Chapter 85: Breaking the seals

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While the members of the White Council fought against Sauron and his Nazgul, Edward was facing Sauron's presence. Edward also knew that with his current power, he would hardly be a match against the Nazgul, so it was for the best for him to be in his current situation.

After a while, Edward finally heard the voice of Sauron.

'The reign of the elves has lasted for too long now~'

'Join me, and the land of Middle-Earth shall go to it's rightful owner, men~'

'And then, men shall need a strong king, and a king I see in you~'

The Dark Lord's words were so cliché Edward would have yawned in any other situation, but as he heard them he understood that the real danger with the Dark Lord wasn't his precise words, but the power his presence and will had.

Edward knew the Dark Lord was spewing bullshit, he had even come prepared, and even then, even knowing that, he could feel a desire rise in him.

The One Ring directly went into his mind and exposed his greatest wish, while the Dark Lord created the Greed out of nearly nothing.

But in the end, Edward came here and did not use Narya because he was confident in himself, confident in the will he had built through many obstacles now.

When Edward felt his greed rise to the point it became hard to contain it, the Dark Lord's words were echoing endlessly into his mind, being in direct contact with the Dark Lord himself could be quite taxing for the mind.

Edward exploded his Royal Will outward, but it did not go as he expected. Edward knew the strength of his Royal Will, and he would have no problem destroying the influence the Dark Lord had over him.

But as he got ready to release his Royal Will, he felt Narya, which he had kept hidden, suddenly appeared on his finger. Edward felt the ring channel it's energy to his Spirit, and as a result his Royal Will suddenly intensified.

The will of the Dark Lord was crushed in an instant, and the Royal Will poured out of Edward's body like a tide, sweeping everything apart. As he looked around him, Edward was stupefied.

His Royal Will had always been a mind attack, but here as the world around them turned black and white, the stone making Dol Guldur began cracking as everyone present was forced to take a step back.

Not only were they feeling a heavy presence crush their spirit, their physical bodies were being pushed back. And that was with the members of the White Council who weren't even Edward's targets.

The spirits of the Nazgul were sent flying, and even Sauron, the Dark Lord, was pushed a meter back, the flames making his giant eye weakening for a moment.

Although the members of the White Council were shocked, they were still on their feet so the moment the Royal Will retreated to Edward's body, they jumped onto the nearby Nazgul, aiming to finish them.

Sauron was able to save them before they could be attacked though as they turned into shadows and disappeared. Sauron looked directly at Edward once again, but the later only looked back in defiance, unaffected by his gaze.

While this was all happening, Edward felt his Throat Chakra break open like a dam, but it wasn't over. Much to his shock, Edward found the next Chakra, the sixth one, the Third Eye Chakra… to be cracked already!

The momentum created after destroying the Throat Chakra fell onto the Third Eye Chakra, and despite Edward not fighting against any emotion, against any sin, more cracks covered the Third Eye Chakra as Edward's Chi crashed into it.

Then, after a second attack, Edward's Third Eye Chakra burst open too.

The special Chi trapped for years behind the two Chakras poured into Edward's meridians and spread through his body in under a second, and the seal left by the universe disappeared.

Edward grip onto the Ebony Sword tightened as he looked straight into the Dark Lord's eye, and began running toward the Dark Lord. Several roars of anger erupted from Nazgul who once again appeared and tried to cut down Edward for even daring to attack their lord.

However, Glorfindel, Elrond and Saruman, although shocked of Edward's initiative, were right next to him and blocked the blows from the Nazguls.

Having passed the Nazgul, Edward was facing the Dark Lord, whose magical power was still leagues above his, but before Sauron could attack Edward, two equally powerful magical powers erupted and trapped down Sauron.

On the side, not only was Galadriel using her power, but Gandalf had also awakened and was using his own power, which he unsealed for the first time for a long while, to block the Dark Lord.

Sauron was forcefully frozen in place, unable to use any of his power as Edward jumped at the big eye, his sword gripped in both hands. The eyes of everyone turned to him as, with not even a shred of hesitation, Edward pierced his sword through the Dark Lord's eye.

It was only a manifestation of his spirit, but Edward's Ebony Sword was covered in Chi. The flames were sundered apart as the figure in the middle of the eye was stabbed through.

A deep roar of pain that shook everyone's soul came out of the Dark Lord as he was injured. The seal on his magical power was forcefully broken and Edward, who was at point blank, had no way to dodge.

Edward's Ebony Sword did its best to absorb the magical power of the Dark Lord, but everything had a limit, and Edward had to watch as his sword, which had been with him since Camelot, exploded from the enormous amount of energy infused in it.

Edward was sent flying out of the Dark Lord's range by the explosion, and watched as Sauron cried in agony. The flames once again intensified as Sauron yelled in Black Speech, "I will have my revenge! I will kill you human!"

But despite his hate filled words, he could do nothing to attack. Galadriel attacked him with all of her magical power, and Gandalf, who had been knocked out by his initial confrontation with the Dark Lord, woke up and used his magic too.

Despite his hatred, the Dark Lord was doomed to be frustrated as he was forced to flee. The Dark Lord took his servants with him, and fled from Dol Guldur, heading East.

Seeing this, Edward couldn't help but feel a little disappointed he didn't kill the Dark Lord, but at least he had injured him…

His gaze went down to the Ebony Sword, of which only the hilt was left. He was a little sad the sword had been destroyed, but that was it. The sword had been with him for a few months now, and they went through a few things together.

But in the end, he was more disappointed than sad. It was a great weapon, which could have served him well for a long time.

Although this was sad, Edward's mood quickly turned for the better as he felt the changes he went through thanks to the opening of the two Chakras.

Not only had the seal of the world completely disappeared from him, meaning he had gotten his entire power back, he was much stronger than before coming to this world.

The Throat Chakra seemed to have improved his Charisma, as Edward felt hints of Royal Will were infused into his every move. Even when he spoke, others would listen to him more easily. It also strengthened his real Royal Will.

As for the Third Eye Chakra, Edward was almost certain that the crack on it was what gave him his Chi Sense, as with it's opening his domain had gone from five to fifty meters, and he could feel everything within his Chi Sense much more clearly.

Before entering this world, he couldn't break through to the next realm because his Body, Chi and Spirit were lacking, but with the opening of the first six Chakras, all three aspects had been strengthened so much he felt creating a Core would be easy.

However, he couldn't breakthrough now as doing so would take a lot of time, and he had more important things to do. The hidden door leading to Erebor was said to become visible on the last light of the day of Durin, meaning twilight. The dwarves should have already entered the mountain, and probably awakened the dragon.

It seemed Gandalf had the same worries as Edward as he was already on his feet, pacing back and forth in anguish.

Edward approached them and asked, "Lady Galadriel, would you be so kind as to grant me a vision of Erebor, so I may teleport us there?"

Galadriel looked at Gandalf in worry, and said, "Mithrandir, you need to be healed before…"

Gandalf, who was usually very polite to Galadriel, exclaimed, "Nonsense, we have made them a promise, and we need to go. Here, Edward."

Gandalf extended his staff and lightly bumped it onto Edward's forehead. As he did, Edward felt images of a great gate appeared in his mind. It was the gate leading to the insides of Erebor.

Edward, who had access to his entire 1000 drops of liquid Chi now, didn't even feel a strain as he opened a portal. He smiled at the members of the White Council and said, "See ya" before he and Gandalf walked through the portal.

As they appeared, the first thing they saw was a smashed gate. Turning around, a frown appeared on both their faces. In the distance was a town standing on top of water, and above it was a gigantic beast, raining fire onto the town.

Gandalf was about to say something, but Edward felt an additional presence, Bilbo. He was hiding between a few rocks, and looking at them in shock. Edward approached Bilbo and said, "This is Smaug, isn't it?"

Bilbo nodded, "Yes, he has awakened… We should have never done this."

Edward shook his head, "It's too late for regret, it's time for some Dragon Slaying now," he turned around to Gandalf, and asked, "Gandalf, please ensure the security of as many people as possible while I fight against the Dragon."

Gandalf nodded, and Edward opened a new portal to the town on the lake, Laketown. It was within sight, so even though he never went there, he could create a portal. Before entering, Edward warned, "Don't blame yourself for what's happening, Smaug will do far less damage rampaging on his own here than if he wasn't attacked and instead later subdued by evil."

He didn't wait to see his reaction and directly entered the portal, followed by Gandalf. The wizard produced strong shields of white light as he blocked the propagation of the nearby flames, while Edward looked at the Dragon with some excitement.

With the opening of his first six Chakras, Edward was even stronger than he used to be before he entered this world, and he had just found the perfect opponent to try it out.

Edward ran toward the Dragon, and as he did he quickly left the ground, and began running on the air, as if it was solid.

This was a feat of elemental magic, as Edward was solidifying the air below his feat, allowing him to step on air.

Smaug, who had seen a human aim at him with a black arrow, the only weapon he knew could hurt him, had been sent into a rage and was about to attack him. However, the sight of a human running on air was far too unique, and so as the human shot his arrow, Smaug slightly turned.

The black arrow, which had been flying toward the missing scale of Smaug, missed the mark because of this slight move. Smaug, who had only turned in curiosity, looked down at the fallen black arrow, before a chuckle came out of him. Time to burn a city.