Reincarnation Arc: 5

“Warriors pulled out of reincarnation heed the words of the divine all creator that created the very confined of the universe that bounds your endless souls.”

A new voice that sounds unintelligible that causes ears to rupture and bleed boundless and soundless yet in my body I feel layers peel from the inside that I am unraveling being strip to barest of my essence through and at the root I understand it perfectly as if I was always meant to return to it. I feel utterly euphoric I start laugh and so does the rest I hear the sounds their lives in my beating heart

The sins of man whipping and flaying the skin of their fellows the bone smashing against the rotted wood and heavy stone of their creations. The slaughter like rain and sound of explosions thoroughly disemboweling their nervous systems into oblivion. Death becomes normalcy our lives merely a tool to reenact tragedy on grand stage that has no end life itself turns into a masterful clockwork of misery.

only two questions and one statement remains in this body: who made our souls for their grand schemes and how do I rip them from their seats? let have them taste of what their life and death has done to me.

Just like daylight a new sound akin to miserable home “Children of creation The council of gods have failed existence and have been executed. The rest of you:”

“The mere saplings of the creation divine. you “crescendos.” Will under take this task as one of your infinite trials you must undertake to maintain your role as a god. May you have the ability to make your own luck.”

“Eaters of desire, mere monsters left behind for my own amusement use your disposable lives as my entertainment. Go ahead and treat the worlds you visit as you wish but know the consequences will come for you this time. May the desire imprinted on your tail give you protection you crave.”“The dreaded shapeshifters, life is not just about the body nor who is strong or weak I hope you learn this lesson in your long lives, that you must use your power with care and caution. Do let privilege blind you.”

“Witches and warlocks you share with humans very few tales however I know you are familiar with Icarus the boy who burned in the sun pray you do not end up like him.”

“humans my first and most worthless creation the rest of your species have abandon you to the miserable cold of greater worlds. The gods see you as nothing more than burdens yet no matter how incredible the odds may be, no matter how out of depth you truly are. The fire of your indomitable human spirit still blazes within you. If you trust in the fire so prove to me its worth and Show me the weight of that spirit. be better than Icarus and cleave the sun in two.”

“Your few races must now face each other in combat. the gods have come from their own corners of the universe in the sea of reincarnation.

the flow of life and death has been all but erased. This mission, this adventure, does not come out without rewards. If your God becomes a part of the new council, directed by the myself the all creator, you as the individual will come across unimaginable rewards and all your wishes granted.” “Recover the roots of reincarnation for the god you champion. The voices of many a god will call to you. the decision of what god you champion is not up to your mind but the true embodiment of your subconscious. may the system of fate bestow upon you reliable allies and overwhelming tribulation.”

With that, the priest disappears and a sudden sense of ease washes over me and azul taps me on the back. “ The all creator has real spite for us don’t he. Guess he’s still bitter about the witch of reincarnation.”

“Huh? What do you mean by that?” I ask

Azul sigh “Oh, you're a human, so you don't know. Essentially, part of this mess was caused by her actions and they can’t wipe her, since she split herself inside the very roots of reincarnation in order to assassinate a higher god on the council and permeate her existence for this eternity.”

I groan “I’m guessing she succeeded which is why were here to begin with.”Azul continues “The gods only concern is keeping order and you can’t keep order if every possible living entity no matter the world will be infected with a part a of single entity. It breaks the rule of: the diversity of life, established by the first council. Yes, Miara colonbirth somehow convince three higher gods to help her achieve her life long mission of editing the concept of life to her liking.” “This pissed off every single other god and no one could agree on what to do Some gods wanted wipe out everything and start over, others wanted to see how it would play out. Eventually a middle ground was reached when it was found that roots could be grow inside the other world and be manually reset naturally the gods didn’t want to work with no reward and asked for seats and so here we are.”

I ask “Why didn’t the creator god step in and where did you even learn all of this?” “Alberry Academy named after the one of the founding warlocks. They provide and efficient place of learning for the magical adpet. As for why the all creator didn’t step in well if he did all of existence would be wiped. which is why the council has a job to begin with to handle all minute matters of the universe.“

Azul take a breath in “Listen This is war. I say we stick together.”

I scratch my head “I don't know, you're Kyra’s friend, right?”

Kyra walks from crowd and stand behind Azul, “you have friends of your own no?” she point to Keith and laura who stand pretending they didn’t hear a word both of covering their ears

I say “I met them on the bus, We don’t know each other.”

Keith speaks up. “Whoa, whoa, just because we only met like 5 minutes ago don’t mean were not the best of friends My name's Keith, mr.wizard and witch . I think we should stick together because I like living.”

Laura says  “Same here. It's Laura Noragami i hope you can stand being around me, You could just call me Zo for short."

"Why zo?" I ask.

She yawns “Just kind of the nickname that got stuck to me Let's make it out together.”

Kyra sighs  “Two witches and 3 humans. Were way under capacity it’s practically suicide.” She does a cursory glance see that there are already pairs and groups entering the portals “guess we don’t have much choice. At least we can exchange information now.”

“Quick question,” Keith says.

“Go ahead. but remember to respect the fact that I am a warlock not a  wizard ” Azul responds

“okay, magic man If we're supposed to dead weight, why partner up with us, why not partner up with us and not any other witches or wizards?” Keith asks

I say  “Don't be rude, Keith. they could be outcast.. of their, society or weirdos probably weirdos.”

Azul chuckles, “I see you're not the one to question if something good comes your way. You, Keith, however, will get a answer I prefer your kind much more than any other race Not everyone can have a party full of other worlders-“

Kyra cuts him off “What he means to say is it's a lot easier to control a group of underpowered people and have those people follow our lead with ease. We decided this before actually coming here.”

Azul flashes her angry look she flashes her teeth in grin-like fashion.

Laura says “Even if we're easier to control, that doesn't make any sense. It's better just to have more power when walking into a war, right? Rather than just meatshields.”

Keith exclaims “don’t talk like that my body’s too delicate to be a meatshield.”

Azul ignores keith “Not necessarily, a disobedient subordinate or a reckless knucklehead who thinks with their muscles could easily lead everyone to an early grave. Since we're plenty of strong on our own, we can leave you guys for the menial tasks and train you for a real fight.

Kyra says “There are some benefits to having rats among lions, after all. speaking of which, all of you seem to be taking this rather well,

I grumble “Well is a fucking understanding of the century.” I'm losing it truly with everything that's happening. my body and mind can’t keep up I feel like my emotions are under a choke hold that is the instinct to survive.