The Elves were speechless while the others scrambled away.
Undeterred, Azec extended his palms and shot multiple dark energy onto the tree.
BAM!
BAM!
Azec would enter the hole he had just made and grab Seraphina when multiple twigs shot through him. He avoided all attacks though the force of its swung was enough to bleed his skin into cuts.
Azec's face twisted when he landed on the floor. That barrier was no ordinary. When he attacked it, he just left superficial holes on the tree, and it would immediately regenerate within seconds. And when he blinked, the gap was gone, and the tree was like ever before. If he attempted to get close, he'd immediately be repelled by its multiple vines and branches.
Its defense was impenetrable as its attacks were powerful!
"Looks like I have to use some spells," Azec muttered, and his eyes dilated as his fangs-covered mouth opened wide with peals of laughter. "Though I don't like my woman hard to get! I'll thoroughly enjoy you once I get my fangs and dick in you!"
Azec bit his thumb, and blood splattered on the ground. The onlookers scurried away into a safe distance when multiple pentagrams appeared on the floor and came out within it numerous homunculus covered with dark aura with the faces of Azec.
"Let's play, little girl!" Azec laughed, and all of the homunculi attacked simultaneously against Seraphina's barrier. "Make sure that you'll last, or I'll be extremely disappointed!"
Seraphina's shoulders trembled inside the protection of her barrier. Just because she was a woman, they thought she was weak and only good at pleasuring men. They thought they could just lay their filthy eyes on her and say whatever they wanted.
"Men like you. .. ," Seraphina hissed, eyes turning to slit, "I hate the most."
A thick tangle of constricting vines erupted through the area, wrapping every homunculus in its grasp and crushing them with enough force that all everyone heard were the cracking of bones amidst the cries of agony.
Azec's heart went to his throat. Whatever Seraphina cast was surely another high-level spell. How many high-level spells did she have? Rather, her mana must be at its limit now!
This was his chance. Azec grinned despite the skipping of his breath. "If I get you, you'll be my slave, little girl!
A giant pentagram appeared in front of Azec. Using almost all his mana, he released his most devastating spell. A burst of dark fog appeared on the pentagram, taking shape the enormous head of a skeleton. Its sharp teeth barged open as it shot towards Seraphina's direction.
SCccrreEEecCH!!
Piercing sounds rang in everyone's head, and some jabbed their hands against their ears in an attempt to block the screeching noise.
The vines and twigs that attempted to attack the skull were turned to rot and crumble to dust, and Azec doubled over in laughter.
"I got you now!" With a tap of his foot against the floor, Azec burst forth and went for Seraphina.
Azec's eyes were focused forward, locked on a single target. He didn't notice a seed flashed towards him, which began to sprout in mid-air. It struck and stuck and grew inward, burrowing itself within him with snaking roots. The roots grew, tearing through Azec's body.
"W-what is this?!" Azec howled, and he crushed on the ground covered in roots that he could neither cut nor disintegrate. It continued to grow and feed on his flesh and drank his blood.
[Necro Seed]
"Hmp! Don't make me laugh." With a flick of Seraphina's staff, a massive water condensed into a face of a legendary water titan and crashed violently against the dark skull. Compared to it, the skull looked like a pebble against a boulder. The water titan roared before impact, swallowing the skull in its salty waters before condensing into a tiny dot and disappearing.
[Titan Ire]
Her furry still not sated, Seraphina brought her hands together in a tight fist and pointed two matching fingers at Dever. Her hands recoiled from the force of magic, and a loud eruption rumbled the sanctuary. A pointed stream of hard water moved faster than the naked eyes could follow and struck Dever's chest.
Dever was occupied with his battle with Ryu and didn't even know that there was a gaping hole on his chest that everyone could see. And before he was made aware of the pain, Ryu was in front of him, throwing barraged of powerful punches that ground his body into nothing but paste and blood without the chance of recovery.
The onlookers' jaws fell, and they wanted to become one with the walls when Seraphina landed in front of Azec, who was now nothing but skin and bones who couldn't even lift a finger. He was still alive. The seed was keeping him neither alive nor dead. He was kept as nutrients for the plants to feed on –– for all eternity.
"Make sure that you'll last, or I'll be extremely disappointed!" Seraphina hummed.
Her staff then thudded hard against the stone floor and resonated in everyone's heart.
She beamed and giggled. "Now, who wants to fuck with me next?"
".. ."
".. ."
Everybody looked to the other side while some hid their existence in front of the others. They hugged the wall and made their presence as minuscule as possible.
The woman looked kind and amiable and appeared weak and soft. .. but in truth. She was as scary as the Leviathan! She could perform multiple high-level unknown spells within seconds and without pausing in regards to her mana. It was like her mana was limitless!
At the side, Ryu scratched his head. It looked like Seraphina didn't need his help after all. She could totally take care of herself. Rather, was it a good idea to give her Tethyt's tiara?
What if she was hiding her strength all along?
"Ryu."
Ryu's back straightened without him knowing when Seraphina approached him in all smiles. No one would identify her as the same woman who just killed two demons a while ago without even a single scratch.
"Are you okay?" Seraphina asked, voice soft as her eyes were melting in worry.
"I'm fine. . ." Ryu took one last look at Azec's disgusting form before he held Seraphina's hand and pulled her towards the three doors.
"I think it's best if we just go ahead," Ryu said with a serious voice and face.
Taking a peep at the others, some looked afraid while some were alert and cautious, but most were silently observing them. It wouldn't be good if all of them joined forces to eliminate them. They became a threat in the eyes of the others.
Seraphina asked, "What about Kai and Jane?"
Ryu shook his head. "They must be on another sanctuary."
Seraphina opened her mouth but then saw Ryu's clenching fists and decided to smile and nod. "You're right. They must be in another sanctuary. Who knows? We might meet up on the next Islet."
Ryu and Seraphina looked over the towering doors that would lead into their second Islet. The two looked in each other's eyes, determined and ready before they entered the left door.
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A/N
Creation is so hard. T o T
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