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Chapter 103: Chapter 102: Meanwhile with Hikari

Hikari unleashed a few beams of celestial light, eliminating any priests in his way. He made his way to the main prayer room of an old abandoned temple, anger portrayed clearly on his face.

"Who... Who are you? How dare you attack the Disciples of Darkness Inner Echelon!" a priest exclaimed in fear as he saw Hikari.

"I see, so I was right. This is the place where Yami-sama's most elite come to pray to the goddess of the void. Good, that makes things so much easier," Hikari said with a smirk.

"We won't ask again. Who are you? Identify yourself," a giant priest wearing armor demanded. He sat in the center, the founder of the Religion of Yami—the faith that guides the Disciples of Darkness.

"I am Hikari, and I'm sure you know me. Yami's Light, the light that flashes before the arrival of the Queen of Nothingness. The one who will consume all," Hikari declared, playing the role his father forced him into. To keep the Abomination trapped in the prison realm, he must be the villain—a fact that disgusted him, but Hikari had already disappointed his father. Being the villain is the least he can do.

Hikari planned to free Yami and use the Disciples of Darkness' power to ensure the Abomination couldn't complete the story of this world. He aimed to kill the Abomination and would succeed, as in order to defeat Yami, the Abomination must first get through him. And the Abomination had already been deemed weaker than him after their first fight.

"Ah, so you are the one Yami-sama told us about, who will see to the awakening of our goddess—the final flash of light for all before everything becomes nothing, and we all become part of the beauty and perfection that is the void," the founder said.

"Yes, I am. I am here to guide you, the followers of Yami, to enlightenment. The powerless who were abused, mistreated, and enslaved, and eventually found the religion of Yami with the goal of becoming part of the very thing you use as a substitute for power: the void. The very thing that makes us all equal. The void doesn't care if you are human, demon, beast, or monster. It doesn't care about your race, gender, age, strength, or weakness. It cares about nothing but itself. The void is perfection. The void is true freedom. The void is the end of all suffering. That is the goal of the Disciples—to make everything and nothing equal," Hikari said, as the founder of the priests smiled and kneeled.

"I, Priest Haruto Sorayama, founder of the Disciples of Darkness, pledge my allegiance to you. The final flash of light this world will see. The light of Yami that will symbolize the end of the separation between everything and nothing, the last separation of equality and inequality as we all become part of the beauty of the void, being one and the same," Haruto said as he bowed.

"Good. Now I need to find out how to awaken Yami-sama from her slumber. She is currently trapped in the void. My memories are a bit fuzzy due to the Black Star Knight, an abomination that should not be in this world, opposing the beautiful fate that awaits us all. So tell me, what do you know about Yami-sama?" Hikari asked as Haruto stood up and walked towards him.

"I know that Yami-sama is a beautiful being. She is perfection. She is the salvation of all. She is the goddess of the void. The one who will bring all to her. The one who will consume all. She is the—"

"No, that's not what I meant. How do you free her?" Hikari interrupted, annoyed. Only his father deserved such praise; everyone else was pathetic and inferior. How he hated playing this role as the herald of a cult's goddess.

"Ah... I see. I'm sorry, I got distracted by her grace's beauty and... oh, there I almost did it again. But the way to free Yami-sama is to gather the relics of the hero that represent each basic element of the world and then go to Etheris, the Aetherial Nexus, an archipelago existing within the Cosmic Singularity Continuum. There, you can imbue the relics with the special space by absorbing the realm, after which the relics become one, forming a key. Then you go to the Chronolux, the Temporal Nexus, which consists of cascades of realms created based on memories, 'what if' outcomes of events, and even moments from the past, future, and present. You must traverse these moments turned into entire time periods and arrive at the heart of the Chronolux. There, you jab the key into the heart of the Chronolux, undoing the seal that keeps the void from entering by creating a singularity made of the basic elements, space, and time, which is then consumed by the void, allowing it to expand and expand until all is consumed," Haruto explained as Hikari nodded.

"Good. Now, where are the relics?" Hikari asked as Haruto smiled.

"The relics were hidden in the four kingdoms. The Kingdom of Aeritha holds the relic of wind, Excalibur. The Kingdom of Ignarock holds the relic of fire, the Bravehart Shield. The Kingdom of Aquora holds the relic of water called the Staff of Poseidon, which, like water, can take many forms: earrings, necklaces, bands, etc. And the Kingdom of Terravale holds the relic of earth, the Gaia Armor. I'm sure you know the legend of the hero who used these relics to end the war and defeat legendary beasts. However, we've received word that the relics are now with the one you say isn't a part of the natural order and opposes the awaited fate: the Black Star Knight," Haruto said as Hikari smirked.

'So, Noboru, you think you can keep this world safe? No matter. I will personally take the relics from you,' Hikari thought.

"Well then, I guess I have to pay him a visit," Hikari said as he turned around and started walking away. S~eaʀᴄh the NôvelFire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"Wait, where are you going?" Haruto asked as Hikari turned around.

"To retrieve the relics, where else? I will complete the plan to awaken Yami-sama. So, I need the heroes' relics. Then I will go to Etheris and Chronolux and free Yami-sama," Hikari stated as he teleported away.

"I see, so he is going to do it. He is going to free Yami-sama. He is going to bring us all to the void. To our true freedom," Haruto said as he beckoned the priests.

"Prepare our allies; we might need to assist him. This Black Star Knight is as strong as they say."