Ascension of Chaos - Book 3 - Chapter 45 (Patreon)

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Within the Official System War Event

Blake grits his teeth as he stands in the meeting room of their sky fortress. Just looking around at the other leaders of their army in the room, very few of whom he’s pleased to be with.

“The planets of Augol, Revan, and Tricerala are all in a three-way conflict with each other,” Sebastian Sinclaire, the Black Enforcer and Blake’s biological father, states. “Additionally, Lunarian, Virtreage, Parant, and Yulliger are in a four-way standoff as they all closely watch each other.” His eyes narrow. “None of them are paying any attention to our forces beyond a few scouts.”

The same thing happened in the last game before this, and when they tried to take advantage of their lack of focus, the seven planets worked together to wipe out Val’s forces. Then they turned their focus back onto each other again.

“There’s nothing we can do right now but wait for them to grind each other down,” Catherine Sinclair, the White Enforcer and Blake’s biological mother, declares. “Successor of Order, have you received any word from Justicar?”

The Successor of Order shakes his head and says, “Justicar doesn’t have any-” He suddenly stops speaking as his eyes widen in surprise. And the moment the various leaders in the room notice that, hope begins to spread through the room on everyone’s expressions.

Regardless of if they like Ashley or not, everyone in the war team looks to her as their only remaining hope. But they also know her current situation, so none of them have had much hope to keep them going.

Up until now, they haven’t received any word from the Primordials about her situation other than the fact that she’s still alive.

So the fact that the Successor of Order suddenly stopped speaking brings new hope to the leaders. But before Cedric can say anything, a System Message rings out in the minds of just those from Val. One not visible to any of the other planets.

NOTICE!

The last slot for the Val Team has been taken.

NOTICE!

A wave of relief floods the room at the sight of the notification. Because there’s only a single person that can take the last remaining slot.

Blake breaks out into a wide smile at the news that Ashley is alright. Then the leaders all begin to discuss a new plan of action.

Now that the most powerful user of Val has finally arrived.

And yet, even after over half an hour passes, no word of her showing up at their fortress arrives. Leaving the leaders both confused and worried.

Until they begin receiving reports of a strange black fog settling into the skies of the event.

At which point chills run down the spines of all those who have seen the Void God on Ashley’s broadcast.

Blake grins as he mutters, “This is gonna be good.”

“The forces of Revan have been on the defensive while Tricerala’s forces have split up into two to launch harassment attacks on each of us,” the strategist of the Augol forces mutters to himself in the middle of the command hall. “To properly deal with the Lightning Striker of Tricerala, we’ll need to mobilize the Gray Unit to-”

The strategist cuts off his words when the door to the command hall opens and a scout rushes in before kneeling down in front of him. Bringing both his gaze and the gazes of the other commanders of their army to the scout.

“Captain Bloodstriker reporting in,” the scout declares. “An eerie black fog has been sighted on the outskirts of the main battlefield. No one has been able to identify its origins, but it looks suspiciously like the fog seen previously within the Void God’s Unique Domain.”

His words send a chill down the spines of all those listening, but the strategist doesn’t hesitate to ask, “Does the fog have any mental attacks?”

The scout shakes his head and says, “None thus far. Other scouts have reported the black fog spreading all across the entire event realm, so I believe it may be a natural hazard of the Official System War Event.”

“That’s possible…” the strategist mutters with a frown while looking down at the map. “Keep an eye on it regardless.”

“As you command,” the scout declares before retreating, leaving the command hall silent again.

The strategist soon turns his focus back to the map again. But after discussing plans with the other commanders in the hall for several more minutes, the strategist notices something strange.

Black fog has begun to fill the command hall despite the defenses within the sky fortress.

His eyes narrow before he leaves the command hall and moves towards the battlements atop the sky fortress. And throughout the trip there, he finds the entire fortress filling up with the same black fog.

The black fog fills him with an instinctive terror. Like he shouldn’t so much as look at it, much less let it make contact with him.

That fills him with a bad premonition. Especially when he reaches the top of the fortress walls and finds the black fog scattered everywhere.

Unlike before, where the skies were clear above them and the sun was brightly illuminating the entire realm, now all he can see is black fog. No matter how far he looks.

What is this… feeling…

An instinctive terror fills him just from being near the fog, despite it not actually doing anything to him. And it doesn’t take long before he receives some worrisome reports from the frontlines. Specifically that the forces of Tricerala are retreating back into a defensive formation.

The Prophetic Sage must have made a prediction. In that case…

The strategist immediately gives out an order for Augol’s forces to retreat as well.

But it turns out to be too late when the fog trembles for a moment. Then it lets out an even more sinister aura, making every single hair on the strategist’s body stand up straight in terror.

And just moments after he gives out the order, the strategist begins to feel an immense splitting pain in his head. Meanwhile screams ring out across the entire fortress.

The pain feels like it’s drilling into his mind as tears begin to flood out of his eyes, and he feels his knees dropping to slam into the fortress battlements.

Screams continue to echo from more than just the fortress. Places all across the entire event, screams resound. With the only quiet place being the fortress controlled by Val.

Amidst all of this, Blake and the other leaders of Val’s forces walk out onto the battlements of their own fortress, where they then look out into the sinister fog. Only for them all to see a single silhouette floating amidst the fog.

They, along with the viewers watching the broadcast of the Official System War Event, focus entirely on the silhouette. And before long, the silhouette gets clearer as the sinister fog around it begins to move and shift.

Revealing a single woman flying high in the sky with an indifferent if not slightly angry expression on her face as she floats with her hands in her jacket pockets.

The woman has black hair with crimson and purple highlights, whiteless eyes with glowing crimson rings around her pupils mixed with a pale blue light shining from the pupils, and pale blue and glowing crimson lines shining through her clothes. Black fog is leaking from her body to join the sinister black fog around them, and those watching feel instinctive terror just from the sight of her.

The Queen of Destruction.

Tigress of Eternal Snow.

And now?

The Void Goddess.

As she officially declares her full dominance over the Official System War Events in a single move.

But none of the participants in the war other than her allies see this for now as their minds begin to shatter one by one. Kicking them all out of the Official System War Event in one massive wave.

Only for them to see her through the broadcast after leaving the game.