《A book fanatic's Journey through a Fantasy World》Chapter 12 : Shattering pride
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William
Sheesh this woman is annoyin. She has promised to tell me her name for quite some time now, but she just keeps asking new questions every time I give an awnser. I also don't like how she is looking at my crimson eye. I really hope we will be able to talk it out cause I don't have any real combat magic or had any combat training.
Well I am a cheat like person so I guess I will be able to manage something like I did when I was a child. I mean it isn't really that hard to kill some normal humans by just trowing around mana when you got all of the mana at your disposal. Well I am not quite sure if this woman before me is even human.
If I had to guess she would be around sixteen years old. She has silver hair, which I think is quite fabulous, that hair is tied together in a bun on the back of her head and that bun is then being held together by a long golden ribbon. It looks like some tradition Chinese hairstyle.
She is quite tall for a woman and is only a bit shorter then the average human male sixteen year old. She also has silver eyes which look quite bewitching, Many weak willed adults could really lose their reason just by looking into those pure eyes. It is quite fortunate that this body doesn't have any sexual urges yet. But just because I don't have them doesn't mean I can't appreciate the more sexual parts of the girl before me.
She also has a lot of how a big part of the anime community back on earth called 'plot'. Yeah she has two big heaps of 'plot'.
She really is a stunning beauty the kind that in many novels would be described as being able to start a war, but there is one thing that makes me question if she is human namely the tings she has under her eyes. I can't quite see it from this distance but I think it looks like scales.
She is obviously the leader of these visitors as she is the only one without a visible weapon, standing in front, doing the talking and not wearing a cloak that completely covers its wearer that makes it impossible to see any difference except gender and the color of the cloak.
“I am Ariel.” - Ariel
Oh she finally reveals me her grand name, wait wasn't there a Disney princess called like that back on earth if I remember correctly she was a mermaid. Well since she has to nice slender legs I am gonna assume that she is not a mermaid. But she has that princess vibe going which means she fulfills one of the two criteria.
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“See was that so hard, and to answer your question I guess I was human but I am not entirely sure what I am right now.”
I am not lying I really have no idea what I am classified as right now, I should ask crow if she ever comes back.
“Did you create that death aura?” -Ariel
So I was right they came for that, well not like guessing it was very hard. I think it is safer if I just apologize for the inconvenience I created.
“Ah well sorry about that I was training and had no control of it until now.”
After answering her question I notice that she is staring into my crimson eye again. After a few seconds I can see her looking at her companions. This is not looking good I need to talk my way out of it maybe if I tell them that I will leave right away....
“Capture him” -Ariel
Shit
The two black cloaked male soldiers and Ariel jump sideways in order to clear a path for the two blue cloaked lady's behind them. Not even a moment later I can see two water dragons flying toward me at high speed.
Well shit no time to make plans I gather mana in front of me to form a primitive barrier. You really could say that I am the living example of quantity of quality.
I should have some time to think now I don't really have much options lets see I could use some self invited spells but their functionality on real opponents is questionable since I just trow a bunch of mana at them.
“You should use your death aura and fast” -crow
“Crow you are back just in time.”
“Well I actually arrived last week but I decided to take a long nap and when I woke I saw you talking to those guys and decided it could be fun watching this situation unfold.” -crow
“Wow and you are supposed to be a God of the gods.”
“Cut me some slack I am here when you needed me most right but stop talking that crude made barrier that is a shame to all forms of magic out in the world isn't gonna hold much longer.” -crow
“Yes, yes master”
As crow instructed I release my death aura for the first time since mastering its control. This feeling it is amazing so much control so much strength, I could get hooked on this.
I can feel their soul cores shaking and crying for help, they might not be aware that it is their very essence that is screaming out for help but they will most likely lose quite some control over their body and magic because of it.
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This really feels like the domain that I am able to make with my mana but the energy in question is much stronger then mana. Well lets save the thinking for later and first save my sweet little life.
I create a dome like barrier of death energy around me and crow. I got the feeling this will only stall some time but he it is something. Well I could always try to teleport away but I don't really want for my first test of teleportation with this new energy, which I have no knowledge of, to be on myself so I will keep that as my last option.
“William try infusing some of your aura on your own soul core to extract some liquid energy from that god of imprisonment that is freeloading within you. You won't be able to awaken him but at least you will be able to use some of his powers.” -crow
“Crow I can feel it such boundless energy how much can I use of it.”
“Calm down little guy, only take a single drop if you take any more you will most likely explode and turn into a beautiful pile of blood,flesh and bones .” - crow
BAM
“Thank you for the warning but one quick question I can understand the blood, flesh and bones but where does the beauty come from?”
“Well I am the true god of dead so it would be strange that after a few billion years I would still not start to appreciate it.” -crow
“And then people call me messed up, well here goes nothing.”
“gulp”
I bring the drop of pure power to my mouth and consume it. Oh it is so good, its tastes so sweat. This is the first time in ten years I have been able to consume something this close to candy from my old life and its taste is not the only good thing, I can feel the power surging through me. If such a thing existed on earth it would be the ultimate sports drink.
BAM
“So what now crow?”
“When they break trough try to bind them with the god sealing chains.” -crow
“And how would I do that?”
“Just look at them and think about restraining them and shout something like restrain or capture, the god essence you consumed should do the rest of the work. Oh and if you thought you could keep using that gods power as easy like this, then I am about the disappoint you since you will have to learn how to gain actual control of this power if you want to have even the smallest of chances against that death god.” -crow
CRACK
well I guess the barrier only needs one hit at this point so lets see the damage I can do with this power
BOOM
The barrier gets blown to smithereens revealing that annoying woman and all of her companions.
“BIND”
As I give the command thirty chains with a black flame burning on them break out from the ground and try to restrain them. Each person except Ariel is restrained by six chains, one around each arm and leg, one around the waist and the last around the neck. After a few moments the chains retract and pull each of her goons and herself to the ground leaving them unable to do anything.
Ariel herself was only bound by 4 chains, around her left leg, around her neck, around left arm and around her right arm. I have to admit it I quite admire her for being able to dodge two of the chains. Not that it really matters since she can't move like this.
“Crow they wont be able to use magic right?'
“What do you think those chains are. They are god sealing chains, of course ordinary mortals would not be able to cast spells wilts being restrained. Hell even many Heroes would not be able to use magic to break from from the chains you just cast. But if you actually want to restrain a god with those chains you would require a lot more power and training.” -crow
"Great more training."
"Dont be so lazy, many mortals would slaughter city's for such a power." -crow
"Well I was always know as a lazy person but now to clean up."
As Ariel hears me talking to crow I can see and almost hear her pride and courage shattering. Oh I could even see the fear being born, the once proud and annoying woman turning into a cowering little girl in a mater of seconds and to be honest I loved every of those seconds.
I turn my head towards Ariel show her a big grin.
“So do you want to talk it over now?”
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