Three explosions rumbled about shaking the area heavily as for if the rest of the planet felt that only time will tell! but right now he has bigger issues to worry about and putting the chance to change his gender temporarily aside.
A familiar feeling of divinity was seeking, no, it was hunting for him that cold hand was reaching out to Cu seeking to take control of him as they did with a man that gave up his body, life, and soul to give humans a chance a dear friend that was most likely taking on such a burden yet again despite being 'saved' in the past.
"JØł₦ Ʉ₴ ₥ØⱤ₮₳Ⱡ ₴Ø ₮Ⱨ₳₮ ₩Ɇ ₥₳Ɏ ฿Ɽł₦₲ ₴₳ⱠV₳₮łØ₦ Ʉ₱Ø₦ ɎØɄ."
those words ringed loudly in his mind but if one paid attention to the tone there was a hint of their covetous nature the gods of this world require a vessel to reside in when descending to this world and they tend to choose those of the greatest extremes of the magic or lifeforce.
Sympatha had received such calls from them in the past but knowing her she would never take their offers after learning that the price she has to pay.
To Ş̴͓̥͇̘̦͍̺̏̅̄̈́̂̉̓͐͘̚͝͝a̸̦̗̰̲̭̱͖̓̆́̿̐̍̍̉̿̀̋c̴͓̉̊͊̔̈́̌̈͋̍́̿̒̋͂̿r̵͖͕̻͇̲͔̪̜̊̌́̏̈́̅͜ͅi̷̗͌̋͒͑̾̏f̶̛̼̼̣̭̙̱̘̱̳̼̲̞̬̓̇͆͛͌͋̑̈̊̋̎̈͝i̸̡̤̳̪̝̹͖̫̰̲͚̳̖͒͑̈͛̉̈́̒̎̈́̄͜͝͠͝ͅc̶͇̯͚̺̍̈́̽̅̈́͊̈́́̋͗̕e̵̡̝̼̟̊́̔̒̇̿̿̕̚͝͠͝ ̷̧̢̤̬͇͎̯̫̞̳͕̰̾̆̑̉̐̿̿̂̊͐̔͜͠͝ͅh̵̡̛̟̫̖̙̑̒̍̀̇̈́̇̒̋̋̆͗͝ǔ̵̢̢͚̘͇̭͉̞͇̹̄̾́̓͒̄n̴̢̛̛͙̠̝̒̋͒͋̓̈́̄̔̔̔͊̒͝d̶̝̤̗͙̰͉̫̹̽͑̍̉̍̎r̷̬̜̿̓ȩ̶̧̝̼̱̩̿̊̓͆̀̑̽̀͛̃̐͌̀͐̕d̴̛̗̼͍͂̇̎̇̾̓̆͑̇̊̈͋͑s̶̨̞̥̘͙̳͇̳̻̈́̏̓ ̷̡̪̲͓̟̹͉̹͉͍̃̿͜͜ͅo̴̧̞̹͖̲͇̣͂̂̿̅͛͒̀̍͝f̷̢̙̗̻͉̫̥̀͝ͅ ̷̡͍̳̝̦͓͔̈́͒́̕h̸͊̉͌̏ų̴̛͔̦̲̮̟̺̳͈̼̇̍̂͜ṁ̸̈́͂͜͠ą̶̨̧̩͇̥͔̹͕̭͔̾̍̑͌̍̊̓̓̀͑̏̔͝͝ń̶̨̛̦͇̳͎͎͕̈́̐͊̽̐͆̀̈́̚͝͠ş̸̛̲̤̱̖̻̫̔̀͆̈́͆̇̄̐͐̅̈́̽̇̀ ̴̨̭̠͈̥̩͑a̸̡̙͚̺̟̗͈͖̫̽͊̒̋̽͌̏̋̃͛̃́̊̊͜n̴̙͖̱̯̙̥̅̉͆̈͌̀̊̈́̈́́̊̅̚͝͠d̷̡̞̳̥̹̋͂͆̀͊̉̆̊̈ͅ ̵͔̹̹͍͍̊̈́̔͐͜͝ͅs̵̯̰͉̗̯̙̪̲͚̹͙̄̏̽̕͠o̶̯̞̻̱̭̙̹͍͓̩͂͌̋̐̎̃̾͌̽̉̈́̕͜ř̸̢͖͍̣̯͙̰̮̂́̑̔̈̒͛̒̄͐̈̂̎̿ç̸̡͇̯̤͓͙̘͚̀̽̂ͅë̷̛̹̦͈͎̞̥̹̻̠̺͙̽̓̌͛͐͊͊̿̔̀̕̚r̸̛̪̤͉͇̳̺̣̘̻̀͋̀̌̌̇͐̊̆̓̽̌̐͝ͅe̴̲̤̻̘͑̍̍͑r̴̡̨̨̡̡̛̛̲̤̬̪̼̳͚̗̣̂̊̈̋̈̆̕͜͝͝s̵̻͕̦̗͕͖͙͙͍̜̭̺̀̔̆̍͂͒͐̈͒͘͝͝ͅ.̶̫̩̦̭̤̮͙̼̰͕̞͈͑̋͛̾̐̑̄͂̉͗̇͋̋͝ͅ
that is something that she will never do that woman had sworn never to sacrifice a life ever again to right her wrongs and somehow atone for her brother though something inside of her might've triggered when Cu promised to take the burden of sacrificing as this was his role, he said it in a nonchalant manner and didn't notice that it had affected her quite a bit at the time when she was at the hardest part on her journey.
it was one of the few times that he pulled her heartstrings albeit unintentionally and unknowingly as the burden of trying to save lives constantly can be very heavy especially when according to a sorcerer's lifespan she was still in her early twenties at the time he said such words to her.
the whole area within the dome was covered in molten lava there was a spot where a giant laid dead there was some movement from its body after the spells were done and the temperature had dropped somewhat as for the two archfiends they returned to their summoner.
there were survivors from the Avalon group and they were covered in third-degree burns they barely managed to survive thanks to the frost spells that had and the 'noble sacrifice' of the giant did after using a binding spell freezing the giant then used it as a large shield that barely held.
the last healer began her work summoning a shroud of healing blossoms that covered their group as the burnt skin flaked off now showing the regrowing flesh and skin they were halfway healed before the offering crumbled to dust then the healer summoned a tree that bore fruits of rejuvenation which each sorcerer took one and began to devour it like no tomorrow, as the permanent benefits that it gave strengthened their bodies according to how damaged it was upon eating one of these blessed fruits!
Sorcerers use anything to give them the upper hand even if they have to become crippled for some time, upon finishing the fruit the muscles on their bodies compressed then expanded then compressed again this happened a few times before it finally stopped they exhaled from the refreshing feeling that surged through their bodies.
As technically, sorcerers have no limit to how strong they can grow physically or magically they just needed to find out how to stimulate their growth in power which is why many of their kind seek life or death situations or fight amongst themselves, this is one of the reasons why Archfiends constantly change Sorcerers into doppelgangers since they grow in power the more they fight as well!
While the sorcerers were enjoying the gains they had a voice that many sorcerers were familiar with called out to them as the beckoning of the Chalice holders was something that many are unable to resist.
"join us!"
"JOIN US!"
"JØł₦ Ʉ₴!"
the sound of creaking followed as the survivors looked at the glowing hand that was reaching out to them that belonged to a being that was so mesmerizing, so beautiful that they all reached out almost immediately.
Then a voice that was so soothing and breathtaking asked told them this.
"₣ł₦Đ ₮ⱧɆ ₣łɆ₦Đ ₮Ⱨ₳₮ гР₮Ⱨł₴ ₳₦Đ ₩Ɇ ₴Ⱨ₳ⱠⱠ ₲Ɽ₳₦₮ ɎØɄ Ø₦Ɇ ₩ł₴Ⱨ."
the sorcerers then understood what was standing in front of them it was one of the gods as they felt the unique kind of magic it contained so they readily agreed not realizing the little sliver of the god's magic seeped into their bodies for an unknown reason.
The god showed a smile that made them become rooted to where they stood as it nodded before disappearing leaving them a few white feathers that acted as a deposit as well as an object to track them as for the third it was a 'safety precaution' in case they decide to simply run.
Cu was already making his way towards the Sanctuarium as he wanted to meet Sympatha as she was one of the two people he knew and understood that wouldn't try killing him, using the Assassin's winged tip+ his figure flickered as he traveled through the terrain, dodging every fiend he came across out running any that chased him.
As for the Avalon sorcerers that suffered under his pranks and due to their greed for power, they were scouring the area checking for signs of anything that might lead them to the Archfiends they are hunting, and one of the more attuned to magic sorcerers used a spell that was difficult to use but all Sorcerers are capable of using it called the mind's eye this was often used to understand the state of the archfiends they hunted what to attack to receive cursed parts.
The caster found a trail and immediately notified the rest of her group while trying to stay in the good books of the healer as her identity was a sensitive topic even the leader maintained a certain amount of respect toward the woman always staying close to her, the said healer... was said to be a distant relative of their leader William as she had similar features one foolish sorcerer even mentioned that she was like the female version of him.
the fool's ending doesn't need to be mentioned when that comment reached William's ears.
the trail led them to a spot where the two archfiends' magic mixed together with a third magic trail so the leader decided to retreat and left the healer in charge this was something that she has been waiting for.
the said healer lowered her hood showing a face that was like the exact copy of Sortiara the sorcerers that remained now moved differently more refined, more trained.
As they were her 'bloodhounds' the way she trained them to be.
She needed power So that she may get the revenge that many of her 'sisters' failed to do so.
Even her words were filled with the same amount of violence, cruelty, and bloodthirstiness.
All while flashing a demented smile
"let's begin the hunt!"
as her shadow flickered at that moment there were countless copies of her that were silently reaching out.
The sorcerers followed her commands before disappearing into the distance as red streaks of light.
Those that went through Sortiara's story would get what this means at the end. while I added a few changes and some 'what ifs'
so the question was, how will Cu react should they meet?