Inside a realm where nothing but an endlessly wide plane with only a few mountain in the distance could be seen.
Several cards floated around seemingly reacting violently.Among these cards four stood out glowing bright purple contrast to the white,black,red and blue the other cards were showing.
Above them in the sky cracks slowly formed revealing several eye's glaring down at
them.
Seeing this a few cards flew into the air.One by one they transformed.Turning into a firey red dragon a blue sea serpent a black genie and a mermaid holding a trident.
The genie lifted it's lamp."Birth of miracle."The cracks in the sky were then amended as the barrier notably strengthened.
The other cardigan then stayed up in the sky energy from all the cards below pouring into them as they started to hold up the barrier.
"It wont hold for long elders how will we handle this."The panicked voiced of countless cardigan rang out as the purple cardigan with a star engraved on it spoke.
We have received the word the master has been attacked and cannot assist with the barrier at this time however.
In a situation like this we will activate the charidomas we have been given hold of particularly the country that harbors the disgraced messaih.
And the statue of the dishonored."A charidoma but those they have a will of their own and even if we are granted permission could it not increase the desire of the imprisoned one's to get through the barrier and aquire them."
Hearing these concerns a purple card with a crown engraved on it's back then spoke."We know the risk however through mediation with them we have come to an agreement.
They like us do not wish to be pawns of the forbidden one's so it's a mutually beneficial deal."
"Still they had no qualms about us being used as tools and had the master not been awakened.
The world would currently be in shambles and us in shacke."A voice of a bright fire red card announced.
The card with the skull on it then responded"Such is the nature of this world charidomas like us when we take a vessel only care about their payment not how it is made."
"But didn't the statue of the dishonored partner with a human who was actively working with an freed imprisoned one."
The monarch card then responded"That is not a fair circumstance due to events the statue was forcefully bonded to that human from birth.
So it had very little choice and besides what choice do we have until an angel or the masters arrive we have no choice but to work with them."
A purple card with the symbol of a magician on it then spoke."He is right while we all have our qualms if the imprisoned one's are freed.
The forbidden realm will undoubtedly be opened and that will add another layer to out distress."
"Have you all made your decision I do not have time to waist."Though seeming impossible to look up into the air in their current firms the cardigan turned their attention to a giant hundred meter tall marble statue floating in the air.
The statue had the armor of a knight engraved on it and a broken crown on it's head but it had no face and had cracks running across its faceless head.
The presence of the statue was intimidating the purple aura trickling down from it symbolizing it's close ties to angelo.
"Whether you all trust me are not is not my concern but my concern is keeping those things at bay for now.
And I can currently enhance the strength and power of only ten cardigans to the rank of a tenth realm true conceptual deity but only for about thirty minutes if there are ten individuals for one I can go a few days.
Murmurs started to ring out among the cardigan."The only tenth level masters among them were the four elders and they were only four of eight cardigan to achieve this.
Among the other races combined only seven had ever risen so none of the cardigan could believe it.
The fire red dragon then spoke."A cardigan has limitless potential without a doubt we are the only one's guaranteed to reach the tenth realm with only pure effort.
Even the fallen cards who allow the consumption of their breathrine have their potential locked to only the ninth realm if strength even if they only consume one family member and train their own abilities.
So even if you are a charidoma how can you say you can create the step above divinity that is the ninth level that took our masters a millenia to achieve."
The statue shook it's faceless head."Cardigan I am an existence that is fundamental I can break all laws you thought were fundamental but even I am bound by a few and that is the law of exchange.
Be it human or demon even a cardigan to use my power all must pay a price the master himself must pay a price ofcourse at a discount but he does not receive anything free until he is fully realized and I'm sure you know why the price to us would be cheaper.
So for such great power what price do you think would suffice to turn even one cardigan into not only a tenth realm above divinity but allow them to use all items corresponding to their card set and concept."
The star card then spoke."Untold death and destruction the likes of which could eradicate hundreds of species."
"Close but it's not just that simple from the master that is what it would require but to anyone else.
They must also cast away their fate destiny and soul and along with that they will be stripped of all their emotions and potential becoming a shell."
Silence was all that could be heard despite the hundreds of thousands if not millions of cardigan floating in the air not one dared to speak.
"Of course that payment doesn't have to fall on you to offer your enemies potential but it will have to be a hundred fold with a deadline and these enemies you offer must have been equal or superior to you in some way.
And ofcourse billions may not be needed just find a couple hundred eight realm or ten ninth realm and or a hundred thousand seventh realm but billions for anything below all of it is the same to me.
But the cost to one self is still there for you still risk having one of the many entities that live deep within me. All fools who failed to make their payments are no longer themselves anymore may start to awaken inside you.
And these entities are more ancient than ancient.
So if you agree my suggestion is deaf yourselves and put a curse seal over your brains not that it will help but you don't carry a shield because it stops death completely."
The card with the skull on it then spoke."You have other ways to use your abilities what else can you offer us."
The statue fell silent in a moment of deep concentration.But it was not due to the question asked by the cardigan.
Instead he had felt a pause in the imprisoned one's attempts to destroy the barrier of the cosmic space.
Amd it was not just him the other cardigan were also feeling it."It seems as if the imprisoned one problem has been solved but and even worse one has arrived."
"Well allow me to take over the imprisoned one's role in causing problems."Every cardigan turned as they saw a man with bright red eye's long raven black hair and Pale skin.
He wore a black trenchcoat black boats and black pants.From his back came thin almost illusionary wings that looked similar to that of a bee.
The man also held a pistol in his hand and wore black cloves with a bright red glowing occult circle on the back hand of each glove.
The man had a gentle smile on his face and his wings fluttered gently in the air.This man was a half demon half fairy hybrid.
"It's impossible for any unknown being other than a cardigan to enter this place who the hell are you."
"Well I had other means the talking statue could probably tell you as for my name I am
Filiruan bishop vonclane and I've come on a hunt."