The Ejo Dynasty Part 6

Everyone could only look and admire. Admiration for a noble, that would yield his dream with the might of his bare arms and defy his own death. Yet, the Captain Searcher made things clear and simple for everyone.

— Kill him!

For her eyes had seen the truth. To reform his corpse, Ejo had utilized a tremendous amount of his VSS energy. Differently from his younger sister, Ejo could not regenerate at will and without drawback. That bar, which he accounted for 99.99%, had clearly shrunken, and Killerkill could feel it. They just had to work harder.

Ejo punches Franchise, with perfect stance. The impact destroys the ground around them and causes a fist-shaped indentation to be carved in Ejo’s gut. Of course, Shared Feelings was still in effect. But Franchise is launched away from the battle.

— Stay back everyone!

The young Imperium steps up, before Ragnarok and Juice could fight him again.

— HAWKING’S LAW!!

Imperium snaps his all-mighty fingers. It was true that the boy, did not have full control over his power and that the attack he used against Vitrolica was brought to the surface because of his emotions and that dire situation. So, this attack was not as potent as the original and was more of a replica. But that did not mean it was any less lethal. Subtracting a few trillions from infinity wasn’t a big deal really.

Unaware of the incoming massacre, Ejo catches the rotation before it reaches him. And then the black and white sphere was formed, consuming Ejo from the hips up. The noise and tremor from Imperium’s contained black hole made everyone take a few steps further back. Exhausted, yet satisfied, Imperium notices something was off.

— MY WILL IS —

Ejo then screams.

— SUPERIOR!!!

Using all his strength to contain Imperium’s black hole with his bare hands as the attacks shreds his entire body. The death sphere becomes smaller and smaller, until a devastated Ejo is revealed, shrinking, and squishing the attack within his hand.

— METHOD DEVELOPMENT —

— MOVE IT!!!

Ragnarok tells Juice before moving after Ejo. No time should be wasted. But that was a bluff from the Superior Human. He crushes Imperium’s attack for good, letting the dissipating energy completely vaporize his right hand. Juice fires and Ejo dares to punch the projectile away. But on contact, the flare explodes and, as per Juice’s design, freezes his whole arm.

Ragnarok closes the gap and before Ejo can kick her away, she increases the gravity on the ground around both of them, through her boots. Swinging her mace down, she destroys his frozen arm. Swinging again, towards his head, Ejo catches the mace after immediately regrowing the hand that had melted off. He hits her in the face with her own mace. Then grabbing her by the arm launches her away.

“I figured, Searchers, that our will’s match. I once again, failed to see it. Your spirits are indestructible. To win this battle, I must destroy your bodies.”

— UNDO DEVELOPMENT!!!

The bond of Shared Feelings is lifted. Ragnarok lands, breaking her right leg. Steaming, sweating, and bleeding, Ejo regrows his right arm. Imperium too was completely sore and could no longer move.

— FACE ME!!!

— But why?!

— Without the proper safety, we can’t enter the Wetlands.

— I thought you worked here!

— I do, that’s why I know this stuff.

After my wife, I learned that a VSS-based virus, that came from me was her downfall. Not until my daughter was also infected. But I thought of answer. The Wetlands. The very same place that cursed me, could be her salvation.

I knew it was no place for a child, but my I could feel strength in my purpose. I would not allow anything to happen to her. No monster or creature would even dare approach me. That was the force that enabled me. As we set off in this excursion, our bond grew with every smile. I would walk hand to hand with her. If she became tired, I would carry her in my back. But I knew within me, that she was dying.

On Depth Four, I learned of a fountain of water that could cleanse any impurities. My mind was in a haze. The journey was long. But no matter how tired or injured I became; I could still move. And no matter the danger, I kept her safe.

— We did it Emma…

Once I reached the fountain, it was like waking up from a dream. There was blood coming from her nose, but she was still and pale. I clutched her small body in my arms. If it was in her sleep, I suppose she did not suffer one bit.

— Emma?

My wife wished for my happiness above all. Even in another life, I failed to make her wish come true. Despair insists on following me. In my life, I had never asked anything from others… Yet, everything was taken from me.

— NOT HER TOO GOD!!! DON’T TAKE HER TOO!!!

I failed. In every sense of the word, in every capacity, in every intensity. I failed.

Selfishness separates. Madness degenerates. Illness deteriorates. And Sadness is all that was left. Grief stricken; my body reminded itself of it’s limits. Had it not been her I would have died much sooner. Our bodies returned to the earth. And the earth nurtured new life. My VSS and my will gave me a new existence. This time, I will simply not fail.

— I SHALL MAKE QUICK WORK OF YOU!!!

As Ejo set off to kill the Searchers, something had not occurred to him. He died a human death as a Searcher, clutching his beloved dead daughter. And he was formed by those two entities. The power, the wisdom and the determination was the Father. The kindness, the communion, the peace, was his Daughter. And his divergence just now from her was something she disliked. Bringing her voice out of the beyond.

“Dad! Stop!”

— That voice?! — Ejo wonders.

Franchise and Juice move around a stunned Ejo, cutting him and blasting him to bits. Furious, regrows the missing chunks of his body and, given his speed, teleports in front of Juice. But Imperium managed to snap his fingers again, destroying Ejo’s face.

“Stop being so mean to me!!”

— Mean? To you? — Ejo gets razed and regenerates.

Evangelist had found a Thread on Imperium to enable him to snap again without feeling the backlash. She had a genius idea after seeing Ejo lift the Development. Which was to cut a Thread on herself, that stated that she can find useless threads. Meaning she now only had eyes for the good ones.

“You said you wouldn’t leave me alone!!”

— I… I could never…

Ragnarok hits down on Ejo to keep him in place. Franchise stabs his whole arm through Ejo’s back. Killerkill grabs Ejo’s right arm, electrocuting him. Imperium destroys the legs. Juice takes his rifle again and aims at point blank. And Evangelist spots a wonderful Thread on the enemy.

— GET HIM NOW!! — Killerkill ordered.

— EVANGELIST!!! — Franchise and the others held him down.

“SO DON’T LEAVE ME!!!”

It was like his daughter was right in front of him. She was reflected in his eyes. And her essence, which was part of him, gave him power to surpass all limits, once more. Ejo cries and screams out sheer effort. Those fists will break through every wall.

In order to reach her.