(Forge lands arc finale)
Chapter 8: Construct Overlord!
Visions of the past
Bayonetta stood in an eternal abyss, she saw her parents holding her as a baby and a voice was heard "I child born from Light and Dark will signal the end of the universe..."
Bayonetta saw her mother in her arms as she cried while her father floated over and said "My dear sweat child..."
But Bayonetta noticed something that day she had felt an thirst to hate her father, a need to hate him and it was at this point in time Bayonetta saw what she had given life to as the voice said "The child born from Light and Dark would signal the end... for the Reincarnation of the Original Darkness a being that existed before everything, and is the reason why the remains of the first universe were only four beings... Light, Darkness, Chaos and Creation."
Bayonetta then saw how she defeated her father but was sent forward to see how her hatred still hadn't ended, as she soon found that Aesir's evil half, Loptr was whom who had killed her mother and had brought the end of her Umbra sisters. But during the final fight Loki had reduced the Eyes of the world useless, or so he had thought, for one cannot exist without the other, Light and Dark are as siblings with disagreements.
But Bayonetta saw that from Loki's trump card had actually unleashed the Reincarnated Original Darkness, at first it was as a normal spawn of Corruption however without two of the three deities to maintain order in the universe Sheba's darkness grew and began to swallow it but indirectly empowering the Original Darkness to unimaginable strength and power.
Bayonetta watched as the Will of Corruption began to grow in size until it was challenged by Omne and a universal one on one battle had began, each time either being struck each other cause super nova-like explosions some even of their blows even created blackholes. The voice then said "The Reincarnated Original Darkness would seek to finish what it's past life had started... destroy the entire universe and swallow the Controller of Creation and everything that remains back into nothing to whence everything began. The return of this evil would mean the end of Time and Death itself..."
However Omne had managed to cast the Will of Corruption away into Purgatorio though it was enough to banish the Will it also had reduced the realm tiny a shadow of it's former self as only creatures of darkness could gain entry or those who had items that can allow them to enter. Bayonetta was stunned by this she had thought the Will's power was far greater than she had ever imagined, creating black holes, shrugging off blows from Omne and just being cast into Purgatorio he had weakened it to a shadow of it's former glory... she soon realized that the Will of Corruption will be her strongest and most powerful foe yet.
Bayonetta woke up from her vision as Bright eyes flew towards her with and scratched a symbol as a withered and frail Madama Khepri was seen and gave a smile and asked "What you didn't I wouldn't get old did you?"
Bayonetta turned to see Death as Khepri snapped her fingers completely stopping time and said "Now that's not necessary young lady, I am only here to pass own the ownership of Time."
Bayonetta asked "And why me?"
Khepri then laughed and said "Why not? You are more capable to be it's caretaker than I you see what it did to me?"
Bayonetta then asked "Being the caretaker of Time... made you a immortal demon old?"
Khepri then stated "A price to pay in order to keep an eye on Time itself... listen I cannot keep the title much longer. I will be reduced to dust if I cannot pass it down to you. Hell you can even name yourself Time seeing that you are perfect for it."
Bayonetta then raised a brow and asked "And I should because... why?"
Khepri then stated "Cause only beings of Light and Dark can effectively control Time. And seeing that the Nephilim are mostly reduced to four I along Omne needed you and Jeanne to come to this era which had also broke my bargain with Omne to never change the past. But we never suspected that IT would be reincarnated from your hatred."
Bayonetta then asked "What is the Will of Corruption exactly?"
Khepri then stated simply "The End... of everything. Life, Death, Chaos, Order, Light and Dark it wants to return everything to the nothingness that which everything began."
The Corruption blockade
The Herald and Mistress had gone to the Blockade still inured from their fight with Death and Bayonetta as the Blockade had punctured the Herald's ribs where his lower arms used to be and replaced them with entirely new ones. The Mistress had holes in her body from the effects of Bayonetta's holy light attack as the Blockade filled her wounds with Corruption as the Herald clenched his new lower skeletal hands and said "Much better..."
But before the Herald could even say another word the voice of the Will of Corruption commanded "Forsake these lands Herald, it will fall soon I shall see to it myself."
Ther Herald grunted and asked "But master how can you do that?"
The Will then stated "My influence over THE ONE is complete and total when the path to the Tree is clear... and it will be cleared THE ONE shall be consumed by his hunger and open a small window for me to destroy this world."
The Herald then turn towards the Mistress and said "Come the Will of Corruption has made his commands for to retreat."
The Mistress growled and stated "Father won't let us even if we tried."
Then The Mistress finally heard the Call of Corruption and the Will's voice "The Avatar will follow my rule or he shall suffer everlasting torment. Now... go."
The Herald and the Mistress then answered in unison with glowing yellow eyes "As you wish master..."
Tristone
Bayonetta had been attempting to figure out what she saw in her vision and why Khepri seeks to sought her out to pass on the title of Protector of Time until she finally remembered and summoned Bheathir's talons and said "Here's a weapon that I had Rodin make for you? Now don't expect me to give you more presents in the future you here?"
Death took the scythes and began to twirl both of them in each hand as they lit up in flames while Death gave an amusing look and said "Fine weapons indeed... thanks."
Bayonetta then teased "Was I just thanked by the Reaper?"
Death then coldly stated "Don't expect it to happen often."
Bayonetta then licked her lips and teased "Ohhh naughty boy."
The two returned to Eideard who asked "Ahh welcome back I trust your night was entertaining for you both?"
Then Thane walked passed and joked "She screwed the Reaper what do ya think?"
Death then growled and joked "And here I thought I was the one who reaped her."
Eideard sighed and stated "Go to the Lost temple there you will find the Warden and he will guide to the Foundry."
Bayonetta then teased "Once we've reached the tree you're going to miss. Admit you are."
Eideard then chuckled and stated "I admit that you two brought hope to my people and saying that yes, you two will be missed in a manner of speaking."
Death then joked as he crossed his arms "How touching. Now where do we go to find the Lost temple?"
Eideard then explained "Head to the Forest and find the Nook, from there you may reach the Temple."
The front of the Lost Temple (later)
Death and Bayonetta finally found the Lost temple while both were unamused to see Karn there while Bayonetta asked "You're joking right?"
Karn then asked "Wha?"
Death then asked with annoyance "How the Hell did you get here before us?!"
Karen then said "Wha here? Ya two have been lookin for this place I could have shown ya a much faster way than..."
Bayonetta then cracked her knuckles as her Madama Butterfly fists began to grab Karn and slam him into the ground and teased "Young man you did a bad thing mama spank!"
Then Madama Butterfly's fist then opened up and smacked Karn's ass making him yell in pain while it echoed through out the Nook and Bayonetta teased "Now go back home before someone misses you."
Karn then got up but he wadled as he walked sad complained "YA DIDN'T NEED TO NUMB MY ARES MA'AM!"
Bayonetta then turned around and licked her lips and said "I could keep going if that's what you want."
But Karn was already out of sight while Death then clapped his hands and complimented "Not bad... for a witch."
Bayonetta then teased "Ohhh almost thought you were gonna talk dirty to me Death."
Death then stated "Perhaps another time."
Bayonetta then noticed a giant door and the key she had magically appeared and unlock doth door and she saw a vision of Death sitting upon a throne of bones and dead, with Bayonetta laying across on his lap holding a crown made of bone. Then Bayonetta heard a voice that sounded like ice cracking "The Lord of the Dead and the Lady of Time."
After the vision Death asked "Are you alright Bayonetta?"
Bayonetta the claimed "I'm fine... did you see that?"
Death then asked "See what?"
Bayonetta then said "Never mind..."
After entering the Temple Death and Bayonetta were attacked by Prowlers, Death had thrown one of his scythe at one as Baynetta crossed her arms with her guns in hand shoot two Prowler's in the head while Death's scythe had cut the one in half and like a boomerang had returned to Death. Bayonetta then joked "Haven't seen these kittens in while."
Death then suggested "Must be nearing a Breeding ground?"
Bayonetta then teased "Already Death? I'd figure reaping was enough for now."
Death then sighed and said "Let's keep moving."
Bayonetta then teased "After you big boy."
After figuring a way deeper into the temple they were attacked by more Prowlers along with a pair of Stalkers as Death jumped over Bayonetta and killed a Stalkers by stabbing his scythe into it's mouth while Bayonetta placed her gun barrels into the other's throat and blasted it's head off. Then Death pulled out Redemption and shot a prowler that was about to tackle Bayonetta while she did the same for Death and said "We're even now!"
The two finally found the largest Construct the saw but it appeared to be a gate from a distance, however when they got closer they saw a Spawn of Corruption was waiting for them as their surroundings was placed under a magical barrier and the span melted into a pile of stone. The stone began to shake and move together forming a Construct Hulk who roared at both Bayonetta and Death as Prowlers and Construct warriors appeared out of the ground.
Bayonetta then danced and shouted as her hair extended into a summoning seal "PDEE BARMA!"
Then Madama Butterfly rose up and placed her right fist in her left hand and cracked her knuckles and her neck and gave a sinister grin before she kicked the Construct Hulk into the barrier and ripped it's stone ribs open and crushed it's Heart stone. The Barrier fell while the Prowlers and Construct retreated in fear as the demoness returned back to keep her contract with Bayonetta as death asked "Was that really necessary?"
Bayonetta then stated "I'm getting tired with all these delays the sooner we wake him up the sooner we can reach the tree and find a way to save our loved ones."
Death then agreed as he walked passed "I here that."
The two walked up sone stairs to the gate as Death summoned his reaper fists to push the Maker's key into the Hearts stone in the center of the gate causing it the tremble and open up revealing a giant construct with his arms placed together to make a gate and stood up and cracked his stone jaw back in place and yawned.
Bayonetta then placed her right hand on her hip and pointed at the Warden and Joked "That's some cake yawn."
The Warden then yawned again and said "My stone... aches."
Death then joked "You may ache Warden but at least you're not Corrupted... not yet."
The Warden then asked looked down at Bayonetta and Death "Corrupted? Then it was not a dream... the Makers have need of me."
Death pointed at the Warden and asked "Your is in chaos yet you slumber?"
Bayonetta then teased "Oh I'm dying to know that myself."
The Warden then stated "Stone is heavy, it is easier to rest there I am flesh again."
Bayonetta then asked "Will be a dear and help a pretty lady?"
The Warden then answered "Yesssss."
Both Death and Bayonetta jumped on the warden's knee and jumped on his shoulder as Death asked "Shall we?"
The Warden stood up and said "Hold on... little ones."
The Warden turned around and climbed over a hill and began to walk down a mountain which led back to the Stonefather's Vale and stated "The Guardian is the Strongest of us... but yet in his heart there is a thirst. The Guardian was built to destroy, he and Corruption have much in common."
The Warden stopped at Tristone and said as Bayoentta and Death jumped off "Make you peace you may not have a second chance."
The Wardne climbed over the Maker's Forge as both Bayonetta and Death returned to Eideard as Bayonetta asked "So this is it young one?"
Eideard then chuckled as Death stated "We have brought fire and tears from your mountain and had brought life to stone are we any closer to the Tree? Answer quickly you may not even have a chance I heard he Foundry is quite dangerous."
Then Eideard stated "As is the Forest and the Tree, but ask yourself Death why do you seek the Tree?"
Death then stated "I need to restore humanity and redeem my brother War you know this already Old one."
Eideard then stated "The Tree is wise beyond imagination, it is not the end of a journey Death... its the door way to one."
Then both Death and Bayonetta went into the Forge and out the back door to see a massive gorge as the Warden had echoed like a horn summoning a large bridge and stated "It is not safe here for flesh or stone... there is no shame in turning back."
Then both Bayonetta and Death said unison "No point either."
Then Thane said as he walked with Karn "Ya heard the Warden Ya two, the Foundry's not safe ya need our help."
The Tree of Life
The Avatar had been watching both Death and Bayonetta finally entering the Foundry and chuckled as he said to himself "I wonder how it will turn out? Hahahaha!"
Then both the Herald and Mistress returned as the Avatar shouted with rage "WHY ARE YOU TWO HERE?!"
But the Avatar fell to his knees as the Will of Corruption said "I grow tired of your arrogance Avatar of Chaos, I chose you as my leading champion because you are strong I need those two alive incase I need them in the future."
The Avatar then asked "Who... who are you?"
The Will then stated "I? I am the blackened blood that runs through your veins, I am Evil incarnate, I am Fear, I am hatred, I. am. Corruption. Obey or be reduced to nothing!"
The Avatar then growled and said "FINE!"
The Will then said "Good choice..."
The Guardian's chamber
Death, Bayonetta, Thane and Karn had reached the giant Construct that stood about three Wardens tall as Bayoentta whistled in amazement and said "Damn he's huge."
Thane then laughed and said "Aye the Guardian is, but if ya two are to reach the tree then ya got to wale that beast."
Death then asked "If it's already finished then why does it just stand there?"
Karn then stated "The Stone is finished ayes, but without the Heart stones an essence of a Maker the beast remains asleep... hang on looks like someones already placed two of the Hearts on in place."
Thane then asked "Could've been one of the Makers that died here poor sods come one looks like the only one that isn't put in is the one that the died trying to protect."
Thane took the hearts stone as Dust came with a purple soul and drop it near Death who grabbed it but it fused with his right hand and remained as Bayoentta asked "What's it doing?"
Death then reached out his hand as the soul manifested into a hand and grabbed Karn's hammer from him who shouted "OI THAT'S MINE!"
Bayonetta then said "Impressive where did you get this Dust?"
Dust then cawed as Bright eyes perched on Death's shoulder as Death had a concerned look while Bayonetta noticed and asked "What's wrong?"
Death then claimed "Don't you find it odd that we just so happen to find the Guardian nearly completed but the only thing that kept it from doing it's duty was..."
Death then saw the Heart stone glow yellow and widened his eyes and shouted "THANE STOP!"
Thane stopped for a moment but it was too late as the stone was forced out of his grasp and into the forehead of the Guardian which glowed blue for a moment but quickly turned yellow as Corruption grew on it's stone body. Bayonetta then shouted "WHAT'S HAPPENING?!"
Death then unsheathed his scythes and stated "WE'VE BEEN TRICKED INTO AWAKENING THE GUARDIAN!"
The Tree of Life
The Herald watched as his plan was in effect and said "I took the only thing they had left... their Hope. Now Guardian... DESTROY!"
The Guardian's chamber
The Guardian's eyes glowed yellow as it broke the chain off it's right hand and slowly climbed out of it's chamber and walked passed another chamber with a massive hammer and punched a hole through the roof and took it. The then shouted "WHAT HAVE WE DONE?!"
Then all four ran towards the entrance as the Guardian had already reach the other side of the gorge and slammed it's arm cannon on the Warden and entered the town, smashing the Maker's Forge and slammed it's hammer into Muria's garden and finally left to the Stonefather's vale. death and Bayonetta along with Karn and Thane saw the Warden was humbled into a pile of rubble as Bayonettathought "Oh my what have we unleashed?"
The four entered the Forge seeing Valus was laying over something as Thane ran to him and whispered "No..."
Bayonetta covered her mouth in shock as Thane noticed that Valus had Alya under him who was groaning and asked "Ohhh. Me head... Value? VALUS?!"
Valus was lying dead as Alya managed to push him on his back off of her and shouted "VALUS WAKE UP! BROTHER!"
Death then placed his hand on Alya's shoulder and said "I'm sorry he's gone..."
Thane then growled in anger and ran out to see Tristone was burning and nearly reduced to rubble as he turned dot see Muria's garden crushed and fell to his knees and said "The... stone bastard..."
Then a portal opened as Rodin and Muria walked out and Rodin said "That's one strong motherfucka."
Then Death demanded "Where's the Guardian?!"
Rodin then stated "Head towards the Vale and hurry Eideard waiting for ya three."
Both Death and Bayonetta rushed out of the town as Muria stated "Rodin you must leave to tell Bayonetta in the Kingdom of the dead, she has to be careful if her child is tor survive!"
Rodin then asked confusingly "Wha are you talking?"
Muria stated "Bayonetta is pregnant with Death's child and the Creator needs all who have the blood of light and dark to fight the Corruption! If you stay then she won't know until it's too late!"
Rodin then asked "I'm not one to run away from a fight."
Muria then stated "THIS WORLD IS ALREADY DOOMED IF YOU STAY WE ALL DIE!"
Then Enzo's soul said "Ehhh Rodin not to be that guy but... I would like to have someone to pay my debts off soon so if you don't mind?"
Rodin then groaned and said "A pleasure doing business with ya Muria."
Then a serpent hole opened under Rodin who slowly sank into it as Muria said "Always a pleasure Rodin."
Stone father's Vale (Que. the Guardian boss theme)
Death and Bayonetta reached the Vale and saw Eidead attempting to purify the Giant Construct as Bayonetta shouted "NO!"
But it was too late as the Guardian slammed it's hammer's pommel on Eideard and pulled back and lowered it's stoney brows in rage and roared as it tried to slam it's hammer on him but Eideard used a barrier around himself and joked as his white beard was splattered with his own blood "Makers, bones... that hurt."
Eideard then raised his staff making his barrier larger however the Savior had teleported inside the barrier along with his ancient angel army while Eideard stated "He's beyond my help! Horsemen, Lass... do your worst!"
Then both Death and Bayonetta drew out their weapons as The Guardian roared at them and attempted to slam it's hammer on them however the Savior grabbed the hammer and said "YOU SHALL NOT HARM MY SWEET CHILD!"
Bayonetta then thought "Daddy?"
The Guardian's tried to pulled it's hammer out of the Savior's grasp but grew anger and head butted the Savior and punched his face into the cliffside as the angels helped gain the Guardian's attention. The Guardian roared summoning his own Construct army and a massive battle ensued as the Savior's angels and the Guardian's Constructs battled while Bayonetta and Death fought the Constructs.
Bayonetta actually felt out of place fight alongside the angels she was so used to killing but as the two fought the Constructs the Guardian was winning it's fight with the Savior and grabbed his head slamming him face fist into the ground causing earthquakes as Death figured the Heart stones were the Guardian's weakness he attempted to jumped at one but the Corruption barricade's tentacles smack him back down as bayonet turned to see the barricade forming large three clawed arms and legs and saw it's massive eye grow tentacle eye lashes and joked "It had to tentacles..."
Then Bayonetta shouted as she danced "PDEE BARMA!"
Bayonetta summoned Madama Butterfly who immediately punched the barricade while Death noticed the way to the tree was opened he growled in annoyance and said "Damnit!"
The Savior managed to punch the Guardian's lower stone jaw out of placed but the Guardian raised it's left arm up and shot a huge concentrated corruption beam in the Savior's chest releasing the souls within and weakening the Savior as Bayonetta shouted "DADDY!"
Bayonetta attempted to run towards the Savior but an angel was tackled by a Construct who tore it's arms off while crushing it's ribs under it's stone feet, the Savior fell to his knees as his ivory skin began to flake while the Guardian growled at him and punched him into the ground and stomped on his left hand causing him to yell in pain.
The Guardian then grabbed the savior by the leg and dragged him towards the cliffside and began to slam his head into it until he finally stopped while the Savior's face was beginning to crumble but said with Balder's voice "Do it then..."
The Guardian then roared with it's massive hammer slammed the Savior upwards through the Barrier and into space as Bayonetta shouted "NO!"
The Guardian then slowly turned towards Bayonetta as she thought "He's stronger than Devestation..."
Madama Butterfly had been dodging the barricade's tentacle whips and would give a few punches ever chance she had until she realized she was only making it stronger until Bayonetta began to glow holy light again and shouted "I'M NOT ONE FOR FORGIVE SO EASILY!"
Bayonetta's holy light then exploded burning everything that was Corrupted and had completely reduced the Barricade into nothing as Madama Butterly was weakened but severely by the explosion as The guardian roared in pain it fell back into the cliffside as Death thought "Oh my... she's very powerful..."
Bayonetta fell to her knees as the Guardian hissed as it stood back up and looked down at Bayoentta and grew more Corruption to replace what it had lost as Bayonetta was out of breath but she saw Death raise his hand summoning a giant coffin which had exploded revealing a womanly figure that was wearing a black hooded robe and as a giant skeleton and taunted "Don't... Fuck... With Death's Witch!"
The Guardian had lifted it's foot over Bayonetta as she summoned her Takemikazuchi hammer and slammed it upwards causing the Guardian to loose it's balance as a skeletal fist punched the Guardian's jaw off as both Bayonetta and Madama Butterfly saw the rings on the skeleton and both thought "Queen Sheba?"
Then Sheba clapped her hands together and opened them up asa scythes was formed and she pointed her scythe at the Guardian whoa took it's jaw and forced it back on and roared attempting to smash her with it's hammer but Sheba blocked the attack with her scythe as the two began to clash their weapons both Bayonetta and Death climbed on both the Guardian's arms and shooting and slashing all the Constructs that stood in their way until they both reached a Heart stone.
Death and Bayoentta both at the same time attempted to break their own heart stone while the Guardian was still fighting off Sheba who mashed her palm into the Guardian's face while the Guardian punched her skull. Then Death summoned Mortis and used the remaining power that he took from Devastation and punched the heart stone into pieces as the Guardian's right arm fell off.
Then Bayonettta slammed her hammed on the Guardian's left arm hearts stone also shattering it leaving the guardian armless as Death and Bayoentta jumped on Sheba's shoulders brother crossing their arms as the Guardian raised it's stone brows up in shock as Death taunted "Reaping time."
Sheba then raised her scythe up slashed at the Guardian's forehead heat stone cutting it in half as it wailed in pain for the last time and crumbled as the angels were nearly finished off by the constructs they fled as soon as the battle was over while the barrier fell Eideard limped is way and said "You two had no choice... but to kill him but if my people are to be save I must... bring him back..."
Then both Bayonetta and Death jumped off of Sheba's shoulders as both Madama Butterfly bowing before Sheba and Sheba vanished as Death joked "How many times must you have us kill him?"
Bayonetta then then teased "A that was a better warmup than I'd hoped."
Eideard then stated "The Guardian will be as if it was a newborn free of Corruption... now stand aside this will be no small effort!"
Eideard then smaller his staff into the ground as his magic began to restore the Guardian's body while Death shouted while trying to avert his eyes from the bright blue light "YOU WON'T SURVIVE THIS!"
Bayonetta then widened her eyes as Eideard stated "I. Am a Maker! That task defines my very purpose as the reaping of souls and Caretaker of Time are your's THERE IS NO ESCAPING IT!"
The Guardian's heart stones were restored as Eideard fell back his magic spent his life as Death and Bayonetta ran to his side he gave his final words "Go... to the tree you two... Your journey... is far from over..."
Then Dust and Bright eyes flew in and cawed saddened by the passing of the last known Maker who built worlds but the Guardian's growl of curiosity was heard as both Bayoentta and death jumped away as the Guardian placed it's finger near Eideard and gently moved him and lowered it's borns and gave aloud echoing roar that began to cause tremors and walked off in search for any remaining piece of Corruption left.
But it was headed for the Fjord as Death summoned Deapair and reach out to Bayonetta "Need a ride?"
Bayonetta then smirked and said "Guess so."
Bayoentta and Death mounted on Despair and rode into the Tree's of Life's passage way not unknowing at the Guardian had indeed found a Corrupt Construct as the two rode into the base of the Tree Bayoentta could not help but admire the view and said "This place... it's beautiful."
The two dismounted as they reach the very base of the Tree a massive door depicting a engraving of the tree but then a loud boom was heard as Death and Bayonetta turn to see a giant black hole in the sky that began to break the world apart and the Guardian was seen in the air being crumbled as it was being swallowed by the black hole.
Death then asked "What in the name of..."
Then Corruption tentacles wrapped around both Death and Bayonetta and dragged them into the door into a strange realm of Corruption, while the Forge lands was being swallowed by the Black hole the Makers could only brace themselves for their ends while they all gathered in the Maker's Forge they huddled together like as a family while the last thing they all saw... was a darkness.
Unknown location
The environment was made of Corruption it's tentacles in the back ground curled and coiled around each other as the Avatar of Chaos rose up his mouth and eyes glowing yellow and he stood taller than either Bayonetta and Death and grinned as he asked "So you you finally come wearing you sin like a badge of honor... tell me Rider what do you seek?"
Bayonetta then teased "Oh don't worry just don't ask me."
The Avatar then lifted a finger as Corruption tentacles pulled on Bayonetta's arms down as the Avatar stated "I was not talking to you..."
Death then stated "I am here to restore humanity."
The Avatar chuckled in amusement and stated "Ohhh Humans are weak and fragile they would not survive this resurrection nor do they deserve it!"
Death pointed at the Avatar and claimed "It is not ours to judge, I do this to spare war from the Charred Council's wrath."
Then the Avatar asked "AND WHAT OF THE NEPHILIM?! WOULD YOU SAVE ONE BUT NOT THE REST?!"
Bayonetta then sighed annoyed "You're monologuing!"
The Avatar then growled at Bayonetta as Death then stated "The Nephilim are a threat to the Balance!"
Then the Avatar shouted "IF WE HAD TAKEN EDEN NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED YET YOU RODE AGAINST US! RAISING YOUR SCYTHE AND BOUNDING OUR SOULS TO IN YOUR AMULET!"
Bayonetta then sighed and said "Seriously YOU talk too much!"
Death squinted his eyes in curiosity and asked "Who are you?"
Then the Avatar said "I think you know... Once you called me... Brother."
Bayonetta then raised a brow and asked "Which one Strife or War?"
But then Bayonetta turned to see Death with widened eyes of horrific shock and asked "Death?"
Death then gulped and asked "Absalom?"
Bayonetta then widened her eyes in shock as the Avatar claimed "I have forsaken that name... now I am the Avatar of Chaos. The day you raise your scythe against us I was reborn and soon all of Creation will drown in my darkness AND NO ONE NOT EVEN DEATH HIMSELF CAN ESCAPE IT!"
Then the Herald of Disorder rose up, along with the Mistress, and a four winged angel along with a clocked being, a giant jagged frowned face above them, along with a jagged grin but above them all were two planet sized yellow gem eyes as they all spoke in unison "WE ARE CORRUPTION!"
The Herald then held out a glimpse of the Forge lands where the Guardian went and both Death and Bayoentta saw Blackroot had had grown Corruption out of his eyes for his roots intertwined with the Tree's and Corrupted him into their final weapon. Blackroot then exploded into a Black hole but Bayonetta recognized it from her vision it was the Will of Corruption's stomach which had temporality been free to feed on the Oldest world that she once lived on a long time ago.
Then the Avatar ordered "Send them to where all lives end... send them to where they belong... among the dead!"
A portal opened as both Death and Bayonetta were cast of the Corruption realm as the Will of Corruption spoke "I grow stronger... with every world that falls to Corruption... Everything will be reduced to nothing and Nothing shall be... everything!"
Crofather Monologue
What defines a soul? Some say it is the spark within that fight the darkness. That burns for life itself.
but what of Death who became the Reaper on the day he slaughtered the Nephilim?
He killed his brothers...
His comrades...
And Absalom.
Absalom's voice:
DEATH! Why Do you slay you own?
Death's voice:
The Nephilim have no claim to Eden...
Absalom:
There are realms for Angels and Demons... why not for us?!
Death:
Eden belongs to man!
Absalom:
It belongs to those who take it!
The Crowfather:
The Eons have not answered the question; Was it worth it?
That one moment.. Begot the Champions of Corrupion... And crowned him Kinslayer.
The Bitter victory could not be undone.
The Tree of Death
Death and Bayonetta were sent to theKingdom of the dead to be greeted by a strange creature who wore robes and looked like a Capricorn who said "Ahhh the Pale Rider, isn't it odd that many have come here by your hand? And yet you rarely see the Dead Kingdom."
Death tried to shake off what he had just learned and said "We did not ask to come here we sought the Tree and we found it... now here we are."
The being laughed and stated "The tree of Life isn't a destination Horsemen it is a portal to other worlds."
Death then growled as bayonet was still shocked that Absalom, Death's older brother was the Avatar of Chaos as death claimed "Then we have been betrayed!"
The being the pulled out a wooden pipe and asked calmly "Now hold one Horseman... the Tree is Wise beyond imagination... if here is where the Tree set you then here is where you need to be."
Bayonetta then asked "Then what do we need to restore humanity and find Jeanne?"
The being then stated "Yes you sought the Tree but that is just portal what you really seek is the Well of souls."
Death then asked "The Well can restore humanity?"
The being then stated "And beyond however I believe that the Lord of Bones might know and perhaps he may be of assistance to you... or he will have your soul."
Bayonetta then asked "And who are?"
The being then stated "I am but a humble merchant but by name I am Ostegoth and it would please me if you would take a look at my wears."
Then Death said "Let's say I believe you would our journey begin?"
In space
The Savior had been floating in the darkness of peace when suddenly a portal opened as a calm deep toned voice was heard "The Savior... I will makes use of you for the future..."
To be continued
(Next Arc The Kingdom of the dead)
Yay I finally finished the first Arc, now I'll get to work on Jeanne: A quest to Redeem War.
This story will continued but after I finish the first Arc of Jeanne, which I think ending it on after Tiamat would be just fine.
