Chapter 09

A New Gathering of Legion

Somewhere in the spaces of void;

Ulixes sat alone inside of his chamber. How long was it since he came here? He wasn't sure himself. Time goes differently here. Then, Ulixes heard a knock on the door.

"Commander! Lady Khaos wants to see you." Someone was repeatedly knocking on the door. "Please come to the assembly hall immediately!" She was sounding a little desperate.

"I heard you, legion!" Ulixes was a little annoyed as quietness set in. "I'll be there!" Ulixes replied.

The was a moment of silence. Seconds… minutes…

"But sir! This is the fourth time! I have to make sure you come with me! Lady Khaos final order." The girl sounded serious.

Ulixes sigh and stood. He was scared but at the same time he wasn't. Khaos knew of his story. She knew of his feelings and she was fine with it but Ulixes figured that there's a limit to how rebellious he can be ever since Khaos show him all the unnecessary stuff. The horror… Ulixes shuddered when he thought about it. Ulixes got up to his armor showcase and look at it. Personally, Ulixes find it to be the most beautiful pieces of work… especially the regalia. Symbol of Khaos right on the left side of the chest area. Ulixes took out his black combat boot and wore it. Next, he wore the breastplate which he attached his dark robe with. Ulixes moved to another showcase and took out his 3 feet long dark blade which was kept in a midnight blue scabbard. He named it 'Mesanychta', meaning midnight in Greek. All weapon are made up of a mixture of many different ores, minerals and stuffs, making it into a very strong product. Lastly he moved on to the smallest showcase where his silver helmet was kept. The helmet shone like the pale moonlight when it caught the light. He wore it as he proceeded toward the door. The path wasn't long but it wasn't short either. When he reached the door, he slid down the mask which covered his face up till the tip of the nose. Of course. No one knew of his identity. Only Khaos.

"Sir? Sir!" The girl shouted as she bang on the door.

Ulixes opened it and the girl squealed as she backed away a little. Ulixes looked at her. Maia, daughter of Khione. She has been Ulixes personal assistant ever since the accident at Poacae. Beautiful… though Ulixes have no interest in her. Maia looked down. "I'm sorry, sir!" Maia sounded a little too enthusiastic.

Ulixes ignored her and continue walking as she tagged behind. "Is the vortex ready, Maia?" Ulixes asked, his voice was cold as ice.

Maia squeaked. "Y-yes, sir!"

The vortex was located at the heart of the community. No one can excess it except Ulixes. The assembly was located at a different space of void. The community where Ulixes belongs to are called the Earth rank. People who live here are made up of half-bloods, spirits, and a handful of satyrs and even mortals. There's many other rank in the universe under the command of Khaos. So many in fact.

"If you're going to keep your head down when walking, sooner or later you're gonna knock something over… and an injured assistant don't do well for me…" Ulixes said as he glanced a little at her.

"Y-yes, Sir!" Maia decided to look up but her eyes are still staring at the floor. Her left hand holding the small cape which covered her right side. Maia didn't like showing her right side which was missing an arm.

Soon, they reached the vortex gate.

"You can go now, Maia." Ulixes ordered.

"Yes, sir… please be safe." Maia looked at Ulixes with so much concerned in her eyes.

Ulixes smile and she look away. "Take care of my place." Ulixes stepped through the vortex.

Khaos Assembly;

"You request for me, Milady?" Ulixes greeted as he walked toward Khaos throne.

The place never ceased to amazed Ulixes. Although it's a little dark looking, the dim light from the different vortex light up the whole place in a haunting yet beautiful way. Right on the throne was Khaos in one of her many form. In this case, her "true" form. It has been quite a long time since Ulixes saw the form which Khaos appeared as the first time. Ulixes thought to himself that he might never see it again.

"Took you long enough to attend, Perseus…" Khaos spoked. Her voice was deep with an overlapping of different range.

Ulixes face scrunched. He hated that name. He remembered lots of thing as he clenched his fist and gritted his teeth. Despite his face being covered, Khaos felt Ulixes anger. She knew of it.

"That anger really suit your name, Ulixes. However… I wish not to tolerate any repeated misbehavior…" Khaos warned.

"Understood, milady. Apology."

Khaos waved her hand. "I'm sensing great problem in the near future and to get to this problem, there's many things needed to be done. I can't say when it will happen but I would want to start taking the initiatives now."

"What can I do, milady?" Ulixes asked.

"I want to form a small group of legions. Elite of the elites within the Earth rank with you as the commander." Khaos said.

"Understood, milady. I shall bring the best legion here for you to choose." Ulixes said.

"No…" Khaos shook her head as she stood up and walk down towards me. "I've already selected four of them. Two of which I'll personally recruit. The other two, I need you to help me." Khaos look at Ulixes. Ulixes was stunned a little.

"May I ask who are they, milady?" Ulixes asked

"You will find out soon. Until then, I have set the Earth vortex to warp you to where the two recruits are." Khaos pointed to one of the many vortex on the right side.

"Yes, milady. I'll not disappoint you." Ulixes bowed and turned.

"Godspeed, Ulixes." Khaos said as Ulixes stood in front of the said vortex.

Ulixes was wondering who could it be that Khaos herself wanted to be part of the most elite group. Ulixes knew some of those in the Earth rank who really earned his respect as warrior. These two or four are better worth the troubles.

Somewhere in the forest on Earth…

As Ulixes stepped through the vortex, the next thing he knew was that he was stepping over a patch of flowers. Ulixes look around. Trees… trees… and more trees. "Great… just great…" Ulixes thought.

As Ulixes walked deeper into the forest, he started hearing noise. A voice? No… voices. There's two of them… both males. Part of Khaos blessing was heightened senses. Ulixes decided to follow the voices. Soon, an old abandoned cottage was in view. It was dark. Like no one was there. The cottage didn't looked like it's meant for living but Ulixes knew that there's people inside. He went nearer to the cottage.

"Damn it! So many years had gone by and there's nothing else to do than scaring lost travelers." A soft normal voice spoke.

"We're ghost… what else can we do? And we can't go to that place where you mentioned. It will be chaotic." Another voice spoke. This time more deep and matured.

"I wanna live again. I miss eating and doing other stuff normal people do." Soft voice said.

"Like that gonna happen. There's no way we can live again." Matured voice said.

As Ulixes was listening in to their conversation, he crept around the other side to the entrance door… well, there's no door. Ulixes went in and looked around. It was really dark. The voice came from the room with broken door. Ulixes kicked it.

"What the-!" Soft voice said as he turned to look at Ulixes.

"Who are you!?" Matured voice asked. Both of them were shocked.

Ulixes wasn't sure who was surprised the most. Him or both of them. The two voices actually belong to a couple of ghosts. That wasn't just it. Ulixes knew one of them. Ulixes took off his helmet.

"You!" Ulixes pointed to the soft voiced kid.

"Ah! You!" He gasped as he pointed to Ulixes.

"Why are you here?" Both of them shouted.

Ulixes explained how he was working for Khaos and the soft voiced kid explained how he became a wondering ghost.

"I see…" Ulixes pondered for a little while. "So, who is this?" Ulixes pointed to the matured voice guy.

"Hah! You wouldn't believe me if I tell you!" Soft voiced kid claimed.

"Who?" Ulixes frowned… and he told him. "Are you serious!"

A/N: Happy 2013! It's late I know but I have important stuff to do! Don't kill me! Update will come quickly for the next few chapters as they're those which I just have to rewrite and change a little.

Hope you guys had a wonderful new year. Mine wasn't great.. nothing happened actually. Just a serious case of bad timing.

Check out my other story (which I'm stopping momentarily until I get a good idea about it). That story is in need of serious ideas and suggestions! Do read it and review it. Also need a beta reader for it.

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