Chapter 430 - The Overwhelming Power Of A Divine Spirit

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CLASH! CLASH! CLAAASH!

Lucia's relentless blows began to take out big chunks out of Gaia's hands, but they were constantly regrowing while protecting Edward with several layers of metal and crystals, Lucia couldn't help but feel frustrated as she saw her foe caging himself away like a coward, but this was how magicians fought most of the time anyways.

"Girl, you're a good fighter, but this is enough!" Said Gaia rather powerfully, as she caught Lucia with another enormous hand and threw her down into the ground! Lucia was so immersed into her fighting that she was not able to evade in time and was hit tremendously hard.

BOOOMMM!!!

Her body hit the ground as Lucia felt her entire body crack, several of her bones shattered and her internal organs exploded into shreds inside of her.

But that was fine, as a goddess, she was able to survive even if her body was cut down into pieces, but regenerating it back was the problem. Gods were able to live even without physical bodies, even, but that would weaken them tremendously and their souls, which is often their weakest area, would be easily exposed.

So, unless it was completely necessary, gods never desired to lose their physical bodies, and the absolute last thing they would think about is sacrificing it, as it was still something kind of like suicide if they were too close to a foe when they were a mere divine soul.

"Uugh…!" Lucia groaned, slowly standing up, covering her body with a purple liquid and healing her wounds with it, it was Divine Poison Synthesis Ability she used, which generates healing poison to heal her body. Bones were slowly regenerating back and muscles as well, her internal organs were taking a longer time as they were a big mess, but she felt better.

She slowly attempted to stand up, recalling her mission to protect her lord, Valen, this was the reason of her life, the reason for her existence. Since she was born, since she was taught, since she was domesticated into an assassin by her ruthless parents… And for her allies too.

She didn't wanted to die so hopelessly, she wanted to at least fight to the last second. Her allies… Brutus death… Ernesticia and Silver… they were all despicable people on their own right, but she was also a despicable person, and found comfort with them.

That comfort she felt with nobody else…

Perhaps… if she was born differently…

If she met them in a different time…

Perhaps… they would had become friends.

"My lord Valen… I… apologize for being such a failure…" She muttered, recalling her past, there was nothing happy to remember, but recalling those quirky moments with her allies, those times they gathered to just drink and talk about how tiring work was… those were… memories she treasured in her heart.

The sun atop the sky was blocked by an enormous metallic hand, which slowly fell over her. Lucia wasn't able to fight once more before the force of this gigantic hand crushed her, splattering her into the ground… She wanted to fight more, she even healed herself, but it was all a false hope.

BOOOOOMMM…!

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Edward looked down in silence, as he suddenly felt sickly. He realized there was a sharp, and burning pain he didn't felt before, looking into his hand, he saw a deep cut.

"W-When?!" He muttered in shock, as he recalled that Lucia had managed to crack his barrier and her knife had pierced the interior and had reached the inside of the barrier for a few splits of a second…

"S-She sent a slashing aura attack just when I didn't even realized it? but the pain was somehow dulled until now? It must be the… poison's effects… Ugh…" Edward, however, instead of looking despaired, seemed to be surprised. Lucia was an admirable fighter and left a parting gift to him.

The poison she had synthesized inside of her body was infused with incredible quantities of various poisons and venoms she had digested and fused inside of her body, and they all began to attack Edward! He attempted to heal himself, and managed to alleviate its effects, but the paralyzing pain and the dizziness made him go numb.

"Uughhh… Hahh… S-She really left me a parting gift…" Sighed Edward.

"You were too careless, half-blood…" Sighed Gaia.

"You're still here? I'm surprised." Sighed Edward.

"Not for longer… Let me tell you something before going away…" Said Gaia.

"W-What is it?" Asked Edward.

"The Spirit King is coming." Said Gaia, as she unleashed a small ray of light that hit Edward's body, covering him in a healing light, the poison's deadly effects reseeded once more, but the aftereffects continued there, making it hard for Edward to do much.

"The Spirit… King…? Ugh…" Edward muttered, as he suddenly lost control over his own magic and began to fall from the skies.

FLAAASH!

However, someone caught him in time, a beautiful girl wearing maid outfit, not Abyss, but a Death Dragon maid that had just managed to regenerate her shredded body from the fight against Brutus, Rot, who had come back to her half-dragon girl form.

"R-Rot…" Muttered Edward. "Thanks…"

"You ok? Want to come to my divine realm?" Asked little Rot.

"I… I can still fight… Agh!" Edward was dragged inside of Rot's divine realm forcefully and thrown over a bed to rest.

"Rest for now." Said Rot, petting his head and flying into the outside world.

"Uugh… Lord Chaos... I guess… I did my part." Muttered Edward, falling unconscious.

Meanwhile, Rot flew outside, looking around her surroundings. She suddenly saw the soul of Lucia, which was trying to escape, her body was crushed and her soul was almost shattered, but it kept itself together due to sheer willpower, and was trying to sneak away like a small phantom.

"Not going anywhere!" Said Rot, catching Lucia.

"L-Let me gooo!" Cried Lucia desperately.

"Not letting you." Said Rot, as she looked down into Brutus body and held it with a phantom hand.

"Raise as an ally to help." Said Rot.

"W-What?! You're putting me in Brutus body from all things?!" Cried Lucia, it seems that her life had yet to end… Although perhaps, she would wish to die now.

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