Chapter 374 - The Final Villain (2) (unedited) (1/2)

(Regaleon's POV)

High Priest Hector's appearance now is very far from his appearance when I saw him last time in Jennovia. That time when I was saving Alicia in the Jennovian palace, I only caught a glimpse of him, but I am quite sure he had an appearance of an old man. The reports also said that he was in his seventies, but the High Priest Hector before me now had a very youthful appearance. He has a face of a young man in his twenties. He had a good looking feature and a well built body, but the magic stones that were embedded in his body make it look hideous.

Hector's body was now emitting such a strong aura. What Gladiolus had said a while ago must be true, he bathed on the excess magic essence that bursted out after my son's birth. With the magic power he had obtained, he was able to make his appearance younger and he was now more powerful.

'Gladiolus and I cannot take this fight too lightly.' I thought to myself. 'Dammit, if only I was at my full capacity in this fight.' I cursed.

The high priest is just a normal human being, but when he absorbed the magic powers of my son when he was born that is also as powerful as the Almighty One's, he became a powerful being which can be ranked second to the Almighty One himself.

”If only I was at my full capacity.” I blurted out once more.

”We cannot do anything with our circ.u.mstances right now.” Gladiolus who was by my side said. ”The high priest's main objective now is to get your son who is the chosen one. After drowning himself with the magic power he got, he became drunk and wanted more. I have a hunch that his current body is still mortal, that means we can still kill him.”

”So you mean he wants my son so that he can get more magic power to make himself immortal?” I asked.

”What I have learned from the years I knew him, the high priest is one cunning and ambitious man.” Gladiolus said. ”I believe what you just said is not far from his ambitions.”

”I will not let him get to my son.” I said with a chilling voice. ”Over my dead body.”

”Hehe.” Gladiolus chuckled. I looked at him with a cold gaze. ”I believe your wife would not wish you to have a cold and dead body. So let us make it out alive, okay?”

”Agreed.” I said with a flat tone.

Gladiolus and I made our stance in front of High Priest Hector, our swords pointing at him.

”Two against one? The odds are against me.” Hector shook his head like he was dissatisfied. ”But no matter, because you are no match for me now.” His lips arched up in an evil grin.

”King Regaleon, back me up from behind!” Gladiolus said and activated his water amor around his body.

Gladiolus propelled forward in an instant, his destination was directly towards Hector. When he swung his sword at Hector, it stopped in mid air as if there is an invisible wall in front of him. Gladiolus was taken by surprise and the next second, his body was sent flying on the other side. His body made contact on the ground hard and he rolled numerous of times before stopping.

I conjured many fire balls the size of apples and sent it flying towards Hector. When they were near him I detonated them and it exploded in close contact. The smoke from the blast covered the area he was standing. I was not sure if that did the job, but I did not stand by to wait. I quickly ran to my right and my eyes were watching where Hector was standing just a while ago. The smoke slowly cleared and I saw a shadow inside. Not long the shadow swiftly moved and the smoke around him dissipated with his fast movement.

Hector rushed towards me in fast speed. He was so fast and was in front of me in an instant. I was not able to react quickly when Hector put a fist on my face. I felt my body fly backwards with the force. I felt my jaw was fractured with the pain I was feeling. I used my arms to shield my body and braced myself on impact.

I rolled for a few times on the ground before I was able to stop, I can feel the pain all over my body. I just opened my eyes from the fall when Hector was on top of me in a blink of an eye. He had his arm and fist ready to punch me and I was only able to raise my arms to block it.

'F*ck!' Was what I thought with my disadvantageous position.

*BAAM*

The impact of the punch was strong that I can feel my body scream in pain. Hector readied for another punch when water gushed violently on Hector's body and he was pushed back.

”Are you alright?!” Gladiolus was by my side the next moment and lend me a hand to stand up. I took his hand and stood up, feeling my body scream in pain.

”I-I am fine.” I said, wiping some blood from my lips. ”He got me there.” I said with irritation.

”He is not just powerful but also fast.” Gladiolus said. ”If only you can do that thing you did in our fight a while back… you know the one where you merging with your familiar. If both of us can do that, I think we have a chance.”

”Tempest and I can only do that once a day because it can deplete our magic power.” I explained. ”I want to teach it to you, having our present circ.u.mstances but it also takes time to learn that kind of power, and I think your familiar has also reached his limit.”

Virgil was now in his snake form, meaning he has also depleted his magic power. We are clearly in a disadvantage now.

”Then the odds are against us, I guess.” Gladiolus sighed.

”But I will not give up.” I said with conviction. ”I will not let him get to my family!”

”Me too.” Gladiolus said. ”I will fight till the end before he can get to the chosen one.”

Hector stood up from Gladiolus attack just a while ago. He dusted his pants as if the previous attack was nothing to him, there wasn't even a scratch.

”Oh dear me…” Hector said. ”I think I will need to get new clothes. The pants I am wearing are all wet and dirty right now.” He smirked at us.

Hector's reaction rubbed me hard with irritation. Gladiolus' face was also crumpled with anger.

”I want to swipe off that smirk on his face.” I said with an irritated smile. I can feel some of my magic has gone back and so activated my fire armor. It was not as blazing as my fire armor at my full capacity, but at least it can help me take Hector's blows.

”The feeling is mutual.” Gladiolus charged up his water armor.