Capítulo 41: The Fate of the Realm Sun [2]
"Hahahaha! You think I did not have ways to counter you?! Now you cannot move, much less rewrite my fate!" The "Enemy" howled in laughter. "And although I cannot move either, HE can! Bathe the Four Realms in fire, and you shall be reborn!" The fires of the Realm Sun surged, swirling inwards as it was being absorbed by the deity in the center. I simply watched, my eyes filled with sadness as I stared at Sol, watching him absorb his own Domain, the Sun he had been born from, or to be more precise, refining it into something which he could absorb. In an instant the raging sea of flames condensed into a glowing orange pill, which Sol eyed coldly. Without any hesitation whatsoever he grabbed the pill and threw it into his mouth, shooting me a hate-filled look. Power began radiating from his being, the full power of the sun, as he himself began to glow with its light.
I shook my head at him, my heart aching in pain, unable to fully express how dissappointed I was. A resigned sigh escaped me as I sat cross-legged, combating the tainted blood in my system and exerting my influence over the Four Realms. The "Enemy" growled and combated my influence through his connection, and though I could shake it off, it would take some time. In that time, the newly powered-up Sol could wreak havoc upon the Four Realms...yet another sigh escaped my lips.
"So it is this future." I whispered tiredly. All of my previous actions had been to attempt to guide the future of the Four Realms in a certain direction, to guide to one of the myriad of futures possible, and it was now entering the final stages. And although I had not forseen Sol's betrayal, I had forseen a similar situation. This next part would be the tricky bit.
POV CHANGE: Gilles
"SOL!" I roared in anger, teleporting through shadows to stand in front of my brother. He did not even deign my shout with a proper response, instead meeting me with a gout of flame a thousand times stronger than anything he had ever shown before. "SOL, WHY?!" I bellowed, the shadows seething to block the incoming tide. All I could do was redirect it a little, the insanely powerful flame burning through the shadows with such ease that I was forced to retreat. I dissappeared and reappeared next to the still-recovering Alexander, with Elvira, Keilan, and Kei floating none too far away. They were all desperately struggling, and perhaps at full power they would've been able to suppress Sol, but now they would only be casualties. "Hide in my shadows." I told them, the darkness twisting around them and causing them to disappear. Alexander's roar of defiance was abruptly cut off as he vanished, and Sol turned his now glowing golden eyes to me.
"Brother." He said, voice sounding as if hundreds of himself were speaking all at once. "You would not understand. NONE OF YOU!" He suddenly roared, endless flames billowing from his form in a massive tidal wave that shot towards the Mortal Realm, completely ignoring me. Reika stood between it and the destruction of the Mortal Realm, however, and even through her injuries she just barely managed to hold back the destructive force.
"START THE BARRAGE AGAIN!" The Enemy howled as it turned towards the Primordial Chaos, inhaling with incredible force. The Primordial Chaos slowly churned, slowly entering the enemy's mouth and causing its power to shoot upwards. It was just barely, but I could sense the rate at which the Creator was escaping its prison slowed, a complex expression crossing the Creator's face. However, what bothered me most was that in response to the enemy's words, all of the remaining dark angels began to self destruct, causing as much damage as they could to the Four Realms, going so far as to even explode in the middle of the River, disrupting it. Bellows of rage and pain filled my mind, emanating from the Big Four as their Realms were heavily damaged, along with Reika herself. Six dark angels got as close as they could to her and self destructed, worsening her injuries by a great degree.
In my distraction I didn't notice the fireball until it was too late, my brother's hate-filled attack searing my body and sending me flying backwards, my control over the shadows loosening. Alexander and Elvira charged out of my grasp with a roar, hurtling towards Sol with the other two not too far behind. I cursed and shot forwards as well, ignoring my injuries and utilizing my control over the shadows to protect as much as I could, dimming the sea of flames by just a little. Reika, despite her injuries, still managed to maintain control and kept the flames at bay, even if she was slowly being pushed back, so I also diverted part of my attention to assaulting Sol with the darkness. Tendrils of void-infused darkness lashed out at Sol, consuming bits and pieces of his power at great cost to me. Each use of the tendrils made my injuries grow even worse, even more so considering they were absorbing the opposite of my own darkness -light and fire.
"Tsk. You're annoying me, brother." Sol said impatiently, suddenly dissappearing and reappearing next to me. My eyes widened, and I looked right into Sol's eyes. For just a moment I saw a flash of hesitation, but that swiftly dissappeared as pain filled my body, fire searing away everything about me.
"GILLES!" I heard Elvira scream, but it was already too late for me. I smiled at my fate and lashed out at Sol once more, consuming a little bit more of his power before all my abilities left me. Just as I was about to fade away into nothingness, a small voice spoke to my conciousness. Sleep, and enter the land of Dreams. Sleep, brother, and thou shalt be safe. And my world faded away...
POV CHANGE: Statera Luotian
Without anyone, not even me, being able to do anything, my conciousness was dragged out of my body and merged with the Four Realms. It was a failsafe I had in place in the event of a powerful deity or being doing some nigh unforgivable act; I would take control of the Divine Punishment and personally mete it out. The "Enemy" just stared in shock at this, unable to comprehend what had just happened. I didn't care, however, as the entirety of my attention was focused on Sol, who was currently battling against Alexander and Elvira, knocking them away with ease as he moved ever closer to the Mortal Realms. He had invoked the Divine Punishment of the Four Realms for attempting to perform an absolutely taboo act -completely erasing something, body and soul. Had Randus not stepped in and saved Gilles' essence, he would've been completely erased from the face of the Four Realms...assuming I didn't stop him, of course. That is not allowed. Period.
Technically, the "Enemy" should have invoked a similar, albeit weaker, Punishment as well due to the sheer number of heinous acts it had commited, but it had managed to avoid it because it was technically 'outside' of the Four Realms, which was a stupid glitch that I'd have to fix.
"SOL," I boomed, the sound emanating out from every corner of existance. Sol froze, looking around wildly for the source of my voice. "YOUR TRANSGRESSIONS HAVE BROUGHT PUNISHMENT DOWN UPON YOU. FOR DESTROYING THE REALM SUN AND BRINGING CHAOS TO THE FOUR REALMS, AND FOR ATTEMPTING TO WIPE THE DEITY OF SHADOWS, GILLES, OFF OF ALL PLANES OF EXISTANCE, YOU SHALL BE STRIPPED OF ALL YOUR POWERS AND ALL YOUR TITLES." Sol began to tremble, blood oozing out of his mouth as he stared at the giant projection of my face, which was slowly forming in the Primordial Chaos that surrounded my Realms. "THIS IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF PUNISHMENT POSSIBLE. SO MOTE IT BE."
"Y-you...! NO!" Sol screeched, blowing away his assaulters and hurtling towards the Life-Giving Tree. Fire lashed out of his body, searing everything as he flew, the licking flames reaching out and igniting various parts of the Heaven and Karmic Realms. This only compounded upon his sins, causing the Punishment to grow more powerful.
"STOP!" The "Enemy" howled, attempting to move to stop the me formed of Primordial Chaos as it moved towards Sol. My true body's eyes flashed open, staring emotionlessly at the "Enemy."
"You will stay right there." My true body stated, causing the "Enemy" to stop in its tracks. Did it honestly think that connection only went one way? Arrogant fool. "Sit there and watch. You, as well, should have brought down Punishment upon yourself."
"You cannot do this to me!" Sol shrieked, blowing past Reika as fire continued to lash out from his body, scorching the land and turning it black. Mass amounts of negative karma surrounded him, and a snort echoed out, shaking him down to his very soul and causing him to cough up more blood. The Realms roared in anger, the land rising up to grasp at Sol like giant earthen hands, the air swirling around him like a vicious tornado, the essenses of the Realms entered his body and ravaging him...the only thing that did not turn against Sol were the flames and boundless light he himself controlled. "How dare you do this to me!!" Sol shrieked, flames erupting from his body. They were mostly contained, however....to my surprise he just barely managed to break free of the Realm's grasp. It wouldn't last long, however, as instantly the Punishment was upon him once again. "HOW DARE YOU!!!" Sol roared senselessly, flames billowing out from his hands and igniting the Life-Giving Tree.
"PUNISH!" I roared, Sol suddenly stopping and shuddering. "NO MORE ARE YOU THE DEITY OF THE SUN! I HEREBY STRIP THEE OF YOUR NAME! I HEREBY STRIP THEE OF YOUR IMMORTALITY! I HEREBY STRIP THEE OF YOUR POWER! SO MOTE IT BE!" I bellowed, and this time Sol could not escape. The Realms flashed and his body began to crack, gouts of flame shooting out of those cracks as he screeched. With a pop Sol's body was destroyed and his soul was whisked away to stand before my face of Primordial Chaos, leaving behind a glowing orange pill that radiated the power of the sun and caused the Mortal Realm to tremble. A giant hand reached out of the Chaos and grasped Sol's soul, crushing it and collecting all the peices. When it was done, all that was left was a very, very weak soul that would hardly be able to power the weakest of insects. "THOU HAST BEEN PUNISHED. UNTIL YOU PROVE THYSELF WORTHY, THOU SHALT NEVER AGAIN GAIN 'POWER.'" I said, and tossed what was once Sol, one of the strongest deities of the Four Realms, into the River of Souls, and into the cycle of reincarnation. It would take countless eons for him to escape that cycle...if he ever did. Then, my attention turned towards the Mortal Realm.
The Life-Giving Tree burned, the oceans of the Karmic Realm steamed, the lands of the Heaven Realm were on fire, and in the center of it all, floating in the Mortal Realm, sat a small pill that contained the full power of the Realm Sun...the same pill that was being swallowed by an Immortal, Leo, who was using his body to contain it. The heat that boiled the Four Realms instantly subsided, and even the fires that burned the Life-Giving Tree flowed to him, entering his body and leaving not but a black trunk and burned leaves. The "Enemy" howled in anger, shouting something about that being "its sun," even though I had cut its fate to the Sun, and both my true body and my face of Primordial Chaos frowned. That foolish mortal...I should have expected as much from him. He of course did not know that I could easily place the pill back in its spot and turn it back into the Sun. But his intents and actions were noble, even if it was swiftly leading to his demise. How could he, immortal or not, contain the full power of the Sun? He was not even close the deity's level of power. Even his soul was crumbling from the power.
God, be you Statera, Luotian, or whatever your name is, please help! Leo prayed calmly in his head, a sharp contrast to his writhing body. Ah, and there was Celene, her body half burned and tears streaming down her face as she looked up at Leo. The fourth immortal, little miss empress, was nursing her as best she could, crying as well and likewise covered in burns. I cannot contain this power for long, so please, while I still can, help! Take this power and destroy it, or whatever it is you can do! I just sighed, the sound echoing so even mortals could hear it, my hand of primordial chaos once again reaching out...this time to grab Leo. Foolish, but noble. Unecessary, yet his actions did prevent the damage to the Four Realms from getting worse. As soon as Leo fell into my grasp his shrill shrieks stopped, and a pleasant expression crossed his face.
Child, time and time again you have proven your mettle. Before, you willingly sacrificed yourself for you beloved. Then, you led your children and created a righteous and honorable clan. Now, you willingly sacrifice yourself for your children, and their children, and the entirety of the Four Realms. I cannot save this form of yours, but I can give you another. Are you willing? Are you willing to take the place of the Sun Deity, and become the guardian of the Realm Sun, to watch over the Four Realms for as long as the universe exists? To become the Guardian of the Sun? I asked, looking down with a loving expression at Leo's body as it slowly turned into ash. He was silent for a long moment as I showed him exactly what that entailed through images and visions, before silently agreeing. I let out a breath, and Leo's body erupted into flame, a golden shell surrounding his now flame-bound soul and floating to where the Realm Sun had once stood before.
With a wave of my hand the shell exploded outwards, returning the Realm Sun to its previous glory...albeit with a few changes. Leo's soul sat in the center of the sun, his new body slowly being formed in its heart.
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