Way of the Knights

Chapter 862: Geezer

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That aura was unmistakable. 

It felt very familiar to Raven, especially considering the fact that he had the same aura before. 

It was Cosmic Energy, the very product of Geezer's hard work and research, the result of combining the holy trinity – Body, Mind and Energy. 

Geezer's Cosmic Energy felt pure. It was heavy and silky. It feels slightly different from Raven but they're the same at their core. 

There's no mistaking it. This one was indeed Geezer. 

Raven finally saw him for the first time. However, instead of feeling happy, Raven felt quite apprehensive. 

Just from a single glance alone, Raven could tell that Geezer's condition isn't good. He's barely hanging on to his life. He had lost so much blood and his aura felt weak like a candle nearing the end of its lifespan. 

He has to do something and he has to do it quick, otherwise Geezer will die. 

'Killing these Abyssals wouldn't be good.' Raven mused to himself as he flew closer to the ship. 'If they're like the Devil Emperor and its minions, then they would surely have a Life Jade back at the main ship. If I killed them, the main force of the Abyssals would be alarmed by my deed, that will bring them earlier and closer to the Divine Realm. We can't have that.'

'Restraining them is the move here.' Raven thought, 'But unlike the Devil Emperor who has been imprisoned for so long and greatly weakened by the time I met it. These group are still at the peak of their strength. I have to be careful with this.' 

While ideas ran through Raven's mind, he left a part of his consciousness to pay attention to Geezer's condition. He couldn't help but grimace at the sight of his master. 

He wouldn't call it falling from grace. Geezer has never been one to care about his reputation anyways, he just pursued his goal with fervent ardor. Still, his condition was terrible. Raven doesn't have an idea how he ended-up here. 

It might be because he was chased out by his enemies out of the Divine Realm but it could also be that he decided to go out himself and he just got caught by the Abyssals. 

This isn't the time to speculate about that though, he needs to move as soon as possible. 

Thankfully, despite the Abyssals being strong and a little bit difficult to handle, Raven still has a way to deal with them. 

After all, there's nothing his seals couldn't do. 

The moment the ship appeared on Raven's vision, he started bombarding them with his own attacks.  action

First, a huge sphere that trapped the entire ship appeared out of nowhere. 

The Abyssals on the ship discovered it pretty quickly and they flew out of the ship, which was a bad move since that's what Raven was expecting them to do. 

Next, runic circles appeared out of thin air at their feet. Then, several chains bound their movements. Each chain lock was covered with potent seals that thoroughly suppressed the Abyssals. 

Raven saw them struggling from their hold, rearing up their mouths and rousing the gaping void in their chest to activity. Raven's eyes flashed with a cold light, with a wave of his scepter, he threw out several seals which landed squarely at the void of their chest. 

A mixture of dark gold and silver was emitted by the seal, then by the time the light dimmed, the abyssals found themselves thoroughly sealed. 

Nobody could move a muscle, they can't even look around freely. They were frozen and chained where they stood, unable to take a single step forward. 

And because Raven is Raven, he had to make sure that these abyssals won't be able to get rid of their shackles. 

He piled up at least ten more layers of seals on their body, mind and spirit. Thoroughly taking away everything they have, reducing them into nothing but endless supplies of power should Raven needs some. 

Giving his work a final glance, he retracted the scepter to his consciousness and clapped his hand. A relieve smile appeared on his lips as he kept all the abyssals at the control room of the ship before he flew towards Geezer's side like a streak of light. 

Raven appeared before the delirious Geezer, he knelt down and touched him. He hesitantly shook his body a bit while calling out:

"Master? Master? Hey, it's me. Can you hear me?" 

"…hah…" 

Raven flinched as Geezer only responded with a pain wheeze. 

"…trying…new trick now? I-it…hah…it's not going to work…I…I won't tell you…bitches…anything…go the fuck…away…fuck off!" 

Raven shook his head and felt his heart aching for the old man. He didn't know if he should be thankful for the old man's stubbornness or not but he admired the persistent will of his. 

He clapped his hands and a several seals poured out of his body. A benevolent aura rose from Raven's body as he touched Geezer's head. 

Rousing the aspect of Chaos within his heart, he invoked his right as the representative of Chaos. 

"I, Divine Knight of Chaos, call upon my chosen Divinity. Heed my call, O Benevolent Chaos. Heal and Protect this man from the persistent gnawing of the foreign Will of Evil."

As words fell from his mouth, numerous wisps of Chaos flew out of his palms and penetrated Geezer's skull. 

Raven pulled back his hand and used his ocular technique to observe the condition of his Master. He sighed in relief when he saw that his method seems to be working. 

Raven already has a clue of what's going on with Geezer. 

The Abyssals were trying to turn him to their puppet, which was bad news altogether. Geezer knows of the existence of the Divine Realm. He also knows where it is. They were planning on taking advantage of that by turning him into a mindless puppet. 

Thanks to Geezer's firm will though, he managed to delay the erosion of his mind long enough for Raven to find him. 

If it went according to Geezer's wishes, he'd choose to die instead of being trapped here. Unfortunately, the Abyssals had taken away that option for him. They won't let him kill himself without squeezing every last drop of use he has. 

That somehow helped, whether Raven liked to admit it or not. It's because of their greed and persistence that he managed to catch-up with them. 

Still, what Raven did just now was far from enough. He could tell that Geezer's condition improved from what he did but he needs more to truly save him. 

Therefore, Raven didn't hesitate to conjured most of his seals, forming numerous complex arrays that will help Geezer to recover from this long trauma. 

As he busied himself with the arrays, Geezer was feeling rather sublime. 

He hasn't felt this better for a long time that he's starting to doubt it. He didn't believe that this comfort was real and treated is a trap used to lower his defenses. But then again, he felt something so familiar that it made him second guess everything. 

Geezer felt the thrum of Chaos and the presence of his 9th Heir. 

As much as he would like to think that this is impossible, all clues lead him to believe that it was real. The Abyssals never knew the existence of his heir. In fact, he hasn't told them anything relevant throughout the entire time that he was captured. Yet the presence was close. It's there and it won't go away. 

The next thing he knew, he felt like he was soaked in a warm spring of water. A sensation long lost to him. He couldn't help but release a comfortable groan due to the pleasant sensation he's feeling. 

All this caused Geezer to be apprehensive, not because it was pleasant but because he's liking it. He had been tortured for so long that he was closed to falling apart. If this was the last trick they'll use to completely break, he might just cave-in. 

But then again, what if it's real? 

Using what remains of his energy, Geezer groaned and raised his head. That by itself was an arduous task, opening his eyes was even harder. Still, he didn't regret any of it since the fresh face of his very young heir greeted him. 

"Oh my…" Geezer wheezed and felt a warm current passing through his veins. A wry smile appeared on his face. He could hear his heir talking to him but all he heard was a drowned out sound. 

"…it's really…whew…is it really you?"

Geezer saw his heir nodding at him. An expression of worry was plastered on his youthful face. 

"My, my…how you've…grown…how long…has it been?" 

"Long enough, Old Man. Now stop talking and let me do the rest. Sleep now." 

That's what Raven said but again Geezer only heard a drowned out sound of his voice. 

"B-be careful, Lad…t-they're coming…they're near…run away… and…and prepare for the worst…if you can, escape and…don't look…back…" 

This was all Geezer could say before his consciousness couldn't take it anymore and he blacked out.

"Master!!"