Chapter 4: The MagalaN
This vines are causing me the pain, I'm certain of that now. I came to understand how it works. It seems I was able to learn this during my grounding meditation. Somehow it's made to permanently hold me and by its making I'm sure this will also be the spell that they will use to trap my heart and subjugate me. I'm still horrified by my predicament but thanks to my training in meditation I gained a measure of calmness which remotely allowed me to endure the pain it is generating.
Suddenly I heard someone chanting, and I looked sharply at the figure cloaked in crimson red waving his hand delicately while chanting and preparing a complex spell which I recognized by how he manipulated the elements that surrounds him.
So! They want to place another trap and inflict further pain on me! I can feel the tension in my forehead as I scowl. There's no worse feeling than feeling helpless. There's no way for me to stop the spell so I dismissed him entirely.
I have a motto in my previous life which helped me became number one as a game master. "Cut your losses and focus on what you have". It means don't dwell on what you can't do and focus on what you can do. Its correlated with a great book that I once read teaching the idea of starting from your inner circle. What I have is that I can now read their spell, I can isolate my self from the pain coming from the vines, and a woman summoned me here which might be an ally.
I moved my eyes searching among the crowds present in this vast throne room. I was not able to find her, but I noticed that every person in this room emanate a dark aura.
I turned to the figure sitting on the throne room. We locked eyes staring at each other. He has dark green eyes and he look human to me except for a pare of huge curved horns protruding from his forehead. It resembles the horn of a mountain goat I saw from a nature television program. I also noticed that all the males from the crowd have it and the horn varies from one person to another. The woman don't have it which made them look more human.
The King and I stared at one another. I gave him the coldest glare I can manage. He gave me back an expression deprived of any emotions. I assumed he is the King since he's the only one wearing a crown and sitting on the throne.
I felt the containing spell lashed out to me, trapping me further and doubling my pain which I immediately isolated. I dismissed the pain. It's like a rumbling thunder in the background of my senses. In my peripheral I saw that the spell entrapping me is made of dark rope compared to thorny root like vines made of light that is wrapped all through my body. Then I felt the dark rope sink to my body wrapping my heart. I ignored it since I can't do anything about it at the moment. Instead I slightly raised my eyebrows to mock the King. I made sure not to break eye contact with the King while the spell grip my heart. I made sure not to flinch during the process. I may not have any control over their actions but I damn well have control over my reactions. And I meant to defy them to the very end.
I think I saw the King's right eye slightly twitched. Is that a flinch? I asked my self.
I waited for what to come next, and I saw the castor started another spell. I examined and followed the spell in my peripheral without breaking the stare match with the King.
When the spell settled on me, the castor spoke asking my name.
So.. the spell made me understand their language. That's valuable.
I heard her again speaking softly in my mind. "Don't give them your true name. They will use it to control your mind."
Suddenly the thunder behind my senses became lightning. I staggered as the electricity traveled through my veins and to my head. It felt like the most painful brain freeze I ever had. I felt the rope tighten, squeezing my heart. It's like an elephant stamping my chest, I tried with great effort to compartmentalized the pain. It's very hard, like trying to pull away the elephant with a rope but the elephant is stubborn enough and enjoys stamping over me.
While this is happening I heard the Castor speak again, "Tell me your name worm!"
I realized that I was screaming in pain. I'm on my knees and I broke from the staring match with the King.
This helplessness infuriated me. Their intention to trap and control me is making me mad with anger. My muscles started shaking as I grope to isolate my self from the pain. While doing this I turned my gaze back to address the King and entirely dismissed the Caster like the worm that he is to me.
I spoke with a sneer, "You want to know who I am?".
My eyes burn with hate, I will defy them to the very end.
"I am a Destroyer!" I declared to them with anger and threat.
"I am the Conqueror!" I shouted to them with all the hate I have inside me.
The pain intensified to ten folds. I madly fought to isolate it.
I stood up shaking to faced the King again.
"I am the Dark Lord!" I screamed with everything that is left in me.
Something snapped. My vision doubled. Suddenly there's a tall figure in front of me clad in battle armour which I somehow recognized. I can also see through the eyes of the figure who is still glaring hate towards the King. The figure look back to me and I saw myself through his eyes that I'm wrapped in vines made of light and dark rope. I noticed that my skin is now made of crystal. It's disconerting having two visions at the same time, so I closed my eyes. I can only see now through the eyes of the tall figure in front of me. I now realize why I recognized this figure. It is my battle lord avatar in one of the online games that I played.
Hope surge through me. I was able to summon an avatar. I no longer felt any pain when my first body closed its eyes. My human body is now made of crystal, it might be for defence. My heart is beating faster in excitement. Do I have the skills of my original avatar?
I felt another spell lashing towards me. I roared and turned back to confront the Caster. I summoned my battle lord shield and block the spell. A sword swung at my back to decapitate me but I use my dash skill towards the Caster and away from the sword. I rammed the caster with my shield at the end of my dash. The Caster flew and crashed hard on the wall beside the throne. I instantly released the supreme awareness skill that will allow me to track every enemy and moving projectiles within twenty meter radius and learned that I'm surrounded and about to be butchered, so I dropped my shield and summoned my battle lord two handed broad sword and punched it to the ground with all my strength. The shockwave threw all my enemies away from me. I used the opportunity to use my skill of protection, endurance, power enhancement and movement speed increased. Then I stood and faced the King once more. The King is on his feet eyes wide in shock on what just happened. He is surrounded by his guards ready to protect him. I can hear horns blaring outside, and more guards is streaming to all the entrance of the the throne room. Several Casters materialize sixty feet around me and started preparing their spells. The guards charged to me in unison. They won't see my face since my avatar is hooded and his head is made of shadows, there's no mouth, ears and nose. Just a pair of flaming eyes. So I increase the flames to intimidate them. Then I throw my hand and pointed at the King and declared in a deep low threatening voice of my avatar.
"You are now playing in my DOMAIN bitch!"
After saying that, to my surprise we were all transported to another place in a blink of an eye. The whole throne room and the King with all his armies were transported with me. There were no walls though, just the whole throne room. Where the room ended is just pure absolute darkness.
I looked around me and felt that I have absolute power in this place. This is new to me, I don't remember a spell or skill like this from the games that I played or the books that I've read before.
"Kill him!" roared by the King. I looked again at the approaching army more than a hundred of them all shouting their battle cry while the Casters threw their spells on me. I can see all their dark aura clearly now.
Then I heard her whisper softly in my ears again, "Absorb all the King's army my love."
I looked again at their aura and followed my instincts. I wave my hand to swipe the aura of the nearest flank and they just dissolved into dust and absorbed by the darkness. A ball of fire hit me engulfing me in flames and another spell hit me and another followed by another. I was bombarded by vicious spells, but it did no harm to me. I realized that I'm invincible in this place.
I remember my anger. I lashed out to my enemies and torn them asunder.
I disintegrated them one by one until the King is the only one left in the throne room. He sat in his throne. as if saying he will die as a King. He sat straight with the elegance and pride of a King. His body is full of composure but his eyes betrayed him. There is a stark of terror in his eyes.
The whole place is throbbing with the power that I absorbed. It made me stronger. I can feel that this place is like a power bank for me to use whenever I needed And there's one more being in here that I intend to destroy.
Slowly I approached the King. Then I heard her again whispering softly in my mind, "You shall not harm my Father, my love".