Chapter 292 - Lucien vs Pride (2/2)
While flying towards Pride using his new boosted speed, Lucien can"t help but be happy as he sees the surprised expression on her face.
With his senses also more boosted by the mix of energies, Lucien sees Pride"s face moving slowly, trying to follow his movements, but then…
[Huh?!] Lucien makes a surprised expression very similar to Pride"s when she manages to align their eyes and smiles at him.
Also, Pride"s body glows with white light but not as blinding as before as she raises her hand in time to grab Lucien"s right fist.
Lucien quickly attacks Pride with his left forearm, aiming at her head, but she blocks his attacks with her forearm, effectively mirroring his movements.
Pride gives Lucien a beautiful smile. "Oh, boy. Did you think your new trick would be enough to beat me? I"m sorry to tell you that, but I was holding back my strength because the difference in power between us is so significant."
Lucien feels many different emotions listening to Pride"s words and seeing her look. He doesn"t see hostility in her eyes, and although there still is a lot of arrogance in her expression, he can also see a little bit of excitement and respect.
He knows how difficult it is for a person to contain their strength, especially in combat when people have high adrenaline in their bodies, but she seems to have well contained her strength, which L.u.s.t quickly updates for Lucien. "First layer of the Sky Realm!!"
Lucien is not so surprised because of Pride"s strength; after all, he knows that they are great demons that have reached higher Realms before and are limited to their current host, which makes him quickly think of Eve.
"Which layer is big sis on?" Lucien ignores the confrontation with Pride to ask about Eve, which makes L.u.s.t jealous.
L.u.s.t quickly responds. "I can"t see because of Pride"s aura in Eve"s body. Focus on the fight, your idiot!"
Lucien smiles while feeling L.u.s.t"s jealousy getting out of control like Amelia always does. He feels like hitting her on the a.s.s, but he really has to focus on the exciting fight with Pride right now.
Pride, on the other hand, gets confused again, seeing the smile on Lucien"s face. "Boy, what are you thinking about?"
He laughs. "I"m thinking of spanking your and L.u.s.ts a.s.ses as soon as I defeat you in combat."
Pride is shocked by Lucien"s att.i.tude. He just used his greatest a.s.set, but that proved inefficient in the face of her real power. However, he remains so confident. [Where does this much confidence come from?]
But she is still Pride, and her whole being cannot allow someone else to speak arrogantly to her.
Pride gives Lucien a dismissive look and then pulls his fist down, causing him to lose his balance.
She quickly raises her knee while bringing Lucien"s head to it.
*BAM*
Pride hits Lucien"s face with her knee, dislocating his nose and splatting much of his blood in the air.
Lucien feels a sharp pain in his head as his body is thrown upwards, but the purple, gray, white, and golden energies inside his body heal his wounds quickly.
He flaps his wings, rotating his body in the air as he makes a quick launching motion with both hands towards Pride.
While moving his hands, grayish-purple chains are created with his demonic energies and acting by his will, follow the movement of Lucien"s hands and warpers on Pride"s arms, catching her off guard.
[WHA-] Pride is shocked by Lucien again as she sees him materialize not only his demonic energy but also Envy"s. She finds him more and more surprising.
As soon as the chains wrappers around Pride"s arms, Lucien pulls her towards him and knees her face, breaking her nose and also splas.h.i.+ng her blood through the air.
*BAM*
Pride"s body is thrown towards the ground while Lucien"s chains disappear. She feels a lot of pain in her head, but her injuries are instantly healed because her body is made up of demonic energy.
Lucien smiles as a wave of pleasure runs through his body the moment he feels his knee smash Pride"s face. That pleasure runs through his body, creating waves of purple and gray energies, until it turns golden, goes towards the nagitana in his soul, and hits the golden gate inside it.
Pride disappears into the air before reappearing above Lucien, punching his right shoulder, dislocating his bones, and throwing his body down.
*BAM* *BAM*
As Lucien falls, he spins his body using Pride"s attack force and kicks her in the wait.
He falls as she is thrown several meters before he regains his balance and flies towards her, and she re-materializes her body in front of him.
*BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM*
Now, with similar speed and strength, they are able to dodge attacks, but it seems that for both of them, it is better to blindly attack than to block or deflect their blows.
Lucien and Pride"s attacks are increasingly brutal and powerful, generating waves of force that reach the ground and frighten the spectators.
Eve is very concerned about Lucien, but she knows that Pride would not kill him, and she is also impressed to see him fighting with her with equal strength.
Oya is increasingly confident that Lucien can win the battle while she and the Alliance troops surrounding her are watching the battle with excited expressions.
Lucien and Pride"s fight generates more and more waves of force and demonic energy, which create an incredibly imposing atmosphere.
With each blow that breaks their bones and spills their blood away, the spectators have more respect and admiration for both.
Everyone feels that they would not be able to resist a single brutal blow from those that Lucien and Pride continue to take from each other without holding themselves.
A mile away from there, Lucien"s wives fly towards them on the floating platforms.
Amelia can feel that incredible aura and waves of energy in the air as she sees Lucien fighting Pride. "Incredible! So, it"s my brother"s power."
Envy materializes her body next to Amelia to get a better view of the fight. "Really impressive. He"s up against Pride... but wait! I also feel our energy in the air."
Amelia cannot contain her smile. "We are a team, after all."
Lucien"s wives cannot see the fight from that distance as well as Amelia or have a better perception of energies, but they understand that Lucien, like them, gets stronger with the energies they generate together, and that is why they are all proud to be the power each other.
As the group approaches Lucien and Pride, Lucien"s wives understand how incredible their battle is. Both continue to hit each other with crus.h.i.+ng blows that throw them several meters back into the air before they hit each other again, and again, in a bizarre cycle of brutality.
Pride hits Lucien on the belly with her elbow and then holds his head before headb.u.t.ting him.
*BAM*
He is thrown back while Pride looks at Envy on Angela"s floating platform. "Sister... so you are working together with L.u.s.t now."
Envy smiles provocatively. "Yes, I find this boy very pleasant."
Pride turns and blocks Lucien"s fist, but he quickly gives her a headb.u.t.t, too, throwing her body flying away.
Lucien looks at Envy with an inquisitive expression. "Boy???"
He gets a little upset that he suddenly stops being called a "hubby" to be called a boy.
Envy can"t contain her smile as she sees Pride"s body being thrown through the air like a rag doll by Lucien"s brutal attack. Still, she tries to look neutral, not wanting to lose Lucien"s respect but also not offending Pride.
"Well, I"m much older than you, you know..." Envy regrets her words and already a.s.sumes that Lucien will punish her somehow, which seems dangerous and exciting at the same time.
Lucien looks at her with a stern look. "You are my wife, Envy, don"t forget that. Also, don"t call me a boy with that arrogant tone again."
"Wife?!?!?" Pride and Eve exclaim together.
Pride already knew that they were working together and also that Lucien and Envy must have done lewd things because he can use her demonic energy. However, she cannot help but be surprised, not because he claims that she is his wife, but because she does not deny it.
Eve, on the other hand, doesn"t know what to feel as she hears Lucien calling a woman his wife. She can also see the loving expression of Lucien"s various wives and imagine that they have some kind of romantic relations.h.i.+p.
It is difficult for her to replace the image of little Lucien sleeping in her bed with that of a tall and strong man with several wives. This is just bizarre and Eve is afraid that her little brother has become a very different person.
Pride materializes her body in front of Lucien again and attacks him. He blocks her fist with his forearm as they both hit each other"s bellies using their other hand.
*BAM* *BAM*
The attacks generate new waves of force that shock Lucien"s wives. Now, being nearer to the battle, they realize that his and Pride"s level of power is much higher than theirs and that they have to work harder to stand beside Lucien helping him.
Amelia is also very surprised to realize that her advance to Earth Realm means nothing close to the power of Lucien, who, despite being still in the Mortal Realm, is battling someone as powerful as Pride.
It makes her think that she is very stupid for not allowing Lucien to give her all the benefits that he can just because she is too embarra.s.sed to do that thing…
Lucien and Pride hold each other"s arms while looking at each other with confident and proud expressions.
"Do you think just because you have some luck, you can make a great demon your wife?" Pride asks and hits Lucien hard with a headb.u.t.t.
*BAM*
Lucien resists the pain, spits some blood, shakes his head, and looks Pride in the eye. "Why not?"
Pride hits Lucien"s forehead with another headb.u.t.t while they hold each other"s arms. "Boy, are you that stupid?"
Lucien again spits another large amount of blood while feeling an exciting energy stirring inside him and forcing Its way through the golden gate inside the naginata.
He knows that his mix of energies is running out, but he still has a lot of original energy as he is generating more of it while enjoying the fight.
Also, he can feel that Pride"s attacks are getting weaker because she is running out of demonic energy as L.u.s.t is reporting to him.
So he didn"t spare his mix of energies, focusing it on his forehead and giving an incredibly powerful headb.u.t.t on Pride"s forehead.
*BAMMM*
The attack broke her skull and threw Pride"s body further than before, forcing her to use a lot of demonic energy to repair her head.
Lucien also feels pain in his head, but he quickly recovers and flies to Envy"s side. He hugs her waist and kisses her lips.
"See, Envy is already my little wife. She will obey her husband and not a weak eldest sister like you." Lucien speaks in an arrogant and provocative tone.
Pride stabilizes her flight and looks at Envy with a severe look. "Envy, stop your s.h.i.+tty games, and tell this bot that you were just playing with him."
Envy is upset by Pride"s arrogant tone, but Lucien is also arrogant... Well, when comparing them, she doesn"t see any advantage in being with Pride"s side as she only humiliates her while Lucien, who, despite being severe too, gives her pleasure and power.
"No games, he"s my husband, Pride." Envy declares with a prideful tone.
L.u.s.t, still inside Lucien"s soul, is disappointed with herself for being still afraid of Pride, letting Envy stands by his side when that place first belongs to her.
She materializes her body on Lucien"s open arm, already waiting for her, and hugs his waist. "But I"m already his first wife."
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