ALMIGHTY

Chapter 46: Cursed Lineage

Hovering about on the ocean that surrounded Japan, stood an airship the size of a modern city. This large, circular ship was so masterfully crafted that it seemed to defy gravity. It was the symbol and last hope for the dominating association known as the Order of Light. After the War of Gods, the famed God of Light established the Order to protect the world from extraterrestrial threats.

Their main purpose was to fight monsters that popped up from the Rupture, an event that followed as an aftermath of the grand war. The multiverse got split in two, causing an imbalance that intertwined many worlds, and created straining cosmic singularities. Hence, the existence of monsters and powerful beings such as dragons.

Currently, a shiny ponytail waved from left to right and vice versa, out of the back of a white, military cap. The ponytail belonged to a woman in her late twenties whose mighty breasts waved around nearly equally as much as her hair. All the subordinates and colleagues that past her couldn't help but stare at her astounding beauty. Like always, she wore tight, Western military clothing.

However, she'd felt the need to change her ways after suffering a major loss against Nyx. Thus, the woman changed the color of her outfit to white and tweaked some extra defensive features. Plus, nobody could miss out on the legendary greatsword she carried on her back. Excalibur, the Holy Sword of the Maiden's Light. One of the many Cardinal Weapons.

"M'lord," the young woman said after she stepped out of the elevator that took her to a floor resembling the interior of a church. She announced her entrance to the man who sat on one of the benches as he prayed to a statue of the sun.

"Ms. Itami."

"Yes, m'lord."

"Have you never wondered why I set my prayers?" The man asked without even so much as flinching. His voice was sharp yet soothing. He released his hands from clenching and then got up from his position. He tilted his head slightly to the left and gave Himeko a cutting gaze from his peripheral vision.

"No, m'lord. The sun is the beacon of our power that guides us to our goal of peace and stability. I've never even considered questioning your actions, m'lord. Please, do inform me."

"It started a long time ago when I fell in love with a goddess. She and I shared the same creator. As time passed, we shared the same bed and made love. It was the first time that two gods created a direct descendant of mixed blood, a child. However, our divine ancestors did not take this fondly. One of them cursed my wife and I to never see each other again."

"As for the child?" Himeko asked with a soft tone of solace in her voice.

"He too was cursed not to see his family ever again. But the punishment for existing did not end there. That child bore sacred power so great, it lay beyond our grasp. And so, he was bestowed a curse that restrained him from using that power. He was cursed never to wake up again."

"M'lord, you couldn't be talking about--!"

"I certainly could, Ms. Itami. The entity known as the God of Imagination is my firstborn child. And as we speak, we have arrived at the school where my second offspring is located. Prepare for the descent."

"As you wish, m'lord!"

Himeko soundlessly dismissed herself from the room. When the elevator doors closed, the man stared at the spotlight that emerged from the center of the ceiling. A moment later, the man felt something awful emerge from the side of the room. He walked to the stained windows of the churchly room and pushed one open. His eyes widened when he felt his instincts warning him that something was wrong.

"Oh? I feel an echo of evil presence from that island. What have you done, Adversaries?"

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