Chapter 30

I took my time to fix everything that had been shattered in my mind.

-I knew from my increased mental power that this wouldn't be that hard to fix, but the time it would take wouldn't be that short. This is a bit annoying, still, I enjoy playing in creation mode. Even more so when I'm actually present to see and interact with what I'm creating.

While I enjoyed repairing my mind, days had passed. At first I repaired everything quickly, but when I realized that I could improve some things I simply decided to take my time.

-I can't let my mental shield do all the work. It has a limit, so it's best to prepare my mind before I face the next "Dark God". At least now I know I can increase my power by devouring them and not fear repercussions. *Glup*

A little drool fell from my mental projection.

-The taste of power I felt when I consumed the "Old God" was incredible. There is no resemblance to my previous life to buy it. And I'm not talking about it tasting like food, it's something different. It's just delicious and I wish to eat more. Now I understand why the "Old Gods" like to devour each other. Luckily I don't have the taste buds to really savor their meat...yuck.

Where I took most of my time was in the "Habitats" or "territories" occupied by the blessings of the elemental lords. My blessings had become slightly corrupted, so I had to purify them. As soon as this happened, they were as good as new again.

-It's fascinating how despite being separated from their true body, they can still persist against corruption. The only thing that affected them when they became corrupted was the decrease in their power, or so I felt... Maybe it's because they were escaping my control? Maybe.

The territories that possessed the blessings of the Elemental Lords were extensive and all according to their element. Ragnaros the "Heavy Metal God" lived in a large volcano that he had created to reach beyond the clouds, the surrounding area was made of lava rivers and volcanic stone fields with several smaller volcanoes scattered around. Therazane was just like his external image. It lived inside a mountain with countless minerals and crystals adorning the place. Neptulon possessed a great ocean that surrounded the entire land I had created in my mind, almost like a great continent. Al'Akir lived high in the heavens beyond the first clouds. I had built him a huge cloud palace that shimmered and crackled from the lightning that constantly passed through it, but there would be no thunder. It was a silent place unless it was decided otherwise.....

The last element I possessed was everywhere. The darkness I had absorbed was now mine, free for me to use as I preferred. Before, the darkness in my mind was just an illusion in comparison. But now my darkness possessed its own elemental energy that gave it strength and depth. I only lacked to acquire the light, so that my sun was not simply a glowing sphere of fire.

Darkness possessed enormous energy and incredible utility, I knew instinctively. I knew what I had to do to use in all its "splendor" the glory of its power, but for now I will only experiment. I want to be sure and have a scientific basis beyond concrete feelings. As scientific as it can be in a fantasy world...

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(7 Days asleep, later)

(POV Mother Stony looking at the corrupted earth with pain)

As soon as the "Dark Being" disappeared, I was surprised. I felt his being vanish, so I searched for the source of the facts. The "Earth Forge" had devoured and absorbed his being... His power increased immediately afterwards and I became worried.

- Would he fall before the darkness now?

Observe your stone.

-It is darkened, but it still holds... I will trust, and for now I will concentrate on exterminating this dark plague that contaminates my land. As for the others, I'm not sure if they would think alike, but they did not approach the "Earth Forge".

So for the next few days I concentrated on exterminating all the dark beings who seemed confused and leaderless. I raised huge mountains and together with Al'Akir prevented them from fleeing. They would all suffer my wrath! I would make sure of that.

As soon as we were done with all the enemies, I focused on the "Earth Forge" again. His body had changed and he now looked like the "Dark Being" he had consumed. My concern and confusion were great.

-Your stone is free of corruption, but now darkness is your being... what will happen when you awaken "Forge Earth"? Will you be yourself, or will the darkness cloud your judgment and you will fall at my hands?

I didn't say a word about what was happening in front of everyone. I just waited, and with me the rest.

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(POV From a "New Dark God?" series protagonist, "Why not have tentacles? They're longer" ... Pfftt, hahahahahaha)

When I finally started to become aware of my body I felt a little different... and when I say "a little" I mean totally different.

- Why do I feel this way? It's very strange.

As soon as I "opened my eyes" I realized that I had multiple eyes. Not only the ones in my head, but also many others that were looking in different directions. It was a bit confusing even though it also felt natural to me...

I checked my body and realized that now I was totally different from how I had left my body... I was surprised by my new appearance. I was like a dragon still, but a very ugly dragon. As if I had been born from an "Old God" ...

-I imagine this is the fault of my bodily power. When I absorbed the whole body and being of the "Dark God", I didn't have time to guide the process as I wished, so my passive adaptation took over all this... I ended up evolving into a "Dark Dragon" or something like that. I'm ugly, but at the same time I think this look is amazing... No, wait, that can't be my thought can it, I really think this form is amazing...? Yes, it really is amazing, just ugly.

I became so absorbed in seeing myself from different points of view, using the eyes of the heads that possessed the tips of my tentacles, that I did not notice that the "Elemental Lords" were watching me attentively. With feelings of alertness and confusion.

-I possess 4 hands with incredibly sharp claws. Strong and muscular arms. A body with lines between all the scales I possessed of colors, but mainly black. My chest had a peculiar design and different colors. I had a long tail despite not having legs, but multiple tentacles that clung and stuck to the ground. It had wing-like extremities that ended in multiple thick tentacles. It had tentacles with a head similar to mine that had jaws with large sharp teeth and eyes with elongated pupils and different colors in the iris.

...

-I guess this is because of, "the eyes are the window to the soul" and all that. My head had horns that were born pointing backwards and were part of my face... My eyes were all the same, but I had 7 eyes in my head. With the seventh eye in the middle of them all. My mouth had incredibly sharp teeth, and I also had claws that looked like horns but were actually extra jaws. Everything on my body had a scaly armor that was thicker on top than it was underneath, but incredibly resistant...

I remained silent after monologuing.

-I kind of cringe, but the feeling of concordance between being a dragon and a "Dark God" is incredible. Almost like I've been molded to look like this. I remember the "Old God" I just devoured looked like a plant, which explains the tentacles instead of legs, or would it actually be the corruption theme that all "Old Gods" possess? .... interesting.

"Are you done observing yourself?"

A loud but calm voice interrupted my descriptive moment.

-I want to try a move first, so let's see.

I stretched out my "Wings / Tentacles" and all the extra appendages I possessed. And laughing I said.

"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, behold my final form!"

"..."

The silence is painful to my ears.

"Now I'm done."

Therazane looked unperturbed on the outside, but I could sense a bit of relief and a lot of curiosity from her.

"Tell me, "Forge Earth", what is your objective? , why do you want power so badly that you risked falling into corruption? "

This question took me a bit by surprise, but I think you might expect something like this, I would if I were in your position.

To show sincerity I looked into her eyes and said calmly.

"I want to be happy, I want calm and tranquility, but at the same time I want to experience what life has to offer. This life I possess, no... my happiness depends partly on the power I possess to protect it, and partly on those I will help to protect this world. I have told you, "Mother Pétrea". I will protect this world with all my strength, for my happiness, for those moments of joy and peace, for Azeroth."

With my words there was finally relief. We were now in confidence again.

"But tell me, 'Mother Stony' am I not the most beautiful thing your rock eyes have ever seen?"

I said, stretching out my monstrous and grotesque self once again.

"..."

Silence fell and another elemental lord spoke.

"Minion, you broke your word, why were you gambling? when you should have been fighting by my side, as we agreed".

"I apologize for that, Fire Lord. I got so caught up in the fight and the lust for power, that I overlooked what I had promised, but this time."

I said as I began to demonstrate my new strength. The dark power that ran through my being made the earth tremble and I took the opportunity to begin to absorb all the corruption that the "Dark God" had left behind. It was free power, I was not going to waste it.

"This time, I can be worthy to fight by your side! This time I won't need help to survive, I assure you, Fire Lord, "Ragnaros, The Eternal Flame".

"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, you owe me one for this, Minion!".

Both Neptulon and Al'Akir remained silent. They just watched and did not join the conversation.

After a while, I finished absorbing all the corruption left by the "Old God". I used the tentacles I had for legs to dig deep and make sure there was nothing left. Most of the corruption was deep in the place where the "Old God" was embedded, but on the surface, the black earth was no longer visible, nor could I smell the putrid air. Surely the "Elemental Lords" had taken it upon themselves to purify everything they could in the area.

-As for obeying them. I cannot go against them, not yet. My revenge will come, but not yet. I can almost feel the moment though, hahaha.

"Thanks "Forge Earth", now I can feel the earth rest".

"No problem, "Mother Pétrea", I'm just making sure there's nothing left that can taint this world."

-Now I have a more important goal in mind. Should I get my elemental body back? Or should I keep this body...? Naa, I'll change it later. It's too ugly for my taste. I'll just take it upon myself to test the strength and experiment a bit with this form. If my body took on this appearance, it's for a reason. Although it may also be due to the way the darkness molds things to its will. And I'm not talking about the "Lords of the Void", I'm talking about something along the lines of Why are bubbles round?

I made a bubble easily. And I watched carefully as it floated in the air. Possibly the elemental lords and their troops are looking at me strangely right now. But I will continue.

-The bubbles are round because of the way the air expands inside it. The bubble has a layer of some substance that holds the air inside, but at the same time, this barrier changes its shape precisely because of that. My theory, is that darkness as an element has a way of setting or changing things according to its "behavior". It may look corrupting to others, but it is simply a change in energy. It is a "corrupting" element because it "forcibly" changes the form and appearance in which "something" is presented, to the world.

I looked at my reflection in the bubble and injected some dark element into it, soon it looked like a kind of eye.

-It may be that the appearance that the object acquires is the reflection of something, the intention of the one who manipulates the energy, or simply something that ends up happening naturally as an adaptive process as the situation demands it for the survival of the "target"...

I absorbed the dark energy I had injected into what now looked like an eye, and it reverted back to a simple bubble again. Then with a *plop* it burst

-It may be that withdrawing the energy after the change will result in the destruction of the target, or with precise control it may allow survival, but the cost could be high. Perhaps, it's just a matter of balance, or it may simply be something we don't fully understand and are desperately trying to see.

As I turned to look at those who had been watching my behavior, I gave them a smile and waved to the little elementals I knew and the others. My size was now enormous, perhaps 300-500 meters... maybe even more.

-I must change this size at some point... It may be that my current appearance is those darker desires I have had and have been reflected, or it may be a coincidence that my form has mutated and adapted to the being this energy was originally from... So many possibilities this dark void has, that to see them all without knowing could drive us mad.

Author's Note: How do you like this chapter, how do you like the new cover, how do you like the protagonist's current "Dark Dragon", "Ancient God" or "Ancient Dragon" form, I hope you like it.

When I was looking for images for the previous cover and appearance of the main character, I found this beautiful wonder. I honestly don't believe in coincidences, it fell just when I was looking for it the least, but I needed it the most XD. Searching for the truth behind these facts could drive me crazy, so I just thank and use quickly and efficiently the image XD. I hope you like it as much as I do.

The main character will soon get his revenge, how do you think it will be, what do you think he will do, hahaha, if you can't imagine it just wait. I already know what will happen XD.

I invite you to comment, because every comment from you motivates me to continue writing. I invite you to express yourselves freely with me, as long as there is respect for me and everyone else. I really enjoy reading your ideas and comments XD, some of them make me laugh and others scare me (because of the possible Spoilers... you are truly terrifying beings for a reader that just enters this world) (of course not me, I'm talking about the others). I invite you to give me ideas, images, examples, CONTRUCTIVE criticisms and in general whatever you can think of, I'll be in charge of answering you, even if it takes me a little bit of time (there are more and more of them and they are watered by chapters XD).

Let us grow together and lead wisely. May the harmony of what you say, be demonstrated in your actions. I wish you a great day or a good night ^^.