System: Inherited - Chapter 168

“Take care, kiddo”, he said right after Zephyr was near his face. The smile on his face never faded, and just as Zephyr reached out his hand, Aldreus faded from existence, and he was the only one who knew about him.

He clenched his fists as he looked around him, and the scenery began to change back to what it once was. He was once more standing in the serenity of a green garden, but the knot in his heart got tighter.

“It’s so lonely”, he muttered as he looked back at the sky and left his Mind.

(Back at The Awakening Circle)

Everyone was waiting for him to return, as this was something only he could achieve. Maxine had begun to pace up and down, and she was about to ask if he would ever come out when she heard a gasp from the platform.

Everyone turned their head towards him, and Vanessa ran towards the circle. She jumped and circled her arms around his neck, hugging him tightly. A warm smile spread across his face as he wrapped his arms around her neck, returning her embrace.

The both of them laid in the embrace for some time until they let go of each other. He stood up and looked at Athena, and pushed past everyone that was coming towards him in a second.

His right forearm was covered with the blue flame, and he directed a punch right at her face. He stopped inches before her face, and the wind that was behind the punch startled her.

There was a boom right as he stopped his punch, and Athena was pushed back a little bit. It was very subtle, but both Athena and Zephyr felt the change.

“Congratulations on obtaining the Lunar Flame. I have something that will help you as well”, she said as she pulled out an exquisite box from her side. And inside it was a shining blue ball.

Zephyr took it out and began to look at it, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt a certain connection to it. He was confused why he felt that way, and he wanted to know the answer to it.

“That is the Eye of Horus, which has a connection to the moon. With this eye, you will be able to wield this flame to its fullest potential, and Rah will be at peace”, she said. The smile on her face was one of sadness, as it seemed like Rah was someone close to her.

He was ready to implant the eye into his left eye socket when she brought out another eye. A smile was on her face as he opened it, and it was another eye.

This one was a crimson orange in color, and he was confused why she was giving him both. He was extremely lucky to have obtained one item, but two was something he was suspicious of.

“What is the catch?”, he asked instantly. Athena had a smile on her face as she turned around, leaving him in a confusion about her actions.

“Set was a person who wanted to be at the throne, and for the sake of power, he had killed his brother and ripped out the Eye of Horus from Horus. While this legend is indeed true, I would also say it is false.”

Zephyr was confused when he heard her say that. He had read of the legend of the battle between Horus and Set and heard the rumors that without the power of the moon, Horus would not have been able to recover one of his eyes.

“For Horus had two eyes, The Eye of Horus and The Eye Of Ra. Like you humans like to call it, this is a set item. One can’t bring the full potential without its counterpart. Though you have the Lunar Flame and the affinity to it, you also wield the Normal Flame.”

“Which should have been impossible for you. I do not know why, but I feel that these items would be best if I give them to you. Both the eyes were a request from Horus to me, to find a successor.”

“You might rise to our positions sooner, or you might not. It depends on the user’s will, and we will see what kind of things will happen. I am a God Of Knowledge. and not of predictions, after all”, she said with a chuckle.

Zephyr laughed as he returned the items to her. She was confused as to why he would return it to her, and she refused to take them back.

“I understand in your search for the successor, but I have no interest in becoming more powerful than I am now. All I want is to protect my family, and live a peaceful life from now. And these eyes, I am sure people would wage wars for this”, he said.

Athena had a subtle smile as she took the items back. She placed it back to her side and showed them the way to another room.

“Allow me to help you reach your hometown”, she said as she reached the room and waited for their response. Zephyr looked at everyone, and they had a smile on their face.

“Anything if I could leave this place. I don’t want to eat monster meat ever again!”, said Jasper and everyone laughed. It was a hearty laugh, and Zephyr nodded his head to her.

They were led into a teleportation circle, and she chanted the spell. The four of them disappeared from the place, and a smile was on her face.

“It seems like you are the correct one for Horus’s eyes. I will wait for the day you will return here, looking for these”, she smiled. The smile was a gentle one, and she left the room back to take her rest.

(South of The Heart Kingdom)

There was a blue glow that appeared out of nowhere, and in it were four individuals that appeared. They were none other than Zephyr and his friends, and the first thing they saw was flames.

A switch flipped in Zephyr’s mind, as it seemed like the same memory he had seen when Aldreus was showing his memories. The houses were empty, and there were no sounds that he heard.

“How could there be no humans in a settlement this big? And here I thought we would be able to kill some humans to get the numbers up”, came a voice from behind him. Zephyr lowered his hat on his face and dashed towards the man that was talking.

His hand had a shuriken, and he threw it accurately right at the parson’s knee. It pierced through and the man was on his knees. he jumped towards the front and pulled out his sword as he cut the man’s head without any question.

There was nobody around to question, and he left the place that was burning, bringing his companions alongside him. The four of them exited the village, and what awaited them was a group of people that were ready to cut them down.

All four had their hats tipped on their heads as they did in the desert, and Zephyr was the only one to talk. The people had many weapons, and they were all covered in a single cloak with the symbol.

“Seems like something has happened in these eight years while we were away. How is it that ‘The Omega’ is here?”, asked Zephyr as he ignited both of his hands with the Lunar Flame.

The men that were gathered were shocked to discover someone other than themselves and turned around to see who the voice belonged to. When they saw that it was four individuals with hats and weird dresses, they laughed out loud.

“You think you can take us down? With just the four of you?”, laughed one of the men as he looked at Zephyr. He scoffed as he turned around, and walked back towards the other three that were behind.

“They’re just pawns, nothing important. Jasper, do your thing”, he said as he walked towards the back and stood silently.  Jasper had a crude smile on his face and disappeared from the place.

“What? Where is the man?”, asked one of them and felt a stab from his back. There was a dagger lodged from his back, and the man’s neck had a hole in it.

“That’s one”, he muttered as he pulled the dagger out. The blood that was around the dagger began to float, and one of his eyes had turned red.

“You see, Jasper is someone who is not human. If you think he is an average human, you would never be able to beat him”, said Zephyr as he talked to them.  The men were in a disarray, and one of them tried to attack him.

He disappeared again and appeared right behind the man. He did the same thing and drew blood out from him. There were now two small orbs of blood floating around him, and he licked his dagger.

“What in the world is he? The blood that is floating around and the use of Complete Darkness, don’t tell me…”, said one of the men. Zephyr laughed out loud as he revealed the piece he was hiding.

“He is a vampire”, he said with a smile, and Jasper began to go on a rampage.