Chapter 11: An Ode to Despair

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"What? How, how could I be beaten so easily? Ahhh, I feel how Akatosh takes my Soul... I really...hate...humans..."

And with those final words, he died.

'Wow...'

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Meanwhile at the Adventurer's Guild...


"Yes! Here is your reward! Have a good day sir!"


Everything was as it should be. Sophie served the Adventurers, the Adventurers drank alcohol, the bards got drunk and sung funny lullabies, the old man was drinking a beer with some friends and and and, until something unexpected happened...


*The entrance of the Guild gets kicked open and a corps of around 30 Knights in enchanted armor stepped into the guild, holding up the flag of Etheria, led by a man with shoulder long brown, curled hair, wearing a mustache and a chin beard, looking somewhat spanish*


"THE ETHERIAN INQUISITION IS HERE! WE ARE LOOKING FOR A DEMON THAT IS DISGUISING HIMSELF AS A RED HAIRED HUMAN! HE THREATENED HIS MAJESTY AND SET MONSTERS FREE INSIDE THE CAPITAL AROUND A MONTH AGO! HIS NAME IS ASSUMED TO BE YATO ISHIDA! CO-OPERATE OR BE EXECUTED UNDER THE ASSUMPTION OF BEING IN ALLIANCE WITH SAID DEMON!"


The whole Guild was shocked, confused, couldn't follow what was happening, but it hit Sophie and the old man very hard.

Sophie knew that Yato had red hair and, unexpectedly, was called Yato, while the old man knew that he picked up Yato only moments after the monsters wreaked havoc inside the capital.

It was a serious punch to the gut, but even more, they were scared about what they would do to Yato if they actually located them. But while they were thinking...


"YOU! SILVER HAIRED GIRL! WE HAVE HEARD FROM AN ANONYMOUS SUPPORTER THAT YOU HAD CONTACT WITH THIS DEMON! EXPLAIN YOURSELF!"

"HUUUUUUUUUUUH?!"


The situation escalated...

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Back at Yato...


"Good work, you may stay on guard."

"..."

"Ah! Thanks for your he-"


*The robed man turned to Yato, making Yato shiver from the depths of his soul*


"YOU...WHY. DO. YOU. HAVE. THIS. ARMOR?!"


His voice was filled with many emotions. Despair, sorrow, pain, hatred.


"THIS ARMOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN GONE! FOREVER! WHY ARE YOU WEARING IT?!?"


*The man suddenly grabbed Yato's shoulders, strong enough to make him feel the pain through the armor*


"W-What do you m-mean?! I CAN'T FOLLOW!"

"WHYYYYYYYYYYYY!?!?"

"*Heavily sweating* AHHH!"

*Suddenly they were surrounded by a chorus of souls. They were grabbing and clutching onto Yato, screaming at him, cursing him, attacking him, crying at him, tormenting him...it was hell...*


"TEEEEELL MEEEEEE!"


Yato was surrounded by the spirits of the dead, unable to escape due to the man grabbing his shoulders like he was trying to crush them, actually, maybe he did.

But Yato knew, if he couldn't satisfy this man immediately, he would die, and certainly death would only be the beginning of his suffering...


"PLEASE! LISTEN TO ME! A DEMON GAVE IT TO ME! TOGETHER WITH THE MISSION TO BECOME STRONG! I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS ARMOR COMES FROM! BELIEVE ME!"

".........!"


*Suddenly, the souls slowly dissolved into nothingness, but the grip on his shoulders only reduced to the point where it only barely hurt him*


"Tell me boy, is that the truth...?"

"IT IS!"


Yato didn't know if the man would accept his answer, but as the grip on his shoulders lifted, he broke down.


*Yato falls to his knees, shivering like a puppy that has been thrown into the cold of the Antarctica after getting shaved. He was on the verge of losing consciousness, but was able to barely hold it together*


"I see... in that case I am sorry young one. Something got over me, bad memories...VeRy BaD MeMoRiEs..."

'*Gulp*'

"I-It's f-f-...fine, dddonn't worr-, worry ab-bout itt, i-it's fine..."


Yato was still scared as heck, but he was also curious about who on earth that man was...


"Ah, sorry, I guess I should introduce myself already, no?"

"Please *hiccup* do..."

"One second please. RISE!"


Suddenly an army of strange entities emerged out of nowhere. They were wearing jet-black armor, had pale skin, carried purple tainted weapons, some of them rode on bloodhounds, and they were in a formation.

Some of them were holding up worn out and ripped flags, having a black background, showing a melting skeleton head made out of gold, surrounded by silver flames and featuring what seems to be a song written in an unknown language, spread like a circle around the flames and the melting head.

The soldiers that had shields and lances were in front, and at their back is a burly man wearing heavy armor. He had a big lance, and despite looking evil, he had a face of justice.

After that, there were the soldiers that were riding bloodhounds. Some of them carried lances, while some carried tomes and staves. At their back was a man also riding a bloodhound, but his face had evil smeared all over his face, he had a devilish grin, and he had an aura that gives off the feeling of a devil.

The third army was carrying bows. They also had swords, but their bows and their tainted arrows were the most evident. At their back was a woman also carrying a bow, she had a confident face, one that ensures the success of every skirmish they encounter.

And finally, at the back, were two figures... the robed man, now noticing that he is a figure almost reaching 2.1 meters / 7 feet, he wore purple robes, now exposed, he had a skull as his face, purple dots were seen on his orbits, and he carried a lance. Beside him was the cloaked woman, an enigmatic cloaked figure that was 1.7 meters / 5'7 feet tall, who had a feminine physique and carried one black sword.


 "I am Ithiel von Bismarck, overlord of the undead! And I am here to free the humans from themselves! To let them see the errors of their ways! This conquest.. starts with you! Wearer of the Armor!"


Thats what Ithiel shouted.


*Then Ithiel signals something to the skeletons, and short after, the skeletons suddenly started singing a song in an unknown language*


'What is this? What is this language and this song about?!"


*Ithiel takes a look at Yato and notices his confused stare*


"Ahh, An Ode to Despair...The Stygian Bastard...that is the title of that Ode, if that is what you are asking yourself. I will never forget those good old times..."

"*Gulp*"

'Im getting a feeling that this man could be a hidden final boss or something, what the f?!'

"Now then..."


*The music stops, followed by the army to make space*


After that glorious introduction, Ithiel began to speak normally again.


"Now, how about you introduce yourself now?

"Well, *gulp*, I am Yato Ishida, currently known as Yato Crimsonfield. I am, as you probably already know, since you recognised that armor, a Berserker, even though I am human."

"Hmmm...that isn't everything there is to you, or not?"


*Yato suddenly gets a small shiver, feeling like he's been watched or something*


'Wait...no, thats just my imagination...'

"Come on Yato, your [Analyse] skill isn't something only you possess, so how about you tell me a bit about you being from another world, hmm?"

"Wait, you got that Skill too?! So that's what that shiver was! Then before I answer you, may I [Analyse] you and your companion too?"

"Sure, go on, I will tolerate it this one time."

"ANALYSE ITHIEL VON BISMARCK AND HIS FEMALE COMPANION!"

[System Alert!: Person(?) Analyzed! Person(?) is [Ithiel von Bismarck] Level 504.587!]

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Name: Ithiel von Bismarck

Gender: Male

Age: 30.040 Years old

Race: Undead Skeleton / Men of the Sea

Class: Ancient Necromancer

Sub Class: Overlord

Threat Level: Disaster (SS-Rank) - Calamity (SSS-Rank)

Lvl: 504.587

HP: ?̷̺̪̔́̽́

MP: ?̸̲̞̔̈́

STR: ?̷̺̪̔́̽́

VIT: ?̷̜̹̞͗̀̈̓͗͐͘

AGI: ?̸̲̞̔̈́

INT: ?̷̜̹̞͗̀̈̓͗͐͘

M-RES: ?̷̺̪̔́̽́

P-RES: ?̸̣̲͖͇̭̿́͑͑͋͝

Skills: [Greatest Instant Death], [Void Beam], [Wall of Ice], [Greater Hypnotisation], [Greater Mind Control], [Greater Curse Control], [Greater Aura of supreme Demise], [Greater Soul Contract], [Summon Greater Skeleton Low-Mid-High], [Summon Greater Army], [Summon Greater Demon], [Summon Greater Weapon], [Create Greater Undead], [Greater Revive], [Greater Acceleration], [Fly], [Create Greater Supreme Disease], [Greater Create Supreme Poison], [Maximize Magic Double-Triple], [All Stats Up (Area-Of-Effect)]

Titles:

[Supreme Overlord], All Undeads summoned are 100% stronger

[Hydrokinetic], allows to transform user into Solid (Ice), Liquid (Water) and Gas (Water Vapor) at will

[Enemy of the Church], owner of title is hunted by the Church

[Seeker of a better World], Owners goal is a better World

[Twisted One], Achieves his Goal in twisted ways

[Ancient One], Class Level Up

[Participated in the War of Gods], All Stats + Experience gained +100%

[The Greatest Strategist], Incomparable Genius

[Ruler of Undead Army], All Necromancy is twice as strong

[Wielder of Cursed Gem], Extreme ability buff, also adds $̵̳̳͎̃"̵͉͓̖̑́/̷̨̯̝̎̿̌$̸̡̋͘/̶̢́"̴̫̠̑%̷̘̆&̶͚̉(̶̗̭͍̀̀̕$̴̱̯̺̀̆̽%̵̘͛͐͆!̶̛͍̉̓

[Master x Servant relation], Lover of Sephira

[Otherworldler], Fast Growth

[Enemy of "D̵̨̛͙̜̞͇̳̦͕̈́̐̈́͋̓̀̾ḙ̸̢̨͔͎̺͓̼̼̩̳̝̙̭͔̘̄̈́̈́̈́́̋͗̉̑͒̂̍̚͘̕͠͠x̴̲̀̄͝"], ̵̳̥̼̌$̵̡͔̙͕̑̂%̶̛͍͇̄"̶͓̭̩̈(̵̨̦̘̬́̓)̶̧̎̃&̸̻̈́́"̸̗͎͖̎̈́̔$̸̗̙͔͙͐͊̕=̴͙̠̬̍̚/̵͖͎̐͆̈́=̶̧̨͉̎̄)̷̞͉̃͝͝/̷̛̦͛͐̀?̶̡̂!̶̧̝̞̓́̌!̷̲̓$̷͔͖̖̇̊̌̎&̶͉̇̐͗̕ ̵͓̝̰͙̃̕/̵̼̺̮̓ͅ$̸̝̬̯̣̏͌̊͠§̴͉̀̃̆(̸̡̬̮͉͒͊̓&̷̡̙̒̑)̸̥̎

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[System Alert!: Person(?) Analyzed! Person(?) is [Sephira Caskar] Level 500.394!]

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Name: Sephira Caskar

Gender: Female

Age: 30.036 Years old

Race: Undead Skeleton

Class: Ancient Death Knight

Threat Level: Disaster (SS-Rank)

Lvl: 500.394

HP: ?̸̣̲͖͇̭̿́͑͑͋͝

MP: ?̸̲̞̔̈́

STR: ?̸̣̲͖͇̭̿́͑͑͋͝

VIT: ?̷̺̪̔́̽́

AGI: ?̸̲̞̔̈́

INT: ?̸̣̲͖͇̭̿́͑͑͋͝

M-RES: ?̷̺̪̔́̽́

P-RES: ?̸̲̞̔̈́

Skills: [Greatest Execute], [Void Beam], [Abyssal Pressure], [Conjure Greater Cursed Blade], [Conjure Greater Trident], [Greatest Slash], [Greatest Parry], [Greatest Block] [Greater Intimidating Aura], [Greatest Shield Bash], [Greater Revive], [Greater Protect], [Greater Speed Up], [Greater Weapon Arts]

Titles:

[Ancient One], Class Level Up

[Dual Wielder], Allows user two wield 2 weapons with greater skill

[The Overlords Queen], Can teleport to Ithiel when he is in Danger

[Greater Death Knight], All Skills are twice as strong

[Follower of Ithiel von Bismarck], Dies when Ithiel does

[Most Loyal One], Never betrays, always obeys

[Participated in the War of Gods], All Stats + Experience gained +100%

[Master x Servant relation], Lover of Ithiel

[Otherworldler], Fast Growth

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[System Alert!: Further detail cannot be seen unless given permission by the other [Analyse] user.]


'What is wrong with that last title Ithiel has? WAIT, THATS NOT IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW!'

"HOLY FRICKING SHIT! ARE YOU A GODDAMN LEGEND OR SOMETHING?! AND YOU ARE FROM ANOTHER WORLD TOO? COULD IT BE?! ARE YOU FROM EARTH T-"


*Ithiel signaled Yato with a gesture of his hand that he shut up for a moment*


"Stop screaming questions at me already! And no, I am not from your Earth. I am from Estenia. I don't need to tell you more for now. Now it's your turn."

"Fair enough, I am from Earth, to be more specific, Japan."

"Hmm, I will remember that. Information is valuable after all."

"Also, whats with you over there? Sephira, right?"

"..."


*Ithiel sighs*


"Don't expect an answer from her. As an undead Death Knight, she can't speak. She still can think and understand us though."

"Ah, I see."

'A Necromancer, and one that is unbelievably strong too. What in the world have I gotten myself into...'


As Yato was going through the current situation once again, Ithiel took the chance and asked Yato something.


"Boy."

'Hmm?'

"Yeah?"

"Fight me. Now."

'Eh?'

"HUH?! WAIT! HOLD ON A MOMENT! THERE IS NO WAY I STAND A CHANCE AGAINST YOU! WHY WOULD I-"

"Because you have no choice. I want to know what kind of person the new wielder of [Ragnarök] is, and if you are worthy of wielding it. Also, if you don't want to fight, I'll just force you. Makes sense, or not?"


*Sweat starts running down on Yato's face*


"*Gulp* I see. But I am Injured right now, and you wouldn't want to fight me in a weakened state, would you?"

"Right. Here, catch."


*Ithiel threw a red potion at Yato*


"A Potion?"

"It's a full heal potion. Drink it and prepare yourself. After that, we will fight."

'Shit. I can't get out of this. AAARGH! WHY MEEEEEEE?'

"Fine then!"


*Yato drinks the contents of the Potion ,that by the way taste like strawberries, and got fully healed, just like Ithiel said*


[System Alert!: HP have been fully recovered!]

"Wow! All my injuries are gone!"

"That is what I told you it would do. Are you ready to fight now?"

"*Gulp* Yes..."

"Good. Then I will initiate a countdown."

"One."

'What have I gotten myself into?'

"Two."

'Why always me?'

"THREE! GO!"


Yato was at a loss of what to do. He knew that he had no chance, and yet, he has to fight. It's a hopeless battle, but...


'BUT IF I AM GONNA LOSE, THEN WITH ALL I HAVE!'

"BERSERK! AURA OF DEMISE!"

"Hmph. WALL OF ICE!"

"BRUTALIZER!"

[System Alert!: [Brutalizer] activated! HP used: 50.000 HP left: 737.051]


*Yato hits the Ice wall at full force, but the wall doesn't budge even one bit*


"WHAT? NOT EVEN A SCRATCH?!"


Ithiel standing behind the wall, isn't very impressed by that little punch.


"This is a fight of life and death. Give it your all, or you and all your loved ones will die by my hand!"


*Suddenly, Ithiel pulled out the lance he has shown before, from the ground!*


"Now I shall fight serious, but I will give you a chance, if you manage to hurt me in under 1 minute, while I am only defending myself, I will let you live."


Those words had a great impact on Yato. He had a chance to survive! A chance to go back to Ruria and his friends! All he needed to do was to hurt this Ithiel guy, and he was confident that he could at least do that.


"THEN I WILL CHOOSE LIVE! BRUTALIZER!"

[System Alert!: [Brutalizer] activated! HP used: 30.000 HP left: 707.051]


Yato used [Brutalizer] on his feet, in order to jump high enough to surpass the Icey Wall and get out of Ithiel's field of view.


"Hmm? What might you be planning?"


*Yato jumped as high as the clouds, as he prepared himself while Ithiel couldn't notice him*


'IF MY SKILL ALONE ISN'T ENOUGH, I'LL JUST BE USING GRAVITY!'


Yato fell down, having a good 250 m/ph, falling faster each second.


'ITHIEL IS IN SIGHT NOW! IT SHOULD TAKE ME 5 SECONDS TO ARRIVE AT WHERE HE IS!'


*Ithiel holds his lance up in a blocking pose, standing there completely confident in blocking that attack*


'TRYING TO BLOCK THAT? GREAT! I WILL USE THIS CHANCE!'

"BRUTALIZER!"

[System Alert!: [Brutalizer] activated! HP used: 200.000 HP left: 507.051]

"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH"


-BOOM-


A loud explosion could be heard and seen all over the mountain, making it shake and rumble, even making the animals and some of the monsters go wild, revealing a truly unexpected sight...


"Heh, nice try."


*Ithiel

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