126 C125 Cowardice Assistance

Watching him moving from the darkness. Archi felt his blood freezing as he looked over the man in great detail. His clothes were foreign as they stuck to his body correctly and tightly. His muscles were rippling across them as it was clear to see the perfect state of his body. The ideal face, wild hair and stubble making him look closer to a god of perfection then last time he had heard the description from his men after the fight.

"Holy fuck."

His words echoing as he held the lantern in his grasp, the light shining over all of his guards, each of them died within a split second as they all appeared to be dead without a single mark on them. Almost like they died instantly without a moments notice. Each one without a single change in mood.

Archi looked back to Nathan as he looked over the perfect human man. His vision was watering as he felt like crying as he stepped back towards the edge as the man advanced on him. It only took a wrong step as he fell backwards and landed on the floor, hands getting scratched up as he raised them to his face.

"Oh please don't kill me. Oh fuck, I'm sorry!"

He began to cry like a child as a small pool of urine began to appear below him on the stonework. The smell giving it away as Nathan stopped a few meters away from him like the smell would kill him.

The whimpering and crying continuing as Nathan looked down at the man who seemed to be more like a child. His eyes were growing worried as the man's power grew from his eyes.

"I will help you! I won't speak to anyone and I will not breath a word to the Goddess!"

His words were getting a response from the man as the power seemed to die down. It was clear that he was considering as he pulled back for a moment.

"Excellent then you will of some use to me."

Those words struck more fear into him due to the nature of this entire situation and the man giving it. He felt the panic rushing him as he nodded his head trying to be useful for the God standing ahead of him.

"W... What can I do for you?"

His words were stuttering out as the God stared at him with disgust and hate as he looked around at the surroundings.

"I need you to exit the vortex and find Saleh. Give her a message from me."

Archi did not hesitate as he stood from the ground, his eyes round and full as he nodded quickly to the man as his hands came together before bowing.

"Of course my lord. I will be happy to help you out. Anything I can do to help!"

His mind quickly thinking of many ways to escape the torture and evade both gods. He could merely become a hermit inside a forest for the rest of his life.

"So that you don't do something stupid."

Nathan responded as he pulled his power again, a small black orb filling his grab as he forced it into the man's chest. Passing his flesh and resting in his heart. Archi trying to run but his feet stuck to the ground as he felt the small pulsing power inside his chest.

"If you do not complete the task or take to much time. You will suffer and die a most painful death. Once you deliver the message, then you will be free. You have a month."

His words were echoing into Archi's mind as he felt the sweat dripping down his forehead, staring at the man with a mix of hate and regret.

"That is impossible. It takes a month alone to travel to the border alone and the inspection to get out of the vortex another week or so. I have a pass, but I'm just a simple assistant. It's not going to happen. The capital city is right outside, but still, that is more than a month."

His words trying to buy extra time as he watched the man's hand reach out to the side, fingers tearing open the air like it was simple paper as the tear in space seemed to glow bright purple with sparks shooting out.

"I've torn a space in reality. You can journey through this to the capital city outside the vortex in your memory to the closest location. The month is your time to get to speak to the Dawn Mistress."

His hand was moving to him as he wanted to do this quickly.

"Tell her Nathan Blackrose is waiting for her arrival."

Each word threating to destroy his hope as he looked at the hole, his body wanting to flee as he felt Nathan's grip on his shirt, pulling him over and thrust into the portal. Screaming as he fell through to the other side.

The sounds becoming louder as Archi still held his eyes tightly shut. His whimpering growing softer as he felt two hands pulling him to his feet as he heard the growl.

"Who are you! How dare you trespass inside the Goddesses holy castle!"

His eyes coming open as he saw the blackguard uniforms of the capital's soldiers uniform. His head moving around as he had travelled so far on but a whim as he felt like wetting himself again.

"Wait, Archi the Assistant to the Pope of the Vortex? What are you doing here unannounced? Another secret mission for the big man in the scum area?"

The guards beginning to treat him better once his identity was discovered. Each one standing to attention to the man as he held a high rank by association. While Archi wanted to flee and just hide he felt the small power inside his chest waiting to explode if he made a wrong move.

"I need to speak to Saleh. Something terrible has happened."

His words quaking as the guards looked at each other. Eyes turning back to the man as they both sighed.

"You know that is impossible. The Goddess is by invite only Archi. Pope's are the only ones who can without an invite."

"I'm sure she will want to know what I have to say."

Archies eyes growing more confident as he had to act the part to survive.

"When I tell her that the Vortex is under the control of another God."

His breath catching as he spoke the name of the powerful man.

"Nathan Blackrose."