Elijah had inscribed the circles masterfully. The problem was how to activate them since he was not Ka and did not know chants or rituals. Fortunately, magic circles, as beautiful geometric patterns they were, had become his kind of thing. He knew another way to activate magic circles of demonic nature. They would need sufficient sacrifice.
The monster distribution in Holy Wars was made to resemble an ecosystem. It was not natural, but this distribution meant that weak monsters always existed besides the strong ones. Fear Domination once again showed its power. Controlling a few weak mobs he made them provoke the strong ones. He could not choose from one type of monster otherwise the chances were high that his plan would backfire.
He tried to choose monsters that seemed enemies, either based on the species or elements they were made of. This guesswork was not the brightest idea but it was all he had. He led strong monsters of different types to gather above the seal where he had drawn magic circles. He used a few incantations of fear and nightmare to incite more conflict and the show started. He had assumed he would be bored as he watched the monsters fight each other since he never was the type to enjoy those shows. However, it turned out something was fascinating about watching fights between a giant fire wolf and a frost polar bear.
In the middle of the fight, the blood spilt activated the magic circle. A beholder appeared and the monsters suddenly found themselves a common enemy. Unfortunately for them, as they fought the first one, the second one was summoned and soon there were 10 beholders. Even Elijah had to stop to look at this tangled mess of blood, gore, numerous tentacles, and 10 eyes he had caused. He was admittedly disgusted a little but was waiting if the idea would work or if he had done all this for nothing.
The messy entangled beholders suddenly stilled. They separated from each other. Then they each slowly moved to a position in the seal. When they had found the coordination they were looking for, they suddenly laid down. Spreading their tentacles straight they became flat with their single eyes looking straight at the sky. They each strangely resembled a sun or star drawing. Their eyes changed colors like the effect signaling their laser attack. They each shoot a laser to the sky. Then they started doing something he could only describe as recalibration. They slowly changed the direction of their laser eye skill to a single convergence point. The sky split and he received a notification. In the sky, a rift slowly opened and a single eye opened. The eye rotated taking everything, they focused on him briefly before turning to the seal. A hoarse voice sounded.
“Hell was sealed by your ancestors, evil nascent one. You live up to your race name. You summoned a named demon on the divine realm, a sin grave indeed. Why have you summoned me right above the golden gate sealed long ago” said the eye.
“I have summoned you to unlock the seal,” said Elijah annoyed. It was obvious what he wanted, the eye was still looking at the seal. He hated fantasy beings with wisdom themes. They always tended to state the obvious.
“Hm… The Golden Gate has been a long time since it was sealed. It was sealed by a divine being far greater than me. This seal is impossible to be sealed by beings such as you and I. However we may be able to let you access hell, as that is your real purpose, isn’t it? Young one, a great demon is many things but divine is not one of them. We arose from the corpse of the great chaos. Your kind usually looks down at us. You consider us to be a form of divine creature you create as the guardian to your territories and companions but corrupted and fallen. To unseal this divine flame is needed and great power. I can provide the power but the rest is yours. When the seal glows you need to connect your divine flame to the golden gate sealed below. Henceforth you shall be capable of traversing to hell. Unfortunately, I can not maintain this rift for long. I shall start, it will be up to you whether you succeed.” said the eye.
The eye in the sky started glowing and blasted the seal. The seal slowly started to gain color. Elijah was not good with these types of situations. He had little time and before he could contemplate the conversation he needed to find a way to connect his divine flame to something. Otherwise when it was the time, the time-limited event he had spent hours of his in-game time would be meaningless.The author''s content has been appropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon.
The seal was nearly fully colored. The land of volley was becoming a little transparent and in the depth of land appeared an ethereal gate. Elijah’s time was coming to an end, He had started walking back and forth stressed. He had checked the menu for anything new to no avail. The notification was just him gaining titles.
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Nyarlathotep, in an unexpected action, you summoned a named demon to the divine realm, marking you as a few who dared to sin to uncover the ancient truths. You have gained the title, Forbidden Seeker.
You have continuously summoned demons in mortal and divine realms. You have gained the title, Demonologist.
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He could not bother to check the titles'' descriptions, the time was beginning to end. The seal had already started to glow a little. He forcefully calmed himself down. He summoned the Necronomicon the only thing he had related to divine flame. He had decided that even if this event was bound to be a failure it did not mean he would not try one last time. As the seal glowed in splendor and the golden gate was fully visible. He controlled the Necronomicon to fly and touch the golden gate.
The rift in the sky was closed and the gate was slowly vanishing from sight. He thought he had failed. He clenched his fist. He had wanted to do something. He wanted to create an advantage but had wasted game hours. The world for a second seemed bleak like before Holy Wars. A monotonous black-and-white world. People who did not know what they wanted. Who did not know themselves? He, who despite being hailed a genius continuously was proven not to be. He did not tell others but it was hard at Oxford. Students gained marks through the professor liking them, and the TA liking them. He, however, had no friends, was not good at personal relationships, was somewhat disliked because of challenging the professors, and had to try very hard for a mediocre grade because he had to do a four-person project alone. Despite the outside world praising their beautiful future, the professors told them there was no such dream. They had to work for it themselves.
He had once read humans in the face of death seek immortality. Immortality, not in the Chinese mythology sense but through two normal ways. One was having children and having them continue their bloodline. It made sense considering despite the independence encouraged for children today parents tended to push their wishes on their children. His father was just one.
The second way to attain immortality was something he wanted but was beginning to suspect he fell short. It was to leave your name in the annals of history. Elijah wanted to be one of them but failed at producing the genius. He failed to break through anything, he was only good at understanding. Holy Wars did not change his life but his brother standing up for him, and having a shared thing with his siblings was his way to see if he could for once in his life understand familial affection. For once the monotonous world be colorful. He was failing, he knew. The evil god theme did not have the potential for long. People inherently did not like these brutal depictions. It would not be unique either unless they were the best at it. Unless they could rival a pro team they could not make results satisfactory.
He knew he was being moody but he sat on a stone and watched the strangely ethereal scenery. After some time he willed Necronomicon to return to him. As long as Necronomicon touched his hand he received a notification.
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Congratulations, Nyarlathotep you have connected your divinity with the golden gate. You can freely traverse between realms of divine and hell currently. Deepen your connection to access more realms.
You have gained the skill Divine Gate.
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Elijah suddenly had the urge to cry knowing no one was there. He cried. His emotional episode was behind him and tears were wiped. He stood up. He was back to himself the cold genius with a smirk. No one needed to know this humiliating episode. He did not know but this was where he vowed someday he would be among those people he could be vulnerable with. He did not know that he would make it a reality and that Delilah and Mike would be among those.
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Divine Gate (1 / 5)
You can open a gate to other realms. You currently have access to healing and the divine realm.
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Forbidden Seeker
You are weak to the allure of the knowledge hidden. You are invincible in uncovering it and turning mystery into your power. You have a higher chance of discovering forbidden knowledge. You know intuitively where to find it be it among people or books.
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Demonologist
Your dealings with demons have made you a master in wielding them to your desire. You have an easier time finding knowledge about demons and demonic creatures. You are less likely to lose a deal with a demon since you have an intuitive understanding of them.
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