NOVEL NEXT Chapter 3: Chapter 3 Seizing Control
Chapter 3 Seizing Control
Atop a Mountain in the Blue Ridge Mountains, West Virginia USA, Earth-Bet
Julius Reyes Chavez
I watched as the angel flew off to the west, the full moon and starry sky still hanging above us. I then sat down upon a rock and contemplated my situation. Then it hit me, I would likely never see my family again, my mother, my cousins, my aunts and uncles or my grandma. Heck, even my dad and his side were beyond reach. The bastard.
Everything had been torn away from me and for what?! Power?!!! What good is power, when you are alone, with no one to love and nobody to love you!!! What good is power when it isolates you!!! When it drives others to take what is yours!!! I screamed and raged at the world as I kicked, punched and clawed at the Earth. Even so I held back if only slightly, as I made sure not to destroy the very mountain I raged upon, even as I tore at it.
Anger flowed like a raging torrent and slowly, eventually gave way to sorrow as I wept, in the privacy of the wilderness. I wept and wept till the light of the sun started to crest the horizon and with a deep emotional sigh I stood. I couldn't afford to keep crying to wallow in anguish. I needed to survive, and god damn it, I am a Dragon. I will survive and I will flourish, for I am a True Dragon. I will save humanity, I will slay the Warrior Entity and I shall dance upon his ashes.
Tired but filled with determination, I sighed and thought out loud, "But, first I need to gather information and utilize what resources I've been given.
I will need to seize control of the fallen, otherwise they will start performing atrocities in my name and without my knowledge. They are a wildcard best put on a leash." My lip curled in disgust at the thought of seizing control of a likely racist, religious extremist, doomsday cult. As a ¾ latino that didn't exactly appeal to me. Even if most mistook me for white. Sighing I sat down and used my Wifi power to begin researching the Fallen online and make sure I was in the Spring of 2007.
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Atop a Mountain in the Blue Ridge Mountains, West Virginia USA, Earth-Bet
Julius Reyes Chavez
Realizing I had left out crucial information to the angel, I sent the angel information on Manton, the Siberian as well as the rest of their group. With priority to Jack Slash. While the rest need to be executed and Bonesaw rescued, Jack Slash takes precedence in order to delay the end of the world.
Turning my mind back to the fallen, I began planning. I would have to start with the McVeays as they seemed to be the most religious and most likely to follow my orders to the letter. With the drawback of fallen worship, I should be able to rein the rest in. However I have no way to contact them, I could use the McVeays to gather the rest and establish my rule over them. Then I could make the most important changes and rein them in through force, magic and religion. My psionics are largely untrained and I require time to train them should I put them to use. Hence I will be relying primarily on my Arcane D&D Magic. As a Planeswalker I'll also need to start gathering lands at some point.
I've already had strong emotional events in two areas yet I feel no land bonds. I'll likely need to bond with lands manually, once I get started. For now I have three plans. A, B and C, Plan A puts to use my Artificer power to craft a shitload of radiant damage, anti eldritch spears, then open a gate to pull the warrior entity through and spam the spears at him with telekinesis. Maybe call up an angelic army or three to keep him occupied and assist.
Plan B craft Rings of the 11th Hour or Archetype Rings. Eleven rings for eleven people around Earth-Bet maybe the 11th on Earth Aleph, food for thought. The rings will each be somewhat based on a D&D class but each owner of a ring will have auras that give them radiant damage, anti eldritch effects and dimension stabilizing effects that work against dimension attack from shards and entities. Each ring will provide a full suit of armor and a weapon according to each class, that will grow with the ring owner and carry the effect of that same aura. I will need to plan more.
Once I have enough resources to begin Plan A, I should start Plan B, by artificing the rings and distributing them to 11 people, that way they have time to grow, to become more powerful. A built in ability for the rings to grow via karma gathering, proficiency and defeating enemies, should help. The defeating enemies growth function requires neither killing nor death but both are allowed, and both work. However yielding, knockout, surrender and other forms of defeat all will work.
Plan C is to build a ship and a portal, gather resources then evacuate as many people as possible to another multiverse. Keeping it simple to be honest.
I look too the horizon and think of the fallen. After I seize power I will need to perform a large amount of restructuring and reforms. I will need to be firm, strong and will need to punish rulebreakers harshly. When I punish someone it will need to be a show of force before many. However while the stick is useful and the fallen I expect I will need to use measured responses. I will also need to use the carrot. I need to reward good behavior and incentivize accomplishments. The carrot and the stick.
Still staring at the horizon I resolve myself to take over a possibly racist, anarchist, religious extremist, doomsday cult who worship Endbringers. The path ahead will be hard. However they have manpower, resources, and without me holding them back they will continue to wreak havoc. If I seize control, if I hold them back and put them to use then I will be able to reduce and eventually halt that chaos. All while using them to defeat the True Enemy.
Leaping off the mountain top I transform into my true form, a Dragon. I then fly off into the horizon toward the fallen.
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The Fallen, Clan McVeay Settlement of Sinai
The Great Smoky Mountains along the Tennessee & North Carolina Border
USA Earth-Bet
Julius Reyes Chavez POV
I touched down in the middle of the McVeay Settlement, log cabins near a stream in a forest clearing, in full dragon form. The Sunrise to the East. A crowd of the McVeay Clan surrounded me, on their knees and I ordered, "You serve me now. Gather the entirety of the Fallen."
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The Half of Kansas City in Missouri, USA Earth-Bet
Joe Wright POV
Today was fucking horrible, the Slaughterhouse Nine were in town and massacring everybody. I was running with the crowd and tripped, Jack Slash hovering over me with his knife raised when a fucking spear of all things collided with his head nailing him to the ground. A man in golden full plate armor with angelic wings stood over Jack Slash's body, holding the spear and a round shield in his off hand. The Angel? Lifted his spear out of Jack's head and turned to face the other members of the Slaughterhouse, his boot crushed the remains of Jack's head in the process.
His wings flared out and with a beat he flew forward, while the others were frozen in shock. He collided with a white van down the street and the Siberian popped like a soap bubble. The other now leaderless and without their invincible tank, tried to flee, their morale broken. One by one they were executed before us, some people already filming with their phones. Finally only Bonesaw remained. The angel walked up to her, planted his spear into the road and grabbed her face. Golden light shone from his hand as the girl screamed, before she fell bonelessly, the angel sweeping her into one arm, cradling her like a newborn.
The angel then went around healing people, before standing over the fallen civilians murdered by the slaughterhouse. He reached into a bag at his side and threw diamonds onto the corpses. Golden light shone from his hands and the dead were resurrected. People gasped in shock and I muttered, "What the fuck." The Angel then beat its wings and flew off into the sky.
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The Fallen, Clan McVeay Settlement of Sinai
The Great Smoky Mountains along the Tennessee & North Carolina Border
USA Earth-Bet
Julius Reyes Chavez POV
I was going over a list of resources inside one of the log cabins around noon, when one of my new minions told me an angel had arrived asking for me. I went outside and found the angel I had summoned holding Bonesaw. I approached and he began to speak, "The mass murderer Jack Slash has been slain. How much time has this bought this world?"
I answered, "I honestly don't know, but before we only had six years. Now, maybe decades."
The Angel sighed, "It is better than nothing. I have brought you Bonesaw. Your nature is kind despite your race. I sense little evil in your heart, and what good resides there greatly outweighs it. I have removed the eldritch parasite in this child's mind. Doing so caused her great harm, but I have already healed her. There is much evil and suffering in this world. I will be busy. Can I leave her in your capable hands?"
Surprised, I answered, "I, yes. I will take good care of her. Did you use Detect Evil on me? Also how did you get rid of the… Eldritch parasite?"
The Angel paused for a moment as if unsure of what I meant, then with a look of realization he answered, "Ah, so that's what you call it, yes. Many of my abilities are innate and hence given little thought. As for the parasite, a simple infusion of positive energy into the head burns it out, while healing the host of damage caused by its destruction."
He passed Riley into my arms and was about to leave when I asked, "I never got your name?"
The angel answered, "Solus, and yours?"
I replied, "Julius. Thank you for your help. You have done this world and many others a great service."
Solus smiled bitterly, "Your welcome. It can be a chore, but somebody has to do it. I thank you for summoning me. Had you not, who knows how many would've died at his hand. Now if you'll excuse me there is more to do." He looked out into the distance. "I can feel so much suffering out there, at this very moment and it pains me to do nothing."
Julius, "Alright, goodbye Solus. I hope we meet again."
Solus, "As do I Julius, as do I."
Solus then flew off into the sky to the North East.
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The Fallen, Clan McVeay Settlement of Sinai
The Great Smoky Mountains along the Tennessee & North Carolina Border
USA Earth-Bet
1 Week Later
Julius Reyes Chavez POV
I sat on my makeshift throne in a clearing, the rest of the fallen and their leadership streaming into the clearing. The Crowley clan head stepped forward and asked with anger in his voice, "This is who we follow???!! A spic?!!! How can we even be sure he is the Great Dragon??!!!!"
Looking at the Crowley clan head I remembered the research I had done on him. The man was a horrible human being who had committed multiple hate crimes and led the slaughter of many. Before anyone could answer I stood up and ordered, "You!!! Step forward!!!" He did so, "Is there anyone else who agrees with this man!!!" His clan stepped up behind him, including women and children.
Huffing I answered, "Very well!" and casting a spell flew into the sky before transforming into my True Form, an Obsidian Dragon. Batting my wings as I floated in mid air, I spoke my dragon voice loud and reverberating throughout the clearing yet level and calm with authority, "Renounce your previous words, all acts of terror you have committed, kneel and pledge yourself to me."
The man and his clan did so.
I then announced while raising my voice slightly, "This is your one and only chance to Repent!!!!" I made eye contact with all of the fallen, "For all of you!!!! None of you will get another!!!! Use it well!!!!"
I then transformed back into my human form, floated down and sat upon my throne and after a moment of silence I began my 'sermon', "Now then, The rest of the Endbringers are not Angels of the Lord. They are instead weapons of the True Enemy, intent on destroying all of mankind, even you. I am here to save you and the rest of humanity.
As such from today onward you shall cease all acts of terror and hate. Instead you will begin to gather resources, develop political ties, and settle the majority of your forces in St.Louis Missouri. Once there, work shall begin on the Great Plan. Be at peace for I am with you."