( On Angakok's secret planet, the one with the time chamber )
" Max my boy, are you sure you are not going bald? I could have sworn ur hairline was better the last time I saw you " Jhonny English said as Max began coughing violently.
Ever since the group met-up together and discussed the plan of attack, Jhonny seemed to be in deep thought as if contemplating something very important and mysterious, however, in the end when he finally spoke after they arrived on Angakok's planet, he spoke about Max's hairline of all things.
" I'm a god sir Jhonny, like, my appearance remains the same no matter what I do? " Max said awkwardly as his words seemed to enlighten Jhonny suddenly as his eyes brightened up and he clapped his hands.
" Oh I remember now! During the Dimensional war, I fought this Baldy Angakok! Sorry, I got you confused with the Baldy, my boy.
Yesss, that was one mean looking young man! Purple eyes, absolutely trash teeth with stains, signs of early hair fall in his thirties, yessssss….. oh we're here to hunt THAT young man! Nice, nice, nice " Jhonny said as he recalled the incident of him detecting and blasting Angakok during the Dimensional war as he and Neatwit prepared to fight the demons.
While Neatwit could not detect Angakok, he could not hide from sir Jhonny's eyes as his daggers forced him to reveal his presence.
" Max…. Max! " Sebastian said in a hushed tone as he silently dragged Max a little out of earshot for sir Jhonny before he mumbled in his ear " Do you think sir Jhonny has dementia? He keeps calling me ' Short Nutter ' and confuses you with the enemy- what if he accidentally stabs us in the back? I don't think he's mentally stable enough for this mission "
Max smiled listening to Sebastian's words and pretended like he was deaf as a second later, three sharp daggers embedded themselves in Sebastian's bum.
" Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Holy mother of Kremeth " Sebastian cursed as he painfully plucked the daggers out of his bum and looked at sir Jhonny behind him with fear evident in his eyes.
" Pardon me young man, my hand slipped….. " sir Jhonny said as Sebastian realised that this was no demented man.
Despite his act, this was the most lethal assassin of all time as per Max and had completed more missions solo than Sebastian had sex with women.
As the group approached the white time chamber structure, Max unsheathed Lucifer's sword and cracked his neck to loosen the joints in preparation for the fight.
" I don't sense anything inside this white space, we are going in blind, if Angakok attacks us or catches us off-guard as soon as we enter..... well, then Max you're stupid " Sebastian said as he expressed his blind trust in Max's judgement that this space that they could not probe into was safe to enter.
" Not to dampen your spirits my boy, but I must agree with Short Nutter here, I can't sense a life form within this architectural marvel.
What makes you so sure he must be inside? " sir Jhonny asked as he too could not sense anything within the special time chamber.
" This space was created by Angakok to train and prepare me.
I've spent decades inside although it only translated to days in the outer world.
I know every nook and cranny of the sizeable world inside and let me assure you, if Angakok ever wanted a safe harbour to improve and introspect, this is the place for him to lock himself out " Max suggested as he seemed 70% certain that Angakok had to be inside the time chamber.
" Alright, your hunch is good enough for me, I'm ready to rumble, " Sebastian said as he activated the power of the Vayu-Astra on one hand and the Indra-Astra on the other.
" Okay, let's go over the plan one last time guys.
Step 1) We burst in and find Angakok, dragging him into a fight!
Step 2) We beat him black and blue, bringing his HP down below 10% but not killing him outright.
Step 3) Sebastian and Sir Jhonny immobilise Angakok long enough for me to activate my soul move.
Step 4) I devour his soul, killing him in the process.
Step 5) Sebastian chops his body into a thousand pieces and stores them into thousand jars.
Step 6) Except the time-stone, every other loot falling out of the dead shaman god's body alongside every secret I uncover from absorbing his soul shall be passed onto the elites for their help on this mission " Max said as Jhonny and Sebastian nodded in acknowledgement.
" Alright, may the cowardice be with you gentlemen " Max said as Sebastian began chuckling.
Neither he nor Max were afraid for their lives heading into this battle although they knew that they were about to face an extremely dangerous and potentially lethal foe.
If anything, the two disciples of Kremeth were eager to show Angakok just how far they had come and how big of a mistake he had made in choosing to mess with them.
As Max blasted a hole in the outer structure of the time chamber, Jhonny and Sebastian dashed inside with Max following closely behind, as after centuries of isolation, Angakok found himself in the company of other god's.
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( Meanwhile Beniogre )
" Goddess, some heathens under our banner are demanding that before conscripting them to the battlefield, the Goddess does the same for herself and participates in the battle against the primordial vampire Dracula- "
" That's enough my child... tell them I've heard their plea and express my deep apologies for not being physically present alongside them on the battlefield yet.
It's not that I don't understand the practicality of the universe, however, seeing all the blood and gore makes me weak inside my stomach.
Sometimes I can't distinguish between the pain of our soldiers and the pain of the enemy soldiers, healing them both which proves to be counterproductive and leads to the death of our own.
I understand it's no excuse, but I just need a bit more time to prepare mentally for this war " Beniogre said with the most empathetic voice which moved her followers to tears.
The goddess was the epitome of purity and love, how could she witness suffering on the front lines?
Although there were those that demanded it, for now at least Beniogre was able to deal with their demands with the utmost grace and elegance.