Parallel Vol. 4 [LEGACY EDITION]

Chapter 78.2: The Cursed Seven (2)

Niye's vision has historically always had a tell-tale reaction. When she was a child, and unable to control her powers, her visions manifested during violent seizures. Her eyes would turn white, and she would foam at the mouth. Nasty business, it was. Do not fret. She is much better now. With training, she has learned to control the backlash.

Back then, however, this was not the case. Due to the severity of Razznik's vision, and the powers involved, little Niye was comatose for three days. During this period, Razznik took care of her in a hideout he'd made in the mountains. When Niye awoke from her slumber, Razznik demanded the prophecy from her.

Niye, still naïve, and yet to realize the catastrophic power of prophecies, revealed the truth. She had seen Razznik laying on a blood-soaked mountain. Dozens of swords were embedded in his chest as he angrily glared at a host of angels and a woman whom Niye could not make out. Niye's terrible backlash started the moment this woman came into view, which revealed the kind of power she had.

However, this was not all. As a result of the backlash, Niye's powers crashed, and as a result, she witnessed dozens of futures regarding Razznik. Unfortunately, they all ended with him dying in one way or another, but that woman remained constant throughout. It wasn't until the last vision that something changed. In this one, she saw Razznik, still bloody, but standing among atop a world on fire. His hands gripped his blade as he stared at an ocean of blood ahead and said, "Thankfully, I broke through."

Razznik fell into thought as he listened to Niye's vision. It did not take him long to make out who had the power, resources and time to kill him so thoroughly that he had no chance of winning. Razznik did not fear any beings in this world, but even he knew there was a class he could never reach. Yes, the gods. Only the gods could corner him to death.

So, did that mean Aethir was out to get him? Maybe not now. Maybe, sometime in the future, but without a doubt, she would eventually come for him.

No one knows how Razznik felt about this revelation. But what we do know is that he took Niye under his wing following that vision. He spent months personally training and honing her predictive skills until she could control it by heart. As for the training itself, oooh, the less said the better. All you have to know is that no one who trains under Razznik, does so without losing at least a layer of skin.

Thankfully, Niye's torture and hardwork paid off. Following her training, Razznik used her help to pass through the gorge. Since they knew each beam's path beforehand, Razznik's agility allowed them to slip through unscathed. Following which, he then slaughtered the demon hiding within with ease.

Razznik returned to the Adventurer's guild with his bounty, but he did not receive the welcoming gesture he expected. Instead, the guild's atmosphere seemed to be one of stunned disappointment. It seemed they never expected him to survive that task. Razznik, however, ignored the atmosphere as he continued to accept the increasingly tougher tasks handed out.

Some of the tasks were absolutely insane. One in particular actually involved willingly entering a chaotic dimension on the brink of collapse. Blackholes and explosions occurred without warning, instantly killing any caught within. No sane adventurer would have accepted these tasks, but Razznik, with the help of Niye, easily cleared these death traps.

Eventually, through investigation, the priests and the Adventurers' Guild discovered Niye's secret. Almost immediately, they hired assassins to eliminate her in hopes of ridding Razznik of this cheat. Unfortunately, Niye's visions revealed her own assassination.

Razznik, enraged by the gall of these assassins, not only killed them but also tortured the location of their headquarters out them. Within days, the Assassins' Guild ceased to exist on the continent, a lake of blood taking their place. Razznik did not stop there though. Oh no. He would not have been known as the Destroyer if he was one to stop at the appropriate time.