Chapter 276 - Master Sylvias Betrayal. (1/2)

John stood on top of the cube with his arms raised up into the air, clenched into a fist. There was no doubt about it. He looked like an angel.

*Thump*

Serena and Lydia who saw this could feel their hearts shake as they witnessed it. John stood on the quarter of cube as he did this. The cube however seemed smaller and less than before. After taking a closer look they noticed it.

Where there was supposed to be a large cube, only remained a quarter which was the part in which he stood on.

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The bright light disappeared off of John's eyes as he breathed out heavily with his arms still raised up. The Large dark cube, turned a palish purple as it had lost a large portion of itself.

”What... What happened...?” John asked as he panted heavily

He looked around and seemed surprised by his surroundings. The last thing he could remember was being on the air, yet there he stood on top of a broken cube.

His surroundings were slowly crashing down, yet he paid attention to none of that. Debris fell past the cube straight down onto the abyss beneath, yet he could barely notice it.

During the state of confusion, the single thought which John couldn't believe he had forgotten, rushed straight into his mind.

”The demon!?”

An emerging darkness coming out from within the cube, at the edge beneath him. It was slowly increasing and began to make itself throughout the room.

John slowly turned towards it, and when he did his eyes widened. The darkness had taken the shape of a humanoid being, just like the demon. Only this time, it had no body. Just a humanoid shape made purely of dark air.

As John stared at it, he could feel something within him being attracted to it. It was almost as if it was calling out to him.

In a semi-hypnotised state, John stretched out his arm towards it and in response, it made it's way towards John.

”W-What's going on?” Lydia asked as she watched this

”That demon... It's calling out to him?” Serena muttered

”Isn't that a bad thing?” Lydia asked

Serena who heard this, slowly bit her lips as she replied.

”I'm not sure...”

Was this part of the plan? What will happen if that thing goes into contact with John? These questions filled Serena's mind but before she knew it, the words were already coming out of her mouth.

”JOHN!!! SNAP OUT OF IT!!!” She shouted with all her strength

Somehow, despite all that distance. Her voice was able to reach him, within the deep, abyssal silence.

”Huh?” John asked as he finally snapped back into reality.

He turned towards the sound of the voice and found Serena and Lydia waving at him. Master Sylvia was also there, just quietly staring.

But by then, it was too late.

”Sere-”

*Thump*

John was interrupted as the dark air figure placed it's hands on him. In that instant, for him, everything turned pitch-black.

”ARGH!!!” John grunted out

He couldn't see anything, all he could do was both hear and feel pain. Whispers passed through his ears as they resembled whails of help. Too quiet to be heard, yet loud enough to be understood.

The painful sensation akin to that of being pierced flowed throughout his body and there was nothing he could do to stop it.