A glimpse of the storm

So after a break, we were to be the last fight, as we were being introduced however something off occurred to me

[…Huh?]

-Master?

[I…feel…faint…]

-Master?!

-Oh no! Not again! I am sticking to you Meowster!

-You won't get taken alone my liege!

-I'll stick around! No matter who is trying to take you, I won't allow you to be alone!!

[I…]

Feel…faint…

…

…

-What the?! Eric!!

His teammates screamed but I barely cared, I rushed up and prevented him from falling, I took his pulse and luckily it was still there, so he is not dead, he better not be dead

I lost you once already, I won't tolerate a second one! Never again!

-Leona! How is he?

-He is alive Dante…but he seems to be…unconscious

-Asshole died once already! Here

He gave one of those green stars they carry, I have seen and felt first hand how effective the healing is, and when I used it…nothing happened, the star was not consumed

-…Nothing

-That means something else is happening! Link! Get over here!

He jumped towards the arena, the whole fight was on standby due to what happened, even the enemy team was worried for him…did he help them? Ah, the Ko…Kyoku something team, ok, no matter, Eric's safety is what matters

Link arrived and he pulled out his blade, the spirit inside…Fi, came out

-Master? Is there anything you need?

-Eric…

She looked at him and her expression changed, her face showed a frown

-This…how could this be?

-Don't hold out on us spirit! Speak!!

-Lord Eric's soul has been taken…

-TAKEN?!

-Explain yourself spirit!

While Vergil was asking questions, I was trying to keep my calm, something took his soul…Something is trying to take him from me

-It has a heavy stench of death…I estimate a deity related to death must be behind this, any idea master?

-Don't bother asking Brother, I will tell you

-Who did this Zel-Zel?! Who attacked Er-Er?!

-Hel, Goddess of death, the one who rules the realm of the dead

-Zelda, I swear to Hylia if you tell me that bitch is trying to take him for herself…

-…I cannot outright deny it, isn't he already dating the goddess of nightmare Freyja?

-I AM KILLING THE BITCH!!

…

…

...Ugh…my head…

-Master! Master!!

-…Ah, Monica…Good to hear you

-Ok…thank Erizabeth you are ok…

-Meowster!

-Good…we tagged along this time

-Lovely, so where are we?

I got up and looked around, I seem to be in some sort of forest…well, its a dead forest, all trees are dead and it's awfully misty

…Last time this happened…

Ah

I am in the fucking realm of the dead

-Seems like Hel has had enough of you

-My constant saving of people who were supposed to die must have really angered her huh?

Suddenly I heard a scream of agony, I knew what was coming but I was not looking forward to it

I rushed towards the source and I found a young woman with a scythe through her stomach, bleeding out, her face twisted in pain, near her a skeletal looking woman, I glared

Showtime

I rushed and took the scythe out of her and immediately healed her, then I threw the scythe at the skeleton looking woman

She easily caught it and smirked

-As expected, you came at once

-WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?!

-So you know who I am?

-I am well aware Hel, I also know what and why, but I still think you are a heartless bitch!

-She wouldn't agree, right Eir?

-Yes…Mother…

Is this bitch trying to get me to explode? Cause she is doing a damn good job at this

-DON'T YOU DARE ACT LIKE YOU ARE HER MOTHER YOU CRIB STEALING WHORE!!!

I rushed enraged

-Master! Bad idea!!

[WHY?!]

-She is a goddess!!!

"Hel"

"Rank: Z+"

"Age: Eons"

"Strength: Z+"

"Agility: Z-"

"Magic: EX-"

"Endurance: Z+"

"Charisma: A+"

"Luck: Z+"

"Perception: Z"

?!!?

-You can't beat her!!

[No! No way in hell am I leaving this alone!]

-You don't have to my liege! Remain calm and instead of attacking, take Eir and run away with her

[Tch…Dammit!]

I stopped my charge

-Lost your nerve boy?

-I swear on my soul Hel

I glared at her in hatred

-I WILL KILL YOU!!!

I rushed back and grabbed Eir who clearly didn't see that one coming and couldn't react to me grabbing her and running

-You won't get anywhere boy! This is my realm!

I ignored her and kept running, Eir weirdly enough was quiet instead of reacting to my actions

-She didn't bother chasing you…

[Bitch must be feeling VERY comfortable in her realm…tch…no matter, we have time, as long as Eir is away from her it should be fine]

-She cannot gain any more power now, but for how long has this been going on for?

[…Dunno]

I let Eir down and asked

-You ok?

-Ah…yes…

-Sorry for kidnapping you all of a sudden but…no way in hell am I leaving you with that bitch

-Don't talk about mother like that!

-She just fucking IMPALED YOU!! How am I supposed to react?!

-It was to lure you…you have been saving people whose death had been marked, you have to be stopped

-And you tell me the only way to lure me was to fucking KILL you?!

-It was the only way you would come! Otherwise you would have dodged her!

-YOU TELLING ME A GODDESS CAN'T FIND A SIMPLE MORTAL?!

-No! I-

-Why are you not bothered?! She would have fucking killed you!

-I…It was to stop you, I-

-Is that normal?! Is that why you are so fucking calm after that?!

-You don't understand! I am immortal! I will never die so there is no worry-

-YOU FEEL PAIN!!!

-!

-HOW THE FUCK WOULD IT BE OK WHEN IT HURTS SO MUCH?!?!

-…

-I have been nearly killed a lot, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone! It hurts so much…so why is it ok?!

-…Mother is kind…she just…

-NO SHE AIN'T!!!

-!!

-How the hell can someone who fucking IMPALED HER DAUGHTER BE KIND?!

-But-

-Answer me! How can you justify it?!

-She was always kind! She treated me so well! She only did it once I was bad…she loves me!

-That ain't love!

-…

-God…ok, Eir, listen to me, do you know who you are?

-Me? I am…Hel's daughter

-Wrong

-Huh?

-How many times has she killed you?

-What-

-Eir please…

-…About 30

-…Fucking hell…how could you call that love?

-It's different! We are not mortals!

-PAIN IS PAIN! NO MATTER THE RACE!!!

-…

-…Sorry, but I can't stay quiet while you justify the person who tortured you! She isn't even your mother!

-…Could you please explain that?

-Instead of explaining, I shall show you

Resonance, a way for people to tell what their affinity is and to what kind of mana

Mana can take the form of any element, as such, life and death are included in the matter, as the daughter of death, it won't make sense for her to have no affinity

-Look at this Eir, do you know about mana and it's affinities?

-…

-If you really are the daughter of death, then death mana should be your affinity by default

I casted some instant death spells I know but never use since it is the darkest magic imaginable and it's incredibly unreliable

And as expected, she didn't attract it, she repelled it

-?!

-You know what that means? Your affinity is the opposite of death

I made life mana and that was sucked into her nearly instantly

-So why does life follows you, yet death abhors you?

-…What is the meaning of this?!

She seemed freaked out, but I have to be firm

-Eir, you are not a death deity, but a life one, Hel is not your mother…she stole you from her

-!!!!

-She is the reason the realm of life, your home, is gone…but their lives are not lost

-What do you mean?!

-You are not immortal…each life from the life realm is inside you…they are protecting you

-!!!

-Every time you died…Hel took that life and became stronger

-No…NO!!

-You were so precious to them…they loved you so much…so please, don't let that Whore brainwash you…you are not her daughter, you never were her daughter…she never saw you as a daughter

I know I came in a bit too hard as her reality took a hard left, but we have no time anymore, we have to get out of this damn realm, as she was contemplating her own life, I asked Monica

[How do we leave?]

-On your body's side, everyone is working on it, thanks to Zelda, Dante and Mithra, they can create a portal here

[Doesn't that take a bunch of mana?!]

-A portal anywhere would take a lot of mana, specially to the realm of the dead, good thing Mithra is there

[So she does have her skill…wonderful, how much longer till it's done?]

-Not much, just 2 minutes

[…And the bitch is coming ain't she?]

-Yup

I sighed in regret and summoned both Kasha and Yuki

-This is gonna suck isn't it Meowster?

-Yup

-Grin and bear with it Kasha, at least master will owe us a massive reward after this

-Don't push the line and I shall do whatever

-What is the line my liege?

-Leona wanting to skin me

-Understood

As we all sighed, Hel showed up

-That's…surprising, I thought you would keep running

-Fuck off and face me already you Jack Skellington looking bitch!

She wasn't bothered by my insult and smiled

-You know you can't win, why bother?

-MOTHER!!

Hel turned to Eir

-What is it Eir?

-Is it true?! Am I from the life realm?! Has every life I have lost been one of them?!

-…You told her

-Eat my dick you psychopathic whore!

-How crude

-YOU DON'T DESERVE MY WIT!

She looked at me in disdain before telling Eir

-Everything he told you is true

-?!

-Now that you know, no point in keeping up this charade

-You-YOU! Why?! My family! Those innocents! Why?!

-Because I am strong, I was stronger than they were, and this power grants me the right to rule over all, and my role as death severely limits my rule, but once everything is dead, everything belongs to me

Eir was left shocked by her words while I laughed

-I can't believe how right that angry god always is, fuck sake!

-What are you mumbling?

-Meowster?

-My liege?

I exploded

"Fate Crusher activated!"

-THERE IS ALWAYS SOME FOOL, WHO WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD!!!

-Oh, here we go again

-Meowster is at it again

-What are you-

I sliced Hel with a scythe and instead of cutting her, the thing broke

-You really need a weapon master…

-FUCK THIS!!!

I threw it away and punched Hel, her eyes widened in shock before a shockwave emerged from the punch and she was sent flying

-AFTER HER!!

-NYA!

-At once!

As we marched against her, I asked Monica

[How much damage did that do?]

-None

[Of course…I may steal the dark dragon blade before Doku does at this rate…fuck]

-On another note, did you notice your voice change?

[Yeah, it has echo now]

-Fate crusher seems to force your soul out of your body in order to boost your power, why don't we check?

[Go ahead]

"Eric (Fate Crusher)"

"Rank: SSS-"

"Age: 15"

"Strength: SSS-

"Agility: SSS-"

"Magic: SSS"

"Endurance: SSS+"

"Charisma: SS+"

"Luck: A-"

"Perception: SSS-"

Holy shit

-Holy shit indeed…no wonder you can send her flying

[Can my body keep up?]

-…Your hand says no

I looked at my hand, it was a mangled mess, yet I didn't feel any pain

[Uh…]

-What a curious ability…seems like your pain receptors are shut off and your power increases considerably, however, once it shuts down, the accumulated damage hits you all at once

[An all or nothing huh?]

-In essence…it also seems to respond to your emotions, in particular-

[Rage]

-Yup

[Ooooookay...]

I restored my hand to full

[What else?]

-Your eyes are shining

[Literally?]

-Yup, a purple light…it's quite soothing

[That's my soul right?]

-Indeed

[Ok…what else?]

-That seems to be it for your physical changes, I am not certain what else it does…at least, not for certain

[Your theory?]

-Fate crusher allows you to ignore preset fates and grants you the required strength to oppose said fate, but it is proportional to the fate you are trying to break

[So the more powerful or meaningful the fate…]

-The more power you gain

[And vice versa, the less important or weak the fate is…]

-The lesser power you gain

[…This is gonna be hell huh?]

-Be ready for it

[How much longer?]

-1:40 more

[Only 20 seconds have passed?!]

-Blame your perception, it's so high you process things at a higher rate, taking less time

[Ugh…]

-Here she comes

Both Kasha and Yuki got sent flying by my side as a tide of dead souls came flying at me, in the middle of said tide, was Hel looking at me in contempt

-Master

[Yes?]

-Use light, now

The best light spell available to me now is "Metatron's judgement" a literal light beam that punches through anything, light will hurt undead like a bitch but…

-It won't hurt Hel, that is the difference between you 2

[Fuck me]

I aimed my finger and the massive beam came out stopping the tide and forcing Hel to take action and personally dispelling my spell

-How frightening

-And yet I couldn't fucking hurt you

-Seems like your power up has faded

-No use for it now, in your realm, I don't like my odds

-I thought you were a hot blooded fool, you actually have a brain up there?

-My absolute hatred for you doesn't mean I am stupid, it merely means I don't find you worthy of my wit or charisma

-You have quite the high opinion of yourself

-Wrong, I just have a piss poor impression of you, Crib robbing cock sucker

She again glared at me in contempt

-You really hate me

-What gave it away?

-Is it because of Eir? Or the life realm?

-3 Guesses bitch, win and I will give you a prize

-How did you know?

-Same way I could prevent all those deaths, I know shit, shit you will never know, shit that would make a parasite like you a TRUE god

I am honestly amazed how well she has kept herself considering how crude I have been in my language, I can't anger her it seems

-Is that so? Well, I now have another reason to keep your soul once I kill you

-A whore like you can't handle my soul

-We'll see

[Monica?]

-30 seconds

Hel rushed at me with her scythe and I blocked it with an axe, all I could do was earn a few milliseconds before the axe was cut, but it was enough as a purple whip grabbed her hand and pulled her back

-GET AWAY FROM MEOWSTER!!

In that instant, from my side Yuki arrived and stabbed her naginata on Hel's throat…but that did nothing, she merely looked at her amused

-Nice try, but you can't kill death

She let go of her scythe and the damn thing sliced Yuki nearly in half and then cut off Kasha's whip, after that, she grabbed her scythe and sent a bunch of souls after Kasha, while I tended to Yuki

-Heal!

-…Don't bother…my liege

-Yuki, shut up, heal!

-I…won't die…as long as you live I-

-Shut. Up.

I completely healed her and she looked frustrated

-My liege…you need all this mana you just wasted…why-

-Must I repeat what I told Eir?

-!

-You did enough, come on back, it's time to leave

-Yes!

I glared at Hel as Kasha returned too

-Have you finally given up?

-Hardly, here, I don't like my odds, I can't win

-?

-So-

I rushed and grabbed Eir, princess carry style as the portal opened behind me

-!!

-?!

-We'll settle this some other day! Bye whore!!