Chapter 51

PHASE ONE

"Gora" THE FATHER sighed.

"He made the choice himself", Levir recalled, "his arrogance will be his downfall."

"What was he thinking ?", The Father played with his beard as he sat on his throne, "even with the liberation of the DARK LORD, Kied's power's may seem to have weakened, but in reality, they are going out of control."

"His EMBRYO is reacting to the reemergence of his antithesis", Levir said.

"The bad part about this is that, being out of control", the Father clenched his fist, "is being without control."

***

An armour used by the dark child of war during the CARNAGE OF GODS, this armour was the subterranean form of Hypernox's being. An armour who's only cause for existence was destruction and chaos, there was only one thing that could stop it's apocalyptic march and it was the ...

***

"What makes you so afraid now vermin", Kied grinned, his head tilted leftwards like a drunkard and dark eyes as ferocious as a beast, "you were warned by the Father weren't you ? But it's great !" Kied laughed, "I'll do the honours ! It's been a while since the DEMON REAPER was offered the soul of a celestial being as a sacrifice !"

"Hypernox", Kied called, "gore !"

Hypernox's screech erupted from the core of that blackhole, those pillars of lightning fell from its mountainous waves, striking the ground, they set this terrain ablaze in its dark flames. Then that aureole, that dark aureole of black flames infested with double-helical streaks of lightning descended upon Kied, with the heralding, that chorus rising from the core of this blackhole.

"AWAKEN THE BEAST FROM ITS SLUMBER

WHO CALLS, LIGHTNING OR THUNDER ?

THE FJORDS OF MASSACRES BECOME WINE

THE FALL OF GODS MY THIRST, THEIR APOCALYPSE MY DESIGN !"

Kied's roar was heard from the very depths of infinite realms as the Demon Reaper took over his being. Those dark flames moulded and sculpted themselves over his being, decking him in that dark armour of flames, it threw this realm into the verge of chaos. And when the storm finally died down, the outline of that hooded being decked in dark armour with a blade in hand could be seen.

"AND WHEN THE MIGHTY DEMON REAPER DESCENDS

IT IS TOO LATE FOR THE ARROGANT TO MAKE AMENDS !" The chorus ended.

Gora was surprised to see the chains disentangle themselves from its tail, no one needed to tell him ...

"RUN RUN, BECAUSE BEHIND YOUR TRAIL I BURN !" The Demon Reaper called.

PHASE TWO

Unsheathing his scythe from the air, the Demon Reaper's being bolted through the distance as it attacked its prey.

***

"It's over Gora", the Father sighed, "I don't think there is anything in this world that can save you from getting destroyed."

***

Gora shrieked as the lightning motion of the Demon Reaper's scythe cut through every corner of its flesh, aiming for its soul, it tortured Gora's very existence, making the serpent scream in pain and agony.

"SHIVER BENEATH THE MIGHT OF THE DEMON REAPER !"

That screech rose to the skies as the Demon Reaper soared to the skies, sending a fatal blow with his scythe, it sent the serpent falling apart in half. But was it over ? It was far from being over.

"BE JOINED", the Demon Reaper called, "FOR YOUR SOUL IS STILL FOUL !"

At that instant, the serpent's once separated form returned back to its former self, with the Demon Reaper unleashing another fatal blow which shattered it's head. But at that instant, the serpent's form was still returned to its original self.

This cycle of destruction and regeneration continued and the howls of this serpent echoed through the distance making the earth tremble in fear.

***

"The beast has awakened", Equivax sighed for the hundredth time, "but how to tame it ... that's What bothers me the most."

"What do you mean by the beast has awakened ?" Judith asked.

"Are you talking about Kied ?" James guessed.

Equivax nodded gravely.

"Who else if it isn't Kied ?"

"What are you going to do now Equivax ?" Vage asked.

"The old methods won't work this time", Equivax replied, "Kied's core has become to fragile, unleashing multiple energetic surges into him will only cause him to tear apart."

"Then what do you plan on doing ?" Asked Thorace.

"Starting a war", Equivax smiled, a dark smile with the semblance of Kied.

Judith shivered, she just couldn't come to understand these two persons ; Kied and Equivax. Their actions and characteristics seemed to be different at one point in time, but after a while there is always this sharp change, like right now. No one needed to tell Judith what Equivax's smile meant, making her wonder, if Equivax was even more of a monster than Kied.

***

"The MIDNIGHT'S KNIGHT", the father sighed, "if Kied doesn't break the gate with his own hands, there is no way he's going to be able to break free from this destructive cycle of power."

"Will he be bold enough to do so ?" Asked Levir. "You recall the catastrophe that had befallen the astral plains when the two beings confronted each other for the first time."

"That memory is still vivid", said the father, "but it seems like the child of war doesn't have a choice, it seems like greater forces beyond the control of the child of war are at play with his fate."

"An even more powerful order ?"

"What else do you think Levir ?" The Father challenged, "Who has the guts to throw this monster into a fit like this ?"

PHASE THREE

"You really want me to do this don't you ?" Kied recalled himself saying, "but why do you want me to do this ? In truth, I am confused."

"YOU CAN'T FIND THE ANSWERS YOU SEEK IF YOU KEEP HIDING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIT, WILL YOU ?" Kied remembered the voice saying.

"But climbing up isn't easy either", Kied replied.

"BUT STAYING DOWN HERE", the voice reasoned, "IS EVEN MORE MISERABLE, ISN'T IT CHILD OF WAR ?"

***

Kied opened his eyes, seeing the corpse of Gora lying before him, he sighed, he was about to become this monster again. Why wouldn't they just let him be ? It was this demon they wanted, this scheming madman, a cosmic psycho that could wipe out vast armies within the wink of an eye. But this was how he was able to survive as a cosmic pirate, wasn't it ? What was so bad about having some "fun" after all these years.

Kied's grin behind the mask of the Demon Reaper was as dark as the madness raging within his soul.

"Let's see", he said, "how strong this bastard has gotten and how strong the new ones are going to be."

Lifting the scythe to air, Kied sent it crashing like a streak of lightning on the ground, making this asteroid quake and quiver. The skies went dark and fiery with those garments of fluttering flashes of lightning illuminating the skies. This was the birth of a new phase of chaos, one that even the heavens had yet to witness.

***

"What a grand opening", Legacy smiled, "I didn't know the brat would accept the challenge in such an arrogant manner."

Staring at the levitating cube in his left palm, Legacy's eyes glistened.

"Maybe he could live up to his legacy as the child of war."

***

"Welcome the coming Levir", the Father said.

"I know Father", Levir answered, "the rebirth of the MIDNIGHT'S KNIGHT."