( In the meantime. )
[ 3rd Floor of the Abyss Tower. ]
< Location: Door of Deviant Storage >
Ragna is talking with Thorndam, regarding how did he know he was the previous user of [Greed & Gluttony], even mentioning the 69th Timeline in front of that Deviant (Demon).
"( How did this human know? shouldn't humans forget everything from the previous timelines after the Reboot? )" Thorndamn wonders as he hears this, he never thought a human would know anything regarding the universe that continues to be rebooted into the Diviners' (gods') design.
Seeing his face, Ragna begins to clench his teeth as he then says.
" You want to know how I know you're the previous user of that Sin Ability...? " Ragna says as he then activates
< Possession Skill Activated >
< Ragna 69 will possess Ragna Current's body. >
" You really want to know how I know this..., huh!? " Ragna switches to Ragna 69, as their voices also switch due to the possession.
...
( Back then. )
[ 69th Timeline. ]
" Grand...father...! "
" Carla, Carla, my dear angel..., are you alright!? " Ragna 69 says as he hugs Carla in his arms.
" It's no use, she won't heal... " Thorndamn says as he approached both grandfather and granddaughter.
" For her powers are now, MINE! " Thorndamn says as he shows his [Greed & Gluttony] in front of Ragna 69.
" Bastard...! " Ragna 69 says as he then creates a magic circle around Carla, to protect her.
"( Now it's time for me to not hold back using my magic... )" Ragna 69 says as he then blasts everything he had onto Thorndamn using his Wind Magic.
" What the...!? " Thorndamn was shocked as he can't absorb the impact.
Ragna 69 continues to attack as the two began their clashes with their respective powers, as Ragna 69 uses his Magic since he had no Divine Power given by the Diviners and Thorndamn with his Sin Abilities given from the Deviant Monarchs.
The two begin to fight with full might, setting things aside, as the two begin to feel pressure from one another. Thorndamn, the Deviant who holds so many powers and abilities thanks to his [Greed & Gluttony] was shocked that a wind ability managed to cut and blast him, unlike any other wind ability given by the Diviners that should've had lower damage like the wind element should be.
"( This is not right, this person's wind ability is too powerful... )" Thorndamn thinks, but he suddenly sees Ragna 69's hands.
"( Runes...? )" he sees it, Ragna 69's hands that were suddenly filled with runic symbols as it tattoo.
"( Those symbols, isn't that... )"
" Why are you looking at!? " Ragna 69 says, immediately using powerful wind magic to create a huge explosive blast.
" Keurrkk!!! "
" This is for my granddaughter you hurt! you bastard! " Ragna 69 says to Thorndamn.
...
( Back to the present. )
[ 1.111th Timeline. ]
"( This feeling... )" Thorndamn feels the change in Ragna's presence.
" Do you remember me now!? " Ragna 69 says as his possession was complete, as he talks using his voice towards Thorndamn.
When he says that, Thorndamn began to scour his memories regarding what he feels and hears as he suddenly remembers this voice, from some 'times' in the past.
" Impossible..., this must be a mistake..., right-? " Thorndamn realizes as he finally can pinpoint and knows who is the guy in front of him.
" Yeah, Thorndamn... "
" It's me... " Ragna 69 says as he summons the runes which cover Ragna Current's body like a tattoo.
" You, you're that sorcerer... "
" The Divine Hero's grandfather... "
" Rag-... " before Thorndamn could even remember, Ragna 69 immediately chokes Thorndamn's neck with Ragna Current's strong physique, using his now strengthen hands to grip the Demonic neck of the Deviant before him.
" Oh, so you remembered it now, thank goodness! " Ragna 69 says as he grips Thorndamn.
" How long has it been, Deviant!? " Ragna 69 remembers as he tells how different Thorndamn was from back then.
" Do you lost your favor from the Monarchs...? " 69 asks Thorndamn which Thorndamn tries to reply with hard breathing.
" Tskk... " 69 loosens the grip for a bit, realizing that he needs to hear the answer.
" Bas... tard..., sor...cerer... " Thorndamn says as he coughs.
" How did you...? " Thorndamn says as Ragna 69 replies.
" I escaped..., thanks to someone that I knew... " he refers to Ragna Twelve as he remembers him, showing himself after the battle against Thorndamn back in the 69th Timeline.
Twelve comes to him back then, telling him his experiences and predictions of what's to come which made Ragna 69 work his ass off to prevent it. But still, the inevitable still happened.
He lost all he cared about, his Timeline's Carla is also executed with her husband while she's half pregnant, he was also attacked by the Diviners as he tries to escape and etc etc etc.
" It's been a time since all of those things end with my Timeline... "
" I thought during my escape with Twelve, that the next Timeline will be different... "
" But... "
" It was nothing more than a replay of my previous sufferings, worse even. " 69 days as he still grips Thorndamn while releasing what he thinks after all this time.
As he says that, Thorndamn then tells Ragna 69 that what happened to 69 wasn't his fault, he was just doing orders as he never want to hurt Carla so badly back then.
" Spare your excuses... "
" It's the truth, Ragna Kent...! " Thorndamn calls 69 as he tells him everything.
" It was never my intention or orders to hurt the 'Divine Hero' herself..., even in the next Timelines after the 69th...! " he says to 69.
" Really? how does- "
" Because your granddaughter is the Chosen...! she's- " Ragna 69 grips Thorndamn's neck even more as he hears the word.
"( 69, I think we should hear him more... )" Ragna says while communicating with 69 who's in control.
"( There's nothing more to hear... )"
"( When he says the word 'Chosen' after every time I mentioned Carla, I knew it will always end the same. )"
"( For I've been hearing this bullshit reason so many Times, I couldn't tell how obnoxious this reasoning was! )" 69 tells Ragna, telling him everything he hears from Thorndamn and every Deviant who attacked his granddaughter in his Timeline and the Timelines after that.
They will all say the word 'Chosen', for whatever she was 'chosen' for...
But they will also say that they need her 'blood' to empower them or something.
Hence, whenever it was spoken, Ragna 69 immediately will kill every Deviant who said so as he knew it was some bullshit the Deviants set up.
"( 69 waits! don't kill him now! )" Ragna says to 69, telling him that they still need him.
"( Don't disturb me, Current One! )"
"( Besides, this one already been useless, the things which were once his has already been given to another... )"
"( There's nothing for him to live anymore! )" Ragna 69 starts choking Thorndamn hard.
"( Let me end this existence once and for all! )"
"( For the more Deviants and Diviners dead, the better! )" Ragna 69 states as he chokes the already weakened Thorndamn with no mercy, as Thorndamn now, in this Timeline, was nothing more than a mere demoted Deviant who's only managing the whole event and can't participate as most of his powers have been stripped by his higher-ups. Ragna Current knows this and knows the reason for his weakness.
As Ragna tries to stop 69, he pleas him not to kill him right now, but 69 insists, even silencing Ragna Current within the System Space as he continues to choke the weakened Thorndamn.
" Rag..., na...- "
" This is retribution, Thorndamn... " Ragna 69 says.
" I don't know if you remember this but, I said to you that I will bring retribution to those who heard those I loved, especially my beloved granddaughter. " he grips him harder, making Thorndamn choke.
Not just that, Ragna 69 also uses his magic to bind Thorndamn's movement so there's no way for him to escape his retribution as he continues to grip him.
He continues while remembering everything that happened in the 69th Timeline, he remembers it.
Even at the end of the 69th Timeline, when the Diviners went to execute Carla and attack him. 69 remembers clearly that Thorndamn suddenly comes and kills Carla in front of him and everyone.
69 was enraged as he screams to the Divine to kill the Deviant too, since he, like all others, know that Thorndamn is technically the Divine's enemy. But instead, the Divine ignores it as they let Thorndamn leave like he was nothing of concern and continues to let their armies attack him, Carla, Carla's husband, and their other relatives who were also deemed as traitors by those Diviners
At that time, after experiencing it, even after Twelve managed to let him escape the 69th Timeline by putting him inside his System in the nick of time. Ragna 69 realizes...
Realizes that both Diviners (gods) and Deviants (demons) are all the same...
Both of them had no care for humans, even for those who fought for their own sake and establishments.
Because of that, just like Ragna Twelve and the other Ragnas, including those who opposed those two races. Ragna 69 believes that these two races must be eliminated for good, no matter how devious it was to do so.
Like the thing, he's doing right now, as he dishonorably kills Thorndamn while he's not in his prime state.
"( 69!!! PLEASE STOP!!! )" Ragna shouts as he can see the numbers of Thorndamn's HP is dropping fast.
" DIE, YOU BASTARD! " 69 shouts as he cries, remembering the past happened, choking Thorndamn to death, even if he only half remembers what happened.
"( 69... )" Ragna says as Ragna 69 cries after finally killing Thorndamn, finally unleashing the hatred he's been holding for Timelines in this very moment.
" GARRRRRRRRKKKHHHHHH!!!! " 69 cries in his anger and regret about everything that happened.
*CRACK*
< Subject Thorndam has been killed >
< Obtaining Rewards. >
As 69 kills him, he suddenly gets a flashback.
...
" Grandpa, you mustn't use your strength to harm the weak and defenseless... "
" That's dishonorable..., I don't like it... "
...
" (Cries), Forgive your grandpa... (Cries)... " Ragna 69 says as he remembers Carla's words and his last happy moment with her after the war against the Deviants, he imagines what would happen if the Diviners and the Deviants just let them be, let them have their rightful reward.
" Carla... " Ragna 69 says as he mourns everything.
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( Meanwhile. )
[ Abyss Tower, Top Floor ]
" I told you many times... "
" No matter how much power you use, how sharp your weapons you have... " Adrian says as he chokes Inquisitor Kara as he manages to separate the two after he beats Raiden.
" Ka...ra...! " Raiden tries to stand up, but Adrian immediately uses
" Rai...den... " Kara sees it as she was choked by Adrian.
" It's no use... "
" Whatever you're plotting, in the end, your Gifts will be MINE...! " Adrian says to her.