Everything for Mass Effect was underway. A surgical strike in a few areas was planned at the end of the week. Right now, Azul dipped into Tactics to take care of some things. No word from Miranda yet either.
"I dont think that is why Gaffgarion. But no matter. We will send our forces north to bolster that area and take it into our territory. I will take a squad to move out and intercept the church officials."
"Very well Azul." Gaffgarion nodded in understanding.
"Thunk," the door opened and closed. In walked Lettie and Mileuda. Tietra was nowhere to be seen.
"Azul we are ready to depart." Mileuda said. "Have you finished informing Gaffgarion?"
"Yes. Just finished actually." Giving the man a nod they walked out. "Tell me what you have for me."
"So far everything is fine. The Corpse Brigade has down a great job leading the police force. Alma has convinced a good bit of the Order to flock to our banner. The Southern Sky is just a figure head now." Mileuda said. "The girl Alma came though for once."
"I see." Azul nodded his head in approval.
"Lord brother, we have something else to discuss." Lettie said once they approached the courtyard. In front of them were Delita and Tietra with a few squads from the Order. "Delita wants to talk with you."
"Alright then. This should be something..." Walking up, Azul looked at the boy. "You wanted to talk?"
"Yes, I wish for you to break the marriage with my sister."
"Insolent whelping!" Lettie said growling. Her clawed gauntlets appearing instantly. "You need a lesson."
"Easy Lettie." Tietra said stepping in front. "He is my brother after all." Her tone was polite. Masking her true feelings on the matter.
"So what?" Tiffany said coming over with a few Knights. "That is your husband and sister wife. That blood means nothing to people like us. Or have you forgotten?" Seeing Tietra shake her head no, Tiffany drew the Khorne halberd. "That is good. That brat of a brother is trash anyway."
"Will you do it?!" Delita put his hand on his sword. "My sister is of royal blood. The same as me. Divorced from you, Duke Larg can make it for she marries a proper noble. This will help elevate us in society. We can then oppose the Queen properly. Less bloodshed."
"I see." Azul walked up. "And what about yourself?" Over him, Anima formed. She floated placing her hands on Azul as if to hold him back. The others flinched at this. Her magic power was very dwarfing.
"I will marry as need be. Hopefully to someone of promise. My children would have a bid for.."
"So this is all for the throne. For shame." Azul turned and looked at Tietra. "Is this what you want? I thought we were moving forward again? Past the bullshit."
"We are. It is only here that things will change." Tietra stared at him. "It won't matter anywhere else."
"Idiot!" Lettie said. "I do not know what nonsense you have listened to, but you know that to be false." She looked at Delita next. "Step back with your people. This is a private matter. I am not asking." She cued her guards to move them back by force if necessary. Once the area cleared it was only them.
"It is just divorce here in this World." Tietra looked at Azul. She felt a bad feeling come over her. 'I think this should end that quest already.'
"Then this will be goodbye Tietra. On all accounts." Azul started to access his screen to remove her from himself.
"Wait!" Tietra yelled. "You would end it all together? As in every World with us?"
"Yes. It is all or nothing. My marriage with any of you stands for every World. Divorce on one, Is divorce everywhere. I have said it before, I will not tolerate stuff like this."
"Stop please!" Mileuda grabbed his hand to keep him from clicking it. "She didn't know. She thought wrong about what it meant."
"I do not think so." Lettie added. She was quite angry and it showed on her face. "Why did she think he would be OK with him divorcing her? Especially with how much it went in getting them at this point. I say end it. Better than killing her."
"I did not know it meant.. No, I did.. Just please don't end it. I beg you." Tietra said on the verge of tears. "I was hasty."
"My Overlord," Magna said walking over. "I do believe as your vassal who has never asked for anything, I should be allowed to put in on this?"
"Go ahead."
"We have watched and guarded her. Both in the other life and this one. She is loyal to you.. However, this is something she thought would be "OK." A moment to think it over perhaps?" Her tone suggested something to Azul. It brought him hestiation. "Even for a moment a lapse In judgement. Just forgive this one instance. I implore you." The other Honor Guards all stepped forward and added in. All but one.
"Please.."
"Just this once Tietra.. Never again.. I will kill you next time across every World we inhabit if you do." Azul moved his hand away from the control. Rubbing his temple after the haze left him. "What was that about?!"
Hilda: You felt this before actually. That User from the metting!
She went to work immediately trying to catch the User involved. But they were very good at covering their tracks.
"Hahaha it's finally over." Tietra yelled tackling him in front of everyone. "Sorry sorry sorry." She started yelling. "It was a quest. I had to do it!"
"What in the stupid things to do?" Azul felt a headache coming on. Wrapping her up in biotics, he dived deep into her mind. SHe did not resist. The images were enough for him to lose it. "Tch, really want me in this War huh?!"
"My fault." Mileuda walked in front. "I didn't want to do it. But one of us had to."
"I say your idiots and we should kill you!" Lettie added. "This is so stupid brother. I think they have lost it completely. Not all quests need to be taken."
"I as well." Tiffany chimed in. She hefted the halberd onto her shoulder. "Why do this?"
"Ehh, well it was a quest given by an Administrator. I never asked who. We were tasked as soon as we woke in our bodies. Push Azul away to see how long he can endure. See how much he can forgive." Mileuda said. " I couldn't keep it up, so it was solely on Tietra."
"I didn't want to really but..." tietra try to make an excuse. She dismiss the warning from others as just them trying to make her weaker. A type of jealousy she didn't naturally have. Stroke by a User constantly visiting her with the help of an Administrator.
"But nothing. You know how close I was to sending you away?! You know what I felt this entire time?!"
"I know! I know trust me!" Tietra grabbed him as he tried to back away. "Let me explain the benefit."
"Benefit?! Screw that!"
"Azul stop." An Administrator he never met stepped out of a golden rift. It was odd not knowing who it was. Even more so as his World Shards started to warn him. "She was forced to do it by me actually. Not really a choice for her."
"Who the dead Corpse speaking fuck are you?!" Azul channeled his power ready to strike. The power of the World shifting to keep the Administrator in place.
"Oh gonna try to fight me Eh?" The Administrator was bluffing. He could injure most of them and even kill a few, but he had know real way of ecxxplainging why he was here. 'A little threatening should get him to back off.'
"Killing you will be fun." Azul stared at the dead man.
"Thundaga!" A bolt of thunder shot down, hitting the Administrator in the back.
"Who dares?!"
"I dare." The Trickster said coldly as he appeared. " You have exceeded your authority. Even worse, in a World and on a User who does not fall in your jurisdiction. To think an Anime Administrator designs to step here and meddle."
"You! Wait I can explain." He backed immediately in fear. 'They didn't tell me he had the backing of an Avatar. Especially this monster!'
"No need. Goodbye." The Trickster waved his hand and deleted the man. A few World Shards circling arund that were thin scooped up. "A piece of the Source Code... My apologies Azul."
"So like I said once before admins have been screwing with me."
"Unfortunately, yes. One who worked under the radar. We didn't check the one's in the Anime Worlds closely. Now that this had been done however, things are underway. I hope this does not ruin or arrangement?"
Tietra spoke up quickly. She felt Azul was about to do something hasty. In his hands Slannesh was already there. Pulsing ready to cut into The trickster for some reason. "No it is fine!"
"Say hi to Lluvia for us!" Mileuda waved the man away, her eyes saying beat it.
"Goodbye, talk later Azul." The Trickster smirked. 'Already at the point you do not mind attacking Avatar's! Such promise. The choice was right in sticking with you. Galtana will be pleased I bet.' With glee the Avatar left.
"Just calm down Azul." Tiffany said. "It worked out.
"Uh huh. What was the penalty of not taking it?" Azul tone shifted as he finish thinking everything over. A slight glance to Delita before focusing on the others.
"Our stats and skills would drop to base level. As well as any points we had disappearing." Mileuda said.
"Why not inform Galtea or Lluvia about it?" Lettie asked. Her face in a scowl.
"We couldn't. It was an Administrator quest that said not to."
"There is no quest that is like that. Only ones from the System can have those markings. Even the Avatars don't give out those kinds of quests." Azul shook his head.
"We didn't know!"
"Brother did you?" Lettie checked a screen to make sure. A list of rules that Hilda told her to memorize showed. marked with an asterik, there it was. With a not from Azul to know them as well. 'Hehehe, so many rules. Glad I read these. But forgot most of them.'
"Yeah. I asked about it a while ago. I guess about.. shit! A very large number of years or so ago. I spread word and sent messages to all of you and had it sent again with updates."
"Why not tell us yourself?"
"I told you all to go over the rules once before." Azul shook his head. "I take it you all didn't read the rules over?"Tthey each shook there heads no. All except Lettie and Tiffany. "So because you didn't read the rules.. I almost lost you two and have been driving part of myself crazy in worry?!"
"When you put it that way... Yes." Tietra answered.
"Check over our bonds and read the logs it will tell you what has been happening. I am going to finish this mission. Afterward, I am gonna think of ways to start killing admins more efficently. I do not have enough high-level weapons." Azul moved towards Delita. "Mind Break!"
"Scccreeech!" Slannesh covered in psychic power cut against Delita. Shattering his mind completely. He dropped to his knees a babbling mess. The guards behind him were spared. Given letters to return to their masters and warn them.
"Go with the speed of the wind. I am tacking over Ivalice. Stand down or die." Azul's voice let no room for disagreement. "The will follow the young Ovelia or die."
System: Command Check 25 Pass
They fled post haste. Leaving Delita there. A few others brought Delita inside for Tietra to decide his fate.
"Oh wow..." Tietra mumbled looking at the screen first. "This was extremely risky."
"At least we survived." Mileuda added. She looked at Tietra whose eyes were wide. "What is it?"
"He.. Broke..his soul.. Broke with me." tietra shook. "The Soul Bond broke with me."
"With me as well." Mileuda looked closer. "It happened while he was in Xmen. Only ones that survived were the Unbreakable bonds on up."
"Shit." Tietra sat on the steps and looked out. "I didn't think we would break him."
"Ever one breaks at some point." A Rift opened and out walked Galtea. "I am sorry for my hand in this. Here, a method to help remind him why you all are together. Before it gets buried under Chaos."
"Why did you do it?" Lettie asked. Her eyes already cold as she gripped her wepon tightly.
"Why get us to help convince him to save that man. That is when the breaks hit harder." Tietra said. "Her eyes bloodshot as she looked at someone she thought was her friend.
"Believe it or not. I fell in love with Azul. Without the memories of the future for him. I cut myself off on several memories to see what happened. I should have cut off what I felt for Indigo. It was not until after Azul left, I realized my mistake and took in all the memories."
"He will not forgive you." Lettie said plainly. "Unless you plan on killing Indigo."
"I cannot do it." Galtea looked away.
"Then I suggest you keep your distance." Mileuda shook her head. "I really liked you as well. You always had his best interest at heart before."
"I know."
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-Moving against The Church
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Azul was moving out with a special group of forces. They were named Death Dealers for a reason. They were going to go through and kill everyone that opposed him in the area. The church of the Goddess was going to get ripped apart by his hands. Everything would get looked over as he found what was truth and what wasn't.
Bi Han had the Lin Kuei that were here search everywhere that had intrest. Stealing texts and documents of the World from every noble house.
"Lord Azul!" Alma called out with Argas and Ramza in tow. A few members of the Order following behind. "Pleast wait!"
"What is it?" Azul gave her a slight look over his shoulder.
"This is not the way to do things!" Alma yelled.
"Who do you think you are raising your tone to?" Azul arched an eyebrow. The power of an Everchosen bearing down on all of them. The Death Dealers were fine however. "Shut up and fall in line like you use to. Or just die. I am in no mood for talks. They have declined all peace talks and are holding a death grip on several resources. The people are suffering and you wish to wait still."
"To many will die in the fighting. We can provide more food and water to the populace. Just a few more months." Alma pleaded.
"No. This ends now." Azul ordered the Death Dealers to move out. Several turned into cat laguz and charged in. Others took to the air with magic. The screams already starting as they killed. 'Only those in red glows. The blue are innocent.'
"No!" Ramza charged to get pass. A hand gripped his throat in a second. "Uggh!"
"Brother!" Alma cried in fear. Her eyes looked at Azul in fear. She could tell this was it. It was now or never. "You have to be stopped!" Her hands glowed in Holy power. "You are a monster!"
"Schlick!" A Halberd stabbed into Agras next to her. He was lifted into the air as his blood left his body. In seconds his corpse broke apart leaving only his skull. The skull then added to the halberd at the bottom.
"No!" Alma lost concentration on her spell. Azul moved forward attacking.
System: Athletics Check 35 Pass
"Your death is not coming. A much more appropriate death is waiting for you eventually." Grabbing her with his other hand, Azul offered her to Nurgle. The Chaos God grabbed in haste excited to employ what he wanted upon her. "As for you Ramza, a man who hates war so much, a place that is covered in it. If you ever want your sister to get free of course. You will have to fight."
"Ahhhhh!" Bloody hands grabbed Ramza as he screamed. Dragging him away into the Warp. He was pulled into the domain of Khorne. A blood soaked field met his eyes in every direction. "Alma! Where are you?! Azul show yourself!" Screaming only brought the enemy to him quicker. "What the hell are they?!"
Ramza backed away as a few BloodLetters approached him from the ground. Weapons brandish to rip him apart. Before he could get his wits about, he was stabbed and bisected. In seconds restoring back to full health. Death was not allowed for him.
"Shit!" Tietra cursed coming up with the others. Seeing what happened was something she was not prepared for. Delita next to her trembling in rage. His mind restored but only to the days of the Academy. She felt pity for her brother and couldn't help in doing so. Despite the protests of the others. "Do not do anything stupid.." He was already charging forward, however. "Haa... goodbye brother."
"Brrrroopp!" A spell launched as Tietra extended her hands creating a door. A tear in the Warp sucked Delita away into Tzeentch's domain.
"Braver than I." Magna said. "I would not presume to know what he would do to him."
"It was that.. or Slaanesh. He does not deserve the joy that he can receive from that." Tietra said coldly. Azul stared at her then turned away. A small smile on his face. 'At least he looks a little happier.'
"Haaa, the casualities will begin soon." Mileuda sighed. "Azul will clean house. Best warn everyone." Behind her, the Honor Guard sent word to every one. It was a long time coming. "Glad I am not you."
"Yeah.. at least I received the rewards." Tietra forced a smile out. "I will use every bit of it to make things right." She felt a bit of power wap around her. "Huh?!"
System: Tietra Lunastrider Repaired Bond formed.
The will of the World had wrapped around Azul giving him the information specifically of what had been going in Tactics. Specifically on everything Tietra and Mileuda had been up to. He needed a few more of the World Shards to have complete control. Half gave him a lot of insights already. The three from Alma, Ramza, and Delita would be prtoected in the Warp. Giving Azul a little bit more control as Everchosen through them. As well as make the Chaos Gods happy.