Capítulo 6: Aftermath (1/2)
My body shook as I returned to 'Terri', Mortem retreated into my mind but the power still coursed through my veins, as if on cue she spoke.
'The power you have from me will be limited but enough to help you grow quicker, I will only intervene in battles that may kill you as my life is tied to yours as you well know. I know you have questions about what I am and what my goals are, I will tell you when the time is right until you need to grow in power quickly.'
'Seems reasonable, I don't want to be any more indebted to you than I am already.'
'Another thing you will need to know is that we are now the head of a Semi-Hivemind, it is an ability Archdemons share with their hordes, the girl laying there in our blood has been given a blood ritual, she will serve us in the future. There are beings on this world that could end us quickly, the hivemind will give me more strength and by extension you too.'
Huh
'So mind control?'
The Woman laughed in my head.
'No, not entirely, they can act independently of our demands however any thoughts of betraying us or harming our plans will cause their hearts and brains to explode. Our blood courses through their bodies, disobedience will not be tolerated.'
'A little extreme.'
'Yes, it is but extremes are needed to ensure survival.'
'I guess.'
Moving my eyes away from the girl lying still on the floor, I pulled my attention to the staff lying on top of the centre of an old Altar, the sigils on the Altar looked extremely similar to the ones we used in the tribe to highlight artefacts of the Elven Gods.
Alarming.
'It appears this isn't the first time the rifts have sent someone to this world.'
Mortem laughed, 'It won't be the last either.'
I couldn't help but roll my eyes at the voice in my head, which would have been weird if Eve had seen it...
...
Shit Eve, I left here out there while Mortem fought the Dragon, need to grab the staff and return to her side.
'Cute, need your little Templar pet to feel safe? What about your new Tainted Dragon on the floor?'
'Ssshhh you, stuff to do.'
Walking up to the altar, I picked up the staff, the dragon head at the tip of the staff turned towards me and bit my hand, the staff then began to drink the blood, pulling my hand out, the dragon seemed to pout.
'It can't be, check the bottom of the staff, see if there is an inscription there.'
There was one, one written in ancient Elven, it read 'Benedic reginam tuam, quia daemones sunt, qui steterunt contra deos.' (Bless your queen for they are the demon who stood against Gods.)
(Picture of the staff.)
"Do you know the staff?"
'It was mine, the one I used before I was locked away in the Golden City, this isn't a good sign, some being has designed this, it is not possible for this to all be a coincidence. I swear if he influences this world too..'
"Who?"
'It's not important right now, take the staff and keep an eye out for anything too Holy for its good.'
"You will tell me what you are hiding soon, I'm getting tired of these games."
'Oh, so serious so suddenly? When the time is right I will reveal all, if I tell you too soon it will hamper your growth and then we will both die. If you are not ready for when we are found then this will all have been pointless.'
"Tell me! Found by who?"
'No, we are not ready. Keep me hidden as much as you can.'
My bubbling rage consumed me for a second as I flung my fist into the wall, leaving a massive dent in it, paying it little attention, I conjured a sheath that would turn itself and my staff invisible, placing it on my back.
Powered by my rage, I shout "Apertum" (Open)
As I slam my hand into the boulders blocking me from Eve, opening a passage for me to walk through, to my surprise, Eve was sitting there crying, I had never seen her cry, we had been through hell together and she simply shrugged it off as nothing.
I froze for a second, as the young templar Knight rose to her feet and flung herself at me, knocking my tired body to the floor.
*Sniffle*
Eve began to cry into my chest as we lay there on the floor, I wasn't sure how to react, pulling her into my chest we simply lay, time moved slowly, the only sound was the sobbing of the scared girl in my arms.
"Shh, it's okay, she has been dealt with, I have the staff, we can leave again"
Eve's sobbing stopped as anger took over, before I could react she bit my nose, I froze again stupefied by her actions.
"Never do that again, what if I had lost you to the dragon? How did you defeat her? She was too strong for you to deal with."
'I need to tell her the truth, especially if the hive mind will act as our followers going forwards, I trust her.'
'Make her drink some of our blood, if she fully trusts you, she will have no reason to decline.'
"Eve I'm not fully Elven, there is a 'being' that lives within me, we share a body, this being is stronger than an Arch-demon and has the power to convert beings into a species similar to Darkspawn except they retain their sense of individuality. Well, some of it, they become wholly loyal to me and the being, I call her 'Mortem' a name she hasn't rejected so far."
'I have multiple times but you just ignore me.'
Eve looked up at me, confusion covered her face, "How long have you shared a body with this being?"
Do I lie?
No that would make it worse if she somehow puts the pieces together.
"For over 10 years, I first encountered her in the fade, when I accidentally forced my way into the Golden city."
Eve jumped back in surprise "The Golden city? Is she Andraste or the Maker?"
I laugh as I shake my head, "No it is far more likely that she is one of the Tiventer mages that forced their way into the city although she won't tell me what or who she is yet ."
Eve's eye turned slightly blue as she asked "Is she a threat?"
"As far as I know no, our minds are linked together through some weird pact that was formed when we first met, neither of us could control the terms, a being higher than the two of us forced together."
Eve stood still, no emotion on her face, "The Maker?"
End of chapter.
Not really a plot advancing chapter but one to start actually creating the relationships between 3 of the more important characters (They all have background relationships that happened before the plot).
The next one will be the Eve and Mortem's meeting and the return to the modern Timeline, specifically the start of the Dxd plot which will be the centre of the first volume.
See you in the next chapter.
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