《Ascension of the Nephilim 》Chapter 158: Before the Severing of the Universe
Advertisement
To fully cloak one's self was nearly impossible to achieve among cultivators that were below Saint level.
And yet, the Nephilim was able to do it! It was practically perfect! All traces of the Nephilim vanished.
"Paladin Assassin?! To think that someone as righteous as you would end up using sneak attacks!" The Blood Calamity cursed.
She used all of her powers to detect.
The scent of Kyros had vanished. The Blood Calamity had a tremendous sense of smell that allowed her to smell creatures that were even a kilometer away. And yet, she couldn't even find a whiff of Kyros the moment he turned invisible.
"Where is he? How did he mask his scent? Is it through his holy powers? Or is it the darkness?" The Blood Calamity's expression grew sour by the second. Finally, she closed her eyes and tried to search for Kyros's location through another means.
She began to search for traces of divine energy that Kyros was releasing had also vanished. And this was even more peculiar. When Kyros released his Holy energy, the Blood Calamity could constantly sense it and feel a painful, stinging sensation.
"It's not here! How is this possible? He must have lied to me! He must have used another element! He must be using wind!" The Blood Calamity concluded. It would have been impossible for Kyros to cast Holy Light and have no traces. The Blood Calamity had powerful Soul powers and was quite talented in sensing via the energy being released by his energy.
She channeled magic towards her eyes to see just like the Golems and could detect magic energy through her eyes.
But when she did, there was no trace of any forms of elemental magic.
"This is not magic?!" The Blood Calamity cursed. It was just too bizarre! Even the strongest types of cloak would be detected through this kind of sight. And even if she won't be able to see Kyros's movements, the ripple of magic that moves through the wind should be visible!
She used her other senses and extended the blood in her body to create a mist nearby. This way, any movements happening within the radius of her powers would be detected.
A faint red cloud covered her, And he was slowly expanding the blood. Seconds passed, and nothing happened. But the silence only caused the Blood Calamity to be more and more cautious.
Se had suffered so much from Kyros.
When she first attacked her thinking, her illusions finally took root, but she received a powerful attack that caused her to lose three Blood Drops with the concentrated energy of her very soul!
Advertisement
Just when she thought she won from the Dark Maddening, Kyros suddenly erupted his holy energy and damaged her remaining Blood Drops.
And when she was unsealed and thought that Kyros was drained of all energy, Kyros managed to summon the strength to shoot a terrifying holy attack that caused her an arm.
She was so weak that she would be hard-pressed to defeat a level 40 warrior with her current strength.
And with the surging strength of Kyros that allowed him to use more and more of his attacks, the Blood Calamity was wary that if she slips and makes a mistake, she could die.
"If it's a battle of attrition, you underestimate me! I might have lost so much blood, but you underestimate the core of a saint!" The Blood Calamity began to keep his blood mist up and made a circular motion that was slowly expanding it to encompass the area.
"I'll kill you!" The Blood Calamity calmly waited as the blood mist motioned outwards to scan for Kyros.
Meanwhile... In the Nephilim Sealing Temple...
Kyros appeared almost instantly.
He immediately fell down as the teleportation happened.
"..." Calaminus was amazed.
"I thought you were turning invisible!"
"What? Why would I do that? That Blood Calamity is still too strong, and even though I got her arm, my magic pool, force, and source energy wouldn't be able to defeat her anyway! The moment she said that she was unsealed, I knew that teleporting was possible. So I skedaddled out of there." Kyros weakly answered.
He was so exhausted. Once more, he was nearly out of energy.
It was all planned. The moment he was able to devour the arm, Kyros knew that fighting the Blood Calamity would end in his defeat. He had enough strength barely and began to plot his escape.
"So you were planning to leave from the moment you ate the arm?"
"Of course. But I decided to take a little something with me. The truth was, the moment I saw her figure where she had stomps, I knew that she left her wings. Back when I made you use Tackle to raise my hand to shoot the Holy Beam, I already planned on destroying the remaining parts of the Seal in case I can have a shot at stealing those wings." Kyros laughed.
"You mean, you already considered that possibility?! But how? You thought you were going to die and even told me to leave if things got dicey!"
"I was desperate, but that doesn't mean I have to make other preparations. Redirecting my arm after your tackle to hit that seal with Holy Beam didn't cause me much anyway. Back then, I didn't know you could use Time Keeper in that way and assumed that I would meet with Kyriachos again. I didn't know the next steps I could take, but that doesn't mean that I shouldn't maximize the current steps available to me."
Advertisement
Calaminus was amazed.
"Bruh. That was some quick thinking! The Blood Calamity damaged the seal when she forcibly broke out, so you even thought about shooting it down at that critical moment for the future possibility of taking it?"
"Yes. i brought out a shield and intentionally attacked the Blood Calamity in that direction where I could easily defend an attack while allowing myself to be sent flying towards it. However, there was a chance that the wings still had some power that could harm me, so I attacked it first and tried to absorb any remnant Dark or Blood energy."
"Right! The Blood Calamity thought you were trying to increase your energy by drinking more of her blood! Even I believed that!"
"Yup. But I was just playing it safe. I knew that it didn't have any blood or dark energy. The Blood Calamity is a unique being. So if she abandoned her wings, it meant it was something unique and different compared to her other body parts. But still, if she were to detach it, she would naturally take all her blood and dark energy out of these bones."
"You planned to steal it before escaping! But why? Could it be your plan to assimilate with these bones?"
"Yes. Isn't that how some Dark-Dependent races grow powerful? Vampires drink blood, but you told me, some races eat each other to gain not only the power but the bones and organs of their enemies."
"That's true. Since you are a freak, the odds are, you could do that!"
"Even if I can't, I should be able to manipulate it with m dark cloak. I just need to figure more things out.
No wonder you used various skills like Taunt, Deception, and even Acting!"
"It wasn't just that. What do you think she's doing right now?"
"You said you turned invisible... And then you disappeared. You talked about assassinating her! She must be... looking for you!"
"Right. And since I'm not there, she will try harder and expend more and more of her soul. She'll realize what had happened eventually. But she would have expended a lot. That was my goal. She's wingless, depleted of blood and energy. Hopefully, the orcs will be more guarded. I already sent the location to Grugnyr, who is reporting the location of the Blood Calamity. And my Coven will begin attacking orc patrols outside of Airom Logat to make the orcs even more careful. This should buy us some time before the Blood Calamity regains her strength."
"Amazing! Your INT stat clearly isn't just for show! You're like the aspect of wisdom itself!"
"Yeah, about that... I had a talk with Kyriachos. I have so many things to talk to you about... But, Calaminus, is there a god of Wisdom?"
"Hrm? No. There isn't."
"..." Kyros expected this answer.
"Hyperion who severed the universe. Kyriachos created the space and the concept of separation between the severed objects. Every aspect in creation was formed by the Beings that Are. And when you guys came along, you brought other concepts of life. The Beings that Has Come gave various limitations or additions to the reality of this universe. You brought True Time, which is the real passage of time of all creation. Ancient Goddess Fate was also the incarnation of Fate. So why isn't there a God of Wisdom? Before Hyperion severed the universe, shouldn't the concept of wisdom form? If not, how could Hyperion have learned how to cut?" Kyros challenged.
Calaminus was about to answer... When something in his memories was jolted.
"You're... right! That should have happened! And not just wisdom! Thought! Memory! Consciousness! These should have all appeared before the severing of the Universe!"
"Here is my theory... I know my intelligence and wisdom aren't something normal. I found out from Kyriachos that I bear the names of numerous gods because they instilled their power and Code in me. Not in the way Hyperion did, but for Kyriachos's state, he was sealed in me. That's why I bear his name. But in that name, my real mother and father aren't mentioned. Can it be that my real mother, the ones who birthed me, is the God of Wisdom? Is that why her name is not written? Is that why you forgot?"
Calaminus remained silent, and various strange visions began to surface.
"Ugh. Thinking about this hurts my soul!"
"In any case, this proves what Kyriachos told me. You and all the gods and fallen have forgotten about them. My mother could be one of those gods and fallen who are classified as Beings that Were!"
"Beings that Were! That's right! There were stronger gods! Gods above Hyperion... Why did I forget?!"
"Let's talk later. I can see my dad and uncle approaching. And they're... with a Lizard?" Kyros could see the trio approaching on his mini-map and was headed for the Temple's entrance.
Advertisement
- In Serial30 Chapters
Micro Evolution
I’ve been a street rat, a bruiser, a bouncer, a fixer, a nanny, and a cleaner. You do what you can to get by in Dockside. It ain’t always pretty, but if you keep your chin tucked down and your fists raised, more often than not you make it out the other side okay. You fight for what you want and to keep what little you got. Thats been my life for the past twenty-four years and I’m used to it. One problem. I aint in Dockside no more. The mad scientist, same one that gave me my near indestructible body, shoved me through a portal to another world. I’m meant to right a wrong his father may have set in motion. I owe the guy my life so I won't complain. But the planet is alive and trying to ‘assimulate’ me into its system and wants my help. Something dark is festering just beneath its surface and corrupting anything it touches...including the locals and when the locals range from elves to spider people to freaking dragon woman that aren’t too happy with the human population, the last thing they need is a corrupting touch. Well, you can take the boy out of Dockside but you can’t take the Dockside out of the boy. It’s time to tuck that chin and raise those hands. A fights brewing, and It’s been a while since I had a good one. Release: Every three days at 8:00pm GMT-4 Story also on Scribble Hub Author does not believe in fade to black situations or censorship. Read at your own risk (Author has always wanted to say that!)
8 80 - In Serial33 Chapters
Binary of Life and Death
Monsters, gold, chaos, glory, adventure, what more could attract two of the greatest players of all time to Sugarea, the most popular MMORPG of its time. But everyone makes errors, and unfortunate for these two brilliant players, they have made the grave mistake of not actually sleeping like normal humans and missed out on the very moment the new Dark Legion update would take effect. Or did they? They wake in what seems familiar yet not, but they soon realize their predicament. They are inside their game avatar's bodies! A half-Demon and a Dragonoid are now struggling with more than just power, these two men have to find their new purpose and calling in a completely different world. Will they concur it like ordinary land or will they enlighten the planet into equality? Do figures pull strings in the dark or is everything open to the public eye? Nothing is certain except the unknown, and nothing is ever as it seems... This is an Isekai story, as such, some parts may sound either cliché or similar to others, but I assure you, I tried to prevent that. To make it known, I took quite a lot of inspiration from the light novel/anime Overlord, but that doesn't mean it's a direct rip-off of it. You'll find there to be quite the amount of differences. Just a little heads up as well, you should expect irregular uploads, as it takes me a long time to write each chapter. I am currently trying for once every other week on Sundays around 10:00 A.M. Chapters are usually 7k words and up, with the longest (chapter 3) being 10.3k words. So, if you like to sit down and read a long chapter every two weeks at 10:00 A.M. EST on Sundays, then you can waste your time here! Small disclaimer: Profanity is far and few between, and mostly used by side characters, rarely the main character. When something with gore happens, I describe to the best of my ability, which will only get better the longer I write this... :) Small cuts between perspectives happen, and can hide what some characters do, which will be revealed in future chapters, I'm not that lazy... all the time... There are some parts that are long blocks of text, most, if not all, of them, are characters talking, but I try not to info dump. I know one of the tags says "Psychological", and for the most part, it is, but it's not as prominent as other stories, instead, it's more hidden and scattered, but I did try to make the pieces I did reveal all fit together. Cover art is bound to be changed when I have a good picture to use, so the Yin-Yang is a placeholder for now unless yall wanna gimme something to use *wink wink nudge nudge*. So yeah, please give it a try, as I have nothing better to do with my life, and I am banking solely off of a career in literature and am hoping that I can create a story that can actually be called something more than a child's imagination running wild. The eventual and inevitable end to the story won't be for a long while, at least till chapter 40 or so. I have thought long and hard about the message and themes at play, so I hope you, the reader (who has some amazing hair btw), can enjoy and partake on this adventure with me into my dark empty pit of an imagination.
8 190 - In Serial8 Chapters
The Lonesome Island and the Infinite Sea
All of humanity--concentrated on one small island. It's always been this way. Right? Right. Join Ness and Lynn as they uncover secrets about their world, their people, and themselves. Be prepared for: - Oceangoing vessels embarking upon harrowing adventures - Relics from a fogotten age being uncovered (and eaten?) - Coming of age and true love? - An orthodoxy (maybe a cult?) which mustn't be qestioned - Harpoons, large parabolic mirrors, and class divisions
8 62 - In Serial34 Chapters
Day After Day
Each day she wakes up in a different body, not knowing who she is, and each night that body dies. She is the Reaper Syndrome, and she's desperate to know why. *****She doesn't know what's happening. Each day she wakes up in a new body, not knowing who she is. She has to pretend to be the person, and at the end of the day her new body dies. The media have a name for these deaths: the Reaper Syndrome. No one believes it's a person jumping from body to body, until Joe. He's a conspiracy theorist, but she can make him listen. He trusts her, and he can also see the mysterious man, Samael, that's following her. Why is this happening to her? Who can she trust? Every day it takes her to end the Reaper Syndrome, another person dies. She doesn't want the last victim to be her.*2021 Wattys Shortlisted*
8 130 - In Serial10 Chapters
It's time to be a Champion
Follow Ash's journey through Sinnoh along with Dawn. A more mature, smart and less oblivious Ash! A different take on Ash's jouney in Sinnoh where he makes use of all his previous Pokemon along with the new ones and teaches Dawn about Pokemon battles and all, helping her to achieve her dream of becoming a Top Coordinater. Pearlshipping!
8 188 - In Serial12 Chapters
Bts oneshots
sweet and smut one shots of bts. Boy×boyRecommendations are allowed.
8 210

