Sane breathing heavily with racing thoughts
"Why…..WHY....why have I not seen it before? The look in their eyes the innocence of those lives, the fear. What is wrong with me? How could I have been so blind, so immature, not to notice the impact I had on them… on people? I must move forward now, to atone for my sins, and bring an end to that accursed cult." Said sane nearly tearing up
Sane closes the portal behind him and takes a look at his surroundings and can't help but cry of pain with an Erie sense of relief he as he has never seen the above ground nor felt wind let alone knows never seen plants that was not in an cave. sane wants to be mad at his own family his own father his previous "friends" for their atrocious crimes against humanity but can help but know his role he played in it
Sane walks away from the shore hearing the ocean waves for the first time wonder into an forest he sees flowers and plants
"so peaceful so surreal so quiet I could almost sleep on the dirt ground" said sane taking in the sight of the beautiful forest
Sane here, footsteps resonate through the forest
"huh"
Before sane can truly appreciate his new world he hear foot steps coming looking up he sees the sky turn red before looking down he sees red glowing eye in darkness then red mist starts flowing from that same darkness then an figure emerges
"it's truly a shame you down want peace in the world, you Will regret running away from us you don't understand the shame in humans free will" Astoria said with an anger of betrayal
"RED MIST: ILLUSION CHAINS"
Chains warp around sane
Sane noticed that the chains were tangible remembering only skilled user of the red mist can do that
Sane can feel his will being suppressed
"black lighting: sky strike" said an mysterious voice from the sky
A blast to power black lighting strikes the ground breaking the chains freeing sane from the illusion and knocking Astoria back as she hits an large tree
"you alright?"
Sane: yes and who are you supposed to be
"I'm zenith and my coworker is Igrath"
"were is he"
"IM UP HERE I'm stuck in a this damn tree" ingrath with slight irritation
"ignore him he is competent just clumsy and idiotic from time to time. INGRATH stop embarrassing me and get out that tree!" Yelled zenith who has to gone through this quit some times
"I'm not clumsy your lighting blinded me!" Ingrath yelled out
"you have seen it multiple times and was never blinded"
"touche" said ingrath with an reluctance of acceptance
Astoria gets up bone cracking as she snaps her arm back in place
"more showed up y'all are just giving him more victims"
Zenith dashed towards Astoria, his blade cutting through the air in a fierce downward arc aimed straight for Astoria's head. But with a swift backstep, she narrowly evaded the strike, her eyes flashing crimson as five spectral chains burst from the ground — each ending in a razor-sharp tip.
"You'll have to do better than that." Said Astoria in an cocky tone
"Black Lightning — Blackvolt Maelstrom!" Zenith yelled out casting an self made spell
A storm of black lightning erupted around Zenith, forming a spiraling vortex that devoured the chains in a single surge of destructive energy. Sparks crackled as the chains dissolved into nothingness.
Without hesitation, Zenith launched himself at Astoria again, his movements a blur. His boot connected with her chest, sending her crashing into the open field. Before she could recover, Ingrath appeared behind her, his blade slicing clean through her arm.
Astoria only smiled — the wound hissing as crimson mist poured from it. In seconds, a new arm formed from the swirling haze.
"You're all so... weak." Astoria said
From a distance, Sane clenched his fists, his voice low and resolute.
"I can't let this drag on any longer… I must end it." Said sane not wanting to cause and or see any more pain
Dark energy rippled through the air as three black eyes opened upon Sane's forehead.
"Oblivion of the Third Eye — Awaken!" Yelled sane
"Control yourself don't let it take over" thought sane as he did not want to go into psychosis
The ground trembled. Red mist coiled around him, dense and suffocating.
"Aura of Terror" sane whispered
A shockwave of dread burst forth, slamming into Astoria. Her body froze, paralyzed by overwhelming fear. Her confidence shattered, her breath trembled.
"Abyssal Flames" sane whispered as well
Black and crimson fire engulfed her — her screams echoing as the infernal blaze consumed her body. Within moments, there was nothing left but ashes carried away by the wind.
Sane close his 3 extra eyes
"sane did you do that" zenith said in confusion
"I think it happened cause she must have violated her agreement I guess" sane said lying through his teeth
"hmmm alright. Well anyways you want to join the ORU (occult response unit) you I can sense you have above average amount of mana you want to join."
Sane was unsure how to describe his abilities and realized he would eventually need to admit his connection to the cult. However, for the time being, joining the ORU seemed like a great way to begin his journey of repentance and atone for his past mistakes.
"yes if it means destroying that mana trafficking cult so be it"
"trafficking?"
"I will explain later"
"mana trafficking!? Is their something you know that we don't know sane" said zenith with an bit of distrust
"The issue with this cult could reach international governments, but I feel a phantom beast nearby, so we need to get going. Once we find a place to settle, I'll explain everything."
the path to chaos unfold generously for the sake of forgiveness