"Shit!" Nux cursed and suddenly burst forth with stunning speed and agility. He threw out his arm and let fly a Fireball. The guard didn't panic and retaliated with a fierce swing of his Spear, but he seemed to have underestimated the strength of the Fireball. The explosion was massive and the walls held and didn't collapse, but the same couldn't be said for the guard. He skidded back a few feets, and his armor plates could be seen glowing brightly from getting heated by the flames. Nux didn't give him time to recuperate and threw another Fireball. The Guard learnt his lesson and sidestepped the Fireball, but Nux was one step ahead of him and detonated ball of flame, and another explosion rang out. The scream of the guard threatened to be louder than the explosion, and Nux suddenly felt his body become two times slower. "What the hell!" Nux exclaimed. "What's happening?"He poured more strength into his body and tried to move faster, but his speed remained the same. He didn't kno
"I didn't find her in any of the cells like you said." Nux uttered coldly. "Pass her over to me, NOW!"Nux's body began to leak intense bloodlust, however, Deliben just continue to smile at him. "Aish! I was caught this time." He said. "How did you know though?"Nux didn't reply. Deliben giggled, but didn't let go of Natalie, instead he pushed her to his front and deactivated his Ability. "You might hurt her if you throw that." He voiced out at Nux, gesturing at the Fireball hovering over Nux's palm. "Put it away."Without warning, Nux tossed the Fireball upwards, and Deliben subconsciously tracked it with his sight. The Fireball exploded, and Nux used the smoke and dust as cover to barrel towards Deliben. He threw out another Fireball at point blank range, right in between he, Deliben and Natalie. Both of their eyes widened in shock, and they both thought at the same time. "Does he want to kill me?!!""Does he not care about hurting her?!!"However, just as they both tensed wit
Deliben looked down, horror painted all over his face. The iron bar in his hands slipped and fell, and more blood poured out of his mouth as the knife in his chest was twisted without mercy. Nux threw out his arm and tore through Deliben's head. The body collapsed to the ground, but just before it hit, Nux grabbed it and threw it into his storage space. Nux stared at Natalie who stood rooted to the spot, with a bloody knife in her hand. Her body trembled slightly and her eyes widened. 'Is this her first time of killing?' Nux asked internally. 'I didn't react this much when I first killed.'Nux remembered that he just had his first kill a few hours ago, but he only felt emotionally unstable for a few minutes before he regained his composure. He didn't shake nor shiver. 'Not everyone is the same.' Nux concluded as he approached Natalie. He placed a hand on her shoulder and she flinched, but when she looked up at Nux, she visibly calmed. "It's going to be alright." Nux said behind h
"What the fuck!!" A guard cursed. "Who are you sacrificing!!" He screamed, however, his words were like air to the Lieutenant. He didn't budge or react to the words the guard had spoken. "Let's get out of her..." A guard called out and began to run, but before he could make it far, the statue with a the red light glowing within it's left eye, rolled to its feet from the throne it sat on, and dashed at the guard before slicing him in half with its scythe. Screams reververated in the hall as the other guards retreated in horror. The red light pulsing from the statue's left eye reached a crescendo, and then suddenly vanished. Confusing lit the guards faces, but as soon as they remembered the dead body on the ground, they scrambled to their feets and dashed away as fast as their legs could carry them.Behind them the Lieutenant was on his knees, his hands raised up as he was reciting an Epic to the statue. His words were like the fuel keeping it active and alive. The statue stood to i
"The Apostle of the Beast God?!! I never expected to see you here." A deep voice boomed, scaring Natalie out of her wits. She slowly backed away, moving away from the being standing a few meters away from her. Nux was sprawled on the cold floor, trying to recover from the bash he had received. Fortunately for him, he had seen the being in his Frequency Reading range and was able to raise his hand up in time to block the hit. However, his arm had still broken and mangled at odd angle, and for some reason it wasn't hurting as much as he expected. He got to his feet immediately to see who had attacked him, and was shocked to see the being standing before him. "How long have you been awakened if I may ask?" The Apostle of Destruction asked. "And why are you so tiny?"Nux was confused, but he didn't let his guard down for a second. "Not going to answer are you?" The Apostle of Destruction said. "That's quite rude of you.""Rowan has always been deceitful, cunning and rude to everyone,
The Apostle of Destruction held his face, dazed. His trusty and rusty armor which had protected him for ages, had failed to block a punch from Teacher Joseph. The force behind that punch was so great, the Apostle of Destruction was still reeling from it, and hadn't recoverd yet even after a whole half a minute had gone by. __________There was a theory that circulated around, about how it was possible for Unawakened to cultivate Mana without a Beast Soul, and get as strong as awakened, stronger even. All they needed to do was to learn to sense Mana and control it, but that was easier said than done.Teacher Joseph's strength wasn't gotten through this method though, instead he was just a lucky adventurer who happened to stumble on an abandoned sacrificial temple of a God, and obtained a legendary Artifact that he's granted him his strength, Aegis.Aegis was no normal Artifact, in fact it was better than most and had unique Enchantments that made Teacher Joseph all the more powerful
Nux's convulsing increased to the point where his face contorted, and his body began to vibrate uncontrollably. The horror painted on Natalie's face seemed to double at that sight. Nova thought Natalie had done something to Nux, and was just about to attack her when suddenly, out from Nux's body, a dark red fog expanded swiftly. The fog rolled around Nux's body like a living entity, and his body began to deteriorate rapidly. It first started with his flesh, moving over to his muscle tissue and fibers, then to his bones, organs and down to his cells. In seconds, Nux was no more, the only thing remaining being the Arm Of Finality and mask laying on the ground. Natalie stood with her mouth wide open, and before she could react again, the fog swirling over the place Nux was moments ago, began to seep into the Arm Of Finality. The gauntlet rose above the ground as the fog flooded it, filling it up with it's essence and reaching every crevice, nook and cranny. A tornado of violent ene
Nux spotted Natalie and walked over. He placed a hand on her shoulders and flashed her a brilliant smile."Are you okay?" Nux asked. She hesitated for a moment before finally nodding her head. Nux's smile widened and he proceeded to ask her what really happened while he was passed out. Natalie told how Teacher Joseph had come in and saved him, defeated the Apostle of Destruction easily while protecting him at the same time. Nux was surprised by what he heard, and he felt that something wasn't right."You said he saw you right, but he didn't say anything to you?" Nux asked. "Yes.""That's strange, does he not know?" Nux soliloquized. He didn't think for long and turned back to Natalie with a serious expression on his face. "You know you can't stay here anymore right?""Yes, and that's why she'll be going with you." Nux and Natalie looked up, and they found Teacher Joseph hovering right above them. "I assume you're ready to leave at this moment, No?" Teacher Joseph asked, going s