431 Ellegest's Remaining Strength
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“Kyle…”
Ellergest looked into what his old friend has become, a mass of thousands of wailing souls, roaring in agony, despair, and fury. His friend has fallen deep into an abyss of loneliness and suffering. For so many years, he had suffered through this all, shaping his own body, his own soul, and everything within him into what he has become.
“Why… You were such a sweet child back then…”
The old man began to remember his past when he was younger. All those times he spent with Kyle, teaching him magic, how to fight with his fists, how to fish in the river, how to make a fire, how to cook, how to hunt horned rabbits…
All those memories he treasured so much until now, all those memories that were… the most important thing in his entire life, those memories which were the most precious thing for him.
“Geez, you just want to bully me!”
“I love your stew!”
“Hey Ellergest, do you think I will ever grow as strong as you?”
“Thanks for everything… Nobody has ever showed so much kindness to me…”
“You’re the only one I really care for…”
“I want to explore the world with you!”
His words echoed across Ellergest mind, as the old man, covered with wounds slowly began to stand up, slowly yet steadily. His Holy Dragon emerged around him, looking at his body.
“Oi, old man, stand where you are! Where are you going?!”
“I cannot… let my little brother take all the burden.”
“Eh? What the hell are you talking about?”
“Friend, let’s go for one last battle, you and me.”
Ellergest extended his hand towards his Holy Dragon, the companion he had his entire life. Several memories of him with his spirit emerged across his mind, as the dragon sighed.
“Fine, so be it, old man… Let’s kick the bucket with everything we’ve got and let’s go save that stupid little brother you’ve got!”
The Holy Dragon laughed, quickly flying towards Ellergest body, and converging with him.
“Oh Holy Spirits… give me your strength. In exchange…” Ellergest looked back at his priests, and everyone else, stopping his sight at Elizabeth. He felt doubt, he even wanted to not say such words… “In exchange for…”
pan-d a-n0vel.com The old man began to tremble.
Aside from Kyle, he had also made new memories.
With his friends, with those three priests, with Erdrich, and above all, with Elizabeth, his little spoiled girl, his adoptive daughter.
Since he found her in the orphanage that she has been his life.
Her gentleness, her humble heart, and her kind nature always reminded him of Kyle…
He wanted to see her grow up and become a beautiful woman, to see her accomplish her dreams…
FLAAASH!
Golden scales began to grow across his entire body, as his old body was suddenly revitalized. His wounds stopped bleeding and the blood over his body was cleansed. A long draconic tail emerged behind his back as long golden horns appeared over his forehead, his eyes shone bright gold as his nails grew into ferocious dragon claws, his white hair grew longer, waving around by the wind.
“Perhaps this is not yet the time, my old friend…” He said to his spirit.
“Heh, I knew it! Let’s go help that reckless brat now!” The Holy Dragon said.
FLAAASH!
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Blake flew towards Kyle’s monstrous soul, unleashing Blood Judgement repeatedly against his soul. Thousands of Blood Blades emerged as he flew, piercing across Kyle’s monstrous soul countless times.
CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLAAASH!
“Blood Detonation.”
And each Blood Blade began to explode, opening the way for Blake to reach Kyle’s Spirit Orb.
“You’re done for.” Blake said, quickly reaching Kyle’s soul, only for him to suddenly realize that there were thousands of souls trying to stop him.
They all wrapped around his body, pulling back, trying to stop him from piercing Kyle’s Spirit Orb.
“Stop him!”
“You can’t! No!”
“I won’t let you kill him!”
“My son… I cannot let him die after everything I’ve done…!”
“Leave the boy!”
“You won’t touch him!”
“TSK!”
Blake mercilessly waved his hands, as he crushed the souls into pieces and devoured them. Ruthlessly growing his own soul in the process. However, the more he tried to get closer to the Spirit Orb, the further it moved away!
He only had roughly fifteen more seconds before the Fusion would stop, and after that he would most likely fall unconscious, as he would had emptied all his Mana and most likely almost all of his Ki as well!
“We won’t make it, Blake!”
“Eleanora…!”
“Stop the fusion, maybe you can run away and…!”
“I am not running away, not after everything!”
“But…!”
“Have I ever backed down from a challenge I’ve jumped into before, Eleanora?!”
“Asmodeus…”
Eleanora’s soul shone bright red, remembering her past with Blake, or well, as he was once named, Asmodeus. Her feelings blossomed like flowers, as her connection and bond with him suddenly strengthened. Her hopes for him, and her growing emotions… her love, all of it converged together into Blake, granting him a last boost of power, only possible through the bond between a master and a spirit.
“Nnnggh…!”
Blake continued pushing through countless souls, almost making, but not yet!
Not yet…
Until a flash of bright light suddenly emerged from below, reaching all the way into the skies and piercing through Kyle’s soul!
FLAAAAASSSHHH!
“GRUOOOHHHHH…!”
Kyle’s soul groaned in agony as it suddenly lost a large chunk of it, mostly made by other souls altogether.
“KYLEEEEEE!”
The furious draconic roar of Ellergest reached the skies, as Blake’s eyes opened wide.
“He’s still willing to fight?!” Blake muttered in surprise.
“I’ll open the way, Blake! Do it! Destroy Kyle’s Spirit Orb!!!” Ellergest rushed forward, piercing through the phantasmal soul of his old friend, and opening an enormous path.
FLAAASH!
“Got it, don’t die until then, old man!” Blake smiled, flying forwards as he quickly pointed his spear towards Kyle’s Spirit Orb, which was suddenly stopped in place due to Blake’s Demonic Eyes of Gravity, having saved this trick for the last moment!
“Farewell.”
CRAAASH!!!
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