Chapter 45 - Eridium (1/2)

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The moment Letty though that was when it happened.

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

The sound of flesh hitting the ground permeated their surroundings; blood spread like the mist from a waterfall and filled the skies above them. Letty opened her palm, only to see drops of blood rain from the skies above them. Still, in shock, Letty looked in front of her. The body of the beast which was supposed to be towering above her tiny frame, had, like all its companions, been cut in half horizontally and slumped to the ground lifelessly. After once more observing the souls around her, Letty came to a conclusion.

Instant death!

Letty was horrified, horrified by the fact that someone who was not even at half her level, was able to instantly slaughter a horde of E class powerhouses without lifting a finger... with just ten liters of water!

As the blood rained from above, Letty looked at her Master. In this red mess, his area was the only area that was spotless. Not a drop of blood touched him. It was not as if there was some sort of invisible barrier around him.

Will walked toward Letty, and the same phenomenon occurred. The blood did not get near him.

'It's...it's almost as if the blood is choosing not to fall on him.'

This thought seemed ridiculous to her at first, but the closer Will got to her, the more the idea cemented itself in her mind. ”Blood has water, thus it is in my domain. The Dao of water is incredibly vast, but with aptitude and time it can be conquered.”

Step by step, word for word, Will got closer to her until he was right in front of her. ”Water is a source of life, and as such its intent has life within it.”

The blood that had covered her body from head to toe started dripping and rolling down her body, drop by drop until not a single bit of blood remained. The odd thing was it felt to her as if the blood had left by its own consent. She did not know why she felt this, but she just did. The blood leaving her body was completely natural; the blood not raining upon them was completely natural, it was all...natural.

”The reason you can sense the oddities around you is that you have the ability to understand intent yourself. You are currently weak, but if your senses were sharp, you would have realized that you have been covered in my intent the moment I neared you.” Will patted her shoulder and started walking away. Even as he distanced himself from her, step by step, nothing changed. Even as she walked toward him, every step she took was on a dry path, path clean and fresh as if blood had never even gotten near it since the beginning of time.

'So, this is the power of true intent. It even has the power to wipe away the stench of death!'