The Descendent of an unknown lineage

(previous chapter- Var and Gauge were discussing the basics of gate walking and the concept of gate energy when suddenly a supernatural being tips off the riftcore and both of them disappear.)

Mordan barely opens his eyes against the air resistance, he notices he is 10 feet off the ground,as he comes back to his senses, he looks above and notices a weird creature with no eyes,ears or nose only a mouth, the creature was wearing a ragged clothe, with parts of it covering it's head, as gauge looks to his left,Var barely hanging onto the other leg,

"Hold on kid, I ll figure something out"

He says and no later the creature notices the extra luggage and shakes him off, and holds gauge more steadily And screams,

"YOU..........SUPPOSE NOT......HERE....... ANOMALYYY!!!!!!"

as he reveals his mouth full of fangs, he was barely able to talk, but seems like he knows how to, almost as if once he was a normal being.He tries to fly way with gauge when suddenly,

"Blood origami : Crimson whip!!!!'

As a whip made of blood, grasps around the legs of the creature. It was Var!, once he had a hold of it he yanks the creature down as it releases its grip off gauge and slammed it on the ground.

Then gauge lands on the ground dramatically as he scatters the ashes off the grounds of vel kartha,

"What is that thing???"

Gauge asks calmly without taking his gaze of the creature, as if he knew var was right behind him,

"Thats the gatekeeper, a nasty being,a low tier god of this planet."

Var explains, gauge is interested to know about these gods, but decides to focus on the fight at hand and prepares his stance.

The Gatekeeper responds and materializes an axe about his own size (about 6 foot), the axe was pulsating with blue lightning mimic energy throughout it,

Var notices his riftcore bleeping and tends to it, after seeing what the riftcore has displayed, he urgedly called out gauge,

"Carefull kid!! That thing is filled with gate energy from the one you walked through and concentrated at dangerous amounts. One scratch could deplete all of your life force."

Var warns him as he gouged deep furrows into his own flesh, creating a blade out of his own blood.This was Var's abilty,'Blood origami'. He draws out his own blood and conjure weapons out of it.

"Stay back,kid,I ll take care of this. Vampires are known for our  incredible reservoirs of life force, I can take a hit and still stand, but the wound would still be depleting my life force, so I would eventually die, but better than you dying instantly."

Var as he levels his blade against the Gatekeeper, Gauge was concerned about this,

"You? Why ? We just met a few hours a ago and you'd die for me ?"

He asks Var, as Var walks past gauge, who has still not taken his eyes of their enemy, and steadies his stance,

"You had an opportunity to kill me, yet you dint, and I know you are strong enough to do so. You might look cold and mysterious yet you are kind and childish. Go on I ll take care of this."

Gauge hears this and chuckles a little,Var turns to him a little confused, Gauge continues chuckling and says,

"You're one to talk, you're ready to die for a kid who tried to kill you a few hours, But do not worry you won't be dying here."

Var was interested now and takes a step back,

"Do you have a plan to escape? What do we do ?"

Var was still holding down the gatekeeper with his crimson whip, but it will not last any longer. Gauge smiles softly yet cold,

"I only said you will not be dying here,but some one definitely will..."

As Gauge clenches his fist,his skin fractured like scorched ground around a volcano,Except the rifts filled with white magma.....

(Cut)...kid gauge is on his knees panting, as he cannot handle the heat of the white magma seeping through his body. These magma hardens his skin and adds tremendous amounts of raw strength to his punches. Before him is a towering figure with a strong sharp beard that could  cut a man to bleed. Enter : Vagyros an ancient mage and former grand minister of the Azoria throne. They were training in the woods in a barren area, the trees around them are broken from all the practice punches Gauge has thrown and yet, Vagyros was disappointed,

"That will not do Gauge, That won't do at all, you need master the flames, you need to find the equilibrium between keeping your powers dormant and letting them run wild."

Gauge gets up tired and worn out from all the training,

"Why should I be training? No one in this City even accepts me as their own, 'Fatherless bastard' is something I hear often, why should I train to protect them." 

The mage sighs, he understands Gauge's feelings but does not appreciate the way he expresses it,

"I do not teach you to master these flames to protect these people, but to protect yourself, these flames you hold are no ordinary power, They are a remnant of very powerful primordial fire. Eons ago these flames extinguished and you are the only source of this flame. Gauge.... you need to keep that in mind. Your origins do not matter, with a power like this."

Gauge looks to the ground as he was about to cry, mage shifts his tone from demanding to caring,

"Your mother left you in my hands and begged me to protect you, She was my only sister and I would do anything to honor her promise. But beings of greater power will lust for the flames you hold once they know of it, my powers won't be enough to stop them. So you must train my boy, this magma running through your skin will grow powerful and ignite. Once these flames ignite, dangers beyond the horizon will be coming for you...." 

(Cut)....as he tightens his fist the magma glows brighter, the power surging through his forearm to his elbow, 

Pressing hard into the earth, his legs buried into the soil, shattering the ground behind him. With an explosive burst, he propelled himself forward, a cloud of ash swirling in his wake.

The Gatekeeper gets ready to swing his axe, the distance between them both closing in...the axe and Gauge's arm only a few inches away....

Next chapter - Molten fists vs The Guardian Axe 

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