Fourth Arc: Battle of Devil Gods
Note: Song- Feel Invincible by Skillet
Warning: intense Pertemis moments ahead. Read at your own risk.
"Darkness energy!?" Luke's expression completely changed. "Why do you possess darkness energy!? Why do you possess this sovereign's power!?"
"Your power?" Percy flashed a disdainful, cold smile. The richness of the dark aura on his body had seemingly surpassed Luke's. "To be blunt, I don't really like this power too much, nor do I want to be treated by others as a devil like you. But in this place, it no longer matters."
The profound veins were the source of profound energy for regular people, while the devil origin orb was the source of profound energy for the ancient devil gods.
As for Percy, he had two sources of profound energy.
One was Poseidon's Profound Veins, while the other, was the devil origin orb that originated from the Typhon and had assimilated into his profound veins!
Possessing the blood of Poseidon and the phoenix and golden crow, he had power over water, ice and fire. However, the devil origin orb could only release dark profound energy. As it was a terrifying negative energy Percy did not want to let anyone realize he wielded such forbidden magic.
Thus, after ascertaining that he could not defeat Luke, he lured Luke deep into the ocean and then finally released the power of the devil origin orb without the slightest hesitation. The energy released by the Poseidon's Blood had all converted into darkness profound energy as well. Under the convergence of two masses of dark profound energy, Percy instantly turned into a completely awakened devil god as the aura on his body expanded at a peerlessly terrifying speed.
Clang… Hsss...
The Eternal Night Devil Sword in Luke's hand suddenly trembled, letting out an obscure metallic sound. After which, an extremely terrible-sounding voice emitted out from the Eternal Night Devil Sword. "This energy… Where did you obtain it from… Impossible… This is impossible."
Typhon's son who had been silent while watching this entire battle had finally decided to speak out.
Percy did not find the restlessness of the Eternal Night Divine Sword the slightest bit unexpected, because the devil soul within the sword was the son of the Typhon, so naturally, he would be able to catch the scent of the Typhon from his dark profound aura. Raising the Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword, the dark aura from his body speedily spread towards the blade of the sword as well and mixed with the crimson red vermillion sword glow that was originally there in the first place, forming an incomparably strange dark crimson mist.
"There's no need for me to answer a dead person," Percy's voice was shady and his face displayed haughtiness that far surpassed his usual. "Though I'm still not too comfortable with this power, it should be enough to kill you, Luke."
"Hahahahaha!" Luke laughed wildly. "Though this sovereign doesn't know where your dark profound energy came from, compared to the power of this sovereign who has stepped into the divine way, your dark profound energy is but a lowly existence. Wanting to kill this sovereign, is forever a foolish dream!"
"This time, you no longer have anywhere to run to. Die!"
The Eternal Night Devil Sword penetrated through the ocean water, smashing towards Percy's head… What seemed like a simple and plain sword strike, actually carried a might as if a devil god was making its descent.
Percy stepped forward with his right foot, the dark aura around his body intensely surged. The energy coming from his profound veins and the devil origin orb gathered on his two arms, as he smashed his sword towards Luke.
Percy, who had previously evaded Luke with all his might, had actually chosen to clash head-on this time.
"You're courting death!" Seeing that Percy was actually not dodging and was facing him head-on, Luke released a ridiculing loud roar. The energy he poured into the Eternal Night Devil Sword once again intensified, as if he was planning to shatter all of Percy's bones with a single sword strike.
The two swords clashed. Even in the ocean depths, a loud, piercing reverberation was still emitted out. The ten millennium old bedrock beneath their feet instantly disintegrated.
Wanting to expel the ocean water thirty kilometers under the ocean was incomparably difficult, because every drop of ocean water carried a heavy pressure from thirty kilometers of depth. However, the moment their two swords clashed, the three hundred meters of space surrounding Percy and Luke instantly turned into an incomparably terrifying vacuum zone and this vacuum zone was even maintained for a long while. Within it was filled with a terrifying energy that was enough to destroy mountains as tall as thirty kilometers.
Their eyes met through the lock between the Eternal Night Devil Sword and Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword. Luke's face was intensely distorted, his eyes were filled with deep astonishment. While Percy's gaze was mild, the corners of his lips curved into a light, arrogant smile.
"You…" Luke's voice was slightly trembling, fine strips of blood erupted within his eyes, because Percy was actually able to hold up against his Eternal Night Devil Sword!
He held up against his Eternal Night Devil Sword head-on and without any fancy tricks!
When the Eternal Night Devil Sword was in hand, what the devil blood and devil soul released, was power of the Divine Realm! It was the one and only absolute power in the history of the Gaia Continent that was enough to view all the profound practitioners of the Gaia Continent as ants!
It was actually… blocked by Percy!
Percy loudly roared, as flames ignited within the dark light surrounding his body. The Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword fiercely pushed forward and with a loud boom, a second wave of energy erupted from the Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword. The two of them were instantly sent flying far away.
Whooosh!
The ocean water that was expelled quickly poured back in, however, the surrounding dozens of kilometers of the deep ocean were in unrest for a long while.
Luke, who was blown away, felt a numbing sensation in his arms. He looked at his own hands in utter disbelief and with even more disbelieving eyes, he looked towards Percy who was immersed in black light on the opposite side… When his power was suppressed by Percy before he wielded the Eternal Night Devil Sword, it had merely astonished him.
However, with the devil sword now in hand and his body now circulating with power of the divine way… How could his attack possibly be fended off by a mere mortal at the Legend Realm?
"Impossible… Earlier, you must have… you must have used some sort of trick!"
Luke roared out in agitation and as if it had exploded, the black aura surrounding his body wildly surged. Then, he once again pounced towards Percy.
"This sovereign wants to see how you're going to take on this blow!"
BOOM BOOM BOOM...
Before the Eternal Night Devil Sword had even made contact, the surrounding ocean water was already in chaos, as if it was boiling water. The terrifying water pressure did not seem to exist when it came to the two of them for a distance of three hundred meters in the ocean was instantly closed. The Eternal Night Devil Sword and Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword once again clashed ruthlessly against each other.
The clashing sound this time was extremely sullen and the ocean began to shake incomparably violently. Intense ripples wildly shot out towards the surrounding ocean water, all the way towards the ocean surface thirty kilometers above. However, they did not stop there and had even shot through the waters, carrying waves of thirty kilometers in length.
Even though the surrounding world had sunk into a crisis that had never occurred before, even in ancient times, at the center of the crisis, the Eternal Night Devil Sword and Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword were as if they were glued to each other. Luke was not blown away and similarly, Percy was not blown away either.
This sword strike, a sword strike which Luke did not leave even the slightest of reserves behind due to his frenzy, was still completely received by Percy head-on.
"Guaaah…" Luke's eyes were astonished to the verge of exploding apart. To Luke, this was definitely not as simple as receiving his full powered blow but the power of the divine way he had chased after for an entire lifetime… No, it was the faith he had finally managed to obtain after experiencing countless pains and pursuing it for an entire lifetime that was seemingly about to collapse.
"It seems like this is your full power," Percy's eyes half-narrowed and he sullenly sneered. "You schemed for a thousand years, killed so many people and have even forsaken your own flesh and blood to obtain your present power. While I… have only used less than Six years!"
Percy's words were a simple declaration of a truth, without even the slightest of offensive remarks. However, when they resounded in Luke's ears, it was as if he had heard the most heartless and disdainful and most malicious curse in the world.
"AHH!" Luke loudly roared as if he was venting out, to the point where his throat had instantly turned hoarse. "Percy, no one in this world is worthy of looking down on this sovereign! How can this sovereign's strength possibly be compared to by a little bastard like you who has yet to grow out a single hair!?"
"You have but received two of this sovereign's blows… Let me see just how many of this sovereign's blows can you receive!"
This time, Luke's degree of irritation had far surpassed any single moment previously. He was like a dark ferocious beast which had been completely enraged as he charged towards Percy with a hoarse, wild roar. The Eternal Night Devil Sword smashed down with all of his might and fury.
Clang!
Boom!
Shaa—
The Eternal Night Devil Sword clashed intensely with the Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword. Within the ocean depths, it was as if an ancient divine bell was vibrating from being struck, as their positions in the ocean depths constantly changed. As they moved horizontally, the ocean water was either overbearingly expelled or annihilated into nothingness. The bedrock beneath their feet had even caved, shattered and disappeared layer by layer.
Incomparably rich black light wound about their bodies and within the ocean depths where the sun and moon could never be seen, it was as if two ten thousand year old ferocious beasts tearing each other apart had suddenly appeared.
Boom!
The blue ocean exploded and the two of them were sent flying back several hundreds of meters away at the same time. Luke's head heavily struck onto the bedrock and several meters of it instantly shattered apart. The Eternal Night Devil Sword had also plowed out a gully of several dozen meters in length in the ocean floor.
This time, Luke did not immediately charge towards Percy again. The hand he was grasping the Eternal Night Devil Sword with was trembling… Because after several hundred clashes, his two arms had seemingly been completely numbed. The gaps between his fingers were all drenched in black blood, yet he did not seem to feel the slightest bit of pain.
Compared to his numbed arms, what was even more terrifying was the energy that was surging in his entire body which was close to bursting out of his body.
Every single sword strike Luke threw out, was imbued with the power of the divine way, while Percy's Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword was already one million kilograms in weight alone. In every single clash of the two swords, the might they carried was as if a meteorite had fallen and the immense rebounds had all gone to their bodies.
Even with Luke's prided devil physique, he still found it hard to endure after several hundred intense clashes. He could feel that his own organs were about to be torn and the bones in his entire body were at the verge of falling apart.
However, at this moment, Percy let out an explosive roar. The Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword, shrouded with a dark aura, smashed towards him, carrying a terrifying might that did not seem to have weakened.
The two of them had been enduring the exact same rebounds the entire time and he was beginning to feel that his devil physique could not last much longer. Percy, however, actually looked completely unharmed and had instead grown even fiercer.
"You…" This time, other than the astonishment in Luke's eyes, there was finally a hint of fear within them. He fiercely gnashed his teeth, as he raised the Eternal Night Devil Sword horizontally to forcefully block it.
Boom!
That short breather earlier had weakened Luke's momentum and the energy of this one sword strike was far weaker than the previous ones. With a booming noise, the blood vessels in his arms erupted and blood scattered into the water. As he screamed out, his body which was leaning against the bedrock was sent flying away. Percy had merely stepped backward for a moment and had then suddenly caught up to Luke when he smashed down his sword.
"Un… unforgivable!"
"Lightless… Eternal… Night!"
Luke's pupils intensely shrank and then they intensely widened with fear. He stopped his body and fiercely puked out a large mouthful of black blood as a black light that was even denser in black aura by several times suddenly exploded. It instantly swallowed the surrounding space of several tens of meters, completely engulfing Percy within.
This was the dark domain that originated from the Illusory Tome of Eternal Nyx and it was also the most extreme dark power which Luke could release. The dark energy that had reached the stage of the divine way was sufficient enough to engulf everything within the domain into endless darkness and emptiness.
Facing this peerlessly terrifying dark domain, there was not the slightest of bit of anxiety and heaviness on Percy's face. Rather, he flashed a light, disdainful smile. Then, he completely ignored the extreme darkness that was engulfing towards him and had suddenly moved forward, with a speed that was even slightly faster than before. Under Luke's utterly disbelieving eyes, a sword stabbed into his chest and the tip of the sword penetrated out of his back.
"UWAAHHH!"
Luke's body stiffened. His eyes widened as he let out a painful and hoarse scream. The Lightless Eternal Night Domain that was just established earlier quickly dispersed like a punctured soap bubble. In front of him, Percy was grasping onto the enormous vermillion sword that had stabbed into his body with a heart-palpitating ghastly smile.
Bang!
Luke suddenly smashed his palm onto Percy's chest, pushing Percy and the Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword far into the distance. Luke held onto his chest where a hole had been punched all the way through and stepped back in a staggering manner. The pain running through his entire body felt as though he had fallen into hell itself.
"Cough… cough cough… Haha, hahahaha! Luke, isn't it really refreshing!?" Percy consecutively puked out several mouthfuls of bad blood. He looked at Luke's miserable state and laughed out loud in a wilful manner. With riptide and him fusing together, he was nearing madness more with each passing second. He even enjoyed the pain of his wounds now!
"This sovereign… shall kill you!"
"Kill you!"
All of Luke's viciousness was completely stimulated as he released the hand that was pressing on his chest. Allowing the black blood to rapidly flow, his hands grasped onto the Eternal Night Devil Sword as he crazily smashed it towards Percy.
BOOM BOOM!
A crack several dozens of kilometers in length tore through the ocean depths and under this sword strike, Percy was ruthlessly smashed flying, smashing through seven or eight boulders in the ocean. However, he instantly leapt back up the moment he landed on the ground and like a ferocious beast which did not know of pain or fear, he made a counterattack against Luke.
The two of them swept up terrifying dark tornadoes that continuously grew in intensity and their blood swirled within the tornadoes, suffusing and raging within the ocean region.
-hope city-
Boom boom!
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM...
The ocean waves below were tumbling intensely. All of the ocean within sight was in complete turmoil, as if there was a sky supporting pillar stirring chaos beneath the ocean. The constant explosive reverberations were not loud but it was as if one's heart could crack from their oppressiveness.
"Junior Brother Percy…" Calypso called out softly, as she hurriedly turned around to look at the rumbling ocean surface. Deep colors of anxiety appeared on her snow-white face.
-deep in the ocean-
After his heart had been pierced by Percy's sword, whether it was his profound energy or blood, both rapidly leaked out from Luke's body. The power behind his every subsequent sword strike was gradually weakening and with every breath, the pain he felt intensified. When he swung out his twentieth blow, the Eternal Night Devil Sword had already been smashed into a crescent shape by the Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword.
Luke could no longer take on a blow from Percy's sword and the bones in his arms all shattered into pieces. A deafening explosion resounded in his ears and the scene before his eyes started to spin as he was directly sent smashing towards the bedrock below. Only his head remained exposed on the outside.
"AAAAAHHHH!"
Luke furiously howled, the dark light around his body erupting forth. The surrounding bedrock had completely disintegrated into dust but right after, his body began to shake intensely. With his hand firmly grasping on his chest, his heavily injured body seemed to be unable to resist the chaotic water currents as he twisted and turned about. His face that was filled with agony and had turned even more ferocious than an evil ghost.
"Ha… ha…" Percy panted like a cow but he had only paused for a short few breaths of time before he once again raised his sword and charged towards Luke.
He lured Luke into the ocean depths for two reasons. One, he did not wish to expose his dark profound energy in front of outsiders and two, he had the absolute advantage within the ocean. With the sea power supporting him, he was constantly healing and regenerating his energy.
The ocean currents and water pressure here could restrict people's movements and spiritual senses and could even increase one's energy consumption by a considerable degree. However, to Percy whose body carried the Blood of Poseidon, all these negative influences were completely non-existent. Rather, the rich water elements here could hasten the recovery of his injuries and profound energy.
"Urgh…" Seeing Percy charging towards him again this quickly, a groan that seemed to be filled with agony and despair leaked out from Luke's throat. However, his bone-shattered arms could not even raise the Eternal Night Devil Sword in time.
Boom!
An enormous vortex swirled up within the ocean depths as Luke was smashed firmly on his chest. He screamed out and was then sent flying far away, brushing a long streak of crimson-black blood within the ocean water. The Eternal Night Devil Sword had also flown out of his grasp in that motion
Luke flew for several hundreds of meters before he stopped due to the obstruction from the ocean waters. His entire body was like a pile of boneless, tattered flesh while he powerlessly swirled with the tumbling ocean water. It was as if he had completely lost all his energy.
Though Percy's body was soaked in blood, his expression and aura were still incomparably ferocious.
Just from profound energy alone, if not because the Devil orb and Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword had suppressed Luke in all aspects, he indeed would not have been a match for Luke.
However, when speaking of physiques and recovery abilities, Luke's self-proclaimed undefeatable "devil physique" was far from being comparable to his dragon god physique and his blood of Poseidon.
"It's about time for this to end, Luke." Percy panted heavily. Separating the ocean water, he walked towards the silent Luke a step at a time.
At this moment, an irregular black aura suddenly surged from Luke's body. Following after, his eyes opened and his body which was filled with vermillion scars suddenly flipped up. Then, he stretched out his arm and the Eternal Night Devil Sword flew back into his grasp.
That layer of irregular black aura began spreading toward the Eternal Night Devil Sword as well.
Suddenly, an intense metallic cry sounded from the Eternal Night Devil Sword and following after, the devil soul within the sword emitted out a hysterical roar. "You… What are you doing!? Ah— Stop!"
"..." Percy fiercely stopped his feet. At that one moment, he suddenly had a dangerous feeling… It was as if an extremely terrifying evil spirit from a bygone era was awakening within Luke's body.
"Luke, you… Ahh! What are you doing… Stop!"
"You dare… You scum… Ahh! Even if this sovereign turns into a ghost, this sovereign will never forgive you! "
The screams of the devil soul within the sword grew even more agonizing and then, after one final roar filled with despair, it sank into complete silence. The devil's eyes that had been struggling within the hilt of the sword, had completely closed as well.
An abnormal black miasma suddenly surged from Luke's body. His entire body was clearly covered in heavy injuries and his profound strength was weakened, yet the dark devil's aura on his body was intensely rising at an extremely abnormal rate.
Luke's eyes slowly opened at this moment, a pair of indescribably deep, dark light beams shot towards Percy… as if the eyes of a devil that had been asleep for countless years had suddenly opened.
"..." Percy's expression heavily sank, the two hands he were holding onto the Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword with slowly tightened as he said with a low voice. "Luke, as I expected, you have already gone mad."
What Luke did earlier, was clearly forcefully devouring the devil soul within the Eternal Night Devil Sword!
By devouring the soul of a primordial devil, the devil blood and devil soul within his body achieved a perfect fusion in its truest sense, allowing his dark profound energy to surge for a short period of time. However, this sort of state evidently could only be maintained for an extremely short period of time. After that, following after the gradual disappearance of the devil soul within his body, Luke's profound energy would forever be broken off from the divine way and his lifespan would also be shortened by an extreme degree.
If severing his future prospects and his lifespan were costs to forcefully obtaining the power of the devil blood were considered as draining the pond to catch a fish, then, his present actions, were akin to killing the goose that laid the golden eggs in his madness!
"No one… can defeat this sovereign… No one!"
Luke's entire being was enveloped in dense black light, the only thing that could be seen from his entire body were a pair of devil-like eyes.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Luke stepped forward. Due to heavy injuries, his body was a little shaky but his every step would cause intense quakes in the ocean depths, as if a true devil god was closing in.
Percy slowly raised his two arms, the vermillion and pitch-black glows on the Heaven Smiting Sword circulated chaotically. He sensed a never-before-seen terrifying pressure… A terrifying might that was close to a twofold increase of Luke's at his previous peak condition!
"Percy… This sovereign shall… shred your corpse into tens of thousands of pieces!"
Luke's voice had already turned as coarse as sandpaper. His every word carried incomparable agony and hatred. When his feet stopped, the surrounding ocean water was annihilated and quickly disappeared. Before he had even lifted his finger, an incomparably terrifying vacuum zone had already appeared in Luke's surroundings.
"GUAHHHH!"
As Luke roared out, the Eternal Night Devil Sword which had had its devil soul devoured, carried the might and hatred that originated from the nine hells, as it smashed towards Percy.
Before the sword aura had even closed in, Percy was already absolutely certain that the present him was definitely unable to take on this strike. If he were to take it on through brute force, he would definitely suffer heavy repercussions.
Percy's feet quickly stepped back and he disappeared the exact moment that pitch-black devil sword smashed its way towards him.
Bang!
The Eternal Night Devil Sword smashed Percy's afterimage apart and several hundreds of meters of bedrock beneath it were all lifted up. An enormous fissure madly tore through the ocean depths, stretching into the unknown.
Percy appeared one hundred and fifty meters away but was still ruthlessly swept into a somersault by the shockwave. His expression sank. Swinging out his left arm, the blue-colored Trident materialized into a sharp sword and it stabbed straight towards Luke's close to "eye-piercing" dark eyes.
Luke's dark profound energy had expanded but because of the heavy injuries on his body, his movements were especially slow and made with great difficulty. The moment he retracted the Eternal Night Devil Sword, his eyes had already been stabbed by the Sea God Trident.
"AAAAHHHH!"
Luke released a tragic roar like a wild beast, his right hand firmly held onto his eyes. On the other hand, right at this moment, Percy had already charged over like lightning, his eyes emitting a pitch-black peripheral light that was even fiercer than Luke's.
"The one who's going to die… is you!"
"Divine Sea God's Transformation!"
The profound light on Percy's body erupted, his profound aura instantly expanded… and the degree of its expansion had even far surpassed Luke who had forcefully devoured the devil soul.
"UWAGHHH! This sovereign will kill you! Kill you!" Sensing Percy approaching, Luke madly screamed out as the Eternal Night Devil Sword smashed towards Percy again while swirling up the aura of a devil god that could even shake the blue ocean.
"Thousand Layered Waves:Divine Sea Tsunami!"
This time, Percy did not choose to retreat. Carrying the extreme power of the forcefully opened "Divine Sea Transformation," the Heaven Smiting Devil Sword smashed towards Luke.
Everything within several dozens of kilometers, no matter the ocean water or the bedrock, all of it had disappeared without a trace, turning into complete nothingness. At that one moment, there were more than several hundred black holes of different sizes flickering at the same time.
Amidst the loud reverberations that could seemingly overturn the ocean, Percy's arms swirled with blood while Luke's entire body was already splattered with pitch-black blood. His right arm had instantly shattered into dust and the Eternal Night Devil Sword was sent flying far away like a stone which had been struck by a meteorite.
Percy's expression had turned even more ferocious than a devil. Not caring in the least about the injuries nor the energy and blood that was rumbling chaotically all around his body, he channeled the remaining energy from his profound veins and the devil origin orb. Carrying all of his hatred and killing intent, he pierced the Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword towards Luke.
The vermillion sword beam turned into a meteorite amidst the darkness, piercing into Luke's body… And then, with its force carrying Percy along, it penetrated right through!"
"Ah… Ah… Aahh… Aaah…"
Blood poured out from Luke's right eye and his glaring left eye which was filled with streaks of blood was already at the verge of exploding. Slowly, he lowered his head and looked towards his own body. His sight however, did not make contact with his chest but had landed on the darkness behind, through an immensely huge hole.
A large hole close to thirty centimeters in width appeared in his body. His organs and profound veins had all been completely destroyed. The once undefeatable "devil physique," had turned into a bag of blood with a large hole torn through it, as crimson black blood rushed out.
"Uug…" Percy who had penetrated through Luke, had a complexion as pale as paper. He knelt onto the ground and had only managed to catch his breath after several breaths of time. A frailty he never once had before filled his entire body and his hands could no longer even raise the Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword.
With his current physique, though the consequences of forcefully opening "Divine Sea Transformation" were not as miserable as in the past, it was still hard to bear. Furthermore, he had even forcefully Used Divine Sea Transformation Thrice against Luke and the endurance of his body had already reached its limits. The energy of the devil origin orb had also completely depleted with his final strike. Only within his profound veins, were there still small amounts of energy left.
Turning around with great difficulty, he looked at Luke whose body had a huge hole smashed into it by him and he refreshingly laughed out loud. "Ha… Hahahaha… Hahahahaha! Luke… This is… the end of your road! Cough cough…"
His loud laughter ruthlessly stirred the injuries all around his body. As he rubbed off the fresh blood from the corner of his lips, his face still wore a proud and arrogant smile.
"Ah… Ah… Im.. Impossi… ble… How… can… this sovereign..."
Whoosh!
The surrounding ocean water poured in, once again filling up the place that was annihilated into a vacuum zone by the powers of the two people.
The ocean water swirled up Luke's black blood and his strength was also quickly disappearing with the loss of his blood. His body which had lost its strength could no longer resist the heavy pressure beneath the blue ocean and he began to gradually twist and deform.
Incomparable fear could be seen within Luke's widened eyes as he sensed his own power quickly flowing away. A terrifyingly hoarse voice emitted out from his mouth...
"No… This sovereign's power… This sovereign's power… No… No… No… NO!"
"This… This can't be true… This sovereign's power… This sovereign's power…"
His remaining arm wildly flailed about in the water, as if he was trying to capture the power that was quickly flowing away back into his own body. However, what came in exchange for his struggles and terrified roars were still the heartless vanishes of his life and and power.
"Ahh… NO! This sovereign's power… Come back… COME BACK! This sovereign doesn't want to become trash… Come back… COME BAAACK… WUAAAHHH…"
His struggles, his roars, in the end, had actually turned into an agonized cry of despair and powerlessness. His body, which was quickly losing its strength, had already been twisted into an extremely terrifying shape under the water pressure.
Percy panted heavily as he used the water elements to slowly restore his own vitality and profound strength. Looking at Luke's miserable state, the refreshingness in his heart receded and few hints of pity had even surfaced.
In both his lifetimes, he had been in a desperate pursuit for Revenge. For that goal, his entire life was filled with schemes and he spent his entire life using all possible means to accomplish it. Finally, he used a thousand years to obtain his wish but on the very first day he became the "Heavenly Sovereign," he was sent into hell.
To him, losing power, was undoubtedly the most brutal torture in the world.
"This sovereign's power… This sovereign is… the overlord under the heavens… Why… Wh...y…"
Even when his entire body had already been tattered and twisted to the point where not a single feature of a human remained, he was still unwilling to die off as he roared out in despair...
"Why? Because of your own desires, you were willing to use anything in your disposal. You did all those evil deeds, killed so many innocent people, and destroyed the lives of so many people… Even if I don't kill you today, there will still come a day, where you will be judged by heaven's law!"
After Percy roared out, his palm suddenly stretched out. A mass of flames pierced through the ocean water and smashed onto Luke's damaged body.
Bang!
This mass of flames was not intense and it could not possibly burn even a single strand of hair of the previous Luke. However, to the present Luke, it was the flames of annihilation. Amidst the explosive fiery light, Luke emitted his final scream of unwillingness, before quickly disappearing within the flames.
He was then completely burnt into pitch-black ash and was scattered everywhere by the turbulent ocean water.
In both his lifetime, he might have lived several days that could be said to have challenged the heavens. However, before he could even have the time to truly enjoy the results he exhausted his lifetime to obtain, he was already reduced into ashes.
"Whoosh!"
Percy took in a deep breath, his entire body powerlessly floating in the ocean water. It was as if he no longer even had the energy to balance his body.
Percy laughed self-mockingly. Then, he closed his eyes and lightly said. "Artemis, do you see this? I won. I defeated Luke. Without you by my side, I'm finally able to defeat a powerful enemy as well… If you see this… Heh… Will you be willing to praise me a little…"
Artemis's usual cold and stern look surfaced in his mind. He could not help but laugh and within the warmth of his laughter carried a hint of bitterness. When he opened his eyes, the figure of a blonde haired girl floated in front him for an instant, stormy grey eyes gleaming as she held up a dagger.
Then the world darkened and twisted. Percy felt power flood his veins again. Along with power, he felt enormous bloodlust fill every part of him." What… what…..?" Percy's eyes widened and he gasped as he felt utter hatred cover his thoughts. Then mocking laughter sounded in his mind." Finally! Come old friend, let's get rid of all your enemies!" Percy watched helplessly as his arms moved by themselves and he flew out of the ocean.
A sinister smile covered his face as he surveyed the ocean. Then he shot towards hope city.
Note: song- The Part that Hurts the Most by Thousand Foot Krutch
-meanwhile-
Artemis gasped and sat up, looking around uncomprehendingly. Drew knelt by her side, channeling energy into her. she smiled wickedly." Oh your highness! Such worry for a disciple!" artemis sat up and grabbed her arm." Where is he ! What happened?" drew chuckled softly then jerked her head towards the west." he took the battle away. He wanted a one on one. Perhaps he's already dead."
Artemis eyes flashed silver and drew felt suffocating killing intent spread out from her. without a word she flipped her hand up and a silver sword appeared in her palm. She immediately rose into the air and flew away.
Drew chuckled." Looks like she's regained around half her power. She should be able to kill Luke without any problems. Such a pity Percy had to die though."
Calypso saw Percy flying over and she burst into smiles as she shot towards him." Percy! I knew you could do it!" she drew closer to him, just then a sene of danger covered her. her eyes widened as Percy swung his sword at her.
There was a bang and the sky shook as a silver sword suddenly appeared in between, blocking the swing. artemis appeared by her side." Run foolish girl! he's under the control of the Devil Sword God!" calypso's eyes widened even further and she retreated hurriedly. She had never expected Percy could ever try to attack her.
She watched with bated breath as he and his master faced off." Idiot disciple! You will fight your master?!" artemis shouted raising her sword. Percy gave a crazy laugh and lifted the devil slayer sword." Ahahaha! Right now even you are not my match artemis!" his skin was trailing darkness type power as he suddenly shot forward swinging his sword.
Artemis grit her teeth, then her sword lowered." I took that sword for you! I'm not afraid of taking this one either!" . Percy cackled and swung down with all his force. At the last moment his expression twisted and his aim swerved, missing her.
He scowled and twisted bringing his sword around with full force. It clashed with her sword, sending her flying. She spun and stopped and shouted at him." You idiot! Wake up and see me! This is the last time you'll see me!"
Percy roared and clutched his head.. his face twisted and he started swinging his sword wildly, stirring up the ocean around them." C-curse you… this is the last time!... because I will kill you!" he shrieked and shot forward, his eyes turning pure black.
Artemis scowled and raised her sword." Hong'er!"she shouted loudly as she clashed with Percy. The sword shook and suddenly Percy's expression twisted even further. He backed away, swinging at artemis to keep her back." Back off you vile creature!" artemis followed him, blocking each swing.
"Percy! All those years back, you were willing to let me stab you! that day in the dragon god trial, you told the dragon god, you believed I would never hurt you! then trust me today!" she shot forward, sword pointed at his chest, ignoring defense. Percy shuddered and the sword in his hands shivered.
His eyes closed and he dropped the sword. He stretched out his arms and embraced artemis just as she rammed the sword into his chest. He shivered and coughed up blood, but his grip on her didn't loosen even slightly as he stroked her hair. Artemis blinked away the tears from her eyes as her divine power spread through out his body from her sword, dispersing the excess devil energy back into the devil orb hidden inside him. Percy gasped as he regained control of his body then slumped in her arms, feeling the world turn black. Artemis hugged him and he heard her soft whispers as his consciousness faded." Idiot disciple… even if I leave you today… you still have many friends… and if that stupid sword oversteps his bounds. Call hong'er. When you're in danger, she will hear the call of your soul, and she will help you." her soft hands stroked his cheek and he blacked out.
Artemis grit her teeth and wiped her tears. Calypso was still staring open mouthed. Artemis snorted coldly then beckoned to her." you. silly girl." calypso snapped out of her shock then rushed over. Artemis pushed Percy over to her." take care of my idiot disciple. Don't worry. He's back to normal. And don't mention this to him. He'll hate himself and blame himself for losing control." Calypso nodded mutely.
Artemis sighed and then turned. She gripped space and tore it open before disappearing into it. drew felt her presence and tore open space and joined her as well." Well your highness, you need to go back home. I'm continuing my vacation!" she giggled softly. Artemis nodded silently then turned to the right." You cannot let him come to the realm of the gods." She snarled. A soft chuckle floated out of the darkness." Oh please mistress. I'm the gateway keeper. You can't order me around. Anyone with sufficient power is allowed to pass." Artemis grit her teeth with frustration." But he cannot pass before he reaches the divine realm! Understood!" Chiron chuckled." Of course. But then… I am the trainer of heroes, so I suppose it is my duty to train him."
A.N.: thank god for the Pertemis moments. Cuz they're so cute. Also you guys must be glad, since Luke finally died. Also we have Chiron showing his horsey face as long last! And so the fourth arc ends and the chase after artemis begins towards the fifth arc! And the next chapter is something I smashed out while being half asleep last night. Its not great, so skip the smut if you want.
And yeah no more daily updates. I'm burned out to the limit pulling all nighters. I can type around 1K to 2K words in an hour if I do it nice and slow and proofread it. so you can imagine the time it takes to update so fast. I don't mind the effort but I'm just out of ideas for the events of the realm of gods. I mean I know I want Percy to chase artemis and find her. but what happens in between? How does Percy go from Legend to Full God level? What new powers does he get? Who does he meet and how do the girls in his harem fall for him?
I just planned out the arc where he finds artemis and saves her. but I still need to plan what happens in between and how he grows stronger. So clearly I am in a bind. I'm not all out of ideas. I have enough to write another couple chapters, then deadlock. So I'm gonna slow down my releases. I'm sorry since I know how annoying it is when a fast paced story suddenly cuts off. So I'll try planning it out. All ideas will help! And maybe i should try that beta thingummy. Well keep an eye out for my updates and keep reviewing awesome ideas!
Yes im talking to you~ heretical god Douluo and The YoLOman.
Peace bro's