Chapter 128 - I Will Find You Part 3

"Alright I need to send both of you back to Neuval before I continue hunting Rose." Zell said as he pulled his mother off of him. Yrag looked on in amazement at what his grandfather was capable of. The officers that had been freed from zombification were just completely confused and ignored.

Zell walked over to an open area and Elenore and Yrag followed him. "Alright, I will open a portal to Neuval, go through it quickly. Ripping the multiverse asunder is not something I need to prolong." Zell said. "I will come back to Neuval after I have dealt with Rose. She is too much of a threat to be left alone."

"Just be careful son." Elenore said. "I cannot believe the depths of depravity that your sister has fallen into, but she is in a place where the light no longer reaches her. The only mercy you can give her is death."

"Sadly, that's not an option." Yrag said. "If you kill her, she will just be one step ahead. Find a way to subdue her without killing her."

"I understand." Zell said as he opened the portal to Neuval. "I will see you both soon, I promise."

They both nodded and went through the portal, leaving Zell alone with the revived officers.

Zell continued to ignore them and studied the magic in the room. He was looking for the highway of souls that Rose used so that he could continue chasing her. "There she is." Zell said as he located the taint of her spells. He quickly opened a portal and leaped through.

The officers just looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders. "Does anyone even know where we are or what just happened?" One of them said.

Back on the other side of the portal Zell found himself in another new universe. This one was brimming with magic. Zell could feel the mana from everything surrounding him as he left the portal. The average flower on this world had more mana than an experienced mage back in Neuval. The sky had a purple hue and lime green clouds floated far above head. Two stars illuminated the planet, and the surface was filled with lush plant life that varied in colors and sizes.

"Where are you now Rose?" Zell said as he scanned the horizon looking for her magical signature. It was more difficult in this world to find her faint traces of magic than it was in the last world that was void of magic.

"You there!" A man yelled down from a nearby cliff as Zell searched the area. "What are you doing in the sacred grove?! It is forbidden for any and all to enter this holy place!"

Zell turned his head up and looked at the man. The man was barely dressed wearing only a loin cloth and body paint. He had a very tanned body with extremely well-defined muscles. He had long black hair that extended down to his hips and flowed freely in the blowing wind. He leaped from the high cliff and landed in front of Zell with a massive explosion of dust and foliage. As the dust cleared, he held out his right hand and a wooden spear began to manifest. As it finished its creation he grabbed onto the spear and got into an aggressive stance.

Zell was completely unthreatened by the man's antics. "Yes, well that is all good and all, but I am looking for someone that should have passed through here." Zell said. "Tell me, do you know where they went?"

"I see you are trying to control my will, stranger." The wild man said. "However, in the holy place your tricks will not affect me. Now tell me who you are, before I get violent."

"Oh, so you can resist my commands?" Zell asked. "That is intriguing. Normally a mortal cannot withstand the commands of a god."

"Oh, so you are a fellow god?" The man said, lowering his spear. "You should have said so, I did not recognize you. Tell me where you hail from?"

"My name is Zell Neuval." Zell replied. "If you are a god, that makes sense that you are immune to my commands. Tell me what level of god are you?"

"Level of god?" The man asked with a confused expression. "What do you mean by that question? Are you saying that there are different heights to godhood? I thought gods were just gods."

"Oh, so you are a low god." Zell said. "I don't really have time to explain it to you right now, just tell me, have you seen a woman anywhere in this general area?"

"Yes." The wild god replied. "But I shall not tell one as rude as you another thing. What nerve do you have to come to someone's home and call them a low god not worthy of your time."

Zell sighed in slight annoyance. "I am short on time. That woman is a grave threat to everyone and everything around her, I need to stop her, and I do not have a second to waste." Zell decided to flex his power just a bit to put this other god in his place. He began to increase his power and his armor began to glow as the clouds above him began to spin in the sky. A massive beam of mana and power erupted forth from his body and pierced the sky and the planet began to rubble under his might.

"Alright!" The other god yelled. "Stop! You are going to shake the whole damned planet apart!"

Zell calmed himself and powered down. "Are you done wasting my time now?" Zell asked. "Tell me where that woman went?"

"Fine." He replied. "But I wish to accompany you. I am in tune with this planet as I am the god of it. I can take you right to her. If she has one as dangerous as you on edge, I want her gone as soon as I can."

"That's fine, just take me to her." Zell said.

"Name is Gou by the way." He replied. "Not that you asked."

Gou then started to walk and beckoned Zell to follow.. They were off to face Rose once more.