Lord Shadow

‘Focus’ he reminded himself. 

The word seems like a prayer as it is already hard for him to focus. 

Focusing on something is hard when the battle seems to be happening everywhere. 

Some of the battle happen in an entirely different dimension, some in a pocket of time and some is happening trillion light years away.

It appears like the Destroyer seem to be everywhere all at the same time fighting the forces of Etherna all over the Universe.

Azief believe that if he wants to see all the battle that occurred in this war, he had to say in this vision for a long time. But he knows that he is not the one in charge of this memory.

This is simply some kind of legacy and it is revealing itself to him. It is an opportunity and Azief did not know whether such thing would happen again later in the future

He focusses his mind on one of the battle. As he tries to focus, he saw that the Destroyer is being pushed back. Even the destruction aura could not destroy the Etherna.

The Destroyer…. did not show any emotion. It was as if he had not emotions at all. Like a machine doing its job. That is the feeling Azief felt when he saw the Destroyer face.

And it is hard to describe the Destroyer face. 

He knew he saw the Destroyer face. But when he tries to recall the finer details of the Destroyer face, he slowly found out that he could not remember it.

All he remembers are the sun-like eyes and the cold feeling he felt when the gaze of Destroyer is trained on him.

And then a light appears. A hymn could be heard echoing all over the Universe.

And Azief widened his eyes.

‘The Creator’ Azief muttered.

There were many mystical phenomena the moment the Creator appeared.

Life blooms, Stars shines. Things were created out of nothing.  The Light fills the world. Time stopped and even the Etherna was stopped for a moment. 

The Destroyer however was not restrained by that Time Stopping and take the chance to hurls billions of lightning bolts to destroy the Ethernas.

They could not do anything but accept their death. It almost seems like the Destroyer and the Creator would win. 

But then a roar echoes. 

This roar is like a roaring howl toward destiny and fate. It breaks the seal of the Creator, the very same seal that causes entire creation that ever exist to stop

The Ethernian release themselves from the Time Stopping and they quickly recreate back the other Ethernas. 

The Creator finally reveal himself. 

However, it did not take a mortal form. Form the lore Azief had read, the Creator had mortal form. But maybe, at this point of time, he did not yet possess a mortal form.

Azief also read that the Creator change his mortal form every few epochs. Sometimes, he would have the same mortal form in many epochs. Other times, it would only be used in one epochs.

But just like the Destroyer, he is a creature covered up by the element of His creation. He is light embodied, the very personification of creation.

He grabs souls from the Etherna and trap them in a jar-like item. His power negates the creation power of the Etherna

The Etherna could no longer create hordes of monsters to send toward the Destroyer. 

The Universe become colorful and there is mystical sight of creation and destruction co existing.

The Destroyer unleash more of his destructive power. The Creator take a step and he would tread a trillion light years away. 

With one sweep on his hand, soul was taken, and Life would turn against the Etherna

The degradation of their body was accelerated and the creatures and beings that once was killed by the Etherna appears out of the Void.

The Creator seems to call upon their souls and they appear, attacking every Etherna in existence.

Azief did not want to miss even one movement but because of his insufficient strength, he could not see pass through the cosmic explosion and supernova blast.

Universe was destroyed and formed, stars became weapons and planets were hurled around like some kind of a beach ball. 

He saw many mystical powers. 

One of the Etherna seems to bind the Destroyer with a chain. This chain is humming a melody. It is oaths and promises. 

That is what it is humming. While Azief could not see the face of the Destroyer, he could see the Etherna that is binding the Destroyer.

The information of that Etherna immediately enter his mind the moment he looks at that Etherna face.

It is Reorgan. 

And that is not the only thing he saw. There are words that to floats around him, possessing a physical representation. 

And these words echo sound, echoing its meaning and giving power to Reorgan and weakening the Destroyer and create some kind of force field. 

Someone is maintaining these words as these words has power.

It was another Etherna. Azief narrow his eyes as he tries to look further and only then he could see it. The legacy is aiding him

This other Etherna look ethereal and there is inscription all over his body and his face.

Azief could not help but feel it looks a lot alike like runes. 

‘It is runes’ he thought to himself as he looks at it more intently. The information that he got when he looks at those two Etherna shock him

The one holding the chain is Reorgan is the Etherna of Oath and Promises. The one maintaining the words and giving it power is Xerergan, the Etherna of Words

Azief then look toward another battlefield.

There is another Etherna that is flying around the Destroyer head. 

This Etherna could change himself to all kinds of beast. Some of them are beast that Azief did not recognize. 

It must be primordial beast as it tangles with the Destroyer. 

This Etherna also appear behind the Destroyer. 

Of course, his size is smaller. 

This Etherna change himself to the size of a planet and then appear floating on top of the Destroyer head as he moves his hand around. 

From his finger, there is viscous thread that flew toward the top of the Destroyer head.

This aura is purple and bluish in color as it seems to create a purple mist on top of the Destroyer head.

It seems like this Etherna is trying to affect the thinking of the Destroyer. 

Vorgan the Etherna of Deceit that name popped up almost instantly and then suddenly Azief felt like he is being pulled by some kind of force and the scene he saw is being stretched out

Swoosh!

And Azief was back. He was back in that road. Around him is tens of thousands of orbs.  And he is still in front of that blue orb. 

He was speechless and transfixed for a while. He was trying to digest what he had just seen. It took him a few second before he could calm down his mind and his heat

‘What was that? Why show me that?’ Azief did not doubt that what he saw would benefit him. After all, he saw how Etherna fights.

But is that the only reason? Could there be another more profound reason?

Or is he overthinking this? 

Azief sighed.

‘So, this is how my life is going on right now? he thought to himself. 

It is not enough that he would get occasional glimpse of the future, he would also get vision because of the legacy of the Etherna?

He takes a deep breath. It is simply an unconscious reaction of him trying to clear his mind. It is not like he is in the real world and neither does he need oxygen.

But habits are not so easily to be shaken off. After calming himself down, he looks in front of him. He is now only some feet away from the orb. He flew slowly toward the orb and look at it.

Azief recognizes it and he finally understand why he was attracted to this orb

From the moment he chose to accept that legacy on the Supremacy Stairway, he was connected with that particular destiny.

A destiny that connected him with the Etherna. When he accepted it, his entire fate and destiny seems to veer of a certain path.

Azief do not know how to explain this. It is like some kind of premonition. He just knows. Of course, he knows that it is not like such a power did not come with a price.

Though, he does wish that he could be a Gary Stu character. 

He had hoped that when he got the legacy of the Etherna, he would be without weakness. 

What happen however was a bit different. 

Yes, his power increased again and he had more magical abilities in his arsenal. But most of the abilities is sealed and now he even got to bear the burden of Karma

Of course, he knew he would not be so lucky. He is sounding more ungrateful by the minute, he thought to himself

Everything has a Price. He always reminded himself of this, yet even he could not help but fall into the temptation of having the easy way out.

Azief smile. 

He closes his eyes for a second and then slowly his body is growing and growing until he himself become a titanic being.

His appearance appears more and more similar like the Etherna he had seen in his vision. 

And not only in appearance that he is becoming similar, it is also his aura that seems to contain the same majesty and his entire being is radiating power like those Eterna.

And is not only growing in his deep consciousness. 

In the real world, floating in front of the black hole his body is also growing to become bigger and larger.

And the pulling pressure form him increases as even the stars and planets seem to be pulled towards him, like he is the black hole. 

The power of the Elements, the space matter of the Universe seems to be attracted and pulled by the force that is coming from his body

In his conciseness, Azief knew it the moment he saw the orb. This is the orb that is suitable and the only orb that have the most affinity with him

An orb that encapsulate his perfection path. There is a smirk on his face

‘Who knows what I have to endure and how many things I have to sacrifice to complete this path?’

Then smiling, he said to himself

‘But, I am no longer a coward, after all’ He laughs and then he said

Bring your worst!’ he said as he grabs the orb.

BOOOM! 

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