Kira lay upon Smiling's chest sleeping soundly. Smiling stared up at the cave. He ran his finger upon her back gently. 'This is nice and all. But it's gonna end soon I'll bet. Red will show up and we'll be off again' he inwardly sighed at this thought. 'You took an oath you don't serve him you die. It's that simple. But still' he looked down at Kira soundly sleeping. Studied her plump cheeks, a few freckles on them. Her doe red eyes when opened were bright and lively. Now she just looked majestic as she slept.
He kissed her forehead and shook her awake. She fought sleep from her eyes and looked up at him resting her chin on his chest. "Hi" she said softly. "Hi" he said back with a smirk. "How long have I been asleep?" She asked. "For about an hour" she blinked her eyes rapidly and got up to get dressed. "What's wrong?" He asked as she rapidly got dressed. "He was supposed to wake me up for my shift an hour ago. But he didn't? Something is off?" She said pulling on a boot. Smiling got dressed as well. They noticed the light of the fire was dim. No one had been stocking it which added credence to her worry. And they armed themselves as they slowly hugged the wall towards the entrance. As they looked around they didn't see their companion at all.
Then they heard a loud bang and a scream. They then gave each other a look as they raced towards the loud noises direction.
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Prometheus became angry throwing the man upon the ground. He grunted in pain from the man handling of his body. His now missing limb caused him to groan. His back burned and he felt like his ribs were broken. He coughed up blood spitting it upon the ground. "Well…if you won't tell me then how about I make you!" Prometheus's eyes began to glow. "Extraction!" His fingers turned black and tips began to glow blue. Then turned to tentacles as they shot forward violently stabbing into the man's back turning ethereal. Tentacles passed right through without breaking the skin. They moved through his body towards his mind palace breaking into his mind taking it over.
He searched through his memories. He saw the man walking in a towered city with technological advanced machines flying about. It was a bustling city as he entered through a crowd towards the center of the city. He came to a tower that over looked the city.
Memories passed and he was now standing in a throne room. Hooded figure sat upon the throne. Prometheus could see the man wearing a silver blank mask. 'The Void King?' He thought watching the memory play out. "My king" the man sank to one knee. "I have an assignment for you. I want you to obtain a canister full of miasma from the Ash Realm" the king explained. He brought out a glowing orb. "Inside is a spell of my own design. It's…special. Merely absorb the spell and activate it" the man took the orb. "So what spell is this if I may be privileged to know?" The Void King gave a small nod, "This spell is able to create a portal on the Onyx Wall. It'll bypass the enchantments engraved into it, and create a magic circuit designed to replicate through out the wall. Best part of the design is that anyone who uses chi to try and stop it will only make it stronger" the king explained. The man's eyes bulged open. His whole black eyes were wide with great surprise at the revelation. He looked down at the silver glowing orb. He then slowly bowed, "I understand this responsibility I will not fail you my king" the king stood. "Infiltrate the Wolf Pack. Learn their ways. Disguise yourself away and master this spell. Anything done right can't be rushed. You have one year to complete this task. An agent will come for the canister and yourself after activating the beacon upon completion. Use all tactics, and skills you can to make this happen. I want that miasma. And I want chaos that follows. The Ash Realm will be the first domino in my scheme. That is all you need to know. Prepare and depart" the man bowed and left the room.
Time passed he was hidden away practicing with the spell. In front of him a rock wall. He placed a hand on it as intricate designs of chi threads came from the palm of his hand. They began to form a magic circle. They then fizzled out as he collapsed. His face wet with sweat and was pale. "Just…creating this takes great effort. One slip up on the drawing and it fails sapping your chi just as quickly" he thought out loud. He stood up weakly and tried again.
Time continued to pass and pass. He practiced and mastered till finally he formed a working portal upon a cave wall. He stepped through and found himself inside the Lycaon quarters. He smiled big as he stepped into his room. He then walked to the portal and placed two hands on the sides. "May Heavens Gates be Forever Closed!" He said. The portal then flickered and then disappeared. He collapsed on the ground still grinning. "It's time" he said whispering.
Prometheus opened his eyes and removed his tentacles from the man's body. He grunted as he regained consciousness. Prometheus turned from him walking towards the portal. He placed both hands on the outside of the portal was too wide now. Before he could say anything the first corrupted broke through. He punched it square across the jaw as it spun towards a mountain slamming into it with a boom. It's screeching echoed through out the area cutting through the silence. Prometheus then moved to close the portal. "May Heaven's Gate Remained…" boom two more shot out from the portal. Zig zag patterns of silver began to extend across the wall making the portal more stable. Now the inside of the wall could be seen making a hole ten feet wide. Prometheus shot them both with the Green Hornet killing them. He could see a large group now running towards the portal. The wounded man smiled as he crawled towards the canister.
Prometheus shouted, "May Heavens Gates be Forever Closed" the portal flickered and then remained the same. 'Son of a bitch its stable now! Fused to the wall. Only the creator of the spell could diffuse this!' He thought. The injured man wrapped his handless arm around the canister. "Finally…" he whispered. He sat up grabbing a stone from his jacket. Then focused chi into the stone with his good hand. A symbol of a circle with a triangle in the center with a circle encompassing it. It lit up silver glowing light. He sighed with relief. "And the deed is done.." he waited. Prometheus was battling a corrupted monsters.
He shot an arrow after arrow killing them quickly. He glanced behind him seeing the injured man holding the canister. "Wind Step!" He spoke as he shot backwards and was in front of the man in the blink of an eye. He grabbed the canister and then pinned the man down with a foot to his chest. "So you rig the spell or was it designed that way?" The man spit blood, "Yes…designed…" he groaned. "You saw…my limit of understanding my…my king's power is not my place…" he weakly said as the pressure on his chest caused him to have trouble breathing. Each gasp of air was a struggle.
Prometheus sighed the canister then disappeared into a particle in his hand. He then shot an arrow without looking behind him. "Well…seems you have lost any purpose" he was then attacked by a scythe blade. He moved back dodging it. Smiling Demon stood in front of him brandishing ax and scythe. He now stood between the man and him. Behind Prometheus more corrupted came through the portal. This caused Smiling to become distracted looking behind him. "What the hell is going?" Kira came up behind him holding a spear. Her jaw dropped seeing the hole in the wall. "We have to go! We have to warn Lycaon Tower! NOW!" She screamed. She then backed away. Smiling Demon then looked down at the injured man seeing their team mate. "Help!" He screamed. Prometheus scowled, 'Should of killed him when I had the chance!' He thought. "Whatever your thinking I'm telling you now you got it all wrong. We need to get out of here!" He yelled back at Smiling Demon. "He do this?" He asked Prometheus. "Yes" Smiling nodded at this response. He then drove the scythe down into the man. His image flickered and showed his true self. He shook his head jerking the scythe out and then began to run. Prometheus then followed suit. He grabbed Smiling by the collar and then caught up to Kira grabbing her. "Teleport!" He shouted. They were encased in light before they were gone.
More and more corrupted came out of the portal now growing larger. They screamed and roared as they ran about in a craze. Miasma started to leak from the portal. A flash of light and the Void King stood over the dead body. A corrupted came at him he merely swiped his hand the creature turned to red dust.
"Well you did your part. Now to collect my prize. It was never the miasma" he said at the corpse. He then walked towards the portal passing through it. He reappeared inside the wall. He walked through the fog towards the center of the encased landscape. He could see a silhouette of a pyramid in the far off distance.
"Ah to be reunited with my power will be a gift" he said to himself.