The Married Life Of Immortals

The fight with Onyx hadn't taken long, but Bane's entire body was throbbing with a pain that made him think his limbs were being cut off. He could feel all his energies being sealed again, but Bane didn't care. Onyx had given him his strength back and his ring. Bane tried to summon his weapons, but nothing happened like before. Another thing that didn't bother him because in the next instant he tried summoning his new sword and was nearly crushed by it.

"Must have wanted to blow off some steam," Bane muttered, and used the blood red greatsword to help himself up. "Man, I really made a mess, but that was a lot of fun... Why don't you come out to teach me lessons like that more often?"

'This world is cut off from Dominion online. Consider it like a prison of sorts that the Supreme Ones use as a final fuck you to anyone that crosses them. Their sparks, or souls are trapped in the things that you call demon hearts. The only way to free them, and let them back into the cycle is to destroy the hearts like you have been doing,' Onyx explained as Bane hopped out of the deep smooth crater.

"So, why am I not just killing all of the demons? Wouldn't I be doing them a favor?" Bane asked, ignoring the crowded demons that were parting to let him walk as he seemed to be talking to himself to them, but none wanted to disturb him after what they had just witnessed.

'Because, you are going to need them in the future when it comes time to fight Guardian and the others. The Supreme One's will send their armies first, and you won't be able to fight them alone, no matter how strong you are. This is the reason why I am preparing you to go out into the world. You are going to have to get everyone on your side if you have a hope in defeating them.'

"What about you? Are you going to help?" Bane asked, but he felt like he already knew part of the answer.

'Not until you have defeated Guardian after your old world merges with Dominion Online. After that, I will be able to take care of the rest, but not before Guardian is defeated. She must die, or I could be used against you by her if she gets ahold of me. My power will be too tempting for her not to take.'

"Great. Just great," Bane mumbled, but was surprised when Onyx laughed.

'Oh, don't be so dramatic. Even if you are weaker than her, you have ten years to get stronger. This is the reason why you were sent so far back in the world data, and why you will have to spend so much time in the dungeon.'

A crowd of demons were following Bane now as he wandered in the general direction of the cube. Part of him had wondered at first why no other demons were attacking him, but then he noticed the streets had become a literal sea of demons of all shapes, colors and sizes. Only a fifteen foot ring around Bane was clear, but that was only because the demons didn't want to get close to him.

They had all seen or heard about what had just happened. Two gods had a small fight, destroying a portion of the city, and this was the other god. None of them knew what they should do, or how they should act.

'You're going to have to learn how to lead at some point. There is an entire world outside of here, and you are going to have to unite it in one way or another,' Onyx said.

"Yeah, Yeah, but I am not sure how you and Eve think that I am going to do that. Last time I checked, my job title was thief, or criminal, not a politician or a leader. Nah, I don't do the leading thing. Hell, I don't like most people to begin with, and you think I am going to untie them?" Bane muttered as he could start to see the dark outline of a massive cube in the distance. "What is Eve doing anyways?"

'I gave her these three months off, but I am sure that she is regretting staying behind now. Last time I checked on her she was cooped up in your room reading books. She told me that Lysia comes by about three times a day to check on you.'

"Oh?" Bane asked, a smile creeping across his face. "And how is my wife faring? Probably enjoying her time away from me."

There was a long pause. So long that Bane stopped and crossed his arms. "Onyx? How is my wife doing?"

'Shouldn't you be more concerned about everyone else?'

Bane frowned. "What do you mean?"

Onyx sighed, and then sent him a mental image of Ezio in a coal mine. Each time he slowed down, his black soot covered bandages that covered his body would rise up and start whipping him. That one left, and another image of Victor Westland tied up in a large caldron of water. Bane thought he might be tempering his body, but then Victor's body crammed up as an Electrocution rune on the side of the plain black pot lit up. The image skewed again, but this one made him smile, but frown at the same time.

"Why is Lysia sleeping with-"

Before Bane could finish his sentence, he was cut off at his own shock that made him jump, despite only mentally seeing it. Lysia was sleeping in bed with Morgana, Ezio's girlfriend. Bane had been about to get upset, but then Lysia had started to stir, and then burst with electricity. Morgana was hit, and Bane realized what had happened.

"So, what you are trying to say... Is that my adorable wife misses me?"

'If that is all that you take from this, then yes. She misses you and is making everyone else's life in the village a nerve racking experience.'