Chapter 50
PHASE ONE
"I told you Levir", the being said, "that we'll one day break free from the bondage of the CELESTIAL MACE."
"And just as the FATHER said", Levir replied, "we finally broke free."
"These realms before us", the being in a purple garment walked to the flower vase on the pedestal at the side of this hallway, plucking a petal, he squeezed it in his palm which ignited itself into flames, "shall burn for the glory of VERECA."
***
Claws and chains entangled themselves as these two beings raged and raved, their chaotic battle of enflamed madness making the earth shiver and quake beneath the destructive might of their powers. They were gods at war, the very cause of it all becoming more vague with each passing moment.
"Why hold back child of war", Gora challenged, "it won't do you any good if you silence the beast in you."
"Shut up vermin !" Kied sent the chains flying at its neck.
Gora caught the chain, tugging at it he pulled Kied towards him, but Kied sensing his intent countered with the second chain, sending it's burning blades goring into the serpent's hide.
"Smart of you", Gora commended, "But do you think your flimsy attacks are capable of doing anything ?"
Gora hissed to the skies, sending his tail lashing at Kied, he condensed the flames in the atmosphere into a sword.
Kied withdrew his chains before blocking the impact of the serpent's tail with his elbows. Hypernox kept attacking, his lightning like motion slashing at the hide of Gora, but the serpent was still standing strong.
"I told you", Gora boasted, "you can't do anything to me."
Kied's steaming body ignited itself into flames, his eyes transformed from black to fiery red and his chains were like lashing snakes of fire.
"Angered", Gora teased, "but don't lose focus, because we have a long way to go."
Both beings charged at themselves once again, clashing in the heat of the moment, they rammed into each other, both slithering through the openings within the moves of the other, countering and parrying, blow for blow, claw and sword for chain and flames, they were beasts at the peak of a chaotic battle of will and flames. But the outcome of this battle was still uncertain.
"You are not as powerful as the FATHER had said", Gora mocked, "or are you holding back because of them."
Kied's eyes blackened, he felt like letting go of every form of control.
"That's it", Gora urged, "unleash the power."
"DON'T", that voice warned within Kied's subconsciousness, "YOU CAN'T USE IT IN THIS STATE."
"Then what do you want me to do Equivax", Kied sighed as he charged at this cosmic beast.
PHASE TWO
That form trudging it's way through the blizzards of this desert, the sands blowing against the direction in which this being went. Clothes tattered and face filled with bruises, the only thing that could be heard was his frail moaning.
"Water ... water ..."
The being fell to the sands, exhausted and at the very of losing consciousness, stretching his palms forwards towards the vague outline of another being emerging from the blizzards o this desert, the boy finally gave up, his hands falling to the ground.
That being in armour, stopped before the fainted child before him, taking him into his arms, the armoured being lifted the child from the ground.
"I've finally found you Kied", Equivax said, "I've found at last."
***
Equivax's eyes blazed even brighter as he woke from his thoughts.
"And you mustn't let go of your control this time.", Equivax whispered.
***
Kied's eyes were as fiery as the sun, his flesh charred as those dark and burning cracks ran down his eyes. He didn't want to use it now, if it was his former self, he would have been able to extinguish this vermin without even winking an eye. But his present self, this body ... What had happened to him that made him resist such power ? What was it that was making him feel so weak ?
The claws of the serpent struck his ribs sending him crashing to the ground. Kied gasped, he had expected this to happen right from the start, his body and his mind weren't the way they always used to be. Rising from the crater which his fall had created, Kied concluded that if he wanted to win this battle, he couldn't rely on his power.
"Why hold back Kied", Gora mocked, "the Projects weren't always this weak. You", Gora hissed, "are a disgrace to your parents and your race."
Kied smiled, a smile which soon turned into a monstrous laughter that made those wisps of darkness rose from his body. His blackened eyes gave dark tears as he laughed even harder. Kied's reaction was unexpected, throwing even the serpent into oblivion and the most certain - FEAR !
"What do you think you're saying", Kied chuckled, "I, a disgrace to my parents and race. You've really pissed me off vermin, the thing I hate the most, is when those bastards are mentioned as my kind."
***
"He asked for it", Equivax sighed.
"Who asked for what ?" James echoed.
"That idiot", Equivax smirked, "Kied is going to skin that idiot alive."
PHASE THREE
"The thing I hate the most", Kied repeated, "is when you call those bastards my kind."
Gora began backing away slowly, something was telling him, his instinct or whatever it was, something was telling him TO RUN !
"I didn't want to do this in this state of mine, but you've forced me to."
"TAKE CARE KIED", Equivax's words cautioned Kied subconsciously.
"I understand", Kied replied, "you know what to do if I go insane."
"WHAT ABOUT YOUR PILLARS OF LIGHT ?" Equivax reminded.
"It can't be helped", Kied answered, "one way or another they were bound to be destroyed."
Staring at Gora, Kied lips etched a dark and devilish grin.
"I hope you can run vermin", Kied cooed, "because you can't even run in the first place."
Gora shrieked, about to take to it's heels, it felt itself struggling with its limbs, staring at its tail, he saw Kied's chains entangling it to the ground.
"Hypernox", Kied yelled, "soar !"
Hypernox's screech rose like a thunderbolt to the skies, as it rushed like a rising comet of flames. That blackhole of darkness with its might waves of mountainous proportions rose and crashed, this sea of turbulent darkness entangled with ferocious streaks of enflamed lightning, it was a symphony of flames and darkness.
Hypernox tore through the eye of this blackhole, immersing itself into its core, Hypernox screech rose like a ferocious roar that pierced the astral heavens.
"What are you looking at vermin", Kied beckoned, "you'll definitely have a good time with me, won't you ?"
Gora swallowed, what had made this bastard transform in this very instant. Having tried every way to escape, even teleporting was a complete failure, Gora realized that he had messed with the god of massacres, he now realized why that war was called the CARNAGE OF GODS, this overwhelming might which this brat now possessed, it was ...
***
"The DEMON REAPER !" Trident exclaimed.
"What's the demon reaper ?" Judith asked.
"It's an armour which Kied had used", Rode replied, "during the CARNAGE OF GODS."