Chapter 160 - The Tears of A Mother (3) (1/2)

(Tom's PoV)

Waves of dark mist attacked me, made me gritted my teeth hard. Why did I feel I was only moving in the same spot? There must be something wrong with it.

”Stupid human, you're trapped in her halucination! Her dark mist can make you halucinate and trap you inside!” It was Putra's voice, scolding me. ”I thought you're so brave when you decided to pull down your shield. Turns out you're just so stupid!”

”So, the pain I'm feeling is halucination, too?” I asked.

”Ah, that's... real.” His previous despise disappeared in instant along with his voice.

I snorted. I didn't have to argue with him. I needed to break out from this illusion as soon as possible. Another batch of needles were being pierced into my skin and I gasped in pain. No, these were not needles anymore. These were rods of iron with sharp tip. The pain attacked me in waves after waves. I almost knelt out of pain, but I held back.

Even though the pain was real, I didn't smell or feel blood on my skin. It could only mean that the one that was under attack was my soul, not my physical body. I needed to come out from this illusion so that I could deal with whatever that hurt me.

But, how? Using pain to make me out from this illusion was clearly impossible since I was being inflicted with pain all this while, but there was no sign of me to be able to break out from this halucination.

I took a deep breath. I needed to calm down. There must be someone who could pull me back and help me. But, who?

Ah, quit thinking that somebody was going to be there to help your *as! Just find a way to end this soon!

”Stupid human.” I heard Putra was insulting me again.

”Ireng, make yourself useful. Come on!”

”Don't call me Ireng!” He shouted.

”Fine. Don't call me stupid either. Now, come and help me.”

”As the Guardian of Death Volcano, you're certainly stupid. How could you think that you're spiritual power is limited to that amount only?”

”My dearest Putra Semesta, can you speak in one go? I don't think I can hold on much longer.” The pain was too much!

”Focus! You have Death Volcano as your source of power! You are the Guardian of Death Volcano!”

For the first time, I heard Putra's voice so serious and powerful. He was right. I had never thought about the benefits as the Guardian of Death Volcano ever since I came out that day. I thought my only duty was to take care of that brat, but I forgot that even the chains had chosen me as the Guardian, and I could command the chains. It could only mean one thing, now that I thought about it.

I could command the whole Death Volcano if I wanted to!

As I thought of it, my body felt light and slowly... trace of fire appeared in my eyes, burning through the dark mist that had been enveloping me. I couldn't summon any spiritual power before, but now, I could feel my body was flooded with spiritual power in endless stream.

I smirked. The fire made a path for me, lighting up towards the ghost who was shocked to see the change in me. This time, I made sure it was not halucination as I clearly saw the distance. I pounced on her with my whole body exuded of spiritual power. I could feel no pain and when my hand grabbed her foot, I couldn't hold the smirk on my face.

”Got you. Try to run away? Heh...” I snorted as I pulled her down hard.

”How could you!” She screamed as her dark misty body was thrown towards the floor. Since the room was sealed in whole direction, she couldn't pass through the floor and ended up like a ragged sack on the floor.

I didn't bother to reply to her accusation. The fire followed my wish as it trapped her inside in a circle. The ghost seemed to underestimate the fire, but when she realized she couldn't get through, panic started to overwhelm her. Even the dark mist that had been controlling Nita was cut by the fire which made Nita fainted.

”No! No! No! I don't want to end here! I must make them suffer! I must make them suffer!” She screamed hysterically.

I ignored her and walked towards Nita. After making sure she was okay, I pulled out the residue of dark mist that tried to stick in her and burned it in my hand.