Will of chaos

We spent a whole day walking through the forest within a 10-kilometer area. According to Davoth, this was an isolated area and he advised everyone to look around to get used to the situation in this damned place. Some were showing a lot of reaction to this super-controlled environment. This will be noticeable if we enter any civilization in this place.

With a whole day to get used to it, I walked around the surroundings with just my wives. The Monsters I encountered along the way were strange, they seemed to have no intelligence, they were like the purely instinctive animals from my previous life with monster bodies.

We were attacked many times when we arrived somewhere. The Monsters seemed not to notice the obvious difference in strength. Even their instincts seemed to fail to warn of the danger.

For me, who was strongly connected to nature, this damned place was unnerving. I felt more like I was inside a laboratory or a city than in a forest. Everything had defined functions. No matter how much I looked, nothing was natural.

I looked at a river during the afternoon and it seemed bizarre, the speed of the water and its temper seemed constant, the bottom of the river was rounded as if it were a water channel built by someone, even during the night the positions of the stars were not very natural, they were spread out very evenly and the two Moons seemed strange, the night was not even cold, it was the same temperature I felt during the day.

Ibuki was angry all that day, as someone who grew up in nature, trained in nature and as a Goddess now, she had a fundamental view of nature as home and in her actions she expressed herself very clearly about how this whole place was a corruption of what nature should represent.

Erica did not show her emotions much, but looked at everything analytically and rationally, while Kira and Diana were trying to maintain their composure, but as an Elf and a Goddess of Beasts, their opinions about this place were even more extreme than Ibuki's.

I was lucky that Freya was busy helping Tarzor recover with the assistance of the Twins, as a Universal Tree, she is not only connected to nature, she is nature, I can't even imagine her reaction to this place.

As night fell, we walked back to the ruins we had come from, Davoth was in the same place, he had created a fire and a smooth metal plate above the fire used to cook the pieces of meat.

Davoth's mother was next to him eating some pieces of meat while talking to the God Hatlas, we were not the first to arrive and there were still many left, so I sat next to Davoth.

"Where are we going at dawn?" (me)

"To a city, it will be easier to find a Temple of Ascension there." (Davoth)

Davoth had already explained to me about the customs of the Ascendants, among them their Temples were similar to my Communal Temple, a place where many were worshiped as if it were a memorial to Kings.

A place like this would be terrible to go to in our situation, so for Davoth to suggest doing the opposite means that one of his subordinates or friends is there for us to find.

"I suppose you know who to look for there." (me)

"Yes and no, there will be someone waiting for us in a certain place, but I'm not sure who." (Davoth)

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The next morning:

Everything in this place was horrible to see, during the night stars spread evenly across the sky and during dawn the sun rises with its light without changing the temperature of the environment, day and night have no difference in temperature as if this world were a super controlled greenhouse, every damn thing was rigidly controlled without having anything happening naturally, everything is copies and counterfeits.

After a day, everyone seemed to be able to bear this damn place better, some couldn't even close their eyes and practically no one could sleep, only Davoth's mother was able to sleep soundly, she was the only true Ascendant among all of us, she must feel at home here.

"I'll take us to a city, try to act naturally, don't get distracted by the architecture, the people or the customs, act as if everything is normal and don't react too much." (Davoth)

"Zenos, you must particularly control your Dragon Spirit and that Crazy Fairy, as creatures of nature, they are too rare and will draw attention if discovered." (Davoth)

"Who are you calling crazy... hunmb!?" (Layla)

"Stop acting innocent and be quiet." (Nix)

"Just them? And Sakura?" (me)

"As a Creature of Ki, she will more easily go unnoticed." (Davoth)

"Then let me... ready." (me)

I touch Nix and Layla letting my Aura take over their bodies and I mark their foreheads with my Law Rune with a magic circle around the Rune, so they think they are being controlled by me, at least that's what I thought, I look at Davoth who understands what I wanted to accomplish and nods in confirmation, then he raises his hand gathering power to cast a spell.

"< Law of the World: World Teleportation >" (Davoth)

Davoth's two Anomalous powers combine with his Soul power forming a Rune before forming a magic circle around it that activates into a Teleportation door that opens moving the space like blocks to the sides.

"That was very convincing." (me)

"Yes, but it is a copy of the power I had when I was an Ascendant, I can use some of the simple Mayan techniques, but the power expenditure is ridiculous." (Davoth)

"Shall we go straight into the city?" (me)

"Yes, then be prepared, Zenos must go first as if he were the leader." (Davoth)

"I never thought I would have to follow my own son..." (Selene)

"Better this way, let him deal with the complicated things, it's hard enough to keep holding me back like this." (Akatosh)

"Zenos, let's go." (Davoth)

I walk forward, Davoth's mother and himself right behind me with everyone else following behind, I try to keep an expressionless face as I pass through the gate.

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On the other side I see a city, but I don't stop walking forward, I don't show any reaction to the buildings made of white stone blocks or the population that move away as soon as they see me, some of them kneeling while others just show respect by lowering their heads slightly.

Everyone else leaves the portal following me, but I don't pay attention to them. I feel Davoth's Aura pointing in a direction and I follow that direction without looking too much at the surroundings. Someone approaches from the front. It was a Level 1 Ascendant. He wore light armor and knelt in front of me without hesitation.

"This subordinate pays respects to the great Ascendant. How may I serve him?" (Ascendant)

"(Ask him in which direction the Temple of Ascension is.)" (Davoth)

"Where is the Temple of Ascension in this city?" (me)

"It would be the largest building north of the city, my lord. Should I take you there?" (Ascendant)

"No, return to your normal duties." (me)

"As you command..." (Ascendant)

Saying that, he flew off into the distance again. I didn't look at him as I spread my wings to fly, everyone else following me with or without wings. It took seconds to reach the Temple that looked more like a Royal Castle. I could even feel a strong power of Law emanating from there as if thousands of Ascendant Laws were mixing together before pulsing outwards, killing the environment under control.

"(So these Ascendant Temples fulfill the function of a World Tree... but instead of maintaining Harmony, these Temples maintain the rigid order of the Ascendant Laws.)" (me)

Davoth had already told us this during the night, but seeing it in person is even worse. He also explained to us that we can only fly to the entrance, after that we must descend and enter on foot.

As soon as I reached the entrance, a Level 2 Ascendant revealed himself, opening the gates while bowing in respect to me.

"I greet Ascendant Commander, I am Wendel, responsible for this World Capital, to what do I owe your presence?" (Wendel)

"(Ask him where the Dawn Star is located.)" (Davoth)

"Where is the Dawn Star?" (me)

"..." (Wendel)

As soon as I said these words, his entire body trembled as his eyes focused on me, a glow of happiness appeared as he signaled for us to enter as he answered.

"The Dawn Star is in my office, I will deliver it to you... please follow me." (Wendel)

Wendel led us to a staircase and so we followed, there were a few dozen of us, but this place was colossal, many people entered through another entrance following a fixed path, that was the population of this place, Ascendants enter through another entrance that I passed by.

We soon arrived in front of large doors through which we entered before they closed behind us, after which several spells seemed to activate while multiple layers of barriers appeared.

Wendel looked at us as if looking for someone.

"Which one of you is he?" (Wendel)

"It's me, my name is now Davoth." (Davoth)

"I finally found you... finally, finally this hell will have an end..." (Wendel)

Tears

Wendel began to cry as he fell to his knees, his body slightly out of control due to strong emotions, Davoth approached and placed his hand on his shoulder while everyone remained quiet waiting for him to vent his emotions.

"Sorry about this, but I've waited centuries and centuries for this moment, I almost couldn't believe it when the signal was emitted about the beginning of the plan." (Wendel)