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When I opened my eyes I was in a dark place, but I could feel the touch of many on my body, I tried to look around and found nothing.
I just chose a direction and walked without thinking, my mind was blank the whole time and I just knew I had to walk, I couldn't stand still.
As I walked I kept feeling the touch all over my body, it wasn't hands, it was something more rigid with a rough surface that was grinding my skin, but it wasn't metal or rock.
I kept walking until I found myself standing in front of a tree with golden leaves and blue wood, it was a vibrant tree that would stand out anywhere.
I looked around and there was nothing around, above or below, it was only at that moment that I realized I didn't know what I was walking on or if I was leaving the place.
I didn't understand the situation and I wasn't even thinking about anything, at least until I saw this tree, it was then that one thought after another started to sprout in my mind, it was as if a light would turn on in my mind to clarify my darkened thought.
This lapse where I regain my awareness made me lose attention of the surroundings and when I look back at the tree I realize that its size that was only about 5 meters before, was now more than 50 meters and the green grass was around the tree at the same time that under my feet.
"Have a seat Zenos."
"..." (I)
Suddenly a sweet and kind voice breaks the silence of this strange place, I look directly in the direction that was in front of me, I was looking at the top of the tree before and that's why I only needed to lower my eyes to see a beautiful woman with long hair greens sitting at the table with a cup of tea in her hand.
I blinked in confusion, but that only made me more confused when I opened my eyes to find myself sitting across from this woman with an identical cup of tea in my hands.
The aroma of the cup of hot tea was refreshing and delicate in its sweetness, I couldn't resist taking a sip and tasting it so delicious I ended up emptying the cup before I realized it.
"Delicious... thank you..." (I)
"These are leaves from a small tree that no longer exists, they were the favorites of someone close to you."
"I guess I'm unconscious, so if I may ask a few questions..." (I)
"Feel free to ask, even if you already have some of the answers."
This woman was beautiful but bizarre in many ways, her face was a work of art of transcendent beauty.
Even with such beauty every time I looked at her face, it was a little different, even as I looked it felt like someone was editing my memory by cutting out patches where parts of this woman's face changed, it was unsettling, to say the least.
The thing that confused me the most was realizing that even though her face was constantly changing, it wasn't the worst problem, but the realization that I couldn't remember any of her faces.
"Is this just my mind or did you bring my Soul to this place?" (I)
"We are on your mind and before you ask, it wasn't me who called you here it was a temporary and unique connection caused by your Chaos power in helping the World Tree."
So that place is still inside my mind, but somehow it seems like an incomplete answer, it seems like she doesn't want to tell me everything, at least she doesn't seem to have lied.
"Who are you?" (I)
"You know the answer."
She says nothing more to me and drinks more from her cup of tea, I look at mine and see it full again, at no time did I see her move to see any of the cups, but there was no reason to be afraid, the difference between me and this woman were too big to make any difference whether I was afraid or not.
I just sip the tea one more time, I struggled this time to slowly savor the tea's flavor.
"(I know the answer...)" (I)
I look at her but I keep forgetting their faces which were constantly changing, I also didn't recognize the face I was using just now I forget her face in a few more seconds.
I tried to pull from my memory but I couldn't remember anything about this woman, I wanted to ask the question one more time hoping she would answer more directly this time.
That's when I realized that her lack of presence is something I've felt in the past a few times, but only one of those times was something associated with a World Tree.
"You are a World Tree, a very old one too." (I)
"A right but incomplete answer will suffice for now."
"Are you the one I found on the Morror Continent?" (I)
"Yes and no, it was just a fraction of me, just like you're now finding just a fraction of me."
"Aren't you going to say your name?" (I)
"There's no need for you to know right now."
She's denying any questions about her identity, it also looks like she's not going to answer questions about herself, so I must think about how to best take advantage of this situation, and ask a question that only she can answer.
"You've spoken before about my Chaos power, this is something others have spoken to me about." (I)
"..."
She looks directly at me a smile forms on her lips, she looks at me differently this time but remains silent.
"I still don't know much about this Chaos Power and I don't think the Gods want to tell me about it, so can you tell me more about this Chaos Power?" (I)
"Now that's a good question."
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Pov Juliano (Founder of the Black Empire):
I was facing Edward, and the two of us fought for hours, our strength is the same as ever, no matter how much stronger each of us gets, the gap between our strengths never changes.
Our Territories ripped to shreds by the repercussion of our blows, a thousands of feet tall version of me ripped to shreds on the ground as Edward's golden world was ravaged beyond recognition.
He and I were head-to-head, and neither of us went full force, there would be no point in revealing all the cards we've hidden at once against an opponent who knows us so well, that will be worth a try for me as it is for him.
"Edward, you really fell low didn't you?" (I)
"The one who fell was you, do you think I didn't recognize the energy emanating from your body?" (Edward)
"And you turned everything over to your God?" (I)
"..." (I)
"..." (Edward)
We both knew words wouldn't be enough to shake the other's mind, we're not young without experience and he doesn't know anything that could shake me.
Also, what I know can shake him is something I can't use often, I must wait for the right moment.
As each of us waited for the right moment to continue the battle, he waves his hand down causing a kilometer long golden hand to fall from the sky onto me.
I run my sword through my hand covered in miasma, an amount of miasma so dense and compacted that it has become solid by rotting Edward's Holy light energy.
He waves his hands making a staff appear as we exchange blows, my sword snooping around everything, even the space where I brandish its blade while the beams of light coming from his staff break the space while leaving countless traps along the way.
We spent hours in this type of combat, I was able to dodge his blows and predict his traps, but he did the same to me.
But the moment he started another round of attacks causing a golden orb to fall from the sky on top of me, it was at that moment that chains of bones emerged from the countless pieces of my giant monster to go towards Edward.
As I was able to predict, he dodged most of the bone chains while destroying others, I smile as I watch him fall.
While he was only seeing the chains, he didn't notice the magic circle made with my great guardian's Demon blood in pieces on the ground.
I used his blood to create this magic and I couldn't waste this chance, as he takes care of the chains I point my hand at him.
"< Demonic Curse: Eternal Torment >" (I)
< Demonic Ritual: Worm Devourers of Darkness > (I)
"< Sacred Cloak of the Sun >" (Edward)
I use a magical Curse that explodes all the torment, pain, anger, and hatred within someone in an attack hard on the Soul.
Edward defends himself by materializing the light of the surroundings in a transparent golden cloak around him along with a circular barrier of fire, the Curse cannot reach him, but it served to further distract him.
Soon the space races completely around Edward as countless worms surge from the cracks trying to reach him, some manage to get through his defenses, but instead of wasting time he waves his hand causing one of his precious years to explode in a tidal wave of Holy energy that ignites your body in white flames.
"It will take more than that to go against me!!!" (Edward)