222 Its Not Time (2/2)
Ultimately, Arima arrived at those who he still had not eliminated. The first one being Loki ”This is an interesting place” That was the first thing the G.o.d of Discord said to Arima.
”Is this supposed to be some sort of atonement. I'll stay here until I am forgiven or something like that?”
Arima's eyes widened and he faintly smiled ”You pretty much got it right” Loki hadn't lost his life force, but like with Apep, he was bound by the chains coming out of the skull's mouth and couldn't do anything.
Arima approached Loki and grabbed his head ”[Vita Venari]” He chanted and Loki grunted as the power he had built for thousands of years vanished just like that.
”That's all for you” Arima told and left the place. Loki snorted when the door was closed. Afterward, Arima went to Thanatos and Kronos. The former was silent and kept his façade of an emotionless warrior but the latter struggled for a while until Arima finally took his life force.
Arima then went through one of the last doors and faced Baba Yaga. The old woman was calmly sitting cross-legged as if she was meditating ”Do it” She only said those two words and Arima shrugged. He came close to her and sat down too.
”Actually, I want to ask you some questions” Arima admitted and Baba Yaga trembled ”I heard you are the one, along with Ahura, who can contact the Original Devil. I want you to tell me the method”
”I won't” She gave a quick answer and Arima sighed.
”Fine then, I'll take it myself” He uttered and before Baba Yaga could even consider erasing her memories, she had been beheaded by the reaper behind her and Arima took her memories. He stood up and mused ”…I see, thank you” He mumbled and turned around.
When he closed the door. A gasp resounded across the room and Baba Yaga suddenly woke up with narrowed eyes. She instantly grabbed her neck and seemed to have a hard time breathing ”I'm sure he killed me… I definitely lost my head” She m.u.f.fled and peeked at the reaper over her shoulder ”Does that mean you can't even die in this place…?”
In the end, Arima was left with two doors. One lead to Nyx and the other Ahura ”Last one” He mumbled and his two companions watched him as he opened the last door. Of course, it was the last one, Arima didn't even want to open the door leading to Ahura. From the shakings he was sensing, he knew that she had already destroyed the chains binding her.
When Arima entered the last door, Nyx instantly glared at him. It wasn't hatred but more like determination. Arima felt an unyielding spirit coming out of her and was a bit impressed ”Interesting” He remarked and Nyx gritted her teeth.
”What are you going to do to me?”
”Nothing much. I'm just going to take your life force and let this h.e.l.l take care of you” Arima nonchalantly repeated what he had said to other thirteen people and moved toward Nyx. When he was about to take her life force, he abruptly froze and his body tensed.
He furrowed and his consciousness was ejected out of his body. He ended up himself in the middle of a weird place. There was absolutely nothing around him. Not even light or colors.
”{Don't kill that woman}” A deep voice resounded in Arima's head.
”Huh?” He exclaimed with a slight hint of scorn in his voice ”Who the h.e.l.l are you?”
”{You don't need to know. I don't have time to explain. I'll just warn you. You should not kill that woman. She is an important factor for a certain future connected to yours}”
”What is that even supposed to mean?” Arima growled and his head started to ache.
”{It's not time}” The voice told ”{Now, you just need to do as I say}”
Arima brusquely received a large chunk of information directly into his head and his mind was put back into his body. He immediately felt dizzy and wavered before falling on one knee. Nyx watched dumbfounded while Night and Karma rushed inside the chamber.
”Hey! What's wrong?” Night was confused and helped Arima stand up.
”I'm good” The latter waved his hand and stood on his own. He turned his head toward Nyx again and clicked his tongue ”Dammit, what a pain…” He cursed under his breath and summoned two formations.
His aura startled Nyx and made her pale ”I don't f.u.c.king know why I'm supposed to do this but apparently I can't go against it” Arima's expression was twitching as he said that. It really looked like he was doing something out his own volition. Karma and Night were utterly lost.
”[First White Art, Perpetua Votum]” Arima chanted and a white light illuminated the room. His hand s.h.i.+ned and he placed it on Nyx's head. She tried to move back ”Don't struggle. It won't kill you” After a moment, Nyx had been confined inside a small white coc.o.o.n. Just like Fafnir.
”What's wrong, Arima?” Karma worriedly asked.
”Nothing” Arima replied and extended his arm upward ”[Second White Art, Calces Porta]” He chanted and a silver gear formed above him. At that point, the two soul partners couldn't even make a speculation about what was going on.
”[Praeter Frange] (Break Apart)” Arima chanted something else and the gear began to trembled and produce some really terrifying s.p.a.ce cracks.
Arima rolled his eyes in annoyance and went to the door ”Come out, it will soon explode” He uttered before stepping over the doorstep.
”…What?” Night was more than confused by Arima's behavior. It was the first time that he saw him do something so irately as if he had been forced to do it. While Night was pondering about that, he heard some weird noises and turned around, his eyes fell on the silver gear which was cracking ”Oh s.h.i.+t!” He shouted and deployed his wings. He flapped them and grabbed Karma as he left the room.
The gear exploded when the door had been closed and a colossal s.p.a.ce explosion occurred. Anyone or anything caught in that explosion would be teleported to G.o.d knows where, entirely randomly. Even Arima wouldn't be able to determine where Nyx had been transported with that discharge.
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