Days after the death of my son, I knelt by his his grave, which had only recently been filled in. The pieces of his body had been recovered and he had been buried with his sword, shield and armour, like all the rest of our fallen warriors.
The Priests had recovered the Silver Sword and returned it to its place, and were now praying to the Supreme Being about what to do next. The only one deemed worthy of carrying the blade had been killed, which filled me with rage every time I remembered it.
I had lost my faith in the Supreme Being. He had chosen my son to defeat the powers of darkness, and then let him die. I had nothing left in my life anymore, and He robbed me of my son.
As I knelt by Rayough's grave, I felt a hand on my shoulder. I stood slowly and turned, to see Inekwar and Kysos standing there.
"What?" I asked, an angry rasp filling my voice.
Inekwar said nothing, and Kysos spoke up.
"The Priests believe they have found out who is to weild the sword." he said.
I spat at the ground.
"They wouldn't know the Supreme Being's will if He came down and spat in their face." I said angrily, before shoving my way past Inekwar.
"Relax, Kendrick. It's not your fault." Inekwar said, trying to sound as comforting as possible.
"You know what? You're right. It's NOT my fault. It's the Supreme Being's fault for letting my son die!" I snapped. I could see Kysos tense up and clench his fists, but he said nothing.
Inekwar stayed silent.
"And you know what else? It's your damn fault too Inekwar! You could have easily defeated that guy! But you stood by and let me son die!" I shouted, before balling up my armoured fist.
I lashed out, striking Inekwar across the jaw. He staggered backward, and straightened up. As I balled my fist again and prepared to strike him again, he caught my fist.
"I Let you have that one Kendrick." He said, before picking me up off the ground and throwing me backward through the air. I landed hard on my back and skidded across the grass and came to a stop beside Rayough's grave.
I pulled myself to my feet, defeated, and walked away from the two men. I wanted nothing to do with them. A Priest emerged from our headquarters, a jubilant look on his face.
"Kendrick! We have received an answer from the Supreme Being!" he exclaimed.
I snarled in anger.
"I'll give you an answer." I muttered to myself before clenching my fists and walking past the Priest. I shoved my way to the chamber of the Silver Sword and threw the doors open.
I saw the glowing blade, and a scowl came across my face.
"Someone stop him! He hasn't been deemed worthy of weilding it!" a Priest shouted from behind me.
I grabbed the hilt of the sword and hefted it up. Veins of electricity lashed out from the sword and struck me all over my body.
The pain was immense. I had never felt such pain in all my life. I sank to my knees, pain overwhelming me. A crowd of people gathered around me, trying to help me, but being struck back by the wild bolts of electricity.
I gave a loud shout of rage, before gripping the hilt of the sword tightly in both hands and slowly climbing back to my feet. The electricity striking me soon gathered into a large field, growing larger as I climbed to my feet.
"Someone stop him!" another Priest shouted.
"Do you want to try?" Kysos shouted at the Priest, having just entered the room.
The pain continued to intensify, and I almost couldn't bear it. I thought of Roopchan, and my grip tightened, causing the field around me to grow larger. I thought of Rayough, and I shouted a long note of rage into the air, louder and stronger than ever before. The field grew until the knights and Priests around me were forced to retreat down thr corridor.
"Oh my..." Kysos said.
Inekwar was shocked.
"I've never seen anything like it!" he shouted.
The pain grew past my breaking point, but I gritted my teeth and endured it. It was right about then that everything grew quiet and I heard a soft voice in my head.
"Kendrick." it said.
"Who is this?" I asked.
"I am He who knows all, He who created you, and knows your fate." the voice said.
"The Supreme Being?" I asked.
"Precisely. Are you going to put down the sword? Only those I deem worthy can weild it." the voice said.
"Never! I will withstand anything! I'm going to take this sword and smite down the suited man for what he has done to my son!" I shouted at the voice.
"You seek revenge?" the voice asked.
"I seek...justice!" I muttered, the pain slowly breaking me down.
"As you wish." the voice said, and the noise around me returned. The growing field of electricity instantly vanished, and the pain vanished as well. I dropped to my knees, still clutching the Silver Sword in my hands.
Kysos and Inekwar appeared at my sides.
"Are you alright?" Inekwar asked.
"Never better." I said, standing and putting the Silver Sword into the empty sheath on my belt.