The Arcane Guardians Chapter 53: Chapter 49: You Are A Hero

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Fun Fact: Metas are naturally resistant to the effects of reality warping, thanks to the unstable reality in their bodies. However, they are not completely immune and will not be able to resist it fully if the warping is powerful enough. ~ ~ ~ Felix found himself in the Guardian Council Headquarters again, except that it was in black and white this time. His psychic senses flared with apprehension. Of all the minds he touched, he had never been in an environment with such potent negative energy before. The source of Gaius’s pain had completely consumed his psyche. “Gaius, I’m so sorry…” Felix looked around him. “I never knew— I should’ve been there for you.” A jolt of electricity struck his back without warning. Felix yelped in pain, swinging around. His mouth fell open in shock. Cosmo Benedictus? “Such a foolish boy…” A black and white version of Surone’s ex-President hovered in front of him, lightning magic charging in his hands. “No wonder your parents abandoned you.” Felix flipped frantically, dodging the lightning bolts raining all around him. He wasn’t anywhere near full power in this mindscape, so he couldn’t afford to be careless here. Electrokinetic energy blossomed from his fingertips as he caught another lightning bolt hurtling towards him. With a small hiss, he chucked it back at the Grand Mage. The lightning bolt struck Benedictus squarely in the chest, but he only laughed maniacally in response. Felix took a few steps forward, only for the apparition to grin into the surrounding darkness. The ground burst open as a huge explosion threw him into the air. Felix caught himself before he could tumble further. “You’re not going anywhere, kid,” an unfamiliar man snarled as he rose from the hole in the ground. “You can’t even beat me. How’re you going to save your parents?” More sparks crackled around his fingertips, but Felix was losing patience quickly. With a single swish of his wrist, he telekinetically ripped that apparition in half. No need to hold back in here if they weren’t real. Sinister laughter rang out as Benedictus appeared again, along with an army of people led by an unfamiliar man, whose eyes were glowing green. Felix’s eyes burned a fierce pink as he steeled himself for the tough fight ahead— Light blinded him as a huge explosion rang out all of a sudden. Felix opened his eyes slowly. The Guardian Council Headquarters was devoid of enemies now, although it was covered in the new corrupted energy tendrils that Gaius had been using lately. He narrowed his eyes; the metaphor was obvious. The corrupted magic’s power was the answer to all his enemies. His surroundings shifted, and Felix found himself in a cabin that seemed to extend forever. Recognition sparked in him. He was in Gaius’s house now, although it looked as though it had been stretched out endlessly. “Dammit, this isn’t real,” Felix muttered. “How do I get him to see it? How do I get to the root of his pain?” “What’s real… is fear. ” “Who said that—” He choked as a cold hand seized his neck and tossed him onto the ground. Felix rolled to his feet, psychic energy flooding his veins. Faceless bodies rose from the ground as though they were raised by some necromancer. They lunged at him. “You’re just a lonely little boy, so terrified of facing the world. Terrified of failing his family. Terrified of being abandoned by his friends.” Felix fought like a possessed wild animal, throwing out psionic blast after psionic blast. These apparitions weren’t the toughest opponents he had to face, but they had numbers on their side. With every one he cut down, two more rose in their place. “So much doubt… So much dread… So much pain. ” Felix’s movements slowed. Some hits got through his defences. Bloody hell, these enemies were beginning to feel endless. “Dammit, Gaius. You just don’t get it.” Warlock Vulcan’s silhouette materialised out of nowhere. “I mean, I really tried making you a hero. Hell, even Cybele tried her best. But all you’ve done is let us down.