Chapter 850: The End of an Era, Erased
Nomii glared at Kyvernos despite the immense pressure that came from directly meeting his gaze. But, compared to what that monster put her and her siblings through, such pressure could never make her falter.
Suddenly, a slight smile formed on Nomii's face.
Seeing this smile caused Kyvernos to visibly frown as he said, "Did I say something that amused you?"
"No, I was simply with thought—that this will be the last day you roam this world. Today is the day your era comes to an end." Nomii stated boldly.
Kyvernos remained silent for a moment. Though it did not take long for his lips to curve into a grin.
"I see you inherited your mother's optimism. Then-" The atmosphere around Kyvernos shifted as he spoke.
The sinister aura that was previously contained at his fingertips started to spread outward in every direction.
"Shall I also allow you to inherit her fate?" Kyvernos said as he smiled eerily.
"Monster! I will cut you where you stand!" Nomii cried out as the ethos around her exploded forth.
In one quick motion, Nomii lightly kicked off the top of her spear, rotating her body. At the same time, she grabbed ahold of her spear without stopping her momentum and swung downward in a ferocious arc towards Kyvernos!
Astratis did not fall too far behind as he attacked Kyvernos from above with the serrated blade attached to his Lightning Ruler's Gauntlet.
BOOM!
With so many powerful individuals present, the ethos in the surrounding atmosphere trembled and became wildly unstable. This caused multiple cracks to form in various areas of the Fourth Heart of the World.
"Come! Let us see if you possess the power to carry out your words" Kyvernos bellowed.
Swoosh! Woosh! Bang!
Kyvernos lifted his right hand and blocked Nomii's blade with his bare hand. However, if one looked closely, one could see a thin layer of sinister aura encompassing the hand he used to block the spear.
Nomii tightened her grip on the spear, causing the ground beneath Kyvernos to shatter. Unfortunately, missing one arm was no small matter for someone who wielded a spear. To say the power of her strikes was cut in half was an understatement.
Of course, Nomii was well aware that she would not be able to rely on brute strength to overcome Kyvernos. This was even more so given her current state. Therefore, she had to depend on the only thing she could—technique.
As Astratis' strike swiftly approached Kyvernos, Nomii loosened her grip on the spear, adjusting her hand as she spun her body in a forward motion.
BANG!
Nomii utilized her dexterity and used the heel of her foot to kick down near the top of the spear.
Crrrck!
The blow caused a miniature fracture to form on the surface of Kyvernos hand as even his sinister aura had some trouble enduring the weight of the spear.
Bzzzt!
From Astratis' serrated blade, multiple tendrils of lightning rained down. Then, at the very last moment, Nomii released her spear and immediately retreated.
The red markings on Nomii's spear lit up brightly as the weapon began to shake intensely.
At the same time, the lightning tendrils from Astratis' Lightning Ruler's Gauntlet wrapped around both Kyvernos and Nomii's spear.
...BOOOOOOOM!
A massive explosion shook the entire Fourth Heart of the World as a wild lightning storm suddenly descended.
A few moments passed as the lightning storm subsided and a strange calm returned to the Fourth Heart of the World.
Zeeeut!
Nomii appeared next to Astratis and asked, "Are you alright?"
"This form is still a bit too much to perfectly control, but... I'll live," Astratis replied.
The lightning armor that once covered his body head to toe was now broken and fragmented in multiple sections. In addition, more than half of his lightning helmet had been destroyed, revealing cerulean-colored energy veins that flowed through the Son of Thunder's neck and the lower part of his face.
Astratis took a deep breath before slowly exhaling. The next moment, the cerulean veins started to recede from his lower face. However, it did not disappear from his neck.
This was one of the side effects of his technique that placed an unbelievable amount of strain on his body and caused the ethos within his body to wildly fluctuate.
"Even at his stage, it will be difficult to survive the self-destruction of a weapon that contains the breath of the Primordial Forge. Though, to be truthful, I am more surprised by your newfound strength. It would seem you have quite a few secrets, brother." Nomii said as she glanced over at Astratis.
Astratis smiled weakly and responded, "It couldn't be helped."
"I know. It's just that even though you are the youngest of us siblings, you have already grown to such a point. As your elder sibling, I cannot help but feel somewhat ashamed having to rely on your strength." Nomii sighed.
"Don't be ridiculous, sister. It was all of you who helped me grow to this point. My strength is all of our strength—it belongs not to myself, but all of us." Astratis stated calmly.
Illioreas could not help but smile as he listened in on the conversation between Astratis and Nomii. But, a part of his heart was also pained as he released a heavy sigh.
"If only our bond was this close, perhaps..." Illioreas thought to himself as his mind wandered.
Woosh!
Out of nowhere, a hand with a sinister aura grabbed ahold of Astratis' face!
"?!" Astratis' eyes widened in shock as he felt an overwhelming force slam into his body.
"How dare you unfilial brats!" Kyvernos roared as his hand covered Astratis' face.
The Progenitor of the Flow's current appearance was far from his original. For one, the top half of his torso was missing and had been replaced by tens of black tendrils. These tendrils were made from that thick black miasma that acted as Kyvernos' blood. And, near the tip of each tendril was an eerie sunken eyeball that matched that of Kyvernos'.
Where his stomach should be was, instead, a mouth with hundreds of razor-sharp teeth and a long tongue that hung outside. It was, in all sense, a revolting appearance.
"Unhand him monster!"
Despite her initial shock, Nomii reacted almost immediately as she launched a fierce punch at Kyvernos. However, without her spear, the power gap between them was even more apparent than usual.
SMACK!
A bundle of black tendrils lashed out at Nomii, slamming into her body and sending her flying several meters away like a ragdoll!
"Impossible...!" Illioreas uttered as a look of disbelief appeared on his face.
Just now, he was certain Kyvernos' presence had left this world for the Na'Ei Cha.
Once one was called to the Na'Ei Cha, they could not resist and their very being would be dragged down. This was an absolute law of their world set into place by the Protogenos. Even someone as powerful as Kyvernos could not go against their will!
"I shouldn't have let my guard down..!" Illioreas thought to himself as he rushed into action.
He could no longer afford to play a more defensive role to restrain Kyvernos. Illioreas understood that if he did not act right now, all their efforts would go to waste!
However, Illioreas facial expression darkened.
Since Kyvernos already had a hold of the weakened Astratis, the situation was dire. He knew that the chances of him making it in time were nonexistent.
"I should have erased all of your existences the moment you were born! But, do not worry. I will correct my oversight!" Kyvernos' voice screeched from the mouth where his torso once was as he tightened his grip on Astratis' head.
Phhhtk!
Out of nowhere, Kyvernos' body jerked slightly as a pitch-black blade protruded out from where his chest would have been.
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Meanwhile...
'To think the system would perceive it like this... I suppose it is to be expected.'
At the moment, Izroth had his system interface opened as he looked over the new effect that had been added to his Third Baneful Sword: Annihilation.
As for Ourami, he had already perished from this world. And, according to the skill information Izroth just read, any world for that matter.
Skill Name: Third Baneful Sword: Annihilation
Skill Creator: Izroth
Skill Level: 1/3
Skill Rank: SSS
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«???»... *New -> «Origin of Obliteration»: Inflicts [100% of the target's total HP] as pure damage to all targets within 50 meters. Damage from this effect cannot be reduced or ignored. Damage from this skill bypasses invulnerability and unkillable effects. Non-player targets eliminated by this effect are wiped from existence. All other targets will have their level permanently reduced by 1 and will be forcibly logged out for 72 hours. This effect can only be activated if the skills «First Baneful Sword: Destruction» and «Second Baneful Sword: Kill» are used in the correct sequence before this skill's execution. Using this skill increases the cooldown of «Third Baneful Sword: Annihilation» by 100%.
Description: One sword to annihilate all that dares to obstruct its path.
Special Effect: This skill can be used without a sword, but the damage is reduced by 80%. This skill cannot be leveled up using skill points, the user must experience many battles to further advance.
Cooldown: 336 hours
Temporary Cooldown Timer: 28 Days 00 Hour(s) 00 Minute(s) 00 Second(s)