Arc 3 - Chapter 3: Third Circle: Determination
The archive covered in darkness, absolute silent and rustic atmosphere, small spirit floating in the archive glowing up and dim. The archive is absolute silence and there is nothing can disturb its state, the floor is enchanted so it cause no sound when someone stepping on it. The archive have a keeper, if everything is correct after everything Yuzur said, the keeper of the archive is Logos. Logos is the youngest of the brother of abyss, the keeper of the archive and the guardian of knowledge.
"My author, do you know the way ?"
"The archive is dark but the light is dim so don't worry too much about it. There is a lot of record in this archive i may need to look for since this world created by Or himself so there must be a lot of knowledge. The judgement bestowed on Or is to banish him and only allow him to remember he is Or isn't it ?"
"Yes, my author, the judgement for Or is to have his memory wiped he only allow to remember about the event of his ending and his beginning."
The tome in the archive didn't help really much after all, most of the knowledge is already known by Yhaovi or they didn't help really much to him. The moment he start to hear something around, small footstep and coughing sound, and the sound of something spat on the ground. As Yhaovi hide in the corner, a child like figure walk past him and something coughing, the moment the child walk away Yhaovi come out from hiding and examine the fluid on the ground. There is nothing to denide and only one thing curtain, that fluid is blood, the smell and the texture is the same with blood.
"Infected blood my author."
"Which disease ?"
"I am not sure but it affect a lot on victim mentally, if i am right then the victim is trying to fight against a corrpution in its own mind. The battle cause physical damage to the victim directly."
"Father, i am sorry, i am not strong enough to save other brother or save you, i can't even fight against this thing, may my soul return to the illusion made by brother Fafnir."
After saying his last word, Logos take out a blue shard from the shelf and try to stab himself but Yhaovi won't allow it. The garden vines bind Logos and because of this, Logos's mind snap and the dark shadow he tried to surpress taking over him and the last moment he only can whisper the last call for the father of abyss.
"This new form is not that strong but i must say you are really annoying priest. Last time is just random luck, can't believe you give me the body of the keeper of all knowledge."
"Well, if you confident like that then i should say my true purpose, every keeper's body is indestructable then i think i should beat you out of Logos, even before dying that child think for their family and i won't allow anyone to mock that type of affection."
The shadow break the vines and swing his hand, fire burst out and destroy the archive, but the fire around Yhaovi disappear. The fact the fire disappear and Yhaovi is in one piece make it surprise, it doesn't know Yhaovi is the true master of his garden now, his current appearance is only a mirage exist in the world. The image created as a misdirection, Yhaovi can warp himself into his garden and return to the world outside.
"Butterfly use pollen to warp the reality with dream, create illusion and deceive his enemies. The time when i warp out of this reality my garden already kept you in the place i want you to stay."
The garden vine twist and wrap around Logos, the flower bloom on the vine and the pollen start to spread. But nothing is simple, the vine start to turn to violet and the flower start to wither, under Logos is a pool of black ink and it make everything inside rotting. The vine soon become useless and Logos got out.
"You're quite good since the last time, i don't think i have to use the power of the keeper, as you see, even as a person who focus more on wisdom and mental attack. The keeper is a child so as a child he still have speed and agility."
The pool of darkness start to form around Logos and the darkness fused into him, Logos rush toward Yhaovi which make him surprise. Yhaovi create a wall made with vine but knives made from darkness start to form in his hand and Logos slash through the wall, the vine wall crumble but Logos jump back. Yhaovi doesn't know about this power from Logos, he know the power of Logos in magic but he never know the ability of Logos in actual combat. Logos jumps on the wall and from behind him is three gate and Logos's clone appear from them and Yhaovi know the it is a sign of danger. All the clone start to attack Yhaovi and true Logos charge in and the knife cut through Yhaovi's throat.
"As a child, the stamina is just too low but that should finish you off."
"Are you sure ?"
A rift appear and Yhaovi walk out from the rift, right before the first clone attack, Yhaovi already leave a puppet back and walk into the Garden and leave a doll behind. In a battle with something you don't know gathering information is the most important thing, knowing enemies's ability and their way of attacking. Yhaovi knows he can't bind Logos with vines anymore longer so the only way to attack is offensive.
"Morphis !"
The portal appear beside Yhaovi and Morphis appear, even Logos doesn't feel any power come from the mysterious gentleman but his instict tell him not to be careless. Morphis knows his job after he arrived and string start to form in the air, Morphis flies toward Logos and throw pollen at him. The pollen drizzle down Logos and slowly disable his cognition about the world surrounding him but shadow still refuse to leave Logos's body. Because Logos's will is weak and all he wanted is to destroy himself.
"Morphis, restrain him, i will save this kid."
Morphis nods and the string process to become a shackle and bind Logos, Yhaovi jump up and touch Logos's forehead. Everyone has a garden in their mind, their garden is the place they kept their memories, depend on past and present the garden can be shifted. For example, Yhaovi's garden have a stone maze next to the city and the garden float above all of them. As Yhaovi entered Logos's garden he saw Logos curled up into a ball and seem like he is crying.
"This is my fault, i can't stop him and now Yuzur and Fafnir will be in danger."
"Actually no but if you still have doubt in your mind i swear on my life they are well and livid. Now, let's clean your garden shall we ? But you have to decide for yourself, your own decision to step out from darkness or let it decide for you."
"Who are you ? But it doesn't matter, please, just go."
"I am Yhaovi, the priest of Emprerys. You know, i used to run away a lot, hide inside my own dream and denide any pain and suffering inflicted on me. I even denide the reality and use the garden to hide and that is alright, running away is good because running away can help you protect yourself. But if you don't want to fight then trust other person to fight for you then."
"So how could i know i can trust you, we just met."
"That's also the truth and i think saying you can trust me won't help with that fact but i will say it anyway, you can trust me, we will leave this nightmare and you will see your brothers again."
Something shine inside Logos, master of the archive who have all the knowledge of this world in his hand but he found himself lonely. Even they called themselves brother but they never each other, the loneliness that he can't denide, the loneliness that he is cursed with. He knows he have a family but how that be a family if you don't see each other but from inside, in the depth of his heart he still bear affection for them. They rarely see each other but that doesn't mean they doesn't see each other, they still gather for the report to father, they still see each other and emotion shown on their face. Logos want them to last forever.
"Alright then, so can you help me get out ?"
"This is your garden, you know the way not me, i am just stay in here to encourage you and help you also help me and help your family."
"I can do this. I will do this, i will save my brothers and father too, this eternal darkness... Don't think you can win, i am the keeper of all the knowledge. I am the master of this garden, not you."
Light appear on the ground, pierce through the darkness and after gathered, they form a mysterious figure.
"Children should stay in one place and listen to what adult command."
"And you take the body of a child, are you really that much of a pervert. Children really need to listen to adult but only good adult, bad adult need to be put in jail and wait for punishment."
"I will fight too, i have to end this with my own hand."
"Then i will just assist you, only you can end your own nightmare."
"You are witness the most intelligent person of the abyss, i am Logos, master of the archive, keeper of all knowledge. I won't let you swindle my name any further."
Different from the book carried by Kuoni, the keeper of knowledge in the underworld don't need a book because everything is already in his mind. With one command Logos can summon every grimoire, each grimoire is a different forbidden spell, Logos's power is librarian allow him to remember every book he read and with the blessing from the father of abyss himself Logos can chant as many spell as he wanted.
"The pure darkness, without the power from the body you taking let's see if you can escape my vines this time. I just made a friend so your plan of driving me into anguish is not gonna work."
The light vines bind the dark shadow and the rampage of spell come toward from Logos but after everything the shadow laugh.
"Do you think you can destroy me, as long as sadness and suffering inside you still exist i still can taking over you anytime, children doesn't have stable emotion and easy to go on berserk. And i will taking over you."
"Then go ahead, i would like to see you try and when that happen i will defeat you again."
"No, we don't have to defeat him again, the reason for this trip of mine is to end everything, i will erase your existance. Don't need to tell me your name because it won't be necessary."
"Now, get out of mine garden. You filthy creature."
The light shine bright and erase the shadow, Logos smiles to Yhaovi and both of them slowly disappear with the light. As Yhaovi open his eyes, Morphis already carries Logos in his hand, after put Logos down to the ground he put a hand on his chest and bow to Yhaovi as he slowly disappear into the Garden. Yhaovi uses the light to recover Logos, after the light start to fade Logos opens his eye, his eyes reflect the cosmic, stars shine in his eyes and the light is gracious.
"Have anyone told you your eyes are beautiful."
"I never have a friend before, i am lonely in this world but now, i am happy because i know i have a friend, i am lonely but i am not afraid of finding a new friend and you are my new friend afterall."
"I glad you understand, you are not alone, you have your brother and now you have me as a friend too. Now, i will go to the lower floor to help your last brother and your father so take care of yourself alright ?"
"I know and i will, and a few thing i need to told you first, Julis is our most powerful brother but also his will. If the shadow attack him he should be fine but inside he is actually a very fragile person, he always try to prove he is a strong person but he is actually hiding his emotion."
"I will free him from any curse he is suffering so don't worry alright ?"
"You help me to step out from darkness and see the world with light and grace so i trust you with everything i have. My knowledge will aid you."
Logos give Yhaovi a grimoire in the library, i look like an old book but Yhaovi have read everything in the library why he didn't know about this book. The book remain closed, grimoire only open when you need not when you wanted, Yhaovi say goodbye to Logos and stand in the magic circle to reach the chasm, the fourth floor of the abyss.
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