Paradise on Earth part 2 (IV)

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(UNDERSTOOD)

A gust of wind appeared in front of me and I thought I heard a voice inside my head.

But that doesn't matter, the strange presence approaches us and stares at us.

I'm scared, I don't know what to expect.

I can't think of anything but hugging Asriel and praying.

I will not abandon him, I could not even consider that option. I would rather die here by his side than to do so....

The wind continued to increase and began to swirl around us, keeping that being away.

"...what's going on?"

(CONFIRMED HOSTILE PRESENCE. PRIORITY IS TO ELIMINATE THE REBEL)

Again I clearly hear a voice in my mind.

"Who are you?"

(THE CALL HAS BEEN FULFILLED. MEDIUM TO CHANNEL... NOT COMPATIBLE)

"What's going on?"

(FOUND REPLACEMENT. BEGINS DESCENT)

The air seemed to stop and concentrated in one place. Everything quickly turned towards Asriel and entered his left hand. His glove appeared again and his ring finger lit up.

At that moment a strong blizzard sent everything in its path flying away.

"Ahhhh!"

I had to bury my spear in the ground to avoid being blown away.

I watch in the distance as trees, plants, rocks and even our backpacks take off and get lost in the distance.

The shadow stands still watching what is happening.

Asriel's body rose, the wind accelerated around him and began to solidify on his skin, forming a kind of turquoise-green armor.

At first glance it looks like metal, but I get the feeling it's not.

A pair of long wings rest on his back and keep him afloat despite not flapping, these are very different from those of a bird, they look more like those of an airplane or something mechanical.

A helmet of the same color covers his head with a transparent visor covering his face, being this the only part that shows to the outside to remind me that he is the one behind it.

It feels like before when he teamed up with Kurogane, though this time it's a more benevolent presence. Not so much earthly, but... superior.

Did he merge with another being? Then... with what?

(... POSSESSION COMPLETED)

"Asriel...?" I asked out of inertia.

I keep hearing that unknown voice inside my head. It's definitely coming from whatever is taking control of him, even without moving his lips it's communicating with me.

This time I don't think his consciousness is there... he's being completely possessed by that dazzling armor.

His eyes emanate a small light, within his pupils I can see a radiance. Yet his gaze itself is lost, as if staring into the void.

Why did this being feel the need to take control of Asriel's body?

"..."

The shadow quickly approached without my noticing and tried to attack him.

Asriel without even blinking accelerated at an incredible speed and pushed it away. The wind generated by his movement seemed to dance around him. It was certainly a magnificent spectacle.

"YOU SHOULDN'T BE IN THIS PLACE. GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM"

Again I heard it. A very loud tone that was difficult to distinguish whether it was a female or male voice, echoed loudly in my head.

At that moment he raised his arm pointing to the sky. A few seconds later a tornado was generated in the place.

A turquoise green light enveloped the tornado and concentrated it into a small radiance that focused on his right hand.

In an instant it flew forward to where the shadow was, shortening its distance in a second. Then as if it were a sword, the being that possessed Asriel made a cut.

A very fast gust of wind suddenly appeared sending everything nearby into the air.

"Shining Shield!"

I held on to my spear buried as deep as I could in the ground and covered myself with my shield so as not to be blown away.

The force of his attack was so powerful that he managed to cut it in half without problems, both the shadow and the mister. The rest of the blizzard gradually destroyed the skin, the pieces, the remaining parts... until in the end there was nothing left. Literally no dust was left of him.

All the negativity I felt in the atmosphere vanished completely, the barrier covering this area also collapsed at some point.

I have never witnessed a hurricane in person, I only remember seeing one in a movie with my parents some time ago. Surely what just happened was the same, the immense force of nature concentrated in one point in front of my eyes.

What was that power? Where did it come from, and why did it possess Asriel's body?

(IT'S OVER, THE THREAT HAS BEEN ELIMINATED)

I slowly tried to stand up. My legs were shaking, yet I gathered all my courage and advanced towards him.

"Thank you for helping us... emm, who are-"

At that instant the ground began to shake. I stumbled and fell to the ground, the surroundings began to crumble.

(THE SHRINE HAS LOST ITS ANCHOR. IT WILL RETURN TO NOTHINGNESS)

"What is happening?"

The hills that covered the place begin to crumble. The few remaining trees were sliding down the mountain along with the rocks.

This is not going well, if we continue here we will not survive.

Quickly Asriel came flying and took me in his arms and flew away into the sky.