《Master of Cards. *Reborn*》CHapter 36 : Fakes and Reals.
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"Those minor deities of the past. I guess they really want to die." Kael cursed as he drew his blade, slashing a Fake in half. Kael could hear Serenity still cursing and found another few Fakes of Peace.
"You stain the name of Peace with your names. You horrible human beings!" Serenity said as she fired off her revolver.
"Fucking fakes!" Jonah clapped his hands together, then tapping the ground.
"Oh Golems of the earth, take heed and expel them from your land!" The hundreds of Fakes were thrown into the air. Luca roared again to keep them all in a daze, Souls and Salvation tied them all out in a ball.
"Destruction your up!" Kael was readying the cursed weapons.
"By the powers vested in me. Destruction be in my veins and destruction be in my heart. The enemies before me shall turn to nothing from the void that they came from!" Kael swung the odachi straight down to them. The Fakes vanished into nothingness, not a trace or anything left before them.
"Yep. There's a few dozen deities... I've found them." Serenity said as she opened a portal for the others.
"Let's go say hello." Kael made the suggestion. The group of Avatars stepped inside, seeing the Gods that were present. They were in a world that was void of life, it was pure nothingness. Pure white with everything that looks like it has been made by frosted glass.
"THe Avatars? No... You're not supposed to be here. You're all dead!?" The Avatars took off their masks, Kael let out a scoff.
"So seems you lot have been scheming. Do we need to ask them questions?" Windgates asked Kael who readied his blade. Serenity swung the chamber of her revolver, her left hand smacking the ejection rod. Then reloaded the six bullets into the chamber with a lazy eye. Swinging the revolver as it turned silver. Serenity put a cigar to her lips.
"Forget asking questions. These poor excuse of Gods have muddled my saviour's name." Serenity said as she pulled the hammer of her revolver back.
"We're just here to slay Gods." Luca said as his Dane Axe turned red with a wolf pelt cover his head.
"It's never boring when we go kill Gods." Jonah said as the cane he carried turned beige, then pulling a blade that was within it.
"You got that right jack ass!" Winter said as he pulled out a white saxophone.
"I suppose it is time." Spring said as his shears turned into man sized shears.
"Death has its own set of fun." Death said as his lantern turned into a scythe, along with a skeletal horse coming from below him.
"There can be no Salvation for Gods like you. Creating Fake Avatars to do your bidding." Salvation spoke, her lantern transfigured into staff.
"You? You all think you can kill Gods?!" One of the Gods spoke as they launched planet sized flames closed in from all directions.
"Correction." Ciara said, snapping her fingers as the planet sized flames shrunk into little spheres by her finger tips.
"We've killed gods." Ciara said as she flicked one of the spheres into the path where the Gods were. The flames unleashed by it had intensified. Burning everything before its path, one of the Gods had created a barrier to stop the flames from reaching them. Yet, they were unable to see that Kael was already within range.
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"Wh-" Kael broke through the barrier with his fist.
"Divine Slayer, Kuro hana." Kael drew the katana and slashed the God's chest. Causing them to bleed but it was not lethal enough for a kill. Winter leaped from behind, playing his saxophone to throw their thoughts off. Not allowing them to even chant or use any of their magic.
"BLAST!" The attack sent Kael and WInter flying back, being caught by Jonah who put them back down. The blast spell was accompanied by sharp winds that sliced through the armors.
"So they bleed... But that's about it... Now come on!" Kael and the others charged straight to the fight, the Gods were erecting their barriers and using spells to push the Avatars back. Yet, despite the wounds they've afflicted, the Avatars refuse to back down. Kael looked at his right arm that was torn off and he was bleeding profusely. Kae ldid not even groan in pain nor did he scream. He just looked at it, as Luca threw Kael his arm back.
"Why? Why aren't you screaming?" One of the Gods spoke up, stuttering as they tried to make sense of what has happened. Kael just put his arm back into his shoulder and it was fine.
"Because you forget. We're people that killed Gods greater than you." Kael said as a God snapped his finger at Kael. They burned Kael until his skin was turning into wax, his eyeballs fell out from their sockets. Yet, that did not stop Kael from driving the blade into the God's chest.
"I reject you. For now and for always. I will let your name fall into ruin and none shall remember you. I.. Do not... Remember you." Kael said to the God as the crying God turned into dust. The Avatars could only look at the remaining other Gods, they were now just nameless deities to them.
Serenity fired her revolver, a shot that tore through the chest of a nameless deity. Falling to their knees, then watching as Serenity stepped closer. Placing her hand by the nameless deity's head. The deity screamed, clawing Serenity's hand. Chanting magic that had destroyed Serenity. Her skin was peeled off before her, her dress was in ruins. Her face was nothing more than a fleshy skull. Yet, Serenity did not say a word. Merely shoving the barrel of her revolver into the Deity's mouth. Firing a single shot that tears through the deity's head, leaving their lower portion still intact.
The deity was still moving, but that was going to change with how Serenity tore the deity apart with her skeletal fingers. Their bodies were being destroyed beyond human recognition as the deities responded by blasting them to pieces. They all felt pain but they refused to let out a single noise from their lips.
Not going to give the deities the satisfaction of winning over them.
"You seem to forget something." Kael chattered as he was reduced to a skeleton.
"This pain you gave... Is nothing compared to the trials we were given by the Gods who granted us their favour...." Luca said as he watched a deity change int othe form of a child to stop Luca with pity. Yet, Luca beat that deity down with his barehands. Bludgeoning the deity with his skeletal hands, and even using his mouth to rip the neck off.
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The deities screamed as they were brutalized. They could not die. They would revive seconds after their attacks. Once all of that was done, the Avatars turned to see Lucius and the Gods that granted their favours.
"I thought you were going to slay them. You seem to have fun torturing them instead." Lucius said to them.
"They're not worth the blade. Only one of them that died was by Kael's blade. We didn't take out our God slayer weapons. Because we didn't feel like it." Jonah said where the Gods laughed at the sight.
"Alright. We will take over from here. Why don't you all return to where you need to be?" Kael looked at the portal that led to his house, Luca looked at the portal that led to Abazmantisk. Serenity's portal was to a castle.
"Hey, Serenity. If one day you need us. Just give us a call." Jonah said as the others walked into it.
Aevery and Lucius glanced at the deities on the floor.
"I suppose we have much to clean up. Our Avatars deserve the break. So we should at least grant them that..." Aevery said.
"I think we forgot to tell them something." Lucius heard Maybellestra's voice which Lucius then smacked his own forehead.
"I forgot to tell them that there's a dimension gate that links to the other worlds before.... And... Those worlds have been connected because of the plot by these deities... How much more of heaven and hell do I have to clean up." Lucius groaned.
Kael returned back to his family, where they hugged him upon arriving.
"Daddy!" Violette and Emeline leaped into his arms, where Kael pat their heads.The other swords were back here, Kuro Hana smiled to the others.
"So... What happened?" Mister Cuddles asked Kael. Kael told them all about what had transpired. The fact that Avalon's Fakes were made by deities that took advantage of human nature.
"Nameless Deities that tried to make a mess. We basically killed the Fakes. Now, it'll be up to Windgates how he wishes to lead his country.." Kael said, where they tuned to the news channel. Seeing Windgates making his statement.
"The Avalon Empire's reign over many countries of the world will end. I will work with these countries to liberate them from what has been done by my family. We will pay the country proper compensation for the things that has done. I've grown bored of this lavish life. I am no longer your prince, and the person that will lead this country will be the head of the Labour Party that was imprisoned for exposing my family of their crimes of stealing wealth and using our status against the people. Why did I choose her? Perhaps it is due to the belief that she understands the meaning of fair treatment and equality. When I visited her in prison prior to mmy actions. She did not view me as a threat. She did not do what most people did. She viewed me as a person. We had a good conversation and her words offered hope. So I chose to believe in her words. I am merely just a person who enjoys killing. However, though I raised my blade against Avalon. I will raise it against anyone that chooses to attack Avalon. So be warned those who wish to attack us, that unlike my family... I lack restraint. If becoming the greatest monster in history will keep my entire country safe from harm, then so be it." Windgates aid those words casually, as he bowed to the audience. Then taking a step back as a woman in a suit took the podium.
Kael could see Windgate's smile as the woman spoke. Then later the two of them were given podiums to speak of their own thoughts. The public watched as Windgates made it clear that he does not want anything to do with administration but should a citizen of the country be oppressed. He will take up his blade. Windgates spoke to the world stating that anyone that hurts an Avalon citizen under this new regime. Will pay for it ten fold. For if a single citizen's blood were to fall, then Windgates would wage war for it.
The question was then asked to the Prince as to who the other masked figures were.
"They are my brothers and sisters. The ones who detest war all the same. We detest oppression. We detest violence but as we all know. Our world is not as simple as black and white. We live in many shades of gray. Where many of us could not do the right thing because we are weak. We are poor. We cannot compete against people that have status. They were the ones that taught me about my privilege as Royalty and the understanding of Noblesse Oblige. They taught me many things, how to farm. How to play a musical instrument. How... A child would steal bread not for himself but for his younger sibling. They taught me many things that books could never do. They are the Avatars of the many Gods as I am the Avatar of Duels." Windgates told them as they see an angel and a demon float beside Windgates. Wielding longswords and they made the declaration.
"I am Xinvia!" The demon said, spreading his bat like wings.
"I am Altes."The angel said closing her feather wings.
"We both are the Servants of the God of Duels! The God of Duels will acknowledge that Windgates Avalon is the Avatar of Duels and the Ancient of Rites! As this can be confirmed by the Oracles of Avalon. Step forth!"The two beings chanted. The robed Oracles stepped forth and bear witness to the two Servants of the God of Duels.
"Yes... You are the Avatar of the God of Duels." The Oracles confirmed it for them.
"Avatar... It has been a while since our last bout... May we?" Xinvia asked as Windgates drew his blade and the two of them fought against him.
In that moment, people of the world were graced by the Avatar of Duels. It was different than anything they have ever seen, the demon and angel striking Windgates were struggling as Windgates fought with them. They were dancing with their blades. The people were left speechless as they continued to watch Windgates in his duel.
Kael could not help but smile at the very least, Windgates has gotten his happy ending.
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