Ascension of the Nephilim

The Okto-Khefali was enjoying the power of the Code. The Celestial Code kept drawing and creating the energy of Fire, Wind, Water, Earth, and Ice. The energy was potent that the Okto-Khefali was even able to start drawing out to create his own body and live!

But the body he created with the Celestial Code turned on and attacked him!

"No!" The Okto-Khefali roared. He could never imagine the events in the Unrecorded Pages and didn't know that Kyros was the last person the Celestial Code called master.

The elements betrayed the Okto-Khefali.

With the pain the Okto-Khefali felt, he failed to notice the booms approaching.

The power of Brimstone purged through almost every form of magic. And so, Histerion didn't have any means to communicate or control beings. So he left it to the Brimstone Generals to handle it. But now, all the mighty Brimstone General became the three allies by his side.

There was no other being left to command the Brimstone. And so, the Okto-Khefali was the being that was assigned to defend and fight if a desperate army would be sent to attack.

The armies of the Highlands had abandoned their walls and marched for war. But now, they had a massive being that carried them.

Several gigantic trees that were as tall as the mountain began to walk. These were the World Wood Trees that were given life!

Listrel and Gradius stood at the peak of the largest tree and could see the Brimstone Army in front that was now moving towards them.

"All that Brimstone, huh?" Lea smiled. She and Rachel appeared at the side as they glanced at the army that covered all earth before them. Brimstone after Brimstone that covered empty mountains.

"But not a being that took the real form of our fathers. They must be with Lord Kyros." Listrel sighed.

"How many millions are there? It will feel like we are set for an endless battle!

"Well, we are not on our own." Gradius smiled as seven gigantic World Wood Trees had grown arms and legs and marched towards the Brimstone beasts.

"The will of Yggdrasil. You communed with it and mastered the true powers of the Dryad. Far stronger than the elves could. I can't imagine how I could beat you now if we fought in the real timeline." Lea smiled.

"You have all of the Dark Sea to command Lea. Should we return and becomes enemies, I can't wait to fight a more glorious battle with you." Listrel chuckled.

Gradius and Rachel glanced at each other but said nothing.

"Why are you two reacting like that?"

"Well... Now that we know this isn't the real world... it's scary. What will it be when we go back there where our races still fight?"

"Oh? It's as if you're confident that we will get out of this world."

"We are commanding a massive tree that surpasses even Crowns in power! It's very hard for me not to have any hope!" Gradius chuckled.

"A punch from these massive mountains would be like a punch of a Conqueror!"

"Which is very weak... I could create such damage with my fist at my former peak. If I go home, I wonder? Would my strikes match a Cherubim?"

"In the real world, where all the Codes and Corruption return, I think I can make this tree kill a Celestial! Wanna have a go when we get back?" Listrel laughed.

"I feel sad. The brimstone power to attack these trees is enough to kill them!" Gradius sighed.

"Of course, it is likely enough, my friends..." Calaminus spoke slowly.

"Likely enough that we are going to our doom! the last march of the Ents!"

"..." The three ladies rolled their eyes. They spent an entire day in accelerated time listening to the odd epic.

"Please shut up. I don't want to hear anything about that ever again." Lea commanded.

"Have we listened to the same story? I loved it!" Gradius declared with obsession.

"I think it was awesome!"

"Whatever. Command the men. We are going to fight now!" Listrel ordered.

"Alright! I wanted to make the last shout!" Gradius flew to the great heavens.

"Men of the world! We have learned of the treacherous truth that this world is ending! But hope has come! Though we fight against Oblivion and Histerion, we have our ally, the Nephilim! Neither fire, brimstone, or oblivion shall defeat us! Our memories of this day shall remain! We will remember the glory of today! For this is the day, we challenge a god and a fallen far stronger than who we know and best them in battle! So we ride! We ride!"

"Ride?" Rachel frowned at the odd choice of her husband.

But Calaminus knew better.

"Say it, kid. Say it! You know the words!"

"So arise! Arise, Riders of Gradius! Fell deeds awake, fire, slaughter, and Brimstone! Spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered, a sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises! So ride now! Ride to ruin...!"

"He's gonna say it..." Calaminus was trembling in joy as the words fit the scenario.

"...and the world's ending!" Gradius roared.

The armies of the Highlands roared as they heard and felt empowered by the speech of the Gradius.

The battle to reclaim the lands of the Omega Kingdom had begun!

As the battles raged, a trembling remained as the Okto-Khefali continued to battle Kyros.

Histerion chuckled as he saw the trembling and heard the pained shouts of Lanthanou echoing all over the place.

Lanthanou was already fighting the power of a goddess that desired to be remembered, and now, it was as if he was fighting against a god.

"Do you feel it, Lanthanou? Do you sense it, Histerion?"

"The power of Fate! It's being born through you!" Histerion smiled.

"What an ingenious plot! Now I understand Beginning's plan! She worked with Fate and Wisdom to bring you here so that the power of Fate will be brought in the Unrecorded Pages through the power of Mysterion."

"I don't know what the real plan is, though. I believe, however, that whatever I left with Listrel will be the ace that will help me help you remember. The very deal we struck should be part of Beginning's plan."

The power of Fate began to appear, and even the Okto-Khefali, who now had a half-life, could sense it.

"No! You! You're turning me into a being of Fate!" The Okto-Khefali resisted.

But the power of Kyros's control over the Celestial Code and his understanding of how to use it has amplified his uses of it.

Kyros was now more efficient in wielding the power of the Code. Finally, Kyros was reaching the peak of his might.

Histerion didn't attack and waited.

"Not bad. How did you do it?"

"A certain idiot is living in the Code of Daradiel. That Code still seems to have treated me as its master in this universe. I never managed to commune with it until now. When I am close to it, I summoned a vast amount of energy, and it responded and sent me its energy."

"Ah! I took that Okto-Khefali and made it eat the Celestial Code because it is one of the beings that can exist in this realm. He could be my companion and pet if he was born with a Brimstone Head. But I never thought that my random whim would bite me back." Histerion chuckled.

"No. It wasn't your whim. It is Beginning's plan. A True Neutral who was tortured and turned with the power of Necros. The very same Corruption that Lea's father right there was named. If Fate had Fated Daradiel to die in this world, she knew that bringing the Cores of the Okto-Khefali would turn into this specific scenario. And it's by this that I can fight." Kyros smiled.

"I hope you're saving some of your aces to fight Lanthanou... Let's have a good match, Nephilim! I look forward to your victory! I want to remember!" Histerion smiled as he charged forward.

"Breveros! Pick two and have the army fight them! I'll take care of the other two!" Kyros ordered and began to harness the power of the Celestial Code.

"Men! Assume our formation! We face the kings of the High and the Hell!"

Kyros wielded his sword and charged toward Histerion as his two Prime Clones appeared and headed for Bolerax Hiwind, the Eldrich Emperor.