Chapter 103: Zaydra’s Desperate Attack

Chapter 103: Zaydra’s Desperate Attack

In Zeth’s unconscious mind, his Blood Magic fades away like a pool of blood being pulled into a black void. On his body, it fades away like it’s being evaporated.

“He was using Blood Magic,” Korobu says, looking at Zeth’s unconscious body. “It’s released when chemical reactions of magic occur in a person’s blood. I’m sure that in that mansion, he had a lot of opportunities for weird things to interact with him.”

“Is that so?” Crimson wonders aloud.

Korobu’s smile shifts into a neutral expression. “However, that did not seem to ‘be’ Zeth. I admit that even I’m stumped by it. But there’s no time to think about that because now you must begin the consumption.”

Crimson walks up to Zeth and hovers his arms over him. Before he is able to continue, a person seemingly appears in an instant in front of him and punches him in the face, sending him flying back into the trees.

It is Zeth’s older sister, Zaydra, who is crying and furious at the same time. She grabs Zeth, looking down at his face.

“I’m sorry!!” Zaydra cries. “I almost let Korobu ruin your life a second time!”

She looks at Korobu, glaring deep into his eyes as he stares at her with disapproval.

“Korobu!!” Zaydra screams. “I will not fall to you this time!!!”

About 15 angels arrive, flying down from the sky. Zaydra hands Zeth over to them.

“Take him to safety!” Zaydra commands.

“Got it,” a female angel replies.

“I want five of you to treat the injuries of his friends,” Zaydra adds.

“On it,” a male angel responds.

The angels with Zeth fly away while five others go over to the heroes.

“Thanks,” Emily says. “But where are they taking Zeth?”

“To Angel Sanctuary,” a male angel replies. “His case is an emergency so he has to go now, but after we are done here, all of you will be going there too.”

“I will not let you have your way, Korobu!!!” Zaydra screams as she charges toward Korobu with extreme speed. She continuously punches him with very powerful blows. He does not even attempt to counter as each blow lands like it could be cracking his bones. She stops her punches and strikes with an ultra-powerful kick, blowing him back with intense force. He crashes into many trees, hitting with enough force to shatter them. His momentum ends as he lands near a large rock.

“I’m going to end you!!!” Zaydra screams, continuing her fury with growing rage.

She begins forming and releasing a continuous barrage of Star Shine Blasts at Korobu, causing numerous explosions.

She crosses her hands with her index and middle fingers pointing forward. “Geesabo Shodon Zen Tero!!!!”

Sasha thinks, “I understand it! Those are ancient words meaning ‘Bringing Destruction Upon Evil’.”

A large orb of energy surrounds Zaydra’s body.

“Goddess Divine Super Nova!!!!”

Zaydra thrusts her arms forward, launching the large orb of energy toward Korobu in the distance.

“I will not let you ruin Zeth!!!!”

The orb smashes into the area with the large rock, setting off a massive explosion that envelopes the entire area. The explosion’s light is almost blinding, but Zaydra continues to stare ahead, her eyes focused and serious.

After the explosion ends, all that is left is a massive crater. Everything caught in the explosion was completely destroyed. The heroes see in amazement the power that Zaydra has.

“Incredible!” Joe shouts.

“And to think this means she could have defeated Daykona in one hit!” Kurt notes.

Zaydra appears exhausted now and falls to her knees, breathing heavily.

“I couldn’t do it…” she laments.

She slowly gets up and walks over to the heroes, who are still being tended to by the angels, with a sad and worried face.

“What’s wrong?” Sasha asks. “Didn’t that kill Korobu?”

Tears start flowing down Zaydra’s face. “No… He was letting me land those hits. He had no intention of fighting seriously.”

The heroes’ smiles change to frowns, saddened to hear that.

“The truth is that this was a desperate attack,” Zaydra says. “If I had lost complete control of my anger and used all of my power, all of you would have been wiped out. He realized this and took advantage to escape during my last attack… Even though the attack was created to smite down even the strongest of evil, it does not discriminate, and that is necessary if you want to destroy evil. Korobu is no longer in the area but I don’t know why he left without a fight. If anything, I at least injured him. Come. We are going to Angel Sanctuary.”

***

Somewhere in a cave miles away from that area.

Korobu tends to Crimson’s injuries, patching him up.

“Why didn’t you fight?” Crimson asks, disappointed in the result.

“She was about ready to blow up everyone there in her rage,” Korobu with a calm smile. “I didn’t want to risk your death.”

“Yeah, but look how injured you are.”

Korobu glances down at his own wounded body, filled with bruises, blood wounds, and torn clothes.

Korobu lets out a humming laugh. “Hmhmhm. Yes, I suppose I am quite injured. But that’s what happens when you decide to take on a lot of hits from a powerful divine being. I will let her take the victory. But sometime in the future, I will be far stronger than I am now. It’s part of the nature of my one-of-a-kind power.”

“What do you mean?”

“My power is not from this world. You could go all over Earth, Heaven, Hell, or any of the other dimensions connected to them, and you will not find anyone else with Abyss Magic. The progenitor of the abyss rests outside of this world and did not pass it on through his bloodline or by ‘giving’ the magic to someone.”

“Then how was it passed on?”

“Perhaps I will tell you one day after you have consumed Zeth. When that happens, I will tell you everything you want to know about my power.”

“There’s no chance that I won’t consume him! I will do it! I will get after him immediately!”

“Be patient. This story still has a long way to go, I feel. These next few years, possibly decades, maybe centuries, or even millennia, will be very interesting. For now, know this, there is so much out there in the galaxy. You just have to go beyond the stars to find them.”

With Zaydra’s desperate attack, she is able to force Korobu to retreat. The heroes will now go to Angel Sanctuary.

Chapter 103 END

To be Continued in Chapter 104: Mansion of Horrors Arc Wrap-Up