Will of chaos

Pov Davoth:

I was sitting watching the fight and I couldn't help but clench my fists, especially watching Akatosh's fight, the one he's fighting isn't Urak.

"Mavor is here..." (me)

"I wouldn't know, I only met him once briefly." (Yaffe)

"Does him being here make any difference?" (me)

"A lot of difference, his power is the Law of Creation, of course it's not the true creation, his power is a superficial and laughable copy, even so he's still strong, but that's not the problem..." (me)

"Mavor is the one who uses his power in the most diverse way possible, his way of fighting is to win before even stepping onto the battlefield." (me)

"So what's that Urak fighting against the God Akatosh?" (Yaffe)

"A clone, look at her, she's not even using her Law, she's repeating her same attacks and yet they're weaker, they're also repeated attacks." (me)

"(Mavor isn't among the Ascendants... where is he!?)" (me)

I was on a mountain sitting on a large rock while looking down at a small pond where several circular water mirrors float revealing different fights.

Lying on the edge of the pond, Yaffe is feeling at home as always, as carefree as she always was, in her hand a piece of meat that I don't know where she got it from, but it wasn't normal meat, it was meat from an Anomalous creature.

"You're a coward staying here, you should be there, it's not like others will be able to recognize you, your appearance and power are different, even your presence and Aura are different in this life." (Yaffe)

"I wish I was there, but I can't risk being discovered." (me)

Remembering all the sacrifices I made, the millennia of planning and everything that was at stake, I couldn't let myself get frustrated once again, this wait eats away at me inside, this battle is like a slap in my face telling me about my impotence to be of help once again.

"(Where are you Mavor...?)" (me)

I looked at the other battlefields, some things were surprising, the first of them being the so-called 'Twins' acting in this battle.

I didn't see the one related to life fighting, there was interference around that smaller Golem, but the changes in it were noticeable when its energy began to rise and its Aura fluctuated so wildly, that is until a strong Vital Aura spread through it, its surface began to give way to forests, mountains, large oceans and even mountains, it was as if it were a living humanoid planet, this change took several hours and was still happening, truly captivating to see.

The other twin related to death surprised me for a different reason, the Anomalous Dragons that I thought had been brought by Zenos had changed a lot and were emanating the power of death, I didn't expect that, which worried me about how much of the plan would have to be changed, I would need to see them up close to know that.

The other battlefields, as interesting as they were, didn't represent much to me, with the exception of where Zenos faced Ayden, the two were trapped in a conceptual field of War.

I was more than anxious for hours because of this, seeing Zenos being constantly suppressed was unnerving, if Ayden killed him he would have thrown my entire plan in the trash.

Seeing the tides of battle change and Zenos finally counterattack was a relief, when Ayden was taken away, all the War Soldiers also left, meanwhile the Famine troops were slowly being dealt with by the old Anomalous Dragons.

The Gods of this universe were also fighting hard, the Heralds of Zenos also seem strangely stronger, the same goes for his Saints, he grew much stronger in his time away and during this battle, which influenced those connected to him.

"Don't worry so much, it's not the time for that yet." (Yaffe)

"What do you mean?" (me)

"Mavor just appeared... look." (Yaffe)

Suddenly an image appears, but it wasn't one of the water mirrors, the space opened revealing a purple crystal eye that glows before changing its reflection into a different image, it was Mavor and around him endless bodies, creatures that weren't dead, but their Souls were ripped out, I've seen this before and so my eyes moved to the green crystal skull covered in purple Runes floating above Mavor.

"What... WHAT... DID THAT BASTARD DO!!!??" (me)

"A Uratos skull, I didn't expect to see something like that here, very rare..." (Yaffe)

"From the brightness and how two eyes are lit up, it seems that these bodies are only a small percentage of the victims." (Yaffe)

"Why didn't you tell me!?" (me)

"I just found out, I've been in this universe for less than a day, the only reason I discovered Mavor was because of the item in his hands, it's not something normal... his immense presence of Curse was like a beacon that one of my explorers felt." (Yaffe)

"I should have known they wouldn't resort to such open battles, it was a decoy..." (me)

"Possible, they don't have the skills or techniques to handle so many Souls at the same time, they also wouldn't need to keep the victims alive after extraction, I have no idea why they would do that when the cost is so high." (Yaffe)

"They don't care, for them it's not even a cost since they believe they never die." (me)

That skull is a cursed item created by an Anomalous Creature that died long ago before the Ascendants even came into existence, that thing being in your hands is a surprise, but your lack of seriousness in deciding to use it is understandable.

Using that item is to make a contract with it, after dying your Soul will be devoured and the skull will take over your body, the Soul will suffer for thousands of years being digested until the skull gains new life as a successor of Uratos.

Ascendants are immortal, their arrogance does not allow them to believe that they can be defeated by those of the same level and the greater their strength, the more irrational this thought becomes rooted, for Mavor this skull must seem like it has no cost of use.

"Well, I don't know what they want, but it's pretty obvious what they're going to do." (Yaffe)

"Yes, they want to negotiate... they're taking hostages to do it..." (me)

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Pov Valius:

I was a little disgusted this time, even though I've often participated in campaigns of universal conquest, I've always fought against defenders, people and beings capable of fighting no matter how small their resistance was.

The only time I didn't have to fight much was an easy conquest and thanks to that there were basically no deaths, I even transferred a good part of the population to my domains or those of allies.

But what was happening was different, Mavor was massacring innocent people with no ability to fight, people who were not a threat and without giving them the opportunity to surrender, it was a unilateral and senseless massacre.

It didn't matter if they were men, women, children, disabled, sick or elderly.

Wherever the purple energy passed, waves of Souls were ripped from their bodies, kidnapped inside that damned item, Mavor's face was pale from the effort of using it.

Suddenly he stopped, his arm trembling slightly when his feet touched the ground, his weakness was easily felt, he must be at the limit of what he can bear.

"Valius, where are the others?" (Mavor)

"Lord Mavor, they are making preparations for us to return as you ordered." (me)

"Great, how are the front lines, how many Titan Golems do we still have, and how much destruction have our allies done?" (Mavor)

"The War troops have retreated, they are no longer in this universe and the Famine troops are suffering constant casualties being suppressed by an unknown enemy." (me)

"We have lost contact with half of the summoned Creatures and many Ascendants have been defeated, the battle situation seems to be balanced at the moment, but it seems that we will be placed on the side being suppressed in less than 2 hours." (me)

"They were faster than I thought, I also didn't think Ayden would retreat, the only reason would be a Duel... but how would they know...?" (Mavor)

"The Fallen Saint might know, besides that, that living universe has wandered through many places, so it wouldn't be surprising if he knows a secret or two, but I can't deny other possibilities... Urak didn't even tell me much about what happened to her..." (Mavor)

Sigh

"It seems like the time has come to set up the negotiating table..." (Mavor)

His cold smile was unnerving, controlling my emotions without him is difficult, but I can't leave any clues, not now.

"(Just a little longer, Mavor... smile as much as you can...)" (me)

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Pov Zenos:

After the War troops disappear, I can finally see the battlefield, my attention wandering to several fronts and I see many of my Heralds injured, the same seems to be happening with my Divine Beasts.

The ones they are fighting are Ascendants and some strange beasts, I could feel the Anomalous Power within these beasts, but their Auras were so uniform and without any emotions, thoughts or even basic instincts, they were like robots.

"Let's end this quickly..." (me)

"(Now that I'm free of Ayden, I have to end this battle quickly, I have a bad feeling...)" (me)