White eyes and black blood

Chapter 7

The figure mumbled some words in a language I couldn't grasp and then Sparks flew from its hands and pulsed through my body. It proceeded to drop me. I fell to the ground like a bag of potatoes. The figure chuckled at the way I dropped and picked me up again. This time it threw me down with more force. My ankle snapped due to how I landed. The figure before me burst out laughing.

"Humans are so brittle. So weak; it's as if your bones are made of glass!" the figure kept laughing. As it laughed I began to crawl myself over to the wall so I could pick myself up.

"Where are you going so soon insect?" the figure asked me. I was now to annoyed and tired to care about respect.

"Who are you? What do you want from my life! All I came here to do was get some flipping coke! Now one of my ribs is broken along with my ankle thanks to you!" I shouted.

"Coke, what's coke?" the figure asked me. It walked up to me and picked me up by my armpits as if I was a baby. It walked over to the waiting room chairs and plopped me down in one. I yawned and looked around.

"You still haven't answered my question worm...What's coke?" the figure asked again. I rolled my eyes and twiddled my thumbs.

"Coke is a soft drink. Something meant to refresh you when you're hot or tired. Something I've wanted for the past half hour or so and all these damn distractions kept blocking me from!" I breathed and calmed down. I looked at the figure right in the eyes. I felt weak again. I breathed in a deep breath and rubbed my temples to shake off the tiredness.

"Rule one of interacting with me," the figure began "Never look me in the eyes."

"Well that was obvious Mr... Uh, what's your name exactly?"

"Oh right! How rude, my names Asura. I'm the god of flame and power. I'm also the divine being meant to tell you how to activate your divine powers and whatever."

"SERIOUSLY! TRUELY! How do I active-"

"Shut up human. Let me tell you how. For a human you're quite rude." Asura said. This coming from the guy who throws me on the ground for fun.

"Anyway, the way to activate your powers is to become one with me."

I thought about what he just told me. How was I to become one with some divine being? Last time I checked the divine didn't interfere with the lives of the mortal.

"How am I to become one with a being as great and powerful as you?" I asked Asura.

"Simply. I just walk into your body and you accept me. Think of it as a ghost taking over a host. The only problem is that this process may take up to a day to a week to complete fully. Are you willing to try?"

"Ya sure, but am I going to be conscious?"

"Yes, but you will experience severe mood swings, weird cravings and extreme flatulence. Just joking about the flatulence but be warned. Once this process is begun, it's irreversible and unstoppable. Also once I deem you ready; you will have to find and kill all six fallen gods."

"Right, right. And was the person who ran away from you earlier a celestial guardian? And what is a celestial guardian?"

"Nope, not even close. And to answer your other question, a celestial guardian is a being of extreme power. They are meant to find and kill the six fallen gods. Each fallen god served a master known as Erebus. Erebus had a dream of destroying everything as you know it to make a new universe in his image. But he couldn't do it alone; so he got the six fallen gods to help him. The fallen gods were offered immortality and other fine things but the celestial guardians killed them, and eventually Erebus."

"But I don't see where I fall in and if the celestial guardians killed the fallen gods, why do I need to kill them again? Aren't they already dead?"

"Another fine question with another long answer; you see, the celestial guardians did kill off the six fallen gods, but Erebus saw this coming and so before he died, his casted an event activated spell that would revive himself. This event may have already happened, and as we speak, Erebus could already be revived"

"Were you a celestial guardian?" I asked

"No. But I'm glad you brought that up. Another reason I'm here is to bring up a new generation of guards. I believe there is one who may be willing to join our cause in this very hospital. And I also think you know who I'm talking about." I did know. He was talking about Mitsuru.

"She has already been visited by the god of ice; Shiva. She has also accepted her. Now I wait for your answer. Oh and before I forget,"

He stuck out his hand. It flashed a blinding red and then when the light faded, a coke can with falling ice was there. He handed it to me. I gladly took it and chugged the can.

"Are you ready?" he asked me

"Well, this is my destiny. It's not something I can run from. Do what you must." I said. He stood up and put his hand over my heart. It began to sink in as if I was water. Soon his whole arm was in, then his midsection, and finally his feet.

'How are you feeling?' it asked me. I didn't physically hear him but I heard him in my mind. 'Now I must concentrate on adapting to your body. I won't be talking to you for a minute or two. Believe me you'll know when it's over and once it is; training begins. I've done my job; it's time you do yours. Talk to her. Tell her all I told you. Good luck. We are now one being, remember that.' He went silent. I got up and threw away my can. I didn't feel different. I didn't feel stronger or smarter. I obviously wasn't floating off the ground. I figured this would take some time. I limped in the direction of Mitsuru room, hoping she could make better sense of everything then I did.