A Year before the Aavesh's visit to Sarkoris Majoris,
Planet Ouran, Atlan System, Former territory of Rathiel Republic, currently occupied by Demonic forces
A Pale young boy with black eyes and dirty hair, in ragged clothes crawled into a cave as he held his breathe tightly.
Sounds of Riotous laughter and blood curling screams could be heard outside the cave.
The boy raised his finger to his mouth as he stared at his Family - A Middle aged woman his mother, a young couple a bit older than him,- his older Sister and her husband who had an inflected leg.
*Snap
"Pravum! Look I told you he'd be hiding here Lord!", A yellow haired boy suddenly entered the cave with a torch along with a hideous looking toad faced Monstrosity.
"Mmmm- A Pregnant Woman as well and that man seems to be reacting well to the Demon Boon - his leg has mutated well- I'll take them both", The Toad Demon raised his palm and the couple disappeared as Pravum gazed in shock.
" Danis, Wha what- WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO!", Pravum snapped and screamed at the yellow haired boy with red eyes.
" Don't blame me friend, you yourself ignored my family when I needed you- Inam just returning the favour" , Danis grinned simply.
"You fool- I didn't! No no what are YOU DOING TO MY MOTHER!", Pravum tried to lunge at Danis who raised a Staff and a Necrotic Ray of light hit the Middle aged woman who then fell limp - almost lifeless.
Tears streamed out of Pravum's eyes as he saw this.
"You were my dog for years, then you became disobedient Hologium trash - you should have given up your family for mine when I told you to- ", Danis knocked him down with just a hand and then began to stamp on the boy's head.
"Pravum Now I am going to let you watch how your mom died and we will implant a Brood birth seed as well"
" I can't wait for the Broodmother that forms from someone as beautiful as your Mom, you should have let me have her then and there! Ah well I have Quotas to fulfill - but as a former bully and friend of yours I have a special gift for you"
With that he finished speaking and channeled his Demonic power onto Pravum encasing him in a Red Purple Diamond like prison - alive.
Danis then turned to the Toad Demon, " We are done here your lordship, I will get someone to send the Mother -Son pair to the Flying Temple of Profane Mother Gahadria!"
Pravum could only watch on helplessly as Danis and the Road Demon dragged him and his family along with countless others.
He felt worthless, his crime was that he was weak and thought people would leave him alone.
No, weak people were always going to be stress release for cruel bastards like Danis.
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Aavesh stepped out of the Vault and Simply leapt out of the lake like a Bullet, send a massive Splash as he shot out and landed right beside the Hover Car.
He gazed at the skies and felt his instincts tingle, Tribulation was coming.
But not the lightning kind, Instead A Judgement Tribulation.
He cleared away from the car and walked towards the spot where the Tribulation materialised, his mirror image except the eyes were just inhumanly pitch black.
"Aavesh Adhi, Come on then- let's have a chat you and I", The Mirror Image spoke indifferently.
"Judge of Oaths, Spirit of Judgement Tribulations- Your Signature move is literally to be the Mirror Image of those you judge and kill them with their own special skills if they don't pass your interview", Aavesh spoke as he tracked the Spirit's every movement as he walked forward.
"So you know your lore, good- makes things less cumbersome, You will not undergo Regular Tribulation from me, infact your Tribulation began when you started the process of breakthrough in all three of your Paths"
" I am the Final Tribulation - A Tribulation caused by your chosen Class if you will, To a Knight Oaths are exceptionally important - they must be unbreakable "
"I will judge your Oaths to this Universe, if they stand You will continue , if they don't - I will kill you"
" Let's start by asking the most important question - do you remember your oath?", The Spirit folded his arms and asked in a stern voice.
" Yes, I do", Aavesh spoke.
" Good, if you didn't, you would have made my job easy, Since you do remember it, then Answer my Questions, justify your actions in this Tribulation Trial- are you ready?"
"Please Continue, let's start", Aavesh calmly agreed..
" You changed your genetic lineage and now are under the Lineage of the Goddess of Fate - how do you defend this?", The Spirit asked emotionlessly, staring at Aavesh like a hawk.
"What do you think about stolen fates?", Aavesh asked.
"Answer my Question", The Spirit simply replied.
"My oath did not shatter- Ancestor Karna and Khorramzadeh were Twins, but they weren't supposed to be twins, he told me this story, Khorramzadeh was parasite that took root when Karna's mother was pregnant", Aavesh began as he recalled his conversations with Karna.
"Khorramzadeh innately stole Karna's fate in the womb, stole the divine blessings that a chosen child should carry and stole all opportunities he would ever have, even Akshatra wasn't supposed to fall in love with Khorramzadeh but you know things turn out,"
"And the worst part, he never found out until his brother stabbed him in the heart when was destroying the Adhi Clan, Triggering the Shattered Bloodline within Karna"
"But this Bloodline was formed in absence of divine- the Fate around him was so bleak one couldn't even calculate it if one wasn't the Goddess of Fate, He dubbed it Shadow Fate, The Perfect Counter to Khorramzadeh in it's purest form"
"He became the Ultimate Antithesis to Khorramzadeh, infact he was able to survive all Fate curses on that fateful day and managed to drag Akshatra out of that bloodbath "
"Till todate, Khorramzadeh had never been able to track Karna, despite leaving one last curse, Cursing his children to die in Womb, effectively removing any potential problems for him"
"Now - Is restoring what should have been in me before my birth a crime ? A violation of my oath? Isn't it supposed to be a part of myself in the First place? What do you say Judge?", Aavesh stopped his story and asked.
"An unusual defence, though I don't sense any lies in your explanation, on to the next question then", The Spirit ruminated for a split second and then accepted the explanation.
" You promised to Ascend without the Nine, but you have accepted Machina's offer to support your Mythic Powers... How does this not violate your Oath?", The Spirit asked with more intensity in his voice this time.
" Fine, First off- My Mythic Powers are not tethered to The Machina Dimension ever since I got them and I will never accept any Mythic Essence, Powers, Blessings from Machina, I got that rune because I entered into a deal with her- I never used that Rune for self empowerment, I used it to Neutralize an enemy"
" Second off when Khorramzadeh shattered my Soul- it also destabilized my Mythic Powers, all I can say is that- the abilities I unlocked with my Rank 1 Mythic Powers have been hmmm... "
"let's say purged- When he did that My Mythic Powers Mutated and now they don't have any framework to them like other Machinan Powers do"
"Apart from the Mythic Forms of my Powers -'Silver Shadow with the Orbs of Duality ' that survived "
"My Mutated Mythic Powers are essentially not conformed to skill limitations anymore- I can do whatever I want - If I have the prerequisite WILL for it"
"Therefore- My Oath Stands, I will never use the Godmind or any kind of Powers from the Higher Dimensions, it is another thing if they want my help to deal with problems, their rewards are knowledge"
"Knowledge is Power"
"Potential Power, unless you assimilate it and form your own Conclusions - It's honestly shit, The Wills want me to grow faster, even at the Cost of my Oath, funny isn't it?", Aavesh replied as he stared at the Spirit straight.
" Final Question, are you sure you are Good and Evil according to your own promise to yourself ", the spirit suddenly asked, seemingly satisfied with the previous answers.
" Look into my soul Judge, do I even need to answer?", Aavesh replied calmly.
"Yes", It replied causing a nerve to tighten on Aavesh's face.
" Fine ask me the morality Questions now "
"Justify the Validity of your Good and Evil Path"
"I am a deeply selfish person Judge, I am very Evil to my Forgotten Family, I denied them of my existence, I tortured a man to death because he laid hands on a forgotten relative, I could have killed him quickly but I took my time so he could feel a fraction of the pain he caused, I am Evil because I don't want to die on other people's terms, I took that Throne and I became the Dark Emperor because I - Aavesh Adhi Wanted to LIVE"
" I am plenty Evil from where I see, the Good things that happen are mere side-effects - Let me ask you this Judge, would you selfish so that good happens to your people? Or you would be selfless and let bad things happen to your people? Interesting dilemma isn't it,- I hate such Dilemmas, I don't make such choices, I create my choice and forge my Path- Damned be the consequences "
The spirit stared at him and then spoke, " Well, that is certainly evil from a point of view, So you are sure with this Answer?"
Aavesh didn't reply this time, he just stared straight, unflinching.
The Spirit did not insist on an answer again, and spoke," I have tested the depth of your resolution to your Oaths, although you skirt closely to the line, you won't cross it no matter the Temptations, I believe this trial has concluded, you've earned this",it just threw a Lightning Shaped Token at him and disappeared along with the Tribulation Clouds.
The sky was clear now...
He had passed the Test... Good.
Aavesh caught the Token and pried inside with his mental will,
'Grade 1 Tribulation Elemental Models, an extremely Rare Information Resource, even to GRATU Standards'
"Nice"