SPECIAL CHAPTER 08 (Final Chapter Of Special Book)

The present time.

"You can go ahead." I looked at Ashe and saw her surprise expression for a moment until she regained her composure for a millisecond. I can tell by that look that she has a lot of questions regarding my actions, but I don't see an ounce of doubt from her eyes.

"What? Where are you going?" She asked.

I smiled. I'll tell her the truth after this war. "I'll deal with these insects so you can focus on your fight with Vivian." I can't hide the truth from her about my past.

I knew she was going to say something, but before she could speak, I left her alone and charged straight to where the Sky Castle was. I glanced over my shoulder and saw Ashe beginning to chase Vivian inside the Demon Tower. I have a long-time business to finish and I could feel their presence… The Demon Emperor and the Heavenly King.

As I entered the battlefield zone, I unleashed my full power combined with a strong killing intent that pressured every soldier to move. My body shifted, changing from a long, gigantic body that almost resembles a dragon but with no wings, to my previous human form. Black flames enveloped my body. After a few seconds, the flames formed into a black armor that covered me from head to toe, only revealing my face while still protecting my head.

Everyone froze, both demons and angels, as they recognized who I was.

"The Ruler Of Darkness… Is back!" They shouted in despair. I was able to differentiate the old soldiers from the new ones. The ancients prepared themselves to fight, while the new ones looked confused as to who I was.

I laughed at the fools below me. "I am happy that everyone still remembers me. Five thousand years ago, I caused destruction in this realm, destroying half of the Heavens. Then, I caused chaos in the Demon Realm, destroying and ruling 90% of the realm." A black flame danced around my palm and I watched the flame burst into tiny particles. "I kept my promise. I have returned once more to finish my business."

Then, the bright sky of the Heavens turned red. A bright light slowly descended from above with lightning surrounding him and a flaming sword on his hand.

"I certainly remember you, King of Heavens." I hissed, inspecting the Heavenly King in his new form. "I'm glad to see that you have a new form. Did you make that or did you steal it from a human being?"

The Heavenly King laughed at my remark. "You have not changed, child of evil. Unfortunately, this woman named Vivian was a promising human. She even offered me a body that could handle my Holy Mana without breaking."

"Good for you." Then behind me, the dark red flames slowly ascended. His crimson eyes burning with hatred and anger, yet his face told me the opposite. He was calm, yet inside was boiling water. In his hands, he was holding a black, rusty sword, similar to that of the Soul Destroying Sword he used against me.

"Isn't this fascinating? This reunion." He said in a calm manner. "I am glad to see you still alive. I never expected you to be here at all, Darkness." He added.

I laughed at him. "You really think that Soul Destroying Sword could kill me? You think you've won? The fact that I am still alive means you two are weak kings who can't even defeat a single insect. But this insect is back, more powerful than both of you." I challenged, making them flinch.

The Heavenly King and the Demon Emperor's killing intent made the air cold and hot at the same time. I could feel the air pressure becoming heavy, but I released my own killing intent, challenging their forces until ours dispersed. Then the Demon Emperor made his first move.

He dashed straight at me and swung his rusty blade. But I parried his sword with my own. My weapon is made from pure dark mana. Because of the high amount of mana I imbued to my weapon, it is tougher and more sharper than his blade. However, I didn't let my guard down because his weapon may look rusty and old, but it is a sword to destroy one's soul and not their physical body.

Our swords clashed, moving from one spot to another while not leaving each other's side. In the distance, the Heavenly King hurled lightning bolts against me. I dodged the bolts while simultaneously parrying the rusty sword. It was two against one. However, despite me being outnumbered, I still fought and stood toe to toe against the two strongest beings in the whole realm.

The Demon Emperor retreated back, allowing the Heavenly King to release his powerful attack at me. Swords made of Holy Mana came clashing at me, but I parried every single one of them. While I was busy defending myself against the Heavenly King's attacks, the Demon Emperor threw a small seed behind me. The small seed quickly transformed into a monster plant and tried to devour me in one bite. But I spun on my heels in 360 degrees arc, cutting the monster in half while still parrying the Holy Swords that were being thrown at me.

I pushed back, gaining distance from the attack area. However, the Heavenly King did not give me rest and made the Holy Swords pursue me. However, I needed only a small seconds to activate my magic.

A shadow arena appeared, encasing the three of us inside. The only way out was to kill me or I kill them. Then, monsters emerged from the shadows, dashing straight to the Heavenly King while jumping in front of me to shield me from the Holy Swords. While the Heavenly King was being entertained by my minions, the Demon Emperor came behind me for a surprise attack. But I did a back kick that kicked him away from me, however he flipped backwards and landed on his feet. As soon as his foot touched the shadowy platform, he swiftly charged at me.

Our swords clashed once more, parrying our attacks. If we can't parry the sword, we would dodge it instead. This went on for about ten minutes. After that time period, the Heavenly King finished fighting my minions and focused his target on me. This time, they switched.

The Demon Emperor and Heavenly King exchanged positions. This time, I was fighting the Heavenly King in close combat while the Demon Emperor attacked me from a long distance. We exchanged blows, our swords clashing while I dodged every attack from the Demon Emperor.

"Is that all you got? Dodging and parrying? I expected much from you!" The Heavenly King mocked me.

I smiled at his face. "Unlike you two, I learn from my battles." A black tentacles appeared and wrapped itself to the Heavenly King's body. While he was immobilized, I swung my blade at him, leaving open wounds to him. However, his recovery skill was faster than my blade. Before I could give him a new open wound, the previous wound I inflicted on him had already been regenerated. But I am not here to give him small wounds. I just needed small openings inside his body for my pets to enter.

The Heavenly King roared and broke the tentacles. My sword slashed his neck but before blood could squirt, the wound had closed already. "Your healing magic is fascinating as always."

"You really think you can defeat me with a simple hack and slash?" He asked. Before he could move, my palm touched his body.

"I got you." I smiled and activated my own version of Soul Destroying attack. Thanks to my experience against the Demon Emperor's attack, during my stay in the void world, I tried to copy his Soul Destroying skill. After many years of practice, I was able to create my own.

The Heavenly King's bright, light body burned in dark flames. The flames ignited inside of his guts, slowly spreading outside. That was just the first half of my attack. Then, my flames reached his soul, burning his white soul as well. The Heavenly King groaned in agony, his face displayed with displeasure. But he has such a strong will that he still fought me, our swords clashing once more.

From the distance, the Demon Emperor smiled at my attack. "Copying my skills now, huh? What were you doing for the past five thousand years? Copying your opponent's skills?" He mockingly said while unleashing magic attacks at me from a distance. I kicked the Heavenly King away as he was beginning to get weaker, and the Demon Emperor clicked his tongue. "You have become senile and weak."

This time, the Demon Emperor charged at me once more with his blade. Our swords clashed. However, the bright sky was covered with a huge glowing palm descending at the two of us.

"Seriously?" The Demon Emperor asked while staring at the Palm of King that was descending fast at us.

"You asked… What I was doing for the past five thousand years hiding from the world, right?" I smiled. For these past thousand years, not only was I helping little Ashe and recovering my magic, but I was also training. Thanks to all the battles I had alongside Ashe, I learned a lot from the experiences. By turning those experiences to reality, I was able to create a strong set of skills that counters both the Heavenly King's attacks and the Demon Emperor's as well.

My palm touched the ground and the shadows moved, shifting to a gigantic size that matched the Palm of King.

"Behold, my own version of Palm of King… The Shadow's Hands." The Shadow's Hands fought the Palm of King in a strength battle, making the whole realm and the Demon Tower shake from the terror of the two strengths. When the Shadow's Hands were about to lose, it bursted into flames, shrouding the entire palm until it burned completely, devouring the Holy Mana and transforming it into Dark Mana.

"Incredible." The Demon Emperor said, in awe of what he was watching. "By combining my skills which you copied and the Palm of King, you were able to corrupt the Holy Mana and transform it into yours. Now, you have full control over the original Palm of King."

"Correct. And I can also do this." I split the Palm of King to tiny hands and sent them flying towards the Demon Emperor, who in turn, swiftly dodged them easily. "It appears that you have grown even stronger than before." I said as I watched the quick maneuver of the ancient being.

Suddenly, the realm shook with intensity and the gigantic golem made from stone appeared, hovering above us. The golem struck its huge, rocky fist, destroying the Shadow Arena I've made from the beginning. I turned around and saw the Heavenly King still standing, but barely alive as his light was dim.

"Still alive, old man?" I asked. The Heavenly King roared in rage. He hurled hundreds of Holy Swords against me, but I deflected them with my own sword. "You are losing your composure, majesty." I mocked as I parried his attacks like I was just swatting a bunch of flies.

Behind me, the Demon Emperor lunged his blade at my back, but my armor halted the tip of the blade before it could reach my flesh. I turned around while swinging my sword to cut his neck, but he ducked down and lunged himself at me with his sword. I leaped up to avoid his attack, but a wave of lightning bolts came rushing at me. I blocked the attacks with my sword instinctively. However, the Demon Emperor leaped up as well, his blade ready to strike below me.

I flipped backwards midair to avoid the attack while dodging the incoming lightning attacks from the Heavenly King. Then, I plummeted heavily on the shadowy platform, striking my blade to the floor until the whole platform shook. The Heavenly King lost his balance, causing his missed attack to be hurled at the Demon Emperor.

"What the heck are you doing, you senile old fuck?" The Demon Emperor hissed.

"Stay out of my way, you damned evil." The Heavenly King retorted back.

While the Demon Emperor was off guard, I dashed in front of him and put my palm on his chest. He tried to dodge, but a tentacle appeared and locked him in place. Soon, his whole body started burning. Meanwhile, the Heavenly King tried to recover, but his mana core was almost empty due to the overuse of recovery.

The Heavenly King was annoying, so I went to him first. But before I could reach him, a huge lightning strike descended upon him. The King shifted, transforming into a giant while keeping his new appearance. This time, however, he was fully healed.

Behind me, a strong demonic energy was unleashed. The Demon Emperor's body changed, turning into his actual appearance.

Standing before me were two giants, two ancient beings that the whole realm feared since the beginning of this world. The Light and Demon.

The Heavenly King opened his palms and descended them like the Palm of King. The Demon Emperor swung his black, rusty sword against me.

I smiled. I didn't fear. I smiled and stared in awe.

"Would you look at that?" I said to myself. As their attacks grew closer, the air pressure became intense. Their magic was so strong that the whole realm was shaking. Soldiers from both sides were being sent flying away along the strong surge of wind due to the force the two ancient beings were exhorting.

But that's why I trained. For five thousand years… I've trained in a world filled with darkness.

And I became one with darkness.

I opened my arms wide and a huge crack appeared in the air behind me. The crack grew larger until it broke, revealing a dark and empty world behind.

"Come to me and slay my enemies, Four Spirit Kings."

Then the Four Spirit Kings that I copied from Ashe appeared from the portal. As they slowly went out the portal, they grew bigger in size until they were large enough to wrap themselves to the two ancient beings. The Four Spirit Kings roared in fury. They opened their mouths and a huge black fire breath came out. The flames slowly devoured the two ancient beings. First from the outside. Then inside. Lastly, their souls were burning as well.

I turned around and looked at the whole realm who were watching the two ancient beings that had existed from the beginning of this world, dying to the hands of the Ruler of Darkness.

Finally, my vengeance is completed.

"It's your turn, little Ashe."