Chapter 248 (1/2)

Chapter 248

Chapter 248: His Name

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Frustration, anxiety, doubt, and fear—all of those e crackled around me I let myself sink deeper into the cold e rerandfather He had that lofty, detached air around him as if he wasn’t a part of this world, but above it I started to realize why

As aether continued to coalesce aroundits ethereal tendrils intowith one another around my body I felt calloused, nuon will flowed freely It was an intoxicating feeling

I was a king in my previous life, and I stood as one of the pinnacles of strength throughout an entire continent in this life, but what I felt noas true—divine—power

‘Arthur! Stop! You’re hurting yourself,’ Sylvie begged inbattle after battle Uto, Cylrit, the scythe that had taken Sylvia—I had lost to all of theainst this fraud who had possessed the body ofshi+fted in color as they coiled arounddrawn tosoon had a faint shade of purple mixed in

‘Arthur!’ Sylvie said, her voice farther back now

Confident and ready, I took a step That earth-shattering step h that he was still looking at where I stood before

I extended an ar shot out like a whip Elijah barely ed to shi+ft his black spears in the way ofon the dented ground a few dozen feet away to where the other Alacryans were

Taking another step, I cleared the distance and hung in the air The shroud of lightning aroundtowards the Alacryans closest to h their armor and bodies as if they were ed to keep their wits retaliated with spells of their own, but it was useless I ignored the blasts of fire and let the shards of ice and stone shatter against the lightning protecting azed down at the hundreds of Alacryans looking up at …sto—’ my brows furrowed in annoyance

Suddenly a black inferno roared outward, envelopingand aether arounddarkness aroundtendrils and to my body but they didn’t botherwas replaced by a nied with aether The black fire this tih and sizzled out of existence at the frostfire’s touch

Slashi+ng my ar and shattering everything in its path

With another flick of a wrist, a pulse of white aetheric fire burst forth, hitting Elijah and sround As the mist and dust subsided, Elijah came into view, clothes and hair disheveled, and arms crossed as the remains of frozen black spikes lay scattered around hi… biting his lower lip in a gri through my memories at why Elijah looked so familiar, yet so unfamiliar at the same time

But the veil of apathy that had enveloped e to questionhion will puer I heard the old dragon’s voice Me off the cliff began to surface, and I began to trust in that voice more and more

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I let the otherworldly power take control overTess and Sylvie to safety

Had I broken through past the white core stage? Was this Sylvia’s e to me—to destroy anyone and everyone for the sake of those precious to me?

That had to be it There was no other reason why I would be hearing Sylvia’s voice right now There was no other explanation for this sudden influx of power

‘Arthu…plea…stroying…ody…’

I pushed away my bond’s voice She didn’t understand; she didn’t know She didn’t know of Sylvia’s proe for me once I had broken past the white core realathered aroundmy ascension to the throne

I truly felt like a deity…like an asura

shi+ftingoff to the side as if he aiting for so…or someone

I let out a breath and thean arolden aura, I flickedaround the blade of wind that I had shot at Elijah

My opponent, his legs injured from my previous attack, chose to block my attack Rows of black spikes, lit afla away at even water and round in front of hied purple that I had released h the rows of black spikes like they werethat his defenses were useless, barely et out unscathed

He let out a howl of pain while clutching as left of his severed arm Even then, he dared to launch another attack at me

A smirk rose from my lips as I took a step in the air With control of spatiue in front of le step cleared the dozens of yards instantly and without using strength It was the very world that had folded in front of ed to widen his eyes in shock before I held out a hand Aether converged around the stub of his right ar the lost limb

Under my influence, however, the black fire turned purple and rather than heal hi away at hied with an ethereal ti a screa down the corner of his mouth, Elijah scoffed at me “I knew you’d show your true face Whatever name and appearance you take on, you’ll always be the same, Grey”

My eyes narrowed but the cool blanket of apathy abated the ht that throbbed in my mind was how this person—Elijah,to har a hand to finish the job

‘Arthur! Dodge!’ Sylvie’s voice suddenly screamed in my head

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Pure instinct took hold and I kicked forward, pushi+ngpillar of black erupted fro

I beratedon Elijah to the point where I didn’t notice the fluctuation of h Realraze my left foot but the difference in poas evident Even with the protection of aether currently surroundingfrom my foot

The intensity and speed of conjuration was on a different level fro the trail of ht and up in the sky As soon as I confirmed who it was, I couldn’t help but ser and anticipation inside me, as if even her will kneas responsible for her death

My body, bathing in an aether-tinged golden light, glowed brighter and stronger This time would be different from the Castle

The scythe arrived beside Elijah, his face a mask of indifference and poise

He laid a hand on the purple fla away at where his ar black fla Elijah’s arht, I keptlife aether I could also feel Sylvie’s healing touch as she continued keeping the Alacryans at bay with Tess They were at a standstill, both sides not sure what to do in the presence of Elijah, the scythe, andon ReadReadNovelFullonlinecoainst your friend,” the scythe said

“I can—I was, until he entered that forrimaced

“No e for keeping the Castle in one piece as Lord Agrona had ordered”

The nonchalance that the scythe showed as he disregarded my very presence festered like an itchy sore until I wasn’t able to hold it back any longer

The aether around