Chapter 1143 - The Choice after 65 Million Years (1/2)
Marybelle’s choice failed. They weren’t able to support the channel connected to the Dragon Soul Continent while being attacked by Chaos. But this time, Marybelle once again proved how meticulous and prepared she was. Upon detecting failure, she activated the spell that she had prepared for a long time to disintegrate the Door of Akasha entirely. The impact was so powerful that it engulfed the entire planet without any warning.
“We need to destroy the remains of Chaos. The best way to do that is to turn everything into nothingness.”
The shock waves of the explosion expanded over the next few days, enfolding the entire world within it. The force of death swept across the land, sending everything to their graves. But to Marybelle, this wasn’t enough yet. For caution’s sake, she headed to the moon herself and buried the five Akasha Slates under the moon’s surface in separate locations as there were no life forms. Even though the fusion of Order and Chaos on Earth brought a crisis upon them, it also gave them an opportunity—a place without Order and Chaos—a place of nothingness. In this case, it would be tougher for Chaos to lay hands on the slates. Be it Order or Chaos, they had their own meaning of existence. But nothingness—as long as there was nothing, there would be no distinction between Order and Chaos.
“We’ve done everything we could. We failed, but we won’t let Chaos get away with it.”
The scenery changed once again.
First to appear around Rhode was the palace he was in. But unlike the calmness and serenity of the past, the palace was faced with fierce ambushes and assaults. Not only that, but Rhode was also astounded to realize that the defensive shield meant to protect the palace had vanished completely!
Clashes between protectors of the palace and Chaos Creatures took place all over the palace. Rhode didn’t know how the Chaos Creatures managed to sneak into the palace, but it was apparent to him that neither side was doing well. The sky was still masked by dark clouds. The storm earlier turned into a snowstorm. At a glance, a white snowfield had covered over the stretch of land and there was nothing else apart from it. At that moment, fierce battles continued inside the palace.
“Argh!”
One of the knights flew across the air and crashed into the wall heavily before Rhode. However, he didn’t give up. He gnashed his teeth, rolled away from the Chaos Creature’s attack, and raised his sword. In a flash of the blade, the Chaos Creature collapsed to the ground, screeching in agony. Pitch-black, putrid blood spurted out from its body, flowing all over the floor. The knight didn’t even glance at his spoils of war. He turned around, raised his sword, and brandished at another enemy that pounced on him.
This was the scene that Rhode and the others had witnessed. But compared to that scene from the sealed ice, this time it was more shocking. Both sides were fighting for survival. No one wished to lose and die. Rhode had to admit that Marybelle was really smart and vicious. She used the explosion of the Door of Akasha to destroy all lives on Earth, taking the initiative in this fight from Chaos, which relied on life forms. After all, in this plane of existence, the fusion of Order and Chaos had equally weakened the strength of Chaos. In terms of the situation, there wasn’t much to choose from between the two sides.
But, what about Marybelle?
At this thought, Rhode lifted his head and gazed at the tall pyramid in the center of the plaza. Then, he spotted her quickly.
The young lady raised the key to the Door of Akasha high up in her hand as it emanated dazzling and colorful radiances. On the other hand, the Chaos Creatures were launching attacks on the pyramid frantically. Even though Rhode didn’t know what they were up to, he could understand just by looking at this scene. It was highly likely that the Chaos Creatures were targeting the key in Marybelle’s hand. And now that the Door of Akasha had disintegrated and Marybelle continued to activate the key, it only meant one thing: she lured the Chaos Creatures here on purpose.
What is she trying to do?
Even though Rhode wasn’t aware of what exactly was going on, he quickly discovered that the Chaos Creatures were acting abnormally. Their eyes were dull and lifeless as though they were being enchanted by something. Just as Rhode decided to check the situation out, Marybelle flipped her wrist around, put away the Akashic Key, and raised the magic wand high up in the air!
Along with this action, Rhode witnessed several streaks of white radiance flare up all of a sudden. The Chaos Creatures that were in the midst of battle seemed to realize the change in situation. The glints in their eyes brightened. They lifted their heads and bellowed as though something weren’t right. Rhode looked up and saw a dazzling defensive barrier had enfolded the entire region. Marybelle clutched the magic wand and tapped it forward gently. At that moment, Rhode witnessed the Chaos Creatures on the periphery of the palace turning around and attempting to escape. But it was a pity that it was too late for them.
The entire plaza became incomparably bright. At a glance, runes had occupied the sky above it densely. An ice-cold aura erupted and in an instant, Rhode witnessed an omnipresent blue brilliance that forced him to close his eyes. And when he opened his eyes again, everything had changed.
Hard, biting-cold ice enfolded everything, which wasn’t too different from what Rhode and the rest had seen. But there was something different about it…
“Ahhhhhhh!”
As soon as the ice sealed off everything, a deep, painful growl sounded. Rhode spotted a burst of black mist exuding from the Chaos Creatures trapped in the ice layer which gradually coalesced into shape. However, it seemed like Marybelle was waiting for this moment. She tapped the air with her magic wand. A round, gorgeous, and intricate magical ritual the size of the entire plaza appeared all of a sudden.
“I’ve been waiting for you, Agios of Chaos.”
“… Presence Deity Warden… Marybelle!”
Upon hearing Marybelle’s calm voice, the enormous mass of black mist howled. Its voice was filled with matchless rage. But facing the wrath of the black mist, Marybelle seemed unusually calm. She gazed quietly at it, narrowing her eyes.
“I knew it was you. Ever since the undead creatures rebelled, I have been thinking who amongst Chaos is capable of doing it. But I didn’t expect it to be you who escaped from the Door of Akasha. But that’s fine. Since you’re here, I shall take Her Majesty’s place in capturing you!”
“Don’t even think about it, damn deity warden. You can’t…!”
The black mist struggled after hearing her remarks. But this time, before it finished its sentence, Marybelle tapped the magic wand forward and the enormous magical ritual descended abruptly. Just like that, the magical ritual suppressed the black mist, causing it to vanish entirely.
After releasing the magical ritual and ensuring the black mist was gone, Marybelle wiped the beads of sweat off her forehead, lifted her head, and gazed at the sky.
“This is the end…”
The young lady muttered under her breath and the palace trembled as fissures emerged across the land. The enormous structure fell into the underground abyss. At the same time, a gigantic ice column appeared from underneath her feet, sealing her inside in the blink of an eye. Shortly after, everything sank into the endless, dark abyss…
Everything ended.
The white mist once again took over the place of the darkness. This time, Marybelle stood in front of Rhode.
“I suppose you know everything that happened to us now.”
“Yes.”
Upon hearing Marybelle’s words, Rhode nodded in response. Then, he puckered his brows and asked dubiously.