Tales of Undeath: Renegade

XIII. Master Disaster

Bazren: Look, this still seems insane to me. How are we even supposed to get any hits in? We would need a distraction.

Raxyas: I have a plan... But it's a bit unorthodox. It would involve straining my current vessel to the point where-

Bazren: Stop right there. That is NOT happening.

Raxyas: Bazren, how else will we distract him? The moment he gets his hands on a new vessel, he will surely lower his guard the most.

Bazren: But what about your soul?!

Raxyas: That's where Tentoria's help comes in! I cannot activate the soul sphere... But I think you might be able to. It must require a certain amount of power to be activated. Here.

Raxyas hands the sphere to Bazren. The moment she touches it, it begins glowing and humming.

Raxyas: I figured as much. Try channeling some energy into it.

Bazren does so, and the sphere starts rotating and shooting out electricity. A pulling force could be felt towards it.

Bazren: Are you really sure about this?

Raxyas: It's our best shot... I'll strain my vessel until my soul unlinks from it, then you'll store it inside the sphere. Before you hand the vessel over to Xi, be sure to mangle it somewhat. He didn't pay much attention to us, but I would rather not run the risk of him recognizing it.

Bazren: What am I supposed to say if he asks for you...?

Raxyas: Just tell him we split up when looking for vessels, and that I should be returning soon. Also, don't forget to leave the sphere outside. If he was to notice it there is no way he wouldn't get suspicious...

Bazren: This is going to be pretty stressful...

Raxyas: I know it seems reckless, but trust me when I tell you that if anything is going to allow us to catch him off-guard, then this is it. Now, don't think too much! Let's just get it over with.

Raxyas channels all his power into materializing his weapon. He does so for several seconds, until his vessel starts cracking. His weapon's appearance was faint, as if at any moment it could de-materialize. Moments later, the weapon disappears with an explosion of energy, and his vessel falls motionless onto the ground.

Bazren: Alright... It's all or nothing then...

Bazren waits until Raxyas' soul exits the vessel. When it does, she activates the sphere, and it is sucked inside. She then proceeds to tear an arm from the vessel and smash in its chest and head, to make it less recognizable. She makes her way to the cathedral's doors.

Bazren: Damn, almost forgot...

She leaves the sphere on the ground and conceals it with some dirt and rocks, before heading inside. The doors creaked as she entered. Xi seemed occupied with breaking some limbs off of a vessel.

Bazren: Master Xi...? I've found one for you.

Xi: Oh, marvellous. 

Xi turns around and looks at the vessel Bazren carried in her arms.

Xi: But... It is already empty? Where is the soul?

Bazren was paralyzed. In the adrenaline of preparing to destroy the master, they had forgotten a crucial detail of the plan.

Bazren: I... I don't know. It was already like this when I found it.

Bazren tried to sound as confident as she could.

Xi: Oh my. Those redeemers... I told them to clean up before reporting to me to hand their vessels over. I'm terribly sorry, had I known there were still empty vessels lying around I wouldn't have bothered the two of you. Speaking of, where is your friend?