[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
Southern border of the Pixie Kingdom 4 days after the Dark Knight’s death. Fairti Gicolt and Seo Ae-Ri finally awakened from their slumber. They were welcomed by the naturally cheerful and energetic Aerin, commonly known as the Minstrel of the Ages. As the two haven’t officially met him, they were expectedly startled and extremely wary, especially Ae-Ri. She jumped to her feet, her daggers already in hand and ready to strike. “Woah! Hold on a second. I’m not an enemy.” The poet raised his hands in surrender and exclaimed, acting as if he was afraid. “Who are you?! Where’s Leiu?” Even Fairti was angry as he couldn’t see his friend. He did recognize the colorful and peaceful forest, which only added to his confusion. The last thing he could remember was being in that desolate town. They were being attacked by the hooded figure who used Void Magic. At that time, Seo Ae-Ri did try to buy some time for Fairti to take Leiu and leave, but she was easily overpowered. As the two were
When he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was a gloomy sky that was covered by a deep purple hue, ominous and sinister. The overwhelming pain and exhaustion he had been going through were nowhere to be seen. Instead, his body was quite healthy and well-rested. Moreover, he was wearing the full Dark Knight set and Anduril was right next to him. Leiu, expectedly, was beyond surprised. He surveyed his surroundings and saw a plain-looking forest as well as two other people a couple of paces away. The two were unconscious, and even after a brief examination of their faces, Leiu found them unfamiliar. ‘Where am I? I thought I died…’ Leiu tried to see his Stats but the System wouldn’t work. However, he didn’t seem to have lost his powers. In fact, he felt particularly strong. When he channelled his energy, Darkness formed around Anduril. Although he didn’t try anything, he knew that he still had access to his skills… at least the ones related to his class. The temporary ones obta
Glowing cards from behind Leiu and pierced the hideous monstrosity. Most shocking was the fact that the Cards went through the target, cutting its body with ease and leaving only gore and blood in its wake.Arthur MoonStar, however, attacked in a completely different matter. While airborne, he literally transformed into a large black eagle with long claws, and then he dove down and shredded its target.He finished off the monster with an icy blast that even froze the ground.“Woah! Are you somesort of a shapeshifter?! That was terrific!”The Magician clapped his hands upon seeing Arthur return to his original human form.“I’m a parasite.” Calmly responded to the man as he patted the dust off his white clothes.Right after praising Arthur, the talkative and highly energetic Magician faced Leiu,“You use Darkness, yes? It’s different from the one I’ve seen before. Yours is more… scary, hahahahahaha!”Arthur approached one of the monsters he killed, precisely the one frozen inside of a b
Although they had come to an agreement earlier, the group soon started facing internal conflict. It was mainly the Magician’s complaints as he disagreed with the path chosen.They had no map to guide them, so they relied on their instincts and abilities to navigate this place. Amongst them, it seemed that Arthur had the sharpest natural instincts. The Trickster was the second.Leiu might have superhuman strength and relatively perceptive eyesight and hearing, but it seemed he lacked in comparison to the two freaks accompanying him.“What do you mean we should avoid them? That’s stupid!”“What’s so stupid about avoiding danger? Our priority is figuring out where and why we are here.”“Yes, and we can do that while also fighting the Voidspawn. You’re strong enough to shred them to pieces, what are you afraid of?”“I’m not afraid.” Retorted Arthur while raising his voice, clearly annoyed by the Magician, “I prefer to take things slowly and without causing any unnecessary complications. T
The Voidspawn were all killed within a minute or two, at most. Arthur returned to his normal form and The Trickster played with his cards as he kept grumbling. The three were in an open field, which gave them a better view of their vicinity. However, what caught their attention was a gargantuan silhouette far away. It was as high as the sky, spanning dozens of kilometers and had thick and long brown tentacles dancing in the air. The creature had countless eyes on its disproportionate blob of a body. The eyes were as big as a tree and kept moving around, the golden pupils changing sizes every couple of breaths. “That’s a big motherfucker, alright!” The Trickster instantly became excited as he drew cards from his deck and squinted his eyes. Arthur’s eyes let out a subtle light as he inspected the unknown entity. Only Leiu didn’t have an appropriate appraisal skill, so he just stood there. The Gods he had fought were like ants compared to that creature. It was monstrously big and
The Voidspawn were of a much stronger and tenacious breed. Leiu’s Darkness weren’t as effective as before, but Anduril was able to slice and cut the abomination before they could offer any strong resistance.In comparison to his two strange companions, Leiu’s fighting style was the most direct. He made use of his skills, imbued and strengthened with Darkness, to unleash seemingly simple yet deadly attacks.Arthur used all sorts of magical spells, from scorching tree-sized fireballs to a dense thick mist that felt and looked strikingly similar to the Harrowing Mist.Last but not least, the Trickster. Excluding his outrageously resilient and strong physique, his cards, albeit small, were able to cut through anything, be it intangible energies or the Void itself.“Here comes the big one! It’s mine!”When a 10 meter long Void Beast crawled from a bottomless dark purple hole on the ground, the Joker jumped in the air and literally kept stepping on it until he was high-up in the sky.He dov
The conversation between the Parasite and the Dark Knight was cut short as something appeared near the camp.The sleeping Trickster vanished and appeared next to the unknown entity, throwing a down kick at its humanoid head.However, his leg was caught and he was flung back.From the looks of it, it didn’t try to retaliate with violence and simply pushed him away.Leiu grabbed Anduril while Arthur used [Eternium], which caused the two distinct and large wings to appear on his back.“We are not here to fight.” Spoke the creature, which undoubtedly like a Void Spawn.Arthur’s blue eyes glowed as he appraised the target.“A Void Overlord.” He muttered toward his companions.A grin plastered itself on the Magician’s face, but Leiu remained expressionless, his eyes fixated on the enemy.The Void Overlord was as big as a normal human, though its skin was light purple and its eyes were disturbingly frightening.It wore a basic black robe and stood straight and motionless.“You have killed ma