157 Even a God-King can make a Mistake... (1/2)

Jack slid out of the void tear in the sky, as various flashes of lightning thundered around.

When he was fully out of the tear, it gradually closed in the sky, and with a small 'zip' sound it disappeared in the clouds. His form receded back into his skeleton, as his two large hands laid to bodies on the ground just outside his hand-drawn formation, that now no longer glowed.

His golden God-Form now sunk into his original body, and he took a step and fell to a knee.

[Oh, shit...] Jack felt like he just ran a marathon, as he a feeling of heaving... This strange sensation wasn't lost on him, as he had felt it in his previous life, but hadn't felt it since becoming undead.

[Is this... ha... ha... What's call soul fatigue? Ha... ha...] Jack hassled in his mind. He waited so badly to draw air into lungs he did not have.

[This...] Jack probed his God-Soul, and felt that what use to be Ancestor Ranked was now King-Rank... He fell two entire ranks for his journey into the Plane of Death.

[Tux wasn't screwing around... Good thing I already contacted Jordan, otherwise I don't think I could message him now...] Jack's vision was off, as he was checking his internal situation, as he felt someone to his side propping him up... Helping him.

Jack's flaming eyes burst into light, as he looked to his right, to see Eris helping him stay on his knee, instead fall to the ground.

[...Why is she helping me?] Jack wondered as he looked into that crazy thing's eyes. Jack used his other hand to reach into his robe and through his rib cage to brush against Eris' heart to see if it was still there. It was still there, and it was still beating.

Eris shuddered and gave an oddly wide smile to Jack with a tilt of her head.

[...]

Jack got back to his feet with Eris' help, ”Thank you, Princess Eris.”

Eris was stunned for only a moment before she responded, ”Call me... Call me your Eris.”

”...I'll check with my First Consort before I call you such a name...” Jack spoke slightly for a moment.

Eris' expression stiffened as a funny look crossed her eyes. This look didn't escape Jack's notice, even in his weakened state.

Now on his feet, he reached out to grab Eris' neck, [I hope I'm still strong enough to get her attention, even if she likes this kind of thing...]

Jack gripped her throat and brought her to his front.

”Princess Eris... You will not hurt anyone that I don't tell you too... You will not kill anyone that I don't tell you too... Do you understand me?” Jack's heroic voice carried a chill in the air, but unmistakable tiredness could be heard laced in the words.

”Then... Then you will...” Eris coughed, as Jack loosened his grip slightly, ”You will crush my heart?” Eris smiled widely.

”No... I will give it back to you, and banish you... Never to see me again or be near that which is mine.” Jack said solemnly, as his left hand grabbed the heart in his rib cage lightly, as if not to crush, but to pluck it from himself.

For the first time, Jack saw a look of pure horror cross Eris' beautiful face.

[Ah, so I finally found your weakness.] Jack thought in relief, he had wondered how he was going to control this yandere, [Let's not push her too hard...]

”Listen to my words, and I will not do such a thing.” Jack released his grip and brought her into his embrace.

Eris startled by the sudden treatment hugged onto her god.

”I do not need a... Pet... That will not obey its master.” Jack decided to put this into words she used.

Eris in Jack's embraced nodded, and responded with a happy tone, ”Your pet will listen. I will not harm anyone or kill anyone without your word.”

”Good girl.” Jack took his left hand out of his robe from the heart and put it on Eris to pat her head.

”Let's see my spoils,” Jack said with a more natural tone.

He took a single step, as shaky as it felt. He was trying his best to look strong in front of Eris, least she gets ideas... Jack felt he had to make sure he was the strongest in her eyes, even when he was weakened.

Jack spoke to the soul jar in the middle of the dimmed formation, ”Joan are you still with me?”