Book 7, Chapter 74 - Unity in Opposition

Zephon’s legs were fused to the ground like tree trunks . Although his transformed body had been cut to pieces by Selene’s brutal attacks, it had caused no substantial damage . Under the dark blessing on his relic, Zephon’s body joined with the widespread contagion . The only way to kill him was complete annihilation .

Selene’s attacks were mighty, but he was bolstered by the sick energies swirling through the area . There were many side-effects to using the Star of Dark Omens, but by corrupting hundreds of acolytes he strengthened himself to a tremendous degree .

Even Cloudhawk would have a hard time against him . So what hope did Selene and Dawn have?

The Apostle’s twisted voice ranted . “I will give you a painful death! It’s what all blasphemers deserve!”

Selene, soaring through the air, glared at him with a cold disregard . “You think you can?”

Silver gleamed in her eye and she was on the move again . Sublime Transcendence became a beacon of fire as suddenly it became several dozen angry slashes, carving through the fog like a knife through b.u.t.ter . Once again Zephon felt its bite .

But it made no difference . He was a part of the contagion, fed by the poison energy . There was no weak point for Selene to exploit . Each time she cut him down the sea of gore remade his body .

She kept trying regardless . There was no such thing as limitless power, there had to be a way to stop the regeneration . If she could do damage faster than he could recover, eventually the Apostle’s body would fail .

Her sword kept dancing, leaving behind a brilliant tail . Under the oppressive, dazzling light Zephon’s body was withering away . Even if Selene’s onslaught did not destroy him, it would surely cause great damage if left unchecked . He roared in pain and protest .

Did she think she could defeat him by herself? Dawn wouldn’t let it happen . With a heart full of disquiet she told herself that this was a foe they discovered together . She couldn’t let this b.i.t.c.h get all the glory!

Dawn took a moment to inspect their surroundings and get a handle on the situation . It was a world of sick flesh leaking foul fluid, undulating like the innards of some dying creature . Everything it touched was corrupted and its energies fed to Zephon .

If they wanted to kill him then the method was simple . Cut him off from the energy!

As her mind raced, planning the next move, Dawn’s armor had started to blacken . Malignant flesh had started to wrap her up . Thankfully her armor was completely sealed, otherwise she would already be infected .

“Get the f.u.c.k off me!”

With a roar her armor blazed to life and she lurched forward . Tearing from the fleshy bonds she dashed ahead, but quickly found her power waning after only a few steps . Black tentacles wrapped her up once again .

s.h.i.+t .  Instead of breaking free she was even more entangled! When she tried to use her armor’s power, the film of diseased flesh covering her quickly corrupted it .

At the same time Selene’s attacks had begun to slow . Even though Zephon had been chopped down to less than one meter, he still refused to die . Surrounding energies were keeping him alive and making him stronger . He was like a tumor that was still growing .

He felt like he could breathe a little easier . These women were strong and under normal circ.u.mstances he likely couldn’t beat one of them let alone two . Thankfully, the Temple was his home turf . They’d walked into the heart of where he was strongest .

“You’re done!” The pieces of his body gathered back together, forming a two-meter tall monstrosity . Now that his attackers had reached their limit, it was time for a counterattack .

But were they really at their wit’s end? Zephon underestimated what they were capable of .

Selene gazed at the two-meter tall orb of undulating flesh . The silver light in her right eye was una.s.suming, but heralded a magnificent power . She could see the movement of all things, knew what they would do before they did .

The flow of time began to change .

Selene’s attacked with renewed vigor, as fast as before . In fact everything around him had accelerated to incredible speeds . No… that wasn’t right . Things weren’t moving faster, he was moving slower .

Blood vessels burst in Selene’s eye, a side-effect of the relic’s power . For a short time she would be unable to use it again . But that didn’t matter – she’d already achieved her goal . Around Zephon, time was under her control .

Her control over time was not strong, but by pus.h.i.+ng the Eye to its limit she could even turn back the clock on a small scale . Again Zephon, however, this was unnecessary . Instead her powers manipulated how time moved in this s.p.a.ce . To him, it crawled along at one-fifth the normal speed . To his eyes it was like the world sped along around him .

Then it was Dawn’s turn to act!

All of the diseased skin clinging to her solidified, like fragile black ice . Light bloomed from it as bright as the sun, blinding everything within a dozen meters before detonating . The skin was reduced to atoms .

“Let’s turn it all to stone!”

Dawn stepped out into the center of the chamber and thrust Terrangelica deep into the flesh . A formless power was injected into it, spreading in all directions . Suddenly all the wriggling meat turned to crystal . Groping tentacles froze solid mid-swipe .

“Boom . ”

At her command the crystal released all of its energy . The explosion ripped through the Temple like a tidal-wave, swell after swell that threatened to rip the entire structure apart .

Zephon’s twisted face revealed terror . “That’s the High Priest’s power . . . ”

He was right . Dawn’s ability to convert energy came from a treasured Highmorn relic . With it, she had annihilated Zephon’s fleshy domain . No more infected clerics remained, so he had no way to bring it back .

In a flash ten consecutive strikes bit into his body! Zephon’s form sloughed to the ground in b.l.o.o.d.y chunks and emerging from it was a spike-covered black ball . The Star of Dark Omens, as though it had a mind of its own, quickly began to roll toward an exit .

“Where the f.u.c.k you think you’re going?”

Dawn thrust her hand toward Selene, whose white clothing became enveloped in fine scales . She felt invigorated, infused with power . The Dragon G.o.d’s relic didn’t just absorb mental energy, after all . It could also gift it to another .  

“Quick, stop it!”

Selene reacted immediately . A column of brilliant energy fired from her sword into the relic . With a thunderous crack, it broke in half .

Shrill howls arose from all directions . The chunks of diseased flesh that remained liquid and splattered the area like a foul rain . Without the star to keep him alive, Zephon’s brutalized body did not recover . He died in agony, splashed against the Temple floor .

“Done . ”

Selene floated to the ground . Although the surroundings were filthy, there was not a blemish on her resplendent clothes . The only stain was a single rivulet of blood that dripped from her right eye . It carved a crimson line down her pale face, adding to her domineering charm .

Thud, thud, thud, thud! Dawn stomped over to her, opening her face-plate . She glanced at the broken Star of Dark Omens . “Who told you to break it? That thing is definitely valuable . ”

Selene’s response was tepid . “If you’re looking for someone to blame, blame yourself . I hit stronger than expected after you intervened . ”

Dawn’s face turned red as a tomato . She helped this b.i.t.c.h and here she was blaming her?!

“No more nonsense, we have a mission . Let’s find the Key and return it to Cloudhawk . ”

Dawn could only huff in response .  

It was an unexpected fight they’d stumbled in to, but a fine opportunity to test their newfound strength . They figured out how to cooperate, at least a little, and both women learned valuable lessons .

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