The Absolute Balance

“The idea is to become aware of all things around you, therefore you will be able to see what the true purpose of change really is. The absolute balance will be; for all things have added to its inevitability. The world is going to change, and there is nothing that anyone can do to stop the inevitable absolute balance.”

Bavaros and Innocence were walking through a ruined village when a bunch of tattered people came crawling towards them. Innocence leaned down and said, "What happened here?" One of the villagers lifted his head and said, "It was a man, everywhere he walked life died around him." Another man then said, "That was neither man, nor demon; he was death incarnate." Bavaros looked at Innocence then back at the villagers and then said, "Innocence, I want you to wait over there." She looked at him, and then walked away.

Bavaros looked down at them and said, "Pity for thee, for you shall no longer know the pain of living this horrible existence." All the villagers smiled and laid their heads on the ground. Bavaros turned into 5 shadows and quickly killed all the villagers. Innocence returned to see the slain villagers and slapped Bavaros then said, "Who do you think you are?" Bavaros looked at her and rubbed his hand on her face then said, "I could feel their pain, I could sense their thoughts, I knew what they wanted." Innocence turned from him and started walking away; Bavaros took a step forward and a massive griffin swooped down grabbing innocence then flew off into the distance. Bavaros fell to his knees and screamed for Innocence.

“Once there was loneliness and everything that came with it. A balance that would determine the emptiness of one’s soul; an emptiness so deep that darkness is all that could be felt. Thus, the illusion of love was created; an idea that would bond mankind, but also tear them apart.”

Bavaros was walking with his head leaned down through a beautiful enchanted forest when he heard a voice. He lifted his head to see Ultimate walking towards him; as Ultimate got closer Bavaros noticed that all the beautiful flowers and trees around Ultimate started dying. (Bavaros sighed) Ultimate put his hand on Bavaros’s shoulder, looked to the sky and said, “So what are you going to do now?” Bavaros looked at him then leaned his head down and said, “She is far too important to me; I can’t allow any harm to come to her.” Ultimate smiled and continued walking down the forest. Bavaros watched as the beautiful scenery faded to a corrupted dying wasteland as Ultimate passed by, he sighed and continued walking forward into the ruined path.

Innocence woke up in a small wooden hut, she was tied to the bed, she tried to turn into a tornado but she couldn’t. An old woman walked in and looked at her, then dropped to her knees and started to cry. Innocence looked at her and said, “Why have you brought me here?” The old woman’s crying became laughter as she stood up and leaned over Innocence. The woman suddenly started screaming and transformed into a massive demon, the demon grew bat-wings then busted out of the hut and flew off into the distance. Innocence heard the voice of Bavaros, she screamed for him, but no one came. Innocence started crying while saying, “Bavaros, I need you more than ever right now.” She closed her eyes; suddenly the wooden hut started to crack and exploded outwards. Innocence opened her eyes to see Ultimate walking towards her; she noticed that everything around Ultimate died with each step he took. Innocence looked away and closed her eyes. Innocence felt the ropes decay and rot away as Ultimate got closer to her. Ultimate walked up to the decaying bed, picked her up and she fainted in his arms.

Bavaros made his way to a battlefield of dismembered bodies and scattered limbs; he leaned his head down and said, “what have I done, is this the reason I let him out!” Bavaros continued walking through the massacred battlefield, suddenly a griffin landed in-front of him; he looked at it and said, “You’re the one; who stole my Innocence from me!” The griffin extended its wings and let out a growl. Bavaros split into 5 shadows and attacked the griffin, but before the 5 shadows were able to attack, it disappeared then reappeared in the sky above them. The 5 shadows looked up and saw that the griffin had turned into a man. When the man landed it created a shockwave blew the 5 shadows back down into the battlefield.

The 5 shadows merged back together and Bavaros stood up to see the man laughing. Bavaros leaned his head down, and the man said, “Bavaros, you shall not be a coward!” The man started running towards Bavaros with a fury, but just as the man was about to reach him. Bavaros suddenly grabbed the man’s neck, broke it, pulled out his sword, turned into 5 shadows and slashed through the man. The limbs of the man started to merge back together, and the man was whole again. He punched Bavaros so hard it knocked him back 50 feet and slid on the ground another 10 feet. Bavaros opened his eyes and the man was leaned over him.

The man smiled and grabbed Bavaros by the head; lifted him up then threw him 50 feet into the air. The man jumped and met Bavaros mid-air then slung him to the ground. The man landed on top of Bavaros and started to stomp him into the ground. Bavaros grabbed the man’s leg and slung him off, but the man landed on his feet then started running back at him. Bavaros turned into 5 shadows and the man turned into a griffin. The griffin flew into the air then swooped down towards the shadows. As the griffin got closer the shadows merged back to Bavaros; he then drew his sword and cut the griffin from the mouth to its tail. The griffin split in-half and crashed to the ground then turned back to a man.

Bavaros leaned down to the man as he was merging back together and said, “You stole the only thing in this world that makes me happy!” Bavaros took his broken sword and stabbed it into the man’s head deep in the ground and left it there. The man started laughing then said, “You truly are a coward Bavaros.” Bavaros leaned down to him and said, “You will stay here, and rot away!” Bavaros walked away from the man with his head leaned down. He walked in the forest until he reached a castle made of gold, he went to the huge double doors at front and they opened as if he was expected. A mage came out and cast a spell on him so Bavaros couldn’t move. The mage walked up to him and said, “Bavaros, you’re the last seeker I expected to see.”

A being of pure light walked up behind the mage and puts its hand on his shoulder. The mage fell asleep, the being looked at Bavaros, waved its hand and he was able to move again. The being walked up to him then said, “Soravab lliw yarteb eht etulosba ecnalab.” The being stepped back and turned away, Bavaros looked behind him to see Ultimate. He grabbed Bavaros then slung him a mile back into the forest, he walked inside the castle and the double doors slammed shut behind him. Bavaros got up and heard the voice of Innocence; he turned around and saw her, he ran over to her, but as he got close she grabbed him and slammed him into the ground then got on top of him. Innocence got face to face with him and Bavaros noticed she had red eyes.

“Once there was a flawed order, and everything that came with it, but now there shall be a new order, an absolute balance.”