The Arcane Guardians Chapter 83: Chapter 77: Restitution

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It was hopeless. He had fucked up. He had utterly, irrevocably fucked everything up. Orpheus had won. His world was going to remain dead. Marcia’s fate was still unknown. And he had made this whole bloody trip all for nothing. If he still had hands, he would’ve broken them punching something hard over and over again. He wanted to hurt someone, and he knew who. But he was a pointless target for his frustration. He didn’t fight back, he couldn’t scream. He didn’t exist. Not anymore. But another part of him wept for him to stay still, to repent for all his mistakes in silence. As much as he didn’t mean to, it was still his fault that Orpheus was tortured in hell for eighteen years. These were the consequences of his actions, no matter how much he regretted them. Felix’s anger at himself fizzled out like a firecracker in the rain. This was no time to whine and wail about his circumstances. Marcia still needed him to stand up and pull her out of the quagmire he put her in. He still needed to save himself. He still needed to save him . Screw it all. He’d have his penance after saving those he could. He’d come back to this place if he had to, after he’d smoothened his footprints on the multiverse. Then he’d settle his debt with his ex and end the pain once and for all. Felix churned his body uncomfortably, feeling the nothingness stick to him like a wet shirt. Orpheus’ revenge plan was executed almost to perfection, but it was exceedingly simple. And because of that, he had failed to consider several things. The man focused his attention on the tiny crack in this liminal space. It was too small for him to squeeze through, since his soul was not as thin as Orpheus’ back then. But he didn’t need to push himself in. Not when there was something on the other end that he could use to pull himself out. Exhaustion flooded Felix as he focused harder, grasping for the tiny aspect of his existence imprinted on the glowing flower. He concentrated even harder, feeling his psychic connection to the Euphrosyne Flower strengthening with every passing moment. He was so close… I have you. A pink point of light flashed in the nothingness as Felix pulled hard on the only tether connecting himself to the living world. It blinked a few more times, before soaring through the crack like water being sucked up through a straw. Light spun around the man as impossibly complicated patterns danced around him. Mutters buzzed all around; they were practically blaring in his ears, although he somehow still wasn’t able to make out a single word. Felix would’ve screamed if it wasn’t for the fact that he still had no mouth. The buzzing in his soul intensified as he felt himself lock onto a certain target. It was impossible to see where he was headed, considering he was probably travelling through some kind of celestial dimensional tunnel back to the living world. The colourful choreography of lights quickly meshed themselves into a single bright tunnel of white light as Felix felt the pull on his soul intensify sharply. And then there was darkness. ~ ~ ~ Felix couldn’t open his eyes this time, nor could he even move his head. Everything felt cramped for some reason. There was a soft, scraping noise as he willed his body to move, only to realise that he could not feel his muscles at all. He felt extremely weak, although his power was clearly still intact. And so the man focused his mind again, using his telekinesis to move his body instead. Wood crashed around him as he made his arms punched upwards. Or at least, that’s what his telekinetic senses had to tell him. He had somehow lost his sight, hearing, and smell at the same time. A small sense of understanding sparked into his mind as he recalled where he had placed the Euphrosyne Flower. Could it be…? Felix’s hands grasped the air where his head should be, but there was nothing. Bones scraped against each other as his fingers met each other. By the gods… He was possessing the body of Dictator Felix Pagonis. Felix foc