The noise, Magnolia heard it before, yes the noise that was never ending, the head aching noise. It had many voices, all mixed genders, different animals. The noise wouldn't stop. He finally opened his eyes, looking up but saw nothing but pitch darkness, over that darkness he saw a faint wisp of light. Magnolia sat up and looked at the roaring camp fire, and figure was sitting there, back turned.
"Ra? Me?"
The boy finally got out, getting to his feet and walking over towards the figure. The closer Magnolia came the more Ra's familiar figure diminished, what was left of it turned into a man. Magnolia finally reached the blazing camp fire, it had a wisps of black flames every now and then. He turned his head.
"Who are you?"
The Sun asked curiously. The unrecognizable figure also turned his head toward Magnolia, now staring at each other, analyzing their respective features.
The figure was tan, much like everyone else in Egypt, his hair was pitch black blue that waves in different directions, it looked messy, Magnolia noted. His hair also had faint gold tips, which was also seen atop his head, his iris's were pure golden. A symbol laid out on the middle of his forehead, his smooth skin shining in from the blazing camp fire. There was a gold necklace around his neck, with two hooped small earrings on his ears, gold bracelets and a white rob and white pants. He looked like nobility, even more than the pharaoh.
"I am__"
The figure spoke, with a sun beaming smile. Magnolia rose an eyebrow, the golden figures voice was muffled towards the naming part.
"What? I didn't get that, could you say it again?"
"I was contracted to Ra before you, Magnolia."
The figure replied, completely ignoring the question. Magnolia looked at the golden symbol eye glowing brilliantly on the figure's forehead, it glows so bright it's blinding.
"Know the truth, the corruption, and betrayal."
The golden figure said, standing up. All three eyes staring at young Magnolia.
"What? How? Where are you and why are you here?"
Magnolia nearly yelled, genuinely confused and shocked about the information, but before he could get and answer, the golden figure faded to nothing, his radiance disappearing like the roaring camp fire.
Magnolia opened his eyes to nothing but pitch black darkness, he again sat up, a small weathering fire was burning, hosting it was the same familiar figure he knew, it was Ra. The boy quickly got to his feet, confused. He ran towards the old God.
"Who was that?!?"
…
"Why did you stop reading? Did I frightened you?"
The man turns his head, walks over to the wall and begins reading.
…
Magnolia said frantically, the old god still sitting in front of the dimly lit camp fire.
"He told me he was your original contractor."
Ra's eyes widened with emotion, shocked sadness was nailed to his face, Magnolia swear he saw a tear, but it dried up instantly.
…
"This godlike creature did fight the gods… However he losses to-to the GOLDEN CHAMPION."
"He laughing maniacally."
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"He was...my golden champion."
Ra replied finally, his voice and eyes portrayed different emotions, Magnolia noted.
"He was a son to me, even more so than my own."
Ra continued, a genuine smile on his face, the first Magnolia has ever seen.
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"He was Ra's first contractor, his name was… What was it?."
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"What was his name?"
The boy asked, he too was smiling.
Ra looked at the boy, his smile still on his face, he was thinking, thinking about a name he should know…
"I-I-I don't know…..or rather I can't say?"
The god gripped his head, the absence of a memory forever removed from his head. Magnolia placed a hand on the old gods shoulder, he wasn't concerned, a god can't die from saying a name.
…
A bolt of lightning it the floor, soon after the flash of lightning a bloody body was in its place.
cough…..cough
The man barely wheezed out, blood caught in his throat. He heard boots hitting the ground, white marble floors, stained with blood.
"Baron…, Baron…., Baron. How much of a disappointment can you be? first I send you on a simple mission."
The voice continued to walk down the white steps with elegance, Baron didn't dare look up, he couldn't even if he wanted to.
"You then use the signal, return a broken excuse of a man, with two of my tools dead."
Baron clenched his hands when the voice referred to his comrades as tools. The boots stopped in front of Barons head which was still looking down. The voice kneeled down and grabbed Baron by his blonde locks.
"Just tell me… how useless can one man be?"
Baron's head was forced up, he looked in the eyes of the man, green eyes, matched with white tan skin, black hair also night with a golden leaf crown rapped around his head.
"Emperor Nero…..I'm sorry…"
…
"I… I can't remember."
Poison gets into a fighting stance before turning towards his comrade.
"This guy gives me the creeps."
"Don't be a wuss Poison, all we need to do is capture him just like the general said."
Ren provokes Poison however Poison turns that anger into love for battle. The two boys notice a necklace around the man's neck.
"Yeah, I know."
"Good."
The man turns his head from the wall over to Poison and Ren.
"I don't mean any harm.. But I won't hesitate to strike you two down."
"You won't kill us…"
As Ren takes a step forward he steps to the right of Poison waiting for the enemy to make the first move.
"You are brave. Yet so, so foolish."
He says as he points to Ren.
"My Name is Ahn it will be the last name you'll ever hear. Don't forget to tell Osiris who sent you."
The man rushes over to Ren delivering a powerful kick to his head, however, Poison reacts in time to block the attack.
"I don't need your help." Ren snarls.
"Sure you don't."
Ren punches the man back as he and Poison rush over to attack the man. Poison creates a dagger out of toxin and Ren embeds condensed light around his hands. Ahn gets up quickly, as Poison throws his dagger at Ahn's face. He catches the dagger by the edge as it is inches away from the middle of his forehead. He smirks before throwing the dagger at Ren who puts his palm out, disintegrating the dagger on the spot.
"You boy."
He says as he points at Ren with killing intent.
"You will be the first sent to the underworld."
Faster than speed, Ahn rushes over to Ren and grabs him by the neck lifting him into the air. He then uses his other hand to phase through his chest and rip his hand out, as he does so Ren falls to the ground. Poison immediately dashes over and bulldozes into Ahn, knocking him to the ground on his back. Poison then creates a blade out of toxin, impairing it into Ahn's shoulder.
"THE HELL DID YOU DO TO HIM?"
Laughing uncontrollably while coughing out blood, Ahn speaks as he tries to stand up.
"Cough I-I took cough… I TOOK HIS CONTRACT."
Ahn forcefully emits a beam of light from his hand which poison quickly dodges. Ahn quickly grabs Poison's neck and punches his stomach over and over again.
"You suffered enough boy…"
Ahn creates a laser-like beam on his left index finger before penetrating Poison's torso in an attempt to end him. However, Poison's body turns into a fluid-like substance, protecting himself from this attack. Poison uses this to get out of Ahn's grasp. Ahn dashes over howeverc his index finger begins to destroy itself from the inside out. Courtesy of Poison's toxin.
"Hell yeah, I can try now!…"
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Ren gets up, looks around, and sees the dark abyss waiting for his arrival. As the young boy walks around the area, it begins to storm. The rain, thunder, and lighting are all as vivid as can be but, for some reason, Ren isn't affected by the storm almost like something-no someone is protecting him. What feels like ages is condensed into mere seconds. Water droplets, he hears every single one of them and of course, the obnoxious thunder that crosses the sky as well. He sees a figure, that resembles someone who he's seen in dreams and nightmares before. The figure's purpose cannot be remembered. However, Ren falls into the trap of curiosity. Ren keeps walking ever so slightly getting closer and closer to the figure, until he can make a vivid description of it in his head. A composite figure, with a slender yet muscular physique slanting eyes, square-tipped ears, and a long, curved, pointed snout an appearance similar to an onager is what the boy sees. The storm begins to slow down from its previous fast ruthless self. Suddenly smoke engulfs the figure, the smoke vanishes as so does the figure until it appears right in front of him.
"Who, no what are you?"
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"GET READY"
Poison rushes over to Ahn he throws out a punch that the man dodges, and he kicks Ahn in the chest knocking Ahn back Poison grabs Ahn's head and slams it into his knee, causing blood to spill from Ahn's face. Ahn quickly adjusts himself before he grabs Poison's leg and throws him into far away wall. He then runs over before bashing Poison's head repeatedly into the now damaged wall. Poison manages to quickly create a thorn of toxin in his hand as he plummets it into the foe's chest The deep attack causes Ahn to back off however Poison is out of energy. He faints and falls onto the ground, giving Ahn the golden chance to end this as he charges up an attack.
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"You don't know? Another ignorant mortal who came to test my patience yet again."
"Don't tell me you're… Seth…"
"Finally a smart one."
Seth vanishes into a cloud of smoke that holds electricity around it. Ren is capable of tracking Seth's position within this cloud of smoke even though it isn't in the physical. Seth soon enough appears from the cloud.
"That used to fool people you know. People used to like my shenanigans it was a feeling of purpose, And of course self-pleasure… Everyone loved me and I loved them… Until I didn't."
He looks deeply at Ren before walking closer to him.
"You remind me of my past self you know. The one thing I now desire even though at this current moment, it is now simply impossible to be what I was once long ago."
"And what was that?"
"Honorable… and virtuous. Until the thunder had struck me hard. I became ruthless I wanted more and more. That ultimately caused me to kill the ruler of death. The god of the underworld. Someone I once looked up to but now I pity myself."
The ground begins violently rumble as Seth levitates upwards into the air. Ren's body begins to glow with a red-like aura as smoke engulfs the two of them.
"I beg of you, boy do not make the same mistake my past self made…"
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"You have not stolen, you have not told lies, but you will die without prize."
Ahn fires off a deadly blast of light that is sure to kill whoever is in front of the attack. As the attack goes off, a figure stands amongst it all they have a red glow attached around its body. Suddenly it turns into a smoke cloud vanishing from thin air unexpectedly, Ahn is knocked back into the middle of the area, then he is knocked back again and again. The figure appears behind Ahn, and as he tries to stand up he notices a familiar face the boy he once "destroyed" has come again. The boy dashes over towards Ahn and removes his necklace from his neck. He then throws it to the ground before stepping on it until it is completely crushed. A bright light plunges around the child, this light is now in combination with the red aura around the boy causing it to cast a red shadow with a white glow around Ren.
"coughs… W-why did you destroy- coughs that necklace… Y-you YOU KILLED ME. l
"If I killed you, you don't want to know what I would've done to achieve that goal."
A voice begins to speak alongside ren while he talks, a deeper, more alluding tone..
"You are a waste in the afterlife. A soul with no purpose a life of nothing but shame."
"You've taken me from me. coughs… coughs"
Ahn collapses to the ground struggling to get up. Poison awakes throughout this chaos to see Ren create a red Beam with flashes of white within it. The beam travels the not long distance to reach Ahn, it rips off his right hand the one which previously held the stolen wrist brace. The boy first goes over to his injured comrade and then takes the wrist brace from the unattached hand. He walks over to Ahn before kicking him in his head knocking him out cold. He and Poison both carry the unconscious man out of the temple.
"Heh, I knew you were fine."
"Shut up"
"Y-yeah don't worry about me or anything."
Poison says sarcastically, sizing up Ren throughout the remainder of the walk.
Soon enough the two boys arrive back at the arena. They hand the man to the general who chains him and puts him in a cage deep, deep within the depths of the arena. Magnolia awakens and looks around to notice his comrades all within the room waiting for him to wake up. Not just the members of his cell but also the the victors.
"There he is." Kibo says, glad to see Magnolia up.
"Why are you all here?
"Waiting for you." Poison says.
Ren watches from a corner, shrugging to the gained consciousness of Magnolia. As the other children talk, Emma is outside of the infirmary watching this entire scene unfold. She is glad yet upset due to Magnolia taking the burden to defeat the foe all by himself.
"You idiot."
She whispers as she starts tearing up. She doesn't know why she cares so much, yet her destiny says otherwise..
"Emma! Stop hiding behind the door and come over here with all of us. As long as you're alive you're apart of this too." Amelia says loudly causing the entire room to look back.
Emma embarks from behind the door, blushing nervously due to all the eyes on her now. She wipes the tears from her eyes to personally greet Magnolia who is still in shock from his fight with Baron.