9before the ascent to atziluth by ren and Reinhard
3rd person pov- location closet galaxy near the throne(I know it's a stretch since it exists outside space-time) play Dies Irae - Animation OST: Unus Mundus
"come out albertus magnus or whatever your actual name is we got things to discuss"the old wizard known as Kischur Zelretch called out tiredly he knew that the man he was talking to was around since the inception of man maybe even older than that his power was infinite beyond comprehension his law was currently ruling the infinite multiverse even the root is affected by it.
"ahh I haven't heard that name in a while is that you zeltrich" they had met multiple times before once as Cristian and another as George as of their last meeting he was coglistolo this man wasn't on zeltrich watchlist at anytime zeltrich knew of him the other wizard who caused zero problems he was nothing but a wanderer traveling from place to place sometimes he would stay he would leave almost immediately he never threatened the world nor did he want more power than he already had.
"I go by my true name now is Mercurius" the way the man spoke his voice was that of a man who was getting to see an old friend the old snake had met the old human wizard a while ago while he was on his journey to find someone strong enough to transcend his law. the old human wizard was talented he even defeated the brunstead patriarch to Mercurius that was something unique it took one of his best vessels to defeat the king so for a human undoubtedly past his prime did he began to make his vessels a little bit stronger.
"well Mercurius I would love to ask you what your plans are but I have a vague feeling I wouldn't understand it until it happened" even when they crossed paths the man was mysterious every time he saw him the plans he had already made was already done with whether it was defying the rules of the magic he knew or creating a new form of magic he never let his plans become too obvious he treated everything like a play the only people who knew the plot was him and him alone.
"ah your quite right about that zeltrich but this play has to be one of my best the actors are exquisite they are of the finest quality" now zeltrich felt something at those words at that tone of voice it was pure joy what ever mercury was doing was going to be grand.
"what do you mean by that Mercurius I know I can get a little bit whacky with my magic but a wizard that exists beyond the root plans must be extravagant, "the old man said to mercury it was honestly the passion in his voice that got him to respond in that way that man really knows how to engage his audience even a man such as zeltrich would not remain unaffected.
"let me show you" the man pulls out the crystal ball it shows ren match against machina the cyborg that wanted to be free of the golden beast gladsheim machina wanted his own end and he wanted to earn it by any means possible even if that meant fighting his komerad to the death.
Ren pov end ost play Gotterdammerung
if I were to relent in my speed now that would be my end his fist can end all things if they have a history even concepts to defy his fist would require a miracle of god.
SLASH CLANG he blocked it again I accelerate once more I was going for his neck at first I quickly realized that wasn't going to work it was a naive strategy and dumb I need an adequate opening for the next strike I can't keep going like this forever it would be simply impossible to I'll die and I won't LET THAT HAPPEN marie world needed to become a reality Shirou and Sakurai relied on him we all had to win.
I swing my guillotine once more my CLANG SLASH CLANG "UAHHHHHH" I screamed I tried to get as many hits in as possible my overture wasn't near as fast as before when I faced reinhard great another disadvantage my strategy was that of a hit and run I couldn't let him hit me and he couldn't let me hit his neck so as a result.
"Why do you remain half asleep comrade" It seems he wasn't going down any time soon this dude wasn't even human anymore a machine that was only made for killing I needed to stay focused this freak wanted his end so much it became his bri'ah the all ending fist.
pov change to 3rd person(sorry it's easier to write like this)
the all ending fist clashed with the guillotine once more the old soldier knew that he had half the soul of his comrade and he still didn't know his own name he needed to end the play early to disrupt the stage.
the one misstep that would decide the fate of this battle just happened just like before when they were fighting to join the obsidian round table.
"goodbye old comrade, "Machina said as he pushed his fist into Ren's chest the cracks started appearing
signaling his end.
"no I can't die here" he refused to he had to make Marie's world into a reality he needed to keep his promise to make her the fifth member of his friend group.
and then a miracle happened machina all ending fist was negated his opponent shouldn't have survived it was impossible.
"What why won't you die my Volsunga saga ends everything it touches DIE" the sullen knight known as Machina sent his fated opponent through several buildings!
"I see since it's zero it doesn't end" Ren coughed up the words he now had to end the fight.
zeltrich pov end ost
"That boy is a genius he created time armor" it was a simple yet complicated thing first you would have to stop time on yourself you permanently at zero I would have to think of attacks as multipliers you can't multiply zero it would always equal zero attacks against him would totally useless.
"yes Zarathustra bri'ah is quite troublesome it's on the verge of becoming a law the last law that controlled this cosmos created the system you mages and wizards use once I painted over it I kept it and improved it" this man here wasn't some ultra powered wizard who somehow surpassed the root this man before was the root creator no more like the man who bought the rights from the previous owner it was unbelievable!
"what do you mean by law"In my excitement, I almost forgot the word law what does law determine in this case what law meant, in this case he knew this was a playmaker his plays never had malicious intent I realized I was part of a play he was conducting a while ago it was so long ago he didn't even remember what it was about.
"by law I mean hegemony it basically whwn you paint all of existence your color you usually have to override the old paint and the paint I put over this universe is my hell"
"Unbelievably a fight between two colors would tear apart reality are you trying to doom us all" this man had expressed the will to let the universe become a different color because of his tired existence.
"no, I won't let anyone except my goddess paint over my canvas her world is heaven"
"I gotta go back to the tower it was nice seeing you I guess" there was too much to talk about it would take hours the best thing I could do was leave before the laws started emanating I'd either have to find a way to mass transport people to the very edge or the cosmos or the less appealing action of letting the fight play and hope the boy wins and the lady mericurus vouched for takes the throne.
"This is probably the last time you'll see me, wizard of the tower when the goddess takes the throne her law will be absolute peace" there was joy and a little bit of perversion this man is deeply in love and it felt weird.
"we'll see about that weirdo" a little bit of poking at the old playwright.
I teleported back to the clocktower it was a in chaos the laws mericurus was talking about probably started emanating so the amount of energy coming off of them is insane.
"calm down everyone it'll be fine" it was a bit of a stretch to say it'll be fine but I would not be able to find my apprentice under these conditions.
"FINE YOU SAY FINEEE"
"I'm going to need you to calm down young ones before I do it myself" the angry men and women quickly turned into a timid bunch of people with his very aura coming off my body they made me in a panic but not listing to someone of my credits would be pretty stupid
"alright sir"
"Now where is in"
"on the rooftop sir"
I quickly went to the top of the tower to see my little tsundere appearance.
"I want a step up in my training zeltrich" of course the tower was in chaos and she was focused on her training regimen.
"Now the tower was in chaos and you were out here thinking about training maybe I should double it"
"by the tone of your voice, I can only imagine what you do as long as it helps and isn't too embarrassing I might take you up on that," she says to me in a businessman-like tone.
"Oho since when did you become the barter for this training regimen" the audacity of even trying that I'll play a little prank before I get to that actual increase
In what I teach her.
"since forever ago old man"
"oh now you did it better watch your back"
"WHY YOU"
End chapter
Sorry if this one is a bit bad I was having trouble coming up with stuff for this final chapter
ALSO, READ THE DIES IRAE ITS ON STEAM