The Summit (3/3) The King of Death
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'I DO NOT DIE!' screamed Savage inside the Gate of Skye as he was being devoured into the Land of the dead
'Do you yearn for continued existence?' a sinister voice spoke, Evil is something Savage was used to, but the energy from just the voice was enough to scare him, something he was not used to
"Do not dwell on thoughts. Respond with clarity. Do you yearn for continued existence?" spoke the voice, the energy of death was swirling around Savage, he knew, whatever it was, this entity was dangerous and could help him achieve his goals, but at what cost
"Your aspirations? The toll of acceptance? Forsake these notions. Embrace my gift, and you will comprehend the splendor of death. No ambition surpasses this truth" Dwelling on it for a few seconds, It was clear, either to die here or to accept
"I wish to live" spoke Savage, as the darkness surrounded him, the voice echoed with laughter saying "Life? It is futile. Your desire is for Death, to yearn for eternal existence as a conqueror of demise. Embrace the ring, Savage. For The Blackest Night falls from the skies"
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"What the hell is that!" screamed Raiden looking at Savage, his clothes changed as he now wore a black suit, similar to that of the Blue and Black Lanterns, but something that stood out, was that the energy around him was Dark
"It smells like death," said Scáthach "He's become an Undead, meaning his banned from the Land of Shadows, the concept of death doesn't even exist for him no longer"
"Damn it! I'm running low on energy, I need Carry's Help to deal with this…."
"I thought I had conquered death before, but I was wrong, but now, I know it for a fact, I have become death
Let me show you, By my ring, the Dead shall Rise" said Savage, as soon as his words ended, dark miasma was released from his ring, engulfing the bodies of all the dead Reach soldiers in the area, it also Engulfed Black Beetle and Ra's Al Ghul
"The living can't escape me neither" added Savage as the Miasma moved to engulf Monsieur Mallah and Black Manta "Those with weak wills don't deserve to live" The energy awakened all of them from the dead and turned the living into undead
Black looked around him and spotted Raiden "I HAVE RETURNED! AGHHHHHHHHH" Losing all reason he attacked Raiden Immediately
Activating his Mana Burst, Raiden blocked the attack but was sent flying, Scáthach came to back him up, but a massive hammer of darkness stopped her in her tracks, Savage's ring worked the same as a normal Lantern's ring with added abilities, projection was one of them
'Damn it his much stronger' thought Raiden as he got up from the ground "Kori! Raven! Carry, NOW"
From the top of the Cave's opening, Raven flew down attacking Black, she created dark balls of energy and threw them at him, pushing him away, Kori descended with Carry, and they stood by Raiden's side "Carry, you know what to do, Kori, keep her safe, no matter what"
Carry started to channel her energy, providing it to Raiden, Ra's Al Ghul attacked her, but was blocked by Kori, Undead Manta was having a rematch with his son and Artemis, Mallah was also having his rematch against Beast Boy and Megan, and The rest of the team was dealing with the undead Reach soldiers,
Raiden was waiting to recover as much energy as possible before transforming, so He and Carry were staying out of the way "Scáthach! Assist Raven"
He then linked his mind to his servant Merlin asking 'Merlin, shit's messed up here, the Dead are Rising and some weird stuff is going on, how is it going with the stupid brat mage?'
'No need to worry about me, I can deal with this, but I won't be able to assist you with your problem, I will give you one advice though, Trust your powers, there's always a perfect servant for any battle' spoke Merlin, as he went back to his battle
"DAMN YOU! RELEASE ME FROM THIS PLACE! WHY DON'T YOU FIGHT FAIR!" screamed Klarion as he destroyed another Illusion of Merlin, he was still stuck in Avalon, Merlin's Noble Phantasm, and was being toyed with
"Fighting fair? We're mages, there's no such thing as Fair"
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"Father! You must Resist!" screamed Kaldur as he dodged Manta's laser, few arrows hit him in the chest and exploded, but Manta brushed it off "DEATH aghhh"
"Kaldur, we have to take him down, regardless, he's not even in control of his actions anymore!" screamed Artemis, as she dodged the laser heading her way
"I know! But he gave up earlier! He must not want to fight us!" replied Kaldur as he used his water swords to release a wave of water at Manta, once again he cut it with his laser beam
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"They aren't stopping! No matter how many times you knock them down, they just get up again!" screamed Connor as he punched another soldier away, Nightwing jumped on his back and acrobatically landed on two soldiers replying "We just have to beat as many of them as possible, The only way to stop them for good is to defeat Savage!"
"HA Ya!" with her lasso, Cassie tied one of them, and spun him around, Attacking the others "We just have to trust Raiden, and keep these monsters off him"
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"Carry I think I'm Ready, find someplace safe and stay away from the battle, if you feel threatened, cut my power off and protect yourself, I can still fight for a few seconds even after you do that," said Raiden as he closed his eyes
'Undead he said, Well, Heroes of the Past, are you just going to let that slide? Let's get this going shall we, Let's kill Death'
"Throne of Heroes"
Unlike the usual transformation that Raiden goes through all the time, no transformation happened, instead, he found himself surrounded by darkness, this would usually scare anyone, but what Scared Raiden wasn't the darkness surrounding him, instead, it was something else, a floating White skull, in its eyes two flaming blue eyes that emanated more death energy than the one he sensed from the black ring, it was as if the skull was the embodiment of Death itself
"And what does a lamb such as yourself know of death, to wield its blade?" the skull spoke, adding "Thou, who hath never tasted death, dost speak of it as a toddler threatening to slay a god."
"I've been close to death more times than I could count, I know what death is" replied Raiden
"Ho? Close to death, thou dost compare a twig to a sword. Death is the End, whether near or distant; one must feel it to defeat it." countered the skull
"Well, I've defeated it before, Haven't I? I reincarnated in this world after conquering it, I know what true death is"
"Ah, thou dost speak of the goddess' work as if it were thine own. Didst thou even feel death? Dost thou remember thy demise? One glance at thee and I discern it—the Fear of death, not the mortal fear, but the dread when death claims thee. Thou lackest that, shielded by a goddess, beloved one of Gaia. Surrender thyself to truth, to feeling, and to the end." said the skull, then something felt as if it was leaving Raiden's body as if it was the end for him
"It's my power, it's leaving me," said Raiden, as he tried to collect his thoughts, something inside him broke, and The Fear was unleashed
{Host has lost the Basic Trait "Loved by Gaia"}
His life flashed in front of him, everything he's done, all the people he saved, and all of his friends and lovers, meant nothing, because right now, he was dead, gone, erased from the world, no judgment day, no heaven and no hell
Simple emptiness, simple darkness, and no thoughts, true none existence
Then all of it returned, the darkness that was normal, and the scary skull, for some reason, Raiden was extremely happy to see the skull again, although it was mere seconds, Raiden was grateful to come back again saying "What did you do to me….what happened? what was that? don't do that to me again. Just… just leave me alone! I don't even need you, just leave me alone and go away"
"That is death—the reality, the meaning, the truth—denied to thee by thy goddess Gaia. Now, a question to thee, O sinner: dost thou understand the weight of thy inflictions?" spoke the skull, asking a question that puzzled Raiden for a few seconds before he realized what the Skull meant
"I….I….But they…..Deserve it…they inflict that on hundreds of others…." Replied Raiden, still jaded due to what happened earlier
"I did not ask thee to justify thyself. Death comes to those who deserve it. It is our duty to eliminate those who sin, yet the burden is heavy and unjust. Many lack the qualifications to inflict death upon others. Only those who have known true Death can vanquish it." Spoke the Skull
"those that know true death….are you saying…."
"Thou hast earned the qualification to judge life and death. Now thou canst stand at the pinnacle of the universe and declare thyself the true sovereign. Having witnessed its horrors, thou wilt not inflict death upon those undeserving." replied the Skull, now finally showing itself fully, a tall man wearing a dark robe that covered most of its body extending to the hood over his head, and a sword in between his hand planted on the ground
"does this mean?"
"My name is King Hassan-i Sabbah, the one who judges the sinners. And now, thou hast become one with Death."
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The transformation now carried on, Raiden's body became that of the skull, tall, and with perfect human physics, he stood as a god amongst them, darkness however, changed that feeling real quick, his dark attire, and hooded figure, complemented by the white skull of death, silenced that battle, blue flames ignited in his eyes, and the sword he held, additionally, his shield that finally emerged, a large one, covering half of his body was also endowed by the blue flames
"Thou sayest thou hast conquered Death? Become one with it? Thou, who hath never felt its touch? A man granted immortality by circumstance? A man who evaded death by grasping a ring of mortality? I am insulted. I shall show thee what true Death entails….a Hint, I couldn't last in it for mere seconds…I'm curious to know how you'd fare forever" spoke Raiden, his voice deep and scary, half of the words weren't even his, unlike usual, he wasn't 100% in control, rather, it was like he shared the helm with King Hassan
With a speed that none could even see, the sword of Raiden was already in Savage's neck, a protective shield projected by the Black Ring protected Savage, but the force of the impact sent the flying Savage to the mountain walls, at that moment many of the soldiers of the reach that were revived tried to block Raiden's path, but with his shield for protection and sword for the attack, they were cut down in mere seconds, what was special about it, was the fact that half of the ones he cut were dead, unlike the others, who were quickly revived by the ring upon death, Raiden's attacks inflicted Instant True death, this was due to the Skill "At the Boundary" a skill granted to those who walk between the boundary of death and life, those who are true death itself, even normal attacks, can inflict true death upon enemies
"Savage, you've lived far longer than you deserve, you are not a man that has conquered death… Thou art a man who evaded Death lived in fear of it, and built thy life around shielding thyself from its embrace. Instead of cherishing the gift of life, thou hast chosen to insult it. For this, I shall summon Death upon thee today—not through a false ring granted by some undead deity, but by calling forth the Angel of Death himself."
Walking at a slow pace he approached Savage who engulfed himself with a protective shield of darkness, surrounded by the bodies of the dead reach soldiers, Raiden's sword was raised upwards, as the chant for one of the world's most powerful Noble Phantasms started
"Hearken. The evening bell tolls thy name.
Wings of death, will thou sever their head?
Azrael!"
The sword was completely engulfed by blue flames, stained by the true death, a right granted to King Hassan only, now extended to Raiden, when in this state, it can kill with the slightest cut, regardless of the target's own strength, it didn't even cut the protective shield of the ring, it simply passed it as if it wasn't there, cutting the head of Savage
For those who lose their lives to this sword, they say there is fear, but no pain, there is dread, but no suffering, there is repentance, but no regret for all of those, are achieved once death finally settles, and their existence is erased
The undead surrounding the area all fell dead, and the ones that were alive before fell unconscious
He who believed himself to have conquered death, Died.
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