Slayer and the Void

Chapter 10: Lost again

A/N: "Well last time was exiting!"

Ghost: "They died."

A/N: "Exactly, what will he do now without a ghost!"

Ghost: "We'll just have to see."
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Void's perspective

We stood there for a minute just looking at each other, I was still trying to figure out how I got here? There were no known oracle engines on that planet along with no one who knew......

F/N: *Chuckles.* "So you told her didn't you?"

Mara: "You were always a creature of hindsight weren't you."

F/N: "Well I think that would be a given by now your majesty. Though there's one thing nagging at me, why?"

Mara: "Through the Sea of Screams I have seen many things, your misfortune has been one of them."

F/N: "Ok? But why do you care? I know for a fact that you don't really like our kind."

Mara stayed quiet for a bit before speaking.

Mara: "You 'guardians' have proven yourselves useful, along with your team being a special, seeing how close you've become with my Wrath."

F/N: "So I did leave an impact on you last time."

Mara: "Don't take this as a sign of friendship guardian, you are but a spec in my plans."

F/N: "Oh sure..... *sigh* how are the others doing?"

Mara: "Though for you it might seem like years have passed, only two months have passed here."

F/N: "Wait how can that be?"

Mara: "Space time is complicated, but I would not expect you to understand."

F/N: "Ok ouch, but that still doesn't answer my question."

Mara: "They have reunited with a mutual friend and fight off the darkness so close to your home."

F/N: "Well it's nice to know that Eris is back, but onto the big question at hand, how am I getting back?"

Mara: "The Sword maiden as the locals call her."

F/N: "You told her how to bring me back?"

Mara: "Yes, they have their own ways of resurrection, I only showed her a way to bring you back for your special case."

F/N: "But there's a catch isn't there."

Mara: "Your light will be but nothing to what you had before."

F/N: "And I already used most of it up."

Mara: "Do not be so glum, you have survived with less, this is no different."

F/N: "You giving me support? Now I know I'm dead."

Mara: "Your time here is almost up guardian, goodbye."

Soon a light began to emanate from the ground around me as I felt myself being tugged on.

F/N: "Well then, until we meet again your majesty."

The light then covered my vision as I blinked and found myself now inside a large room. I sat up but nearly fell back from how weak I felt. Managing to get and stay up I took a look around, it was open with not a lot of furniture, next to me was my armor and weapons. The armor was a little bit worse for wear but what really dropped my spirit was my helmet. The flames were nothing but wisps as the reflective surface was now visible from where the flames should have been covering. I held out my hand as an orb of void light no larger than a baseball formed, it was dim and I felt heavy just concentrating my light.