HPDBC Chapter 58 Stage Four vs Dark Phoenix - The Waking Phoenix
Chapter 58 Stage Four vs Dark Phoenix - The Waking Phoenix
Chapter 58 Stage Four vs Dark Phoenix - The Waking Phoenix
The world was broken... the wonderful citadel was covered in flames. Even the black obelisks showed cracks and damage as Asura's body lay under the final monolith that flickered with embers of flames and strange black plumes.
'Am I dead...? It hurts to think... Even this place is falling apart...' Asura's body was covered in bloody cracks, his lower body destroyed along with many of his organs, only kept alive by the vigorous healing of his twin hearts. Alas... they were damaged by the torrent of blows from that Stage Four monster that had torn the arteries and veins in various parts of his body.
"Why did you ignore me again... just like last time..." A gentle but scolding tone sounded—the voice was beautiful, like a melody from an angel singing praise.
'Who are you... Why is it so dark?'
His eyes, once able to see almost two hundred metres without focus, now struggling to see a few centimetres... a flash of pale skin, lovely golden eyes... black feathers that were glossy and soft.
'Who are you... where is Brian?'
"Don't move... don't speak, just relax. I will take care of everything... Now I can help you..." Each time she spoke, he could feel the newest bloodline that began to awaken differently from the others.
He could sense this bloodline was special and felt as if it encompassed his entire being, not a foreign bloodline but... 'It's like it was there from the start...' There was a sudden pain... in all of his organs as Asura's body began to flail and convulse, but the woman's soft hands gently caressed him, holding him in place. Asura continued to struggle, his tongue almost bitten off before she used her arm to block his mouth, allowing his sharp fangs to bite into her flesh.
"Ugh... that's it, do not fight it. Let my blood help you... It is all I can do for you now." Her soft voice never scolded him and only soothed and affirmed him as her spare hand stroked through his raven hair while humming a familiar but strange melody.
Like heated wine, delicious and warm blood flowed into his mouth... A sensation he felt when cultivation with the other girls began to circle through his body.
The woman's blood slowly healed his broken veins and bloody organs as he screamed and wailed from the pain of being burned by a thousand suns. 'More... I need more!'
Asura felt a desperation he had never felt in any of his lifetimes. In fact, because of his peaceful first life, he lacked a truly needed component for a warrior: the will to fight and the desire to survive to fight once again.
He had been stopped the moment he felt that monster's density. The first time, he was utterly powerless and dwarfed. It triggered the memories of his lowest point and caused his entire body to shut down... Then, he was utterly destroyed within an inch of his life.
'I want to fight... I need to go back... Xavida is waiting... Stand up, Asura... I cannot be this pathetic!'
The Rebirth Monolith seemed to be reacting to his intense feelings—It began to pulsate with strange alternating flames... one fierce, as if made to destroy the world... burning everything in its fiery path and another... rejuvenating, protecting and invigorating the earth and surrounding air...
Suddenly, with a loud howling boom, two flames danced around the single obelisk: a black flame filled with dark, raven phoenix plumes and another red flame filled with crimson plumes like two huge wings.
They spread into the sky of Asura's spirit world as the broken citadel began to recover the crushed bricks, smashed glass and even the damaged Monoliths all hummed and vibrated as a link of black and red feathered chains connected them all to the Rebirth Monolith.
"So you managed without my guidance... Always... my dear other half, you never surprise me."
To this phenomenon, the beautiful raven beauty looked up to see its dark but enveloping glow and smiled gently. 'I must fight! Even if my bones are broken, my organs are crushed! I have to fight for myself and the women I love... for the future!'
'No...
...I Will fight Because I want to fight!'
⟪ Dark Phoenix Arts⟫
—Ode to the Waking Phoenix: A Song of Annihilation and Rebirth.
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⁜ Lorem POV
When she saw Xavida's call for help, her body dashed from the break room and rushed to the teleportation device to react to each of their talismans. "How... why did the camera malfunction!?"
A moment before the monster appeared, the entire system went down, and she was forced to reboot it from scratch completely. Her eyes were blazing as she currently ignored the pain from her curse.
Seeing the glimpses of that creature in a Fully Manifested elemental armour., It was clear to her that the enemy was a Stage Four Abyss walker... 'Those bastards aren't meant to appear in our protected zones... who the hell let one inside, and why at this time!?'
Guarding love's flame, the essence of life.
Through the abyss, my spirit does soar,
Eerie whispers of an end, a love to restore.
The flames of destruction, crimson and bright,
Yet, in their midst, rebirth takes flight.
Oh, hear the echoes of this fervent spell,
A lover's embrace, where destinies swell.
From the embers, a rebirthed devotion,
Defying darkness with a blazing emotion.
In the hymn of the waking Phoenix's call,
my resilient rise endures through all."
His chant was constant as flames began to swirl, the huge rocks closing in as his left hand pushed forward, broken fingers bent and twisted while a black flame danced around his body.
It was a mystical scene with layers of feathers forming a mantle.
A violent red flame formed a violent ball, devouring the mana from the world, a simple orb of pure destruction aimed towards the incoming rocks...
The monster was caught off guard by the huge pressure of Lorem's magic and flames burning away its power and resilience as they billowed and burned his body.
⟪Dark Phoenix Arts⟫
—Flames of Annihilation.
The moment his palm thrust forward, the ball of flames exploded into a massive explosion of fire and destruction. Its power shook the ground before shattering the incoming earth spells as the rocks turned into dust and ash...
⟪Crimson Phoenix Arts⟫
—Flames of Rebirth.
"No! Abyss... Must Return!!!" The monster screamed, trying to create a strange black portal, but black flames and feathers tethered it to Asura's body.
Lorem's body flew forward, her arms open as she watched Asura begin to fall backwards. His body was beyond repair...
His organs were barely functioning as his two hearts were damaged... yet there was a sudden flicker of black fire that swallowed his body and wrapped the monster like infernal chains, devouring it into nothingness... leaving only ashes...
"ASURA!"
Lorem's arms grasped his body, her body landing with a crash as Xavida, who was slowly recovering from her critical condition due to the blood of Asura pouring into her wounds, barely opened her eyes...
"Bad guy... you are a cheater..."
Xavida's eyes closed as Lorem looked at her wounds... they were already healing as Asura's blood was inside her... but when she turned around, the entire body of Asura was now enveloped in a mixture of crimson and black feathers...
A sudden sensation of relief and attraction overwhelmed both women as he devoured the entirety of the Stage Four monster after stealing Lorem's flames to boost his own on instinct... Causing his bloodlines to refine, purify and synthesise over and over and over until the energy was completely devoured...
"You... damn man, I won't forgive you if you die!"