Vengeance of the Returner

Chapter 227: Intransigent will

His wish for receiving souls was granted the moment he asked for it as though they already predicted his wish.

The souls that pierced his vessel impacted him in an immeasurable way. His glimmered in red as he yelled like a wounded demon looking up the ceiling through which the souls entered the chamber.

The voice of agony resonated the entire chamber of gods. The guards, the priests, the visitors were all assembled around the chamber and few dared to approach the chamber and were cursed upon trying to open the door.

Shigon frowned.

Nix felt a pair of eyes looking down on him with rage. He couldn't understand why he was enraged to such a point.

Nix heard Heredia's cry.

As the souls entered his vessel several visions flashed inside his mind making his body burn and enrage him. It was a similar feeling to how he feels when he used Nova manifestation in times of battle.

[Follow my lead.]

'?' Upon hearing the words the burning sensation and the second emotions he used to feel enveloped his heart making it beat wild as though it might burst at any given moment. 

[Let the anger devour your soul.]

[Be the savior to those who are deemed to be cursed]

[Grant them redemption]

The messages in front of his eyes were guiding him. Unlike the past where he lets his emotion waver his mind, he went with it and embrace the anger and coexisted his own emotion by turning his anger towards the gods who once again betrayed his expectation.

"Shigon! I swear you will suffer a terrible fate!"

He yelled to the top of his lungs as the souls continuously entered him.

A few seconds later a man kicked open the door. He was wearing brass knuckles and his eyes were glimmering in a neon yellow tone. It was the apostle of Shigon. It was the representative of the city, Nagendra also known as the god hand.

By the time he entered Nix was sitting atop of the center podium staring at the entrance with a vicious smile. 

"Shigon, I'd like to thank you for bestowing those cursed souls to me."

As per the gods scheming, they've poisoned Nix with a growth restrainer. Cursed souls are poisonous, that'll slowly take over one's soul and in turn, hinders their growth.

They are the ones that swore their souls to the gods but, engulfed by anger and resentment towards the gods, unwilling to get absorbed. They are an existence that goes against redemption, Evil souls who are sinned and escaped from the clutches of the underworld and corrupted gods.

They possess an intransigent will that cannot be broken even if they were to be tortured for thousands of years akin to Dark Nix who returned his powers by committing suicide just to enact his vengeance towards Empyrean gods.

The thousands of souls' memories clashed with his very own. He saw slaughters, massacres, thievery, evil cults' summoning rituals, every evil doing that was committed towards the pitiable souls who were deemed to be cursed ones.

All they wanted was revenge, it was ironic about how the gods chose to bestow him, such powerful souls. The only reason they chose to copulate with his soul was because of Dark Nix's emotions and intransigent will that accepted them along with the help of Nova energy.

In simple words, the cursed souls were compatible with Nix's, unlike the gods who were letting those souls grow by continuously exposing them to torture which in turn, turned them into poison. 

"Young man, aren't you amusing? I speculated that you will not be able to absorb but, you have my appreciation for possessing such a strong soul."

Shigon inside Nagendra's vessel uttered emitting his mana around the whole chamber.

[Soul transaction complete]

[You have a thousand souls transfused with Nova energy]

[Rewards: You have the power to control your void attribute]

[Use souls?]

[Press YesNo]

'I'd do it later on... But the void is my attribute huh?'

Nix muttered looking at the message and rose from his place lashing his flaming chains on the ground.

"Heredia we will talk about this later!"

He yelled looking up at the ceiling and slowly began walking towards Nagendra, the god hand. Upon laying his eyes on Nagendra's he noticed that he was still conscious of the occurrence.

"I am sorry, man... I thought I'd meet you later after finishing this meeting but, things took a turn."

Nix uttered and immediately his eyes shone in red.

[Private ability: Doom prediction vision activated]

[Awakened ability: Latent instinct activated]

[Class ability: Beserk havoc activated]

[Class ability: Havoc explosion activated]

With Nova manifestation assisting him he was clearly on par with Nagendra, if possible he might even defeat him considering the fact he was at the top condition at the given moment.

When he used doom prediction vision he saw about twelve probabilities each of went straight for his head. Nagendra wasn't a normal guy either but, Nix had laid his trump card.

Without caring about the after images, he swung his chain but shape-shifting it to cover a longer radius using his vital force infused with mana, and the fire attribute copulated with the havoc explosion.

The single swing he was about to make will surely destroy the pillars and the chamber and it was unavoidable and it may even leave a wound on Nagendra if he received such a blow.

Zoooom!

As he swung, his chain pierced the air and the mana around them and tore the surrounding radius like paper, expelling a huge sound of phenomenon energy released from his blow.

The chain was like a curved ray of laser which was focused in a way to literally split anything that touches its trajectory in two.

And just as Nix expected there was no gap for Nagendra, no shigon to escape. The very next moment the laser chain slightly grazed his body and the pillars around them a huge explosion occurred. 

Nagendra was sent flying and his armor was shattered into several pieces and the shrapnels flew around in every direction it was possible.

Nix knew what he was doing and he didn't regret it. The blow was not fatal but, it will leave a scar but, at the same time Nagendra will surely survive. He was a friend but, he had to do what he must do.

No matter they weren't too close. Nagendra has also seemed to understand that which was why he decided to operate separately. Maybe if he gave up his pride and joined Nix's clan he might have been an irreplaceable ally but, sure there seem to be a secret Nagendra' held within him that led him to stay away from Nix.

"Hah, Man... Just as Shigon said. You've become quite monstrous. I hope you won't step into my city next time. I'll not be going easy on you."

Nagendra said spatting blood whilst leaning onto a pillar.

Nix who just walked past him stopped at his place and turned back at him.

"Why are you following those gods? You always knew we'd face each other didn't you?" Nix asked.

"Because Shigon showed me the future. He showed you killing my company members yet, I believed you'll be different when you participated in the war..."

Nagendra stopped and spat flood for a second and the continued.

"Argh! I do not have a choice. Let me ask you something."

"Go on," Nix replied nodding his head.

"You are riding a horse taking a path towards your home. You suddenly stop in front of a road that splits into two."

He stopped and looked at Nix who was quickly surrounded by several regulars and hand-signed them to stop at their places and then continued.

"You have to choose between two paths leading to your home. One will lead you on a smooth path by there will be some adversaries and you will not starve. While the other will take you on a path that taints your hands and soul with the blood but it is rather quicker than the other one. Which would you choose?"

Nagendra asked looking at Nix's eyes.

His blonde girlfriend was there accompanied by Shreya and Sonali. They rushed in and placed pointed their weapons towards the man who was calmly looking at Nagendra with a face that showed pity and sorrow.

The question he asked was something that reminded the paths he took. He did not have a choice and he decided to abandon the road he was given as well.

Nix slowly walked towards him and crouched to meet his eye.

"What if you have only one choice and it's the path where you have taint your hands and soul?" Asked Nix.

"You didn't have a choice but, I had... It's not like I don't know where you are coming from. But, weren't you given a choice a few minutes ago?"

Nagendra said staring at Nix's deep eyes.

"If you knew it then you should know my answer. I'd rather take a path of my own."

He said and slowly walked towards the exit.

A smile appeared on Nagendra's face.

'I'd rather take a path of my own huh?'

He recited and yelled.

"Let him leave!"

Nagendra's side of the story is something that was yet to be known.

Upon his command, the people paved the path to exit for the man who walked majestically out of the chamber of gods.