Horo just stood there unmoving. Everything was completely silent and still as if reality had paused.
As this was his first time using his ability karmic tie, he was truly aware of how outrageous the affect of the repercussions he would have to suffer from was. Firstly he had to make sure negative karma was established between him and the target, and it is best if the opponent is the one to initiate beginning of said negative karma as it would lessen the duration needed for the tie to be completed. Secondly once the Tie is completely established in order to maintain it Horo had to provide massive amounts of negative energy in order to keep tie stable, if energy is overdrawn it would use the physical energy of the user. Another important aspect of the ability, the stronger the person tied the more energy needed to sustain the karmic tie.
With that being said, now that he had used the ability on two ascended beings his head was spinning out of this world. Horo tried his best to act the part as if nothing was wrong so he could swiftly retreat as he knew others were in hiding. He used all of his mental focus to pressure the weaklings with his aura and killing intent while he made a quick escape. As he dashed through the forest at speeds vehicles in the last era couldn't dare to match, he remained vigilant and kept up the act, as it felt like his body would crumble to dust and his soul would dissipate at any moment.
Horo traveled with purely off of Will as his entire being was drained, he had no negative, physical or even mental energy left to provide himself with. He was already tens of kilometers away when he suddenly felt extreme energy pulsations nearby, and the earth was shaking as if an earthquake was happening. After struggling to focus a little more his senses picked up a couple more energy signatures of individuals, adding everything up he figured some powerful beings beyond his league must be battling over a relic that they discovered. The weird thing was the energy being released was not negative energy but gave an ancient feeling, something that gave the presence of a Buddha.
He was about to keep moving to get to safety when he felt his life long nonliving companion, which was the black tree on his back, began to throb violently, so violently it wouldn't let him move forward.
After recognizing the tree began acting like a radar for that strong source of energy, Horo got closer to the area it was located. There he could see four beings that had to be above the ascended realm as they were clashing in the sky and only progenitor realm supernaturals were the ones who could defy gravity and fly freely without using an ability. Knowing they couldn't sense him due to his special abilities and techniques he decided to find the source that was attracting his tree. He was led to a cave by the tree and there he saw a stone tablet that had golden letters glowing on it, he went to pick up the tablet but the moment he touched it, it disintegrated into energy particles that was sucked into the tree on his back. When the particles was done being absorbed the tree began to vibrate historically as if it was a physical object and not a tattoo like tree, next he received a notification.
"Tree of Tragedy has absorbed the scripture of reincarnation."
"Tree of Tragedy has transformed the scripture of reincarnation into the Tragic Lives Spell"
Tragic Lives Scripture
Some blessings may lead to calamity, but for every calamity there is a chance of blessings. May you use your Will and Opportunities found in Tragedy to Preserve your soul, when you over come the tragedies that await you, you shall have your soul guided to origin, and receive tremendous blessings.
The Tragic Lives Spell is a Mutated Spell born from the one time use Scripture of Reincarnation tablet. The new spell affects are to split your soul into four and send them through different planes, dimensions and/or realities to experience true tragedy and if the fragmented souls shall over come the tribulations the soul guide will return them to their origin soul.
This spell will automatically activate when the physical body perishes.
Horo was immediately stunned and horrified. What left him stunned was the notification, it revealed ridiculous information, it had given the name of the strange tattoo that's always accompanied him since birth as well as scared him with the thought of having his very soul split into multiple fragments. What horrified him even more was the fact that the energy presence from the tablet completely vanished and the four energy signatures immediately released something called spiritual pressure, that buried him into the ground.
Spiritual pressure is born in a supernatural at the awakened realm and is an amalgamation of soul strength, will, aura and intent.
All four progenitor level beings appeared in front of him nearly the same instant, one of them saying 'who's runt is this? Is this the doing of one of you three ? Were did the treasure that supposedly could help us breach the level beyond progenitor go?
Another shouted " Brat where the fuck is it, you better speak now before you perish" while adding more pressure that seemed to want to turn Horo into ground mush.
One of them held a face beyond that of shock, that went unnoticed by the other three, while the last one said calmly " how about you fools stop releasing your spiritual pressure's that will kill him, and allow him the chance to speak, he seem to already be fatally injured can't you all tell"
Next Horo felt an unknown force lift him off of the ground to his knees ,but seems to also bind him. Horo was about to speak but before he could his heart nearly stopped, as he noticed the one progenitor who hadn't spoken was the headmaster of silence, and next a sense of utter dread took the remaining color out of his face. The headmaster of silence just nodded his head so subtly left and right as to hint to Horo not to say make their relationship noticeable. Horo knew either way he was screwed so he began to give an account of what happened.