What's the point of killing me?

Theoktonos

I will kill you

Go on. Try me.

If you dare.

I'd do anything to see your corpse.

Come on then. Kill me.

I was planning to.

But, before you do, hear me out.

What do you gain?

If you kill me, what do you gain?

You're simply perpetuating a pointless cycle of death.

What do I gain? Satisfaction.

Cosmology/The Attack

The satisfaction of revenge.

The knowledge that my family is avenged.

Avenged? What even is revenge?

It's a stupid concept, is it not?

We're above it, are we not?

You can move past it.

Limiting your goals to a puny human? How pathetic.

I don't care what you are.

Like you said, I am a God. I'll do what I want.

If that means murdering a lowly human, then so be it.

I don't care how many mortal lives are lost.

I would tear The Cosmos to shreds if it meant killing you

&#x3C;p class=&#x22;ql-align-center&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;*&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;strong style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;THIS TEXT CONTAINS ELEMENTS THAT MAY BE DISTURBING&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;.*&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p class=&#x22;ql-align-center&#x22;&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;*&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;strong style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED&#x3C;/strong&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;.*&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;Misosa&#x2019;s confused eyes darted around his unrecognisable surroundings. &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;em style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;What&#x2026; what the fuck is this? &#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;A cackling laugh echoed around the forest, the laugh of a mad man.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;em style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E; &#x201C;TOO CLOSE, WAY TOO CLOSE!&#x201D; &#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;That terrible, terrible voice boomed once again.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;What are you doing, you cowardly bastard? Come out and fight me like a man! Or have I already skewered your nonexistent genitalia?&#x201D; Misosa taunted.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;em style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;HAHA. SNARKY. I&#x2019;LL SOON SHUT THAT MOUTH OF YOURS UP FOR GOOD. SURE, YOU DESTROYED WRATH, BUT WHAT IS THAT? TINY, INCONSEQUENTIAL. ARE YOU SURE YOUR ABLE TO FACE UP TO GREED?&#x201D; &#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;He laughed. Misosa cut down the trees around him, the faces still laughing as they fell to the ground.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Come and fight me, and we&#x2019;ll test it, won&#x27;t we.&#x201D; Misosa said. Aplistia jumped out of the tree directly behind him, the force of his movements pushing Misosa forward. He barely turned around in time to block. He was holding&#x2026; scimitars? Two small, crooked sickles with edges of fine gold were in his hands, smashing maddeningly against Misosa&#x2019;s blade, pushing him back. During a pause of Aplicita&#x2019;s onslaught, Misosa edged a slash in, barely missing Aplicita&#x2019;s abdomen. He two footed him in the stomach, his sword raised above him. He brought it down, ready to impale Aplicita through the chest. Aplicita darted away from under Misosa&#x2019;s steely grip. He leapt back into a nearby tree.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;em style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;YOU&#x2019;RE CERTAINLY ONE I WOULD LIKE TO AVOID FIGHTING FACE TO FACE.&#x201D; &#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;Aplicita cackled. A thought struck Misosa, causing him to grin.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;You&#x2019;re not only a balless coward, but you&#x2019;re also hilariously ignorant of the full capabilities of the Gods.&#x201D; Misosa swung his sword in a tight circle, chopping down all of the perpetually laughing trees in his immediate vicinity, into stumps, protruding unevenly from the lifeless earth.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;em style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?&#x201D;&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E; Aplicita stammered. Misosa grinned, confirming his suspicions.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;You&#x2019;re using those trees to try and catch me off guard. I&#x2019;ll get rid of them, and force you out to face me.&#x201D; Misosa declared, swinging his sword yet again, all the trees within eyesight and beyond falling, the ground shaking upon their impact.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;em style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;SHINK.&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Hahahaha. AHAHAHAHA!&#x201D; Aplicita cackled maniacally from behind Misosa.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;A sickle embedded deep into Misosa&#x2019;s back.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;YOU FOOL! YOU SERIOUSLY THOUGHT THAT WAS THE LIMIT TO MY CAPABILITIES? I AM NOT BOUND BY THOSE TREES! I&#x2019;M NOT BOUND BY YOUR EXPECTATIONS! I&#x2019;M NOT BOUNDED BY ANYTHING!&#x201D; Aplicita&#x2019;s sickle plunged further into Misosa. Golden blood filled his mouth. He fell limp onto the floor. &#x201C;AND LOOK AT THAT! MISOSA, GOD OF HATRED, DEAD AT MY FEET! OH, HOW INEVITABLE! I&#x2019;LL TAKE HIS EYES, AND BE OFF WITH HIM!&#x201D; He smirked, deep in thought. &#x201C;MAYBE THEN, I&#x2019;LL FINALLY GET RID OF THEOKTONOS!&#x201D; He yelled. Then he stopped. He stared at the ground, in shock. He sucked in a breath sharply. &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;em style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;Where&#x2026; where is Misosa? &#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;Then he felt it.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;An incredible, seething pain.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Damn, you nearly got me there, scum.&#x201D; Misosa uttered in Aplicita&#x2019;s ear. &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;em style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;Oy, you gotta be kidding me! &#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;He turned to look behind him, his eyes filling with disbelief. &#x201C;I was almost &#x2018;killed&#x2019;&#x201D; He emphasised the word &#x2018;killed&#x2019;. Aplicita coughed up blood.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Wh-what the fuck did you do?&#x201D; Aplicita gargled.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;I overwrote my death, so it never happened.&#x201D; Misosa grinned. More and more sharp pains started to crop up. Two, then three, then four, then ten. Misosa walked out from behind Aplicita , and kicked him into the ground, this only causing the knives to go deeper into his body. &#x201C;You wanna see something cool, before I eradicate you? Just so you know the true extent of the beast you angered.&#x201D; Aplicita looked into Misosa&#x2019;s raging, burning, violet eyes. &#x201C;You see this?&#x201D; He raised his left hand, five infinitesimal points appearing, a blinding white light emanating from them. &#x201C;This is greed. This is you.&#x201D; Aplicita&#x2019;s eyes widened, terrified. He raised his right hand. Appearing from it suddenly was a light, incomprehensible. A thousand&#x2026; no. A million&#x2026; no. So many points that it couldn&#x2019;t be counted. All within a ball of blinding light, that looked to be around the size of a marble. &#x201C;This,&#x201D; Misosa said, &#x201C;is hatred.&#x201D; He lifted it up and down, playing with it. &#x201C;I am hatred. Yet, I can hold hatred in my hand, I can destroy it, I can create it a thousand fold and then some. I am above it. Above myself. A bit mind-numbing, isn&#x2019;t it?&#x201D; Tears of terror started to form in Aplicita&#x2019;s eyes. &#x201C;I see you are starting to gauge the situation you put yourself in, aren&#x2019;t you?&#x201D; Aplicita started to crawl backwards, trying to escape from the inevitable. Every time he started to move backwards, he didn&#x2019;t. He didn&#x2019;t move. He just remained there on the spot, as if he were anchored there by something, something he needed to get away from. The burning white lights disappeared from Misosa&#x2019;s hands. He picked up his sword, and drove it through Aplicita&#x2019;s face.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Begone.&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;13 Years earlier&#x2026;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;Iroas hesitantly charged at me, his fist raised above his head, attempting to strike me.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;First mistake,&#x201D; I said, moving out of the way of his attack, &#x201C;You&#x2019;re leaving yourself open.&#x201D; I pushed my fist forwards, and stopped it right before his chest. &#x201C;And, just like that, you&#x2019;re dead.&#x201D; I said, playfully tapping his ribs. &#x201C;You need to constantly be aware of your blind spots, as well as your vital areas, such as your abdomen and stomach. Try again.&#x201D; He rushed at me again, this time angling his body so that his forearm was blocking my hand&#x2019;s path to his belly. &#x201C;Second mistake.&#x201D; I kneed him gently in the stomach. &#x201C;You&#x2019;re still open to attacks. You need to be equipped to be able to defend yourself omnidirectionally, whether it&#x2019;s an attack with my head, fists, feet, knees, or a delayed attack I set up in the meantime.&#x201D; I stepped back once again. &#x201C;Come at me &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;em style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;again, &#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;don&#x2019;t let me hit you.&#x201D; He ran at me once more, now covering all of his weak points. He sure does learn fast. I like that. He charged at me, and threw a punch at my face. I let it hit me as to boost his confidence. Suddenly, it felt like my brain was erupting in pain. The most severe migraine pounced on me immediately causing me to stumble to the ground. Shit. I forgot about his ability. I recalled back in the exam when Iroas has tapped Ktinos lightly on the chest, and yet he still received a heavy dosage of damage. I could faintly hear Iroas shouting at me, asking if I was okay, and Tachytita&#x2019;s hysterical laughter. I blacked out.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;Well, everyone makes mistakes, I guess.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x2014;--------------------------------------------TO BE CONTINUED&#x2014;--------------------------------------------&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;Author&#x2019;s note: And there goes another chapter! Sorry I couldn&#x2019;t get it out yesterday, I had a huge migraine. I am really, really sorry!&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;P.S Like and follow the page and I&#x2019;ll spare your family.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;P.S.S Rate the chapter /10!&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;A man wielding an abrupt azure blade walks away from the now collapsed palace. A smirk on his face.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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