Divine Intervention

“What the hell!”

What’s going on! There was mana in the fist I just threw at this thing, so why did it just break apart. Before I could continue to ponder my situation, Lewey tried to attack me while I was still close. I jumped back, narrowly surviving incoming damage. Alright, second time's the charm!

“I don’t know what you did, but this time it won’t work!”

I tired the same thing, and landed a punch on the same area. The same thing happened, what the hell is going on?

“...so you were going to beat me?”

“Wha-”

“...Never again, I’ll Never Be That Pathetic EVER AGAIN!”

The slime Lewey controlled surrounded my fist, I was then thrown into the nearby wall. I felt the air leave my lungs after coming in contact with it, unlike my skirmish with Marcus, Lewey’s attack just now actually hurt. Before I could even consider breaking free, Lewey used his slam to slam me into the ceiling of the hallway we were in. After that he slammed me into the floor, it was like I was the toy of some sick child. I couldn’t help but cough up some blood, Lewey really does hate bullies doesn’t he.

I felt something tugging on my arm, that’s when I realized the slime Lewey attached to my arm was still there. In the next moment, my body was pulled into the air like a fish connected to a fishing line. Next thing I knew my body was being swallowed by the giant slime I was facing. I found myself unable to move let alone breath, this was worse than being submerged in water. This feeling of this gel on my skin, this is torture!

“It doesn’t feel so good does it, now you know why I always crave warmth.”

“Wha…”

Where the hell is he! I hear his voice, but I can’t see him! That's when, I finally noticed it. There was a skeleton floating in the slime, slowly the skeleton was surrounded in a ghastly haze with a light blue hue. Soon the once pale skeleton appeared with flesh and clothes, the flesh and clothes that belonged to Lewey!

“Finally at long last, I’ll have warmth!”

“!!!”

He reached out his hand and touched my chest, suddenly I felt a sharp pain echoing in my body. At the same time, I could feel my consciousness start slipping. This bastard, he’s absorbing my life force isn’t he! I tried to move my arms to stop him, but I didn’t have the strength. Lewey snickered as he watched me struggle.

“Serves you right, you tried to hurt me and now here you are sitting helplessly. Don’t worry, I won’t let your lifeforce go to waste!”

D-dammit, I’m starting to feel faint…n-no, not like this…I have...to help Nina…

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…Where am I? It’s pitch black here, did I die? Damn, that brat meant what she said. She really let me die, well that’s just fantastic! *Sigh* I’m sorry Nina, I wasn’t able to help you. More than that, sorry Stacy, I couldn’t save you either.

“You don’t need to worry about that.”

Wha-What! Who was that just now! I looked around the dark space I was in, but no one was there. That’s when a strange light appeared out of nowhere, the light was in the shape of a strange winged symbol. What’s even more strange was that the voice belonging to this light sounded familiar.

“I can’t do much right now, but I can help you in this situation. If you wish to survive then you’re gonna have to use your head. Please, the divine vessel is in danger! The only one with the power to do anything right now is you!”

Soon I felt this strange warmth in my body, I looked at my hand only to see some golden light covering it. Well well well, looks like it’s time for round 2.

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“GAHHH!!! What’s going on! His lifeforce, it’s burning!”

My eyes sprung back open, I glared at Lewey holding his hand. Looks like he burned it when he tried to steal my lifeforce. I tried to move my body around, and unlike before it feels like I’m swimming in water. Next was trying to concentrate my mana in my fist again, lucky for me it’s a success. I swam toward a bewildered Lewey and sank my fist into his face. I sent the twerp flying, sadly I didn’t send him out the slime though.

“Impossible! My slime was supposed to be able to dissipate your mana! How are you using it right now!”

“Don’t worry about that, you little bastard! You wanted a taste of my lifeforce, Well you can have it!”

I began to build up my mana within me, and prepared to do something dangerous. I discharged mana not from my fist, but my whole body. The result was light engulfing the entire slime, as well as the terrified face of Leaky Lewey. It’s strange though, I was able to manipulate my mana easier than usual and on top of that my mana looks gold. That strange symbol that helped me must have done this, and I doubt that was Eve’s doing. Was it another ghost? Just what the hell is going on here? However, instead of my questions getting answered, I instead felt all the mana in my body leave at once and felt my body fly off as if I was shot out of a cannon.