Chapter 159 Escape

Arti tried to escape, her delicate wings fluttering in a desperate attempt to take flight, but Fenrir was too quick. With lightning speed, it lunged forward and snatched Arti in its jaws, shaking her like a rag doll. Then, with a triumphant howl, he lifted Arti high into the air, his massive paws clamping down on her fragile body. Arti struggled, but it was no use. Fenrir's strength was too great, and with a sickening crunch, it crushed Arti's legs, relishing the taste of her blood on his tongue.

"Ughhh! It hurts, you dark elf bitch," Arti wanted to escape because if she died here, she knew that there will be no one to help, Nikol to break his seal, but no matter how she tried her transparent wings also didn't work since they already looked like dry leaves with how damaged they were.

'Will Zenda really do something about Nikol? If I die here, I won't be able to descend onto this dimension again'

Arti thought as she remembered about the things she regretted.

Even though she was just a copy of the goddess with the same personality, in the end, she had her own feelings and love for Nikol, so just the idea of vanishing without even getting a chance to explain why she acted so cruelly toward him felt so absurd to her.

"You will pay for supporting the goddess!" Fenrir bellowed, its massive jaws dripping with saliva and blood.

"I will crush you like the insignificant insect you are!"

Arti, her eyes blazing with determination, didn't flinch.

"I will not back down from my beliefs, no matter the cost!"

Art shouted with her eyes not showing any fear, but deep down all she had was regrets.

Just as Fenrir was about to pounce on her and end the fight, a sudden disturbance caught their attention. A loud thud echoed through the battlefield, and both Arti and Fenrir turned their heads to see the source of the noise before they could even react, suddenly Fenrir's head got coiled by a dark blue snake-like tail.

It was none other than Leviathan, the fearsome sea serpent in its truest form with half of her body looking like a giant snake but, it was appropriate to call her an octopus rather than a snake because of how many tails she had. Her body coiled around Fenrir's body ready to strike.

"How dare you take his body, give it back you thief!" she hissed, her eyes glowing with fury.

Since the top half of her body remained human with her huge jugs bear naked hanging like watermelons, it would be a rather blizzard sight for Nikol if he was present, but Leviathan managed to talk so it was rather clear that her opponent was Fenrir and not Arti.

"Kuhh! Who are you? Get away, I have to kill the goddess," Eldora shouted as she felt her control becoming harder and harder, with Leviathan's grip on her body.

"Do whatever you want! Kill any goddess you want or just kill yourself, but if you use his body for it, I will tear you into pieces and vanish your life from existence," Leviathan's anger was rather apparent in her voice, but this might be the first time she truly showed her anger, as her eyes looked like that of a snake.

But Fenrir was not so easily defeated. The great wolf fought back with all his strength, its powerful jaws snapping at Leviathan's head as he tried to break free of her grasp. The two beasts writhed and twisted in the air, their roars echoing across the landscape as they battled for dominance.

The battle that was truly one-sided quickly became a battle of dominance, as time went on.

Arti lay on the ground, her breaths coming in ragged gasps as she watched the battle between two mighty creatures unfold above her. Leviathan, a fearsome sea serpent with scales as black as night, had coiled herself around Fenrir's massive form, her sinewy tails wrapped tightly around his neck as she attempted to choke the life from Fenrir.

'She healed already even after that poison! what a monster, no wonder why god dimension fears them'

Despite the danger, Arti couldn't look away from the spectacle before her. She knew that the fate of the world might hang by the winner of this battle, and she was determined to witness it all as the only witness of this incident.

As the fight raged on, Arti could see that Leviathan was beginning to lose her grip. Fenrir's powerful muscles strained against her grip, and she could hear the sound of the bones of Fenrir's body cracking as it fought to break free. It was only a matter of time before one of them would emerge victorious.

But even as Arti watched, she knew that there would be consequences to this battle. The world would never be the same after the clash of these two titans. And she couldn't help but wonder, as she lay there injured and helpless, what would become of her and all those she loved once the fight was over.

Especially Nikol, who was one of the main reasons why this battle happened in the first place.

***

While the battle of these titans happening, Alliance kept running back to their queendom, carrying Nikol with the help of Tisha.

The sun had already set on the horizon as the girls of the alliance ran through the dense forest, each one of them keeping their eyes on Nikol tightly without letting him escape. The young man was struggling to break free, his eyes fixed on the distant battlefield and the sounds of the battle.

"We can't leave Arti and my sister behind! We need to help them, at this rate they will get killed," Nikol exclaimed, his voice filled with determination to save them, he didn't know how strong that wolf was but in his mind, he knew it cannot be stronger than Leviathan since he saw that monster and felt a familiarity with it.

The girls exchanged worried glances before one of them spoke up.

"Nikol, we promised your sister that we would keep you safe. We can't risk your life by going back into the battle," she said firmly.

Nikol's eyes darted around as he tried to come up with a plan and he wanted to question the voice inside his mind and ask what this whole incident was and who he is, but no matter how he tried to contact it, Nikol didn't get any answers like he was dreaming things earlier.

"Damn it! If Arti and Leviathan die, we will be its next target, don't be foolish, we have to finish it while we can with all of our strength," he argued.

"We'll send reinforcements as soon as we get you to safety. But right now, your life is our top priority, and both Arti and your sister wanted to see you safe," Lydia interjected and tried to beat some sense into Nikol's mind.

The group continued to run as fast as they could, their hearts pounding with fear and adrenaline. They could hear the loud roars of the Leviathan and the snarls of Fenrir in the distance, their battle cries echoing through the forest. But none of them had any intentions of turning back or even just taking a peek as they kept running.

The sun was setting on the battlefield as the Alliance girls ran towards the Elven Queendom, panting and exhausted from the fight between Leviathan and Fenrir and after a few minutes, they managed to avoid the sounds of the battle. They were carrying Nikol, their beloved, who constantly kept arguing and moving around hoping he would be able to exit the ball of veins, which belonged to Tisha.

As they finished running half of the way into the forest, they were confronted by Queen Leona herself, who had retreated from the battle earlier and ran, so they can meet Nikol. All the beastkins were fast enough to overtake the alliance girls, as their agility was, even more, higher than any other race

"Stop right there!" Leona demanded, her prideful voice echoing across the plains. Behind her were Cynthia and Kitsune, who sent their eyes here and there searching for Nikol.

"What do you have there?" Leona asked pointing at the huge ball of veins,

The girls stopped in their tracks, turning to face the imposing queen.

"It's none of your business, move or we will attack," Eva said her voice filled with anger when she saw Leona acting all high and mighty.

"I don't know from which race you are coming from but I don't care about that either, if you are so eager on blocking us, we will take our own actions," Alva also joined Eva, as they didn't have time to play with some weird looking race with their ears and tails being the main feature,

Leona's eyes narrowed. "Attack?" she repeated with her own anger flaring up thanks to her pride, even Cynthia looked at them with an angered look, only Kitsune remained calm as it was her nature to remain calm no matter how grave the situation is.

"Fairy asked us to take care of Nikol, so if you're not going to give him back to us, we are the ones who are not going to show mercy,"

The girls exchanged nervous glances, but Eva was the complete opposite as her own eyes looked like she was asking for a fight after a long time. "Looks like we need to discipline them,"

Eva tried to put gasoline to the problem, but Lydia quickly interfered,

"But we can't just hand him over to you. We don't even know who you are."

Leona stepped forward, her long blonde hair shimmering in the setting sun.

"I am Queen Leona of the Feralia Beastkin Queendom," she said, her voice low and dangerous.

"And Nikol belongs to us. So hand him over, and we'll let you go unharmed."