Too weak to change anything, too soft , too depressed to be happy . What do I even need to change anything. Just tell me . Do I need guts ,
enlightenment , being cold blooded. Just what do I need .
The constant wave of failure came from my own mistakes . Chroma , the sisters , Aslan , and whoever I have lost . What should have I done ?
Their souls are still trapped here but how would I even save them . The dead can never come to life .
I have to let them go .
I want to give up but I can't . The source of my misery is only one X . Once I get out I'll strangle him yes , then that soldier . Then everyone involved in the project .
Calm down Jay Garrick calm down , deep breath , deep breath.
Don't let these malicious thoughts take over you .
Fight Back .
Anyway moving ahead .
The clock has struck midnight . I'm dead . I closed my eyes for a moment . Hmm nothing's happening yet am I dead before I realised .
Well there was no failure condition was just the clock striking midnight .
Oh I made a fool of myself . I didn't even read it correctly it just reads the clock strikes midnight.
Sigh I thought something was going to happened .
And that's when a purple light shone from the ashes to the skies above . I looked behind and saw the whole ruins of Chroma glowing . And that's when it struck me . The object that was trapping souls wasn't any mirror like object but the whole kingdom itself .
Now that I think about it . It makes sense . And I'm a little bit impressed and wee bit afraid by this scale of things .
The entire Kingdom was one large magic circle .
It has activated but I don't actually feel anything from the flow of mana or anything at all . Is it working?
I flew towards the Chroma with rockets . And met up with McElroy.
McElroy:
Jay what's going on the entire Kingdom lit up .
Jay :
I finally know what's trapping the kingdom it's the entire Kingdom itself .
McElroy:
Ok .
Jay :
I'm surprised that you're not surprised.
McElroy:
I've gotten used to it . Well what do you think about this . It does kinda look like a magic circle . Let me just try erasing it .
McElroy tried to wipe the magic circle made of ashes and he felt a spark in his feet . And he shouted while jerking his foot off the circle.
McElroy:
Ouch what is this .
McElroy in his rage raised a huge flood to wash away the ashes but the water when it touched the ashes it bounced back .
Jay :
Shit McElroy do something.
McElroy had already braced cover under the Earth .
Jay :
You little shit .
And the water washed Jay away . Jay got off from the ground and used fire at extreme temperature for a few seconds to dry his clothes .
And McElroy came out of hiding he saw a maniac with 20 spinning blades floating in midair at high velocity .
Gulp went McElroy swallowing his own saliva.
Jay first threw one at the circle and it collided and created friction and sparks. And disappeared into smoke .
Then he used one of them to dig the ground underneath the circle . Static , friction, sparks disappeared.
The blades above him stopped spinning and Jay collected them .
Jay :
Any ideas . What is this .
McElroy: I think....
Jacob :
This is a reincarnation circle created when the city was made . It trap souls here and when someone from the lineage of the royal family activates it . They will come to life .
Jay :
How do you know this .
Jacob :
Because I am from the royal lineage . I'm the son of the prince who once held the royal artifact Gunther but he lost his right to became the king and my lineage was shrouded in history .
Jay :
Impossible the royal family perished . I killed them with my own hands .
Jacob :
I know of your deeds in Chroma down to the last detail and I am thankful for it .
Jay :
Why are you thanking me I destroyed your homeland killed your family . I should be someone to be despised and not be thankful for.
Jacob :
No it's because of you I can bring them back . If you hadn't broken the barrier They would've been stuck there for a long time .
This is the first time I'm being thanked for doing something. It honestly irritates my heart but in a good way. Finally I can see them again Aslan , Rachel , Lara I can see them again
Jacob :
Those who have died from the barrier shattering will return .
Jay :
What do you mean .
Jacob :
Those who were killed or died before the shattering their souls are irrecoverable . As they are in single unit . While those who died during the shattering you can say formed a cluster, tethered to the kingdom and thus they can return .
In the end it's not all good we still lost Aslan .
Jay :
Hey nothing is happening , when will it begin .
Jacob :
Soon the circle is gathering mana .
Something interesting is happening in Chroma. It's very interesting. Like it was fully planned or was it ?
Jay :
Why did you suddenly after the revival until now there been a lot of time .
Jacob :
I've been trying to get inside the barrier for a long time . I was close to figuring out the method when the barrier was shattered and only ashes left behind .
I saw the scene and noticed something a missing link . And after months of research we are here .
The purple light changed into blue .
Jacob :
The mana circle has been charged .
Gentleman we are about to witness history being unfolded .
Jay : Although I have to ask how will these souls revive without their bodies .
Jacob :
That's part of the miracle . The bodies will be created via magic like their original form . And then their soul will be inserted in the body .
Jay :
Like a golem .
Jacob :
Close yet far away . These bodies are something that will not run on gears or fuel . But by blood running in the veins . A human body . Not machine .
Jacob :
In a few minutes the miracle will be here .
We were watching the circle and then as everything goes . It went bad . The earth shook violently . A storm formed in the epicenter of the reaction . Winds started blowing so violently that it was on point of creating a tornadoes . The magical circle burnt with a red flame .
McElroy:
Jacob what's happening.
Jacob :
The principles of the world they're rejecting the change . A being once dead cannot return .
This is way off my calculations. This shouldn't happen .
Jacob :
Men brace yourself we have not created a miracle but a disaster .
The barrier which was burning with red flames . It died down and something was being summoned in exchange for the souls .
Quest countinued
Title :
The consequences .
Rewards :
To be determined.