Prometheus was nervous as he walked through the doors to enter the throne room of the World. The cosmic was sitting at the throne with Deimos and Phobos standing behind the large throne. Prometheus stopped and bowed. "Seems you have come empty handed and failed to carry out my order child?" Its voice was stern and angry. "Yes Master. I did fail and the Slayer is alive I can assure you of that. And he is safe, but we have bigger problems than the King's Test?" He kept his answers straight to the point so they could discuss the real issue. The Nexus had found a vessel and now was in the possession of the Void King who in fact was the Puppeteer somehow. After he reported all that the World fell silent. "Let me gather my thoughts here. The Puppeteer was able to transfer his soul to another being? Am I hearing that right?" The World seemed puzzled and confused. "That would be most logical, yes" Prometheus exclaimed. The room then became so pressurized with a violent aura. Even Prometheus fell to his knees struggling to stand erect. The two guards of the World also collapsed. This seemed to be ignored by the World as they stood from their throne.
"Seems work is left unfinished by everyone! I want to know where the Slayer is! And how you would be so incompetent enough to leave him where you found him!" The World screamed, causing Prometheus to feel like his head would explode. The throne room shook as their anger grew causing his guards armor to crack luckily they were golems so they felt nothing. That couldn't be said for Prometheus who was flesh and blood.
"Master…" he said weakly, "We need…to…trust Sister…" he forced these words out best he could. The World paused, staring down at him with its glowing head. The pressure lifted and Prometheus gasped for air and tried to compose himself. The throbbing migraine remained from the mind melting pressure. "Why?" They asked. "She…is playing out a path set by Fate. This is preordained…when has she ever been wrong? In all the years I've known her she has never been wrong not once. Others just failed to listen to her and things went wrong from there. But she ends up right!" He stood up weakly staring up at the World.
"The Slayer is no longer ours to command anymore. He is no longer your servant; he is serving a bigger purpose. Change is coming and we need to take up arms. My fellow brethren must be called to action with us master. Otherwise your universe, the creation you made, will die! And the Nexus will be the cause!" He warned. The World folded their hands behind their back. They then sighed, "Simple King's test is the damn butterfly effect in this situation. We now have a hurricane on our hands. Where is the Nexus now?" They asked with a calmer tone. "That I don't know. I would assume the Void Realm. It attached itself to a Wolf Warrior from the Ash Realm. We all tried to stop it, but the Void King took her. The very Ash Realm is a hellscape ruled by the corrupted now. The other realms are next" the World turned looking out at the cosmos behind the throne.
"First Mist Dragon and now the Wolf King. We are losing good men before the war begins" the remained silent. "Mist Dragon is dead?" Prometheus asked, surprised. "I don't know. He is missing and it seems his plane was attacked. They left it intact though his family still lives. They only wanted him" the World then took a seat back at the throne. "Trying times. Civil War, allies lost, inner strife, and now the King Slayer. The Realms are weak right now. Puppeteer could have planned this somehow to end this way. Only puzzling thing is how he is alive? When we last saw him his corpse lay in the pyramid we built. He was very dead and the Nexus was in hibernation being its vessel was dead. Even if it has limits, how is he alive?" The World was lost in thought. "Seems like he did a soul swap somehow? It's a tricky technique, but I have seen such a thing from my home world before. On Earth a being was called a soul eater; consuming souls and the body before moving to the next. It's possible here as well from the histories I've read over the years. A legend tells of a master cultivator named Dusk was able to escape death by taking others' bodies. Walking in others bodies each time the body was on the cusp of death he would jump to another" Prometheus trailed off thinking. 'If he could do that maybe he'll take her body for himself?' He thought. "We need to call a meeting of the Guides!" he protested with great earnestness. "I agree," the World exclaimed.
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Raijin sat under a tree meditating. Laid out in front of him was his long odachi, katana, and wakizashi. His Tengu mask sat next to him revealing his scarred face, piercing eyes, and shaggy beard. He was approached by one of the wooden puppet servants of the World who was carved into a woman with the same robes as Dreymond. She bowed, "Master Raijin you have been summoned" Raijin stared at the puppet. 'I would assume it's over for my student again' he thought. He stood up, arming himself with his swords and followed the puppet. He placed the mask over his face as he walked. He entered into the throne room and found the World seated at their throne with ten floating orbs around him with sigils of the Guides upon them. Each representing an aspect of existence each Primordial ruled over. From love to craftsmanship each of these Primordials saw over keeping the wheels turning in the Dream Universe. The World wasn't alone seated next to them was Prometheus the Primordial "Keeper of the Flame"; who helped create more humans and gave their design the ability to evolve through cultivation. An empty chair was to the left of the World for Raijin. He stared at them through his Tengu mask.
"You called for me?" he asked knowing the answer seeing the setting of the room. The World merely gestured for him to take a seat. 'What could they be talking about?' he did as he was told and walked to the chair. He removed the Odachi from his back along with his katana laying them upon his lap. "We call this meeting of the Guides. I thank you all for being here. We have a problem on an astronomical scale and it will take all of us to see it through" the World explained. "Prometheus and Sister Spinner have uncovered a plot that is more pressing than the strife in the Regime. The Puppeteer has risen and with it the Nexus has acquired a new body. "Have the Puppeteer and the Nexus joined?" one orb said with a sigil of a quill in flames. "No, it seems it's bonded with a newly awakened Hellion infected with the Corruption Virus" Prometheus stated. "So then where is the new vessel?" another orb asked. "With the Void King" one orb chuckled with a female voice that sounded raspy. "So we're having a meeting over some King? Why not just send Raijin and take the vessel. What's the big deal?" She had a point but only a point that she didn't know everything.
"The Void King and the Puppeteer are one of the same. It seems he was able to transfer his spirit to other bodies. No telling how long he's been at this. I fought him and even he was a challenge for a Primordial. He is hiding his true power. But seems to have limits. He couldn't go full power completely for some reason. The King Slayer delivered a devastating blow causing him to panic and take the vessel housing the Nexus" the World interrupted. "So assemble your armies. We invade the Void Realm" this caused Prometheus to look in shock. "But I thought we were going to let Fate play out? Listening to Sister Spinner? Only assisting when the time was right?" The World was silent for a moment. "No. I will take matters into our own hands" they said bluntly. "Master, you could be making the wrong decision interrupting fate? Even a decision like this could impact everything" he protested.
"Just because you know what will happen doesn't mean fate can't be changed. You weaken yourself thinking that her way is the only way through this. Look at all options if we don't act now the vessel could awaken and then we have two enemies to face over one" the World seemed like they couldn't be swayed. Prometheus stood up in anger, "THIS GOES AGAINST EVERYTHING WE DISCUSSED! I told you we need to trust Sister!" The World waved a hand lifting Prometheus up by an invisible force. "I don't care! I've sat back and let incompetence run rampant. I let that boy be my King Slayer along with his friend! And now their very oaths seemed to have faded. Sister played me from the beginning. She made no mention of this to me. You defend her betrayal!" The World then threw Prometheus across the room. "You wish to join her in exile after this is over so be it! Everyone involved in this plot dies! Including the King Slayer! All threats will be illuminated!"
The World stood up, "Does everyone hear me! I will not have disloyalty amongst our ranks! Any! And I mean any! Helping Sister and her newly acquired sword will be dealt with personally by me!" The orbs were all silent. "Now! Assemble your armies the order has been given I demand all hear to comply! I want the Void Realm decimated" Prometheus rubbed his neck and locked eyes with Raijin who didn't seem to agree with any of this. 'I don't think I can abide by the rules here. I must have grown some affection for the Lad' his voice echoed in Prometheus's mind. 'What are you going to do?' He asked Prometheus. He was silent, staring at the floor. He stood up producing a sword with a black blade and silver handle. This caused the World to turn, staring at him. 'You can kill me here and now or you can assist!' Raijin shook his head and stood. "So you wish to kill my apprentice?" He said unsheathing his Odachi. "This is where I die then. Cause I can't let you do what you're going too. Prometheus may speak the truth and saying restraint is our best course and purging all allies. Your pride blinds you Master World" he then pointed his Odachi at the World. "You go through this you lose your sword. What will it be?" He asked. "Time for another lesson" the World mumbled.