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Chapter 24 - Chapter 24: ...Comes a new rise.

[Brandon Smith's Pov during the west Queen West Attack.]

Brandon starts the battle with constant blasts of energy that Aggregor avoids which breaks up and destroys the buildings, cars around them. Aggregor with his sheer speed gets to Brandon in a blur directly and they'd both get into an exchange of blows, Aggregor blocking most or brandon's attacks and striking harder than Brandon's blows.

Brandon (thoughts): Yeah... keep attacking...

Narration: For the entirely of the fight Brandon has been using his body to absorb Aggregor's energy after each hit he and block the adversary performs. Aggregor was completely unaware of this strategy as he has been using only Gabriel Kelly's energy and technique instead of his own. Brandon's absorption cannot absorb Gabriel's energy as its nature denies such properties from other beings.

Aggregor swings a kick breaking Brandon's right leg which makes the latter scream out in pain. Before bating Aggregor to move for him to siphon more of his energy by attempting to fire a straight beam of energy from his right palm. Aggregor falls for the bate by avoiding the beam with a leaning to the right before grabbing onto Brandon's right forearm and redirecting the now fired beam to the sky. Brandon's body quickly siphons more of Aggregor's energy before Aggregor kicks Brandon to the ground.

Aggregor: (He looks at Brandon experiencing pain in his right leg and so he makes a grin pleased to see his kick had effected him.) I recognize you... You the one that made the chamber. I suppose I should applaud you for making such a thing, because if you didn't... This body wouldn't have never reached its true potential, and I wouldnt have never chose to possess it. The Deprimestate would have died along with the soul of Gabriel Kelly. The battle world would have still continued and Ezra Darhk, Satoshi Shinseiji would have been alive and the gatekeeper of the Samsara wouldn't have been freed to slaughter all those warriors... hell if i think about it... My plan would have never worked.

Brandon: tch... ("I feel it now... the power of primordial light crossing through my veins..." he says in thought before continuing to fake his injury that had long healed thanks to the absorbed power) shut up... (he makes it seems as if he's attempting to get up but fails purposely each time.)

Aggregor: ...Answer me "Hero"... Your kind have been slaughtering other kinds and for what? Its definitely not for peace. Because when there is peace your kind starts another conflict. Let me tell you something, (he stomps onto Brandon's back pinning him down) There was a first time line where the human race was the only race in the system, there was no other alien lifeforms even the Celestial weren't around... until Jack Drake decided to change the past causing a chain reaction in the universe that just changed EVERYTHING. More worlds, more possibilities, timelines, universes and more began appearing, theories became facts, and the very concept of the omniverse became known by every branched universe with a scientist from different earths all having created ways to meet each other and share their experiences in their worlds to make their own worlds "better" until it all went south when MY UNIVERSE became the only one with so much chaos... i had to do something... i knew that i was free to do whatever I wanted. In the end only 2 percent of the universe population survived, and when the scientists had learned of the chaos that happened in my universe they... (he removes his foot from Brandon's back and takes 9 steps forward away from Brandon) decided to create a council where they all keep control of the omniverse... but that didnt last long as they created an all out conflict, An omniversal war. (He sighs before a chuckle) I am no hero or Villain that you think I am... I am the solution.

Brandon: You insane... (He slowly stood up.)

Aggregor: No! The ones who MADE the omniverse are the ones who insane. I am fixing the image that has been shattered into soo many different things and shapes.

Brandon: Image? Okay Aggregor... lets just say all of this is just a puzzle... the puzzle was complete until pieces all scatter around, all in different parts and shapes. You want to place all the pieces into the right spots of the puzzle... instead of doing just that... you destroy the whole thing... THAT doesn't fix anything.

Aggregor: hm... Deprimestate; Elemental control... (he extends his palm at Brandon readying up a Elemental blast to end his life.) You smart unlike the rest I understood you... but you don't understand me... Zyr destroyed the omniverse... And created a chaotic one. The nexus was never meant to be controlled by any being... It was meant to have the worlds full of life and peace and actually MAKE sense, if you can't understand that... then you just as stupid as the rest.

Brandon: You right... and I'll continue to never understand your madness (Brandon extended his palms forward emitting a light that dims down in seconds, Brandon then looks down at both his palms in exhaustion. "Tch... the hell?" He questions himself in thought wondering why he cant fire any beam of light.)

Aggregor: Hm... You've depleted the supply of the energy you've absorbed... what a shame. I wanted to see what you could really do. (Aggregor walks up and grabs Brandon by the throat and single handedly lifts him up.)

Aggregor began crushing Brandon's throat as Jimmy, Dimitri and Akashi have fully recovered, "BRANDON!!" Jimmy shouts out as they rush in to help but all get blasted back by a gust of wind Aggregor launched from a swing of his freehand before staring directly into Brandon's eyes and saying "Send my regards to Satoshi for me..." Aggregor then snaps Brandon's neck and exhales as he watches the life from Brandon's body leaves. Blood drips out from Brandon's eyes and the skin slowly turns pale. "Nooo!" Jimmy exclaims as Aggregor drops the dead body to the ground infront of Jimmy.

"O.I EXPLOISÉ..."

[NOW]

Brandon wakes up finding himself in a dimension covered in a dusty plain.

Brandon: Where am I? (As he asks himself that question a female voice is heard behind him which he quickly turned to.)

"You in the Astral plane."

Brandon: tch... Who are you?

Nazira: (She wears a white robe and has her black hair slicked back and smiles peacefully at Brandon.) Just a harmless fellow spirit.

Brandon: pfft... why would I believe you?

Nazira: I would have done something by now like... control the sand to stab you or cut your head off clean.

Brandon: Or you not able to do that and just waiting for the right moment to strike me down.

Nazira: (She looks at him with a tilted head as the sand beneath him catches and attaches onto His feet.)

Brandon: tch... (he tries to wiggle out the sand but doesn't prevail.) Okay. Maybe you CAN control the sand.

Nazira: hm... (She removes the sand on his feet as she walks up to him.)

Brandon: So this is spirit realm?

Nazira: No. (She slaps the back of Brandon's head) like I said... this is the Astral plane.

Brandon: Tch. What's the difference!?

Nazira: the Astral plane is a plane of existence made for deities to go to after death. The spirit realm is a place where Wraiths and soul reapers are born and mortal souls go to when there is no place for them in hell and heaven.

Brandon: Hm... Deities huh... Tch... but I'm not a deity.

Nazira: Hm, the aura from your body suggests otherwise.

Brandon: N-no... I absorbed this evil God's power and tried to use it on him but it backfired.

Nazira: Oh... Then you should not be here.

Brandon: Yeah! So... how do I get out of here?

Nazira: (She senses a familiar Celestial surge of energy crossing through his body which made her gasp in shock before swinging her arm at him launching an invisible slash that leaves a deep cut on Brandon's torso.)

Brandon: !!?

Nazira: (She conjures a shard of nothing and stabs the shard into Brandon's open cut.) That energy... Where did you get it?

Brandon: Tch... From a Celestial named Aggregor... I absorbed it... from him...

Nazira: Why? (She extends her right arm with two fingertips extended aswell pointing at his face.)

Brandon: I told you... I was trying to use it against him...

Nazira: Right... you did say that... (She pulls the shard out of his chest.) Show me.

Brandon: What?

Nazira: Show me what you can do with the primordial light.

Brandon: Woah lady... I told you I don't know how to use it.

Nazira: (She raises her foot for a sole kick that connects across his face sending him pummeling to the ground.) You possess the power to bring light and or leave darkness into any world. Why take something you can't use! (She swings her arm again.)

Brandon: (He's eyes glow in light blue colors as he dashes at light speed to his right side evading the slash.) Tch...

Nazira: Hm... not bad. Dodge this one... (She extends her right arm and chants "Flare." Launching a barrage of invisible shards that Brandon evades ever so smoothly on the spot.) Pfft. You liar.

Brandon: I wasn't lying to you. (He looks down his hands seeing the invisible aura being more clear in bright yellow colors to him.) I wasn't able to use Aggregor's power but... being in this place I feel... a connection like I just found the key to the power.

Nazira: Hm. How interesting of you to say, Mortal.

Brandon: Tch... Hey, I have a name, okay? And it's Brandon.

Nazira: Okay, Brandon. Mines Nazira the celestial of space.

Brandon: Space... I never heard of you before.

Nazira: That's because The other Celestials made sure any history related to me was kept hidden.

Brandon: Okay...? Since you control space can you please open up a portal or something for me so I can go back and face Aggregor.

Nazira: I would... but you are in no condition to fight.... especially now that you dead.

Brandon: Please... The fate of every Universe is at stake...

Nazira: I'm sorry but u can't. Even if I decided to help you the moment you exit out of this dimension your entire existence will fade away. You are meant to stay here like the rest of the spirits in here.

Brandon: Tch.... (He clenches his fist furious before sighing feeling defeated) I absorbed all that energy... for nothing... my friends... family... all of then.... i didn't even... get to say goodbye.

Nazira: (Feeling sorry for him she gives him a choice.) Brandon if you want... I can teach you how to use the primordial light and help you get back to your universe.

Brandon: Tch.... Really? But you said my existence will fade away If I leave this place.

Nazira: Yes but theoretically since you are a mortal with Celestial power and not a Celestial the rules of existing might not apply to you.

Brandon: I... I guess... okay. Teach me...