Chapter 445 Unorthodox Reincarnator



Against the creator of the boundless world of the grand blue sky, Sirius found himself unable to scathe the figure after a few clashes. After failing to land a blow against the silver-haired man, Sirius noticed the subtle transformation that had occurred with Maximus:

The man's hair had returned to a shade of red, with his skin giving off a vibrant heat; it made him impossibly difficult to contend with in close-quarters.

'How troublesome. It's not just summoning creatures or removing concepts–he can infuse himself with them as well,' Sirius thought.

Without his lightning, he rushed in with only reinforcement, which still boasted an incredibly amount of power, however–

"Burn!" Maximus commanded.

An enormous blast of radiant figure shot towards Sirius, cutting him off from his assault and forcing the man to flip back.

As Sirius landed, he found flames clinging to his coat, patting them out as he let out an annoyed sigh from behind his lips.

"Phoenix," Maximus said, "How do you like it?"

"Honestly, it's pretty annoying," Sirius responded with a smirk, "but it won't be an issue for me."

Getting pumped up, the magenta-eyed man yanked on the collar of his coat before tossing it off of his body completely, leaving himself only in his plain, black shirt.

"I'll give you the 'Sirius Stormheart' special–with or without my lightning," Sirius challenged with a smile.

"Go ahead," Maximus accepted, "I'm waiting."

It was easier said than done to actually challenge the infuriating figure in combat, considering the lethal heat that surrounded Maximus like a fog of fire. The temperature itself wasn't the only issue; the suffocating nature of it made gaining any distance towards Maximus unlikely.

Still, these conditions were only applicable to normal combatants. To Sirius Stormheart, these handicaps only brought an excited smile across his lips as he welcomed the challenge.

'I'm limited right now, and the enemy knows that. He made it sound like he was picked to take on both Emilio and I because he completely shuts down our systems. While that may be true, it means something else...I have an advantage of my own. He's confident he has us locked down, but he doesn't know a damn thing about what I'm really capable of!' Sirius thought.

Taking in a deep breath, Sirius set his eyes on the fire-conjuring figure that sat in the center of the extraordinary heat, summoning an unseen force that surrounded his body like a thin layer of armor. Follow the latest novels at novelhall.com

"Void Skin."

'I haven't had much practice with this one, and it's difficult to maintain while moving. He won't expect it, though–that's my edge,' Sirius thought.

As he rushed forward, running straight for the impenetrable mist of flesh-melting fire, a grin stretched across Maximus' lips at the seemingly desperate, thoughtless plan.

"I was told you were an arrogant fellow, but do you really believe your reinforcement alone will save you from the heat of a Phoenix?" Maximus asked.

Maximus' voice boomed as his lower half seemed to merge with the surrounding clouds, becoming a colossal figure as his sky-blue limbs almost seemed to infuse with the sky itself, "Helpless Stormheart, let me show you a true storm!"

The bright, almost peaceful sky suddenly darkened as gloomy clouds emerged like an army of darkness marching upon the land; thunder rumbled and lightning struck all around.

–

Still combating the dragon, Emilio found himself taken aback by the sudden change in atmosphere, looking around as rain pelted against his gemstone armor.

'I hope Sirius is holding his own,' Emilio thought.

Though he had his own safety to worry about as he flew around the dragon's relentless attacks, finding it difficult to counterattack on the beast's natural turf. To him, it reminded him of games he used to play in his previous life–spaceship battlers, having to evade speeding bullets and such–however, this time, it was all too real.

–

Bolts of golden lightning struck down, aiming for Sirius, though the excitable man freely dodged them, having to stay on his toes as not a single moment was given to rest.

"Reality is mine to bend in this realm while I use the power of the Djinn!" Maximus boomed, "I wish upon great gravity!"

The booming words of the transformed man caused an inexplicable pressure to weigh down on Sirius amidst his evasions from the lighting.

"—!"

Though the gravity was a mere tenfold more, it felt like, the split second of confusion it caused before he could adjust led Sirius to being wide

-open: ZAP.

"Ngh!" Sirius winced as he was struck by one of the mighty bolts, hitting his arms with enough force to blow him back.

It was a new feeling–to be on the other end of such incredible voltage; it surged through his body, causing his muscles to twitch, but Sirius remained on his feet with an unmoving air of confidence.

"I can't tell if you're incredibly arrogant or just unequally stupid," Maximus boomed, floating among the gloomy clouds in his gigantified, [Djinn] form.

"Find out," Sirius responded.

Those words of provocation stirred up a rage upon the sapphire-skinned figure in the sky as Maximus spread his arms, weaving wrathful clouds around the sky-high plateau.

"I will punish your arrogance–here and now–if I must take back only your corpse as a catalyst, then so be it!" Maximus' voice boomed, infused with the thunder itself, "I wish upon an almighty cataclysm!"

As Sirius stood his ground, he looked up, finding not only a barrage of lightning bolts descending, but plummeting meteors, raining down hellfire upon the skies: a complete cataclysm.

'So, that's how it works, huh? I wasn't sure of it before, but now–I think this has a fair shot; one-in-ten, maybe? No point in holding it back, then!' Sirius thought.

Sirius looked up as the hellish volley of lightning and meteors descended, not shying away as he stood up straight, looking straight towards the man who possessed the power of a Djinn.

"Hey, genie! I wish upon our systems being returned!" Sirius called out, allowing his voice to be carried even past the cataclysmic storm.