After the man had eliminated the hideous spirit with the lightning cage without much difficulty, the cage started to break off into many parts upon receiving his command.
An array of Iridescent colours were being emitted by the various metallic bars of different shapes and sizes. They started to deform as they took on various forms.
Some of them were curving inwards, some remained the same as previously while some expanded in length as they started to piece back together, one at a time.. Soon, a cube golden in colour appeared as it returned to the hands of the mysterious man.
The cube floated in the air as it rotated slowly at a 45° angle, a golden beam of light s.h.i.+ning down on it from above which added on to its royal trait.
There was an image on each side of the cube And Nightin was only able to catch a glimpse of the first image before the man kept it away.
"I am sorry, but just who are you?" Nightin asked hesitantly, but his desire for an answer was just too obvious.
"I have told you, you will learn about my ident.i.ty the day you become a Great Saint." The man explained then continued "You are too weak right now, knowing too much will only bring you disaster."
"Wait! Just tell me why you helped me out at the very least!" Nightin hurriedly said as he chased after the man who had left him hanging. It is him, father, I will wait for you. Nightin knew it, but he still acted like a fool and did not expose his father"s lies.
"It was me who led them to you, I am only trying to cover up for my mistakes by helping you out, don"t misunderstand my intentions." The man said as he left without leaving anything behind.
"Father, I will wait for you to reunite with me."
Looking at the black pearl ahead..
When the man left, pain actually covered his face as he held back his tears and sniffed, he can"t afford to waste time just because he found his son, not until he finally eliminates all of them.
In the cave, Dark Fang arrived at the area where Nightin"s aura was last detected, but no signs of him ever being here could be found.
"Young master! Where are you?!" Dark Fang shouted, receiving an answer from his own echo into of Nightin"s voice.
"Young master! Where are you?!" Dark Fang attempted to call out for Nightin, but it was an futile effort as the replying party was still his echos.
After a few more times of not receiving the wanted answer, Dark Fang looked around the cave.
He started to pace around back and forth, making a few turns to explore around the cave for any traces of Nightin, he even went to explore areas which he has never ventured into as well, but the sudden sound of flowing water captured his attention.
Turning towards the rus.h.i.+ng flow of water by following its sound, he soon realised that there was an area in this cave unknown to him.
The usual rocky ground he is familiar with, the sound of dripping water which was common as well, the rocks were evenly smooth for some reason as per usual...
Could young master be in there? Dark Fang asked himself when he saw the dent on one of the cave walls and used strength to push it open.
Seeing that just brute strength wouldn"t work, he observed the surroundings and realised that there was a hidden stone b.u.t.ton which blended in with the walls and pushed against it with his finger.
This time with a clicking sound, the walls started to push outwards sideways, causing the cave to vibrate about tremendously as Dark Fang struggled just to keep himself stable.
After what seemed like an eternity, Dark Fang finally regained his balance after the earthquake stop and raised his head.
Only to be fascinated by the intricate design of the whole puzzle and how it remained its shape and l.u.s.ter, even time wasn"t able to wear it off and it is definitely a top tier relic of the past.
Yet now, why was it being concealed here and why were one of the numbers dull? The b.u.t.ton was fully pushed down as well which could only signify one thing, Dark Fang told himself the answer as he settled down outside.
He did not even worry as he believe that Nightin can make it out alive, his young master was someone who make miracles and he would wait for him to return safely.
Nightin pushed towards the black pearl with heavy footsteps, each step he took would cause his body to wail out in pain. The black pearl may be an abandoned object, but the immense pressure it was releasing was just way too much for Nightin to handle with his limited strength.
Every footstep he took, would result in his face wincing from the pain and his muscles would always be tearing apart, it was his strong recovery ability that even make him sustain this arduously brief journey.
Even so, he did not even groan once in pain, even if he felt like the pain was going to rip him apart and feed it to the demons, he held no fear.
I won"t give up here yet, I have made my resolutions and I will follow through them no matter how much pain it inflicts on me! Nightin screamed silently as he took another step forward towards the increasing pressure.
Just three more steps and the black pearl would be his, yet his legs were shaking from the pressure and he could not even control them anymore.
Come on! Come on! Come on! I said, come on! Nightin punched his legs continuously at a rapid pace, trying to regain control of his legs and allowing the blood to circulate to the lower half of his body.
The final punch made the trapped blood in his body flow to his legs as he made use of the short duration to take another step, but it was not a wise choice.
"Argh!" Nightin groaned in pain as his legs turned jelly and his body fell forwards. Making quick use of his reactions, he made use of his hands to support himself and prevented his knees from touching the ground.
"Just a pearl and you expect me to kneel and bow down to you? The only people who I will kneel down to in this lifetime are my parents, even the G.o.ds and the heavens won"t be able to force me!" Nightin shouted as he pushed his body against the gravity.
Every movement he makes would cause a cracking sound from his legs, but he still persevered on and took another step forward, the step which leads toward true death as the black pearl"s pressure would be the strongest.
Tightening his lips and taking in a sudden gulp of saliva which caused his chest to feel uncomfortable, his legs gave in and his whole body went limp, but he still used his wings to slap the black pearl towards the Phoenix sword laying beside him.
(Keep those power stones going!)
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