"Evie, bring up all images of the fight with Dark Tohka"
"As you wish sir"
As the monitors displayed various different pictures of the fight, I scanned them thoroughly. Finding a close up picture of her sword, I enlarged the image and studied it carefully. Rubbing my chin, I pondered in what it exactly was.
"Any record from DEM about this weapon?"
"Well, the only word she muttered about the weapon is Nehemah, which refers to some fallen angel in the Bible"
"I see, if I'm not mistaken Nehema, also known as Naamah, she appears in the Zohar as one of the mates of the archangel Samael. She, along with Lilith, causes epilepsy in children. According to Zohar, she is a succubus and a fallen angel, and is generally regarded as an aspect or relation of Lilith. After Cain killed Abel, Adam separated from Eve for 130 years. During this time, two female spirits, Lilith and Naamah would visit Adam and bear his children, who became the Plagues of Mankind correct?"
"Yes, coming from the Bible yes"
"Are there any religions about where gods fought dragons in a great war?"
"Well, there are many religions about that sir. Should I name them?"
"No, waste of time. Wait, does "the nameless king" ring any bells?"
"Nameless king?...no sir, I haven't found any results linking to current day religion"
"Well then, how about going back in time? Lost religion?"
"Well, I have one result. Although it's more of a lore than a religion. I'm not sure if it even existed or not. But there is one book about such speculations. Found in Europe by some archaeologist, he stumbled upon a cave with faded carvings and statues. The only thing he could make out was that the people were worshipping someone who gave light. There were dragons and that. Should I read the partially translated language?"
"Do go"
""Only in truth the lord's will abandon their thrones and the unkindled will rise. Nameless accursed undead, unfit even to be cinder. And so it is, that ash seeketh embers."
"They say these are the remains of a saint who cast himself into the bonfire. But we will never know for sure, for soot and ashes tell no story."
"If the lords will not return to their thrones themselves, let them return as cinders."
One becomes a Lord of Cinder by relinking the First Flame in the Kiln and Surviving. There are currently 5 Lords of Cinder, all 5 of their ashes are needed to reenact the Linking of the First Flame. The 5 Lords are Aldrich Saint of the Deep, Ludleth the Exiled, Yhorm the Giant, Farron's Undead Legion, and Lothric, the Last hope of his line.
Ludleth the Exiled linked the First Flame long ago by willing himself to. Aldrich was once a cleric that devoured men. He became so powerful that he was used to relink the Flame. Upon ascension to a Lord of Cinder, Aldrich sought to devour gods and even gained a cult around him that formed the Sable Church of the Deep.
Farron's Undead Legion of Abyss Watchers partook of the blood of an ancient wolf, the Wolf's blood linked the Abyss watchers to their master, the legendary Artorias of the Abyss. Emulating Artorias, the Abyss Watchers guard against creatures from the Abyss. The Abyss Watchers swore on their share Wolf's blood to relink the Flame.
Yhorm the Giant sought to end the Profaned flame by relinking the First Flame. Instead of Eliminating the Profaned Flame, the capital burned killing all except Yhorm. Pontif Sulyvahn travelled to the Profaned Capital and saw the Profaned Flame. This hints that Yhorm linked the Flame before Aldrich.
Lothric refused to relink the Flame, choosing instead to allow the Flame to fade as he watched it from a distance with his brother"
"Hang on, why does this sound familiar?"
"Because sir, a game company used this lore in their game. Turns out no one gave attention to it as a real religion"
"Wait, so you're telling me, a game company based their lore on a dead religion and somehow no one caught eye of it?"
"Yes, basically"
"Continue"
"Well, the translations are really off. Hang on, I'll see what I can do. "In the Age of Ancients, the world was unformed, shrouded by fog. A land of gray crags, Archtrees and Everlasting Dragons."
In the beginning there was no such thing as life or death. The land was a constant drab gray, ruled by immortal dragons. It is unknown whether or not the primordial serpents existed in this epoch.
"But then there was fire, and with fire came disparity. Heat and cold, life and death, and of course, light and dark. Then from the dark, they came, and found the Souls of Lords within the flame".
With fire came the first forms of life. Some of these living beings evolved and probably built their own civilizations under the ground, explaining why ruins can be found beneath Lordran's surface. Three of them found the Souls of Lords within the flame. They gained inmense amounts of power, making them capable of defeating the dragons, and so they fought to change the order of the world.
One Soul was taken by the Gravelord Nito, first of the dead. The second Soul was found by the Witch of Izalith and her daughters of Chaos. The last was taken by Gwyn, the Lord of Sunlight, and his faithful knights. However, there was a peculiar Soul known as the Dark Soul, found by the easily forgotten Furtive Pigmy
The five Lords of Cinder are Ludleth the Exiled; Aldrich, Saint of the Deep; Holy King Lothric; Farron's Undead Legion, the Abyss Watchers; and the lord of the Profaned Capital, Yhorm the Giant. Lords of Cinder are past beings who were successful in linking the flame.
Yes, indeed, it is called Lothric,
Where the transitory lands of the Lords of Cinder converge.
In venturing north, pilgrims discover the truth of the old words.
The fire fades and the lord's go without thrones.
When the link of fire is threatened, the bell tolls,
Unearthing the old Lords of Cinder from their graves:
Aldrich Saint of the Deep
Farron's Undead Legion, The Abyss Watchers
and the reclusive lord of the profaned capital,
Yhorm The Giant
Only in truth the lords will abandon their thrones
and the Unkindled will rise
Nameless accursed undead,
Unfit even to be cinder.
And so it is,
That ash seeketh embers.
The Age of Ancients
"In the Age of Ancients, the world was unformed, shrouded by fog. A land of gray crags, Archtrees and Everlasting Dragons."
In the beginning there was no such thing as life or death. The land was a constant drab gray, ruled by immortal dragons. It is unknown whether or not the primordial serpents existed in this epoch.
The Discovery Of The First Flame
"But then there was fire, and with fire came disparity. Heat and cold, life and death, and of course, light and dark. Then from the dark, they came, and found the Souls of Lords within the flame".
With fire came the first forms of life. Some of these living beings evolved and probably built their own civilizations under the ground, explaining why ruins can be found beneath Lordran's surface. Three of them found the Souls of Lords within the flame. They gained inmense amounts of power, making them capable of defeating the dragons, and so they fought to change the order of the world.
One Soul was taken by the Gravelord Nito, first of the dead. The second Soul was found by the Witch of Izalith and her daughters of Chaos. The last was taken by Gwyn, the Lord of Sunlight, and his faithful knights. However, there was a peculiar Soul known as the Dark Soul, found by the easily forgotten Furtive Pigmy.
The War Against The Dragons
"With the strength of Lords, they challenged the Dragons. Gwyn's mighty bolts peeled apart their stone scales. The Witches weaved great firestorms. Nito unleashed a miasma of death and disease. And Seath the Scaleless betrayed his own, and the Dragons were no more."
Nito, the Witch of Izalith, and Gwyn became Lords with the power of the flame, and waged war on the dragons. To aid in their battle, Gwyn used the power of the sun to spawn the first miracles, and the Witch of Izalith created the first pyromancies. The Lords, with the help of the dragon Seath the Scaleless, defeated the dragons and won the war.
Seath was the first mortal dragon, born without scales, which were the dragons' source of immortality. He became fearful of death, and sided with Gwyn. Seath was a brilliant academic, and focused on research, which spawned the first Sorceries.
With the Dragons defeated, the Lords settled their own kingdoms. Nito ventured deep into the Catacombs where he rewarded his servants and created the Finito and Milfinito. The Witch of Izalith and her daughters returned to Izalith in order to study their Flame Sorceries. Gwyn settled at the pinnacle of all of their kingdoms in the golden city, Anor Londo, where he and his brethren proclaimed themselves Gods. At this time, Gwyn gives Seath the title of Duke and grants him the Archives for his research.
Little is heard or known about the Pygmy, only that he is the forebearer of all of humanity. After his descendants reproduced, through many generations, a large number of human kingdoms arose, and humans began learning sorceries, miracles and pyromancies. It is speculated that the human's affinity for magic is attested to the power of the Dark Soul fragments scattered within all mankind. Examples of the kingdoms of mankind are: Baldur, Astora, Vinheim (known for its Dragon School of magic tracing back to the Creator of Sorcery, Seathe), New Londo (a human city large enough to be ruled by 4 kings), Oolacile, Carim, and Catarina.
Because the race of Gods was far more powerful than humans, humanity considered them true gods and started to worship them forming religions. These Gods also saw the humans as their subjects.
Gywn. He had four elite knights at his command, Dragonslayer Ornstein, Hawkeye Gough, Lord's Blade Ciaran, and Artorias of The Abyss, who will play an important role in the events of Oolacile. He also bequeathed fragments of his own soul to Seath and The Four Kings of New Londo for their contributions. Gwyn had 3 children, Gwyndolin, Gwynevere, and an unknown son who was exiled and demoted from his deific status.
Gwyn's faithful Knights followed him to the Kiln of the First Flame and were incinerated when the fire was linked. This changed their silver armors to charred black, creating the Black Knights.
The Furtive Pigmy took the Dark Soul and gave birth to mankind. When the Flame started to fade, the Lord Souls taken by the gods started to lose power, while the humans born from the Dark Soul started becoming stronger. Gwyn feared that some day humans would take over and annihilate the Gods, just as God's killed the Everlasting Dragons, which would lead to another change in the order of the world's leading race. Without linking the fire, the world would descend into an age of darkness-an age of men-where the Dark Soul rules. Gwyn, fearing this religation of Gods, chose to link the fire to prevent this age of darkness.
The sorcerers of Oolacile were tricked by the Primordial Serpent Kaathe into disturbing the Primeval Human Manus. Upon awakening him, Manus' humanity went wild and began to consume Oolacile, thus creating the Abyss. Manus also took Princess Dusk captive. Gwyn's Knight Artorias tried to defeat Manus but he was overpowered and corrupted by the Abyss. Manus is eventually defeated and his Soul Shatters creating Humanity Sprites for the Undead as well as birthing his Daughter/Shards.
The Abyss did not exist until the events that took place in Oolacile, born only after Manus' humanity went wild due to torture. Humanity is described as something warm as well as dangerous, and when it was disturbed it created the Abyss. Artorias travelled to Oolacile in order to stop the spread of the Abyss. It is stated in Artorias' ring that he made a pact with the creatures of the abyss not to be corrupted and killed.
The Abyss corrupts everything and kills everyone, but it seems that some creatures inhabit this peculiar place. It appears as though the disruption of the Lord Souls (or fragments of it) create monstrosities. The Witch of Izalith tried to create a First Flame with her own Lord Soul and it lead to the creation of Chaos. Oolacile's people disrupted a fragment of the Dark Soul ( Manus) and formed the Abyss.
Once the Abyss came into being, Kaathe seduced the Kings of New Londo into becoming Dark Wraiths and learn the Art of Lifedrain, so that they may gather humanities to rebuild the Dark Soul"
"Hang on hang on just one bloody second. This is fucking weird. My head hurts from all this information. Just what race wrote this thing? Were they even humans?"
"Well, yes, skeletal remains were found. But dated back to even before Christ was introduced"
"Wait, that meant like around the age of the dinosaurs or closer"
"I believe so"
"Wait, humans existed during the dinosaur age? How?"
"From the books, I don't think it was dinosaurs sir, rather dragons"
"Sounds like a child's tale to me. Only much darker"
"This religion is quite interesting to say the least. I'll begin translating the rest. Some of them are wrong and out of place. Information is everywhere. I can't piece it together"
"Well, this religion seems to be a mix of greek and everything European. But why are there no statues and stuff like that?"
"The Christian community has sort of destroyed the remains of this religion. It was dubbed satanic to them and another false God"
"Wait, but there are some Christian relations to it. But not much, the lighting of fire sounds like the first sin done by man or something"
"Well, there is hardly any data to clarify all this since the cave was closed and everything inside was either taken or destroyed"
"Well great, religion at it's best folks. Hang on a minute, you said Gwyn had 3 children? Who was the last one then?"
"Well from what the book says, it doesn't say much. Only that his son betrayed him and allied himself with the dragons"
"Did he survive?"
"Not that I know of anything, but there is a possibility that he did. Since there is a saying that Dragon slayer Ornstein was sent out to kill the traitor but never returned. Either he allied himself with the traitor, or died horribly"
"Wait, are there any pictures or something?"
"The book has only one good quality picture. Here"
As the image came on screen, my jaw dropped open and I stumbled back into my chair. Raising a finger, my hand shook violently.
"That's…..that's him!"
"Who?"
"Ornstein! He's the one wearing the gold armour"
"How can you be sure sir? Do you have proof?"
"What more Evie? Wasn't he part of the knights? I just know it. Besides, his armour is gold and he's the only one that actually wears such a thing"
"Well, you could put it that way. But still, this religion is really confusing"
"So what happened to the gods?"
"Well, the book says that most of them die. But I'd say that some survived to say the least. Before the apocalypse happened"
"So everyone basically died including the humans and such"
"Pretty much, the apocalypse wiped out almost everything"
"I see, so how would one survive?"
"Well, naturally you would go in hiding or live in a different realm. It I think only gods had that power"
"Did the gods treat humans fairly?"
"Um….not really, more like slaves"
"Well, now I see why they died"
"Yes, this religion should be buried nonetheless"
"Let's not spread word about this"
"Agreed. Although why would you request such a topic sir? Is something bothering you?"
"Well, I just have a nagging feeling that's all. But the fact that the spirits have Angels and are named after angels themselves. Well, this sort of struck me. And when Tohka inversed, she had a different angel. So I wonder what everyone else's would be like"
"It won't be a pretty sight to say the least though. But I wonder, do you have a inverse side sir?"
"Well, every spirit does. I'm no exception. But I only know that my angel is abrahamic in this form. But what about the other side? Is it still the same religion or what?"
"Well, the only way is to find out yourself sir"
"And that means turning myself to the dark side eh?"
"Is this a star wars thing now?"
"No, don't take it like that. But seriously, I would have to go to the dark side and basically turn into a monster and probably kill thousands or maybe millions in the process. Yeah, not gonna risk that"
"Good point, sometimes, the answers are best kept buried"
"Buried until the time is right again to reveal such things"
"Exactly"
"Although I wonder about Kurumi. What would make her go inverse? I mean she's killed like over 10,000 people. What sort of feelings does she have in that cold heart of hers?"
"Dunno sir, it only said negative emotions. There are many factors. Maybe a horrible truth or maybe pure anger and hatred. There are many negative driving factors for one person. But there will be that one driving factor that beats the rest. It's just a matter of finding it that's all"
"Sometimes it's not emotions that drives us. Goals do"
"Still fueled by emotions sir"
"Eh, my mistake"
"Although one thing bothers me. All the angels the girls possess are the 7 highest angels of God. They belong to the sephirot tree and are like the Almighty angels. So why is it that my angel's name is Kokabiel who is a fallen angel and was the one who taught astronomy to man. How does gravity associate with his name however?"
"Well, you have gravity powers. I can only speculate that gravity is merely an assistance. Since Kokabiel is said to have taught about the star's, gravity extends everywhere in the universe holding everything together"
"But only God controls such thing right?"
"Yes, he does. If gravity stopped for even 1 second, chaos would rise. The damage would be collosus. But why would Kokabiel be entrusted with such a task you say? The lord is first before anything, so why would he hand such task to Kokabiel who is a fallen angel? This makes it even more confusing since gravity isn't stated in the Bible. Not once, only in Greek lore about sustain. That's it really. Gravity is something we still haven't fully grasped yet and will probably not understand fully until the next few hundred years"
"The power of God. Basically I have one of god's power inside of me. Great, might as well turn off gravity and destroy the whole universe right?"
"Well, that would certainly be great now wouldn't it?"
"You don't say. Although the names of their angels are of the seven mightiest of heaven, there is the sephiroth tree of the Jewish Kabbalah. 10 distinct users or angels/gods. This is confusing for me since I don't belong on it. Neither does Blake, maybe because we're of a different religion that's why. Blake's angels name is in German. So maybe German religion. As for me, well, where the Fuck does a God belong exactly"
"No where. He is the Almighty and that is all"
"Well, shit. Fun fact, there is no shield against gravity. So any fucker out there generating a territory is fucked. Back on topic, what about my inverse form? Am I also getting another godly like form? Oh great, the world is fucked before we knew it. Pray that the guy is merciful"
"Well, I'll tell you more about the siblings of Gwyn when I can translate this book. For now it's a mess of information"
"Guess so, how about the aggressor's production?"
"Well, thanks to those artificial satellites. I stripped one down and used it as a rocket to carry all the materials. For the remaining one, I converted it into a dry dock and striped down the remaing spare parts from the rocket as materials for it. I've laid down a keel already but at this point, it's a work in progress"
"And I'm guessing it would hold maybe more than 10,000 personnel?"
"Around that sir, this ship is big. If I mean big, it's big. We look like ants next to it"
"Yes, all I need is that things firepower. With it, we can end a fight before it can even begin. Maybe bombing the DEM HQ in britain would be a start"
"Sir, that amount of firepower would probably wipe out London and the neighbouring cities as well. The blast won't extend for miles rather, a couple of thousand of miles"
"Mhm...we'll see when it's done"
"Whatever you say sir"
Standing up from my seat, I let out a yawn and stretched myself. Blake was at school today and I decided to stay back and keep my existence a secret. Right now, Tatsuya is missing and hasn't been found yet. Best to keep it that way for a bit. Taking a look outside, the light had turned orange and the sun began to set. Deciding to go for some fresh air, I exited the bridge and headed outside. Opening the door, the wind was relatively calm and no strong gale was blowing of the sorts. Adjusting my jumper, I walked over to the front of the ship while admiring the scenery.
Life in the clouds was an extraordinary thing, for some reason I enjoyed doing this sort of thing. Normal people wouldn't consider living up here due to risks and what not, but for me, it felt like my domain. Taking a deep whiff of the fresh air, it filled my nope with pleasure. This is what real air was, not the crappy polluted one down there on the ground. Thinking about practicing my swings with Kokabiel, I decided to summon my warhammer.
"Kokabiel! To me!" I commanded extending a hand.
As the weapon materialized in my hand, I grabbed hold of it only for my hand to drop to the ground. A confused look formed on my face and I looked at my weapon. Instead of a 5ft long Paladin warhammer, I was holding a large Swordspear. The weapon was so huge that it dwarfed even me. My height was like halfway for the blade. Dropping the weapon in shock, I stumbled back a bit. The weapon hit the deck and clamoured loudly. Looking at my hands and back at it, I thought it was some sort of dream.
Looking at it carefully, the design was fairly neat and the blade wasn't bad at all. In fact, it was almost perfect. The blade glowed a golden light. Edging closer to the weapon, it started giving off a radiant glow. Jumping back, the weapon itself began to shrink down to a smaller size. The glow was so bright I had to raise a hand and block the light before it blinded me. As the light slowly died, I lowered my hand and looked at the weapon. This time however, it had shrunken down to a good length.
Eying the weapon carefully, it gave off a strong aura which only piqued my curiosity as to what it is. Edging closer, I bent down and picked up the weapon. It was somewhat easy to carry and was very mobile. The blade itself was really sharp and well forged, from the looks of it, it was made to pierce the thickest of armour and the likes. Doing a couple of tricks, I managed to get the hang of the weapon. Although combat wise, I would need some training, but that can be taken care of by Totenkopf or Kokabiel. Thrusting the weapon forward, I unexpectedly unleashed a golden lightning strike into the clouds faster than the eye could blink. Seeing a golden flash in the distance, a loud roar came shortly after sounding like Zeus had a bad day.
Gaping at the weapon, I didn't expect it to unleash such attacks.
"Holy shit! What the hell is this thing?!" I asked no one.
"Well, we're fucked" Totenkopf said.
"Wait, why?"
"We're fucked. Totally fucked"
"Why?"
"Jesus Christ, if only I could tell you what sort of weapon you're holding. That thing can practically kills gods you know"
"Wait what? I' a God killing weapon now?"
"What else would it be?!"
"I dunno, an angel?"
"It isn't just an angel. It is the sword of a very dangerous God. Oh I Dunno, maybe said God could be the God of war hmm? Who has a desire for only arms and arms only"
"Jeez dude I get it, but who does it belong too anyway"
"Fuck! If that book had been translated then sure. But Fuck it didn't. Christ I can't stand it anymore. Alas I cannot tell you for I am bound by the sacred laws to not say a word of his mighty existence"
"Really now? This bullshit again? Fucking hell…."
"Well, unless you want me to get locked up by these magical chains, then sure. I'll be glad to do it, but I want to keep what's left of my freedom alright?"
"Fine, so when can you reveal such thing?"
"If the mighty lord says so, or when the time is right"
"Oh great, more patience. This mystery is killing me"
"Isn't that what Kokabiel taught you?"
"More or less"
"Well, heed his training then. And your girlfriend is coming"
"Huh?"
Looking at the sky, I spotted a figure coming. Feeling a strange sense come over me, I looked down only to find the Swordspear disappear in into tiny golden particles. As the weapon completely left my right hand, I opened and closed my hand to see if I wasn't dreaming or anything. Walking back inside, I decided to wait for Blake's arrival. A few minutes later, the door opened and footsteps could be heard down the halls. As Blake came into the bridge, she wore a tired and angry look.
"Hey Blake, how was your day?"
"I don't feel like talking now dear, I'm going to bed" she said walking past me.
"What?..." staring blankly. "Well that escalated quickly"
"She's stressed out sir" Evie said.
"Obviously. Hell no am I going to let her go to bed upset" following after her.
Stopping outside her door, I knocked in quick succession.
"Blake? Open up"
"Don't feel like talking, I want to sleep" she groaned.
"Hell no, open this door. I ain't letting my girl go to bed with that sort of attitude"
"I don't want to talk now just let me be Tatsuya"
Sighing to myself, I unlocked the door from the inside and pulled it open. Seeing Blake sit up with an angry look, I went on the bed and in one quick succession wrapped her in a nice hug.
"...! Tatsuya! Let me go!" she squirmed.
"No way, not until you calm down" lying down on the bed and pulling her with me.
"I said I'm in no mood!"
"Even so, I don't want you going to bed in that manner. Not until I see you smile"
"Let me go!" she demanded.
Keeping a firm grip, she struggled frantically to escape my grasp. But she should've known by now that my hugs can never be escaped from.
"Shhhhh"
"...hgggnnn!..."
Stroking her hair slowly, ber rapid breathing slowly became normal and her struggling stop. She more or less gave up at this point and played along. Massaging her slowly, she let out startled yelps here and then. Easing the stress out of her, she gradually became happier every minute or so.
"*sigh* What am I without you?" she said softly.
"A strong independent woman who knows her way with life and is a pain in the ass when it comes to arguments" I answered only to receive a close range punch to the gut. "...! I was just joking!"
"I know, but I can't be a strong woman. Not without you I can't. I'm just a useless piece of crap like I was before"
"Don't say that, now. You were strong even before we met. Don't rely on me to much. It might end badly you know"
"I know dear, but you're everything to me. You're like my only family now, I don't want to lose a friend more importantly, a lover"
"Don't worry, it's alright. Just go to sleep now. You've been through one hell of a day. Get some rest"
"If you *yawn* say so babe" she said sleepily.
As she closed her eyes and hugged me, she fell asleep in my arms knowing that I was there right next to her to keep her company all the time. Caressing her soft cheeks, she looked cuter while asleep.
"Ah, let's hope tomorrow doesn't end up going down the shithole. On the bright side, today I somehow summoned a new weapon. I have no clue what it is about and it has the power of a God inside of it. Just great"
"Well, you're life is always strange now isn't it? Treasure every bit of it. It will certainly make more memories"
"I will Totenkopf, I will"
That moment when the Dark souls Lore is a Long lost religion in the DAL world. Now then, how fucked do you think are the spirits gonna be when they meet Souls of Cinder? (Joke). Although I have a speculation. Kotori vs the Soul of Cinders. Who would win?