Chapter 1
Threads of Light, Connect Us through Time
Again, and Again (I Will Change your Fate)
Chapter 0
Cold
Only cold existed
Seconds... minutes...
Hours... days... years... ....
Vax could not be sure if he himself was real...
Time no longer existed, nor did the sky, the earth, the seas and oceans...
could barely...
remember...
... the green foliage of the woods
the breeze ruffling her sister's braid, with that blue feather always pinned to her temple
the loud laughter of the goliath, along with the softer laughter of the gnome sitting on his shoulder
the soft and joyful musical notes emitted by the lute of the gnome bard
the radiant smile of the young druid
... and the snow-white hair of that bright young human with pale green eyes
... with a melancholic look, as if the whole world weighed on his shoulders
... the blood falling from his forehead
Thank you for saving me
... with that sad little smile
now it's my turn
... that white hand gently caressing his face
to save you.
Bullshit!
Save him? What a joke. Vax just stood there watching, his legs so weak, his wings trembling on his back, with tears falling freely down his face
He just stared as the young human, his hair white because of the cruelty of the world, was dragged into the black and infinite abyss with to the gigantic monster he was tied to
The same monster that was brought back by that horrible woman inside the body of one of her victims
The monster that plunged the world into chaos before anyone could do anything to avoid it,
Neither gods nor mortals had the opportunity to even raise a hand when reality fractured
Now only cold and chaos existed...
Now and forever...
... MY CHAMPION...
A powerful voice cut through the cold silence of the chaos
A faint light shone in his chest
A Thread of Light broke off, creating a path in the dense darkness
...MY BEAUTIFUL CHAMPION...
An imposing figure slowly formed
His Goddess took form
But what had once been a mighty and proud divinity of Death, now her form looked frail, consumed
Her beautiful mask was cracked all over, fragments of it falling as the Matron approached him
"My Goddess, what is happening? " he could barely hear his own voice, he didn't know if he was whispering or shouting, maybe it made no difference anymore
...MY CHAMPION... MY POWER DIMISHES... SOON MY BEING WILL FADE AWAY... CONSUMED BY CHAOS...
The Thread of Light that connected him to his Goddess was slowly beginning to fade
Vax closed his eyes, letting out a sigh, so this was it?
At least he would disappear together with his Goddess...
... BUT THERE IS STILL A CHANCE... TO UNDO THIS DESTINY...
What?
With surprise, he opened his eyes
"My Goddess, how is that possible? "
... THE BONDS OF DESTINY... BIND ALL LIVING BEINGS TO EACH OTHER AND THEIR INEVITABLE END... TO ME...
...TIME MARCHES IN ONE DIRECTION... TO BE BORN, TO LIVE AND TO DIE, SUCH IS THE DESTINY OF MORTALS...
... BUT THESE BONDS OF FATE UNITE US ALL THROUGH SPACE AND TIME...
Taking a moment to process the Goddess' words, his eyes widened further in surprise as he understood what the divinity was implying
"But that...! Is that even possible?! "
... THIS FEAT IS TABOO... SENDING A MORTAL ENTITY INTO THE PAST COST A HEAVY PRICE... BUT THE BALANCE OF THE WORLD HAS ALREADY BEEN BROKEN BY THIS VILE CREATURE...
... NOW THE WORLD DIES AND ONLY CHAOS WILL REMAIN...
The huge figure of the Matron vanished in a mass of black feathers, forming a smaller figure that appeared in front of her Champion
...I WILL PAY THE PRICE FOR THIS ACT... BUT MY CHAMPION... IT WILL DEPEND ON YOU... FOR THIS FATE TO CHANGE...
Raising her hands, the dying goddess took the hands of her Champion
...MY FATE TOUCHED CHAMPION...
Feeling his whole body tense up, a burst of energy spreading throughout his whole being, igniting him in a blinding light
In his mind there was only pain, feeling every part of him burning, splitting into infinite pieces, being consumed by the energy his goddess was transferring to him
And in an instant, in his mind appeared the image of his Goddess' mask, cracking, breaking into a thousands of pieces
... CHOOSE YOUR ACTIONS CAREFULLY... THIS IS YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO UNDO PAST MISTAKES...
Feeling his Goddess die, an explosion of white light was the last thing Vax saw before falling into unconsciousness
... I TRUST YOU WILL DO THE RIGHT THING...
... FAREWELL...
... MY BEAUTIFUL CHAMPION...
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Vax opened his eyes.