WOOOM!~

Kahayag was pushed back from the unexpected power of the enemy Spiritual. Whatever its business was with grandma, it seemed that they were intent on obtaining her body no matter what. Not to mention it has the power to push back Kahayag who is supposed to be one of the most powerful Spiritual that existed. Judging from its powers, Kahayag estimated the enemy Shadow to be a high-ranked Spiritual from the Realm of Darkness!

It only took a small instance for Kahayag to put her guard down for them to s.n.a.t.c.h her descendant away. Fortunately, Kahayag was a stubborn one.

Now bursting with overflowing spiritual energy, she poured herself into the physical figure of grandma and forcefully pushed away from the clinging claws of the Shadow. The Shadow fought back by holding into grandma's soul and sent another surge of psychic shock against Kahayag but she came prepared this time.

The fight inside the spiritual realm, which serves as the activity platform for the spirituals, has a different time and s.p.a.ce compared to reality. In other words, their fight was happening in a different realm but at the same time, making a present effect to the physical world.

Kahayag fought back against the mysterious spiritual that was insistent in taking away grandma's body and soul to their own realm no matter what. But Kahayag made a promise to Lapu-Lapu that she will watch their descendants over. And now, the time has come for her to prove her worth.

If only it was an ordinary elemental or spiritual, she could have easily squashed the enemy into dust, but what she is facing right now is an enemy she never expected to face. After all, high-ranked Spirituals of the Dark Realm had never showed themselves into the physical realm for the longest time. But now, it seems that something has been triggered that finally pushed them out of their comfort zones.

"These b.a.s.t.a.r.ds are after something and I am pretty sure it is always not a good one." Kahayag thought as she sent in more powerful physic shock barrage against her enemy who, in return, sent her own dark version of physic attacks. 

In reality, It all happened in just one second, but for Kahayag it felt like the longest flight she had fought against a powerful spiritual opponent.

One human body, two Spirituals from different realms are having an intense tag battle inside grandma's spiritual s.p.a.ce. The enemy does not want to leave without taking the physical body with it and Kahayag wanted to retrieve the soul back. 

They were equally matched and both of them are unwilling to just leave without taking the whole award home.

Grandma's soul is in the form of a cold-blue fire and was kept locked in the smoke-like hands of the Shadow's figure. Meanwhile, Kahayag had her soul embedded forcefully inside grandma's body. Right now, she is trying to lock the enemy inside grandma's body and finish her once and for all.

Unfortunately, her enemy is a deadly snake that is more than willing to bite her back to death and claim the victory instead. Now, Kahayag must do whatever it takes and never let her enemy escape or it would only come back next time with even more reinforcement that would ensure their victory next time.

But then, the sign of the G.o.d Reckoning Tribulation came.

Quickly, Kahayag controlled grandma's body and summoned a light s.h.i.+eld to protect her body from the impact of the tribulation.

The Shadow also struggled hard and prepared itself as it started to release some dark smoke to surround itself but realizing that it was a G.o.d Reckoning Tribulation, it decided to force itself out of grandma's physical body instead despite taking in frontal damages from Kahayag. 

It seems that it was really afraid of the G.o.d Reckoning Tribulation than Kahayag's direct attacks. With grandma's soul locked in its grasp, it forced itself out while sustaining several spiritual injuries.

"You are not going anywhere!" Kahayag sent in more barrage but with limited fire power. She still has to preserve some of her energy to prepare for the tribulation impact and right now, she was not even sure if she could survive it.

The G.o.d Reckoning Tribulation was heaven's test if an ascended King or Queen Dragon qualifies to enter the heavenly realm stage and become a Heavenly Ancestral Dragon just like the one Elric met on that fateful night.

It was also meant, to destroy any Dragons, no matter their ranks,  into dust with its sheer might just in case they failed to resist the heavenly lightning. The only problem is that the G.o.d Tribulation event should only be executed in a safe, wide and isolated s.p.a.ce to keep others from the terrible impact in could bring.

But this time, it was actually happening not far away from innocent human civilization! And as much as Kahayag wanted to save the innocent humans nearby, she had no choice but to prioritize the one before her and herself!

As all the worries bubble up, Kahayag had no choice but to finally let her enemy go and focus on strengthening her barrier instead. The Shadow took this chance and gladly escape with all its speed bursting in its tale. In less than a second, it had already escaped to the shadows like water sinking into the sponge!

Kahayag watched her enemy left with gritted teeth.

She failed. She failed miserably. Grandma Beth is one of her few descendants who holds a faint trace of Lapu-Lapu's blood aside from Elric. Now that her soul is in the hands of her enemies from the other realm, her problems have just piled up!

The threat is gone together with grandma's soul. But another problem is brewing up just over her head - The G.o.d Reckoning Tribulation!

Just as the corrupted Black Dragon Elric was about to devour grandma, Kahayag created a powerful barrier to protect grandma's body from getting destroyed! 

It was safe to say that Elric had actually failed to kill grandma's body since he gulped her body right away and not to mention, it was covered in Kahayag's barrier. No amount of Dragonic acid can melt grandma!

But the real problem is the lightning  Tribulation. Feeling the intense gaze of heaven preparing to turn the mad Elric into dust, Kahayag felt all her spiritual senses tensing up.

"Even after all my effort, at the end, I still failed you, Lapu..." Kahayag closed her eyes as she stretched her hands to release her strongest light barrier to prepare for the Tribulation's impact.

But sad to say, knowing the G.o.d Reckoning Tribulation's power, her chance of survival is close to none. She and grandma's body was still doomed for absolute destruction!

She may be an immortal Spiritual that is not bounded by time, but with the power of the G.o.d Reckoning Tribulation, she doubts her spiritual existence could even last a single second against it.

She opened her senses to look at the world for the last time. 

Then Kahayag notices something that was surrounding her all along, although it was very faint she was pretty sure it was another form of a barrier. A heavenly barrier in fact, with power strong enough to survive the G.o.d Reckoning Tribulation!

But how and when did it came? Kahayag shuffled her recollection of memories until she found the answers in no time.

The heavenly barrier was the promise of the Ancestral Dragon to Elric to keep her family alive in exchange of the memories of him!

"This boy is so sweet." A deep sigh and a proud smile appeared at Kahayag's beautiful face. Although physically, she was looking at Elric's ma.s.sive black dragon figure. She was actually looking at Elric's struggling soul inside.

"Do your thing Lapu." She said and closed her eyes again - prepared for the impact.

It was then that Elric recalled that it was Lapu-Lapu's voice that had awakened him from his corrupted state and gave him enlightenment amidst the pressure which ultimately saved him from the ruthless destruction brought by G.o.d Reckoning Tribulation.

BOOOOOOOOOOM!~

It took some time for the explosion to settle as everything was wiped clean like a meteor hitting the land.

Kahayag was fine as she managed to survive the G.o.d Reckoning tribulation using her Light attributed s.h.i.+eld and the aid from the Eastern Ancestral Dragon's heavenly barrier.

With her inside grandma's body, she sighed a deep breath. Everything happened too quick. Elric's ma.s.sive Black Dragon was shredded into pieces but fortunately, his real human body was also protected by the heavenly barrier given by the Ancestral Dragon and the enlightenment brought over by Lapu-Lapu for him.

But before everyone could come and check the final result, Kahayag saw it. A giant turtle emerging out of nowhere, using the s.p.a.cial crack to the Elemental Realm, s.n.a.t.c.hed Elric by its beak and dived back to the s.p.a.cial crack and gone.

"It was just as the revelation had said..." Kahayag muttered as she witnessed everything unfolding before her according to the revelation given to her back at her realm, the Realm of Light.

The Shadow, on the other hand, managed to s.n.a.t.c.h the soul away but not the body back to the Realm of Darkness. What they intend to do with grandma's soul is still unknown.

Until then, Kahayag took over grandma's soul-less body and protected it all the time. The Guardians, knowing her or the real one inside that body, did not dare to touch her after all.

The shadow might have failed to s.n.a.t.c.h grandma whole but they still got a hold of her soul after all.

The only bad news for them is that Elric now knew who to hunt next.