35 CHAPTER 35: The unforgiving Goddess mother... (1/2)
After sometime, Zeran was brought to the vast field of Nathaqua plains by the forceful Goddess Arseia. Though, the place wasn't brimmed in its usual seagreen appearance, since the sky was very dark, as it was midnight with no signs of starlight above. Instead, the place was ridden in dusk emerald. There were no illuminating fireflies, due to the intense searing aura of the Goddess Arseia. She walked a few paces away from Zeran, as she was still wielding her platinum scythe ready to reap her own son's life. Sometime soon, she exclaimed her cold words,
”Bring out your weapon Zen...”.
The air was frozen and the winds became stagnant, as she brought out her unforgiving words. Sadly, Zeran wasn't happy when he heard that statement from his own mother, so he replies back very expressively,
”No way mom!”
”And can't we talk this—”.
In a split of a second, she dashed unto him with blinding speed and left out a clean cut unto his left cheek. In turn, he felt a sudden sting of pain and his left cheek leaked out a rich crimson blood, turning him observe that his own Goddess mother was truly serious. Soon, she released more of her frozen words,
”There's no use talking Zen...”
”Bring out your weapon...if you want to live...”.
Zeran gulped, as he heard more of those cold statements. He wielded his golden claw, as he had no choice but, to abide by her orders and do his best to survive his own mother's judgement in some way or another. He sighed and stanced like an able fighter ready to block and grapple the lunging strikes of the foe. Goddess Arseia held her scythe such as she was ready to strike and tear the ground below. The air became more and more intense, as the flames of battle were boiling in the atmosphere. Sooner or later, she closed her eyes and exhaled to calm her body down. The next moment, she vanished in the speed of light. Zeran gulped. Suddenly, she had already released a series of powerful slashes and quick strikes unto him but, Zeran was able to parry and deflect all of them with his quick reflexes of his golden claw. His mother was back from her previous position afterwards. Though, she positioned her scythe such as she was ready to cut anyone's torso. Not only that, her scythe was spewing out divine white flames with a mix of mystical violet rays. Then, she tries to speak to him again,
”Tell me...why did you want to be reincarnated before?”.
He replies,
”It's to find a better life than ever before...”.
She nodded. Later on, she casts out,
”SOUL REAVER!”.
She swung her scythe that was wreathed in mysterious flames, that released an illusionary flaming blade that was heading unto him. Zeran stepped on the ground and held his solid stand to brace for the powerful impact, covering his face with his claw, while his knees were stably bent. As the flaming blade had contact with his claw, he was nudged for a few distance but, he was still holding his ground and his body wasn't that much damaged. Suddenly, Arseia tried to struck him from above such as she was ready to smash the ground with Zeran in position. Zeran jumped away for a few paces, as fast as he could in order to dodge the guillotine, making his mother to strike the ground instead but, she already expected that to happen, so she casts out while, her scythe was stuck to the ground,
”GRAND PULSE!”
From the ground Zeran was standing, a powerful energy of light had sprout from beneath him, such as a powerful laser had struck him below, making Zeran to be mildly damaged with a few bruises and scratches. Though, the onslaught didn't stop there, as his mother lunged and slashed him with flurries of strikes in blistering speed from all directions. Sadly, Zeran was only able to dodge and block some of them due to her faster movements than ever before. It'd seem Arseia was growing stronger, as the battle took longer. Her very holistic aura of judgement was even seeping into the atmosphere. She sighed and tries to communicate again,
”But even here you weren't treated any better...instead it was even worse!”.
Afterwards, she tried to reap his neck. Zeran dodged the instant death attack. Soon, she says,
”First...you were overthrown...”
”Second...you were enslaved...”
”Third...you were beaten to a pulp...”
”Fourth...you were betrayed...”
”Fifth...you were tricked...”
”Sixth...your sanity got scarred...”
”And do you still want to live in this cruelty?”.
She casts out her magical spell,
”DEATH RAIN!”.
Thereon, falling searing flames seeped in dark abyss were heading towards Zeran's area. He dodged it, as he was having quick feet and amazing reflexes, while he was heading towards her, ready to bring out some of his attacks. As he was near her, he tried to crush her with his claw, but she just blocked his attack with her scythe and held him down. Sooner or later, Zeran replies to his mother's question before,
”Yes...”.
Sadly, Arseia wasn't happy of his answer direct into her face, so she blurted out with a furious look on her face, breathing out flames of rage although, she was also concerned for her own son's sake within,
”WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?!”.
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She kicked him away, flinging him away for a few distances. Zeran's look was serious as he let out his determined words, to reply to his mother's exclamation,
”I DON'T KNOW...but one thing's for certain...I must save Ru...”.
Arseia responds,
”Ru huh...I could see that you took such interest on her...but...”.
Afterwards, she tried to get near him and bring out a forceful roundhouse kick of a strong woman. He parried her strike with his solid right arm. There after, she uttered out her harsh words,
”SHE'S A DARK GODDESS!”
”HER FATE AND DESTINY DEFIES THAT!”.
Zeran replies,
”I KNOW THAT!”
”But I want to save her and I don't know why!”
”Yet...”
”I COULD FEEL THAT SHE IS SO SAD, LONELY...AND IN PAIN NOW...”
”I CAN'T EXPLAIN THIS FEELING OF MINE FOR HER!”
Next, he casts out, while his left claw was holding out like a cannon,
”DARK CRUSHER!”.
A powerful sphere of immense swelling darkness wreathed in black flames was released from his arm, that was heading unto Arseia at high speed. Arseia, wasn't able to dodge it, so she was hit by the dark blob of searing flames directly, making a huge flaming collision to explode unto the area, flinging Arseia for a short distance. The small area was burnt to the ground. Arseia was severely damaged yet, her wounds and burnt bruises were healed instantly due to her divine capabilities. She regained her balance and stance but, her eyes were even more terrifying to see, as she let out her serious words,
”Is that so...but...it's too late now...Zen...”
”You can't save her...”.
Thereon, she jumped and levitated into the air, such as she was truly a majestic Goddess in form for any lower being to bear witness. The air was frozen in time and space was silent for a mere moment, as she casts out,
”DIVINE JUDGEMENT!”
”REINS CARNAGE!”.
Suddenly, strange ringing of melancholic bells were heard from somewhere but, there were none to be seen in the vicinity, such as the real judgement has come, especially for Zeran. From the back of Goddess Arseia, there was a huge blinding white magical pentagram that was truly divine to ever witness. Zeran was feeling very tense, as the death's door was the only path left for him. Suddenly, his strange vision saw the text,
[”SECRET ABILITY UNLOCKED...”]
[”BLADE MEMORIA: DA REAZ!”]
[”LINKED THROUGH: DARK GODDESS RUHIME...”].
As he noticed that weird information at a critical time, he was truly surprised and shocked beyond his dreams. Soon he cracked out a hopeful smile filled with great confidence and he says in his thoughts,
(”A BLADE MEMORIA...huh...”)
(”If this'll help me live then why not!”)
(”Ru huh...you're really an amazing woman...”)
(”Sorry mom...but I'm gonna be stubborn again...”).
Soon, he shut his eyes, relaxed his mind and exhaled very deeply, reaching out in his very focussed state. Afterwards, he casts out with a very loud voice,
”ACTIVATE!”