The Core of Evil
The Maledict of Corruption
'Really...!!'
'The embrace of anger...!!'
'Finally......'
'Finally you asked for my help...!!'
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I will not refuse this moment. So then...
Take me out of this place. Take me to a place where there's no one else to see
I'm fed up... My life is full of falsehoods...
"Aahaha!!!"
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"I finally saw your form, after we had only spoken through my mind"
And I used to think I was crazy. Then I got used to him talking, and now...
He's right in front of me...
As I floated in this space of consciousness without any time limit or space, I met him in person for the first time
"Your form is disgusting, I have to say"
The black wisps mixed red with a face that gave off a white light. It did not discuss his smile and how many drops he dropped from his body
"I have no form. Never does. I just took the perception of what my container was afraid of, and became their fear" He said, with his tone very resounding and hoarse
"You mean, I'm afraid of a lump of shapeless liquid?" I asked back
"Fear of something you don't know is valid, Azure. And that's your fear, also the trigger for my complete appearance before you right now"
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Azure...
"I'm not Azure"
That's... Not my name...
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"Hehe...!"
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"Aahaha! HAHAHAHA!!"
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Why her...?
Why is he laughing...?
"You? Not Azure? Then who are you, young boy~?"
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Oh, now he's mocking me...
Just like the others...
"Dead there"
"I've been dead 2 times, no more!"
"Then die a third time"
"Aahaha!!! If you've destroyed Astraus again, maybe I'll consider my third death!"
Again, he said
Yep. Astraus was destroyed not once, but 2 times by this savage creature and its allies
The Maledicts plundered, killed and destroyed every civilization they went through. Either it was for fun, or simply because they considered living beings other than themselves to be unimportant existences
Then there, after complete destruction, a deadly apocalypse, the 'God' will repeat the world again. And on and on, as long as Maledict keeps destroying this universe
That's because 'God' is the main cause of Maledict's emergence. They were an entity that created a creature called Malus, and made the Maledicts their leader
And they do it just because they're 'bored'
One very vile entity, and somehow every history book I read always referred to them as 'God'
And we... We're military personnel all over the universe...
We are fighting against them. A person, a person, or an entity we call 'God'. A creature that can be equated with the power of the creator entity that exists in fiction or religious works
"Can we stop thinking about the unimportant and move on to business?"
"You speak as if you know my mind..."
"I know what your mind is"
Ah yeah. Scientifically, he is me, and I am him. That fact will not change, even if we are the very opposite side
Like 2 sides in one coin
"I will only lend my body to you when someone I know or have met approaches. The rest, I will control" I told him
"Ooh~ Still trying to rule even though I've taken the form of hm~?"
"Just so you don't get out of control"
He just laughed. The Maledict of Corruption, which I had previously considered frightening, turned out to be able to laugh as if he was just an ordinary being
I can't say that laughter is good to hear. Precisely opposite. I hate that laugh
But he's the only place I can say something now. Pathetic right? It's just, I'm pretty sure he'll listen to me...
"alright. But I have to admit one thing, Azure"
"... What's?"
"You're the container I'm the hardest to control, for some reason"
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Wow, I'm recognized...
But really, admitted by the Maledict of Corruption itself, which is the principle of cheating that changes the rules of nature itself, is an achievement
And since I am him and he is me, I can recognize his honesty
Yep...
There's nothing more I can offer. I better be prepared to control it
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Ah, I forgot one thing
"Corruption"
"Hm? You calling me?"
"There are other people around us"
So, when you wake up...
"You must escape now from the situation that befell us. And about the people who might get in your way..."
'Kill them if you have to'
'How close am I to them'
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{{{ Back to present }}}
"Vanir, this area is already too dangerous"
"All right, I'll take you out"
Amitha was immediately grabbed by Vanir by his hand, and they disappeared from the room immediately before being hit by the Maledict of Corruption attack
They escaped...
And I can see everything right now, even though my body is not in control anymore
The Maledict of Corruption is in complete control of this body...
His strength is growing. And when my body started to make a loud roar, the explosion from the power of Corruption immediately covered the entire building in an instant
I was silent for a moment too. Or rather, I began to give complete control to the Maledict of Corruption, before he began to grin at being free
"Good! Nice work! This body is very light and easy to control!" He called
Hearing the thoughts he spoke using my body and voice disgusted me, but it was me who gave him control
Now he just needs to help me get out of this rotten life, find a new life. Or fuck life if no one wants to accept me
"Come! Give me your blood and screams!"
After he laughed out loud, he darted out along with every step of his making a sharp Corruption crystal
He continued running and running, until an Arcadia personnel who was desperate to enter to check even he found
He could not stand it so much that the man who begged for mercy for his life began to wrap his strength
Corruption had taken its first toll, and he mercilessly did not stop there, breaking the crystallized body of the man
And not just that one. Every time he saw someone, he killed them all. None were forgiven, and every crystallized body he mutilated was some part of it, as if he were making a work of art
Once again he laughed, using my voice while covering the air with a cynical and frightening atmosphere, as Amitha and Vanir watched from a distance above the area wall
Corruption was aware of the two men's presence, yet he simply smiled without any intention of attacking them
"Hmm~ There are 2 strong~ people! Although I can defeat them, I'm sure it will be troublesome"
Yeah, he's aware of that. At least he has a smart mind
'They are Venia. The power of Amitha is an accurate state analysis and a slight vision of the future for a maximum of 5 seconds, whereas Vanir has an absurd and unreasonable movement' I said to him
"Oh, is that how~? My instincts are right apparently"
'I suggest not try to fight them. Chances are they'll just buy time for another Venia to arrive to catch us or kill us'
"Paham~ Then we can just run away"
His eyes turned towards a spaceship in the area. But problem...
His vision is see-through. He saw the spaceship, which was inside a hangar. The only one with full fuel
"They may have locked the plane's access, but that won't stop me"
The Maledict of Corruption grinned at his hand, which emitted a red lightning bolt, before he looked back at the plane
On the other hand, Amitha started clucking knowing what we were planning, so she told Vanir to move immediately to dispel
But Vanir refused to move. He knew, if he tried to make the first move, he would lose
And Amitha who could not see the output of their possible resistance, because Vanir refused in silence and had no intention of advancing, she could only let out a sigh
"It looks like we lost for now. The Maledict of Corruption can rise, but its power is really on the verge" Amitha commented
"I wonder how the previous hero could fight and defeat the creature" Vanir retorted as he continued to watch over me and Corruption began to run into the hangar while killing anyone in sight and blocking
"Only Gunther and Jun can fight them. Ariel may, but it depends on a little experimentation"
"Why?"
"Because the boy could not hurt the person he loved, even though the person's body was taken over by Maledict though
The young girl was always making reports about O-2507 acting like a good boy, as if she had started to feel good about spending time with the Maledict"
"You sent him to befriend that test subject. And when she's friends with him, you're upset now"
"Friendship and fraternal relations are different, Vanir"
Vanir was silent, and instead began to turn to Amitha who was just staring blankly at the Corruption escape route
"I was aware of that when my third {friend} act when I just wanted to save Lloyd's kid whom he didn't even want to take care of"
The silence of Amitha only made Vanir sigh. And the next moment, a resigned gaze came out as he stared at the spaceship that was starting to take off out of Terra
Maledict of Corruption, escaped without any resistance from the Venias
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"Reporting to all the members of Venia and Primus of Amitha Shiv" he said, to a small radio communication in his ear
"Maledict of Corruption, has been born completely and loosely into the universe of Astraus
Report's over"
