NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1499: Blake VS Asmodeus 3
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"What?! No? It has always been about us! About surviving, fighting, thriving, winning! You said it yourself, you want nothing but to win now!"
"Not for exactly just for myself anymore... there are hundreds of lives I care about, that are precious to me... I have gotten this far thanks to them."
"...Nonsense! I WON'T ACCEPT THIS STUPIDITY!"
Asmodeus conjured even more destructive magic, as countless Blood Novas reached Blake faster than he could stop them, exploding one after another.
Blake unleashed his True Domain, combining both his Umbral Crimson with his Spacetime-Warping Calamity Domain, clashing against the constant explosions like a wall of darkness and burning blood.
BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM!
Then, with his hands, he grasped the domain and wrapped it around his spear, forming a massive spear hundreds of times its original size.
Asmodeus grew desperate, his blood fusing with his weapons into larger constructions, clashing against Blake with swords, spears, axes, and hammers.
CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!
"I cannot accept it...! You?! Stronger than me?! What...?! IMPOSSIBLE!"
"You're a failure, you were unable to win, you were unable to protect your family! And... you were never able to protect her."
"Her?!"
Asmodeus' face changed expressions for a moment, his vampiric ruthlessness fading away, as he called something.
His face was suddenly filled with... horror and disbelief, and even despair as he remembered something.
As an embodiment of his records that was aware of his loss against Lucifer, Asmodeus knew what happened to everyone.
But because he decided to win no matter what and seize this new future...
He had completely forgotten about all of them, focusing only on his own dreams.
"...You remember her now, don't you?!"
Blake clashed against Asmodeus, his spear rapidly piercing through and destroying his armor, blowing through one of his arms, and destroying it.
"NNNGGH...! Y-YOU DAMN...!"
Asmodeus roared angrily, losing his composure, as his lost arm, and the blood dripping from it, transformed into a mass of black and red tendrils and countless eyes.
"{SANGRE'S EMBODIMENT}!"
Sangre's Embodiment, a forbidden Blood Magic Spell that temporarily turns a part of a vampire body into the vessel of Sangre, or well, one of her many spawns.
"GRYYAAAAH!"
His arm, monstrously fused with him once more, as Asmodeus unleashed a barrage of powerful punches, destroying Blake's armor even more, while using his other arm to control five different grimoires he had stolen from various organizations and families through the universe, conjuring Blood Novas and Blood Apocalypses in quick succession.
"You cannot fathom to even reach my power, you faker!"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
An endless barrage of explosions once more engulfed Blake, as his armor began to rapidly shatter into pieces, missiles, laser beams, and weapons made of his Domain were all nullified by the immense amount of attacks.
Indeed, this was his true power, 100% the power he had before he died, the same power that pushed Lucifer to almost death!
The only way for Blake to finally face Lucifer and have a chance of winning was to surpass his previous self.
"I have attained power through countless battles and sacrifices... And even what you've seen until now isn't my full potential, Asmodeus!"
Blake roared, as his Domain suddenly turned into the spirit of a furious, vengeful dragon.
"{Abyssal Dragon Spirit of the Eclipsing Sun}!"
"ROOOAAARRRR!"
In that moment, the Spirit he created from devouring Fafnir and the Outer God sponsoring him emerged, devouring through Asmodeus monstrous arm and nullifying his magic, as the power of the Eclipsing Sun, quite literally, eclipsed everything.
Blake moved forward, taking the spirit dragon into his spear and then, piercing through Asmodeus chest as he pushed through his magic and attacks.
CLAAASH!
"G-Gaaack?!"
Asmodeus vomited blood, glaring at Blake in disbelief, his eyes widening, as veins popped through his face, his fangs growing longer and sharper as blood dripped from his mouth.
"Y-You...! You bastard...! How dare you- Ah!"
And at that moment, Asmodeus saw something unbelievable.
Bright holy light surged from Asmodeus right hand, a blinding, glowing light that embodied a star itself.
The first ever star to shine through the universe created by God.
The Morning Star.
It took the form of a blazing sword made of holy spirit energy, fusing with it.
And then piercing Asmodeus chest once more, with both Gluttony and this sword piercing him...
He had no chance for a full recovery anymore.
"That power...! You...! You have it...? How?!"
Asmodeus was filled with disbelief, unable to understand what he was seeing right now.
And yet, Blake looked at him seriously in the eyes.
"I faced his vessel and stole a fragment of his power."
"U-Unbelievable... How desperate are you?! What... how... how did I never accomplished what you have...? What do I lack that you have?! This is...! Unfair..."
"You never lacked anything, you simply never recognized what you had, and you never... loved it."
"...Love?! Are you serious?"
"No, I'm not... but this is how I truly felt. There's no other way to tell you the truth."
"..."
"I have too many people I want to protect, and too many I love and care for... Eleanora, she's there with me."
"What? She's... not dead?"
"Through the powers of Spiritias, I was able to revive her as one of my Spirits."
"..."
"You've lost, Asmodeus. Your body is now turning into cinders, the same way it did before, as you had no way to go against Lucifer's Morning Star, which ultimately nullified most of our arsenal."
"Eleanora..."
"..."
Asmodeus suddenly started crying tears of blood, as his body was turning into black ashes.
Memories of him with Eleanora suddenly flashed through his mind.
Of the first years of them living in the dumps, growing up as wild children.
And then meeting their master, being taught many things, to fight for themselves.
How they faced many atrocities, foes, and dangers, always together.
How they went to another planet, together.
How they traveled the galaxy together...
And how Eleanora always persevered to stay by his side, always there for him.
She was always there for him.
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