Will of chaos

Pov Akatosh:

Karina was doing the same as always, her mind getting distracted by the weaklings around us, she and I walked through a city, the twentieth city we visited in 6 days, passing through 4 planets, but she always surprises herself.

"Let's eat..." (me)

We entered the first restaurant we passed, the smell seemed to come from meat, so it must be tasty.

The restaurant was more than half full, that should guarantee the flavor after we took our seats, we ordered the best-selling food of the day.

I look around, people with such opaque eyes, their displays of emotions were laughable, even so, just being surrounded by these people like this, I activate telepathy with Karina so people don't hear, being without my Divinity affected my senses a little, so I can't risk it.

"(Any news from Zenos?)" (me)

"(Yes, I passed on to him the results of our investigation, we'll need him and maybe Hinata when we find the place.)" (Karina)

"(It also seems that two different forces of Entities are invading, we have to be extra careful.)" (Karina)

"(It would be much easier to just destroy everything when we find it, being careful with every little thing is not my way of doing things, it's not the way a Dragon does things.)" (me)

"(They might kill the imprisoned Gods and maybe even expose what we're doing.)" (Karina)

"(I know you don't like it, but anonymity is very useful in our plans.)" (Karina)

Sigh

"(Okay, let's do it your way, I won't deny that my aggressive streak might be more active in this place.)" (me)

The people on these planets for the most part seem more corpses walking the streets in a disgusting way, their Auras all seem fragile due to lack of willpower, this place is sickening to me.

"(Remember, it must be in the next city, we need to find it as soon as possible...)" (me)

"..." (Karina)

Suddenly someone enters the restaurant, his Aura takes over the entire place, people remain immobilized where they were, their eyes completely empty, even the power of the Laws in this universe seems to move away from him as he walks to our table.

A chair that was not there before forms as he sits next to us, the entire restaurant seems to disappear in a black mist as his Aura closes in a dome.

"Nice to meet 2 such distinguished individuals, I am Andryus." (Andryus)

"Interesting, how did you find us?" (me)

"..." (Karina)

"You don't need to fear my presence, I am not an enemy, I found you by chance." (Andryus)

"Just look at the expressions, eyes and behavior of those around us, you two stand out." (Andryus)

"We could be immigrants from a conquered universe." (me)

He smiles at my words as if it were fun to listen to my explanation, his appearance was simple for the most part.

Short hair, eyes and clothes all black as ink, his skin was pale as marble, his ears are pointed and long like those of the Elves, but square at the tips as well as wider and slightly drooping.

As much as he may try to hide it, his Aura is very similar to those of the people around us, but a negative wall as if it were a bottomless pit.

The power of the Laws had moved away from him and his Aura before, but it was not out of fear or forced to move away, it was as if they were repellent to each other.

"These are not marked lands, they are lands cut down for research mainly, immigrants are not brought here." (Andryus)

"..." (Karina?)

"You understand a lot about this universe, don't you?" (me)

"Were you born here or are you participating in the invasion?" (me)

"Both, but please don't compare me to the Ascendants, it would be more than offensive." (Andryus)

"I know you're not part of the invasion either, incredibly you're not part of either invasion." (Andryus)

His eyes were serious, he didn't come here without reason, he realized we're a question mark in his plans, he's testing us, every question we ask reveals what we don't know, while he may be revealing more about himself, it seems to be of little importance compared to what he's learning or at least that's what he must be thinking.

"What do you want? Who are you!?" (Andryus)

"I won't answer that, you're not going to attack us either, risking revealing yourself will hurt us both and your strength doesn't seem to be enough to be a threat." (me)

"..." (Karina?)

"I'll find out sooner or later, but I hope they don't interfere with my plans, I don't want to get involved with people like... you spying on other people's conversations." (Andryus)

He stands up and starts walking outside once more, he doesn't look back as his Aura seems to be sucked into him, the power of the Law returns like daylight at dawn taking over the place once more, people are visible again and moving as if nothing had happened.

With things returning to 'normal' for now, we can't stay like this talking anymore, so I use telepathy with Karina again.

"(Did you learn anything, Zenos?)" (me)

"(He can't answer personally, but he says he has an empty presence, also has traces of the power of a Concept.)" (Karina?)

"(He was clearly related to the invasion, keep an eye on him, he didn't seem to be an Ascendant and had no power of Law, but he seems to be strong, as strong as me at least or close.)" (me)

"(What we should do next is continue with our plans.)" (Karina)

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Pov Andryus:

After leaving that city I walk along the road outside, seeing the people of the city and those heading towards the city is almost pleasant to stay, the nostalgia of ignorance was pleasant.

"To think they protected us, to think I was part of something bigger... to live in such a meaningless way and still be grateful..." (me)

"Really, not knowing the truth can be a blessing..." (me)

I pass through a nearby stone arch where the space ripples that will surely collapse after I pass.

The space I entered was a barren land as far as I could see, the land and mountains had no life at all and cut marks were everywhere, even the gray clouds in the night sky were cut.

A truly strange sight in many ways, the difference between this place and the one where I was born was glaring, but even that was infinitely more interesting than what I called life before, the more I experience it, the more I feel the anger growing inside me, the more I want to destroy everything, the more Ascendants I want to kill.

"Put down that killing intent, don't waste such a gift in a moment of calm like this, save it and accumulate it to release at a suitable time." (Teacher)

"How many times do I have to say this?" (Teacher)

"I'm sorry, Professor Ayden." (Me)

A hand comes down on my shoulder, when I look to the side I see him in his full armor, his sword still in his other hand, just looking into his eyes makes me tremble, I nod as I honestly show my respect to the one who filled the void in my life with something other than pure anger and irrationality.

"I lost myself again between nostalgia and anger." (me)

"Don't become a mindless creature, don't be consumed by anger, this is your weapon, use this anger to temper your weapons." (Teacher)

"I will do my best." (me)

He taught me a lot and still shows me my flaws, I look at him noticing that his armor has changed, in addition to that on his sword it carries an Eclipse symbol, he also seems happier than usual.

I wanted to ask what is happening, but I focus on talking about the plans in progress.

"The Agents of Greed and Pride are already arriving, but something strange happened, an Avatar of the Curse entered the place where Greed's troops noticed the portals." (me)

"That's good, it means that more people are joining the flames of this war." (Teacher)

"Wouldn't that be worse? It will contradict our initial plans." (me)

"The years change, my student. In a war, sticking to a single plan leads to defeat. Learn to adapt to constant change, and that leads to victory." (Teacher)

"I will reflect on this. Besides, I found something interesting. I saw two people on my path. They were not immigrants, nor were they Ascendants. One of them was perhaps stronger than me, but strangely, it was the weaker one who caught my attention. Her eyes were deep and I felt like I was being watched by something through them. My Soul trembled with this revelation." (me)

"Show me." (Teacher)

I raise my hand and form the image of the two I saw. As soon as I do, my teacher's Aura stirs as I see him tightening the hilt of his sword as he begins to speak.

"Zenos, you're early... this is wonderful... hahahaha... hahahahahahahaha..." (Teacher)

"(Who is Zenos...?)" (me)

I've never seen my teacher so happy, his Aura was filled with the will to fight like I've never seen before, he raises his sword looking at the Eclipse symbol on its blade, his Aura suddenly becomes sharp.

"My student, consider the destroyed plans, the Bringer of Chaos has already arrived and is already acting, any plan will go wrong, this whole place will be plunged into chaos, a magnificent battlefield will be formed, we will fight and through combat the void that these Ascendants created will be filled in those capable of rising!" (Teacher)

"Take your sword, my Student... for what is to come, your blade needs to be sharper!" (Teacher)

"As you wish, Teacher!" (me)