Prologue 1: In the Beginning
A long time ago, there was nothing in existence except two; Aslan the Abyss and Abaddon the Void. The Void; the darkest hole in all space and time that driven Life to one of the Undead. The Abyss; a hole of white light with a rainbow disk surround the hole that creates and support Life itself.
For eons; Aslan and Abaddon battled one another, the balance of power shifting between them more times than could be counted Until one day, Abaddon the Void has done the unthinkable; she gives birth to two beings of death and destruction.
Out of destruction, there was being known as Bimmeicru; a massive black european dragon with the symbol of destruction on its wing.
Out of Death itself, there was such a being that drain the life force of worlds and its name is so feared that one have to be born without fear to say it. This name that will haunt Aslan for the rest of his life, it is known as Tron the world devouter. His body seems to be draconian with blackish closed armor and red markings that symbolism of death and the undead. The back of the being's body lie twin row of the sharpest spikes that the spine distance them both. A set of thin darken bone wings and a thin cover armored tail that sharp enough to cut flesh, skin bone, and materials of building. His legs which is four (two at the front and two connect to the tail that is thin but heavy armored). Tron's feet never touched the ground at all for the sharpest toes touched the ground. His arms are more muscular and more heavily than the legs. On the left forearm lies a mark of a sun or a world being consumed by a worm or a snake. The hands itself was like an alligator. He has dark armored western dragon like neck and a skull like head. He has four eyes (that barely see at far ranges), arrow like snout (that can smell anything and breathe through space and land), reindeer like horn (like sensors), and canine like teeth.
With Abaddon's children and Abaddon herself, Aslan must exiled himself to the deepest parts to avoid his death.
An eon passed, Aslan had grown stronger, bigger, and angier for Abaddon and her children not only hunt him like a animal, but also draining lifeforms of world after world, civilization after civilization. Suddenly, Aslan the Abyss blasted a beam of golden light into space. Then, the beam of golden light formed itself into an oval shaped object and once it finished forming an oval, it's exploded into a being.
This being seems to be formed out of light. Its face was shaped very squarely, its neck was broad and has shark-like gills. Its eyes are small and a dark bluish color, and its teeth are small and not nearly straightly lined up. The head and neck seem to lean forward more and the nostrils are more separate, being on opposite sides of the snout, and making it; reptile-like. It's dorsal fins looked smaller than it should be, but they still retain the core maple-leaf shape, although straightener and very sharp. Its' claws are are green in color and it feet was wider, resembling an elephant's feet with larger claws. It skin is golden but it is more reptilian and crocodile-like. It's body and tail was very wide as well, making itself somewhat bulkier than Tron.
It looks complete lifeless to Aslan till he says, "Let there be Light." At first, it doesn't reply, but then a glow started t shine within the creature itself. It started to spread throughout the body and started to shrine brighter than any star shrine before and bring shame to Aslan the Abyss' shrine. Finally, a monstrous roar sounded the whole universe that only deities can understand what the creature say.
That roar says, "I am Gojira, Champion of Light."
From that point on, Aslan the Abyss with his child; the Champion of Light search for Void and her children.
When they find them, it was a clash of primordial deities. Aslan the Abyss traded and dodged blasts with Abaddon the Void. Gojira was traded hits and blasts with the creatures of destruction and death.
This battle lasted fifty years till heavily wounded Gojira the champion of Light kills the Lords of Death and Destruction. It was at that point that Aslan and Gojira defeat Abaddon the void out and cast her off into the Gap of Space and Time never be seen again.
It was a victory for Aslan the Abyss and Gojira the champion of Light for the universe was saved from total extinction. However, Gojira the champion of Light received even greater blows from Abaddon has succumbed to his wounds.
Before his final breath, he says as he raised his right claws up to the space above himself, "In brightest day, there will be light. To cleanse the soul, to set wrongs right. When darkness falls, look to the sky. A new dawn approaches, let there be Light!"
Then his body glows from the color of gold to the colors of brown, reds, pink, green, corn, orange colored. Soon after that, the five colors separate Gojira's body signify his death into sic orbs of colors with two reds. Suddenly, each and all the six orbs explode and take shape of beings.
The being of the brown orb seems to be a mutated ankylosaurus with horns growing out its head as if he wears a headdress and the teeth is sharper. The back is covered of armored spikes and the tail's club is has rock like spikes. Underneath the jaw, two gigantic sharpest elephant-like horns that seeks to be a mouth guard of its mouth. Underneath his armored back, lays a pair of grand dragon like wings. It seems to walk all fours which two 'normal' front legs and two crouched legs. Its skin color is brown with river run of red. Its roar says, "I am Razylym; Champion of Honor."
The being of the green orb seems to be a stag with a blue and black coat. Along its back, it has multicolored spots that glow when it is in battle. It has long, gleaming yellow antlers that shrine with all the colors of the spectrum; its antlers resemble the roots of a tree. Its yellow-lined hooves are pointed, and it has a long blue and black tail. In the glint of its eyes is the shape of the green letter "X" and when it stands, its body seems to be in the shape of an "X". Its cry says, "I am Vaeros; Champion of Life"
The being of the crimson red orb seems to bear a closer resemblance to a pterosaur. Its skin is crimson and its beak has small but sharp teeth. The body itself is armored thin but the wings are long enough for be able to walk on all four. Its tail is longer than a standard pterosaur and growing a single row of spikes on the spine. It has a single claws on the wings and four claws on the feet. Its roar says, "I am Ix; Champion of Determination."
The being of the pink orb seems to be a divine version Eastern Tiger Swallowtail except the wings are a bit smaller but a pattern of orange, black, and yellow colors. It body's color is consisted of brown and white with reddy brown fluffy antenna. Also, the being has fluffy hair all over the body. The legs that is overall number of six are brown and longer than an average eastern tiger swallowtail. The eyes are a bit smaller round with the color of blue. Its cry says, "I am Ingeir; Champion of Compassion."
The being of corn colored orb seems to be the biggest half golden and corn colored wyvern with three heads, two tails, two 2-clawed wings. It so big that it had to walk all fours, the three head each has two horns growing out of the sides of the heads. They had big shaped teeth that brings shame to Ix and Ixu. Spikes growing out of the back side and the tails seems to be combined. Its roars say, "We are Tratain, Champion of Justice."
The being of chestnut orb seems to be mammal like reptile that walk on all fours with chestnut skin. It has large floppy dog like ears and a large horn on its forehead. The back seems to represent petals of a rose. The claws are sharp enough to dig underground and considered to be the smallest of them all. It roars says, "I am Ixu; Champion of courage."
The six beings are (basically) the grandchildren of Aslan. Aslan named them, Adrielites meaning protectors of the innocents. The people called them Champions.
For decades, they had led civilizations of worlds to the age of light. However, peaceful days can't last forever. For the dead bodies of Death and Destruction begins to reform into new Lords of Darkness.
Hedorah, Lord of Corruption; a monster made out of purely smog. Orga, Lord of Pride; a deformed form of the Champion of Light. Gtnnanth, Lord of Greed; a crystal back black version of Gojira. Gigan; a strange creature, sporting a circular saw weapon located in his frontal abdominal region, large steel hooks for hands with smaller ones for toes, spikes running down his tail, three large fin-like spines on his back, and a red cybernetic visor for an eye. Ganth, Lord of Envy; a massive sliver color servant. Mechatron; a green color cyber western dragon with a long nose. Trigore, Lord of Despair; a creature that resembles a traditional depiction of a demon. Red Death, Lord of Cruelty; a dragon that seems to be made of molten lava and volcanic rock. Brutus, Lord of death; a dark western skeleton like dragon with violet color inside the body that seems to be made out of bone and skin of the living dead. For they dedicated themselves to their Grandmother: the Void to drive the Cosmos to one of Eternally Darkness.
From age to age, world to world, war to war, battle to battle; Champions and Lords has battle each other as long as History and Time can remember.
Till a broken world of Reach give birth to a Lord out of hatred and vengeance that looks like Gojira. This Lord is strong enough to force the Champions to retreat to the guts of the Universe. From that point, Aslan guided them to a World that is facing the Golden Age that all Lords and Champions called it; Forerunner Earth.
Aslan commanded his "children" to take on naive forms on Forerunner Earth (where it is facing the Age of Light). Razylym turned himself, a brown skin man with a strong face with a scar on his left eye, a blue eye, and black hair. With a body of a human bear, his human form is the personification of Honor and Strength for he wears like a warrior.
Vaeros' human form is a woman with a face that represent harmony, bluish-green eyes, and green flowing hair. She wears a dress of blue and black with a hint of yellow that hugs her body and a yellow headdress. She is basically the beauty of nature.
Ix taken form of a young man with russet smooth ponytail hair, blue eyes, and a face that is young. He wears loose russet knight armor that gives him the personification of speed.
Ingeir's human form is a woman with a face that illustrate Inner Beauty, blue eyes, and pink hair. She wears a dress that given her as a personifically of beauty of kindness.
Tratain taken a form of a middle age man with a face of a judge, blue eyes, and corn colored hair. He wears like a king without a crown that just him an Order aura.
Ixu taken a form of a 14 year old with a chestnut hair and blue eyes. He wears a lightweight armor with gloves of claws.
In secret, Aslan constructs a seventh champion which at this point believes that women are superiority over men despite him being male. The seventh champion is in a form of young woman that greatly surpass Vaeros and Ingerir in terms of humanly beauty. Eyes so blue that it reflects the oceans of worlds and hair so white that is like the snow of worlds. During that time, she wears a white dress that women want to be her and men to have her. However, in her real form is a light blue western dragon with triangle on her cheeks and had three claws on her hands and feet that brings shame to all western dragons. Her roar says, "I'm Astrea; the champion of Hope."
(3 ¾ years later after the birth of the seventh) The night sky is truly the beauty of the world at night. The sky clearly shows billions of stars shining in the sky keeping it from being complete darkness. While the moon shows it grace unto the world.
However, the valley that the night sky gazes its beauty upon is the opposite. The valley was voided of plant life. Instead, it was cracked like earthquakes had strike it many times without mercy. Showing cracked grounds and molten coming out. But what is more, the void is the latter of dead bodies of men with mystical races that befriend them and the creatures that dare tried to conquer their home.
But, not all were slain by the beings that called themselves Mondragons and their leader: Deathwolf.
The Survivors are comprised of human warriors made of men and women, and beings that belong to the myths and legends or history of the modern world. Some were weeping and holding a dead body of their lovers, families, or their friends. While others just stand and witness for they've won a complete victory over the alien invaders, but with a terrible price.
At the ruins of what seems to be the HQ of the Mondragons, lies nine figures. Seven of them are standing in a semicircle watching the eighth figure holding the ninth who was lying at the laps of the eighth. Six of them are the champions of Aslan in their human forms; Razylym holding a hammer on his right hand with a sad expression and eyes closed, Vaeros holding a rapist sword on her right hip carrying a strong sad expression, Ix holding a spear on his right-hand act like Razylym, Ingeir who has both hands over her mouth and rivers of tears on her face, Tratain who adopted a grim expression, and Ixu who turned away from the sight. Next to them is a brown-skinned man with short hair, light brown eyes, and wearing a blood strain 'heavy duty' armor with the symbol of life rest on his chest plate. His expression like Tratian with a single tear escapes his eyes.
The one who holds the another is a woman (barely age out of her teenage years) with hair that reflects the snow and ocean colored eyes that was leaking her face with her tears. Her body easily surpasses the other female champions that were present. Currently, her perfect body and arms were hugging a boy that is no older than sixteen. His face wasn't considered to be ugly nor handsome, but to the woman: he was perfect. His light brown hair wasn't long nor short but wonderful and the eyes remind her of the mountains. His armor is lightweight compare to Galen and it's marked by the woman's favorite color blue but there is a hole in the chest and stomach that is bleeding out with his blood. The woman is Astrea and the brown haired boy is Og of Cabillent.
Astea tried to comfort Og, "You'll be okay, Beloved! My siblings are here. With our power combined, we can heal you. Please, hang on!"
Og of Cabillent didn't care. His thoughts were focused on one thing- Astrea. At first, Og of Cabillent thought Astrea as a normal girl. As time goes by, Og of Cabillent now knew that Astrea is a champion; a being capable of living forever and great power to protect the weak. He promised her that he would be there for her and never let her down. Yet here he was. Helpless! Dying! And there was nothing he can do about it.
Astrea look upon on her chosen, tears already stain her beautiful face as she watched him non stop, waiting for any semblance of strength remaining in her beloved. She was thinking frantically about how to help him, any way to stop the pain he was going through. It hurt her to see him like this. It hurt her so much, it made his wounds pale in comparison. There was nothing she can do now, and she knew it. She looks up at her siblings and they shook their heads in a no.
Eventually, her tears started to drip onto Og's face. He looked up at her, hazel eyes meet Astrea's. He mastered his strength and tried to keep his eyes open as he beheld hers. "I'm sorry," he began, "My bad." He continued to stare into her eyes, which were now waterfalls of sadness and grief. "Ast-Astrea, I hope one day, you'll be able to ffff-forgive me for leaving you be-be-behind like this."
Astrea was taken aback for a moment or two. Was he really going to let his last moments spent on apologizing to someone who failed to save him? Was he really that selfless? It almost irritated her at this point, having spent months with him and he still feels unworthy for Astrea. But she can't argue, after all, Og and Astrea are soulmates.
"O-O-Og plea-please," she managed to reply between sobs. She tightly clutched his wound trying to stop the bleeding. It only makes her hand wet with her beloved blood as Og continues to bleed out more.
"Please, don't grief over me. Ffff-for I know that I will die while you continue to live," he muttered, trying not to choke on the blood that was flooding out of his mouth as he did so. "Don't let…"
Before he can finish, Astrea rebuke shaking her head in rebellion, "No way!" Her tears dropped onto the wound and mixed Og's blood, its salty sting making him wince. But they keep coming as if her eyes were endless fountains. "You will live, Og. We will heal you." She told him.
In truth, she just wanted to spend his last moments with him. Even though, Astrea is a smart and educated (thanks to her siblings) that already comes with many outcomes which don't involve saving Og from death. However, she is still a young woman with nearly four years of life and full of naively.
"I won't let you leave me!" She proclaimed as she let her love over Og clouded her judgment. She closed her eyes for knowing what she just said. The false pledge she had to make and her tears continue to drop onto Og because she doesn't want to see him after that lie.
"You're going to be oka-"
Og interrupted her with his heavy breathing as one of his hand rest on her cheek and his face tried to come closer to Astrea.
"Og" was all she could say as Og's lips closed the distances with Astrea's lips. Eventually, Astrea gives in and deepened his kiss with a strong sense of passion.
Slowly, he felt his legs gave away, next to his stomach, and then his upper body. He parted his kiss with his star-crossed lover. His whole body becomes limply lean onto Astrea's lap and arms.
Astrea gasped as everyone who witnesses this came to the same conclusion- Og of Cabillent had finally passed.
Far from the Forerunner Earth, Aslan the Abyss was traveling throughout the cast of space and carefully avoiding any of the worlds that have the life for which he can cause death unto the lifeforms on those worlds. But, he suddenly stops and turns around to face countless of stars that are far from him. He seems to looks towards Forerunner Earth; towards his precious defenders.
For the first time of his creation, he feels sadness toward Astrea for she has given her heart to a human. A single beam that could be a tear blasted from the hole of light and destroys a broken world.
He thought as he watches Astrea shooking Og as if trying to wake him from the clutches of death, "I wonder if it is the perfect field test for the emotion cards? But how can I get there without endangering the lives of the innocents?"
He ponders and ponders for a solution of this opportunity of a lifetime problem. At one moment, he caught sight of a shooting star heading towards a world full of life and past by without harming the living world.
He got an idea; an idea that will change his way of approaching worlds.
(Astrea's pov) Even though I knew that he has gone to the afterlife, I refused to believe that he was gone. I keep shaking his lifeless body as if he was sleeping while my tears became thin as my eyes become more determination on the remains of my love.
I heard my siblings tried to free me from the deduction of Og's alive but I ignored it for moments.
Until a hand touched her shoulder and turns around to see Og's cousin; Galen that he shook his head with closed eyes. I was about to lie Og of Cabillent down unto the ground gently.
Suddenly, a powerful yet peaceful voice sounded and alarmed my siblings, Galen, and myself saying, "Astrea, why did you strain your face with tears?" We tried to look around for the owner of the voice but found no one. However, what we did notice shock us to the cores of our souls.
The night sky had become grey like the mists. No sound was heard across the ruined land. My siblings and I saw the warriors on the battlefield and our eyes widened in shock for the warriors didn't move at all. It was as if time itself has stopped.
The voice asked again, "Young Champion of Hope, why do you shed tears for a mortal?"
I answer with a heavy heart, "Og of Cabillent; the mortal has died due to the wound that was given by the Mondragon commander: Deathwolf."
The voice says, "Mortals like these humans are a drop in the ocean compared to your siblings and you. Your love doesn't belong to one mortal but to all manners of races."
My eyebrows twitched and my hands closed and shake for this person told me to forget him. Him! The one who taught me to be human! The one who my life destined to be with! The one who I will love him forever! Before her siblings can ask who is the speaker, Astrea say with great anger and sadness, "HOW DARE YOU TO DEMAND ME OF SUCH A THING! Og of Cabillent may be mortal but he was kind and caring to everyone he met. He was courageous enough that he willing to protect those he truly cares. He was more than just human… he was a star that shines brightest among his kin and I APPOINT HIM TO BE MY CHOSEN! AND I LOVE HIM MORE THAN LIFE ITSELF! I WILL NOT NOR SHALL FORGET HIM AS LONG AS MY SPARK STILL BEATS!"
Then I collapse to the ground next to my beloved and weeps for another wave of sadness. Unknowingly to Astrea, the voice was satisfied with her response and succeeded his test. Knowingly to the older Champions and the brown colored knight, blue mass of energy appear a few feets before the sobbing Astrea. A small gust of wind surrounds the energy mass and started to take a human form.
When the blue energy mass became human, it took the form of an elderly man with white hair, fair skin, blue eyes, white handlebar mustache, and a white goatee. He wears a white robe with a golden lash around his right shoulder and sandal. He donned a gentle smile and has something in closed right hand while he walks to Astrea. When he walks, life generates in each step he takes. This is a sign to Galen that this man is a god but of which one. But to the Champions except for Astrea, they sharpen their senses and widen their eyes for the man is the creator or at least the personification of their creator and quickly bow down for the one who created them.
The man stopped in front of brokenhearted Champion of Hope and asks, "What if there's a way to bring back your lover to life?"
I stopped crying and look up to the voice finding the owner of the voice. I say with renewed hope and strength, "Can you… Can you bring back my chosen back from the dead?"
The owner answers with calamity, "Oh, Little Hope, you forgot about me…"
Then, Astrea gasped as her senses sharpen, she barely knew that the owner of the of creator's voice and bow her head. She says, "Milord!"
The creator chuckled and resume what he has to say, "...I can do all things that will be defined as possible and impossible by your standards or by your lover's standards. Although I would just let you Champions to figure things out you Little Hope, are the only one who affects me greatly. The Cosmos needs Hope and normally I wouldn't bring back the dead to life since they might lose something of themselves. However, this will be an exception."
Astrea became shocked and horror of the thought of Og of Cabillent should he be brought back to life, he might something that make him Og of Cabillent; the man whom she loves very dearly. Soon that shock and horror turn into confusion as the being who created everything that lives and breathes, her siblings and herself with either a word or a thought as his closed right hand came in view of Astrea. Then he opened his hand and revealed to be a small box of a sort.
Then, he opened it by pulling the side which she watched with cursory that it open. She could see at least 54 pile of smallest paper. He put out one and show it to her. The little paper seems to be as big as the palm of her hand; It is all white with big blue initials of GP. Next, he places the GP paper upon the dead body of Og of Cabillent.
Aslan looks at Astrea and explains, "It is impossible for me to bring me a person with their soul being complete, but these cards will do what I can not do. I created these cards so you and your siblings can form a little army to oppose the forces of [True] Darkness. The cards based on their owners. In more understanding words, the cards shall turn anyone or anything into a hybrid of their species and became a member of your newfound family or your newfound warriors. Unfortunately or fortunately some of these cards had a malfunction in their purpose but it will serve its purpose still.
"Before you bring your lover back from the dead, I must [acknowledge] you as the Ruler of your company. Now, pleases do a court curtsy with your head bow," said Aslan with a slight hint of embarrassment. Nevertheless, Astrea bows down for the one who safeguards Life of the Cosmos.
"Will you bring Hope to all in the days of Fear and the nights of Rage?" asks by serious Aslan to Astrea.
"I do" answered by Astrea.
Aslan's right initial and middle rested upon Astrea's left shoulder, "Will you strengthened and filled the hearts of all with the spirit of Hope?"
"I do"
Next, Aslan's right two fingers moved to Astrea's right shoulder, "Will you ignite the souls with the full promise of Hope?"
"I do"
Finally, Aslan's two fingers rested upon the head of the Champion of Hope, "Even if the War of Light is lost. Will you ensure Hope to burn bright enough for everyone who seeks it?"
"I will, O Great Maker King."
"Then by the powers vested in Creation, I; Aslan the Abyss [recognize] you as a Ruler of your company."
To finish what he intended to do, he transformed a card that has an initial of R into a mass of ocean blue energy that swirl around Astrea. Then, the energy tornado closes in and enter her body via the mouth. She closed her eyes and blushed as if she was kissed by the aura of Hope.
Her eyes open and it's not filled with sadness but it is filled with a revival of Hope. She looks down at her lover and saw the card glow a bluish flame and thoughts were starting to fill her mind. Before she can say the newfound thoughts in her head, Aslan interrupts her a warning.
"Beware, Little Hope! Since he be dead even for a short time, he will forget what was his name. So, I suggest you make a new name in order for him to rise. As for the rest of my children, I shall be back in three days to [recognize] all of you as Rulers of your own tiny army. Until fare thee well, Defenders of Life." Once Aslan finishes, he disappears entirely from view.
Although Astrea was determined to bring her Og back she ponders what happens if she leaves his name the same or finding a new name for Og.
After some time, she starts the process by closing her eyes and focus on the newfound energy that flows through her veins. Soon the card upon Og shine brightly in a bluish glow around his corpse and the thoughts in Astrea's mind becomes words of Resurrection.
"I command thee, the soul of Og of Cabillent, vested in the name of Astrea the champion of Hope. Become a soldier in my company and once more return to this plane of existence as Issei; a Great Protector of Hope." Astrea said with that, the chart of resurrection was completed.
The GP card was absorbed into Issei's (Og's) chest. As the card being absorbed, Galen comes close to Astrea.
Galen says with a deep voice that hints the curiosity of what has transpired, "Astrea, is my cousin going to…"
Before Galen could finish his question, Astrea intercept him, "Sssshhhh! Galen, please wait."
As soon as Astrea said that, Og or the newly named Issei gasped to take breathe. His upper body shook upward and his arms and his eyes searched for the wound that was inflicted unto him. He slowly gets up with shock still that he escape the inescapable. Then, he heard a flutter of wings and looks to his cousin the only one who was shocked seeing him or more precise terms behind him. Issei looks behind and saw bone like dragonic silver wings that have blue angelic feathers.
Before he can react to the wings, a blur of silver had tackled him to the ground. Issei looks and saw his woman; Astrea whom had her arms wrapped around his waist, her head nuzzled and purred his chest. Issei returns the favor by wrapping his arms around her while one of her hands constantly rub her back and his new wings wrapped around Astrea.
He looks down to Astrea with eyes of concern forgetting his death and reborn. But his worries were washed away when he saw her face. Her eyes are filled with happiness and hope for her darling has come back from the dead. A tear of happiness shown itself from her eyes. Her smile is divine for which the eyes and her smile melted his worries away.
What seems to be an eternity for them to be each other's arms. Issei muster enough strength to say, "Astrea, how…"
Before he could finish his question, Astrea quickly kisses him on the lips in a french style. Issei closed his eyes and kiss back. Soon they broke the kiss, a thin line of saliva stretching between them. Astrea kept her tongue out, showing the line connected to her tongue. She licked it off of Issei's lips before swallowing with a smirk on her face.
Issei felt someone that was approaching them and Astrea caught on. They turned their heads to the person that was Galen. He has the face of serious with eyes that shows a glimmer of happy. He stopped a few steps before Astrea and Issei who were getting up to in equal grounds with him. He unsheathes his longsword that tenses not only us but the others that were behind Galen's sight.
He bows down as if Astrea was royalty and he said, "I thank you for bringing my cousin back from the clutches of Qanas. For that, I am most grateful! And for that, I wish to join the fight against the darkness with you and my cousin. Knowing that there are creatures like those demons that attacked us for no reason is reason enough for me to join your ranks as one of my home's protectors. If you have me then I'll be the most loyal warrior in your growing infantry."
Astrea looks at Galen that was offering his loyalist and half of his genes to be altered into that of an Adrielite. Issei looks at his cousin trying to understand what he meant by 'clutches of Qanas' while looking irritated at him.
Issei thought 'Why do I have the feeling that he wants her?'
Astrea giggled and said to Issei telepathically, 'Don't worry about Galen, he figures that to offer himself to be one of my warriors in my company in order to repay his debt to me.'
Issei widened his eyes at this and asked, "You can read and talk to my mind without tongue?"
Astrea smiley said to Issei, "Only those who have the same species as me can speak without tongues, sweetheart."
After that, she turns to the kneeled Galen with a sad smile, "It will be hard…" Galen's mountain eyes met the ocean eyes of Astrea. She continues, "Becoming a part of my family, you will live forever with abilities and powers that surpasses that of humans... like any who become an immortal hybrid will regret their choice of joining us for many reasons… Seeing their friends, their family, and their loved ones slowly grow old and die while you remains the same… And when you join us, you have to leave your old life behind. Are you willing to leave it all to follow me? To protect your people? Even if your own people will hate you for what you are to them?"
"I will, My Lady" Galen answered without hesitation. He rose his right hand and place it where his heart will be. He continues, "I shall become your sword, your shield, and your Knight. Command me and I shall obey without question. For I know that you are worthy to be followed."
A small smile appears on the face of Astrea and her fingers gathered a blue glowing card that has the big white initial of G. Then, she hands it to Galen and begins the words of Recruitment.
"I command thee, Galen, vested in the name of Astrea the champion of Hope. Become a member of my family and company and once more live as Galen; a Guardian of Hope."
The card flashed its last glow as it absorbed into Galen's body via his hand. Like Issei, he heard a flutter of wings and look behind to see wings. Unlike Issei's, his are wings of the angels with the color of pure silver. Galen and Issei were confused for the wings but Astrea's family and Galen being more confused as the words that convert the latter into a hybrid was different.
Astrea command, "You may rise, Galen." Galen obeys what she had commanded. Issei came to Galen and Galen give an arm hug.
Astrea looks at her siblings and they look happy for her to have her mate come back from the dead as one of their kind yet as one of the humans. Razylym approached Astrea and patted her head. Her face became red as he did. "The future is forge by what happened today."
If you have any questions or confusing, please post them so I can answer with the best of my abilities. Aslan the Abyss is like the DC Entity. The Void is a female and is like the DC Nekron. Tron is like the Ultron. The creatures are the Parademons of DC universe metaphorically. Qanas is the Forerunner Earth God of Death. In this story, Issei was born at least 65 millions of years old but turned semi-immortal by his lover.