Genesis, A New Creation

The Stir of Emotions

Chapter 16

--Nocte--

Nocte laid in his bed with a fever as Luna tended to him placing a wet and cold cloth over his forehead, He could feel the pain and misery coursing through whatever was going on in the west. Annah was sitting down in a chair as Luna tended to him and asked “What happened?” Luna shrugs “I don't know, he just went pale and collapsed riling on fire..and...a burning sensation.”

Annah then asked “Did you try healing magic or a potion?” Luna shakes her head and says “No, he won't drink and you know full well we can't use magic.” Annah blushes slightly, her tail flicking as she glances at Nocte. Nocte can feel her gaze even though he has his eyes closed and visions of fire, burning people and dark black figures with no mercy slaughter hundreds with fire.

Nocte grits his teeth as he feels the final wave come upon him, his legs kick and his arms lash out and he screams. Annah immediately gets up and jumps onto the bed quickly wrapping her arms around him and holding him tightly. His legs give a few jerks and twitches but he feels the wave start so fizzle out as he feels Annah pinning him.

Like a child wrapped tightly in a blanket the security of her warmth and softness lets him calm down as the searing pain of whatever was going on passed. Nocte opens his eyes slightly and he can see Annah is on top of him, her face blushing but it's very slight and filled with more determination rather than embarrassment. Nocte mutters “Auuhh….Can you get off??” She instantly gets off and says “Sorry...but you looked like you needed it” she quotes Nocte with a slight grin.

Nocte chuckles but quickly feels a surge of pain again and says “I'm..gonna rest, sorry Annah you have to do my duties of reforming my division.” Annah nods and says “It's fine, i'll just have them duel each other like you did before. It's done quite well for the men, they are a lot faster and less predictable then they used to be.” Luna looks at Annah standing up and says “Come, let us give him his rest. He deserves some peace after all he's done.” Annah looks at Luna for a moment but nods and they both leave without another word.

Nocte lays in the bed looking up at the ceiling he closes his eyes and focuses on his soul. He can feel his body relax and everything around him seemingly spin and he opens his eyes and finds himself back in his paradise. The wind ruffles the bluegrass and he sits up his body now somewhat see through and with no distinct features or clothes. The Golden glow telling him he had successfully separated his soul from his mortal body.

This process felt like he was on laughing gas, His body would tingle and he would lose all feeling until he fully transported his consciousness into his soul. He stood up, the feeling of death and fear was now all around him but now he could feel the power of this single being much more intensely. He grinned and reached his hand out as everything around him turned black and into nothingness, He rarely did this but this was a special occasion.

His soul forms armor around him, his preferred form of almost a samurai from his world. Though the armor was much different, made from the same materials but woven at the molecular level with strands of kevlar in such a way that it would be mostly blade proof if it penetrated the metal that covered it. He thought Once I can control my primary soul from my mortal body without destroying it I should be more than capable of taking this form...let alone using my real power. Then he grabbed the person's soul pulling it into his domain.

--Mira Paulious--

As Mira is smiling with her men suddenly she feels grab her and her breath is taken from her as everything suddenly gets pulled from her and it turns black. She yells but nothing comes from her mouth as she reaches her hand out but her body will no longer move on her accord.

Then she felt it behind her, A presence she was almost overwhelmed by. It was like a dark fog that pressed it's heavy weight on all of her conscious mind. Her breath felt short as it spoke in a calm and clear voice that seemed to echo “So you are?” footsteps echoed in the blackness as she felt her voice shudder “wh-wa-what are you?” The being lets the tension build as if feeling every once of her fear and says “I am...we'll let your little spirit tell you what I am.” and then a sudden snap is heard as it echo's and a white ball of light appears it's Sasha and Sasha looks and floats up a bit and says “IT'S A MIRACLE, I get to speak with the creator of all things himself! I have so many things to ask and-” she gets cut off as she vanishes back into the void of nothingness.

Mira can't help but feel her body tense up more as she realizes what this being actually is and she thinks as her mind races This is The Creator Sasha was talking about and bragging on how she was created by him along with all living beings, Mira had asked about him multiple times but Sasha always shrugged and said “I have never truly met him, All I know is that he exists even the most powerful spirits can't talk to him. His Custodians blocked any entrance into Zion so I couldn't tell you how he looked or even acted.” Mira then shuddered as she thought back to that moment in her training but then the “Creator” Spoke again “You look….Japanese---Perhaps Chinese?”

The familiar words instantly told her that he knew and she said “Yes-I-I am Chinese, I was born in Beijing!” The “Creator” goes silent and walks past her in front of her. She can see his armor now, his body was slim yet clearly strong and the armor he wore was akin to a samurai but much different in it's own way. Covered by black metal and having a dark red out lining the black figure to give it a shape. Then the “Creator” asks “Are you from Earth?” and she instantly says “Yes...bbut how do you know?”

The “Creator” Glances his head over to reveal a golden mask with blue glowing eyes that seem to be nothing but fire and he lifts his hand and says “Did you die and appear in my world?” She finally nods her head not able to speak with this thing’s gaze on her but it looks out to the blackness and says “I see, We shall meet again I am sure of it. Now then you may return to your mortal body.”

Mira feels the backless seemingly get stolen away as light floods her senses and she catches her self before hitting the floor her men quickly moving to go to help her but she stands up and one of her “Phoenix Troopers” men that used magic to create heat and fire into rods that shot the fire forward, like a flame thrower from her world says “My Empress, What happened? It is not normal for you to suddenly collapse, You are an Angle so what happened it must have been bad if you almost fell.”

Mira takes a breath and says “I met the creator...of all living things.” every single voice goes silent as some look at her stunned. The military camp that was bustling with noise, musical instruments and even singing went quiet enough that the wind could be heard. Snow that had only freshly fallen during the battle had also seemingly stopped as the wind slowly picked up.

-Nocte-

As Nocte returned to his body, he took a sharp breath and coughed opening his eyes and he looked up at the ceiling and slowly sat up with a groan. He felt like an old man. Everything aches and is groaning...damn i'm only Seven Billion years old spiritually but physically i'm only sixteen. " I guess I am linked with all the souls that did suffer all that pain, my gift...was not only magic but eternal life" He thought as he looked at his hand and muttered “Just like my God offered me...only to be thrown into darkness and nothingness...was he even really there to begin with?”

He sighs not sure what to think, He gets up slowly and walks over to the balcony, opening the door and looking out into the rising sun. The wind blows on him bringing the cold air of winter slowly coming. Nocte looks at the streets down below seeing people beginning their morning routines, Royal guards swap places with another and citizens begin to set up their shops and the tree’s slowly drop leaves as their color has turned green to a purple color.

He smiles at the variation of colors in this world, Grass that was green is now turning blue. The sun shining upon newly blossomed trees that flourish within the cold. Nocte can almost feel the joy of many of these people, I always have wanted to see someone else happy...it always has made me happy to see someone else smile. To Laugh. To live...to have children… His smile vanishes as he looks at the ring Annah gave him.

Thinking back to her reaction he can't help but smile “Did you really fall in love with a human….or perhaps you fell for Saisho? I guess time will tell.” lower his hand he places it on the balcony railing and leans against it and thinks War is the air...I will have to experiment when this war comes He smiles as he says “A Great Empire rose from gunpowder, a Greater Empire shall rise from the control of Magic but who will be the first to do so?”