Well, this is a mess. I watched the whole thing unfold from a safe distance, I didn’t think it was a good time to interfere but now…. everyone is underground.874Please respect copyright.PENANAg0nnsC0Mxk
This has gotten out of hand, I think it’s more important to get my powers back instead of gaining trust from either side.874Please respect copyright.PENANAsJYoA7G9RO
I look towards the many pillars in the distance and wonder which one could be hiding the Essence of Zeus. Just to be safe, maybe I should go to the one Caecius is heading. Don’t want him to get his hands on such power.874Please respect copyright.PENANA72KeTZvYA2
???: “Watch out!”874Please respect copyright.PENANAwJ3b6ppEYE
Moryuu: “What the-”874Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8GRbrBXQQ
I instinctively moved out of the way of the falling object which seems to be who I’ve been waiting for.874Please respect copyright.PENANAAB21vODvOe
Moryuu: “About time you showed up.”874Please respect copyright.PENANA8ilfIXwYJi
The seemingly young boy dusted himself off and rose to meet me face to face. Considering our situation, I’m still surprised he would wear a normal yellow t-shirt and blue jeans like we’re on some vacation. 874Please respect copyright.PENANAhZNzyRwvpT
???: “Sorry, it was hard forcing my way in here but the portal that girl’s bird made helped a lot. Sad what happened to her.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAEWplIZHUQt
Moryuu: “….Yeah.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAlblYOQzxa0
???: “Well, don’t worry I’m sure her next self will be just as interesting.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAvM7RIkWQrD
Moryuu: “Maybe, anyway now that you’re here Talon, what’s the plan?”874Please respect copyright.PENANA2vAp64TDtX
Talon: “Well, it seems that those guys forgot about the dolls I gave them, oh, here’s a refill on those poison vials.”874Please respect copyright.PENANApdKfq3VrQp
Moryuu: “Thanks.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAKbXiW7G5dK
Talon: “Anyway, I think you had the right idea regarding your powers. Things are getting dicey, try not to kill any more people.”874Please respect copyright.PENANA6Kdr7T1q8N
Moryuu: “Alright, I’ll try. What about you?”874Please respect copyright.PENANAGts4WQl8ct
Talon: “I’ll try to find the sleeping bodies of the fallen by teleportation. Their souls should still be in there ready for the next round.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAHgqLQRwRmj
Moryuu: “Right, after that maybe you can help the rest of those alive.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAlcLbfQUtE8
Talon: “Of course, I can’t wait to actually meet normal people. Well, except maybe Jayden since his organization is similar to mine and I don’t want to be dragged back into that environment.”874Please respect copyright.PENANA2OBoPOvZex
Moryuu: “Let’s hurry, we don’t have much time.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAHVuyHDWSsm
Talon: “Never time for a joke to lighten the mood I guess.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAHdONUVcDLS
Talon raises his hands and a yellow portal appears beside me.874Please respect copyright.PENANAorNrUwBfuS
Talon: “It’s way easier to open portals inside this place than outside. This should take you to where Caecius is, be careful. Get your powers and leave, I can’t have either of you dying.”874Please respect copyright.PENANApNSHR5ZpJP
I guess my powers are in the pillar Caecius was heading towards... terrific. 874Please respect copyright.PENANAchffCX9K8C
Moryuu: “You too, don’t mess with the Umbra Lord Gideon.”874Please respect copyright.PENANA0OXu2IsJrR
Talon: “You find him interesting?”874Please respect copyright.PENANATYdrjbA3Eh
Moryuu: “I want a rematch with him after I get my powers back….and you’re no match for him. He’d rip you apart.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAqNgMzi70vo
Talon grabs his chest in a dramatic manner resembling the melodrama I attempted in my alter ego. 874Please respect copyright.PENANAy3sKJj54rr
Talon: “You wound me good man, don’t worry If it’s one thing I’m good at it’s teleporting away.”874Please respect copyright.PENANANfYN40dhvG
I nod and enter the portal to find myself in a near pitch-black structure. There are glimmers of blue light to the right and left of me. 874Please respect copyright.PENANAWiKEZQWo9d
I steel myself for the journey and take the right path, listening closely to see if Caecius is near.874Please respect copyright.PENANAeLLvkzJBDG
A wind mage is too much trouble for me now, especially since he can suffocate me which is pretty high level. 874Please respect copyright.PENANAVmAPdPEmof
I creep through the dark corridor to come across the blue light from earlier that’s coming from a weirdly floating lantern. Suddenly the Flame begins to dance around and playfully flies deeper into the structure. 874Please respect copyright.PENANAh5grQlQJMW
Moryuu: “I guess you want me to follow you.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAEvVj8LrOD1
I follow close behind the strange lantern until we find ourselves to what I imagine is the center of the pillar. 874Please respect copyright.PENANAyp2PlpHXLy
Blue light shines from the top that reveals another sharper pillar in the center of the room with 2 lanterns adorned on 2 of the corners. I guess this little guy is one of them but where’s the last one. 874Please respect copyright.PENANA0gZOUAjFG5
*Footsteps*874Please respect copyright.PENANAaM1hyTOmgE
I dash to the nearest hiding place within the cracks of the jagged walls. As expected, Caecius comes walking in with the last lantern. I guess they don’t care who comes in.874Please respect copyright.PENANAahR1VqIhey
Caecius: “I feel powerful energy here, perhaps it’s really here. Surely it must be fate if I’ve found it so quick.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAQFGrJRgwxJ
He inspects the sharp pillar in the center, searching for a way to unlock the contents of it I gather. I can’t let him get Zeus’s Essence.874Please respect copyright.PENANAJyvZfcALHO
I’ll find a way to get the jump on him, maybe there’s a way to scale the walls. 874Please respect copyright.PENANApHpZwU73ce
Caecius: “Mmmm?”874Please respect copyright.PENANAgTnZjp6Gd5
I guess that makes too much noise, now what?874Please respect copyright.PENANAvEc20WPW2r
Caecius: “I know someone is there, come out or I’m coming to you.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAGBgieCqVC9
Unless I have Zeus’s Essence it will be too risky to fight him. I come out of my hiding spot with my hands up.874Please respect copyright.PENANAgXKoCHAsTM
Caecius: “So it’s you, the mysterious man. What do you want, come to fight?”874Please respect copyright.PENANA0alzzImFGx
Moryuu: “Not really, I’ve come looking for something.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAjEmZWVlvbo
Caecius: “Oh, and what would that be.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAlNtb5RbFBz
Moryuu: “Something that belongs to me.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAgI241LyEOv
Caecius: “Depending on what that thing is, I might have to kill you.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAoJkOWCIilS
Moryuu: “I expected as much.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAHFZdyud2DW
This is going smoother than I thought. 874Please respect copyright.PENANAmt1Dv9NuKf
Moryuu: “!!”874Please respect copyright.PENANAmibJpbl5Lw
Is what I thought until he shot a blade of air near my face, leaving a cut. 874Please respect copyright.PENANAR64uF7vYTy
Caecius: “There’s something else I need to know from you, who are you, and what’s your purpose?”874Please respect copyright.PENANAvl1O6P2xbv
Moryuu: “Is that all, do you want fries with that?”874Please respect copyright.PENANAxxa8eb0Sms
Caecius: “*Glare*”874Please respect copyright.PENANA20jeanxljB
Moryuu: “I have no problem telling you the truth about this place, I wonder though if you’ll believe me.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAJnfi7L8fi4
Caecius: “No harm in trying.”874Please respect copyright.PENANACe0ezLqDyk
Moryuu: “Fine, the first part of the info dump is the fact that this is not the afterlife.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAD7VzHmZUTP
Caecius: “!!”874Please respect copyright.PENANATjKqDbY4cL
Caecius: “Explain.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAJ14mlgH5Bq
Moryuu: “I don’t know if your world has something similar but what we’re standing on is actually a dead eldritch god.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAgdCocezmPG
Caecius: “But….why and how are there dead people here?”874Please respect copyright.PENANAQmvZjWw7Wx
Moryuu: “Well, an acquaintance says that the nature of this god is to drag souls from other afterlives into this realm that seems like one but with an added twist. Time loops, every time someone dies and comes back, a part of their soul feeds the god and with enough energy, it will revive and cause massive damage to our universes and much more.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAaXConaFVei
Caecius: “….”874Please respect copyright.PENANATqFI95r0dK
Moryuu: “Don’t believe me huh?”874Please respect copyright.PENANAKNUXAujY71
Caecius: “So you’re saying we’ve all died multiple times, came back in the warehouse without much power, and then did the whole thing again but slightly different.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAclwoYb3wJx
Moryuu: “Yep, well, everyone except the Umbras for some reason.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAzVG6UcKcrl
Caecius: “Impossible, this is too outrageous to believe!”874Please respect copyright.PENANAG740oMePRY
Moryuu: “Have you ever wondered why shifts happen?”874Please respect copyright.PENANAYQlfzufuAm
Caecius: “….”874Please respect copyright.PENANAfXOhVEVzSk
Moryuu: “That’s the beast stirring, my job is to keep everyone from dying and maybe work together to do enough damage to it so it loses all the energy it’s been building up. After that, everyone can go back to where they belong.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAim1rE2lH9M
Caecius: “Let’s say I believe you, why are you here instead of babysitting everyone else?”874Please respect copyright.PENANAfYNQXRekoO
Moryuu: “Because there’s an item of great power that can help me do my job.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAnPGs4k2FZp
Caecius: “….”874Please respect copyright.PENANAzVTfOIgciB
Caecius: “Sorry, I can’t risk believing you.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAweje0lKIAh
He swipes his hands and shots a wide blade of air towards me and I narrowly dodge out of the way.874Please respect copyright.PENANAl0N4apdm6N
Moryuu: “I knew it, never trust a mage, especially one hellbent on bringing back the dead.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAYzFQ2Wpx7S
Caecius: “It can be done!”874Please respect copyright.PENANAzmS759QPdI
Moryuu: “Maybe, but the dead should rest.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAp4BRvcBTRA
Caecius: “Silence!”874Please respect copyright.PENANAkCz52VrL0E
Caecius continually blasts out wave after wave of air blades but I dodge them all. Still, it’s hard to maneuver in this-874Please respect copyright.PENANAU0rFLrhEJX
Moryuu: “!!!!”874Please respect copyright.PENANA6BWONyGVLK
I'm….suffocating!874Please respect copyright.PENANA4pEvkIDH62
Caecius: “Enough of this game, I’ll kill you and get what I've come for.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAkVBTqwKINO
I throw 3 daggers at him and he blocks it with air but it did break his spell. 874Please respect copyright.PENANAZaTDEHd1P6
Moryuu: “*Cough* *Cough*”874Please respect copyright.PENANAqi59slqQG9
Moryuu: “I guess you need concentration for that huh?”874Please respect copyright.PENANABB81nmRfVi
Caecius: “I don’t need it to kill you.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAEPZkeMDJgV
He shoots more air blades but I jump high up onto the few bars that line the ceiling corners. I let loose more daggers at him from above but he blocks them again.874Please respect copyright.PENANAZ2PewseLJn
Caecius: “It’s useless!”874Please respect copyright.PENANAENxlFEzBQ3
Moryuu: “Is it?”874Please respect copyright.PENANAM7TcTFnluG
I close my eyes, breathe, and take out my tonfas. I jump down and slam into the ground causing a small crater. 874Please respect copyright.PENANAZDsZeCOR8d
Caecius: “You’re going to fight me with melee weapons, fool.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAfhrwMRj67m
Caecius shots a dozen or so air blades at me but I stay still….and listen.874Please respect copyright.PENANAhhT6FnpHG5
The slight movements in the air, the whirling sound of blades, and the split second before impact.874Please respect copyright.PENANA2FChaymusx
My instincts flair up to prepare for the assault.874Please respect copyright.PENANA1PkxQ2sUE6
…874Please respect copyright.PENANA4DYjaOA8jP
..874Please respect copyright.PENANAulc6WESGwg
.874Please respect copyright.PENANAttHg4ryiiC
NOW!874Please respect copyright.PENANAdg8laO0gdt
*Slash*874Please respect copyright.PENANAvaeTVgwS4q
*Slash*874Please respect copyright.PENANA5wbs3LBuJh
*Slash*874Please respect copyright.PENANApjs0VQ0GS1
Caecius: “Wha, how!”874Please respect copyright.PENANAKtOjDGCqMp
I knocked away all the blades of air, probably causing large gashes in the wall behind me. I was still cut all over but nothing vital has been damaged. 874Please respect copyright.PENANArAPctBrZMp
Moryuu: “What’s wrong, I guess you’re not the best wind user out there.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAbzoFHmc6f4
Caecius: “You!”874Please respect copyright.PENANAngf70nkzYS
I keep my eyes closed and anticipated the assault of air blades.874Please respect copyright.PENANAMSeYec1AzX
I dash forward and reflect the dangerous ones away right before they touch my body while letting others past my defenses so I can keep going.874Please respect copyright.PENANA71niEPBCh0
Despite the many injuries, I make it right in front of Caecius and hit him in the gut with my Tonfa bypassing his wind barrier. 874Please respect copyright.PENANA9EHmocOGt4
Caecius: “GAH!”874Please respect copyright.PENANAXeoetk1XGB
He’s sent flying into the wall, still-874Please respect copyright.PENANACbhvNCQlFw
Moryuu: “Tch.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAFR8C3Qd18d
I’m not that well off either, I’m breathing heavily and I don’t think that finished the job. Damn, I should have attached an Anti-Magic Dagger to my Tonfa. 874Please respect copyright.PENANAKzFNbf8tjf
Caecius: “*Cough* *Cough*”874Please respect copyright.PENANAWlW4MrvOfM
Caecius: “No more playing around, I’m going to…oh my god.”874Please respect copyright.PENANASkthacD2PF
Moryuu: “What?”874Please respect copyright.PENANAXPDPQE3bZs
I look towards what he’s staring at and behold, there’s the flask of Zeus’s Essence and….something else floating in the air. All where the pillar once stood, I guess it was sliced to bits during the fight.874Please respect copyright.PENANAGYVZzEbv6K
Caecius: “The Eye….”874Please respect copyright.PENANAnKUxlrv9mI
He dashes to the object and I jump too, he can’t have either of them. Whatever the eye is it can’t be good if he has it. 874Please respect copyright.PENANAuMZHw2yJ2n
He shoots a powerful blunt blast of air towards me which pushes me away but I throw 2 daggers at him and 1 from the blunt side at the flask as I fall. 874Please respect copyright.PENANAL2w878eQHR
The flask falls to the ground safely but Caecius grabs the eye. I shake off the pain of the fall and push towards the flash while he’s distracted. 874Please respect copyright.PENANAm0eFzBmGGk
Caecius: “At last, I’m closer to my goal. Wait for me….Nieth.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAMtZniuhujo
Caecius: “It’s over Moryuu, now that I’m this close to my goal there’s no way I’m losing to you.”874Please respect copyright.PENANA7sNl9GVwOW
Moryuu: “Maybe before, but not now.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAodE0C4aeIQ
Caecius: “What’s that, a potion of some sort? That’s not going to help you here.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAIVib5d9F7B
Moryuu: “Well, allow me to surprise you.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAIBFalKbBkJ
[ Music Plays: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojL5Y5HvOlE ]874Please respect copyright.PENANA4GZS0DIHpR
I down the entire flask and instantly, I can feel the power of lightning coursing through me again.874Please respect copyright.PENANADw5uNi5kAI
I’m lifted into the air, my body is electrocuted from within and I begin to feel the almost unbearable pain battering my bleeding body.874Please respect copyright.PENANAF0kcsfb9nR
I’ve survived this before, I-I’ll....survive ...again!874Please respect copyright.PENANAxfKjqTtKJO
Soon enough, the pain subsides and the real power begins to form within. 874Please respect copyright.PENANAS1Kk8S0QZo
My wounds heal and azure lightning strikes all around scorching the area around me.874Please respect copyright.PENANA6jluXo8Xb7
I float back down, my eyes shoot open to reveal a deep light blue color change and I push back my hair. 874Please respect copyright.PENANAtOjmuSskLl
Moryuu: “Bow, you’re in the presence of a God.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAk22sPWXXbU
Caecius: “Wha-What are you!?”874Please respect copyright.PENANAYqVY4GKhUP
I blitzed past him in the form of lightning and grab the eye before he could register what happened.874Please respect copyright.PENANAhCtfRLlt5f
Moryuu: “The winner of this battle.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAXrZm5ksDfl
He hurried to fling more air blades towards me but I block them all with a lightning shield. 874Please respect copyright.PENANA3ZUxqJ59ca
Moryuu: “Normally I’d kill a mage like you but I have a mission to complete, give up.” 874Please respect copyright.PENANAQioJ7qQRUn
Caecius: “I can’t….I need that eye….”874Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6AYNG4DHs
Moryuu: “She’s dead, let her rest.”874Please respect copyright.PENANADobVg7hOmJ
Caecius: “Rest? How can she rest?! She was killed before my eyes by the scum of the earth! Even if I have to move heaven and earth, I will give her the life she deserved.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAD8Y9hGmYFZ
Moryuu: “I’ve lost loved ones too, but I would not disgrace their memory and name by dragging them back from the dead.”874Please respect copyright.PENANARPQoDpTlSi
Caecius: “Tch….”874Please respect copyright.PENANAG5VE5utl8n
Moryuu: “There are few things I hate more than Necromancy. That’s why I’m going to kill Shadow for not only betraying me but because he dabbles in such dark arts.”874Please respect copyright.PENANA0iaekf0BGf
Moryuu: “We’re done here, I don’t want to kill you and you’re no match for me. I’m leaving here with the eye, maybe you should think about what I said.”874Please respect copyright.PENANAwhZtxvGTQ4
I turn my back on Caecius and head towards the exit of this place. Now that I have my powers back, I can move around the place a lot faster and help everyone stay alive better. Well, everyone except Gideon and Shadow. 874Please respect copyright.PENANAMTVaSt3WVb
Caecius: “No….No….I can’t lose her again!!!”874Please respect copyright.PENANAt0BDL1b7Tx
I turn around to see Caecius conjuring up a large mass of magical wind that would do nothing to me but would probably collapse the place. 874Please respect copyright.PENANA8HPnM1dZNE
Caecius: “Die!!”874Please respect copyright.PENANAcrl4Dn0UEB
He throws it at me, I know it won’t hurt me but….my killing instinct involuntary kicked in anyway.874Please respect copyright.PENANALKuT5m6bUO
Moryuu: “You Fool!”874Please respect copyright.PENANA64QiR3Tcw8
I shoot a powerful blast of lightning that rips through his wind and then through him causing a massive hole in the wall that leads outside and collapses a couple of buildings too.874Please respect copyright.PENANAKZ1DgZVBtF
In the end, Caecius collapses on the ground charred black and….probably dead. 874Please respect copyright.PENANATO2oHRMlWR
Moryuu: “….Damn it, why didn’t you give up….”874Please respect copyright.PENANAimIT0X1OQT
1 Day Till Shift874Please respect copyright.PENANAMBcst0Jt9E