Chapter 107: Deal
Rumble!
The illusory door materialized, emanating a divine aura. It slowly opened, as the sunlight in the sky dimmed, heralding the arrival of night much sooner.
Ignoring the changes in the sky, Aucuses strode into the door of the divine kingdom.
Boom!
Upon his entrance, the doors immediately closed and became illusory, before completely disappearing from view.
In the tenebrous heaven, Aucuses walked. His heart felt unequally calm, though his thoughts were wandering while gazing at the divine kingdom of Amanises.
'I really should name my divine kingdom..' He thought with slight embarrassment. Unlike the divine kingdoms of other gods, his divine kingdom didn't have a title. It's just that he forgot to give it one.
He made his way towards a tree in the middle of the divine kingdom while coming up with suitable names for his divine kingdom.
His path was lined with night vanilla and moonflowers. There were souls peacefully sleeping across the expanse of the flowers. They obtained their final rest in the arms of Amanises.
The night sky in the divine kingdom had a gigantic crimson moon. The crimson moonlight bathed his figure while he made his way towards the centre of the kingdom.
The moonlight is…. Aucuses can sense extreme power within the thin moonlight, the power opposite to him, the power of "Negativity". It is "Yin".
As he was thinking and analysing the moonlight, Aucuses finally reached the centre of the kingdom.
There was a luminescent tree with a table right under it. The tree glowed all over, emanating a weak white glow, illuminating the table with a figure.
The figure was a woman dressed in a long black gown and a veil. She was sitting on one of the two chairs at the table.
"Hello, Aucuses…" The woman said, gesturing for him to sit down. "Sit with me."
Aucuses gave a simple nod as a response. Then, he went to the table and sat on the remaining chair, though his sharp eyes never left the figure of the woman.
"What do you want?.." The woman asked, her ethereal voice making anyone unable to grasp her true emotions. "Coffee or tea."
"Coffee, Amanises…" Aucuses responded, looking away and surveying the tree and castle on the peak.
Amanises waved her hand, and a flash of crimson moonlight swept across the table. It then disappeared as fast as it came, leaving behind a cup of streaming coffee.
"Here." She handed it to him. "It will calm your heart and mind. You need it, as you look quite troubled."
Aucuses glared at her before taking the coffee and sipping it. His heart felt peace under the tranquillity brought by the coffee.
"I must say…" He said, looking at her, "If you ever decide to become a therapist, you will make Adam run for his money.."
"You are overpraising me, Aucuses." Amanises smiled, a smile visible through her gauze. She continued. "Now, why have you come to visit me?"
"I need your help." Aucuses said bluntly without bothering to go around the issue.
Amanises didn't seem surprised. "What help do you need?"
Aucuses stayed silent for a moment. He was contemplating the entire situation once again.
'The price…' He mused. 'What the hell will she ask of me for this?'
"I need you to put my angel to sleep." He said, breaking the silence. "Eternal Sleep."
Amanises nodded, seemingly not bothering to ask for further details about his angel.
After seeing her agreement, Aucuses immediately asked in a low voice. "What is the price, Amanises?"
"Price…" Amanises whispered, the darkness thickening around her. "I will ask for it in the future, when destiny finally converges and the great change begins."
She paused, the atmosphere around them becoming eerie by the moment.
"You understand right, Aucuses?"
They glared at each other, invisible sparks erupting from their confrontation.
"Come on." Aucuses said, dispersing the heavy atmosphere. "We need to go to my kingdom."
'I don't like this deal at all…' He thought, while extending his hand to her.
Amanises caught his hand. Then, she and Aucuses teleported away in a flash of light that illuminated the entire divine kingdom, driving away the darkness for a fleeting moment.
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In his divine kingdom, Aucuses and Amanises appeared inside his white castle. They were standing in front of a white door that was bound by numerous silver chains, each coursing with the power of the sun and knowledge.
'Such a powerful restraint..' Amanises walked forward and examined the chains.
The chains had numerous authorities within them; Knowledge, Order, Sun, Disorder and mainly Restraint.
It was all combined, complimenting and suppressing each other, with the goal of supporting the authority of "Restrain". The authority of "Restrain" should be from the chained pathway.
The silver chains are also too intricate, she can pry into the basic structure, but she still had no idea how Aucuses managed to accomplish something complex as this.
She is even sure that the silver chains are powerful enough to bind a god and supress their authority. It was such a killer weapon right here in the hands of Aucuses.
'It's a pity..' Amanises finally thought, feeling pity over these chains. The chains were already on the verge of breaking apart, as the power of "Desire" kept assaulting the chains. It will soon become scarp, and the authorities within it will dissipate.
Aucuses walked towards the door and pressed his hand against it.
Boom!
With his actions, the silver chains shimmered, before separating from the door and falling onto the floor, shaking the entire castle. Then, the door opened, revealing a long and narrow corridor.
"Let's go." He said, his face stoic. "My angel is inside, bound by the golden chains."
Amanises nodded. She followed him into the corridor, while surveying everything. She can see numerous law symbols and objects embedded in the walls on both sides. The very fabric of reality in this specific place was woven with numerous rules upon each other, strengthening reality to an unimaginable level. The rules were suppressing "Mystery" and enhancing "Reality" in a bit to stop the power of desire.
'How much time did he spend on this…?' She marvelled, 'All just for an angel…'
Amanises felt complex as that thought passed through her mind.
"We are here." Aucuses said, interrupting her thoughts and making her look forward.
There was a wide area in front of her, with two pitch-white pillars in the centre. There was a man bound in the middle of the pillars by golden, shimmering chains.
Amanises felt actual danger from those golden chains. Those chains are much stronger.
Suppressing her feelings, she asked frowningly. "Is it still not enough?"
"No." Aucuses said, shaking his head. "It is still not enough."
"It was only delaying the inevitable."
Amanises' frown deepened at that. She was truly feeling the might of an outer god. Even such powerful and divine chains cannot contend with the great old ones.
She knew the perilous situation of this angel under Aucuses. It wasn't a secret. A lot of gods came to know of the situation naturally after Aucuses invasion of the southern continent. In light of this, she even suspects that Aucuses deliberately released this information, as for his purpose, even she couldn't guess.
"I can help.." She deliberated. "However, I am not sure my authority will be enough to save him.."
"Just do it…" Aucuses smiled, though it wasn't one of happiness. "It's still better than nothing…"
Amanises nodded. The chains rustled as the man who was bound by them lifted his lowered head, revealing his condition to her.
The man, Edward, Angel of Redemption, had lost much of his youthful semblance, reducing him to a state of near death. His skin was wrinkled, resembling the bark of a tree. There were also numerous tree branches growing out of his very skin all over his body. His eyes were closed, as blood seeped through his cheek, burning it.
"My lord…" He groaned, his voice hoarse and painful. "Is that you?.."
"Yes, Edward." Aucuses responded in a low voice, "It's me…"
"My lord.." Edward said, while grabbing the chain that bound him, "Kill me! Kill me!..."
He screamed, rattling the chains and shaking the pillars.
"Please…" He whimpered, his voice becoming low, almost a whisper. "Kill me…"
Aucuses looked away from him and nodded at Amanises.
Amanises walked towards Edward. She immediately felt a malicious gaze from the starry sky.
Ignoring it, she pointed her finger at Edward's forehead.
"Sleep." She murmured deeply, causing the surroundings to dim and darkness to descend.
A burst of darkness erupted around Edward, combining and assimilating with him and the chains that bound him.
She used her authority over sleep to try and suppress the malevolent will in Edward. Her authority also combined with the authorities in the golden chain, strengthening the restraint.
The golden colour of the chains turned dark golden as they tightened their restraints over Edward.
Rumble!
Suddenly, the entire divine kingdom of Aucuses started rumbling. Edward floated from the ground, his body stretching and folding in inhumane ways. He then opened his mouth wide and let out a silent scream that shattered reality.
Aucuses and Amanises no longer restrained their authorities, as they felt the anger and rage emanating from the starry sky.
Boom!
The entire room was illuminated in a mixture of light and darkness.
In the outside world, the sky changed. The sun and moon appeared next to each other. The night and day interchanged. Chaos ensued.
After a few minutes, they were able to finally suppress the will after pouring all of their power into the dark-golden chains that bound Edward.
Edward floated down to the floor. His painful expression loosened, turning peaceful, He fell into Eternal Sleep.
Amanises looked worn out and supported herself by leaning on the pillar. She took a breath and nodded finally to Aucuses, before leaving his kingdom for Tenebrous Heaven.
Aucuses steadied himself, wiping the sweat from his forehead. He studied Edward one last time, mainly his eternal sleep.
After confirming that he could wake Edward up from eternal sleep at anytime with his sun authority, he sighed, a sigh filled with emotions.
"I am sorry, Edward.." He whispered. "For this and for the thing I am going to do next…"
Aucuses left, his words still lingering in the air.
His plans are already set in motion. The wheel of history is about to turn. In the new era, Death, Order, Disorder, and War will reign supreme.
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