Ascension of the Nephilim

Fate watched the realms beyond and looked to the battle in the Middle. She knew that the enemy didn't have a good view of what was happening in this world as Destiny would have used so much power that he wouldn't be able to gaze upon that specific point in time.

"That's right, Kyros. You understand now. I sealed you so that you would unseal your power when the time comes. The seals placed on you were so that you could be born in that world, and I didn't give you the keys to unseal it so that I could send you in that point of time without alerting Destiny. This is the only way to thwart End's foreknowledge of history! Arise, Mysterion! And finish this fight! Win Middle for us!"

Back in Middle, the clash between Kyros and Heralcus created a change in the skies above as the elements and the darkness fought.

Mechiel was watching closely nearby. She had been using her powers to distract the remaining souls and redirect their attention to weaken the attacks of Heralcus. Her presence also allowed Kyros to wield the Celestial Code with great power.

But seeing the heads move, she flew closer to draw the attention of the floating heads of the Okto-Khefali. But then, she sensed it. Kyros's soul was increasing.

"What power! This Kyros! He has a very powerful soul! It's like a Celestial!" The Blood Calamity exclaimed.

Heralcus released more of his powers, but even the, Kyros was able to fight back!

The powerful soul of Kyros was being unbounded as his Soul Console continued to unshackle the bindings.

The strange power was hindering Kyros's soul from fully uniting with his body. But now, the shackles were broken, and his soul was more united to his body. And so, Kyros's base power began to rise.

His body was growing more and more powerful. Finally, Kyros's body surged to pass the Captain stage and into Champion. And then Commander! The soul of Kyros that lived and died as a level 99 warrior, or being known as a Celestial, was causing his powers to merge together.

"Impossible! You can't be this strong!"

"I'll just kill you before you attack my allies! Mechiel! Fall back! The attacks will increase in intensity! In this particular state, I have the blessing of the Celestial Code!" Kyros shouted.

The eight heads of the Okto-Khefali were raised and aimed at Kyros. However, instead of aiming at the ongoing battle below, they shot their attacks to kill Kyros at Heralcus's orders.

"Die!" Heralcus shouted as he ensured that Kyros couldn't flee.

BLAST! BLAST! BLAST!

The eight heads shot all their magic breath attacks towards Kyros and Heralcus.

"Not enough! [Celestial Guard]!" Kyros shouted back.

It was the same skill that he could use in his past life. It was a powerful skill that allowed Kyros to fight and resist the Celestials' powers, whose stats were several times greater than his.

The avatar of Daradiel appeared and clapped his two hands in prayer.

As he did, the elements resonated around Kyros, and several strange wheels appeared and had the celestial elements rotating inside the wheel. The wheel began to revolve around Kyros, with the elements in the wheel spinning in it. The wheels and the Elements smashed on Heralcus and threw him back.

Even Kyros was amazed that the avatar of Daradiel had appeared. And the exaggerated form of the wheels had never appeared before.

"Of course! Daradiel is still alive in this timeline! Now that my full soul is released, the blessings of the Codes I received in the past life are merging with this one! And with that, using the Celestial Code will draw energy from him!"

Daradiel felt the power being drawn out from him in the real world.

"What in the heavens?! I never blessed anyone with my Code!" Nevertheless, Daradiel felt that a mark of his Blessing was calling on his power.

Daradiel saw the vision of a young boy with a massive energy formation circle and several elemental cores that even threatened him!

The boy fought a Necromancer of great power, and the two were in the middle of a clash.

Suddenly, the boy's expression changed, and he glanced directly to where Daradiel was.

"Daradiel! Can you see me? Stay there a bit! We'll be coming to get you! Fate has sent me!" The youth spoke and surprised Daradiel.

Suddenly, the vision ended.

Daradiel was standing there in a daze. But slowly, his expressions turned into a smile.

"Ancient God Calaminus! You're alive! And who is that youth? He has great power! How did he summon my power?" Daradiel wondered.

But he sat down and shook his head.

"It must be Greater God Fate. It seems she isn't the Greater God that she claims to be..." Daradiel chuckled.

Back in Middle, a massive wheel of elements continued to spin around Kyros, and a massive shield appeared as the attacks of the Okto-Khefali arrived.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Heralcus managed to recover from the attack that sent him flying out and was shocked that the full force of his attack was blocked.

SLASH!

Kyros appeared in front of Heralcus. A portal had opened in front of Kyros, and Kyros moved in and ambushed Heralcus. It was so fast that Heralcus couldn't even block the attack.

The sword struck deep into the armor and flesh of Heralcus, and blood was coming out of Heralcus's body.

"A pity. You have a good shield but only used it to block a falling mountain. Oh! Then again, I guess it had its uses. Blocking a collapsing mountain ain't exactly easy. But I'll be taking that shield now." Kyros laughed.

"Impossible...! How...?!"

"This is my grandfather's trademark skill, [Last Stand]. We revised it to combine it with the Emberdon's theories with their [Over Mana] skill. We modified it. Instead of killing the user, it will eat up a great portion of their soul. I sacrificed all those excess souls to grant me Magic and Force to resist your attacks." Kyros explained.

Heralcus could see it with his necromancer eyes. Kyros's soul had lost much of its power. Instead of the soul of someone who surpassed that of Crowns and Conquerors, Kyros's soul had turned back to its original size.

But Kyros's body had great power that could match a Conqueror! Just as Heralcus had.

Kyros began to push his sword further, but Heralcus used his remaining strength to resist it.

"It's over, Heralcus. With the Temple nearby, your soul can't flee. I will feast on its power and grow stronger.

"No! I will never accept this! If I die, You and your army will die with me! [Somatos Ous Thanatou] – [Entropia]!"

Kyros felt the power and was scared. The insane Necromancer was casting a powerful spell that would create great decay and aging!

Heralcus's ancient body began to rot and decay, and the entire area around them also decayed.

"[Celestial Guard]!" Kyros shouted and activated the shield once more. But the power of the Body of Death surged through the shields and the spells of Kyros and began of great decay, entropy, and of accelerated aging began.

"Even the Elements decay, Nephilim! Die with me!"

"Then what about time? Will that decay too? [Time Surge]!" Kyros poured in all his energy to heighten the effects of his passive Skill [Time Surge].

Heralcus felt that time was moving so fast. It was as if his spell was being activated several times faster, and his magic, force, and soul, were being constantly drained out. But for some reason, the True Time that was surging out of Kyros was limiting the amount of aging that he was going through.

Kyros was aging so fast that he was getting taller and taller. From a pre-teen, Kyros was slowly transforming into a young man.

"Thanks! I've always wondered how to bridge the age gap between her and me." Kyros laughed.

"You brat! [Entropia: Dunamis]!" Heralcus gathered his energy and exploded it out.

He knew that he would decay several times faster than Kyros, and the strange leakage of True Time was hindering the decay. So Heralcus used his power to attack everyone else.

"If I can't kill you, I'll kill your army!" Heralcus roared.

"Don't you dare!" Kyros frowned and urged Calaminus to create massive magic.

Time affected the entire area, and the Temple's light was being drained.

"Too weak! If I can't kill them, I'll make them age until they're old and weaken them!" Heralcus was determined to use the last of his powers to leave a curse on the army.

But suddenly, the entire power of Entropia began to shoot out in a specific direction. The power concentrated and shot to the center of the Temple.

"What?!" Heralcus exclaimed as he saw it.

Seated in the Enlightenment Chamber was Scarlet. Her power of Foresight allowed her to see what would become of her beloved.

"Since your lover is older, you should grow older too!" Zelah Solas laughed as she took over.

"Whether it's the Blood Calamity of the Charmed Fallen! I won't let you have my man again! Kyros will be Scarlet's in this life!" The mad zeal of Zelah appeared.

The power of Entropia struck the center of the Temple, and Calaminus undid the shields and increased the flow of True Time.

As the attack landed, Calaminus quickly activated Holy Barrier and began to purge the power.

The young girl was no more, and a beautiful, seductive woman of bright red hair, eyes, and lips emerged out of the Enlightenment Chamber.

Heralcus could do nothing anymore. The powers he invoked were way beyond his capacity and the sword stabbed inside of him was attacking him with Balefire and Blood.

Kyros hovered near him and was now taller. No longer was he a boy, but he was already a man.

His frame was lean but muscular. Kyros now stood as tall as Aron. He slowly pulled out the sword that was stuck deep within the body of Heralcus.

"This was fun, Heralcus. Thanks for helping me resolve the issues with being a young boy. Now I can pursue her without worry. I am the winner of this war. Tell your master I said hi. And don't think I've shown you all my tricks. I am Mysterion. I will unveil so much more than you could even imagine!"

SLASH!