The 9th sky retreated with a frown on his face. His eyes were filled with confusion as he evaded Mane’s sword once again. Several times now, Mane had used Absolute Darkness to ignore his barrier and come directly for him. He couldn’t understand how Mane was doing it, but he was aware of the fact that his barrier was useless before Mane. Due to this, he had retrieved his barrier and had created a faint screen of Chaos around him, directly adhered to his body. While it wasn’t as strong as his barrier, it would be able to save him from a dangerous attack. What he didn’t know was that with Evasive Killing, Mane could manipulate darkness to penetrate any physical protection and still land a potent strike.*Boom*Mane pushed forward, undaunted by the continuous failure to strike his opponent. His eyes flashed brightly as lightning danced within them. Manipulating the bolts of lightning that the 9th Sky had generously handed to him, Mane coated Nightmare and Night’s Kiss with the power that
The head of the 9th Sky sank into the earth below, Mane’s fist solidly placed on his temple. His expression, even while engulfed by dirt and insects, was as serene as that of a person vacationing at Maldives. While the impact of the strike was great, he did not have a single sign of injury or a concussion! “This guy!” Mane smiled wryly. Even with his power as a Titan, he could not breach the 9th Sky’s skin! True Flames, which was so strong that its heat could be felt from even a kilometre away, did nothing but blacken the 9th Sky’s skin; it could do nothing else! It felt as though he was striking a hard piece of unbreakable steel. It was his hands that actually hurt from the impact! “Just hit him harder,” Cronos stated, causing Mane to roll his eyes. “Geez, why didn’t I think of that,” the young Supreme snorted as his hands glowed brightly, engulfed by copious amounts of Edict. He swiftly straddled the 9th Sky, his mind not stopping to process how inappropriate their current posit
From the beginning of the battle until now, Mane had been the one to take the initiative. It was he who had struck first, and it was he who continued to launch assault after assault.But not anymore. Now, it was the 9th Sky’s turn to show the Supreme that he wasn’t a rag to be tossed around. It seemed that the pain of having his arm melted into useless, decaying matter had severely upset him.*Boom*With a deafening sound that announced his new charge, the 9th Sky fly into Mane, striking the Supreme powerfully in the chest. Mane lifted both arms before him to receive the blow, shielding himself from the ferocious attack of the mildly incensed 9th Sky.*BANG*Mane was sent flying into the air by the powerful strike, his arms trembling strongly as his mind battled the dizziness that came with the massive hit. The 9th Sky’s blow had been akin to a smash from a mountain, causing blood to travel up the Supreme’s throat and into his mouth.*Gulp*Mane swallowed his blood, refusing to allow
Mane coughed heavily as he struggled to stand. His True Eyes had receded due to the lack of energy. His superior regeneration kicked in as his wounds began to heal. Activating Devour, he swallowed the Edict that filled the earth greedily, replenishing his diminished energy reserves; however, while his energy was refilled, his godly power was still strained.“It seems that it is an energy that does not belong to the jurisdiction of Edict,” Mane furrowed his brows in thought. He did not fully understand the power of the gods. Fortunately, there was someone here who could explain such things to him; however, this was not the time. While his energy had been replenished, his mind and body were worn out. Apart from the Origin King, the 9th Sky was the strongest opponent that Mane had faced so far. He had pushed Mane to his limits, so much so that the young Supreme had doubted that even Takeover would make a difference.“You know it would have right? Multiplying your base stat by a factor of
“Why?”“Why?”“WHY IS IT YOU?!” Mane screamed as life escaped his body, clutching the hand of the woman – the very first woman – he had fallen in love with. For standing before him was Sunflower with a cold expression on her face. Her eyes were emotionless, and her hands were cold and unfeeling. Next to her were her sisters, each with cold expressions on their faces. They watched Mane like they were looking at just another insect on the ground. As he fell to his knees, dejected and broken, his eyes filled with the pain of betrayal, they felt nothing for him.“Why should it not?” Sunflower asked as she calmly tucked her hair behind her ears.“I loved you…” Mane’s eyes were wet with tears. “I kissed you. That was my first kiss. That was the first time I had felt that way for anyone. I allowed you into my heart. So why? Why are you doing this?!”“Calm down kid. If you don’t the void will swallow you up!”Cronos’ voice was urgent, but Mane could hear nothing right now. Mane’s emotions wer
“Hehehe. How does it feel to lose one of your people?” the 8th Sky asked Komfo Anokye while licking his lips perversely. His eyes were filled with the desire for violence and chaos, and his hands trembled in excitement. He was covered in blood – his own blood – from the crown of his large head to the sole of his dirty feet, but he didn’t seem all that affected. His injuries racked up by the minute, but they healed by the minute as well. Looking at Komfo Anokye, the man who had frustrated the Skies – for they could not even land a hit on him – looking lost and beaten by the death of the boy, caused the 8th Sky great pleasure.“You tell me? How does it feel? You lost a colleague too, didn’t you” Komfo Anokye who had been smirking all the way through the fight ignored the ambushing 5th Sky. He kept his eyes on the figure of Sunflower – or rather, the 3rd Sky.“This inferior creature!” the 5th Sky muttered in disdain at Komfo Anokye’s words.The 5th’s grey eyes did not reflect the figure
“You left your post without permission. That crime is punishable by death. How is a tested supposed to pass the trials without the aid of his fairy?”In a large hall, one that Mane was familiar with for he had been here before (during the time the fairy elders disputed Hildegarde’s qualifications to serve Mane), Hildegarde was kneeling midair, her arms and legs chained. Her eyes were downcast and before her stood Fairy King Haaland and the fairy elders. Around her were several high-ranking fairies. Their eyes were filled with rage and disdain. They had disputed her qualifications to serve the Supreme, but their claims had been disputed by Mane himself, leaving them helpless. They had hoped that Hildegarde would do a good job, but she had failed.The eyes of the Fairy King were filled with disappointment. Hildegarde was a low-ranking fairy, but this was her opportunity to climb up the ranks. This was her chance to grow. She was one of those he had marked out as having the potential to
Zandor, the land that had once been the inheritance of the old gods who guarded it. A land that had once been called the land of promise. A land that so many Moses’s had failed to enter, not to talk of exploring. This once fabled land that had been the dream of many gods was merely a shadow of its past self. The powerful gods who once guarded this land were all gone. The few that remained weren’t fully awakened, and those who had awakened weren’t sure of what they were now. Ultimately, Zandor had been conquered. Besieged by the forces that craved for the heritages left behind by the ancient gods and sought after by those that sought the vestiges of the glorious past, Zandor – the unprotected promised land – was easily stripped away from the mortals. Many gods had intruded this land, and many more fought for it. How had this happened. Even if its guardians were gone, the 5th guardian – the one whose hammer could forge the heavens – had awakened. He was strong enough to deter dozens of