Chapter 29
Lugh looked at dark emperor clones. Emerged— reflecting merlin's fear. He looked. Smiled eerily.
Sreya said. Shocked. Scared "are they just as strong as the real one? "
Merlin noticed. horrified. Said. " if they are reflecting my fear, then they should be just as strong"
Lisa. Confused asked " but I don't sense mana as stong as dark emperor"
Lugh frowns. Replied. " are you sure –the pressure you felt from him was mana"
Realization struck her like bolt of lightning.
"No... that pressure... it wasn't mana?"
Lugh continued "he was using some mysterious power. Since he also has a mana deficient body. I don't know much about it.
The revelation hit like a spear. As lisa in disbelief ask's "he was that strong without a source !"
Her fist clenching on Vongeruzroa. her feet trembling. As she realised. Her scared eyes looked down.
[ here I thought. I was getting stronger.... what a joke... i couldn't even defeat him at his weakest]
Sreya lifted her arm. Comanded a spell. "seiloze" . Strong 360 barrier formed around them. A slight relief washed over them. As they got a few moments. At least.
One of the manifested reflection landed infront of the barrier. Took a step back. Closed its fist. Broke the barrier with a single punch. Sreya fell to her knees. She took the full force of the broken shield.
Riley grabbed sreya. Worried. Furious. "Are you ok!... tell me sreya"
She was breathing heavily. Not a single word came out of her mouth. She looked down at the ground. Leaning on it. Blood drips from her mouth.
Riley saw. He got angry. And looked at the clone
Clone looked towards merlin. She took a step back. Her hand's trembling. Her eyes wide—her face pale. Heartbeat racing.
It rushed toward's her. In a moment his blade was near her Neck. A few inches away.
From below a sword hit the blade. Deflecting it. Emperor's blade goes flying.
Merlin in disbelief " what ...?."
Merlin. Trembling, scared and terrified was no more. Her eyes in awe. Looking st the serious face of her savior. Riley.
Her heart beating even faster—like it'll jump out of her chest. She froze up. Not because of fear—but from amazement and admiration.
As the clone's sword goes flying. It loses balance and goes back tipsy–turvy. A sword glowing emerald-green on the edges beheads him. And the clones breaks. This swords was Venidia. The one who used it was lugh.
Lisa looked at lugh cutting through the neck. Like its a piece of silk. Began questioning everything up to this point
[ what is going on!.... how is he doing all this– in his condition]
Lugh reaches to a hip pouch– And took out a potion. Gave it to riley and said. Serious.
" give it to her or she'll die. Her organs have been damaged due to talking the full blunt of the breaking shield to her self"
Riley's face tensed. Scared at the thought of losing her. He immediately gave her the potion. But it wasn't going down her Neck. The pain she was in was very intense.
Riley gritting his teeth. As sweat goes down his face. Said " What do i do. She is not drinking it. The potion is wasted on top it—These are expensive"
Lugh sighed. Gave him another one of his potion.
"dont worry about the price. There is no price higher than the price of life"
Riley, worried and desperate" but she is not drinking it"
Something clicked lisa, as she realised. And said " wont mouth to mouth work"?"
Merlin visibly confused "what are you talking about"
Before lisa could reply lugh cuts her off
" that would work under the optimal condition of not drinking it only because of the taste. In this particular case. She is in pain–And having trouble swallowing"
Riley starts getting impatient and even more worry" what do we do!"
Lugh remembered something and calls out to lisa "lisa !"
Lisa
"Huh!?"
Lugh
"Come here"
Lugh takes the bottle and puts it over lisa's palm and said "heat this bottle up slowly"
Lisa agreed and a small lit of fire starts heating the bottle. Slowly the potion inside of it comes to a boil.
Merlin confused—But worried asked
"what's that gonna do?"
Lugh grabs Venidia and shattered another clone that targeted merlin
" be careful, we are not in a picnic park, I've been using this bracelet to keep away the clones. But it'll only last for so long. I had ostro carry it"
Ostro proud but worried" peeeek"
Lisa who continued boiling the bottle notice smoke forming inside of it "Lugh, if I boil it any further. It'll break the bottle"
"No, that'll be enough "
Lugh walks and grabs the hot glass bottle like its nothing. Puts the mouth of the bottle near her nose–And let's her inhale the gas.
Riley asked. Confused .
" what.. will that work"?"
Lugh replied " since she is having trouble drinking it we can have her inhale it then it should reach her blood stream through alveoli. That way, we can ease some pain–then make her drink the potion"
As healing gas reached her bloodstream through alveoli–she started to ease up. Her face seemed like it retained some comfort.
Lugh handed another potion to riley. Stood up. And walked away. After drinking the potion sreya's organs started healing.
Lisa walked over curiously
"is there something the matter"
Lugh crouched. His one knee touching the stone floor resting on it was his left hand. Right hand hokding Venidia.
His head hanging down. He said.
"The bracelet is about to break"
The bracelet in lughs hand started to crack.
Merlin visibly concerned asked " what now!...."
Riley calms her. "its fine merlin..."
"What?.. do yiu mean."
Lisa confused by riley's calmness in this situation asked "why are you so calm...?"
Riley smiled. holding sreya in his arms—he just smiled. Looking at lugh
Merlin–Lisa, visibly confused looked at lugh.
His body began to emit red fog like mana. Mana so dense it looked like fog.
The color of it was so red it seemed like it was blood.
It emitted from his body–But still clung to It like a mana field.
Enveloped by this mysterious mana, lugh said "There was a time in my life, when my mana would run out a lot. To counter that situation I needed some sort of new way of using my mana.
That was when I made this magic"
Red blood like mana thickened. Enveloped him like magic aura. His eyes glowing blood red
" Source Magic : Red Core "
Lugh jumped. Stone floor beneath his toes breaks. Followed by a air wave brushing them.
His jump Followed by vanishing in thin air left them confused.
In split second.
The countless clones of dark Emperor's broke in succession.
Lugh appeared at the highest ceiling of mirror.
Ceiling so far from the ground—that those standing on the ground were unable to see him.
Landing on it.
He pushed himself back with one feet. vanished.
Every mirror of the countless reflection less mirrors shattered at the same time.
He was mid air. Red fog like mana dancing around him like blood. The shattered glass raining down. Shiny pieces falling around him. A mystical scene.
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