Chapter 82: The Divine Raging Star

Chapter 82: The Divine Raging Star

Poleon’s voice echoes through the dark purple dimension. “This power…”

“It’s my Raging Star Mode,” Zeth says. “The energy from my aura does not discriminate. It attacks everything in reach, friend or foe. So I must be careful where and when I use it. Unfortunately for you, you got nothing to hide behind.”

Harmona’s voice reaches him. “You have enough power to defeat him! You can do this!”

“Right.” Zeth says as he stands firm.

Zeth starts slowly walking toward the fraction as he forms a Raging Star Blast in his hand. Then, in an instant, he dashes forward, reaching the fraction in under a second. Blur lines trail behind him as he moves. He shoves the Raging Star Blast directly into the fraction’s face.

The attack blows the top half of the fraction to bits.

Poleon thinks, “That was a Blur Dash, an advanced movement technique. All beings with magic are capable of using it, but only the truly elite can master it. Sometimes, an unmastered version can be used on instinct. He won’t be able to replicate that.”

The fraction rapidly regenerates, but Zeth is no longer there.

“Up here!” Zeth shouts as he drops from above and throws a powerful punch into the top of the fraction’s head, smashing it in.

Now within range, his raging aura begins attacking the fraction on its own, piercing it in multiple places. At the same time, Zeth unleashes a relentless barrage of punches. The fraction is not powerful enough to counter.

Zeth finishes by kicking the fraction, sending it flying backward.

“This will end it!”

He crosses his arms, placing each hand on the opposite shoulder. Gold begins mixing into his red-tinted body as a wave of golden energy flows outward.

“Saykomera!”

Zeth charges straight into the fraction, unleashing the golden wave that tears into it, slicing the body into pieces.

“Not enough!? Well then, Raging Star Combo!!”

He uncrosses his arms and lifts them upward. His raging aura rises into the air, carrying the pieces of the fraction with it. The aura stops ascending and instead begins tearing into the fragments, breaking them down even further.

“The combo doesn’t stop here!”

Zeth leaps into the air and places his left hand flat atop his right.

“Derjazou Combo!!”

He rotates his hands from a horizontal position to a vertical one. Numerous red spikes erupt from the palm of his right hand, piercing each fragment of the fraction and preventing it from reforming quickly.

“Derjazou…” Sasha says. “An ancient word for ‘Red Torment’.”

Zeth lands and moves directly beneath the suspended fragments. He lifts his left arm while gripping it with his right.

“Starry Beam Combo!!”

A large golden beam releases upward, annihilating every remaining piece of the fraction. The beam continues past them, slamming into the ceiling of the dark purple dimension and beginning to tear it apart.

Miniature stars scatter everywhere, similarly destroying other parts of the dark purple dimension. The dimension begins to fall apart. Moments later, the dark purple void is gone. Zeth and Sasha now stand in a normal room of the mansion. The fraction is completely destroyed.

Poleon’s voice lingers. “Know that this was nothing more than a minor defeat. You haven’t seen the last of me. For as long as I live, I will continue to pursue both of you.”

“You are clearly nothing but evil!” Zeth shouts. “We will never go with you!”

“Hmhmhahaha! Oh really?” Poleon replies. “Just remember that everyone has skeletons in their closet. That includes your mother, the Light Goddess. Actually, I’d say the Light Goddess has more skeletons in her closet than the Dark Goddess has. Remember that! Never forget it! Hahahahaha…”

The laughter fades as the last traces of Poleon’s energy disappear from the mansion.

With the divine energies gone, Zeth’s temporary divine power fades. His hair returns to black, and his irises change back to brown. Sasha’s black sclera return to white, while her red irises remain unchanged.

“I don’t know what he’s getting at, but he pissed me off.” Zeth says.

“Yeah…” Sasha says just before she stares upward. “Saykomera. Derjazou. Why do we know what these words mean?”

“Sasha?”

“It’s nothing,” she says. “I just don’t understand how we know what the ancient words mean when we were never taught them.”

“Must be inborn knowledge,” Zeth replies. “We are the children of goddesses, after all. I’m also sure I wouldn’t have been able to pull off all of those combos so easily without divine power.”

Sasha nods.

Zeth notices her eyes are white again. He thinks, “Wait. Why were her eyes black before? She shouldn’t have Dark Divine Eyes while her power is still sealed. Was her body reacting to the divine energies?”

***

In Heaven.

Harmona paces, visibly frustrated.

“Poleon, your timing couldn’t be worse! What are you after?!”

She turns sharply toward two angels.

“Get our task force on the case!”

“Okay,” a male angel replies. “I will send them out!”

Zeth and Sasha have escaped the clutches of Poleon, but Harmona is left without answers! What will her task force uncover?!

Chapter 82 END

To be Continued in Chapter 83: Kurt, Joe, and Mansion Fun