Chapter 2389: Clash Of Venerables II [25]

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"STOP MAKING A RUCKUS! MY MASTER IS RESURRECTING!!!"

Héluna’s attacks only caused more destruction, as the Endless Castle began collapsing rapidly, falling apart piece by piece.

But Oberon and Héluna weren’t the only ones affected—Chris, Lucia, and Jake were caught in the middle of everything.

Giant moons clashed around them as they ran from a tsunami of cursed miasma drawing ever closer.

"Shit, shit! We aren’t going to make it!" Chris shouted.

"Lucia, run!" Jake urged. "Fly!"

"I am not going to let you die here!" Lucia cried, trying to lift them with her psychic power, but it was too weak to carry them all. "Ugh, come on! Come on!"

SPLAAASH!

The giant cursed miasma tsunami crashed down, engulfing them completely...

However, within its depths, Lucia and Jake formed a small bubble of psychic energy.

They survived—but for how long?

The barrier was rapidly eroding, disappearing piece by piece.

"Damn it! We just survived one thing, and now we’re going to die to another?!" Lucia complained.

"This day couldn’t get any worse, for fuck’s sake..." Chris sighed.

"Ugh, damn it!" Jake cried. "And Helena...! Her presence is still somewhere...! We have to find her, but even then...!"

All three began to fall into despair, thinking it was over.

...

"I finally found you."

FLASH!

A heavenly voice resonated through their souls as a pillar of gold, silver, and azure light pierced the cursed miasma sea, vaporizing it instantly.

BOOOM!

The light spared their lives. The trio stared in awe at a massive ship composed of rainbow ice flying above them.

Descending from it was a divine dragon god king, glistening with golden and rainbow metallic scales, clear blue skin, and long silver and blonde hair.

"Thank god you’re alright."

Despite his majestic and imposing appearance, he spoke casually, sighing in relief.

"D-Drake?!"

Lucia, Chris, and Jake screamed in disbelief.

He had changed so much!

"Yeah, it’s me! And—"

"SISTER!"

Drake’s voice was interrupted by a giant fire dragon rushing down, clumsily rolling across the floor.

"Ouch... Ah! Sister! You’re alive!"

"Big brother!"

Lucia cried, running to him and hugging him tightly.

The siblings embraced—it was a moving reunion.

Chris, however, looked a little jealous that Surtr received all of Lucia’s affection.

"Brother, how are you? I knew you would survive—you’re tough!" Lucia giggled.

"Yeah! It was tough... very tough... so tough I could cry..." Surtr sighed. "But I made it... we made it."

"B-Brother..." Lucia whispered, realizing Surtr had endured much.

The rest of Drake’s family and friends descended. Benladann ran toward Jake to greet him.

"Sister, I’m glad you’re alive and well," Jake smiled, relieved.

"And I am relieved too—I was worried," Benladann sighed. "A lot happened here, huh? What the hell is going on over there?"

"We’re trying to figure that out..." Jake said. "Uroboros is somewhere too, with Helena! We have to find him and rescue her!"

"Helena?" Drake wondered, his eyes glowing. "Wait, that’s right... my niece is called Helena. But wouldn’t that be too much of a coincidence?"

Drake rubbed his chin, his eyes widening as he saw the chaotic battle before him.

The Decaying Goddess clashed against two godly Samurai, while Héluna protected Oberon and fought them, glaring at Drake with fear in her eyes.

"What a mess... Won’t you behave for once?"

Drake’s words echoed through the dimension. The two samurai, the decaying goddess, and Héluna all... stopped fighting.

Bright golden light and silver-colored ice, flowing from time itself, covered their bodies for a moment.

"You will stop what you’re doing right now. I have ascended beyond your realms. It’s better if you surrender now... Héluna, I will kill Oberon right now, and there’s little you can do. Surrender and live, or fight and die. Your choice... the same goes for you three."

Drake looked at the samurai and the decaying goddess. Even the undead goddess seemed nervous, her face trembling as she saw Yuki and Yudra, tears streaming down her cheeks.

"A-AAHH... AAAAHHH..."

"Right... Yuki, I suppose you should talk with her."

Drake looked at Yuki, who nodded.

"R-Right... I guess it’s time."

The Decaying Goddess slowly approached her reincarnation, and Yuki smiled at her.

"Mamaaaaa!"

Suddenly, Yudra’s cry echoed, as everyone felt a powerful pressure from above.

"Hm?!"

Drake looked up, seeing a gigantic spiraling dimensional vortex of pure infernal flames descending rapidly.

"This is...!"

BOOOMMM!!!

A gigantic explosion of flames erupted, engulfing everything and everyone.

For a moment, there was only fire.

Then, the flames swirled into an infernal pillar, and amidst it, a red-skinned demon manifested.

His power refined, evolved, awakened...

Drake felt his strength being matched by this evil entity.

The greatest demon of Zipangu—a monster born from Amaterasu’s darkness, her total opposite. Once her equal, now he had surpassed her.

A giant blazing spear pierced the Decaying Goddess’s chest. She groaned, struggling to breathe as flames consumed her already dead body.

"G-GAAAHHH... GAAAHHHH...!"

"What do you think you’re doing, Amaterasu? You’re mine, forever."

"You bastard! Let her go!"

Yuki screamed angrily, noticing blazing chains binding the Decaying Goddess. Drake clenched his fists tightly.

"Oi."

"Ah, Drake. The man I wanted to talk with! Look, I was thinking that perhaps we could—"

CRASH!

"Ngaaah?!"

Hajun vomited blood as Drake’s fist smashed into his stomach, twisting his innards and breaking his ribs. He was sent flying, crashing into Oberon’s barrier and shattering all layers!

BOOOMMM!!!

Another explosion of light followed, as Drake’s Aura overflowed with immense power, shaping into nine gigantic dragons of each element.

"M-Master’s domain! No! NOOO!"

Héluna panicked, thrown across the rubble by the blast. She ran to see Oberon’s domain destroyed—the giant building where his new body was forming collapsed, several Elven Gods inside incinerated.

Hajun slowly emerged from the wreckage, glaring back at Oberon’s body. Water leaked from the giant glass tube where he was stored. Ignoring him, Hajun stormed out, full of rage.

"YOU BASTARD! I WAS GOING TO OFFER YOU MERCY, A WAY OUT. BUT I GUESS YOU JUST WANT TO THROW HANDS, HUH?! YOU WANT TO FIGHT SO BADLY?! HERE I AM!"

Hajun’s small form rapidly grew gigantic, sprouting multiple arms, sharp horns, and tusks. Each hand wielded a thunderous demonic weapon.

He looked like an Asura, a Bodhisattva, and a Kami merged together.

"FACE THE WRATH OF THE DEMON KING OF THE SIXTH HEAVEN!"

RUMBLE!

Hajun rushed forward, clashing against Drake as explosions of flames and light erupted everywhere. What remained of the Endless Castle collapsed into the swirling, growing Cursed Miasma Sea below.

...

Meanwhile, something crawled beneath the rubble, slowly moving its tentacled body toward the leaking container where Oberon’s body lay.

"My perfect vessel... I have finally found you...!"

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