Crack. Crack. Crack.
The sound of shattered glass filled the air, and I felt my body being propelled backward.
My consciousness slowly returned as I took in the chaos surrounding me. Cracks ran through the space, like veins coursing with energy, and in a matter of moments, the entire world shattered.
The cosmic background shattered alongside it.
I was falling, plummeting towards what looked like Ashton City. I tried to stop myself before I collided with the buildings, but I was too late. I barely managed to slow my fall and ended up crashing onto the roof of a tall building.
BANG―!
"Pfttt."
I coughed, covering my mouth as blood trickled down my fingers. The pain was overwhelming, and my body trembled with every breath.
But I knew what to do. I reached into my pocket and pulled out a vial of potion, quickly shattering it inside my mouth. The healing properties of the potion, combined with the demonic energy that was coursing down my body, sped up my recovery. The pain slowly subsided, and my injuries began to heal.
But it wasn't enough. Not nearly fast enough.
"You're still alive after that?"
Waylan's voice came from above, it sounded ancient and it came from all directions. I looked up to see him hovering in the air, not far from where I was.
I backed away, my hand instinctively reaching for my sword, but it wasn't there.
"You're just as much of a cockroach as he is..."
Waylan frowned.
"...It annoys me."
He extended his hand, and the world flipped upside down. Suddenly, Ashton City was above me, and I was falling again.
"Uh? Ah?!"
I tried to right myself, but it was no use.
Waylan pushed his palm forward, and a projection of a hand headed towards me.
Crack. Crack. Crack.
The air around it shattered like glass, and I crossed my arms to shield myself. But the palm moved too fast for me to react, and I was propelled backward once again.
"Akh!"
When I regained my bearings, Ashton City was nowhere in sight. I was standing in the middle of the sky. I tried to move, but the pain was unbearable. I felt like every bone in my body was broken.
"My ribs... and definitely my hip."
I grimaced in pain, clenching my teeth. But even as I endured the agony, my body started to heal, aided by the demonic energy that was coursing through me.
"Still alive?"
and I turned to face him, my body still wracked with
really are
and the world flipped back to normal, and
disoriented like I was standing
up and down, I saw two Ashton Cities, identical in every
"W...what?"
direction was lost, and I felt like I was spinning out of
his voice reverberated through my
space, I am akin to what the Records are to the Universe.
and another palm
prepared, and I brought my wings forward, creating a small shield in front of me. But even with the shield, I was
"Freeze."
couldn't move, couldn't even blink and what covered my vision were golden runes and words that
"Huh?!"
the world I was in, and I watched as
cities moved together and I
"Like I said..."
tone
akin to the
could feel his power bearing down on me, crushing my entire body into a pulp. But I refused to give
around my body. It was a last ditch
my body. The golden runes and words
had previously lost, appeared in my grasp. Waylan's expression twisted in shock as I slashed forward with all
Swoosh!
"It's futil―"
to say, but I cut
"Freeze."
but powerful. The moment I spoke those words, my voice changed, imbued with an ancient feel to it and golden runes manifested around Waylan, clamping at his body as they
the spot, unable
chance had presented
blade streaked past his body, slashing directly at his chest. A golden liquid spurted out
"Uh?"
But it was a
have forgotten that…huuhh…you're not the
my body
was just in time to see the two pointed tips of the
"Haaa..haaa…."
lost my breath the moment the two cities stopped, and I almost fainted on the spot. But
'…not yet.'
until I tasted iron, forcing myself to
I took several potions, but they proved to no longer be effective. What I used wasn't mana, but the
who was glaring
His
'This is… bad.'
to myself, swallowing a mouthful of
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