Blaze's Test of Strength(Justin) Blaze stands at a stage of sorts as Danler and Belru enter with several other new residents of the kingdom.

The high ceiling openings letting in reflected sunlight illuminating the smooth Granite walls and floor.

King Blaze smiles and waves them forward as his children come into the room looking concerned.

Walking over to them Blaze can already see why....

"Where is your mother?" He asks them.

His daughter Ruby steps in front of Lilly and Mark. "She never got back from the peace talks in the kingdom of Antarus." She says.


"What!" Blaze says looking at her.

"We looked everywhere in the kindom." She says.

"Any word from a messenger? "He asks.


There is a sudden commotion out in the hall as several villagers try to convince Shadow Wolf to go to the medical wing.

"Get off me, this is a matter.... Th.. Tha. Ahh." The large wolf says as he collapses from his injuries.


Blaze rushes over to his Security Advisor raising a crystal to his lips.


"We need medical near the teleportation room and hurry." He says into it as he kneels by his old friend.

Shadow looks at him. "I.. I am sorry my king. The Antarus.... Leader. He has a... New... Ally... Mihrab's former father Mirhad has returned...." He says struggling.


Blaze's blood runs cold as he thinks back to a not so distant past life he and Mihrab lived.

At the medical wing a magic crystal in the leading doctor's oak desk vibrates.

Pulling it out the stone senses his touch and he hears the king's voice.

Dr. Ron quickly gathers the staff and heads to the king's location.


The king's says quietly. "Get a message to my children to find him. We show no mercy or he will become a threat."

Dr. Ron arrives through a portal with his team and sets to work quickly on Shadow Wolf.

"Your Majesty." He says as they lift the injured demon wolf on a stretcher.

Blaze nods and the medical team activates the magic infused equipment.


Blaze turns to the large crowd in the room. "I apologize but we have to reschedule and you will be informed of when the new date is." He says and then heads out of the room.


The crowd is quiet as they follow.

After the king is gone the crowd of villagers begin to whisper to each other.

Danler looks at Belru and sees the fear in his eyes as he to remembers Mihrad...

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A few hours later Shadow Wolf is awake but the docs ability and healing magic failed to fully heal him.

Blaze sits beside him looking bored.

Shadow scoffs. "You should really consider taking this more seriously and think clearly my king. Mihrad is powerful and his energy is strange. Nothing I had could stop it. Blaze you must stop your pups from confronting him." He says.

Blaze stands up speaking into his crystal. "Kids we need to regroup and come up with a plan! Do not engage Mihrad!"

He waits and then.

"You will not interfer with my daughter and her true destiny ever again."

Blaze is about to speak but Mihrad's voice continues as energy seeps from the crystal sapping him of strength as he blacks out hearing Mihrad chant. "Your mind is mine you shall not resist."

The voice continues as Blaze opens his eyes but sees nothing as he looks around.

"Well. Been awhile since I've been stuck here." He says to himself.

He fires a burst of energy off into the pure black around him hoping it comes back but after 30 minutes he knows.

"Dammit. Her mind must not have been pulled here like mine." He says out loud to the darkness.


Somewhere to his left a growl catches his attention.

"Is that you Shadow Seed? 10,000 years hasn't changed you much." A voice says.

Suddenly a demon steps into Blaze's sphere of visibility appearing as if through a pure black hologram.

Blaze laughs. "Velzix, you still haven't escaped since your last death yet?" He says as he thinks back to thier last battle.

The demon turns his head as he chuckles. "Oh no, I'm just getting warmed up to try taking over again. I can come and go from this place as I please." He says.



Blaze chuckles. "Yeah. No one but God, Lucifer and Lilith can do that without finding the roaming portal."

Velzix smiles. "That used to be true. Now I am as they are. No more am I a mere demon..... I have ascended into the realm of the gods." He tells Blaze.

Velzix suddenly increases his power and the darkness is pushed back two miles revealing masses of creature and demon souls.


"So you finally went into my realm and found paradise... It is the only place where you could obtain such power." Blaze says.

Velzix looks at him and smiles. "Well of course but it's nothing compared to Heaven and Redemption's existence sickens me... So your New Earth will be first to fall. And Mihrad will be pleased." He sneers and then vanishes.

Blaze senses the others around him were taken by Velzix leaving him alone in the inky darkness.

He thinks to himself. "I wonder how he got that strong?"

Unexpectedly Blaze is then pulled through the black and senses he is heading through a large tunnel.

At the end a blue light shines brightly.

A voice speaks in his mind. "You might want to be at full power if you want to make it through that filter. It keeps far more from escaping by teleporting, exceptional ones can make tho. Only once am I helping you like this." God says.

Blaze smiles. "I'm fine right now." He says and is then pulled further through the tunnel.

He suddenly feels a force pulling him faster.

God adds. "Those that don't make it are erased." He says.

Blaze's eyes widen and he powers up to his max output his gold aura shining brightly.

He pushes more power out. "eehhhtch"..

His body strains as he dashes forward and strikes out at the crackling bright blue energy barrier blocking his way.

Blaze feels his energy blasting forward through the barrier as it becomes brighter.

"I'm coming for you Mihrad... Velzix!" he shouts as he feels the energy sweep over him.

His mind begins to be wiped away.

He thinks in agonizing awe. "Amazing... It's like being on fire between vibrating metal bats."

Suddenly he is over a cloud above the ocean leaving a fiery trail as he slams into a mountainside at mach 10.

He feels his heart stop a beat as he absorbs the crushing impact.

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A few hours later Blaze wakes in the half mile wide crater looking out at the star filled night sky over the water. Two bright galaxies merging in the sky.


"What is.......?"

He slowly stands up as he feels the intense pain in his head pounding.

He thinks. "She.... She's back."

He staggers forward. "Crap.... She must be trying to get to me."
He pauses.

Looking around as his head clears as he comes back to the current moment realizing he is 2 mountains over from his kingdom along the coast.


A thought comes to him.

He looks out to sea, two blue lights streaking through the sky on the horizon merge together into one.

"If it does that then I will probably ascend without training much." He says.


The lights suddenly turns bright green and white.


"Maybe I am already one of the gods?" He wonders.

He then turns to face the lights and blasts off towards the two become one. At the same time the dual colored light stops moving and waits as Blaze approaches.


Reaching the figure the being speaks to him. "You wish to spar with me and see if you can rival the power of the gods. Lets see how far you've come.." It says.
The light turns green and begin to radiate equal to Blaze's power.

The green light in it's chest begins to become brighter and Blaze grins.

"Let's begin." The being says.

The two dash away from one another floating in the air above unpopulated ocean and a vast desert laying on the horizon opposite the kingdom.

Blaze feels the vibration of things around him, the turbulent sea below welling in his mind as an anxiousness rising and falling.

He focuses on the least powerful godlike immortal across from him and feels as if the being is holding back greatly.

Blaze raises his hand as the glowing being does the same and they signal to start.

In an instant the water beneath them both explodes skyward as they rocket towards each other.

Blaze strikes out with his fist but the deity rolls away at the last second. The energy of the punch impacting the water like a meteor.

Blaze manipulating the energy cancels out the tsunami and uses the spray as cover sensing for his opponent but the energy is gone.

Calming his mind he notices an odd pressure with the feeling of being watched.

Instinctively dodging to the side the area of pressure flies past as he narrowly avoids a kick of similar power.

The being twists around unexpectedly and fires a powerful energy blast seen for 1000 miles as it hits dead on.

The 50 megaton explosion catching Blaze off guard the being moves faster than the blast pulling him away from certain death.

Blaze nods his thanks as they clash fists then back off circling.

The being speaks. "I regret to inform you that if this is your best... You have not reach the power you seek and your fighting skills need major work."

The figure's energy vanishes as it's aura turns a brilliant liquid looking sapphire white.

Blaze dashes forward at 100 times the speed of sound and the glowing deity smiles.

Moving 1000 times faster the deity strikes.

Blaze is helpless as he is struck feeling as if the New Earth itself is contained in the being's fist as he blacks out...

...

Minutes later Blaze wakes to the smiling being who says. "I have to admit I am impressed. Tho you lack God Ki you are powerful." He pauses then continues.

"It takes more than just power to obtain. Its very nature makes other forms of energy at the same level less effective. Tho you need inner self control.... Come back when you learn to not be wasteful with your energy output and ascend. For I can not teach you. It is a power you must discover within."

Then the figure is gone as Blaze sits on the sandy shore behind the Kingdom of Redemption.

Suddenly a young voice interrupts his thought's as Belru appears from a portal. "That was so amazing. I saw it all from the lookout point!" He says excitedly.

Blaze smiles at the young man. "Maybe some day you could get abilities like ours to. But it comes with a very big responsibility. I know Danler has already applied but it's a really really difficult test to pass to become an Eturnal. Even if it is just to guard the castle." He says as they walk towards the kingdom gates.


Belru looks up at Blaze as the smell of cookies wafts from his hair on the ocean breeze. "Whats so important about it?" He asks Blaze.


Blaze points towards the wheat fields at a barren patch of land near the middle miles from the kingdom.


Blaze's carefree and happy demeanor changes to a tense seriousness as the air around him charges with electricity.

Blaze then says. "That dead spot... Is where a portal to Hell opens fully every 1000 years or so. It is part of my kingdom's duty to guard it and keep whatever demons come through from taking over this planet and universe...." He pauses.

Belru looks out into the fields feeling uneasy as Blaze continues.

"This universe has the portals to many others within it and one of them that Velzix wants is to the original Earth." He says as storm clouds roll in from the other side of the fields...
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