Confrontation

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I'm not sure how I did it, but the cuffs that were keeping my powers in check broke and I found myself charging at the demon with a flaming fist. I can hear Regina yell behind me but I'm too focused on Levton that I don't even care.

I swing my fist towards him but he manages to evade. I immediately use to get behind him and deliver a kick with all my strength. I hit his back and skids a few meters while I land on my feet.

I know I'm probably being unreasonable at the moment but I have a feeling this is the only moment I can have my revenge on the demon called Levton li Dantalion. I also know he's Regina's target and it's not proper to steal such a thing but I suppose I have to claim a stake first because I hate the guy.

"Impressive for a kid." I hear the demon snarl. In the blink of an eye, he's suddenly in front of me and before I know it I'm thrown into the line of trees, landing harshly on the truck of one big tree.

Damn it! That hurt! I think a broke a few bones because of that!

Levton li Dantalion is really on a whole new level.

I get up from my position and see the demon walk towards me. All of a sudden, Regina appeared and swings her sword over him but he evades it and kicks he in the abdomen which causes her to also be thrown away.

"Kid, you have one of the shards with you." he smiles crazily again. "Give it to me."

"I don't have it." I growl. "And even if I did, what makes you think I'll hand it over? Lightning Magic: Lightning Bolt!"

A stream of bluish-white lightning emerges from a magic circle and hit Levton. I take the moment he's stunned as an opportunity and get up. I can already feel my injuries start healing but I have no plans on stopping.

"Earth Magic: Pitfall."

A piece of the land vanishes under Levton and he falls. Once I hear the thud, him landing, I run towards the edge and starts delivering a barrage of attacks using my elemental magic!

To be honest, I'm seething inside. Despite seeing I have the upper hand in this bout, I can't help but feel a chill on my spine but I can't think of why I'm feeling that way.

Snap out of it April. Focus on killing the ones who killed Grandma Wilma and everyone!

I can see my MP already getting drained because of the ridiculous amounts of spells I'm sending. My MP is already down to 1289/4500 but I still feel like I should deliver more spells.

"April! Stop!" I hear Regina call but I decide to not listen to her. "Idiot stop! You're making it-"

I suck in a breath as I feel the atmosphere changes. It's suddenly oppressive, menacing and cold.

But why? Why do I feel like I'm paralyzed with fear?

Something suddenly shoots out of the pit and flies above the tree line.

Crap! It's Levton! He's not dead! How is he not dead? I practically sent him all the offensive spells I know which are boosted by ! How does he barely have a scratch after all that?

Is he really that strong? Am I really hopeless against him?

"!"

Name: Levton li Dantalion

Age: N/A

Level: 30

HP: 25458/33000

Title: [Prince of the Dantalion Family] [Demon High King Candidate]

Stats:

>Strength: 25680

>Intelligence: 23580

>Agility: 24879

>Stamina: 26789

>Defense: 25768

Skill List:

*GULPS*

Fear is probably an understatement on what I feel as I read Levton li Dantalion's stats.

Despair?

Yeah, despair sounds fitting to what I feel.

He… he's such a monster. No wonder he looks fine after everything. I'm nowhere near his match and I dared engage him in combat? I must've really lost my mind.

This is bad. I can't even move my legs. Am I going to die?

Again?

"For a human boy you're powerful. But I'm afraid playtime's over."

A ball of dark energy starts forming over his hand which is thrusted above him. It's the same spell that killed everyone in Hope Orphanage, only on a much larger scale. Even with my I'll probably be completely erased if that hits me.

He throws the converged dark energy towards me but no matter what I do I'm rooted in place. Despair is paralyzing my entire body, making me unable to move a single step. My limbs and muscles feel like they're locked up.

[Notice. Code Alpha 6T54 activated.]

What?

[Would you like to use your elemental magic to unlock a skill?]

What? Slayer, now's not the time to-

"APRIL!"

I feel a body slam into me and I hit the ground harshly. A body hold me close in a protective manner making me unable to turn my head.

*BOOM!*

I can hear the wind and the explosion but somehow there's a warm blanket of sorts over me, as if protecting me and whoever decided to smother me on their soft chest.

A full minute later…

I am finally released from their grasp and I can see the damage done in the forest. No, it's wrong to call it a forest anymore. The trees have been uprooted and a huge crater is in place on the spot I stood moment ago. The entire are have become a clearing.

Crap. Did my even hold?

[Affirmative.

Right.

"April!"

Wait, this is Sylvia's voice!

I look up and see Sylvia with tears on her eyes. Was she the person that held me a while ago?

*SMACK!*

My face stings. No, it hurts. Like a lot.

"Damn it big brother! Why are you even trying to kill yourself?!" she yells while crying.

"I-"

"Getting abducted and fighting an overpowered demon?! Have you lost your mind? If we didn't get Mr. Hiiro here you would've died!"

Hiiro-san?

I look beside me and I see Hiiro-san panting in one knee. Blood is trailing on his head and hands. He seems to be the person who protected me. No, protected us. He was the one that casted the barrier and protected us from the ball of dark energy.

"Hiiro-san, I-"

"Get your head in the game April, Sylvia. The demon's still here."

Crap.

"Oh my… You survived? That's the first time anyone survived that attack." Levton says as he lands at the center of the crater. "You must be really powerful to withstand that."

I look at Hiiro-san but he's obviously out of the count already. With the extent of the injuries he's sporting, he can no longer fight.

"Sylvia, where's Klint and Nicco?"

She points to the other side of the crater and see Klint, Nicco and surprisingly Regina together, their eyes on us.

"April, we have to get out of here." Hiiro-san says and stands up, cradling his left arm.

"Even if we go far, he'll find us."

"What do you mean?" Sylvia asks.

"He's after what's inside me. He'll follow me anywhere I go."

That's right. Regina tried to use the [Right Eye of the Primordial] to lure Levton, but upon discovering that it's under high level security, she chose me as her bait since I emit the same aura…

Wait…

If Levton is after the relics of the [Shards of the Primordial] does that mean he was in Mt. Ilihan for me that evening? Everyone just misunderstood that he was there to stake claim on a territory?

I… I was the reason he was there in the first place?

[Affirmative.]

Then… It's my entire fault.