Ancient Pasts - Tbate

Emotions of Grief

Wren Kain Pov

I silently stood while watching the boy train. He was different from any other lesser I've ever met. Asuras would rage wars for a sentient weapon with those capabilities. Yet, something about that weapon felt odd.

"I thought Lord Indarth asked for your presence, Wren." A feminine voice called out.

"He did, but something about this boy..." I muttered, my eyes not leaving his movement through the orb.

"He is different. A lesser with the body of a dragon." Viska stood by my side and stared into the orb.

"That's not it." I shook my head. "It's how his weapon formed that's bothering me."

"Ah. A sentient weapon capable of taking on even a humanoid form." Viska nodded approvingly.

"It formed too fast for a weapon of its abilities," I replied.

"The boy spent a long time in the aether orb, so it's only natural that would be the case," Viska stated.

"It's not that either." I tried to figure out how this boy formed this weapon so quickly.

Suddenly the boy glared in our direction. His eyes were red, cold, and emotionless, making the two of us take a step back. Cold sweat ran down my body after seeing his aura.

His aura was once full of life, emotion, and optimism. Now, anger, hatred, and disgust rippled his aura. Even though the orb shouldn't allow us to be heard or hear, I could make out his words without issue.

'Go away!' He commanded in a tone full of self-loathing that still carried the authority of a king.

The orb, a powerful relic that only asuras could use, began shaking before shattering in hundreds of small glass-like pieces. Viska and I stood there, unable to utter a word for a while.

"H-He destroyed the orb..." I muttered.

"What on earth happened to Cathan? His aura was never like that. His aura used to be lighthearted, optimistic, but now..." Viska thought out loud, her eyes wide.

"Now I know how the boy got that sentient weapon. It was that calculating shrewd." I gritted my teeth.

"Miras..." Viska muttered, her body trembling.

"What the hell is he planning? If the boys side with the Vritra, then they could strike down Ephoteus, and then the Vritra wouldn't last long against them." I theorized.

"That can wait. For now, Lord Indarth wants to talk to you." Viska shook her head and took a deep breath to calm her trembling.

"I will do so." I nodded.

I flew off, thinking of Viska. A talented asura who honed her abilities to destroy, yet, when we annihilated those savages, only one was able to defeat her. That person was Miras.

If we attacked any later, then he would've become strong enough to help the ancient mages defeat us. The ancient mages created Miras as we attacked them, and within moments of his creation, he had already killed more asuras than the other ancient mages combined.

His power was nothing to scoff at, with very few beings able to defeat him. Miras acted as a safe for the ancient mages. He stored their knowledge, preserving it, and building upon it. If the ancient mages created Miras as a weapon, would we even stand a chance? Is that why he placed so much faith in the boy that he gave up his own life?

I don't know what he was planning, but I knew one thing, whatever it is that he's planning, it is his most complex plan yet. That's why he needed the boys.