Chapter 73 - Cultist Part 4

Isaias was holding his staff beside him. Looking at the enemy that has a thousand years of hatred on him. Making him just smirk at their unsolved problems with each other.

"Isaias!" He shouted at him. Emerging spikes went up from the ground and assaulted him. Isaias on the contrary was just closing his eyes.

Spikes assaulted him but he just swings his staff. Turning the spikes into pink butterflies.

"Ha! You like butterflies?" Isaias shouted.

"That puny tricks! I am stronger now after a thousand years! A thousand years have passed and I will finally have my revenge!" He bellowed. He then threw spikes into Isaias then Isaias rotated his staff, turning it into butterflies.. Soon after, a spike emerged from the ground and stabbed his feet. Making Isaias bit his lips in pain.

"Hahaha! Did you fell for that? Here, some more!" The enemy leader erected more on all his sides. Making Isaias evade hair's breadth. Tapping them and then they turned into water.

Isaias then closed his eyes then opened it, power left him. A seal emerged from the ground that was coloured yellow.

[Anti demon barrier]

He shouted the skill out loud with all his might.

Making the leader trapped inside.

[Anti demon barrier]–a barrier debuff skill used to weaken the enemy demon inside. But all magic powers are still active. The barrier was unbreakable with the use of demon magic.

The demon inside despite in human form made a loud shrieking sound. His skin was burning and his demonic aura was sucked by the barrier.

Despite Isaias' barrier, he felt that he was weakened by the spike on his feet.

The enemy was stabbing the barrier with his spikes but all disintegrated as soon it touched the barrier wall.

"Curse you! Ahhhhhh!!!" He shrieked some more then he used his last-ditch effort to make him free again. He summoned spikes on the outside of the barrier and it emerged a spike. Appeared on the ground on Isaias' back where he was not looking. Heading to Isaias' back but his feet were all stuck on the spike.

Also, moving a bit will make him lose concentration and will cancel the barrier. All was set and it was unavoidable. He was stabbed on his back and it pierced through his chest.

Blood was puked and then his chest became bloody red. His robes were drenched with blood and he closed his right eye to the pain. Still, he tapped his staff in the spike and it disappeared. Also the spike on his feet.

"Release meeeeeee!!!!!" The enemy bellowed in pain and so it emerged more spikes. Making Isaias dispel them. Still, with all his efforts, he was stabbed on his blind spots. Making him let go of his staff. With just his touch, the spikes disappeared. Leaving only the blood and wound on his body.

Still, he managed to maintain it with all his wounds. Making Isaias in a very dire situation. Still, he stands up again and more spikes appeared. Isaias closed his eyes and a great pulse burst from him. Making the surrounding area of where the burst went seemed to be affected with magic.

It felt like the time slowed down a bit. Isaias Just picked up the staff and swatting the spikes that emerged.

[Restore past self]

His wounds disappeared and also his blood was all gone.

[Restore past self]–a skill to reset your past predicament or body. Time-related magic done to the body only and not the entire surrounding area or to go back to time.

Stepping forward to the barrier and then he was assaulted with more spikes.

[Disentigrating aura]

Even though he was assaulted with more spikes, he just closed his eyes and stepped forwards while the staff on his back.

The spikes were disintegrating when it approached him. An invisible force was keeping the spikes to reach him.

[Disintegrating aura]–making all demon related magic disintegrate. More willpower will cause the range to expand and to be stronger.

Isaias approached the barrier to get a closer look. He was just looking at the enemy who was on the other side of the barrier.

"Seems like you depend too much on your Demon lord. You didn't grow even a thousand years have passed," Isaias said to him.

"You are stronger indeed but let us see when you don't have mana. Your distance is enough," He said then prepared to suck his mana.

Making Isaias to be caught off guard. In the past, it was impossible to suck his mana without being touched and especially, when he was inside the barrier. It was in split second but a huge amount of mana was sucked from Isaias. It was then, the barrier weakened and all his active skills were all gone.

Isaias was then approached in blank space by his enemy after the barrier faded. Choking him with his hands still burning from the barrier.

"Urgh, you did a number on me. These burns will heal for another hundred years, you know that?" He said while gritting his teeth. Half of his face was burned. His pale skin became purplish-pink and was smoking.

[Disentrigrating touch]

Isaias then touched his hands and it disintegrated. Making another scream to be heard from him.

[Disintegrating touch]–akin to disintegrating aura but it can only be triggered by touching the body of a demon creature. The difference only was it was a passive skill that doesn't use mana. A given blessing to all prophets.

"Ahhhh!!! My hands!" He let go of his grip as soon as his hands were turning into dust.

The enemy leader then gritted his teeth then forced his demonic energy to well out.

[Demonic heal]

His skill enveloped his wounds and healed them. Making him back to his past unwounded self.

[Demonic heal]–a skill to heal the demon race but has a reverse effect on humans.

"You did grow. You are different from your past's weak self. Maybe something in my mind whispers that I regretted sparing your life," Isaias said to him.

"Huh? Cough.... Ahem. It was a terrible decision Isaias, and that will lead you to your doom! A little tip as an acquaintance from thousand years before. Do you know how many were being sacrificed now? The screams of their souls to be sacrificed for the seal to unlock the Lord of Corruption? They are majestic! Especially the children! Ahahaha!" He bellowed while hands opened wide. Staring at the sky while laughing.

"You should hurry Isaias before it was all too late! But what about the villagers here? Will you choose the villagers here? Or stop the hostages to be sacrificed in the unsealing of The Great Demon Lord? Well, you are late by a step. Whether you stop the unsealing now, you will not make it in time! So enjoy the rest of your time here. Bye-bye! You can at least save them." He said then prepared to escape.

"Wait!!!!" Isaias screamed. Anger welling up inside him.