Aku vs. Sors

[01:28] Aku asks, "Are you Clara's dad?"
[01:28] Sors Ultovex says, "Ya."
[01:28] Aku asks, "Is it true that she can't leave Dawn to go on super cool adventures?"
[01:28] Sors Ultovex says, "She is forbidden from leavin' she tries, she gets collared an' whoever takes her dies."
[01:29] Aku asks, "... But why?"
[01:29] Sors Ultovex asks, "Why would tha' Adjudicator want fer their child not ta b runnin' where they could be nabbed by our enemies?"
[01:30] Aku thought for a few moments about the question before an answer came.

"I wouldn't let them kidnap her if I was with her."
(Aku)
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[01:31] Sors Ultovex says, "Fite ma."
[01:31] Aku exclaims, "Alright, but if I win, she gets to go out of Dawn!"
[01:32] Sors Ultovex says, "An' if ya lose, le's see."
[01:32] Aku says, "How else am I gonna have cool adventures with her if it's just in Dawn."
[01:32] Sors Ultovex asks, "Wha' valuables do ya got?"
[01:32] Aku exclaims, "Four eggs!"
[01:32] Sors Ultovex says, "Nothin' valuable. If ya lose, I'm snappin' ya fingers."
[01:32] Aku says, "-"
[01:33] Aku says, "But my fingers are how I fight and cast spells..."
[01:33] Sors Ultovex says, "They'll heal. But ya will learn a valuable lesson."
[01:33] Aku asks, "What lesson..?"
[01:33] Aku says, "We're just fighting for her freedom."
[01:33] Sors Ultovex says, "Not ta make bets ya ain't able ta win. Come."
[01:34] Aku exclaims, "You don't get to decide if my bets are dumb or not!"
[01:34] Sors Ultovex says, "I do."
[01:34] Aku says, "No way, they're my bets."
[01:40] It was a stomp. The Adjucator wasn't one to instantly win, toying with the boy a little instead of getting right to dealing damage. Darkness erupted across his skin, astral force imbedded within Aku's stomach or a golden punch to send him sprawling.

The increasing gravity was avoided by slipping into a rift and being moved to the left or right, but a single beam of astral did manage to strike him. Lord Ultovex did not seem too utterly bothered by the strike, occultic needles quickly digging into the red head's skin and draining at his life force to heal from the minor wounds.

At long last, the gravity around Aku increased, throwing him downwards before the Adjudicator floated over. A boot was quick to come down on the boy's fingers, trying to crush them, but there was no satisfying snap. Lucky him.

"Ya bet is fruitless, dumb an' dull."
(Sors Ultovex)
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[01:47] When he came close to fighting Aldrah it may have been close with two on one. When he fought Kamui, he felt like he could've done something more with a decent weapon, but this? This was absolutely ridiculous. Even when forcing the man backwards with as much cosmic power as the young lad could muster there was no different.

Sors' attacks felt as if they were piercing through his skin and organs, pulling at his very self to heal the wounds Aku's greatest hope had made. A wave of gravity washed over him, forcing him down to the ground before the boot crushed his fingers. Luck would have it that no bone would break, but it still hurt, a lot.

It's with grit teeth and a deep frown that the redhead looked up to the Adjucator.

"Freedom ain't fruitless!"

He had more on his mind, perhaps telling the man that his daughter wanted to explore the world would reach at his heart. Or maybe mentionning that this wouldn't be the only encounter they'd have if he robbed Clara of her decisions would make the Ultovex see his dedication, but unfortunately his hand hurt way too much to say much more.
(Aku)
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[01:52] A rattling filled the air. Around the both of them, whispers began. The words spoke of horrid things, words not meant for youth, words of betrayal, death, murder, dismemberment, torture, suffering. The sound of chains was all around them, like manacles threatening to tear the child limb from limb, but when looked at, the sound came from nothing visible, nothing worldly, nothing that was supposed to be.

"Freedom ain't fruitless. Jus' wasted in tha' hands o' tha' undeservin'. Ta gain freedom, ta gain choice, ya mus' hav' tha' strength worthy o' it. Ta make choice without strength is foolishness.

I am stronger then ya. An' I make this choice fer ya. Refuse it?"

A portal opens up, the lifestream screaming out in pain. A skeleton's jaw drops, and dozens of hands with stakes through the center reach out, trying to grab Aku, trying to drag him to Helheim.

"Ya will never defy 'gain."

The boot again rises, then is shoved down on the kid's fingers. Only then does the Adjudicator float, staring to head away.
(Sors Ultovex)
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[01:59] Horrible. Terrifying. Deadly. Those were the only words that could acurately portrait what Sors was doing with him as the screams of tortured souls plagued the young cosmic magi's mind. His eyes went shut tightly, his face scunched up as if the pain was physical despite receiving nothing but whispers and images.

Under Sors' boot Aku trembled. The man's words were not wasted on him and the lesson was heard and understood: It mattered not if one's porposal was better than another, might would always triumph over all.

For a young one who had begun stepping into the belief that all should be granted freedom to do whatever they wanted there was an element of chaos; anarchy reigned and only those with the power to rise up could obtain the true freedom they desired.

Yggdrasil screamed in agony as a rift was torn open allowing lost ones to reach out and bring Aku to their horrible plane of existence. The moment the man's foot left the boy's hand he scampered away from the tear in reality, afraid now more than ever.

There was no retort, only a lesson learned.
(Aku)
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[02:04] "It seems ya understand."

The grey and gold mismatched eyes looked down at the trembling boy. The whispers, the chains, both remained around Lord Ultovex before he floated upwards, his boot removed from the spot it was previously.

"I am one who takes joy in killin'. It brings a smile ta ma face ta kill foe, friend, an' everything between. If ya want ta live, do nothin' ta stand in tha' way o' ma orders, ma rules.

I ain't care 'bout nothin' else."

The rift closes, but not before the arms retreat. Instead, the severed Nethradin body parts fall, hitting the grass then fading away. The Adjudicator himself began to float back to the square.
(Sors Ultovex)
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[02:08] Aku knew better than to speak at a moment like that, especially after those Nethradin had their arms cleaved right off for doing nothing but obeying the man's command. How could someone not care about their underlings and servants to that extent? How could he take such joy in killing people? This man was messed up, and the redhead didn't even have the time to process or understand that.

He was left trembling, shaking, unable to think straight or come to a conclusion at all. Grey eyes stared off towards the sacrificed bodyparts, yet having been able to process it all.

Clara's freedom wouldn't come from his hand, would it?
(Aku)
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