After a hesitation Devick reached up and put her hand on RandidlyÆs shoulder Hungry Eye you are bleeding For now isnÆt this enough So long as we survive we can always come back and get them next time
youÆre right Randidly relaxed These people had trusted him for so long it was time to reciprocate that faith He released a breath and ceased keeping the skyisland beneath his feet together The last sputtering of his Engravings vanished Almost immediately they began to hurtle toward the ground There is always next time
Elhume watched their fall with glowing eyes He raised his arm At the moment he punched the resonance would reach a crescendo The Pinnacle would expand and dominate the entire moment across the Nexus
All steps lead toward your Ghasthund Randidly grunted He felt the world around him shiver almost in pleasure as this long awaited definition occurred But he had one last job before he could completely let go As he pulled away from supporting the memory it began to tear underneath the strain but it also freed up his Nether
His Nether Core whirled The Third Authority Intangible Burial
Normally affecting a rising Pinnacle event like this would be impossible But this was an event built between two Randidly targeted not them but their resonance His significance exploded outward and smothered the resonance Very abruptly the light of the Pinnacle died
Randidly fell downward in darkness wind whistling past him In that darkness the notifications began to arrive
Congratulations You have defined your special term Ghasthund
Examining usage
Ghasthund The doom of your own making The hell you have earned
Incredible accomplishment You have achieved twenty five Milles before defining your term A Hierarchy of Ghasthund has condensed within the Nexus
Unsurpassed accomplishment You have achieved thirty two Milles and one Mille Deux before defining your term Your Sixth Fatepiece has reacted to the extra power Congratulations You have obtained your Sixth Fatepiece Keystone of the First Ghasthund Lvl 1
Keystone of the First Ghasthund A relic of immense power created due to the diabolical efforts of Randidly Ghosthound within his birth universe Such was his dedication that even the Sea of Statues quivered as he brought his term into being The Keystone of the First Ghasthund is a sadistic implement Can be used to forgiveÆ an antagonistic being allowing both you and your opponent to travel slightly back in time All non experiential aspects of user and the forgiven will be reset to their previous values Length of time possible to be forgiven increases with Skill Level Number of forgiven individuals increases with Skill Level Unreasonability of the forgiveness increases with Skill Level Activate the Fatepiece with the consent of a foe to increase Skill Level
Allow them to drown in their own regrets For them a slow descent into their Ghasthund is inevitable
Chapter 2326
The Keystone of the First Ghasthund looked like a misty sphere in RandidlyÆs hand A grand collapse occurred as all that force building up around Elhume was prematurely activated A shockwave ripped toward cracking open the skyisland and shooting the participants in every direction Randidly barely had time to reach out and send Devick into the Alpha Cosmos before he was knocked away
He fell through the sky with the wreckage of his skyisland around him just gripping his Sixth Fatepiece He smiled This is the beginning isnÆt it Because after this
His march toward the final confrontation felt like it had begun to gather momentum Evolution of his Class Refinement of his Nether Creation of a Penance and Fate Marshaling all the forces at his disposal to meet Elhume directly Overthrow the leader of the Nexus
Win Create a universe where the weak arenÆt used as fertilizer
For now the Keystone of the First Ghasthund sat at Level 1 But it hinted at a future
Randidly crashed into the ground almost losing his grip on his Fatepiece Bits of cracked stone impacted his body as several large boulders crashed into the ground around him and burst Gradually the dust and debris faded leaving Randidly staring up into the sky The milky patterns of manipulated time began to fray and fall apart A massive grey dome had spread across the area that Randidly had concentrated on but now the barrier tore open revealing a vast night sky Countless stars twinkled through the widening gap
Randidly breathed in through his nose and out through his mouth WhatÆs next
You need to give up the extra benefit you earned for the Mille Deux but it only really manifested within the memory so itÆs not much of a sacrifice Neveah answered Others have greater Skill Level achievement in the wider Nexus As for the rest of it heh Obviously we are going to try and strike as vicious a blow we can manage now that youÆve defined Ghasthund
RandidlyÆs lips quirked up The sky above was beautiful but he felt an emotion swinging between bemusement and annoyance I can tell how smug you are Alright whatÆs your trick Neveah
Let me ask you this Randidly Ghosthound Neveah chuckled WhatÆs the easiest way to escape a Dungeon
Lowanna had been surprised when the Nether forces crumbled so quickly underneath the concerted onslaught from Aether She watched the crush of bodies her wrists aching from the heavy bindings of black wicker around them Some warriors from Homewell were involved in the blitzkrieg offense but the Nether Arbiter had stood in the core of their camp and seen the wicked shadows that slew her people Fury bubbled in her chest but she bided her time waiting for Cult of the SaviorÆs Scythe to carve a path toward its own doom
The last line of defense had been several of DeganawidahÆs powerful Nether Warriors all elites that had severed the Thrice Drowned for at least a century Their weapons gleamed with polished significance Yet even they quickly fell before the concentrated strikes
They could not speak so she could only ask questions with her eyes He avoided her gaze but his massive fingers brushed her manacles as though measuring their heft When he lifted his gaze to meet hers Deganawidah seemed strangely happy His lips moved and his significance surged just briefly knocking the Vigil askew
Lowanna read his lips as he carefully intoned a phrase Thrice Drowned Once Martyred
DeganawidahÆs hands twisted He snapped her black wicker manacles in a sudden burst of violence The shattered bits crumbled and fell to the ground More importantly Lowanna felt the shift in her Nether Core a much more relevant change compared to the manacles The breaking of the manacles had now actual meaning but simultaneously all the Phaea she had been given flaked and faded away
Be burdened no longer Deganawidah stepped to the side with that ambiguous phrase LowannaÆs body boiled barely able to comprehend the situation One fact became obvious she no longer received energy flowing into her body due to Phaea but all the energy she had accumulated remained under her control Somehow she could sense her people hadnÆt been harmed by the process She took a step forward and the ground shook
She felt free
She felt powerful
The Nether Arbiter pointed and the Scythe erupted from EnmyaÆs body Mid silent shout Enmya deactivated his Vigil and the ScytheÆs keening wail could be heard But even louder was the follow up laughter from the Prophet
That smug bastard with two mouths for eyes and a bulging eyeball for a mouth spread his arms wide So finally you couldnÆt take it any longer eh How does it feel to reap the lives of your people and for it to feel so easy They are all fuel on your pyre Nether Arbiter Embrace it It will make this process much much easier
LowannaÆs finger twitched A massive blast of significance curled in from the side and knocked aside the pesky Turtline forces out of the way Nether Warriors surged around surrounding the two Cult of the Savior representatives There was a slight change in the ProphetÆs expression but he didnÆt back down No probably to him the fact she acted was definitely a positive sign You know I had imagined we would need to torture you Heh maybe just to satiate the Scythe a bit but also to warp your perspective Then the real trick would be bringing a few of your Nether subordinates and killing them extremely slowly in front of you But ha None of that ended up being necessary You all on your own