Chapter 21 - "All" is not what it seems
"Wosaki?", Y'ato gasped, unable to grasp the situation. "What are you doing here?". Wosaki quietly walked up to Y'ato, still holding the beautiful blade in his hand. "Silence!", he shouted. His voice echoed in the room and made his voice sound deep and malevolent.
Wosaki grinned and continued, "Soon, when the moon reaches its zenith, shall I Wosaki, slay this creature that was chosen by the Pantheon, as our guide to eternity. Regal splendour shall ascend in the wake of his death, by My hand!" The other monks in the room began chanting an archaic mantra. The words stung at Y'ato's soul, he knew their meaning and their power even though the words themselves were foreign.
Several more monks entered the room, all of them carrying small goblets made from silver and bejewelled with all sorts of mountain crystals. Silently they walked up to Wosaki and Y'ato and formed a half-circle around them. "Your lifeblood is the key to eternal grace, where we may live without fear of Death. Ironically, this demands your sacrifice, Y'ato", Wosaki said and Y'ato winced as he heard his name being spoken by his greatest friend, a friend who now would sacrifice him to attain eternal life.
The chanting became more intense, the very air felt electric and filled with power. Black forms began to take shape in the dark recesses of the sparsely lit room. It seemed to Y'ato as if the room itself had come alive. Suddenly the monks stopped chanting and looked upon Y'ato with eerie expectation. "The time has come", Wosaki announced aloud.
Wosaki leaned forward and whispered in Y'ato's ear, "This is where we cheat the Lesser Divines, my friend". Wosaki turned and exclaimed, "
Vertu Innitu Wera!". In that instant, Y'ato felt the magic which held him in place loosen as a dark blue portal appeared between the monks and Wosaki. "I didn't mean to startle you", Wosaki said as he grabbed a hold of Y'ato's arm and pulled him into the portal, that closed the very next second.
Darkness followed, Y'ato did not know how long he had been unconscious when he finally awoke and found himself in a small room. He was laying in a comfortable bed. In front of him sat Wosaki in a chair. "Oh, you have finally granted us with the honour of your presence", Wosaki said with a smirk. "I'm truly sorry for the ordeal I had to put you through but it was the only way. I had to play along to get close enough. You should rest more friend, for you have been through a lot. It seems you have aged quite a bit since I last saw you in that ravine that day".
Y'ato sat up and shook his head. "I thought you were going to kill me Wosaki, where am I?" Wosaki smiled and said, "Alas, as I said, I had to get close to you in order to cast the spell. And to answer your question, you are in a secret location I dare not utter the name of." He paused for a moment, then continued, "We are known as the rebels, Y'ato. And we have been looking for you a long time now."
Sorry if it's a bit long, I just felt i had to bring it back to the rebels and the oncoming war
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