Chapter 58 - THE EXPLOSIVE FEAT (2/2)

The area around them was like a no life zone.

The pillar sin the temple has also eroded and decaying. This is because the attributes attack of both the Asura and Azief is almost the same.

And the undulation of energy of their attributes began to affect the temple negatively.

As 15 minutes passed, Azief began showing fatigue and his move is not as nimble as before and then in a moment of carelessness he met the saber slash of the Asura head on and he was pushed back as he slammed on the temple walls and the pillars around the walls crumbled.

The temple walls cracked and sound of broken bones could be heard.

'UHUK.UHUK'he coughed up blood as he kneels on the temple ground. There is no longer nay energy in him.

The Asura looking at the mortal in front of him wanted to savor the moment. Clearly, he should have prioritized the retrieval of the Orb.

But Asura was never the thinking bunch.

Asura follows their Killing Hearts. Follows their emotion and act upon it. Magic also follows the same principle.

Belief. Emotions. Following the emotions and believe in…something. Slowly it walk towards Azief.

Azief on the other hand, kneeling, his knees was scraped and scratched, blood dripping from his mouth, each breath is like a chore, his bones broken but….there is a smile on his face.

They should have been able to escape right? He mused.

He closes his eyes and started to think of the moment in his life and then he realizes something.

He smiles. Not a grin. Not a smirk. But a sincere smile. Because he realizes something as he is on death door.

He also wanted to laugh, thinking of what he is thinking now. Is he some main character in some drama?

To reminisce life in death door? So cliché…. He wanted to say. For some reason he finally understand why movies always shows the last moment when someone is approaching death.

Because it is happening to him right now.

Before the Fall, he live his life like the days was the same. And it was that routine existence that suffocate him so much.

The life…where the world has no more adventure. No more lands to explore. No more seas to sail to. No more great mysteries to unravel….only the dull existence of life.

And when the fall came…..he met her.

Was he happy seeing her again? Smiling as the Asura come near he finally admitted to himself that he was happy.

After all those years ago at the library, he met her again.

Before, Azief has always wondered about one thing. What will he regret in his dying moment? What will he miss the most? What will he remember the most? Which moment? Who will he remember and who will forget?

He did not remember his family. He might always say that blood is thicker than water but he didn't remember much about his family.

They rarely make memories with each other.

Pressure by society, he and his family always has been working trying to find a job, trying to get some money.

What is life anyway before the fall?

Got into a good school. Get good grades. Graduate. Find a good job. Find someone to love. Get married.

Preferably with someone you love and someone who love you. Live a peaceful life for a few years.

Get some children.

Share the good and the bad with your partner. And if you are lucky, they will stay with you through it al. Make that children go to school.

And the cycle continues. And what constitutes value of these years, of this moment? What give its meaning?

Time...gives existence meaning.

And then Azief realizes that he never really fell in love and like a person intensely. He was not afraid.

At least that is what he always said to comfort himself. He is…..afraid.

But….he likes her. He doesn't know if that is love. Or simply liking her. But seeing her endure the pain, overcoming it, seeing her tears under the peach tree, seeing her thrive and bounce back, and still maintain that humanness of her…he felt something in his heart.

The fact that she does not change and the fact that she is honest with her feeling….and even though she breaks and breaks…..she will always be stronger…..Precisely because she was broken.

'Another step' Azief mused as his eyes turns blurry. Strength is leaving his body. He could see the Asura coming towards him, step by step, slowly like mocking him.

'I'm tired' Azief said as his eyes slowly wanted to close. He desperately longs for someone to be beside him right now.

At this moment of the absolute fear. The fear of...not knowing where he is going to end up after this.

He closes his eyes and he could no longer hear anything…and he could not see anything anymore.

Then as he accept his fate suddenly he was yanked out from the temple and before he manage to register what is happening, Azief could see a smiling Sina in front of him while Loki is dragging him out.

In a distance he could see the Asura was sprawled in the ground like he was hit with something pretty powerful.

On Sina body was a vest and then smiling she said.

'It was nice meeting you, Azief! Forgive me!'

Saying this she push something in her hand and in front of his eyes, Sina was blown up and the flame envelops everything inside the temple as the temple come crashing down.

Azief could see Sina organs exploded and quickly consumed by the fire while Loki keep outrunning the explosion and they jumped out from the temple as the fire slides out of the temple and singed Loki eyebrows.

Then another explosion happened and Azief could feel the trace of attributes.

And it was a revolving orb explosion.

Sina uses her Condense orb to explode herself with the suicide vest thus increasing the power of the explosion.

The ground left a 15 feet width crater and ground that is full of fire.

Azief was stunned. He could not believe what happened.

Sofia who was nearby hugged him but Azief still does not register what just happened. Hand trembling, he then grab Loki collar and stares at him with the most anger he could muster in his state and yelled.

'WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!! I HAVE ORDERED YOU TO BRING EVERYONE OUT! I HAVE GIVEN YOU A WAY OUT! WHY DID YOU DO IT!!!!'

Loki looks at Azief and then smirk. Behind him were the scene of the explosion, flames sky high and the smells of explosives permeated around the fifth floor.

'I'm not your lackey. I'm your friend. I will not let you die. Nor will Sina let you die. Or Sofia letting you foolishly killed yourself to save us. We live and die together.'

Loki said calmly. But Azief still could not accept this.

'What about Sina then!' He was about to punch Loki when his hand was being grabbed by someone

He was about to break free when the voice startled him

'You mean me?' Azief could scarcely believe what he is hearing so he turned his back and he could see Sina standing there safe and sound.

'What…happened here?' he then said as this time Azief really is confused. He clearly saw that Sina blows herself up in front of him.

Loki then smiles as he said.

'Let me explain this'

Then Loki retells back the story.

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'Sina Two you're ok? Can you hear me?' Loki said as he is waving his hand in front of Sina Two face.

'Of course, I can hear you. Let's go.' Sina Two is wearing a vest full of explosive.

He's going to be mad about this you know. Sina Two said as she run forward.

'What? You mean, Azief?' Loki said following beside her.

'Yes, of course him. Who do you think I'm referring?'

'Well, it is for his safety after all.'

'Though the fact this skill is your skill, I'm somewhat envious' Loki said.

This is one of Sina most powerful ability. She could use any beast, monsters bodies to change them; with her alchemic abilities or to be more accurate morphed them into her.

And it will have all of her abilities but none of her weakness.

And there is another advantage of using this technique.

Sina could not eat her own miracle pill but her second self as she called it could. This is a loophole that she managed to find.

As they run forward inside the temple they come into the scene of Azief kneeling, blood dripping from his mouth, his eyes was already closing as the Asura slowly coming towards him with a malevolent and almost a crazed eyes.

Sina looked at Loki and then said.

'I'll hold him of. You bring him to safety.' Loki nodded and quirky moved. Sina gulped all of her forbidden medicine.

One Realm higher Pills, Strengthening Burning Life Pill, Bone Breaking Defense Forbidden Pill, Godly Force Giving Speed pill.

Each one of this pill will have great side effects.

One Realm Higher pill will give the user a higher stage of power for example as Sina eat that pill, she could feel the presence of attributes near her.

Strengthening Burning Life pill burn her pillars as each pillars turns into a liquid that nourished strength and Bone breaking defense Forbidden Pill decays the bone in her body in exchange for a momentary powerful defense.

The Godly Force Giving Speed Pill give the user a godly sped in exchange of paralyzing the user after the pill lost its effectiveness.

The moment that the Asura is near Azief Sina was there like lightning and hold of the Asura with her bare hands.

They traded blows each one of their blows was like mountains colliding with each other.

Then as Loki has managed to extract Azief a distance away, Sina managed to rip apart the Asura left hand and then she was pierced by the Asura right hand on her shoulder.

She then punches the Asura and the force of her punch was so powerful that air ripped apart and spatial crack was almost formed.

This is the power of her forbidden pills.

She quickly push the bomb vest thus burying her Second Self inside the temple as the debris of the temple keep falling and smashing her and the Asura at the Asura look unwillingly at the escaped Azief.

Then as Sina was consumed by the explosion fire, she burns her newly formed Orb in her consciousness and her body was protected by violet aura before it consumes her body and the fire that was emitted out of her body was violet fire as it melts everything nearby and Sina Second Self disappeared into nothingness as the fire of her life essence keeps burning the temple.

It roars was the last thing the second self of Sina heard before she was consumed by the fire of her orb.

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'Then…..the beast is….'

'Sorry' Loki said, his face look at Azief apologetically.

Then as Azief realizes something he check his pets section his status window and he almost wanted to strangle Loki again.

'You use Badge!'

'Well….he is the only available beast here. And it's not like we have any other choice. I like the beast. But he's not you. '

Azief...on the other hand…..does not know what to feel. After all even though Bade was his pet, badge is not really adorable or anything.

It was not a mascot.

But Azief feel a little pity to the beast. After all, it did do the hard labor in the group. But then....the only thing he could do…is…mourned him, Azief guess.

Though, as he thinks of many moments which stood out in his memory about Badge nothing shows up.

Well….at least it died for its master. Not knowing what to say and to feel, Azief quickly gulped recovery pills and slowly his injury is getting better.

Then he got up.

'The Orb?' Azief said and then smiling Loki bring something out from his bag of holding.

A shining blue orb with worlds inside of it. Azief was about to check the orb when he realizes something else.

'Why there is no notification?'

'What notification?' Loki asks.

'The notification that we killed t-'

When suddenly coming out of the ground was a hand covered with burn marks shot out towards Azief heart.

It quickly pierces his heart and then with one hand pull his hand back and ripped out Azief heart and the Asura shot out from the ground.

It was floating but its look terrible. Its lower half was nowhere to be seen, only its intestines juts down to the ground.

His body was full of burn marks and its horn was melted. In his eyes was hatred…and the aura of death permeated around him….the Asura had not have many moments to live…but looking at the Orb he smiles.

With this he will have hope to regenerate. As long as he put the Orb back under the Golden Water.

In his right hand was Azief beating and bloody heart.

Looking at the slowly collapsing body of Azief it laughed. Sofia on the other hand who was the closest to Azief yelled in shock.

She nearly collapsed of shock. Sina kneels down on the ground, she could not believe what she is seeing right now. Loki on the other hand was about to faint.

Loki looking at the floating Asura….in Loki eyes only despair could be seen. Sofia hold Azief hand as Azief breathes his last breath.

It's going to be okay Sofia said as she tried futilely trying to stop his bleeding.

He couldn't even say anything before dying.

Loki on the hand is in a frenzy and fear. The World no longer has the Prince. It was doomed. This Earth is doomed!

Behind a large block of stone, a man with black coloured attire who was observing these people from the beginning looks at the scene and said.

'You're done, Asura!'

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