The next thing anyone heard was something breaking through glass, in this case, however, it was a person who had crashed through the glass.Also, the glass that broke was not glass. It was another space warp that projected a false scene.In addition to this screw-up, the horses tethered to pull the carriage left behind were gone.There were four horses meant to pull the carriage as it was a massive one. It was held back most likely because it was big enough to house thirteen individuals.Unfortunately, all four horses were now gone. The trail of steps showed that they left in the direction of The Great Capital."****"The Boss cussed out loud when he saw this."I thought I had them in a good place but it appears that I have underestimated them greatly"He said this with a bizarre smile on his face. Raven did not say anything this time. Unlike her usual self that could not wait to tear The Boss a new one, she was quiet.Cradled in her arm was her sister, the one Aiden had dropped out o
"I knew it… There must have been something to create an enigma like you"In front of Aiden was a large slab of rock with weird writings and drawings on it. The instant it appeared; all eyes were drawn to it."Hahaha…"The Boss was still cackling loudly to himself when he felt the wind brush past his chest; almost immediately, he felt his legs leave the ground, and then the pain came rolling in…He screamed even before he landed on the ground as the punch drove his teeth into his tongue so hard that he bit off its edges."You wanted a fight, come get it… It’s a wonder what a race humanity can be if a priest is trying to kill an apprentice for refusing his invitation to join a group of misfits"This statement struck a chord in their minds and it caused all ten of them to react at the same time, in the same way.The situation also changed completely when they heard the aged voice that spoke through Aiden's mouth.The Boss wasn't too bothered by those words because the next moment, a flam
"You better pray that they are enough to sacrifice or you're next""…"That statement scared Andrew into silence immediately. His friends also looked over with horrified expressions, keeping their mouths shut as they watched the two guards being dragged off to where The Boss was standing.As soon as they were brought to his side, he went crazy. He placed his hand on the first guard's head and raised his face to the sky.In that position, he burst into flames again. His dimmed fire veins regained their glow, and his arms, and eyes spewed fire the very next moment.The bizarre part of all this was the fact that the guard was used in the same manner that he had been described; a sacrifice.His skin dried up and cracked… Following that, they also shrunk until they were literally hugging his bones. By the end of it, the guard looked like a desiccated human who died the sickliest person in the world. Much to the horror of those watching… It was such a gruesome death that Diane turned away
The Primordial Stele gravitated to both sides for a moment, whipping forward and back, however, it soon came to rest in the middle of the two.Aiden let his senses loose, firing off thoughts to the Stele in a bid to have it return. His thoughts were, if the stele could choose to save his when he did not ask for it, then it should be able to help him with whatever sentience it had when he asked.The tussle soon began to show on both figures. For Aiden, the white armor began to crack at the sections and joints of his outstretched arms, while The Boss' arm began to lose its flames.Aiden put in all his effort and the stele inched forward in his direction. He gathered his strength for a few minutes and pulled again.Again, the stele moved a few inched in his direction… As small as they were, he was making progress.Suddenly, The Boss screamed out loud with more fire veins popping out of his neck. The tug that had begun inching toward Aiden for a moment suddenly came back to life.The Prim
His thoughts cleared up to show him the image of light beams firing off into the distance. He was hitched to a beam of light as he flew past other beams of light.He could perceive his surrounding, but he had no control over everything. It was like his body did not exist.He continued to drift along with the beam of light until he suddenly felt it, a strain like he was being pulled apart.Ahead of him, he saw the beam of light ahead, separating into two identical pieces. He understood at that moment, that this was the same thing that was about to him.Trying to keep himself from getting torn apart became a struggle in an instant. You could imagine it as having someone trying to rip his mind in two.Keeping himself untorn also brought the struggle of trying to keep the beam he was tethered to, untorn.This brought heart-wrenching pain that made him scream. His screams stayed in his mind as his current form had no concept of an actual body.The pain made him close his perception of the
"Thanks for the compliment", the figure said as it stood up straight.Despite the armored look the figure wore, you could easily imagine the smile underneath the armor.Unsurprisingly, this was not the only surprising thing he did… The next moment, the figure stepped up to the original armor, Aiden's body piloted by Zarek, and merged with it.It was the same sequence as what The Boss did with the ten assailants and Raven's sister.Seeing the same sequence happen to Aiden, while The Boss stood not too far away with a hole in his chest was a change that happened in a split second.It made The Boss start a soliloquy and his words became the prelude to an even fight for the first time since the torment derailed their journey."I don't know what you did, but you underestimate me if you believe that it is enough to beat me… The stele was a waste on you, and I have not brought out enough of its potential""Indeed, you don't know what I've done… Step away, Princess Diane… This fight might tur
With a loud crashing sound, the meteor crashed into the stele that The Boss used to shield himself from the attack.This did not mark the end of that, because there was a sound that came right after the crash of the meteor. This sound was accompanied by the visual cue that was spiderweb cracks.All eyes turned to the stele, and they saw without mistake that the stele in front of the boss had cracks running through it."Impossible!!!"This was The Boss' first reaction to the cracks. He took another look at the stele, and then the realization dawned on him.He turned to look at Aiden's armored figure with an identical stele floating behind him. His expression changed immediately…"You… You stole it from me. You have no idea what you hold in your hand… You are unworthy of its magnificence"For the first time since The Boss transformed himself into a fire angel, his voice lost its calm nature. He was agitated… So much so that he raised the stele and smashed it into the ground.As the final
"Let's get this over…"The two attacks seemed to vanish the moment they were released.The moment both attacks reappeared was only a moment later but it did so with a piercing sound that seemed to cut deep into the ear.This brought Diane, Andrew, and his friends down to their knees as they tried to block the sound by covering their ears.The collision between both attacks led to a push and pull from both attacks…Aiden's spear tried to find a way to pierce through The Boss but the attack The Boss sent was not having any of that. It stood as a barrier that tried to keep the spear away while pushing its way to Aiden.The grating sound continued for a few seconds with none of them finding a way to complete their destructive missions.The Boss let out a smile and snapped his fingers while Aiden clenched his fist at the same moment.This took both attacks from deathly to terrifying in the blink of an eye… There was a bright white light that washed over everything when both attacks took a