Chapter 628: Ethan’s Little Sister [Part 3]
Chapter 628: Ethan’s Little Sister [Part 3]
Joanne, who had complete confidence in overpowering Ethan after activating her Domain, decided to go all out in order to teach the young man a lesson.
This was the first time that she had fought for real because none of the members of the Protector Clans dared to spar with her seriously.
She never had the chance to test her full powers, but now that she had the opportunity, she decided to make Ethan her first guinea pig.
But, just as her Dark Walker was about to unleash countless rays of Darkness to teach the young man a lesson, a pair of golden eyes glowed within the darkness.
These eyes belonged to Ethan, but Joanne only thought that the young man was using some kind of spell in order to see where she was.
However, she wasn't worried.
Inside her Darkness Domain, no one would be able to see even their own body, so the chances of them seeing her were nearly zero.
Joanne pointed her wand at her opponent and shouted.
"Radius Tenebrarum!"
Her voice reverberated across her Domain as countless Rays of Darkness flew toward her brother, who was standing completely still.
Just when the Dark Rays were about to hit Ethan, a silver Trident appeared in front of him and cast a blinding light, dispersing the Dark Rays before they could even land on the young man's body.
Ethan's spear, Lightbringer, was a spear specially made to fight against any form of corruption.
It specialized in dealing with Corrupted Monsters and the Undead, who would be purified with its powers.
In short, Lightbringer alone was unable to counter the power of Darkness because this was not its specialty.
Although it was imbued with Holy Properties, it wasn't the best counter against the power of Darkness.
But, that was fine.
Ethan had a helper that would allow him to neutralize Joanne's attack by using the same power of Darkness she possessed.
From within Joanne's Domain, a familiar vile chuckle resounded.
This made the little girl warily look around her.
She momentarily ignored Ethan, whose entire body could be seen in the darkness because Lightbringer was illuminating its surroundings.
The Dark Walker, who was standing behind Joanne, summoned a sword of darkness and slashed at something that was on her Master's right side.
The sound of metal clashing against each other spread in the surroundings as the Sword of Darkness collided with the Ancient Wendigo's claws, which were also imbued by the power of Darkness.
Ethan calmly walked toward his sister, who was preoccupied with dealing with the Ancient Wendigo, whose laughter was getting on her nerves.
She tried to overpower the vile creature, but her current magic power was unable to push it back.
Dainsleif was no ordinary Ancient Wendigo.
Not only had it obtained the Legacy of Gravity, but it had also consumed the bodies, as well as the powers, of the Fomorians, whom Ethan served to it on a silver platter.
No matter how strong Joanne was, she was still too young and too inexperienced to fight against a monster whose entire existence was spawned out of darkness itself.
Dainsleif didn't set its eyes on the girl and instead focused on fighting against the Dark Walker with one goal in mind.
To devour it!
Perhaps seeing its intention, the Dark Walker hastily retreated inside Joanne's Body.
It had sensed that its current self was unable to defeat its opponent, so it made a hasty retreat before the other consumed it.
Joanne, who was left all alone to fend for herself, took a step back as Dainsleif laughed evilly while looking down at her with eyes filled with malice.
"S-Stay back!" Joanne ordered as she pointed her wand at the Ancient Wendigo, who also took a step forward with every step she took backward.
As the young lady kept on taking a step back, she suddenly felt her back hitting something, which made her body stiffen.
"Dainsleif, I already told you that you're not allowed to bully my sister, right?" Ethan asked as he rested his hands on Joanne's shoulders, holding her in place. "Apologize to her. Now."
Dainsleif chuckled awkwardly before scratching its head.
A few seconds later, it bowed its head and said "sorry" through telepathy.
"Well, then. Have you had your fun, Joanne?" Ethan asked with a smile. "How about we stop this so that the party can continue?"
Joanne lowered her head as if thinking about something.
But half a minute later, she angrily stepped on Ethan's foot before dispersing her Domain.
She then hastily ran toward the stairs, leaving the scene without even taking a second glance at her brother, whom she tried to kick out of the castle.
Her Handmaidens hurriedly ran after her because they were worried that Joanne would do something reckless after losing to her brother in battle.
Ethan sighed. It seemed that his sister had no intention of having a chat with him tonight.
He was just about to return to his table when he saw the Fairies happily eating and drinking, seated on the stuffed toys that they had defeated.
It seemed that the entire ordeal with Joanne wasn't a big deal to them, seeing that they were more interested in trying the new delicacies that they were seeing for the first time.
Quite shamelessly too.
"Hey, can I have some more of this fruit punch?" Lapis asked one of the Humans who were serving alcoholic beverages.
"This roasted boar tastes good. Tell the Chef that he deserves a raise," another Fairy commented as she tore a piece of meat from the boar and ate it without problems.
"… I thought Fairies were Herbivores?" Fortuna asked Heleth, who was looking at the Fairies with concern.
"They are," Heleth replied. "This is the first time I've seen Fairies eat meat. Just where did the Young Master get them?"
"Hahaha! I thought we only had one Master… *hic*… why am I seeing two of him?" a Fairy, who happened to have drunk a lot of wine, circled around Ethan while carrying a wooden mug.
"Who is the best Master?" A Fairy asked.
"""Ethan!"""
"Who is the Love Master?"
"""Ethan!"""
"Who rocks your world, yo?"
"""Ethan!"""
"Who loves to shake his hips, yo?"
"""Ethan!"""
The Fairies all cheered and shouted in unison, the sight of which made Ethan wish that he could toss them all back to the Celestial Domain so that the party would regain its peace and quiet.
But, since they all came to help him, he didn't have the heart to ask them to go back. He could only force himself to turn a blind eye to their antics. At the end of the day, he knew that they wouldn't hurt or cause trouble for anyone… at least, that was what he hoped.
Wallace, who had just finished drinking his wine, smiled as he glanced at the Heads of the Protector Clans.
"See?" Wallace smirked. "I told you that we raised him properly."
As someone who had taught Ethan how to break the Domain of his opponents, he was pleasantly surprised that the young man was able to choose the most effective method in neutralizing his sister's ability.
Although a slight mishap had happened, the Party continued as it should, with the addition of the mischievous Fairies, who made the party more lively and fun for everyone.
As for Ethan, he allowed Emma to pour him a drink while he thought of ways to cross the gap between him and his sister.
Joanne, who was sulking inside her bedroom, gritted her teeth and clenched her fists in anger before punching her pillow repeatedly.
Clearly, she wasn't happy with how things ended, especially since her plan to embarrass Ethan in front of everyone failed miserably.