The shadows in front of us moved and formed into a humanoid figure.There stood Aldaril Sano, the Avatar of Death. He summoned his lantern and looked back at us."Looks like I'm just in time. Although, you probably don't need my help," Aldaril said.We really don't. Any second, Isabella would have just erased them all. Still..."It's still appreciated. We're a little outnumbered, so I guess it helps..."Aldaril seemed somewhat confused."You can summon undead too, right?" He said.I had to stop for a second as the realization hit me.Oh...I forgot about that...Was it weird to have so many abilities that I simply forgot that I could do these things?I'm only human, after all..."You forgot, didn't you?" Aldaril said."I...no! I didn't forget!" I said angrily.I totally forgot "I can clearly tell that you're lying. It's written all over your face. Tell the truth. You have to set a good example for others," Aldaril said."I kill people all the time. No one says a word about that. But I
"Wait...what?"I was in shock. "You weren't aware? That order was sent out a while back for her capture, but some people chose to ignore it. She's been slowly building an army to attack Elysium and take you down," Aldaril said."Why the hell would she go so far!?" Isabella said angrily."Beats me. Akari is really petty about such things. A minor offense can usually result in humiliation, serious injury, or even death, with her. If she's going to such lengths for you, it's likely that you pissed her off royally. What happened, exactly?" Aldaril asked."That's...a long story," I said."We have time. Tell me while we make our way to Sagral," he said."Very well..."* * *As we flew to Port Sagral, I explained the entire situation that happened from the moment we departed Aldaril's mansion all the way to the mountain. Once I had finished, Aldaril simply frowned."I hate to say I told you so, but...""I know, dammit! I should have shot her in her sleep and dumped her in a lake! But I was
"Umm...sister? No. This is my apprentice. I found her in a lab-""YOU UNDEAD BASTARD!!! YOU TURNED HER INTO A CHILD!!! YOU MONSTER!!!" Akari screamed. Before any of us could speak up, Nasuria narrowed her eyes at Akari and stepped forward."Stop your yelling! You're giving me a headache, Akari! And how dare you insult my caretaker!" She hissed."Hold on... Nasuria! My big sister! What has he done to you!? Is this some kind of evil charm magic!?" Akari said."No, you idiot! I was experimented on and had my entire being implanted into a child weapon! This man saved me from a fate worse than death! I will not stand for you insulting him!" Nasuria said."Wh-what!? This filthy undead saved you...? And why are you being so cruel, sister? Don't you love me?" Akari said.Nasuria sighed heavily and turned to Aldaril.She bowed her head deeply."I apologize for her insolence. My little sister has always been a problem for me. Please bear with it for a moment, Master Aldaril," she said."Yeah..
After the incident with Akari, I was once again feeling rather ticked off. Cassandra could tell very easily and followed meekly behind me.She seemed ready to do anything in her power to cheer me up.At the same time, I found it odd that no one knew that we had fought Akari.Apparently, this was because Cassandra already thought about it.She placed a haze over the entire city that drew everyone into a deep sleep. That way, none of them would come after us while we remained here.Then my watch started beeping loudly.Vakra had given us communicaton devices to wear for ease of contact.I tapped the button on my watch and waited for it to pick up."Vakra? What's going on?" I asked."I just met that Cain fellow in person. I thought you should know," he said."He's in Elysium? Where!?" "Calm down. He already left. He had a message for you.""Start talking.""He said: you've caused enough of an annoyance for these past few years. Since you killed my General, I'm calling in more backup to
We touched down just outside the contamination zone near Elysium and I could already see an army of Corrupted behemoths, serpents, deathwings, and even a few titans."He really needs to get new ideas for soldiers. I'm tired of fighting the same things over and over," I said."I agree...but these things aren't even a threat, anymore," Isabella said.More of the creatures began manifesting as the two of us stepped forward.Aldaril, Vakra, and the Enforcers were on their way here. For now, we planned to utterly annihilate these horrors, ourselves."Remember when we stood on the walls outside of the dwarven city, Isabella?" I said."Of course! You were so romantic that day. Just thinking about it makes me blush!" Isabella said with a smile."Yeah...and I wish I still could be. But I was terrified that day. I truly believed we would die," I said."I felt the same. But now, they look like little more than ants, don't they?" "They do. Calling them ants would be generous, though," I said.I
Immediately following our victory at Elysium, more contamiation zones began rapidly appearing all over the world.They truly were getting desperate...Unfortunately for them, Zangriol said they weren't any closer to actually infecting the world.All of this was just for show. To demoralize and overwhelm us with their forces.It was almost enough to make me laugh.We had slain three of their Generals since coming to this world. And with it, acquired three of the legendary swords.Currently, we had Bravery, Vengeance, Honor, Justice, Deception, Hopelessness, Weakness, and Ignorance.We had more of them than Difar did, now.And based on Cain's actions, I could tell he was worried.We had begun a campaign around the world fighting the Corruption.Generals were actually a very rare sight and everyone here currently had the ability to kill them. With the exception of Rune and Nasuria, of course.The Enforcers, Aldaril, Vakra, Isabella/Cassandra, and myself. Zangriol likely could have taken
Two days later, we had fully gathered our forces and were currently on our way to Ripper Isle.Operation Armageddon.Vakra organized the military for such a thing as a last resort to defend Delvandal from an existential threat.Currently, there were one hundred aircraft carriers, three hundred destroyer-class battleships, about two hundred fighter aircraft, twenty-four desteoyer-class airships, and one transport airship. The Astrum.The force was slowly moving towards Ripper Isle, but since that would take over a month, Vakra had a different idea.Using my magic, combined with the raw power from the Heart of the World, and finally, Vakra's abilities and intellect, we could transport the entire military force close enough to get a preemptive strike on Ripper Isle.That way, Cain wouldn't have any clue what was happening until it was too late.Vakra was actually pretty damn smart.To test if it would be effective, we would transport the Astrum to Rastair's current coordinates. Vakra was
We landed somewhat far from Cain, so I grabbed Isabella's hand and imbued her with flight magic.We flew further in and I felt her grip tighten on my hand."Are you ready?" She asked."Do it!" I said.Then she threw me as hard as she could at the tornado.I readied both of my swords and struck hard.They impacted something dense and I was blown back by a shockwave of Corruption.Then the tornado slowly dispersed."Well well well... So the hero finally arrives to slay the villain... Don't think for a second that your victory is assured. You might be stronger now, but you're still a weakling. Just like you've always been," Cain said."Just looking at you pisses me off, Cain. I don't think I have words to describe how much I hate you at this point," I said."That's funny. You'll be so much angrier when I'm done with you. I'm going to make you watch as I violate and murder that precious wife of yours. Then I'm going to throw you into the Abyss forever. You'll rot in a cell until you go co