CHAPTER XXXVII: World of Eternal Desire
Asmodeus didn’t give Glade and Deborah the chance to get near him. He keeps on hampering their movements by consecutively shooting beams of fire, frost, lightning and acid towards them. The two just keep on dodging his attacks.
Glade and Deborah, what are you up to? Your celestial spirits have been controlled by Asmodeus and your weapons have been completely destroyed. I heaved a deep sigh because of that thought. I should believe in them. My faith on them should be bigger than my fear that they might lose on the battle.
“And now, King Asmodeus is showing off the ability of his weapon, the Ruby Rod of Hell, which is a powerful artifact that symbolizes the rulership of Underworld,” the announcer mentioned.
My attention went to Asmodeus’ staff. There’s a strong force emanating from that weapon. I just can’t figure out what it is but something in me says that it is a formidable weapo
CHAPTER XXXVIII: TrickyThe lights in the arena suddenly turned off, making us unaware of the surroundings and what had happened while Asmodeus was manifesting his cursed realm. A machine-liked sound loudly resonated near us then the lights went back.“And now, we are going to watch their fight through this virtual screen developed by King Lucreo,” the host told out of a sudden.A big cinema-liked screen just appeared in front of us, showing what’s inside Asmodeus’ World of Eternal Desire. Only the wielder, Glade and Deborah were transported there since we are not allowed to get involved in their fight. Though, we were still allowed to watch their fight through this big screen even though they were on other dimension. I got to admit it. That’s a brilliant idea of Lucreo.My thoughts came into halt when I saw Deborah on the screen, walking alone in a deserted world. Glade is not with her. She seemed wondering about the place.
CHAPTER XXXIX: A Formidable FoeWe congratulated Glade and Deborah when they got into viewing deck of the arena. We cheered for them. Suzaine helped them restore their strength through her Holy Fire Magic. Afterwards, the group went for a little chitchat.But, Deborah was spacing out. It seems that she’s thinking about something while looking at the ceiling of the arena. She beamed a smile as if she realizes something. I even caught her let out a deep breath. And peace suddenly flashed on her face right now.“Hey, little sis. You’re amazing back then. I’m proud of you,” I told her. She averted her gaze at me, smiling genuinely. It was very pure. Her smile is melting my heart.“You know what, I’ve learned something from that fight,” she stated that piqued my interest. I would love to listen about it.“What it is?” I asked her.“I learned to let go of Mom. I already accepted the
CHAPTER XL: SavageryMy heart is throbbing because of fear and anxiety. The second match is about to begin. Sweats are dropping from my forehead. I looked at others and I think they felt same.“Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Before the fight officially begins, let me introduce to you first our fighters.” The announcer started to speak. I gasped for an air. This is it. The animosity in the air started to form.The low-ranking demons keep on cheering Beelzebub even though he’s not yet on the arena. But, they fell into silence when the announcer held his mic again and started to speak.“From the side of our revered demon kings, we have our beloved Lord of the flies. He is one of the supreme rulers of Underworld; one of the powerful Archdemons to ever exist in face of Creation. The gods and goddesses refer to him as a dangerous existence which is his name only is enough to inflict fear among these gods. Actually, he hardly needs an intro
CHAPTER XLI: Mana PoolLotus blocked Beelzebub with a huge boulder of cosmic rock and he vanished immediately on the air, teleporting to Caya. They are talking to each other but we can’t hear them. What are they planning to do? I don’t know what to do on my seat. This fight gave me extreme cold sweats.Beelzebub, on the other hand, just easily obliterated the meteor rock Lotus has summoned just by using his fist. Then, he absorbed all the smithereens of rocks and dust particles scattered on the air.Meanwhile, Caya and Lotus flew in different directions. The woman persistently fires Beelzebub with light arrows using her celestial weapon even though Beelzebub’s body just absorbed them. The demon intently looked at Caya with a furious expression in his face. He is fuming mad right now. I gulped, trying to remove the lump blocking my throat. But Caya didn’t falter. Beelzebub rushed to her but she didn’t make a move to evade the demon.
CHAPTER XLII: Caya’s Duality“H-how did Caya do that? I didn't see her aiming her bow at King Beelzebub and yet she was able to separate King Beelzebub’s arm from his body using her arrow,” the announcer mentioned. The painted expression in his face is priceless. But he's right. I didn't also see Caya stretching the light string connecting to her bow but she was able to fire Beelzebub with her light arrow. How did she do that?With my gaping mouth, I returned my focus to the fight and looked at Caya. Red aura keeps on gushing out from her body. And she is furiously angry right now. This is my first time to see her that way. Who would not be angry if someone killed the person you love in front of you? I feel bad for Lotus. No one from us expected that to happen to him. Beelzebub just gave him an instant death.“I’ll kill you. I will send you to the abyss of hell and rot there forever,” Caya said in a very serious to
CHAPTER XLIII: Death and LoveWe were given a 15-minute break before the next match begins. So we took that opportunity to lament for Lotus' death. With Glade's magic, we scattered white lilac flowers on the air to guide Lotus' soul to heaven. The fragrant scent of them penetrated our nose. Some of us can’t help it but to cry. We were all disheartened by his lost.Lotus was a good and kind friend to all of us. He was silent and a keen observer most of the times but his words to us were genuine every time he spoke. He was perfect example of a man with virtue, too. I never forget how he put his trust on me and how he made me believe in myself, my own strength. He was really a one of a kind person.We sadly made a group hug and synchronously heaved a deep breath after we released each other from the hug.I diverted my gaze to sleeping Caya. She drained her mana just to defeat Beelzebub and avenge her one true love. Caya is deeply in love with Lotus. Ev
CHAPTER XLIV: Waves of EmotionsLeviathan countered Suzaine and Almirah’s spell just by using his tentacles. He even didn't move on his location. He just contently blocking and slashing our comrades’ attacks. His physical prowess and magic power are off the charts, too. Well, I got to admit this but the demon kings are worthy opponents. We should not underestimate them.“Magnificent! King Leviathan just easily obliterated his opponents’ attack without a sweat,” the announcer commented out of amazement.“Don’t be too cocky. We’re not finished yet,” Suzaine firmly stated, catching up her breath because of exhaustion. She and Almirah were attacking Leviathan for almost ten minutes now and yet they can’t even leave a scratch on the demon’s body.She raised her head and stood up properly. She drew on the air and big blue magic circle just materialized before our eyes. “Ta
CHAPTER XLV: Almirah’s CurseAlmirah raised her two hands. Her celestial weapon, Aquaria, just materialized on the air, floating in between her palms. It was glowing; surrounded with blue lights. Droplets of water rose on the air. They gathered together on her body. The others went on her head, forming a sparkling diamond crown. Her dress suddenly changed into a swim wear. Blue scales started to cover her arms and body. And her legs transformed into a mermaid's tail. I knew it. She just fused herself with her celestial spirit. It’s called Zodiac Union.We can clearly saw her transformation because she is floating on the surface of the water. We gasped in awe and bewilderment. She is amazing. And cool.“She’s gorgeous,” Nicanor whispered but I clearly heard it. His mouth is wide opened, showing amazement on Almirah’s transformation. I smell something fishy. I want to ask him but now is not the time for that. I just