Niko’s Nexus: The Cries Of Chaos Chapter 12: Adventure 9: Proliferation Of The Mind

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Blue blood scattered like fresh paint from a bucket, bursting across the ground in every direction. Spilling out into pools until they too overflow and pour down the mountain side, drying as fast as they fall. Forming a twisted chain in death to the purple eyes gone black that severed their fate. As they lock onto their next victim with severed bones in hand, ready to snuff out its light… “That’s it! Don’t just let your attacks flow without direction, think though every strike and how It’ll connect to the next! If you don’t and I strike you down don’t be vexed!” Spinning the edge of his blade around the tip of mine, he split the impact of my slash and added it onto his own as his blade climbed down mines so fast smoke came off its edge. As I dodged by the skin of my teeth as the hilt just barely knocked it up, softening the blow just enough for me to bob my head back and back out of the way. “Effortlessly blocking me while you talk like that, I’m gonna be mad either way! You’re not even trying to hide that you’re holding back dad!” I’ll listen carefully to what dad said then seize my opportunity to land an attack. But I can’t help but wonder just how strong are you if you hit me this hard when you’re barely fighting back? Its annoying that you won’t even try but just thinking about it makes me glad you’re holding back- I drifted off for a second too long and he lowered two fingers somehow dragging my body forward without reason before it shot back and crashed into the trees. Fuck. I took my eyes off him for a second and his entire presence changed. This overwhelming pressure must be what its like when he turns up the heat. It’s so strong I can’t even move forward! No, that doesn’t change much. He’d push me back no matter how close I tried to get it so I’m better off pinned to this tree. “You asked for more so I’ll need the same back. Pay close attention to what I do here Iramo, It’ll become one of your most powerful abilities as you continue your journey and it will grow as you do. And if you use it right it can evolve beyond all limits, just like you.” Strong winds gathered around me as I heard his words but saw dark skies and dried blood across the ground as I sat before a beast who had broke his cage. Circling around me with no end as it clouded my eyes, staring back at me as it reached out for my face and I reluctantly pulled back. “So long as you never set a limit to what’s possible, there’s nothing you can’t do.” I felt a rush of panic set in as I stretched my hands out towards beast and we both touched hand, sharing the same bloody stain. “So be honest with yourself son…” Its eyes stared back into mine with a wicked intensity as it let out a maddening laugh. …is fighting it really worth the pain?" I pulled my hands back as hard as I could to shake it off and fell back into the field, hitting my head against a tree. “Embrace your truth as you can handle it and in time it will set free.” I couldn’t recognize it before but could that thing be me? Dad’s never told a lie but its not possible, there’s nothing in it I can see! NO! No. I need to calm down I can only control what I understand and for now that means and me alone. I can’t change anything pass my hands so I’ll raise them to the sky and embrace the breeze. “I’m feeling better already but I gotta sneeze!” I nearly took myself out as my body shot past the trees, carried by the breeze that grew softer and softer the more I embraced it until I was lying flat in the sky, looking up at the stars. With the once wild winds that pushed me, gently wrapped around me like a cradle. Holding me up as the clouds shifted in my eyes. “You didn’t tell me it was this beautiful dad… The swirling animus filling the sky. Every drop shines like stars!” It was such a clear distinction that even through the cluster of radiance wrapped around my father, I could make out his shape down to the smile spread across his face. “That’s because you attract everything! Your nature is a storm that gui