A few of them were gathered around chatting about. Lluvia had built things up to ask Azul to use the Pull. Surprisingly Galtea was doing the same. The two working togthor defintely had Azul agreeing in no time.
"It is very... sad though." Lluvia said holding it. "The part of you inside is very.. off as well. I think... this will hurt in a different kind of way."
"Well crap... let's do it." Azul stealed himself as best he could. Not much could really hurt him right?
System: Street Fighter ??? .. target.. acquired.. Juri Lunastrider
Azul remembered his life on Earth. The orphanage he started and the charities the old man him did. Slowly the children faces overlapped with the children of Street Fighter that he adopted. A woman that helped him start it smiling brightly. She was rude and sarcastic. Chun-Li arrived every now and then helping them out as well.
"Ughh, my head... not.. again..." Azul felt the pain like when he Pulled Rose once before. But no betrayal just more misery than anything surface. Magic swirled as he braced for the arrival.
The Rift open and out walked Juri. She took two steps before her neck shot blood everywhere. The System was healing as fast as Azul was pumping magic into her. The others with healing abilities joined in to help. 10 minutes later and she was stable.
"What happened?!" Tifa asked first. "That was awful."
"She did a murder-suicide." Galtea said plainly with a forced neutral look. 'What the hell did I do?'
"She was controlled to kill Azul." Lluvia added. She was watching to make sure Azul didn't lose control. Her hearts aching something fierce. "The shock of doing so made her break free from it. She slit her own throat after."
"She will be ok my Khan. I will help heal her." Skarlet walked over pulling all the spilled blood to help enter her.
"No dont. Her injuries are still to great. This will exhaust you." Azul said strained. The flashes of the kids all getting killed would not have ben so bad if they didn't look up to him like a father. Some of his thoughts going to Quistis and the baby. 'Shit, this should not hurt this bad!'
"I will not use my energy. Just resting inside will help her speed up. It is for the best that way. After I will come back to you. I will not boost you during that time ok?" Seeing Azul nod, Skarlet entered the pores of Juri extremely slowly. With her natural blood, Juri was out of the woods of the danger zone. But she was in a very compromising position.
"I will look after her." Tifa said stepping forward. "I need to take a break and focus on my medical care anyway."
"I will help as well." Chari added in. "I can help her cope when she wakes up."
"I am.. going to go.. for a walk.." Azul said standing up. His head was a mess. With a step, he shifted away. He was in a part of his Nether World that he designed for when he needed to be alone. For good reason.
System: Willpower Check 51 Fail
"Rrraaaahhhhhh!" He screamed out loud enough the distance didn't matter. The others still felt his pain. His Devil Power went through the roof as his Dragon wept. "I will kill you, Seth! You and all those who shield you will die! Those Users will die at my feet! I will feast on their blood!"
The Black Statue received a deep crack inside it.
"He is a monster in his own right." Lu Bu said quietly. He went back to drinking his tea. He felt his blood heat up. "This is someone I can fight with till the end of time." His wife just leaned into him and stroked his palm gently. "Diaochan this well be a great life. I can earn points doing what I love. I can get a home and beautiful place for us to raise a family."
"As long as I have you, I will be happy." Diaochan added. "But to hear children cry as well, will be bliss."
"I wonder who is getting Murdered next!?" Dark Samus said as she trained in her courtyard. Counting the days she can fight against and with Azul again. Not to far, Megaman X and Samus trained. 'Letting her stay her own person was worth it. I have learned a lot from her and X.'
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"Oh dear." Aurora said looking up. She gripped her chest tightly feeling the pain through the link. Her Chaos Emerald sped up absorbing the suffering from Azul. Her sisters help speed it up by joining her in meditation. "This will have to be enough for now."
Onyx could feel trouble on the way. A bit of a premonition. Aurora locked eyes with her. The two gave each other a small nod before pulling out some High Pulls. They spread it amongst themselves and used them. Focusing on ways to get stronger as the System went to work.
Feeling himself exhausted in a weird way, Azul stepped randomly to another location in his Nether World. It was a grassy plain that contained his original porch and a small house. Leaning down he touched the surface of the wood. Visions of those long since passed assaulting his senses. Those dead from the action of others.
"Tch!" He scoffed in frustration as the connection with the Black statue grew stronger. The Chaos Gods whispering in his ear. He took in their council and relaxed. "I need ways to kill Users more quickly. I can kill them fast enough, but I need more."
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When Azul finished his council he took a nap. Relaxing he didnt even feel the presence of another. Galtea had lifted his head up placing it on her lap. This woke him up feeling the old feeling. As he stirred she pulled him up.
"It has been a while since we have done this." Azul leaned back as Galtea pressed against him. "I remember the first time you held my head on my porch. It was nice."
"Yes, it was. More than anything it did bring me joy. I couldn't believe how you could be pacified that way. Still can't now." Galtea was enjoying the time. Her thoughts about her future were buried and tucked away. "I would love to do this more."
"Let me know when." Azul turned to face her. Staring in her eyes he remembered when she warned him not to do that. How he couldn't come apart from it. Now he could hold her gaze and peer out amongst the stars through them. "I will try my best to come to snatch you up and take you away."
"You would wouldn't you?" She watched him nod and smile. "If I betrayed you... What would you do?" Azul almost sat up but she kept his head down. "Answer from there."
"I don't know. I might lose control. We have been through a lot. I don't think I would be able to take it honestly." Azul reached up and caresses her face. He sighed in relief. "Hah, what a terrible question to ask." His relief came from the biotic strand she released. She was happy he would lose himself over her.
The feelings from his future self delivered by Claire was inkling through.
"I will do my best not to." Galtea smiled at him. Reaching down she kissed him. "Time to get back to work. I believe you have Worlds to up lift, my User." Her calling him her User came out weird. Almost forced.
"Alright, I will. Time to grind." Standing and stretching, he looked at the Cyberworld floating in the distance. Then the Hyrule world. Both looking beautiful. A few others floating but not inhabitable yet. "Later Galtea." Azul left in a Rift.
He didn't see the tears going down her face.
The droplets landed on her hands as she clenched her dress. A look of anguish as she kept the memories sealed away. Claire offered them to her but she just locked them away. The same as she did for when she first started to like Azul.
"Oh System why?" She started to shake in pain.
"Bwoom!" A Golden rift appeared. Her mother Galtana walked out. She failed at convincing Clawdas to come and talk to her. He supported Galtea's decision to meet with the User who hurt her.
"My daughter, it is not to late to turn back. There is still time."
"No, I have to. My heart won't let me stop." Galtea shook her head. Her tears landing on the grass. All across the Nether World clouds started to form. A side effect of Azul's Pather power working.
"Haa, do not regret this." Galtana looked at the sky and watched it darken furthur. "He will feel this more than you will like. Come with me. I need to bring you in to get a check for brain damage." A Rift appeared and they both left.
As the rain started to fall, everyone that touched it or saw it became sad but loved somehow. They stopped what they were doing and enjoyed the strange sensation. In the Cyber World, cyber rain fell. The netnavis emotional programming shot to new heights. In seconds they became as complex as humans were.
On the Hyrule planet, the Djin and Aeons danced and played in the water. Jaina looked up and felt her heart hurt for some reason. Burying it, she went back to meditation. Tears falling slowing and flying on mana currents. Her personal power was awakening.
The Eldar gods walked around slowly and sadden. A few even started crying lamenting the choices they had made in the past. Even in the current state away from the chosen hosts they picked among Azul's people they could feel the pain.
Gork, Bork, and Mork, stopped fighting for once. They accessed the Auxiliary System and grabbed a few tankards of Ale. Drinking merrily. The Ork gods could find out who was better tomorrow.
The four Chaos gods stopped their scheming. Nurgle was first. As the sight of the beautiful rain was something he enjoyed more than anything. Corrupting it would be to painful for the old fart. He took on a human form looking quite like Azul. Just dark green-brown hair and sickly gold eyes.
Tzennetch just walked out bathing in it. New psychic powers awakening slowly within the recess of his mind. So many that the Chaos god would spend a millennium just to hone them in a way for new Followers to use. A few secrets whispering into him amongst the tears. He would tell Azul of course. Just not till he asked.
Slannesh did nothing but take in the energy. Its thoughts only to itself. Azul would not find out from it what has transpired. This messenger refused to take the brunt of it. But the feelings of turmoil made him smile sadly. A gaze to a few of Azul's followers empowered him. Thoughts of killing Eldar in Warhammer dissipating more as the idea of turning them into Rune Eldar took a furthur hold.
Khorne moved far away from the others. He moved to the area that Azul set up in his Nether World specifically for those like him. The area that had his darkest murderous thoughts and desires. The thoughts and paranoia of suspicion and deceit. The blood-soaked daemon touched a statue there. One that was soaked in such a delicious bloodlust, it was a shame to start draining it. But it did. Gorging till only a little remained. For when Azul found out what was going on, it would be full once again.
Tiffany and Claire clashed not to far away. Tiffany swept away in the emotions as Claire was in complete control of herself. The young knight swinging wildly. She lost her grip and crumbled. Claire did not help her up. She allowed the young champion her moment of weakness.
Dyshana stopped her dance and looked at the black statue. She walked over to it ever so slowly. Her hand cupped the chin. Her eyes looked feverish. With a pat to the cheek a cracked was sealed up. A few more closing next. Stepping back she smiled and went back to dancing. It was just a band aid at this rate.
Lettie stared at it from a distance. The Millenium scepter in her hand glowing along with the other Millenium items she carried. She could feel her Devil power growing in rage. Whatever was happening would cause her to snap. She knew it and so did the System. A Lunatic Quest appeared to take her away.
"Tch!" Lettie looked at the blood-colored Rift that opened. She paused as a few people appeared behind her. "Are you all coming with?"
"Yes." Kat answered. Candace, Torbin, Jill, Lion El' Johnson, Angron, Ashley, Ruma, Rayna, D'vorah, Shalla, Chun-Li, Akito and Maldova answered togethor. Ruri and the others electing to stay behind. The blood lust was to much for them.
"Then I feel sorry for this place." Lettie's smile was deadly as she walked through. The others following with. "PsOne: Nightmare Creatures. This will be something else with the limitations on us."
Seeing the Rift close behind them, Hilda blinked and grabbed at her wrist. A small jewel there given to her by Azul. It contained instructions on where to go during certain events. Right now in Mass Effect, the lead to Saren pulled the Shepards one way.
"Asari Commando's need the excercise. It is time to excavate that Prothean Ruin before it is to late." Hilda sent the messages informing the new Asari. They hoped to it in moments. "Good, now for Lluvia. What the hell is taking her so long?"