The Crimson Magister Chapter 1: V1-C1: Deicide

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The Supreme God’s form cracked under the weight of Aqua’s [Crimson Fire]. Once, he had been the undisputed ruler of the world, the dominator of lesser gods and all living things. Now he was a cracked shell fighting for survival. Since childhood, he had taken everything from Aqua: her family, her teachers, and finally her entire kind. Why? For mere lust. Aqua had been meant to become another ornament in his collection. Another mortal woman chained, used, and discarded. Instead, she became his executioner. However, like many before him, the god had fallen to hubris. The moment he had disturbed the balance of life, he had drawn the ire of the world itself. A world soul, dwarfing even him. His attempts at subjugating the soul were for naught. After all, Sun God was the most powerful entity that Aqua knew. "Even the sun will bend the knee, is that what you used to say, Tyrant ?!" she shouted, mocking the cruel god. His old human visage dispersed, revealing a titan of divinity. He who hoarded the power, consuming all nascent gods, found himself alone and at the mercy of Sun God’s champion. The power of divinity coalesced in front of him, and after a moment of silence, a massive wave of power crashed into her [Temporal Barrier]. The cobweb of cracks spread over the bronze barrier before shattering and reducing defenseless Aqua to dust. However, the scene did not bring the supreme tyrant any pleasure. A spectral clock of [Altered Time] ticked back, returning Aqua to her pristine state. There was nothing a mere god, no matter how powerful, could do to her now. While the power of time was something she seldom used, it was necessary against someone as powerful as the supreme deity of her world. She was no longer weak, nor was she helpless. For centuries, Aqua was on the run, escaping and living like a feral animal each time her shelter was destroyed by his forces. Her teeth gritted. "You will never again take anything from me, oh no. This time, I will be the one to take everything from you!" she shouted, and the Crimson Fire turned black, consuming the god, shrinking him to the level of a large human. You insignificant gnat, you could have been my slave like all mortals are, but instead chose to fight your ruler. Let me show you the error of your ways. His voice echoed through the divine palace. "You took Umbra from me!" She opened a portal, redirecting the blast of divinity back into the god. "You took my family! Death will be too good for you!" Each time Black Flame touched him, his divinity grew dimmer. The Black Flame was not mere fire. It devoured everything it touched, even divinity. Each strike of black flame empowered Aqua further, granting her access to the divinity, yet the consumed essence seeped into her very being. She carried divinity inside her, cursing her with godhood. However, she could not afford to dwell on such a curse. Once the Supreme Parasite had been dealt with, she would burn herself, leaving the world pure of all that was divine. Her blazing wings unfurled, and with a single flap, she broke through the roof of the ethereal palace. She raised her hands toward the sky, and a crimson circle appeared over the realm of divinity. The power to end worlds was about to descend and free her, at long last, from the supreme trash. "I will not be a slave!" she shouted, and then the world shuddered. A pillar of crimson fire, hotter than ten thousand suns, erased the palace. However, "the most powerful god" was not an empty title. He truly stood above all divinity. While gravely injured, and his divine realm battered and burned like the mortal world outside it, he still stood tall. I no longer care to preserve what I once desired. You were meant to kneel beautifully among my possessions. Now even that mercy is wasted on you. His words made her face contort in disgust. Sun God was right, reorigination of the world and the divine realm was the only way. This disgusting parasite is unforgivable. She weaved through attacks of