Chapter 122: Letting Loose

"Where am I? Why am I here?" I remember being grabbed by two enemies but as soon as I was about to react, I'm in a different place.

This place is dark and murky. All I could see with my sight is the same poison on the ground that surrounded the whole continent of Burliande. So I got teleported outside.

I looked at the two shadow figures in front of me. "Who are y-" They suddenly disappeared and appeared behind my back. "Lightning Body." I avoided them. But it seems that they just appeared behind me to show dominance. They didn't attack nor do anything. They just stood there.

"Are you the ones who killed my undead?" One of them asked. The hooded man with the weird staff.

"Yeah." I replied.

"I thought my undead were in a war with some bandits or a village. So you're the reason my mana got depleted many times. Had to use those low quality goods it's disgusting."

"I see."

"Oh I'm sorry. Introductions are in order. I'm East and he's Pol."

"Okay."

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"..?"

"Your name?"

"Afal."

"What's with that awkward long pause…?"

"I don't know."

"Fine. This is such a stupid conversation. Answer my call, Ur the Skeleton Dragon and Yur the Zombie Dragon!" The two dragons we saw atop the castle flew by his side. So he's the necromancer who spawned these countless undead.

"Child's play."

"What?"

"Come, Deathdance."

"Use your fire breath, Ur!"

Before the dragon could even open his mouth, I appeared in front of it. East got startled and ordered his dragon to fall back. But I didn't let it have the chance. As I revved up my right hand, I unleashed all the charged up power in it and unleashed a thousand thrusts in a single second. Destroying the Skeleton Dragon's body.

"Wha-…" East was shocked. "You're fast. But my babies are unkillable!" The Skeleton Dragon instantly healed up like it was nothing. "You're dangerous. I need to kill you fast. Cover me Pol!" East began casting and a large magic circle appeared below him. It then created a beacon of black light that shot up to the sky.

To kill these undead in one go, I need to kill the caster. I dashed in front of him which caught him off-guard. But just as I swing my sword, I was blocked by this enemy called Pol. He took off his shrouded cowl and rushed at me with his twin daggers.

He was fast with the blade. He uses flexible combinations that he can change on the fly. A downward slice aimed at my chest as I dodge it by twisting my body slightly, he changes the grip on his dagger to a reverse grip in just milliseconds and dig it into my stomach.

"Phase." Turning my body into an ethereal for just a split second, I got away from him.

He doesn't stop and rushed at me again. A downward slice, it seems that he's doing it again so I guarded my stomach as I dodged to the side but he immediately followed it up by an upward slice. Good thing it only grazed me a little bit.

I needed to fight back so I revved up my arm again and unleashed the thousand barrage of thrusts. But by the first strike, he blocked it completely by crossing his daggers in an X form. "What?" I was confused on what just happened. He then kicked me on the stomach and I was sent flying.

Just as I was to stand up and recover, he raised up both of his hands and flexed his arms.

I felt chills so I ran away instantly.

But as he swung it to where I was before, a large deafening sound of boom was heard and a giant X-mark was left on the ground.

I couldn't stay on the defensive so I lunged at him. He dodged it quickly. I ran away again then charged at him again with a lunge attack. I repeated this over and over. He was stuck in that position. He couldn't move away so he could only dodge there at the same spot.

But as I ran away then charged back at him with a lunge attack, all I could do was graze his body.

I'm faster than him I know that much. But he knows where I'm attacking so he could avoid it easily.

"I need to use an artifact against you…" I can't win if this keeps up. I don't know what spell that East is casting but this man is absolutely dangerous too. "Dispel." I only dispelled one shape shifted part of my body. It was my chest. It revealed the teeth and mouth of my chest. My true form. Pol was taken aback. I'm used to being treated a monster. So I'll be one. I grabbed the necklace and chanted these words, "Doppelgänger." A perfect copy of myself appeared beside me.

It can use all of my items but if it's a consumable, it won't activate. This doppelgänger can use every skill I have. "Doppelgänger, use Void's calling!"

It nodded at me and said, "Dispel." It dispelled the shapeshift spell on my arm and revealed Grasp of the Void. "Void's Calling." He said in a monotone voice.

Pol was being dragged to me slowly. He threw both of his daggers at me. I was confused since he's throwing his weapons away as a last resort. Maybe out of desperation. But no, chains spawned at the end of the dagger and he grabbed those chains and spun those around grazing my neck with a small wound.

He now turned his dagger into a chain and flail. He began spinning it around creating a large gust of wind. Even though he was stuck in one place, I still couldn't get near him.

Bracing myself, I extended my hand and stopped the spin and momentum of his weapon. The chains then despawned and changed into a spear?

But just as I was about to attack Pol, the ground quaked and large roars came in all directions. Just as I looked at the distance, thousands of undead were running towards our direction.

"Barrier! Get out Pol!" East casted and Pol escaped easily of the Void's Calling. My doppelgänger stopped casting and just stood there silently. "HAHAHA… this is the end for you. I thought Pol can kill you but it seems that you're stronger than both of us. But look around! HUNDRED THOUSANDS OF UNDEAD ARE COMING TO GET YOU! I can only control one thousand to move here so I had to exert more effort you know?"

"I see. I'm in a pinch aren't I? I see… I see." I couldn't help but laugh. It has been so long since I wanted to use at least one of these artifacts. It was too powerful to be used carelessly. But here? I could let loose.

"Come my little monsters, devour this one before me!" All the undead ran faster and began roaring loudly.

"Monsters? I guess you haven't seen a real one."

"What do you mean?"

"Dispel." I have undone every shape shift unto every part of my body. Revealing my true form.

My arms covered by the Grasp of the Void and Hand of Fury artifacts.

Both of my feet covered by Rage of the Centaurs.

My necklace, Doppelgänger.

And my chest covered with not an armor, not clothes. But just an artifact of darkness shrouding my whole body. The Sinner's Corruption.

All these five artifacts that I found in my two year journey that replaced my arms, feet and body to attain power that I haven't seen anywhere to serve my lord. It's worth it. I have become strong enough to stand by him.

East and Pol dropped down to the ground. Scared. Speechless. They started sweating profusely trying to comprehend what's happening. But they only could both say, "M- m- m- monster!"

"I know. Learn absolute fear. Hand of Fury, rain down on my enemies." Hundreds of small balls filled with fire appeared on the sky. "CATACLYSM!"

One by one the small balls filled with fair came raining down on the ground. "I heard undead has high resistance against fire. Then here's my suggestion. Survive."

Every time the fire balls came in contact with anything, the explosion it caused excavated the ground three meters low and the ground quaked every time. Every single one of those could've destroyed a whole kingdom.

After the calamity, silence struck the whole area. Every undead, East and Pol, none of their bodies were left. They disappeared along with their weapons, armor and summons.

"I have achieved power great enough to shake the world. But I'm using it for my lord. But am I strong enough? I seek answers but it seems so far. Tartarus is moving. I'm waiting for it. For the impending doom that is coming. I will have my answers. About my creation and for whatever my lord seeks.