Pov Nix:
I was sitting in ditation in the noon room, the bodies of the Ascendants and employees of this damn place were piled up in a corner while a Demon that looked a lot like Érica was devouring them bite after bite.
"Why are you feeding your Familiar?" ()
"It's not a Familiar, this is my shadow, it can't talk or communicate, it doesn't even have a na because it's still in the incubation phase." (Érica)
"Stop fighting! NIX, tell what happened to Zenos!?" (Kira)
"Calm down, Kira..." (Diana)
"I don't want people who try to give orders!!" (Kira)
I didn't want to say anything, but it seems that Kira must have at least noticed the fluctuations in the master's Divine power. Diana must have noticed too and is keeping quiet. Érica is visibly worried, searching for more information among the research in this place. Ibuki is the only one who remains calm, still studying the traces of the Curse.
"The master seems to be struggling, there's no need to worry. He knows how to take care of himself and if he needs to, he can summon us whenever he wants." ()
"Nix is right. Right now, we should focus on that." (Diana)
Diana points to the wisp of dark energy floating above Ibuki's hands. That energy was strange. It wasn't a simple curse. The curse itself seed to be a byproduct and not the dark energy itself. That was what Ibuki discovered earlier and she was the only one who noticed it.
"We should end this quickly and go back to him..." (Kira)
"Stop it, Kira. Zenos can take care of himself. Trust him." (Érica)
"..." (Kira)
"Did you discover anything, Ibuki?" ()
"Yes, dark energy is a mixture of Ki with Spiritual, physical and spiritual power acting as a new energy focused on an intense emotion full of malice." (Ibuki)
"This has no trace of Demonic power or power of the dark elent, not even shadow, it is a unique elent, almost alive as if it were carrying a Will within." (Ibuki)
"It has nothing of Divine power, Ascendant Law, Essences or Anomalous power?" ()
"No, this power does not co from nature, so it is not Divine power or the Essence." (Ibuki)
"It also does not seem like the power of the Ascendants, it is not so rigid, it is clearly in a fluid state of change." (Ibuki)
"Anomalous Power... but which of the 2 types?" (Diana)
"I didn't say it was Anomalous power, but I can't deny it either, there's that possibility and I can't verify it." (Ibuki)
"As you're saying, it seems like you don't believe it's Anomalous power." (Érica)
"..." (Ibuki)
Ibuki seed more concerned about this matter than all of us, that's not typical of her, she's never cared about investigating or studying anything that isn't involved with battles, even her studies on magic are focused on practical things for battle or at least for hunting enemies.
"Ibuki, what do you think this energy is?" ()
"Emotion, materialization of an emotion." (Ibuki)
"That's impossible, emotions can't generate energy, they can intensify energies and even refine energies, but they can't beco energy by themselves." (Kira)
"We are all Goddesses, Faith becos Holy power and then becos Divine power nourishing our Divinity." (Ibuki)
"Faith is still an emotion, even if it is just a path used to gather the surplus power of the people, we cannot deny that emotions are powerful." (Ibuki)
"There are Goddesses of Love, Pleasure, and Revenge... Gods associated with emotions, this power made feel sothing similar to them." (Ibuki)
"See for yourself, what do you feel when you look at this energy?" (Ibuki)
"..." ()
I stare intently at that strand of energy, at first I didn't feel anything, but then I realized that deep down an emotion was arising for no reason, a dark emotion that shouldn't appear at this mont for no reason.
"Hate..." ()
"Yes, I felt it intensely in the past, before I t the master, when I was still just a weak and hungry Goblin." (Ibuki)
"I hated never having food, I hated those who had food, I hated being weak, I hated being beaten and robbed by others, I hated the pain I felt every ti I ate sothing poisonous so I wouldn't starve to death... Hatred was part of my early years of life, it was sothing I felt for a long ti and perhaps the first emotion I felt in my life." (Ibuki)
"That's why I realized what this emotion was as soon as I touched this energy, but just like you, I don't understand how this can happen." (Ibuki)
"(Emotion becoming energy?)" ()
"(Emotion is a Concept just like all things, Greed and Pride are also emotions and can be said to be a source of energy for Concepts, so the most likely thing is that the sa thing happened here...)" ()
I could already stop thinking about the Entities that use the power of the Concept, I saw how Ayden fought the master, I also know that Greed and Pride are here in this universe, so it wouldn't be impossible for there to be other Entities, if that's true the master must know sothing because of this eting, after all that's the reason Lena forced this eting.
"Let's leave that aside, for now let's seal so of this energy for future study, most likely an Entity is involved, obviously not directly, but rather a servant or perhaps sothing similar..." ()
"(Nix! Use Divine Summoning on now!!)" (Master Zenos)
Suddenly I hear the master's voice in my mind with a sense of urgency, it was so sudden that I was montarily confused.
"(What is...)" ()
"(We don't have ti!)" (Master Zenos)
I didn't know what was happening, but it was clearly sothing urgent or he wouldn't ask sothing like that of .
I stop sealing my Divinity and let it pulse out with all my strength, Spiritual Runes form a circle in front of while my Aura pushes away all nearby things, the Master's Wives remain silent, moving away without asking questions while I concentrate completely knowing that Summoning him is much more difficult than the opposite, especially in this damned universe that began to pressure as soon as I collapsed my Divinity.
"< Divine Summon: Call of the Blood Eclipse >" ()
Among all of us servants of Master Zenos, only I am capable of summoning him, as I have shared his shadow since my birth, I also share the possession of his Kingdom that was born from , my existence itself is to be his shadow, a part of him.
All the Runes shine brightly as the power of the Laws in the area begins to not only pressure , but also tries to attack , the flows of power of the Ascending Law stir like a storm around , but it will take more than that to do any real damage.
Resisting all this, the hundreds of Runes drawn on the floor form thin columns of energy that go up to the ceiling where they interconnect and form a circle of black energy from which stars erge distorting the inner space that cracks.
I feel the master being pulled and not resisting, but I also feel the power of the Law trying to prevent him from completing the Invocation, even the power of Reality of this universe seems to form blocks of energy of reality like walls to prevent his arrival.
I continue anyway, blood begins to leak from my lips, the Blood Flow reverses, my muscles tremble and my bones ache, but these were only physical complications, my Divinity protects my Soul and my Will shields my mind from the interference of this universe.
In less than a few seconds a waterfall of blood descends through the starry sky, but this blood does not spread, it is as if it is flowing from top to bottom without interruption, from within a pair of eyes opens and all the flowing blood is sucked until there is nothing left but a red mist that diminishes revealing the master standing.
His body is covered in wounds, his jaw is broken, one of his legs is missing, God two arms are covered in blood and hanging down, his tail is mutilated, blood is dripping from his eyes, mouth and ears, his horns are cracked and his Aura is weak.
His condition is horrible and yet he is standing with only one leg as steady as if he were on both legs, the brightness of his eyes is the sa as always and as I look into them I see his body slowly recovering to its original state while the power of reality and the Ascendant Laws around him seem to try to crush his body sotis or rge with his body other tis.
"Master!" ()
"ZENOS!!" (all)
I raised my hand to stop them from getting any closer, my eyes turned to the starry sky above whose cracks were getting worse, the master also looked up as he set his jaw in place, a large smile forming on my lips as the tip of a curved yellow energy blade pierced through the crack above.
"BRINGER OF CHAOS!!!!"
"Hahahaha... trying to follow , I'm sorry but I don't like being chased!" (Master Zenos)
"< 2nd Star Sword Art: Elental Collapse >" (Master Zenos)
He raises his Star Sword that was converted by elental power with both hands while holding a dagger with his teeth, his Aura becoming even weaker as he waves a slash with his sword aiming upwards, a cataclysm of elents with multiple colors appears like a column of destruction causing this entire building to collapse and the space to weaken while the real attack passed through my summoning magic making my body feel like it would collapse.
Cough Cough Cough
Sigh
"Haaa... haaa... haaa..." ()
Sigh
I feel like I'm much weaker, but I can feel that the summoning magic is finally stopping the cracks in space from repairing themselves as the Runes and divine energy disappear, I internalize my Divinity again, sealing it and the master who was also using Divine power does the sa.
I fall to one knee breathing heavily and the master extends his hand that was still healing, his Aura was even weaker than before, but he had a smile on his face as the Sword and dagger disappear.
"Sorry about that..." (Master Zenos)
"Master... are you okay...?" ()
"ZENOS...?" (all)
"Hahahaha... I'm fine... I'm..." (Master Zenos)
Before he could finish speaking his body fell to the side with his eyes closed, Ibuki and Kira caught him before he fell to the ground, then he started to snore.
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