The Spectre

Chapter 2 - The Hunt

After his victory Void felt unnerved, restless and concerned. Knowing that he had a direct link to the dark seal was not enough for him as he knew there were more seal bearers out in the kingdom, he knew they could not surpass his might but taking chances was not something he was willing to do, such a cavaliere attitude is what led to the Six's downfall after all.

And so the hunt begun, he conjured 100,000 demon guards and dispatched them to search every single nation in the kingdom for anyone bearing a seal, all who were found were to have their seals taken away and have the seals returned to him.
"Search every man, woman and child, Should there be a single seal left I will devour you all, is that clear? Now, let the festivities begin" said void and with that the demons began taking seals from everyone they found, it seemed as if the light from the city itself was dying slowly as the power that held it together withered into naught, the city was slowly becoming nothing but a hell on earth, its life draining, darkening, dying.

It was not long before thousands of demons returned captured seals to void, for the wicked horde could fly and move faster than the humans there so robbing them was an easy task. Seal bearers were strong and determined but the demons were incredibly powerful. Void simply stood there with a cold stare, yet each time seals were brought to him he'd smile knowing that his rule over this kingdom was being solidified and his powers getting stronger. The dark aura that was eminating from him grew thicker and seeped into the ground itself, swallowing the corpses of the six along with all the matter around him.

All the people kneeling with fear of his power were being crushed farther as his power grew more immense, and when the darkness reached them they turned into stones with dark runes on their heads and chest, symbolising the control Void now had over them. "Arise and serve your master, my Obsidian Sentinels" Void commanded, and the people now turned to stone rose ready to serve their new ruler.

Once the final seal was brought to him, Void raised his hand to the sky, and from it shot out a gigantic energy wave which dwarved the city and came crashing down towards him, Void used his other hand to catch it and slam it into the ground creating a humongous rune that scarred the ground, but his intentions became clear soon as the ground seemed to be expanding, the central city was growing larger pushing the kingdom outwards and soon enough a huge tower rose from the ground marking the centre of the kingdom as this tower was tall enough to pierce the sky. At the top of the tower stood Void, who then created a throne room there with a throne he saw fit for a being of his majestic prowess, he walked over to it and sat, staring towards his new kingdom atop what he called, The tower of Everlasting Darkness.

The seals were locked away in a dungeon underneath the citadel, within a pathway only accessible to those with dark power, which only void and his minions currently possessed making their retrieval an impossible endeavor. Guards were stationed all over the citadel and throughout the kingdom to maintain control and order, the people now powerless could only obey his orders or risk being imprisoned until death. While some brave souls indeed resisted his reign, their will did not last long as he took every chance of hope away from the population.
Void had won, he now controlled everyone and everything in Malevor, but was this really the end?

As it turns out in the commotion a single seal bearer escaped, Ivana the translucent was always a tricky person to capture, her seal made catching her an impossible task as its power was cloaking. Once out of the Malevor kingdom territory she journeyed to Coralyta, an ancient city not too far away. But to her surprise the city was inhabited by people originally from Malevor. But what most surprised her was finding that this city housed a central power circle just like her own kingdom did, this left her with a lot of questions. Why were these people here? Why is there a power circle in this ancient city and how is it still active? So many questions, but the answers would be slow to come. A sage approached her, curious as to why this young woman was standing in the middle of the city with such a confused expression, but before Ivana could say anything, she fell and lost consciousness. The trip to get to that city took far too long as she had no energy left to hold her. The people of the city gave her shelter and nursed her back to health, hoping to have answers when she wakes up, but how will things unfold?
That is something they could only wait to find out, for as long as Ivana stayed unconscious, they would have no idea as to why she was there.