The High Elder was on borrowed ti, and he knew it very well. Using the magic power of the souls he absorbed was a great idea in concept, but in truth, it was corroding his body every single second. That was the price of using forbidden magic without thinking of the consequences.
However, in exchange for polluting his soul into extinction, the High Elder had obtained a power that could rival Progenitors, albeit for a brief few monts. At our current level, both the High Elder and I were equal when it ca to pure destructive output.
Which was why…
BOOOMMMMM!!! BOOOMMMMM!!! BOOOMMMMM!!!
Detonation after detonation thundered across my reality marble, creating city-levelling destruction with every move. The High Elder would create a blood lance, which had the power rivalling that of one nuclear bomb. anwhile, I would counter that magic with my own Ring of Destruction, which possessed enough power to drill a hole through Eyghon's stomach.
Lance and beam t consecutively, creating explosions like supernovas bursting in stellar nebulas. Before long, the entire sky was filled with smoke and magic power, replacing the fluffy white clouds that used to grace the heavens.
"... Just how many souls has he devoured?" I blurted out unknowingly.
Over the past five minutes, the two of us had been lashing out magic nonstop, and any regular Vampire would have been wholly drained right now. For , I had absorbed centuries worth of magic power that had been gathered by the Bloodborne House, plus my body had been morphed by the World Tree to contain that much power.
The High Elder, on the other hand, was still just a regular Vampire. Granted, he possessed the blood of the First Vampire, but even that wasn't enough to explain his endless tenacity.
Was he just going on willpower?
No, what was there left to fight for?
The Bloodborne House was done. Even if he killed , there was nothing left for him when he returned. Their gamble had failed, and Dracula was never going to co back. They had spent all their resources on his resurrection and incurred the wrath of every major Vampire House. Now, they had even turned the Elves against them. Given the circumstances, the Bloodborne House didn't have a single place in the world anymore.
So why was he fighting this hard?
Just as I was thinking of the man's motivation, the High Elder switched his tactics.
Dozens of feathers dropped down from his crimson wings and landed midair as if an invisible floor was stopping them. As the feathers dissipated away, they turned into magnificent, bloody roses, each with a tantalising tale. I didn't know if the High Elder knew it, but each rose represented a soul he consud, and whenever one blood, I could hear the screams of the damned within them.
Children… Won… Elderly…
None were spared from the High Elder's arrogant charge to obtain his ultimate dream.
Before long, thousands of bloodied rose petals filled my marble, creating a crimson garden that hid its sinister, true nature. A story of thousands of aningless deaths in the face of the selfish strong.
Even as a Progenitor, I couldn't help but feel outraged by the High Elder's actions.
"You're even using those souls to make a domain… How disgusting can you get?"
"Jin… Valter…"
The High Elder didn't reply. Rather, his voice seed sowhat hazy, and his expression was blank. His two wings had shrunk to half their original size, and his eyes no longer betrayed any sense of emotion.
It seems like…
The corruption is finally catching up to him.
"Julien Bloodborne… Can you even hear ?"
"Jin… Valter…"
The High Elder repeated my na like a deranged man who had stayed his entire life in an asylum. Yes, that confirms it. The High Elder wasn't just corrupted; his ntal functions had been completely fried. But that didn't deter him from fighting…
"Jin… VALTER!!!"
Roaring at the top of his lungs, the High Elder sped straight at with two blood daggers. Moving at a speed that I couldn't track, his blades ca close to my neck before I could even react.
"Imperium: PUSH!!!"
In a panic, I channelled a substantial amount of magic power into my middle ring and sent the man flying back from whence he ca. The imnse force sent the man crashing into the side of my reality marble, almost shattering my created domain in the process.
"Jin… Valter…"
Moving sloppily away from the cracks in the marble, the High Elder sent a death glare straight in my direction. And for the first ti since ascending… I froze.
His eyes were completely bloodshot, as if Hell itself was reflected in his pupils. His face was filled with a maniacal rage, and his body shook violently like a pit bull being restrained by a collar. Demonic growls escaped from his mouth as saliva dripped down.
At that mont, I couldn't help but stop and reflect on the scene right before my eyes.
I'd… never been on the receiving end of such extre emotions in my life before.
No… I must get used to this. Now that I have beco a Progenitor, the whole world will monitor my every movent. So might hate like the High Elder; others might revere . Many will be jealous of my newfound powers; so might even take it one step further and plot against .
And the High Elder… Was just one of those many people.
With his mind lost, only one instinct fueled his body.
To kill .
The High Elder knew he couldn't beat in a battle of pure magic, so he switched to his close-combat skills. His extre speed and superior battle experience were sothing that I lacked at the mont, and he was about to take full advantage of that. Even with his mind lost, the High Elder's body rembers.
And well…
Whooossshhhhh!!!
Like a rift through Spaceti, the High Elder dashed forward with his twin daggers, reaching my flesh within a split second. Fortunately, I'd learned from my mistakes this ti and ntally prepared myself for his attack. My Spaceti ring lit up with a dazzling hue, creating a spatial barrier between the reckless Blood Angel and .
Like a gymnast landing on a trampoline, the blades were sucked in for a mont before they were reflected back at the High Elder. Alas, the Blood Angel wasn't going to give up that easily. Twirling his blades, the Angel sucked up much of the rose petals littered all over the reality marble and absorbed everything into the tips of the twin daggers.
Swinging them around like a switchblade, the Blood Angel swung the daggers violently, leaving a trail of endless Bloodfire behind.
"Fuck!"
I cursed out loud as I noticed the cracks that ford on my spatial barrier. The High Elder might have lost his mind, but his combat experience was still heavily retained. Not to ntion, his speed and concentrated power was sothing I couldn't match just yet.
Tch, must I attempt to do that?
I've never tested it before, but at this critical juncture… It's my only hope.
Once more, I sent magic power to my Spaceti ring to keep the spatial barrier from breaking further. All I needed to do was buy a few more seconds to attempt this ludicrous spell. It would cost the most magic power since I've turned into Progenitor, and any distractions would prove fatal.
"ARGHHHHHH!!!"
Sensing the danger, the Blood Angel moved even more frantically as its daggers swung with concentrated Bloodfire that could burn down an entire volcano. Bit by bit, the cracks on my barrier were becoming larger, and it wouldn't be long before the Blood Angel could collect its prize.
But fortunately for , my spell was almost complete.
Magic power flowed down my fingers and into the two rings I needed for this spell. Genesis, the Ring of Creation, and Vita, the Ring of Life. Ten percent of my Progenitor-level reserves were being drained in an instant as the two rings glistened with a radiance I'd never seen from them before.
Genesis… Vita…
Creation… Life…
These two rings were joining their powers to conjure up the most ambitious spell I'd co up to date. The spell that every human had been dreaming of since their creation and the spell that would make one the ruler of the entire world.
And with the light at its brightest, I could feel my spell coming complete.
BOOOOMMMM!!!
A massive shockwave thundered through the clouds, forcing the Blood Angel that attempted to reap my life to fly hundreds of tres back. I would love to see the look on its face, but I had to focus entirely on my current state.
Wreathed in purple flas, an external skeleton covered my entire body, eventually growing to dozens of tres high. The skeleton soon developed purple flesh and, eventually, hardened armour reserved for the most esteed of Generals. Four arms split off from the giant's body, one holding a giant sword, another grasping onto a serpent spear. The other two hands on the bottom were free from weapons, but they were shaped like a palm and fist respectively.
A human face with elongated ears graced the massive head of the giant, making it look more like a Buddha than a Vampire. Especially since at the centre of the forehead, a massive third eye opened up, drowning the reality marble with ethereal purple lights.
Smiling down at the Blood Angel, the Purple Entity gently slapped the air, and an imnse purple palm appeared in midair, slamming the Blood Angel violently into the side of the reality marble.
Oh my lord…
I actually did it…
My spell… It actually worked!
I glanced up at the massive being that protected , and I couldn't help but laugh.
I had succeeded in…
Creating a God.
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