Chapter 341 - 294 : The Trickster (1/2)
Very quickly, night befell on the whole planet. The encroaching darkness and the terrifying chill brought with it made every human shiver in fear.
Even some of the higher beings like Taliya, Astrith, and Randuin were affected. People started panicking and officials and higher-ups started issuing orders to solve this disaster, however, no matter which technology or spell they used, the darkness dominated everything.
Everyone turned blind as they could see nothing but total darkness. Their spines shivered and the fragile ones fell unconscious. The center of this catastrophe was turning more and more dangerous.
Arthur was shouting loudly as he held his head with both of his hands and banged it on the ground. His emotions were rampaging and the chains inside his consciousness were getting more active than ever before.
In response to this, his dark blade, Makaze, was showing signs of awakening. It started emitting deep growls as it vibrated intensely inside its sheath.
Even without his consent, the blade got out of Zodiak's ring and floated vertically above its master.
All the sound was isolated and Arthur's rationality was slowly but surely fading away. He knew that if he were to erupt now, planet Earth would disappear from existence.
A single Rizaki that uses all of his power could obliterate it, so if he were to go on a rampage while throwing a bunch of powerful skills, no one could predict the outcome.
Arthur tried his best to calm himself but seeing how Claudia suddenly died and the unquenchable thirst for revenge and satisfaction has yet to be fulfilled, he couldn't help but become angrier.
If he can't get rid of it then he must contain it. Arthur started reciting the verses of the Dark Anguish Technique in hope of restraining the leaking power.
'Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires.”
It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,
Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt,
It lies behind stars and under hills,
And empty holes it fills,
It comes first and follows after,
Ends life, kills laughter.'
Surprisingly, this caused the darkness that covered the whole planet to start weakening and concentrating not on Arthur but on his blade, Makaze.
The mix of two energy divided itself, half of it melted into the blade and the other fused with Arthur. After merely five minutes, Arthur managed to get rid of the darkness and dark fog that spread in all corners of Earth.
However, his current state didn't look so good as his face was very pale and he was uncontrollably shaking.
Without any hesitation, he stood up and grabbed the floating Makaze. After examining it for a few seconds, he walked up to the worried Lucy and stretched his hand, handing the blade whilst saying
”There's no time. I need to change places otherwise everyone will surely perish. Remember, no matter what happens, don't let go of that blade.”
After he said that, his form disappeared as he entered an ominous-looking dark Spatial tunnel. He didn't even wait for her confirmation as he knew she could the job.