Nightmare Mythos

Chapter 98: Void’s Evoked Memories

The Keeper of the Void was momentarily stunned as memories involving those faintly glowing eyes evoked a deeper sensation that didn't belong to itself.

It stirred inside his mind, jumbling its way of thinking as the images that entered were completely unrelated to anything it had encountered in its whole life of existence.

It let out a confused grumble and slowly realized that the emotions through the deeper parts of the soul didn't actually come to itself but from its creator, The Void.

To someone like Keeper of the Void, a complete lackey like him being able to do their own benevolent being's bidding was the greatest thing it could achieve and receive in its entire life.

In their eyes, their creator was the most fearless, ruthless, and merciless. They stood at the pinnacle of strength while their existence was only to serve them until they were out of use. Especially, since they were their God.

And God is strong.

Yet gazing into those seemingly ordinary glowing eyes was enough to bring it to its knees without any struggle. All it could do was bow down to the shadowed floor, terrified to look back at the word 'God' standing just a few meters away.

At first, The Keeper couldn't actually tell that they were memories as everything was cloudy and mostly obscured. It slowly gets clearer, and as it did, they flooded into the Keeper's head.

These memories and images that didn't belong to itself were being replaced like a scene continuously.

This time, the memory it found itself in seemed to be cowering in fear, unwilling to look straight ahead—just as it was now.

-You never understand, aren't you? You can't deceive me nor will petty tricks you have on your side work. In the end, you'll always grovel on your feet staring at the ground while I look down on you. Remember this, Void.

Another memory appeared like a movie scene, this time, the Void was able to look at the obscured figure on its front.

-How come you're so weak? The Void is a destructive matter that can even disrupt Ancient Time, Ancient Luck, and Ancient Fate. Heck, The Great Void is someone to be fearful about yet you're nowhere near that level. Of course, setting those things aside, if I met that old hag, I'd defeat her too. Everyone is below my level.

Then another scene entered like a passing carrier.

-Weak, weak, weak. Come back next time a lot stronger. I'll never entertain you if you show me an unsightly progress. I'll kill you.

And another,

-You'd better stop doing this now, I see no progress in what you're doing. Besides, being stronger in this whole universe isn't even the point, protecting yourself is. The more you can't handle the power that has been bestowed by you, the more you are susceptible to Corruption.

Hundreds more memories flashed through the Keeper's mind, its head full of knowledge that overloaded with rich information—yet it absorbed them all. Scene after scene filled with ridicule, harsh judgment, and dismissal of the Void's abilities gradually faded as the obscured figure with glowing eyes finally spoke.

-I'm going out for an unknown amount of time.

The Void was silent. It didn't know how to react to his words, which felt so empty and cold.

However, it was curious.

But just as it was about to raise a question, the obscure figure, Deceit, added back swiftly.

-Don't look for me. The place where I'm going to venture is very dangerous. The moment I meet you again, I might not be the same.

The Void's eyes shook.

-You can't come with me.

The Void begged.

-No, you will be dead before you even know it.

The Void demanded an explanation as to where he was going or how he was going to do it but Deceit strongly replied with an arrogant tone.

-No, no, no. I kept telling you, you can't.

The Void seemed so determined and persistent that it was just about to reach out toward Deceit when he moved first, extending a hand to gently caress the head of what seemed to be the purplish emptiness.

-It's okay.

The Void felt it sounded a goodbye.

She looked into the eyes of Deceit once again and his next words sent a chill deep into her very core.

-I might or might not get back. But if I do, I want you to do something for me.

The Void waited.

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-Crush me.

The Void was shivered.

-Defeat me.

The Void is stunned.

-Kill me.

She slowly looked upwards and watched the cold eyes of Deceit staring down at her with its uneven declaration to follow up.

-Annihilate every single thing about me, an Embodiment of Destruction. That's all I'm going to ask you.

The Void was stunned by his demand, and she nearly reached for his hand—but the hands resting above her unnatural head slowly dissolved, until Deceit's entire figure was gone right before her eyes.

He left her staring at nothing.

After a long silence of merely staring into thin air, the fiery purplish eyes observing the vanished Deceit turned to something else.

The Void's gaze grew sharper as throughout her conversation with Deceit, she hadn't heard a single word about the things she truly wanted to hear about him towards her.

"Annihilate…"

The Void took a complete change.

"Kill…!"

Thud—!

The Keeper of the Void, unable to contain the overwhelming memories or the deeper emotions of its creator, began convulsing violently on the floor of darkness, startling Cesar in the process.

"Hey! How do you have that eyes!?"

However, Cesar had another thing he had to settle once he heard the demanding tone from Cedeit.

"I'm merely borrowing it," Cesar answered

He paused, "Honestly, I was hoping to invoke some power relating to these eyes but I can't do shit. But I didn't expect this reaction from the Keeper. Honestly, I don't even know what's going on but I guess a mere replication from someone like that on caliber can't just be simply inputted into some book,"

He explained that the powers he thought he imagined that contained those eyes couldn't just be replicated through a book.

However, the Keeper of the Void became pretty scared just by staring at it.

After hearing Cesar's logical explanation, which nearly gave him a heart attack based on how he had spoken earlier, Cedeit regained his composure. A calm sigh escaped his lips as he began to explain the situation to him once more.

"I guess that makes sense." Cedeit paused, "But just so you know, something is wrong with that Keeper. Is it me or are you seeing that it is becoming bigger?"

Cesar who didn't really pay much notice of his enemy's condition was halfway through removing the dome of darkness to immediately hover away from his enemies when he noticed that Cedeit was right.

The Keeper of the Void was growing.

Then it stopped convulsing through the floor which made Cesar hastily undo the dome that he did.

The Keeper appeared to be undergoing a transformation as it gradually rose from its position. Three of its vertical eyes were replaced by a purplish emptiness, while armor forged from the Void began to envelop and shield the abomination.

"Uhh…"

Cesar nervously gulped as he couldn't help but mutter in a painful tone.

"Why is the goddamn Dive so fucking slow!"

The next thing he knew, the Keeper of the Void began attacking him.