Chapter 1353: Micro-Dimensioning
As soon as the Territory's GeoScape was formed, it was instantly drowned in a vast pour of heavy darkness that issued from the three Phantasmic Retainers. For this occasion and strategy, Skullius had chosen to diminish their sizes, but their functionality remained unaffected.
The Noboboyama, a thin, dark humanoid with a staggering number of arms sprouting from its torso; the Ororoborou, like a ball made entirely of a bending, dark wires connecting to a golden-white hourglass in its hollow centre; and the Gajjkav, a golden-white, stocky humanoid with a giant, draconian head and six black wings, were all filled to the brim with Amras and Seeds of the Fruit of World Myths!
Kenno, Araeyn and Skullius were as ready as the Retainers, but...
<I TIRE OF THIS CONSTRUCT.>
And indeed, the Doom Knight had had enough of Kenno's Territory.
Its great sword was in its hand, but how and exactly when it used it, neither of its targets could have explained.
There was a sudden CRACK and Skullius' ears and eyes were bleeding, his insides churning from the great noise. Kenno's head had ruptured and Araeyn looked like he had been passed through a wringer. He was oozing an unknown substance from his broken, squeezed body.
But all this had only been the complementing audio of the Doom Knight slicing the Territory and Skullius into twelve, clean pieces!
The Hybrid Warmoth was overwhelmed by the damage. He felt a searing agony across all twelve of his slashed bits, and not just the flesh ones. The Doom Knight had cut through his soul as well!
'THAT FLESHING HURTS!!!!!
The was unimaginable for the Hybrid Warmoth, but he bore it. He was Divine. Damage to his body and soul couldn't kill him unless the two were separated. His opponent knew this, of
course.
The Territory was gaping, revealing the dark night of Aigas painted red by the Doom Knight's marking.
....But then it wasn't.
In a blink, the Territory - lathered in [Evil Darkness] - pulled its pieces together and kept its integrity.
Skullius' blank eyes lit up with tenacity.
'This is far from over, sockethole!' he thought.
Several things happened in rapid succession right then.
Skullius healed, mending his body and soul together.
Kenno also healed. In his case, it wasn't as simple as it was for Skullius though. Before everyone had escaped the Doom Knight's prison, Skullius had told him to use Creeds to tether himself to his (Skullius') Andori, [Sagacious Antiphon of Dawnlight]. In the case that he was killed before Skullius could heal him, the Creed he made would simply activate the Andori remotely, reviving him. (This was only possible with Skullius' consent though.)
Araeyn, on the other hand, was like a star shining among the clouds. They converged towards him and whispered, as though paying their respects. Null Life Essences swam around him too, like twisting swirls of watery winds.
The Doom Knight was almost enthralled.
It seemed to recognise the play awaiting it immediately. This was a terrible ambush.
Araeyn's body healed and was reinforced.
...Then the whole realm turned eerily silent.
Skullius grinned.
Even a Deity would have to take his Apostle seriously here!
He was no mere summon. He was descended of a very special race of Null Lifeforms that had a great claim to the Null Verse and many of its eccentricities. It just so happened that after Skullius' reached Tier 4 back then and had an upgrade to his Nullmancer Class, which forced his Apostles to evolve... Araeyn obtained something rather critical.
The Apostle obtained an AUTHORITY.
(A/N: Refer to Ch.841.)
Araeyn had the power to control a whole realm like this one down to the most minute details
with great ease!
And that was why...
Skullius unleashed it right then; it was the Treasure he had taken from the Warmoth's Treasury earlier: the Realm rank Prime Charged Mantle, Dance of the Thousand Levin-Born!
[Author's Note]
[Charged Mantle: Dance of the Thousand Levin-Born]
+Realm (Prime)+
A scroll containing Runes that when released will unseal an army of enslaved, fearless, and
mad Penetrators that will raze the user's enemies to the ground.
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-Basic Properties-
+Sealed Entities - 1,000/1,000