The Rise of the Savior

As time went by, a rumor of an assassin spread throughout the universe. The assassin would somehow gain entrance into the most impenetrable fortresses and slay the lords and emperors within. No one ever caught a glimpse or even a sound before the deed was done. Some say he was a master of the shadows while others just don't believe that one assassin could possibly gain entry to that many castles and only kill the lord. When the first evil emperor died, the people rejoiced and didn't think much about who killed him except for wanting to thank him. They believed the assassin spent many long years working his way up the enemy's ranks to be able to get close enough to attack.

When the second killing happened a year later, the people still rejoiced and didn't think much about the killing since the other killing was many light-years away. However, when the third killing came just 9 months later, the people rejoiced but grew suspicious. It was unheard of for 3 major emperors or lords to be assassinated. In turn, they decided to look closer into the deaths. They weren't able to recover the first assassinated emperor because the people burned his body before anybody could get a good look. The second emperor's body was retrieved by his own men before the task force could acquire it thus leaving no evidence.

The third body, however, was quickly retrieved by the task force. They examined how the man was killed and were surprised to just see one clean, knife wound in the center of his forehead which instantly killed him. What surprised them even more was a weird symbol they had never seen before that went around the knife wound. Two opposite ends came together but instead of connecting in a straight line, they are connected by a wide arch that loops around the knife wound, Ω. They had never seen the symbol before so they didn't know if it meant anything or not. So, they just put it down for the assassin claiming his victims and decided to keep an eye out for any more of its killings.

Over the next 50 years, many depraved lords and vile emperors were popping up dead in their own office. Some of the captured guards would say that they only left the office for 5 minutes and when they came back, the emperor would just be leaning back on his chair with a knife wound to the head. Even the guards positioned outside the door said they never saw anybody enter. After hearing this, the task force knew they were out of their league and sent a report all the way to the top.

Over the next 50 years, Omega found out that there were a surprisingly large amount of evil doers in the universe. He guessed that the universe was quite big so it would probably house many naughty people. So, he decided that he would kill one every year. He could have probably killed more but he liked to live a life and explore the planets he was going to save too. One thing he found himself lazy to do was keep track of the people he killed. So, he decided to mark his victims with his name's symbol. He would allow the people to document his kills and if he ever needed them, he could easily get the information from a newscast or something.

He saw that after every one of his killings, the task force of the universe would talk about a mysterious assassin killing off the evil lords in the different galaxies and only leaving the Omega mark to show it was him. He would always laugh when they would say they didn't have any leads on who it was or where he came from. Omega would always chuckle and think, 'of course not because it's hard to get any lead on a person when they never leave any evidence.'

Omega came back to the present and found himself sneaking through an emperor's base on the planet Jerfu. He heard of a rumor saying an evil tyrant who killed anybody who opposed him and also anyone he deemed useless. He forced anyone who wasn't a politician into slavery and made them work long hours each day doing their craft. The guards always walked by with a whip on their belt to use if they saw the slightest mistake or showed any sign of weariness. Omega really didn't like this ruler.

He stealthily walked down the halls and past guards so quietly that there was never a sound made. Just like always, the guards were oblivious of the assassin prowling the halls getting closer and closer to his target. Omega stopped at the edge of a walkway and peeked around the corner. He saw two guards outside a very nice looking door with ornate carvings and exquisite designs. They had their weapons out and scanning the hall for any possible signs of danger. Omega had to give them credit for their effort. Many guards he found guarding their lord were relaxed or just stood their unprepared so if Omega wasn't able to just mist travel into the room, he could have easily killed them. Omega thought about fighting them to see how much of a challenge they were but he didn't want to kill them since they are doing such a good job. Even though it would never be good enough against him.

Omega thickened the water inside the room and saw the lord sitting behind his desk working on some of his papers. Omega smirked at his carelessness to not have anyone else inside the room when every kill he had done left no evidence of breaking and entering which would require getting past the guards at the door. He just shook his head and slowly turned his body to mist to reform in the emperor's room.

Right when he solidified in the room, he knew something was wrong or even possibly a trap. He could sense someone watching him. It wasn't a feeling like someone was staring at your back. No, it was like some powerful being was looking down at you and could see every single muscle moved. Omega stood in the room unmoving, waiting to see if the being would just flash in or something.

While deep in his thoughts, the emperor exclaimed, "Who are you to just appear in my presence!?! Unless you're Chaos giving advice then leave." Omega sat there for a second trying to figure out who this being was when the emperor's words hit home. Chaos was watching him! That was the only really powerful being he knew that had connections outside of Earth. Omega just stood there waiting to see if Chaos was coming to come get him or even kill him for some reason. He had never met him so he had no clue as to what he would want to do with Omega ... and somebody trying to kill him wouldn't be a first.

Omega's silent treatment had an unintended effect on the emperor and he shifted nervously. Omega inwardly laughed at how he wasn't even trying to intimidate this guy but just had a natural fearsome presence. He did look intimidating once he thought about it. The midnight black cloak with orange and sea grim trim covering his whole body and half his face while a mask with the same midnight black color with orange and sea green swirls covered the other half. If the emperor could see under the cloak, he probably would be even more intimidated with his muscular body wrapped in tight black T-shirt and pants. Also, the knives going across his chest and the two swords at his waist made him look even deadlier.

Omega darkly chuckled and inwardly laughed again when the emperor shivered. Omega spoke in an adult tone since he had a guest, "My name is Omega and I'll let you guess why I am here." Omega still stood there looking directly into the emperor's eyes making sure his deadly intent was shone.

The emperor who say the deadly intent spoke up with a little fear in his voice, "Are you the one who has killed all the other lords?" Omega just nodded his head and laughed at how the lord paled. He became even more amused when the lord tried to hide the fear from his face while his eyes still betrayed him.

The emperor tried to sound confident when he yelled, "We'll you're in for a surprise. I'm one of the best fighters in the galaxy. You can't ..." Omega decided to end his speech short with a throwing knife to his head because he didn't want to hear the speech of how 'I'm the greatest fighter in the galaxy' ... 'you can't touch me' ... or his personal favorite, which really shows how dumb most of them are, 'do you know who I am!?!' Ahh, crazy emperors.

Omega walked over to the emperor to quickly carve the Omega symbol on his forehead to claim his kill. Right when he finished, he instantly mist traveled away as soon as he could. He would prefer not to meet with the most powerful being to ever exist when he could possibly be defying him. Omega didn't know all the laws concerning space travel and killing evil lords so he decided to just postpone or even nullify any meeting between them. Even though he probably shouldn't piss off the most powerful being in the universe. However, Omega couldn't stop a chuckle from escaping him when he thought about how frustrated Chaos would be at having missed him.

After getting serious again, Omega decided it was time for a break so people wouldn't be on the constant lookout for him and the word of the 'amazing' Savior would die down. He also hoped Chaos wouldn't try and track him down. Omega didn't know how he would do it but he wasn't the most powerful being to ever exist without a reason.

While Omega contemplated at how he should lie low, he determined that it would be best if he just didn't make his name any bigger. Only Chaos knew what he looked like so he could still walk around anywhere he liked without someone recognizing him. It was highly doubtful for Chaos to just look at random places in the universe and somehow spot him. However, knowing Omega, it would most likely happen. He decided that instead of hunting vile emperors, he would hunt for cool artifacts or unbeatable monsters to test his skills. He would also just enjoy traveling around the universe learning the different ways of unique cultures and experiencing the beauty of individual worlds.

He mist traveled to the planet, Vinesta, so people wouldn't be able to find his house. It was a planet basically only composed of forests and jungles. Few people lived on the planet because only certain areas were livable. This was due to the lack of food and water in most of the regions and also the dense foliage in the jungle areas.

After a month of building his new house in the center of the jungle portion of the world, he wanted to start a collection of unique objects and acquire some new gear since all he had was the beat up weapons from the Pits and his old celestial bronze/imperial gold sword. He pulled out his map from his backpack and spread it along one of the walls in his house. After making some ice pebbles to hold it up on the wall, he examined the different planets he could visit to start looking for rumors of powerful objects.

~~~Before Jerfu~~~

Somewhere on the first planet ever created, Chaos looked down at his map showing the many different planets that he ruled over. Everyone once in a while his position got irritating at all the trivial matters he had to do. For example, every month he would hold an open platform day so people could come to him with their problems and ask for him to fix them. He started that to help the people but it got annoying with all the petty problems the people came to him carrying. Almost all of the problems could be fixed if they talked to the people responsible for their sector but no. They wanted to talk with Chaos.

Chaos sighed and rubbed his eyes tiredly. He has had to deal with stuff like that for many, many years. However, every once in a while something exciting comes up that catches his interest. This new mysterious Savior was a perfect example. No one knew who he was or even where he came from. Chaos chuckled to himself when the task force first came to him asking for help. He told them to wait ten years and if they still couldn't catch him or even get a lead, he would help them. Now, 50 years later, even Chaos couldn't figure out who this mysterious Savior was. It's like he just came out of nowhere and disappeared right when he was finished with his business. Sometimes Chaos wished he could just disappear like that.

So, for the 40 years of the Savior hunt, Chaos' interest in this challenging case grew more and more until he spent most of his time trying to figure out who this person was or just finding him in general. His attacks on the lords didn't have any pattern so it was rather difficult to figure out who it would attack next. The only few patterns it did stick to was that it killed one lord every year, always with a knife wound to his head, and a carved symbol that looked familiar to Chaos but he couldn't place it.

His focus went back to the map spread on the table. He had a couple of lords he expected to be attacked so he was keeping an eye on them. Whenever it turned night on the planet, he would secretly watch the rooms without revealing his presence. One thing he was glad about was that this Savior only killed the immoral lords. If the Savior decided to turn its skill on the people or the good side in general ... let's just say that Chaos would probably go a little crazy trying to find the evil doer before it could cause more havoc. Luckily, it was on the good side for now and it would hopefully stay on it.

One good laugh Chaos always got when an emperor was killed was when his spies that he sent to kill the emperor came back having a fit saying they were so close to killing him even if they were at least ten years from even getting a chance to strike. The Savior definitely livened up Chaos' life and he gladly accepted this new challenge with open arms.

Chaos' attention quickly snapped to a planet named Jerfu when he felt a presence start to appear. He was confused at how a presence could start to appear but not fully appear. It reminded him of himself flashing around. At first, he would send his presence somewhere and then his body would form where his presence was sent. However, this presence forming in the lord's room was slow like it was forming a new body. He quickly forgot about the other planets he was watching and focused solely on Jerfu.

What he saw confused him a little, the air was shimmering in the middle of the room. What happened next shocked both the lord in the room and Chaos. Chaos watched as a body started to form out of thin air with a cloak wrapped its body and a mask across its face. Chaos was also shocked at the amount of power he could feel coming off it. Not many beings in the universe could contain that much power. There were a few planets that contained powerful beings or races but certainly not this powerful. Now he was definitely curious as to who was under that mask.

Chaos' attention was brought back to the room when the lord exclaimed, "Who are you to just appear in my presence!?!" Chaos just rolled his eyes. "Unless you're Chaos giving advice then leave!" Chaos just chuckled thinking what he would have done to the emperor if he disrespected him like that. Even though he couldn't directly interfere, he would have still made his life twice as hard.

Chaos was impressed with how the being didn't even twitch in anger at the very idiotic lord. He even chuckled when he saw the lord shivered under the being's silent treatment. The being spoke in an adult male, smooth but stern tone, "My name is Omega and I'll let you guess why I am here." It then clicked for Chaos. He knew he recognized that symbol! It was the Greek symbol Omega, the last letter of the alphabet. However, it didn't make sense to him. The only planet to ever use that letter was Earth but no one there knew about anything outside their own galaxy. He would have to check the records again to make sure no one left.

Chaos wasn't too surprised to hear a little, poorly hidden fear in the emperor's voice. "Are you the supposed Savior of the people who has killed all the other lords?" Chaos could tell that he tried to sound uninterested but fear is a hard emotion to hide. Chaos just watched as a nod of Omega's head caused the emperor to pale before mustering up enough courage to speak again.

"Well you're in for a surprise! I'm ..." Chaos lost interest already knowing the basics of what was being shouted so he just watched Omega to see what he would do. When the emperor was about to say 'you can't touch me,' a knife all the sudden appeared in Omega's hand and quickly sailed through the air to pierce its target in the center of its head. Chaos blinked a couple of times surprised by the speed of the throw. Not many could move that fast.

Chaos watched Omega stroll over to the now dead emperor to claim his knife and carve the Omega symbol on his head. He was even more surprised when the blood just sprang off the knife. He guessed it was enchanted or something so he didn't put much stock into it. Chaos was about to flash in the office to finally meet this mysterious Savior when all of the sudden Omega just disappeared.

He quickly flashed in the room keeping his aura pent up as to not alert the guards outside the room of his presence. He went over to where Omega disappeared and tried to find out where he flashed off to. He was even more surprised that he couldn't determine where Omega went. That would mean he used some other means to get from place to place. Chaos was furious at how Omega was the first being to ever slip out of his grasp. However, his furiousness quickly turned into a chuckle. It had been a long while since Chaos had ever had a challenge like this and he would gladly play the game.

So, his first step was to make sure he wasn't from Earth because no human should have ever found out about outside their galaxy. He flashed into Athena's library and went over the list that would tell him if anybody left. He quickly looked it over and was relieved no one was on it. The gods have had to kept track if someone just left Earth since the beginning of man. Which meant that someone from another galaxy decided to visit Earth. And he must have come from a powerful race to be able to flash around everywhere. Unless, of course, it was an item. However, items can usually only take you to somewhere you've been before and Chaos didn't think Omega had ever been in the office.

He turned his attention to Omega's form. He wasn't able to see any distinctive features but he could still cancel out certain races. Omega had two arms and legs and was 5'9". That would mean any race with more than two limbs, solely above 6 foot or below 5 foot were crossed off the list. However, that still left half the universe for him to look through. Also, cross-breeding could have come into play since Omega was extremely powerful which could have actually made his crossed off list invalid.

Chaos let out a long sigh thinking how hard it was going to be figure him out. He had searched for him for 40 years and he just now caught him. And since Omega just left all of the sudden, it was quite possible that Omega knew someone was watching him which could make Chaos' job a whole lot harder. 'Oh well! What's the fun in life without a challenge?' Chaos thought. He pulled his focus back onto the map to find out where Omega's next attack could be and decided it was about time he put some more spies on the case. Chaos was going to catch Omega one way or another. Chaos smirked, it would only take time.

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