Scene 0.0: Aetherial Sea, Time: Unknown, Age: Climax of the Ninth Umbral Calamity
???:
Am I…Dead Again…? If I am…Hades…? Venat…? Hythlodaeus…? Are you there?
Luminescence:
[Real Name: Unknown. Race: Dark Deity. Age: Unknown. Job Class: Unknown]
Sorry Runa-Chan, but you ain't fully dead yet!
Runa:
[Full Name: Runa Pendragon. Race: Au Ra (Xaela). Age: 20. Job Class: DRG (Max Lvl)]
(Shocked)
ARTEMIS!?!?!? DID YOU USE A FANTASIA TO LOOK LIKE A HYUR!?!?!?
Luminescence:
(Laughs)
Nonononono…I'm not your Love-Obsessed Childhood Friend that want to tied you up in bed and—
Runa:
(Furious, Blushing, Uses Weaponskill: Piercing Talon)
Luminescence:
(Uses Skill: Afterimage, Laughing)
Nice try! You better behave or you'll expect a spanking from Devil later!
(Sing-Song Voice, Evil Smile)
🎶 Devil Is Going To Spank Your Butt, Spank You On The Butt! 🎶
(Normal Voice)
But like I said, you ain't dead yet.
(Lady-Like Bow)
My name is Luminescence. What is the last thing you remember, my dear?
Runa:
(Annoyed, Calms Down)
Damn that High Seraph, Ultima. She was already down for the count, but then she went after Artemis and—
Luminescence:
Here you are. Sadly Ultima wasn't down for the count. She just set everything up to take you out so she can destroy the Source with no opposition. I know your sister, Nhaama and your childhood love—
Runa:
(Glare, Intense Glowing Red Eyes)
Artemis…Is NOT…My…Lover…
Luminescence:
Running away from the orphanage created by your parents because you couldn't bear that smooth milky white—
Runa:
(Blushing Intensely, Demonic Grow, Furious)
I am telling you to…
(Deep Voice, Nidhogg's Dark Aura, Dragon Language)
…STAY SILENT!!!
(Shocked, Calms Down, Covers Mouth)
Luminescence:
So, that's why you had to run away. The Curse of Nidhogg courses through your veins a lot stronger than your older sister. But…what would you say if I were to tell you that I know of a way to control those urges Nidhogg is imposing upon you?
Runa:
(Annoyed)
You are bluffing.
Luminescence:
No, I'm not. But it's going to take the retelling of your life from as far as Amaurot…before you earned the seat of Azem.
Runa:
If it is the only way for this curse to be under control, then go for it.
Luminescence:
I will also disclose how you and your older sister have been cursed by Nidhogg and you'll finally get along with your dad.
Runa:
I do want to know about how and why we were cursed by Nidhogg, but me getting along with that deadbeat?
Luminescence:
(Thinking, Sighs)
Why is it that these characters have Daddy Issues? Oh, Wait…A good number of these characters were based on me. I should be pissed off at my Hubby to no end for that but…
(Love-Sick Fidgeting)
…I can't stay mad at him! Maybe in our youth I might have bonked him one right in the kisser, but I can't do that to his perfect face anymore…
Runa:
(Notices Luminescence Acting Odd, Thinking)
She looks like a Hyur Version of Artemis and weirdly enough, acts like Artemis, but in a way, this "Luminescence" is a lot darker than Artemis. I wonder…I know I am one of the many reincarnations of Azem just like Ardbert. I wonder what this woman will show me. For some reason…I have a bad feeling about this. I hope she does not show me having a romantic fling with Hades if I was originally a Female. Or with Venat if I was a Male. I would not mind being in one with Hythlodaeus, but I get the feeling he never saw me in that way if I was originally a Female. I get the feeling I was Originally Male if Ardbert and the other Warriors of Light I met are of any indication to go by.
Luminescence:
(Out Loud)
Anyhoo! Whatever we learn from this you get to choose 1 of 2 fates: Either return to the Source and save everyone like you always have or 2 – reunite with Venat, Hythlodaeus and Hades in the Aetherial Sea.
Runa:
(Out Loud)
Let us do this.
Luminescence raises her hand and snaps her fingers in the same manner as Hades, better known as Emet-Selch as the are transported to Amaurot where Runa is shock on what she sees…
The End…
To Be Continued In Chapter 1:
My Life As An Ancient (♀)