The Primordial Record

The Undying glanced at Shisu for a moment, he seemed about to say something before he laughed and tossed the orb at Shisu before taking to the air, his fox tails leaving mesmerizing trails in his wake.

He reached forward and grabbed the massive spear, shivering as power flooded from the weapon into his body and it tested his qualifications to hold him.

A loud clang like a hammer striking an anvil resounded all through the heavens and the earth as his weapon finally settled in his palm and the Undying groaned with pleasure, steam poured out from his mouth below the bone mask had was wearing, it was as if all his internal organs were fried by just holding the weapon, and this was most likely the case that every second he was handling this weapon was creating great damages inside his body.

Shisu who had been staring at the Will Orb in rapture was shaken out of his reverie and looking upwards, a cry of fear emerged from his mouth, he only had time to quickly swallow the Will Orb before the mile-long spear struck down from above, and slammed against the mountain. With how slowly the Undying swung the weapon, it was as if he wanted Shisu to see his death approaching.

Unexpectedly a blue dome of force appeared around the mountain, blocking the blow, but the shockwave from the attack was so powerful it spread out like a catastrophic tide and it destroyed the entire kingdom of Ganem, the devastation reaching the other kingdoms as well, wiping them out, and it didn't stop there, it traveled all over the realm, crossing the ocean and killing all life it found until the destructive wave returned to the spear, the attack that crossed the entire realm had not taken a single iota of energy from the weapon.

For a time, all mortal life in the realm was lost. frёeωebɳovel.com

Berrion looked around him, his eyes hardly glancing and acknowledging the fact that he had just ended all the life in the realm but focusing on the mountain below, a bit dumbstruck before he became angered, his furious gaze turned towards Shisu who was gaping at the devastation and shaking with barely repressed awe.

The Undying screamed his rage, his mouth extending below his bone mask, revealing the dirty black fangs within,

"You dare betray me, mortal!"

Shisu was taken aback, the anger from the Undying enough to break him out of the incredulous state of seeing the world end right in front of his eyes,

"I don't know what you mean, I gave you permission over the entire mountain, I have no idea what has happened or the reason you did what you did," and more quickly than Rowan had expected, the fear in the eyes Shisu transformed into hate,

"A moment back, you tried to kill me Undying, is this how your bargain works? If not for this accidental defense keeping this mountain safe I will be less than a stain at this point."

"Now, that is the selfish mortal I know," the Undying sneered, "I told you I would give you the ability to become a powerful Ascendant, and you would give me the mountain, that is what I have done. Do you expect me to baby you off of it while I do with my property as I wish?"

Shisu's eyes narrowed and he chuckled, his emotions going haywire, but his voice dripped with venom, "Look around you, it would seem that it is not your property yet to do as you wish. You have made a mistake Undying, and for this, you will pay."

"Spare me your pathetic acts of defiance," Berrion waved his hand to the side as if he was brushing aside a fly, "I see the cause of the problem, you are not the last of your line. Your loins as a mortal still hold some potency, for there is life in your mother's womb, twins, your children. Your actions have borne fruit."

"I am with child?" Shisu muttered incredulously, "Funny that I have never thought that this could become a possibility."

The Undying snorted with anger, "Yes, you have descendants, so finish the deal, and let me have my mountain. You shall not back away from this."

"Not so fast," Shisu slowly walked to his dead mother and flipped her around, "we are going to re-discuss the details of our deal, but first..."

Shisu finally noticed the bulge on her stomach after looking at her closely. Her loose courtly robes had done a lot to hide her figure, and now that it was covered with blood, it was sticking closely to her body.

Out of curiosity, he had begun manipulating the mind of his mother, bending her to his every whim and watching guilt tear the poor woman apart, hoping that he would break her before he Ascended, but her state of mind ended up being stronger than he had anticipated. He had never gotten any pleasure from the act itself, only in the mental torture of the woman who loved him with all her heart. Seeing that love fade day after day was one of the most potent sources of pleasure he had for years.

Tearing her robes, he easily pushed his hands through her stomach, his body was frail but he was still at the Deific Rank, and he groped around for a bit until he found his target, and then he unceremoniously dragged out two bloody living fetuses, holding them by the neck.

Looking at his two children, Shisu felt nothing, he could as well be looking at two stuffed dolls,

"Do not think about going back on our deal mortal, you do not want to go against me." the Undying pointed at Shisu, green fire emerging from his eyes like a torch.

Berrion knew that with the weird nature of mortals, especially one like this who lacked any moral baseline, anything was possible, and Shisu's next words did nothing to discourage him from that sentiment,

"I will not dare, but I no longer trust your word, our agreement just needs to be adjusted a bit, nothing here is going to change. I will kill these children to maintain our deal, but then it's only fair that before I do so, I become an Ascendant."

The Undying sneered, "Do you think becoming an Ascendant would keep you safe from me?"

"I know that even if I become an Ascendant Sun, I will not be equal to you, but I want what I want. It does not matter if I die after this moment. I must become an Ascendant."

"How charming your conviction," the Undying laughed, "Kill these two, and I promise on my name that I shall allow you to become an Ascendant. I shall even aid you to pass all the Tribulations that should have otherwise killed you before you made the Dan."

"So even with the Will Orb, I would have failed my tribulation. I had suspected as much, but I needed to try. Fate is truly by my side." Shisu smiled self-deprecatingly and unhesitatingly crushed the necks of the two babies, ignoring the fact that they had opened their bright green eyes and were looking at him.

He watched their eyes glaze over and he tossed them aside and looked at the Undying with both fear and expectation.