My attacks on Gold Hand had damaged his insides, and I could see that his hands were trembling.He could be considered a rather young dwarf since he didn't have a beard, but he was pretty strong!I also didn't find out how he could cut my hand while I was keeping a grip on his ankle...I wasn't sure if it was a hidden weapon that he used or some type of technique.So I had to look out for that certain something.My body narrowly dodged a shockwave that came from Gold Hand's hammer as he glanced at me and said:"You are pretty strong, so I will have to take one step further in this fight!"Red Hand, who was observing the fight from above smiled and told Alliron, who was also looking at our fight from Red Hand's left side:"It looks like your little subordinate's luck is running out!"Alliron declined against commenting as he just gave Red Hand a small stare that said:"Oh is that so?"Red Hand snorted as he looked back at the fight.A brown aura engulfed Gold Hand as his eyebrows were
Gold Hand was unsure what to do, he didn't want to die and make his master look weak in front of one of his old friends.But he also forbade him from using the technique he wanted to use.Usually, he would have listened to his master, but this time around, he wanted to push further than his limits and fight me!I could see it in his eyes. He was ready to disobey his master's orders!But before he could do whatever he wanted to, Red Hand and Alliron dropped from the ceiling between us. Red Hand glared at his disciple before saying:"That's enough! You lost!"Alliron chuckled as he saw the conflict between master and disciple before he approached and patted me on the shoulder while saying:"Good job, we have the alliance in the bag!"After he said that, he looked back at Red Hand with a smile on his face as he asked:"Red Hand, now that my friend here has beaten your disciple, will you honor the bet?"Red Hand's nose moved from side to side as he didn't seem to like taking the loss from
Alliron glanced at my thoughtful expression, and he didn't say anything as he teleported us to a homie little town.This place was filled with civilians, moving around, doing fieldwork, tending to their cattle, and other normal farmer work.This place reminded me of my hometown.It was quite strange such a powerhouse like Aratas would be sent to this place...I looked around as I followed Alliron from behind. Seemingly none of the civilians were able to see the two of us walking around the village, almost as if we were invisible.We walked towards a certain house before Alliron opened the door, and I sighted Ludeus's form inside, sitting opposite the man that I first met during my journey.Long blonde hair, clear blue eyes, a heavy armor dotted his body, while he still had his usual heavy Warhammer tied to his back.The paladin Aratas.He was truly negotiating with Ludeus?I always thought there was something different about him since he was using unorthodox methods to strengthen the
Ludeus finally opened his eyes as he said:"I know that I cannot come with you three onto the divine realms of the gods due to my previous allegiance and the body that I currently use."Ludeus was the previous pope of the fallen Wind Church, and now he was using the body of the Fire God Church's maiden.If he went close to the gods, both his body and soul would be surpassed, and maybe even put against us.Alliron nodded as Aratas said:"Its the best for you, let me let you in a little secret, Shira's body which you are inhabiting is the unofficial daughter of the Fire God's avatar, that's why her talent and bloodlines are so good, I can also sense that you were unable to devour her soul and its now slumbering inside her body. I'm pretty sure you know what would happen if we took you with us, right?"Ludeus nodded, but then he said:"I can acquiesce with these regulations, but I have one request."Ludeus and Alliron looked into each other's eyes as Alliron nodded and said:"Sure, you c
The elites of the Church were unlike that cannon fodder that attacked us blindly because of orders.The paladins and holy maidens of the Church kept their distance even though they had revealed themselves to me and Ludeus.They were all having fiery auras full of courage and pride for their Church, combined with anger and the wish to smite whoever had invaded their holy Cathedral.Unfortunately for them, I and Ludeus had a bone to pick with them.They were furious when they saw the undead defiling their holy praying place.They tried to kill my scouts, but Ludeus and I appeared in front of their attacks, dispelling the flaming powers that they threw at the undead with a swift move of our hands!Ludeus couldn't help but mock with a little smirk on his face:"Someone didn't have his breakfast yet? Or did your pitiful God forsake you?"The leader of the Church's elites kept a frosty visage as he looked at Ludeus and snorted:"What do you, a damn thief, know about our great God? You have
The pope's aura was in disarray as he glared at us while he tried his best to send the Altar away so it wouldn't be destroyed by the two of us.Ludeus's body trembled briefly as he saw the Pope's visage as a scary grin appeared on his face, and he said:"You damn scum! Would you think that you would land in this situation after you backstabbed me!?"The pope didn't even bother to respond to Ludeus's words, he didn't even seem to sense Ludeus's presence, he was mostly focused on attacking us using long-range fire attacks that had been compressed multiple times into bullet-size needles.Those needles were quick and hard to dodge, their destructive power was nothing to scoff at as one of them scratched my arm and exploded, engulfing my whole body and removing a layer of skin.I looked at Ludeus as he seemed to be too angry to see my signals. I sighed and powered up, unleashing my full aura as the surroundings started to tremble.My body made cracking sounds as the blood inside boiled wit
Shira's body was trembling as its eyes shifted from side to side, I took two steps backward as I looked at the body and wondered what the hell was happening.There were zero life signs in the body, and I couldn't sense her soul either!Ludeus's soul had dissipated, so it couldn't be him either.I got over my cautiousness as I approached the body and tried to touch it. However, before I could do so, the body morphed into a small fiery egg that grew to the size of Shira's full body.The egg had strange patterns and dots on it that I have never seen before.They didn't represent any of the runes or aura that came from the Fire God's being.Previously, the bloodline aura that she had in her veins came from the Fire God.But now the bloodline in her was continuously changing, transforming.The egg continued to pulse as I narrowed my eyes.This feeling was certainly different, and I wasn't sure if Shira is going to be an ally or enemy if she came out of that egg.Ludeus didn't mention the s
Shira saw how I became silent, and she snorted:"Are you thinking about how I forgave you too easily?"It was surprising how she could see through my thoughts so easily, so I raised an eyebrow at her question and said:"What makes you say that?"She didn't respond to my question as flames burst around her body before she disappeared from my sight.I blocked the attack from the side as a flaming wing tried to strike my head.I pushed the wing backward as Shira's body appeared in front of my eyes once again.I looked at the arm that I used to block the flaming wing and analyzed the damage.Her strength wasn't very impressive, she was quickly pushed back by my retaliation, but her speed was the thing that was quite impressive.She could accelerate and move naturally through the spatial dimension, almost as if she were a fish in the water.I could feel that the arm I used to block her attack was numb and fire engulfed the skin as it ate through it like a cancerous cell.I tried to put the