Rise Ethereal Essence - Chapter 18
“Rumble”
All of sudden, the elf messengers snapped out of their stupor. Without realizing their state of being, they faced one another. Staring, at each other’s strange expressions.
As if a mask was over their faces, their contours still appeared as goofy as before. One stared at the other wanting to mention their face without realizing their own face was the same.
The Twilight messengers brows furrowed “Your fac…-”
A low thunder resonated from above the hill. The thunder was piercing, shaking the surroundings and rustling the long crystal tunics of the messengers.
Their expressions turned grave, their bodies seemingly swaying with the tremors.
The thunder, without warning, increased in decibels. The sky split as if it was pierced with a sword. Within it was total darkness. The fissure in the sky expanded under the watchful gaze of the messengers.
Before long, a small object appeared within the fissure. The object passed through the fissure into the sky. It was small within the fissure, but as it came out, it multiplied in size.
The object was similar to a tree. The trunk of the ‘tree’ was a large pillar. Where there should be branches and leaves, were instead root-like extensions. At the end of the ‘trunk’ and within the root-like extensions was an enormous globe.
That globe was colorless, seemingly radiating no forms of light. A large contrast between the pillar and roots that were like crystals of varying colors. Instead, the light seemed to disappear into it.
The creation resembled a tree that was upside down. It appeared like a staff of sorts.
As it floated down, the roars of thunder died off with the closing of the fissure in the sky. It descended between the four towers on the hill.
The Twilight messengers lip twitched. It now knew they were no match for whatever being had caused all that previous devastation. A being that could split the sky had to be someone of enormous power. The only option for them now was to withdraw and alert The Crystal Tree.
The devastation of the environment distressed these creatures. They were harmonious with nature and peaceful beings.
As they swept a glance over the large hill, they observed the surrounding vegetation. Most of the terrain was barren, and the numerous plants were withered. Going beyond the hill, closer to the other end of the world, the number of plants diminished greatly.
Having seen this land, they would have to address the elves and The Crystal Tree.
As the gods of the Sun Elves, placed by The Crystal Tree, they had to keep tabs on the world. Noticing this dead land only now was carelessness on behalf of them. They did not govern the world properly and would have to find a way to fix it.
But on a second look, the plants around the mountain seemed invigorated. Their withered appearance standing straight within the dry land and as time passed, they stood straighter, turning livelier by the second.
As messengers, they had the power to heal, strengthen, and develop the nature. Although the restoration of the plants seemed gradual, it was strange to see such a thing occurring through these strange structures.
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The Dark Essence naturally noticed the presence of the messengers, but it wasn’t concerned. With the last part ready to be completed it used all the remaining orbs it had.
Thousands of orbs remained compressed within the space. It used the orbs and reverted them to their original substances. As the sum of orbs was too large for it to contain, it developed the last form piece by piece.
One end was made then released through the fissure that appeared in the sky. Slowly the rest of the pieces of the enormous ‘tree’ were molded then fused together as it passed the fissure.
The substances used to make the ‘tree’ were all the Opaque orbs that remained within the Dark Essence. The few orbs comprised of The Crystal Tree’s roots completely changed the power of the tree.
The supernatural power of the substances within the roots enhanced the rest of the creation, bringing it to a whole new level.
The last part of the creation was the globe. As the last object within the creation, it was also the most important.
It incorporated all the different types of Opaque orbs. At first, the Dark Essence wondered how it should go about the creation of the final, most important part.
It thought of many different things it could make, but they would remain similar to the rest of the creation. As it wondered, a spark lit up in its mind.
Ition! It remembered the occasion where it was in the cavity of the dark elf. It was using the power of Sundering Rifts which at that time had no name. The Dark Essence used that power in hopes of having physical contact with the world, but in the end, it created a cycle of destruction and absorption that till this day was still working in Ition’s body.
Remembering that occasion, the Dark Essence knew what it wanted to do. It would do the same!
The Dark Essence took the many orbs, reverting them as it shaped them into a large globe. It expanded its body into the shape of a larger sphere and began shaking.
It had long discovered that there was no need to thin its body out to leave a space within it.
It could use the Sundering Rifts in any part of its body, so that meant the rest of its body could remain within the space created by the separation of matter.
The Sundering Rifts created a ‘barrier’ preventing outside matter from coming into the space. Its body within the substances of the orbs began using the Sundering Rifts. In order to keep the substances from dispersing outside, it reinforced the Sundering Rifts strengthening the barrier.
The Sundering Rift within the space disassembled the substances. It wasn’t the same as the time with Ition as there was no intrusion of outside matter. The substances were slowly compressed and disintegrated.
After continuous compression and disintegration, the substances of the globe permanently changed. They developed into a form of Definite and Indefinite Material.
All color, substance, and elements dissolved, the only thing that remained was essence and form. It was dark and insubstantial.
The globe was fused to the ‘tree,’ finishing the Dark Essence’s creation.
The creation descended between the four towers.
The moment it set upon the floor, the entire mountain shown with sublime light. Everywhere the light touched was improved.
The barren land and withering plants all glowed. The various parts of the plants could be perceived, the inside, the roots underground, and a colorless force around the withering plants.
The light dissolved the colorless force and infused ten-colored aura into the environment. The originally withering plants and barren lands became luscious and filled with sustenance.
The craters and destroyed environment healed and exploded with vitality.
Everything was occurring under the scrutinizing Omni-sight of the Dark Essence. The Dark Essence gently trembled, it was satisfied and thrilled.
It observed the light flying around, cleansing miles of tainted land and enhancing the life force.
“A name! What is a creation without a name?” The Dark Essence realized it had yet to name its creation. It pondered a good name for the grand structure. One with meaning.
The Dark Essence’s voice was deafening. It was the first time its voice managed to sound out since the first time it spoke with its creator. It spoke in a language that was unknown yet could be understood by all.
“… I shall name it. Crystal Tree of Origin.”
*RUMBLE*
The light illuminating everything was suddenly retracted. It was all absorbed into the dark globe disappearing. Even without the light, the creation was incredible and illustrious.
Upon the dark globe were words written in gold, Crystal Tree of Origin. The letters were similarly unknown, and the rumbling hadn’t stopped.
It seemed to originate from the furthest reaches of the universe. The rumbling became louder and louder. Before long a bright glow appeared, it seemed to come from beyond the sky.
The firmaments of the sky and land shook. A divine light broke through the sky as if piercing through a boundary and revealing outer space. The sky rippled like the surface of a lake spreading outwards.
The divine light was like a beam heading directly towards the Dark Essence.
The Dark Essence was shocked by this phenomenon. It never thought that creating something and naming it would result in such an event.
The divine light struck the body of the Dark Essence illuminating its form for all to see.
The elf messengers were already on the ground. Before the presence of such a power, they could only tremble on the ground groveling. As they raised their heads to look with squinting eyes at the divine light, they saw the body of the Dark Essence.
They saw the radiant silhouette of an ethereal sphere. All light seemed to pass through it, but only the divine light touched it.
The Dark Essence didn’t move, soaking in the divine light. It looked through the falling light, passed the sky, there it saw something that looked like a star, but it was very far away. Although it didn’t know what the divine light was, it recognized that it was beneficial to itself.
The divine light fell directly on the Dark Essence disappearing. After a while, the light completely disappeared. It had all been absorbed by the Dark Essence with small amounts landing upon its creation.
The Dark Essence floated around feeling something new and amazing taking place within its body.
