a jerk, but you don''t have to him like that."said mikel."It''s not to insult him it''s just that angelo has a vow to not use swords or any other weapon not made from his own voudaju."said iodine.


    "But if I stick is refined to be a like a sword, isn''t it just a sword."said Mikel."Yes, but it''s far enough from a sword that I''m not breaking the vow."said iodine.


    "Why does he have a vow like that anyway?"asked Alex."It''s complicated."said iodine.He then walked into the arena, a broom stick in hand.


    "Is this a joke."asked Julius."No, you see, it ties into my lesson. I''m not only gonna strengthen this with voudaju, but I''ll curse it further, heightening its capabilities."said iodine.


    "Okay, tell me when he loses."said Ethan as he closed his eyes."There is no real forbidding it."Saud the principal.


    "Wait, I''d like to check if it''s actually a stick."said Julius."Oh, you are uncertain Mr francis''s well I''ll use any stick if your choice if you feel this one''s tampered with."said iodine as he threw the stick towards Julius.


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    Julius grabbed the stick as he examined it.He then snapped the stuck in two as everyone in the arena gasped.


    "Mr Francis, I their a reason you snapped the stick?"asked the principal."I had to make sure, but if it''s just an average stick, Mr. rycard should have no problem using another."said Julius.


    "Okay, I have no problem using another, but toss me those two sticks. I do not wish to have to pay the janitor twice."said Angelo.


    Julius flung the two sticks at him as he caught them with relative ease.Iodine then bit his hand as red blood fell on the broken broom stick pieces.


    "Rypair."


    The stick pieces then fused together as iodine started to spin it around in the air."Iv''e changed my mind, and there''s no doubt in my mind that Julius will lose."


    "Okay, when I count to three, the match shall compmense."said the principal as the two men nodded their heads.


    "On the count of one,two,three battle."Julius then vanished in a flash, leaving a dust trail as he appeared in front of iodine, sending a horizontal slash towards his neck.


    Iodine then raised the stick towards the blade as the sound made when two blades clash rang out in the arena.


    "It didn''t get cut to pieces."


    Several horizontal slashes then flew towards iodine, but he parried all of them he then jumped back as a giant wind blade flew vertically down towards his neck.


    Julius then appeared behind him as he unleashed hundreds of compressed wind bullets tiwards iodine.


    Iodine spun the broom stick, causing dust to come up from the ground.The dust then seemingly absorbed the wind bullets.


    The dust then surrounded iodine as his body vanished.Hus figure then then appeared in front of Julius as he stabbed the stick towards his neck.


    Julius swung his blade  down vertically in a counterattack, but his attack only split the dust as iodine appeared beside him, swinging down the slick cleaving off Julius''s right arm


    Blood flew into the air as Julius winced in pain."He cut off his arm with a broom stck, How is that possible!"A random student shouted as an uproar took place in the stands.


    A green light surrounded Julius''s hand as he attempted to regenerate.But iodine with a trail of dust  following behind him appeared behind Julius and stabbed his shoulder with the stick.


    Black markings then covered Julius m''s left arm as he screamed in pain.Iodine then sent a horizontal strike towards Julius''s head.


    Julius ducked down, avoiding the strike as he stabbed his sword towards iodine''s


    abdomin.


    But all he stabbed was a dust cloud as iodine dropped down from the sky and kicked him in the back of the head, launching him into the air.


    Iodine then struck the staff into his right leg, causing him to land flat on his face.The crowd went silent as the principal stared down at Julius''s body in shock.


    "This match could have ended the moment he took Julius''s left hand."said Ms grace."Principal Mr. francis can no longer continue the match. Shouldn''t you end it."said iodine.


    "Oh, right, the duel is over. Professor rycard has won!"shouted the principal, but no one cheered except for angelo''s students.


    Iodine then bent down as he placed a hand on Julie''s body.Purple voudaju then surrounded Julius as everyone watched wide in shock as Julius''s arm regrew and his wounds vanished


    Iodine then picked him up by the shoulder as he carried him towards the two paramedics with a stretcher.


    "He''s only unconscious. I already healed him."said iodine."Great at using cursee and healing who this kid is."said the paramedics.


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 Plan

    "Angelo, how did you do that?"asked Mina.Oh simple, you see many know that the voudaju van ehance a weapons properties, but what many don''t know is that by applying curses to a weapon.


    "You can change its function. A stick can have the cutting power of a sword and the striking power of a spear."replied iodine.


    "That''s not something my family taught me."Said Ethan."While it should be common knowledge, many only use curses to suppress an aponent and don''t utilize its full potential."said iodine.


    "So what else can curses do?"asked Rachel,New instrest shining in her eyes.The can also become curse puppets while many curse puppets are attached to a person, usually to wesken them.


    Curse puppets can also be used as a second fighter or companion when a person dies with regret their spirit may  corrupt their curse puppet.


    Some have even found a way to make this work without lingering regret."said iodine."Okay, that last part has to be non-sense."said Rachel.


    "No emotions are tied to voudaju, so lingering regret can cause one''s consciousness to awzken in a curse puppet.


    But not only that, when a person dies, their spirit can also posses someone becoming a curse puppet to protect said person.


    In fact, when you get stronger fighting someone like this, may he or her first mission curse puppets largely make up most rumors of ghost come from."said iodine.


    "Stop with the rant. Show us how to do what you did."said Peter, another student.Okay, so how I cast the curse is i I spill my blood into it and let out a small chant.


    I''ve done this so many times that I don''t have to do the chant.But the chant is "changero wero anera concares."said iodine.


    "Oh, but if I remember correctly, you have to use your voudaju to manipulate the blood to write out the chant."said Mina.


    "That is correct, Mina. The longer the chant, the more blood required and more voudaju to conjure it."said iodine.


    But it''s never that simple curses cost several times the amount of voudaju which elements do, and you have to have a stable state of mind while casting curses or things could go horribly wrong."said iodine.


    "Can we get a demonstration?"asked Mina."Sure, but I''ll give a demonstration."


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    iodine then raised the broom stick as he used a voudaju needle to prick his finger.Blood then dripped onto the stick."changero wero anera concares."


    The blood then spread onto the stick as it started to sizzle.It then burned it the wood as the staff started to glow with purple light.


    Iodine then swung the blade down horizontally as a large wave of dust flew into the air, but nothing happened.


    But inly a second later, a giant slash mark was carved into the ground, spreading through half the arena.


    the stick then suddenly disintegrated to dist as iodine sighed."I guess I''m still not at the mastery level required to exert so much force using a stick."said iodine.


    "What I just did is not only change the properties of the stick to be able to cut but a changed the weight of it so it would generate more wind pressure."said iodine.


    "That''s good and all angelo, but if I shoot you with a gun, all of that fancy sword play will be useless."said a random student.


    "Well, Bryce, you can come and demonstrate that while I demonstrate how many times I can cut off your head before you pull that trigger and the time it takes to reach me."said iodine as all the students started to laugh.


    The sound of a bullet was then heard as iodine sighed.he raised his pinky figure as the bullet bounced off it.


    Everyone turned to the top of the stands, seeing a girl with green eyes and tanned skin holding a


    rifle.


    She then spoke loud enough for everyone to hear."Well, I had time to pull that trigger, and my head is "


    Blood then started to drip from the side of her neck as he gun fell to the ground, split in half.The girl then stood in shock as iodine smiled, only his reconstructed broom in  hand


    "You know guns are made with rapid fire, so people who have no aim can land one in ten bullets clearing when choosing a weapon you ignored that ms nori.


    Also, attacking a teacher on school grounds without a challenge is a detention."said iodine as he walked out of the arena, his students following behind.


    "How did he do that? I''m assuming he used a wind blade, but i did''teven notice, "said Ms grace."No, that was pure raw speed in under nano second he flew up a hundred meters and fkew back down without a single fluctuation of wind.


    To do that, he''d have to have moved so smoothly that he didn''t even stir the wind almost as if he had just walked up a flight of stairs and back."said the principal.


    "Who did you hire as a teacher?"asked Mr grant."I don''t know."


    "Now, students, i am sorry for making missing so much class, but I have some work to do and will see to leave early so you all can get early dismissal."said iodine as he vanished.


    Iodine appeared in Angelo''s room, sighing as he changed back."Wow, so I guess you inherited Angelo''s attitude to flex every chance he gets."said mikel.


    "If a professional sprinter races a toddler at a speed slight above an eight year old, is that flexing? I think not."said iodine.


    "But it would have been better if you didn''t humiliate that man in front of all the beautiful young girls and teachers with a broom stick."said Alex.


    "Did you not hear how he was speaking as far as I see it? I gave that boy a long overdue ass whooping."said iodine.


    "Personally, if I were that teacher, I''d quit and fake my death."said Mikel."Iodinas must you create angelo a knew enemy every day."said aluro.


    "Hey, don''t use my full name, aluroen."said iodine."What was Angelo on when he made those names."said mikel.


    "Everything all at once."

 Searching around

    The four immerged from a portal in a room filled with several cabinets and documents on the


    tables.


    "Where are we?"asked mikel."This is the school file room."replied iodine."What are we doing here?"asked Alex.


    "Did you idiots not think yo check the file room."said aluro."No, but considering we''re here, neither did angelo."said alex.


    "No, he didn''t infact he is terrible at doing detective work."said iodine."Anyway, stop the chatter, and let''s get searching."Said mikel.


    After around fifteen minutes, aluro alerted the other''s to something he found."Hey, what is al?"asked mikel.


    "Don''t call me that ever again."said aluro."Fine, just show us what you found."said Alex."Now that I think about it, both of you can be called al."said mikel.


    "Just put that aside for now."said iodine as he pointed to the documents on the table."What does it say?"asked mikel.


    "It''s documents of students who have mysteriously gone missing."replied aluro."Yeah, but what dies have to do with anything?"asked Alex.


    "All of these students were from underprivileged families and were given scholarships all except two of the twelve children in the past two years died in a combat situation."said aluro.


    "So what are you saying?"asked mikel."From what I''m guessing, these kids are all sacrifices no one will miss, and one of the girls'' families died in a car crash.


    It just so happens this girl. Anya lrnia and Ryan worthal were the only ones who didn''t die or go missing incombat."said iodine.


    "But what separates these two deaths?"asked aluro."They were likely the only two from families who didn''t sell them."said Alex


    "That it  for a person to be a sacrifice to a relic their lively good may have to be sighed over to sort of bind their spirit.


    This can be done by a parent or guardian, but even if it''s done by a parent or guardian, the victims blood and unwilling consent is still required."said iodine.


    "It''s likely that the academic contract sighed by the student is a form of consent.And then the parents found out about it and refused to comply they were threatened with their families'' death."said aluro.


    "So it''s likely they''ll go for another victim soon from what I gathered. The current lineup of victims are Rachel,amera, Diego Questa, and Mina Rohan."said aluro.


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    "That last girl is the one who developed a crush on angelo."said mikel."Wait, this all seems too easy, this information casually laying around."said iodine.


    "You''re right their must be something more."said Alex."True, but information like this is grounds for me to start being the juge,jury, and executioner."said iodine.


    "Careful, Mr. juge  jury and executioner, we can only use five percent of our cardigan abilities at ten percent of their full capabilities, and we are twenty time''s weaker physically."said aluro.


    "That''s true. However, one thing you''re forgetting is we still have infinite voudaju."said iodine."But that doesn''t equal infinite stamina."replied aluro


    "Stop the arguing their might be a hidden door here somewhere or something else. Let''s search around some more."said Alex.


    "Wait, i searched the building with space warping, but there seem to be no secret trapped doors, but that could be false."said aluro.


    "A false reality I was made for these."said iodine."Not so fast theirs something wrong with this place it isn''t a false reality it''s something else but what."said aluro.


    Just then, they heard loud footsteps approaching the room."Oh damn it''s Ms. Grace iodine shape-shift me into angelo, and you three go along."said Alex as he peeped through the window.


    Aluro then grabbed his dragging him and mikel through the portal as iodine swiftly rearranged the room.


    Ms. Grace then walked in her long black hair fluttering behind her as her confused green eyes stared down at iodine, who was marking test papers.


    "I thought you won the bet you don''t have to mark those papers."said Ms grace."I didn''t agree to such a bet, and I only fought him, so he''d stop talking down to me."said iodine.


    "But did you really have to use a broomstick the whole school she''s you as an arrogant show off."said Ms grace.


    "I didn''t do that embarrass him before he interrupted me. I was giving a lesson on the importance of using curses in battle it just so happened that I could demonstrate my point."Said Ms grace.


    "Where did you learn to fight like that anyway?"asked Ms grace."My father, he wouldn''t let me touch a sword until I could scratch him with a stick."said iodine


    "Wow, he must have been really strong."said Ms grace."You have no idea till this day. Even if he uses a twig, I still can''t land a hit in him."said iodine.


    Recalling how, even at their peak, none of the cardigan could touch angelo''s father."I suppose it''s only natural. I have a long way to go before I''m ready to challenge him or my grandfather."said iodine.


    "Anyway, enough about me, do you have anyone you wish to surpass Ms grace?"asked iodine.Ms. Grace didn''t answer as iodine sighed.


    "I suppose it''s too personal anyway. Is Mr. fracis fine?"asked iodine."Yes, he''s just unconscious. The nurse says he had zero injuries due to you ."said Ms grace.


    "It''s nothing special. You can''t be an efficient fighter. If you can''t heak yourself."said iodine."They say that all rounders like you are destined to fail."said Ms grace.


    "The people who say that they just don''t have the time or efficiency to train all their skills. I have both."said iodine.


    Ms. Grace chuckled as she walked up to iodine."You''re a good kid with a bright future ahead of you. Keep up the good work."said Ms grace as she turned and left.


    "If I was with the others spectating this confrontation, the four overprotective sisters would be rushing to kill her, and the rest of us would be laughing."said iodine.


    "Although this woman is six years older than angelo, and I don''t think his grandmother and parents when we find them will take too kindly to that.


    Oh, who I am I kidding angelo with a woman aluro could envision that through a hundred timelines."said iodine.


    A pain then hit iodine''s chest as a voice came into his head."I heard that."

 Sneaky spider

    Mina,Rachel,Ethan, and another student named aveilo were walking towards their dorm rooms."Isn''t angelo amazing? Can you believe someone our age is so talented and kind."said Mina.


    "You barely know him he could be a phycopath for all we know."said Rachel."Well, what did he do that would warrant that concern?"asked Mina


    "If he was as kind as he shows, he wouldn''t have pressed on with Mr Julius, and he wouldn''t have reprimanded nori so hard."replied Rachel.


    "That''s not really a good reason. coms to that conclusion for one she attacked him, and secondly, it must be hard being a child teacher.


    Basically, no one respects you, and the adults think nothing you say is valid."said Mina."I guess you''re right, but I still can''t share the ferling he''s hiding something."Said Rachel.


    "I think he''s trust worthy afterall his lessons and style of teaching show results."said Ethan."I wonder  what kind of training he went through."Said aveilo.


    The four students strolled the halls, but immediately, all came to a halt as they saw ten students blocking their path.


    Standing in front of them are Nori and Bryce, who were obviously the leader of this little gang."What do you two want?"asked Mina.


    "We heard you four were that assholes favorite students and a lot more about you, mina."said


    nori.


    "What are you insinuating?"asked Mina. "What I''m insinuating is that you have something going on with the teacher, not illegal he''s even a month younger than you.


    But it''s still highly unethical."said Nori."Move out the way nori. We have no time for your baseless rumors."said Ethan.


    As he attempted to shub, past them, but Bryce grabbed his hand."Who gave you the right to move my little useless trash if a brother."Said Bryce.


    Bryce''s hand dig into ethan''s skin, causing blood to trickle down to the floor."Don''t think that because that bastard is your teacher that you have any more power than you already do."Said Bryce.


    "Let go of my hand, Bryce."Saud Ethan, as the temperature around them started to slowly


    rise.


    "Haven''t you all learned from the last time children from the families shouldn''t battle it could cause deep problems."


    The others then turned gazing at the figure of mirian byrang a boy with light brien skin brown eye''s and jet black hair.


    "What do you want, Marian?"asked Rachel."Well, I want to have a discussion with my fellow mafia family members so the rest of you lovers can scram."Said mirian


    "Well, we reject your meeting invite."said aveilo."Who gave you the right yo speak no body."said mirian as he sent a punch towards aveilo''s gut, which was blocked by Rachel.


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    "These nobodies are with us, so you have a problem with them. You have one with us."said Rachel.


    Bryce had already released Ethan, who stood beside Rachel."Come on, Rachel, why so hostile were all allies here."said mirian.


    "No more like tolerated enemies."said Rachel."Alright, you kids break it up."said a powerful voice that echoed through the halls.


    All the children turned in slight fear seeing the angry face of Mr grant.


    "Angelo, how the hell are you in my head."Said iodine."Oh, so you just want to skim over the party of you insulting me while I''m halfway in the grave."said Angelo.


    "It was a joke to myself may have been true but a joke nonetheless."said iodine as his head was then slammed on the desk.


    The pain surged throughout his body."It''s good to  hear you again, angelo."Said iodine."It''s been five hours."said Angelo.


    "Anyway, how are you in my head abd why me?"asked iodine." Well, it''s a long story bit when that girl almost killed me it caused her mother to possess my astral world."said Angelo.


    "Oh, so she''s still not completely dead, and you want me to stop her from corrupting anyone else."said iodine.


    "But their''s a problem with that.Me and aluro are in the human world trying to gather emotional energy."said iodine.


    "I can tell that''s not the main reason I contacted you. I contacted you because you''re in the human realm. I need you to do something for me."said Angelo.


    "What is it that I should do?"asked iodine.Aluro, who could vaguely hear the conversation, balded his fist in frustration.


    "So you''re going the cowardly route. I''m sorry, angelo. I''m not doing that. I''ll make sure you do it yourself even if I have to drag you across the world."said iodine.


    "I should have known you''d say that, but I guess you''re right. "Thanks for seeing me on the right track,and good luck."said Angelo.


    Oh, one mire thing, say hi to my two of my idiot best friends for me and talk to aluro. I know he needs it right now."said Angelo


    "I will angelo and gooluck."Said iodine."See you later iodine."said Angelo as his voice vanished.


    "What did he say?"asked aluro."Nothing important, just wishing us luck."said iodine."Oh, I see," replied aluro."


    "Did he say anything about it?"asked Alex."He said, and I qoute say hi to two of my idiot friends."said Angelo.


    "Fair, I guess, but I''m still kicking his ass for almost dying on us."Said mikel."If Ms. matilda finds out he''s gonna get his ass kicked for real."said Alex.


    The sound of a phone ringing then came from mikel''s pocket as he took out his phone."Speak of the devil."said mikel as his hands started to shake as he put the phone in his ear.


    "Hello."Said mikel shakily."Hello mikel, did you two meet up with angelo,and if so, may I speak with him?"asked Matilda.


    Mikel looked over to iodine, who gave him a nod."About that angelo was attacked and was almost killed and is now fighting back his ability."said mikel.


    "Okay, first of all, WHAT! Second of all, give me all the details now."said Ms matilda.Mikel sighed as he handed the phone to iodine.


    "Hello grandma matilda, it''s iodine. I''ll explain everything in detail."


    Scenery change.


    Amaro and Ryo stood in sarian''s office as they listened to what he had just said."So, you''re saying voudaju is not meant to be learned from scratch."Said Amaro


    "Yes, not only that, your core should be kept in your stomach until you''re able to put it in your soul because in your stomach, the voudaju fuses with your genes better."Said sarian.


    " We wanted answers who is angelo and what I''d this place?"said Ryo as he slammed his fist on the table.


    Just then, the ceiling started to rattle as a dark skin man with dreads, and six arms came out of a hole in the ceiling.


    The man had a blindfold covering his eyes and hung from the ceiling on a spider web."Can you keep it down? I''m trying to sleep."said the man.


    As Amaro jumped behind sarians'' desk in fear."Oh, don''t tell me you''re afraid of spiders."said the ban as one of his arms lifted the blindfold.


    "Master, why are you in my ceiling and not helping the others with angelo!"shouted sarian."What something wrong with angelo?"asked the spider looking man as his race became serious.


    "You seriously didn''t know!"

 Inner torment

    Anancy back flipped from the ceiling landing on his feet as he shubbed his face over sarian''s table, looking down at a trembling Amaro.


    "Wow, your fear of spiders is like nothing I''ve ever seen before. I don''t even have my eyes."said anacy as his four extra hands vanished.


    Amaro then stood up, getting up and coughing as ryo  chuckled. "So sarian, what is with angelo?"asked anancy.


    "Why do you keep sleeping in my ceiling, and aren''t you supposed to be I''m the castle? How is it that you are more lazy than anesthesia."Said sarian in slight annoyance .


    "Well, the castle hasn''t been very happy with me lately, and I just returned last night from my mission."replied ananci.


    Anancy then turned to Ryo as his eyes narrowed."I suppose you have some part in why angelo is in a critical state."said Anancy.


    A bag of potato chips then appeared in his hands as he burst open the bag and started eating.Sarian then whacked him over the head.


    "What did I say about eating in my office!"Shouted, sarian."I haven''t eaten all day. I''m hungry."said anancy.


    "Well, eat outside."Said sarian as anancy begrudgingly walked out the


    door.


    "Alright, about this, world their are eight infinite sized realms that all orbit the cosmic space, and please save all questionsfor later.


    The cosmic spare is filled with unimaginable power and sometimes release cards onto these worlds or the bridges that appear between these worlds.


    The worlds are as follows,the human,elven,monster,demon,dwarvan, fairy and the forbidden world, and lastly, this world, "said sarian.


    "Despite the names, these worlds are not filled with a single species through thousands of years. Many different creatures migrated through each world the infinite space in each making conflicts over land nonexistent.


    Each world us ruled by several divine beings, these being amended by their own strength or by obtaining cards that came from the cosmic space.


    The forbidden realm is filled with mad demonic creatures of different species who ventured into the cosmic space and grew mad with power.


    These beings are called evil fallen gods and are pawns of the cosmic space.These gods have caused countless tragedies throughout each world.


    They are still trying to escape their prison to cause havoc and seek more power to this day."Said sarian.


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    "About angelo, the cosmic space is his other half and represents all good and all evil. Anyone, just like how angelo''s inate ability would cause him to be mad, the comic space does the same.


    Oh, and not all people corrupted by the space are evil, but they are very mentally unstable.The cosmic space has one more function."sarian abruptly stopped speaking as he took a deep breath.


    "That is not my place to explain, but one thing you should know is if at any point you sense something is off run, this world is no joke and their are beings in the cosmic space fir stronger than angelo or any of the cardigan."Said sarian.


    "You really expect us to believe that nonsense."


    Angelo p.o.v


    I stood in my deserted mind scape, the entire area covered with a mixture of fog and dust.I panted while I got off my knees.


    That dreaded woman had been forced out, but as much as I hate the sight of her face, she''d be much easier to deal with.


    I stared into the dust ridden fog as several purple eyes that matched my own stared back.All of a sudden, the fog dissappeared as I was now drowning in complete darkness.


    "No, your intentions for me are good, but I can not allow you to escape."I shouted as I leaped into the air, bursting out of the liquid darkness.


    I then came face to face with a human like figure wearing a long top hat wearing a jagged black cape.


    Under the cape he wore, what seemed to be a white under shirt with a black jacket covering it.


    All I could see from its shadowy face was it''s too purple eyes and its long wide smile.A smile that comforted me and sent shivers down my spine as well.


    The trickster pointed into the mist as behind him. I saw an amalgamation of energy.I sighed and looked up at my companion.


    I sighed as I extended my hand he pulled me up as the mist cleared.Infront of us, there were hundreds of different life forms.


    Some were humanoid, but most were eldritch horrors slowly approaching us.Each as ugly and grotesque as the day they died.


    But behind those beasts were the scared faces of countless victims countless lives cut short, and those were the ones that taunted me the most.


    But I couldn''t keep dwelling on the past, not in here .Just then, several giant serpents rushed towards me as I coated my body in flames.


    The trickster reached into his cape, pulling out two cards as he handed me one."Thanks. If everything goes right, we''ll be able to hold them off."I said as I took the card.


    The card vanished as the voices that I kept hearing grew soft they didn''t disappear they just grew softer.


    But even then I could feel my consciousness being slowly erased every second that past A new terrible thought came unto my mind.


    It didn''t help that the tormented souls lauched onto me releasing all their pain amd suffering onto me causing my body to into shock as my soul underwent.


    The pain all my victims felt before death.I wanted to scream but I kept a straight face because if I were to waiver it would all be over.


    Of Course the trickster would stop me but even if I didn''t awake the world around me could undergo serious changes.


    But I couldn''t think of that right now due to negative Energy eroding my emotions such as my empathy kindness and selflessness.


    Every time I glanced at the trickster it''s as if I was annoyed by his presence his eye''s that resembled my own his snell hus aura or that annoying smile.


    It would be so easy to grab a sword and strike him down but atlas he was here to stay.But not for long if had anything to say about it.


    I gripped my head trying to fend off the voices but My powers played a dirty trick as I felt several tiny creatures fall off my head.


    I touched my head as a black worm with a wide opened mouth with small sharp teeth wiggled in my hand.


    I then started to hyperventilate as I dropped on my back as I grabbed my skin flames engulfing my hand as my hands buried through my flesh.


    Spilling blood everywhere as I shook but inside my blood were tiny worms wiggling around.


    This isn''t real This Isn''t real THIS ISN''T REAL!I shouted over and over again as I felt my identity starting to slip as a worm dug through my left eye.

 Dealing with a loss

    Julius sat up in the hospital bed, looking down on the bed sheets.The nurse, a woman with long blond hair and green eyes, then walked into room holding a clipboard in her hands.


    "Oh, you''re awake. You suffered quite the beating luckily you were already healed when you got here."said the nurse.


    "So if I''m guessing correctly, Amelia Mr rycqrd was the one who healed me."said Julius."Abviously, he didn''t do as good of a job as I thought since you referred to him as Mr."said Amelia.


    "Well, he defeated me fair and square, proving he deserves his position, so I''ll grant him the respect I do any other teacher."said Julius.


    Nurse Amelia then placed her right hand on hus head as it started to glow blue."Well theirs nothing wrong with your brains, so he must have quite literally used a stick to remove the one up your ass."said Amelia.


    "Don''t taunt me on my loss, and I admit I was very rude to him, but that was because of personal reasons, but he has shown he deserves his spot as a teacher here, so I''ll apologize when I see him."said Mr Francis.


    "Whatever, Julius, I hope this teaches you a lesson on not to judge someone''s background based on their achievements."said Amelia as she left the room.


    Julius then slumped in his bed as he looked up towards the ceiling. "I can already hear the laughter coming from the teachers'' meeting on Friday already."said Julius to himself.


    Julius then  suddenly got up as he started to look around the room."You can come out from whereveryou are."said Julius as a man seemingly materialized from the wall.


    The man wore a black suit with a white undershirt he had brown her and blue eyes and tanned skin.Across, his forehead was a long x''ed shaped burn scar that stretched down beneath his eye''s.


    He had a disgusted expression on his face as he stared over at Julius."Well, well, Julius to think someone this nation holds in high regard was defeated by a sixteen year old with a broom stick.


    Sounds like a plot straight from a fictional novel, but this is reality, and the fact that you were once considered my equal disgusts me to no end."said the man.


    "What do you Ivan?"asked Julius."You know what I came for? I came for the new sacrifices for the ritual."replied Ivan.


    "That''s not supposed to be for another two weeks."said Julius."Aparently, schedules have changed. The families need them by tomorrow, and you and everyone else knows.


    What happens if the ritual doesn''t happen."said Ivan."But on such short notice, how will we execute everything properly."Said Julius.


    "Well, you speed run the process we have until five pm tomorrow."said Ivan.Ivan then jumped out of the window as Julius slumped down in his bed.


    Iodine disguised as angelo sat with the others in angelo''s dorm room."Alright, what is our next move?"asked Alex.


    "I''m not sure to hunt down some mafia family members to pass the time."said mikel."Luckily, I''m the one deciding, and from what I researched about this country, we could get some information in the underground black market."Said aluro.


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    "Aren''t we too young for that, and besides, angelo''s grandma could be here any minute now."said


    mikel.


    "If we''re old enough to be child soldiers, we are old enough to go to the black market."said


    Alex.


    "Iodine angelo is probably gonna be well known, so you should probably switch back to your other appearance."said Alex.


    "I know that he''s probably not gonna like that."said iodine."Alright, why sit here? Let''s go immediately."said aluro as he stood up.


    "Can''t you teleport us their?"asked Alex."What part of almost no emotional energy do you not understand."said aluro.


    "All of it, none of it makes sense to me."Said Alex."Stop arguing. Let''s just go."said iodine as he opened the window.


    "Wait, iodine, don''t we have a meeting with the president of this country and other voudaju users from the w.e.u."said mikel.


    "Oh, right, but that''s not until tomorrow morning, so we have time."Said Alex as he leaped into the air over the giant wall around the school.


    The other three followed suit, launching themselves through the window landing beside Alex.


    "Wait, where the hell is the black market in this country."


    Nosra stood in the forest with Mimica, a ball of light in her hands.:Alright, today I''m going to explain to you what refinement is and why not all light users are equal."Said nosra.


    "Wait, if I remember correctly, the refinement of an element is different from the refinement of voudaju."Said Mimica.


    "Yes, that''s correct to refine your voudaju. You have to go through intense physical and mental training.Hoeverr having a high refinement in base voudaju doesn''t transfer to an element.


    Sure, your element is stronger, but unless you do the specific training for the element, you won''t be able to do much with that element.


    For example, you may have a higher voudaju refinement than your aponent. Your wind blade will be stronger, but since they have a higher refinement in the wind element itself, they could just take the oxygen from your body."said nosra.


    "So that''s why not all light users are the same angelo may be able to make stronger light beams than me, but he is far slower.


    Because I''ve refined the light element itself more so I can use the light armor multiplication technique to a higher degree."said nosra.


    "Wait, but if a person can already move at light speed, what will the multiplication technique do?"asjed mimica.


    "Well, it just doubles their speed. For example, if without the light element, you can move at light speed, getting the light element just doubles your speed. If you were already twi time''s the speed of light your now three time''s the speed of light.


    And if you learn the light boost technique, the time''s multiplier will still boost your speed by two or more if you''re already faster than light."said nosra.


    Nosra was the flung into the air as mimica''s head shot up as she saw nosra hanging off a tree branch with a web hanging from her back.


    "ANANCY GET ME THE HELL DOWN FROM HERE!"shouted nosra as she struggled to cut herself free.


    Anacy sat on the branch laughing as he looked down at her.Nosra raised her hand as a giant blade of light flew towards anacy, who immediately leaped from the tree before it was cut in half.


    Nosra dropped to the ground fuming as giant black spikes of darkness flew from the ground tiwards anancy.


    Webs then appeared from thin air, and like threads seemingly weaved, nosra''s darkness spikes into a ball and through it back at her.


    The darkness vanished as it approached nosra, who raised her hand as a giant shadow was cast beneath them.


    "Can you two not fight her."said a gruff voice as the shadow beneath them vanished.Nosra turned, seeing a dwarf with a long Grey beard carrying a hammer and an axe on his back, standing behind her looking slightly annoyed.


    "Sorry, orvin nosra was just throwing a temper tantrum."said anancy."You shut the hell up before I fuse your shadow to a pig pen."said nosra.


    "Been their done that."said anancy."I will get you back for this."Said nosra," I don''t think you will. Our  score is currently 0-9."replied ananci.


    "You know what''s also 0-9?"asked nosra."What?"asked anancy."My number of lives to yours."said nosra.


    As she pulls anancies shadow off, the ground rips its head off, causing anancies head to fly off his body as blood splattered onto the flowers.


    Mimica had a shadow hand covering her eyes as a small smile crept on nosra''s face."How about we even up that score."


    "This is getting instresting."said orvin as he sat on a nearby rock and pulled out a wine Gord.


    Just then, anancies head regrew as he got up and cracked his joints. Wait, I want a clean fight, no destruction, and keep angelo out of the insults."

 Distant jealousy

    Two children stood over a woman who was laying unconscious on the bed.Behind them, a boy about their age stood leaning up against the door frame.


    Michael and Anna were worried sick over their mother Lana, but their were a dozen other thoughts on their mind, specifically where their father was.


    A boy with crimson red hair and eyes then walked into the room with Jennifer standing beside


    him.


    "You two can''t stay here forever. Stress makes you die, young you know."said Jennifer.The children stayed silent as Jennifer let out a sigh.


    "I know you don''t quite trust us yet but your mother has been fully healed she''s just tired and normal humans should not have that much contact with voudaju so for her to get better you''ll have to leave the room."said Ryan.


    "Okay, we understand. Let''s go, anna."said Michael as he and his sister left the room.As soon as the two kids left, Jennifer turned to Ryan and the crimson haired boy.


    I want you to rally the others and try to make them feel somewhat comfortable crimiya you are more social than ryan, so I''m putting you in charge."said Jennifer.


    "Leave it to me if I could bring irine out of her shell. I can do it to anyone."said crimiya."Hey Jenny, do you know where Malika is?"asked ryan.


    "Oh, she went to the underworld she should be back in a few hours."replied Jennifer."How long are we gonna keep this up? I need to find my sister."said Ryan.


    "Be patient. Things here are very complex. If everything isn''t handled properly, a lot of people could die."Said Jennifer.


    Ryan turned around and scoffedhe walked out of the room.A hard slap then hit the back of his head."Mr., what did I tell you about respect!"shouted Jennifer.


    "Oh, I''m sorry, old lady."said Ryan as he ribbed the back of his head."Old, you know you''ve never seen a 28 year old who looked as young as me."said Jennifer


    "You must be looking in cursed mirrors cause ain''t no way an old lady like you even thinks they look young."said Ryan.


    "And what would a fourteen year old like you who''s only ever gazed at a woman through a magazine know."said Jennifer.


    "I''m done with this argument."said Ryan. He walked out of the room."He really needs to find new insults. Not all women get mad over being called old."said Jennifer.


    "Does the makeup work that well for you."said crimiya as he started to laugh."And does having a baby face at thirteen help you get a girlfriend."said Jennifer as she pinched his cheek.


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    Crimiya''s face turned red as fire engulfed his mother, but he was instantly doused with water that came from Jennifer''s palm.


    "You even gave temper tantrums like a little baby."said Jennifer."Whatever."said crimiya as he begrudgingly walked out of the room.


    As soon as he was gone, Jennifer pulled out a mirror."I knew those brats were lying. I don''t look old in the slightest."said Jennifer, gushing over her own face.


    Jennifer then vanished into mirror as it dropped to the ground.Outside in a random abandoned building, anna and Michael spared as they had a discussion.


    "Are you sure we can trust these people?"asked Anna as she swung a whip towards her brothers torso.


    "No, but what choice do we have? Any of them could kill us in a second, and they did a better job of protecting us than our dad, so for now their good enough."said Michael as he leaped over the whip.


    "That''s not a very good thing to say. You know dad loves us, and he''s present most of the time."said anna.


    "But I''m not wrong. Him being weak git us into this mess may God bless his soul, but I don''t wanna be anything like him."Said Michael.


    A whip then grabbed Michael''s leg, dragging him down from the air as a kick was trusted towards his face.


    "I won''t have you talk down to our dad. You don''t know what he went through."said anna as Michael cut the whip and grabbed her leg.


    "But the truth is the truth he was weak, and because of that, we lost everything! Shouted Michael.


    "But still, he did everything he could, and I won''t have you disrespect hus memory."shouted anna as her voudaju spiked as she punched her brother in the face, sending him flying into a pile of boxes.


    "Michael, I''m sorry."said anna as she rushed over to her brother.Micheal pushed her away as he got up on his own.


    "You two have such a nice relationship."said a distant voice.The two turned seeing a girl with long dark purple hair and purple eyes.


    She wore a white dress and had an instrested look on her face."Hey, are you that other girls sister."asked anna.


    "No, not really it''s complicated, but I''m on holi, and I know something about your dad."said holi."Wait, you do tell us now."said Michael.


    "Wow, your attitude sure changed, but no, I won''t tell you not unless you two prove your worth to me."said holi.


    "Is this some kind of secret societal rebellion group?"asked Michael."No, just a girl making replacements for what she lost, I said, too much."said holi.


    "Whatever, what is this test you want us to do and were not killing anybody."said anna."No, I wasn''t gonna ask you to kill anyone who asks puppies to kill a wolf."said holi.


    "Are you calling us weak."Said Michael."No calling you weak inferes that their''s a falsehood in that you two are weak, no, I''m not calling you weak. I''m saying you''re weak."Said holi.


    "You don''t have many friends, do  you."said anna."I did, but their either dead or dead to me or on the brink of the first one."said holi


    "Now as for the test, you two will be fighting me impress me, and I''ll tell you about your dad. Don''t worry, he''s not dead, and if you express me, I''ll teach you."said holi.


    "What could you possibly teach us? You''re like ten."said Michael.Holi then waved her hand as the entire building around them was cleaved in half.


    "That good enough for you two, or do I have to burn this whole slum down wait don''t answer? I wanna do it anyway."said holi as flames engulfed her hands.


    "Wait, stop, we believe you we accept."said anna."i don''t know. I still feel like the slums need to go."said holi.


    "Stop, don''t do it, we accepted your conditions."Said Michael."Good now to mention your end of the deal. If you don''t impress me, I''ll have you two, and your mom kicked out at once."

 Misplaced anger

    Holi turned gazing at her unwilling housemates."It took you one year to talk to me, and you show yourself to them immediately."said Jennifer.


    "Of course, they have a very distant connection with me, and I need to test them."said holi."But their not strong enough, and unlike Malika, you don''t have a tendency to hold back."said Ryan


    "It was just an arm and a leg stop complaining."Said holi."I almost died."Said


    Ryan.


    "And get used to it it''s gonna happen a lot or never again because you''ll actually be dead."Said


    holi.


    "Wait, should we call Malika?"asjed a girl with dark blue hair and eyes."Go ahead, not even she will stop me."said holi.


    "Okay, Audrey, get the phone. we got permission."said the blue haired girl to the pink haired girl behind her.


    "Okay, irine."replied the pink haired girl.But a rope was instantly sighed around both of them as they dropped to the ground.


    "Alright, listen, you can''t go around scaring every person we help."said Jennifer."And that''s what''s wrong with you, humans. These are fifteen year Olds where I come from you''d be lucky to make it to eight.


    You humans as a species will die out unless you start, training them young."said holi.%You said humans like it''s a slur."Said crimiya.


    "Listen here. I''ve had it up to here with angelo replacing me with every human he comes across, what''s so special about any of you!"shouted holi as her eyes started to glow red.


    "Who the hell is angelo?"asked Michael.A current if purple flames then flew towards Michael as he and Anna vanished as Jennifer appeared in front of holi.


    "Calm down what is wrong with you today."said Jennifer."I was first, and yet he threw me away for you humans. Every one of those bastards will die."said holi as she rambled on.


    Red wings then popped from her back as her right eye turned red.Holi then pulled a wing from her back, splattering blood on the ground.


    The wing then twisted, transforming into a long sword with a purple diamond embedded into its hilt.


    A giant water serpent rapped around holies body, but she scoffed as the water around her turned to steam.


    Crimiya,Ryan, and the two little girls started to sweat as they could feel pure rage coming from holi.


    Holi sent a slash towards Jennifer''s neck, which she narrowly evaded by ducking down, but she was then kicked in the chest as she was sent flying out of the building.


    Holi then appeared in front of her, raising the sword down as she sliced it down towards Jennifer.


    A rope of darkness then rapped around the holie arm as a disgusted look appeared on her face."How dare a weak human restrain me with such pitiful darkness."said holi.


    Joli grabbed the rope, shattering it as Ryan recoiled in terror.amovk!


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    Just then, Ryan''s shadow twisted as several hundred black spikes flew from his own shadow, peircing his body.


    He was now floating in the air upheld by the hundred spikes going through his


    chest


    "Ryan!"shouted irine as the air grew cold and ice froze over every single building and living thing, including holi.


    Jennifer then grabbed a mirror, attempting to trap holi, but she shattered the ice and uttered the words."Val na mak."


    Hundreds of markings then covered Jennifer''s body as she dropped to the ground in pain.A giant ball of lava then dropped down towards holi, who lifted a finger.


    As the ball of lava was swallowed up by darkness."Vi al."said holi as just then the ground beneath Jennifer and the children turned into ablack liquid darkness.


    "Go where you belong, humans fuse with the endless darkness of the cosmos."said holi as the girls started to cry while Ryan and crimiya stared at a desperate Jennifer for help.


    Before they could all be dragged into an endless abyss, a golden sword flew straight through the holi''s chest.


    The darkness disappeared as they all gasped for breath, looking over towards Malika, who had a worried and sad look on her face.


    "Oh no, this is bad. this is very bad if those two aren''t reunited. The cardigans will start going insane and may enter their true forms."Said Malika.


    Unknowingly voicing, her thought out loud.Before holi could fall flat on her head, Malika caught her as she sighed.


    "Don''t say anything. The explanation is coming."


    "You guys are sure you know where the entrance is."Said Alex, as they stood on the sidewalk walk.Yeah, we were sure.


    Before aluro could respond, a sharp pain entered his skull as he dropped to his knees."You, okay."said iodine, but he too dropped to his knees as he started to grunt in pain.


    "What''s wrong."Said mikel as he crouched down.A woman walked up to them a concerned look in her face.


    "Excuse me, ate your friends, okay?"asjed the woman."Yes, they just caught a cold and are not feeling too great."said Alex as both him and mikel hoisted the two on their shoulders.


    "You want me to call an ambulance?"asked the woman."No, that''s not necessary. we were just coming from the school nurse who recommended us to walk them home and that it''s not very serious."said mikel.


    "Wow, such upstanding young men helping your friends glad to see it."said the woman as she walked away.


    "You too okay? What''s wrong?"asked mikel in a hushed tone.%Angelo, he''s slipping change of plans. We need to get that emotional energy now."said aluro.


    "No, it''s not just that it feels like one of us went on a rampage and was neutralized, and based on the pain, it''s not too far."said iodine.


    "Wait, one of you isn''t everyone in the codex with angelo."said Alex."Yes, that is supposed to be the case. However, theirs something we haven''t told you two."said iodine.


    Aluro then teleported them away as they appeared in a completely empty dimension where they floated amidst bright stars illuminating the place as far as the eye could see.


    "Okay, can you explain what is going on?"asked mikel."When angelo is on the verge of losing his sanity, we start losing ours as well.


    But that hasn''t happened in years because we de evolved, meaning if he goes insane we are not affected and can stop him.


    But it seems that our bodies responded to another one of us losing control, and that is only possible if one of us is in this world."replied aluro.


    "Wait, so who came to earth other than you too?"asked Alex.Iodine and aluro looked hesitant as silence filled the room.


    "Her name is holiger, and she is one of the first two original cardigans."said iodine."Wait then, how come we haven''t heard of her?"asked mikel.


    "That''s the thing after the three of them, including us cardigan, were attacked in the battle, angelo''s parents had to be forced back into the netherworld.


    As you already know, during this event, his connection with holi was also severed, and she was lost, and it was then that Angelo was first brought into the codex.


    And discovered the true scope of the world. This event triggered everything that has happened till now, his meeting with nealo and the others.


    The battle with the gourdan Empire from the freasia continent  all took place after we he returned from the codex."Said


    aluro.


    "So you''re saying this energy is coming from her but if she''s her, why don''t we go meet her?"asked Alex.


    Before any of the two could respond, they heard a loud sound resembling as if something was being torn apart.


    All four boys turned to their left as they looked up as they saw a massive rift in the dimension space.The two hands kept widening the rift as a head stuck out.


    "I was wondering where you boys went off to."

 Dangerous acquaintance

    The four boys turned as they saw the head of an old man wearing a cowboy had peer down at them.


    The old man jumped through the rift, holding a banjo in his hand, a small smile on hus face."Wait, it''s you old man caiver."said iodine.


    Oh, you know my name." I don''t quite remember meeting any of you before."Said caiver in confusion.


    "Wait, those distinct purple eyes, you two are related to the boy I met last night."Said caiver as his eye''s started to glow.


    "I see your voudaju patterns are almost exactly identical it''s almost as if the two of you were created from him." I know for a fact you are not human.


    The power to enter a higher dimension and combined with the same three outbursts of energy exactly identical to the one''s ten years ago.


    Theirs no doubt you two are related to the trickster, and if I had to guess, so is that boy, "said


    caiver.


    "And you''re not human yourself are, you old man."said Alex."And what makes you think that all I did was carve out space, not something special no one of my caliber couldn''t do if we already have a map."said caiver.


    "Anyway, you four are coming with me, or I''ll have to force you, don''t you know the laws against messing with dimensions."Said caiver.


    "Sorry we didn''t know of any rules. Can you perhaps hand the manual to me so I can know exactly the best way to break them."said aluro.


    "Smart mouth, huh? I guess I''ll have to give the lesson your parents didn''t."said caiver."Just be warned, geezer. we don''t show elders respect when they decide they are young enough to run them hands."said mikel.


    "You young folks nowadays even though you''re not my grandchildren I suppose I''ll use my belt after I use my fist."


    Caiver  then struck his guitar as hundreds of hands holding several guns emerged from behind him.


    He struck the guitar again as rapid gun fire rang throughout the dimension as aluro raised his hand as the bullets froze in place.


    Iodine then grabbed a long black sword from thin air with a scale engraved its hilt as he appeared in front of the caiver, sending a horizontal slash towards his neck.


    But caiver struck his banjo as several golden poles of light blocked iodine''s strike.A gun then appeared caivers'' hand as he shot a bullet towards iodine''s head.


    Purple flames rose up blocking the bullet, but it pierced straight through as iodine barely doged as the bullet flew through iodine''s shoulder, causing him to flinch.


    Alex appeared behind caiver as a necklace with a blue emerald shaped like a spiral appeared in hus neck.


    Caivers light bars, then transfiguration turning into beams of light that flew towards his neck.Caiver smiled as he swung his banjo, destroying the light beams.


    "Dead star."said mikel as a giant sun dropped on caivers head.Caiver raised his hand about to strike his banjo, but his hand froze in place as the sun slammed into his body.


    The sun exploded as the four boys didn''t let their guards down for a second.The smile cleared, revealing an unharmed caiver who had his signature happy smile.


    "You boys aren''t half bad, but how about you hear a higue''s tale."Said caiver as a wrinkled old woman with long finger nails flew towards iodine.


    The woman screamed, her voice shaking the dimension as both Alex and mikel started to bleeding from their eye''s hears and nose.


    The woman flung her claws towards iodine, who swung his blade.The clash rang out as the women''s ling nails collided with iodine''s blade.


    Aluro raised his hand, but the caiver appeared in front of him."Dead star."said caiver as a giant sun flew towards aluro.


    As his staff appeared in his hand as he tapped the sum as it started to spin."Replace." The sun then became white as caivers eyes widened with suprised as he was then hit with the full force of a pulsar star.


    "Nails as brittle as stone." iodine then sliced through the woman''s nails, carving of her


    head.


    The pulsar starts blew off with caiver into the distance as the four boys vanished from the dimension.


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    The star exploded, releasing energy comparable to a supernova as the four boys dropped back into the street panting.


    "Are you sure he''s dead?"asked Alex."No, he''s definitely not a supernova is not enough to kill a master of at least the lower tier of the eight level."Said iodine.


    "Then why didn''t you rewrite the truth and make him as durable as a level 5?"asked mikel."Not possible, that takes so much emotional energy, and it likely still wouldn''t work, and besides angelo''s current situation."replied iodine.


    "Let''s get out of here. we fight anymore, and we will definitely lose even if we can win."said


    aluro.


    "Man, my ears still hurt despite me healing them."said mikel."Hey wait aluro what did you do back their?"asked mikel.


    " I replaced the properties of your sun with a random pulsar in the universe."replied


    iodine.


    "You can do something like that even in angelo''s current condition."said Alex."Yes, but now I can only teleport away. I''ll have to stick to pure voudaju combat."said aluro.


    "Hey, if we cause enough destruction, maybe you can recharge."said mikel."No, we can''t take in raw negative emotion. it has very dangerous consequences."said iodine.


    "Are you kids okay? I''ll call an ambulance what happened."Said, a man pulling out his phone as a small crowd surrounded the boys.


    Before any of them could respond, a rift appeared above them as a head that was filled with third-degree burns peered out.


    The people screamed in terror as they immediately started to run."At least no one prayed this time glad to see that flight or fight response is put to use."said the man as golden light engulfed his body.


    His burned and sizzled skin then dropped to the ground, replaced by his clear pale skin."You brats gave me a new experience, never been hit by a pulsar before it even by bypassed my defense to a degree very impressive."said the old man.


    The old man''s hand then flew into the air, blood spilling to the ground. "Be glad you missed my neck, I wouldn''t want that toothpick of yours to break."said the old man.


    Mikel then appeared behind the old man, slamming a kick towards the old old man''s ear.The old man grabbed mikel''s foot and flipped over him.


    But Mikel was then teleported above him and slammed a kick in his back.Before the old man could his the ground, Alex slammed a punch in the side of his head, laughing him into a nearby  street lamp.


    Iodine squinted his eyes at the old man.Iodine then appeared behind aluro, stabbing the ground where he stood the force, causing the entire street to cave into a sinkhole.


    Iodine''s blade was now through the torso as the old man as they descended into the sewage system.


    A giant paper origami Swann then flew from the old man''s chest towards iodine, who twisted his body, avoiding the creature.


    His signature spear then appeared in his hand as he lauched it into the birds hest causing it to vanish.


    Before they could fall, iodine was teleported back above ground in a kneeling position.Before they could relax, several giant golden spikes flew out of the ground.


    The four lauched themselves into the air, but the golden spikes extended towards them, causing one to pierce Alex through the right thigh.


    Alex then chopped off his leg as it transfiguration into  a chimera like beast with a horses head and a birds body.


    The beast opened it''s mouth releasing acid spit towards Alex.Alex''s necklace glowed as the acid spit hit him, and his leg and juries regrew.


    Alex then created a spear made of voudaju laughing it towards the chimera whose body was torn in half.


    Old man caiver then leaped into the air."Fathers divine rapid strike."said caiver, striking his banjo as hundreds of beams of light started to rain down on the city.


    Aluro raised his staff as he smirked."So this is what you call a gods divine technique. How about I show you God''s real jugement."


    Iodine then created a whip as he threw it towards caiver who easily dodged it."Was that it."said csiver as hundreds of beans of light flew past the boys and dropped down towards the city.


    Screens then started to erupt from the city below as pure terror filled the people''s


    face s.


    "Thanks for the charity, old man."said iodine as he  raised his spear."No meed for that iodine, I got this."said Alex as the beams of light exploded one by one and started dropping in the form of light particles.


    A giant meteor then entered Earth''s atmosphere as aluro raised his hand."Black hole."Before caiver could react, he was slammed into the meteor as all of his bones were crushed upon impact.


    Aluro clapped his hands as the meteor vanished."Where, did you send that?"asked mikel.


    "Jupiter,"replied aluro."Won''t that destroy the entire planet."said iodine."No, I''m not dumb I removed the black hole properties the instant it started to affect the earth."replied aluro.


    "Well, in the three minutes, it''ll take for him to get back. How do we they''ll with those people."said Alex as he pointed towards the people holding up their phones.


    "Come on, man, let''s go."said a man as he tried to drag his friend."No way if this gets enough views, I won''t have to go to work tomorrow."said the other man.


    "You could die, you damn!"shouted the man."I work minum wage. I''ve been dead for a while now, and if I die, I won''t have to see my shirty boss again."Said the man.


    "And don''t you have two kids and live in poverty? If we survive, we''ll be interviewed and get no money. Upload this video on the web. Our families will get money, even if we die win win."said the man.


    "Get off the camera app. Let''s go live if the phones are destroyed. We''ll still have proof."said the man as his friend smiled.


    "Wait, there is no way I''m having two rando''s making money off. we are getting beat by an old man."said Alex.


    "I''m just mad. I didn''t think of it first. You know how many times the president should have gone to jail for child abuse."said mikel.


    "What the hell is child abuse?"asked iodine."What happens to angelo when he skips training or doesn''t do his chores."said aluro.


    That''s it elven kids through study camps from the ages of three to a hundred, only an estimated  24 percent make it out sane and only 60 leave at all."said iodine.


    Yeah, what has angelo been doing in that world it sounds like it has worse child protection laws than when the old man and Ms. matilda were kids."said Alex.


    "Back in my day, children were forced to work in factories every day to support themselves."Said mikel in a mocking voice.


    "I feel like we''re getting sidetracked. Shouldn''t we start evacuating now."said aluro.Nah, it''s only been three minutes we should be able to."


    A giant golden hand then slapped Alex, sending him flying down towards the ground as the old man stood over them with a furious look on his face, standing shirtless above them.


    "Delete that!"shouted Alex."Send me that later."Said mikel.¡±Fuck off you bastard.¡±

 Subtle reveals

    Malika sat silent over holi''s bed as several eyes stated at her."I know you think we want an explanation."said Jennifer.


    "Yes, I do think you want one, but I''m not ready to give one right now."said Malika."We don''t really care why she went beserk. Can we atlesst know what she knows about our dad?"asked Anna.


    "Wait, you can''t just do that. We deserve answers."Said Ryan."No, we don''t her past doesn''t matter because she helped in spite of our past, so if she''s not ready to explain, we wait."said Jennifer.


    "What if she never tells us?"asked irine."That doesn''t matter it''s none of our business anyway."said Jennifer.


    "I can tell you that your father is alive from what holi told me through her connection with a friend of mine. Is that he is alive, but I wasn''t told anything else."said Malika.


    "Wait, how would she know that we need more information?"asked Michael."And you''ll recite all the information thar pretains to you. I just don''t have it, and I''d I wake her chances are it won''t be pretty."Said Malika.


    "We don''t need any answers about him. We learned all we needed to know."said anna as she walked out of the room.


    "Anna Wait."said Michael as he rushed past another teenage boy a year older than Malika.This boy had dark skin and brown eyes he wire a black body and carried twi grocery bags.


    "Does anyone mind catching me up o speed?"asked the boy."Oh eruda, you say that like we know anything."said crimiya.


    "Will it affect my life in the present?"asked Eruda."No, I don''t think so."said Ryan."Will it affect the order of who cooks?"asked eruda.


    "Yeah, it probably will."replied Ryan."Alright, it''s Thursday, so it''s malika''s day, and if I read the room correctly, it''s likely she won''t be cooking.


    So I''ll take over because Jennifer''s cooking is a split between either terrible or good, and I can''t risk her finding another recipe online."said eruda.


    "Hey, my cooking isn''t that bad."said Jennifer."I never said it was, but you have very low attention span.


    So you tend to try and have fun by making things you have no idea how and, in turn, ruin the things you do know how to make."said eruda.


    "So even though I pretended not to care, I just noticed holi with a sword through her chest, and I can''t ignore that."said eruda.


    "She went beserk and almost killed us all."said Erina."Oh, that makes sense, but I suggest taking her out of her human form it''s not very effective because of how her voudaju was made to flow."said eruda.


    "Wait, what do you mean?"asked Malika."Her true form is a sword, meaning her negative and positive energy intertwine with no obstruction much less effective in a spread out human body."said eruda.


    "How did you deduce that?"asked Malika."Well, in her human form, she''s much more emotional and separation, but in her sword form, she''s much calmer.


    I realized that her voudaju is just run by pure raw emotion, and in her sword form, everything moves side by side.


    While un her human form, everything is spread out."said eruda."I wonder why I never realized that?"asked Malika.


    "It''s only natural your the complete apposite."Said eruda.Malika tapped holi''s forehead, causing her body to morph into 35-inch sword with a dark blade.


    The sword had purple markings engraved on its blade and a purple diamond engraved into the


    hilt.


    "Alright, so what do we do now?"asked Jennifer."Well, I''ll be starting to cook."said


    eruda.


    "I''ll be heading back to the black market."Said Malika."Wait, Malika, I found something I think you''d be interested in."said eruda.


    "What is it?"asked Malika.Eruda, then handed her a flyer for a business loan being offered by the kiper family.


    Malika was obviously confused."Look at it with voudaju infused into your eyes."said eruda.Malika''s eyes then glowed golden as the flyer in front of her changed.


    "Come one, come all, voudaju users of all ages and ranks come participate in a battle royal in the underworld. All participants will battle it out for a chance at two hundred million lenure."


    "Were you followed?"asked Jennifer."Yes,but they were taken care of."replied eruda."That sounds fun. Can we go participate?"asked crimiya.


    "Of course, we''ll be participating only naturally. This, it is definitely some sort of grand plan. what I don''t know yet, but if we want to accomplish our goal of saving those who were taken this our next step."said Ryan.


    "Hey everyone, come check this out."said may holing ipher start phone.The others turned to her as their eye''s went wide.


    "Is that a battle taking place in the middle of the city."said crimiya."No, it''s gotta be fake."said


    Ryan.


    "That''s impossible. I can see the voudaju emanating off them."said Jennifer.Malika''s eyes glowed dark red.


    A look of pure confusion came on her face as her eyes turned back to normal."It''s real, and the worst part is I''m pretty sure I know who two of those people are."Said malika.


    "Well, who are they?"asked Ryan."Remember the cloaked figure that froze you in time?"asked Malika.


    "Yeah, how could I forget it happened last night."Said ryan."Well, this us him right here."said Malika as she pointed to aluro.


    "Yeah, if I remember correctly, his name is time shifter."said Ryan."That''s not his real it''s aluro, and he is one of angelo''s cardigans, aka holi''s brother."Said malika.


    "Wait, so who''s this guy he is purple, but she''s similar to the guy I saw yesterday evening?"asked crimiya.


    "Well, that''s iodine. Another cardigan usually they can''t be here without angelo, so I''m guessing their responding to him being in a critical state."said Malika.


    "Wait, so you say their his cardigan. What does that mean?"asked eruda."Well, a cardigan is a living being forged from the trickster codex, aka the book you saw angelo with."Said Malika.


    "Tricksters codex isn''t their a cult called the trickster cult is he a member?"asked Ryan."No, he''s not a member, but if I guess correctly, angelo had likely lost control, and the conditions were just right, so he didn''t go on a killing spree.


    So he likely used his creation powers unknowingly saving these people, and they now think he''s a god."Said malika.


    "And you knew this and didn''t tell us."Said ryan."I had a hunch, but it was not concrete."Said the Malika.


    "So your childhood friend is a psuedo religious figure."Said Jennifer."Yes, but I''m guessing he himself wasn''t aware."said Malika.


    "So if their here without him, I''m guessing something happened to him."said


    crimiya.


    "Yes, I forgot if I mentioned it, but angelo turned their father into a cardigan.Which likely stripped him of emotional energy, which powers the cardigan.


    Meaning he''d start to go insane and the cardigan trying to recharge would start going insane with him.


    But this would take weeks, so he likely didn''t think anything bad would happen. Unfortunately, a few hours ago, he was attacked and almost killed by an old enemy exelerating the process."Said malika.


    "So I''m guessing these two came from out of the book to gather emotional energy and were attacked by a celestial, which is this old man.


    Because the people who attacked angelo are not native to this universe, and neither is he, and I''m guessing the people who attacked him are coming for me next."said Malika.


    "Why would they come for you?"asked Jennifer."Well, let''s just say that we have a very bad history."said Malika.


    "So I''m guessing this third kid is a freind of angelo."said Jennifer."Yeah those two must be his freinds."said Malika.


    "Two their are only three people in the video other than the old man."


    "Something tells me that means a genocide if some sort."said eruda.On the roof top, the two siblings sat looking over the horizon.


    "So he''s alive, and if it weren''t for total strangers, we''d be dead."Said anna."What''s with the attitude change all of a sudden?"asked Michael.


    "Because he ran away, he was a coward who ran away and abandoned our family their is no excuse to why he didn''t come save us."said anna.


    "But still, we don''t know the situation. Shouldn''t we atleat try to find him."said Michael."Why are you so forgiving all of a sudden?"asked anna.


    "We can''t chase him, Michael. we are not the solutions to his mistakes if the way that girl knows him is as a monster that puts the responsibility on us.


    And that''s not fair. we are not supposed to atone for our parents'' sins."said anna.We aren''t atoning for anything, and if we run from his atrocities, we could end up repeating them.


    Whether what she knows about our dad is good or bad, we have to face it, or we''ll probably end up like him."said Michael.


    "We won''t end up like him because we''ll never put ourselves his situation."said anna."What if theirs I day where of us has to chose the world or our family the chance it will happen isyoo high.


    And we should never have to make that choice, so we''ll need to be stronger, and i just need to hear his side and receive at least one more life lesson."said Michael.


    "But we can get stronger and run from that life."Said anna."But not strong enough, we need allies people around us running away now means establishing now of those."said Michael.


    "Yeah, but these people obviously have burdens of their own, and being involved with them could lead to more bad than good."said anba


    "But that''s something."said Michael."Ultimatly, it''s not our call."said anna as Michael turned


    away.


    A man watched the two children from a distant building as a woman dropped down next to


    him.


    "So I guess i should have helped because according to this video, he''s alive."Said the man as he waved the phone in front of the woman.


    "Yeah, a huge failing on my part, but this time, we''ll use everyone to make sure their are no last-minute saves."Said the woman.


    Alex climbed out of the destroyed building as he grunted.He then lunged, getting into the air ze ding dust and debree everywhere as he sent a punch towards the old man.


    The old man placed his banjo in his back as he smiled."I think using my relic is going to be easy in you brats, so I''ll use my fist."said the old man.


    Crystal surrounded alex''s hand as he sent a punch towards the old man''s face.But as the old man rushed to grab his wrist, he vanished, sending a punch towards the old man''s back.


    The old man twisted his body to the writer, flipping mid-air and launching a kick towards Alex''s


    face.


    But the old man''s leg was smashed to pieces like glass upon coming in contact with Alex''s


    face.


    Before it could regenerate, a sword pierced the back of his chest as black markings spread across his body.


    Time shifter then snapped his fingers as caiver felt all the bones in his body crack.Mikel then slammed a kick into the side of his face, launching him down to the ground.


    The markings around caiver vanished as his leg regrew.His body started to glow as he grabbed iodine''s spear, stopping it from piercing the back of his throat.


    The old man pulled the spear, flipping iodine over his shoulder and kicking him in the face.Iodine was then engulfed in lightning as took the kick and was sent flying.


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    Caivers'' leg then went limp as aluro swung his staff as caiver heart started to spin rapidly in his chest.


    "Attach heat of the sun." caivers'' chest then started to burn as he screamed in pain.Mikel then spun mid-air as the fire avatar of a dancing figure with several arms surrounded him.


    Mikel then flipped as a giant flaming dragon flew at caiver.Caiver plunged his hand in his chest, yanking it out.


    As he dunked a punch from Alex, he slammed his fist into Alex''s gut, tearing a giant hole through it as his burning heart started to burn Alex''s inside.


    He then tossed Alex in the path of the dragon, but just as a smirk found itself on caivers face ge for d himself with a hole through his stomach.


    The fire engulfed him as time shifter tapped his staff as caiver, and the fire dragon was forced into the depth of outer space.


    Alex lay on the top of the sky scraper, panting as iodine stood over him."Damn, I only gave two uses left."said Alex as he looked down towards his necklace.


    "The ability to make any phenomenon its opposite is truly phenomenonal."said iodine.Iodine then dropped to his knees as he started to cough blood purfusly.


    Alex grabbed him as mikel flew over, holding an unconscious aluro."This is bad. Without these two, how will angelo complete the ritual.Said mikel.


    "Well, I don''t think we need to worry about that."said iodine as he pointed y


    to the cheering people.


    Tiny specs of light then started to enter both iodine''s and aluro''s body as they smiled."That old geezer dud something right."said iodine.


    Just then, molten gold fell from the sky as the screams of countless people erupted from


    below.


    Before he could react, a punch flew towards Alex''s gut, sending him flying.A giant silver arrow made of molten silver then flew at mikel''s chest as he barely evaded it only to he met by a kick straight into the face sending him flying to the ground.


    Iodine grabbed aluro as he blocked the cane of an old man wearing a top hat and black suit."Who are you?"asked iodine.


    "Well knight of truth and jugement iodine don''t you reconize me after the atrocities you carried out on my people."said the man as iodine''s eyes went wide.


    "Sorry you''ll have to clarify, we killed many in. self defense."said iodine.A beetle looking humanoid creature then rapped his arm around iodine as the old smashed the cane into his head.


    "Remember me?"asked the beetle like creature."Of course I do. How could I forget something so ugly."Said iodine as he spat blood.


    Iodine was then kicked in the stomach as he coughed out even more blood.Aluro snapped his fingers as the two of them teleported a few meters away onto another building.


    A woman with long dark hair and a snake like a lower body was rapped around Alex''s body as she stared at him with vicious intent.


    "Wow, you''re quite beautiful if we aren''t trying to kill me. I''d like this type of attention."Said Alex as he grinned at her.


    Her grip around his body tightened as he looked into her eyes."Damn it, Alex, how can you be thinking about losing your virginity at a time like this much less to an ugly reptile."said mikel.


    "Who are you calling ugly, you filthy human."Said the snake lady as her scales tightened around Alex.


    Before mikel could rush to help several tentacles pierced his body as he turned seeing a giant amalgamation of worms coming out of a giant skull.


    Mikel then coughed up blood as several thousand worms were injected into his body.Mikel screamed in pain as hundreds of worst started to burst out of his flesh.


    "That''s what you get for calling my sister ugly you filthy worthless human."said hundreds of litter voices that rang throughout mikel''s head and body.


    Mikel spread voudaju throughout his body, heating up his skin to an ungodly degree, but no matter what, he still felt the worms devouring his flesh going towards his brain.


    Iodine and aluro were barely standing, staring down the old man and giant beetle like


    creature.


    "Hey, dMalika sat silent over holi''s bed as several eyes stated at her."I know you think we want an explanation."said Jennifer.


    "Yes, I do think you want one, but I''m not ready to give one right now."said Malika."We don''t really care why she went beserk. Can we atlesst know what she knows about our dad?"asked Anna.


    "Wait, you can''t just do that. We deserve answers."Said Ryan."No, we don''t her past doesn''t matter because she helped in spite of our past, so if she''s not ready to explain, we wait."said Jennifer.


    "What if she never tells us?"asked irine."That doesn''t matter it''s none of our business anyway."said Jennifer.


    "I can tell you that your father is alive from what holi told me through her connection with a friend of mine. Is that he is alive, but I wasn''t told anything else."said Malika.


    "Wait, how would she know that we need more information?"asked Michael."And you''ll recite all the information thar pretains to you. I just don''t have it, and I''d I wake her chances are it won''t be pretty."Said Malika.


    "We don''t need any answers about him. We learned all we needed to know."said anna as she walked out of the room.


    "Anna Wait."said Michael as he rushed past another teenage boy a year older than Malika.This boy had dark skin and brown eyes he wire a black body and carried twi grocery bags.


    "Does anyone mind catching me up o speed?"asked the boy."Oh eruda, you say that like we know anything."said crimiya.


    "Will it affect my life in the present?"asked Eruda."No, I don''t think so."said Ryan."Will it affect the order of who cooks?"asked eruda.


    "Yeah, it probably will."replied Ryan."Alright, it''s Thursday, so it''s malika''s day, and if I read the room correctly, it''s likely she won''t be cooking.


    So I''ll take over because Jennifer''s cooking is a split between either terrible or good, and I can''t risk her finding another recipe online."said eruda.


    "Hey, my cooking isn''t that bad."said Jennifer."I never said it was, but you have very low attention span.


    So you tend to try and have fun by making things you have no idea how and, in turn, ruin the things you do know how to make."said eruda.


    "So even though I pretended not to care, I just noticed holi with a sword through her chest, and I can''t ignore that."said eruda.


    "She went beserk and almost killed us all."said Erina."Oh, that makes sense, but I suggest taking her out of her human form it''s not very effective because of how her voudaju was made to flow."said eruda.


    "Wait, what do you mean?"asked Malika."Her true form is a sword, meaning her negative and positive energy intertwine with no obstruction much less effective in a spread out human body."said eruda.


    "How did you deduce that?"asked Malika."Well, in her human form, she''s much more emotional and separation, but in her sword form, she''s much calmer.


    I realized that her voudaju is just run by pure raw emotion, and in her sword form, everything moves side by side.


    While un her human form, everything is spread out."said eruda."I wonder why I never realized that?"asked Malika.


    "It''s only natural your the complete apposite."Said eruda.Malika tapped holi''s forehead, causing her body to morph into 35-inch sword with a dark blade.


    The sword had purple markings engraved on its blade and a purple diamond engraved into the


    hilt.


    "Alright, so what do we do now?"asked Jennifer."Well, I''ll be starting to cook."said


    eruda.


    "I''ll be heading back to the black market."Said Malika."Wait, Malika, I found something I think you''d be interested in."said eruda.


    "What is it?"asked Malika.Eruda, then handed her a flyer for a business loan being offered by the kiper family.


    Malika was obviously confused."Look at it with voudaju infused into your eyes."said eruda.Malika''s eyes then glowed golden as the flyer in front of her changed.


    "Come one, come all, voudaju users of all ages and ranks come participate in a battle royal in the underworld. All participants will battle it out for a chance at two hundred million lenure."


    "Were you followed?"asked Jennifer."Yes,but they were taken care of."replied eruda."That sounds fun. Can we go participate?"asked crimiya.


    "Of course, we''ll be participating only naturally. This, it is definitely some sort of grand plan. what I don''t know yet, but if we want to accomplish our goal of saving those who were taken this our next step."said Ryan.


    "Hey everyone, come check this out."said may holing ipher start phone.The others turned to her as their eye''s went wide.


    "Is that a battle taking place in the middle of the city."said crimiya."No, it''s gotta be fake."said


    Ryan.


    "That''s impossible. I can see the voudaju emanating off them."said Jennifer.Malika''s eyes glowed dark red.


    A look of pure confusion came on her face as her eyes turned back to normal."It''s real, and the worst part is I''m pretty sure I know who two of those people are."Said malika.


    "Well, who are they?"asked Ryan."Remember the cloaked figure that froze you in time?"asked Malika.


    "Yeah, how could I forget it happened last night."Said ryan."Well, this us him right here."said Malika as she pointed to aluro.


    "Yeah, if I remember correctly, his name is time shifter."said Ryan."That''s not his real it''s aluro, and he is one of angelo''s cardigans, aka holi''s brother."Said malika.


    "Wait, so who''s this guy he is purple, but she''s similar to the guy I saw yesterday evening?"asked crimiya.


    "Well, that''s iodine. Another cardigan usually they can''t be here without angelo, so I''m guessing their responding to him being in a critical state."said Malika.


    "Wait, so you say their his cardigan. What does that mean?"asked eruda."Well, a cardigan is a living being forged from the trickster codex, aka the book you saw angelo with."Said Malika.


    "Tricksters codex isn''t their a cult called the trickster cult is he a member?"asked Ryan."No, he''s not a member, but if I guess correctly, angelo had likely lost control, and the conditions were just right, so he didn''t go on a killing spree.


    So he likely used his creation powers unknowingly saving these people, and they now think he''s a god."Said malika.


    "And you knew this and didn''t tell us."Said ryan."I had a hunch, but it was not concrete."Said the Malika.


    "So your childhood friend is a psuedo religious figure."Said Jennifer."Yes, but I''m guessing he himself wasn''t aware."said Malika.


    "So if their here without him, I''m guessing something happened to him."said


    crimiya.


    "Yes, I forgot if I mentioned it, but angelo turned their father into a cardigan.Which likely stripped him of emotional energy, which powers the cardigan.


    Meaning he''d start to go insane and the cardigan trying to recharge would start going insane with him.


    But this would take weeks, so he likely didn''t think anything bad would happen. Unfortunately, a few hours ago, he was attacked and almost killed by an old enemy exelerating the process."Said malika.


    "So I''m guessing these two came from out of the book to gather emotional energy and were attacked by a celestial, which is this old man.


    Because the people who attacked angelo are not native to this universe, and neither is he, and I''m guessing the people who attacked him are coming for me next."said Malika.


    "Why would they come for you?"asked Jennifer."Well, let''s just say that we have a very bad history."said Malika.


    "So I''m guessing this third kid is a freind of angelo."said Jennifer."Yeah those two must be his freinds."said Malika.


    "Two their are only three people in the video other than the old man."


    "Something tells me that means a genocide if some sort."said eruda.On the roof top, the two siblings sat looking over the horizon.


    "So he''s alive, and if it weren''t for total strangers, we''d be dead."Said anna."What''s with the attitude change all of a sudden?"asked Michael.


    "Because he ran away, he was a coward who ran away and abandoned our family their is no excuse to why he didn''t come save us."said anna.


    "But still, we don''t know the situation. Shouldn''t we atleat try to find him."said Michael."Why are you so forgiving all of a sudden?"asked anna.


    "We can''t chase him, Michael. we are not the solutions to his mistakes if the way that girl knows him is as a monster that puts the responsibility on us.


    And that''s not fair. we are not supposed to atone for our parents'' sins."said anna.We aren''t atoning for anything, and if we run from his atrocities, we could end up repeating them.


    Whether what she knows about our dad is good or bad, we have to face it, or we''ll probably end up like him."said Michael.


    "We won''t end up like him because we''ll never put ourselves his situation."said anna."What if theirs I day where of us has to chose the world or our family the chance it will happen isyoo high.


    And we should never have to make that choice, so we''ll need to be stronger, and i just need to hear his side and receive at least one more life lesson."said Michael.


    "But we can get stronger and run from that life."Said anna."But not strong enough, we need allies people around us running away now means establishing now of those."said Michael.


    "Yeah, but these people obviously have burdens of their own, and being involved with them could lead to more bad than good."said anba


    "But that''s something."said Michael."Ultimatly, it''s not our call."said anna as Michael turned


    away.


    A man watched the two children from a distant building as a woman dropped down next to


    him.


    "So I guess i should have helped because according to this video, he''s alive."Said the man as he waved the phone in front of the woman.


    "Yeah, a huge failing on my part, but this time, we''ll use everyone to make sure their are no last-minute saves."Said the woman.


    Alex climbed out of the destroyed building as he grunted.He then lunged, getting into the air ze ding dust and debree everywhere as he sent a punch towards the old man.


    The old man placed his banjo in his back as he smiled."I think using my relic is going to be easy in you brats, so I''ll use my fist."said the old man.


    Crystal surrounded alex''s hand as he sent a punch towards the old man''s face.But as the old man rushed to grab his wrist, he vanished, sending a punch towards the old man''s back.


    The old man twisted his body to the writer, flipping mid-air and launching a kick towards Alex''s


    face.


    But the old man''s leg was smashed to pieces like glass upon coming in contact with Alex''s


    face.


    Before it could regenerate, a sword pierced the back of his chest as black markings spread across his body.


    Time shifter then snapped his fingers as caiver felt all the bones in his body crack.Mikel then slammed a kick into the side of his face, launching him down to the ground.


    The markings around caiver vanished as his leg regrew.His body started to glow as he grabbed iodine''s spear, stopping it from piercing the back of his throat.


    The old man pulled the spear, flipping iodine over his shoulder and kicking him in the face.Iodine was then engulfed in lightning as took the kick and was sent flying.


    Caivers'' leg then went limp as aluro swung his staff as caiver heart started to spin rapidly in his chest.


    "Attach heat of the sun." caivers'' chest then started to burn as he screamed in pain.Mikel then spun mid-air as the fire avatar of a dancing figure with several arms surrounded him.


    Mikel then flipped as a giant flaming dragon flew at caiver.Caiver plunged his hand in his chest, yanking it out.


    As he dunked a punch from Alex, he slammed his fist into Alex''s gut, tearing a giant hole through it as his burning heart started to burn Alex''s inside.


    He then tossed Alex in the path of the dragon, but just as a smirk found itself on caivers face ge for d himself with a hole through his stomach.


    The fire engulfed him as time shifter tapped his staff as caiver, and the fire dragon was forced into the depth of outer space.


    Alex lay on the top of the sky scraper, panting as iodine stood over him."Damn, I only gave two uses left."said Alex as he looked down towards his necklace.


    "The ability to make any phenomenon its opposite is truly phenomenonal."said iodine.Iodine then dropped to his knees as he started to cough blood purfusly.


    Alex grabbed him as mikel flew over, holding an unconscious aluro."This is bad. Without these two, how will angelo complete the ritual.Said mikel.


    "Well, I don''t think we need to worry about that."said iodine as he pointed y


    to the cheering people.


    Tiny specs of light then started to enter both iodine''s and aluro''s body as they smiled."That old geezer dud something right."said iodine.


    Just then, molten gold fell from the sky as the screams of countless people erupted from


    below.


    Before he could react, a punch flew towards Alex''s gut, sending him flying.A giant silver arrow made of molten silver then flew at mikel''s chest as he barely evaded it only to he met by a kick straight into the face sending him flying to the ground.


    Iodine grabbed aluro as he blocked the cane of an old man wearing a top hat and black suit."Who are you?"asked iodine.


    "Well knight of truth and jugement iodine don''t you reconize me after the atrocities you carried out on my people."said the man as iodine''s eyes went wide.


    "Sorry you''ll have to clarify, we killed many in. self defense."said iodine.A beetle looking humanoid creature then rapped his arm around iodine as the old smashed the cane into his head.


    "Remember me?"asked the beetle like creature."Of course I do. How could I forget something so ugly."Said iodine as he spat blood.


    Iodine was then kicked in the stomach as he coughed out even more blood.Aluro snapped his fingers as the two of them teleported a few meters away onto another building.


    A woman with long dark hair and a snake like a lower body was rapped around Alex''s body as she stared at him with vicious intent.


    "Wow, you''re quite beautiful if we aren''t trying to kill me. I''d like this type of attention."Said Alex as he grinned at her.


    Her grip around his body tightened as he looked into her eyes."Damn it, Alex, how can you be thinking about losing your virginity at a time like this much less to an ugly reptile."said mikel.


    "Who are you calling ugly, you filthy human."Said the snake lady as her scales tightened around Alex.


    Before mikel could rush to help several tentacles pierced his body as he turned seeing a giant amalgamation of worms coming out of a giant skull.


    Mikel then coughed up blood as several thousand worms were injected into his body.Mikel screamed in pain as hundreds of worst started to burst out of his flesh.


    "That''s what you get for calling my sister ugly you filthy worthless human."said hundreds of litter voices that rang throughout mikel''s head and body.


    Mikel spread voudaju throughout his body, heating up his skin to an ungodly degree, but no matter what, he still felt the worms devouring his flesh going towards his brain.


    Iodine and aluro were barely standing, staring down the old man and giant beetle like creature.


    "Hey, do you think Alex is okay?"asked aluro."No, but maybe mikels is doing better."Said iodine.


    "Who the hell is mikel."o you think Alex is okay?"asked aluro."No, but maybe mikels is doing better."Said iodine.


    "Who the hell is mikel."

 Madness sets in

    Angelo sat in his mindscape covered in blood as the trickster loomed over him.He got up as he tightly gripped his shoulders.


    The whispers of countless souls surrounded them, but their pain was no longer inflicted onto Angelo, who stood shaking.


    Worms and snakes maggots and serpents started to drop from angelo''s eyes and ears moving through his body as he stood their shaking.


    Behind angelo was the amalgamation of hundreds of tentacles and worms stretching out around the space.


    "None of you have power. I have the power, and I''ll destroy all of you."Said Angelo, as several giant wings popped put from his back.


    A long black sword with purple markings appeared in Angelo''s hand as he looked at the


    trickster.


    "Let me out."said Angelo softly as he raised his blade.Angelo vanished, sending horizontal slash towards the tricksters neck.


    The trickster smiled, ducking beneath the blade as he pulled out a card from the codex and sliced off angelo''s leg.


    Angelo''s leg instantly regrew as he jumped back.Release voudaju ability "consciousness for a dead treat."said Angelo as red and blue voudaju faced around his body.


    "Act one rage stage one murders knowledge."said Angelo as he sent several slashes towards the tricksters body.


    The trickster danced around them as he appeared behind angelo, slamming his face into the


    ground.


    Angelo''s body turned in darkness and sunk into the shadows as several hundred blood arrows flew from the ground towards the trickster.


    The trickster pulled out a card as a mirror appeared behind him. Several holes were then pierced through angelo''s body as the blood arrows vanished.


    The tricksters then smacked angelo across the head with a cane as he was sent flying.Angelo gritted his teeth as ice surrounded his body.


    The entire mindscape then became an artic desert of ice and snow as hundreds of snow droplets rained down towards the trickster.


    The trickster pulled out another card as the hundreds of snow flakes moving at Hypersonic speeds flew through his body as us he was transparent.


    Angelo appeared behind the trickster as a giant ice spike grew out of the tricksters leg, causing him to drop to his knees.


    Angelo then sent a horizontal slash towards the tricksters neck, but several chains then came from the ground rapping around his arms.


    Angelo''s arms turned into mist as they sunk through the chains reforming, but his slash missed the trickster who appeared behind angelo


    Angelo was then kicked in the back of the head and zeny tumbling down the snow as the trickster pulled a card from his coat.


    Before angelo could roll down the cliff, the terrain shifted into a volcanic area, causing angelo''s to fall into a lava pool.


    Angelo burst out of the lava pool as purple flames engulfed his body.A wave of flames then flew at the trickster who charged towards the flames.


    Holding out a card which obsorbed the flames, he threw another card at Angelo who doged it, but the card turned into a giant purple chain which attached to angelo''s back.


    The trickster then yanked angelo towards him, punching him in the gut." Your voudaju ability and stolen techniques are useless, for I know them all."said the trickster.


    "How unfortunate I rather hate having to clean your messes. Just know when you wake, you owe me."said the trickster as hundreds of chains rapped around angelo''s body.


    "Release me, you bastard do it now, or I''ll get rid of you for good."Said Angelo."Watch your tone, boy, and that time away from your father makes you lose all respect."Said the trickster.


    "I''ll fuse with them all. I will become all powerful, and that means you will be all powerful. Join me."said Angelo.


    "Sorry, but I''ve learned that nothing good comes from taking deals from you in this state."said the trickster.


    "Their the reason I''m like this if they were selfish if the wealthy didn''t watch children starve.If the lustful didn''t attack the innocent I would be benevolent but the fact that I am not proves that I must restart."said Angelo.


    "The world may have more bad than good, but there is enough good where I don''t see I need for you now, so shut up and wait for the ritual."said the trickster.


    "Fine then you, and that book can burn in my new hell."Said Angelo as the chains around him shattered the pieces disintegrating as a smile came on the tricksters face.


    "Don''t even bother this world is barred off from the others your body cannot onsorb enough negative emotions to manifest those abilities."said the trickster.


    "I''m not am idiot I know that, but one thing you neglected is that their might be a slight breech in that barrier."Said Angelo.


    "You are the result of negative energy corrupting our phyche their was never a doubt in our mind that you''re not the sharpest tool in the shed."said the trickster.


    "Oh, really then, how come I''m the one who comes out when the hard decisions have to be made? You pretend to be innocent, yet still you had me do the massacre.


    Look around at these dead beings how many were brought here due to you and not me. I''d sat around forty percent."Said Angelo.


    Just then, a purple saber appeared in the tricksters hand as he charged at Angelo.The two blades clashed as the ground beneath them shook.


    Purple eyes looked back at each other as the cidex''s pages began to flip."You may be stronger than me, but that doesn''t matter in the slightest because in here were all equal."said Angelo.


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    "And it''s only a matter of time before she''s aware, and then I''ll be free.Alternate state of being stage one hope."


    Nosra and anancy stared fairly at each other, the destroyed terrain showing their feirce clash."Alright, I call a truce."said anancy as he lifted up his hands as a form of surrender.


    "I accept your truce, but you better not try to sleep tonight."said nosra."Damn, that was good entertainment shame it''s over."said Ivan as he got off the stump.


    "Ivan wasn''t your job to not make them fight." Ivan turned and saw an old man with a long whitebeard and a bald head wearing an orange robe with a brown medallion standing over him.


    "Oh, please master chiya, nothing has been happening lately, and I''ve been bored."said


    Ivan.


    "Aren''t you supposed to be training honorima and neojara."said master Chiya.Anancy then walked up to the two as nosra picked up Mimica as he started to walk off.


    "And you, I bet you weren''t even aware he was gravely injured."said master chiya."I''ll admit I''ll take full responsibility for that, but this is urgent while fighting nosra. I felt one of the strings start to vanish."said Anancy.


    "One of the strings is one of angelo''s family members is dying. Send me out there now."said Ivan.


    "It''s not just that the string is vanishing, and it belongs to mikel, and the only time this happened is when we fought the parasite that shall not be named."said anancy.


    "What are you sure I heard the stories of? If I remember correctly, sir iodine was created specifically because of those things."said master chiya.


    "Yes, and the worst part is if any more of us leave the barrier will crack do i can''t go and assist the two so I''ll have to hope iodine will be able to get their."Said anancy.


    "I may not he able to change much from here, but I can help."said anancy.Anancy closed his eyes as he appeared in a dark space with over a thousand strings surrounding him.


    Anancy''s p.o.v


    I stood among many strings, some long some short each representing all the things I can weave to my whim.


    I do not like being in here for every time I pass a string. I can''t help but get the urge to weave, then change them.


    You wouldn''t understand the rush i get from weaving the world to my whim.But unfortunately, since last time, I''m no longer allowed to room freely.


    "But surely just tugging a few won''t hurt."I said, extending my arms towards the strings.I grabbed my hand as I looked down towards my palm.


    I must hurry with angelo''s state of mind. Staying here will inly accelerate my descent to


    depravity.


    I continued to walk no sound beneath my footstep as I moved through the trillions of strings around me.


    After a few minutes, I reached an almost transparent string that was slowly


    disappearing.


    Several of my eyes opened as I saw the translucent strings'' true state several worms munching down on the string, causing it to vanish.


    I unknowingly licked my lips as I looked at the worms.They said iodine was created to counter all deception well as his twin, you can say, were the exact opposite.


    While he may counter deception, I specialize in it, and to see my greatest rival so boldy attacking my prey in its weakest form, it gives me unbridled rage unbridled hunger


    I found myself holding the string as I vanished appearing in a dark pit.Around me, I felt countless worms moving up my skin.


    I gave a sly smirk.The audacity of these things how dare they touch me, I suppose I little snack couldn''t hurt.


    I covered my mouth as my extra eyes closed.No I''d I do anything here. Things would only get worse it might accelerate my descent into madness.


    I pressed on moving through the lake of worms and serpents when suddenly hundreds of eyes opened up above me, peering down at me from below the shadows.


    "Don''t even think of it. I personally don''t want you to die, so don''t attack. You''ll be another toy in my collection."I said arrogantly.


    The worms then started to wiggle around rapidly as they lached on to my to skin.Several giant tentacles then came from the shadows attempting to rap me around like a serpent does it''s pray.


    "Good, it''s going according to plan."I said as the tentacles rapped around my body."Just as dumb as the rest of your kind."


    IODINE''S P.O.V


    I looked at aluro in suprise as I suddenly thought back in my mind my memories of mikel were hazey at best.


    Suddenly, realization hit me as dread came onto my face."Aluro, can you teleport us?"I asked hastildy.


    But suddenly, the building we were on collapsed as several giant tentacles flew from the rubble attempting to Lach onto us.


    The beetle dropped behind me, attempting to grab us into a giant bare hug.But my body sunk into pure white light.


    The light beam then fused with the tentacles as I raised the light beam down to the ground as I landed amidst the rubble.


    Several large drunks of meat then dropped down around me as my eyes started to glow.Black and purple flames engulfed my body as my blade connected with the old man''s cane.


    The ground beneath me then became liquid mercury as the heat melted the lower end of my jeans.


    I then coughed up blood as the air in my body started to expand, causing my make shift lungs to pop.


    The beetle then slammed its claws into my back, nearly ripping through my body as I flew through the air, still holding aluro.


    The beetle the screamed as the giant air waves caused my ear drums to burst as I dropped to the ground on my back.


    Several worms then attempted to crawl up my skin."Etnac."Several centipedes appeared my body as they started to frantically crawl over my skin, devouring all the worms.


    They spread over to aluro, who I stood over.He had exhausted all hus emotional energy, and with the man who was live streaming dead, we won''t recharge any time sound.


    I grabbed my sword and spear as I tapped my forehead."So one is alive, how trouble some, it''s only the first stage, something I can easily beat unfortunately my true form can not be now.


    Alex should still remember mikel only if he witnessed the possession first hand, so he''s the key.


    I contemplated what to do as I felt the two approaching."Damn it, what would angelo do!"I shouted in frustration.


    "We could do that, no, even with angelo present, we couldn''t do that and bear the consequences, not to mention now."


    I suddenly had a realization as my weapons vanished beforemy eye''s.I picked up aluro as he looked me in the eyes.


    "I''m sorry, aluro, this is gonna hurt you a lot more than it will hurt me."I said."Shut up and do it, you bastard."said aluro to me as I scoffed.


    "You know I don''t feel as bad anymore."I said as I placed my hand on his face.I then placed my fingers around his left eye as I plucked it out.


    He grunted in pain, but I wasn''t finished. I ripped off his left arm as he cursed at me.A scale then appeared in front of me as I put the arm on the eye on both the scale hands.


    The scale then glowed as I smirked."Verdict determined eye of truth, and hand of the executioner shall be granted."said a deep, mysterious as I was engulfed in light.


    My left eye then turned silver as black markings were engraved on my right hand ."You have ten minutes make it count."said aluro.


    "I will."I replied as the air around me grew thin.The giant ugly beatle then slammed its claws towards me.


    As I swung my blade up vertically in a counterattack, it caused his arm to fly into the air as green blood dropped onto the ground.


    Solid mercury spikes then grew from my abdomin as I coughed out blood.The beetle swung it''s,other claw as I couldn''t help but grin.


    "Unfair court."The mercury spike then vanished as I grabbed the beetles claw, snapping it off his


    hand.


    He roared in pain as i tapped my spear on the ground.All of a sudden, a chain fkew from the Beatles'' neck as I grabbed it.


    "Damn, are you kidding me? I can''t even use one percent of my abilities, and that''s all the power they have compared to the original."I thought to myself.


    I then yanked the chain around the Beatles'' neck, but just as I did, I was neck deep in liquid


    gold.


    The old man stood floating above me a distance look on his face."Any last words, cardigan?"he asked foolishly.


    "Just these few verdict one only I break rules."The old man''s eyes went wide as the liquid gold vanished, replaced by a sea of darkness.


    But only this time, he was the one sinking along with his ugly pet while I held two chains connected to both their necks."


    "Judges verdict say goodbye to miracles."I said as my left hand glowed as I was about to yank the voudaju from their bodies.


    I don''t know what happened. All I saw was my hand flying into the air and the chains shattering as a foot connected with my skull launching me away into a building.


    I crashed through the building, flying through office tables and chairs, finally crashing through glass as I landed on the opposite street.


    Where i saw aluro, who had barely managed to teleport towards me.I raised my head as I was filled with disbelief.


    "Erodus you how are you still alive? we killed you."I said in suprise."Nice to see you too iodine or should I say iodinas the false order."

 Honorary mother of the saints

    Ms. zaria sat at an altar as she dusted a statue of iodine as she hummed."I still don''t know why he requested these things be put in the hands of an old lady like me."said Ms zaria as her tune stopped.


    Just then, several children ran into the children laughing and chattering about chasing each


    other.


    "You''ll never catch me."shouted a young boy as his three friends followed behind him.The boy was about to run past zaria when she lifted him up by the collar.


    She looked at him with slight annoyance as the other three kids haulted in place."Don''t you kids know the rules? No, playing in the temple, go play outside."Said Ms zaria sternly.


    "Sorry, Sister zaria, we just got excited."Said the boy as he rubbed the back of his head.Zaria then placed him down.


    "Sorry, sister zaria, we''ll be more careful."said a little girl who looked up at zaria with bright


    wide.


    "Lily, I''ve taken care of countless children those eye''s don''t work on me anymore.Now you four go run along and remember don''t stray too far. "said zaria.


    "It was worth a shot."said Lily,She took four leaf clover from the other boys'' pocket and tan out the temple.


    "Hey, that''s cheating. Get back here!"shouted the boy as they chased after lily running through the temple doors.


    A soft, warm motherly smile came onto zaria''s face as she once again started to tend to the


    statues.


    "You know usually when an intruder gets in here, their first thought isn''t to attack the poor old lady."said Ms zaria, here voice echoing through the temple.


    A figure wearing a long purple robe with the symbol of a hand holding a card printed on its chest then stepped from the shadows.


    The figures cloak had two bulges where the heads should be and had multiple similar attired people around them.


    "You are a sweat, innocent old lady that''s the first I''ve heard I''m more familiar with with zaria satans favorite saint."said the cloaked figure.


    Just then, the cloaked man swung a club at zaria, who flipped over it and sent a kick to his


    head.


    Cloaked figures dropped from the sky holding blades as the man with club blocked zaria''s kick using a spear.


    Zaria then flipped mid-air, grabbing a cloaked man who swung a sword at her as she headed into another man crushing bolt their skulls and painting the robes red.


    A long whip like blade of voudaju flew at zaria''s neck as she flipped over it, pulling a revolver from her pocket as before the sound of gun fire could be heard.


    Several heads dropped to the ground, painting the halls red."It''s not easy getting blood off the wall."said zaria.


    As another cloaked figure swiped his hands as giant wind blades flew towards her body."It''s an insult to call this light breeze an attack."said zaria as she obsorbed the wind blades.


    Transforming them into a wind sphere.The sphere dispersed into pure air as she slanted her body, avoiding a few slashing attacks.


    She spun through the cloaked figures as their heads went flying into the air as blood splattered onto her robe.


    "You brats know how long doing laundry takes."said zaria.As several spikes flew from the ground towards her.


    The spikes then turned to mud as she slammed her fist into the ground.A few of the cloaked figures sunk into a mud pit crying and screaming as the floor returned to normal.


    "She''s a phenomenonal one brother to think those old bones can do all of that."said the second head under cloaked as the other nodded.


    "May you all be reborn and turn to something good in life."said zaria as her eyes closed for a brief moment.


    Hot steam then flew at zaria as her eyes popped open.Zaria pulled a shirt red dagger from her robe as lighting engulfed her body.


    "Are ready to see what old bones are capable of."said zaria as she bolted around the room in zig bags as countless heads flew into the air as blood spilled all over the statues.


    Zaria then started staring at who she assumed to be the leader and the fifty other cloaked figures behind him.Zaria the smiled gently


    "You truly are a smart bunch trying to see what a granny can do before killing her, even at the cost of dozens of lives.


    Truly marvelous, but you forgot one thing I''ve seen the trick before, and let''s just say I developed countermeasures."zaria snapped her figures as the heads of all the cloaked figures in the room start to expand.


    Their heads then bursted like balloons, causing blood to fall on the throne in the center of the temple.


    All were dead except one the leader stood standing one of the bulges in his cloak, leaking blood down onto their attire.


    "I see now conjoined twins."said zaria."Bingo granny."said the cloaked figure as the cloak flew off his body, revealing a tall muscular frame.


    With tanned skin and four hands and arms, two heads were connected to both identical with green eye''s scarred burned faces and a bald head.


    The second head had electricity cackling all over it  it and had caused brains a blood to splatter onto the other head.


    Just then, the head instantly regenerated, regrowing blood bond muscle and tissue and lastly skin.


    "What is it? Granny are abominations like us not allowed in such sacred places."said the secondary head.


    "Now, brother, be respectful she may be an advocate of God''s rippoff, but she deserves that courtesy."said the newly regenerated head.


    "I do not care for looks nor family background religious or political belief anyone can stand at this temple have your beliefs  don''t affect mine.


    The reason you don''t belong here is due to you abviously being an intruder."said zaria."Your church has caused us great suffering.


    You really think we believe anything you say."shouted umock the second


    head.


    "A church insists that we search or need followers. I don''t follow a church or religion. I used to, but not any more. You are in a world where you do not belong, leave, or die.


    I sympathize with your past I too was traumatized by a religion, but if a single person here is harmed, I will hunt every single of you down."said Ms zaria.


    "Oh, please, you bastards keep our masters at bay, and for that, you shall die."said arocka the other twin.


    "Oh, you poor fools, I pity you. I truly do if you think those things care about you in the slightest you are wrong."said Ms zaria.


    The two twins then rushed at her, stretching their two right hands into a peircing motion towards zaria''s chest.


    Zaria created a voudaju shield blocking the attack from hitting her chest as she sliced off one of their left hands.


    The hand regrew instantly as their chest opened up, causing a sharp harpoon like weapon to be sent towards zaria''s head.


    The weapon flew through zarias''s head, but it was instantly vaporized by pure electricity as zaria punctured umocks neck, causing it to go limp.


    "What the hell an assassin technique."Said arocka.¡±Thats strange."said zaria as she blocked a kick from the right leg, which sent her flying into nosra''s statue.


    Just then, the entire temple stated to shake as all the statues started to crumble into


    dust.


    Zaria felt her hand starting to shake as it fell off her body.The two appeared behind her as a club flew towards her neck.


    Zaria sidesteppped, rotating her body mid-air to be behind them as she pulled out her revolver as the sound of gun fire rang out.


    As a giant hole was put through ashrocka''s head as the two twins fell to the ground.Zaria landed beside them, spinning the revolver as several round of shots were fired into both heads.


    She then put away the guns as she clasped her hands and hummed a small prayer as she turned to walk away.


    "If only reanimation wasn''t forbidden, I''d hand those boys a mop and bucket and have them clean up this mess."said zaria as she looked around the temple.


    The building started to shake as zaria turned her head."You boys are ready for a round two already."said zaria as she extended sleave her regenerated hand filling it once again.


    "I guess if you don''t die too quick and can have you clean this mess."said zaria as the building started to shake.


    "You really thought you could kill the hands of God old hag."said umock as arocka''s hand glowed, completely healing their bodies.


    "The left and right hands of god, so that''s what you call yourselves. Well, those cards may give you a glimpse of God''s power but I''ll give you a permanent look.saud zaria


    "Your false idols power cannot compare to the great power gifted by the great mist."said umock as he touched the ground.


    The ground beneath them started to collapse along with the building as zaria


    smiled.


    Sarian sat in his office countless bodies layed out on the ground as both Ryo and Amaro stood in complete shock.


    "Well, they broke in faster than I expected, but I guess this could be a good introduction for you Ryo unlike a natural cardigan, you don''t naturally just have all your power."said sarian.


    "Alright, follow me. Let''s check on the villagers and make sure the others are holding up. We must get them out immediately."said sarian.


    "Amaro, he''s moved so fast and has so much voudaju it''s just like one minute they were their and then."said Ryo.


    "Yeah, I think those fairy tails are a little more believable."said Amaro as they started to follow  sarian.


    But in the halls were several cloaked figures, the main one in the middle holding a black whip with a rose attached to her cloak.


    "Is this some kind of cult?"asked Amaro as he got into a fighting stance."Wow, all the handsome men really do love the side of evil."said the main figure as she lifted her cloak


    Revealing her red ruby eyes, dark pink hair, and pale skin.Her cloak also had the image of a pink rose dripping blood painted onto it.


    Sarian grabbed Ryo and Amaro, smashing through the side wall as he landed outside in an open field.


    The entire building was filled with pink fumes as the walls and everything inside started to decay, turning to dust.


    Revealing her and her subordinates unscathed a field of roses layed around them.She smiled as she lauched herself into the air and flung her whip down at sarian.


    The whip twisted in the air, slicing the ground as the three men jumped away.Sarian hands were then engulfed in black flames as the woman''s body spontaneously combusted into flames.


    As she started being burned alive."What the hell just happened?"Asked Ryo.The cloaked figures instead of panicking rushed at Amaro and Ryo.


    "Turn to dust."said sarian as a dome of flames engulfed the entire area, reducing the grass, the building rubble, and the bodies to ash.


    "You don''t waste time, do you."Said Amaro as he looked at the twelve meter wide scorched crater they were in.


    "Killing an enemy before they have any information about you is what I live for."Said sarian.


    Just then a rose sprouted in front of them as the  woman sarian had just killed stood in front of them.


    Wearing a long pink dress."Chivery truly is a dead tradition."said the girl as she dusted her dress."I hated that robe anyway."said the girl.


    "It''s not like you held back on your first strike, and in here, equality is our number one priority."Said sarian as he dashed towards the woman


    "Well, that sounds like a utopia one that makes me jealous, so I''ll watch it burn while your head is on a stake next to me."Said the woman.


    Her hand then flew into the air as blood spilled to the ground.Sarian then kicked her square in the face, launching her into the air.


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    "You talk way too much, so let this be a lesson. Tempra."said sarian as the woman felt her skin and blood become cold as all the heat left her body.


    Pink mjst then flew from her body as the ground beneath her decayed as rock and stone fused with her body replacing her bones and blood with stone.


    "Something tells me you''re going to be an annoying one. You two two go help the others."said sarian.


    "What about you?"asked ryo."You humans are aware of what an office job is, you know how long I''ve waited for something like this."said sarian.


    "Even in this world, paperwork is still trash."said Amaro."I don''t think theirs a world where it''s good."said Ryo as he started to run in the opposite direction.


    Sarian picked up his sword as he started to walk towards the girl who looked had him with disdain and interest.


    "May I know the name of the young lady I''m about to kill?"asked sarian."Kill me, and we''ll see about that."said the woman.


    Sarian swung his sword as she spoke as she narrowly avoided a slash that cleaved off her left leg and arm.


    "That would have been three zero."said sarian as he teleported behind her and sent a kick to her head.


    But soil came up from the ground beneath them, which was instantly reduced to rubble as the ground beneath sarian turned into mud as he started to sink into a mud pit.


    But he leaped into the air as black flames covered his entire body.Pink mist came from the girls body as it entered the forest and caused several trees to decay.


    Several plants them grew onto her stone body as hundreds of giant trees erupted from the ground, creating a massive forest.


    Sarian looked around cautiously as he, a giant man eater plant, came from the ground beneath him and swallowed him.


    The man eater plant then bursted into flames, and turned into ash.But in the next moment several giant serpents then flew at sarian as he cleaved them in half.


    "I sea the power yo destroy life, and recreate it yo your will too bad that she''s an idiot and didn''t fuse your mist with an element to make it way faster."said sarian to himself.


    "I wonder if I should kill her and take the card before she''s aware and starts speaking to its true form, and its nature starts to make her go more insane."said sarian to himself.


    "No, these cards chose their welders unless angelo himself pulls it from them. The card will start destroy and destabilize the realm, potentially birthing something dangerous and wouldn''t want another incident."thought sarian.


    Just then, several giant roses surrounded sarian.But as they started, release the pink


    mist.


    "Heat point."Said sarian as the gas that came from the plants surrounded a small flame that he created on the ground.


    "Revise no sesme."The flame then sunk into the ground as the entire forest and ground beneath them started to decay.


    The girl started to scream in pain as she came from the forest as sarian looked at her with mild boredom.


    ¡°I have fought and attempted to kill the master in combat, and even then, I''ve never seen such waisted potential. You''re not weak by any means, just not utilizing voudaju properly.


    You don''t utilize any curses or any elements, nor do you have any sense of combat. Please tell me they didn''t send you to me on purpose to  waste my time."Said sarian


    "What the hell do you mean I was chosen by God? I am destined to stand at God''s side. I was promised the cosmos how date you look down with me!"shouted the girl.


    "Five thousand nine hundred and fifty-seven."said sarian."What the hell does that number mean?"asked the girl.


    "Well, you spoiled brat, that is the exact number of people that were gifted a card in the last two decades. You''re not special, and I''ve killed about half that number,and three is the number of users like you i killed."said sarian.


    "These things aren''t given to chosen ones their given to the unfortunate having one means one of two things you hunted down and killed by those who had theirs longer and have your card taken from you.


    Or you go insane and lose your identity and become the hunter destined to be killed by one of your prey."said sarian.


    "In this world, people are more equal than they realize you were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. These cards are a force of nature that weave reality into a balance."said sarian.


    "Shut up, you filthy demon. How dare you deny my given power!"shouted the woman, but her jaw was soon dislodged as clumps oMs. zaria sat at an altar as she dusted a statue of iodine as she hummed."I still don''t know why he requested these things be put in the hands of an old lady like me."said Ms zaria as her tune stopped.


    Just then, several children ran into the children laughing and chattering about chasing each


    other.


    "You''ll never catch me."shouted a young boy as his three friends followed behind him.The boy was about to run past zaria when she lifted him up by the collar.


    She looked at him with slight annoyance as the other three kids haulted in place."Don''t you kids know the rules? No, playing in the temple, go play outside."Said Ms zaria sternly.


    "Sorry, Sister zaria, we just got excited."Said the boy as he rubbed the back of his head.Zaria then placed him down.


    "Sorry, sister zaria, we''ll be more careful."said a little girl who looked up at zaria with bright


    wide.


    "Lily, I''ve taken care of countless children those eye''s don''t work on me anymore.Now you four go run along and remember don''t stray too far. "said zaria.


    "It was worth a shot."said Lily,She took four leaf clover from the other boys'' pocket and tan out the temple.


    "Hey, that''s cheating. Get back here!"shouted the boy as they chased after lily running through the temple doors.


    A soft, warm motherly smile came onto zaria''s face as she once again started to tend to the


    statues.


    "You know usually when an intruder gets in here, their first thought isn''t to attack the poor old lady."said Ms zaria, here voice echoing through the temple.


    A figure wearing a long purple robe with the symbol of a hand holding a card printed on its chest then stepped from the shadows.


    The figures cloak had two bulges where the heads should be and had multiple similar attired people around them.


    "You are a sweat, innocent old lady that''s the first I''ve heard I''m more familiar with with zaria satans favorite saint."said the cloaked figure.


    Just then, the cloaked man swung a club at zaria, who flipped over it and sent a kick to his


    head.


    Cloaked figures dropped from the sky holding blades as the man with club blocked zaria''s kick using a spear.


    Zaria then flipped mid-air, grabbing a cloaked man who swung a sword at her as she headed into another man crushing bolt their skulls and painting the robes red.


    A long whip like blade of voudaju flew at zaria''s neck as she flipped over it, pulling a revolver from her pocket as before the sound of gun fire could be heard.


    Several heads dropped to the ground, painting the halls red."It''s not easy getting blood off the wall."said zaria.


    As another cloaked figure swiped his hands as giant wind blades flew towards her body."It''s an insult to call this light breeze an attack."said zaria as she obsorbed the wind blades.


    Transforming them into a wind sphere.The sphere dispersed into pure air as she slanted her body, avoiding a few slashing attacks.


    She spun through the cloaked figures as their heads went flying into the air as blood splattered onto her robe.


    "You brats know how long doing laundry takes."said zaria.As several spikes flew from the ground towards her.


    The spikes then turned to mud as she slammed her fist into the ground.A few of the cloaked figures sunk into a mud pit crying and screaming as the floor returned to normal.


    "She''s a phenomenonal one brother to think those old bones can do all of that."said the second head under cloaked as the other nodded.


    "May you all be reborn and turn to something good in life."said zaria as her eyes closed for a brief moment.


    Hot steam then flew at zaria as her eyes popped open.Zaria pulled a shirt red dagger from her robe as lighting engulfed her body.


    "Are ready to see what old bones are capable of."said zaria as she bolted around the room in zig bags as countless heads flew into the air as blood spilled all over the statues.


    Zaria then started staring at who she assumed to be the leader and the fifty other cloaked figures behind him.Zaria the smiled gently


    "You truly are a smart bunch trying to see what a granny can do before killing her, even at the cost of dozens of lives.


    Truly marvelous, but you forgot one thing I''ve seen the trick before, and let''s just say I developed countermeasures."zaria snapped her figures as the heads of all the cloaked figures in the room start to expand.


    Their heads then bursted like balloons, causing blood to fall on the throne in the center of the temple.


    All were dead except one the leader stood standing one of the bulges in his cloak, leaking blood down onto their attire.


    "I see now conjoined twins."said zaria."Bingo granny."said the cloaked figure as the cloak flew off his body, revealing a tall muscular frame.


    With tanned skin and four hands and arms, two heads were connected to both identical with green eye''s scarred burned faces and a bald head.


    The second head had electricity cackling all over it  it and had caused brains a blood to splatter onto the other head.


    Just then, the head instantly regenerated, regrowing blood bond muscle and tissue and lastly skin.


    "What is it? Granny are abominations like us not allowed in such sacred places."said the secondary head.


    "Now, brother, be respectful she may be an advocate of God''s rippoff, but she deserves that courtesy."said the newly regenerated head.


    "I do not care for looks nor family background religious or political belief anyone can stand at this temple have your beliefs  don''t affect mine.


    The reason you don''t belong here is due to you abviously being an intruder."said zaria."Your church has caused us great suffering.


    You really think we believe anything you say."shouted umock the second


    head.


    "A church insists that we search or need followers. I don''t follow a church or religion. I used to, but not any more. You are in a world where you do not belong, leave, or die.


    I sympathize with your past I too was traumatized by a religion, but if a single person here is harmed, I will hunt every single of you down."said Ms zaria.


    "Oh, please, you bastards keep our masters at bay, and for that, you shall die."said arocka the other twin.


    "Oh, you poor fools, I pity you. I truly do if you think those things care about you in the slightest you are wrong."said Ms zaria.


    The two twins then rushed at her, stretching their two right hands into a peircing motion towards zaria''s chest.


    Zaria created a voudaju shield blocking the attack from hitting her chest as she sliced off one of their left hands.


    The hand regrew instantly as their chest opened up, causing a sharp harpoon like weapon to be sent towards zaria''s head.


    The weapon flew through zarias''s head, but it was instantly vaporized by pure electricity as zaria punctured umocks neck, causing it to go limp.


    "What the hell an assassin technique."Said arocka.¡±Thats strange."said zaria as she blocked a kick from the right leg, which sent her flying into nosra''s statue.


    Just then, the entire temple stated to shake as all the statues started to crumble into


    dust.


    Zaria felt her hand starting to shake as it fell off her body.The two appeared behind her as a club flew towards her neck.


    Zaria sidesteppped, rotating her body mid-air to be behind them as she pulled out her revolver as the sound of gun fire rang out.


    As a giant hole was put through ashrocka''s head as the two twins fell to the ground.Zaria landed beside them, spinning the revolver as several round of shots were fired into both heads.


    She then put away the guns as she clasped her hands and hummed a small prayer as she turned to walk away.


    "If only reanimation wasn''t forbidden, I''d hand those boys a mop and bucket and have them clean up this mess."said zaria as she looked around the temple.


    The building started to shake as zaria turned her head."You boys are ready for a round two already."said zaria as she extended sleave her regenerated hand filling it once again.


    "I guess if you don''t die too quick and can have you clean this mess."said zaria as the building started to shake.


    "You really thought you could kill the hands of God old hag."said umock as arocka''s hand glowed, completely healing their bodies.


    "The left and right hands of god, so that''s what you call yourselves. Well, those cards may give you a glimpse of God''s power but I''ll give you a permanent look.saud zaria


    "Your false idols power cannot compare to the great power gifted by the great mist."said umock as he touched the ground.


    The ground beneath them started to collapse along with the building as zaria


    smiled.


    Sarian sat in his office countless bodies layed out on the ground as both Ryo and Amaro stood in complete shock.


    "Well, they broke in faster than I expected, but I guess this could be a good introduction for you Ryo unlike a natural cardigan, you don''t naturally just have all your power."said sarian.


    "Alright, follow me. Let''s check on the villagers and make sure the others are holding up. We must get them out immediately."said sarian.


    "Amaro, he''s moved so fast and has so much voudaju it''s just like one minute they were their and then."said Ryo.


    "Yeah, I think those fairy tails are a little more believable."said Amaro as they started to follow  sarian.


    But in the halls were several cloaked figures, the main one in the middle holding a black whip with a rose attached to her cloak.


    "Is this some kind of cult?"asked Amaro as he got into a fighting stance."Wow, all the handsome men really do love the side of evil."said the main figure as she lifted her cloak


    Revealing her red ruby eyes, dark pink hair, and pale skin.Her cloak also had the image of a pink rose dripping blood painted onto it.


    Sarian grabbed Ryo and Amaro, smashing through the side wall as he landed outside in an open field.


    The entire building was filled with pink fumes as the walls and everything inside started to decay, turning to dust.


    Revealing her and her subordinates unscathed a field of roses layed around them.She smiled as she lauched herself into the air and flung her whip down at sarian.


    The whip twisted in the air, slicing the ground as the three men jumped away.Sarian hands were then engulfed in black flames as the woman''s body spontaneously combusted into flames.


    As she started being burned alive."What the hell just happened?"Asked Ryo.The cloaked figures instead of panicking rushed at Amaro and Ryo.


    "Turn to dust."said sarian as a dome of flames engulfed the entire area, reducing the grass, the building rubble, and the bodies to ash.


    "You don''t waste time, do you."Said Amaro as he looked at the twelve meter wide scorched crater they were in.


    "Killing an enemy before they have any information about you is what I live for."Said sarian.


    Just then a rose sprouted in front of them as the  woman sarian had just killed stood in front of them.


    Wearing a long pink dress."Chivery truly is a dead tradition."said the girl as she dusted her dress."I hated that robe anyway."said the girl.


    "It''s not like you held back on your first strike, and in here, equality is our number one priority."Said sarian as he dashed towards the woman


    "Well, that sounds like a utopia one that makes me jealous, so I''ll watch it burn while your head is on a stake next to me."Said the woman.


    Her hand then flew into the air as blood spilled to the ground.Sarian then kicked her square in the face, launching her into the air.


    "You talk way too much, so let this be a lesson. Tempra."said sarian as the woman felt her skin and blood become cold as all the heat left her body.


    Pink mjst then flew from her body as the ground beneath her decayed as rock and stone fused with her body replacing her bones and blood with stone.


    "Something tells me you''re going to be an annoying one. You two two go help the others."said sarian.


    "What about you?"asked ryo."You humans are aware of what an office job is, you know how long I''ve waited for something like this."said sarian.


    "Even in this world, paperwork is still trash."said Amaro."I don''t think theirs a world where it''s good."said Ryo as he started to run in the opposite direction.


    Sarian picked up his sword as he started to walk towards the girl who looked had him with disdain and interest.


    "May I know the name of the young lady I''m about to kill?"asked sarian."Kill me, and we''ll see about that."said the woman.


    Sarian swung his sword as she spoke as she narrowly avoided a slash that cleaved off her left leg and arm.


    "That would have been three zero."said sarian as he teleported behind her and sent a kick to her head.


    But soil came up from the ground beneath them, which was instantly reduced to rubble as the ground beneath sarian turned into mud as he started to sink into a mud pit.


    But he leaped into the air as black flames covered his entire body.Pink mist came from the girls body as it entered the forest and caused several trees to decay.


    Several plants them grew onto her stone body as hundreds of giant trees erupted from the ground, creating a massive forest.


    Sarian looked around cautiously as he, a giant man eater plant, came from the ground beneath him and swallowed him.


    The man eater plant then bursted into flames, and turned into ash.But in the next moment several giant serpents then flew at sarian as he cleaved them in half.


    "I sea the power yo destroy life, and recreate it yo your will too bad that she''s an idiot and didn''t fuse your mist with an element to make it way faster."said sarian to himself.


    "I wonder if I should kill her and take the card before she''s aware and starts speaking to its true form, and its nature starts to make her go more insane."said sarian to himself.


    "No, these cards chose their welders unless angelo himself pulls it from them. The card will start destroy and destabilize the realm, potentially birthing something dangerous and wouldn''t want another incident."thought sarian.


    Just then, several giant roses surrounded sarian.But as they started, release the pink


    mist.


    "Heat point."Said sarian as the gas that came from the plants surrounded a small flame that he created on the ground.


    "Revise no sesme."The flame then sunk into the ground as the entire forest and ground beneath them started to decay.


    The girl started to scream in pain as she came from the forest as sarian looked at her with mild boredom.


    ¡°I have fought and attempted to kill the master in combat, and even then, I''ve never seen such waisted potential. You''re not weak by any means, just not utilizing voudaju properly.


    You don''t utilize any curses or any elements, nor do you have any sense of combat. Please tell me they didn''t send you to me on purpose to  waste my time."Said sarian


    "What the hell do you mean I was chosen by God? I am destined to stand at God''s side. I was promised the cosmos how date you look down with me!"shouted the girl.


    "Five thousand nine hundred and fifty-seven."said sarian."What the hell does that number mean?"asked the girl.


    "Well, you spoiled brat, that is the exact number of people that were gifted a card in the last two decades. You''re not special, and I''ve killed about half that number,and three is the number of users like you i killed."said sarian.


    "These things aren''t given to chosen ones their given to the unfortunate having one means one of two things you hunted down and killed by those who had theirs longer and have your card taken from you.


    Or you go insane and lose your identity and become the hunter destined to be killed by one of your prey."said sarian.


    "In this world, people are more equal than they realize you were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. These cards are a force of nature that weave reality into a balance."said sarian.


    "Shut up, you filthy demon. How dare you deny my given power!"shouted the woman, but her jaw was soon dislodged as clumps of rock dropped from her mouth.


    Sarian then slammed the blade of his hilt in her head as she dropped to the ground."You are not learning, so I''ll have to teach you through trial by fire, adapt to entertain me or die."said sarian.f rock dropped from her mouth.


    Sarian then slammed the blade of his hilt in her head as she dropped to the ground."You are not learning, so I''ll have to teach you through trial by fire, adapt to entertain me or die."said sarian.

 The battle truly begins

    Ulthos stood on a large nest made of silk as he looked over at Elliot, who lay on his nest, his bright golden and red skin slowly turning purple.


    "I see it''s already affecting you."said ulthos."Yes, but I''ve gotten used to it. How are the others holding up?"asked Elliot.


    "Their are fine as far as I can tell. However, it seems theirs a breech in the barrier, and some unruly forces have entered."said ulthos.


    "I know I can see it all, but unfortunately, we can''t help nosra and anancy outside the castle. abancy was made aware of the situation.


    And from what I could see, he webt into the string world something about saving mikel, so I''m guessing those two aren''t holding out well."said Elliot.


    "The string world right now, you sure he was briefed their are only two circumstances he''s allowed yo enter it even when angelo us sane to enter it now.


    And no one stopping means it''s likely very bad."said ulthos."Yes, it is. I can''t gaze into the other world, but through my marker on anancy, I can get a picture of where he is.


    And I still can''t wrap my head around it. Those things were all killed for good. How could one be here of all places and to specifically target mikel means it''s working with that filthy hethens child."Said Elliot.


    "You don''t mean."said ulthos as the black around his neck eye''s shot wide open."Yes, ulthos, it''s an erimim, and not just that, it''s evolving."said Elliot.


    "We can''t allow that to happen. We must send someone to kill it immediately."said ulthos.You know as well as I do that we cannot do that.


    "The country of lanurga may be wiped from the face of the earth, but their''s nothing we can do because they are watching waiting."said Elliot.


    "Wait, you said anancy went into mikels subconscious to fight that thing. Please tell them to wake him immediately."said ulthos.


    "Don''t worry, he''ll be just fine. Those are his favorites."said Elliot."You know damn well I meant for the safety of th erimim if he kills that thing it may take mikel with it."said ulthos.


    "He''s not that irresponsible."said Elliot as ulthos looked him deep in the eyes.:Thats not just it if your in your current state not doing anything and are already losing your sanity, imagine what''s going to happen to him."said ulthos.


    "Elliot''s eyes opened wide with realization as purple flames surrounded his body.Your right, how could I have been so blind if he fights that thing it could jeopardize everything.


    And those people know what he''s capable of, so they likely planned it."said Elliot as his body started to glow.


    His eyes shut as from the purple core in his chest emerged a naked man with tanned light brown skin and golden hair with purple and red stresks hair that seemed to be on fire.


    Flames covered the man''s body as he now had on a long red trench coat that had a Phoenix''s head on it with long black pants and a purple t-shirt underneath the jacket.


    "Are you sure this is necessary, Elliot?"asked ulthos."Of course, even though I don''t even possess one percent of my strength, it''s still a quarter of what I can use on earth."replied Elliot.


    "Remember, no fighting, just bring those two back and stop anancy."said ulthos."You know me, I always keep on the objective besides I know what''s at stake and while I''d like to help the others fight the intruders.


    Because I''m the only cardigan capable of taking a full human, but unfortunately, if those three lose, we all lose, and if nosra senses them, she''ll go beserk."said Elliot.


    Anesthesia dropped down from the sky as she looked at Elliot."You heard everything?"asked


    Elliot.


    "Yes, are you sure you can pull this off a supruse attack by a celestial jeopardized the entire mission for those two, so can you keep lowkey?"asked anesthesia.


    "Of course, I can, but with the other figting off the intruders, can you all keep the barrier up?"asked Elliot.


    "Yes, angelo''s wings were cut off, and we have five hours till they disappear until then the barrier is secure."Said anesthesia.


    Elliot nodded as he reached into his main bodies purple core, pulling out a red and gold katana with streaks of purple on the hilt.


    A golden portal then appeared in front of Elliot as he walked through it. ¡°Couldn''t he have chosen a better form?¡±asked anesthesia to herself.


    ¡°I too wonder that myself.¡±Said ulthos as a vain popped up on elliot''s head.¡±I heard that.¡±said Elliot.


    ¡°Yes that was our intention.¡±said anesthesia.¡±I hate you two.¡±


    The portal then closed behind him as soon but as he left several cloaked figures encircled the castle.


    "Open the gate. I''d like yo get my evening work out."said anesthesia."No, stop, I''ll handle it. You stay in the castle. you''re too reliant on your abilities."said ulthos.


    "Fine, but if any slip past you, I will be killing them."said anesthesia."Well, you''re out of luck."said ulthos as a giant door above him opened.


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    He walked out the door entering the castle halls as he left elliots'' room.He then started to make his way down the halls.


    In front of him, he saw gear shift leaning against the wall."How''s angelo?"asked ulthos."Well, not good, but luckily, his body is not ripping itself apart."said gear shift.


    "It seems they were monitoring the realm closely because they attacked immediately."said gear shift.


    "Well, unfortunately for them, they don''t have an idea of our existence, and it will stay that way because I''ll leave no survivors."said ulthos.


    "Well, how about I come with? I haven''t fought in a long time."said gear shift.:Sure, let''s see who can kill the most, but we both know it will be me."Said ulthos.


    "Remind me who has the most points of the leader board."said gear shift."You use guns cannons and other weird technology. you''re basically cheating."said ulthos.


    "You all have abilities to defy laws of the universe, but me creating a gun is the problem."said gear shift.


    "It is when the gun can shoot a person in the past. You basically create weapons that copy all our abilities."said ulthos


    "It''s not copying, just inspiration."Said gear shift."Well, take information from the enemy, not us."said ulthos.


    "I don''t know ulthos coming from you . It sounds like you''re scared I can do your job better than you."said ulthos.


    "Do my job better than me. I was created because you couldn''t do my job."said ulthos."Do you really think so? If I had the energy, I could recreate all of you and make you all better."said gear shift.


    "Wait now, what I think about technically picked the idea for your creation? You wouldn''t be here without me."said gear shift.


    "Are you really using that logic."said ulthos."Of course I am. Can you defend against it?"asked gear shift.


    The two finished treading down the stairs as the castle wall opened."Let''s just handle these grunts."said ulthos.


    As the gate opened on the walls of the outside gate sat two figures.The figure that was the most eye-catching of the two had eight black wings on their back


    A glowing white head on their right shoulder and a spiral ring covered with blood red eye''s on their left.


    They wore a long black trench coat and had their hands firmly set on the long black hat on their head while a red scarf around their neck fluttered in the wind.


    The next figure seemed to be of a woman with long black hair who wore a black skin suit and white stocking.


    She had a black snake rapping around her body, and her deep black eyes stared at the castle door.


    The two parties took a long, drawn-out gaze at each other as ulthos reached for his blade.The dragons purple eyes opened as it started gaze into the black snake''s deep red eyes.


    Ulthos gripped his blade as the gate swung open, and the parties jumped down now standing in front of an army of cloaked figures.


    The intruders nodded their heads at each other as the giant serpent lashed out but not towards either ulthos or gear shift.


    It lunged at the cloaked figures, its body becoming ginormous as the cloaked figures in audible suprise screamed as it''s jaws attempted to swallow them whole.


    "Mistress ardania, what have we done to warrant your anger!"shouted a cloaked figure before the serpents jaws clapped down on him, putting him out.


    The others tried to run, but the man''s black wings rose in the air as hundreds of black feathers rained down on his subjects as their blood painted the marble castle tiles and surrounding grass red.


    As the rain of wings started to dwindle and more and more bodies were devoured by the serpent, a small figure made their way into the castle court.


    The figures seemed to be a child, which surprised the two cardigans who were in audible shock at the sudden murder of so many individuals.


    "It seems like we''ll no longer be able to have our competition."said gear shot."No, you''re wrong. I see three targets standing right their."said ulthos as he pulled out his blade.


    "Sorry for the delay, gentle men. These brutes were nothing but waste of space and would only interfere with our little play time together."said the man as his wings fluttered.


    "Little play time you were given with us."said ulthos as a slight smile crawled on his face."What my friend means is that their are several people, all of similar strength to us that inhabits this castle.


    And several more down at that village unless you two consider yourselves superior to your lords your end is near."said gear shot.


    "Lords, we have no lords, only contractors."said the woman as the snake slithered around from her back to her neck.


    "May I ask how you found this place in particular? How did you find this exact location?"asjed gear shot.


    "Isn''t it obvious that after the war that ravaged all six realms, we found the location of a new one and quickly deduced this was the lost land of the universes greatest contradiction.


    And that the boy who had came and wielded the prophesized book was his successor of sort so we came her to kill that boy.


    To stop the birth of the true conscience"Said the man."Well, and I suppose you tell the religious fools in your ranks complete lies."said ulthos.


    "Of course, but it is for the greater good. The true twisted existence is a force that will hold all the realms back, for it will never truly allow peace and, therefore, must be eradicated."said the woman.


    "And if you truly believe what you just said, you truly believe you can kill him?"asked ulthos.¡±Of course, not at full power, but this is the perfect situation."said the man.


    "Sir, may I peacefully ask for you and your escort to go and take the child with abvious parental issue with you? we only fight serious threats here."said gear shot.


    "I did not think you two of all people would be using that old trick call us cowards all you want.


    but your leaders exact quote when he fought greyander irios was that honor wins duels not wars."said the man.


    "Seyamir, don''t speak that name he does not deserve any acknowledgment just like his master doesn''t."said the


    woman.


    "Oh, it was worth a try, but can you please not bring the toddler you babysit to fight? we have a preference not to kill exploited children."said ulthos.


    Suddenly, the child''s cape flew off as it''s trusted it claw like hands towards ulthos who blocked it with his blade.


    Ulthos looked down at the bot as he jumped back in shock."What the hell? How the hell is that possible? This couldn''t be no how."said ulthos as a giant black wing flew towards him.


    Anancy p.o.v


    I was pulled down beneath the horde of worms, now drowning in black liquid. I opened my eyes as confusion was drawn across my face.


    The tentacles had stopped pulling me down. I sighed only possible because a soul can''t drown unless you break their spirit.


    I wandered what was happening on the outside to make my dream dinner stop so suddenly."Well, I was so much for the free elevator ride.


    and i was so looking forward to seeing that smug face of victory replaced with dread."I said as I started to swim down in the abyss.


    "Maybe if it unfreezes up, I can still get that feeling of confusion,dread, and terror, but it won''t be as juicy. Oh well, a meal is a meal."


    I swam deeper into the Abyss as at the very bottom of the black liquid, I felt myself standing on tentacles.


    Two of my several extra eyes opened as I smiled and swam to my right where mikel was being feasted on.


    I reached a desolate place in the sludge like liquid only being able to see due to my unique eye''s.Infrobt of me was a human body completely engulfed by thousands of worms.


    As it was being feasted up on.I extended my hand, grabbing mikel''s hand as the worms lached onto me trying to stop me.


    Something was strange they weren''t attacking me the tentacles still not moving the billions of tiny worms still floating above me but I didn''t think to much of it as I yanked the body from the horde if worms.


    As I gazed at the person I pulled out, I frowned with saddest."You would truly do this what is with him and attracting people who just throw away their lives."

 A small suprise

    Neojara and honorima stood over several corpses as hundreds of cloaked figures encircled them, holding swords and other weapons.


    The main figure was an elven man with long white hair,green eyes who wore a long black coat.He also held a long staff with a glowing red diamond floating on the altar of the staff.


    The staff was adorned with diamonds, and in his right hand was a glowing red latern.Beside him was a small child like figure wearing a long purple coat that obstructed their entire body.


    "How did you get through the barrier?"asked honorima."Well, it seems god isn''t so mighty after all."said the elven man as neojara raised his blade.


    A card then appeared in neojara''s palm as I''m his subconscious, the sleeping figure of a knight clad in dark armor.


    "How can you disrespect something yet weild it''s power."said the knight, his voice ringing out from neojara''s head.


    "Oh, please, it''s power you are just enslaved creatures forced to do out bidding to think he cares for you when he puts you in such a state is insanity."said the elven man.


    "You truly believe we are subservient to you. How foolish your life firms are. we are all abstract pieces that can endlessly evolve, eventually becoming gods.


    And I said we because the subconscious of you unfortunate souls who abused our power, your soul is overridden the moment a card lands on you it is your doom."said the knight as the elven man smiled.


    "Well, we are the exception. We are those who have subjugated the cards and will hunt down all the other cards of our archetype to achieve God hood."said the elven man.


    "Another man told lies it is impossible to convince an idiot to admit he''s been fooled down even try, sir lance."said honorima.


    "Well, it''s clear we''ll never agree bur here besode ne lies the biggest proof your god I''d a fake."said the elven man as he pointed towards the boy.


    "And how will your proof affect us never once have we claimed to have found the true successor of the beacon of thought and consciousness "said


    honorima.


    "All you heathens will die, and it will finally release the cards locked beneath, this place and all the other great beings you keep prisoner, and it will start with you two kids."said the elven man.


    The man was then engulfed by green voudaju as the neojara''s body started to heat up as he felt as if the gases in his body were having a violent reaction.


    Neojara instantly sent a wave of voudaju through his blood cells and bones to filter out the gas in his body. This caused him yo freeze for a brief moment.


    Resulting in a giant whip of wind flying towards him, but before it could harm him, honorima blocked it with a giant earth wall.


    Hundreds of earth columns then flew from the ground towards the oposle''s, who created a variety of whips made of voudaju.


    As over a hundred ten meters, long whips flew through the air, cleaving through the approaching columns.Honorima grabbed neojara and moved them out the way.


    But a whip lached on to her leg cleaving it off.The elven man raised his lantern as hundreds of flying hornets rushed at honorima and neojara.


    Neojara regained his bearings as he pulled out his bow as he fired a single arrow that dispersed into thousands, killing many of the small hornets.


    But one landed on his left hand biting him causing him to immediately sever hus arm, which turned purple and started to grow large lumps.


    Honorima regrew her leg plunging her sword into the ground as a diamond dome surrounded them.The dome drilled into the ground, causing them to sink beneath the surface.


    "Sir, ivell, what do we do now?"asked one of the oposle servants."Into the air now."said ivell as the cloaked figures waisted no time, leaping into the air at a sped that rivaled sound.


    As they grew wings, ivell then touched the ground as he let out a deep breath.The soil beneath him was completely eroded as dust and grime flew into the air.


    After the dust subsided, ivell now stood in a hundred Meyer wide and thirty meters deep crater that was made of solid rock.


    Ivell now stood in the middle of a giant text of righting as he smirked."So your little plan to use a curse failed what will you do now."said ivell as he looked towards both honorima and neojara.


    "You really think we didn''t think you wouldn''t notice."said neojara as the writings started to glow.The dispersed dust around the area was turned to ash as pure molten volcanic ash started to fill the air.


    "I see you realized I was a high-level wind mimicker and used my intellect against me, knowing I''d erode the dirt you set up a curse that triggered upon erosion how wonderful."said ivell.


    Volcanic like smoke then rose from the ground as pure carbon dioxide and ash so hot it could melt metal covered the area.


    "If I''m correct, they know I know eroding the smoke is a bad idea, so I''ll erode the smoke against their expectation."said ivell.


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    As the volcanic fog around him started to condense in a ball before it could harm his subjects.The fog of carbon dioxide and smoke vanished, turning into pure oxygen.


    But before ivell could react, his hand shattered like glass spilling blood everywhere."Training with an elf so long have me an insight on how you think."said honorima.


    As a giant red diamond popped out from ivell''s stomach spilling blood on the ground."You used volcanic properties to be similar to the creation of diamonds in my body. we''ll play little ones. This game is over."said ivell.


    "None if you interfere. I''ll deal with these two myself."said ivell as he smiled."Do you kids know that the further wind manipulation goes, the more it turns into gas manipulation.


    And guess what gases create stars."said ivell as he snapped his fingers, creating pure hydrogen and helium.


    "Oh, I can''t create this."s. Here, I feel this would be good for a new vacation spot. Gas realm."said ivell as the three of them were instantly teleported into an infinite space with hundreds of different gases floating around.


    "Wow, you kids never seize to amaze me. My gases and radiation damage the body and soul, yet you seem to be able to protect them very well."said ivell.


    As he stared at honorima and neojara, who were covered in both yellow and green, voudaju respectively.


    "Wow, to think someone like you could make your spirit realm larger than a rice."said neojara.Ivell stopped smiling as a giant red dwarf flew towards both honorima and neojara.


    "Cardigan unleash lancelot."


    "Cardigan unleash Ira."


    Neojara now wore a black armor with a red cape as his blade transformed into a giant ling black blade.


    Honrima now had diamond like scales running all over her body as a red crystal gem was now embedded in her foreground.


    Neojara raised his blade as he pointed the tip at the star."Knights authority valiant resistance."The star vanished as neojara appeared in front of ivel pu ching him in the face, causing blood to spurt from his nose.


    Honorima then pulled a spear from her back as she plunged it towards ivell''s chest, but ivells body immediately turned to pure gas.


    The gas in the dimension was then suddenly sucked towards a single place as the two turned only to notice a massive black hole that extended so far that they couldn''t see the center.


    Honorima slith her wrist as the blood spilled over both her and neojara as the blood started to write in a strange language.


    "Tegorian."said honorima as they were immediately lauched far away from the black hole butas they were pushed away.


    A toxic cloud of gas surrounded them, causing them to immediately be paralyzed.Ivell then appeared in front of them as he held his latern.


    "Have fun living out your worst nightmares."said ivell as ge turned to leave the dimension, but a hand placed itself on his shoulder.


    ''You know bad dreams are my thing, and right now, I''m not in a very good mood ."Ivell froze as a deep unease seeped beyond the fabric of his bones into his very soul.


    "How could someone have entered without my knowledge in this place? I am aware of everything.


    I do not even need any of my senses to spot the most minute details, so how is this possible.


    And why do I feel this unparalleled sense of dread."All these thoughts scrambled through ivell''s head, but before he could regain his bearings, a hand flew straight through his chest.


    Blood spilled into the endless stream of gases and toxins below and around them as ivell turned his head in fear as he gazed at deep red blood thirsty eyes.


    "I never expected an elf to bring two children into their inner soul world this is quite foolish. Did you not think someone stronger could link with them, or does arrogance cloud your jugement."said nosra.


    Ivell sunk into the gas as from the gas beneath them hundreds of giant flying hornets rushed at nosra.


    Hundreds of light beams flew at the bug, evicerating them, but each time one died, two were formed in it''s place after almost twenty bugs were killed. nisra stopped.


    "This is his spirit world in here he has limitless voudaju, so this won''t be easy."said nosra.She grabbed both neojara and honorima as a cloak of darkness entered their bodies.


    The two then opened their mouth as they coughed out purple smoke.Nosra''s shadow then enlarged, swallowing the two as she created a scythe of darkness and blocked a strike from ivell''s staff.


    But as the two clashed over a hundred tiny little termites dropped down towards nosra.the termites fell on nosra''s skin, demolishing her defenses as they started to devoure her voudaju


    "All consuming black."said nosra as the termites on her body were obsorbed into her shadow.A giant hornet attempted to sting her.


    But a light particle flew from her hand, landing in it''s head causing the smoke that created it to vanish as the bug fell no more than a lowly husk.


    "I see now."said nosra.Acid fog then engulfed her body as her skin started to peel off, but before she could escape, she realized that the environment around her was now hot.


    "Suprising star."


    A giant star then exploded nosra at its center, but as the light cleared, she was revealed with extreme third-degree burns, and her wounds were healing very slowly.


    Ivell then appeared behind her, stabbing his staff into her back leg as several tiny bugs made their way into her skin.


    "How sare a tiny weak human girl like you look down on me."said ivell as he watched nosra fall into the sea of gas.


    "You know they say a good dream should always come before a nightmare."Ivell then froze in place as nosra stood behind him.


    "Wait, I haven''t moved from the beginning. What was that? Was it a."Dream well, it''s over now, and the nightmare begins."said nosra.


    Ivell then felt hundreds of corrosive bugs crawling through his body as his nose purple skin started to peel off.


    "Had you not invited these kids here, you would have had a chance because with my lack of knowledge of angelo''s state, I would have not been in preparation to fight you.


    But since you brought the fight here to the place of your consciousness and soul to a place I wouldn''t normally be able to invade, you sealed your fate."said nosra.


    As ivell dropped to his knees, the giant black hole in front of them drawing closer as ivell started to cough blood and all sorts of grotesque things started to emerge from his flesh.


    "Why so sad, not fun when it happens to you? Is it feel your victims pain."Said nosra, as she started to laugh, "I haven''t felt so good in a long time."


    Before ivell could be swallowed alive by the black hole, a giant wave of purple fire flew at nosra''s back.Nosra swatted the fire away as a look of anger rushed across her face.


    "What insolent inbread dog dares to try and use that voudaju color."said nosra as she turned, seeing a small girl floating around in front of her.


    "Big sister, is that you."


    Master chiya sat on a mount of dead corpses as his student master Chenille walked up to him."Chennile, where are the kids?"asked orvin.


    "I sent them into town to help the villagers escape."replied Chenille."You really think they''d listen to that without a hitch."said master chiya.


    "No, of course not, which is why I sent a clone to watch over them."said Chenille."Anyway, you two go check on zaria. I''ll make my wah to the castle to retrieve honorima and neojara."said Chennille.


    "No need, Ms. nosra already went."said orvin."Did she take the news well?"asked Chenille.No, not really, but it seems she hasn''t gone insane yet. Maybe we should have trusted her more."said orvin.


    Just then, a large cloud of darkness engulfed the entire area."I spoke too soon. Let''s go getter. If she fights the others, it''ll be bad news."said orvin.


    But before they could move, a large dome surrounded them as several apostle minions surrounded them.