The Ice Crystal (Published)

Chapter 28

****Nefal****

"Master," Nada says, "Clia has fallen to your daughter."

"I figured Clia wouldn't be a match for her." I say, "I sensed Rias's power rise exponentially at midnight. If Clia had gotten to her sooner, Rias would be dead and I would have the Ice Crystal in my grasp."

"How did she grow that strong so quick?" Nada asks surprising me. I haven't heard her talk this much since I recruited her, "There's no way she could have gotten that powerful that fast."

"You forget that she is an adult now." I tell her, "The Goddess's power is flowing through her more than ever. Not to mention that she has the ancient sword. The Goddess must have granted her access to its full power."

"No matter how strong," She says evilly, "she will prey to my mind attacks."

That may be so, but the Goddess will say otherwise, "Get back to your post." I tell her, "I don't want Rias attacking me by surprise."

"Yes master whatever you say."

I watch her walk out of the room. I don't want her to think that I'm afraid of Rias. The fact is that I am afraid of my own daughter. Even after mastering Abaddon's great strength, she will still destroy me and Abaddon forever. Abaddon has told me that there has never been a Hero as powerful as Rias. What makes her so different from the rest?

The child is a spawn of a great magician and a great warrior. Abaddon's voice rings throughout the room. Unlike the others who were born into peasant families, she boasts great magic and warrior skills. It is you and your desires that have brought your end. No matter what you do to make yourself powerful, she will destroy you in a few short attacks. Even I wouldn't stand a chance against her. She also has friend with her. None of the other Heroes had companions as Rias does. I'm afraid that my time is up ruining the planet Nefal. Since you defeated me and took my powers, my physical body is destroyed. Once you die, I'm gone completely and the Goddess will win the war that has made the world the way it is. Your foolishness in taking my power will end the war between us. If you hadn't taken my power, the process would continue as planned.

"If you had taken the child like I asked," I say angrily, "this wouldn't be happening!"

Who knew that the Goddess would have chosen her as her safe haven. If you hadn't brought the child here, there would be a different hero. I'm sorry, but you have brought your own demise.

I'm speechless by Abaddon's harsh words. I know that he is a great destroyer, but even he doesn't have faith in his own survival.

****Goddess****

The world was made with the help of two beings: The Goddess, Selena, and her husband who would become the great destroyer, Kaiser. They wanted to create a world where everyone is equal and everything is peaceful for their child. They didn't want their child raised with no other children around. And so the Earth was created out of their strong desires.

During the process, Kaiser died and the child was born and sent down to live on Earth. Selena went into a depressed state. Without her husband, she had nothing else to live for, but a child who's parents aren't his real one's.

After a few years of living alone, Selena built the Ice Castle and ruled Earth from its highest point. In the process, hatred, jealousy, and anguish became too much for Selena to handle. She then used that power and revived her husband. The power wasn't used by Kaiser correctly. He became abusive towards how the people of Earth are living. He decides that he wanted to rule the world and gave himself the name of Abaddon, conqueror of worlds. Selena let him rule for some time until he stole her powers. She then knew what had to happen. She made the Ice Crystal and sent herself to where her child was being raised. The child then became the first chosen one who went on to destroy Abaddon years later... or so he thought. Abaddon saw that he would die and made sure that the people of Earth hated, was jealous, and anguished so that he may return every few hundred years to destroy the world.

The same thing happened every time Abaddon rose to power. The descendents of the first Chosen One fought to keep the world the way it is now. The last time Abaddon rose to power, the bloodline was running thin and Abaddon defeated the Chosen One. It was only due to the last Child that she brought the Ice Crystal back to the top of the Ice Castle where Selena, the Goddess, was restored to power and destroyed Abaddon.

Worried that her bloodline was gone, she sought out another child. She nearly gave up until one man entered the Ice Castle offering his child to Abaddon. Why he was doing so, She will never know. She gave the child the gift of the Goddess's mark protecting her from darkness. Abaddon couldn't kill the child and sent the man away, thus began the final battle that Selena has to fight.