He looked around at his surroundings and saw nothing but darkness. He tried to call out to someone, but received no response. He felt as though he was being watched. As he turned around, he saw giant, glowing red eyes staring down at him. As he looked around, more eyes appeared, all staring at him. He gulped and tried to run away, but couldn't move a single muscle. He screamed in fear, but no sound came out of his mouth. Blood began to pour from his eyes, and more eyes opened, continuing to stare at him.
In the castle, his body was still there, limp. His blades, which had once been blue, had turned black and red. Demonic flesh had clung to the hilts. He tried to scream again, but could not. His eyes focused on the endless sea of staring eyes, and he saw his future. His eyes shifted from light blue to blood red. His body began to mutate; his hands turned into claws, wings sprouted from his back, and a mask appeared on his face.
He let out a violent howl, destroying the dimension he was in. Then, he woke up in the real world. He was fine, but his left eye had turned demonic. He looked around in fear, letting out a sigh, before closing his eyes and opening them again. His demonic eye had disappeared.
[A Sudden Change]
Neo woke up in his room. He got up and walked out, heading toward the throne room to greet his father and mother. He knocked on the door before entering and bowing his head in respect.
"Good evening, mother and father. It's nice to see you both again. But if you don't mind me asking, what happened? Why does my body ache?" he asked politely, only to be met with a cold and loud roar from the king.
"Get out of my sight; you are not my son! You are nothing but a demon!" the king shouted.
Neo backed away slightly, then looked at his mother, who turned away. He began to tear up.
"But, father, I am your son! I am not a demon! I am nothing but a normal human! I'm not from mythology. I am not possessed, I swear!" he yelled at his father, only to be met with another loud roar. The king stomped his foot and yelled.
"You are not my son! You are a demon! If you are my son, you will die with this attack!" The king unsheathed his sword and charged at Neo, performing a named slash.
"Divine Departure!"
The king launched an attack—a slash made of darkness with lightning coating it for extra damage. It aimed at Neo, only for the strike to be caught in Neo's hand. Instead of his own hand, demonic claws emerged, and his arm was sliced in two. Neo immediately felt the pain, screaming in agony as his flesh sizzled from the lightning coursing through the wound. He bit his lower lip while holding his arm, as the queen turned around for a brief moment, a tear forming in her eye as she heard his blood-curdling screams.
Neo looked at her with sadness and betrayal. "Mother, please tell him that I'm not a demon! I am your son! Not a demon. I don't know where this demonic hand came from. Please stop him from this madness!"
His mother could only cry and turn away. Neo stared at her, then growled. He healed his arm before losing consciousness. Two hours later, he awoke, sitting on his father's corpse. Horror filled his face as he tried to vomit, but turned his head to the left. A large hole had opened in the ground. His mother, the queen, was missing. Looking down, he saw her body, a massive hole in her chest, still alive—her attack was recent. Neo turned his head to the right and vomited before breathing heavily. He could hear his own heartbeat.
He jumped down, cradled his mother in his arms, and began to cry. "Mother… Mother, who did this to you? Please tell me, so I can avenge you!"
The queen looked at him, blood spewing from her mouth. Her bones creaked and snapped as she placed a hand on his cheek and spoke her final words. "Monster..."
Neo stared in horror, letting out an ear-shattering roar that opened a portal to the ever-growing infinite universe. As the portal closed, he held his mother close and started laughing maniacally.
"Hahhh~! Finally! Now I can rule this kingdom like it's mine!" he said with a maniacal giggle. He knew his potential, and that his parents had only held him back. Now, he would turn the world upside down—no, not just the world, but the entire universe. He smirked and used his soul manipulation to absorb his mother's soul. He then grabbed her corpse's arm and jumped up, placing his palm against the broken floor. He reversed time, fixing the floor before freezing it, ensuring it would never move again. He looked at his father's corpse, walked over, and kicked his head off.
"WHO'S GONNA DIE AGAIN, FATHER?"
As he absorbed his father's soul, his red eyes turning blue, and he stop laughing. His power surged, granting him new abilities. He stopped time and reversed time on their corpses, ensuring they would remain functional as long as a portion of their souls remained within their bodies. He heard someone approaching, returned part of their souls, and grabbed his father's pocket knife. Giving them instructions, he ordered them to sit on the throne. after that
He walked out of the throne room with a smile, heading to the training grounds.
He saw Murania, dressed in a bra, carrying a 400 kg weight on her back while doing one-finger push-ups. He stared at her, sighed, and then spoke.
"Murania, physical strength isn't everything. You need to practice your magic too."
He said before walking out of the castle, taking a deep breath. "Let's start a party," he smirked.
[Love is War]
Three years later, Neo sat in a tent, joining his hands together, staring at the king of the Fire Kingdom. He smiled and used his magic.
"Soul Gambling!" he declared.
A giant square made of ghostly gas appeared, filled with the souls of his army and the Fire Kingdom's army. Inside, they were playing chess, using their special abilities. Neo moved one fodder knight two steps forward. On the battlefield, the soldier mimicked the move, readying his spear. The other king did the same, and Neo sacrificed his knight, overpowering it with his own. On the battlefield, the soldier was overpowered and stabbed through the throat.
As the war continued, the Fire Kingdom's king used a special move to launch a rain of arrows, but Neo used Murania, who was at the front line, to create a large barrier with Athena's shield, negating the attack. The enemy king moved his knight to kill one of Neo's fodder soldiers, decapitating the man. The knight killed several more soldiers before charging into the army.
Neo then used another special ability.
"Burn with the magma of Hephaestus!"
The soldier's spear melted, and he was shot by a lava pool. The battle raged on for 20 hours. Only 100 troops remained when Neo saw his crush, Iris, in the enemy's ranks. He stared at her in horror before turning to the Fire Kingdom's king.
"I didn't know we could use other kingdoms' troops, but if you want to play that game, I'm game!" Neo yelled.
He sent Murania to the front lines and activated the Wrath of Olympus, passing down the abilities of the Greek gods to her. Murania, now overflowing with power, faced off against the enemy king.
The Fire Kingdom's king used "Surtur's Rage," and Iris stabbed the ground. Neo's soldiers laughed, but then the ground began to burn, scorching the troops. Murania tried to protect them, but she was the only one left standing. She let out a loud battle roar.
"I WON'T FORGIVE YOU!"
The ground shook as she summoned 100 claws made of pure dark magic, dragging the enemy soldiers into the earth. Neo laughed, but when Iris used "Thor's Hammer," Murania blocked the attack. Sparks flew, and the battle ended with Murania being sent flying into a mountain.