Chapter 16: Side Story: 2

Elisef watched as the man who was responsible for taking care of her worshippers entered her massive cave. She was more than furious at this person who had ruined everything she built. She spread her massive wings out as intimidation. Elisef was annoyed. Her plague aura wasn’t even phasing this man as he walked forward. Most would have already succumbed and died. To top it all off he was only resisting it with a single mana barrier. 

“So you are the one who has taken care of my worshippers!?” Her voice boomed out and echoed along the cave walls. The pressure from her voice didn’t do anything to shake the man wearing a cloth mask. Most people would be forced to kneel from my voice alone. “Insolent!” 

“My my, is that anyway to speak to your elders?” The man’s words only increased the fury raging in Elisef’s heart. “Elders!? ELDERS!? Do you have any idea who I am!? I am one of the five great elder dragons. You stand before Elisef! You stand before the Queen of the Plague! No mere mortal has ever deigned to…” She stopped as she heard a low whistling sound coming from the man’s sword.

“Sorry sorry, I would love to listen to your speech, but I am also a bit angry. This whole endeavor has kept me from meeting my granddaughter, so forgive me for being a little impatient. I will keep this brief as possible. You will surrender and come with me.” Elisef felt like her head was going to explode. Never has someone made such a mockery of her. I can’t bear this one second longer. 

Without any hesitation Elisef released a massive black flame at the individual. They were the flames of the plague. Anyone who had ever been touched by them would succumb to a gruesome death. As the flames washed over his entire body, she relaxed her wings to her sides. “No one makes a fool of me!”

As the flames dissipated she expected a corpse, but instead the man was standing there just as before. Worse was the fact that in front of him was just a normal mana barrier. What sort of trickery is this? He should be dead if not writhing on the ground. “What sort of spell did you use!? How do you still stand there!?”

“Oh this? This is a mana barrier.” Impossible! To Elisef it seemed that there was some other trick involved, and that the man was simply lying. He is hiding something. “I can see you don’t believe me, but why don’t you look closer?” 

Elisef did exactly as he asked as she activated her mana sight, but what she saw she could barely comprehend. Thousands of thin mana barriers were laid on top of each other. She observed as her plague aura ate through the outer layers, only for them to instantly repair themselves. No! No! There is only one being who is capable of this. 

“Do you see now?” She remembered instantly who this man was. He was Jun, one of the oldest vampires in all of the world. Most people wouldn’t dare to push a mana barrier this far unless they were mad. Specialization is often considered the way to make yourself the strongest, but if you focus too hard on one thing you limit yourself. Well that is true for most people, but this man is not ordinary. 

“Like I said, the best option would be to surrender. I don’t really feel like repeating myself too much. I hope you can understand.” Even if this man was Jun, there was no way Elisef’s pride would allow her to surrender just like that. “I understand it well, the dragon’s pride.” The way he acted annoyed her even more. What does he even know about me!? 

She started to channel another breath when she felt something heavy press against her. Under this heavy pressure that shot from Jun’s body, she finally felt something she hadn’t in years. It was a fear that was so primal in nature. It was a fear that was felt by all living creatures. It was the natural fear of death. The whistling of the Jun’s sword grew louder, and the air around it became warped. For the first time in her life she felt unbelievably small. It was like she was a pebble standing in front of a mountain. 

She shrunk back under the pressure. She canceled her breath as she formed the strongest barrier she could and closed her eyes. I don’t want to die! Please! Please! She waited for her death to come as she started breathing heavily. She waited and waited, but eventually the pressure subsided. When she finally opened her eyes the pressure was entirely gone, but the man was still standing there unmoving.

“Now do you get it?” Elisef transformed into her human form. She felt something wet sliding down her cheeks starting from her eyes. I can’t believe it. Because of this person. I… I am actually crying. Elisef was beyond terrified of the person before her. She weakly nodded her head as she realized the question he asked her. “I…I…I..”

“Yes?” Speaking to him had become difficult. She was still not over the premonition of death. It was like she was a child again. “I surrender.” She finally said as she presented her arms to him.

“Good, in the future I would advise you to listen to the wisdom of your elders.” He said as he clamped a bracelet down on her wrist. “This is an inhibiting bracelet. You won’t be able to use any of your plague magic while it is on. Many people might disagree with my judgment. There are plenty of people who would want you dead, but I think there is a much better punishment for the likes of you. You will live with your sins as you foster a new generation. There will be much to learn.” She simply nodded. To her this was better than ever having to feel what she had been made to feel mere moments ago.

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