Courier awoke. He tried to move but he found out his body had been impaled by rods which were suspended in midair. He looked around and found himself face to face with a man who had been directed,floating in front of him. He had no emotion,nor a sense of self behind those blank eyes.
Courier could see that he was still alive as his exposed heart was still beating. He realized that they weren't the only ones as there were countless other bodies of men women and children expanding upward and in either direction. He looked down to see Faust performing a spell,a large magic circle appearing under him.
He was muttering something in a strange language and raised his hand. The soul of the man in front of Courier left him,though his heart was still beating
Faust infused it into the magic circle, causing a monstrous entity to emerge.
watched in horror as the grotesque being,a deformed blob of flesh formed seperate body parts then deformed before finally the spell failed and it collapsed,a mass of deformed limbs and faces twitching.
Faust sighed and turned to Courier.
" Oh your awake. Don't mind me, necromancy is a hobby. I was just testing out a theory on forced incarnation. Ah, we'll." He snapped his fingers and the body suspending in the air as well as the mess he'd created were engulfed by ethereal flames and instantly vanished.
"Where am I?" Courier asked, his voice full of fear.
" My goal is devouring the world requires a certain degree of,let me say,stimulation. It's nasty work you know, corrupting the soul."
" What are you talking about?" Courier demanded.
" What I'm saying my unintelligent friend is that you now belong to me."
" What?!"
" Let me tell you a story. I was once a mortal man,a scholar if you will. But I wanted more. You see I realized from an early age that if I truly desired something then I must take it
But. You can't act so bold without power
So,I did my research and managed to summon the being who would grant me that power. Who knew it'd be a daemon and a Progenitor at that. He was the Devil King Mephisto and he agreed to sustain me for a at the cost of my soul."
Faust said then suddenly broke out laughing,his laughter echoing through the endless space.
'Im sorry,it's just that those beings those higher up the good chain,the celestials,the transcendents the gods,Libra,all of them look down on us mortal men and when we prove to them that we are not inferior they try to destroy us"
" Let me tell you a secret in this world,names are everything they represent the true nature of all that is. They embody the very essence of existence . In summary the represent the concept of anything and everything that exists. Deamons are no exception once you know the name and the things the represent,they become easy to control,easy to use,easy to discard. I used my knowledge and reversed the spell claiming him as my own and now,I can have all yhatbi desire. Isn't it wonderful?" He asked with his arms outstretched.
Courier's looked at him,his gaze narrowed. "What did you do to me?"
Faust's expression remained serene.
"I gave you the power to reclaim your revenge. The darkness within Cyranius, Giovanni, and Gaston now courses through your veins. I did a forced incarnation at that time on a whim and it surprised it worked . I tried with these others yet it was unsuccessful. It's probably because they were already dead but I'll need to perform more experiments to make sure."
" I'm not your puppet." Courier shouted.
" Oh,but you are,you signed the contract." Faust replied.Courier remembered the piece of paper that cut him.
" I can use my power ,Redefinition ,to affect the names of objects on a lower level than myself. For instance,this place is a five dimensional plane that operates differently from the rest of existence. The workings of this Namless Fortress place are dictated by the meanings I decide thr meaning of the various names that exist here. As such I have redefined the concept of death,time and space. I cannot however redefine the names of things I do not fully comprehend.So I made a contract with you to put you under me. I now fully comprehend your purpose and as such I can affect your name. Let's just say,I'm redefining your the meaning of your existence as I see fit."
" You can't do that." Courier yelled.
" But I am. And don't act like you're not going to benefit,I'm going to make you the perfect weapon against Atari Kojo. It's a win win right?"
" If you want him so bad why don't you do it yourself?"
" I already told you I cannot affect the names of beings I do not understand. Trust me I have tried ." Faust said.
He had launched an attack on Kojo through Cyranius but it was negated by an unseen power. and since then the area around Kojo had become impossible for him to affect. Only people who possessed a Supreme Enchantment capable of nullifying laws could do that. Hence him resorting to this.
"I gave you the power to reclaim your revenge." Faust continued using his power to manipulate Couriers mind.
Courier's memories flooded back, his anger boiling.
"Kojo." he growled, his fists clenched.
" Good dog." Courier smiled.
" Now that that's settled let us begin." Faust said outstretching his hands again.
A plethora of magic circle appeared through the Nameless Fortress, combining into new spells and multiplying. Courier screamed as various incantations bombarded his body causing it to break apart and reform over and over.
Nefaria observed from the shadows, her concern growing.
"Faust, this is reckless," she whispered as she observed what was going on from her realm through a projection she had made. She was equally a Progenitor or Devil king as they were more popular called.
She however operated on a much higher Order than Faust who though bested Mephisto was only able to use a fraction of his power.
Faust did acquire the power of her brother ,but demons were not like humans. They didn't act on emotion . Their structure was hierarchical and if you died then you were weak. She was however concerned that Faust actions could have severe reprecussions not only in the underworld but beyond. She didn't want to deal with any being that was higher up the ladder. Her pride wouldn't allow it. She continued to observe Faust.
Faust's incantation circles finally combined into a single sigil rotating anticlockwise behind Courier who had by this time been engulfed in emerald flames.
" Now ,you are reborn." He said as the sigil behind Courier began to glow brightly,it's colourless glow engulfing the whole space.