Novel [S2 Chap 02] - Book of Reality

Synopsis Chapter 6: This War of Mine – Part 2

Spoiler

Garaam returns, breaking free from Gowan’ seal.

Korra, the ArchGodess of Equilibrium gives some in-depth about who Garaam really is.

She also shows some interest on Juno..

Both Garaam and Juno go meet with Zubiat, the ArchGod of Time at the same time.

 

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Chapter 6: This War of Mine – Part 2

Spoiler

Inside those big gates, Korra’s lair is quite empty.

There isn’t much inside it, just a huge empty space, no rooms, no objects, just emptiness.

As Juno, Or and Arbihime walk through the the gates, a presence can be feeling but the location of it is impossible to know, it just seams like it’s everywhere.

Juno: “Eh what kind of place is this?”

Arbihime: “Korra’s lair of course.

It has always been this empty since I remember..”

They can here the sound of water drops, even though there isn’t water around, and pretty much nothing there.

Juno: “Is there water in here?”

Arbihime: “Yes… and no.

Don’t think too much about it.

No one has ever deciphered her.”

Juno is confused.

A sudden door appears before them.

Juno (surprised): “What the heck?”

The door slowly opens.

There is a figure on the other side.

It is too dark and the figure uses some weird clothes.

Arbihime: “Long time no see, Korra.”

However, it is certain that the figure is Korra, the ArchGodess of Equilibrium.

The background behind her who was dark, completely changes as she walks back.

It’s like another world was inside that door.

They enter the door, who immediately closes afterwards.

Juno: “Wow”

Or: “Indeed wow.

This is just a demonstration of Korra’s power.”

Arbihime: “Hmpf. Like many others.”

They walk towards Korra who is sitting on some rocks on a green field, observing them.

Juno: “I don’t see anyone here besides us…

I think we should just go ahead to the next ArchGod.”

Arbihime: “You idiot.

I told you we were going to help the closest ArchGod from Gowan’s temple, not that he had others with him!”

Juno: “Yeah but there are others who might need our help.”

Arbihime: “Your help. Remember we’re just taking you here and there.

We got none to help.”

Juno: “Another reason to...”

Korra stands up.

Even with the light from this world of her Juno can’t really see much of her.

Only a bit of her face can be seen through her white clothes. Her arms and legs are hiding inside of them.

Or: “Hmm..it seams like Garaam hasn’t coming here yet..”

Arbihime: “Korra, you probably already know what’s happening outside of your lair.

We might not know much, but we know by a fact that Garaam is finally acting...

This Human here had the idea to help out those who are injured.

I know I shouldn’t, but.”

Korra quickly passes around all of them, picking up Juno while a door opens behind him and she enters it along with him.

Arbihime (confused): “What did she..?”

Or (surprised and confused): “Did she just ran away with Juno?!”

Arbihime (confused): “Well..I guess she is fine with it then..”

The place inside the door is also dark, Juno can’t see a thing.

Juno (shouting): “Oie! What was that?!

Where am I?!”

The dark starts changing, the place takes on some colors and finally a new world is revealed.

There are many geometric forms and some others who don’t exist, and one can’t even imagine, floating around or being used by the ground, flying pillars using unreal shaping along with cubes, circles and triangles and other figures that just don’t feel right to exist, imagine, or even just to think about them.

In the center figurines, there is a symbol written on them, however, it has no meaning for Juno.

Juno has a headache by just looking at this unreal world.

[Back to the destroyed Waterfall, The ArchGod of Inspiration’s lair]

Gowan has left, there is none near the location when Worigama arrives.

Worigama (thinking): “Hmm I was sure this was the place…”

He feels the presence of 2 beings approaching.

He knows he was right, this is the right place.

Those beings are Jinzo and Micaela.

They approach Worigama.

Jinzo: “Oh it’s Worigama..”

Micaela (laughing): “He is alive? Damn you silly thunder god!

Well can’t say much about your clothes though…”

Worigama: “Where’s Master?”

Jinzo: “Should be coming about…now.”

A high amount of energy can be sensed around.

There is a branch in the air, from it, Garaam emerges from it.

Garaam is out of breath.

But he quickly catches up.

Everyone is staring at him.

Garaam: “What?!

Are you waiting for something?!”

Worigama: “Your orders, Master…”

Garaam: “Right…

That piece of garbage Gowan really slowed down my plan…

Oh well, we actually have all the time of the world.” *smirks*

Their next step was clear, their next stop was the lair of Zubiat, the ArchGod of Time.

[Back to Juno inside the world in the door]

Korra finally shows up, right in front of Juno, yet he still can’t see much of her.

“I am Korra, the ArchGodess of Equilibrium.” – Says Korra

Juno is about to reply her, but she continues:

“What’s your name, Human?”

Juno: “My name is Juno.”

Korra: “I see.

So you’re the Human who’ve been walking our Dimension for a while…

*stares at him*

I see.”

Juno: “Won’t Or and Arbihime join us?”

Korra: “No.

No they won’t.

They have things to do.

Other things.

Places to be.

We are here, however.”

Juno: “Ok..but why are we here though?

I’ve gave myself the mission to help the injured Gods, I should be going..”

Korra: “What do you think you can even do for a God, Human named Juno?”

Juno (thinking): “Human named Juno…”

Korra: “You’re entering in a whole new world that has nothing to do with you Human.

Acting you shall not.”

As she speaks, Korra is walking around Juno just like an animal circling his prey.

“What do you think you can even do to benefit any of us, Human named Juno.”

Juno: “I used to help a nurse when I was alive..I can try to..”

Korra interrupts Juno.

Korra: “Can? Try?

No no no no.

We don’t use those words.

You either DO or DON’T.”

Juno is confused.

He is tired of this non-sense conversation and the way Korra is speaking.

Korra: “I feel a lot of disequilibrium coming form you, Human named Juno.

It’s actually destroying me, trust me.

For I am Korra,-“

Juno repeats along with Korra: “The ArchGodess of Equibrium

(just Juno): I know.”

Korra stops walking, stares at Juno.

Korra: “Yes…

Maybe.

I find it quite interesting though.”

Korra starts walking again.

Juno: “Look, I don’t want to sound mean but...”

Korra: “Mean?

Silly of you I must say.

I feel you’re on a rush.

It’s ok.

I get it.

You want to help.

But you can’t.

Because you try and believe you can.”

Juno: “I don’t..understand anything..”

Korra: “I know.

That’s what I’m saying.”

Korra jumps into the center of the figures and starts floating all around them.

Korra: “You lack equilibrium.

Balance.

My power.

The power to be comprehend everything and everyone.”

Juno is confused.

Korra: “Confusion is only normal.

Many beings get confused with things they don’t believe can exist.

But you aren’t on your Dimension.

You’re in the ArchGod Dimension.

We create existence.”

Juno: “Can we just go back to..”

Korra quickly returns face to face to Juno, sitting in front of him.

Juno stops talking and observes as Korra gets up.

She opens her arms, her clothes open slowly, her face his revealed.

She looks like a half eagle half women creature, with long arms and legs, around her body.

Her hands are just human hands.

Korra: “Human named Juno.

You intrigue me.

I find your disequilibrium outrageous…

Yet, something in you just makes sense.

Yes.

I can see it.

You’re a Human, named Juno.”

Juno: “What are you really trying to say?”

Korra: “Your Gods are gone.

They left the moment you past this door.”

Juno: “You pushed me in…”

Korra: “They went to their normal lives.

As normal as they can be during a war it is.

And you’re here, with me, for now.

You will leave this place.

Soon you will.”

Juno: “Finally…”

Korra rises her hands facing Juno’s chest.

Juno: “Uh?

What’s wrong?”

Korra: “Human named Juno..”

Korra’s hands start glowing gold, her eyes too.

A symbol appears on Juno’s chest.

Korra: “You have the blessing of the ArchGodess of Equilibrium.”

The glow went off, along with he symbol.

Juno is confused, he doesn’t know what had happen.

Korra: “Nice cloak by the way.

Ooooo and that belt!

It really makes a style combo with those rings of yours!”

Juno: “Euh... yeah thanks…I guess…

Wait rings?!”

Juno looks at the rings he has around each of his arms.

He had never had those rings before.

Korra: “I see.

Anyway, you said you wanted to meet with other ArchGods to help them right?”

Juno (quite confused): “Yes…”

Korra: “Than what are you waiting for?

Go go.”

The door opens.

Juno gets out of it and returns to the gate entrance.

He looks around to the destroyed world awaiting outside.

Korra is behind him.

Korra: “What’s wrong?

Did you perhaps forget how to walk, Human named Juno?”

Juno: “They really aren’t here anymore…”

Juno turns back.

Juno: “I don’t know any direction...”

Korra stares at Juno for a few seconds, no one says nothing.

Korra: “I see.

Allow me to help in that case.”

A new door appears between them.

Korra: “What are you waiting for?

Forgot how-to walk-through doors too, Human named Juno?”

Juno is pissed at her for talking in a weird way and always repeating herself.

He enters the door, who immediately closes afterwards.

It was like a portal, who transported Juno in front of a clock tower building with only one entrance.

There was no mistaken, it was Zubiat, the ArchGod of Time lair.

A cloak noise can be heard once Juno approaches the entrance.

Meanwhile, Garaam and his minions arrive at the entrance too, however, it seams like they cannot see Juno, neither can he see them.

They enter the building at the same time.

“Time…is it time, Garaam?” – says a partially old man voice

Garaam (smirking): “Yes.

It is time.”

Garaam minions stand right behind him, they don’t say a word.

The old man is sitting on a throne behind a big clock, it is Zubiat, the ArchGod of Time.

He is a fat old guy covered by a green and grey cloak, he has a big sickle on his right hand.

[Juno]

Once inside the building, Juno hears a disturbing noise.

A baby crying.

But how was it possible?

Juno (thinking): “A baby? Here?

I though they only created adult beings like Gowan did with Or…”

Juno walks the hallway of the building, reaching a throne with a big cloak behind it.

A baby is lying on the throne, crying.

Juno approaches that baby, but he doesn’t know what to do.

Its only experiences were always with old people, never the youngsters.

Juno thinks he should take the baby out and carry he with him.

But something about the baby just doesn’t feel right.

Around the baby’s neck there is that symbol Juno had seen in the figurines of Korra’s lair.

[Garaam]

Zubiat: “Farewell, who shall I fight then?”

Jinzo: “It is my pleasure.”

Worigama: “Wait, you cannot do..”

“It’s fine.” – says Garaam interrupting Worigama

Jinzo starts slowly walking towards Zubiat while taking his sword out at the same time.

Jinzo: “It is a honor to fight the ArchGod of Time.

I would like to…”

But before Jinzo can finish his sentence, Zubiat appears before him on a fighting stance with his sickle.

Zubiat slices him with his weapon, however, it does not deal any damage, not even a cut, instead it passes right through him.

As it is passing, the sound of a clock can be heard, along with the number 30 appearing from the clock around Jinzo.

Jinzo banishes at that time, like he got teleported away.

Garaam is confident.

Jinzo: “Oh hello, my name is Jinzo.

I’m here to-..”

Jinzo stops.

Jinzo: “Wait a minue…I’ve already done this…”

Jinzo finds himself in Garaam’s old place, the destroyed kingdom, as implied by Jojo.

Jinzo: “Did I..get back in time?!”

[Juno]

Juno sits on the floor next to the throne.

He really is lost.

He looks at the floor behind him, as he has completely no idea of what is happening anymore.

“Do you know where my mom is?” – says a kid’s voice

Juno looks up, there is now a kid sitting on the throne where once was a baby.

Juno (confused): “Euh..I’m afraid I don’t…”

The kid looks around.

Kid: “It’s ok…I’m used to it.

Mother doesn’t really exist you know.”

Juno says nothing.

Juno: “What’s your name kid?”

Kid: “I’m Zubiat, and you?”

Juno is surprised.

Juno: “My name is Juno.

So…you’re the ArchGod of Time?!”

Kid is confused.

Kid: “ArchGod?

What’s that?”

Juno doesn’t answer.

[Garaam]

Worigama: “He is gone?”

Micaela: “Good I never liked him anyway.”

Garaam: “He isn’t gone, he just went back in time, right Zubiat?”

Zubiat stays calms and he interacts with them.

Zubiat: “Who shall be next?”

Garaam: “Micaela.”

Micaela: “Sure.”

Micaela moves a bit forward.

Garaam smirks.

Garaam (Thinking): “He is actually using his energy…that’s good.”

Micaela snaps her fingers.

But before an explosion occurs, just like she did with Bala, a clock sound can be heard.

A transparent clock appears covering the whole area.

Micaela: “uh?

Maybe I did it wrong…”

Micaela snaps her fingers again, but nothing happens besides a clock sound.

She tries again, and again, and again, same result, a clock sound.

Micaela (confused): “eeeeeh?!

Master Garaam, I think my fingers are broken!”

Garaam: “Don’t’ be fool.

He is freezing your explosions before they detonate.”

Micaela: “What?!

Even I don’t know when those things explode!”

Zubiat: “I’m afraid that’s all there is.

Who’s next?”

Micaela: “Wait now…

You think I can only blow things up?”

Micaela quickly dashes in Zubiat’s direction, preparing to hit him with her right hand, however, right before she lands the hit, a clock sounds can be heard.

She stopped in time, she couldn’t move neither speak, she was however conscient about her surroundings.

Zubiat: “I asked who’s next?”

However, Micaela’s eyes are slowing turning to Zubiat’s direction.

Zubiat (surprised): “Uh?”

Micaela starts to slowly move, first her eyes, then her head, even though she is struggling to do it, it seems that Zubiat’s power can be countered after all.

Zubiat: “Hmm so you’re breaking my power through your will?

No.

You’re actually a Goddess of Motion.

That explains it.”

Micaela puts a smile on her face, as she finally breaks out of Zubiat’s power.

She continues with her attack, however, again as she is about to hit him he phases out as a clock sounds can be heard.

She repeats the same move, and so does he.

However, it’s quite clear that Zubiat is getting tired.

Garaam (thinking): “Perfect.

Continue making him use his energy Micaela.”

In one of the attacks, Micaela fakes it than changes her direction, which happens to be the exact place where Zubiat reappears, finally hitting him with her punch.

Micaela: “Got ya!”

Zubiat immediately tries to slice her, just like he did with Jinzo, however, he can never hit her.

She is too quick for his moves and he is far too tired to keep up with her.

As Micaela is about to do what it seams like a final blow, Zubiat slices the air between them, opening a rift.

Micaela has no time to stop her attack and enters the rift.

Zubiat immediately closes it afterwards.

Micaela finds herself outside the building.

Zubiat is tired, he can barely breath.

Garaam: “Is that all you’ve got now, Zubiat?”

Micaela re-enters the building.

Garaam continues: “You can’t even send her back in time, neither far away from this place anymore…

Also, Godo-Modo is totally out of question for you now.”

Zubiat puts a smile on his face.

He spins his sickle and hits the ground.

A huge amount of energy comes from his sickle, the sound of many clocks could be heard.

However, nothing happens.

Zubiat is confused.

There is a grey barrier around the building.

Garaam: “Was that your last attempt at sending us all back to the past?

Well…you failed.”

Jinzo appears again.

Jinzo: “Good think I showed up to counter that attack hum?”

Jinzo is the God of Void, his powers allow him to manipulate the dimension itself.

The barrier goes down, it was Jinzo’s ability.

Garaam: “I wonder they don’t you just surrender and lets us move with the plan.

I thought the ArchGod of Time would understand it better than anyone else.”

Zubiat: “I’m just stalling.”

Garaam: “Stalling? For what?”

[Juno]

Kid: “I’m bored.”

Juno: “I know…I am bored too…”

Kid: “Do something!”

Juno: “What am I supposed to do?”

Kid: “turn around!”

Juno turns around.

“Now, don’t turn your back on me like that kid.” – says an older voice

Juno turns back and doesn’t see the kid anymore, instead, there is an adult man.

Juno (confused): “What a-…”

Adult: “What brings you here, Human?”

Juno: “I just entered a door…”

Adult: “I know.

But why?”

Juno: “Well..because…”

Adult: “Because it was opened.

Right?”

Juno doesn’t answer.

Adult: “Close your eyes this time.

Think about your life.

Well…about when you were alive.”

Juno closes his eyes and starts remembering.

“Time flies by in this dimension.

You’ve been out of your world for 712 years, counting.” – says an old voice

Juno (shocked): “How…how’s that possible?!”

Old voice: “Well...first…you took 200 years to fall from that portal to this dimension, since you do not own any kind of energy, like us.

Then you’ve been spending the next 512 years exploring this dimension, until now.”

Juno: “Is this real…?”

Old voice: “Tell me, Human.

Do you want to see your family?”

Juno doesn’t answer, he still can’t believe what the voice has just said.

Old voice: “Do you want perhaps to revisit the past?

To change things.

Go back to your home.

Do you want, by any chance, live your life, as you used to?

Do you, want, to…

rewrite this story?”

Juno says nothing for a bit, then: “No.”

Old voice: “Are you sure about it?

Humans tend to make mistakes.

They have the need to be wrong to be right afterwards.

To find the great solution.

Are you sure about your answer, Human?”

Juno: “To be fair…

I’ve never really lived a life among the living.

I always was a death kind of guy.”

Old voice: “Very well.

Open your eyes and tell me your name.”

Juno slowly opens his eyes.

Juno: “My name is Juno.”

In front of Juno, sitting on the throne, there is an old man, there is no mistaken, it is Zubiat, the ArchGod of Time.

Zubiat: “Juno, I see.

You came here to help, wasn’t it?”

Juno: “Yes.

I’m going to help where I can.”

Zubiat: “As you can see, I’m the only one here.

My duty is far too important to be held by others.

A simple mistake could result in reality itself falling a part.

I’m sorry for the inconvenient.”

Juno: “It’s alright.

I still got time, I guess.”

Zubiat: “We have all the time of the world, Juno.”

Zubiat gets up and goes right in front of Juno.

Zubiat: “My time has come to go.

This war is no longer mine.

May we meet again, Juno.”

Juno doesn’t really understand what Zubiat just said.

Juno: “We will…”

Zubiat puts his right hand on Juno’s chest.

Zubiat’s hands start glowing gold, and the same weird symbol Juno had seen before appears on Juno’s chest again.

Zubiat: “Juno, you have the blessing of the ArchGod of Time.”

A clock sounds can be heard.

[Garaam]

Garaam: “Doesn’t matter.

Stalling when we have a 100% chance of winning changes nothing.”

Zubiat: “Well…

It seams like It is finally time.”

Zubiat gets on his knees, looks up to the clock and smiles.

Garaam: “Hmpf.”

Many clock sounds could be heard.

A bunch of explosions occur, it seams like everything Zubiat has done was undone.

The whole building gets destroyed, as Garaam, Worigama, Micaela and Jinzo flee away.

Micaela: “So what’s the next active ArchGod?”

Jinzo: “Is it Toffee perhaps?” *laughs*

Worigama: “You guys had that mission.

We’re moving to the next one.

Korra, the ArchGodess of Equilibrium.”

[Juno]

“What’s wrong?

Did you perhaps forget how to walk, Human named Juno?” – says Korra

Juno finds himself in the entrance of her gate, about to leave again.

He is confused but doesn’t bother with it.

He turns around to her and says:

“Take me to the next ArchGod.”

Korra: “Very well.”

Korra opens the door that takes them to the very first room with the weird figurines.

Juno asks what’s special about it.

As Korra reply: “They are our symbol.”

Then she proceeds to talk about another subject.

“You have no idea what’s Garaam’s plan, do you, Human named Juno?

Garaam wasn’t always like this.

Every single one of us together are what it’s called creation.

You see, even though we all have the power to create, Garaam is the only one with the power to actually delete such creation.

And that’s part of the problem.

Time past by and as we were creating things, Garaam’s role was becoming more obsolete.

With so little to do about everything in this reality, he started asking why he is different, why his power doesn’t fit in all this.

That power that created us, that’s what Garaam seeks.

We, ArchGods, were created by Hyperium, that being blessed us with the power to create, and of course, our own titles which are our powers.

That’s how we came to live, that’s our role in creation.

He is confident that he can obtain it and change everything.

Mold reality itself into his own image of it.

Of course, we, or rather some of us do no agree with his point of view so we don’t join him.

But as you can see, that’s what leads us to war.

This war solo purpose is to change things.

Whatever it is the result, things won’t be the same anymore.

Well…”

Another door shows up between them.

Korra: “Go on now.”

Juno has a lot of questions, but he knows it wouldn’t help asking her.

Juno starts walking through the door.

Korra: “Oh and Juno…

Don’t come back here once your done.”

Juno says nothing and keeps walking.

As he is walking, he finds out that now he has 2 gloves, one in each of his hands.

He doesn’t bother though, he doesn’t really care about what’s going on anymore.

“Who’s there?” – says a female voice

Juno: “I’m sorry for appearing like this.

My name is Juno.

I’m here to help.”

“Help? Looks around you.

My Gods have already helped too much!”

It seems like this ArchGodess lair is some sort of ruins.

The ArchGodess is as tall as Juno, she wears a brown kimono and has a hump.

“Come forward Juno, I can’t really sense you from there.”

Juno gets next to her.

He can’t stop looking at her eyes, who don’t move.

“You’re a Human aren’t you? – says the women

I can tell by your energy.

I mean, lack of it.”

Juno: “Yeah…

So what ArchGodess are you?”

“I’m Osaria, the ArchGodess of Motion.” – says the women

Juno: “So you’re alone here?”

Osaria: “No!

Well…now yes.”

Juno: “What do you mean?”

Osaria: “One of my Gods…Micaela.

She turned against us and killed every single of my Gods.

It was horrible.”

Juno: “Wow…I’m sorry.”

Osaria: “Don’t be.

I’ll take care of her later.

For now, we have to focus on the war!”

Juno: “I’m not really into this war thing…I’m just gonna pay assistance to the fallen Gods.”

Osaria: “Oh?

Just that?

I mean…you’re a Human yes.

You’re pretty useless anyway.”

Juno: “Thanks…”

Osaria: “I’m sorry.

But you just can’t do nothing here.

Our wounds aren’t like yours.

Neither is our skin, nor our soul.

You can’t help at all!”

Juno (raging): “Damn it!

Couldn’t any of you told me that since the beginning?!

Why am I even going through all of this?!”

Osaria: “Dunno.

You can’t fight, neither heal.

I’ll recommend you to just save yourself some days and go back to your Dimension.

Garaam will act there too once he is done here.”

Juno: “Wait..what?”

Osaria: “I’m not the one with those answers.

That’s Korra’s job.”

Juno (thinking): “Korra…She told me to never return there…”

Osaria: “She told you to not return there using the door, though.”

Juno: “What?”

Osaria: “We can read your thoughts, any ArchGod can!”

Juno: “Oh yeah…I thought that was just Gowan…”

Osaria laughs.

Osaria: “I’m sorry for wasting your time.”

Juno: “It’s alright.

We got all the time of the world.

What do you do anyway?”

Osaria: “I’m the one responsible for everything that moves.

You see, without me, time itself wouldn’t even work!”

Juno: “I see…”

Osaria: “Perhaps you need a demonstration?”

Juno: “No..don’t bother. I’ll be going now anyway…”

Osaria: “Oh come on.”

Juno (thinking): “What choice do I have...”

Osaria: “Exactly.”

Osaria stands up.

Osaria: “See that mountain over there?”

Juno: “Yep.”

Osaria: “Observe.”

Osaria makes a move with her hand, making the mountain moving along with it.

Osaria: “This is something I can do using my power.

Pretty neat uh?”

Juno: “Yeah quite impressive.”

Osaria: “It sure is.

Even more impressive when you realize that I’m blind!”

Juno: “What?!”

Osaria continues: “Oh and that I’m deaf and paralyzed!” *laughs*

Juno: “You’re joking now aren’t you…?”

Osaria: “For real.

I’m all that.

But my power allows me to understand everything.

I can see you.

I can hear you.

I can see that mountain too.

My power works with anything, just like I said before.

I can hear the vibrations you emit while talking and making noise and sounds, and I get to understand it.

The same goes for my eyes.

That’s the reason why I told you to come closer when you entered, so I would be able to sense you and actually see you using my power.”

Juno: “Wow…so you really are dependent of it…”

Osaria: “You can say it…

Yet I am more in this world than you would ever be.”

Juno: “Yeah I understand it.”

Juno: “Well fi there is nothing I can do for you then I’ll go back.”

Osaria: “Back?

And where exactly is back?”

Juno has no answer.

He can’t help in this war, so there is no use for him.

Osaria: “You’re lacking a purpose, don’t you?

You’re a Human and you want to help us.

But you can’t.

That won’t change.

Yet, something inside of you keeps arguing, saying that you HAVE to help us.

I feel it screaming inside of you.”

Juno looks to the floor, upset.

Osaria: “now now…

There is always a way.”

Osaria puts her right hand on Juno’s chest.

“What exactly is this blessing?” asks Juno while Osaria’s hand starts glowing Gold and the weird symbol reappears.

Osaria: “Just a little purpose for you.

That way you can at least survive.”

Juno is confused.

Osaria: “Juno, I like you.

And so, I’ll give you this.

The blessing of the ArchGodess of Motion.”

The glows disappear along with the symbol.

Osaria: “Now…what do you feel like doing with those shoes of yours?”

Juno looks down, it seams like he has got some new shoes.

Osaria: “Before you get into something else, keep in mind that at this stage of the war, besides those who are missing, there are only 2 ArchGods left besides those working with Garaam.

Gowan, the ArchGod of Serenity and Toffee, the ArchGodess of Senses.

I myself have been defeat already.

And so did Korra…

And since you already know Gowan, I would advice to go meet with Toffee.

However, I must warn you…

She is an interesting being, just like you.” *laughs*

Juno: “Fine.”

(thinking): “It’s not like I got much else to do here…”

“How can I find her?”

Osaria: “She will find you.”

Juno: “Uh?”

Osaria: “Just go already.

Time doesn’t stop.”

Juno doesn’t understand but gets out anyway.

He walks past the ruins, he finds himself in a desert.

There is no sign of life, neither any type of building, nothing but sand.



End of Chapter 6.

 

Q: Where does this extra chapter take place in the story?

A: Season 3.





Extra Chapter 1: A boy and his pencil

Spoiler

Power.

Some have one, others don’t.

For some, it means duty, a responsibility, a reason to live.

For others it means a burden, a curse, a reason to be hated.

That’s the case of Zack, a teen boy who lives on a big city.

He was born with a <gift>, as the scientists called it.

His parents however, called it a <curse>.

He seamed an ordinary kid since the day he was born, he grew up just like every other ordinary kid in this world.

However, once he was 6 years old, everything changed.

On his 6th birthday, his parents gifted him a pencil and a board.

The kid was delighted with his new gift, he drew everything he could, every single object he could find.

His parents were of course happy for him and impressed, their kid actually had talent for drawing.

The more he drew, the better he was.

His parents made him start drawing in class, then in the streets.

People passing by admired his drawings and claimed that the kid was a genius for such an early age.

The kid of course, had lots of pleasure just by drawing, he didn’t care about the commentaries those people gave him or to his parents.

He eventually started to earn lots of money for his buildings, a money made and managed by his parents who took benefit from their talented son.

Live was just perfect for that family.

Until one day, something happened.

Something one could just not comprehend.

A Human being could not accept.

The kid was on his room, drawing as usual.

He had drawn Atlantis, the water realm of Poseidon, except he added a giant cut on it, slicing it in half.

An innocent painting as some would say.

Except, that it actually happened.

Atlantis was really sliced in half.

No one knows why or how or who, it just kinda happened.

The news started to worry those who knew of the kid’s drawing of Atlantis.

What happened next didn’t help either.

The kid didn’t stop there. No. His imagination was far greater, it was like a flower blooming in the spring.

He drew a meteor destroying a volcano on some imaginary islands.

He drew a huge ship named <Titanic> crashing into some icebergs.

And eventually, it all happened.

Rumors spread quickly, they said that the Kid was cursed, and his drawings turn out to be real.

And in fact, those rumors were true.

The parents of the kid got worried with him, he was too dangerous.

They eventually got a call from some scientist whiling to study his <Gift> and eventually working on a way to take it out of him, which the parents agreed for no price other than to his child to be normal.

The scientists held the kid locked on a dark room, empty with only a pencil a aboard on his hands.

Their plan was to explore the kid’s potential.

And they succeed.

The kid, even though he couldn’t see in the dark, started to paint using his heart.

His drawings of course, became real the exact moment he had just finished drawing.

A progress, his powers were growing strong.

The kid drew a big light in the middle of the room, a chair so he could seat, a door so he could leave the place.

But of course, the scientists didn’t agree with that idea.

Instead, they became hostile for him.

They forced him to stay, to experiment more and more.

Ten years had passed.

There really wasn’t a way out for the kid.

He eventually became furious with them and draw.

He drew like he had never drawn before.

He drew a tank with the scientists inside of it, he filled it with water as they were screaming in agony, and in order to shut them up, the kid drew a big shark inside of it.

The screams stopped.

The door could finally be used.

The kid steps outside, without a parent to give him orders, without a scientist to experiment on him, just a kid and the world.

Later the same day, on the kid’s old city, it seams like none recognizes him anymore.

He finds a newspaper on the floor, it seems like the kid’s parents were burned by the people from the city.

They say they were witches, probably because of their child who had powers.

The kids throws the newspaper away.

His stomach starts making hungry noises.

He hadn’t eaten for days.

A 16 years old girl comes close to him.

“I could use some food too” – says the girl with a smile on her face

The kid doesn’t answer, he doesn’t even make eye contact with her.

He just walks away.

“Could you perhaps draw some food for me, pretty please?” – says the girl with a sweet voice

The kid stops.

The girl knows who he is.

But has opposite has the scientists, she isn’t actually forcing him to draw.

<Pretty please> Those are words Zack had never heard before, but he knows their meaning.

He turns around to the girl and says: “Just a moment.”

He takes his board from his jacket and a pencil from his jacket’s pocket.

He starts drawing some food.

But not vegetables like he was used to draw forced by the scientist. No. He draw some burgers he had seen from a restaurant’s commercial earlier on the streets.

The food appears floating right into their hands.

“Wow.

That was amazing!” – says the girl while eating the burger.

They seat on a bench eating together.

“So, what’s your name?” – says the girl

“I thought you know me?” – says the boy surprised

“I do. Just not your name” – says the girl

“My name is Zack.” – says the boy

“Sweet. My name is Sophia.” – says the girl with a smile

“Well, I hope we see each other again Zack.” – says Sophia with a big smile on her face as she is leaving, shaking her hand to Zack

Zack says nothing.

He finds a small piece of paper on her side of the bench, she had probably lost it without realizing it.

Zack picks up the paper.

Paper: “Podoro-Team, where your special powers are welcome!

We are all just like you, Zack DuGrand.”



To be continued.

 

Chapter 7: The comeback



synopsis:

Spoiler

Juno learns more about the ArchGod's blessings he had got.

Meanwhile Garaam advances further with his plan.

 

Chapter 7: The comeback

Spoiler

Alpha: “Ouf. We actually got out no worries!”

Kon (eating some food): “Yeah I to be honest I thought we were lost there!”

Alpha: “Is everyone alright?”

“Yes” said everyone.

Alpha: “Good”

Alpha looks to the sky, thinking: “What have we become…?”

[Pocket dimension]

Kado: “So this is all there is left uh?”

Urango: “Yes. Gowan and Toffee are all there is left.

Oh and those who escaped just now of course.” *laughs*

Kado is mad.

Ulitharid: “No need to worry about them.

After all, we are about to win this war.”

Urango: “He is right.”

At that moment, Garaam shows up in the pocket dimension, along with Worigama, Micaela and Jinzo.

Jinzo: “Uh? Aren’t there supposed to be more ArchGods than this?”

Worigama: “There should…”

Garaam: “Would you care to explain, ArchGod of Knowledge?”

Kado: “You see…some of them got out…we couldn’t stop it.

I’m sorry, Garaam.”

Garaam: “I see…”

Garaam’s staff starts shinning.

Urango: “We’re about to win the war, aren’t we?”

Garaam’s staff stops shinning.

Garaam: “Yes. Of course we are!

Or is there anything to be worried about?”

Urango: “No such thing.”

Kado: “Worigama did you take care of that affair?”

Worigama (hesitating): “Yes…of course I did.”

Kado: “Excellent.”

Garaam: “What affair?”

Urango: “Oh nothing to be worried about, it was just a mistake on the system, it is corrected now.

Should we perhaps start?”

Garaam: “I thought Toffee would actually show up.

Such disappointment.

Oh well…

Vulpina, go take care of her.”

Vulpina (annoyed): “What? Why does it have to be me? Grrrr…”

Vulpina goes anyway, she opens a portal back to the ArchGod Dimension, leaving the Pocket Dimension.

Kado: “And for Gowan?”

Urango: “What about you go, Kado?”

Kado: “Uh?!”

Garaam: “What a brilliant idea.

You’re job here is done anyways, right Kado?”

Kado: “…Yes. You’re right.”

Kado opens a portal and goes back to the ArchGod Dimension.

Worigama: “What’s the next step, Master Garaam?”

Garaam: “Isn’t it quite obvious?

If those ArchGods freed themselves…than we’re just gonna take them back.

The same way we did with the others.”

Jinzo: “No need to explain furthermore Master Garaam.

We are in our way.”

As Jinzo, Micaela and Worigama turn their back and open a portal, Garaam says: “Don’t hold back this time.” As everyone one of them answers at the same time: “Yes Master.” And they go through the portals.

[Juno in the desert]

Juno has been walking in the desert all by himself.

Still no signs of anything else than sand.

Suddenly, Juno comes across a big valley in the middle of the desert, with a big bridge going from one side to the other.

Juno crosses the bridge, which breaks when he reaches his half.

Juno falls from it, but he isn’t scared, he has accepted that things aren’t the same anymore.

What would a fall even do to him at this point? Break some bones? He can’t die since he is already dead!

However, none of those things happen.

When he is about to hit the ground, something grabs him and quickly pulls him to the other side of the bridge.

Juno couldn’t see who or what saved him from that fall.

“What are you doing here to begin with?” – says a female voice from far away into the desert

Juno tries to track the voice down, running, following the voice.

“You’’re not on your world, haven’t they told you that yet?” – continues the voice

Juno continues running, the voices is becoming closer.

“I should kill you on spot for just being here.” – continues the voice

The closest the voice was, the faster Juno would run.

*Sighs* “You aren’t listening, are you?

Even better. You’re ignoring me. I like that.

I really do.” – says the voice, closest to Juno than ever.

Juno finally reaches it.

He finds a tree, in the middle of the desert.

Juno (surprised): “Are you a tree?”

“Yes. I am the almighty Tree.

I shall grant you 3 wishes.

Go ahead, Human.

…

The fuck do you think you are talking to?!” – says the voice shouting

A woman comes from the top of the tree.

“I am Toffee, you fool.” – says the woman

Juno: “Oh…great. Just the ArchGodess I was looking for!”

Toffee (surprised): “Uh?!”

Juno: “The ArchGodess of Motion told me to seek you.”

Toffee: “What?!”

Juno: “You don’t know why?”

“Do I look like someone who cares about anything?

Get lost Human!” – says Toffee while turning her back on Juno and walking away

Juno: “Wait!”

Juno runs to her and holds her hand.

Juno: “I just-…”

Toffee punches Juno in the face with great strength, which Juno surprisingly dodges before it actually connects.

Both are surprised.

Toffee: “Are you…mocking me, Human?!”

Juno (surprised): “Euh…nothing like that! I just want you to-…”

Toffee tries to punch Juno again, the same result.

He dodges every single punch Toffee throws to him.

Toffee is getting mad every time one of her punches is failing.

Toffee stops and breaths heavily while looking at Juno.

Toffee (calmly): “What do you want?”

Juno: “You see I…”

Toffee finally lands a punch on Juno’s face, sending him against the tree, breaking it.

Toffee (in raged): “This is for bothering me, Human!”

Toffee turns her back and starts walking away.

Juno however, seams like has got no scratch and gets up like nothing happened.

Juno is quite confused, but he knows he can’t let her go away.

Juno: “What’s your problem?!”

Toffee stops.

Toffee: “In this moment, you.

I don’t know why you still in this Dimension.

Here…”

Toffee opens a portal.

Toffee continues: “Take it and get out!”

Juno: “I’m not going anywhere.”

Toffee: “Are you idiot?

Never mind, of course you are!

Fine.

You will die here along with the others.”

Juno: “What others?”

Toffee: “Us.”

Juno: “Why are…”

Toffee: “I can’t defeat him ok?

Not when he has control over everything now.”

Juno: “…

Garaam?”

Toffee: “Who else should I be talking about?!”

Juno: “You were planning on fighting him?”

Toffee: “You really are getting on my nerves now…”

Toffee turns back to Juno.

She puts her right hand on the ground.

Her right hand starts glowing gold.

Toffee: “Everything about this world is dead.

He killed it.

No only his Gods but others helped.

How do you think this happened?

By talking?

Of course there was fighting and blood!”

Juno: “Garaam alone did this?”

Toffee: “Basically.

Is that all you wanted to know?”

Juno: “Not really.

I wanted to know about those…Blessings?”

Toffee: “What Blessings?”

Juno looks at his rings.

Juno: “The last ArchGods I’ve meet…They gave me something called a Blessing.

Do you know what that means?”

Toffee: “Why should I?!”

Juno: “The last one told me you were the only ArchGod left…

So I suppose you got something to do with it too.”

Toffee (in raged): “Get lost!

I know shit about those Blessings!

That’s their doing not mine!”

Juno: “Come on now! A lot of stuff have happened and I have no clue what’s happening anymore!”

Toffee: “I’ve told you already!

Garaam won. That’s all there is!

No enter the damn portal and leave me alone!”

Juno walks towards Toffee.

Toffee: “Uh?!”

Juno punches Toffee on her stomach.

She doesn’t even move, it was meaningless.

However, Toffee gets even more mad, but suddenly, tears start falling from Juno’s face.

Juno: “I…just want a reason to be here…”

Toffee: “What a f-…?”

Juno: “I need a reason to exist…”

Toffee stops and calms down.

Toffee: “That’s precisely the problem.

We won’t be existing more much more time.”

Juno: “Can’t you really stop him?”

Toffee: “He is the strongest among us.

Not even our power combined could change that…”

Juno (shouts): “There has to be something!”

Toffee stares at Juno’s rings.

Toffee: “Blessings uh…?”

Toffee feels someone’s energy approaching.

Toffee: “Let’s get out of here.”

Juno: “Uh?”

Toffee slaps the ground with her hands, the ground around her and Juno starts breaking and they disappear.

Vulpina arrived at the location.

Vulpina: “Uh? I could swear I sensed Toffee’s energy here…

Oh well.”

Vulpina stares at the broken tree.

“<ludo mentis leporem>” (= fancy charm)

The ground starts shacking, the tree gets remade as new.

Tree: “Oh my ArchGodess!

Vulpina!

My love!

Thank you so much for reviving me!

How can I thank you?!”

Vulpina: “Tell me, where did she go?”

Tree: “She used a teleporting spell to run away.”

Vulpina: “spell uh? Smart as always…”

Tree: “She wasn’t alone though”

Vulpina: “Is that it?

She isn’t much of hanging with Gods…

Perhaps Gowan? Since he is the only ArchGod left…”

Tree: “He had no energy, she called him Human.”

Vulpina is surprised.

Vulpina: “Oh…is that so?

(thinking): Worigama…so you failed…I guess it’s time for me to get some recognition from master Kado. *laughs*”

Vulpina: “Thanks Tree.”

Tree: “Oh it was my pleasure my Love!”

Vulpina smiles.

[…]

Juno: “Where are we?”

Toffee: “Does it matter?

Someone was sent to find us it seems.”

Juno: “Garaam?”

Toffee: “Don’t be fool.

It had the energy of a God.”

Juno: “I see…I guess…”

Toffee: “Now that we talk about it…

I don’t feel any energy coming from you.

What’s the deal?”

Juno: “How am I supposed to know?

I don’t even know what energy you’re talking about!”

Toffee: “Is that so?

Hmm…”

Toffee puts her right hand on Juno’s chest.

Toffee: “Nop. Nothing.”

Juno: “If you say so…”

Toffee: “Maybe it is because my energy is far greater than yours, so yours kinda just gets ignored by it.

I’ve never be near a Human to know.”

Juno: “Well I’ve been around Humans for my whole life and still I haven’t felt any energy at all” *laughs*

Toffee: “Yeah yeah.

Jokes aside.

What’s that shitty costume you’re wearing?

Seems like half of the one we use.”

Juno: “Oh yeah.

Gowan gave me this cloak.

Harkiles gave me this belt for Gowan but we didn’t find him.

Korra gave me those rings.

Zubiat gave me those 2 gloves.

And Osaria gave me those shoes.”

Toffee: “I see…

So those are what you call a blessing?”

Juno: “That’s how they called it.”

“Well If it isn’t Toffee…

You failed.” – says a man voice

Alpha shows up, it seems like Toffee teleported them to the other ArchGods whereabouts.

Toffee: “hmpf. You guys couldn’t handle it a little bit more could you?”

Alpha: “Well now…it was everyone’s fault...”

Alpha looks disappointed.

Alpha: “Our lairs…this world…it is all destroyed.”

Juno: “I’m sorry.”

Alpha: “Uh? Are you that Human?

Impossible. Worigama was sent to kill you.”

Juno: “Kill me?”

Alpha: “When you were at Harkiles’ lair, a God was sent to kill you…

But if you’re here then it means that you avoided it.”

Juno: “I saw none there when leaving with Or…

Speaking of it, aren’t they with you?”

Alpha: “Hum?”

Juno: “Or and Arbihime.

Korra said they went looking for you all.”

Alpha: “No. I’m sorry.”

Juno: “I see…”

Toffee: “Well now that you’ve meet each other I’ll leave him to you, Alpha.”

Alpha: “What?!

You can’t s-….”

Toffee ignores Alpha and teleports away.

Alpha sighs.

Alpha: “This child…”

Juno: “…

So…who are you?”

Alpha: “I’m Alpha, the ArchGod of Aspects.

And you Human?”

Juno: “Juno.”

Alpha stares at Juno’s clothes.

Juno: “anything wrong?”

Alpha: “Why are you wearing such unique pieces of clothes?”

Juno: “They called it blessings…”

Alpha laughs.

Alpha: “I got it!”

Juno: “what?!”

Alpha: “I was wodering how you were even existing still after you’ve meet with Toffee.

She isn’t really the kind type of being as you might already know ahah!

But now it makes sense!”

Juno: “Uh?!”

Alpha: “Your items.”

Juno: “My items?”

Alpha: “They are ArchGod items.

I didn’t recognize it at first glance because they are just various pieces put together.

Those blessings you called…you can take it has a Gift.

Something we ArchGods give to our Gods from time to time so they can help us with our duty.”

Juno: “A Gift…?

I mean…

(thinking): Maybe this is what Harkiles did create for Gowan after all…”

Alpha (enthusiastic): “Now…let’s find out what does what, shall we?”

Juno: “Euh…why should we?

Besides this belt belongs to Gowan!

It isn’t even mine…”

Alpha: “Great, let’s start with him then!

A belt made for the ArchGod of Serenity must have some weird power in there!”

Juno is not happy with the idea but strips out his items anyway, except the belt.

Juno: “Weird…I don’t feel anything…”

Alpha: “Hmm…what do you think you would feel?”

Juno: “Gowan gave me that cloak so I wouldn’t struggle in this Dimension…”

Alpha: “Perhaps you got used to it by now.”

An acceptable explanation for Juno.

Alpha: “So...let’s give it a quick try!”

Juno: “Uh?”

Alpha glows gold and summons a spiritual creature.

A blue tiny monkey like being.

Alpha: “His name is Mak-ey!

He will help us finding out about your items!”

Juno: “I still don’t get it…”

Mak-ey quickly punches Juno in his chest.

Juno: “Autch!”

Juno is in great pain, Mak-ey hit him hard.

Alpha: “What?!

What do you mean Autch?!

Mak-ey is just my personal research helper!

He deals as much damage as throwing a rock!”

Juno (In pain): “Well rocks can hurt…”

Alpha: “Hmm…so you still can’t feel anything?”

Juno: “Besides pain…

Not really.”

Alpha: “Well let’s move on.

The gloves now!”

Juno takes of the belt and puts on the gloves.

Alpha: “Now…”

Mak-ey punches Juno again on the chest but this time nothing happens, he doesn’t even realize he had been punched.

Juno: “Uh? It felt nothing…”

Alpha smiles.

Alpha: “Guess we found what the Gloves do to you!

They make you resistant!”

Juno looks at his gloves.

Juno punches Mak-ey back.

Mak-ey wasn’t expecting it and go thrown away against a mountain, destroying it on the impact.

Mak-ey banished due to the amount of damage he took.

Juno is surprised.

Juno: “Uh….sorry?!”

Alpha: “That was unexpected!

It seams like you’ve got the same strength as an ArchGod!”

Juno is amazed.

A Human with the power of an ArchGod?

Alpha: “Well…of course your powers only come from those items, but still.”

Juno: “Is he dead?”

Alpha: “No. He is alright.

You did some good damage on him, but he is fine.”

Alpha glows gold again and summons another creature.

This time he summons a green serpent type creature.

Alpha: “Let’s test your reflexes.

This serpent moves at very high speed so be careful!”

Juno: “aight.”

But before Juno could even do anything, the serpent had already knocked Juno against a rock who was about 5km away from their location.

Juno: “What?!”

Juno was barely damaged but still surprised with how quick and strong that serpent is.

Juno tries to pull himself of the rock but the serpent quickly involves around him, incapacitating him with his strength.

Juno struggles.

Juno: “Well I guess that’s my limit…eheh”

Alpha teleports next to them.

Alpha: “Yeah seams about right.

After all, your opponent is a God ahah.”

The serpent releases Juno.

Alpha: “Now what should we try now…?”

Juno: “I would like to try the Rings!”

Alpha: “Very well.

Here…”

The serpent quickly picked up Juno’s items and returned on the blink of an eye.

Juno: “Wow that’s really fast…!”

Alpha: “Better idea.

Why don’t you try the boots?” *smiles*

Juno: “Sure.”

Juno puts on the boots.

Alpha: “What about a race against the serpent?”

Juno: “What?!

I don’t know if you’ve realized it yet but…

He is far quicker than I am….”

Alpha: “Just a friendly race, come on!”

Juno sighs.

Juno: “Fine…”

Juno gets next to the serpent.

Alpha: “The race is easy, you see that mountain over there?” (1000km away)

Juno: “What mountain?!

I only see more rocks.”

Alpha laughs.

Alpha: “Give it another try…

try harder Juno!”

Juno looks ahead with great focus.

Juno: “I…I see it!!!

It’s so far though…”

Alpha: “Then be ready at 3.”

Alpha counts down.

Alpha: “1…

2…

3!”

Juno and the serpent start moving toward the mountain.

For Juno’s surprised he is actually moving as quick as the serpent!

Juno (shocked): “What?!

Wow.”

They pass the mountain on a short time.

The snake turns around in order to return to the beginning, concluding the race, however, it seams like Juno cannot stop running.

Juno: “No good!

I cannot stop!”

Juno runs, without slowing down.

[meanwhile]

Or and Arbihime arrive somewhere.

Arbihime: “You sure this is the right place?”

Or: “Yep. I remember it from Gowan’s memory.

Well…it has changed a lot but this is indeed the Human Dimension.”

Arbihime: “Tch…to think that we’ve come to this point…”

Someone approaches them.

“Arbihime, Or, so you came?” – says a familiar voice, Baramelo

A bunch of portals open up, from them came the ArchGods who had escaped the pocket dimension, along with many Gods.

Arbihime: “Is Gowan here too?”

Baramelo: “No.

I am afraid we couldn’t reach any of the other ArchGods who didn’t come to the reunion.”

Or: “I see…”

Arbihime: “So we came here for nothing…”

Tatania: “What’s the plan Baramelo?

Without Alpha here you’re the one in charge!”

Baramelo: “I…euh…I don’t know…”

Kon: “What do you mean you don’t know?!

We can’t just stay here forever!”

Arbihime: “Actually that’s not a bad idea.”

Everyone stops and listen to Arbihime, confused.

Arbihime: “You aren’t fighters anyway…and your powers don’t really fit this whole fight concept.

Leave this to us.”

Baramelo: “Arbihime…”

Arbihime looks around him, seeing all the Gods and ArchGods gathered around.

Arbihime: “We still haven’t lost.

We have 2 ArchGods still on the field.

And I’m also here to help.”

Tatania: “Are you sure about that?

We haven’t defeated any of Garaam’s minions neither ArchGods…”

Arbihime (with a serious face): “Then we will changed that.”

Arbihime opens a portal.

Arbihime: “You stay here Or.

You’re not a fighter either.”

Or: “…

Try to at least give them a change to comeback.”

Arbihime (smiling): “We both know they wont.”

Arbihime goes through the portal.

Kon: “so…we’re staying here?”

Or: “No.

Arbihime had this idea…

To ask for the Gods here for help.”

[somewhere else in a temple, ArchGod Dimension]

Gowan stares at a big statue of a male being.

Gowan: “Hyperium…what should we do?

Why don’t you intervein?!

Why aren’t you here to help?!”

Gowan punches the statue.

Gowan (crying): “can’t you see that your own creation is getting destroyed?!”

“It is pointless.

It had never answer any of us.” – says an old voice at the temple’s entry

Gowan looks behind, it is Kado, the ArchGod of Knowledge.

Kado: “Hyperium left us many centuries ago.

It ain’t coming, it ain’t helping.

Garaam on the other hand…he is whiling to change things.”

Gowan (aggressively): “Garaam is a fool!”

Kado: “Well of course!

Only a fool could do the change.

I get why you dislike it, but it is for the good of everything.”

Gowan: “How can you even say that.

You, the ArchGod of Knowledge from all of them!”

Kado: “I’m not here to judge.

I’m here to share my Knowledge to you all.”

Gowan shoots a green beam from his hands, hitting Kado and throwing away from the temple’s entry.

Gowan: “Leave this place already!”

Kado just flies on the top of the temple.

Kado: “Humpf. Don’t get it do you?

This thing you call Creation is nothing more than an ArchGod.”

Kado rises his hands, levitating the whole temple along with Gowan.

Gowan leaves the temple fast.

Kado uses his Godlike powers to shrink the temple, destroying it.

Gowan is infuriated.

Gowan: “You…”

Kado: <Vincula Dolores> (= chains of pain)

Kado throws chains from his hands, grabbing Gowan, wrapping him.

Gowan easily breaks them and gets set free.

Kado: “Hmm…so this kind of spells don’t work on you uh?”

Kado summons a spear and throws at Gowan.

The spear pierces Gowan before he could even realize.

Gowan grabs the spear who is traversing his chest but when he tried to pull it out, 6 other spears appear on his body, hurting him, neutralizing him.

Kado: “Let’s see how you deal with this now.”

Kado faces his right hand to Gowan.

He shoots a green flash from is hand.

The area around Gowan got a green aura.

Time itself was stopped inside of it, but Gowan still could feel all the pain of those spears traversing his body.

Kado quickly moves his hands up and then down.

There was a rift in the sky, that rift hit Gowan with great speed, knowing him to the ground. There was a lot of dust around the area.

Once the dust went off, there was a green cage around Gowan.

Kado: “What’s wrong? Did it do it? Ahah”

Gowan eyes start shinning Gold.

He starts breaking that green aura.

The green aura gets absorbed by him.

He quickly grabs the spears one by one and destroys them.

He then dashes forward to Kado, however, he seems to not be able to break the green cage surrounding him.

He punches the cage multiple times but doesn’t even make a scratch.

Kado: “Well that will do it.”

Gowan (shouting): “Kado!!!”

Kado smirks.

Kado: “I’m not a fighter, contrarily of you.

This is my way to fight you, I’m sorry but that’s how I work.”

Kado turns his back to Gowan.

Kado: “This war is almost at an end…”

Kado opens a portal and goes through it.

[pocket dimension]

Kado: “It’s done.”

Urango: “What? Already?” *laughs*

Kado: “Who you think I am?!”

Garaam: “Well done.

Then we’re only missing Toffee now.”

A portal opens.

Canabes shows up.

Canabes: “Master Kado, we’ve found the whereabouts of those who had escaped.

And the Gods too.”

Kado: “Excellent.

Where are they?”

Canabes: “In the Human Dimension.”

Kado: “oh?”

Urango: “Hmm…Even I couldn’t see that coming…”

Garaam: “Let them.

I’ll take care of it too once I’m done here.”

Canabes: “Yes Master Garaam.”

Urango: “So you plan on remaking literally everything?

Interesting…”

Garaam smirks.

Kado: “Now we only have to wait for Vulpina.

And we can finally end this.”

Garaam: “There will be a lot of work to do after this.”

Garaam opens a portal.

Garaam: “I’ll be on my new lair, tell me once you’re done.”

Garaam walks through the portal.

[Juno]

Juno had finally stopped running.

He had arrived at a familiar place.

Juno: “Korra’s lair…”

Juno is right in front of the gate of Korra’s lair.

(thinking): “She told me no to come back…”

Juno opens the gate and walks in.

It seams like Garaam hasn’t been here, there is no evidence of it at least.

Everything is pretty much the same, except that the interior was replaced with that weird world with the weird figurines.

Juno (thinking): “I wonder if Korra is still here…”

Juno walks upon the floating figurines.

Juno sees a door on the other side of the room.

He decides to go check, he jumps every single figurine on his way in order to pass through it.

He finally reached the door.

It’s locked.

And it doesn’t look like it has any way to open it from this side.

He looks behind.

The whole room is empty now.

There are no more figurines, no other doors.

It seems like there is only Juno and the Door left.

Juno hears a voice: “Juno come back!

Are you alright?!”

Juno: “Who…who’s talking?”

Everything fades to black.

He open his eyes.

Alpha: “Ouf. You’re alright.”

Juno is back at the beginning of the race.

Alpha: “The serpent won, clearly.

But that was a hell of a race!

You were so fast, almost as fast as an ArchGod!”

Juno stands up, confused.

Juno: “How did I get back here?”

Alpha: “The Serpent caught you and carried you here.

You were speeding too much that you faded away.”

Juno: “I see…”

Alpha: “Well...we’re missing the rings, right?”

Juno: “Yep.”

Juno puts the rings around his arms.

Alpha: “now..do you feel anything?”

Juno: “No thing.”

Alpha sighs.

Alpha: “Might be just like the belt.

Try think about it, harder.”

Juno tries, but nothing happens.

Alpha: “Well I guess that’s all there is…”

Juno: “The cloak is missing too.”

Alpha: “Oh yeah!”

Juno puts on the cloak.

Alpha: “Concentrate Juno.”

Juno starts floating.

Juno: “Woh…”

Alpha: “Floating? Excellent!

One less secret there!

Now if only we knew what the belt and the rings can do…”

Juno floats, just like he was flying.

He gets over the mountain next to them.

A portal opens behind Alpha.

Alpha (surprised): “Uh?”

Micaela: “Well if it ain’t you.

Are the others here too?”

Alpha: “Micaela?!”

Juno notices her.

Micaela looks around.

Micaela: “Nop. Nowhere to be seen.

I wonder what you’re doing here alone…

Anyway.

Garaam didn’t give me clear orders about what to do with you…

So let’s have some fun shall we?” *smirks*

Alpha: “It’s not to late to turn to our side Micaela…”

Micaela summons her flute.

Micaela breaths in heavily but before she can start playing it..

A finger touches her shoulders.

Micaela (surprised): “Uh?”

Juno: “Are you the same God from the ArchGodess of Motion?”

Micaela: “Yep.

Who are you?”

Juno punches Micaela in the face, throwing her against the mountain.

Micaela loses her flute.

“This is for Osaria’s Gods.” – says Juno with a serious face



End of Chapter 7.

 

Chapter 8: A Reason To Fight

synopsis:

Spoiler

Juno decides to help the ArchGods with their fight.

 

Chapter 8: A Reason To Fight

Spoiler

The mountain starts cracking.

Micaela is a little hurt.

Micaela: “What was that?”

Alpha: “Hey Juno…there was no need for such thing…”

Juno stares at Micaela.

Micaela: “You aren’t a God…you’re the Human?!

No…that can’t be.

A Human has not such strength.”

Micaela smiles.

Micaela: “Anyway…

Human or not…”

The mountain debris start glowing pink and start floating.

Micaela: “I have direct orders to stop you here.”

Alpha: “Micaela … you don’t have to follow Garaam!

Let us show you-…”

A bunch of debris hit Alpha and knock him away.

Micaela: “You and me now, Human.”

Juno: “Why did you destroy your own home?”

Micaela: “Does it matter?!”

Juno: “Yes.”

Micaela laughs.

Micaela: “I was tired of it.

Simple as that.

Tired of that ArchGod too.”

The ground starts cracking and glowing pink.

The debris start floating around Juno.

Micaela: “I decided to follow Garaam because he isn’t a coward who is afraid of change.”

The debris start attacking Juno.

Juno tries to cover himself, defending himself with his arms but it’s pointless, there are too many debris.

Micaela: “I don’t hope a Human would understand it.

But this world sucks.”

Juno decides to change his tactic.

Instead of defending himself, he decides to try to dodge the debris.

Using his blessed boots, he is actually able to avoid every single successes debris attack with ease.

Micaela (surprised): “What?!

You’re fast too?!”

Juno: “You’re right.

I still don’t get it.”

Juno quickly dashes in front of Micaela leaving the floating debris behind.

Juno prepares to punch Micaela.

Juno: “But dishing your own home just for some annoyance…”

But before Juno punches her, his arm starts glowing pink.

Juno: “Uh?!”

Juno immediately is sending flying away.

Micaela: “Hmpf.”

Juno explodes in the air.

Micaela: “Like you know anything about us.”

Ghostly hands appear behind Micaela, grabbing her shoulders.

Micaela is taken by surprised.

“Oh my dear…your heart is filled with Guilt.” – says a sinister voice

Micaela (shocked): “Im-impossible!”

Micaela explodes the ghostly hands making them perish.

Micaela gets a bit away from it.

“You can’t escape me child.

None can escape Guilt.” – says the sinister voice

The ground above Micaela cracks a bit, ghostly hands come from it and start covering Micaela.

Micaela: “Damn it…!”

Micaela makes a huge explosion, destroying a large amount of the area as she lies flying on the air above a crater caused by that same explosion.

Another ghostly hand comes from the smoke generated by the explosion.

It grabs Micaela by her foot and tosses her back to the ground, but before Micaela hits the ground, she opens her arms and gets involved by a golden aura, destroying the ghostly hand.

Micaela is in anger, floating on the air.

Micaela: “Tch. Good think Garaam is going to take care of all of you!”

A ghostly being starts appearing coming from the ground.

That ghost turns out to be Fula, the ArchGodess of Guilt.

Fula: “What’s wrong?” *smiles*

Micaela aggressively snaps her finger, exploding Fula’s ghostly form.

Micaela rapidly snaps her fingers as Fula attempts to retake her ghostly again.

“She is the ArchGodess of Guilt.

She must know that feel more than anyone.” – says Juno from Micaela’s back

Micaela turns around in anger.

Micaela: “You…!”

Micaela quickly engages on a fight against Juno, using her Motion powers as a God she tries to hit Juno with her strong fists, however, Juno is able to go even with her speed, dodging every attack of her.

Juno eventually tries to counter attack her, but the same thing happens, it seams like they are both even in terms of speed.

Micaela: “Why can’t I hit you?!”

“You lack motivation.

You know this Human is right.” – says Fula laughing

Micaela (thinking): “Hell I am!”

Micaela increases her speed even further.

She finally hits a blow on Juno, who gets knocked a bit away.

Micaela smiles.

Micaela quickly engages on Juno again, this time however, Juno isn’t able to keep up with her speed anymore.

He takes some heavy blows form Micaela.

Micaela (in between blows): “This is for calling me a waist!

*punch*

This is for calling me Guilty!

*punch*

This is for affronting me!”

*punch*

With each punch she throws, she is becoming faster and faster.

Micaela: “And this…

Is for messing with our affairs, Human!”

But right before Micaela can deal the final blow on Juno, she feels a soft touch on her left arm.

She immediately gets knocked down and falls on the ground.

“Alright.

Playground is over.” – says Toffee behind Micaela

Juno: “What did you do?”

Toffee: “You were dragging too much.

You definitely have no clue what you are doing.”

Toffee looks at Alpha who’s standing still on the ground, incapacitated.

Toffee: “Pff. What a pity…”

Fula immerges again.

Toffee: “So? You’re taking her?”

Fula: “Hmm no.

I don’t feel anything from her anymore.

Weird…”

Toffee noodles.

Toffee: “Whatever.”

Toffee walks next to Alpha.

Toffee touches him on his limbs.

Alpha immediately stands up again.

Alpha (confused): “Uh wha what?!

Euh?

What’s happening?”

Toffee: “Useless.”

Alpha: “Toffee…why are you here still?

And Fula?!

Oh Micaela was defeated…”

Toffee: “Not thanks to you.

You’re lucky I stood there watching over you.”

Juno: “So you were that presence…”

Toffee (surprised): “Euh?”

Alpha: “Juno you could feel Toffee’s energy?!”

Juno: “I guess…”

Toffee: “Non-sense.

No ArchGod has ever sensed my energy, let alone a Human!”

Juno: “I don’t know…

I just feel you right in front of me now.”

Toffee: “…

I just don’t get you.”

Juno: “Uh?”

Toffee: “You’re fighting sucks.

Even with those blessings you still as useless as ever!”

Juno looks down.

Alpha: “Toffee…”

Toffee: “And there I thought that you would finally stop being useless and do something.

But no. I had to intervein.

Pathetic.”

Alpha: “You do not have to be so rude Toffee!

He is trying to help after -…”

Juno: “It’s alright.”

Alpha: “Juno…”

Juno smiles.

Juno: “I don’t plan on fighting anyway.

Thank you for the blessings though.”

Toffee: “Hm?”

Juno stares at Micaela.

Juno: “You can do your fighting…

I’ll go directly to the main source of the problem.”

Toffee is confused.

Alpha: “What?”

Fula: “Garaam?”

Juno: “Yes.”

Everyone is shocked.

Juno: “I’ll talk to him.

I’ll make him free you all.”

Toffee starts laughing.

Toffee: “Excuse me!

Are you for real now?

How idiot!”

Alpha: “I’m…I’m afraid I have to agree with Toffee.

That’s a suicide plan Juno.”

Juno : “Why? He is after you after all…

Not me.”

Alpha: “Hmm..perhaps…”

Toffee: “Holy…you really are considering this Alpha?

You really were always up to the shittiest and retarded ideas.

Don’t you get it?

We lost.

The time to talk is over!”

Alpha sighs.

Alpha: “You’re right…

I just keep thinking that a ray of hope would come…”

Fula puts her arm on Alpha’s shoulder.

Fula: “We’re all sorry, Alpha.”

Juno: “Then train me.”

None replies.

Juno: “If the time to talk is over then just train me.

I’ll do it your way, Toffee.”

Toffee: “Now what?

You can’t even stand against a God, what do you think you can even do against an ArchGod Human?”

Juno: “I don’t have to beat him.

I just have to make him stop with his plan.”

Alpha: “That’s a fool argument!”

Toffee smiles.

Toffee: “I’m in.”

Alpha: “What?!”

Fula: “Well I’ve never thought I would ever see Toffee training someone…”

Alpha: “You…you can’t be serious…”

Toffee: “Why not?

If he wants it so bad, then I shall grant him his wish.”

Toffee places her right hand on the ground, the ground starts shaking.

Toffee: “I’ll teach you how to fight like an ArchGod.”

A big hole opens up behind Toffee.

Toffee: “This is the portal to my lair.

Let’s go, Human.”

As Toffee and Juno walk upon the portal...

Alpha: "I hope you don't come to regret this decision...Juno."



End of Chapter 8.

 

This sunday it's a double chapter!




Chapter 9: A Ray Of Hope


Synopsis:

Spoiler

Arbihime shows up in the pocket dimension.

Juno finally meets Garaam.

Chapter 10: A Great Ideal


synopsis:

Spoiler

Garaam's plan comes to a conclusion.

 

#Chapter 10 "A Great Ideal" got changed to "The Encounter"


Chapter 9: A Ray of Hope

Spoiler

[Pocket Dimension]

Kado: “Seems like everything is ready.”

Urango: “Hmm…are you sure about it?

Vulpina seems to have fallen.”

Kado: “Naturally. She was never meant to win.”

Urango: “Oh is that so?

Poor God…”

Kado laughs.

Kado: “Well let’s finish this…

I’m tired of waiting.”

As Kado and Urango walk between the jails, where the other ArchGods are captured, they hear a strong sound coming from inside the meeting room.

A guard comes out at full speed, he was tossed by someone.

Kado: “Uh?”

Arbihime shows up at the door.

Arbihime: “So this is what you’ve been planning all along…”

Urango: “Oh just in time.”

Kado: “Are you perhaps surrendering to us?

How kind of you…”

Arbihime smiles.

Arbihime: “I’m sorry.

I’ve got enough of fooling around.”

Urango: “speculum obice” (=Mirror barrier)

An invisible barrier gets between them and Arbihime.

Kado: “What’s this?”

Urango smiles.

Arbihime rises his hands up.

Arbihime: “Sorry for the wait…

tempestas aquae” (= Water Hurricane)

The whole Pocket Dimension gets filled with water.

There isn’t a bit of space that isn’t covered by Arbihime’s technique.

Kado: “I see…

You think that’s enough to beat us?”

Urango: “Look again Kado.”

Kado: “Uh?”

The jails start collapsing, they are breaking thanks to the water’s pressure.

Everyone is set free.

Kado: “You little….!”

Arbihime: “I’m not over yet.”

Arbihime rises the water pressure even more, this time, damaging Urango’s barrier a bit.

Kado (shouting): “Urango fast, do something before they all escape again!”

Urango: “I’m afraid I’m as useful as you Kado…”

Arbihime smiles.

“Ohhhh look at this.

It’s all wet in here.

Mind if I clear everything, boss?” – says a voice under water

The Pocket Dimension starts collapsing into some rifts that appeared around them, but it wasn’t because of Arbihime, it was Jinzo, the voice under water.

As Jinzo walks up to Arbihime, the water starts getting sucked by those rifts.

The rifts close and banish as there is no more water left.

Jinzo: “Such a mess…”

However, the ArchGods are no longer in jail, so they start open portals and leave the pocket dimension.

Kado: “No…not again….”

Urango laughs.

Urango: “Déjà vu.”

Kado: “Hey Jinzo!

Be sure you kill that rat ASAP!”

Jinzo rises his right hand while turning his back to Kado.

Jinzo: “Aight I got it boss.”


[Toffee’s lair]

Juno: “It’s too white in here…”

In fact, it seems like Toffee’s lair is empty, the walls, the ground, the roof, everything is wait, it’s hard to keep focus in there.

Toffee: “Oh I don’t really care about it.

Each lair of us represents our inner self.

I suppose I can change it a bit for you.”

Her lair now seems like the desert they were in.

Toffee: “Better?”

Juno: “Ah that will do it…”

Toffee: “Well then, let’s begin!”

Juno: “What do I really have to do?”

Toffee: “Let’s see…

From what you showed up there

It seems like you have the overall typical qualities of us.

Strength, speed, endurance…

I still can’t feel any energy coming from you.

But it doesn’t matter.”

Juno: “So I’m a strong as you”

Toffee laughs.

Toffee: “I said that you have the typical qualities of us.

Dunno if you’ve realized it yet, but every single one of us, including our Gods, are blessed with those same attributes you showed.

However, your little demonstration right there was…pity, to say the least.

Would you have fought someone else more serious and you would have ended up losing, now doubts on that.

You showed plenty of openings.

You attacked mindlessly.

Your speed was well controlled but overall you were just too predictable.

Again, if your enemy was someone with the intention to kill you, you would’ve lost.”

Juno: “I see…”

Toffee: “No you don’t.

You haven’t listened to anything I’ve said.

What’s the matter with you?”

Juno: “Can we just begin this?”

Toffee: “Hmm…you’re right, why am I even give you this information.

All you want is to fight Garaam right?

No need for those kinds of formalities.”

Juno: “Will you summon something like Alpha?”

Toffee: “Hmpf.

Do not compare me to the others.

I rather do it myself.”

Toffee puts on a fighting stance.

Toffee: “We’ll begin with the one thing that molested me the most about you…

Your attacks.

Come on now, attack me with all you’ve got, I’ll just block it.”

And so it happens.

Juno throws some basic punches to Toffee, who blocks them effortlessly with just one hand.

Each time Juno goes for another punch, Toffee blocks it repeatedly saying, “your punches sucks, your posture sucks”, irritating Juno a bit more after each repetition.

After a few dozen punches Juno starts getting tired.

He asks “Isn’t this enough? We’ve been onto this for quite long time…”.

As Toffee replies: “You will keep it going until you finally get an ok punch.”

Juno’s punches even though he is getting tired, are starting to get stronger.

However, it’s not enough for Toffee.

Toffee: “Seems like we will be here the whole day!”

Juno finally stops after a few more dozen punches, he couldn’t handle it anymore, he was fully tired.

But before he could even say something, Toffee throws a punch at him, knocking him down.

Toffee: “Did I perhaps tell you to stop?”

Juno (on the ground): “No…”

Toffee: “Then get up and punch me!”

Juno: “I can’t…I’m exhausted…”

Toffee knocks the ground with her right feet, resulting on Juno to get back up.

Toffee goes for another punch at him, which he dodges.

Juno smiles, however, Toffee has a serious face.

Even though her punch has missed, Juno gets hit by his strength, Toffee’s punch had ripped the air and the impact hit Juno, knocking him down again.

Juno (surprised): “What?!”

Toffee: “Hmpf. You don’t even know how to land a punch, do you really thing you can dodge one? How naïve…”

Toffee knock the ground again, putting Juno right back up again.

Toffee: “So, shall we continue?”


Meanwhile in the pocket dimension Arbihime is fighting Jinzo.

The fight is obviously unfair, for Jinzo simply banishes every single water technique Arbihime uses.

Being a God of Water, those are the only techniques Arbihime is allowed to know, thus turning the fight in Jinzo’s favor.

Arbihime is clearly getting tired, while Jinzo seems to keep up pretty good.

Jinzo: “Oh are we going to stay here the whole day?

I don’t know about you, but I could.”

Arbihime struggles, he is about to reach his limit.

Jinzo: “Well…it was fun.”

As Arbihime splits acid water against Jinzo, his attack just passes through him doing no effect.

Arbihime is surprised by that, while Jinzo says “you weren’t expecting this were you? My body isn’t physical! Ahah!”

Being out of energy, Arbihime is completely opened to Jinzo’s attack.

But before Jinzo could attack Arbihime, someone appears behind Arbihime.

Arbihime (surprised): “Rack?!”

Kado (shouting): “Oh we forgot about him!”

Rack: “You did well.”

Rack puts his hand on Arbihime’s back and they both teleport away.

Jinzo (surprised): “Uh?”

Kado is angry.

Urango: “It seems like everyone escaped after all…”

Kado: “Yeah I don’t’ need you to state the obvious…”

Jinzo: “Hmm…should I perhaps follow them?”

Kado: “To the Human Dimension?

That’s out of question.

That’s a step that only Garaam shall take.”

Urango: “We should be going now.”

Kado: “Yes.”


[Human Dimension]

Arbihime: “thanks…I was already out of energy there…”

Rack: “You’re welcome.”

It seems like every single ArchGod who was trapped in the Pocket Dimension are now in the Human Dimension too.

Arbihime: “Are they helping us?”

Baramelo: “No.

I’m afraid the Gods here don’t want to interfere with our subject…

We are on our own.”

Arbihime: “Shit.

Don’t they understand that once he is done there he will come here too?”

Baramelo: “We can’t do nothing…”

Rack: “Is everyone here?”

Baramelo: “Yes…besides Gowan, Alpha, Fula and Toffee...”

Rack: “Shit.

There isn’t much time left to go look for them…”

Arbihime: “There is one last thing to try”

Rack: “Uh?”

Baramelo: “The Human? Even with the blessings he won’t…”

Arbihime: “I’m talking about the ArchGods.

The Human is just a distraction.”

Baramelo: “I see…”



Part 2


[Toffee’s lair]

Three hours have past since Juno began his training with Toffee.

“Aight that should do it.” – Says Toffee

“Uh?” – says Juno while stopping his punch

“What do you mean by uh?

I’m saying we switch the strategy now.” – says Toffee

Juno looks at his bloody hands, he had gone for too much effort, far more than his body could handle.

“Your punches still suck. But that the less.

Next lesson is…

Dodge.” – says Toffee

“Dodge?” – asks Juno

At that moment Toffee throws a big rock against Juno, who gets hit and knocked away a long distance.

Thanks to his blessings though, he doesn’t get hurt.

“I told you we were training to dodge now.

So dodge.” – Says Toffee as she starts throwing more big rocks at him at a high speed

At first, Juno gets hit by some of the rocks, but he quickly starts to adapt to their speed and overcomes it, dodging every single one Toffee throws at him.

Eventually, she starts increasing the speed of her throws, the result however, doesn’t really change. Juno dodges them.

“Ah seems like you’re better at dodging than attacking.

Typical…” – says Toffee

Juno smiles while dodging the rocks, he is happy about it.

“Very well, now it’s your turn.” – says Toffee as she stops throwing rocks

“Alright.” – says Juno while picking up one of the rocks on the ground

Juno throws a rock, but it doesn’t come any near to Toffee.

Toffee laughs, she is mocking Juno’s throwing.

“What about you take it a little bit more serious hum?” – says Toffee

Juno tries again.

The same result.

“You see…

Your problem is, even though you have our qualities right now…

You still acting like a Human.” – says Toffee

Juno looks at his hands.

“Until you break free of that shell of yours, you won’t be able to match any of us, no matter how much your train or how many blessings we shall give you.

The result will always be the same.”

Toffee throws another rock to Juno, who breaks it with a counter attack using one of his hands.

And so the exercise changed.

Toffee would just throw more rocks at Juno, and he would destroy them with his velocity and his strong punches.

Toffee was teaching Juno how to counter attack and act fast, something that he quickly got the handle of.

After training for more 10 hours straight, and multiple exercises, Toffee had come to the conclusion that Juno simply can’t use an offensive.

Toffee sighs after stopping the training once more.

“Why we’re stopping?” – asks Juno confused

“It’s pointless.”- replies Toffee

“You just can’t do it.

I give up.” – says Toffee while turning her back and opening a portal

“W—wait!” – says Juno on a hurry

But it was too late, Toffee had gone through the portal.

Juno follows through it.

They are back to the same place where Toffee had opened the portal to her lair.

Juno looked around but he so no one.

He was left alone there.

Suddenly, a portal opens behind him.

“What…?” – says Juno, confused.

“You don’t care, do you?

After all… this is the only reason why you wanted to train.”- says Toffee, but she was nowhere to be seen.

“You never wanted to give a damn about it, that was just an excuse to go there.

So go ahead, kill yourself.” – continues Toffee

Juno sighs, his face looks heavy.

He walks trough the portal, he knew clearly where it was leading him to.

“Perhaps death will teach you a better lesson.” – says Toffee to no one.

Juno finds himself in front of some huge stairs, leading up to a big mountain with a castle on the top.

There was no doubt there he was.

He starts walking upon the stairs, until he gets to a big door.

The door opens immediately, no one had opened it.

He walks through it and continues, walking straight the corridor in front of him.

His heard was guiding him, he knew the moment had finally come.

Again, he finds himself in front of a door.

He knocks at the door but gets no answer.

After a while he finally opens it, after a brief breath, he walks in.

He finds himself on a big room, with plenty of statues around it, some carpets on the floor leading to a throne, and a man sitting on it.

Juno walks up to the man on the throne who looks confused but intrigued at the same time.

There was no doubt, Juno had finally been faced to face with Garaam himself.

End of Chapter 9: A Ray of Hope



Chapter 10: The Encounter

Spoiler

[Garaam’s Lair]

“Who are you?” – says Garaam siting on his throne

“My name is Juno…

I’m here to ask you to stop it.” – replies Juno

“Stop…what?” – asks Garaam

“Everything.” – replies Juno

“…

Who are you again?” – asks Garaam

“My name is Juno…” – says Juno, but he gets interrupted mid-sentence by Garaam who says:

“I asked you, who you are?”

“…

I’m a Human.” – replies Juno

Garaam laughs.

“So you are that Human?!”- says Garaam

Garaam stands up on his throne.

“To be fair…

I was starting to get tired of Worigama anyway.”- says Garaam with a smile on his face.

“I don’t know who that is.

But…” – Juno couldn’t finish his sentence.

Garaam had summon a big pillar and threw it against Juno, knocking him off the opened door he had left, sending him flying out of Garaam’s castle.

Juno finds himself on the ground, not too far of the castle.

He tosses the pillar away and gets up.

He sighs and walks up to the castle again.

The gate was closed again but opened immediately as he walked next to it.

He walks again through the huge corridor and finds the throne’s door again.

He knocks once more.

This time the door opens.

Some minions (two to be more precise) opened it for him.

Their face looked confused.

Garaam was on his throne still, sitting on it.

Juno walks up to him again.

“You again?” – says Garaam quite surprised.

“I’m not asking for me…

This just isn’t right.” – says Juno

“And what do you know about the right?” – asks Garaam

Juno has no answer.

“Hey who the heck are you?” – says one of the minions

Juno looks around, the room was filled with minions now, Gods probably.

Juno takes a big breath and says: “You’re killing this world and his people.”

Everyone looks at Juno with a shocked face.

“Who does he think he is?” – murmur the Gods around the room.

“This world was already destroyed.

I’m just cleaning it.” – says Garaam with a smile on his face.

“I don’t understand how someone can be happy with torturing his kind and destroying his own land.” – replies Juno

“Well you’re the intruder, here aren’t you?

Humans are actually not that great either.

But…” – Says Garaam as he walks down the stairs and stays right in front of Juno.

He continues: “I am not a Human, I am a God.

Your kind shall never understand…a purpose bigger than life or death.”

Once his sentence finished, Garaam summons a portal on the room’s roof, whom Juno gets sucked in.

Juno got teleported to that very first lake he found when he first fell onto this dimension.

The green lake was now blue, just like any other lake on the Human Dimension.

It was obvious that this magnificent Dimension had changed and became something other, something that was on the pit of death.

No animals were around, neither Gods.

They were all captured and locked into jails around the Dimension, under Garaam’s control.

With the absence of their ArchGods, who had flee to the Human Dimension, fighting was a pointless delusion.

It seems like the only one who wasn’t with Garaam in that Dimension now, was just Juno alone.

Juno takes a deep breath, his face was as heavy as never.

He starts running, running as fast as he can.

He walked around this vast dimension at his maximum speed.

The in jailed Gods, the death Gods and animals, the corpses, he had seen them all lying on the ground, hopeless.

Every ArchGod’s lair destroyed.

Nothing left on this Dimension.

Would it even matter if Juno could stop Garaam somehow?

But Juno had no doubt.

For the first time since he came to this Dimension, Juno had a true purpose.

Reverting death.

Juno arrives to Garaam’s lair again, this time on foot.

This time Juno was determinated.

He run through the huge stairs, ran through the big gate, through the huge corridor, he enters the throne’s room at a high speed while breaking the door.

Once he arrives inside, the gets immediately smashed by a big hammer.

“This is what you get for destroying our door!” – says a voice

And so Juno had failed, again.

There was no talk, no fight, nothing.

The moment he entered, he had already failed.

He couldn’t even see anyone this time.

If it wasn’t for his blessings, Juno would’ve died already.

He doesn’t know what was going on, there was just black.

Just him and his thoughts.

Was he actually dead? Or in any type of limbo?

Time passed, he could feel it.

After much, much time.

The dark finally starts to fade.

Juno finds himself at the palace’ stairs again.

The home start.

Juno sits on the ground this time, he had lost the motivation to go and try again.

He closes his eyes, with his fists on the ground.

“Is this the end?

Was he just going to wait there for the inevitable?

Perhaps, he could even run away like the others did, get some more time.

But time for what? Everything was gone already.

Abandon those who stayed, like the ArchGods?”

Those are all the thoughts that were on Juno’s head.

No.

Juno had promised Arbihime to fix everything.

To bring Clarietta back.

To stop Garaam.

Juno opens his eyes and gets up.

He walks up the stairs, the gate already opened.

He walks past the corridor.

The throne’s door seems to have been rebuilt.

Inside the room there is Garaam sitting in his throne, and a bunch of Gods standing up around the room, waiting for orders.

“So the time has come my minions.

Everything is about to change.

Now we--” – says Garaam, who’s interrupted mid-sentence by his door breaking.

It was Juno who broke it with a kick.

“Now what…?” – says Garaam, clearly mad.

“Noooooo!! No no no no no!

Unbeleavable! I had just fixed that damn door!” – says one of his minions, really upset.

Juno walks through the room, everyone is staring at him with anger and shocked at the same time.

“Haven’t you had enough, Human?!” – says Garaam

“This is your only chance.

Reverse everything!” – says Juno with an angry, demanding tone.

“You…must be kidding me!

A Human?! Giving me orders?!” – says Garaam, getting angrier

“You have already won.

Why not release everyone and do your thing?” – says Juno

“What about you die for good this time instead?!” – says Garaam

A God summons a big pillar and tries to smash Juno, whom dodges it without any efforts, shocking that God.

“You really don’t get it do you?

Stop causing unnecessary harm to everything!

There is nothing left to rule!” – says Juno while walking next to the throne.

Another God interrupts Juno, a big man stands right in front of him, blocking the path.

Juno stares at him, his eyes are focused, his face serious.

“You got quite the nerves, Human.” – says the big God

“I’ll teach you how to talk in front of Master Garaam!” – says the big God while preparing to attack Juno

Juno quickly gets behind the God and kicks him on the head with his left feet, knocking him down.

He starts walking to the throne again.

The Gods are quite shocked with his capability of leading with hose two Gods.

Juno continues: “What’s the purpose of ruling everything, if there is nothing left to rule?”

Juno stops right in front of Garaam who is sitting on his throne.

Juno continues: “Throw it away.”

Everyone is shocked.

“I’m sure there are other solutions other than forcing everything to submit to you.

You’re a God after all.” – says Juno

Garaam stands up.

“You see…that’s there you fucked up.” – says Garaam while pointing his indicator finger to Juno.

A huge explosion succeeds.

The whole castle blew up, there was only the ground left.

Every Gods seems to have been hurt by the explosion, some more than others.

There was no sign of Juno this time.

“Now that the Human was cared of…let us continue with the plan.” – says Garaam

A debris on the ground start moving, Juno shows up coming from underneath it, he had made a hole before the exposition had fully occurred.

Thus, Juno had no injuries nor was damaged by it.

“Woof. That one was close!” – says Juno

But before he could get up, Garaam tries to hit him with his fists, but Juno dodges every single one of them.

Everyone is shocked again, how could a Human be on pair with an ArchGod? Be it even Garaam himself?!

Garaam just gets angrier with very punch he misses.

Garaam is getting downgraded in front of his minions, even worst, he was loosing against a Human!

Finally, he summons is staff and throws an energy attack at Juno.

Juno catches the energy attack from Garaam with his two hands and after some struggle, he redirects the attack to the sky.

Garaam has no time to acknowledge Juno’s unnatural actions, he is too enraged for that.

All he cares now is to get rid of this annoying Human who shouldn’t even be there to begin with.

After trying, time after time, to get rid of Juno, be it with using his physical attacks or energy attacks from his staff, everything seems pointless against Juno, who simply keeps dodging Garaam’s attacks.

Finally, Garaam chances his tactic.

He realizes that death was too good for the Human.

“You know what?

Be it!” – says Garaam, shouting, while moving his staff that starts glowing green.

“Begone

Human.” – says Garaam while the light coming out of his staff shines everywhere.

Juno disappears on spot.

Juno finds himself on an empty, white space.

There is absolutely nothing there, no sounds, no objects, just nothingness.

Back to Garaam.

“Now that this little accident has been taken care of…

Let us finish this once and for all.”

The ground starts cracking, as a huge part of it starts floating.

The remaining of the castle is used by Garaam as a moving platform.

The platform starts moving, flying over the Dimension.

Garaam uses his staff to summon back Clarietta.

Clarietta is on her human form, lying on the platform’s ground.

She slowly starts to get her senses back.

“Welcome back, Lamb.” – says Garaam

“The fundamental piece of my masterplan can finally act.” – continues Garaam

“Whe—where am I?

What’s going on?” – says Clarietta, confused

She looks around and sees Garaam.

“Garaam?!” – says Clarietta, shocked and surprised

She tries to run away, but she can’t because she is still missing her other half.

“Now now…

Do not worry, I shall return you to your full once I really need you.

Until then, just enjoy the view.” - Says Garaam

“Where are we going?” – asks Clarietta

“To the center of this Dimension.

So I can remake this whole Dimension all at once!

And once I’m finished here…

I shall go to the Human Dimension and do the same.” – says Garaam with a big smile on his face, contemplating his victory.

Back to Juno, time passes by and still nothing.

Suddenly, he hears an echoed voice speaking to him:

“So, the time for us to meet has finally come.”

“Who is there? Who are you?” – asks Juno, looking around in all directions

“I’ve been waiting for the day we would meet again.” – says the echoed voice

A big gate appears in front of Juno.

The gates slowly open.

There is nothing other than emptiness inside the gate.

A white figurine is there.

“Who are you?” – asks Juno, shocked

“I am you.” – answers the White figurine

“What?!” – Says Juno, confused

“Well…I shall be you.

Once you enter this gate.” – says the White figurine

“…

I won’t.” – replies Juno

“I’m afraid you have no other choice.

This place is known as the void.

You were sent here by Garaam, the ArchGod of Void.

So it is now my duty to carry you to your fate.” – says the White figurine

“My fate?” – asks Juno

“To banish, of course.” – Says the White figurine, as Juno starts getting sucked into the gate by some white hands coming from it.

Juno tried to run, but it seems like his blessings don’t’ work in the void.

He can’t flee from those hands, no matter how much he tries.

He finally gets in touch with the White figurine, between the opened gate.

“Now, do not worry for once I consume you, everything will stop mattering.

You will cease to exist and that’s it.

The end.” – says the White figurine while Juno starts getting absorbed by him, bit by bit.

End of Chapter 10.

 

Chapter 11: The Final Step


synopsis:

Spoiler

The ArchGod Dimension lives his final moments…

 

Chapter 11: The Final Step

Spoiler

And so, the moment Garaam has been waiting for has finally arrived.

Everything was set for it and without the ArchGods to interfere, Garaam can finally end his plan.

Garaam smiles has he is about to perform the so awaited change.

“Now…the moment has come, Clarietta.”

Gareem rotates his staff, it starts glowing gold, the whole dimension starts shacking, the ground collapsing, the sky starts getting tared a part.

“So you’ve finally done it.” – says a voice coming from Garaam’s back.

Garaam smiles.

“So you came after all…

Alpha.” – says Garaam, turning back to the voice.

“At last, you came to witness me success.” – continues Garaam

“A success... indeed.” – replies Alpha

“Do not worry, those who I think worthy shall be reborn into the Change.” – says Garaam

“You really are going through it…” – says Alpha with a heavy face.

“It is too late to revert things my dear friend.

The Change is the only option right now.” – says Garaam

Alpha sighs.

“Very well then…” – says Alpha, looking disappointing.

As Garaam is about to continue with the Change, a bunch of Hands come out of the platform’s ground.

Those Hands grab Garaam and carry him further into the sky, restraining each of his limbs.

“What?!” – says Garaam, confused with what had just happened.

But Garaam wasn’t whiling to give up everything now.

With just a suing of his staff, he banishes those Hands, setting him free.

“So Alpha isn’t the only one who stayed…

Fula.” – says Garaam while ascending from the sky.

Fula shows up in her ghost form, next to Clarietta.

“Too bad Guilt is a symptom of the weak wills.” – says Garaam smirking

“Too bad I don’t only rely on Guilt to fight.” – replies Fula while summoning one of his spears.

Garaam looks upon them.

“You’re only delaying it.

Nothing more.” – says Garaam has his staff starts shinning green.

“The color is green.” – murmurs Alpha to Fula

“Yeah.” – replies Fula

Fula strikes into the fight.

According to Garaam’s staff color, Green means that if he touches anything with his staff, that thing will cease to exist, no matter what it is.

Fortunately for Fula, she is considered the fastest ArchGod, second to Osaria, the ArchGodess of Motion.

The battle, however, doesn’t get anywhere, as Fula is too focused on not only attacking Garaam, but also on avoiding the one and only game-ending hit that Garaam has to land to win the battle.

As for Garaam, despite Fula’s great speed, it isn’t hard for him to avoid getting hit, as state above that Fula isn’t totally trying to hit him.

Eventually, Garaam ends up banishing Fula’ spear at a crucial moment, right when she was about to land a hit on him, leaving her wild-open to his staff.

Without the chance of stopping her attack, the Guilt God was about to get in touch with the Void God’ staff.

Alpha appears right in time and uses his Aspect Powers.

He transforms Fula into a microscopic size being, making Garaam miss the swing.

As for Alpha, he quickly grabs Fula and teleports back to the ground, reverting her size again.

Garaam smiles as the was one step close to win.

“Why don’t you come both now?

That way we shall end it faster.” – says Garaam, confident that he can take the two of them all at once.

But before he could do anything, he gets pierced on his chest by a spear from behind.

Garaam looks behind, there was Fula, the one who shoot the spear.

“What?!” – says Garaam, surprised.

It turns out that the one Fula who was fighting Garaam, was actually a clone.

Garaam immediately falls of to the ground, on his knees.

“That spear of mine makes you heavier than anything that creation can ever allow to exist.” – says Fula

“Again.

You’re just delaying the inevitable.” – says Garaam with an angry tone, as the spear starts banishing.

But before it completely banishes, Gowan appears right in front of Garaam, and breaks the spear.

Garaam backs off.

“So what you broke it?” – says Garaam

But something is wrong.

The heavy feel from the spear is still there, even though the spear was clearly broken by Gowan.

“Now!” – shouts Alpha

Fula hurries to rescue Clarietta on the top of the platform.

But right before she gets to Clarietta, a huge amount of energy gets across them two.

The floating platform was teared in half.

Garaam’ staff was shining blue, he had banished a part of it, separating Fula from Clarietta at the time.

The energy formed a barrier around Clarietta.

Anything that would touch it, would instantly banish.

“Damn it!” – says Alpha, as their plan had failed.

“So you broke the spear so I couldn’t banish it…

Leaving a part of it inside of me.” – says Garaam

“But what if I can’t fly?

I’ll take you three on the ground!” – says Garaam while his staff starts shining blue

Blue color meant that every swing he does would release Void energy, resulting in banishing anything it comes in contact with.

And so, their fight began.

Fula would try to hit Garaam with her great speed, while Alpha would save her from getting hit by Garaam’s energy, while Gowan would think of something to set Clarietta free.


[Back to Juno in the Void]

“There is nothing to be afraid of.

After all, nothing matters, right?” – says the White figurine while absorbing Juno

Juno had already stopped.

He knew it was pointless to keep on trying to set himself free, it just wouldn’t happen.

He couldn’t outclass a Godly being, be it the Void itself.

He had accepted his fate.

To cease to exist.

The thing he was the most afraid of.

Not death itself, no.

But what should come after it, nothingness.

No thoughts anymore, no senses, no dreams, no conscious, just nothing left.

Empty, is how Juno felt death was.

And at last, his very fear had finally come.

“Shit.” – says Juno to himself while getting absorbed, without the capability of changing his fate.

As the last bit of him get absorbed, Juno starts remembering his adventure.

Not his Human life in the Human Dimension, but instead, his after-life, in the ArchGod Dimension.

He remembered his fall.

His first encounter with Arbihime and Clarietta at the green lake.

His encounter with Gowan.

The beings he had met in this once glorious Dimension.

And then, he starts remembering that this magnificent Dimension had completely changed.

The prettiness had become ugly and dying.

Everyone he had met has lost hope and had gave up.

That despite everything, Juno, he would never accomplish his promise to the Gods.

To free them.

Juno cries as he is getting absorbed, even though he knew that was pointless, he was still a Human after all.

“You and I will be –“- says the White Figurine, but he stops mid-sentence.

Something was wrong.

Something that shouldn’t even be possible to begin with.

“Wh…what are you doing?!” – says the White Figurine, agitated

It turns out that instead of Juno being absorbed by the White Figurine, the White Figurine starts to get absorbed by Juno, who starts to show up again, slowly.

“Why…how can you do this?

It is my job to carry you over!” – shouts the White Figurine angry

“I’m sorry.

I still can’t go.” – murmurs Juno

“What?!” – shouts the White Figurine, in fear

“Everyone is counting on me…

I have no right to leave them behind.” – replies Juno, as the White Figurine is half gone.

“You….

You’re a Human! How can you defy me?!

You are me!

You-….!” – says the White Figurine, in panic.

A big flash of light comes out of the Gate.

The whole place becomes full of emptiness again.


[Back to the middle of the ArchGod Dimension]

Despite their efforts, Fula had already lost her right arm to Garaam’s staff.

There is a clear difference between those ArchGods, for Garaam had been preparing for this exact moment over the centuries, while the others hadn’t.

Fula was getting out of energy, and so was Alpha.

Garaam on the other hand, had plenty of it left.

His staff color had changed, from blue to red.

Red meant that Garaam wasn’t physical anymore.

He had made himself into a spiritual being, something that simply can’t be touched neither hurt.

Thus, rending Fula completely useless.

As for Gowan, he had tried many spells to break Garaam’s barrier, but none had worked, not a single bit of his energy had disappeared.

The moment had finally come, Fula and Alpha had run out of energy.

Garaam laughs as he gets to Gowan, completely ignoring the other two ArchGods, who, without energy left, are meaningless threats to Garaam.

“Pretty isn’t it?

I shall cover this whole Dimension with it.

And then, I shall remake it.” – says Garaam, enthusiastic

Gowan sighs.

“You know I can’t fight you…” – says Gowan

“That is why you still exist.” – replies Garaam

Gowan looks to the other ArchGods, then to Clarietta.

“I’m sorry.” – says Gowan

“Well now…there is no need to be sorry.

Hyperium is the one to blame.” – assures Garaam

Garaam passes through his energy barrier.

“Now…

Let’s make creation a better place, shall we?” – says Garaam, sounding victorious.

He swings his staff, reverting Clarietta to her original state, her full body is back.

“Now…” – says Garaam as he gives his hand to Clarietta.

“Let’s make the Change.” – continues Garaam

A huge amount of fire comes in every direction, destroying the whole ground around them.

“First, you will have to defeat me, Garaam!” – shouts Harkiles, the ArchGod of Ember, who appears right behind Garaam

Garaam’s energy barrier was destroyed by Harkiles’ burning energy.

Garaam turns back with a smiley face.

“I knew you wouldn’t turn your back to this Dimension.” – says Garaam

“You always were the kind of sensitive God.” – continues Garaam

“Godo-Modo” – shouts Harkiles

Harkiles whole body becomes infused with Flames.

Only his presence was already enough to turn anything to complete ashes.

Alpha had used his last remaining power to teleport him and Fula away.

As for Gowan, he had made a seventh barrier spell around him, who would protect him for a while.

The same goes for Clarietta, now that she had her full body back.

Garaam did nothing, despite the burning flames that burn everything around him, his pride and certitude on his victory makes him feel no pain from them.

“Vulcanus obliterationem” (= Volcano Obliteration) – says Harkiles

The whole Dimension starts erupting, Harkiles was whiling to destroy everything and everyone left, to defeat Garaam once and for all!

Garaam smiles with his eyes closed as the burning flames start turning his clothes to ashes.

Garaam opens his eyes and points his indicator finger to the sky.

“Orbis terrarum fugatrix” (= World Banisher) – says Garaam with a soft voice

From a moment to another the flames are gone.

Completely gone, one could say that there was never even a fire going around.

Harkiles is speechless, for even his flames had banish.

He was now powerless.

Not out of energy, just out of flames, his power.

Garaam’ staff color went back to normal, for it takes him part of his energy to maintain each color active.

He was back to his normal form.

Just like the others, Harkiles was not a pointless threat to Garaam.

“Please.

You can still stop this.” – says Gowan, begging

Garaam looks at Gowan, who continues:

“It’s not too late to revert things!

You have the power, you can still fix things!”

But all Garaam sees, is Juno instead of Gowan.

Garaam smiles.

He walks right in front of Gowan and kicks him out of the floating platform breaking his barrier.

As Gowan falls down to the burned ground, Garaam says:

“Seems like you’ve been passing far too much time with that Human…

A noticeable mistake to relate our ideals with such inferior beings.”

With every ArchGod left defeated, the moment has finally arrived.

Garaam grabs Clarietta and takes her to the edge of the floating platform.

“Garaam…” – says Gowan, on his knees on the ground, looking above.

Garaam looks down, contemplating the destroyed Dimension.

“The final moment has come, Gowan.

Despite your efforts to stop me

Everything is about to change.

This Dimension is hopeless, just like reality itself.

Everything thanks to our Reality Gods.” – says Garaam, rising his hands to the sky

Everyone closes their eyes, accepting their fate.

Except Gowan, who looks at his old friend, who’s about to change everything.

Garaam’ staff starts glowing white, his light spread across all directions in the whole Dimension.

“Begone.” – says Garaam, as a farewell to this old Dimension.

Suddenly, something punches him on is jaw, breaking it, shattering it into pieces, sending them floating on air, knocking Garaam a bit up along with the impact.

“Wh—wha-att..?!” – says Garaam, almost unrecognizably

Gowan is shocked, he can’t believe his eyes.

“It seems like Human beings aren’t that much inferior to the Gods afterall.” – says Juno, who had punch Garaam on the jaw, thus, stopping the Change.

“Ju--Juno?!” – shouts Gowan, surprised



End of Chapter 11.

 

(Season Finale) Chapter 12: I am so, so sorry.

Synopsis:

Spoiler

Reality itself goes through a big Change.

 

Chapter 12: I am so, so sorry.

Spoiler

And so, right in the moment of Garaam’s victory, Juno appears, interrupting him just at the right time.

Reality starts cracking around Garaam’s jaw smithereens on the air.

“Juno get out!” – Shouts Gowan

Juno immediately retreats, backing off a long distance from Garaam.

After a slight flash of light, Garaam reappears, fully healed.

Garaam touches his jaw with an angry face, staring at Juno.

“Just how persistent can you be…” – says Garaam

“I…shall help..you in just a b-…” says Gowan, who gets interrupted by Juno:

“There is no need to interfere.”

Gowan stops, looking at Juno’s eyes.

Those were the eyes of someone strong, someone who knew what he was doing.

“This is between him and me.” – says Juno as he slowly walks back to Garaam

And so, without a second thought, Garaam rushes to fight Juno, despite him being almost out of energy from fighting Garaam, Fula, Alpha and Harkiles.

The battle had finally begun.

Even though Juno was facing an ArchGod, who had no remorse on killing him, the fact that Garaam is fatigued was making the fight more evenly matched.

By both using just the normal ArchGod’s qualities, Juno had no problem on keeping up with Garaam’s moves. Be it strength, speed, endurance, Juno’s training with Toffee, even though it was stopped a long way from the end, the result of that training could be seen here.

As Juno not only could dodge Garaam’s physical attacks, but also, he could counter attack Garaam with his fists.

Although, the fight was clearly one sided.

For Juno had just trained for a little while with an ArchGod, Garaam on the other hand, had been preparing himself for this very moment.

Besides every effort from Juno to keep countering Garaam’s fists, he was clearly getting tired himself.

It wasn’t a surprised to him that Toffee was just not taking him seriously during their training, but this time, Juno was facing the real power of an ArchGod.

Eventually the moment had come.

Juno’s fists, even though he still kept on with Garaam’ speed they were powerless.

Garaam smiles has it happens, for he notices that Juno had reached his limit.

“It seems like the playground is over after all…

Human!” – says Garaam has he uses his great strength to throw Juno back

From that moment on the fight had completely changed.

Garaam was even more violent towards Juno.

Luckily for him, he could still dodge some of Garaam’s attacks, but not all of them, as Garaam lands a kick on Juno, throwing him against a mountain, breaking it immediately to pieces with the impact.

Juno gets slightly injured, a sign, that his endurance was also at his limit.

As he slowly gets up, Garaam walks towards him.

“You should never have returned here.” – says Garaam has he summons his staff

He stops right in front of Juno, smiling.

“I don’t care how you escaped my power.

But coming back was definitely your last mistake.” – says Garaam while pointing his staff to Juno.

A ball filled with void energy starts forming at the staff’s edge.

“This time…

I’ll not make a mistake myself.” – says Garaam as the energy ball grows

“Juno…!” – shouts Gowan

“Godo-Dama” – says Garaam

But just as Garaam is about to throw his attack to Juno he gets hit by a energy attack from behind.

Garaam turns back, for the one who had just hit him was Clarietta.

“Oh…I almost forgot about you.” – says Garaam with a calm voice

Now with her full body back, Clarietta’s powers had returned.

“Another mistake…” – says Garaam, as his face becomes heavy and filled with anger

He banishes and reappears right in front of Clarietta.

Clarietta is shocked, but before she can do anything, he throws the Godo-Dama at her.

But right when the ball is about to connect with her, Juno shows up on the way.

He tries to hold the Godo-Dama with his own hands.

“Ahaha this is amazing!

Two birds with one stone!” – says Garaam while laughing

Juno’s hands start to tare apart, the power is to much for him to handle.

“Let it go!” – says Clarietta

“…!” – Juno struggles

“Just leave me and escape!

You still have the power to flee this dimension!” – says Clarietta, begging Juno to leave her behind

“I…

I can’t.

I promised that I would free you all!” – says Juno, struggling still.

Clarietta didn’t know what to say.

“ahhhhhhhhhhh” – shouts Juno as the floating platform starts cracking

Clarietta puts her right hand on Juno’s back.

“Euh?” – Juno looks at Clarietta, confused.

“Thank you.” – says Clarietta with a calm voice.

Her hand starts shinning white.

“Juno…

I shall give you…

The power to free us.” – says Clarietta as Juno’s back starts shinning white.

“What?!” – says Garaam, confused by the flash of light coming from Juno.

From the flash, the Godo-Dama gets reflected to the sky, exploding, clearing it from his black tone, turning it back to his original green state.

The light goes off.

The floating platform is still there, almost fully destroyed.

“Now now…” – says Garaam, as he sees Juno and Clarietta survived his attack.

“What do you two think you’re doing...?!”

“Clarietta…

Go somewhere else safe.” - says Juno with a serious face.

Clarietta flies out of the floating platform, joining the fallen ArchGods on the ground.

“Hell I shall allow it!” – says Garaam as he prepares another Godo-Dama to throw at them.

Juno quickly appears right in front of him, grabbing his staff with his right hand.

But before Garaam could react to it, Juno punches him with his left fist on his face dealing no damage.

“You’re starting to get on my nerves Human.” – says Garaam, as he grabs Juno’s left hand and knocks him away.

“Enough of those bullshit!” – shouts Garaam.

He shoots the Godo-Dama to Juno, who for his surprise kicks it away.

Juno quickly dashes to Garaam and tries to kick him on the face, which he success, however, he still deals no damage to him.

Garaam falls a little back while grabbing his leg and throwing him away, for Juno responds by punching him back with his left fist, again, dealing no damage.

And so, the fight takes place again, but this time, Juno is actually trying to damage Garaam.

The situation had reverted, Juno was the one fighting offensively and violently now. Thus, leaving Garaam with no other choice to avoid his attacks and try to counter back, which he couldn’t thanks to Juno’ speed being higher than his right now.

It was clear that even Garaam was getting far too tired to use even the smallest of energy required to use an ArchGod’s normal qualities.

“What did you do up there?” – asks Gowan to Clarietta

“I gave him my powers.” – replies Clarietta

“Your…powers?!” – says Gowan, shocked.

Clarietta smiles while looking at Juno’s fight with Garaam.

“This Human came to save us.

So, I saved him.” – continues Clarietta

“…

Juno…” – Gowan, thinking to himself while watching Juno.

Juno lands another kick on Garaam, but this time, Garaam actually moves a bit back.

“Getting tired already?” – says Juno while smiling.

“Don’t think you can compete with me Human..an ArchGod!” – says Garaam as he unleashes an immense energy from his body, sending Juno back.

“Damn it! He still has far much energy left for Juno to handle it!” – says Gowan

“Not just that…Juno’s attacks don’t’ do nothing to him either!” – says Alpha

“How much more time do you need to recover your energy?” – asks Clarietta

“We’re still to far gone…that damn Garaam is really hard to be dealt with, even by us 4 at once.” – replies Fula, carrying Harkiles body on her shoulders.

“It’s…everything on Juno…” – says Gowan

“You heard that?

You’re alone.

You and me, one versus one!” – shouts Garaam to Juno.

“I know.” – replies Juno

“I wasn’t counting on them anyway.”

“Uh?” – says Garaam confused

Juno dashes forward against Garaam, who counters him, fist to fist.

But something had changed.

Their fists were equally strong.

No.

Juno’s were stronger.

For Garaam, and everyone’ surprise, Juno knocks Garaam away with a second punch, throwing him further to the sky.

Garaam tries to recover his posture, but before he can stop it, Juno quickly catches up with him and kicks him, throwing him even further.

The winning side has changed, Juno was winning.

For all Garaam could do was trying to get himself together again in order to react to Juno’s attacks, something that Juno could not let happen, so he kept the pressure going.

As Garaam takes every single blow from Juno, he starts to get injured by him, his endurance too was starting to cease.

“How…. how are you so strong?!” – shouts Garaam as he finally blocks on of Juno’s attacks.

“I didn’t’ became stronger.

You became weak.” – says Juno

Garaam was destroyed, for the first time on his existent he had felt that he couldn’t come with the upper hand anymore.

Plus, to make it worst, he was on the edge of being defeated by a Human.

Garaam uses his staff to teleport him away, back to the floating platform.

“So, you’re ready to stop this madness?” – asks Juno, ironically

Garaam is clearly enraged.

“Fine.” – says Garaam

“You won.

You want me to revert this shit dimension back to her normal state?

Than…” – continues Garaam

Again, Garaam frees a huge amount of energy from his body.

“no…not that!

You can’t do that!” – shouts Gowan, terrified.

“Observe…Human.

For this is what you call a Godly-strength.” – says Garaam as he becomes stronger and stronger to Juno’s eyes.

“I can feel his energy rising…” – Juno (thinking to himself)

Garaam stopped, smiling to Juno.

“This shall be enough.

Anymore further and I won’t have enough energy left to complete the Change.” – says Garaam

Garaam quickly moves towards Juno, leaving a shockwave behind, completely turning the floating platform to pieces.

The fight continued, for this time no one had the upper hand, Juno would land a few attacks on Garaam while dodging some, and vice-versa.

The floating platform pieces falling down was their battle stage, they were both too tired to keep flying around like they used to, instead, they were using the falling pieces as a way to fight.

Eventually, Garaam got the upper hand after juking Juno and throws him with a heavy punch against the ground.

As Garaam gets to the ground, Juno grabs him from behind.

Garaam tries to get himself free but Juno just won’t let him.

He summons his staff, who Juno immediately kicks it away and immediately knocks Garaam against the ground, resulting on him having his head inside the ground.

Juno runs quickly and grabs his staff.

Garaam sets his head free from the ground. He is surprised by seeing Juno with his Staff on his hands.

But after a brief moment, he smiles.

“You know you need energy to use one of our artifacts, right?

Human. How more pathetic can you get?” – says Garaam smirking

But Juno ignores his words, he points the Staff to Garaam.

“It is over.” – Says Juno with a serious face

He expected something to happen, which turned out it didn’t.

“Ahah! See? Pathetic!” – says Garaam, screaming of joy

“Tch..” – says Juno with a pathetic face

“Now now…” – says Garaam has he gets up.

“Let me show you how it works.” – Garaam summons his staff from Juno’s hands back to his.

“To think that a Human could ever even compete with my power…

How pity…” – he continues

That was the first moment that Garaam actually looked at Juno from back to up.

He notices Juno is wearing some quite interesting items.

“Oh..oh my.

Is that it?

Ohohohohoh!” – says Garaam with an enthusiastic voice

“It can’t be!” – he continues

He looks back to Alpha.

“Is this really what I think it is?!

You must be kidding me…” – he continues

“What’s so funny?” – asks Juno, confused

“So, this is how you could keep up with me...

Well then...” – says Garaam as he unleashes a big amount of void energy from his staff and throws it at Juno, who cannot react in time to it.


“I am sorry, Human.” – continues Garaam

Juno gets on his knees, Garaam’s attack did not hurt him, but instead, it striped him from his items

Every single one of them got destroyed, banished.

His blessings were all gone.

Juno was now…

“Powerless.” – says Garaam, smiling, contemplating his near victory.

“No! It can’t be!” – Alpha is shocked with what just happened

“Juno…no!” – the same with Gowan

Harkiles slowly opens his eyes.

“We…we must do something…he is just a Human now…” – Says Harkiles, slowly, still recovering.

Fula closes her eyes saying, “I’m afraid there is nothing left to be done…”.

“I must admit though, you almost succeeded.

But you see… like I said…

This is the difference between you and me.

Human.” – says Garaam, while pointing his Staff to Juno.

His Staff starts shinning white.

“Vacuum” (= Emptyness) – says Garaam as void energy comes from his Staff in the direction of Juno.

Everything was over.

There was nothing left, no hope left.

Juno was powerless, a Human, and Garaam was still an ArchGod.

However, when everything seemed lost, a huge amount of void energy, similar to Vacuum from Garaam, came from the sky, fully hitting Garaam.

Both Garaam’s attack and the sky energy stopped at that moment.

Garaam, being the ArchGod of Void, has natural resistance to Void techniques, however, he still clearly felt the energy of that one attack.

For everyone surprise, Juno was still there, intact, on his knees, staring at Garaam with a serious face.

Right in the middle of them, a huge rotating circle was there, floating, dividing Juno from Garaam.

The circle started moving towards Juno, reducing in size, until he finally arrived close to Juno.

Juno raised his left hand, he got his left arm through the floating circle, who adapted to his arm and started orbiting around it.

“What did…just happen?!” – asks Garaam, confused.

Everyone else is mouth open as Juno gets up, and another of those floating rotating circles comes from the sky, and like the other one, it adapts to his right arm.

“What is that?!” – asks Alpha confused

“I don’t’ know! I’ve never seen Juno doing that?!” – replies Gowan

“Seems like we got our Hero right there.” – says Clarietta, confident

“I…” – says Garaam, barely able to talk.

“I…

I…can’t…” – he continues

“It is over, Garaam.” – says Juno, interrupting Garaam.

“Over…” – repeats Garaam

“As…

As everything should be.” – continues Garaam

The ground around him starts cracking.

His energy was rising, again.

But something was different this time.

There was a strange feeling in the air.

“No…!

It can’t be!” – says Gowan as he gets on his knees, panicking.

“Don’t tell me…that he still has enough energy for that!” – says Alpha mouth opened.

“Impossible…” – says Clarietta, petrified.

“What’s this?” – asks Juno to them.

“You must get out of there!

Right now!” – shouts Gowan.

A huge flash of white light comes out of Garaam, flashing the whole Dimension.

Juno got out just in time, he is now next to the other ArchGods.

The light slowly fades away, and with a soft voice, Garaam says: “Godo-Modo”.

“What…?” – Juno is confused.

“This is…the strongest form of an ArchGod.

In this state…Garaam is now…

The void himself.” – says Gowan, trembling as Gowan’s true form appears from the light.

“Human.

Do not fear me.

Come closer and we shall finally end this, once and for all.”- says Garaam with a godly voice.

“Don’t g-…” – says Gowan but gets interrupted by Juno walking back to the battle field.

Juno stops at a long distance away from Garaam, as he notices that there is no ground around him anymore.

“I understand it all now.” – says Garaam

“You can open portals.

That is how you got here to begin with.” – he continues

“You reflected my own attack against myself.

Tell me your name again, Human?” – he continues

“Juno.” – replies Juno

“Consider yourself a lucky being, Juno, for you’re now in the presence of the power of a true God.” – says Garaam rising his hands to the sky.

“Let this be our final battle.” – he continues

“…

Yes.” – says Juno

Garaam starts slowly walking towards Juno.

His energy is incredible, his void aura is around him, anything that touches it ceases immediately.

As he moves, the ground ceases, there is no doubt that the moment Juno gets in touch with it he too shall cease.

Juno sends his portals to Garaam, but they get immediately banished by his aura.

“Your portals won’t help you now that you can’t touch me.” – says Garaam

“There is nothing you can do now, Juno.

The time to win is long over.” – he continues

Juno summons more of those portals around his arm and fires them to various locations.

“What’s the point of using it if you can’t do anything with it?” – asks Garaam

For his surprise, from one of the portals comes a Godo-Dama, the very one Garaam had used a moment ago.

But of course, it gets banished the moment it comes in contact with Garaam’s aura.

“I see.

So, you can not only use them as portal between a point to another, but you can also teleport techniques that you’ve seen.

Interesting.” – says Gowan as Juno walks through one of his portals to maintain distance from him.

“But.” – says Garaam

“You’re plan has a great failure.

For we, ArchGods, have limitless power in our Godo-Modo.

For this is our True Form.

So, you can stall all you want.

It won’t make any difference.” – says Garaam as he starts moving faster and faster, trying to get Juno in touch with his aura.

Luckily for Juno, Garaam can’t walk through any of his portals without banishing them, those allowing Juno to mindlessly opening up portals in order to escape him.

Juno flees as Garaam follows him around the ArchGod Dimension, banishing everything on his path.

His observation is correct, Garaam has unlimited power in that form.

But Juno smiles despite everything.

Eventually Garaam got bored of all this stall and just immerges right in front of Juno, who quickly flies to the sky and opens another portal that immediately teleports him back to where the other ArchGods were.

“Do you have any plan to defeat him?” – asks Juno

“I’m afraid there is no plan.

It was never supposed for Garaam to enter Godo-Modo…” – says Gowan

“Shit.” – says Juno, as Garaam reappears back to the battle field.

“Are you done?

I still have a whole reality to remake.” – says Garaam as he increases the range of his void aura.

“How do you feel?” – asks Juno

“What do you mean?” – asks Garaam

“I’ve been wondering how do you feel…

Knowing that a Human has surpassed you.” – says Juno, smiling.

“Juno..” – says Gowan

Juno slowly walks back to the battle field, as Garaam replies: “Hmpf. What’s a defeat on a battle when you’re about to win a war?”

“So, you think you won?” – replies Juno

“Thinking? Oh my dear…this is already over the moment I showed you my true form.” – replies Garaam as he dashes towards Juno.

Juno smiles and opens a portal between them.

Form that portal comes Harkiles flames.

The flames cover the whole area around Garaam’s aura.

“You think those flames can hold me?” – says Garaam as he steps on them, ceasing them.

“Those flames are meaningless to me.” – he continues

A bunch of portals appear, surrounding Garaam outside of his aura’s range.

Each of those portals shoot vacuum from it.

Despite the powerful attack, it is also meaningless to Garaam.

In fact, everything is meaningless to Garaam, nothing can injure him, he seems unstoppable.

Garaam sighs, as he banishes every single portal with a snap of his fingers.

Juno is there, standing still, right on the edge of Garaam’a aura.

“Are you perhaps, teasing me?” – asks Garaam with a soft voice

“Pherhaps.” – replies Juno

“I admire your efforts…

But you just have to accept the fact that you are nothing to a God.

Your interference with my plans changes nothing.

The end result, is still the same.” – says Garaam

Juno smiles and replies: “So how do you explain that I’m still here?

You sure talk a lot about being a God…I can tell you’re happy for your status.

But when it comes to what really matters, you’re nothing more than a tyrant.”

Juno slaps his hands, summoning a big portal.

“In the end, you’re just like a Human.” Says Juno as he places the portal around Garaam’s aura.

“Big words for a…

Whatever.” Says Garaam

“What do you think you’re doing?” – he continues

The portals start cracking as it approaches the aura.

Juno summons plenty of other portals and does the same, over and over again creating a pile of portals covering Garaams aura.

“Interesting.

Are you perhaps, trying to teleport me away?” – asks Garaam

“Not really.” – answers Juno

Suddenly, one of Garaam’s arms fades away.

“What?!” – says Garaam

Juno smiles, for he had teleported Garaam’s left arm away.

“I actually intend to do the opposite.” – says Juno as the portals start rotating even faster

“You little…

I shall show you the power of a God!” – shouts Garaam as the portals crack even more, until they completely break and cease.

Garaam concentrates his void aura inside of his body.

Garaam shouts:

“I need something to fill this
void,
So I will beg for your
figure
And I will take to try and fill this empty
insatiable
inquietude
But still I am still greeted with empty hands
and
dejection!” (Poem by: Kellin, Jun 27, “Unsatisfied Desire)


Begone Human!

A huge white square appears just in front of Juno.

Juno quickly starts running away, as many others huge white squares start appearing, trying to cache him inside of them.

Juno runs, faster than never, but the squares too are becoming faster, each square is faster than the last.

Juno notices, however, that Garaam seems to have the need to stay still in order to continue this spell.

That’s it, now it’s his chance.

Juno turns back while touching one of those squares with his foots.

Using it as a solid platform, he uses it for boosting his speed, and so, he quickly dashes towards Garaam’s direction, with the squares getting closer and closer.

But before he gets close to Garaam, he gets circled by the squares, with no other way to escape them, he flies up to the sky. The same result, as the squares are slowly reaching to him.

Finally, reaching the very own sky of that Dimension, with no other way to go, Juno uses the sky’s limit to boost him, he quickly moves between all the forming squares towards Garaam.

For the first time on his life, Garaam showed fear on his eyes.

He was unarmed.

He couldn’t move until the spell successfully hit Juno.

The moment had arrived.

Juno was about to reach Garaam, he was about to punch him with all his strength, to end this once and for all!

But…

Right before his fist connected with the defenseless Garaam, the squares caught up with Juno and so, he finally got trapped inside of one.

A huge flash of light occurs, the squares stopped appearing, they fused into one single big one covering a vast amount of the ArchGod Dimension, forming a big cross that touched both the ground and the sky.

Garaam stood immobile.

After a brief moment, he finally showed a reaction.

He started smiling, slowly.

“Ah..ahah..ahahahahah!

Ahahahahahahahah!

I won!

I fucking won!” – Garaam screams of joy

He had just one the war.

He had defeated the Human.

“May I, perhaps, know what’s so funny about it?” – says a familiar voice from far away.

Garaam stopped laughing. He was shocked.

He just couldn’t believe it.

“Sorry.

I think I missed the joke.”

There was no mistake.

Juno had survived his spell.

Garaam looked upon the big cross, right to the top.

Juno was there.

Juno was smiling to the petrified ArchGod.

“What’s wrong?

Is that all you’ve got?

Mister God?” – says Juno ironically, as the cross starts slowly cracking on the edge, from the top to the bottom.

Juno appears as the crack reached the bottom, right in front of Garaam, who moves back, terrorized.

Juno slowly walks towards him.

“Am I…

perhaps treating you?

Garaam?” – says Juno, smirking

“Don’t…

Don’t be ridiculous!” – shouts Garaam as the aura reappears around him.

Garaam quickly dashes towards Juno, who starts fleeing on the opposite direction.

“You talk too big now but all you know is to flee!” – shouts Garaam

“Yeah…Hehe

I’ve been told that before.” – says Juno with a smile

Juno starts opening portals again, but he doesn’t go inside of them.

He keeps fleeing past them instead.

Garaam is getting closer and closer.

Eventually, Juno reached the edge of this big Dimension.

There is nothing past there, just a black space.

Juno jumps into it, Garaam follows the jump.

For his surprise, Garaam goes through a big portal that Juno had opened when he fell into the black.

A familiar place, for Juno at least.

“What…

Wait.

Did you just…?” – says Garaam, confused.

“Welcome home.” – says Juno with a smile.

It was indeed Garaam’s home.

The void himself.

The very place where he had sent Juno to cease.

“Oh my…

You really are pathetic!

Ahah!

You do realize that this is literally my element?!” – says Garaam, euphoric

Juno just keeps smiling.

“Well it was fun.

But just like everything…” – says Garaam as he rotates his staff

“Begone, Human.” – he continues as he points his staff at Juno.

But nothing happens.

“Uh?” – says Garaam, confused.

“Yeah…no.

It seems like ArchGod’s alike powers do not work on here.

Too bad right?” – says Juno

“What do you mean?!

I’m powerless?

I-…” – Garaam stops talking for a moment, he lowers his arms, his staff falls to the ground, then he continues:

“You…you tricked me.

You actually tricked me into coming here.”

“Yep.” – says Juno as a big black gate appears behind Garaam.

“I…I’m sorry.

So sorry.

But you gave me no other option.” – Juno continues

“Well well, I wasn’t expecting our first encounter to be like this.

Oh well. It’s nice to finally meet you, Garaam.” – says a white figurine that shows between the gate’s doors, opening slowly.

“I…was defeated by a Human…” – says Garaam

Juno has a heavy face, his eyes are tired.

“I am so, so sorry, Garaam.” – murmurs Juno as he leaves through his portal, leaving Garaam to be devourer by his inner self, the Void himself.

Juno immerges from the portal, back to the battle field.

The portal closes.

“Where…where is Garaam?” – asks Gowan

Juno was looking to the ground.

“I…” – says Juno

“What’s wrong, Juno?” – says Alpha

“I’m sorry.” – says Juno looking back at the ArchGods.

They did not understand the meaning of his apologize.

“It is..” – Says Clarietta, but she stops talking as an incredibly strong, underwhelming amount of energy is released, spreading around the whole Dimension.


[Human Dimension]

“What…what the heck is this?!” – shouts Baramelo

“This is…Garaam’s energy! It’s spreading all over this Dimension!” – shouts Rack

“Imp…impossible! He is still in the ArchGod Dimension! How can it be spreading out here?!” – says Baramelo

“Hmm do you think it is over?” – asks Kado

Everyone is shocked when noticing his presence there.

“I would say so.

Yes, pretty much over.” – replies Urango to Kado

“What are you two doing here?!” – shouts Rack

“You came to see your victory, don’t you?!” – says Kon

“Ohohohoh” – laughs Urango

“Quiet kids.

Let us just go home now.” – says Kado

Everyone is confused by his words.

“What? Didn’t you hear me? Move your asses back to the ArchGod Dimension already! There is a lot of work to be done there!” – shouts Kado to everyone


[Back to the ArchGod Dimension]

*Jails cracking*

“What?...” – says someone

“The jails..we’re free!” – says someone

“What…what’s the meaning of this?! How is that even possible?!” – says a guard

“I…I don’t know! I don’t understand?!” – says another one

“Unless…oh…no.

No no no no no! It can’t be! Garaam can’t...!” says another guard, in terror

Around the whole ArchGod dimension, every single bit of Garaam’ spells, such as the jails containing some Gods trapped, had just banished.

Every single ArchGod’s kingdom, who got transformed into prisons to their Gods, has now come back to their normal state, setting every single of the trapped Gods free.

The whole ArchGod dimension was cheering with joy.

Gowan picked Juno up with his big arms, almost smashing his body against his.

“Juno! You damn Human you really did it! Ahah!” – says Gowan, as happy as never

“Good job Juno! I knew you would do ti!” – says Alpha

Juno is confused.

“Look around you Juno, every single God is thankful to you.

You saved us.” – says Clarietta

Juno could hear the Gods, they were all shouting happily, thanking whoever saved them from their prison.

“Those guys…

Are they really that happy for the death of one of theirs?...” – Juno thought to himself


[Later]

Sometime after Juno’s fight against Garaam, Juno was summoned to the Pilars of Creation, a pocket dimension that could only be opened inside the heart of the ArchGod Dimension, the center of the Dimension.

“Welcome, Juno.

My name is Urango.

I am the ArchGodess of Precognition.

I’m sure you already know some of us.” – says Urango, sitting behind a squared table, alongside the other ArchGods.

Juno was staying still on the center of the squared table, in the middle of the ArchGods.

He looks around, she was right, he knew some of those faces.

“We are all assembled here, to pray our thanks, to the being who saved us.” – she continues

“I…am sorry for the way we had interacted with you.

But it was necessary.” – she continues

Juno understood what she meant by that.

“So, you saw everything, right?” – says Juno

“You knew how things would be.” – he continues

“Oh oh oh.

Not quite.

My power, the power of Precognition, allows me to see into a being’s future, no matter if it is a God, an ArchGod, or a Human.

Yet, something strange occurred to me.

I…never could see you in any of my visions.

Not for a single moment.” – says Urango

“While I could see everyone else’s future, I simply couldn’t see a thing when it came to you getting involved.

So, all I could do was to place the right pieces at the right places, for you to unveil your fate.

And you did it. Congratulations, Juno.” – she continues

“So…how come you knew I would get here on the first place?” – asks Juno

“Well that was my doing!” – says Gulian

“For we’ve meet before, in the Human Dimension, remember, Juno?” – he continues

“…

The ArchGod of Hope?” – says Juno

“Yes, indeed!

My name is Gulian, I am the ArchGod of Hope.” – Gulian answers

“Gulian was the most important piece for this to happen.

He went to your dimension, a place outside of Garaam’s glance, in order to use his power.” – says Urango

“And there we are you’re the result of my power.

The power of Hope, the power to make impossible possible!

I went to your dimension looking for a sign of hope.

I would never have guessed that it would happen thanks to me forgetting to close one of my portals…” – says Gulian, a little embarrassed

Juno looks back to the other ArchGods.

“We made sure that the first beings you would ever encounter were my most loyal servants, Arbihime and Clarietta.” – says Gowan

“They would guide you towards your first encounter with an ArchGod, and he would guide you to your fate.” – says Urango

“And so, I got the first Item from Harkiles.” – says Juno

“Actually, you got it from me.” – says Gowan

“The Cloak I gave you the first day, it wasn’t so you could move without the struggle…that struggle was just you adapting to your environment.

The Cloack gave you the ability to be more aware and agile.”

“Yes. And then, that belt I forged, was never meant to be used by Gowan.” – says Harkiles

“That belt was the very reason why you could keep up with Garaam’s great energy.

It gave you unlimited energy.

Along with the ability to hide your energy from the others, even the ArchGods.

Thus, making Worigama, or whoever was going to be sent after you, to not be able to interfere with your path.” - says Urango

“So, it allowed me to move freely on this dimension…” – says Juno

“Yes. Then you meet the other puzzle’s pieces.” - Says Urango

“Korra giving me those rings that work like portals.

Zubiat giving me those strong gloves.

And Osaria giving me those fast shoes.” – says Juno

“Those rings are your inner power, I just materialized them. They are useless alone.” – says Korra

“The gloves I did not give them to you.

It was your will that summoned them when you closed your eyes. I had nothing to do with it.” – says Zubiat

Osaria just smiled.

“We gave you our blessings, yes.

But nothing would have never been possible if it wasn’t for your determination on helping us.” – says Urango

Juno turns to Clarietta.

“What you did…” – says Juno

“You cleansed me…”

“I just shared some of my power with you, nothing much.” – says Clarietta

“Clarietta is one of my Gods, God of The Aspect.

Healing and sharing it’s one of our things ahah!” – says Alpha

“Let’s not forget Toffee training, that awaken your inner power.” – says Urango

“Despite not coming to a conclusion…” – says Juno

“That, it’s up to you.” – says Urango with a smile

“You did everything for us.

And your name shall be remembered by us, in this entire Dimension.” – says Urango

“What happened to those who had jointed Garaam?” – says Juno

“Well, as you might not know, Kado and including myself, we had jointed Garaam too.

Our intentions were, of course, to manipulate everything in order for you to succeed.

However, many of the others, were actually into his plan.

Thus, we were forced to take action and lock them up on a special jail where their powers do not work.” – explains Urango

“I see…” – says Juno

“Well then…” – says Urango, but gets interrupted by Juno.

“Am I still allowed to be here?” - asks Juno

Everyone awaits an answer.

Urango smiles.

“I may not be able to see anything involving you, but that, my dear Juno, it’s a decision that only you shall take.

We sure will need as much help as possible to rebuild this Dimension.” – says Urango

“So…what do you say, Juno?” – asks Gowan


[Time skip]

The sky is green, plenty of lakes all around the dimension, volcanos too!

Actually, every single trait from each on-duty ArchGod seems to be a part of the ArchGod Dimension now, rather than being limited to each Kingdom.

There are now plenty of more Gods than ever, around the whole Dimension, and animals too!

It seems like the ArchGod Dimension had finally recovered from Garaam’s interference.

Juno is wearing a full ArchGod costume this time.

He is sitting on the edge of a floating temple, contemplating the view he had from all around the ArchGod Dimension.

“So, perhaps we should grant you the title of ArchGod of AllSeeing!

Eheheh!” – laughs Gowan, who joins Juno.

“Yeah right.

Like that guy exists! Ahah!” – laughs Juno

“Hey, you never know!

Hyperium has some weird surprised sometimes hum?” – says Gowan as he knocks on Juno’s shoulders.

“Yeah…

He really is surprising.” – says Juno

“Well…

I’m going to the Human Dimension.

It seems like your kind is starting another war.” – says Gowan as he gets up, scratching his back.

“Sure.” – says Juno

A portal opens, and they go through it.

End of Chapter 12/Finale.

End of Book I: Pillar of Creation

To be Continued: Book II: Dystopia

 

Book of Reality - NEWS

Season 1 Pillars of Creation will be rewritten, as for what you've read was just the scratch.

What's the difference you shall ask?

Well, this rewritten version will be the complete version, which means, it will be polished and well developed.

There were plenty of things I've left out of those scratches.

There will, of course, be many changes compared to those scratches, but I shall point them as the chapters unfold.

As for the release date, I won’t be releasing each chapter individually for this final version, but rather, I shall release the whole Season 1 all at once, this way you can read it without having to wait for the rest of the story.

Each season shall take the 12 chapters route.

Season 2 chapters will be released before the Season 1 final version comes out, as there is no planned date for it yet.

Season 2 first chapter shall be released early January 2019.



Book of Reality season 2: Dystopia - NEWS


The season 2, however, will be just like season 1, a scratch, and a final version once it's done.


The first half of Season 2 is set on the ArchGod Dimension, as we get a lot of background about the ArchGods and their world.

The second half of the Season is set on the Human Dimension, we get to see a more Humanized Juno.

We shall see every single ArchGod, along with their title and their power in action.


Both season 2 AND season 3 titles and synopsis are already written.

In order to avoid too many spoilers, I shall show you the Season 2 chap's titles, but not the synopsis, for those are meant to be revealed before each individual chapter releases.


Season 2 Chapters' titles:

Spoiler

Chapter 1: A Whole New World

Chapter 2: Controversy

Chapter 3: A Change of Mind

Chapter 4: A Dangerous World

Chapter 5: Friendly Manners

Chapter 6: The Beginning of The End

Chapter 7: Welcome

Chapter 8: Human

Chapter 9: The God of The Sea

Chapter 10: The Trap

Chapter 11: The Realm of Hades

Chapter 12: The Podoro-Team

Season II: Dystopia

Synopsis:

Spoiler

With everything back to normal, peace had returned to the world of the Gods.

A lot has happened in the past few centuries.

We follow the ArchGod world' story this time, as we unveil events that will change everything forever.

Chapter 1: A Whole New World

synopsis:

Spoiler

The ArchGod Dimension has been remade and it’s better than ever!

Juno interacts with the other Gods, remembering some events that have happened since his fight against Garaam.

For the first time ever, the ArchGods have changed.

 

Just a reminder that many years have passed since season 1.


Season 2: Dystopia



Chapter 1: A Whole New World

Spoiler

A sudden portal opens in the air on the middle of a big village.

People are impressed, they have never seen something like it.

Their feeling of amazed quickly turned into fear as 2 mans walked upon the portal, stood flying on the air.

An old looking man with long white hair, no neck, quite fat, and alongside him was a younger man, tall, quite more the ordinary type.

The old looking man looks around, seaming confused, as he was looking for something that should clearly be easy to see.

“Are you sure this is the right place?

I do not see any war going around.” – says the younger man

“It is impossible.

I have never been wrong before!

There must be something going on here! I can feel it!” – replies the old man

“Whelp.

Mistaking is Godly too after all.” – says the younger man mocking the older one

“Ah ah! Found them!” – quickly says the old man while looking at the sky

“Uh?” – says the younger man, looking up to the sky, excepting to see something other than the blue color

“It is not the Humans who are at war it seems…

It is your Gods.” – says the old man with a disappointed face

“My…?” – replies the younger one

The old man opens another portal, they both walking in.

The humans who were watching the whole scene were confused and had no idea what was happening.

The two man immerge on a land far from where they first appeared.

The sky was grey, thunders were descending from his clouds, furiously.

Hurricanes were all over the place, flames covering the land, ghostly beings flying in all directions, monsters fighting other monsters all over the place.

The old man sighs.

“Do they not have anything better to do?

I mean...they are gods after all.” – says the younger one

“I am afraid they do not.” – replies the old one

The younger one is confused but the old one continues: “You might be able to understand it one day, Juno.”

“Yeah, probably.” – replies Juno

“Besides…” – says the old man while slowly rising his hands to the horrifying battlefield in front of them.

“There is never an explanation for war.” – continues the old man

Huge hands involved by a lightning aura descend from the skies, illuminating everything, clearing the sky from those clouds and turning his greyish color into a nameless one.

Those who were fighting immediately got immobilized on spot, confused about what is happening.

“Godo-Modo” – says the old man while he starts shinning gold

“Serenity.” – continues the old man, as he completely changes his form

He quickly materializes and reappears on the sky, connecting himself into those huge hands that had appeared, his body turned big too, he slowly descends the upper half of his body from the skies.

“I do not know the reason of this war

Neither do I care.

This stops now.

Gods.” – says the old man, with a voice that spreads all over the battlefield.

Suddenly, the creatures start moving forwards and disappearing.

As a huge amount of lightning fog spreads all over the battlefield, those called Gods start slowly moving forwards and disappearing too.

While some are quickly pulled away by the fog, some try and resist to his immense power.

One God in particular, is even able to slowly take some steps in the direction of the old man.

His face was filled with anger, his long white hairs were literally sparkling, just like his whole body his clothes were thorn apart, he was whiling a sword on his bloody hands.

When he realized that he could not take any more steps forward, he quickly sticks his sword on the ground, using it to hold himself from the fog.

“This is our war!

You have no right to interfere!

Not while we are so close to an end!” – screams the God infuriated

“Silence!” – interrupts the old man with an authority voice

“I will not tolerate such thing!

Now begone, everyone!” – continues the old man, as the fog gets even more potent

Every God is finally dragged away, including the one who affronted the old man.

The old man returns to his normal form, the sky becomes blue again.

Juno stood there the whole time, watching.

“Let us go home, there is nothing left to do here.” – says the old man

“Sure, Gowan.” – says Juno while opening a portal

The portal led them to the ArchGod Dimension, Juno's home to be more precised.

While inside of Juno's home, Gowan sits on a carpet.

“Woof.

That one really exhausted me.” – says Gowan

“How come?

You just used your Godo-Modo for a few moments…” – replies Juno

“Not just that.

That one God was trying to resist me using his energy, so I had to release even more of mine to hold him back.” – explains Gowan

“I see…

Who were they anyway?” – asks Juno

“Well Gods of course.

As I said, your Gods.” – replies Gowan

“Yeah I know, but I mean what exactly are they for?” – asks Juno

Gowan sighs.

“Well…

We were teleported to Greece, so those were what your kind shall call the Greek Gods.” – explains Gowan

“Greek Gods?” – says Juno, confused

“Yes.

Just like us, for your dimension to maintain equilibrium and not falling apart in the plan of Reality, there must be order and balance, and that can only be possible thanks to at least one God.

That one rubbish God who stood against my direct order is called Zeus, the father of the Greek Gods.

He was the first one to appear on your dimension, among some others from other places.

Together they forged what we call the Human Dimension.

You are the result of their creation.” – says Gowan

“I see…

So, there are a lot more Gods than just you?

And in many places of the Human Dimension?” – says Juno

“That is what I just said, yes.

Zeus and the others created more of their kind, to maintain equilibrium in your Dimension.” – replies Gowan

“If that is the case…then why the heck were they at war?!” – asks Juno, confused

“War is a complicated thing.

There is no good or bad side.

They are always the result of some misunderstood situations, even small conflicts that do not matter.

The war of the Greek ones, is between Zeus and his father.” – Says Gowan

“But wasn’t Zeus the first?” – interrupts Juno

“Yes, the first God of his kind.

But his father isn’t one, he is named Titan.

He is basically what Hyperium is to us.” – explains Gowan

“I see…so he dislikes the way his father treats him and decides to go to war against him?

Is that even possible?” – asks Juno

“Most likely.

You do not need any good reason to go to war, a simple disagreement can do the thing.

Zeus and his kind have been fighting the Titans for many generations…

I have intervened on their affairs sometimes, but they simply won’t stop.

We even asked them for help against Garaam but they refused.

It is a shame to thing about them as Gods.” – says Gowan

“I think it is sad.” – says Juno

“That too.” – agrees Gowan

Gowan looks through the opened door.

“But look what we were able to do?

Thanks to you, this world is now at peace.

And it just keeps improving!” – says Gowan while laughing

“Yeah that is nice.

Took us some centuries but it is finally here.” – replies Juno laughing

“Well...I should be going now.

I still have to pay a visit to Drowze.” – Says Gowan while getting up

“The ArchGod of the Elements?

Why for?” – asks Juno

“Well, let’s just say that he owns me a drink! Ahah!” – says Gowan as he gets out to Juno’s home.

Juno waves as he gets out.

Juno goes to his bad and sleeps.

He doesn’t need it though, but he feels like it’s good to stay attached to some of his Humans trails.

Later, during the night, a loud sound wakes Juno up.

Juno gets out of his bed and hurries to the door.

Gowan is there, lying on the ground.

“Gowan?!

What the heck?!” – says Juno

“Oh…hey Juno.

What brings you here?” – says Gowan

“What do you mean? This is my home…” – answers Juno

“Oh yeah…

Guess I forgot.” – says Gowan as Juno helps him getting up

“The heck have you been doing anyway?

Your clothes are a mess!” – says Juno

“I must have fall on the way there, it happens.” – says Gowan laughing

“Yeah yeah

Don’t tell me you went to the Human Dimension to get some drinks again.” – says Juno

“Like I would!

Besides, that only happened three times in the last week.

I can hold myself!” – says Gowan, almost falling on the ground again

“Yeah I can see that…” – says Juno

“Euh?” – continues Juno as he found a big hole on Gowan’s back.

“How did you make this hole?” – asks Juno

Gowan walks for a bit then turns to Juno.

“It really doesn’t matter.

I was time I changed my clothes anyway.” – says Gowan smiling

“Whatever.” – says Juno

Gowan takes his clothes off.

“Now…would you kindly get rid of those for me, Juno?” – asks Gowan as he shows a sphere to Juno

“What’s this?” – asks Juno

“A gift.” – answers Gowan

“I do not want that.” – answers Juno

A sudden silence.

“It is late, you should go back home.” – says Juno, breaking the silence

Gowan smiles.

“You’re right.

Fool me.

Someone like you does not need any kind of artifact.” – says Gowan

Juno does not answer.

Gowan slowly starts walking to the door.

But before he steps out of Juno’s home, he turns face to face to Juno and rises his right hand to Juno, wild opened.

“Join me, Juno.” – say Gowan

“You’re drunk, Gowan.

Just go home.” – replies Juno, denning Gowan’s offer

“Trust me, you do not want to be on the other side.” – continues Gowan

“What side are you talking about?” – asks Juno

“Do not talk like you had no idea of it.

You were the first to do it.

Juno.” – says Gowan

Juno is confused.

“What…?” – says Juno

“You’re fight against Garaam…

It opened our eyes.

Since then, many of us have tried to understand it.

The meaning of it.

But it always seemed like there was nothing behind it, not a single clue.

But now…it all is clear.

We…I understand it all now.” – says Gowan

“You aren’t making any sense Gowan!” – says Juno

“You know…

We have always wondered what had happened with the power of Void…” – says Gowan as he closes the door behind him.

“It turns out…

You have been hiding it from us all along.” – continues Gowan with a sinister tone.

“I do not know what you’re talking about.

I have no powers, much less Garaam’s.” – says Juno

“Oh come one!

And I thought we were friends, Juno.

Such disappointment…” – says Gowan, waiting for a reaction from Juno

“No? Well then…

We all felt his energy spreading all over the Dimensions, we all saw the explosion of energy coming out of his body.” – continues Gowan

Gowan stops talking for a moment, then starts laughing.

“No wonder Hyperium made those ridiculous rules…

Who would ever think, that…

Killing an ArchGod would reward you with their very own power?” – says Gowan

“There is no mistaken, you took Garaam’s power upon his dead.

Didn’t you, Juno?” – says Gowan

“Again, I have no idea what the heck you’re talking about!

You’re just drunk!” – says Juno, but before he can continue talking…

Gowan strikes a thunderbolt in Juno’s direction, who dodges at last second.

Juno’s home was completely destroyed by Gowan’s attack.

“That technique…was it thunder?!” – says Juno to himself

“And then I thought we could be allies…

Such a waste.” – says Gowan as he immerges from the home’s debris with the sphere opened in half, floating on his right hand.

“What is the meaning of this, Gowan!” – shouts Juno, flying on the sky, above where once was his home

“Drowze’s dead.” – says Gowan with a smile on his face

Juno had no doubts about that happened.

“Do not make me fight you, please Gowan!” – shouts Juno

“My poor Human…I am afraid you give me no other choice!” – says Gowan as the sphere starts changing shape.


End of chapter 1.

 

Chapter 2: Controversy

Spoiler

Gowan’s sphere shoots some green vines against Juno, who dodges them, however, they slowly start trapping him.

“Why are you doing this?!” – shouts Juno as he gets restrained by the vines

“You really don’t get it do you?

I want the power you stole from Garaam.

That’s all.” – answers Gowan

“I already told you..

I have no idea what power you’re talking about!” – says Juno as he rips the vines from around his body

Gowan appears right behind Juno, his sphere changes shape again.

“So be it.” – says Gowan as a blast of fire gets shoot from the sphere.

Juno has no time to react other than crossings his arms and takes the fire.

“This could all be avoided have you decided to join side with me, Juno.” – says Gowan as the fire starts burning Juno’s arms

After a bit of a struggle, Juno quickly opens his arms, releasing his body from the flames.

However, he is clearly damaged by them.

His arms are grey, with smoke coming out of his skin.

It seems like he can’t move them very well anymore.

“Pathetic.

Look at you, suffering for no reason…” – says Gowan

“But

I shall take away that suffering of yours, along with your power.” – continues Gowan as he rises the sphere, who’s changing shape again, to the sky.

A sudden thunderbolt strikes the sphere, flashing the whole area.

A lot of thunders come out of the sphere.

“This will put an end to all the pain you must be feeling right now.” – says Gowan as he gets ready to strike those thunderbolts to Juno.

Juno starts slowly crying.

“Yes, I know, it is almost over my dear.” – says Gowan

“I…

I really don’t…” – says Juno as he looks at Gowan, showing is sad crying face.

“I really don’t want to fight you, Gowan!” – shouts Juno as Gowan releases the thunderbolts against him.

A huge strike of light destroys everything on his path.

Luckily, Juno had avoided it.

“Oof, you’re just delaying the inevitable, Juno.” – says Gowan

The sphere changes shape again.

Juno had hidden himself behind some mountains, not far away from their battlefield.

As Gowan rises his right hand, along with the sphere on his hand, a breeze starts to rise all over the area.

The ground starts shacking, getting destroyed by the huge amount of pressure the breeze is causing.

“Now…

Let us finish this.” – says Gowan

Right when he finished his sentence, the breeze gets so wild that everything around him gets immediately destroyed and the debris, along with Juno, get pushed right In front of Gowan.

An incredible force that nothing can resist.

Gowan grabs Juno’s neck with his left hand.

Juno feels like suffocating.

His eyes slowly start closing.

He stops resisting.

Just like he had accepted his fate.

“I am sorry it had to come to this.

I really am…” – says Gowan, being the last thing Juno was able to perceive before he had been knocked out.

“Gowan…

I wonder how could you become like this…

After all we’ve been through…I thought we…” – Juno’s thoughts while unconscious

“You thought wrong.

As always.

You’re still too naïve, idiot.

You’re not talking to someone like you, you’re in front of a God.

To think that you, a Human, would ever call a divinity a friend…

Well, it seems like the result suits you after all…

Death by Serenity, ain’t that poetic, Juno?” – says a random voice on his head

“He was never supposed to…” – continues Juno

“Who cares.

You’re about to die, for good.

And of course, you couldn’t care less about it.

You rather think about what went wrong then focusing on what’s happening right now.

I always hated that about you, you know?

The fact that you…are…a…stupid idiot Human.

Yeah that fits you.” – says the voice

“He is…” – says Juno

“A God, nothing more than that.

Just like any other being you’ve been interacting with for the past centuries since your death.

A God. That’s it.

Not a friend nor an enemy.

Now the real question is…” – continues the voice

“Will

You

Just

Die

Already?” – says the voice, who changed to be Gowan’s voice, as Juno slowly opens his eyes again.

Gowan is about to release another of those fire blast he did earlier.

But before the sphere can fully change his shape, a portal opens behind Gowan, sucking him inside of it with a high-pressure breeze, resulting on him realizing Juno.

Juno regains his breath.

“That will make him busy for a while…” – thinks Juno as he opens another portal and flees from the battlefield.

Laster that night, Juno appears on a small silo next to a small green lake.

Juno rushes to the door and knocks it.

No one opens it.

Juno decides to enter anyway, opening a portal from outside to get inside.

In fact, there was no one there.

Just some wood set on fire.

It was raining hard outside.

Suddenly a spark hit the silo.

Juno felt a presence on the other side of the door.

Someone was knocking at the door.

“Probably Gowan…” – thought Juno

Suddenly, the being walked through the door.

It was Clarietta.

“Oh? What brings you here Juno?” – says Clarietta, surprised.

And so Juno tells her what had happened.

“Are you sure you didn’t just have a bad dream?” – says Clarietta, not believing Juno’ story

But Juno shows his burned arms to her, shocking her.

“So…it is in fact true…” – whispers Clarietta

“What the heck does he really want with this so called power I supposedly have?” – asks Juno

“What he wants I do not know.

But the fact that he believes you have the power of Garaam, and the fact that he owns not only his own power but the power of the ArchGod of Elements now…” – says Clarietta as she stares at Juno with a shocking face

“Forget it.” – interrupts Juno

“It’s not like you were going to tell me anyway.” – continues Juno

“I am sorry…

I’m not allowed to break the rules…” – says Clarietta

“Who cares about them.

Apparently, I had already broke them.” – says Juno

“You are not forced to follow them.” – says Clarietta

“That’s not how Gowan said it.” – replies Juno

“Hyperium made those rules in order to control us, breaking them makes us a threat and perturbs creation’s balance.

Gowan seems like already did it by killing an ArchGod…” – says Clarietta

“Just like I did with Garaam.” – says Juno

“You’re different.

You’re…” – says Clarietta, who gets interrupted by Juno

“A Human, I know.

I don’t need everyone to repeat it every single time.” – says Juno

“I am sorry…” – says Clarietta lowering her head

Someone else arrives to the silo.

“Honey I’m home!

Uh? Juno?” – says Arbihime, surprised as he walks through the door

Juno’ surprised too.

“Woops, guess we forgot to tell you uh?” – says Clarietta, embarrassed

Juno smiles.

“Congrats.” – says Juno, has he leaves the silo

“Uh is everything alright?” – asks Arbihime, but Juno gives no answer

“You should stay here Juno…at least until…” – says Clarietta

“This would be the first place he would come to check on me.

I would recommend you stay alert too.” – says Juno as he opens a portal and walks through it.

“Oh? Juno? What a pleasure you came pay me a visit! But why all of a sudden?” – says Harkiles

“And…where is Gowan? You two are inseparable!” – he continues

“That’s the problem.” – says Juno

“Uh?” – Harkiles is surprised

“He…killed an ArchGod.” – says Juno

“He…did?

I never thought they would do it.” – says Harkiles

“So you knew that too?” – says Juno

“It was a rumor yes.

Since you defeated Garaam.” – says Harkiles

“So you too…” – says Juno

“No.

Don’t think everyone is like that, please.

I am fine with being the ArchGod of Ember.” – says Harkiles

“Why did you even consider this as an option?

To kill other Gods...?!” – asks Juno

“I do not know.

I am afraid we aren’t of a use anymore though, that was one of our main discussions when we talked about you and that subject.

But I could never imagine that Gowan, of all of us, would be the one to do it…” – says Harkiles

“First.

Of course.” – says Juno

“…

You know how we act.

You’ve been leaving among us for centuries now.” – says Harkiles

“You know that our affairs…

Aren’t necessarily the best.” – he continues as he moves towards his forge

“You came here for a reason, right?

Other than warning me of course.” – says Harkiles

“I’m looking for a way to stop him.” – says Juno

“To stop…

Don’t be naïve.

You know that’s not gonna happen.” – says Harkiles as he picks up a weapon from the forge.

“But if what you want is a weapon, I can give you one.” – he continues

“I don’t want to kill him.” – rejects Juno

“Weapons are just tools.

The owner is the one who chooses to kill.” – says Harkiles

“I can’t believe you’re considering it either…” – says Juno

“I’m sorry, but for Gowan to do such thing…

Something has to be really wrong.” – says Harkiles

“This is the blade of cataclysm.

It completely destroys anything it touches.” – says Harkiles as he points the blade to Juno

A moment of a silence.

“Yeah I don’t think it’s your style either.” – says Harkiles as he lowers the blade.

“I am afraid I cannot forge the weapon you’re looking for.” – says Harkiles

“Impossible.

It is your job.” – says Juno

“Well, yes.

But the weapon you want…

Only you can forge it.” – says Harkiles

“…” – says Juno

“From your inner world, you shall summon your weapon as you wish.

It will be forged with your power, with your energy, with your own soul.

Therefor, only you can create such a weapon.

I’m sorry.” – says Harkiles

“Do not.” – says Juno as he turns his back to Harkiles and walks away.

“One more thing.

Tell Gowan that I’m sorry too.” – says Harkiles as Juno walks through one of his portals.

Juno seems to arrive a big grass camp, but before he can get any step outside of his portal, a breeze drags him out of it.

“Finally found you.” – says Gowan

But before Juno reaches to Gowan, he opens a portal, setting himself free from the breeze.

“I hope you have made your head Juno.

It is still time to consider my side.” – says Gowan with a smile on his face while the sphere on his hand starts heavily rotating between different shapes.

“I am actually starting to get the hand of it.” – continues Gowan

“I do not want to fight you, Gowan.” – says Juno

“I see you still have that silly thought of yours.

Too bad.” – says Gowan as the sphere stops at one of the shapes.

Gowan shoots a rainbow-colored energy ray from the sphere.

Juno opens a portal between him and the ray.

“So you’re actually willing to fight after all.” – says Gowan smiling

“You don’t give me a choice, I guess.” – says Juno as another portal appears on the sky

The rainbow-colored energy ray comes from that portal, directed to Gowan, who makes the sphere change shape again and counters the attack with a pink ray this time.

The two attacks disappear, leaving a fog on contact.

“Isn’t it amazing Juno?

What I can do when I mix the elements?” – says Gowan as the sphere changes shape again.

“It wasn’t easy…

But I had no other choice.” – says Gowan as he some vines come from the ground, trying to get Juno trapped again.

But this time Juno avoids them and crushes them with his strength, however, thunderbolts start coming from the sky, trying to hit Juno.

“Fortunately, things get a lot easier once you break Hyperium’s rules.” – says Gowan as he puts on some gloves.

He throws all kind of elemental attacks against Juno.

From water to fire, from air to earth, Gowan’s keeps changing the sphere shapes and throwing attacks against Juno, who dodges and tries to counter every single of them using his portals.

“Are you perhaps trying to do the same thing you did against Garaam?

Well sorry for disappointing you, but I am not like Garaam.” – says Gowan as he sucks all 4 elements into the sphere, making it shine white.

“This is what happens to those who afront an ArchGod, Juno.” - says Gowan as the sphere rotates uncontrollably.

But right before something happens, Juno opens a portal between Gowan’s hand and the sphere, cutting his hand and teleporting the sphere to Juno’s hands.

Gowan was not expecting such move from Juno as he had never used his portals for such offensive moves.

Juno crushes the sphere, destroying it into little pieces.

“No…NO!” – shouts Gowan as his right arm is bleeding, knowing he had lost his only link to the power of the ArchGod of Elements.

“How dare you!

I…I…

I won’t tolerate this anymore, JUNO!” – shouts Gowan, in raged, as he releases a huge amount of energy from his body.

“Juno…

Have I ever told you, the definition of my power?” – says Gowan as he calms down

“The Power of Serenity, the power to be at peace, to make peace, the power that makes our hearts stop for a brief moment, a power that NOTHING and NONE shall ever break!” – says Gowan as his eyes start glowing gold.

“My name is Gowan, The ArchGod of Serenity!

Godo-Modo!” – shouts Gowan as a huge flash of light illuminates the whole area surrounding him.

From the sky, Gowan’s Godly form descends, imitating a radiant flash of light around him.

“I shall show you, the power of Serenity!” – says Gowan as he gets slowly closer to Juno

*somewhere else*

“What?! Isn’t this Gowan’s energy?

Why did he go Godo-Modo?!” – asks someone

An ArchGod transforming into his very own power, Godo-Modo, is something that any being is able to feel no matter how far he is from him.

The others are starting to question what is the purpose for such thing to be happening.

*back to Juno and Gowan*

“coercere” (=restrain) – says Gowan as he prepares himself to punch Juno with his huge fist.

Juno barely dodges it, for Gowan’ speed has gradually increased.

The ground gets smashed, but it seems like the floating debris stay still on the air.

“You can’t keep avoiding my power forever, Juno.” – says Gowan as he repeats his attack with both his fists multiple times

Each time Juno dodges his attacks using his portals.

But Gowan is getting faster and faster.

“Sonus enim malitiæ collectus” (= Sound of Calamity) – shouts Gowan as barriers start descending from the sky, trapping Juno on what seems like a big box.

Gowan punches the big box with Juno inside, turning it smaller punch after punch.

Juno tries to open a portal, but it doesn’t work.

“Shit” – thought Juno

Finally, the whole box got destroyed, along with Juno inside.

After a brief moment, Juno finds himself inside the pillars of creation, on a row, along with every single other ArchGod.

“What…?” – thinks Juno, confused

Sitting on the one big throne where Urango once sat, is Gowan.

Juno observes as one by one, the ArchGods go next to Gowan, kneeling to him.

“It is an honor to be a part of you.” – says one ArchGod as he connects his hand with Gowan’s.

“My power is no longer needed, I am useless now.” – continues the ArchGod

“Thank you.” – says Gowan, as the ArchGod in face of him banishes, smiling.

“I shall make good use of it.” – he continues

“Next.” – says Gowan

And so, it continued, God after God, they all bowed to Gowan.

Finally, it was Juno’s turn.

“Juno?!” – says Gowan, surprised.

“I see.

You came to witness it, didn’t you?” – continues Gowan

Gowan sighs.

“Look…It isn’t my wish either.

But look around you.

They’ve realized that they have no longer a utility anymore.

So, they choose me to carry on our ultimate goal…” – says Gowan

“Everyone here…they trust in you?!” – asks Juno

“I will not force you to do the same.

But as a matter effect, with how much reality has evolved the past centuries, most of us have been restless when it comes to our power and duty.

Truth be spoken, reality no longer relies on us to move forward.

Thus, we came to a realization that, entrusting our powers in one of us, shall accomplish our duty alongside keeping up with reality needs.” – says Gowan

“So it is basically Gaaram’s plan…

But without changing everything, you plan on keeping it and evolving?” – asks Juno

“You understood.” – says Gowan

“I do not wish for you to…” – continues Gowan

Juno interrupts his speech by putting his left hand on Gowan’s chest.

“Juno…are you sure about it…?!” – says Gowan as Juno’s eyes start shinning yellow.

“I am.” – says Juno as he lowers his head.

“Thank you…

My friend.” – says Gowan, accepting Juno’s contribution, just like the other ArchGods did.

Suddenly, a sword pierces through Gowan’s chest, surprising him.

‘What?!” – says Gowan surprised

The whole place, reality itself, starts cracking.

Juno looks up to Gowan, with tears on his face.

“Sorry.” – says Juno as he rips the sword from Gowan’s chest.

The final bit of reality cracks, it seems like this whole thing was but an illusion world created by Gowan’s power.

Gowan’s infuriated.

They are both back to the real world.

“Come one now, just appear again and let us end this already.” – shouts Gowan

“If you know that wouldn’t get me, then why even try?” – says Juno appearing right behind Gowan, surprising him.

As Gowan is turning back, Juno slashes him in half with his sword.

Gowan, falls on the ground, his body split in two parts.

Juno has a sad face.

“As expected from you.” – says Gowan’s upper part, laying on the ground

Gowan takes a heavy breath, then exhales heavily, pushing everything around him away, but Juno doesn’t move a bit.

Gowan suddenly gets up, his body intact, involved by a golden aura.

Gowan smiles.

“After all…you actually do want to…” – says Gowan as he gets interrupted by a blade piercing his chest from behind.

“I do not.

But you insist on it.” – says Juno from behind Gowan.

Gowan immediately turns around and tries to grab Juno with his big hand, but Juno quickly dodges and pierces Gowan’s chest again.

After another try, this time Gowan’s succeeds.

“Got you.” – says Gowan as he prepares to punch Juno with his other fist.

But Juno slices Gowan’s hand and gets set free.

Than he quickly cuts off Gowan’s other hand and teleports right next to Gowan and pierces his stomach with his blade.

“celare” (=conceal) – says Gowan smiling

Juno immediately takes some space from Gowan.

A huge green aura surrounds the battlefield, everything trembles.

“Now we are settled.

Neither you neither I shall leave this place until one of us is down.” – says Gowan as his injuries get almost instantly healed.

“Why does it have to be like this?” – asks Juno

“Why shouldn’t it?” – answers Gowan

“That is a lame answer.” – says Juno

“Isn’t that what you were waiting for?

Just stop for a moment and think about it.

Think about everything I’ve showed you those past centuries.

What is our purpose after all?

Exist?!” – says Gowan

“I still don’t get it…” – says Juno

“Of course you don’t, you are a …” – says Gowan, but he gets interrupted as Juno strikes against him with his blade.

Gowan smiles.

“A Human.” – continues Gowan

“Look around you, what is our purpose?

The fact that I killed the ArchGod of Elements, and yet, we still have them going around, makes it clear that reality no longer requires such things to exist.” – says Gowan

“Those things…you’re talking about you?” – asks Juno

“Indeed.

Why should there be many, while little could do the same?” – says Gowan

“That’s being foolished!” – says Juno

“Is it?!

I possess both the power of Serenity and the power over all Elements!

Are you telling me that the death of the ArchGod of Elements brought something to reality?!” – shouts Gowan

“No.

But that doesn’t mean you’re useless!” – answers Juno as he pushes Gowan back.

“Of course it does!

What’s the necessity to exist if you have no purpose?

Our very existence is to ensure our duty gets done!” – says Gowan as he lands a heavy punch on Juno, punching him against the unbreakable limbs of the green aura.

Gowan smashes Juno with his fists against the green aura.

“After all…I’m starting to think that Garaam wasn’t that much of a fool…” – says Gowan

Juno breaks free by cutting Gowan’s hand on half.

An immense energy comes out of his body, pushing Gowan further back.

“Fine.

You won.

You want my power?” – says Juno as he holds is sword stronger

“Then take it all!” – shouts Juno as an immense amount of energy is released from his sword, striking Gowan who tries to suppress it with his bare hands.

However, Gowan is clearly struggling at containing it.

“Interiorem pacem” (= inner peace) – shouts Gowan as he releases more and more energy, trying to hold himself against Juno’s attack.

Finally, Gowan succeeds at breaking Juno’s attack.

At that moment, Juno appears right in the middle of his big fists.

“Eucatastrophe” (=Happy Ending) – shouts Juno as he releases a fully powered attack from his blade in just one swing directly at Gowan.

This time Gowan cannot contain it, he takes the full hit wild-opened.

A huge explosion of energy occurs, completely breaking the green aura around the battlefield.

The whole area had exploded, there were debris everywhere and no sign of Gowan.

“I…I…” – Juno hears a low, severely damaged voice whispering underneath some debris.

He runs in the direction of the voice and takes the debris away.

“Gowan!

I…I didn’t want to…!” – says Juno as he starts crying while picking up Gowan’s severely damaged body.

“I…” – says Gowan, struggling.

“I’m sorry!” – shouts Juno in raged.

“I…

I should’ve killed you when I had the chance.” – says Gowan with his last breath.

Juno froze, he couldn’t believe Gowan’s last words.

A huge explosion occurs, Gowan’s energy spreads all over the ArchGod Dimension, the same way Garaam’s energy did when Juno had defeated him.

“Another shall come soon.” – says the voice from when Juno got knocked down earlier

Juno gets up while clearing his tears and starts walking away.


End of Chapter 2.