Chapter 120 - The Boss Demon

Also, that meant they were making progress even though she was about to be pounded through by over a thousand demons.

But it was nothing. Just as long as she could get Sunday to that bridge.

"Law of Aganju, Falling Boulders."

"Rippling Earth." 

"Lava Control."

"Combine." She chanted and the ground cracked open.

KKKRRAAAAAAKKAAAAKKAAATHHOOOOOMMM!.

The hardened rock like surface of red rippled as it cracked open, spitting out dust and lava into the air.

The darkened atmosphere suddenly brightened up with the eruption of lava into the air, making everywhere seem like reddish powder had been thrown up into the air. The ground cracked and opened, demons screaming as they tried to avoid falling into the gulf that suddenly popped open. Screams and skreeched filled the air as demons fought the other, trying to gain leverage as they jumped away from the broken grounds and the sudden eruption of meter high lava. The ones who were quite nimble leapt up into the air only to be smashed down by the falling boilers, ramming down back into the ground. The hot lava sizzled as the rocks slammed demons into them, immediately soldifying into statues of gardened demon rocks. 

The flying demons were not left out as the rocks began to circle about the air, slamming and twisting until it rammed through or knocked down about one third of the flying demons into their sizzling hot, lava ready deaths.

"AAHAHHHHH!"

"YYAAAHHJJJ"

"AAAIIYEEEE"

Screams and tells rippled through the air, everywhere hot and uncomfortable as debris scattered through, loud sounds of rocks plummeting down crashing into the still air for several meters. 

She was quite powerful enough to have combined two laws all at once. Usually, it took a gifted Irunmole to study more than one law as Irunmoles were biologically built to function in accordance to the Law of their patron Orisha. Niniola's patron Orisha was Aganju but yet she was still profound in using the Law of Light as at whenever she wanted. It was genius level intellect, on her path, although people failed tk acknowledge this because she was banished and was considered an abomination by all of the Irunmole Kind.

However, genius or not, it as seemingly impossible to use both laws at the same time, talkless of combining it. But she had done that and the toll it took on her was immense. So much that even breathing was so much of an effort for her.

Her head burnt, feverish sensation seeing into her arching and cramped muscles.

She felt very hot, wishing there was a place she could have a bath at the moment all the while trying I force out the screams from disturbing her meditation.

She let herself sink, thinking of only one person - Sunday and the mission he had to do. They needed to get to Earth by any means possible as time had already been long done, if not over then it was almost over. 

She rested her mind on that thought, sinking into the calmness of her soul as she coerced the ambient Agbara in the air into her body.

'Cant give up now. Sunday still needs to get to the bridge.' She gritted, forcing herself to her feet painstakingly. 'This respite is only temporary. It's not over.'

And truly as it was, it was not over.

For a split second, the atmosphere in Orun Apaadi was calm and peaceful, all the screeching and screams gone, leaving lifelike statues of demons in various shapes and forms, some of them in the shape of being thrown down from the air while some were buried underneath the numerous black boulders about.

And speaking of which, her eyes locked on the sight of the translucent waterfall like sight in the far distance.

She narrowed her eyes, trying to make her way towards when when suddenly the ground before her cracked open and out came numerous red, thick tentacles slashing about into the air.

"Aahhh!" Niniola grunted, jumping back for some meters, her eyes transfixed on the rising mass of tentacles with a sly smile on her face.

"Wait. where is Sunday?" Ninola asked, throwing her gaze backwards and around. 

She frowned, seeing Sunday just as the mass of a red hulky demon with curled horns at the head and a crocodile-like tail of color red fell off from him. Or at least, the now solidifying mass of it appeared to have been shattered on one side.

"Can you like, know how to do your massive attacks when I am not within range?" Sunday asked, c.o.c.king his neck as he jumped on to the body of the demon, standing on the back. Niniola smiled at him, before turning around and pointing to the growing sight far ahead.

"By the way, did you find the World Bridge direction?" Niniola asked. 

"Oh my... No... What is that?" Sunday asked, his eyes widening in panic.

KRACAKAKATATATHOOOOOMMMM!

"Wait... You did not actually check for the World Bridge, did you, Sunday?" Ninola blasted Sunday, glancing at him briefly to the left of her 

Sunday grimaced at her words. Was that really necessary at the very moment? Certainly not with the increasing dread he was feeling as more and more of the tentacles began to curl out of the ground, lashing into the air. 

"Is that really important? What is that?" Sunday asked, feeling his body tremble at the sight of it.

A humming sound began to reverberate into the still but heated air. Hearing it, Sunday steeled his nerves, trying to stabilize his panicky form as he concentrated on the summoning Circle that Bane had taught him.

Whatever was going to be out of that hole, he didn't like it one bit.

And by all of him, he was not sure he wanted to face it without Bane being around.

The air shimmered for a moment or two as the humming sound ended. The next moment, the tentacles begin to tilt backwards, slashing into the air as if looking for something to grab. In the front of the Irunmoles, a balled up form began to rise but as it reached its height, it started to uncurl, revealing that it was actually a humanoid form that had balled itself up.

And it was massive.

It towered over the Irunmoles at the height of 9ft, it's entire form beefy and red. In the c.h.e.s.t, an eye opened up and blinked, taking recognition of it's environment. In it's blue pupil, the reflection of the Irunmoles shone, Niniola's form being the brighter of the two. It had a head but without any distinctive features save for a mouth with shark-like teeth arranged in double rows in the upper and lower jaw.

"Ir-unmoles for f-e-easting? Me... Me is Happy!" The demon chuckled, clapping it's two hands together as it danced a dance of glee by lifting and slamming it's legs back to the ground again, repeatedly and quickly.

Ninola frowned as she balled up her fist. This demon, the dreadful aura it exuded was not like the demons she had just taken down. 

"It's not on their level..."She muttered, squinting her eyes at the demon as her soul gazing ability kicked into motion.

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Name: Faudrin

Specie: Cyclops Demon

Class: Master

Energy: -_/---

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"Curse it... Why can't I just soul gaze properly. Agh!" Ninola fumed, shaking her head in anger.

"But still, if that demon is Master, then I would expect the power rating of it to be between 200billion to 500 billion energy reserves..." She tapped her lips with the fingers of the right hand, carefully observing the demon before them as it blinked it's eye and looked from her to Sunday.

" Damnit! I should have known that every World Bridge has a Boss level demon. And every boss level starts from at last Alpha Class.. What's the demon equivalent of Alpha class by the way? Damn.

If I had not forgotten this, I'd have reserved my energy. Instead, I used a foreign law for most of it and foreign laws burn up more energy. Damnit!" Niniola stomped her foot on the ground for the umpteenth time.

"No matter, I can still tank him enough for Sunday to get down to the Wod Bridge." She flexed her shoulders and then cracks her knuckles while stretching out her legs too.

The demon saw this and its eye widened while its fang filled mouth opened with glee.

"Me... Me smash Irunmole. Me hate Irunmole. Me eat Irunmole. Bwahahaha!"

"Yes. Bring it on, demon! Sunday, make the run for the bridge. For now, no demon with lesser class would come around here and let's hope a higher classed demon does not reach out too. So, make hay while you can and run for the Bridge. I will be right behind me." Niniola said as she began to sprint.

"Me not letting you leave. Me Angry... ROOOAAAAAARRRT!" The Cyclops Demon roared out as it clapped it's hand and charged for Niniola, the heavy slamming of its n.a.k.e.d foot being the only background music for the incoming flash between demon and Irunmole.

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