Will of chaos

Pov Vecna:

I was looking at the bones in front of me, they were incomplete and damaged, but the power emanating from them was unmistakable, it was Divine Power.

"Your payment has been made, thank you for seeking me out." (Eternal Trade)

"I had no choice, I needed something very specific to be able to find it on my own." (me)

"How long have you been waiting for my visit?" (me)

"A few centuries, your dispute with the Anomalous Dragons was strange and left many intrigued, which led me to realize your intentions." (Eternal Trade)

"Your movements are always easy to predict and your approaches follow a certain pattern, I knew that if one day I was unable to get anything from the Anomalous Dragons, you would come to me... and the only thing the Anomalous Dragons have are their bodies." (Eternal Trade)

"..." (me)

This Entity among all is the one that scares me the most, its ability to predict future events, comprehensive analysis and a frightening aberration capacity capturing much more than my Aura, power or Soul.

It was waiting for me with exactly what I needed, it also predicted that the Anomalous Dragons might no longer exist, even so I didn't get everything I needed, just the central item.

"What do you intend to do with the information I gave you?" (me)

"Sell it, there are many ways to use this information, but I wouldn't reveal all of this for free." (Eternal Trade)

"(With these bones I can move forward with the plan, even if the efficiency drops a little and the results aren't exactly what I expected, I'll still take an opportunity wherever I find it.)" (me)

I just gave you the way to become an Ascendant, these are conditions impossible to achieve by any measure, so I don't think this would work.

"I'll be leaving now." (me)

"Come back whenever you want, I look forward to future business opportunities." (Eternal Trade)

"(I need to find a place to refine these bones in the best possible way, I don't want to miss this chance.)" (me)

I reach out and the bones are sucked into my palm where a small box is formed, this was not something I did, but part of the power of the Eternal Trader, one of the Avatars of the one who carries the Concept of Trade.

As I leave the business area through a door that leads straight to a cave, I walk to the edge where I see once again the broken sky of a degrading universe, it seems that this universe will disappear in 2 or 3 years, being just another one among many conquered by us.

"If all goes well, I will no longer need to sacrifice the edges of our conquered territory, a perpetual symbol of our failures." (me)

I spread my 4 pairs of wings as I advance towards the sky, taking advantage of these openings in the dimensional membrane to leave, I would go to a calmer and less destroyed place, a place where I could refine these bones with the metals I possess.

The Chaos Bringer has proven to be a hindrance, his power grows too fast and he has proven to be too unpredictable, he has been able to escape our plans more than once and was able to escape Urak's pursuit, I cannot be sure if Mavor's plan will succeed and even if it does, I can no longer completely trust the Anomalous Armor, it has stuck in enemy hands long enough to be compromised by his powers.

I will let those two continue with our original plans while I focus on this plan, if one of us succeeds it will be perfect.

"The bones of a Divine Dragon that is marked by the Anomalous powers based on destruction..." (me)

"Innovation comes from the risks we take..." (me)

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Pov Zenos:

It's been an hour since I woke up from my trance, everyone was still meditating with Auras that look like each hand fits into the surrounding environment, it seems like it won't be much longer.

I look at my wings, the 3 pairs of wings were still there and I was able to move them normally, my Law power seemed to move through it more easily than through the rest of my body, now I only let a part of the Law power move through the wings in its own flow of energy separate from the rest, I'll use this reduced power here avoiding my power flow mainly passing through the wings again to prevent the emergence of the 5 wall wings again.

"Do you think they noticed the difference between my wings and theirs?" (me)

"Wings different from the standard are rare, but not unique, so you'll draw a little attention, yet the difference will be imperceptible to anyone who isn't a Level 4 Ascendant leader." (Davoth)

"They know my face and my Aura, I've faced many Level 3 Ascendants, I need to change a little." (me)

I start by changing the structure of my body, I wanted to look more adult, but I couldn't, the curse of that title my mother gave me in the past marked my Soul permanently.

But I still managed to make changes, my face changes to more androgynous features, my hair changes to black while I black it behind, then finally I change my Aura to something more tyrannical focusing only on the dominance aspects that I have.

While using this Aura with more tyrannical aspects externally, I withdraw my Aura into my body, that was the most I could do.

"How do I look?" (me)

"Your control over your body and Aura was incredible, it seemed natural, it should be able to fool most, those of equal strength won't be able to see very deep into your Aura, but those stronger can perceive your true Aura further down trapped in your body." (Davoth)

"That will do." (me)

With that done, I went back to talking to Davoth while I waited for the others, he explained to me about the Ascendant customs, something I needed to know to pass myself off as one of them.

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2 hours later.

Selfish for a few more hours the last person opened their eyes, it was Akatosh, he looked almost angry when he opened his eyes, he clearly didn't like holding back or controlling himself the way he was doing, it goes against his Dragon instincts, I can understand that very well.

My Divine Beasts also awoke, with part of my Law power now in them, they all had 2 pairs of Ascendant wings on their backs, my Saints were the same, having 2 pairs of wings, while my Heralds wore full body armor, with 2 pairs of wings being the only ones different to pass themselves off as Ascendant Knights.

Davoth advised us to have one of us serve as a squad leader, as a troop commander, and I was chosen for this because I was the best at passing myself off as an Ascendant. All the others would be considered subordinates under my leadership, so other Ascendants could not order them around.

Only the 3 leaders could do this, this rigid structure of a completely military government would be perfect for us, giving us some space to move.

With everyone now ready, Davoth led everyone out of those ruins and what we saw when we left was a forest, a blue sky with a sun above, close to disappearing on the horizon, it was late afternoon with some clouds hovering in the sky.

But seeing this 'natural' landscape, no one was happy, everyone could see the anomalies, the shapes of the trees were all angular, the clouds did not spread naturally but rather artificially, even the sunlight felt strange touching our skin.

As natural as it all seemed, it was an amalgam of abnormalities, there was nothing pleasant about seeing all of this, it was disgusting like seeing a monstrosity posing as a person, the way it was there, but it was so artificial and wrong to the other senses that it was unnerving to see, it seemed like everything was in the 'uncanny valley'.

"I thought I would be ready, but this..." (Mother)

"Every fiber of my being screams to devastate this place." (Akatosh)

"This is disgusting!" (Diana)

"It seems much worse than what I saw in the Ascendant's memories." (me)

"This is what the Ascendants seek, absolute control." (Davoth)

"They can't stand things like chance, luck or depending on situations... among many other things." (Davoth)

"They seek to have everything perfectly controlled, to control how and where the trees, flowers and plants grow, when they will bear fruit or bloom, how long they will live." (Davoth)

"Where the wind blows, where it will rain, the strength of the rain, the amount of rainwater and even the temperature of the sunlight." (Davoth)

"Everything is tightly controlled, they decide everything and that's how it should be, there is nothing outside their tyrannical control." (Davoth)

"This place is bad even for me, I feel that by corrupting this whole place I would end up improving everything instead of leaving it like this." (Hernoth)

"It's not far from the truth, this place is stagnant, such a controlled environment does not develop, there is no change without the unexpected." (Samara)

"They follow a logic that is contrary to Callidora's, she loves change, she embraces it and causes everything she can to generate more change, she is entertained by the endless transformations... am I not right, Miss Niryna?" (Samara)

"Yes, she is paying more attention than usual and I clearly feel her excitement, she wants to see what we are going to do as if she were watching a show." (Niryna)