Chapter 26
Lugh was walking slowly toward Venidia, his body aching from injuries, when a memory surfaced in his mind.
[ How could I have forgotten that? I must have grown far too arrogant.]
Lugh gets a vivid flashback, in which a man was talking to lugh
( Lugh, remember this. if the time comes when you must battle someone who admires you, and you dishonor them by not giving a fair fight, then I will call you arrogant.)
The flashback ends as lugh grabs Vedinia and his right arm envelops in emerald green mana
Lisa knew the moment she looked in Lugh's eyes that the playtime was over
"It was my mistake for underestimating you, but, that won't happen anymore, as I too will fight to kill."
Said lugh with his eyes glowing red and lunged towards lisa, who deflected the blow, but, the impact of their clash was so strong that the aftershock pushed away the three of them and lifted up dusty smoke. After the smoke subsides lisa was nowhere to be seen
Riley starts looking around, but, lisa was nowhere to be seen, suddenly something clicked to him and he looked up at the ceiling 190ft away
Lisa had wedged the sceptre into the ceiling and was using it to hold herself up there
Riley
[HOW did SHE GET THERE]
Lisa
[I successfully blocked his lunge, but, right after that, he went for a uppercut slash, which I also blocked, but, due to the force i became airborne? He has stopped playing around ]
Lisa looks at lugh, who was standing on the ground below her, as she blinks, he vanished
[What! where did he go]
She pulls out the spear wedged in the ceiling, and as she was falling, lugh appeared right infront of her, she swung her spear to make some distance and Casted a spell
"NEBULA FUMOSA !"
A dark thick–black smokescreen engulfed both of them, but, it was blown away by a swing of lugh
They both landed at the same time, lisa immediately casted "NOVA FLARE" but this time it was a barrage of Nova flares aimed at lugh
He stood still, the blade of Envy, Vedinia Radiates emerald green mana
"Comeforth, The Echoes OF Envy "
As Lugh summoned its power, green-black vines–twisting like poisonous ivy–erupted from the ground, intercepting the barrage. They coiled tightly around the attack, and the usually white-red Nova Flare shifted to a sickly green before dissipating like a melting gas sphere.
Lisa
[ what kind of a spell is that, my Nova flares melted like gas, is that even possible, is it the Swords doing? ]
He stood there silently with his gaze only on lisa and her next movement
Lisa
"I have noticed something, you have just enough mana to keep you from going dormir, don't you, lugh"
Lugh frowns at lisa, but she continued
"You used all the mana you had to wield that blade"
Lugh
"True, in order to become its owner, one would have to put enough mana in it to satisfy it. Otherwise it will just reject it"
Lisa
"I see. Lugh, you know, I've tried to find anything I could about Vongeruzroa, but, no matter, how much I looked, i couldn't. Throughout my research, i never once found even a single mention of sinful weapons"
Lugh
"What are you implying"
Lisa
"Is Vongeruzroa also a sin weapon"
Lugh smiles
"I will answer any 3 questions you may have, if you win"
Lisa
"What if i lose ?"
"Then I shall take back the source I gave you"
Said lugh with a smile, putting lisa in deep thoughts
Merlin
"Lisa ! stop this already, there's too much at stake now"
Lisa
"Its fine, i was the one who chose this"
Merlin
" No.., lisa.., don't do it.."
Lisa
"There's too much at stake now. I cant keep playing around"
Lugh
"Do you have something up your sleeve ?"
Lisa
"Kinda"
Lisa started to emit and radiate mana. Looking at which lugh gets Alarmed
Lugh
[ Whats going on?. Don't tell me..]
With a surge of mana, the ceiling that was illuminated by magic was covered in dark clouds. A blue moon shined through it, as the place they stood in was no more
"Source Expansion Magic, Shade Of Midnight "
Lugh stood there, flabbergasted, gazing at the blue moon, that was shining through the dark clouds
Lugh
"[She is already! Capable of this ? ]
Source Expansion magic : every living being contains a source within them, which is tied to their souls. The most common function of them is to generate mana, but, some indivisuals Expand their sources forcefully to unlock hidden capabilities and channel them into the physical world. Which boosts physical and magical abilities
Source Element :a source element is discovered after the indivisual undergoes source Expansion. Its a true element of the source. Where the most potential of the person with an element, lies. It may be common, uncommon or even a unique attribute
She stood enveloped by mana and surrounded by the black clouds. Vongeruzroa glowed.
She vanished–then appeared right infront of him in a blink. Her spear glowing surrounded by immense mana as if it just awakened
That moment.
he was hit with a realization.
He moved to deflect and block the death stinger–but his hand didn't move.
Neither did his legs.
It wasn't fear.
It was as if something had stopped him.
This something robbed him of his few seconds. And these few seconds were all lisa had needed.
With no other option.
He let go of Venidia.
"Front Core"
Mana surged within him. His body hardened. He crossed his arms over his chest just as the death stinger struck.
With a BOOM, He was hurled back like a canonball.
Walls shattered.
Ground split's.
Dust rose. Stone rumbled.
Lughs body crashed into debris.
He falls to his knees. Dusty smoke subsides.lugh groans. Grabbing his chest.
With a heavy breath, he thinks.
[ if I hadn't enhanced my body, I would have suffered a deadly injury.]
He stood up.
With no sword.
And his hand on his chest.
He looks.
Sees lisa, Surrounded by black clouds and mana.
The black clouds circled Lugh.
He looked at lisa.
This time with a firm expression.
He understood now.
That lisa, was now stronger than the dark emperor.
The black clouds circling lugh.
changed their shape.
And latched onto him like black chains.
Pulling him down. cracking the ground.
Lugh remained unbelieving.
She rose her spear. The clouds darkened. The moon lighted up.
Group at the back watched with flushed expressions. Not knowing what to expect next.
Wasting no time. She calls out.
"Source Magic: Hollow Maiden"
Then. Rose a massive black iron maiden behind him. Out of pure darkness.
it opened its massive doors.
Like a crocodile opening his jaw waiting for its prey.
Inside of it was hollow. Even light seemed to be devoured. The chains pulled him Inside.
She points Vongeruzroa at him. And says
" Embrace the Silence. Inside the Hollow "
The door snapped shut.
blood spewed from its gaps.
The head of it, Gave a dreadful smile.
As blood came out of its eyes and mouths.
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