Chapter 518 - 464 : Commander (1/2)
”You'll stay behind and wait for my signs.”
Lucy wanted to object but a gentle, harmless force pushed a few steps back. She didn't even have time to open her mouth before Arthur vanished, leaving an inky black fog in his stead.
Sure, her help would facilitate many things, however, she has to remain here and guard Lissandra. As for Vyncent, he's more than capable of defending himself, especially after getting a gear upgrade from the parasite.
The trio hid in a secluded area, bereft of anything, living or dead. They were a fair distance away from the Cthulhu base, which could be seen from their location.
Unlike his companions, Arthur recognized this place, this broken city, once prosperous and bustling with people of all races. He fought Claudia here and the aftermath razed the whole place to the ground, leaving a few, very lucky survivors.
The causalities that day surpassed anyone's imaginations, innocents were slaughtered due to the conflict of otherworldly beings. It wasn't Arthur wasn't the one who caused the catastrophic explosion, his arrival and invasion of the castle did push the parasites into doing such a terrible thing. However, he didn't blame himself for he knew that one city massacred is still better than letting all of Riarravar fall into the parasites' hands.
Unfortunately, they changed the fate of one place but couldn't alter the ending. Their contribution, if it may be called so, was unnecessary, untimely, and consequential.
Currently, the barbaric monsters built shabby looking huts and tents, regarding this area as their 'home', a safe place where they can do whatever they wish.
As expected, even though there were fewer and fewer humans remaining in this world, that didn't stop the Cthulhu from capturing a few and torturing them in inhumane ways.
An eerie black fog traveled through the air, unnoticed by any of the resting monsters. The evil race was busying himself with food, torture, or other miscellaneous things, disgusting to even describe.
The parasite passed through them and paused for a few seconds when he got too close to one of the giants.
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”I don't think it was a good idea to let him go alone. Their commander is dangerous.”
Vyncent glanced at the Cthulhu base, his brows furrowed and his foot repeatedly tapping on the ground, clearly tense.
”It should be soon.”-Lucy
Lucy raised her head and gazed at the red sky, her eye, strangely started emitting a blue light which startled Lissandra and the bearded youngster.
The light coming out of her eye enveloped the trip and turned everything around them grey as if time and space were stopped. From this point onwards, anything outside of the blue sphere's range of interference won't affect anything inside, no matter what it is.
Lissandra followed the woman's eyes and was shocked to see the sky turned disturbingly black, blocking the moon and dispersing all the clouds. This sudden change was followed by a passing breeze, ghastly and soul-shaking. As they were inside the blue sphere, they weren't affected, however, they were able to see the nothingness caused by the darkness. Hear the deep and threatening growls coming from the Cthulhu base.
The darkness lasted for a few seconds before it was absorbed by a minuscule thing right at the center of the enemy base. It was a speck of strange black light, devouring every inky blackness around it.