What is chaos? Many believe that the world was born from destruction. Why? Because with death comes life. Seems like a pretty sound explanation but it has a major flaw. How can there be destruction without life? How can an inanimate object die? How can there be destruction in the first place, if there was no life? The plants wither, and the flowers fall. Eventually everything falls into the cold embrace of death. Eventually everyone, no matter how unwilling, would have to meet death. Whether you would be happy to meet the grim reaper or not, the reaper would definitely be happy to see you. Impermanence. That is what it is. The very simple fact that everything is temporary. The simple truth that nothing lasts forever. So what does destruction do? Destruction is unto life as a catalyst is unto a biological or chemical reaction. Better still, a biochemical reaction. Catalysts play a major part in life. They have several properties, the most common and important of them being their abil
"Today my daughter is finally engaged! In honour of this grand day, I serve every patron here for free!!!""YEAH!""I only ask that you join me in merry making!""YAY!"In a tavern of a large city, a middle aged man with a huge jug of ale was standing on the counter. His belly was as round as an iron pot and looked just as weighty. He had a huge smile on his face, his words sluggish and his eyes hazy. He was clearly drunk. Any sane person would have dismissed his words as that of a drunk. But the people in here were not sane now, were they? They were just as drunk, if not more. And they looked just as disoriented. Yet even those who had yet to reach their limits rejoiced at the words of the man. Why? Because he owned the tavern. If he said everything was for free, then it was."Get down father, please. You may hurt yourself." A pretty young woman who looked to be in her early twe
"So what did you come here for? I keep saying this and I'll reiterate, you know that we cannot be seen together." Loki continued to swirl the liquid that turned sane men crazy in his cup. He still made no attempt to drink it."You're not even going to take a sip?" Ares asked."Not a drop" Loki replied, still swirling the ale."You sure are one weird Asgardian. I reckon you're the only Asgardian who doesn't take any alcohol. Yet you are more insane than them all. Maybe it is a good thing you have this habit. You say it makes the sane man insane, don't you? I fear that if you ever got drunk, your insanity would be beyond us all."Loki smirked at Ares's words. "Now why don't you stop stalling for time and tell me why you are here? You have no idea how to cast the illusion leash. It's dangerous for you to be here.""It isn't called leash anymore. Apparently, it's called magic now. Ge
"They call me the Eternal Monarch now" A fair, pretty lady was seated on a completely black throne. The hall was pitch black, with no other person in sight. Any spectator would have made the logical assumption that she was speaking to herself. After all, in this dark hall, it was impossible to see that the throne she was seated so comfortably on was glowing. Added to the fact that the throne's colour complemented that of the hall's, such a minor detail was easy to miss.The lady giggled as the throne glowed. As for what was so funny, it was between her and the object that was supposed to be inanimate, yet seemed to possess is own soul. "No Reiki. Nothing really lasts forever" the lady's chuckles ended with this statement. A sad look took its place and cast more gloom in this already gloomy room. Reiki was apparently the name of the throne she sat upon- the Eternal Throne."Yes Reiki. I do miss them. They were my parents after all" the lady o
A lone man, and an empty field. He was calm, his eyes closed as he enjoyed the serenity and peace. He took a deep breath and exhaled audibly, his breath weirdly visible on this bright and sunny day. He opened his eyes, revealing beautiful pupils- pupils that were darker than the abyss itself. He was a beautiful man, and even though he held a zweihander, this beauty wasn't hidden, only elaborated. The girl- no, woman- seated on the eternal throne gazed at the familiar figure with longing. They looked so much alike. A third person would have sworn that they were twins if not for the difference in hair colour- her black against his brown. The man was just that pretty, and the cloak that covered his physique did nothing to help his case.He readied himself as he took a fighting stance and held his zweihander in a sword draw position."Glow- Nature's cross" he mouthed. For an instant it almost seemed as if nothing had happened- and then it did. T
"I knew I'd find you here James" The King's thoughts were interrupted by the appearance of a new figure. The newcomer was a pretty lady who looked to be in her early twenties. She had beautiful black hair and rare green eyes. She held a picnic basket in one hand and a scroll in the other."Mom" the King mumbled softly. "That's strange. Mom didn't have green eyes." She continued."Hehe. Oh you brought food. That's great. I'm starving." James licked hips lips as he stared hungrily at the picnic basket."Yeah. I know a bloke like you wouldn't think of bringing food. All you think about is training." The pretty lady smiled at James, her comment causing the equally pretty man to blush slightly."Oh no!" she exclaimed. Her shout startled James who proceeded to ask, "What is it?""I forgot to pack a mat", she stated while rubbing her forehead in frustration."That isn't an issue", he orated. "
The King was very confused now, her mind in complete disarray. If her father had this much power, and her mother wasn't any different, then how did the Usurper succeed. How did a measly thief at the lowly peak of the above-mortal realm, best a couple with power towering far above his? Her parents were at the very least, peak earth realm experts, and very possibly in the heaven realm. So how did the Usurper pull this off? As far as she knew, there was no way one could make up for such a vast difference in strength. Even the most devastating poison on the planet- the Midnight Rose- wasn't able to perform such a miracle. The midnight rose was a poisonous plant that was capable of destroying a mortal's ability to wield. It was that terrifying. Best case scenario, one would still have their strength and yet wouldn't be able to improve anymore, no matter how hard they tried. Worst case scenario, total loss of strength. Although this potent poison, which was so rare that it appeared once a
Almost immediately after her prophecy had ended, Morgana toppled to the ground. Luckily, James was right behind her, ready to receive the woman he loved into his strong arms. Morgana gave a weak smile of thanks, managing to raise her left arm to caress his cheeks. Even that action proved difficult as the arm fell limply almost immediately after completing its mission. It was quite clear that the ability had drained her of all her energy and strength, a feat that was only made possible when one received insights into a great destiny."Shush. Don't talk. Don't attempt to do anything", James soothingly spoke as he held her up. He embraced her in a 'princess carry' as he began to walk away from the field towards the North, where a huge tower had its roof kissing the glorious sky. A handsome man with a large sword strapped to his back, carried a beautiful maiden through the luscious green plains as the sun set silently behind them. Oh what a picturesque scene it was.
"Who's there? Show yourself" James abruptly halted his steps as he looked around vigilantly. His ears twitched in response to his state of alertness, ready to transmit any sounds to its master. The King looked around curiously. Although she knew her parents didn't die here, she still felt the unease of helplessly watching your loved ones in danger. "Do not interfere. They will be fine" Reiki transmitted to her upon feeling the constant pressure on him decreasing, indicating that she was about to stand up. "Of course I know they were fine. Still can't help it though." She stated with an annoyed expression as she gave up on the strength that was slowly building in her forearms, ready to propel her forward and off her seat."You do not want to reveal yourself? Well, that's fine. Let me help you!" James screamed as he unsheathed his zweihander. He threw the large sword high into the air as he readjusted his fiancée's position, taking the utmost care not to aw