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Chapter 146 - 146.) The Terror of Morris.

Kenny: "Mhm… everyone, run!" *PEW* 

Susanne: "D-damn!" 

Morpheus & Nubia: "You heard the man, LET'S GOOO!!!" *PEW* *PEW* 

The entire group splits a bit as they dash into the cosmos. Dashing towards every Maze planet or star they could reach as Morris stood there and watched. He smiled and laughed as he waited. His white shoulder cape flapped in the breeze he created. His eyes lit up with an ominous golden color within them. The strap that flowed from his left shoulder pauldron hung to his waist and wrapped around to the back of his pants. It was used to hold the sword of his choosing which was a red-bladed, royal Imperial Sword. His gloves were leather and white while he wore white loafers that shined in the light. His blonde hair sat in a neat man-bun with a few loose hairs dancing about. His eyes were sharp with jagged eyebrows and a white, medical breathing mask on his face. He glared at everyone as they flew away. 

Morris: "The idiots think they can get away, huh?" 

Power Scale Level: 55

Birthright: Subtraction/Addition 

Element: Space

Study: Eyes of the Bewilder 

Age: 100,041

He walked in a straight line as he whistled a cheery tune. He opened one of his eyes to reveal that golden gleam once more. He could track their essence after just one look with his Mental Zenchi. He opened a portal that showed him the locations of all nineteen young gods and goddesses. He looked about and glared at them as they each ran away from him, desperately, and with a bit of fear on each of their hides. It was enough to make a pure sadist such as himself go mad. He shed tears of joy as he spun about with his arms stretched outward, and his pointer fingers at the ready. 

Morris: "Eyes closed and I'm spinning abooout, just which one of you bitches will I force intooo a booout!" 

He sang and sang as he purposely prolonged his bullshit. 

Morris: "Aye- alright, alright al-focking-righty then! Let me bring this to a… halt!!" 

His finger stopped and he pointed at Ellie who was somehow now flying with an injured Susanne. They flew towards a gigantic Maze World with maze rings around it. Yes… the planet has rings and they're Mazes too. The damn atoms in this place are Mazes, I mean sheesh. 

Ellie: "Come on Susanne, dear. We have to get somewhere safe on this giant of a planet and hide out as your wounds heal."

She gripped Susanne tightly around the waist. Ripping through the atmosphere as she turns her speeding ball of light into a blanket they can float on as they crash into the eerie waters of the Alpha Maze Planet! 

Ellie: (Tuh, even the stupid water is shaped like a maze 20 feet underneath the surface. The marine life even swims in this maze shape as if it's normal. Ugh, I hope their cells aren't Mazes too.) *BLOOP*

She lets out a few bubbles as she swims back to the surface with Susanne in tow. 

She leaps out from within the water and lands on the surface. Looking around in all directions to see if she can feel any essence, or at least see a piece of land. Luckily for her, she felt essence and could see the land it was coming from! She smiled with some joy in her face as she dashed over to the island, getting there in a near instant. By then, Susanne had finally healed all her wounds and regained her composure. As they touched down on the island, Susanne flipped out of her arms. Landing with her back facing Ellie as her dress flowed down. 

Ellie: "Are you… alright?" 

Susanne: "Yeah, for the most paht. But we've gotta come up with something fast!" 

She walks over to Ellie as they continue speaking. 

Ellie: "Mhm. *Nod* Indeed, that Morris guy is bad news!" 

Susanne: "Yeah, and I've got a terrible feeling he's hunting us all for sport. A feeling that he could tear us down whenever he'd like, no matter how far we go within this verse. Even the House of Beel wouldn't be safe." 

Ellie: "So what do we do? Your fusion couldn't even stop him!" 

Susanne: "We have to use this place to our advantage and crush them one by one. Our best option if all else fails is- 

Morris: "We can discuss that latah." 

Susanne: "Wha- nrgh!? ELLIIIE!!" 

She turned around to see Morris holding Ellie from behind. His left hand placed over her mouth while his right hand sat gripping her abs. 

Ellie: "Mh-Mhmmm… MRRHMM!!" 

Morris: "What a true Luminarian  maiden through and through. She says to escape and leave ha, how touching. Only… neithah one of you will be doing that!" 

Susanne: "Tsssk… Morris you bastahd, let ha go!" 

Morris: "Ah, afraid I can't do that for ya, young lady. I'll be crushing you two upon seeing what you can do and move on to the others. Making sure to keep the defeated individuals on my hip as I do!" 

Susanne: "Hrnngh!? (Heh, he fell for it!) You think it'll be that easy, HUUUUH!?" *FWIP*

She took two steps forward and stomped on the floor. 

Morris: "Tuh, what rubbis- HRNGH!?" 

Ellie turned into toxic gas that could easily pierce the skin with its neurotoxins. He backed away and looked at his arms, each one was covered in blisters full of Susanne's essence.

Morris: "Daaaamnn!!! It's highly potent to be able to affect someone of my calibah! Where's the other girl, or are you actually alone here!?" 

He yelled out as he slid back a few hundred feet. He used his ability to extinguish the blisters and her essence just before he jumped in. 

Susanne leapt in as well with a smile on her face. Morris was the same way, smiling as he dashed in. Their fists cross and connect with the other's jaw. Morris was almost unfazed by her, but his went right through her as she turned into gas and re-materialized as she flanked his six. He swung with a backhand that made her leap back. But just as he turned to rush in, a kick sent him flying deeper into the maze island. 

Susanne: "Good, our little rouge worked. Making him think we all dashed in different directions when everyone simply was encased in a bubble I carried. Ha, Genius!" 

Kenny: "Word, time to see what we can manage against such a monster. He already showed us running isn't going to be an option!" 

Morpheus: "Right!" 

Nubia: "Then we take the battle to him!" 

Maeli: "Damn right!" 

Sammy: "Hmph, everyone get ready!!" 

Y. Strife & Rebellion: RIGHT!!" 

They await Morris' return, unaware of his standing behind Ellie once more. 

"Is this truly the girl this time, I wondah." Morris thought to himself as he analyzed their bodies a bit closer this time. Raising his hand to block a hammer fist from Zelibus who had flanked his rear. Morris snarled a bit and blasted Zelibus' arm to bits, turning it to a powder-like substance. 

Zelibus: "Nrgh!?"

Amera: "Zelibus, your arm!!" 

Morpheus: "Damn, behind us, huh?" 

Morris: "Susanne, granddaughtah of Lady Elizabeth. Hehe, I have to ask." 

Susanne: "Hmm, what is it?" 

Morris: "Do you take me for a fool, Lady Susanne? Hm!?" 

He glared at her with eyes that reflected the very cosmos. His pupils were very small solar flares that burned at a constant. 

Susanne & Mackey: "Woah…" 

Morris: "These eyes cannot be fooled. I can't see your real bodies just yet, but these little Gas Clones won't do the job." *WOOSH* 

He blew every single clone into the breeze by flexing his essence and lacing the wave with Presence and Physical Zenchi. 

Morris: "Hm… you're one tough clone, aren't you Susanne?" 

Susanne: "That's because I'm a Self-Split persona of the Gas variation. Susanne will be happy to know what I've seen so far, ta~ta now!" *Swiiiish* 

She waved goodbye as she blew into the breeze. 

Morris: "Mhm… clever group of youngins, we got here, aye?" 

Billiam: "Indeed, I'm guessing it was done when they were still fused. But someone put a haze over our view, seems that final attack that nearly took out Gibbit was more than just a big bomb, mate." 

Elizabeth: "Mhm… (He lacks sight,  they both do. I can see them clearly as day, back on the main planet.)" 

Morris: "I'll be going back to the center of the verse to scan everything out in one go. See if I can get a read real quick. Don't even go about breaking the haze, I got this. Plus, I'll break it for you before I engage the brats!" 

Billiam: "Hmph, do as you please." 

Morris: "Will do, chi-kahw." *PEW*

he blasted off the planet in an instant. Destroying the entire Maze world in little to no time. 

Susanne: "Tch, all of the clones have been dealt with and my Gas Split has returned to me. We don't have much time before he does something to find us all." 

Morpheus: "Yeah, but none of us can take him on even in a five on one. Splitting up as an actual plan is dangerous." 

Fong: "Yeah, but what are we to do if he comes here as we are? Hopeless for a plan to counter this colossal enemy." 

Maeli: "Mhm…" 

Zelibus: "We'll probably have to fight using guerrilla warfare tactics. Keeping our distance and gaining a better understanding of his abilities, if we can that is." 

Zoshen: "Oh… well damn. That sounds pretty damn sensible to me." 

Kenny: "Yeah, it does." 

Nubia: "I say we go for it! I mean, what else do we have to lose at this point?" 

Morpheus: "Hm… y'all wit it?" 

Everyone: "HELL YEA!!!" 

Susanne: "Heh, alrighty the- NRGH!!" *RUMBLE* 

"Do you guys feel that!?" 

Morpheus: "Yeah." 

Everyone looks up from the inner forest base they had taken over. The sky lost its lustrous, blue hue and became a nasty shade of violet-purple. From within that same change of hue came a gigantic eye, the same as what Morris has in his head. It would seem that he had chosen to spread his essence through the entire multiverse and connect his sight to the wave. Allowing him to see any and all things within the verse all at once. Unfortunately for him, there was haze placed on random planets and stars to stop him from seeing rhe inhabitants. This confused his sight and what he could see. 

Morris: "Damn… Susaung'nno is really a damn issue, isn't she? Whelp, get ready to restart the verse once more!" 

Billiam: "Damn you. Tch, Noel… you do it!" 

Noel: "Oh, baaah! You suck, Billiam!" 

Billiam: "Go for it, Morris." 

Morris: "Nice… Eyes of the Bewilder: Divine Shot.

Morris managed to fire a single ball of speeding essence at every celestial body throughout the maze verse. Not a single planet, star, pretty much anyplace that had a high level of polarity and held life. It took no less than a single second to pass before every celestial body was imploding in on itself or turning to space dust. It took less than ten seconds for this event to fully pass and simmer down. Morris stayed in his same spot and watched as the dust cleared. Staring as he viewed the twenty planets and stars that actually survived his onslaught. Each one had an abundance of life on them that made it hard to see which one the kids could be on. As an answer to this, he decided to visit EVERY planet or star that now sat within the system. With that being said, let's rewind the clock about thirty seconds, shall we? 

Susanne: "Holy… look at that blast!" 

Morpheus: "Crap, he must be destroying any and all planets that we may be on!" 

Nubia: "Seems like it!" 

Ju'Mosi: "What a load of crap, brah!" 

Kenny: "Susanne, let's stop it!" 

Susanne: "Right!" 

The two leap into the sky and exit the upper layers of the atmosphere. Both their fists were coated in heavy loads of essence. They stare at the approaching attack and lift their fists high above their heads. Smashing them into the blast, pulverizing it into space dust. The force from the blast and the occurring collision forced them back into the skies of the Maze World. They regained their composure and made their way back over to the group. Everyone stared above themselves as the many small flecks of light dwindled to nothingness 

Now, back to the present where we find Morris traveling from planet to planet, star to star. Finding every celestial body that survived his onslaught and demolishing them upon not finding the group. He was making sure they didn't have ANY place to run to once he caught up to them this time. Morris was already onto the thirteenth celestial body. It didn't take long to realize they weren't there on the planet. In response, he turned the entire planet into space dust in the blink of a divine eye. He snarled at his failure to find them once again, doing a complete one-eighty as he faced the opposite direction. He scanned everything in that direction and noticed it was the direction of the Maze World. Conveniently the furthest body from him, yet… he just instinctively felt they would be there.

Morris: "Tch… no more hiding for the lot of you!" *FLASH* 

Susanne: "Hmph… it seems like he's been rampaging through the remaining planets and stars. Some of them even have my Gas barrier sitting around them like a haze. He's going to think they're us." 

Kenny: "Good, we need more time to rest up anyways. 

Nubia: "Certainly, but we need to find out what the hell his abilities are. Or we'll never find a proper countermeasure which would also eliminate ANY chance of us formulating a plan that works!" 

Morpheus: "Facts, that'll have to come once we can actually engage him. But we have to remember that he smashed Susong'nn in one strike. We HAVE to be careful this time!" 

Maeli: "Correct, with that being said. Everyone please focus on your healing, it won't take long for that monster to get here!" 

Morris: "It won't take long indeed, young daughter of Aurorin and Berixan!" 

Morpheus: "Shit." 

Everyone looked to the skies above them to see Morris standing on a cloud. He looked down on them with his arms crossed. Smiling as he wondered what their next move would be. Truth be told, Young Strife and the Rebellion were pondering the same thoughts. Talking amongst themselves without taking their eyes off of him for even a second. Both parties staring the other down for a bit before a sudden sound was heard. Then a ball of light could be seen traveling towards Morris. 

Morris: "Well… that's in poor taste!" *SWIPE*

He knocks the ball.of light into the void of space. It blew up with enough essence behind it to nearly level a universe. 

Susanne: "Damn." 

Morpheus: "Your Gas-Split's efforts are very appreciated. Morris is simply on a whole other level from what we've faced so far." 

Kenny: "Yeah, now we've got to be ready for what comes ne- *chop*

Morris: "There is no gettin' ready… son of Xebeel." 

He walked past Kenny and headed for the others.

Kenny: "What the…" *THUD* 

Morpheus: "Shit! (His speed is insane!!)" *SWI-*

Morris: "Nuh-uh… uuuh. You're someone who I can't allow to land a single blow. Your growth is freakish even for a Gahwardian-bred Senkozen like yourself." 

Morpheus: "Everyone, CHARGE E-

Morris: "How about… no." *SWISH* 

*SMACK* *PRCH* *PSH* *PCH* …  *SMASH* 

Morris hit a vital point found on every single one of the Young deities' bodies as he blitzed by. It took less than a millisecond for him to appear behind the group. Another second passed and everyone dropped to the floor. Unable to move thanks to his strikes plus his essence entering their nervous systems and their essence systems. He turned around to see his work, only to find Susanne still standing. Lacing her gas-type essence around their bodies in order to free them from his clutches. 

Morris: "How annoying of you, granddaughtah of Lady Elizabeth. You're a persistent one, chi-kahw!" 

He started to walk towards her. 

Susanne: (Damn, this is bad, I'm actually being affected by his essence quite a bit!) "I won't be allowing you to do as you please!" *PEW* 

Morris: "Hm?" *Fwip* 

He blocked her kick with his forearm and forced her back. She landed on the floor on all fours. She looked up and leapt in once more with a flurry of strikes. Morris stood in place and blocked everything coming his way with just one arm. The shockwaves created by their constant clashing of limbs caused the bodies of the group to go tumbling and rolling on the floor. Morris unknowingly assisted Susanne in getting them away from danger, AND… he was allowing her to get rid of his essence. She used her ability of light and it's heat with the malleable nature of gas to insert her essence into their system through the ears, eyes, and nose. 

Morpheus: (I can almost move again!) *Twitch* *flinch* 

Kenny: (Keep going Susanne!)

Morris: "Hmm… (I'm feeling less and less essence within those brats. Guess it's time I show her…) You're quite capable, young Lady Susanne. But you're still a far cry from the strength needed to best!"  

He lowered his arm back down to his side as she continued to hammer at him with her strikes.

Susanne: "Hrmn!? (Why would he do that!?)" 

She swung with her fists and legs as hard as she could, but her strikes failed to cause even the smallest dent in his defenses. 

"There's some type of wall around you, isn't there!?" She asked as she desperately swung at him. 

Morris: "Yeah, but it's nothing more than my presence. Something I picked up when having to deal with the monsterpus forces of the Untold TRUTH." 

Lancelin: "D-Damn, he's still… the same kind of m-monster he was back then!" 

Lancelot: "Yeah, e-even moreso nowwww!!" 

Everyone felt a strong essence sweep over them, watching as Susanne was now being held in one spot. Her body was stiff as a board, twitching and straining her as she attempts to break free. Morris smiled as his essence spiked in intensity, as well as density. The forests, lakes, swamps, glaciers and other environments found on the planet were cleared out by a sudden wave of violent essence. It swept across the surface in a near instant. The children were left distraught and puzzled by the amount of bloodlust infused into the attack. They could see vivid visions of a devilish Morris. He sat in front of them as they each saw individual deaths of themselves. Watching as they're killed by Morris a countless amount of times. As they lay on the ground, shivering with fear of what could happen to them. Morris simply sat there standing with his arms folded and his smile bright. 

Morris: "Now then… I trust that you all finally realize the terror of Morris!" 

*Smirk* 

The combined group of Young STRIFE and The Rebellion face trial after trial. Foe after foe within this vast multiverse of the Maze World. Now they face off against a Commander and his terrifying strength. What will Morris do with them as the Civil War begins!!?

Next Chapter: Luminarian Battlefront,

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