62 Lightless Stormy Nigh (1/2)
”Not yet.” Mozart corrected her. He was referring to the fact that he was still a youngster, not the present Archdevil of Combat, Mephistopheles.
No wonder he knew that she was a half demon. He was also similar to her, a mixed blood. And he came from an imperial lineage. Erza was unsure whether the current head of Clinton family knew that Mozart was not his son, or not.
”Become my Empress, then I will present you the Underworld.”
After he finished his words, the whites of Mozart's eyes disappeared completely as they became pitch-black. He then lifted up his right hand and quickly pushed it downward. As it descended, darkness engulfed the entire arena and countless pillars of dark crimson flames shot up from below the stage.
The dark crimson pillars of flames behind him produced a tearing noise that sounded like the cry of a thousand birds as it hurtled towards Erza like an enormous sky-devouring devil, as if it wanted to swallow her up in deep and boundless inferno.
'Lightning Step!'
Waves of dark crimson energy tore open space itself and descended from above, filled with an extremely grim aura of danger. Erza's body blurred, and five afterimages shot out in five different directions as she instantly avoided Mozart's rampaged dark crimson energy. After that, her body ignited with Phoenix flames as she soared high into the sky, unleashing the Lightning Dance of the Phoenix Wing.
The burning Phoenix flames were especially luminous and harsh in the midst of the darkened sky. Phoenix flames rushed outwards as it forcibly tore a scarlet trench through the enormous Dark Domain. By the time Erza's body had come to a stop, she was already one kilometre away from her original location above the sky. She extended her arm, and to her astonishment, she saw that her clothes had become riddled with holes!
Not only did the darkness that had engulfed the entire arena have the ability to swallow light, it would also consume his target's flesh every second she spent beneath it. Even more frightening was that it also had the effect of heavily suppressing one's soul.
Erza possessed extraordinary soul and will, so this kind of pressure was something that she could still handle. However, if another person were facing Mozart, even if they had the same level of strength as him, that person would feel ill at ease in this shroud of darkness. Their chest would feel constricted and painful, and if they spent enough time in this darkness, their mind might actually collapse under the strain.
The audiences were not affected much since they did not get targeted by Mozart. However, Mozart's sudden eruption of Dark Magic left them dumbfounded. They still remembered that he had the power of purification from his fight with Ling Men. Unexpectedly, he also excelled in the law of darkness.
The fight moved up high above the sky. As a result, some students had difficulties to follow up with their movements. Fortunately, several Great Elders decided to work together and managed to create a projection of Erza and Mozart fight.
The Phoenix flames surrounding Erza's body flared up. Her arms casually crossed over her chest, and she did not even spare Mozart a single look as she spoke calmly, ”Tsk tsk! It was such a grand display of might that I expected an attack capable of shaking both the heavens and the earth, but to think that it couldn't even harm a single hair on my head… I expect more from my potential suitor!”
Mozart's nerves twitched. He did not see that coming. It touched his pride, when the girl he liked, doubted his capability.
Thick dark energy suddenly formed behind Mozart. At the same instant, a furious roar that seemed to have come from the very depths of hell resounded in the sky.
”Eternal Night Sky Burial!”
Darkness broke through the heavens, and for a moment, Erza's entire field of vision was engulfed in darkness… it was as if the entire sky had been completely and utterly buried by the darkness!
It was truly a power that could bury the heavens!!
Erza's pupils contracted slightly, but her expression remained calm and unperturbed. She did not dare to relax for even an instant as the darkness in front of her threatened to overthrow the heavens.
Space began to distort severely under the erosion of the darkness. Both of her eyes widened as she stared at the approaching darkness. She immediately used Lightning Step to retreat backwards swiftly, yet she still could not escape the world of darkness that was vast enough to bury the heavens. The moment the darkness engulfed Erza's body, her eyes flashed as she entered her Black Lightning Flame Form.
'Lesser Purgatory!!'
Under the effects of Lesser Purgatory, even the darkness that had the power to bury the heavens was unable to actually bury Erza brightness. Erza poured all of her energy into supporting Lesser Purgatory as all the Phoenix flames around her body flared up to their greatest magnitude.
*Sccccreeee!!*
Following a clear, resonating Phoenix cry, the world of darkness was violently split apart by a beam of flame.
”Hehehe.. Prince of Combat.. Don't tell me that this is all you've got?” Erza giggled as she continued to taunt Mozart. She saw it was working, so she continued to provoke her opponent.
Erza might have been giggling outwardly, but she was actually astonished and alarmed inside. The profound art Mozart used was extremely strong.