Hearing this Anuka sighed inwardly, chaos was sure to rain due to this in fact, the sins, virtues, and beast gods that had taken on the curse were some of the most elite gods if they were to band together without Adolins help just the nineteen of them could come out victorious in a battle against 100 gods with a similar rank, with the exception of a few faction leaders, not to mention Adolin being the sole third-grade god in existence.
While the gods were tied up in their discussions Anuka reached the central area of the colosseum and paused after this it would be impossible for her to remain undetected the wards were far too numerous here and all the gods' gazes were fixed on this area, once she lifted her veil they would feel her hostility, at least for now they would just be wary of her but not hostile.
Adolin had wanted to come himself but under the insistence of everyone he chose not to go, the hostile aura he gave of was at least a hundred times stronger than the rest, the moment his presence was felt all the gods in the colosseum would have attacked him without a second thought, whilst he would be able to handle it easily and protect his son at the same time if the energy from the attacks entered the portal it would definitely cause a disruption and make it impossible to use the portal without side-effects.
Anuka volunteered to get Samsara to the portal, whilst everyone prepared a distraction, after reaching the portal area she only waited a few seconds before receiving the signal. Anuka revealed herself to the gods and stood in front of the guardian god beast Cerberus, streaks of red fire could be seen moving along his godly body, the flames hot enough to burn a star, and his three pairs of glowing eyes were fixed on her.
He frowned as he saw Anuka and so did the other gods the aura she was giving of made them all wary and they subtly put pressure on her, the aura's of over a hundred gods was no joke but Anuka moved as if nothing had happened, strolling around like the heavens were hers to do with as she pleased.
"I have come to transfer this child to the mortal realm.", Anuka spoke as if she hadn't just been hiding a few moments ago as she conversed with the guardian.
"That child is not yours," Cerberus spoke with one of his heads moving closer to the cradle and sniffing it while the other two heads were still fixed on Anuka with a tread of caution in their eyes.
"This is…" he stuttered as he figured out the scent of the child but at the same time he was confused, one scent was one he had never sniffed before in his time as a god, he knew the scents of every god but the one scent was certainly a gods but one he had never encountered, as for the other it was a surprise to him, he stuttered out the name, "A-A-Adolin Morningstar."
Cerberus was looking wide-eyed at the cradle as if seeing the unbelievable, the eldest actually had a child, his dark skin also seemed to go slightly pale as he remembered a few of his fond memories with the gods, while he was somewhat happy for eldest, there were few gods in the crowd that didn't have the best relationship with Adolin who looked on with scorn one particular god was the Imperial god.
The Imperial god scanned the surroundings and was gleeful when he couldn't detect Adolin nearby, now he had the chance for vengeance since Adolin killed his dual cultivator partner and lover, he always wanted to take something Adolin treasured and destroy it, in the process he managed to kill a few of the sins on certain occasions but he was incapable of giving the sins a true death like what Adolin had done to his lover.
It had to be known that achieving godhood with a dual cultivation partner would make their powers eternally bound if one of them were to die it would become impossible to progress forward, losing his partner made it impossible for him to progress and he had a high chance of achieving third-grade godhood. He would do anything even if it would result in his own death to make the sinful god grieve, and since he refused to have children with anyone it meant that his first child would be very important to him.
Not a second after he heard the guardian's words, he charged towards the cradle without a second thought he wanted to take the child before Adolin and make him beg on his knees before killing the child.
As he approached Anuka already made her move she opened her hand and a mini sun appeared in her hand in the next instant it struck the Imperial god knocking him back a good distance as the fires lit up the world, parts of the colosseum were melting due to the intense heat of a simple spell from Anuka.
"Is that all you've got, so much for the pride gods power." The imperial god sneered and mocked the attack, as the god of pride Anuka found it hard to take such an insult but then she smirked and let out a little chuckle.
"Laugh while you can Rufus due to that last move of yours, you'll never get to laugh again," Anuka smirked and pointed above his head with a look of derision.
Rufus looked up to find Adolin looking down on him, and he cursed silently as he realized that Anuka's last attack was just a signal for Adolin to appear and take care of him, from the start they had predicted his movement. He brandished a silver sword with blue patterns that resonated in the air as laws of destruction and severance wrapped themselves around him answering his call with utmost loyalty.
His aura began to crack the world as he unleashed a mighty force that struck Adolin and obliterated him but in the next instant Adolins body reformed, it was only natural it was impossible to kill a god with such simple attacks although the speed at which Adolin reformed left the other gods shivering, there had been very few instances when they witnessed the eldest god battle on the occasions that he did, it always became an unforgettable sight that would brand itself in their minds.
It was then that Adolins aura burst forth and an entire quadrant of the colosseum world started to collapse on itself, it was then that the unbearable aura of Adolins was felt by the gods present, without hesitation the unnerved gods all began casting spells and launching attacks that completely destroyed the order of the laws on the world and just as all the attacks were about to land, Adolin released a breath and with a simple twist of his wrist, the numerous and unfathomable attacks converged before him.
"Yang Arts of Totality Divergence"
"Yang Separation"
"Purification"
He murmured the words of three ultimate arts nonchalantly and turned the attacks into a spiraling vortex of pure yang energy that radiated with white light. "That attack of yours wasn't half bad Rufus sadly your still far too weak but rejoice you will be able to join your lover in the afterlife."
"Although it is ironic that both of you would die for the same reason.", he moved the ball of yang energy and began to focus it on Rufus.
"What?" it wasn't only Rufus that was shocked at his words but so were the other gods.
"I suppose you did always want a reason for why I killed her, now you have it, she learned the secret of my son and tried to use it against me just as you did. So, your fates shall now be the same."
He directed the orb of yang energy that was compressed from a hundred gods' attacks and flicked it at Rufus.
Rufus was thrown from the planet and into space in a second, on the surface he looked perfectly fine but internally all three centres of his power were being violently pulled apart, that this was the art of yang separation, an art that is capable of splitting the balance between yin and yang, without the balance nothing will be able to exist and in Rufus's case it was all the more lethal due to the extreme yang body he developed as a dual cultivator.
When Adolin caught up, Rufus began to move his sword once more an incomparable force began to lock Adolin in place as Rufus began a mesmerizing sword dance that ripped open space and released a violent torrent of destruction on Adolins body, in a moment Adolins body became a bloody mess.
"World Sunder" he roared and unleashed his full-powered attack on Adolin ripping his body in half, his attack landed and the two halves of Adolin were ripped apart and turned into pulp under the violent space torrents. Rufus sighed in relief thinking that he had managed to buy himself some time but in the next instant his relief vanished.
"You recovered from my attack quite quickly but like I said you are still much too weak." The soft voice of Adolins echoed in his ears and he turned to see a glint of malice in Adolins eyes, it was completely different to Adolin's usually indifferent eyes that just made it seem like he was a bug undeserving of attention.
Seeing these eyes Rufus did not cower or show any fear, instead, a feeling of pride shone through him, for he knew that in his final moments he forced a greater existence to take him seriously.
"Goodbye."
"Art of Yang Desolation."
"Yang Bindings"
"Yang Link"
"Yang Dispersal"
"Yang Destruction"
After forming the spells, chains with hooks planted themselves in his body, his spiritual sea, and his mana pool, the chains pulled him apart from the inside out, then white lights shone throughout the god as all the essence embryos of revival that Rufus created were pulled into the binding, when Rufus thought the pain couldn't get any worse his very being started to disappear, piece by piece slowly and painfully and for the first time since he became a god he cried out in pain, he looked up to see Adolin his lips were moving slowly but he couldn't hear the words, it felt like an eternity had passed for him.
Slowly he was able to hear the words of Adolin it felt like days passed between each syllable, but he managed to make out the words eventually, "I wonder if you are still feeling that so-called pride of yours, by now I imagine that it must seem like I've been torturing you for eons but it has barely been a second, however, it's not that your perception is wrong your entire life is being undone, everything that you've ever been all the uncountable stories spoken about you are being ripped from the past, and soon all of your accomplishments will have been forgotten by lesser beings, the only ones that shall remember you will be the gods, and they shall speak of the tales of Rufus the Imperial god who fought the eldest god and fell, but just a little secret between you and I, I hope that you understand I didn't even try to beat you in our battle and the reason is simple, what god squashes a fly with all of his strength."
Finally, the yang energy of Rufus had been ripped out of time, ripped even from the clutches of fate, and the destruction of his yang energies began, without the yang energies the remaining yin energy fell apart and the last remnants of Rufus the imperial god was no more.
When Adolin returned the colosseum world was practically gone not even ruins remained, the remaining sins, virtues, and beast gods were engaged in a battle, the portal was still open and sadly Anuka was still there with the cradle in hand, the remains of the dead Cerberus were at her feet, he would revive from one of his revival essence embryos anyway so it wouldn't matter, the problem now was that Samsara was still in his cradle besides Anuka, it was then that Adolin realized that the portal became unstable, if Samsara were to enter it now the safest outcome would be for him to be tossed into the vacuum of space, in fact, one of the least scary scenarios was him being thrown into a star, though the possibility was low it was one of the more favorable outcomes.
Adolin descended next to Anuka on the edge of the portal, sensing Anuka's dismay he spoke soothing words, "It's not your fault Anuka it was an impossible task, to begin with."
"You plan to go through with him don't you, my lord." She spoke without taking her eyes off the portal.
"Mm," Adolin did not refute, "Give him to me it's my duty to take care of him." He spoke knowing that it would mean losing his cultivation as a third-grade god.
"Y-Yes, it is your duty as his father to take care of him," Anuka spoke resolutely as if she had come to a decision herself.
Hearing her tone, a frown formed on Adolins face and a feeling of anxiety kicked in he watched with fearful eyes as Anuka open the cradle and pulled Samsara into her embrace, "Anuka what are you doin..", but before he could finish, he felt his lips being locked by her, she seemed to pour all of her strength into that kiss because when she pulled back her beautiful face was flushed and she panted heavily.
", but I also have a duty to care for you my lord, and all the things that you deem important.", she turned around and walked resolutely to the unstable portal, "Take care of yourself, my lord, on my life I will protect him and one day we will return together."
She held Samsara tightly placing his face on her shoulders while gently cupping the back of his head as she jumped into the portal.
As Adolin watched a pair of silver eyes open and gazed into his eyes, Adolin felt that he was dreaming as he saw a little hand reaching out murmuring a word that felt foreign on its lips, "F-father…" then he blinked and his child was gone along with Anuka.
Adolin cast his away from the portal and looked at the broken universes and remembered the times when there were more, he watched the universe's hoping to find his son's presence, but even for him, it was a foolish hope.
But as his gaze drifted he saw the weave of fate becoming tighter on the plain like it would be ready to pop at any moment, and when he taught of the weave of fate that bound his son, he felt rage like never before for it was a fate, he with all his power could not even scratch the surface off.
"If this is the fate you have been granted son, then you must fall to a place no god wishes to go, become a pure mortal and begin the climb, climb like your life depends on it until you transcend all things for that is the only way for your survival."
He turned around and gathered the sins, virtues, and beast gods, with the void cracks appearing it meant that the gods of the other plain would soon be arriving
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Year 302 trillion since the last shattering (L.S).
The year in which the descendants rained down upon the countless worlds, and also when the war of the gods began.