188 Black Curtain Cometh (1/2)

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The ritual circle flashed with a dark red light.

Yael who was in the center of the ritual circle had a very maniacal expression. The tribal markings on his body floated away from his body and encircled the basin full of blood. Those marks then absorbed the blood on the basin a visible speed and once the blood were all absorbed, the markings neatly arranged themselves in a circular formation.

A crack appeared on the middle of the circular formation, wind whistled and the crack revealed a tear on space that soon covered the entire circular formation.

The Blood Ritual: Devil's Cradle was finished, Raven knew that it was too late, he couldn't do anything to close the two-way portal any longer, unless he was enlightened with the mysteries of Space Laws, there's no way for him nor anyone to close this portal, they could only wait until it naturally closes on it's own and based on how many sacrifices Yael gave, this portal will last for a while.

It also didn't help that the effects of Berserk Trigger Pill was now over, Raven felt his body ache too much as he was reminded just how reckless he had been during this fight. It had to be known that he was proficient in wielding the Archaic Thousand Arms Hammer just yet, but he wantonly used it since the need arises.

Raven could feel his arms were swelling and throbbing due to his recklessness, the webbings between his thumbs and forefinger were also bleeding. His legs were about to give up on him as well, Raven is now only standing due to sheer will, he just couldn't back down right now.

Being quick with his actions, Raven took out some recovery pills from his spatial ring and shoved them onto his mouth. Normally, he would sit down and digest these pills properly in order to not leave any hidden injuries nor impurities on his body, but he didn't have that option currently so he could only do his best.

Thankfully, Yael is also spent due to him supporting the ritual on his own. This gave ample time for Raven to recover some of his energies and cure some of the more dangerous wounds on his body. In his current state, Raven had no confidence on taking on, even the weakened, Yael at all.

Unfortunately, even if Yael won't be a problem for a while, there are some people who would take his place. And by some, it means the army of Black Curtain Guild who were now coming out of the portal one by one.

Raven will never mistake their identities. The thick smell of evil that emanated from their bodies. Their faces covered with masks along with a dark veil. Even if he closed his eyes, he would be able to pick them out. He watched as their numbers grew with a solemn face.

He was forced to watch until the estimated number of the guild members reached hundreds, closely reaching to a thousand strong people. A dense shrill aura covered the whole room, it was like a beacon that announced that the Black Curtain Guild was here.

Out of these great number of people, there are some who's auras raised an alarm in Raven's consciousness. Without a doubt, these are the highly ranked members in the guild, the Emissaries.

Raven encountered one of them before, precisely the Fifth Emissary. He remembered doing a considerable damage on him which should've killed him, but looking at it now it seems that it wasn't quite enough since the Fifth Emissary was alive and kicking.

\”Here we thought that you forgot our appointment, but it seems that you encountered some trouble. Isn't that right Yael?\”

One of the Emissaries chided the weakened Yael. The latter didn't even have the energy to be upset with him and only said: \”Some trouble my ass. That little shit nearly stopped the ritual altogether.\”

\”Hoh?\” The Emissary curiously followed where Yael was pointing and his gaze landed on a little brat who was holding a bloody hammer. The Emissary raised his brow and asked: \”Seriously? A little brat like him caused you this much trouble? Aren't you getting more and more useless?\”

\”Look around you idiot!\” Yael fired back, \”See how many of my people are dead! Then you will obviously understand what I mean.\”

Now that he pointed this, the people of the Black Curtain Guild curiously looked around and saw the amount of destruction that happened here.

The ground was in shambles, pieces of boulders with bits of flesh and limbs were scattered everywhere. The saw dead bodies of Yael's forces scattered around this brat yet he was still standing and even emanating sheer hostility while looking at them.