Chapter 20: The Great Shift Part 7
"Rebirth Phase!"
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BEYOND THE
VEIL: THE
GREAT SHIFT
CHAPTER 20:
THE GREAT
SHIFT: PART 7
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He immediately looked at Augustus Black, "Hold their heads like that, I'll focus on the obscure wounds and internal problems." Augustus agreed without an ounce of hesitation as Daemon helped Matthew and Elijah fully.
Then he checked on Augustus, this process took about fifteen minutes. Calling Kinder, the white cat, over to him—Daemon opened the small wooden box on her back as she purred softly. Smiling, Daemon checked the time through the pocket watch placed there as he petted Kinder.
11:03:29 P.M
"It's about a ten-minute walk to the Twilight Cathedral," Suddenly a horrible thought entered Daemon's mind as he smirked at Elijah and Matthew. Motioning for Augustus to back away, Daemon held his hand above the half-brother's head.
Then… 'SLASP!' Weather steamed from Daemon's hands as both of the brothers immediately jolted up. "WHAT THE HELL!" They said in perfect unison - Daemon expected at any moment both of them to pull out a pair of golden sunglasses and blonde hair.
Standing up, Elijah looked at Daemon with disdain bordering on aversion, "What that you?" He asked calmly as Daemon raised his arms to the sky.
"In my defense - I need you both awake," Daemon said half-heartedly as he felt a pinch to his left side, where he was weak to any type of touch. Daemon immediately grimaced and suppressed his laughter: "Not cool!"
After the shenanigans of stupidity were finished, all four gentlemen were on their feet and exited the crater. To Daemon's delight - Aryanna was already on her feet with some assistance from Selena.
"Surprise!" She commented half-heartedly with joy in her voice, referring to the announcement of her pregnancy. The boys were unable to hear the conversation as they were trapped in rubbish, before they could probe for information, Selena smiled.
"Congratulations, to you and Aryanna!" Selena added, immediately - both Matthew and Elijah stepped forward.
"Congratulations, you two!!" They said in idiotic unison, but deep down in their hearts - they had no clue as to why they were congratulating the married Eggers. "My best wishes as well. But I must ask, what happened to earn congratulations?" Selena scoffed as she saw the actions of her half-brothers and then answered Augustus' curious question.
"What do you congratulate married couples on?" Selena answered critically as Matthew rubbed his cheek in puzzlement. "Divorce?… no that doesn't sound right…" Selena resisted the urge to 'divorce' Matthew out of her life.
In the meanwhile, both Augustus and Elijah caught the easy hint given to them. Augustus smiled joyfully, "Congratulations!"
Aryanna smiled during the scene, Elijah wrapped his arms around Daemon's shoulders. "Your dirty dog! I've always thought you were into men by the way you rejected every girl in class!" Daemon groaned as he released himself from Elijah's grip.
"Oh… she's pregnant!" Matthew finally grasped the announcement in full. It was at this moment that he felt a slap come from his head, Matthew could only groan in pain.
Before the congratulations could continue, an illusory and emotionless voice reverted within everyone's mind.
'Hurry up to the Twilight Cathedral!'
The Angel of Time, Arthur - said impatiently in his head. Before anyone could answer, they felt a shift in the air as the black orb that was stored within Elijah's breast pocket busted up as the Angel of Time, Arthur - was transported back into his human form.
"'I' feel 'His' presence in the Cathedral of Twilight!" Without needing to ask who, they all knew who the Angel of Time referred to by the motion of 'His'.
Azeroth, the Old God of War!
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[FIVE MINUTES EARLIER - UNDER THE PERSPECTIVE OF (Yves Cassian, Godiva Grimjoy, Eddward Aurelius, Atlas, Audrey Rose, Jean Rose, Cecil, Auden Sato, Cedric Sato and Hana Sato)]
Yves Cassian had been running for the last hour in a half, so much had been happening within the last hour and a half. Atlas' awakening, the sudden beat down of the three Nameless Sect Beasts, Auden's unique space power under House Hadō, and what happened a few minutes beforehand - the massive earthquake and the night being lit up like the sun had risen.
During the earthquake, Little Eddward's legs had given out as he barely managed to rest on Yves' back as he carried him. Cedric still managed to hold out, only due to him being 11 years old, which was two years older than Eddward.
They ran without much trouble, the little trouble they had was dealt with by Auden or the newly awakened Atlas. They ran towards the closest exit to Eldritch - which so happens to be past a massive cathedral known as Twilight Cathedral.
After pasting the Twilight Cathedral - they planned to enter the forest adjacent to the cathedral through small cracks in the Ringed Wall. After which, it was up to the party to decide whether they split, continue, or just wander like vagabonds in the wind.
Yves was drawn from his ridiculous thoughts when he saw Auden Sato halt in his tracks. In front of him was nothing - just the dirty roads, stone and brick houses and businesses, and the empty endless roads that had no illumination besides the glimpses of moonlight hidden from the thick and unpierceable clouds.
Having the advantage of being nearly the middle-left, Yves was fully horrified and tensed up Auden was. This involuntarily made Atlas and Yves tense up - in their mind, Auden was the highest form of strength and power in their group, so to make him tense and nervous - whatever lay ahead: it was dangerous.
Suddenly, Auden and company felt the colors around them dampen like some invisible force sucked all the life from the surroundings. Hearing quiet footsteps clamping softly on the ground didn't make it any better.
In front of them, a monster appeared. It was bony with thin flesh and skin connecting - it looked like a malnourished man who hadn't eaten anything.
Yves judged on Auden's experience and looked at the man. His eyes bulged with his pupils dilating, emotions poured out of the elderly man with the most intense emotions being fear and unyielding rage.
"Everyone. Run as fast as you can."
Auden Sato said it in such a calm manner that it made everyone - even those who knew him well like Hana and Cedric - frightened.
Although Yves could not see it, he could feel it. Yves could feel spirituality around Auden and the entire city of Eldritch be taken up - like a stream of water from the river as Auden blocked up.
Due to the sheer volume of respect Yves and Atlas had for Auden's experience and strength - they grabbed all left with Yves grabbing Hana and Cedric who left reluctantly.
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AUDEN SATO
POV
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Unyielding rage burned within me, I felt the rememberable pain of being burnt alive within the fires of purgatory in my youth.
This… this rage was nothing compared to those flames. I immediately raised every ounce of spirituality I could - so much so that I felt burning yet illusory golden eyes descend upon my body and soul.
It didn't matter to me - it didn't matter which high-level existence placed its gaze on him. To him… all that mattered was the death of this being in front of him.
The Death of Sentinel Warden!