A legend amongst legends, told within a story that goes as far back as the first few millennia of the Era of Chaos. The tales of a divine being that started out as something meager and bleak in terms of longevity. In comparison to that of the deities that inhabit this Omniverse. But they rose up to the occasion and allowed their essence to roar loudly. Evolving into a deity who would soon become known as the unrivaled sword even amongst the greatest of deities from the era. Ones who would even become potential threats to many Colossaverses at once. All thanks to their incredible amounts of essence and conceptual strength. Yes, even amongst such monsters, this warrior was unrivaled in swordsmanship and was seen as the original Knight. For he was the one who made the concept truly come to fruition and take on the form of a new Colossaverse when set in stone. Shedding the very mortal skin he once held and truly transcending into the greater beyond as a being. Thus is the legend of such a mighty swordsman and Knight.
Upon this legendary being's death and farewell to this plain of existence. Many had thought he'd be walked down the path to the afterlife by Death, Strife, or Life I. But it would later come as a shock when it was revealed that a being can resist the "destined" walk to the other side. Instead he would go on to wonder about the very cosmos themselves in search of an odd signal that called out to him. He searched for many eons before finally arriving within the Era of Civilizations. Specifically… he had arrived within the Luminarian territory where he sat for many more millennia. Waiting for the being whose soul and body are calling out. Watching over a specific House where the signal was strongest. That same House is known as the House of Murdicc. It was within this house that the maidens of every generation gave off that same signal. Growing stronger with each new generation until a certain event occurred that would surprise even the Knight himself. That event turned out to be the birth of Nagita herself.
Nagita was a noble, young gift to the clan. Her genius and natural born leadership made her stick out like a sore thumb. We even witnessed some fleeting examples of this within the history of Luminaria itself. She was quite talented in all fields, but no one noticed she had a knack for noticing the unknown. All deities can see ghosts and apparitions, as well as spirits and the true form of a soul. They were all considered the same thing and concept amongst the gods. So it was to no surprise that she could easily see the soul of the Original Knight. And so could her future husband at the time, who is now her one and only husband since being conceived. But it would come as a shock when they realized who the soul belongs to.
Nagita: "So you're the Knight of legend. The one who started that concept and the many born from it. How intriguing."
Lancelot Sr: "Indeed, it would seem our clan truly is home to some of the most heinous of monstahs."
???: "Ye be true to ye words. A monstah I may be, but a pristine presence upon thine visuals and hearts will always be mine core. A chivalrous Knight that thou shall nevah forget. But, alas… mine presence was not brought upon thee for that reason. I be here due to thine signal coming from within thine essence, Princess Nagita of Luminaria!"
Nagita: "Hm!? My essence summoned you here, good sir?"
Lancelot: "How can that be!?"
???: "It be simple, my young and brilliant deities of the new. Ye be bringing about thoughts that convey ye as the strong signals I sought aftah. But to mine own knowledge, it be mine own ability to sense those that would seeketh me out. Yes, that ability to FEEL essence and presence be what drove mine soul here to this place."
Nagita: "So your ability to sense others allowed you to zero in on us, eh? That's an insane ideal to come to terms with. But why hone in on our essence here within Luminaria, good sir!?"
???: "If I had not conveyed the reason before, then allow me to state it now. I have come here due to thine House of Murdicc calling me to this very clan."
Lancelot: "Alright… just how long have you been here within the clan as a soul?"
???: "It has been more than nine generations of thine Luminarian history."
Nagita: "N-Nine…
Lancelot: "Generations!?"
???: "Indeed, I awaited the mighty day in which the signal I sensed here to become the strongest it has evah been! And that time is nigh now that Lady Nagita here has come into existence. I just needed thine wife to show interest in mine astral form!"
Lancelot: "Hmph, then what be your intentions, sir?"
???: "To be reborn within the body of those who called me. The one who thought it best for me not to slumbah yet." *Grin*
Back within the present day…
Gibbit: "Hmm… this is quite the unforeseen change, gibbit."
Morease: "Indeed… it's as if he's become a new deity entirely whilst still using the powah of Beeso, bruv."
Dwayne: "Ah, it seems they've noticed it too."
Beeso: "Mind telling thine brothah what our decrepit opposition has gotten wind of?"
Dwayne: "Ha, they have caught wind of you, dear brothah. You and this change you have taken on that only we Murdiccs would know about. Though…
Beeso: "Hm?"
He stares at Dwayne with a slight look of confusion.
Dwayne: It's likely that many who have studied the legend will recognize your appearance right away. It seems you allowed the Knight to bring about more of himself than you realize."
Beeso: "That be the truth, so it would seem. But it matters not what they knoweth! Only that they understand the current situation they now sit within!"
Dwayne: 'Indeed, now let's say we go ahead and put these two jokahs to bed, yeah?"
Beeso: "Ah, most indubitably, my good sir! Thine enemies shall taste the fine fibers of mine blade. Have at thee!" *PEW*
Dwayne: "Hmm… (My brother's barely in control here. The Knight has finally gripped the reins for once.) Let us see how this shit goes." *PEW*
Morease: "Let's go!" *PEW*
Gibbit: "Right!" *PEW*
Everyone present on this specific battlefield had now gone into a frenzy of rapid dashing. Countless collisions occur one after the other without skipping a single beat. Even the clones were going about smashing into one another with their essence blazing in fine glory. It was Gibbit and his clone using their version of the Corte Divino to clash with the nameless blade that Beeso now uses. And mind you, he uses it with the utmost skill. As if he had been training with a sword his entire existence. Even when sleeping throughout the many days of his daily life. Dwayne and Morease used reinforced gauntlets to tussle with one another. They prefer close quarters over anything else and enjoy the thrill of sudden shifts within one's strategy. It left them fulfilled with the most abundant and exhilarating excitement they could muster. Their very essence now danced within a wild storm. One that would eventually go on to clash with Beeso and Gibbit's own storm. But that specific event would not come about until after Dwayne and Morease begin to mix it up and add in abilities.
"Heh, I want you to know you are not the only one who has learned to use othah concepts within his repertoire." Dwayne yelled out as he grabs a hold of Morease's attack and adds it onto himself. Then he flicks a loose pebble at Morease. One that he narrowly dodges during his approach.
Morease was quite surprised by this sudden shift in battle strategy from Dwayne. It showed Morease that Dwayne was going to hold back until he had seen the few extra skills Morease himself could use. Now that he had seen at least two, it was time to strike back without giving his enemies any room to even think of countering. Morease dashed in to engage with Dwayne, only to be stabbed in his back by a stray stalagmite. One that was covered with and fueled by Morease's own essence.
Morease: "Wh-What in the verse!? (Did he actually…) Tch!?"
He stared down at Dwayne and his clone as he pulled the thin stalagmite from out of his back.
Dwayne: "Ah, seems I got my point across! Hahaha!" *PEW*
Dwayne rushes in with his hands and feet glowing oddly. They gave off the radiance of a concept he hadn't been using until that moment. Not only did it feel foreign, but even Morease could tell it wasn't fully mastered. But the same could be said about his own concepts. So he and Dwayne were on the same boat, an advantage on using techniques they wouldn't normally use. And the disadvantage of not having mastered those same concepts. They were on even playing fields with Dwayne still using Morease's own technique and essence against him. Morease was eager to figure out this new technique and rushed in as if he were on a rampage. Even going as far as to yell like a madman when doing so. Just to sell the act a whole lot more when luring Dwayne in.
Morease: "I need to find out if that technique is what I think it is!"
He summons a gigantic boulder laced with his Kinetic Reflection. Throwing the entire thing into the face of Dwayne.
Dwayne smiled and backed up, giving his clone enough space to jump in-between himself and the oncoming attack. The clone grabbed hold of the attack and allowed it to wrap around his arms as tightly as it could. Moulding them as if it were becoming a part of the clone itself. They turned into White Earthen gauntlets that matched well with Dwayne's own.
"Ah, it's as I thought, bruv!" Morease thought to himself.
He dodged a series of jabs from the clone and vanished out. Getting replaced by his own clone so that he may go after the actual Dwayne with this newfound knowledge.
The two clones square off while smashing their earthen covered fists into each other. Dwayne used his rapping ability to fold reality… literally. It folded like a page within the very space itself that's around them. It helped push Dwayne into a position that occupies Morease's blindspot. And thanks to the technique being used, Morease had yet to notice seeing as this technique allows its user to leave behind an afterimage with essence woven into it. The perfect decoy for quite the sneaky approach.
*WHAM*
"Yuaaargh!!!" Morease yelled out as he was forced into the ground beneath them. A large explosion occurred on impact thanks to the KineticLight essence that Dwayne created. This gave Dwayne the opportunity he needed to finally draw up a scheme. In the meantime, Beeso and his clone force Gibbit and his own clone into space. Taking over the flow of battle with ease thanks to his all new fighting style. Whilst he got to dwell in the fact that he only needs to adjust to slightly new tactics from Gibbit. Gibbit himself had to come to terms that he knew nothing of this version of Beeso. Not his skill level, his techniques, fighting style, nor his intent with each move made. Unlike Morease and Dwayne, he was at a full disadvantage as of now. The only thing he could truly tell and easily adapt to is the suffocating killing intent sent by Beeso in his Knight state. It left an odd and eerie feeling within Gibbit's gut. This feeling only grew once he took in the masterful skills of Beeso's newly awakened swordsmanship.
Beeso: "Hm… it would seem thee has madeth a mistake in thine own observation! I be a being who has ensued in a great deal of practice in swordsmanship."
Gibbit: "Tssk… that would make sense as to why you have such high caliber skills. But it won't mattah in the end, giiiibbit!!"
Beeso: "Hmph, have at thee!" *PEW*
Beeso rushed in and purposely forced his sheathed sword into the guard of Gibbit. Clashing with the great value Corte Divino, and pushing Gibbit back with superior power and strength. Gibbit was quite alarmed by the newly developed strength this version of Beeso was displaying. Their clash turned into a quick barrage of strikes and blocking with Gibbit being on the defensive… to no surprise. Gibbit swung his sword quickly from left to right to try and sway the very precise strikes delivered by Beeso away. Each one was aimed at a vital and with the superior speed of Beeso the Knight. He could barely react, even with the future sight of his Mental Zenchi. Beeso merely smiled as he used a very odd slash that couldn't be blocked.
"What the- GRNGH!?" Gibbit was interrupted by a speeding strike that went straight through his sword.
It went through as if it were the blade of a ghost. It cut through the body of Gibbit, but it was almost like it went right through him. Gibbit leapt back with nothing but shock all over his face. Beeso smirked with a large amount of condescending confidence behind it. Gibbit now had to face the following barrage of odd slashes that went from being solid to being transparent and highly phasable. The switch between the two could happen within a split millisecond which made it hard for Gibbit to read each and every strike coming his way. Every few strikes was getting through with almost zero effort thrown in by the attacking Beeso.
They flashed to and from the fields of Beel where they, Dwayne, and Morease do battle. Gibbit was desperate to gain some space whilst Beeso was downplaying his performance and flanking him with every move Gibbit made. Gibbit tries to use the severing techniques the Corte Divino can employ. He wished to cut through the very sheathe that kept the sword hidden. At least with the sword shown, he'd know what the extent of the sword's capabilities are. Beeso noticed what his approach was and decided to back off ever so slightly. Slashing at Gibbit to throw him off without ever grabbing a hold of his sword itself. He was using Mental and Presence Zenchi to throw out spontaneous slashes that flew and shot out wherever his gaze locked onto.
Gibbit: "Sheesh, gibbit. (This is quite troublesome. The freak won't give me any space or room to approach him.)"
Beeso: "Might thine be angered by thine own inability?"
Gibbit: "Tch, what the!? You DARE, gibbit!?"
Beeso: "Indeed I do, Gibbit."
Gibbit's fury grew even more within the moment. He began to slash and clone each slash as each one was released. He wished to counter all of Beeso's oncoming attacks. Each slash clashed with another and canceled each other out. Creating small clouds of smoke within the artificial skies of the massive Beel House. Gibbit would go on to use those as cover for his next move. Beeso caught on quickly and got into a wide legged stance with his sword's hilt in hand. Spreading his Presence outward to help locate Gibbit no matter where he went. But to Beeso's surprise, just as he got into his stance, Gibbit cleared the smoke himself with millions of slashes and essence balls coming towards Beeso. Beeso continued to spread his Presence Zenchi and use it to accurately calculate how many attacks were coming towards him. Once he got the number down, he quickly dispensed any and all attacks with rapid slashes from his sheathed sword.
"Hmph, now would thine looketh upon this. He is making use of thine's Nature elemental to its utmost fullest capabilities. Even going as far as to revive thine very plains of greenery that those of thee Beel House has to offah. On top of that…" Beeso looks up at the marvel before him. It was a forest that dug its roots into the very fibers of space itself. Stretching as far as a few galaxies in its totality. Hiding away Beeso's dastardly foe from his gaze and even his acute sensing ability when playing a jazz-like beat. Gibbit's essence was now spread throughout the forest, helping him hide as he drew up a scheme to counter Beeso.
Gibbit: "Hmm… I'll use my Presence and a series of attacks from every direction to force him into the forest. Heheheee, gibbit! HAAAHH!!!"
Gibbit spread his Presence out just as Beeso brought his back within himself. Using the layers of the dome created by his Presence, he fires countless beams and slashes that could actually pose a threat to Beeso. Each one was directed in a fashion that would slowly force Beeso towards the forest.
"How fascinating… the swine wishes to catch me within thine's entangled forest, eh? Fine with me." Beeso whispered to himself just as he leapt head first into the gigantic forest before him.
Gibbit: "HAH, he fell for it!"
Dwayne: "Hm? A forest… that could be useful."
Morease: "What're you planning- *POW* NRGH!? (He masked his essence while using my White Earth?? Tch!) And now we entah the forest!"
Morease and his clone smash head first into the forest. Dwayne and his clone follow in pursuit of the two. Leaving only Beeso clone and Gibbit's superior clone outside of the forest. Which would be for the best since both combatants were making use of extremely potent slashes to try and completely decimate the other. Even Gibbit found it best to move the forest away from their location now that he has ensnared the real Beeso and Dwayne. Morease and his clone being there could only add to the success of this quest he was on. A quest to destroy the Murdicc brothers completely.
Beeso: "Ah, mine brothah has entahed into this precipice of greenery as well? Good… we shall befall these two oppressors expeditiously. Now where might thou be hiding, Gibbit?"
Gibbit: "Hiding?? HAHA!! This forest is an extension of my own body. I was nevah truly hiding from you to begin with, KNIGHT!!"
Beeso: "Hmph… good. Then bring about your worst so that I may mow it all down, you Amphibious swine!!"
Gibbit: "With pleasah! You and your brothah shall fall, BEESSOOOO!!!" *cri-crack* *CRASH*
The forest came to life and began to attack both Beeso and Dwayne from any and all angles one could think of. Forcing the brothers into evasive maneuvers as they leap through the shrubs that acted as walls and obstacles. Beeso uses his sword and speed increasing techno beat to get away from the many attacks. While Dwayne made use of his hidden concept to fuse with the attacks coming his way. Then fire them back into the forest. He did all this whilst forcing Morease back. This was only possible thanks to Dwayne being connected to the forest. He launched random sharpened branches and leaves into Morease's blindspots. Attempting to strike vitals with his use of Zenchi. It was the reason he wished to leap into the forest in the first place.
Dwayne: (Hmm… Everytime I take in any of his putrid essence. It feels as though I can sense him. If that's the case then…) *FWIP*
Morease: "Hmm?"
Gibbit: "What's this?"
Clone Dwayne: "Hah, I like the way I think, mate. I got it!" *PEW*
Clone Morease: "Oh no you don't-
*PEW*
Wh-What!? (Where did he come from-
*SMASH*
The one was smacked away by a heavy strike to the ribs.
Beeso: "A charlatan such as thyself has no business interrupting the whims of mine brothah."
Morease: "Tch, where the fock did he come from!?"
Dwayne: "Do you have your PresenceZenchi spread out around this forest?"
Beeso: "Yes, for I have been searching for him within this shrubbery he calls a forest."
Dwayne: "Perfect, be ready to switch then."
Beeso: "Right!"
Morease: "What are they…
Gibbit: "Planning? *Rustle**Rustle* What in the-
Clone Dwayne: "I found you, which means…" *BLINK*
He vanishes before Gibbit's very eyes. Only to be replaced by none other than…
Gibbit: "GAH!? (He found me this quickly, gibbit!?)
Beeso: "You're done for, Gibbit." *FWIP*
Gibbit: "N-N-Nooo~OOAAAUURGH!!!"
Beeso: "Knight's SLASH!!" *SHIIINNG*
One slash and the entire forest was decimated with Gibbit sitting at the center. Every single tree, bush, flower, vine and even the roots were severed. Morease, Dwayne, and their clones dodged the attack and leapt into the upper cosmos to view the outcome. What they say was Beeso putting his sword back onto his back. With Gibbit stuck with a shocked expression on his face. A cut now breached his body, going from his lower waist on the right side of Gibbit's body. All the way up to his left shoulder. Blood splattered and spewed as Gibbit fell to the plains of the Beel House.
Morease: "GIBBIIIIT!!!"
Dwayne: "Heh, that's one down!"
Beeso: "Ha…
Indeed Brothah!"
The war rages on within the clan of Light, Luminaria. Within its quake comes a very small awakening within the God known as Beeso. A new knight is revived and a foe fallen within the quake of his wake. How will the tides shift with this new development as the Civil War rages on!?
Next Chapter: Let's Paint it…
Black and White!?