For the first time, Shelise"s expression became serious when these flames entered into view. Tihr had only descended into the body of Shelise and was using her as a vessel. This meant he couldn"t use the entirety of his "Divine Power" and the fact that he had been injured in the fighting against the Daemon only exasperated the situation. These flames were flames that attacked the soul directly, and since "Soul Potential" was the basis of "Divine Power" these flames would directly eat at his divine strength."How have you gained such an ability? This is something which goes beyond the power that mortals can possess. Is it the Origin? Is that what has allowed you to obtain such power that defies the laws of the universe? It must be mine!" Tihr"s voice, filled with greed and desire, leaked from Shelise"s lips.
Violet flames burst out of Aleks"s arm speeding forward towards Shelise. The flames were not large, only the size of an adult"s fist, but they were extremely potent and all consuming. Tihr controlled Shelise"s body to attempt to dodge the projectiles, but they were flames that could not be avoided so easily. They flew as if they had a conscious, a mind of their own. No matter how Shelise attempted to dodge or flee, they never lost their target and rapidly approached.
Under the barrage of so many violet flames, Shelise was in a precarious situation. While Tihr had used his "Divine Power" and infused it into the dagger of Maa"loch, it was only enough to stave off some of the damage inflicted by the flames. His "Divine Power" was depleting rapidly. Shelise"s body was continuously pulsating with the light of "Divine Power" protecting her body as it came into contact with the flames. Although the "Soul Flare" ability was extremely powerful, it was still at the level of a DemiG.o.d and it couldn"t significantly harm a G.o.d.
"What an annoying ability, dammit!" hissed Tihr in absolute frustration.
Tihr could feel his "Divine Power" flowing like water, but he also knew it must be a heavy drain on Aleks as well. If not for the constant stream of "Soul Potential" there was no way he could have kept the attack up for so long. Shelise gritted her teeth, a sign of Tihr"s frustration and he finally resolved himself to use the remainder of his "Divine Power" to end the fight.
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Shelise made a grabbing gesture towards the sky and a glorious hammer with a golden shimmer appeared from out of thin air. It came into existence with an intense might and aura which blasted outwards and destroyed all of the violet flames in the vicinity. It wasn"t the true G.o.d artifact of Tihr, only an illusory copy of it, but the might it contained was still intimidating.
Aleks staggered slightly and a drop of blood dripped out from under his mask leaving a b.l.o.o.d.y line down his chin. He had taken damage from the blast of aura from Tihr"s hammer.
"Master!"
"Aleks!"
"Master!"
Lenia, Nelay and Lariel called out in shock. This was the first time they had seen him bleed.
"I"m fine."
Aleks wiped the blood off his chin, "We must defend for a little while longer, Tihr has almost entirely expended his "Divine Power" within Shelise."
Lenia and Nelay attempted to get closer to Aleks, but they were stopped by Melisana and Eneran. No matter how they tried, they couldn"t escape the attacks of their opponents and they could only look to Aleks with worry as they defended against the attacks targeting them. Lariel was close to Aleks, but most of her "Magic Power" was exhausted and she could only cast a few spells to distract Tihr.
Tihr didn"t even bother with her attacks and just allowed them to land on Shelise"s body, with a pulsating glow the only sign that there was impact. An image of an iron clad giant appeared surrounding Shelise and towering above her. The giant held the illusory hammer and swung it viciously before slamming downwards towards Aleks. Aleks made an upwards motion with the palm of his hands facing the sky and "Soul Tendrils" quickly burst from his body, surrounding him in a tentacled coc.o.o.n.
The hammer came whistling down and slammed into the tentacled coc.o.o.n that surrounded Aleks with an intense force that shook the earth. Aleks"s defense just barely held against the hammer"s might and the giant once more raised the hammer and swung downwards even more intensely. The coc.o.o.n of tendrils cracked and a loud sound of creaking metal resounded from the impact. It was clear that the sh.e.l.l surrounding Aleks would not be able to withstand another strike.
A ferocious grin emerged on Shelise"s face, and the giant that towered over her once more raised the mighty hammer and slammed it down onto Aleks"s shield of tendrils. There was a crisp and clear sound of broken gla.s.s and then an explosive burst of power that sent Aleks barreling backwards from the blow.
Lariel screamed and wanted to rush towards Shelise, but she was also struck back and sent flying. She collided with the ground and then bounced quite a distance across the stones and gra.s.s. She struggled to stand, but fell back down, seemingly unable to move.
Aleks had risen to one knee and was momentarily stunned from the blow he took. Taking an attack of pure "Divine Power", even if the blow had been mostly mitigated from his sh.e.l.l of tendrils, had almost knocked him out. Just rising to his knee was difficult enough, and he hadn"t yet steadied himself and could not fully rise. He was in immense pain, but he hadn"t made a single sound.
When Nelay and Lenia saw this, they immediately resolved to put their lives on the line. Even if only one of them survived, they could at least rush to aid their master. Seeing their resolve, Melisana and Eneran only glanced at each other and quickly retreated. By this point, they knew that Nelay and Lenia would never make it in time to help Aleks so there was no need to go all out and risk their lives. They had done what they needed to do and so they only dodged while sending some cursory attacks to delay the two women.
The giant image of Tihr began to shrink and the illusory hammer dissipated after the attack. Shelise approached the struggling Aleks with a calm step, a satisfied smile on her lips. Tihr had already left her body and no longer inhabited her. She had returned to herself and seeing Aleks unable to rise filled her with joy.
"I can finally end this, this cursed fate!"
Shelise practically skipped over to Aleks and laughed. It seemed like she was prancing through a meadow rather than preparing to kill.
"I guess I can dirty my hands just this once."
She used her left hand to lift Aleks"s chin as she stared at his golden mask. She couldn"t see his face, only the expressionless mask.
"It"s a fitting look for a devil like you, but… I want to see my brother"s face one last time."
While still holding the cursed dagger of Maa"loch in her right hand, she used both her hands to lift the mask off Aleks"s face and dropped it to the ground. Aleks winced in pain, but his eyes stared straight at Shelise. There was blood dripping from his lips and he was haggard and disheveled. His hair was plastered on his face along with his sweat and he gritted his teeth in pain.
He had a look of defiance and a will that would never give in.
Shelise slapped his face, "Don"t look at me like that, not with my brother"s eyes."
Aleks turned his gaze back to his sister which caused her to shiver slightly. This only angered her more.
"If only you didn"t exist, then my brother.. He could have lived. We could have lived! You took everything from us… now… Die!"
Shelise raised the dagger and snarled in bitterness and contempt before stabbing downwards towards Aleks"s heart in his still beating chest. The entire time, she was imagining the joy of finally ending that "things" life and perhaps regaining some semblance of her own.
However, as her dagger rapidly approached Aleks"s chest, he suddenly disappeared only to be replaced by a stunningly beautiful angel whose tears were falling like rain.