Chapter 248: What a novel idea. (1/2)
Two days later, Arima had already ended the lives of six more targets. Since Arima knew that his gun wouldn't work anymore, he had to take another approach. So, he used his uncanny spatial ability to get the first strike although he exposed himself to more danger.
He didn't know if he could defeat the Pillars and Guardians in a fair fight. But even if that was the case, he was in a hurry to get this over with.
He was aware of the ongoing fight between the Téra and Layla's group. But there was a reason why he couldn't go help them. He needed to complete the conquest of the Realities. It was something he needed for his plan.
In fact, when Arima first planned to invade and take control of the Mother Realities, he was also thinking about the Téra. He assumed that they would try to follow him and spread their terror.
Knowing Karaskan, it was more than possible. That's why Arima relied on Ahura to slow them down. But even then, he wasn't completely sure that it would happen and believed he could simply eliminate them after he had acquired the power of the Mother Realities.
But when he partially fused with Krynox, his plans changed drastically. He learned the ways he could use that power. That's one of the reasons that made him so pressed to finish.
”Fuck,” Arima swore and blocked two swords with Superore's frame. One blade was red and the other green. Each one of them was releasing a deadly pressure.
Arima was in his Ancient Demon form which meant his opponent was quite tall as well. It was a giant lich who apparently enjoyed fighting with swords. The lich's appearance was unclear. It was wearing a hood, a metal mask, and gloves. Arima didn't even know if it was skeleton or not.
He gritted his teeth and Aeshma appeared behind him and helped him parry the lich's swords. The worst was that this lich was perfectly aware of the fact Arima could absorb elements and was exclusively using non-elemental magic.
When Arima managed to deflect the green sword, he fired once with Superore and the two bullets coming out of the barrels hit the lich's chest and pushed him back. But just after, preventing Arima from relaxing for even a second, a devastating arrow pierced his chest and made him cough blood.
The mere air pressure that the arrow carried was enough to destroy the massive planet they were on when it pierced his scales.
Arima swallowed back his blood and ordered his seven Evil Spirits to hold off the Lich. He rolled his eyes in the direction of that arrow's source and teleported.
The dark-elf like woman lowered her bow instantly and kicked the debris of the planet to escape the destructive lightning that exploded right where she was. As she was running away, Arima appeared in front of her and extended his hand.
”[Second Destruction Art, Cavum Nigrum],” he intoned and a small marble formed before fissuring and blowing up. A large mass of darkness formed a vortex and started to suck everything around to crush it.
The ice, vegetation, and stone that was still drifting in space because of the planet's destruction were swallowed and reduced to nothing. Natus was projected out of Arima's eyes and the black hole went wild and its gravitational field spread far and wide.
The dark-elf trembled and notched three arrows to her bow. She used spirit magic to empower herself and pulled the string. Her expression darkened as she did her best to oppose the attraction.
Arima was about to charge at her while she couldn't move freely but he heard the lich's sudden roar and shuddered. The seven Evil Spirits couldn't hold on any longer and were forcefully scattered.
When they disappeared, Arima groaned in pain. His four pupils narrowed and Natus shined. His mind went through the chanting process in less than half a second.
”[First Blue Art, Estuans Sors] (Burning Fate).”
He raised his hand and an azure fireball appeared. It looked like a burning star from an outside perspective.
”[Adolebitque ea] (Burn them).”
The fireball turned into a cackling blazing skull.
”Akoman, Aeshma!” Arima called and the two phantoms were invoked once again.
Akoman laughed and entered the skull. The skull's eyes turned red. Afterward, Aeshma took a physical form through Arima's aura and became a sort of huge humanoid monster. It grabbed the blazing skull and literally put it on its head.
Aeshma and Akoman shrieked together then a massive giant skeleton made out of a sparkling blue fire was created. That skeleton roared and shook the world before recklessly charging toward the lich.
The lich sneered under his mask and spread his arms open. A wand materialized in his left hand, replacing his swords, and the purple gem embedded at the end glowed. Then, an oppressive amount of death aura was manifested and gave birth to creatures from the other side.
It was a whole army of ghosts and dark creatures that protected the lich.
Additionally, the lich waved his wand and space twisted violently. The connection to the space-time surface was instantly broken and Arima clearly sensed it. Additionally, strange fluctuations occurred and Arima's expression darkened.
”You… crazy motherfucker…”
”{Language,}” Krynox unconcernedly expressed.
The lich snorted as tens of planets and stars were being pulled by him in their direction at great speed. Arima was dumbfounded. ”That bastard is actually throwing planets at us!”
”{What a novel idea,}” Krynox commented, sounding honestly impressed.
The fire skeleton was assaulted by the army of ghosts and slowed down. A few seconds later, the first planet burst apart on the skeleton's bones before turning into ashes.
Arima clicked his tongue. ”There's no way I can save the people living on those planets.”