Eve always knew where she was after all...
"I felt you were coming...now get that hot body out of those clothes, into pajamas and get in this bed before I break out the chains" She said with a giggle, her tail wrapping around a glass and brought it to her lips, sipping the water slowly
"I have so many ideas, but all of them include me being forced to reconstruct Wrath, I have the power to destroy that circle of purge it, but do I have the right... I been running on auto-pilot last few days... just trying to fix my past mistakes... I just don't know what else to do... I literally can only stay so long, then must reroute more souls... I feel like Leviathan trying to drive me insane..."
"Tut tut my love...I shall solve this problem for you as your wife, lover and ruler" She said and gently sat back up and pulled, literally, her lover down into the bed and gave her a very heavy snog, letting her arms go around her as she looked into Sirad's eyes
"Why did you not tell me sooner? I have the perfect servant just for this task"
In came a rather bizzare woman wearing a gown that looked very much out of place on her thin, highly attractive body. She dragged chains which disappeared into her rather large sleeves which struck the ground making loud clinking sounds as it did. The clopping of hooves followed with each step as she bowed "Yes your majesty? How may this Reaper assist you?" She said as Eve nodded "You are, until further notice, on a rather special duty Agatha. You are to cease all Reaping and proceed to the entrance to the Circle of Wrath. There, you will play the role of a Judge, proceesing each soul and placing the ones that are deemed to Wrath within your Lantern. This is until the problem with the Prince is resolved. Do you understand?" She asked the girl, whom bowed low "I understand...I live to serve and service" She said in a heavy monotone voice and proceeded out the door
Eve then giggled a little at Sirad and laid the two of them down and pulled Sirad's leg onto Eve's hip "There you go...now you can rest with me. Though I have an idea I wanted to propose to you"
It seemed strange to think much Lilith had matured, she had done so much fuck-ups but here she was trying to prevent end-times and keep control of a prince. Maybe this had been Yahweh plan all together if he knew everything, he must have known she would become as high as she did.
Then again still did not forgive him for what Adam did to Eve.
"I want to take our Army and place it infront of the Portal on our side of it. Heaven is still weak and it's defenses have not been shored. They are too few in number and if Leviathan comes, they wont stand a chance. Heaven and Hell have to unite to defeat this threat to all of the Realms. From what I gathered, Armagius's trial has begun so all thats left is the Demon Prince. What do you think love?" She asked and leaned in to give her lover another quick kiss, giggling like an idiot for some unknown reason "Also what do you think of Agatha? Cute isnt she?"
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It was here a surprising sight would appear in a flash, not surprising for who it was, but more why she was here. Of course it was Sirad the cunning, ruthless, reckless Lucifer of the throne. Then again it may not surprise Eve.
"Look, I admire your bravery dear sister, but we can't win. I know this would come for a long time. It is why I worked at sealing the Throne Room when I went, shall we say, AWOL." of course she had a Barcardi in her hand, and the lid was off, which ended with her taking a swig, "Smart you may be, but I am running out of options dear beloved sister. I know you don't want it, but if this fails I will cripple myself to end a prison long forgotten. I am sick of everything blowing up in my face. First angels, then demon princes, now this fucker... You are smarter than I, but even you can't run Hell. We were never made for this."
Eve's body tensed as she smelled the alcohol of her lover nearby, gritting her teeth for a moment as her focus on the spellwork wavered just by a small fraction. The link was restabilized immediately as she looked out towards the Abominable Sands "It is not about winning, Sirad... This isn't even about trying to stop Erebuz. All you will do if you unleash the Forgotten Prison is aid Erebuz in His plans for the Unweaving." She spoke still through gritted teeth as her one good eye looked towards Sirad
"I knew this was coming. I have planned for this exact thing. I am prepared to stall Erebuz until I am sure we can secure our futures together. I have everything I need in place. All I need is time Sirad. If you open His Cell... Everything I am about to do will be for nothing and Erebuz will run rampant across the Planes. Existence will die... At least with my plan we have a fighting chance!" Eve took a knee as she resumed her focus on the siphoning.
"You love me... Don't you?"
Sirad took another drink as she considered the situation, "There a complication... Erebuz thinks he knows all reality but in the end he may change how he does things, but so does the world. The Lucifer I am freeing if this fails is not the one he thinks of. In fact this was the one Mammon said was trapped in another dimension..." pausing she sighed, "I never loved anyone more, but it's never been about self-preservation for me... It's been about preventing the balance being destroyed... I may be what I am, but Eve you know as well I do, out of all beings on this fucking planet, I've done more to fight for this balance... and all they did is try undo it... I know I have done things utterly insane... but none of them, Erebuz, Levi, Armagius... None of them understand what we know. We know this because of Eden. None of them understand that good and evil must always exist and trying to end one or end both is insane." pausing she walked over and placed her hand upon Eve's shoulder.
"I am scared of Lucifer, but the way Mammon spoke this is not the Lucifer Erebuz knows, and I very much imagine it is much worse than we can truly comprehend. All he does is believes he is ahead of everyone, but really one thing Mammon taught me is such a thing is impossible."
Taking a breath, Sirad gave almost sorrowful look, "It not about winning. It is about balance. I am many things, but in the end the reason you and I have the sympathy of Gaia is we are not like most our kind. We don't wish for world domination. We simply want scales to be even... That being said... I still have my powers and this is my playground. Everything is defined by what I think... and there are secrets of Hell you only find out from sitting on that throne. Secrets that were never meant to be known. You want delays? I've got them in spades. I will not abandon my wife at her hardest moment, you be the tactician I shall be the one with the true power of this realm... I think it is time to wake up something..." taking a swig she gave a toothy grin.
Eve grinned a little and grunted a little "I believe in the Balance...but right now, Erebuz threatens that balance. He seeks to enact the Unweaving and restart the cycle. We cannot fight Erebuz directly and I have my plans. I beg you: Do not release Lucifer...unless we have absolutely no other choice. Let me try my plans... Let us see if we can quell this on our own together. The two daughters of Eden are formidable together... when our spirits and minds are focused on a single task. If this plan falls...then I will aid you in the release of Lucifer."
Of course Eve was going to do everything in her power to avoid that outcome, even going so far as to beg Yahweh and Leolik for aid in stopping Erebuz. She then closed her eye and breathed in deep "Here is what you can do my beloved. Raise the Labyrinth in the Wood of Suicides. keep them from entering the Abominable Sands. Awaken the one in the River of Boiling Blood and protect me here while I pull the power from the Circle. All of the evil souls here must be pulled and must rest within me. I will need their power to speak the Words I must."
A little perturbed she tried to think back, "I really got to keep my mouth shut at times... I must have told you about Abaddon somehow... He was imprisoned by the original Lucifer... as for a labyrinth... There is none, but I can create one... I can even expand it... and... possibly make it never-ending... It would take some power, but I imagine it could be done... Now whether it would slow him down long enough, I am very uncertain, but the woods are formed in a way that the longer you are lost in them, the less power you have. Nothing survives in them. I mean nothing... In fact there is only one exit to them if I do this... and it leads right to Earth..." pausing she took a swig, "The Suicide Woods of Japan. If they navigate out of the never-ending labyrinth they would find themselves away from Hell. Of course there is other outcomes, but those woods are crippling... Notice I avoid going through them, all are effected by what it spreads... It's not darkness - not even shadows. It's a crushing despair that all species feel... Long ago Leviathan once tried to take over before, his army was composed of similar nonsense like Erebuz and in the woods all his army was lost..."
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"Such insolence..." the Unweaver's horrible voice rumbled through the air. "Speaking my Name with such disrespect... Tell me, Mother of Man... What is it that you are trying to do? Do you think that even absorbing the power of the Circle will put you on equal footing against me? Gods have trembled at my footsteps. Entire worlds have been snuffed out by my Voice! What possible hope could you have, Outcast of Eden?"
The tremors continued as a massive serpentine form shimmered into reality around the base of the temple. Its scales were black as the void - in stark contrast against the burning sands - and cords of muscle coiled beneath them like adamantine. A shroud of darkness coated the serpent's body like smokey sludge that sizzled and corroded the stone of the temple.
Four titanic arms stretched out from the beast, whose tail continued to coil up the temple walls. They top ended in razor sharp crab-like pincers, while the bottom pair were adorned with clawed hands that pushed the abominable serpent body further up the wall. Two bat-like wings were folded neatly against the serpent's body.
Finally, after several agonizingly slow seconds, the Black Serpent reared its head over the balcony that Eve and Sirad stood upon. Its head was like a dragon, yet it was adorned with a horrific pair of pincers instead of a maw. The beast lifted up its forearms and brace its wrists against the roof while the reararms dug deeply into the temple walls on either side of the balcony.
The Beast, the Great Black Serpent, looked nothing as they two remembered of the Unweaver, but His eyes... His terrible eyes... Left His identity unmistakable.
Eve, however, would recognize this monstrous form. It was far greater and more terrible, but it was the same as that fateful day eons ago - in the Garden of Eden.
Eve's face contorted as the barrier fluctuated and she fell to a knee, still focusing on the spellwork. Eve's mind began to reel from the immense power she was trying to harness and control through the extension of her will. Yet her mind, thrown into disarray by the emergence of Erebuz onto the field continued to work, albeit at a now frenzied pace. She felt the temple rock from the Serpent now rising up to her pedestal of power and heard the words spoken to her.
"I know I cannot stop you Erebuz, there is only one who can rise to your power. One whom I hope will see what I am about to do. You may be beyond my reach... but your armies are. Your forces drawn here will be nothing but ash and dust. I am Eve, Mother of Man and Third created in this Verse. I will not be ended here by this."
Eve's voice stopped as she gazed upon the snake's eyes. Those horrible eyes which made her one good eye widen in the sudden realization. From in her belly, rage erupted from the woman and she unleashed a bellow of hatred. The spellwork was unstable as her attention faltered for just a moment. Her body tensed as she looked to Sirad and she yelled "Protect me Lillith!! I must complete my work. Halt the Snake! Destroy that foul serpent which cast me from my home!!"
From this work, the pace rapidly increased at the determent of Eve's body. Her form rippled as the power, now flowing like a tidal wave, threatened to rip her body asunder. Her arms cracked like glass, and her body glowed and seethed with the yellow energy of Violence. Eve's arms grew quickly burned as if suffering from third degree burns. The power of the Circle was breaking her body as she cried in agony from it "Leolik!!" She exclaimed into the sky "He must be halted!!!"
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"But you..." Erebuz continued with a sneer and a chortle. "You placed me in the throne of Heresy, yet you know not how fitting it is... I am the First Heretic - the first to question His rule and His creation. I sought to achieve my potential, and I was cast out for my ambition! But you... You two are the first heretics of this cycle. You brought rebellion into this world. You brought entropy and chaos and began the first steps in achieving true perfection. You... My disciples... My daughtersss..." He ended in a hiss.
Even if Erebuz expected fear he was sorely wrong about this outcome. Instead Lilith just laughed, laughed, and laughed at this before speaking in the oldest tongue, "Ol gemganza never bams nostoah gemeganza you.Ol gemeganza never om something, Ol g-chis-ge inevitable noib crp nomig oiad inevitable nostoah proven ol noasmi wrong. Ol g-chis-ge merely ollor pretender ds speaks big od acts mtif oiad oi some mastermind. Crp unlike ol olani matured, ladnah oiad reality. Ol keep speaking big promising teloc ol loncho crp oe ipamis Erebuz ol g-chis-ge oiad ollor utter failure. Olani oai reckless, frankly hateful bitch od ol g-chis-ge lit stopped gaha ol beloved sister. sister ds once as overcome gaha olloradgmach mtif you. Ol g-chis-ge oiad Adam ofecvfa oiad ln-bar power. Oi loncho ol g-chis-ge ol ollog Erebuz od finally, finally olanioai ipamis holding back." it sounded strange since not all words translated, but she stared at him with utter livid fury.
There was something else in her eyes, something that had not been seen for such a long time, something older than herself, humanity. By choosing to unleash herself completely the aspect of Eden long forgotten had entered, "You mess with my family Erebuz and you mess with me no longer holding back... See despite my pretenses I never once tried to use my full power. I played with them, but now you asked for it, say bye bye to the Snake."
Her eyes closed and a purple aura surrounded her as she reached her hands towards the earth and flung chains, but unlike other times - these were echoing with more than the powers of Hell. Finally, finally, Sirad had accepted briefly the light within her. Thus the chains ripped out the ground, causing massive damage before all flying towards the coiled horror. Sirad was quiet and just focused as the chains wrapped around the beast. Her hair returned to the color it once had been long ago. Everything about her was in essence so unlike her. Not a snarky response - just focus - as she tore up more chains to grip the body, each one making the grip stronger. Each chain burned with light and darkness, and was covered in spikes preventing easy removal, in fact she appeared to have many.
Finally she spoke, "It took ten million chains to chain the Prince of Lies, ten million chains, and this is only a hundred. Each chain I rip out from the Well of Giants is meant to restrain even the likes of your creations Erebuz. Each one." with that she was silent again, more chains sundering and ripping out.
If this did not work, there was one ability that she had left although it would take a great deal out of her, and would in essence make it inevitable that she had to take the throne. The throne, while it did give all these powers, also had one power reserved to those who claimed it. Really, she hoped it would not come to this. These chains were stronger than any known metal.
Eve's form shifted as she heard the snare of the chains and Sirad's words. Groaning internally she snarled again as another wave of pain surged through her body and caused her to scream in agony "SIRAD DO NOT FIGHT HIM!!! THERE IS NO POWER WE HAVE THAT CAN RIVAL HIS! SO HELP ME IF YOU DO WHAT YOU WANT IT WILL BE THE END OF US AND HE WILL WIN ANYWAY!" She exclaimed, trying to keep her mind and her spellwork going.
The Black Serpent merely locked its gaze with Sirad as the scores of divine chains coiled around His body. Those bottomless pits - those unfathomable depths of eternity - bored into her like drills through ice. Tendrils of smoke rose from the Serpent's body on contact with the chairs, yet He did not flinch at their contact or fight against their embrace.
He merely sneered in contempt.
Those terrible eyes twinkled with amusement.
And then He laughed.
"You... L͓̩͎̻̟͗š̳͔͉̬̻̞ͨ̓ͣ̊̇I̷͇̬̮̼̹̯̔ͫ̓̽̈́ͦ̔ȋ̥̯̠͔̜͉ͮͨ͒͝ͅL̵̯͎͖̺̺̀ͭͮ̌ͬ̎r̭ͭͫ͆̅ͯͥ̅I̯̙̤͚̜͕̋̊̐͛ͫ́a̮̬̻͒ͯ̒̿̄́T̠̗͓̮ͣͫ̈́̆́̂̈͠d̵͑̍̓͆H̱̺̙̝̋," He addressed her, speaking both of her Names at the same time with such fluidity, "You who knows so much about the secrets of Creation, yet knows so little... You have seen but a fraction of my true power. Do you truly believe that such paltry tools of imprisonment could detain me? I, who ended the Blood War between demons and devils. I, who Speaks, and Creation trembles! I, the Great Unweaver and Destroyer of All Things!"
"You are sorely mistaken..." He said, yet His voice did not emanate from the great beast before them. Instead, it came from behind them. Towering above the temple, perched upon its roof, sat an identical serpent. It was the same, from the tip of its poisonous tail to the great wings that cast an endless shadow across the desert - and to the terrible eyes that looked down upon the insects that dared to stand against Him.
The first Serpent flexed its tail and the hundred chains groaned against His might. The tendrils of smoke multiplied tenfold, and just as a single chain snapped free, Eve - and maybe even Sirad - would realize that it was not the Serpent's flesh that was burning...
It was the chains.
The Great Serpent suddenly exploded in an eruption of shapeless darkness that poured over the chains that so foolishly thought they could bind Him. The All Consuming Darkness poured out from the mass - this raw portal to the Void - and devoured the chains and their light. It fed off of the holy power, growing more vicious and ravenous with every passing second, until not a single chain remained. The shapeless mass then dripped down the walls of the temple and onto the ground - surrounding the building in a sea of writhing and living darkness.
Eve's mind was spinning as Erebuz absorbed the holy power and the chains. She had no idea such a thing was even possible. Then again... Erebuz was the Unweaver, and He was able to bend Creation to His will. Eve should have guessed Sirad would try to use the Chains. "Beloved... You cannot fight him. Not even Lucifer can fight Him! There is only one who can fight Him... and He is watching over us..... I hope...."
"You, Ḥawwāh..." The second Serpent pierced Eve with His gaze, addressing her by her ancient name. "We are not unalike... You sssought freedom from an oppressor. You sssought to achieve your potential. Now look at you, Mistress of Hell, and Bearer of Secrets as old as time! Why do you fight, Mother of Man? What has Creation brought you other than misery and pain? In the end, all things return to darkness. Even here, in this Cursed Realm, you are bound by His statutes and laws. Embrace the Void, join me, and be free of Him utterly. I can show you Truth and Power beyond your imagination..."
Eve's pain was immense, tears stinging her eye as she fought down hard to keep the pain from erupting from her body. It was intense this unbearable pain. It was seeping down into her very cells and it took all of her emotional power to keep from ending the spell and breaking right then and there with all of this. But despite this agony, His words...just made her feel emotions other than pain.
Then she began to giggle... She giggled like she did all those eons ago. A giggle that made Erebuz think of their first meeting. How naive she was back then: Carefree, happy...and hiding the pain of Adam's relentless assaults.
"You say that this Existence has brought me misery? It has brought me untold agony? You would be right." Eve spoke as she raised herself up with another snapping sound coming from her bones. Her arm writhed and turned black and yellow with her nails turning to claws, "I have seen so many of my children die at the hands of one another. My sweet Abel...my purest child. I grieve every day and I cry how much I miss my sweet little Abel - the one who would always make me smile. I have known agony...yet I have also experienced joy"
Eve raised her head as two horns jutted out from her forehead. The corruption of the Circle seeped it's way into the marrow of her bones as its evil and violence began to show upon her body. It was reeking havoc on her form, yet that smile never left her lips
"For any seeking power, there would be no limit to the power you could offer, but that power is short lived. It is only as temporary as their meager, fragile existences. I know what you plan to unleash. For as you said, I know far more then any mortal whom has ever walked on this earth. You seek to bring Entropy and Ruin to Creation. I am Hawwāh, Daughter of Eden and of the Almighty Creator Leolik. I am of that world. You attempt to decieve me and trick me into taking a power that, at best, would only be for an instant."
Eve's mouth bled profusely, and she spat on the ground as two large canines grew from her teeth "You think I am going to submit like some foolish bitch to a male who only desires to use me as a puppet? Oh no...no no no Erebuz the Unweaver...I will NOT bow. I will not heel like some bitch at the beck and call of a master who does not love. Leolik at least cares. I stand here in defiance because I will not submit to the likes of you....not now not ever!"
Eve's power surged, and all around the temple the colors began to drain even faster as she stood up. "Now... Come.... Send your armies. Send your legions. Send your fleets and watch as your conquest is put on halt. This is MY realm. I will put on a display so vast that even Leolik will descend from on High and sing me praise!" Eve snarled as the Violence of the Circle curled her sweet voice into a savage, guttural growl "Because while we have been talking...my work is nearing its completion. Say your words...speak your lies...spin your yarns of gloat and hubris. For when the end dawns, I will stand as righteous. I will look over the mountains of smoldering corpses of your armies and proclaim 'I AM Hawwāh!! Let any who dares to make me heel step forth. I will send them into the endless Abyss!"
Erebuz snarled, both at the utterance of His own Name and the Name of His enemy. "Then, foolish girl - dejectable nonentity - you shall be obliterated. I shall not kill you. No, not even Death will escape from me in the End. You, like All That Is, shall cease... For I AM THE ABYSS! I am Order, and I am Chaos! I am Life and Death! I am the Alpha and Omega - the Beginning and the End! I am Darkness! I. AM. THE VOID!"
"I... AM... Ẽ̴̃ͤ̑̄̈́̑̚͡͏̬̦̬̫͓̰̯͓̹͔͎͍͎̱̥̠ͅz̴͓͇̯͔̠̪̦͕̖̲̪̯̳̼̳͇̩͙̓͗ͬ̒̀̓̓̂͗ͬ͟͞Ȑ̸̈́ͨ̊̋ͩ̕͟҉͓̤̗̘͝u̢͕̫̼̭̻̖̳͓̠̮̼̝͈ͭ͛̒̄͠Ȩ̵̸̛̤͍̺̝̪̣̞̹̮̙̼̪̞̬̤̮̯̗̎ͧ̏ͨb̴̡̪̖̪̟̪̘̯̻͚͔̞̖̰̱̣̘͈͎ͭ̉ͦͨ̆̈́ͤ̿͑ͦͭ̀B͛͐͆̒́̆̇ͥ̐̚͡҉͚̖̖̥̹͈̼̮̱͎ȩ̗͇̘̮̥̟̖̯̜̥͂ͩ̈́ͦ̌̄ͦͨͯ͑̃̄͌̌̚͢Ư̻͇̼͓̖͕͓͙͌̌͊ͭ̔ͭ́ȑ̷̷̫̗̫̱̗͖̌̓͊ͫ̌̅͋̍͌ͭͧZ̡̛̬̩̤̋ͤͫ͆͋̎̂e͒͊̽ͮ̽̔ͭ͂̓͗́̚͏̬̟̻̰̰̝̬̻̱̜̳̠͓͕̣!"
Erebuz, the Great Unweaver, for the first time in uncounted ages, spoke His Name. It was not the same utterance that caused the shadows to quiver in both terror and respect, or the Name that called forth such great power that all but His most powerful servants were forbidden to use it, but His True Name... The embodiment of all He was - impossible perfection corrupted into something incomprehensibly wrong. He was an abomination that all of Existence revolted against in pure disgust. He was a thing - a thing so utterly alien and wrong that reality itself fractured in His raw and unfiltered presence.
And He Spoke His True Name.
A great thunderous boom shook the realm as an enormous crack shot through the sky. The ground split and tore as tremors rippled through the earth. The Great Weave, the canvas of magical energy that bounded reality together through the Astral Plane, buckled and strained in revulsion at the single Word.
Eve's eye opened wide like a dinner plate as the spellwork just stopped. The fear in her eye was recognizable as her arms dangled downwards in sheer shock. Most of Violence's power and souls had been drained away. More then enough for what Eve had to do but she stared dumbfounded at the raw power of Erebuz's Name.
Her ears rang. Her heart pounded. Sweat gushed from her pores as the fight or flight instinct was burned out from the overwhelming desire to run for her life. She went down to her knees and sat slumped for a few moments as her body tried to restore itself.
'Leolik.......... I cant fight him...... I'm so scared........ Please......' Eve's eye then streaked with red blood tears as she tried so desperately hard to stand - to regain her composure and her mind's control.
'Help me.... I'm begging you.......... I need your Light... I'm sorry'
She called out, hoping - no - praying... Praying to the Lord of Light that He would help her. She felt so powerless - so scared - as if she were back in the very place where she was brutalized by Adam and staring at his enraged fists as they were prepared to fall down upon her once more.
Her mind was reeling. She suffered as she went back and forth between Eden and Hell - struggling to find the mind that would use the words she desperately needed to use.
Her body stood and acted on instinct as she tried desperately to focus herself and wobbled on her feet "I'm sorry..." she whispered, "I'm so sorry, Father..... Please forgive your foolish child.... I can't stop Him...... I'm so scared....." She continued as more tears went down her cheeks and she sank back to her knees, "I need your Light... I need your Peace. I need your Harmony. I can't see where I am supposed to go.... Leolik...... I'm begging you. Help me!!"
Amidst Eve's tears, a spark ignited within her. A flame, minuscule but alive and fueled by her repentance, burned within her chest - deep in the crushing darkness that poisoned her soul. Finally, a Voice reverberated from the flame. It held the same unfathomable power as Erebuz, if not greater, yet it was not smothering. It was smooth like water, and warm like a hearth.
"I have missed you greatly," the Voice spoke. "... my beloved daughter. I have heard your cry, and I will lend you a gift to light your way through the darkness. Remember, Ḥawwāh, that courage is not the absence of fear - but rising up in spite of it. Use the Spark I have given you. It is a piece of my Everlasting Flame - the only light strong enough to contend against my fallen son's darkness and repel his hatred. Hearken, though, my child, for the Flame can never be used for wickedness. Use it honorably, and remember that it is not your own Power, but yet an expression of your Faith. This is merely the first step..."
Eve's voice sailed upwards as she stood again and focused her eyes. Her body radiated with the glow of Creation's Light and she shouted at the top of her lungs "EREBUZ!!! I WILL NOT LET YOU END ME!! I WILL BRING DOWN THE FURY OF FATHER UPON THIS LAND. ALL OF THESE SOULS, THESE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE BROUGHT ON BY MY SON CAIN; THEY WILL GIVE ME THE STRENGTH I NEED TO POWER SOMETHING YOU CANNOT COMPREHEND. I CANNOT KILL YOU BUT I SURE AS ALL HEAVEN CAN SLOW YOU DOWN. LEAVE THIS TEMPLE. TAKE YOUR PLACE ON THIS FIELD AND I WILL SHOW YOU THE POWER I HAVE IN MY ARSENAL. YOU THINK ME A CHILD.... I AM EVE, AND I AM NAIVE NO MORE!"
Erebuz growled at Eve, but winced in surprise at the divine light that radiated from her.
"Impossible..." he whispered, before His Avatar rose to its full height. [b]"Then, Mother of Man, join me in the sands if you so believe that your light can stand against the All Consuming Darkness. We shall duel for ownership of the Circle!"
The great Black Serpent vanished like a cloud of smoke in the desert winds. However, the reprieve was short-lived. For a storm of chaotic energies materialized over the great desert.
Eve would smirk as the Light washed over her form and she looked down at her hands. The warmth from the spark inside her gave her courage. "Oh Erebuz.... You unbelievable fool. Do you truly think you will ever gain my lands? We will duel... but neither of us will win"
As all this had occurred, Sirad's eyes had been closed. She had not been focusing even on what was seen. Instead, she had finally figured out something. Long ago, when she was researching Erebuz, she discovered information. It spoke of how He was imprisoned. Now at the time she knew she could not... Her powers were not even close to what was needed, but things had changed drastically, and while He had spoken and all had occurred her attention was on one thing - the Throne. As she channeled the power from it, she started reciting words so ancient and holy that, if Erebuz had been listening, He would have stopped. Instead she just kept on reciting the same mantra over and over. More like a prayer than a spell, she like her sister was embracing somewhat who she was. Though different things were occurring, and this power was not the kind He could ignore.
Each time she recited the same wording her eyes glowed more intensely and flowed with untold abilities and skill. Nothing mattered more - not her, not Eve - only to finish this prayer and summon power older than herself. An ethereal glow echoied from her body as she paid no heed to anything, instead just focusing on the ancient magic. This was the only way, but once she unleashed this it would chain her to the throne forever.
It did not matter, though. It needed to be done. Nothing would stop this. Each recitation was quiet but growing steadily in power. Only now Erebuz would notice and recognize the wording. Only now would he hear it, but as it rang out she screamed, "Erebuz, The Unweaver! By the Power Vested in me and the wording of ancient powers you fear, I banish you! I banish you from Hell and I banish you from Heaven! You are right. I am not powerful, but the power of the Throne is Unlimited. I just never channeled it because of what it meant." As she finally spoke the words in a tongue Erebuz knew, a holy glow of utter radiance would shine out from her as well as a glow of infernal purple.
The sea of All Consuming Darkness surged as the Words of Power and the Light of Creation erupted from the temple. Yet, even as the power grew, the mass rose in kind. The darkness roared and thundered with eldritch fury as the proclamation was Spoken. He, the cosmic force of Destruction itself, shattered the earth in His throes and caused the sands to melt and boil into glass and magma before freezing once more. Finally, as the curse set...
The sky cracked once more.
Erebuz's laugh echoed through the realm.
"Silly, stupid child..." His Voice whispered into her mind. "You still do not comprehend what I am - WHO I am?! I am the Destroyer, and the same Deceiver that you have chained beneath your throne. He is but an echo - a splinter - of myself. I am the shadow to the light that you carry. I am the darkness - the corruption that eats away at all of Creation. You seek to banish me?! First you must banish the darkness of your own heart and of every soul within this Cursed Realm!"
A demonic hand shot out from the darkness and attempted to catch Sirad in a vice grip. The grip, at its full strength, would have been enough to crush mountains into neutron stars, but Erebuz settled for squeezing the life from the insignificant insect that had dared to control Him.
Erebuz pressed the full might of His will upon her. He examined her with His terrible eyes and saw all that she was, is, could have been, would be, and He smiled. The Great Weave was laid bare before Him, and His gaze narrowed upon the threads binding her to the Throne of Hell.
The Unweaver then opened His mouth and Spoke. "S̙͚͕̫ͧ̓ͦ͡r̭͙͖̠̰̥͍̠ͦ̽̿́ͥE̛̞̫̬̩̜͇̜ͤ̉͂̏ͦ͒͢ͅe̪̮̯̬̼͍̩͓̍͂V̨̡̝̲̦̦̜͊ͮ̑̌̌̑̏̀v̧̗̥̬͚̰͖͎͕̓ͧ̈̃͂̓ͧ͑́͢Ḙ̷ͧ̌̊ͥ̓ͅḙ̳̮̝̯̙ͩ̾̕Ŗ̪̼͓̞̝̜ͨ͒̌̀ͤͬ͛͞ş̷̾̎ͪ̚͏̥̲͖̖̜̣"
The threads, and all of Creation, shuddered at the Word of Power that resonated with an ancient authority that transcended time. Suddenly - and violently - the threads of magic were torn and severed like an amputated limb.
Erebuz smirked in glee, knowing that the violent removal of her power would create a violent backlash against her. He felt the surge of divine power being snapped into her body like a rubber band. Surely, the cosmic power that no mortal - ascended or otherwise - was meant to bear would utterly destroy her.
However, the Unweaver's brow rose in confusion when the maelstrom of cosmic energy simply vanished and bled into the astral plane.
"HOW?!" Erebuz thundered in frustration, but sudden realization dawned upon His face. He sneered knowingly - amused. "Well played, father." He spat the title as His avatar vanished in a puff of smoke. "Well played..."
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"My Child..." a powerful yet comforting voice spoke from behind her. "... My wayward daughter... My beloved Lilith..."
It had been so long since she had heard that voice. It had seemed dead to her. No, not dead - more like it had chosen to ignore her. But even in her state, which was akin to pure corruption and a twisted version of herself, it still hit her. No matter how she tried to claim it, she still had fond memories.
"Father? Am I dead? Is this Paradise? Have I done enough now... I can't fight anymore... I failed..." was all she said as her eyes grew wet.
A sad sigh replied to her. "No, my child. Death has not claimed you yet. You have suffered a grievous injury and a fate I would not wish upon any of my Children. Yet you have done well... You have not failed, but have completed the task I have set before you. You have faced your elder brother with courage and have stayed true to the calling I bestowed upon you. You stood boldly against the darkness and triumphed. But now, you have done exactly what your sister requested. Close your eyes... Rest your weary body and allow Eve to continue. Eve has my confidence... You have earned your respite. Come with me, and recuperate. The Final Battle will be soon, and we must be ready."
She felt different as she shivered and nervously bit her lip. She felt... happy. Happiness was something that she had long assumed was not allowed of her, but an actual spark of joy had awoken within her. Although as He spoke, she finally understood. She now knew how naive and blinded her hatred had been. Nonetheless, she had to speak. There was no snark - just the small and almost child-like voice of hers, "I hated you. I hated what you did to me..." pausing her eyes began to stream tears of pure utter melancholy, or so it appeared...
"But I finally understand, Father... I finally comprehend what your plan was... You needed us... You needed us because you saw this on the horizon. For centuries I loathed you, but I finally understand... I truly get it. You did not want to hurt us, but it was the only way you could guarantee any sort of victory. I am sorry Father for hating you... and I am sorry I took so long to understand..."
"You are forgiven, my prodigal daughter." He said as the weight from her shoulder was removed. It was then that a massive paw covered in golden yellow fur rested gently beside her face. A... purr... rumbled above her. Looking up, she would see a flowing mane the color of oak that rested like a crown upon His head. His face was shrouded by a blinding radiance that shone from behind Him.
"Come..." He said. "Let us be away from this place. I have prepared a place for you, Lilith. But first, tell me... What happened to the beautiful body that I gave you?"
A guilty look fell over her, and let out a long sigh. Her eyes were still full of tears, "I was different, Father, and I did horrible things - truly horrible things. I tried to corrupt a Paladin centuries ago and I had almost succeeded, but for one thing... His son. His son interrupted me and reminded his father who he was. With that I was found out..." breathing little scared she went on, "He gathered twelve Paladin's like himself and chained my powers completely. They also banished me from my body... That is how I likely vanished from your sight for a long time."
"You are forgiven, Lilith." He replied. "And you are incorrect. You have never left my sight - not even for a moment. Though it pained me to see you go through such burdens, such tribulations were necessary. Now, though, I wish for you to open your heart. Release your guilt, and together we will repair the damage done."
Shaking her head she raised her hand, "No, Father. There is more. For centuries I laid dormant until somehow someone found a way to summon me. She could not have been more than sixteen, but I saw an opportunity. She firstly did not close the circle. Secondly, she summoned me to get a boy to love her. I listened while rolling my eyes before possessing her and taking her body as mine. She was still alive, for now..." she had to confess everything to him, everything.
Leolik remained steadfast, listening stoicly without a sign of His emotions. A low growl rumbled from His throat, gesturing her to continue.
Feeling nervous, she stared at Him, "I grew afraid that I was growing soft because of her - her humanity infesting me... Thus I sought a way to fix it... Remedy it, even... A witch called Saranna gave me the means, but she could not remove the humanity. She could only put it inside another body... Although an after-effect of losing this was the girl life being destroyed... I am a horrible person Father... I know this..."
"You were so very close to me in the beginning..." Leolik reminisced. "But, like your late husband, flying closer to the sun only made it further to fall. You have done much evil in your life, my child, and it will be a very long time before you can stand fully in my presence - if ever - but you are not lost completely. Your willingness to repent is testament to this. The girl, whose life you stole, committed a wicked act and communed with powers that were not for her to understand. Her fate is her own, but you... Your destiny is not yet set. This is merely the first step. Now come, Lilith. Pick yourself up and follow me..."
With that, the mighty Leolik turned and strode towards the light.
Whispering with truth in her heart she uttered words she never imagined speaking again, "Father, I love you..." and with that she followed.
Eve watched the mumbling and the suffering of her beloved sister, yet she noticed the glow around her form. At this, she smiled and knelt down to her unconscious body and stroked her hair tenderly "You did great...but maybe next time a little less dramatics would be called for." Eve giggled and knelt down to kiss her lover's cheek then rose up and turned towards the Abominable Sands. She took in a very deep breath and exhaled "This will be my last act as Lord of Violence... My sin will be purged, my guilt forgotten, and my pain all brought to bare against the invaders. I grow weary of these games... Erebuz... I grow weary of you darkening my steps with your foul presence. The end is nigh for your might here..."
Eve turned back towards Sirad once more then laughed a little as she jumped down off of the terrace and started for the Opposing Army. Moving with purpose and stride.
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