" Where did sis go? " " She went to fight at the borders that were breached. " " Breached? " " The army that attacked us was just a part of the fighting force sent to war against the kingdom. " " But why? One army of that size was more than enough to keep sis distracted while a small elite force of dominion or above level mages are more than enough to wipe the kingdom off the map. "
" The reason is unknown to a forest dweller like me, but, you should be resting now. The stress of evolution is harsh on the body. " " I am fine. I'll leave to assist sis right away. " <
Meanwhile in some other battlefield,
Celestina and the vermillion bird were desperately fighting against what was probably the tenth army sent to destroy the kingdom. They were thoroughly exhausted, magicia or otherwise. Once the tenth army was defeated, Celestina fell on Vermillion bird's back and rested. She spent almost a half of her magicia and was mentally exhausted from repeated assaults on swarms of beasts.
The eleventh army was much larger than the others and was headed to the royal palace unlike the others. Celestina started to chant her lightning mage craft while vermillion bird burned as many beasts as she can with her flames. She was just as exhausted but her recovery was faster.
Celestina's mage craft and the vermillion bird's flames succeeded in eliminating half of the army but with the wounds sustained and sheer consumption of magicia, they were in no shape to fight at all. " I'll try to use the era of destruction one last time. Use your strongest attack as well. " " Yes. "
Just as they were about to use their strongest attacks though, <
Aria made an appearance, riding the white tiger. She had grown to the extent where as long as there was a single ray of light present, she could visualise the entire locality it illuminates. In a sense, everywhere light touches was her domain now. The advancement of her light attribute to the highest state possible, Providence, made her a pseudo pantheon deity of no rank.
She had now attained perfect chant annulment, making mere words she speaks as triggers for the mage craft she visualises/imagines in her mind. Higher the difference between reality and er mage craft, higher the consumption of chakra. <
" Sis, I returned. I am alright. " Aria mumbled from Celestina's crushing embrace. " You've grown stronger. I am very impressed. I feel a formless pressure form you. Well done surpassing the level of a Seraph. " " Sis, I still am far ways off from beating you. I haven't got used to my powers yet. "
" Sorry for the interruption but, " " Its fine Vermillion sis, I eradicated all the armies that dared trespass our boundaries. I am not sure that was all but it is better if we return to the palace sis. I have an odd premonition. " " Sure, I will take you and Celestina right now. White tiger, be on the lookout for those who might have escaped. Celestina, lets go. " Vermillion bird urged.
Aria, Celestina, Mo'er, Leader and Vermillion bird rush to the royal palace and see it intact from the outside. They ran into the throne room to see the king locked in a battle with someone in an enclosed space. Sarcony, having void dantain nature, would have recognised it but ever since her awakening, Aria had become one of her personalities like Cold and Cheeky, taking over the body.
The baby enclosed in the light sphere was Aria. The moment it hatched, the awakening happened. She instantly grew into a 5 year old kid like the other personalities. Cold was observing Aria with interest while Sarcony and Cheeky were discussing about the integration of impact manipulation into Perfect Soma and the change of dantain nature into Providence: Solar unlike the previous cases where the light attribute evolved but kept the dantain nature same throughout.
They were also curious about the orb of miracles absorbing a sentient artefact and evolve into The eye of Ra without destroying the sentience. The eye of Ra still housed the leader who spoke about the scare he experienced when his house was suddenly disintegrated and merged into something else. Luckily, a sphere made of light protected his consciousness from disintegration.
HI, MY NAME IS ARIA. I THOUGHT I DIED WHEN THOSE DELINQUENTS HIT ME IN THE FOREST. IN THAT MOMENT, I FELT SOMETHING THAT TRIED TO CONNECT ME TO YOU LOT AT THE EXPENSE OF LOSING MY BODY AND LIFE. I AGREED AND WAS IMMEDIATELY CONVERTED INTO A BABY IN THAT LIGHT SPHERE WHILE YOU TOOK OVER. THANKS A LOT FOR SAVING MY FAMILY AND VILLAGE FROM THE MONSTER AND FROM THE DUKE'S SON. I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. (ARIA)
DON'T FRET, YOU ARE ONE OF US. THERE IS NO NEED FOR GRATITUDE. THEY ARE OUR PARENTS AS WELL. (COLD) INDEED, WHAT COLD SAYS IS RIGHT, WE ARE FAMILY. (CHEEKY) WELCOME TO THE MINDSPACE, HOPE YOU ARE FINE. (SARCONY) JUST HOW MUCH DID YOU STRENGTHEN THIS BODY? I FEEL STRONGER THAN CELESTINA SIS. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BODY (ARIA)
IT SEEMS THAT WE HAVE BECOME THE SPIRIT OF THE SOLAR DEITY. WITH THE CHANGE OF RACE CAME A CHANGE IN STRENGTH. (CHEEKY) INDEED, WE ARE NOW A DIVINE SPIRIT, NOT AN ORDINARY FAIRY BORN TO HUMAN PARENTS. (COLD) GIRLS, SHOULDN'T WE CONCENTRATE ON SITUATION AT HAND FIRST? ARIA IS NEW IN TREMS OF CONTROLLING THE BODY, WE SHOULD ASSIST HER AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. SAY ARIA, DO YOU FEEL ANY DISCOMFORT (SARCONY)
NONE AT ALL, IT FEELS WONDERFUL. (ARIA) " Sis, should we get involved in the battle? " " Not now, there is something hindering us from interfering. We should destroy it first. " SARCONY SIS, CAN YOU RECOGNISE WHAT IS IT? (ARIA) OF COURSE I CAN, JUST LET ME TAKE OVER. (SARCONY) the moment sarcony took over, her aura changed. She observed the enclosed space and instantly recognised it. Her 'Uncle Sun' would always enclose the training ground in an enclosed/restricted space due to the destruction they would cause during training. Having experienced it for 7 years, she could grasp it immediately. There were only 2 ways to remove such a spatial seal.
One, overwhelm the person creating the spatial seal in terms of energy input i.e., pouring more energy than the caster into the seal, destabilising and subsequently destroying it. The other would be understanding the seal and exploiting the flaws in it to destroy it through exploitation. The first had a harsh requirement on amount of Chakra while the second had a strict requirement on possessing the ability to detect and discern spatial seals and the knowledge to exploit the flaws present in them. The second method was impossible to people who do not possess Void dantain nature or a legacy related to deities of space-time/void related functions. The first one is feasible to all but only when they can detect the spatial seal in the first place.
Sarcony could use both now that she has surpassed Celestina in terms of raw power and means of usage at disposal. Just as she was about to do so, an omnious aura tried to put pressure on her only to be repelled by Celestina's aura. " Come out you coward, " she yelled. A dark mage with an almost ghastly presence walked into the throne room wth a chuckle on his almost skeletal face.
" AS EXPECTED OF THE STRONGEST SERAPH MAGE AND MY DAUGHTER, YOU NEUTRALISED MY AURA RIGHT AWAY. " he spoke with a snake-like/slithery voice. " Hmph! I ain't your daughter. You are just a coward who ran away out of fear after being defeated by Selena, the queen of sprites. How dare you claim to be the father of her offspring, ridiculous. " " SHARP TONGUE AS EVER. SELENA TAUGHT YOU WELL. " " Don't you dare speak my mother's name. " " MAKE ME SHUT UP WITH YOUR OWN STRENGTH THEN. " The man taunted Celestina into a fight.
" Sis, leave him to me. " " WHO IS THIS PIPSQUEAK!? I NEVER KNEW YOU HAD A SIBLING. " " I am the grim reaper who is going to take your life. Get ready. " " INTERESTING, SHE IS JUST LIKE YOU, CUTE, SMART AND AGGRESSIVE. NO WONDER YOU ARE SIBLINGS. "
" Shut up. " Aria fired a laser from her palm. Thinking it to be a small trick, the man only created a small shield as a defense only for it and his heart behind it to be peirced by the laser. A sharp, stinging pain assaulted him. ~~AAAHHH~~ with a shout no less potent from the unique behemoth, he backed away with the smile on his face vanshing to be replaced by an angry scowl.
" What do you think of this pipsqueak now? " Aria taunted him in return. " Kahahahaha..... GOOD, VERY GOOD. ONLY A FIGHT OF THIS LEVEL CAN GIVE ME ENTERTAINMENT AND SATISFACTION. MY NAME IS DAHAKA, THE EVIL DRAGON KING. MAY I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING YOUR NAME? " " My name is Aria, the spirit of the solar deity and your end. " " Haha, INTERESTING. "
Dahaka created several orbs of darkness that floated around him and shot several lasers, murky brown black in colour. The lasers were neutralised by the golden lasers shot by Aria. <
" AMAZING, NEVER HAVE I FELT SUCH EXHILARATION IN FIGHTING PUNY SPIRITS. YOU DESERVE TO KNOW MY FULL NAME. I AM AZI DAHAKA, AN ENVOY OF SATANAEL, THE RULER OF FALLEN RACE AND THE CURRENT REALM KING. PREPARE FOR DESTRUCTION. " Dahaka continuously dodged the lasers shot by Aria while reintroducing himself. he knew the power of them first hand after all.
" I don't care who you are, remember that your death will definitely be in my my hands. " Aria cornered him by continuously closing his paths of retreat and forcing him to block the lasers head on instead of dodging. Every block, regardless of success, made him wince in pain as the solar aura was the worst among nemeses of Dark mages known to humanity.
I CAN'T ALLOW THIS GIRL TO LIVE. SHE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RUIN ALL OF LORD'S PLANS. I MUST END HER RIGHT AWAY. Dahaka thought to himself and turned serious. Detecting the change in his aura, Aria immediately got alert. Using the thread weaving art to create orbs of pure chakra, untainted by dantain nature, within his body, she quietly watched the way he changed the flow of battle. Him getting serious instantly increased pressure on her. He wasn't the envoy of the realm king without a reason. His strength, when serious, was astounding but still within fighting range.
Aria turned serious as well. Her Sanctum, which was acting as if struggling to wrest control from his domain, instantly engulfed and erased it. Roaring in pain, he distanced himself and glared at Aria. Every second of his stay in the Sanctum makes him accumulate damage due to purification. Unfortunately, Aria didn't have perfect control over the Sanctum yet which prevented her from downright killing him with massive purification. She bided her time to strike carefully.
Had she practiced using her Sanctum for some time, she could have easily erased his very existence. Now, she had no choice but to resort to tactics instead of a head-on confrontation. Meanwhile, Dahaka, clearly wary of her strength, created multiple copies of himself and stationed them all over the royal palace on standby. He also switched places with one of his clones and planned an escape.
He immediately started running in direction opposite to Sarcony. Solar aura wasn't something he could defend against. His entire body was in stinging pain as if hundreds of red-hot needles were being peirced into him. Almost three quarters of his dark aura had been destroyed by the solar aura rendering him powerless. He had to inform his lord of this anamoly, as soon as possible.
He sighed in relief after escaping the royal palace. All of a sudden, he felt a pain in his chest so intense, it was as if someone peirced his heart and gouged it out while he was conscious. SO THE CLONES HAVE BEEN ERASED HUH, I MUST HURRY. The clones were made from his own consciousness being divided into parts. Erasure of any one of them was equivalent of erasing a part of his own self/consciousness/spirit. It had an extremely damaging and painful impact on him.
Just as he was escaping, he collapsed in pain that was several times more intense than all his clones being erased at once. His body started to inflate like a balloon being filled with gas. With a loud pop, he then exploded. His body simply turned into dark mist instead of a bloodbath after exploding.