Chapter 86: Dark Days (5)

Chapter 86: Dark Days (5)

[Flashback to a few years ago…]

~Precht POV~

I felt multiple things happening when I was dragged inside the portal known now as The Gate when the shadow and that EYE OF GOD took me inside I saw EVERYTHING.

It's hard to describe in words.

Past, present, and future events unfold within my very eyes to behold the so-called 'TRUTH' of our very world.

It was like all the information of the world was being poured inside to my brain at once as I couldn't handle the pain of yelling for this torture to end, "This is too much!! It's too much!!! Please make it stop!!!"

*Keeee*

*Zzzzz*

That was when I noticed my very body that my eye, heart, and Origins were being deconstructed in pure shock filled with hysteria as I began to demand answers about what was occurring, "What's happening to me!!! Stop it! Make it stop!! Make it stop!!!!"

I tried to yell or plead for this pain to end to make all the horrible sensations I feel to simply end in death than this torture I'm experiencing.

It felt like my head was about to burst for an instant it all became clear to me now. The TRUTH of everything.

In that final image, I saw Warrod, Yuri, Rou, and Mavis all having their hands at me telling me to grab on as I tried my best to reach out to them, "Warrod! Yuri! Mavis! Rou! Please help me!!!"

The white figures soon tried to grab hold of me –

*THUD*

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*THUD*

Till suddenly I heard a closing noise from the door looking at my body in pure shock seeing it's okay from whatever I been through just then.

TRUTH standing at the other end only replied to me causing me to shiver to run down my spine from his words, "How was it?"

Listening to those words I couldn't help but turn away seeing what is my own Gate to using Alchemy with me muttering in amazement gazing at it, "I see my theory of Human Transmutation wasn't wrong it can be done it's possible…"

*Tap*

Placing both my hands over my Gate feelings of joy and excitement coursing through me I couldn't help but grin at this discovery I uncovered, "It's still missing something!! All of the answers I need are right here the truth about Human Transmutation. Please you have to show it to me again!!!"

But then I heard TRUTH's words as I turn around for him to be standing up sounding disappointed when he finally spoke, "I can't do that I've already shown all I can for the toll you paid."

Toll?

What toll?

Feeling a sickening sensation when he uttered those words was when I felt myself panting for air, lack of vision, and no sensation of Magic as my one good eye saw the horror of my body parts being deconstructed onto that being body instead as TRUTH revealed, "This surely you knew. It's the Law of Equivalent Exchange right young child?"

The only thing I did was scream in terror as I was suddenly thrown back out screaming at the top of my lungs losing any air I have within me, "AHHHHH!!!"

*THUD*

The only thing that filled me was despair hearing the toll I paid was…

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~Third POV~

"AHHHHH!!!!"

Suddenly yelling out of nowhere Duke Barbaroa's eyes widen seeing the current state of Precht's condition as he tightens his chest with him asking in urgency, "What happened, Precht! What did you do beyond the Gate?"

Screaming and twirling losing air and energy fast Duke Barbaroa's eyes widen seeing the change occurring as he listens to Precht ramblings, "Damn it!! This can't be happening?!!! Can't be!! This wasn't supposed to – No! I can't feel my Magic anymore… What have I done!! Ack…!"

*Thud*

Falling down on the floor with blood leaking out from Precht's body from the internal bleeding muttering as his eyes began to fade, "Somebody… somebody please help… me… please my friends… please… this is wrong… this isn't… what… I wante…d…"

Duke Barbaroa's eyes widen seeing the condition Precht was in as he grits his teeth eyeing the Devil Heart on the table as the light from the circle faded with the Duke eyeing Precht, "I have no idea what you experienced but it must have been something truly horrifying you uncovered. I can't let this great opportunity pass me by."

Grabbing the Devil Heart and using his style of Human Transmutation on Precht trying to revive him more Alchemist began to enter inside the testing room hearing the commotion, "Guild Master Barbaroa what's – What the hell happened here!!!"

Duke Barbaroa began to transmute Precht's body as he used the Devil Heart to replace his old one taken from him by TRUTH as he roared out to his guild members, "Get me materials for the Human Transmutation Enhancements! NOW!!!!"

They nodded as they began to gather the materials as the blood leaking out of Precht soils the Transmutation Circle as Duke Barbaroa eyed it carefully with wariness in his eyes, "What exactly did your friend even study to cause such an outcome? Honestly seeing this makes me want to know more but scared what happened…"

Duke Barbaroa then eyes Precht with caution in his eyes as he began to transmute his body into a modified human, "Still I need you alive to figure out what happened. Can't have you dying on me till I get what I want."

Beginning the modifications repairing the damages done as Duke Barbaroa began to transmute the damages into something else using the Devil Heart as the main ingredient regenerating the lost cell and muscle tissues.

But he looked upon a problem causing the Guild Master to frown as the places that Precht lost in the toll refused to be recovered or rather more difficult to make the procedure before muttering to himself, "I need to recreate the whole body from scratch to take care of this abnormality at once. I won't let this man die not when I can gain so much with him alive than being dead."

Continuing on Duke Barbaroa began to transmute Precht into a modified human thus changing the course of his fate entirely…

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It had been mere months trying to recover and rejuvenate the body of Precht as he suddenly woke up in a bed with his younger body talking to himself in disbelief, "I'm… alive? Was all of that a dream?"

"Nope."

Hearing the crushing reality his head turned towards Duke Barbaroa as he expresses a sad expression on his face responding, "I apologize Precht but… I did everything in my power to salvage everything but…"

What Duke Barbaroa wasn't aware of at the time was Precht's eye now taking the shape of the Ouroboros Precht's eyes widened seeing that he gained powers of the Homunculus of the previous one's before him of the following Seven Deadly Sins.

Envy.

Greed.

Lust.

Pride.

Sloth.

Gluttony.

Wraith.

Activating his SDS Eye using Wraith's power to peer into Duke Barbaroa's thoughts and past actions the sensation of unbridling anger fuels Precht as he not only gains their abilities but their emotions following each sin greatly influencing him.

He read the memory of using Precht and already obtained the memories using his Alchemy all saved into his head obtaining his troubles of meeting TRUTH for free without any suffering as he tightens his hands together.

Duke Barbaroa unaware of Precht's awareness of the situation continued his act towards him expecting him to continue working under him, "—but now that you are fine. We can finally continue working on the Philosopher Stone Precht!! What do you say shall we begin the new era of such an age-old chum?"

At this Precht goes over taking the handshake as Duke Barbaroa gestures tightening the grip as he stands up clarifying the man, "Precht? Yeah… I thank you for the help friend but the name isn't Precht anymore…"

*Zzzzz*

*BOOOOM*

Before anything else happened everything in the Gold Owl guild suddenly got blown up by Hades Alchemy free style of Fairy Alchemy expressing a happy smile at the now horrified Duke Barbaroa of what he has done, "It's Hades. And I just figured out how my old friend managed to accomplish his alchemy. Sadly Duke… you outlived your usefulness."

*Woosh*

Before the Duke Barbaroa could do anything one swift motion of SDS Lust and Greed as his brain was pierced instantly with no defense as Hades mutters to him, "I have since gotten everything I needed from you. I will burn this place to the ground 'partner' for your betrayal of violating my mind without consent. May you weep what you created?"

"DUKE BARBAROA!!!!"

"YOU MURDER!!!"

"WILL KILL YOU –"

*Zzzzzz*

*BOOOOOM*

Not before too long Hades accomplished what he set out to destroying the Alchemist Guild Gold Owl needlessly ending their lives with no emotion of their deaths or reaction could be seen across his face.

Hades turned around and began to use Sloth's ability of supernatural physiology to escape the area thinking to himself in a desperate tone, 'I have done it now. With this, no one should know about what occurred that day… TRUTH… you bastard I will make you pay. There's possibly only one being alive that could help me retain my magic again…'

*WOOOSH*

Running past the sea of the continent running full speed ahead Hades mouthed to himself with hope in the voice of his last choice, "Zeref… I need the help of the Great Black Wizard Zeref to end the curse that GOD has done to me. He surely must know but I must create my own Guild to search for Zeref… the Keys to revive him. With his help, it's the only way for me to take my revenge against that God…"

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[Flashback End]

He chuckles coldly to himself in the present times recalling the events leading him to what he became today as Hades mumbles, "Soon. Soon my wish of using my Magic again will come true. And then everything will be back to normal. I will regain what was lost to me if it's the only thing left to do."

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Elsewhere in another part of Fiore where Mavis and Rou both wandered off searching for their old friend Warrod Mavis talks to Rou tired, "Huff… he certainly changed leaving the Guild living in a remote area huh Rou?"

Rou for his part shrugged as they hike towards the forest mountain biome recognizing Warrod Green Magic's signature of where his Compass pointed towards, "Yup. He did love having a green thumb you know. I just wonder how Warrod is doing nowadays huh?"

The two are nearing the forest mountain biome as they came to talk to Warrod after Laxus split from them going on his own adventure and seeking out his own redemption of his own returning to the two characters of the story.