Chapter 43: Damned Lunatic
{Good day all, I will be going through the previous chapters of the book over the next few days so I wont be putting out bonus chapters until I am done editing. I will still be putting out the chapters as normal though. If you have any suggestions drop a comment.}
*Axel's POV*
I felt like I could get lost in the heavenly sensation on my back but as quick as it was there it disappeared. I watched as she reappeared in front of the shadowy creature and with a swift motion jabbed her straightened hand directly though the beast like it was a piece of paper.
Retracting her arm I saw as her power fluctuated slightly removing the black blood off of her arm.
"To think that I would need your help to see what was happening in my own body. *Tch* I think you have over stayed your welcome." With a wave of her hand a silver light encapsulated the Shadow Creature erasing it from her mindscape. Turning her head she walked back towards me only stopping when she was so close that her breast were almost touching my chest.
"And you, it seems that the little fairy was telling the truth about you... Now get out." With out giving me a chance to respond to her she waved her hand and my vision once again was faded to black.
It felt as if just a moment had passed when I opened my eyes to see I was standing next to Lozen's Mother in her Silver Fenrir Form. As I looked at her large head she slowly opened her deep purple eyes that glowed with her power simmering just below the surface.
I watched as she looked around before her eyes finally landed on her daughter. Ever so subtly her eyes widened in surprise before going back to her normal gaze. She studied all of the being present before her eyes finally landed back on me.
"I am surprised at how quickly you have progressed, you have even elevated my daughter to the heights that are beyond my Bloodline... But you are reckless... You should not have come here. The men that are using the Black Magic to control the beast in this forest have already found something that even I cant fight against and are now trying to turn it like they did myself and my pack."
Lozen lunged forward burying her face in her mothers thick silver fur that had regenerated after she expelled the Black Magic from her body. Her mother just looked at her with endless love.
"My beautiful daughter you have become so much more then before. You have evolved into something even greater then a Silver Fenrir... Congratulations for making the right choice..."
She seemed to take it hard realizing that she was wrong about me from the beginning.
"Lozen is amazing and always a faithful companion that I trust my life to." I spoke with the pride I had in my friend before my face took on a serious look.
"We need to keep moving though... I can feel something very bad is going to happen if we don't hurry..."
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*Jeeves POV*
I felt that we were getting closer and closer to the cause of all these beasts forming a beast tide. It was a heavy and gross feeling that seemed to be like a viscous oil all around us contaminating anything that is came in contact with. Darren and I both had sour looks on our faces. It seemed that the bastards have already awakened the ruler of the forest and somehow affected him with their magic.
"This is going to be a hard won fight Gerard. I hope you are ready to lose a layer of skin while dealing with this Black Mage..."
"Don't call me that name anymore please. The only name I will answer to is Jeeves... My only goal is to be of use to my Lord, and if I have to lose a layer of skin while trying to do so then so be it. It would not be the first time I have been injured."
"You really are doing the whole butler routine now? Don't you feel it is beneath you to serve some kid when you were once known as the strongest Emperor of the Blazing Empires history? What the hell happened to the man that I respected so much back then? You can change your face but you cannot change who you truly are!"
"I will do whatever it takes to make sure my daughters are safe and happy. If that means I had to be poisoned and hunted by my own younger brother then so be it. If I have to serve a worthy young man as a butler while he loves my daughters and takes care of them then so be it. I see no shame in serving the man that has brought my daughters happiness that I haven't seen on their faces since that night!"
I spoke firmly trying to convey to the truthfulness of what I was saying. I truly believed that Axel was a worthy young man for both my daughters to love and for myself to serve. I have no doubt in my mind that the boy will go on to do great things in this world.
"*Tch* Fine old man, whatever... You know the boy does seem to have some potential though at least from what I have seen... Oh look it seems we have arrived."
Darren cut himself off when laid our eyes upon the scene in front of us.
A man that had black veins running through out his body stood before a gigantic beast of great majesty. He was chanting something in a dark and mysterious language while Black Magic Power pulsed from his body and flowed into the beast via large Black Spikes that were trying with all of their might to pierce the massive emerald scales covering its body.
The beast was at least 180 - 200 meters in length held down by a formation powered by the sacrifice of numerous beasts. It had massive bodily proportions from its limbs to its head. The head was adorned with majestic horns that were a pale white color. Its eyes were narrowed into slits making their deep emerald color barely visible. I could see that the Emerald Dragon was fighting with all of its might to resist the Black Magic but the man was periodically adding more sacrifices to the formation which seemed to give the Black Spikes even more power.
"Oi you fucking lunatic, what the hell are you doing? Are you trying to send the world into another war with the beasts?"
Darren being the easily angered man he was, started yelling as soon as he saw the situation and assessed it fully. He was livid and so was I. Not only was this person utilizing Black Magic to control everything going on in this forest, but I also knew who this man was quite well.
Looking over in surprise the man widened his eyes as he stared at Darren with apprehension but his eyes still scanned over and locked onto me before a weird smile spread across his face.
"Oh my, if it isn't my dear cousin Gerard... Did you change your face? And why do you feel so much weaker then you used to be?"
"Lenny, what are you doing here? Tell me now and I might be able to spare your life!" I spoke sternly wanting to try and use our past relationship to get through to him and maybe glean some answers as to what he was doing.
"Huh, oh this? I came out here with that snot nosed prince from the Libertine Kingdom. The little shit seems to have gotten on Dominic's good side somehow so I was ordered by him to assist the little shit in whatever he wants. But, hehe, I never expected the extra perk of being able to use this magic to spread chaos in the name of our great Empire, as well as being able to experiment on a fucking Dragon.... Wait! Now that I think about it, aren't you supposed to be dead? Are you a ghost? Can I experiment on you to see what happe-"
"Enough! Is it just me or is your cousin bat shit fucking crazy?"
Darren stopped Lenny's incessant rambling and asked the same question I had been asking myself for the last 37 years that Lenny has been alive.
"I am sure a lot of people would answer that question with a resounding yes Darren... It seems that in my absence he has finally lost control the rest of the way..."
Shaking my head in regret for not making sure this lune was locked up long ago.
"Hey hey hey, what are you to saying? I am not crazy! I am a scientist! I am not crazy!" As Lenny spoke a strange light started to shine in his eyes and I felt his aura start to surge getting stronger and stronger before long he was sitting at the lord level but I felt a chill down my spine when feeling the corruption in him. I knew that he was going to be much stronger then his aura presented. I could only imagine the things he has done to himself in my absence from the Empire.
With no one around to curb his machinations, no one could tell what crazy dark magic he has gotten himself into...
"I will use both of you as sacrifices in my next experiment so please don't squirm to much or I may damage your vessels." Lenny's voice had become deep and demonic making a shiver run down my spine at its intensity.
*Swoosh*
All Three of us moved at the same time while Darren's Hell Hounds used their power to summon Soul Fire to surround us and keep the fight between just us three.
*BOOM*
*THUD*
*BANG*
*CRASH*
The three of us exchanged blows so fast that anyone below the Lord level would never be able to follow our movements. I was swinging my great sword with intent to kill and if one could connect then it would definitely do some damage.
Darren was swinging his signature daggers in intricate ways almost mesmerizing Lenny with his movements. I could see that Darren was still assessing the power of Lenny and I was as well. I knew that this surface level strength had to be a facade. Lenny had to be hiding a trump card and we needed to see if we could draw it out without using our own.
Back and forth we traded blows with Lenny slashing, stabbing, parrying, and blocking hundreds of blows a second. I could see my cousin was starting to feel pressured as sweat beaded on his forehead and he finally used Darren's attack to propel himself backwards to gain some distance.
"Damnit you just need to die already..." I could see his already crazy eyes take on an even more fanatical look as he started muttering something under his beath. I could feel a cold sensation creep up my spine as he chanted.
Looking at each other Darren and I both nodded before shooting forward to try and stop whatever it was he was trying to do. While we were moving forward towards our opponent I saw a small rift crack open above his head.
It seemed like time slowed down to a snails pace as I watched it slowly growing bigger and an enormous yellow eye that seemed otherworldly and devilish started to come onto view.
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