Sanford’s face was distorted, barely resembling a human anymore. It was apparent that he had been corrupted by the Void, so much so that his entire body oozed a sinister and chilling aura. It was unlike the cold and comfortable Darkness Leiu has been used to… no, it was on a whole other level.* Even the ungodly abomination he had fought less than a day ago wasn’t like this. Sanford was far too gone, his body and soul twisted and transformed into something hideous and inhumane. He kept cackling like a crazy person, the ominous grimoire in his hands opening on its own and flipping the pages continuously. The chains around Orenmir shot toward the fallen Holy Knight, but they were deflected by the Void. The Dark Knight snorted and kicked the ground, swinging his greatsword and using [Heaven Break]. Unlike the past, where the integrated skill of the enchanted weapon would absorb all nearby energies, [Heaven Break] only made use of the Darkness around Leiu. A mass of raging Darkness
‘If you can survive for a bit more, I think I can get you out of here.’ The translucent body of Tenebris, the First Dark Knight, was in Leiu’s distorted view. Unlike their nocturnal meeting, they were talking in reality, which was probably due to the abundance of Darkness energy in the Blackened Plateau. Upon seeing the pale-faced and bleeding youth give him a deadpan expression that, albeit hard to read, clearly depicted his unwillingness to leave, Tenebris sighed. Tenebris, unseen by the Gods and Light Spirits, walked to the nearby edge of the plateau and focused his gaze. After a couple of breaths, he said, ‘He’s running away after your comrades, yes. He’s also getting stronger because of the Void… probably will get possessed soon.’ Leiu muttered a couple of words under his rugged breath, to which Tenebris first frowned before nodding. ‘I can give you only one chance.’ With stiff and slow movements, Leiu got to his feet. His legs were shaking from pain and his back was hunchi
The hammer, enveloped by crackling and deafening thunder, was unstoppable and like the bellring of Death for Leiu. At the very last second, just before it hit him, he used [False Human]. His body transformed into a sticky black liquid that was impervious to all magical and physical damage. Hercules’ hammer smashed onto the liquid, cracking the ground and shaking the plateau, which was on the verge breaking apart. After a couple of seconds, and a momentary surprise, Hercules lifted his hammer and stared at the liquid. Leiu’s body returned again, just as injured and close to death. “I smell the scent of Aborak. Hah! You’ve really gathered all the malice that exists in this world.” While the Gods and Light Spirits were staring with disgust and contempt at the dying Dark Night, the Light Mother’s frown deepened. “His soul… is different.” She muttered, her lips quivering ever-so-slightly. Noticing her perturbed tone and odd complexion, the closest to her, Valocan, unleashed his Divi
“Why am I here?” Leiu still felt the comfortable and all-embracing serenity of the darkness, but he suddenly found himself in the familiar room buried in his subconscious. The first Dark Knight, Tenebris, was facing him, as always. However, his figure was blurry and barely visible. “This is it, then.” “The end?” Muttered Leiu as he clutched his head and groaned. He felt a light yet dizzying headache as he tried to continue looking at the man. “Perhaps. Perhaps not. I can’t really tell.” “Then why am I here? Did I die?” “You did not. You received help from everywhere, much to my surprise.” Tenebris let out a heavy sigh and sat on the ground, a faint and melancholic smile on his exhausted and sickly pale face. “When I fought the divinities on that very plateau, I was alone. Yes, I won… but I was alone. I didn’t feel any sadness back then, probably because I was victorious. I felt at the top of the world… until that parasite defeated me.” “Is this the time for a monologue?” In
The Blackened Plateau was split in half by the overwhelming Primordial Darkness and the pure Holy Light. Leiu, wearing the exclusive set of the Dark Knight class, and holding the overpowered Anduril in his hands, finally sprung into action. He had never felt so powerful, yet amidst all the chaos and the surprising turn of events, his heart was absolutely calm. He felt serenity and clarity instead of tension and anxiousness. His targets were in sight and his objective was to kill all of them and survive this ordeal. Whether it was simple pirates or the divinities themselves, it was all the same to him. It has, and will always be, kill or be killed. Morality, perspectives, good and evil… all of that didn't matter in such a situation. He might be the bad guy, he might unwittingly be the most evil existence, yet he couldn’t care less. “Insolent abomination!” Hercules swung his lightning hammer at the relatively small Leiu, but he missed his mark. Leiu shot forward, enveloped by a
‘-8,266,715’That was the damage dealt by [Dark Gallows]. In one single attack, Leiu had dealt almost 10 million damage, which, albeit being a ridiculously high number, was still a numerical value.It was absurd to think that even a God, an entity said to be omnipotent and omniscient, had a limited Health pool that dictated its ‘life’, so to speak.With all the buffs he had received, coupled with the activated set of his class and the empowered Anduril, Leiu wasn’t surprised to be hitting so much.In fact, he felt calm and didn’t do any childish celebrations.While the remaining five celestials were in total disbelief to see Athena get engulfed in the black sphere and then killed right after.A fearful and worried gasp escaped the Light Mother’s lips. Her tall and brilliant silhouette instinctively backed away from the Dark Knight.On the other hand, Valocan, Hercules, and Kermis all attacked in unison. They didn’t hold back at all, their powers raging forth and extinguishing the loom
Ideally, Leiu wanted to finish this fight quickly. He was alone, fighting numerous strong opponents. Literal Gods. Even with all the buffs he had received and with Anduril in his hands, he still wasn’t powerful enough to prevail with ease. Kermis and Athena were killed, but there were still four Celestials alive and standing, half of which didn’t even get hit. Because of that, the Dark Knight wanted to end this in one fell swoop. His strong ultimate attack [Dark Knight], after having absorbed all the Primordial Darkness into his body and swiftly channelling it to his greatsword, was finally about to be unleashed. The Light Mother, Hercules, and Valocan took the front as they retaliated with their own magic and spell. Alas, the Dark Knight was like an immovable, impenetrable mountain of Darkness. Everything that got near him got consumed and turned into nothingness. He had become impervious to any and all attack as the skill was bursting forth like a hurricane. It wasn’t as flashy
[The Dark Knight’s Soul has sustained heavy damage.] [System malfunctioning…. Attempnig reboot… failure!] [System has been affected by Primordial Darkness… initiating Defense Program N.468] [Starting System revocation… deleting all available Quests…] ‘Fuck…’ Leiu saw the barrage of notifications popping non-stop. He wasn’t totally out of power, however, with the System literally deleting itself, he truly had to finish this fight quickly. As he pushed himself of the ground, blood dripping from his creepy black helmet, he focused his gaze on Filia. The Light Spirit was floating high-up in the air and holding a beautiful curved scimitar made of shining diamond. She seemed distressed and even afraid. Before she attacked the injured and weakened Dark Knight, she looked at her last standing companion; the Light Mother. “Why are you standing there?! Help me kill him!” “...” The Light Mother, whose form was blurry, thus hiding her facial features, let out a heavy sigh. A golden ligh