Chapter 107 106. Devil's Domain.
WHOOOOOOMMMMM
"W-What is that? That's a skill?" Jiwoo gazed up at the magnificent giant light blue sword as it rose into the sky.
"Whoa!!" Violet's eyes slightly regained its focus after she recovered a drop of mana and was immediately left in awe.
"You! Don't overexert yourself! Do even know how you look right now?" Katharine placed both of her hands on Violet's shoulder and made her look into her eyes.
"You are bleeding, Violet. From your nose and eyes." Katline said.
"Huh? Oh!" Violet wiped her nose with her right hand, realising Katline was correct and realized why Katharine appeared to be on edge.
"Right....." Violet nodded, slouched forward and sat in lazy manner.
WHOOOMMM
'I know that they're worried about me, but I can't miss the sight of such a majestic sword! It would naturally be crude, considering its size, but..... WOW!' Violet stared at sword being swung down in awe.
"Oh sh*t." Violet mumbled.
BOOOMM
A ear deafening 'BOOM' rang, even though they had covered their ears.
SSSWWWOOOSSSHHHH
A thick layer of white cloud rose from the ground, and there was absolute silence for a brief moment before the cloud touching the ground moved before a strong ripple shot out from the cloud.
BOOM
CRACK (5x)
"Cough!!" Violet coughed up a mouthful of blood as five of the barriers shattered in an instant with a single ripple and lost consciousness from pain.
THUMP
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BOOM
CRACK(8x)
The impact created a thick cloud of smoke, strong enough to cause the ground to tremble, and ripples shot out the debris that formed from the sword's slash like bullets.
I extended my right arm and a three-foot-long sword materialized in my hand, which I slashed at the debris that shot out in my direction.
CLUNK (5x)
BANG (3x)
"Uck!" As the cut debris struck my body, I groaned in agony. I attempted to tank the big ones first, then strike down the small ones, because the small ones were piercing through my skin. However, the damage was a little more severe than expected.
"F**k!" I mumbled, pointed my index and middle fingers out at the smoke cloud, and drew a 'C' shape in the air.
WHOOSH
A horizontal vortex formed in front of me, blowing air in the opposite direction of me, which aided in slowing the debris and making it easier to follow and strike down.
"F**king hell! It's still not enough?" I grumbled as small and sharp pieces continued to fly out, causing numerous small cuts to appear on my body.
"Mana armour, mana shields, Frost!" I muttered.
A thin layer of pale purple mana coated my body, while three octagonal mana shields appeared in my shoulders, elbows, upper body, thighs, calves, and near my crotch. I waved my hand and added the 'Frost' attribute to the horizontal vortex, which turned pure white, and the air that was being blown out thickened and held back the debris and its pieces.
WHOOOSH
Another ripple occurred and shot out debris a bit stronger.
"6th?" I mumbled as I stared at the approaching ripple, whose initial force had been broken by the interference of the horizontal vortex in front of me.
'I have contained more damage than I originally expected! It wasn't that I was ignorant.... maybe a bit? Ahem, well I was getting bored by fights where I contained no damages at all, so I think it's alright, even though I'm a bit battered, as long as I have fun it's alright!' I grinned and a yet another cut appeared on my cheek just below my left eye.
"Whoa!? What the f**k was that? I have mana armour around me?" I mumbled in surprise.
"Cough.... Y-you basta*d!!" Vassago's muffled roar was heard inside the thick layer of smoke.
"Hm? Hehehehahaha! I expected you to dodge, but I didn't expect you to be standing..." I waved my hand to clear the smoke because that seemed to be the last ripple and the sword appeared to have dematerialized.
"Oh! You're not standing..." I mumbled while staring at Vassago who was lying down on ground with his head turned towards me with a glare.
"Ahem, you seem a bit too battered." With my brows dancing up and down and a smirk, I mocked him.
"Y-You! I swear on my name, I'll kill yo...." Vassago roared after coughing out several mouthfuls of blood and creating a small puddle of blood before him, I stopped him mid-sentence with a raise of my left hand.
"Don't. Do want to die? If you could have killed me, I would have already been dead by now. You already used your authority on me, remembered?" I stopped him from finishing that sentence because I sensed demonic energy rising around him as he spoke; he would have most likely made a 'Oath'... a 'demonic oath' (?) because he's a demon? I titled my head as I pondered before shaking them off and telling myself not to take everything literally.
The 'demonic oath' is not like any other 'oath' in which the mana damages the body and causes excruciating pain to the one who made the 'oath,' but it is a 'oath' on their 'existence,' which means they will be removed from existence and will never be reborn, ever again, and the soul that is supposed to go through the process of 'rebirth' is imprisoned in the depths of the 'void,' trapped in there for eternity.
A void is an existence whose sole definition and purpose is to 'devour.' Those who are 'devoured' can never escape the void, and souls trapped in the void only feel pain as their 'memories,' which their minds subconsciously trapped in the back of their heads, reappear, making them a thousand times more painful and sad. Every single regret or strong emotion they feel will resurface, making it even more painful for eternity.
"You should know that, the movement you used your authority against me, you lost." I glared at Vassago, who glared back at me and clenched his fist tightly, trembling weakly before starting to bleed from his clenched fists, I don't know what happened to him, but he abruptly raised his head to look at me with a wide grin on his face.
"Hehehahahaha!" Vassago started to laugh maniacally.
'His laugh sounds kinda like, 'that' guy.....'
"Authority of kindness, 'Devil's Domain.'" Vassago said.
"Sh*t!"