Chapter 28
Power of the Azure Grimoire
Entering Pelegion, I noticed a strange rainstorm kick up. Strangely, it didn't make me or my clothes wet. Walking forward, I then saw a note of paper fly past me; grabbing on to it, I then looked at it, causing me to develop a strange sense of fear. "No, it can't be! I don't believe this!", I said. "What don't you believe?", Sage asked. "I can't believe that the Ascension Project is so close to completion. Everything I fought for nearly ruined in a blink of an eye. All I did in Cyber Space was to delay the Ascension Project; I can't believe that I have only one week to stop it from becoming complete!", I said. "Well, if you succeeded Alphen from the start, you could have delayed it further.", Sage said. Looking at my right hand, I then said, "Hopefully the Azure Grimoire is able to stop the Ascension Project before it completes.", I said, rushing toward Del Fharis Castle. Entering the door to the castle, I then saw Gray waiting for me, a red infinity symbol in her right eye and wearing a red suit of armour with a purple gem in the chest region. "So, you were a Consul from the start.", I said. "That I was, big brother.", Gray said. "But how did you die? I thought people could only become part of Moebius after they died. It's not possible for a living being to become part of Moebius.", I said. "Oh, I'm not dead. I was born a Consul, to our loving parents Ragna the Bloodedge and Velvet Crowe. You see, they were greatly saddened to what YHVH had done to you after your birth so they joined Moebius to avenge you. And eventually, conceived me as their second child and their first daughter.", Gray said. "That-that's not possible.", I said. "Oh, it is very possible.", Gray said, manifesting a dark red scythe with infinity symbol emblazoned on it. I summoned Gram in response, promptly rushing at her.
As I launched a flurry of furious and lightning-fast stabs, I gripped Gram very tight and promptly unleashed a powerful burst of black and dark red energy. Gray countered with a flurry of slashes from her scythe that I repelled with Gram's stabs. Unleashing a dark red burst of fire from my demonic left arm, I then formed a demonic dagger in my left hand and unleashed a furious dance of demonic steel that Gray struggled to keep up with. Screaming with rage, I then unleashed a dark red mist that drained the dark aura that Gray covered herself with much to her shock and then unleashed a violent storm of dark energy that created a rotating wall of demonic swords surrounding me that I then unleashed and sent flying at her. Just managing to repel the swords, Gray then unleashed a dark red aura of her own only for me to drain the aura again. "I can really do this all day.", I said. As I grabbed Gram with both hands and moved in for the kill, I then saw my blow get repelled by one of Barghest's fireballs. "Barghest, you bitch!", I shouted, causing her to chuckle. "Barghest?", Gray asked. "Run, Madam Consul.", Barghest said, prompting Gray to teleport away. "Why, Barghest? Why help one of them?", I asked, seething with rage. "The Azure Grimoire is taking a toll on, as is the Negative Speed Force. Why use that which only corrupts you?", Barghest asked. "What I use is my business, dog.", I furiously spat. "You know, that rage within you is not something you should harbour and use. It's changing you and not for the better.", Melusine said. "They're right, cousin. You really should listen to them.", Baobhan said. "Gods like me do not listen to those beneath them.", I said. "You think that highly of yourself?", Melusine asked. "I have a right to as I am the Sovereign and the Ruler of All Things.", I said. "About that, King Gilgamesh and Queen Artoria have decided to crown Yuito as Sovereign instead. So if you'll give us the Renas Alma, that'll be great.", Barghest said. "The Renas Alma is my property and thus I shall not give it to that faker.", I said, storming off angrily.
Walking outside the temple leading to Del Fharis Castle, I then stepped through a dark red portal, subsequently finding myself in Camelot again. As I walked up to the castle, a strong feeling of anger rose up inside me, causing the power in my Azure Grimoire to start discharging. Dismissing Gram, I then heard Alvis say, "You know you won't be able to convince them. Yuito does truly deserve to be the Sovereign in your place.". "And you know I can crush your Core Crystal and return you back to your original form as the Ontos core.", I spat. "Don't be like that. You failed in your duty to succeed Alphen and now must live with the consequences.", Alvis said. "Incidentally, do you think the Waxing Moon Vessel would be able to help me reverse my decision to refuse to succeed Alphen?", I asked. "That would be a very selfish misuse of its power.", Alvis said. "But still worth a try.", I said. Approaching the castle gates, I saw Gawain, Lancelot, Tristan and Percival gathered outside. "Get out of my way.", I growled. "No. Given your refusal to succeed Alphen as Sovereign, you are no longer entitled to any royal privileges and are no longer allowed to enter Camelot Castle.", Lancelot said. "Also, you are to no longer allowed to be so disrespectful to anyone you see. As you are no longer part of the Kingdom of Avalon's royal family, you are to no longer access any royal regalia like the Renas Alma.", Percival said. "This is high treason!", I said. "No, you refusing to succeed Alphen as the Sovereign and subsequently refusing to give in to the darkness and embrace your true nature is high treason.", Tristan said. "Not to mention your countless atrocities towards the Sin Eaters, who were needed to help gather energy for YHVH; obviously, the genocides you committed against them prevented YHVH from acquiring the astral energy he needed to successfully complete the Ascension Project.", Gawain said. "It was the Multiverse or complete destruction.", I said. "Keep telling yourself that.", Lancelot said, causing me to storm off in an angry huff.
Opening a Sling Ring Portal, I then found myself inside the Baxter Foundation building again. Walking inside, I saw Darkseid calmly sipping a cup of tea. "Why are you here, Darkseid?", I asked aggressively. "You know Yuito is the rightful Sovereign. Why are you still resisting your duty to give the Renas Alma to him?", Darkseid asked. "I am the Sovereign and thus the Renas Alma is mine by divine right.", I said. "So delusional.", Frieza said as he walked in. "You got a problem with that, slave?!", I asked. "I knew you had a lot of anger within you but even this is too excessive.", Darkseid said. "Wanna bet?!", I snarled. "Well, maybe you really don't deserve to be Sovereign after all. And we supported you so much. It's just so disappointing to know that you maybe really didn't want the throne after all.", Frieza said. "I deserve the throne as I was born the Sovereign and am thus entitled to all of the Multiverse! You will obey me unconditionally and without question!", I shouted. "Now with an attitude like that, you certainly don't deserve the power you wield. Aionios certainly doesn't deserve a tyrant like you.", Darkseid said, causing me to storm off angrily, screaming with rage. As I left the building, I then saw Medb rush up to me. "Is there something wrong?", she asked. "Nothing that concerns you.", I spat. "Still, we really need to talk about your attitude. You're mindlessly angry to everyone and becoming unnecessarily violent and savage, even actually scaring many people.", Medb said. Grabbing her by the collarbone, I shook Medb violently while screaming, "It is the right of a God like me to treat people as I want to, even if they disagree. And if they do so, it is their place to obey me obediently and without question!". As Medb tried to break free, I violently slapped her, sending her tumbling to the ground. "Knock it off!", Vegeta said as he rushed in, only for me to form a demonic dagger in my left hand and stab him with it, much to Medb and Vegeta's peculiar delight. "You see, the lack of this is why you were passed over for Sovereign.", Medb said, only for me to promptly scream into her face.
Angrily storming into a back alley, I saw a mysterious man dressed completely in black, his face covered entirely by a hood. "Can I help you?", I asked. "No, but maybe I can help you. I have seen that you're having…trouble trying to maintain your position as Aionios's Sovereign – a position you rightfully deserve, I might add – and thus need to prove that you really are the right fit for the job.", the man said. "How? How can you help me?", I asked. "Well, all you need to do is seek out the Waxing Moon Vessel in Origin. It is located near a place called the Core, where void energy bursts in vast quantities. Now, I hear the Waxing Moon Vessel is being suppressed by the void energy bursts and is thus being unfairly limited. If you brought it to a location like, say, Spear Pillar at the top of Mount Coronet in the Sinnoh region, then I daresay that you might be able to use its power to undo any mistake, no matter how minor.", the man replied. "But how do I get to Origin and promptly take the Waxing Moon Vessel to Spear Pillar?", I asked. "Why, you simply need to use a teleportation spell like the Second Magic that can transfer anything or anyone to a new place. I fear the Waxing Moon Vessel may be unable to respond to the call of a normal person…but you are no normal person, are you?", the man said before disappearing. Suddenly, I dodged a blast of dark energy fired by Shadow. Turning around, I said, "That was close, you jerk!". "Strong words coming from you.", Shadow said before rushing at me, causing me to respond in turn with a furious storm of dark energy I unleashed from my right hand. Desperately teleporting to avoid my attacks, Shadow then teleported behind me and attacked only for me to teleport behind him instead. "Sink into the darkness and die!", I roared as I unleashed a giant sphere of dark red energy that Shadow just managed to punch away. Screaming with rage, I gathered the power of the Negative Speed Force into my demonic left arm and unleashed it, creating a giant fireball made of darkness. Grinning, Shadow said, "Yes, unleash it! Embrace the power of the Negative Speed Force and prove that you deserve to rule Aionios!".
As I rushed at Shadow with a dark dagger in my left hand, I suddenly found myself in a strange chamber with a blood red carpet and two thrones – one ornate and shining gold and the other less ornate and golden but still very fancy and extravagant. "Do you see now, my love? These are our thrones: the Throne of the Sovereign and the Throne of the Maiden.", Arcueid said as she walked in, wearing a fancy white dress with an opening for her cleavage and an opening for her back. "What do you mean by our thrones?", I asked. "Why, shouldn't that be obvious? You are the Sovereign and I am the Maiden. Well, I was chosen to be the Maiden, anyway but you just had to choose that ungrateful and insolent bitch Framme as your wife instead.", Arcueid said, an undercurrent of anger about her. "But Framme helped heal me. She helped me after I fought those angels who were attacking Lythos and I just had to repay her somehow.", I said. "You see, that kindness, compassion and empathy right there is what someone like you should strive to avoid. I was indeed quite disappointed when you chose Framme when you were supposed to choose me instead and even more so when you not only refused to succeed Alphen as Sovereign but also refused to give in to the darkness and embrace your true nature. That alone was the greatest insult you conferred upon us.", Arcueid said. "I'm sorry, but I really don't deserve the throne. I believe Yuito to be the better heir compared to me.", I said. "There it is again! You really do know how to anger others, especially after what they've done for you. But if you don't want to become Sovereign, I won't force you. Have it your way.", Arcueid said, storming off in a huff.
Looking at the two thrones, I then walked up to them, only to experience a strong burst of rage. As dark red fire burst from my body, I then experienced (you guessed it) yet another vision- this time of YHVH talking to Alphen, Haseo, Lindow and Yuito, telling them, "That ingrate Jack Sebastian Crowe has betrayed me for the last time. He has slaughtered my beloved Sin Eaters and has burned the Flood of Light to a very sorry state. It is your duty to stop him before the Sin Eaters become extinct.". "Don't worry, my Lord, we will stop him. I promise you.", Alphen said. Turning to Yuito, Alphen then said, "And you will get your throne with Naomi beside you.". "I look forward to it.", Yuito said as the vision faded. As the dark red fire surrounding me died down, I attempted to sit on the Throne of the Sovereign – the ornate and golden one, incidentally – only to be strangely violently rejected. "Huh?", I asked, confused. "Serves you right for trying to defile the throne.", Neptune said as she walked in. "But I'm the Sovereign. The throne shouldn't reject me.", I said. "You aren't anymore. Don't you realise it? The Throne of the Sovereign rejects you because you chose to abandon your position as Sovereign and as such, you are no longer considered Aionios's ruler.", Neptune said. "Don't be like that, Nep-Nep.", I said. "And another thing: since you are no longer Sovereign, you are now required to address me as Queen Neptunia of Planeptune, preferably also with Your Majesty as well.", Neptune said. "No. As Sovereign, you are required to address me as Your Majesty instead.", I snarled. Suddenly, I then found myself in an equally strange chamber with a strange stone pit in the centre. "Where am I?", I asked. "You are in the Kingdom of Avalon's castle dungeons, where scum like you rightfully belongs.", Tristan said. "But I should be stopping the Ascension Project right now.", I said. "Oh, you don't have to worry about that after YHVH breaks you and changes your heart. After that, you will be able to enjoy a nice long stay in the Prison of Regression for the rest of your life.", Yukio said. "If you just accepted to succeed Alphen as Sovereign and subsequently gave in to the darkness and embraced your true nature, you wouldn't be in this situation to begin with.", Tristan said, causing me to unleash a powerful burst of darkness in anger. "That just proves our point: that you are inferior in comparison to Yuito.", Yukio said. "I demand that you retract that statement immediately!", I roared. "No.", Yukio said, prompting me to rush at him in anger.
Unleashing a blast of dark red electricity, I roared as Yukio and Tristan dodged only for me to speed up and unleash a fierce onslaught of punches and kicks on the two, ending with me grabbing them by their heads and grinding them down on the floor. "Stop that at once!", Cu said as he rushed in only for me to grab him by the throat and throw him against a wall. Promptly grabbed by two burly Dragon Tooth Warriors, I painfully resisted their attempts to force my hands behind my back before I unleashed a storm of dark red energy that reduced the two to dust. Angered at this, Cu was then covered by a red aura and then rushed at me only for me to keep with his flurry of attacks. "There's no way! How?", Cu asked, terrified. "Because I'm your Sovereign.", I said before I blasted him with a dark red blast that pinned him to the wall. Storming out, I then caught the eye of the Vees, who promptly ran away from me in fear. Catching up to them, I asked, "Come on, what's the hurry? Why do you feel the need to run away from your Sovereign?". "You are not our Sovereign anymore. Yuito is.", Vox said. "That faker couldn't even protect New Himuka, let alone Aionios.", I said. "That may be so but Yuito is still our Sovereign. In fact, you're being very disloyal by refusing to help him complete the Ascension Project.", Valentino said. "No, it's that faker who is being evil by helping YHVH destroy the Multiverse.", I said. "You're really so far up your fucking ass to the point of being delusional?", Velvette asked. "I am not delusional, Yuito is.", I said before storming off, suddenly finding myself in a strange icy wasteland. Noticing a strange crater, I walked up to it, only to feel a strange vibration in my right arm.
The story continues in the next chapter.