Infinity: Rising of the Soul Weavers

* Feint - My Sunset *

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[Raven... Please... Why? Why can't you hear me cry? Raven, don't... DON'T DO IT...]

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Raven was feeling as though she was suffocating from the sadness and despair blurring her mind, and so she didn't mind the offer the voice had made her.

'Uhm,' Raven nodded mentally, against her better judgement, and left it all in the voice's hands. 'If they've already decided to go this far to test if I'm a threat, I might as well give them the benefit of the doubt...'

"Deputy General...?" asked Adam just a second before Mr. Holland's attack could connect.

"Yes, I can feel it too," nodded Scott, "the ground in shaking..."

Suddenly, bright crimson aura erupted from ground as everything froze, making it look like as though everyone was instantly sent to a space where no gravity nor momentum existed.

Everyone seemed to float for a second before the crimson runes carved into the ground started to float slowly, only to concentrate around Raven's calmly hovering body.

Space seemed to lose any colour but intense crimson as the runes formed magical circles. In the span of a few milliseconds, countless magic circles coated the girl's body as everyone watched in awe as her clothes morphed into a crimson armour.

It seemed all so surreal to everyone that was watching. No one seemed to notice, but no walls where left standing as many buildings were lying in ruins now and Raven was clear for everyone to observe, even though only a handful could comprehend the scene in front of them.

Mr. Holland's arm that was extended towards the girl was long gone from he intense aura as he couldn't even scream in pain for his mouth wouldn't produce any noise.

Raven's body was now clad in a heavy yet elegant crimson armour that seemed to highlight her feminine features.

Her eyes were covered in a helmet that seemed more similar to a dragon's skull than anything else, which only allowed a portion of her nose and her mouth to be seen. Naturally though, her long crimson-purple hair was left hanging on her back.

Different degrees of crimson light seems to concentrate inside the dragon's eye sockets on the helmet, producing what seems like reptilian or rather draconic eyes.

"Ah..." the deep voice seemed to speak through everyone's minds, "it seems as though I am still not able to gather my original powers..." the voice sounded disappointed, yet for the those who were hearing, it seemed both calming and soothing.

"Adam," Scott had a serious expression on his face as his eyes seemed to burn in rage. "Use your Emperor's Legacy transformation."

Adam who was struck by both fear and amazement as Scott's eyes peered into his sharply. It was the first time he'd opened his eyes, or at least the first time Adam had seen them.

They didn't look human. No, they looked omnipotent, almost-

"Adam, Now!" Scott yelled for the first time in what Adam could remember. "Your Emperor's Legacy form should give you a second to grab Bell and clear the area."

Adam was surprised Scott wasn't actually asking for his help, but rather wanted for him to run away with Mr. Holland.

Not that he could make a difference. From the aura he was feeling now from the little girl, Scott was the only one in the city, heck the country, who could stand up against her. Or rather, he hoped he could.

Looking one last time into the Deputy General's eyes that seemed to capture one's soul, Adam bit his tongue hard enough to almost cut it in half, forcing himself to concentrate out of his trance.

"EMPEROR'S LEGACY TRANSFORMATION!" Adam yelled loudly while ignoring the blood gushing out of his mouth as he clenched his sheathed claymore in both hands.

Without much of a sound, the sheath of the sword seemed to devour Adam's figure as it turned into a black armour with hints of violet.

A violet mask covered his face as his aura seemed to change entirely. His now unsheathed claymore was releasing a heavy dark violet aura that seemed so dense for the air to withstand.

Raven didn't have much of a reaction to Adam's spike in power. The crimson reptilian eyes glanced for a second at Adam who in turn felt suddenly so heavy to move a finger.

Understanding what they wanted, Raven swiped her index across the space in front of her as her fingertip glowed light crimson and Mr. Holland's body was suddenly thrown towards Adam who promptly caught it.

Not stopping for a second to understand what was going on, Adam's figure flickered as he disappeared with Bell Holland in his left hand and the great sword in his right.

"So, Deputy General," Raven's mouth moved and Scott could hear her voice in his mind which made him grit his teeth, "you wanted to test me... I shall give you that wish of yours." The last sentence seemed to be spoken by Raven and the deep voice simultaneously which made it strangely echo in the now crimson distorted space.

Looking around for a second, Scott was surprised to see that the closer portion of the EDA headquarters has been levelled to the ground.

"You've always seeked destruction, I see that nothing has changed in that department" Scott said with rage rather apparent in his voice, "but let me ask you this: do you remember me?" he said the last sentence as though he was spitting venom at Raven.

Looking him up and down only to finally focus on his eyes, the reptilian eyes seemed to glow in recognition. "Ah... the wielder of the Cosmic Inclination." Beamed Raven's voice along the deep one. "I've always loved the sight of the Cosmic Inclination, is that what you still call those eyes of yours? That's why I left you alive, you're aware, right? I had no use of them nor was there a way to extract them from you without wasting their potential..."

Cosmic Inclination was the name given to a special type of eyes that was only found in Scott's real planet, Amarak. Only one person may wield the Cosmic Inclination per generation and, as such, Scott was one of a kind.

However, after his planet's destruction, he became 'truly' one of a kind as he is the last of his kind. Only spared for the beauty trapped within his eyes.

They didn't have pupils in them, nor were they necessarily white. The Cosmic Inclination gave off the colour of the cosmos, the ever changing space. Galaxies, planets, and stars swirl within.

Many rumour around the universe speak of the Cosmic Inclination and claim it contains the will of the stars. Those who wield it are believed to have control over some aspects of the universe.

"Such a waste..." Raven's double voice said with a hint of disappointment which seemed to be the last straw that breaks Scott's fake tranquility.

"You know, I've been waiting for this moment my entire life," Scott said as his aura flared up turning the dull ground under him to lava. Steam arose form the air around him. "Truth be told however, I've never expected you to be here on Earth, let alone to meet you so soon.

"I've watched you kill my family, friends, and people. I've witnessed your vile actions as you destroyed city after city, country after the other.

"You have made a grave mistake by leaving me alive after you've destroyed my planet, and you shall pay for that with your blood!"

"Hahaha," Raven's double voice laughed calmly, "You entertain me, Cosmic Inclination wielder. Very well, I shall give you a chance to show me how much you've improved.

"I need to test my powers after being sealed for so long, after all. Show me the prowess of the Cosmic Inclination and prove to me that leaving the useless lump of flesh you were long ago wasn't a total waste. Prove to me the Amarakans do, or rather did, indeed deserve their pride and reputation across the galaxies.

"But remember, I have lived countless centuries and in turn have ended countless legends... and I must say that yours was one of the more disappointing ones." Raven's face was emotionless and the draconic eyes gave off a similar feeling. They were ready for battle.

"I will kill you and show you that the one mess you didn't bother to clean will be the end of you," Scott said with seething rage as his eyes looked fiery red with a tinge of gold that resembled a birth of a new star, a nebula, "I will erase you.... Crimson Dragon of Death!"