[N/A: The Supreme is non-binary for now to hide their real gender. That said, in a few chapter their identity will be revealed so I'll change to HE or SHE~]
-- POV General --
The moon's rays now red had descended to earth, plunging everything as far as the eye could see into an unusual and unique crimson hue. On the battlefield, the warriors seemed to freeze, hypnotized by the unearthly color of the moon.
Only the Supreme, arms wide open and knowing at this moment what was unfolding, stood before the castle gates with a sneer on their face, impatient for the unfolding events to come.
"IT'S TIME TO RESTORE THE NATURAL ORDER. You will all perish"
After all these years and sacrifices. They had always been the chosen one, and now they could finally prove it to the whole Nation, if not the whole world, yes...their time had come.
They would be the one to liberate the world and mankind once again by crushing those accursed invaders and capturing the Harbinger of Chaos, who at this time took the form of a little wolf girl with white hair and amethyst eyes.
Believing themself to be following in the footsteps of the Liberator who had appeared centuries ago, the head of the Church could only revel in this moment. After all they'd been through so far, all the choices and suffering, it all made sense at this very moment.
As the Capital froze and everyone looked up at the sky, fascinated despite themselves by this strange yet beautiful phenomenon, the Supreme hoped the Gods were looking down on them.
"It's coming..."
Suddenly, after a few minutes that seemed to have lasted for hours, a pale, crimson light, this time coming from the entire city, rose into the sky. It was a glow produced by every individual and creature present in Zal, whether on the battlefield, in the castle or in the houses.
Reacting to the blood moon, everyone's mana seemed to mutate to the point of becoming visible and naturally strengthening second by second.
Yes, these were the long-awaited effects of this special red night, which only occurred every 10,000 years, and for good reason. It was a time when mana increased tenfold, offering exceptional strength to those who could harness it.
Like a river during a flood, the flow of mana coursing through every living organism poured forth with power, accentuating not only magical but also physical and spiritual capacities.
To take full advantage of the phenomenon occurring in each individual, almost perfect control was of course required to stabilize this energy. As the warriors began to understand, the head of the Church, glittering like all the others, refused to waste time.
Immense power emanated throughout the Kingdom, but theirs was particularly strong thanks to the moon, but to conquer and exterminate, it wasn't enough.
"It's time."
At these words, in one swift movement, plunging their right hand into their toga, they drew out an enormous syringe filled with a liquid overflowing with mana. A mixture of blood, that of their victims in the basement, and several alchemical elements.
Thanks to their experiments over the years, the Supreme had succeeded in gradually assimilating the mana of other living beings, and tonight, thanks to the moon, they would be the most powerful.
Based on the direct transfer of mana, their initial purely magical research had become increasingly insane over time. They had tried many different ways of removing magic from their victims, without ever succeeding in transferring it.
Failure after failure, the leader of the ego-fueled Church had taken their work to the next level: if necessary, every body part, every cell would be separated, studied and used.
Today, in their research laboratory, dozens of half-humans, children, women, old men and even babies were their guinea pigs. At the cost of so much blood, they had finally managed to find the answers to the questions, putting themself through whatever suffering they deemed necessary.
The Supreme's madness and determination knew no bounds, and to fulfill their destiny they were ready to reject even their beloved humanity.
"Aaarg !!"
That was it, the syringe was planted in the skin revealing the forearm from beneath the toga, a forearm that reflected what they had rejected and what they had become. Pieces of skin of all kinds had been sewn onto the parts of their own that they had removed.
A patchwork of different beings formed this arm, from the skin of a goblin to that of a bear, from the smooth skin of a child to the rough skin of an old man.
Indeed, this was the Supreme's solution for appropriating their prisoners' mana, thus gaining access to their reserves and more. Thanks to the blood the Supreme had injected themself with, a multitude of cells would circulate throughout their body, creating a link between mana and body parts.
An immense power was thus beginning to grow within them under the blood rays of the moon, which was the very catalyst for this unique transformation.
"HAHAHAHAHA !!! IT'S OVER !!!"
While the Elysium soldiers on the battlefield hadn't even had time to comprehend what was happening, rock spikes were already forming above their heads. Nothing they couldn't stop in theory, except that hundreds and hundreds kept appearing. The entire area of the city had been covered, and everyone was smart enough to know that a spell of this magnitude was not without danger.
"BE CAREFUL EVERYONE !"
"WARRIORS, PROTECT YOURSELVES !!!"
A shower of hundreds of spikes had begun to rain down on the Capital at an inordinate speed, forcing humans and other species alike to protect themselves. Strategically targeting the invaders, Zal's army was not entirely safe either, retreating little by little for its survival.
Before long, only Empress Freya's army was in the eye of the storm, buried under this deadly and powerful spell that seemed to go on forever.
Underneath, commanders, lieutenants and soldiers were doing their best, dozens and dozens of spells of every element being used on all sides. So far, so good, but fatigue and mana depletion were a problem, not to mention the fact that a second's inattention could be costly.
The strongest protected themselves and those around them, but their initially advantageous numbers had become a weak point minute by minute.
"KEKEKEKE THAT'S IT, DISAPPEAR !!!"
As the seconds ticked by, more and more warriors were getting hit, at first a few scratches but drowned out by a simple spell, unable to counterattack, forced to defend themselves, the situation was evolving. It was chaos, the Commanders were trying to advance to reach the Supreme but all was confusion, even for Commander Trioa and her squad in the sky where the danger was multiplied by 10.
Thanks to the blood moon, they had all gained in strength and mana reserves, but that didn't mean they could stay in this position indefinitely. Little by little, the well-trained Elysium warriors were falling to the ground with serious injuries.
However, after another long minute, the interval between attacks seemed to change, slowing down to the instinctive relief of the soldiers overwhelmed by what had just happened.
"Oh oh oh but this is only the beginning..."
They didn't even have time to breathe when suddenly, instead of huge peaks in the sky, golems made of lightning appeared, encircling the Empress' army. First formed from the ravaged earth of the city, humanoid in shape with no real pronounced detail, they stood 3 meters tall.
Not only did these golems seem to possess enormous strength of their own, they were also surrounded by armor made of lightning.
"How this human managed to..."
For the Commanders and other soldiers this vision was so confusing and alarming. How could the Supreme manipulate multiple elements ? The only ones they knew of who could do this were the powerful Imperial family of Elysium, beings far from ordinary. So who was the Head of the Church ?
From this simple scene and show of force, everyone understood that their luck had run out and that they were now the bait.
Endurance: 663
Speed : 662
Intelligence: 660
Charisma: 500 (imperial she-wolf)
Attribute points to allocate : 1 600
Married to : Gaya Nightshade
Daughter : Shiro Nightshade
Twins (son & daughter) : Tyle & Altaïs Nightshade
Little sister : Kira Nightshade (Greedy Fox)
Big sister : Kalaa Nightshade
Empire (menu)
Subordinates: 15 491(keep growing)
Humans killed: 153
Souls: 0/3
Elements: Ice / Chaos (Freya) - Blood / Death (Lucifer)
Skills (all):
Attacks :
- Demon Claws (Lvl 5)
- Bite of hell (Lvl 6)
- Infernal ice spikes (Lvl 6)
- Fighting techniques (Lvl max)
- Mastery of the katana (lvl max)
- Demonic Empress aura (lvl 7)
Défense :
- Ice demon wall (Lvl 6)
- Demonic Cloak (lvl 5)
- Pain Resistance (lvl 6)
Attack/Defense :
- Domain of the Ice Empress "Frozen Wrath" (lvl 4)
- Death Gaze (lvl 1)
Others :
- Humanoid form
- Demonic form (linked to the title so incomplete) - 20%.
- Ice creation (Lvl 6)
- Detection and control of mana (lvl 6)
- Storage of chaos (Lvl 4)
- Devouring Chaos (Lvl 5)
- Master of Souls (lvl 3)
- Lucifer's Threads of Blood (lvl 3)
- Healing Blood (lvl 3)
- Reminiscence (lvl 2)
- Analysis
- Telepathy
Passives :
- Commander (lvl max)
- Natural Aura of the Ice Empress ]