Chapter 9 - It's All Clear Now

Our story continues with the iniquitous Chris Deratea upon the tallest city building. Chris watched as the city burned and crumbled from the wrath he unleashed upon Earth and was well pleased with his accomplishment. However, his mental state of mind was corrupt and split between realities. His heart mourned for his mother's death, but his heart was also joyful over the revenge he extracted. Images of Taski, Chris' mother, and many other images flashed before him and drove him deeper into a hole that was sinking him further into madness. "(Mother, you never deserved the pain you suffered. I know you wanted only the best for me and to see me become something great to you; I also know that you would've been better to separate from Dad. I hate that man with a passion that burns me to blazes. From now on, I won't allow anyone to take anything from me. As for you, Taski Mandelen. Your heartbeat will have one last bang before you leave this world; better pour that oil and make your flame brighter and hotter.)." Chris thought to himself. Shortly afterward, Chris suddenly felt light-headed without warning; the flesh in his mind took over. "Mɏ đɇȺɍ đɨsȼɨᵽłɇ, wħȺŧ ɨs ɨŧ ŧħȺŧ đɨsŧᵾɍƀs ɏøᵾ? Ɏøᵾ sħøᵾłđ fɇɇł mɨɍŧħfᵾł øf ɏøᵾɍ Ⱥȼȼømᵽłɨsħmɇnŧ." [My dear disciple, what is it that disturbs you?] The flesh asked and uplifted him. Chris struggled to grasp his thoughts and spoke to the unnamed flesh creature. Chris asked the force controlling him, "Tell me, just who are you? Why did you bring me back to this hellish place?" The force controlling him eased his spirit and calmed his heart. The flesh throughout his body then formed a figure over on the shoulder of Chris and began speaking in physical form, "Yσυ ʂԋαʅʅ ɾҽϝҽɾ ƚσ ɱҽ αʂ Vҽʅɠɾσƚԋ. Yσυ ʂԋαʅʅ αʅʂσ Ⴆҽ ɱყ ιɳʂƚɾυɱҽɳƚ σϝ ʂυƈƈҽʂʂ." [You shall refer to me as Velgroth. You shall also be my instrument of success.] Velgroth then breaks off the flesh from Chris's shoulder and leaves him injured from broken limbs; as Chris cries in pain, Velgroth reforms himself into the form of a woman. Before Chris appeared, Mandy Oliver and Yegor Antakov were next to her. Surprisingly, Chris jumped up from his knees and recognized the figures nearby. "Mandy, Yegor? Why are you two here? Have you come to resume our operations again?" Then, Velgroth appeared behind Chris and explained to him, "Ɏøᵾ sɇɇ. Ɨ ħȺvɇ ŧħɇ ᵽøwɇɍ ŧø ɍɇǥɇnɇɍȺŧɇ, ƀᵾŧ Ⱥłsø ŧø ȼɍɇȺŧɇ Ⱥnɏønɇ Ɨ ȼħøøsɇ wɨŧħ mɏ nɇvɇɍ đɇȼɇȺsɨnǥ fłɇsħ."[You see. I can regenerate and create anyone I choose with my never-decreasing flesh.] Chris was astounded at Velgroth's power on display and struggled to get his words out, making the situation more disturbing for him; Mandy and Yegor both spoke simultaneously, "We are born of flesh, and we bath in our blood. Together as one, I am the face of all." After the two spoke, they became decayed and rotten flesh, melting away into nothingness. Velgroth then restored Chris's wounds and held him close like a father holding his son. Chris's eyes became smaller, and his heart sunken into utter despair. As Velgroth held Chris close to his heart, he spoke to him with clarity of his intentions, "Ɨ ҜŇØŴ Μ¥ ĆĦƗŁĐ, ¥ØỮ ₣€€Ł Ŧ€ŘŘƗ₣Ɨ€Đ β¥ ŦĦ€ Ř€ΔŁƗŦ¥ ¥ØỮ ŞƗŦ ƗŇ. ¥ØỮ ŴΔŇŦ ŦØ ĆŁΔƗΜ βΔĆҜ €V€Ř¥ŦĦƗŇǤ ŦĦΔŦ ¥ØỮ ŁØŞŦ ƗŇ ¥ØỮŘ ¥€ΔŘŞ Ø₣ €Ж€ĆỮŦƗØŇ, ỮŇЀتŦΔŇĐ ¥ØỮŇǤ ĆĦŘƗŞ ŦĦΔŦ ¥ØỮŘ Ř€ŴΔŘĐ ŴƗŁŁ β€ ǤŘ€ΔŦ. ¥ØỮŘ ΜØŦĦ€Ř ŴƗŁŁ ΜØŞŦ Ć€ŘŦΔƗŇŁ¥ β€ ΜØŘ€ ƤŘØỮĐ Ø₣ ¥ØỮ ŦĦΔŇ ¥ØỮ ŦĦƗŇҜ, ¥ØỮŘ ₣ΔŦĦ€Ř ƗŞ ŴĦΔŦ ĆΔỮŞ€Đ ΔŁŁ Ø₣ ŦĦƗŞ ƗŇ ¥ØỮŘ ŁƗ₣€. ŦĦΔŦ ƗŞ ŇØŦ ¥ØỮŘ ₣ỮŦỮŘ€, βỮŦ β€ƗŇǤ ŦĦ€ Ň€Ŵ€ŞŦ ҜƗŇǤ ΔŇĐ ŘỮŁ€Ř ØV€Ř ŦĦ€Ş€ ŞĆỮΜβΔǤŞ. ĐØŇ'Ŧ ¥ØỮ ₣€€Ł ƗŦ? ƗŞŇ'Ŧ ƗŦ βỮŘŇƗŇǤ, ŁƗҜ€ ĆĦΔØŞ?" [I know, my child, you feel terrified by the reality you sit in. If you want to claim back everything you lost in your years of execution, young Chris, your reward will be great. Your mother will undoubtedly be more proud of you than you think; your father caused all this in your life. That is not your future, but being the newest king and ruler over these scumbags. Don't you feel it? Isn't it burning, like chaos?] Chris felt boiling rage forming over him when Velgroth expressed himself, and he lashed out at his master, "Oh, Shut Up! I don't need your stupid empathy; I'm no one's little pet. You don't control or own me; just because you became a part of me doesn't give you dominance over my mind. After I kill the prince, I will take my place as superior!" Velgroth chuckled at Chris for his words and found humor in his student for standing up against his overpowering force. Velgroth humiliated Chris and showed him the errors of his actions, words, and perspective. "Føøłɨsħ møɍŧȺł. Ɏøᵾ sȺɏ ɏøᵾ'ɍɇ ǥøɨnǥ ŧø ɇnđ ŧħɇ łɨfɇ øf ŧħɇ ᵽɍɨnȼɇ, ɏɇŧ ɏøᵾ sŧɨłł łøsɇ ŧø ħɨm Ⱥnđ ħɨs fȺmɨłɏ. Ɏøᵾ'łł ᵾnđɇɍsŧȺnđ søøn wħɏ Ɨ Ⱥm nøw Ⱥ ᵽȺɍŧ øf ɏøᵾ, Ⱥnđ ɏøᵾ Ⱥɍɇ ȺᵽȺɍŧ øf mɇ. Ɉᵾsŧ sŧøᵽ Ⱥnđ łɨsŧɇn ŧø ŧħɇ ŧɇȺȼħɇɍ." [Foolish mortal. You say you're going to end the life of the prince, yet you still lose to him and his family. You'll understand soon why I am now a part of you, and you are a part of me. Just stop and listen to the teacher.]. Velgroth swiftly returned to Chris's body and warned him of the nearby human. Chris looked to the city heights and noticed a woman standing tall on top of a building; he felt the extraordinary ability force within her swelling throughout the city streets. The power emerging from the woman intrigued Chris and caused him to be lured into her presence for a meeting. The woman was then revealed to be the top scientist in Asalikith, Kiana Jenkins (Heitmann). " You must be the young man, Chris Deratea, correct?" Kiana asked him the burning question on her mind. Chris hovered before her and examined her abilities from a closer distance. He found her ability force undetectable even in close range of her; her mysterious aura shocked him severely. "(Why can't I sense her power? It's almost as if she's pouring it all out at my feet, and yet, it's non-existent. Who is this woman, and what is she doing here so bravely?)" Kiana removed her work coat as her sign of battle prep and slowly unveiled her power beyond the mortals who walked the Earth. Her force then fell out from her as a massive fog, and Chris could feel the trembling power of his foe and gasped with bewilderment. "(This can't be. Her, stronger than the Dark Eibax? I want to laugh at her face, but I feel so afraid to approach her for some reason. What is she doing to me?!)" Chris thought as he drifted away from the overpowering force that radiated from Kiana's ability. Kiana quickly summoned an energy-created beam and lassoed Chris's leg to pull him in; however, he restrained himself from slipping out of his grip. Slowly, the energy beam became stronger and tighter against him and began to cut off circulation from him over time. He then morphed his hand into a massively large shank blade to attempt to remove her energy beam. Kiana then hauls him towards her shining fist, swelling with raw power, erupting for blood. Her power splashed him heavily enough to cause the reality around them to shift; the skies and the air completely died to their natural vision. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------