- Master no more –
Otugen had awoken due to the sound of the clanking of metal, getting out of bed grabbing his staff Outougen begun to make his way toward the sound of the noise along his walk to the training grounds Outougen had been lost in thought he had been lost in his thoughts about how silent it had been within the town of Xphers it was strange really the town had always been a booming one, but as of the past few months there had been more and more of the people disappearing it was strange really Outougen had been looking into the matters but yet no answers to the investigation.
Outougen had finally reached the training ground, watching as his young student fluidly moved around the grounds with his sword and the magic gifted to them from birth. Jax feeling as if someone was watching them they stopped with their training noticing Master Outougen standing watching them, Jax bowed slightly to the master of the Order going back to their training trying to keep their mind off of the nightmare.
“ Young Jax you seem to be up early and training,”
A quick nod of a head was all the reply Otugen had received, it really didn't surprise the old man the young student hardly ever spoke, noticing the heavy black bags under the young person's eyes knowing that the young student didn’t get much sleep. Deciding to leave his young student to train Otugen decided to continue with his investigation of why the town suddenly went silent, heading toward the gate around the tower tapping his staff on the ground allowing the doors of the gate to open into the town of Xophers.
Walking through the streets trying to listen to see if there is any movement within the town, it was at that moment in which Otugen reached The Chamber Of The Sacred Blossom it was sad really the temple was once a boom beautiful place of worship but now it sets abandoned and slowly being taken by nature itself. Otugen stands there lost in thought remembering all the events that had happened in and around the chamber those were easier,happier, simpler times Otugen had been standing there in front of the chamber for what seemed like a century, Otugen almost didn't notice the slight movement within the dark alleyway Otugen made his way through the dark alleyway toward where the movement was, it was only at that time did Otugen see the movement it was a person or at least was a person the thing looked like it was decaying it was at that time the creature spoke.
“The glorious Mastter shall rise, darkness and death shall reign upon the sick”
Otugen couldn’t understand what he was seeing more importantly he didn’t understand what he was hearing the master shall rise? The master in which this thing was speaking of it couldn’t be the Imp King himself could it? The creature turned around moving with incredible speed the creature had pinned the master of order up against the side of the chamber. Otugen struggled while the creature had a hand upon his throat, putting his hand up a blinding blistering burning white light came out of his hand blasting away the creature regathering himself Otugen heard the bells around the tower going off. The tower was under attack he had to get back currently the only ones at the tower where Jax and the soldiers that were sent there by the Impuerim, tapping his staff on the ground using his magic to teleport back to the training grounds of the tower there within the training grounds did Otugen find nothing but blood and dead bodies, some of the bodies were that of the rotten creatures and others were that of the Imperium guard.
What had happened had Jax killed the creatures or did the guard and the creatures kill each other more importantly where in the worlds was Jax at, following the trail of dead bodies it seemed they lead into the garden area of the tower within minutes Otugen had reached the end of the garden and had reached his young student. As Otugen began to rush forward to try and reach Jax it was as if Otugen had ran into a magical barrier . within minutes that standing next to Jax was a man with short black hair, and piercing yellow eyes with pale green skin, the rumors were true how? And why? How in the name of the gods was the Imp King Neo Beckett standing here right in front of him. More importantly what did the Imp King want with young Jax,
“ Well if it isn't my old friend and mentor Otugen,”
“ Neo dear boy, how are you? More importantly, how and why are you here?”
“ Don’t play that simple minded old man gag on me, you know why im here”
The short conversation ended, as Otugen took a step forward he was finally able to reach his young student putting his hands upon their shoulders Otugen looked into the purple eyes of his student noticing the look inside Jax’s eyes. Noticing that it had to be magic in which Neo had casted upon the young student Otugen had to break the spell he needed to speak with Jax.
“ Jax you need to fight whatever spell he has upon you do not listen to the poison”
“ No young Jax do not listen to the lies in which your supposed Master has spoken”
An eternal conflict was raging within the young the druid warrior, they didn’t know what to do, it was as if having two demons placed amongst their shoulders there was something within them that wanted to believe their master.
The man in which had taken them in raised them as his child but then again the Imp King had shown Jax what he called the truth. What Jax had been shown was the moment in which they had been taken away from their childhood friend Amoria, the moment in which Otugen had lied. The second voice was one of confusion and blissful stupidity and then there was the third voice the voice in which had been laying dormant for a few years, the third voice was telling Jax to do it… in a moments notice as if Jax’s wasnt in control of their body a hand reaching for the blade by their side as if a flash of light the blade was embedded into the mouth of the master of the Order Of Ash. It was as if time had slowed down, a mind being clouded by either that of a magical force or that of the anger and violence that lived within their being.
Jax had taken a seat next to the now dead body of Master Otugen, sitting there watching as the Imp King flashes away the whirlwind of emotions and voices within the head of the young warrior druid. Snapping out of the stupor in which they were in Jax had sat next to the dead body of their master now for what seemed like a century, knees pulled to their chest not really knowing what had happened panic began to set in Jax knew one thing they needed to head to the capital they needed to speak with the Imperium.
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