Eternal Elysium

"Huh, even here my heart is aching a lot," I said, placing my hand above my heart.

I was well aware that the me of here right now was not present in a physical sense, but rather it was similar to consciousness being dragged here.

"Die… Die…"

Hearing those ravaging once again, I turned my gaze to look back.

Not far from there, an illusory figure towering over the heights of the sky seems to be consuming this white world—

And this white world broken and torn was none other than my soul. Something like this should not be allowed to be present here.

The figure of Hollow grazed this in place in grey, its head veiled by darkness and shapeless. It has a head yet it is hard to look at, it also seems to have hands, and the body of a human.

But in the end, it was tangible and illusory taking any shape it desired while also maintaining it based on images of itself.

'I am supposed to fight this thing… What a grand thing to do.'

I clicked my tongue and gazed below the serene white surface. I have not seen any other soul in my life, but finding out that my soul was an endless color of white was… beautiful?

"One less mystery to solve…" I muttered, finally understanding what the white world truly was.

However several questions still remained unsolved and untouched. One of them was how come the white-haired woman— Celestia came here?

Was it due to her being a deity? Or was it due to us having a connection?

Just like this several questions still remain a mystery. Something I will eventually set my gaze on when the time comes.

"But how should I kill the Hollows's will?" I muttered.

There was no need to hurry, no actually there was a need to hurry as the Hollows were not stopping or slowing down. Even though my soul seems vast and endless it was also fragile and incomplete if I were to believe Lord Elias's words.

It means that eventually, the soul which seems to be endless will surely reach its end, if that were to happen death would be my end.

While for the Hollows it might be the perfect opportunity to revive!

Sigh…

"She said she will be my source today… but isn't it wrong?"

According to Morgana's teaching, everyone takes origin and taints it to become the essence they need for their abilities.

For me who has the source element of eternity, I need either pure origin or essence of eternity to use my abilities.

But from the little I know about goddess Celestia her power or domain authority is centred around stars, not eternity.

I took a step forward, but suddenly that small action seemed to feel like moving a mountain itself.

'Why? If I can't even move, how will I even fight that calamity?'

"Will, path, source… am I missing something?" I frowned, feeling myself shackled as the Hollows continued to destroy my soul.

I took a deep breath, and calmly channeled origin into myself. This time it was moving differently than how it always had. Instead of just burning inside to be a fuel for my abilities it seems to have been dipped inside me.

Then I took a step forward, finally succeeding in moving forward.

"I did it…" I whispered, but my essence was depleting in vast chunks. I was afraid that it might be over in under five minutes.

"Tsk!"

I clicked my tongue unsure what to do now.

The Hollows screams pulled my attention back as he expanded once more, his height towering even above the serene white world. The cracks above started to crumble into dust, and I felt a sharp pain all over me.

Seeing those illusory figures consuming this endless place at such speed made my heart sink deep in despair.

They were one but also many, they screamed yet it felt like a ridicule towards me.

"She will be my blade, huh?"

I sprinted toward the Hollows, feeling ripples and waves hit me, I bent my knees and jumped.

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This place was my soul— My domain.

I was the ruler here, so I wasn't supposed to go down without a fight or so I thought.

My own essence was depleted just from such simple actions as I felt half of it vanish.

I raised my hand and put it above my heart as I felt myself glide towards the Hollows, a force was pulling me towards it.

"Dammit at least tell me how I am supposed to fight it!!"

My consciousness seemed to flutter as I found myself perishing under the Hollows might.

Then it happened as my heart beat even louder than before. I was in my soul, not physically but mentally. Hearing my heartbeats should not have been possible here.

But I was hearing it, as it beated like drums.

"Okay, I get it!" I gripped my heart even tighter and pushed my other hand towards the Hollows towering figure in the distance.

Boom!

A surge of energy flowed through me, as a strong light came out filled with stars illuminating the dirty darkness the Hollows had brought with them.

"Aa aaaah!!" An unholy scream followed as the Hollows stirred from the radiance of stars.

"Pain… Pain…"

As I stared at the Hollow spirit tremble, I couldn't help but frown.

"Even though it works… it conflicts with me."

From the inside, a warmth came from knowing that this power was her way of helping me but on the other hand it was foreign to me.

This sensation of stars was very weird yet compatible in a sense.

The grey veils spread by the Hollows stirred once more, as they rained down upon me.

I reached toward my heart— Where the mark of stars resides. And let the energy come out in various forms, the pure white energy manifested in the air taking the form of a shield and withstood the onslaught directed upon me.

Bam!

Bam!

Even though the Hollow spirit was nothing more than a tiny grain of rice compared to the original. But its might was comparable to that of gods in my eyes.

Feeling the pain in my spirit, I held myself together with my will. Hoping not to crumble so soon.

"I need to end it as soon as possible…" I took deep breaths, as the dome of energy started to tremble.

The origin flowing in me through the mark of stars was simply vast and everlasting. Maybe she had done this knowing that one day I would face him.

Instead of using my own abilities, I was using powers given by her. This was why I could even last this long.

I wasn't ashamed of that, as it was also an opportunity to learn something new. To look at a world far beyond my reach, and witness what truly lies beyond me.

It was an opportunity to gain insight on me, my path, my will and my future.

Raising the energy, I started to condense it in my hand. It was not tough, as it followed my will and my commands as I intended. Actually, it was doing even better than what I had hoped for. Filling the gaps my will was unable to tell it took the form of a small orb similar to what Kena had made in the ruins.

I don't even know what kind of ability I was using or if there was a different way to use it. But this was a small power of a god, she could obviously do much better than me.

So, not losing my spirit I raised the orb higher letting it float above me. The dome above me would soon cease to exist, under the attacks of Hollow.

I needed to be faster.

However it was easier said than done, [Kairosflow] was pretty much useless here as my speed couldn't be increased in this plane of existence, only my thoughts had been accelerated.

And I dare not use [Static] fearing to damage my already fragile soul even further.

Bam!

Pulling me out of my thoughts I saw the cracks in the dome finally had started to appear. With a swift movement of my wrist, I reinforced it once again. Trying to gain as many seconds as possible.

"Huff.." Releasing a deep breath, not like I need to. I created two more orbs made of starlight and shot them forward.

All three of them phased through the dome protecting me and reached the densest portion of Hollows nearby.

Then a blinding light shone around the Hollows innermost sanctum, as the orbs ignited.

Boom!

The Hollows burned, and those illusory formless masses of grey darkness hitched back, as they started to twist and turn around spreading themselves deeper into my endless soul.

No, calling it burning was maybe the wrong way to express the current scene unfolding before me.

The right term to describe it would be vanish.

But it was not enough.

The Hollows spirit in my soul was simply too vast and deep to be eradicated by such measly attacks.

Even though it seemed like it was a battle between souls, my will was also playing a part in it.

While my consciousness tried to eradicate the Hollows spirit, my will was being attacked to crumble along with my soul.

The Hollows' will was deathly and pale. It held nothing but a chilling killing intent and something else that was only known to him.

While my will was just a shield trying its best to not let my soul crumble even faster. I was desperately clinging to life. Yet, I was losing.

The proof was the tremors my soul was going through and my consciousness getting illusory. If this continued I would cease to exist.

The power granted by Celestia was simply a tool for me to gain time, even if it could eradicate the Hollows spirit its will would still remain and make my soul crumble and unable to heal.

'With enough time I could kill the Hollows's vast and inconceivable spirit but it would not heal my soul rather I might die before killing it from its will to make me crumble…'

I shuddered at such thoughts and hastily retreated back. If I had been relying on my essence these simple actions would have been impossible to perform but luckily I had essence coming from someone else.

"Die… Die…"

"You… I will kill you!"

'What is this guy even saying?' I thought to myself, as I saw the Hollows body stir in the air. The damage was already repaired and it continued the act to destroy me.

Its figure spread even faster on the surface, spreading like ripples in the water. But these ripples were not small; rather they were as big as tidal waves coming from the oceans.

Seeing the grey wave, I raised the starlight around me solidifying it into giant walls all around me.

Thud!

Thud!

The impact of the waves hit the walls immediately pushing me back. Gritting my teeth as the pain increased I again threw the orbs of starlight in the Hollows direction letting it frail and tremble as he vanished in pain.

"Huff… I need to do something. Fast." I muttered knowing that whatever I tried would not work.

"Argh!" I clenched my head, as a sharp pain again started. The Hollows screams were mind-numbing, his figure was simply too unfathomable.

'What… should I do?'

As my Will started to weaken my soul started to crumble, the endless world was not looking endless anymore.

It was just fragile… and weak.

What was the path they all had been even talking about?

"Ah"

"Stupid… Why the heck am I even trying so hard."

"It's not like I need to kill it… after all Hollow is already dead."

Just as those left my mouth, everything finally clicked.