Arc 2 Chapter 158 Illusion

White wings all going in several circles around the main body. Three heads, all with out eyes at the top of the lump like body. The body was formed like a potato with hundreds of eyes all over it. With one pair of arms. On each arm there was only one hand, which carried some weird objects. One looked like a staff with snakes crawling up on it. While he other was a silver sword with a ruby red emblem on the hilt, which was made out of a golden like material.

This being was Howard, Kobraiel and Kragmachine. It had managed to escape the immediate threat of Cronus and was now descending towards the battlefield below.

The celestials of Techa were putting up a decent fight, but it was useless. Ragthor had already destroyed the fraction of a defense they had and were now marching through the last scraps. But Howard managed to convince his two counterparts it was worth interfering right now. The reason being Ragthor was committing a huge mistake. How could they ever work with Techa if they do this. They will be the enemy number one. So they did something hilarious, at least in their opinion.

Unity, as the three were called specialized in some specific power's thanks to the system. They control souls and specialize in mind control. They still possessed the old power's they had too, but he new one was their back bone.

Unity waved it's snake staff in the air and everything started shining green. The souls who had been trapped in their bodies returned to their physical form and slowly things started to move. It was like Unity was turning back time. Everything which had been done to this point was being reversed. Those who died returned and everything. It wasn't until Unity started to mess n the realms where the war began changes started to occur. Instead of Ragthor fighting Techa, they fought a common enemy. The army of Unity.

In an epic tale of triumph the event's played out in a different tone. Ragthor and Techa were now allies, hey were never enemies. All those who got their souls destroyed in the war, it was all thanks to Unity's cruelty.

Just like that the world was smeared in an illusion and the celestials and titans were brainwashed to believe the new reality. Through Unity's overwhelming power it managed to recreate the body for all souls still connected to this place. Then creating an illusion and brainwashing them into to believing what was happening. After that he made them fight in a war that didn't exist.

~Pov Rachel~ (Third person)

"Are you sure about this Julia, what if we can't win?" Rachel asked, her worry for the possibility of loss was eating away at her consciousness.

"Don't worry hone, your lord might have fallen to this army of monsters, but my lord Ragnar will surly win!" Julia convinced Rachel and herself. She too was scared. The being who came out of nowhere, while they were signing a peace treaty with each other had managed to kill almost every single celestial and titan and was still bringing terror upon them. It had even killed the celestial of power, a being rumored to be immortal. A being who had grown on Julia, it was so nice to her and everyone. She had cried upon it's death and sworn to claim her vengeance. So there they were.

A giant potato with a bunch of wing and eyes with three heads. With it was an army of eldritch horrors, who did everything in their power to claim he souls of the innocent. The potato had moved only once and that was when it singlehandedly killed the celestial of power who protected and ruled over Techa.

But now it moved once more, coming closer and closer to the battlefield. It hovered above the soldiers of Ragthor and Techa who collectively attacked the beast in the sky.

"I am Unity, a servant of the soul and the system. We have been ordered to take out the coming threat of rebellion and shall do so with any mean necessary!" The being said as it raised it's sword sky high and brought it down in a singular motion which would be the nightmare of omni omni omni quadrillions of celestials and titans. A shining silver hue that ripped the fabrics of the realm apart formed a scree so powerful it damaged every single soul present. Not to mention all the poor men and souls hit by the monstrous attack. In that very moment a omni quadrillion celestials and titans died, their souls obliterated never to be seen again.

The power the attack possessed didn't just affect those hit by it, or terrified by its scree. It also blew everything nearby to smithereens or sent it flying. Even Julia and Rachel who were far far away, hiding in one of the many bases thrown together by techa and Ragthor in a last ditch effort.

Unity's attack managed to penetrate the main realm, but luckily it didn't touch a single being inside. But it did destroy almost all the buildings and destroy the physical bodies of almost every single celestial inside. Be it Ragthor or Techa.

"We must do something now!" Rachel yelled at Julia.

"I'm trying, all the strongest members of our pantheon and yours are currently rushing towards the battlefield to stop this monster!" Julia screamed. She had no choice but to scream as the battlefield was devolving into a chaotic mess of life and death.

Just as the duo was about to lose hope Ragnar appeared. He was covered by a dark substance and he looked nothing like he usually does. But they could tell be he energy he was emitting that it was Ragnar.

He bore a black crown and had seven pairs of arms. On his face their was a triangular pattern of eyes, made out of black gold and blue. One was even red somehow. On the peak of his head was a crown of six horns and above those horns hovered an eye bigger than all the other eyes on his body. Some would call it ugly, others grotesque.

Ragnar raised one of his many arms and some weird kind of branches connected to the arm could be seen. After he raised his arm, he brought it down dramatically and just like that Unity was thrown away and all the soldiers it had brought with it were thrown away too.

Ragnar followed them though, leaving the empty battlefield to the survivors.

"We're, we're alive?" Rachel asked herself, as she saw light once more.

"Yes, yes we are!" Julia answered. She was smiling so bright it blinded those around them.

"Come on men, we don't have all day. Let's repair the damage and get ready to save everyone!"

(Back to Unity)

Unity hovered above the celestial's and titans still alive. It killed all the beings it brought back where they had died under the war and afterwards made everything play out like it was supposed to, until all celestials and titans were at their positions. Once they were all in the right place Unity canceled the illusion, but kept the mind control.

Unity had made them fight a war through their minds and have their bodies stand on a specific spot where they would regain their consciousness at. Unity made sure everything hat was destroyed in the realm in real life was destroyed in the realm and than it was good to go.

Just like that Unity changed everything that happened in the war, yet everything was the same.

The celestial of power who had witnessed it all was screaming in rage in chaos and Unity decided to pay it a visit.

Unity somehow managed to enter chaos and appear in Ragnar's mansion which he lived in with Alice. Who was right now laying in bed with Ragnar. But not for long, because Ragnar had watched the whole thing and noticed Unity entering the mansion so he rushed ti the prisoner, who was raging over what he just saw.

"Greetings celestial of Power, you have a beautiful pantheon with wonderful people. It was so easy to make them friends with Ragthor. They are good to the root, I didn't even have to try hard to fabricate the signing of peace."

"Damn you, release them now. Why would you play with them like this you monster! They haven't done anything to deserve this treatment! What are you planning? You already killed me, so why am I still alive?" The celestial of power asked Unity, who was laughing.

"Listen" "things can go two ways now!" "Either you submit and act like this is how everything happened and we'll bring you back to life through some complicated bullshit!" "Or you can go against our wishes and simply die or stay here forever and your people will be our eternal servants. Unprotected by you off course." "So decided!" "How do you want everything to happen?" The three heads spoke. Each saying their own part. They all had their own voice to boot, so if someone heard them, they would think they were three different beings, but no! For they are Unity!

"I see, so either I live a lie and serve Ragthor blindly like the rest of my friends and family, or I die here. You sure are cruel. But do you think I'm stupid? I know you want me by your side, so you won't kill me!"

"Haha" "hahaha" "hahaha" the three heads laughed in union before they said. "Haha, that brings us to the third option and the only real option! Join us and let this all work out. You will be with those you care for in a world without war for a while. Or the second option, don't do that and everyone dies including you!" The middle head known as Howard said.

"Hahaha, I knew you were cruel, but this is just to much! Why do all of this to us? We did nothing wrong, we didn't hurt you. We lived our lives in peace and harmony. Even going as far as to help those in need. Why would you attack us?"

"Because everyone isn't living in peace and we just so happened to be one of those. We need you power to fight norse mythology and the only way to get that was to divide conquer. You are the first of many and if you love peace so much, make them join us without a fight!" Ragnar said, walking into the room.

"It has been forever lord Ragnar!" Unity proclaimed and did it's best to bow, getting it's wings all over the celestial of power's face. Making the celestial cough out feathers.

"Good to see you three again, after this you all are to tell me what happened under these years, but that's for later. Make the choice Power, what do you want for your pantheon?" Ragnar asked, while Unity gladly went to the side lines, watching it's master at work. Under all these years Ragnar's strength had enhanced it's own performance. Just through their connection, Unity had managed to grow to this point.

"Fine, I'll do it your way!" The celestial finally said and Ragnar struggled to hold his excitement. Thing's are going so smooth right now! He thought to himself as he released the celestial of power's binding.

(Meanwhile)

Cronus watched everything with a smirk. Until he felt a presence he didn't want to feel.

"What are you doing here you bastard?"

"Calm yourself old old friend, I have something to discuss with you. It involves our friend Ragnar!"

(Author here: sorry for not releasing chapters for some days! I was sick and needed a bit of a break, but hope you like this chapter author out :) )