41 A bad prophecy? (1/2)

I am sitting on the throne and playing around with Markorn's soul. It's been a few years since I had a toy like that. Right now he is going through his own little hell.

Should I give him a chalkboard session next? Or should I let him experience something else? Maybe another little dissection to find out what's wrong with his soul?

Hmmm.

”You have that expression again. And you promised to let his soul go as soon, as you found out what you needed to know.” Ireth gives me questioning look. Everyone else of the family is here too. I just held a little speech to the nobles and gave Ireth and Nicosar governing rights too.

It's a pain to do everything on my own, so the more annoying stuff they can take off of my shoulders, the better.

”I just found out that his soul is missing something. The same something, Celes and I are missing. And I will wipe his memories before I let him go. I don't like to have enemies, who could remember a past grudge.” -Me

”He is a former god too? Is this world becoming a meeting place for ex-gods?” -Katrine asks with a surprised expression.

”Yes. Though he has no memories of it. Everything he remembers is this single live, he lived in this world. Unfortunately he cannot give much information about the Meltheims. They powered him and his father up, before they shut themselves inside their city. I had hoped for a little back-door, but they were smart enough to not inform him, if they have something like that.” I scratch the broken tip of my left horn.

It broke during my fight with Markorn and it still itches. The healers think it will regrow because I have pure blood, but it will take a while.

Nicosar's broken horn didn't heal because he has mixed blood.

Now that I think about it, how did it get broken in the first place? Couldn't Nicosar just have healed himself?

”Don't do that, the healers said it wouldn't grow correctly if you disturbed it!” Celes snatches my hand. ”Haaaah. You have no idea how annoying it is.”

”Just make that -no pain- thing of yours then.” She is much too concerned about me.

”Don't want to. It works by cutting my nerves and healing them afterwards. It would be a pain if they healed on their own in the wrong way. This isn't a really good long term solution.” -Me

”Then deal with it like an adult.” -Celes

”Though your horn surely isn't why you called us all to remain here for an important discussion. I have to manage the other part of the continent you know? There aren't less idiots there. So if it's nothing important, I would like to do some real work.” Arthur crosses his arms before his chest. Seems like he is a little stressed at the moment.

”Oh, sorry I just wanted to inform you about the end of the world.” I nod and smile, while everyone looks at me with shocked faces.

”From the begining please?” -Nicosar

”When I was unconscious, Seria paid me a visit. She told me that she has a little rebellion going against the Council. You remember? The rulers of the multiverse. Because of certain circumstances, they can't visit this world. It lies within a void zone, that's a space where god's can't leave and enter as they please. It seems that Tjenemit, one of the Council members, managed to get information about a summoning circle for him to this world. The stupid Meltheims found it and believed the promises that came with it. Seria is unable to come here in person, because it would give Tjenemit immediate access, if he followed her. But it seems like she is preparing to fight him here, as soon as he is summoned. If she is serious with her rebellion, it's a good chance for her to catch a Council-member on his own and without assistance of the others. So she isn't opposed to let him be summoned.” I take a deep breath and look at the others.

”But... but.... That will be Armageddon!” Celes screams at me.

”Can you explain why Seria should want to rebel against the Council. I still don't get the whole power issue outside my own world.” Arthur asks with a pale face, so Celes and I take another hour to explain the real issue of existence and reincarnation.

”So the Council dictates what every god is allowed to do? Aaand they punished you, because you killed each other?” Katrine asks with a surprised look. Both Celes and I nod.

”But you see, we were stuck with each other for over a thousand years. If we were allowed to abandon our jobs, anyone of us could have just left and gone somewhere else. The current system is partly at fault for our fight.” -Celes

”To think that being a god is just a job for my daughter ....” Katrine shakes her head and massages her temples.

”Well Seria will fight Tjenemit here. And that will be most likely cause serious destruction.” I sum it up.

”What scale are we talking about?” -Arthur

”When Angrod and I got personal, we wrecked a world. So no point in hiding anywhere.” Celes grumbles.