“You are strong. For a human, you are truly strong.” Dracula stood before Tucker with his smile still present on his face. The left side of his body had been crushed beyond recognition and his aura wasn’t as flamboyant as it was before. He looked like half of an actual human being. It was amazing how he was till able to smile in that situation.“Are you waiting for my thanks?” Tucker asked, his expression having returned to what it was before. He was largely unharmed, with the exception of a fist sized hole in his abdomen. His countenance was pale, and his eyes were slightly glazed over. The sword he wielded was broken in half with the broken piece embedded in the earth. He looked to be in a much better condition than Dracula, but that was only when one looked with merely their eyes.“What a freak” Mane mumbled, and Keira nodded her head in assent. The young Supreme’s shock came from the fact that while Dracula looked worse off, his body was regenerating speedily. Initially, after Tuc
Nightmare trembled strongly, failing to settle in the hands of the one who had inherited half of Shiva’s power. Tucker tried to keep it under control, but it would not listen to him, neither was it willing to allow him to hold on to it.“I’m merely lending you to him. I am not giving you away. Be a darling and pardon my antics.”Mane’s soothing voice was what it took to calm the rebellious blade down. Tucker was amazed by the sentient blade, for he had never held such an intelligent weapon before. Now that it was cooperative, he could feel the uniqueness of the blade. Just by holding this sword, he could feel the energy of destruction yielding to him. The uncontrollable energy that refused to yield to him was yielding to a mere blade!Pushing down his amazement, Tucker took a deep breath and adopted a standard sword stance. His eyes flashed brightly as he held the divine weapon diagonally before him. Dracula furrowed his brows at the sight of the divine weapon. Although the weapon was
“Hah”“Hah”“Hah”Panting roughly, Tucker’s eyes struggled to maintain their focus. His hand that held onto Nightmare’s hilt shook constantly like a leaf and his grip weakened by the second. The divine weapon forged by Zica had already lost its lustre, and the greyish energy of destruction that fed it had grown so dim that it best resembled a flickering candlelight that was about to be extinguished. Tucker’s face was still expressionless, but exhaustion could easily be seen on his face. Sweat streamed down his chiselled jaw as freely as the waters of a waterfall. He was greatly fatigued.There were people in the universe who were resistant to tiredness. Nobles, Gods, and Ascenders. These three could fight for several days and nights without rest, relying on nothing but their superior hold over Edict. Tucker was a human being, but he was also an Ascender, and an incomplete god. He had been fighting for just about 30 minutes – and the countdown started from the time Mane had handed Nigh
Mane rushed to Asherah, swiftly sheathing Nightmare and Night’s Kiss in the process. The Asura was being suppressed by Komfo Anokye, but it was taxing to do so. Zica’s letter had taught him two things: one was that the Usurper was coming, and the other was how to put the Asura to sleep.“If only that stupid bird had gotten here earlier,” Mane moaned as he reached out and grasped Asherah’s head. Even though she was being suppressed, she still resisted strongly, and Mane could feel her violent energy rushing into his body. It was energy he recognized, for while he could not abuse Chaos now, he still knew its scent.“It hurts” Mane gritted his teeth and Chaos travelled through his blood vessels tore them apart. Unlike Edict, this energy could not be tamed. Mane didn’t know how Asherah was able to use it freely, but now was not the time to think about that. Bowing his head he placed a kiss on Asherah’s forehead and said,“I, Mane Harbinger, Supreme of the True Universe, do seal you as my
“Are those them?” the 2nd Sky turned to the 9th and asked. The latter nodded his head in assent, prompting the Skies to descend from the sky and embrace the earth.“It looks like an earthshaking battle occurred here,” 5th mumbled as he looked around. The others nodded their heads, admiring how much destruction had been wrought on the land.“I shall get answers from them,” 6th chuckled and took a step forward. In a flash, she was before Mane, her enchanting eyes drawn to his handsome face. Appreciation flashed in her eyes briefly before disappearing. She had seen many handsome men in her life, so Mane’s looks didn’t move her. What moved her was the fact that he smelled young; however, she was as arrogant as a peacock and saw no use trying to use her abilities on a mortal from this world.“Kid, what happened here?” she asked, her tone uncontrollably arrogant. She completely disregarded Keira and Komfo Anokye who stood behind Mane.Mane watched the 6th Sky silently, assessing the others
“Take the kid. I will handle the others,” Komfo Anokye ordered as his figure floated towards the Skies. Mane hesitated slightly upon hearing his command. He was basically being told to do the least amount of work. He felt like he could do more.“Be appreciative of their efforts and just follow orders. If you strain yourself too much, that tear in your soul would only get larger.” Cronos reminded Mane of his weakness, forcing the young Supreme to sigh in resignation. He knew Cronos was right. Not using Chaos was a protective mechanism, but if he overused Edict, he would still be damaging his soul. It was best to do what was minimally possible. Besides, he knew that Komfo Anokye didn’t need help. He was only asking him to help so Mane wouldn’t feel totally useless.“Fine,” the young Supreme sighed and dashed forward, flashing past his granduncle, and flying into the group of eager Skies.“Look at this young chap,” the 7th Sky chuckled and swung his sword towards Mane’s neck. While he se
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