Chapter 114 - Chaper 116

On this mysterious tiny island, Dragon was sitting and talking with Vaatu. This old and yet intelligent spirit had been talking about his history. And his part to play in this world. And at one point he won over Dragon to his side. There was a link between them, and the man felt empathy for this mighty spirit.

"Now that you are aware of my story. May I ask for your thoughts about this world? You may have been here just for a short moment in time, but you must have your opinion about it." Vaatu asked with his dark and malevolent tone of voice.

"Born to walk one path. Never to stray from that path, even if one wishes to do so. I know that feeling too well. But may I ask one question in return. You represent chaos, but you seem like you have changed in some way. I want to know what changed." Dragon said.

"When we merged, I absorbed some of your soul. I saw your memories, and I felt every emotion in your soul. Because of that, the pureness of my soul got tainted. I am no longer fit to represent chaos." Vaatu said.

"Can you really lose that role? Won't this world be imbalanced if you disappear?" Dragon asked. He was sitting quite relaxed now. Vaatu showed to be no threat so Dragon dropped his overcautious mode.

"No. This world needs balance. It will always have a balance. If Raava disappears in a manner like this, someone would take her place as the light. Same with me. In fact, my connection to chaos is already fading away from me. My desire to leave this world is fighting against the reason for my birth. And that is causing me to lose my connection to the chaos."

Vaatu spun around with his body and then continued talking. "Chaos and Light will always exist, but they aren't concepts tied to one entity. Chaos and Light are older than me and Raava combined. My time is up, and I am finally gonna be free from it."

"I am starting to understand. So tell me, Vaatu. What will you do now? Will you disappear or continue to exist?"

"Spirits never really die. But what I want to do is leave this world. That is why I will request something of you, Portgas. D Dragon. I ask that you and I merge in a permanent contract. Become one with me." Vaatu said, and with his malevolent tone, it sounded more like a command than a request.

"Merge? What will that do to me? And also becoming one can be translated into something completely different in the human tongue. So try and refrain from saying that again." Dragon said and smiled a little awkwardly.

"As you wish. I will not speak of that again. Anyway, imagine what the Avatar is. You will become something similar to that. And you will gain a connection to the spirit world through me. The spirit bending that you desire, I can grant you that. I can teach you many things about it. You, humans, know nothing of how powerful spirit bending truly is. The human race has barely explored the real power of spirit bending." Vaatu said and added in arrogance into his tone.

"Are you sure this is what you desire?" Dragon asked in seriousness.

"Yes! This is the only way for me to leave and experience all those worlds I saw in your memories. Unfortunately, I will be trapped inside you, but with enough mastery in spirit bending you could bring me outside your body temporarily. This is my wish, I ask that you grant it. And behold the might of Vaatu!" He said and his body started to grow.

He grew so he was at least ten times bigger than Dragon. "This is the power I offer you. This is the power of one of the oldest spirits." His aura was mighty, and the pressure brought to the surrounding couldn't budge Dragon. But it was about five or six times the power of Hiruzen.

"Very impressive. I didn't excpect to find powerful beings like you here. But again, I should expect someone that has lived for this long to be at least this strong." Dragon smiled and brought forth his aura. He released just enough to perfectly match Vaatu's own.

"I accept this deal. I accept to become the host for Vaatu, one of the ancient spirits." And almost as if the universe heard the declaration, clouds started gathering in the sky. Roaring thunder all around them, and Vaatu together with Dragon started shining in bright lights. The world transformed into a pure white paradise.

"AAAAAAAAH!" Dragon, inside of the white light roared louder then he had ever done before. The sea around them was blown away. The clouds parted and from the sun came white and black beam that struck down onto Dragon.

"WE ARE ONE!" A voice escaped his mouth. A voice with happiness, anger, disappointment, malevolent and, pride all mixed in. Dragons eyes had a bright red glow and all the elements except for the earth started acting up. The wind, which there was none previously started causing mighty tornados. The ocean around him and several meters long waves crashing against his island.

Dragon lowered his head, and his eyes soon started shifting back to normal. 'Vaatu, are you there?' Dragon asked the spirit that now had merged with him.

'Yes, Dragon. I am present inside your soul. Now... Shall we begin your training?' Vaatu asked with his malevolent tone.

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