As he reached out to grab it, he felt pressure building around him as if his consciousness was sinking.
'What is happening my mind feels heavy and it's hard to move'. As his hand reached closer to the orb the pressure continued to build until the orbs around him started to dim, and disappear one by one.
'Guess there's no turning back now hopefully this is a good one. Abraxus could've at least given me a general idea.'
As his hand finally grasped the black orb his surroundings shattered.
'Laws really are stunning and beautiful.' He says inspecting the orb closer now noticing a light purple swirl in the center with specks of pink shooting in and out of existence flowing to the center. 'Why is it so da-!'
"Welcome back little nuisance stop gawking at your law and absorb it" Abraxus says with obvious annoyance at his reaction.
"And how would I go about that you senile coot, It's not like I have ever had experience in this process." Kyo states while tossing the orb back and forth between both hands. Much to the dissatisfaction of Abraxus.
" It's so simple even a child can do it. Now listen up I will only say this once first you must grasp the orb within both hands and channel your spirit through it." He says with a dramatic sigh as if there couldn't be a worse way to spend his time than explaining this matter.
" Doing so will guide your law to baptise your spirit allowing you a small modicum of control over it." He says as he watches Kyo almost drop the orb into the vast space surrounding them.
Kyo barely catches the orb before it floats away 'phew that was close' "Of course that's enough I'm a GENIUS after all." He says in a sarcastic tone.
"Oh dear my aPoLoGiEs then 'young master'" Abraxus says barely containing his laughter at his proteges stupidity. "Since you know so well wait for a minute and let me grab the others to get their laws. After ward you will guide them along while demonstrating for them." He says with a evil smile growing on his face.
" Alright let's go you 3, you're up next. I'm growing tired of this exchange so I'm just going to throw you right in." Abraxus says proceeding to grab them by their gis and throw them into the tear.
As the 3 get thrown in their eyes grow in shock as they see the sudden expanse before them not knowing this was outside their planet. Bright stars and nebulas forming from the abyss and breeding a divine tapestry.
"Although you were a bit rough I'll forgive for the fact I get to see this right in my lifetime." Layla says as she fixes her gi and hair while gaping at the sight before her eyes.
" At least one of you is cultured enough to enjoy this spectacular mural." Abraxus says with obvious satisfaction in his tone.
As Abraxus shows a genuine smile to Layla he asks "Which one of you is going first? In the realm of fairness I will not send you to grab them at the same time so you can't oppurtunity steal."
Looking at the three with a questioning glance he steps in front of them to pull them from their stupor.
Layla looking tense at what Abraxus said turns towards Nova and Mitsuri. "I am going first I assume that neither of you have objections?"
At first neither do or say anything still gawking at their surroundings but as Layla's words sink in Mitsuri is the first to have a reaction.
"How is that fair Layla you know as good as I that you shouldn't be first. You always tend to ruin it for the rest of us by spoiling surprises or bragging non-stop." He states while taking a glance at Nova for his silent approval.
"I'm sure Nova agrees with me since we recently just went into a sacred land and you jumped head first into the divine cleansing pool." Glaring at her with slight annoyance at the rather annoying memory.
As Mitsuri finishes speaking Nova looks back and forth between the two shaking his head and taking a step back to not be dragged into the squabble between the two.
"Fine! If you won't allow me to go first then Nova gets first pick does that sound reasonable to you "aLmIGhTy" one?" She asks while not even hiding the sarcasm in her voice while flipping him the middle finger.
As soon as Mitsuri sees the middle finger his smile starts to spread happy that he annoyed her.
"Sounds fair to me as long as it isn't you going first I'm happy with whatever option there is."
'Hopefully Nova will recognize the favor here and be on my side when she eventually tries to complain later' he thinks while turning towards Nova and flipping Layla off.
"Alright Nova you're up have fun in there. Wait how was this supposed to work again Abraxus??" Turning towards Abraxus to see him yawning at their antics causing his eye brow to twitch.
Noticing that he was caught red handed he tries to feign ignorance while coughing . "Right right forgot to mention that to you three. It's simple really I will be sending your consciousness to a sperate plane to select a law. What law you find there is up to your own affinities." After speaking he walks over to Nova and flicks his forehead causing him to be sent to select, but all the others see is him fall over onto his back.
" NOVA! Old man could you not have been a little gentler on him why'd you have to knock him over!" Layla yells while trying to shake Nova and see if he's okay.
Abraxus seeing this just chuckles at her stupidity for forgetting his consciousness is already choosing a law. "You won't be able to wake him or did you forget what I just said? I now see why Kyo was able to rule over you lot you bicker like school kids and forget things just spoken to you."
Mitsuri just chuckles at Layla for making a fool out of herself and getting reprimanded for it. While taking a pensive look at the rather sizeable knot forming on Novas forehead from the flick.
'I have to ask him to be gentle on me I don't want to wake up looking like a damn unicorn. Poor Nova at least he won't be able to complain about it.'
-----------------------Novas POV---------------------
As soon as I felt that old mans finger hit me my first instinct was to get mad, but upon opening my eyes and seeing what was in front of me I got excited at the options.
'I didn't know that I had so many affinities, and they all look so miraculous.' He says while staring at the 12 options before him.
The first being a dark green orb with barely noticeable blue veins crossing over its surface occasionally sending a pulse through itself giving off a sense of vitality and energy.
The Second being a very light pink orb about the size of a fist with no noticable movement or abnormal occurrences just a sweet fragrance.
As he starts to look through the options one by one he thinks to himself.
'The first one seems like a nature related orb, but what the hell is this second one and why does it smell sweet?! Did I suddenly become a prostitute overnight!'
While he continues to look the 6th orb in line catches his eye as it just suddenly grew a brighter shade of yellow. He starts to walk over to it inspect it closer he notices the surroundings start to become calmer and more mellow while his consciousness feels free and light.
'I don't know what is going on with this orb but I feel as if it's calling to me, this feeling is something I will remember for an eternity.' He thinks to himself while taking a closer look noticing that the center is a deep yellow bordering on orange which slowly disperse into a bright light yellow. Looking like a mid day sun peaking through the clouds.
'This is the one I just hope whatever it is happens to be good that old bastard didn't tell us how to identify them or what they are aside from them being laws.' He thinks while grasping the orb gently in his hands and taking a step back from the line watching the other orbs disappear and his surroundings shatter like glass.
-----------------------End POV------------------------
"Welcome back Nat- wait what was your name again? Eh it doesn't matter just step aside and let the other two go and choose." He says while walking towards Mitsuri with his finger primed to flick him into next year.
"Wa-Wait minute Abraxus w-we can talk about this p-please be gentle no need for violence!" Mitsuri pleaded while trying to run and hide from Abraxus. "Layla help please I don't want to look like a damn unicorn!!!" He says with small beads of tears at the corner of his eyes.
Layla hearing him plead for her help starts laughing at his plight holding her sides from the pain "Like hell I'm helping you, you oaf I'm going to enjoy watching this." She says between laughter noticing Nova suddenly make a face touching his forehead and realizing there's a knot the size of a small child's fist on it.
"Don't worry Nova I'm sure it'll go away soon and if it doesn't then you won't be alone in this we will be unicorns together." She says while patting his and stifling the laughter.
"Stop running you little shit there's nowhere to go here just obediently take my love." Abraxus says while snatching Mitsuri up by his collar
"I DONT WANT YOUR LOVE NOOO" Mitsuri screams as the finger nears his forehead delivering a powerful flick causing him to instantly black out with a purple bruise immediately forming where the finger struck.
"Oh quit your whining I'm doing you a favor" Abraxus states while blowing his throbbing finger. 'Maybe I flicked him a bit too hard his fault for running from me.'
As this happens Layla suddenly shudders noticing the very large purple bruise on mitsuris forehead. 'Im definitely not going to run from him the old man is a absolute monster.'
--------------------Mitsuris POV--------------------
"DAMNIT OLD MAN COULDNT YOU HAVE BEEN A LITTLE NICER!" He screams still feeling the pain from the flick before noticing 9 orbs in front of him and thinks. 'As soon as I choose my law I'm going to make sure to flick him back and show him what true pain is.'
As he approaches the first of the orbs it starts to brighten as if trying to get him to choose it. The orb has a very light blue with hints of lavender at its center with an assortment of reds flowing from it emitting a very high amount of heat.
'Well I know this has to be a form of fire or something else but why is it slightly purple in the center that makes no sense let me look at the others before I choose.' as he finishes that thought and goes to turn to the next one seeing that it was a dark brown with hints of green and roughness to it. The first orb as if angry starts to emit even more heat before he hears a cracking sound from the other orbs.
"Wai-" before he could even finish the first word the other orbs shatter leaving brilliant sparkling fragments floating around him.
"FUCK! Why'd you have to do that this isn't fair" he states in astonishment with no tears left to cry at what happened. Turning back towards the first orbs he reaches out and the orb starts to pulse as if happy it's being chosen.
"Why are you so happy it's not like I had any other option yo-" before he could finish the orb heats back up burning his hand. "Ouch I'm sorry please forgive me." He says while blowing on his slightly burnt hand the orb as if accepting the apology starts pulsing again allowing him to finish grabbing it immediately causing his surroundings to shatter.
-----------------------End POV------------------------
Upon coming back out Mitsuri immediately notices layle gazing at novas orb with curiosity "Your next Layla and be careful not to piss off the orbs they are apparently sentient." Mitsuri says while carefully cradling his orb and shaking his burnt hand.
" What do you mean sentient? They are laws not living creatures unless you picked a primordial element none of the laws should have sentience." Abraxus states with curiosity seeing the pulsing light blue and red orb in Mitsuris hand.
" Don't ask me this damn thing suddenly became angry when I stopped looking at it and broke the other orbs and only seems to become happy when I went to pick it up." Mitsuri stats aggrieved as if his dog was just murdered.
" Well don't be too upset if it is indeed as you say you picked up the primordial flame which is one of the hottest laws in existence and also the source of heat at the birth of a new planet." He replies with non concealed interest. "Not all laws are made equal and that happens to be a form of mutated fundamental element law which will work in your favor if you ever encounter another fire user. Speaking of which unlike Kyo over there who is still trying to absorb his law once little Layla here gets her law I'll explain each of your laws to you at least what they are. Since he was so cocky he will have to figure his out as he absorbs it." Upon finishing his sentence he walks over and taps gently on Layla's forehead
Feeling even more aggrieved upon seeing how gently Abraxus was with Layla, Mitsuri immediately rages "WHY DID SHE GET SPECIAL TREATMENT YOU FLICKED ME AND NOVA this world is fo unfair~\(`•^`•)/ he cries after feeling the huge lump at least twice the size of Novas on his forehead.
"I have no idea what you mean." Abraxus says while looking away trying to stifle his laughter.
-----------------------Laylas POV---------------------
'Im glad he didn't flick me at least and what the hell is this place why are there only 2 orbs they made it sound like there was a ton of options were they just over exaggerating?' She thinks to herself noticing the 2 orbs lined up next to each other
One orb had swirling motes of crystalline light along the edges with a almost diamond like center, and the other was a cloudy purplish pink orb with the occasional blue note popping into existence.
As she approaches the first the center starts to spin and reflect light in a multitude of ways sending of a beautiful expanse of colors giving a feeling of splendor and hardiness.
'This one must be a crystal of some sort or maybe even a metal' as she thinks that she turns towards the next one and the entire orb shifts to a blue cloud with pink notes popping into existence completely flipping it's color scheme.
' I have no clue what this one could be though it's changing in weird ways and nothing is noticably happening around me. Whatever the other is too flashy for my taste might as well pick this one.' As she reaches forward she starts to get a feeling of a prayer being spoken to her as if someone is chanting in her ear quietly. Upon fully grasping it the prayer sound stops and the entire realm shatters like glass.
-----------------------End POV------------------------
Upon returning she sees Mitsuri crouched over to the side rubbing his forehead with tears in his eyes staring at the orb in his hand, and Nova gently spinning his orb watching the yellow send gentle rays out around himself.
"Well now that your back I can start applying what laws each of you chose and what their affects are. If you don't mind Layla can you show me your law as I already know the other twos." Abraxus states calmly with a slightly expectant look as so far the group has given him more surprises than he would like to admit.
"Yes although I only had 2 options why were you both making it sound like there was more. You had me expecting to make a tough decision." Layla says holding out her now purplish pink orb with blue notes popping in and out of existence.
Abraxus upon seeing the orb is slightly startled and replies "Well normally 1-3 affinities is average for people and typically with laws they don't like sharing space with another law so although the average person has one or more options only one will manifest. In the case of your two friends here." Pointing at Nova he says "He had 12 options and for the one crying alone over there he had 9 options."
"So what you're saying is I'm just average and they are unique?" She replies slightly downtrodden at the idea she's not special
"Although they indeed had more options than you I feel like you are perhaps as unique as them as your option is just as rare as theirs. Now that you've all chosen I'll explain starting with you. You have chosen a worship law in your case the law will supply you with strength durability agility and mental accruity. Early on there won't be much to notice but as you cross thresholds with this law 10,100,1000 etc you will notice a quality change in the buff received." He states while slightly perplexed at how all 4 of them had such rare affinities with laws.
Upon hearing his words Layla beams a radiant smile knowing that she made the correct decision. " Thank you for your guidance Abraxus."
"Now as for you." He starts while looking at the still pouting Mitsuri "As I said earlier you have the primordial flame law as you grow with it the flame will become hotter and even in the early stages will be far hotter than any normal flame it'll also give you dominion over natural flames or lower ranking flame laws it also tends to be a bit tough to control case being your burnt hand or the shattered law orbs in your selection."
"At least it's not completely worthless." Mitsuri huffs and upon finishing the sentence the orb heats up again burning his other hand. "I'M SORRY FORGIVE ME"
"You'd do best to keep it happy until you absorb it or you won't even get that opportunity you dumb oaf." Abraxus says pinching the bridge of his nose in exasperation
"Now as for you Nova you chose an excedingly rare law. It happens to be Life and it usually shows itself in various ways whether be through water, fire, nature, etc you got lucky though it seems to show itself through light meaning your usage will always be instantaneous in terms of perception." He states while giving it some thought
"You should already feel calm and invigorated just holding it. It's a docile law that tries to help as much as it can and if your become adept at its usage you may even be able to fix that mute problem of yours."
Hearing this Nova acts as if he had just been handed a divine gift and starts to gently cradle the orb treating it like a newborn child.
"Now I already told Kyo but he seems to be far slower than he originally boasted. You just need to grasp the orb with both hands and guide your sprit through it. Doing so will guide your law to start your first baptism giving you a point. If you understand you may begin." Abraxus says staring at his useless protege off to the side
"Understood"x3 they all replied in unison before sitting down and beginning
' Good I have high hopes for you lot don't disappoint me'.