Chapter 53 – Fear the Night, Unsheathe the Saber, Thread the Fate (VII)

The energy inside Lia’s body surged furiously.

A wave of dark emotions like hatred, fear, rage and worry invaded her mind.

Inside her head, a strange red color spread filling her sea of consciousness; and the second soul living in her cried in joy.

Finally, like roots coming in search of nutrients, strange tattoos coming from her heart filled her snow-white skin, hiding deeps secrets about the laws of the world.

Then, a powerful pressure filled the surroundings.

The two men fighting Lia felt immediately the change occurring in her.

If before it, they had been fighting against a human, the impression Lia left in them now was most like a ghostly demon in search of souls.

An indescribable terror invaded their bodies. For a moment, they felt a deep urge to leave this place immediately and run away with all their strength.

And perhaps, it would had been better for them if they left immediately.

On the moment when the strange tattoos filled Lia body, she shouted enraged.

“YOUNG MASTER!!!”

Ignoring everything else, Lia looked towards the place where the spike of energy appeared and ran with all her strength.

The two men, seeing the agitation in her face, strengthened their determination to stop her from rescuing her companion and grabbed their daggers strongly before jumping towards her.

Actually, they all knew in this moment.

That victory and defeat probably would be decided in this moment.

Either Lia escapes from the two men’s restrictions and recues Aiden, or the two men stop her from escaping and wait for their companion to kill the boy and come to support them.

Because of it, the two men attacked without hesitation in the moment when they saw Lia run towards the place where other fight was occurring.

Putting energy in their blades, they inclined their bodies forward and stabbed the girl from two different directions at the same time.

Instead of emphasizing in the power of their attacks, the two men put all their energy in making the attacks faster and more insidious. Their only purpose was to force Lia to stop and face the attacks so to avoid receiving a grave injury, and if possible, aggravate the injuries in her body even more.

However, they underestimated the determination of Lia to save Aiden.

In the moment when she sensed the saber intent resisting the enemy fruitlessly, Lia knew that it was impossible for Aiden to endure for long.

So, even when she felt the two men coming towards her, she decided disregard their attacks completely.

Instead, she concentrated completely in running towards the place where Aiden was fighting, moving the energy in her body to form a fragile film around her body and try to stop the attacks of hurting her too much.

The two men noticed it immediately.

Surprised, they thought for a moment of it being a trap. But seeing the expression of desperation in Lia’s face, they immediately comprehended what was happening.

Delight immediately filled their faces, and the energy in their daggers increased even more. They were determined to use this opportunity to kill the girl.

The two pairs of daggers drew a sharp arc towards Lia, illuminating the chilly dark night with the glow of killing energy.

Then, three blades stabbed the back of Lia.

Blood flowed freely from the place where Lia was stabbed.

The threads, orbiting around her, moved automatically as if to protect their master.

However, they were only able to stop a dagger from hurting Lia.

But even with it, Lia didn’t stop.

When the three daggers stabbed her back, Lia didn’t even look towards the two attackers, instead, she continue running, ignoring the blood flowing out from her mouth.

But even if she didn’t react, it did not mean that something more neither did.

The second soul, hidden inside her body, laughed happily.

Instantly, a pressure like never before appeared in the place.

The energy inside Lia’s body, like if reacting to the orders from a superior being, moved restlessly and attacked all the meridians in her body.

Then, a sweet voice, as if coming from ancient times, resounded.

FATE

Flowing towards the boundary of body and soul, the energy began to surround a white thread existing in a place inside Lia.

OH, ALMIGHTY FORCE OF THE UNIVERSE

Lia’s spirit, as if feeling the stimulation of the energy, began to shine in a beautiful white glow.

HEAR THE WEEPINGS OF YOUR LOVED CHILD

Then, once the spirit was filled with energy, it began to extend, connecting Lia’s body and soul.

AND GRANT HER POWER TO END IT ALL

Immediately, energy flowed to Lia’s soul.

And the laws of fate surged around Lia’s body.

Despite being injured, the presence of Lia became even deeper, and an ancient pressure began to spread with her like the center.

Noticing something strange occurring, the expression of delight in the two men faces disappeared. Instead, fear invaded their minds.

It wasn’t difficult for them to understand what was happening.

After all, they, like every practitioner with their cultivation level, had passed through it once.

The step which many humans were destined to never be able to cross from when they were born.

The core-fusing realm.

Feeling the power flowing through her body, no expression of delight appeared in Lia’s face.

Instead, impatience continued to form, and the red in her eyes intensified while looking towards the place where Aiden was fighting.

Then, without looking to the two men she had been fighting until now, she concentrated all her energy in running towards there.

However, before the two men could sigh in relief, something else occurred.

The threads, around Lia’s body, moved.

Like serpents smelling blood, they pounced towards the two men, wrapping the daggers in their hands and using them to advance towards the limbs of their bodies.

Frightened, the two men tried to use their energy to break the threads and moved their daggers with all the strength in their bodies. But different from before, they were unable to cut it.

Instead, a blood red color filled the strings around them, and with even a greater speed, they bound completely the two men, beginning from their legs, to their arms, their chest, and finally, their heads.

The two men tried to struggle desperately, but a strange force seemed to surround the threads, preventing the two men from breaking them.

Then, once their bodies were completely bound, the threads tightened around their bodies, began to stretch.

““Arghhhhhhh!!””

Their bodies were stretched painfully, and cries of pain and fear resounded from the men throats. But without minding it, the threads continued stretching.

And suddenly, with a sickening sound, the two men fell completely silent.

Then, enormous fountains of blood erupted in the street where the fight took place.

An instant later, two dismembered bodies fell to the ground with a thud.

And the threads, responsible for such sickening sight, disappeared without leaving any trace.