Chapter 51
Noxious's POV
As I walked into the marker on the map I felt as if something was watching me, I stopped and looked around. Then the ground beneath me started to shake and the mountains crumbled, I looked back in front of me to see a man who wore a black robe covered in bones. He put the hood down to reveal his green eyes then lifted his hand and the sound of bones started cracking.
"Who are you?" I asked then got into a stabbing position with my hand in front of me. He didn't talk just charged at me, I was about to stab him with my hand but he dodged. I saw the man's ribcage completely open looking as if it were to devour me. "What are you?!" I heard his bones cracking again.
"Isn't it obvious. I'm a Diablo." He said then charged at me again, this time I grabbed Noroi's katana and slashed into the man from the side but he looked down and grabbed the sword by the blade. "Your power may be enormous but it's not enough to go through my bones…" he pulled the sword out and it disappeared.
"I've seen this power before." I said then the man immediately stopped and looked up at me.
"How so?" He put his hands off me.
"Maras." I replied then the man tilted his head in confusion.
"Who does this Maras look like?"
"A boy with long blond hair, green eyes pretty slim, and has the power to use his bones as weapons." The man's eyes widened.
"Could it be him? but how?!" The man gasped "The Order took him away from me a long time ago."
"Wait are you-"
"Yes I am the person who you call Maras's father, Nero." Well this is an odd outcome… "Anyway where's Maras? I need to see him."
"Well he's in a world called Gamindustri."
"Gamindustri?" Nero questioned.
"Oh man this is going to be a while…" we sat down and I began to explain everything…
"And that's why I'm here." I finished my explanation then Nero nodded.
"The artifacts can be made by you since you are the new king of Diablos." Nero replied.
"But how can I make them though?"
"Easy use the power that's radiating from your body." I looked at my arms and legs to see a fully transmogrified demon self then I looked behind me and saw a black tail, I started freaking out but Nero calmed me down a bit. "I'd hate to break it to you but you may want to feel your head as well." I touched the top of my head to feel horns.
"Oh great I wonder how Noire will like this new look…" I whispered to myself.
"Don't worry about it besides you said this Noire girl will always be by your side right?" Nero said then I got up.
"You're right, all I have to do is make an artifact to alter this!" I replied then held my hands in front of me. I started thinking of a shape and form for the object.
"Darkness waver!" A black orb appeared in front of me. I put my hand into it and pulled a pendent out shaped like a skull just like Naomi's. I put it around my neck and I felt my power being restrained. "Alright let's try another." I put my arms in front of me again but this time nothing happened.
"Um Noxious, the pendent is restraining your power…" Nero said in a quiet tone. Then I took the pendent off and gave to him.
"I knew that! I-I-I was just testing how powerful I am!" I put my arms in front of me again then the black orb appeared. I put my hand into it.
"Book of diablos!" I yelled and pulled a book out, me and Nero stood there for a few seconds silently.
"*cough*"
"It can't be that bad I mean it is created from me after all." I opened the book and looked through the pages until I saw something interesting. "Ahem, page number one hundred and twenty six, article forty six, diablo void, location Gamindustri." I read then a red void opened, I looked back at Nero. "Let's go! I bet you'll like it more in Gamindustri!" I yelled but Nero shook his head.
"I'm sorry to say Noxious but I cannot go with you." He replied then my eyes widened.
"But why? Didn't you want to see Maras?" I asked then he shook his head and smiled.
"Trust me it's nothing personal and besides... I am the one who left him to the Order after all…" He kicked me in the gut pushing me into the void.
"You bastard…!"
"Ugh." I woke up to see Noire sitting beside me her eyes were widened. I looked down at my arms to see that they were transformed in a diablos.
"Noxious… what happened to you?!" She asked in a shocked tone.
"I… ARGH!" I held my head, it felt as if my whole body was being shocked. It stopped after a while, I laid there breathing heavily then got up and looked at Noire.
"I've became the new diablo king…" I said quietly then I heard the sound of the door open.
"Father… you're alive!" Maras said grabbing onto me, I immediately pushed him off.
"Calm down Maras." I replied then looked at Noire whose eyes were faded.
"Noxious… Who's this and why did he call you father…!" She said in a pissed tone.
"This is Maras. I took him in while you were away so-"
"You just took him in without my permission!" Noire punched me in the gut, I knew this was going to happen…
Assassin's POV
After that little "scene" I saw, I carefully went back to my room and fell asleep. But of course i'm not allowed to have normal dreams anymore…
I opened my eyes and saw myself in the gold void, sitting down in his same spot was the man. Except this time he looked a little worried.
"Ah. There you are." The man said as he looked up at me. I walked up to him and sat down.
"Can't I get some rest for once?" I grumbled causing the man to laugh.
"My apologies Assassin, but I'm doing this to warn you. Decker is a fearsome opponent, an archangels mind is their greatest weapon, and Decker can manipulate anyone."
"Yeah yeah, I get it. Decker is powerful, and I'll make sure he's defeated." I said standing back up and the man sighed.
"You're not powerful enough yet, you've activated only the second step of your power. The lighting charge is a powerful technique but it can still harm you."
"How can you see me? How do you know this stuff?" I asked him and the man stood up and placed his hand on my shoulder.
"It's because I'm an archangel, the previous chosen archangel. My name is Yashin." He said and smiled at me, "I know because I've done the same thing as you."
When he said his name my head started to hurt, this guy was the same thing as me? And why was my head hurting?
"You've been guiding me, but why are you trying to warn me so much about Decker?"
"It's not just Decker, there are more out there. Do you not recall the wound you had in your arm? The scars are still there aren't they?" I pulled up my sleeve to show him the scars, the ones I got from when my arm was trapped in a vine. "That was most likely caused by one of the members. You should be wise to take caution."
"More of them? Like they're hiding?" I pulled my sleeve back down.
"Yes, they've been keeping a close eye on you. Watching you grow and react to certain events. Most of them that happened were because of random events, the other half was by them… The Order." I raised my brow at the last words.
"Order? What do you mean?"
"The Order. A group of powerful archangels that keep the peace between the diablos. In other words, hence their title, keep them in order."
"Then why are they after me? Shouldn't we be working together?"
"That's what I thought too, but the mind is a powerful tool in archangels. Their feelings, emotions, can cause great destruction or they can lead to peace. But one of them chose to the destruction path. The leader of them."
"What happened to him?"
"The leader used dark emotions for his power and, if you haven't guessed, turned into a corrupted archangel. You should know the difference I hope." I nodded, "he was the most powerful one, he used his power to advance his rank, now he's able to do what he wants so he orders to find the chosen archangel."
"Why? Why does he target only us?"
"He's scared, he knows that only that chosen one will be able to defeat him. So he chooses to destroy the prophecy before it even begins. Destroy the chosen one." Yashin said and looked at the ground, "I'm afraid all I can do is provide you advice, I'm no longer alive so I can't provide assistance."
"That's alright, if I even had that, it'll help." I told him and he looked me in the eyes.
"You must complete your training, the lightning charge has a limit. You know a good amount of techniques and abilities but you'll need more knowledge on battling. The Order now knows that you're the one. They'll come after you."
"Can you tell me how to complete it faster? I'll do whatever I can."
Yashin stayed silent for a little while before speaking again, "There are many ways, but two are the ones that are the easiest way. One is to use combat and learn as you fight, the second is to steal that knowledge from someone else. Decker has used the second option. These two are the things I did in order to get where I am." Yashin and the he had a faint blush on his face. "Only… there is something else I did…" he murmured.
"What did you do? Tell me."
"You might not like it, you're a bit too young-"
"Just tell me already!" I shouted in frustration, Yashin looked at the ground and took a deep breath.
"I… became one with the one I love…" he said and I stared at him for a little bit.
"What." I said blankly before my cheeks started heating up. "You mean…what… why…"
"The connection we had was stronger after that… I was able to tell if she was in trouble." Yashin stated and laughed a little. "I'm not sure why it's like that. But it works…"
"I have to… b-b-but…" my mind was in a blank, I couldn't even get a word out.
"I knew you wouldn't have taken the news well… but it was just a tip. You don't have too you know… do that."
"*cough cough!* don't worry about it, I'll make sure to be careful around here."
"Good, we mustn't lose against The Order."
"We won't. I'll make sure of it." I held my hand out and Yashin grabbed ahold of it. "Now, can I go back and have normal dreams!"
He let out a laugh, "yeah. Sweet dreams…" he started saying, but he muttered something out last second and I didn't hear it…
I woke with a start and sat upright in my bed, my shirt was off and I was sweating hard. Normal dreams alright… I dreamt that I was being chased by a psycho… so much for my mind being a powerful weapon. Seems to me that it's against me!
I got out of bed and ran over to the bathroom real quick and stepped into the shower. While the water was running over my head I looked at my arm with the scars. So there's more of them… running around in Gamindustri? I'll need to keep an extra guard up then.
After my shower, I put on one of the plain white shirts I had stuffed in my drawer. When I opened my other drawer I found a new trench coat folded neatly on top of everything. It looked like the same one I had before…
After putting on all of my clothes. I stepped outside my room and went to the actual outside, the cold air of Lowee blew towards me. I had to squint my eyes just to see around. The sky was blue, no clouds in sight.
"Seems like a perfect day." I said to myself, only I know it wouldn't be. The Order was out there somewhere. And who knows just where they could be.
I sat down in the snow and laid on my back, the cold chill of the snow went around my body. But I didn't mind it, just something about the cold doesn't bother me at all.
I heard the door open and I sat up with my hand close to my holster where my pistol rested. But it was only Blanc. She shut the door behind her and walked over to me.
"Good morning Assassin, did you sleep well?" Blanc asked me and I nodded.
"Yeah. Did you get me a new coat? Mine was destroyed when I went questing yesterday." Her cheeks grew a blush of pink.
"I… saw it and wanted to get you an extra…" she said in a small voice.
"It did come in handy, thanks." I said and got up off the ground, "Did you need something with me?" the blush didn't leave her face.
"What I asked yesterday… are you still up for it?" she asked me, what she asked me yesterday… a different image came into my mind, making me blush hard.
It took a little bit, but I got the image out of my head and remembered what she asked me.
"The date? Yeah, I'm up for it." I said and held my hand out to her, "And I know the perfect spot."
Blanc just nodded and took my hand. I know exactly where to go...
Noxious's POV
After Noire calmed down again I started to explain everything to her.
"Alright. Maras can stay here." She said then Maras smiled.
"Thank you, mother!" He replied happily then Noire's face got red.
"M-M-Mother?!" she held her face steaming up.
"What's wrong? I call Noxious father and since Noxious likes you I'll call you mother." Maras said calmly but he was only digging the hole deeper.
"Maras just call her Noire." I said.
"No it's fine… it's just… Noxious…" Noire said quietly.
"What is it Noire-" I stopped and thought she's-
"I'm pregnant…" she held her stomach, I looked over at Maras and he nodded.
"Then I guess being a big brother means I will protect my sister." He said then Noires face lifted.
"Maras… thank you." Noire said with a smile then Uni walked into the room.
"*sigh* I knew this was going to happen but I guess I can't complain, if it's what Noire wants." She shrugged, I hugged her.
"Uni I'm glad your okay!" I said then she pushed me off.
"Aren't you mad that I shot you!" She yelled, I shook my head.
"Not at all and besides I'm sure you were more scared than I was." I replied her eyes filled with tears.
"But… I shot-"
"I'm alive now aren't I?" I hugged her after a while of hugging I heard Noire scream, I turned around.
"What's the matter Noire?" She stood there pointing at my side. I looked down to see the tail I had when I was in the abyssal void. "What the-" oh yeah Nero. I gave Nero the pendant…
"Why do you have a tail and horns?!" She freaked out then I scratched the back of my head.
"Well you see I lost a Diablo artifact that I made to make me look normal so…" I replied.
"You mean this book." Maras said looking through the book of diablos I ran to him and grabbed the book out of his hands.
"Don't read this book, it has spells that could summon powerful diablos!" I quickly explained shutting the book.
"Then why did you create it then?" Noire asked.
"I didn't want to but it was the only way to bring me back to this world." I looked down. "Even though these artifacts may be dangerous I can't stop making them, after all I could use them to bring the Order to an end." Maras's eyes widened.
"Is that possible?!" He asked, I nodded.
"After all they did, I will bring their ruin! But I won't be able to do it alone, I'll get Assassin and Riddek to help me." Besides I'm pretty sure that Decker guy messed with them too, I clenched my fist…
A/N:
Noxious: Sorry for not being here for a while but recently I got addicted to a Japanese MMO called Phantasy Star Online 2 but it doesn't mean I'm going to let that keep me from writing. We hoped you all liked this chapter and we'll be looking forward to seeing you all in the next!
Assassin: Yeah. Maybe you've been taking a bit TOO much time in that MMO! Nah, everything's alright. We're still writing and besides. I've gotten into Destiny a good bit thanks to the new update so we're both on the same boat! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and to see you all later!
