Demonic Ascension: After 10,000,000 Years, The Lord Abyss Returns
Chapter 39: The Matrix

Chapter 39: Chapter 39: The Matrix

A black cocoon swallowed everything up, wrapping the entirety of the space they stood in darkness, blocking any interference from the outside world, Rashmi understood the dangers surrounding him.

He came to hunt but now the hunter is being the hunted.

" Wha....what have you done? " He questioned, trying to confirm where he stands, if it was an ordinary demonic attack, he would have tried destroying it with his Divine Art but this is different, completely different.

A monstrosity!

" What have I done? I haven’t really done anything, I merely created a field where no one will interuppt us in our battles, inside this domain of black, everything that occurs in here ends in here "

" I can’t afford the risks if I decided to show off without proper planning, so how should we begin? your execution I mean " Kyle said, he took a step forward, with a grin plastered on his face, his eyes were focused on Rashmi.

" My execution? Hmph.....Just because you had some cheap trick like this, it doesn’t mean you are capable of defeating me, I don’t know what you are but I’m a ranked Senior Paladin in the Church "

" I could never die by the hands of a mere child " Rashmi declared.

Within seconds he released his divine energies into the air, he held his divine blade firmly, Rashmi noticed the grin which Kyle expressed, this infuriated him even further and he attacked first.

" Gift of the Strong " Rashmi chanted!

His divine energies scattered throughout his blood cells, tremendously increasing his speed and strength and he dashed at full force, releasing waves of shock into the air, He swung his blade fiercely.

He covered the distance between them, aiming to behead Kyle on sight but that attack was blocked, Rashmi was shocked by the reaction speed of Kyle, despite gaining the upper hand in speed.

Kyle was able to block his attack in a matter of seconds!

Rashmi quickly fell back, creating a vast distance between them, his attentions were diverted to the areas surrounding them, they are currently trapped in a vast space of a black dimension, a space as large as a nation.

" Well it’s not a suprise he could block my quick blade, I witnessed his battle prowess during the second stage of the Ritual, but he is still a mere child.... fighting his mates is more easier than fighting me "

" I’ll rip him to shreds " Rashmi grinned!

" Hmmm, He’s just standing there doing nothing huh? has he finally accepted he can never win against me or what? " Kyle asked himself, his eyes widened when he sensed something, the manifestation of something strange.

" Divine Style: Sebon’ Hitero " Rashmi chanted!

A rampaging plasma attack which attacked from every area, the attacks were unleashed from every corners, preventing him from making any chance to evade it but Kyle remained calm, the second they were all about to collide with him.

A single swing of his demonic imbued blade shook the air.

Deflecting all the attacks without hesitation, Rashmi was quick to react to the next attack, Kyle closed the distance between them, unleashing his blade, Rashmi swiftly casted a divine barrier with ease.

Aiming to block the incoming attack of the tenth young master.

" Heavenly Demon Sword Art, Third Chapter "

" Catalyst of Pain! " Kyle chanted, an intense vigor was unleashed, twisting space itself, the demonic energies that leaked out ripped through space itself, and it was unleashed, a single slash!

Tearing apart the divine barrier, Rashmi was hit with the demonic slash, the demonic energies are through his body, causing the Paladin to stagger back in pains, but that wasn’t all, Kyle wasn’t done yet.

" Ummm, considering you call yourself a proud Zudaist, aren’t you relatively weak? back then, I only fought the Zodiacs and they were quite strong, I guess things have changed.....in the Saturn Era "

" The worshippers of those fuckers were given a lot of power "

" Since they tried to rip apart the unified world I created, their worshippers had value then so they were given enough power to break down my Empire bit by bit but compared to now, you guys are relatively weak "

" Or have your gods forsaken you all? "

Kyle questioned, this was enough to trigger the wailing Rashmi, he gritted his teeths, Rashmi had lost completely control of himself, his divine energy leaked, purifying the demonic energies which corrupted space.

" What did you just say? Our god has abadoned us? what sort of blasphemy is that? Our god, the great destroyer of all, the indomitable {Cancer}.....how dare you try to mock us who believes in his reverence "

" I was going to do this since I thought I may kill you with ease but you just proved to me that you are a demonic worshipper.....I was going to spare you after torturing you and making you spill out informations "

" But that won’t happen any more.....I will purge you "

" And I will cleanse you from the demonic energy that has corrupted you, after the cleansing, your soul will be accepted by he who reigns above, consider this as a gift to you " the voice of Rashmi echoed.

He took a step forward, he caused the air to burn with divine energy!

" Divine Art: Abstract Manifestation " He chanted out loud, the symbol of {Cancer} appeared on his forehead, fueling his body with intense divinity, Kyle’s expression darkened, he took a deep breath.

A sigh escaped his lips when he turned.

" It’s still relatively weak compared to the old times, an average Zudaist then was far too stronger than this, I guess those fuckers don’t need to give out much of their powers since they have this world under them "

" Tch, I won’t be able to properly have my fun....and neither can I be able to properly check out my true powers in this body " Kyle said, Rashmi wasn’t going to give him more breathing space and he attacked.

And he influenced space itself with his divinity!

The air shook vigorously, Rashmi tremendously increased the gravity, aiming to crush the bones of Kyle Reinhart but Kyle showed no signs of being oppressed by the gravity attack, he yawned softly.

" Divine Manifestation huh? a divine art which grants him the ability to manifest the powers of divinity, but he could only copy half a single percent of divinity possessed by a Zodiac in exchange for destroying his body "

" But that’s still relatively weak against someone of my caliber "

" You see....back in my days, I killed gods, what can a mere mortal who can’t even properly copy a single percent of a god’s divinity do to me, I wasted my time thinking I would have some fun tonight "

Kyle said, with the look of disappointment seen on his face.

Rashmi took a step forward, he regenerated his severed limb, the waves of shock became severe and Rashmi vanished, covering the distance between them, he unleashed a single attack, twisting space itself.

The impact of the attack shook the air!

Scattering clouds of smokes into the air, the air burned with so much intensity, Rashmi stood firmly, with a smirk written on his lips, he stood shirtless, his shirt had he been burned away by the fierce divinity.

" What a shame, I was supposed to capture him and interrogate him just as the Bishop ordered, other Paladins will consider my mission as a failure but it doesn’t matter, the trash was a demonic worshipper "

Rashmi stated, he turned his back to leave the scene!

Still immersed in the intense divinity, he aimed to destroy his way out of the black cocoon, movements was heard behind him, Rashmi turned his attention but he was welcomed by something ferocious.

A black wave unleashed against him, Rashmi screamed out in pains, there was no counter measure for this chaos, he fell aggressively on his knees, his skin burned, this is no demonic attack.

This is dark magic!

" A dark magic that was specifically crafted to kill divinity, It seems it’s quite effective even in this time, but it’s potency is quite low, I can’t use it precisely in this weak body, I’m still weak " His voice echoed.

Walking out of the darkness, He watched as Rashmi burned.

If it weren’t for the black cocoon, his screams would have reached the heavens, Kyle walked passed Rashmi, with just a single tap on Rashmi’s burning shoulders, Rashmi dried out in a bizzare manner.

And the black cocoon disappeared into thin air!

" This is perfect, I was able to learn two things from this battle, the first is the Zudaists in this era are quite weak, and the second is the {Matrix} still works even in this body, the magic that was able to purge out gods "

" Although I can only manifest a small quantity considering how low this body truly is but..."

" Once this body levels up, the true awakening will begin and not even the Zodiacs will be able to escape my wrath! "