III.

Agony

Ryo woke up in a space looking dimension, their place was floating in space as it seems. Then a man opened the door. "Hello there." The man said in a grateful face. "Who are you?" Ryo asks in confusion. This man is Endou, the son of Saul. The Emperor of void.

Endou explains that their fathers met long time ago. Ryoma saved Saul from their original planet that will almost be melted by the star they orbit. Saul then thanks Ryoma for him saving his life before the planet melts away.

In return Saul did everything to be powerful, discovered hidden powers, magic and elements to use when Ryoma was in need. However that didn't happened since Ryoma was gone. Saul was old at this time, so he gave his Emperor position to his son, Endou.

Ryo understood the story but wanted to get back immediately to save his brothers. However Endou stopped him since it's not the time. What they faced was the 9th entity. Who was extremely jealous of the first three and his son carried that jealousy. And his son is also the one destroyed their village and impaled Ryo.

Ryo was not happy, he felt empty inside. He was in thought, he lost everything. As he looks in space he was trying to hold his tears. "What is this life? A training I thought paid off, but still it's not. Im still weak, I cannot even protect them.". Endou was listening behind the door, Endou seem to be saddened by the fact that it happened. But still, he knew it's time to pay back by helping Ryo, the thing Saul didn't fulfilled on Ryoma.

The next day Endou goes back to Ryo still resting on their room. "I'll help you, though I'm not sure if it will make you stronger but... If you learned to awaken your true power then you might defeat 9th." Endou said trying to cheer up Ryo. He was desperate to be strong, so he agreed for the training, 2 more years passed and Ryo learned to control his power as an entity. However, his awakening never happened. But still, Ryo grew stronger and stronger until one day...

"Endou, it may be not the time yet but... I want to go now.". Endou nods and opens up the portal back to the original place where he has been impaled. Ryo looked left and right just to see Eru's axe and Riel's blade just scattered near the altar. He knew there's no turning back but no response of any being. Then Ryo thinks for a moment and decided to walk away from the altar. Now he is on a mission, and it is to know Ryoma's past connection to people and who really is 9th. Ryo started his adventure by leaving the old altar.

-To be continued-