< Dark Avatar Part 3 Opened >
< CG Cutscene Played >
< This Memory Record will be shown based on the Battle Maiden's memories plus some things she get to know from others at that time, plus again some knowledge she gets after Ragna Twelve helped her know more about what happened at that time with his 'Twelve Eye of Time', transferring past visions to her before she confronted Player Ragna Current. >
( October 2020 )
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< In the Unknown Realm. >
( Inside Arisu's body. )
" We must destroy Tenebris... "
" We must destroy the Avatar of Darkness! " said Kukunochi, the Takamagahara's god of wood, plants, and nature.
" But Tenebris is too powerful, their existence could already be fused onto one right now while he's attacking us. " Suijin, the Takamagahara's god of Water responded as he then decides to help Kukunochi to perform a skill.
( Outside Arisu's body. )
Wood came out from Arisu's back and it turns into wooden arms, as it becomes that, the wooden arms, made by Kukunochi and Suijin then help Athena on defending them all.
" Athena! Please hold it as long as you can! "
" But still if your barrier won't make it then we had no choice but to unleash this when it's not ready. "
" Just do it! " Athena responded to them as the two gods use their extra hands to summon Tori Gates, using it to enhance Athena's barrier.
" You think those pillar things will defend you against the darkness? " Tenebris asks but before Tenebris could say anything.
" The pillars are not only for defense, Tenebris... "
" The Tori Gate itself could be used as a Gate Portal as well... " the two gods replied as the Tori Gates teleported the darkness somewhere.
"( Such a great ability... )" Battle Maiden says while seeing things during Athena's control.
"( But if it was true, shouldn't it... )"
"( The Gate can't teleport us to the other world, Orianna... )" Athena explains.
"( Unlike the Gates of Nature, artificial Gates could only teleport us anywhere but with one note, it could only be within one realm. )"
"( Which means, the Dark Projectiles is teleported into a place nearby not into other dimensions or something. )" Athena as huge explosions could be heard from afar.
"( Like that... )" Athena explains as she then tells Artemis to shoot more Divine Arrows at Tenebris as well as Amaterasu as the two goddesses then shoot their arrows and even mix their' very arrows to allow greater damage.
[ Sunbird Arrows ]
[ Divine Wrath Arrows ]
[ Divine Purification Arrows ]
As the two shoot those, it began to overpower the [Million Dark] attack from Tenebris as the Dark Avatar itself gets damaged for a bit.
" Wow, this is such a quick turn! "
" To think you would overpower me in one turn after I cornered you... "
" You little gods deserve praise... "
" But sadly... " Tenebris says, shifting their own right hand into a blade made from pure darkness and tainted.
[ Blade of the Tainted Dark ]
" We're going to change the phase of this battle, should we? " Tenebris quickly charges and swing the Blade towards the barrier, it impales it and darkness spreads around it, tainting it, making the barrier wither due to the impure darkness it gifted into it.
As well as some residuals of the Tainted Spirit who were inside Andrew at first before he became this 'Tenebris'. It pours into the barrier, quickly tainting it and terminating it as Tenebris didn't waste any time to attack, slashing towards the Divine Archers first.
" So, you changed to close combat then!? " Athena says, using Battle Maiden's body she summons her [Aegis Sword] and holds the Tainted Dark blade from Tenebris.
" Divine Construct Blade? " Tenebris asks, seeing Athena's Aegis Sword is made using her own Divine Power.
" To think you young gods would able to perform this, I thought none of you will able to learn this kind of skill. "
" Converting your own power and energy into a crafted powerful energy weapon, a skill can be done through thousands of required times and... "
" Training!? " Athena asks as she disengages the Tainted Dark Blade.
" The Old Holy Wars already gave me that, the ancient battles, it's an experience worth thousands of lifetimes as I learned so much at that time! " Athena praises herself, quickly engaging close-quarter slashes using her immense great physical prowess in battle.
Using the [Aegis Sword], Athena quickly swings it and slashes through every opening she could see and feel, using her immense experience in battle she begins to corner Tenebris who is also able to par with her.
"( So this is what was bred during the Second Holy War? )" Tenebris asks while repelling Athena's attacks, the blade of Tainted Dark quickly shifted per Tenebris' desire, using their own will, the blade could be bent and distorted into whips, chains, and many more.
" Are you sure you could survive this, young god? " Tenebris says while the [Tainted Dark Blade's Whips] whips around while Athena slices and shields herself from it using [Aegis Shield].
" Nothing I couldn't handle! " Athena shrugs it and continues to clash with Tenebris.
While the goddess of Justice clashes with the Dark Avatar, Loki who had done nothing in the fight, realizes how fucked the situation he's in.
"( Shit! That Dark God must've realized that she's on edge in this battle for not all of us will fight her, and that is me... )" Loki says as he still can't bring himself to fight Andrew, Nyx's current Avatar Vessel.
Loki is still feeling loss seeing his favorite henchmen taken over by Nyx, as his soul is now hers for he had been forcefully become her Avatar, a fact that Loki knew somehow, despite he was never there to see how it came to this.
"( Nyx must've used him by force, the Andrew I knew is not that easy to be controlled. )"
"( He had such a headstrong personality if someone higher tries to control him, he is a man who only listens to his closest friends and families. )"
"( Even when he got the chance as I offered him to become my Avatar, he refused... )"
"( For he told me that 'I don't want to have some too cowardly god to hide in my body while I'll do his/her work or even letting them alter my year's forged body to their own means.', that's what he said to me back then. )"
"( Which is ironic when I see him now. )" Loki says as he continues seeing his female comrades fighting his possessed friend.
"( Grrhh, this will take long, surely I could do something but since earlier, I realized that I'm not that suitable for this realm, for this realm hinders my Deviant Physiology that still exists within me, after all... )"
"( This realm is... a prison for the Dark Gods or Demons (Deviants). )" Loki says as he was sure he couldn't use his abilities as the realm itself weakens him.
"( Even after becoming an Allfather, I'm still too weak in battle after that 'brother' of mine... )"
"( If Thor was here then the fight would be over in hours better than the fight we had now. )" Loki says as he decides to think while fleeing from the battle for a while.
As it happens, Tenebris sees this and laughs, mocking the gods whom Loki left behind as he flees.
" Hahahaha! It seems that one of you is retreating for his life! "
" Guess that means your deaths are near, I could sense it! " Tenebris claims.
" He is weak from the start within this realm! " Artemis says as she shoots Divine Arrows at Tenebris while Athena engages in close combat while Amaterasu supports them with the help of the other gods within Arisu's body.
[ Gravity Fall ]
Tsukuyomi uses his Gravity to stun Tenebris but Tenebris uses the Dark to neutralize it while countering many attacks from the gods who remained to fight as Loki flees to the unknown, for reasons he himself knows only.
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< Cutscene Ended >
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" Lord Loki left us, I kind of suspected since at that time, I sensed nothing of his presence. " Battle Maiden comments on what she saw.
" What a coward, he called himself a 'god', an 'Allfather' even!? " Battle Maiden mocks Loki as she sees it, while Ragna is still silent as he sees this.
" He's always like that... "
" Trickery is his nature... " Ragna concludes.
" To think the Asgardian gods would choose him as their leader, what did they- "
" Odin did! " Ragna replies so fast, which made Battle Maiden surprised for a while and confused which made Ragna wondered why is she gone confused all of a sudden and remembers.
" Oh yeah, I forgot! "
" That name 'Odin', the previous 'Allfather' of Asgard before Lord Loki is rarely mentioned in regular histories, wasn't it? " Ragna asks which made Battle Maiden confused, showing how she didn't know about this.
" He died in the Second Holy Wars, before we all appeared in this realm, this Timeline. "
" He always died at that time, for his death means the death of the Ancient Age of Asgard. " Ragna explains how he knows from his Previous Timeline Selves that Odin, the previous Asgard Allfather, always died with his son Thor in the Second Holy War no matter which Timelines they exist.
" Before he died, he chose Loki, the one he took from the Frost Giants of the Dark Realms, and made Loki his own. "
" It is said that the reason he did this is because Odin foresee his death alongside Thor when fighting the Demons, well... "
" At least that's what 'Carla' told me in the previous Timelines... " Ragna mentions his 'granddaughter', telling Battle Maiden then he knows things from her, her 'granddaughter' who always works for the Divine in every Timeline.
" She must've been so powerful and prestigious, Twelve told so much about her, about his 'Carla'... "
" Of course, she is... "
" Carla is technically like you, Maiden... " Ragna tells her.
" After all, in the previous times, Athena is always her greatest mentor in preparing her to fight against the demons... "
" Before her eventual betrayal by Athena's kin, the gods... "
" For knowing too much about their secrets during her duty, as well becoming more than the gods in the eyes of the mortals. "
" She's a hero that was initially used to glorify those behind her, the hero that will be disposed and branded as a villain once she becomes too well-known to the people and make those behind her lose all of their gains from the hero's hard work. "
" You've seen this, in real life, in fiction even, many times... "
" Heroes who died in the war, only will be remembered for some time, and be forgotten in the long run as they will often be replaced or erased from history. "
" It could be that way, since the heroes we know are still mortal, and mortals are destined to die, rot, and be replaced. "
" Like you..., Orianna Diane Lawson... " Ragna calls Battle Maiden's name, reminding her that she is now technically being disposed of by Athena and the Olympians which made her sad for a bit.
" I know..., I already realized... " Battle Maiden tears for a bit as she accepts what Ragna told her.
" I think I've been propagated too much since little, am I? Those Divine beliefs? " Battle Maiden asks.
" Of course you were, it still even happened during my early times and those who will be born below me. "
" If that continues, then there will be no hope for our future as the more we entrusted things to them... "
" The more the things will be taken from us. " Ragna answers it which made Battle Maiden calmed a bit as her tears decreased.
" I see... " Battle Maiden says, feeling relieved as she hears this.
" To think such a young lad like you will give me such strong advice, it made me stutter for a while. "
" Are you using the 'Twelve Eye' while telling me this? "
" No! " Ragna quickly responds.
"It still can't be used for now, I'm just telling what I know which, luckily, by chance, it hits you right in your gut as your heart and mind quickly agrees with me. "
" Now as we already waste our time for this talk... "
" Maiden...? " Ragna asks Battle Maiden to roll out another Memory Record, continuing the story of the peak at this past event.