"Meri, open your eyes" Nightmare shrunk himself. He rubbed Claire's face with his hand to wake her up. Ricky was staring at Ghost rip the handoff of a soldier and beating another one to death with the bloody hand. He couldn't see the brutality anymore as he turned his head towards sect leader Claire. There was a hole in the wall where she hit before falling onto the ground.
"FIERY FRENZY!" While Michael was busy stopping a soldier to death, Yenob screamed, casting a powerful fire spell. Immediately a stream of lava shot towards Michael from his staff.
"Humph," His crimson red landed on Yenob. The old mage felt a chill. He could feel his soul shudder in fear. The soldiers saw Ghost standing there without even moving an inch. In a few seconds, the lava stream hit his body but weirdly the stream went through him. Only then did they realize it was an afterimage as the figure of Ghost faded into thin air.
They quickly moved closer to the baron. He was still trying to push them away and fight Ghost himself but the soldiers were manhandling the Baron to protect him.
Suddenly Yenob's instincts kicked in as he felt someone's behind him. He tried to dash away but a hand grabbed him by the back of his neck. Yenob opened his mouth to cast a quick spell but another hand closed his mouth.
"You should have left when you had the chance" Yenob heard Ghost's voice. It didn't sound like the voice of any human. It was something different, cold, murderous, and bone-chilling.
"Now you are going to die"
"NO!" The Baron screamed at Yenob but it was too late for Yenob. His head exploded into nothing but red mist.
"Lord Yenob!" The soldiers couldn't believe he killed Yenob. Yenob was the most powerful mage in Bradford. He studied with the royal court mage of Royal land himself. The old man settled in Bradford to live his old age in peace yet because of the baron, he died a horrible death. Two decades ago when the baron was a young man, he saved Yenob from a beast attack. The two of them become like father and son. Hence Yenob loved Jane as his own granddaughter. Hence when he heard she was murdered by Lucifer, he immediately came to Bradford. Yenob always had the feeling that the Baron was in danger. That was why he stayed by his side ever since Jane died. Also, the old man wanted to find who killed Jane.
"Shit, quick…escort his lord outside the manor. We will hold him off"
Two soldiers came forward while the rest of them grabbed and rushed towards the door.
"Too late" As they heard his voice, the soldiers saw him disappear from Yenob's headless body. In a blink of an eye, he appeared on their path.
"Let me go, I will kill him!" the baron tried to wiggle out of the defense formation.
"Ghosty stop, let them go" Nightmare shouted at Michael to stop him from massacring the soldiers. Unlike the baron who tried to kill him, the soldiers did nothing but their job. They were innocents and they did not deserve such brutal death,
"I will let them go" the soldiers couldn't help sighing in relief. For a moment, they really thought the dragon saved them all. However, when they heard his next words, they were horrified
"To hell" the lightning bolts gradually disappeared as the dark crimson red flame coiled around his arms. They moved around his arms as though they were tiny snakes.
Nightmare noticed he was casting spells without uttering the name of the spells. Until one reaches the Fusion Stage, they wouldn't be able to perform chantless spells yet he was using spells without casting them. Moreover, the lightning bolts and now the flame seemed like they were being manipulated to his will instead of the cast using Arch energy.
If someone from the Skyhall saw Michael, they would be speechless. No one in the world except some higher-ups knew about the existence of Ancient Gods. Elemental manipulation was the power wielded by the ancient god themselves. No mortal could even grasp the basics of elemental manipulations yet Ghost controlled two elements; lightning and fire.
"GO! We will buy you as much time as we can" the two brave soldiers knew they couldn't stop him yet the oath they took to protect the baron gave them the courage to face Ghost. The one who was at the fault was the baron himself. If it wasn't for him picking up the fight with Ghost, those soldiers and Yenob would have still been alive.
"For the baron!"
"For the baron!"
The two soldiers dashed at Michael, letting out a loud battle cry. Nightmare flapped his wing to dash at Michael before he could kill the two soldiers. The dragon wanted to save Ghost from himself. The Ghost he knew would have never killed them. He was cunning and calculating. However, at the moment, he seemed like a new person. Even when he was in his Lucifer persona, Nightmare had never seen him lose his cool. He always remained level-headed.
More than ever, he missed Gaya now. If anyone could stop Ghost, it was Gaya.
"Get her out of here" Nightmare flew at Michael after instructing Ricky to get Claire out of the throne hall.
"Ghost!" Nightmare was flying towards him, the soldiers were dashing at Michael, the soldiers were escorting the baron towards the door and Ricky was taking Claire away from Ghost. Everything seemed like it was happening in slow motion to Michael.
He never felt this strong before. Those soldiers and everyone in the room seemed so puny.
"Feel like barbeque" As Michael grinned, he raised his arms as two scorching hot streams of fire shot from both his hands.
"ARGHHH!"
The fire enveloped the two soldiers. Their screams of agony echoed through the manor's walls but soon, their cries disappeared. In the place they stood before remained nothing but a pile of hot ashes and two scorched skulls.
"GHOST!" Nightmare cried. Just as the dragon was about to reach him, he turned his gaze to look at Nightmare. Seeing the crimson red eyes staring at him, Nightmare felt a chill.
In the corner of his eyes, Nightmare saw finally Ricky leave the hall with Claire. He felt somewhat relieved in his heart. But the moment the door shut behind Ricky, the entire hall turned dark. Only Michael's red eyes and Nightmare's glowing crimson scales could be seen in the hall.
Regardless of the sudden blackout, Nightmare could see Michael's figure. He was getting taller and bulkier. Suddenly a bright white light flashed across Nightmare's face. The light made him close his eyes and when he opened his eyes, he was lying on the bed in Lucifer's underground mansion in the Dark Forest.
Back at the baron's manor, Baron Totonk heard his soldiers cry in agony. The sound of bone and metal crunching lessened his hangover. The darkness in the hall coupled with what he saw made the baron feel a tingling fear in his heart.
"Fucker…where are you?!" baron growled,
"What kind of sorcery is this?" Baron was unable to comprehend how he turned the day into night.
As he was trying to cast a light spell, a wave of hot liquid splashed on his face. In a few moments, the hall completely became silent. He could literally taste blood in his mouth. He knew the hot liquid was the blood of his men.
Once again the war hammer materialized in the baron's hand. He was prepared to defend himself and kill Ghost. However, he didn't see Ghost. Instead, he vaguely saw the red glowing eyes moving away from him. The Warhammer radiated a faint light that enabled the baron to vaguely see Ghost standing before the three noble prisoners.
He could hear the nobles mumble but soon, he heard the sound of a dagger slicing through flesh and blood. The baron continued to see the red glowing eyes moving around the hall as though Ghost was looking for something.
"Fucker…face…me like a man?"
"Tsk tsk tsk…i'm not a man" The baron heard his voice coming from all directions. He couldn't pinpoint where he was talking from. The baron started to wave his Warhammer all around hoping to hit Ghost.
"I am… much… much more than just a man" The baron swung his Warhammer violently turning behind as he heard Ghost talk from behind.
"Let's talk about what a failure of a man you are" Baron heard Ghost snicker,
"You were searching and punishing whoever might have killed your daughter"
"ARGH!" Baron swung his Warhammer yet again in the dark,
"She died because of your incompetence. As a father, you were supposed to protect her" Ghost's words were like needles piercing through his heart,
"You were trying to blame someone else for her death…" Baron continued to swing his Warhammer in anger,
"It was you who spoiled her. If anyone is to be blamed, it should be you. A failed father"
As the baron heard these words, without even his control or willingness, he lost the hold of the Warhammer. Tears flooded out of his eyes as he fell to his knees.
"You spoiled her and made what she was…her death…in…on…you" Baron could hear the voice getting closer and closer. However, he was in no mood to fight. The words uttered by Ghost shifted the blame and anger from Lucifer to himself.
"Imagine how she would have cried for her daddy…when the life was leaving her…she would have prayed for you…Prayed for her father to come and save her" Baron felt a gust of wind as he looked up to see the glowing red eyes of Ghost staring directly in his eyes.
"You failed her…you failed your baby girl…you let her suffer…you let her go through that pain and agony…you killed her" the words were doing something inside the baron. He couldn't take it anymore. The baron wanted nothing but Ghost to stop. It felt like these words torturing his soul itself. He couldn't help imagining Jane crying for him to save her.
"Take this and take your pathetic life. At Least you will get a chance to say sorry… for failing her" The baron felt Ghost placing the dagger in his hand.
"Jane" the baron mumbled as he gripped the dagger tighter.
"Don't make her wait this time"
Pulch!
As the darkness faded away from the hall, several lifeless bodies could be seen lying on the hall. One of the bodies was the baron with a long deep cut around his neck.
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