Chapter 90 Beginning Of The End I
Chapter 90 Beginning Of The End I
beginning of the end i
'let's begin.' christopher sent those two words to his subordinates who were all fighting in their respective domains.
the truth was that they were completely bullying the creatures they were fighting, the only reason they hadn't killed them was because their job was to stall. but now that they had been given the go ahead, there was no more need to hold back.
back on the ground, aisha looked up at the fractured sky and titus who was still reeling from the wave of mana stared at her with confusion.
"what's wro-"
shatter
an incredibly loud sound of something breaking reached everyone's ears, causing them to look up.
the myriad of domains had shattered, and titus could vaguely catch a glimpse of disintegrating void creatures and voidwalkers who had died in various ways. some seemed to have been crushed, some looked like lifeless husks, some were just bones now, some had been sliced to pieces, some had been charred black, some had been ripped apart, and some were simply gone.
titus shuddered, it would appear that his elder disciples had been successful. however, if that was the case, why didn't he feel elated.
he suddenly gasped as another powerful wave of mana went through him and he staggered,his face paling.
"what's happening?!" he yelled and aisha grunted.
"the void has been summoned, they're putting the sword back together now." the answer made him feel cold. he had suspected it, but hearing it aloud did not make him feel happy.
before he could say or do anything though, ivory star suddenly moved.
he saw brief flashes of light go across the entire battlefield , and before he could make sense of what had happened, hundreds of massive swords of light emerged from the ground far faster than what the element represented.
instantly, void creatures were completely annihilated in an instant, and in just a few short moments, all of them had been totally annihilated.
(to compare. think of the third impact from evangelion)
titus felt his mouth go dry.
those... those were the same void creatures they had been struggling with for hours. they'd been fighting for so long that it was nighttime! and yet they had barely gone halfway through the army of creatures. and yet his elder disciples wiped all of them out in an instant.
and that's even talking about how somehow, she had totally avoided having anyone from the race armies as collateral damage and the damage was perfectly transferred to the void creatures.
however, he couldn't marvel for long as the third pulse emerged and his face turned grim.
'will they be able to handle the void by themselves? and where is master?!' he exclaimed inwardly, and that's when aisha spoke, though her voice sounded strange.
"get ready." she sounded strangely resigned.
"ready for wha-" his voice was cut off as the scene suddenly changed.
gone was the desert they were fighting on, the battered bodies of corpses and voidwalkers, the shattered sky, and the overbearing mana that was being released as a result of the legend sword shards being reassembled.
now, they stood in a vast plain, and titus was stunned. there was no sky, but there was a faint blue fog that wasn't so thick that it paired his vision, but was dense enough to be seen.
in the distance, he could make out massive trees, trees far bigger than anything he had seen before in his life. and despite them being so far away, he was amazed to find out that his battered body was healing at an astonishing rate.
moreover, every breath he took seemed to fill him with mana that was too pure for him to know what to do with, and the air was so clean that his lungs seemed to scream with joy each time he took a breath.
it seemed like paradise.
however, this paradise wouldn't last long as in the next moment, he paled, then screamed.
pain.
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it was simply beautiful.
but he couldn't admire its beauty for long as suddenly, the blade shot towards him at astonishing speed. though it wasn't blade first, but hilt first instead. and it was aimed for his hand.
his eyes widened as he realised what was about to happen.
'it wants me to be a vessel... no!' he immediately tried to get up and retreat. but he was much too battered and tired to do so. not that it would have mattered anyway, as he suddenly found himself incapable of moving.
his eyes widened as he saw the hilt grow closer and closer to his palm, but right before it landed in it, a black hand suddenly grabbed the hilt.
the sword vibrated, then immense mana erupted from it as it tried to free itself from the grasp, but in return, the hand released torrents of void energy to counter the mana.
the legend sword fought against the encroaching nothingness desperately, but the void was still the void. avatar or not.
soon, the mana was fully overwhelmed, and the assistant thought he heard an unwilling cry as the sword stopped resisting, its white blade now covered in unbelievably dense void energy.
the void expressed no satisfaction.
instead, it simply shot up into the sky, passing through all the floor of the voidwalkers base without resistance and soon, it was high in the sky.
it looked down on the world below, then shook its head slightly.
"so much effort is put into creating order. but in the end, all shall be returned to nothingness."after that, the void unleashed its aura. but it wasn't like any aura anyone knew.
pitch black nothing erupted from its body and spread at impossible speeds. and in a few short seconds, the entire planet had been covered by this darkness.
the world trembled as wherever this darkness passed, reality started to unravel. but that wasn't all.
the void held the legend sword high above its head, and then massive swathes of void energy flowed into it until a massive black sword was being held high above it. discover exclusive tales on empire
"return to oblivion."it said quietly, then swung the weapon.
its goal was to destroy the core of the world which, as long as it was in place, the world would come back to be, though the original inhabitants would obviously be dead.
despite being an extension of its true body, the avatar knew that it wouldn't be able to shatter the core on its own. but with the help of the legend sword.
the void swung the weapon down. and as it passed, reality was getting destroyed and unraveled. the sky shattered and mountains on the ground were getting erased from existence. the continents were shaking violently and showing signs of splitting apart, and the oceans were turning violent and turbulent. it seemed like the arrival of the apocalypse, and the blade hadn't even hit the ground yet.
and it was clear that the moment it did, the world would be destroyed.
however, it never had that chance.
clang
the descending blade of darkness was blocked and dispelled.
the void slowly looked up and saw a blood red katana swirling with annihilation energy stopping the legend sword from progressing any further.
and the hand holding it belonged to a dashingly handsome man who was staring at the void calmly.
"okay, you've had your fun." he said calmly and the void tilted its head.
"you do not belong here."it spoke and christopher shrugged, then his aura erupted.
it instantly dispelled the darkness that was surrounding the planet and he said calmly.
"i've heard that before."
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a/n: the end is near boys!
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