Chapter 33: Ultimate Sacrifice

"Heh, you're trying to use my energy against me? Really?" Necrolith caught Howard's hand and caused all the hope to leave his body.

With a single motion, Necrolith sent Howard's arm breaking in three different directions, pushing him into the ground with a simple motion of his foot. Looking down at Howard's trembling body, Necrolith laughed, looking at his fists as all three of his heads turned.

"Your strength is ridiculous," Necrolith smiled, crushing all the hopes out of Howard with a simple movement of his foot. The strength Howard just used would crush the skull of a monster in the B Rank. If he had that power when fighting against the Six Winged Demon Bat, it's entire body would've shattered!

However, this power had limitations. Howard's body. Even if he fully synchronized with the Ki Frequencies emitting from Necrolith, allowing him to somewhat utilize his strength, he could never fully unleash it!

Barabin had been training Howard's Ki Suppression for that exact reason! It strengthened his body by crushing his muscles over and over again, causing them to grow back stronger. Every time Howard's body collapsed, like binding steel, it get stronger and stronger and possess more might.

Still, the difference between Howard and Necrolith was like the difference between a newborn child and a thousand year old body builder. A single flick of Necrolith's hand touched against Howards' head.

A large gale of wind shot out his back before Howard coughed out blood into the air. Reaching forward to touch a single drop of Howard's blood, Necrolith stuck out his tongue, laughing with delight as Howard crumbled in pain.

"Aw, so sad. Barabin told me to fear you. However, you're not the demon king yet," Necrolith tilted to his head and scoffed, feeling his brother's energy beginning to stir. The other Night Lords lived much deeper in the Furnace, thousands of miles away but had reacted to Barabin's Ki. Feeling this, Necrolith laughed louder, before picking Howard up like a used rag. "You're-you're trying so hard for what? Is it them? Shall I make Monica disappear?"

"NO! NO!" Howard's horns shot up and grew larger on his head. "I'll kill you! I'll rip you to shreds."

"So funny," Necrolith pointed at a limping figure walking in his direction. "It looks like Barabin forgot how to play dead. You mind waiting here and cooking for a few minutes?"

"You-you BETTER NOT HURT THEM!" Howard's began seemed to swell outwards, his muscles growing larger like two mountains coming to birth on his back, as smoke started to appear beneaht him. "You-you think you're death? I'll eat you alive!"

"You're fourteen. Bye." Necrolith smiled and gently slapped Howard in the face, shooting him into the distance as he whistled.

Boom!

Howard's body hit into the ground, dozens of bones shattering and splintering out of his body, as Necrolith laughed louder and louder.

"He has some nerve. Once you're gone, I can sleep peacefully again until this world is destroyed," Necrolith held out his hand, creating a gigantic sword as Barabin walked up the mountain heading towards him.

Pushing one hand against the floor, Barabin created a small sword of stone, brandishing it as a strange beam of light shot from behind him!

"Fire!" Reece screamed, back at the West Branch! "Hit him with everything we got!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Dozens of beams of red and blue burst out of long pylons and crashed into Necrolith.

Dozens of girls manned each pillar, sending their Ki into it before a massive beam of light shot into the distance.

Harley, standing next to Reece, sighed and crossed her arms. She had expected to wear something better on the day she died, and only had on a pair of jeans and a black tank top. Patting Reece on the shoulder, Harley looked deeply into her eyes.

"You-you're not a bad leader," Harley said, nodding her head. "You decided to kill all of us for no reason. That takes courage."

"Should we mourn our deaths now?" Reece said with a smile, "Heh, I always wondered what it would be like to be at my own funeral."

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to die," Una walked over to Reece and faked a curtsy. "This-this is the dumbest thing ever, but I'm so glad we're doing it!"

"Me too," Harley turned around, seeing a black beam of light shooting towards them. Closing her eyes, a large explosion appeared, ripping their hopes and dreams to shreds as Necrolith smiled.

"Heh, they bought you a few seconds," Necrolith held out a hand as a sword slashed towards him. "Should I start counting all the students of yours I killed. Maybe if you drink their blood, this WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED!"

"DIE!" Barabin slashed, blood bursting out of his arm and covering the mountain. Using his last bit of energy, Barabin activated a massive death mark on his chest, causing Necrolith to wince in surprise before his body took off the ground.

With one head shattering into dust, Necroliths' other heads said 'foolish' before he disappeared into the earth. Feeling a massive force crushing him beneath the surface, creating a massive explosion, Necrolith merely scoffed as his bones shattered in numerous places.

'He knows I'm immortal right?" Necrolith watched his body started to rebuild his bones as he laid deep in the ground. "Foolish, that death mark just decreased his rank by half a level. All for what? A stupid meal?"

Necrolith sighed and patiently waited underground for his third head to grow back.

Ten minutes passed, and finally, he stared up at the sky through six eyes and shot back to the surface.