Chapter 211 - The Ark Of Door Of The Fallen Angel

And the only one who can truly hear the words from his heart is his wife.

The area around him grew large roots and boulders came falling from the skies, just narrowly missing the Old Man Pond.

"Heh, at least let me do my part first," said Old Man Pond, promptly destroying the rocks.

The Poisoned Man stood on his ground, retrieving his serpents. With a flash of green in his eyes, he cracked his knuckles and prepared to fight with his ultimate spell.

"The Tempest Of Bloodshed. The Scapegoat. The Fallen Angel. He destroys humans with his blade. Extend, wings of darkness..." chanted Old Man Pond as his Aura too skyrocketed.

"Wait!" yelled Ysabeau.

"That makes sense. Only Akhatenians has the power to open the Gates, so it makes sense that Old Man Pond can do so..." explained Baldwin, looking at the Poisoned Pond.

"So, you're telling me, that all Akis can open the Primordial Gates?" asked Ysabeau, sounding exasperated.

"Don't be daft! If all could, then it wouldn't have fallen in the Great Noble War. Each Aki can open a certain set of Gates. Gillian's prime Gates are the Primordial Ones. Tiamat, Ifrit, Celeste, Aether, and Yggdrasil," replied Baldwin.

"Then, what Gates can be opened by Old Man Pond?"

"Hard to tell, since I thought he could only open Poison Gates..."

"You're right, he can only open the Gates with Poison. This includes if the Beast has a poison attack," explained Z, looking at the battle with stern eyes.

"Hold on, won't that allow him to summon more than Gillian's pool?" asked Ysabeau, widening her eyes.

"Yes, but the Beasts that he summons aren't as powerful as the Primordial Ones. They are, after all, the ones who came first. Without them, there will be no Gates."

As the sign behind Gillian, Z took a sharp breath in.

"They aren't called Primordial for nothing."

A pair of black wings sprouted from the ex-commander's back, with black feathers all around. As he flapped them, it seemed like the wings were wilting. His hair turned white with his lips turning black. Purple horns grew out from the sides of his head.

His eyes flew open as his Aura darkened. With Gillian as a mute and Old Man Pond being the next batman, the two continued their brawl.

"Axis Mundi," whispered Gillian as boulders started to form from underneath the opponent's feet.

"Hmph, that's not gonna work on someone who has wings," said Old Man Pond, somersaulting through the air.

As he was upside-down in the air, three orbs of Dark, purple energy formed at the tips of his fingers. He then aimed it at Gillian with a sadistic smile plastered on his face.

"Thanatos Bane!" yelled the Poisoned Pond, firing the three orbs of darkness.

Gillian instinctively placed his wings in front, shielding him from the attack. But the wings had shriveled up instantly, allowing for the attack to go through. But Yggdrasil's protection was not to be messed with.

"Luminox Genesi," said Gillian as his eyes flashed once more.

A graceful hand pointed towards Old Man Pond and made the man crash onto the grass floor. A glimmer of light overwhelmed Gillian as the Poison spell was completely nulled.

"Damn it, I can't move my body," cursed Old Man Pond, who found himself at the mercy of the Tree Of Life.

"Nether Veil."

A wave of lava came hurling from the Gate that was behind Gillian. Old Man Pond widened his eyes as he made a last-ditch attempt to cushion the oncoming impact.

"Brazen Wings!" yelled Old Man Pond, as he turned away from the attack.

As the wave of liquid fire engulfed the scene, the Old Chapel tried her best to hide pain by regenerating the area. But it was to no avail as the sea of fire swept around the battlegrounds. Ysabeau summoned her wings while the two men hopped back into the house.

"That's one way of deforestation," replied Raiyen, earning a whack on the head.

Luckily, the Old Chapel's building is fireproof. Element-proof, even. Ysabeau continued watching from the skies. The scene up there was the best seat in the house as she had a full view of the damage done by Yggdrasil.

But her eyes widened as Old Man Pond flew out from the sea of fire, semi-unharmed. There were some parts of his wings that were still on fire. But his expression was fuming.

"Did you think that would work on me?" boomed the man.

Gillian was still on mute but the words in his heart made Ysabeau laughed. With him being mute, he could make snarky and mean remarks without angering the opponent further. Ysabeau shook her head as she continued to watch.

"Malice Wing!" shouted Old Man Pond, as he flew towards Yggdrasil.