Chapter 15. The Last Guard.

  As Kael laid against the wall, he watched as Mediae and Katrine stood by his side. It was a nice comforting situation after this hard fight, especially the fact that he cut his life span so he would achieve that power up. Suddenly he felt Tenebrae speak to him.

  -'That technique you just used is a technique passed down your bloodlines, mostly The Heirs. However Kael, remember, you forced an activation of it and didn’t do it naturally… It didn’t take your magical power only… It took a part of your lifespan too…'

  Her voice was gentle and worried as well, Kael realised he still had a long way to go before he could even compare himself to Tenebrae back when she was alive. He decided to try to push himself up, as he did so he stood up clumsily, his muscles still refusing to cooperate. He also felt the curse of "Darkness Regeneration" activated itself, it'd regenerate his body slowly but surely as his body remained in the dark.

  It was a curse, but oftentimes he felt as if it was a blessing rather than a curse. Katrine and Mediae seeing him trying to pick himself up rushed immediately to help him out, he nodded with his head to the corpse of Project 'Eve', he wanted to know if it's truly dead. Katrine and Mediae immediately understood and helped Kael move to the corpse, they practically dragged his body to it while he barely supported them. When he was by the body he tapped their shoulders signalling them to let him go, once they did so, he dropped to his knee immediately. He couldn't stand up fully himself as the regeneration hadn't kickstarted fully, so he reached out with his arm to the head of the corpse. Once he did so, the pitch black crystals that made some sort of armour around the gigantic body started evaporating in black mist... Suddenly there was a flash of black light, Kael and others covered their faces so as to not get blinded accidentally. Once the armour had crumbled there was nothing left, as if 'Eve' disappeared into thin air... Suddenly Kael saw something strange... In the middle of where the corpse was, there was a girl... Around his age... She had pale skin and beautiful silver hair... But there was something strange about her... She had wolf ears on top of her hair, and a wolf tail at the base of her spine... She's one of the beast-people that lived thousands of years ago... But why is she here...?

  Kael couldn't wrap his head around the phenomenon... Suddenly the girl opened her eyes, they were crimson blood, a beautiful colour that contrasted with the rest of her body. Mediae suddenly rushed forward and helped the girl sit up, she was naked so Mediae quickly covered her with some extra clothes she brought... When she saw Mediae she immediately wrapped her arms around her in a hug, Mediae seeing this returned the gesture after a while.

  -"L-Lady Mediae... H-how long was it...? Thousands of years...? Where's Mistress Tenebrae and Master Caesar... We were supposed to meet up with her and destroy the Mag-Tech for good... I don't see her... Lady Mediae... Where is Mistress and Master...?"

  Her voice was full of sadness and despair, she expected that Tenebrae and Mediae would come to rescue her, the reality was probably crushing for her. Kael remembered that Tenebrae said that the members of her Royal Guard were rescued from various causes and were fiercely loyal to her, it made his heart ache from the sheer thought... Mediae decided to explain to the girl what had happened.

  -"Mistress Tenebrae is... She's dead... But do not worry comrade... Another Heir was born and her soul is now residing within him... Master Kael, please come closer... She needs to know that you'll continue Mistress' legacy..."

  Kael, hearing this nodded and wobbly made his way to Mediae and the girl, once he was right by them, he knelt and put his head down. He still couldn't speak due to severe pain making him unable to, that's the least he could do to apologize... The girl seeing this knelt in front of Kael as well as to apologize to him for her own rampage.

  -"Master... Please bestow a new name upon me, I do not deserve my old name for attacking you so ruthlessly... I didn't control myself, if you wish for me to end my life as compensation, I shall do it without complaints..."

  Kael hearing this suddenly stood up, he hated that such devotion was radiating from her. The girl seeing this was ready for the punishment, she thought that Kael would probably hit her or worse as punishment... But what she felt was something different, it was a gentle pat on her head... When she looked up she had a shocked expression on her face, she expected to be punished severely, not to be patted on the head...

  -"BUT MASTER WHY!? I attacked you... I should be punished, cast out... Even killed for my treason, why master? Why... Please tell me the reason..."

  She started crying when she talked to Kael, when he saw this he put on a gentle smile behind his face. He knew that she wasn't controlling herself. He knew how it felt to lose control over his own body, and this happening to her wasn't something new to him. But now she asked for a name, so he decided to bestow her with one that in his eyes, suited her looks.

  -"Your name... Your name shall be Frost... Your looks shall complement it very well, I hope you'll assist me and follow me until the very end... Now Frost, raise your head and cherish your new name..."

  It felt unnatural for him to speak to someone this way, but it just came out on its own. Now named Frost raised her head up and stood up, the clothes that Media covered her with fell off accidentally. Kael thought that Frost would be stoic and cold like Mediae, but reality was different...

  -"KYAAAAAAAAAAAA SO INDECENT! BEING NAKED INFRONT OF MASTER AFTER HE JUST SAVED ME! HOW WILL NOW I GET HIS LIKING AND SUPPORT!? KYAAAAA!"

  Kael... Was confused to say the least, he expected Frost to be like Mediae but it turns out she has a completely different personality. Kael, seeing no choice, took off his jacket and wrapped it around Frost so she could cover herself with something, that's when he also realised his clothes and jacket came back to normal look after his previous transformation. When he turned around he felt a sudden tap on his shoulder, when he turned around it was Frost.

  -"Uhmmmm Master? Since you've saved me, gave me a new name... And gave me something to cover myself up, it'd be impolite to not return the favour... Lady Mediae, Master, and you unknown Lady... Please follow me..."

  Katrine got slightly frustrated at being called 'Unknown Lady', she decided to let it pass for now as frost was still recovering from the shock. Katrine quickly picked up the pace and catched up with Kael, Frost and Mediae. She couldn't help but notice how the two girls were close to him, it was frustrating to her that Kael was some sort of "womenizer" in her eyes. When she looked closer, she also saw that Frost's tail was swishing slightly, she was flabbergasted that Frost saw a basically meaningless walk with Kael as something nice and was so happy about it. She decided to catch up with them and slightly push Mediae away, as she did so she got a bad look from Mediae that made chills run down her spine.

  -"Uhmmm Frost...? First of all, I'm not 'Unknown Lady' I'm Katrine and Kael's childhood friend okay? And second of all, what do you want to give to Kael as a token of gratitude?"

  Frost, hearing Katrine's words put on a thoughtful face, it was clear she was taking the information from Katrine and thinking how to explain the token of gratitude to her.

  -"Okay... 'Katrine'... I want to give the Master a new weapon. I heard from the researchers that they found something called 'Revolvers'. They supposedly shoot using the magical power of the wielder, and by chance I know where they are hehehe..."

  It was clear her laugh was supposed to tease Katrine, and the lack of 'Lady' before her name made it clear. Mediae always called Katrine 'Lady Katrine', so it was obvious Frost wanted to put a pin in her. Suddenly there was a loud smack, when Katrine looked back at Frost she saw that Mediae smacked her over the head. It wasn't clear to her why she did that but Mediae explained immediately.

  -"For you Frost, this is Lady Katrine. According to Mistress Tenebrae, she's the future bride of Master Kael, and she's supposed to carry his heir. Show some respect."

  Katrine and Kael hearing this were both stunned, they didn't know when that old pervert Tenebrae supposedly said such stuff to Mediae. To Kael's annoyance, Frost quickly sucked that information like a sponge. He could see that Mediae was stoic, cold, and fiercely loyal. While Frost was not serious, teasing and naive. He decided not to correct her as for now because there was no reason to, when he looked back at Katrine he saw that her face was scarlet and she couldn't form a single coherent word.

  -"Якого б?са... Я народжую його дитину...? Ким, хрень, вона себе вважа?..."

  Kael ignored her mumbling and decided to take action into his own hands, he quickly walked up to Mediae and Frost and smacked both of them over their heads. He didn't show it on the surface but he was suffering on the inside, he felt like he just smacked two bricks.

  -"You two better hurry up with your little arguing... Let's get moving, Frost lead the way to those revolvers. You piqued my curiosity..."

  Frost and Mediae hearing this quickly bowed down to Kael, after that Frost continued leading them down the mag-tech facility. It was surprisingly quiet and there were no people in sight, Kael thought that probably everyone evacuated once 'Eve' was deployed. Frost led them through a long corridor and stopped in front of one of the doors, it was clear it's locked.

  -"The door is unfortunately locked, Master, but it's no problem for me. Let me, Frost, the best Royal Guard, open it for you!"

  As she finished speaking she summoned a huge shadow axe and brought it down on the door, it took one hit for the door to be smashed.

  -"Voilà Master, please welcome your new arsenal with open arms. Frost inc. doesn’t take any refunds tho haha..."

  Kael chuckled at her exaggerated humour and overall behaviour, it was somewhat refreshing for him. Once he walked through the destroyed door Frost bowed down to him, once he was inside the walls were lined with firearms. Sniper rifles, assault rifles, pistols, shotgun's... Truly a firearm "all you can eat buffet", but his interest piqued the dual revolvers Frost mentioned. When he approached them, it was clear they were old, only refreshed with today's technology. They looked somewhat futuristic, their color was pitch black along with crimson stripes down the barrels. Frost quickly ran up and started explaining.

  -"Those don't fire what you humans call 'bullets', you charge them with magical power and bam... Go ahead Master, try for yourself..."

  When he looked onto Mediae and Katrine they nodded as well, he was basically pressured to try them. He picked the revolvers up and aimed in front of him, he made the magical power flow from his body to the revolvers... A low hum could be heard, he was indeed charging them, after a while a black mist with small black thunders surrounded Kael and the revolvers... When Kael finally pulled the trigger... All that came out were small sparks and a tiny explosion comparable to a small firecracker, everyone there stood disappointed. They expected a grand explosion, not some sparks and small firecrackers. Kael was so embarrassed he couldn't say anything, he swore he poured all his magical power into them... But it seems they consumed more than he had, so they were useless for now... He was so ashamed of that, he quickly grabbed a holster for the revolvers and put them in by his hip. Suddenly he heard Tenebrae's laugh, it was clear she was enjoying his predicament.

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  -'HOLY SHIT KAEL, BUAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I HAVEN'T SEEN SUCH PUNIC MAGICAL POWER IN AGESSSS FOR FUCKS SAKEEEEE HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!'

  He wished she could sometimes shut up and just stay silent, but it was impossible considering her personality. He just had to bear with her laughter for now, he also didn't wanna tell Frost that Tenebrae's soul was not only residing in his body, but also in his swords. For now they had to get out from there since the reinforcements were probably on their way, Kael quickly turned to the rest.

  -"We need to get the fuck out from here... Katrine we'll do it as previously, I'll carry you and enhance myself. Frost, Mediae, I hope you'll be able to run along with us."

  Mediae and Frost nodded to his question, Kael quickly picked up Katrine bridal style and started running from there. For now he was not only putting his bearable magical power output on his body, but even more than that. He knew that the consequences might be severe, especially if his muscles wouldn't be able to hold on. They quickly ran back the same way they came in, they left the facility not long after and were now in the basement of Eden Academy where they decided to take a break. As Kael put Katrine down he heard a sudden gasp from Frost.

  -"M-Master...? Your legs... They're... Oh my god... They're..."

  When Kael looked down at his legs he saw they were bleeding and his skin was torn apart in places, he quickly realised he ran faster than his body could handle. Since the basement was unlit he decided to flop down onto the ground and rest, due to the curse his wounds would regenerate faster in darkness. When he looked down on his legs again, he saw small streaks of smoke rising from the wounds that were slowly sewing by themselves. He stared at his wounds closing on themselves with empty and blank eye, suddenly he reached to touch the eye patch over his left eye.

  He wondered if his left eye could be ever regenerated, he was missing his left eye dearly. It was still strange for him to look at the world through one eye, he chuckled to himself at his predicament. It was funny to him remembering how he was around two months ago, he changed completely. Frost, seeing Kael chuckle for the first time, nudged Mediae.

  -"Lady Mediae... Why is the Master like that...? Is the eye patch funny in some way...? I don't get Master's sense of humour... Also why does Master sometimes seemingly hear 'nothing' but still reacts...?"

  Mediae hearing this looked down, she knew the painful truth about Kael's predicament. So she decided to not hold it in anymore.

  -"Lady Tenebrae... Is bound to the Master's soul and his swords... She's neither dead nor alive, she speaks out loud when she feels like it and tells me that Kael is the new Master..."

  Frost, hearing this put on a complicated expression on her face and stood up, she walked slowly towards Kael. Once she stood in front of him her face was covered by her hair, her wolf tail and ears on top of her head twitched non stop. Kael's instinct told him about immediate danger, and suddenly he pulled out one of his swords just in time to block Frost's attack. He was so shocked at what she was doing, Mediae and Katrine were stunned as well…

  -"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING FROST!? I GAVE YOU YOUR NEW NAME, I SAVED YOU, I AGREED TO BE YOUR MASTER, I EVEN GAVE YOU MY FUCKING JACKET SO YOU WOULDN'T WALK NAKED! AND NOW YOU ATTACK ME!? WHY FOR!?"

  Frost didn't respond immediately, instead she stood there with her axe in hand. Kael, seeing no option, pulled out his second sword and got into a defensive stance. Suddenly Mediae summoned her spear and used it to put Frost in a headlock, Katrine helped as well, prying the axe from her hand. Frost said in a low agonizing voice.

  -"If Mistress Tenebrae is inside him... THEN I JUST NEED TO KILL HIM DON'T I!? PLEASE LADY MEDIAE, HELP ME FREE MISTRESS FROM THIS PATHETIC BODY! MISTRESS TENEBRAE, PLEASE RESPOND TO ME!"

  Kael was shocked at her confession... He was so furious even, he slowly approached Frost, swords dragging across the ground making sparks and empty metal clangs... Frost didn't see Kael anymore, she saw his alias in its own person... Reaper... She quickly freed herself from Katrine's and Mediae's hold, and instead of rushing to attack Kael... She stumbled onto the ground and started crawling away with pure in her eyes, she saw death... It was raw, disgusting and pure death... She even started crying from the sheer fear, as she hit the wall with her back she pulled her knees to her head. She started rocking back and forth, constantly crying...

  -"I-I'm so sorry Master... Pl-please spare me... I-I let my instincts take over... Please Master... Give me one more chance... I swear it'll be the last one... Please Master..."

  She covered her face with her hands, waiting for the inevitable... Suddenly she felt a warm touch on her head... It was Kael's hand, when she saw this she completely broke down and lunged forward wrapping her hands around Kael and crying into his chest constantly apologising. Kael, seeing this, took off his mask and smiled warmly, he wasn't blaming her for anything nor was he mad once she stated her reason. He knew she was lost, for thousands of years she was alone waiting for her beloved mistress, only to find out she's dead and in someone else's body and their weapons. He understood her pain and her loss, he couldn't do anything about it though. Suddenly Tenebrae's voice echoed from the swords.

  -'Ahhh if it isn't my sweet little... Ah yes you're Frost right now... Don't worry kiddo, Kael is a great person... Trust me, sometimes I wonder if he wouldn't be a better master to you and Mediae than me... Trust him with your life, and he shall offer you his life in return...'

  When Frost heard it, she broke down even harder. Her beloved mistress was still around, just in a different form. She cried into Kael's shirt constantly apologising for her behaviour, but Kael didn't blame her one bit.

  -"Raise your head Frost, I don't blame you for everything... Tenebrae may exaggerate slightly about me being a better master to you, but I trust her words... And you should too..."

  Frost, hearing this nodded weakly and pushed herself off from Kael wiping her tears away, she felt sudden warmth spread through her chest. When she looked onto Kael's face again, she saw the same warm and gentle smile that Tenebrae had when she rescued her for the first time… She suddenly saw something in Kael's face... Someone who he'll become, it was both terrifying and beautiful, and she wanted to be by his side until then. She suddenly knelt down in front of him and lowered her head, she was ready to follow him until the end.

  -"Master, Kael Riggs, Heir... Whatever your name is, I shall follow you until my legs allow, if my legs fail, I'll crawl, if my hands give out, I'll roll... And if my body fails me, I'll be watching where you've made it from a place afar from here... Master..."

  Kael hearing had something softened in his heart, her devotion after knowing the truth was truly admirable. He decided that they should truly get out of Eden Academy for now and return back home, he quickly walked to Katrine and picked her up. With a nod to Mediae and Frost they started fleeing again, they went out the basement and through the main door. Exiting through the gate not long after, Kael saw that reinforcements were closing in, so he decided to not head back home for now. With a jerk of his head he signalled Mediae and Frost to follow him to a nearby forest to hide, they didn't want anyone following them back home so there wouldn't be any further issues. Once they were in the forest Kael put Katrine down on the ground and flopped by a nearby tree, he ran too fast again and his legs were breaking apart. It was approaching noon soon so his wounds would heal quicker, when he looked around he also saw that Frost who was still wearing his jacket started to look through spare clothes to put on. Since she didn't have much choice, she wore the Eden Academy uniform that Katrine wore before changing to her spare clothes once they were inside.

  As Kael was resting, Frost suddenly approached him with his jacket. When she was by him, she knelt in front of him and presented the jacket to him. He didn't know why she was doing this but took the jacket nevertheless, after that she stood up and bowed down.

  -"Master... If it isn't much of an issue, can I please keep that jacket? I'll treat it with the utmost respect and care... Please Master... I just feel the need to keep it for some reason..."

  Kael, hearing this, put on a gentle smile and put the jacket back in her hands, as he did so he also patted her shoulder. He could always buy a new jacket, and besides he had one on his eyes already. If he did buy the new one, he wouldn't wear it or would throw this one away, so this was the best solution.

  -"You can keep it, it's just a piece of clothing after all. Besides I already planned on buying a new one anyways, I hope you'll keep your word about keeping it safe and pristine."

  Frost smiled immediately and put the jacket back on, she felt something comforting and warm that she couldn't exactly pin point. They stayed in the forest for quite a while so as to lose the pursuit that mag-tech employees had on them, as it finally hit near midnight, they decided to make their way back home. Kael got up quickly and waved for others to follow him, he decided to take a short cut through the forest as he often stayed around and inside it with his friends. As they made it to the main road, suddenly a firetruck passed by them with it's sirens on. Kael didn't mind much of it until two more followed after the first one, he sensed that something was wrong immediately... He decided to pick up the pace to check what was going on, as he followed the firetrucks he noticed they were heading to his road. He decided to fully utilise his magical power enhancing his body, he didn't care if he was seen doing it. He needed to know if his home and father were safe, as he ran it suddenly started raining, making it barely visible and hard to run. But Kael persisted nevertheless, as he finally made it to this street he fell onto his knees...

  His house, his family house was burning... The fireman tried to put the fire out but that didn't do much, even the rain didn't manage to put the rain out in most places... Kael was devastated, he quickly started punching the gun repeatedly... All he could do was to pray his father wasn't inside the house for the duration of the fire... Suddenly one of the firemen approached Kael, he had a pity expression on his face. It was clear he wouldn't deliver any good news.

  -"Uhmmm excuse me Sir? Are you the owner of this house...? If yes I have good and bad news... How could a fire bring good news Sir hahah... So uhmm... Which one would you want first... And besides, are you a cosplayer or something...?"

  The fireman pointed to "The Dual Cursed Swords of Darkness" and the dual revolvers by hips, the weapons looked extravagant so it was no wonder he thought that Kael was cosplaying. Kael, hearing that there was good and bad news, immediately perked up and looked at the fireman with his right eye, covering his eye patch with his hand as if to pretend to cry...

  -"The good news... Please... Tell me there was no one inside..."

  The fireman hearing this nodded immediately, Kael understood immediately that his father wasn't inside when the fire started or during its duration. But there was still bad news to hear, he was scared what they could be.

  -"So uhm Sir... This isn't a natural fire, it's probably arson... We suspect a notorious gang group from the slums, 'Black Hook Gang'... Did you cross their way sometime Sir...?"

  Kael hearing that name immediately was flooded with memories, the 10 thugs he killed in the slums, the assassin sent to his house to kill him... All were the job of these people... And now, they came to his house... Suddenly he got up and started walking away, by the time he was walking away Mediae, Frost and Katrine caught up with him.

  -"Hey Kael where are you going-"

  Before Katrine could finish, Mediae pulled her out of Kael's way and shook her head. Katrine didn't understand why, but when she looked back at Kael it was clear why... His kill switch turned on again, but why? When she looked back at Frost and Mediae they were panting heavily, and it was clear to distinguish the cold sweat on their foreheads. She decided to ask what was happening...

  -"Wha-what the hell's going on guys...? Why is Kael acting like that, I mean, I get it his house got burnt down and his father is... He's missing..."

  That's when Katrine realised why Kael was so enraged, he would find his father no matter how many stacks of bodies he has to create. She knew now why Mediae also pulled her out of his way, if Katrine remained in his way, she'd probably be killed without a second thought... Suddenly after catching her breath Mediae started explaining…

  -"I felt Master being angry before... But this is different... If you had the magical power of Lady Katrine, you'd probably feel what I mean... This sheer amount of rage... I-I hate to admit it... I'm scared of the Master now..."

  Scared... Katrine never thought she'd hear these words from someone as cold and stoic as Mediae, when she looked onto Frost, she was clearly trembling in fear.

  -"I-I felt Mistress Tenebrae be angry thousands of years ago... Even be enraged... But this...? This is different... I-I'm so scared, I'm so fucking scared of Master…”

  Katrine gulped audibly, it was clear that she understood the sheer fear Mediae and Frost felt in that moment... She watched as Kael walked away silently, she knew where he was going... To the slums, to settle this once and for all. Her heart screamed to follow him, but she knew it was better to not do so. On the side of Kael he walked alone and quietly in the rain, some by passers felt chills run down their spines as he walked past them. The disgusting aura of death and sheer bloodthirst was even distinguishable for the average person, even as he walked by a woman with a child in its stroller, he ignored the child's cries as it saw him. It's said that children are more perceiving than adults, and it was clearly proven at this moment. As he finally entered the slums he felt a sudden pull to a certain location, he didn't question why he did feel it or where it was... All he wanted to do was to kill everyone who dared to lay their fingers on his father. Suddenly he felt Tenebrae appearing in his head again.

  -'I wish I had some popcorn now kiddo, this will be one beautiful bloodshed if I do say so myself... Also your magical power levels are out of the charts, I knew emotion can change the flow and power of it... But holy shit... You're on a different level...'

  Kael didn't respond to her and instead continued to walk silently to the spot that pulled him towards itself, as he finally approached that place it was a bigger building than most ones in the slums. He had no doubts, it was probably the main hideout of "Black Hook Gang"... He stood in front of it silently, waiting for his prey to show itself... After a while a large group of armed men rushed out the building and faced off against Kael, suddenly one of the men stepped forward, he was clearly the leader...

  -"So you're that whole fucking Heir who killed 11 of my boys in total...? You're just a fucking teenager, besides your dad didn't put that much of a fight hahahahah... He even tried to play a hero, insulting us and spitting at our feet and into our faces... Bring the poor bastard out..."

  With these words a person with a bag over their head was dragged out of the building, their fingers were mangled, clothes ripped apart showing cuts and bruises. Suddenly they threw the unconscious person at Kael's feet, during the throw the bag slipped off of their head... It was his dad... Xavier Riggs... Kael could feel the scarce life energy that his dad had, the shallow breathing and unsteady rises of his chest indicated that he was barely alive... Suddenly, all the water droplets around him started evaporating... As if touching a heated pan, they stopped even touching his body, instead evaporating mid air... Suddenly he pulled out "The Dual Cursed Swords of Darkness" and held them above his father, the swords suddenly burst into dark flames. This technique was "Black Cursed Flames", those flames would never extinguish, and the caster could control their properties... As Kael lowered the flames onto his dad's barely alive body, he suddenly caught on fire. The leader, seeing this, started laughing heartedly...

  -"HAHAHAHAHAHA! ALREADY CREMATING YOUR OLD MAN!? NO FUCKING WONDER YOU LITTLE SHIT! HE WAS SO FUCKING WEAK, HE BARELY TOOK OUR PUNCHES! I HOPE YOU'LL BE MORE FUN TO TOY WITH LITTLE SHIT!"

  As the flames started extinguishing on his fathers body, it was slowly healing. Kael changed the property of the flames to heal his father from the critical condition, although Xavier was still unconscious, he was alive. Suddenly Kael gripped his swords tighter and stabbed himself in the abdomen, it caused an uproar from the gangsters.

  -"LOOK HE'S KILLING HIMSELF!"

  -"THIS LITTLE SHIT CANNOT EVEN HANDLE A DEAD DADDY, BUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

  -"THAT'S RIGHT KIDDO, KILL YOURSELF YOU WORTHLESS PIECE OF SHIT!"

  Kael ignored their laughter and mocking behaviour... He was already planning how to kill all of them... He wouldn't let a single one be left alive, he needed to kill them... They needed to die... Suddenly Kael recited in a low calm voice the activation chant of "Darkness Release"...

  -"In tenebris natus sum... Ego resuscitabo et vincam mundum... Hic mundus cognoscet colorem desperationis meae... Release..."

  Suddenly black smoke covered his body, when he stepped out of it, his clothes were different again. The swords were attached to his wrists again, he looked like a monster, a killing machine, something out of a nightmare…