Monarch of Darkness, Arsene

Chapter 602 - Lemuria

Exterminating life, Lilith's ice-cold blade came to a swift halt as a river of warm blood washed over my feet.

Landing next to me, I stared coldly at the empty deck when a radiant sigil appeared. Blinding me with its light, the laws of death slowly began to twist before my eyes. Knowing something was coming, I readied the Spear of Pestilence and watched the radiant sigil shatter into millions of small fragments, the hairs upon my neck rose as Lilith, and I bolted off the deck of the enemy's ship. Racing through the stars of space, hundreds of azure beams carrying the power of extermination charged.

Weaving through hundreds, the crackles of grey lightning, tainted with the element of darkness emanating from my soul, growled, cloaking The Spear of Pesitllance. I stopped, twirling my spear; an invisible domain appeared around me as I batted everything away with the help of Arcane Gale.

By my side, Lilith followed my actions as her blade weaved, carrying the power of fate; her sword moved as if she could foresee where each of these beams of death was going to strike.

"Who would have thought such prey would exist in the Bed of Chaos? The Dao of Fate is it? How I will love dissecting that soul of yours." A soft enchanting voice resounded from the ship, stepping out onto the deck. A frown could only touch upon my lips as I gazed at the woman, draped in a wizard's cloak, that carried runes I did not recognize, but they were no doubt profound.

I saw a woman with long blonde hair, a sharp jaw, and Azure-blue eyes gleaming with an iciness within the dark blue cloak. She wasn't very tall, but there was something different about her, something that I didn't feel when facing anyone at my level.

"Allow me to introduce myself." She uttered with a half bow, "I am Lemuria Sol Devaia, The Lady of the Seven Stars. A pleasure, I'm sure. Can I presume you are Asura Bloodgrave?" My frown grew as I nodded. "How lucky of me! And here I thought I would miss you."

Narrowing my eyes at Lemuria, the Realm Lord, I shot a side glance towards Lilith, whose emerald eyes glisten, "And might I ask who sent you?"

"Does it matter?" She uttered sharply.

"Sure it does." Said Lilith shaking her head dismissively. Raising Riverfall, she smiled, licking her cherry lips. "Whoever sent you seems quite set on killing my hubby. They sent a Realm Lord, after all. A Realm Lord is powerful enough to destroy an entire galaxy with a single slash if I am not wrong."

Lemuria lowered her hood and opened her palm as a crystal staff appeared within her hand. Glistering with various gems embedded into its frame, she smiled as a powerful divinity whisked about, flooding the darkness of space in a nightmarish force that seemed to hold hundreds of properties I did not recognize.

"She is from The Greater Plane, Aether," Said Lilith grimly. "I suspect. They are the Lords of the Divine. The Creators of Qi. I hear their divinity is so advanced. The very laws will support them, allowing them to cast circles without actually chanting them. Their Circles, however, were all random, but they are always high level.

"Wow! you're quite the knowledgable one." Lemuria kindly said, not hiding the mockery in her tone. "it's a shame you are not on the hit list." She coldly declared, arching her staff, that glowed when a sigil of a crown and two swords crossing appeared. Widening my eyes, I knew instantly she, too, was a crest user.

"you guys kill the Chosen of Nox. I will handle Asura and Amilia Bloodgrave." She uttered as a powerful force suddenly encompassed space. Feeling like I had somehow shifted in space, I found myself within the Mirrored Realm once more.

'She said Chosen, not Chosen's of Nox. She doesn't know that Sigfried joined." Lilith's soul whispered, "Want me to protect them?"

"No," I answered back, "They are sure to have protection hidden away by their masters. I am sure they will be fine. I need you for this one. She is a Late Realm Lord. Do you know her battle prowess?"

"It's always a safe bet to assume everyone outside the Bed of Chaos are masters capable of battling Soul Benders. Those that are elites we can assume are Lords and Kings. This is where the race advantage begins to fade.

Letting Crimson Winds wash over me, the scarlet glow around me grew deeper as I pushed it to its max, pumping my blood. A sinister aura rippled through empty space as War of Kings whisked off my body. Consuming the Mirrored Realm in darkness, I studied the grim expression on Lemuria.

"A Lord." She uttered sharply.

"So I have been told," I jeered as a pulse resounded from my soul. Racing form out of my body, my heart and mind trembled as my divine Sense appeared in creation for the first time. Devouring the very fabric of life, the Mirrored realm began to wither as my mind grew sharper by the second.

Turning a little pale, Lemuria narrowed her eyes, "You truly do need to die." she uttered as I blasted off the emptiness of space. Shattering the void beneath my feet, I appeared by her side, piercing the spear of Pestilence towards her throat.

Peering into her heart, I foresaw her next step, making sure my spear bent. I flicked my wrist, forcing my spear to curve the moment Lemuria attempted to dodge. I made sure she would weave right into the tip of my spear. Horror was visible, but there was an eerie calm to her as the robes upon her flesh lit up.

Leaping back, the moment I saw that light, Lilith suddenly charged in gripping Riverfall; When the karmic laws flowed like the River Styx. Consuming the darkness in glorious radiance, she cleaved down when all of a sudden, an azure barrier appeared.

Cutting through Lemuria's barrier without resistance, I was sure her robes created Lilith's body suddenly turned into hundreds of images as they all spoke in unison.

"Genisis,"

Making my skin crawl, Lemuria howled, unable to hide the desperation. "Ethereal...."

"Counter!" Said Lilith as her sigil appeared, just above her head. Blood gushed from out of Lemuria's lips as I saw every clone of Lilith touch upon her robe.. I knew Lilith's first spell had succeeded.