Chapter 117 - What A War Means#2

LILITH'S POV:-

Observing him from a distance, I see him smiling creepily as he tries to approach me. Dodging him carefully, I once again create a distance as I jump back. He seems to laugh as his bull-like face opens wide and a creepy sound comes out of his mouth.

He then stops as he looks at me and speaks," Come here babe, why are you running? You know that you can't escape from me, don't you? You said your best friend's husband or something, right? Maybe I'll have a taste of-

I then move closer to him and catch him by his neck. Fury fills my eyes and an emotionless expression forms on my face as I lift him up in the air with one hand.

"Do you...even f*cking know...whom are you talking about?" I turn my neck without any expression. Maybe something was scary about me, as his eyes seemed to fear me right now. Then, he hits my body with a kick, but it has no effect. His eyes widen even more then he observes me carefully this time. Trying to speak something, he tries his best to free his neck, but it's all in vain.

Then...he vanishes and appears a bit away from me, as he coughs before looking at me with a scared yet furious expression. His eyes are looking for answers before he speaks.

"[Domain of the Beastmaster: Space Plantheora]" and space covers us all around. He then catches his breath as he stands back up and laughs a bit before speaking."You really should have killed me before when you had the chance. Your pride will be your downfall, girl. [Instinct]" he then once again chants, before looking at me with animal-like eyes as his size increases by at least 10 times.

I observe him with an emotionless face. He seems quite confident compared to the time when his neck was in my hands. I then sigh as I look around at the space walls all around him. To think I would use my original form this early, I wonder if it really was a wrong decision to leave him alive before. 

'Well, it doesn't matter anymore.' It seems quite boring anyway, let's get it over with and get back to others. The war has already started. It would be better to be there just to make sure they are all okay.

I then close my eyes before muttering,"[Angel Form: Stardust of Heaven]" 

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KING GERALT'S POV:-

I look around to see that the Demon King----is already standing there making no moves. I look back to see the kid, Phantasos Somnus, standing with his mana sword pointed at Ladros and his domain unlocked. 

'Well, it will be a good experience for him, but I guess Ladros is a bad match for him. I wonder what Morpehus has in store for this situation. In any case, let's deal with the situation at hand.

"Geralt, why don't you make a deal with me?" The Demon king speaks with slightly sad eyes, he really seems so genuine. His face was that of an old friend, asking for one last wish before he died.

'Just what could have happened...I wonder' I think as I smile, for I already reached the answer of what it could all mean. Our worst fear has already been realized. 

I then look at him and ask,"what kind of deal?" My eyes filled with pity look at both of them.

To get caught in the games of Gods, that's the only thing I could feel for them, but I wonder….if it really would be like that this time too.

"Kill me. Please! I beg you! I am...tired of all this." He then takes out his weapon, a broad longsword, as he points it at me. He had a smile on his face, as he looked at me with slight sorrow in his eyes. 

I raise my hands and saturate the mana all around me,"I wonder about that."

Phantasos looks really dumbfounded and confused at our exchange. His face looks like he could kill for answers to his questions. Well, can't really blame him, can I? A slight chuckle escapes Demon King's mouth, and I follow it too.

Ladros then looks at Phantasos with a tired face as he speaks,"what's your name?"

Phantasos looks at me with eyes full of questions. I then close my eyes, before nodding at him and turning back to the Demon King and speaking,"Let's begin."

He nods at me before attacking me.

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PHANTASOS' POV:-

'Just...what?! What is going on here? Aren't we supposed to be enemies? What...is going on here?' I think as my eyes look at the Elven King Geralt for answers. He and the Demon King then vanished from my front and then they started fighting on a high ground away from here.

"What is your name?" I once again hear the voice of Ladros. Emotionless, as if he has lost his will to live. He looks at me with a sad expression. 

"...gulp..Phantasos," I speak with slight nervousness in my voice. Goosebumps cover my body as I prepare for a powerful attack against me from Ladros, but...nothing happens. He simply stands there, pondering over something before asking again,"What is your real name?"

I then looked at him with a serious face before sighing a bit and answering,"Corey, Corey Eros." 

Previously I would have not given this name to him, even if I were to die but, now I want to know. I want to know what is going on here?

"That's a nice name. You are one of the kids who went missing from Eros Town, weren't you?" He speaks with a smile on his face.

'HUH?! What is he talking about? Why is he talking about that now?'

What happens next sends chills down my core as he...he...he bows with his head down and speaks, "I am sorry. I know what I have done is wrong. I won't be forgiven, but can you also do me a favour, child with the purest soul I have ever seen?"

I took a step back and prepared for a sneak attack, but he didn't move at all.

'Just...just what...should i do?' I think as my eyes shake with a thousand questions in them. I then gulped before speaking,"what favour?"

He then raises his head as he speaks,"I am going to die right after this war. It's my fate and I have no way to defy it. The last thing that I could at least wish for is...can you be the one who takes my life? Corey Eros. I beg you...please do something and kill me. 'They' have taken the 'right' over my life. At least, I want to die...by my own choice," He speaks as he once again gets emotionless.

I look at him with a determined expression as I speak,"I don't know what is going on and I don't think I will be able to forgive you for what you have done but, I think we reach the same conclusion when it comes to killing you."

He smiles at me and nods before releasing a powerful aura and looking at me with the same expressionless face as before. His wings are fully released, and he starts flying in the air as mana blades form all around the area in front of me.

"Brother….just what is the right choice here?" I silently question myself as I prepare to fight against him.

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MORPHEUS' POV:-

I look at the surrounding area with a silent expression as I observe the war. This is more complicated than I expected. Well, it's still within the possible calculations I made.

'Unless something heaven defying comes here, it should be easily handleable. Even if it's heaven defying, at worst I could just reverse the whole process. Though, I still should have prepared for at least a planet scale destruction or something. 

'Well, next time I guess I will prepare to at least that level' 

I see Chase reaching Corey, Corey preparing to fight against Ladros, and the others fighting in the war. Lilith seems to be trapped in a space chamber.

'I don't think she would be needing any help though,' Light says as he hears my thoughts as he continues,'Her soul is anything but normal. You need not worry about her, though what you need to worry about is….' 

Light trails off with his voice as I sense in a certain direction where nothing could be sensed. My senses were telling me that nothing exists in that space. 

"Dimensional magic, eh? Let's wait and see where things go from here. I wonder what surprises they hold for me.." I speak as I once again concentrate on my own team member's safety, along with keeping an eye on the 'empty space' in that direction where Bailey went before leaving his clone in the war.