the high-tier ice spirit had been walking over to Marv all this time and saw his entire 'episode'. however, he didn't intervene because he was already occupied with something else.
he had to settle his fangirls...this may not be widely known but the hierarchy between spirits wasn't one of being stronger meant you had more power. it was quite different, it was just that the more spirits who had faith in you...the stronger you would be...strange but that was how it was.
this high-tier ice spirit was one who was widely known by the ice spirits...he arrived here by coincidence. he was flying in the sky just minding himself when he got pulled into the ice devil's realm. he didn't want to stay but was suddenly bombarded by advanced-tier ice spirits who were all female. he couldn't just leave so he tried to politely shoot them down.
but then he felt the presence of something unnatural suddenly enter the ice devil's realm...it was an elemental mage. he was surprised a bit when he sensed that the mage seemed to have a high affinity with ice. he decided to follow Marv and Alyssa as they ran away from the ice devil. when he managed to get a glimpse of Alyssa's face as he jumped from branch to branch, he felt unimaginable pressure envelop him. he knew what this was...it meant this person was most likely a master of ice order!!
he only knew of a few who could reach such presence and he knew for a fact...they were not friendly. they forced the spirits of ice to follow the presence of order manipulating the ice element. they were a horrid bunch.
the next thing he realized he was doing, he had killed Alyssa by slashing across her body with its left index finger. the icicle came from commanding the air to freeze at a single point and shot through Alyssa's chest. he was satisfied with his actions as he had landed back to the ground at a separate part of the realm...not far from Marv. he wanted to see everything for himself but was stopped by his fangirls...
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Marv had lost control over his body and was currently no longer 'alive'. his muscular body had now lost some of its muscularity as his black hair turned ash grey. he now had completely black eyes and was standing straight. he didn't move at all as he looked towards the location where the high-tier ice spirit was talking with its fangirls.
no emotion was present in his mind as it had shut off but his body was moving perfectly well on its own. Marv turned his head slightly as he gazed at Alyssa's body that was still impaled. even though he had no emotions present in his body he still clenched his right hand. he then looked back towards the ice spirit. he opened his mouth only to hear no words come out...but he mouthed two words...
"rose scythe."
not long after he mouthed these words. the blood that had seeped into the snow was now separating from the snow. it was rising in small blobs and all rose to a certain height off the ground. with Marv as the centre, the blobs of blood circled around him in a small cyclone. they slowly increased in speed and started connecting forming small crimson streaks. they then formed into a large crimson blood path.
after a few moments of rotating the blood stopped and approached Marv's outstretched right palm. the blood first started forming a solid cylinder that stretched for about two metres. after the cylinder was formed the blood started contracting to make the cylinder much thinner...it was now about the same thickness as a thumb. the blood was now a pole...on one end of the pole, the blood started loosening stretching farther and farther from the staff itself. it then stopped and hardened forming a thick blade.
with the blade formed Marv held the scythe with both hands and placed the flat end of the scythe into the ground. with the scythe formed Marv was now releasing a large amount of magic presence. the ice devil was now running towards Marv and Marv perfectly well knew this.
the high-tier spirit having dealt with its fangirls was already back at the murder scene. Marv looked at the ice spirit with a blank gaze. the spirit was what looked like a wolf made of moving snow. it had bright blue eyes and snow-white fur. it had an aura of strength surrounding it as a layer of frost started forming on the bark of the trees around it.
"hmm? and who are-"
unfortunately, the ice spirit couldn't finish its sentence as Marv had already approached it with his scythe swinging in his hands. the spirit was shocked but no other emotion entered its mind in the next second.
the head of the spirit was separated from the body with a clean cut. no words were exchanged as the ice spirit's body quickly lost its energy to continue existing. the spirit then dissipated...all in a matter of 3 seconds.
Marv stared at the spot where the ice spirit once stood. he had a blank expression as a small red glint flashed within his pitch-black eyes. he had gotten revenge yet his [death mode] hadn't deactivated yet. the reason was simple...his real purpose was to kill everything within this realm.
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although it was hard to see them, three advanced-tier ice spirits were watching this scene from a small distance away. they all were taking the forms of large snow owls. they widened their eyes as they saw how quick it took for Marv to cut the high-tiers head off. they were genuinely scared as they looked at the blood scythe in Marv's hand. the large blood blade was now resting on Marv's right shoulder. a blank look on his handsome face.
all of a sudden the three owls felt a large amount of pressure pressing on them. none of them could move as they all stared with fear at Marv who was now staring at their positions with a blank gaze. even though Marv didn't move towards them they suddenly felt their wings becoming more lightweight than normal. they were perplexed as they forced their heads down to look at their wings...
where their wings used to be...large amounts of spirit essence was spilling out and before the three spirits could react properly...they ceased to exist...
the blood scythe in Marv's hands glowed a brighter crimson colour for a while. Marv then looked to his east and stared directly at a clearing in the forest. a large mound of snow was at the centre of the clearing.
"you have decided to bring terror within my realm, have you?...well I don't care whether you are a divine entity or just a strong human...I will kill you right here."
the snow mound shook as the snow slowly fell to the ground, revealing the ice devil Kishan who was swinging his frosty tail from left to right.
he was scared.