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Chapter 36 - Chapter 35

With this newfound skill I found welling up inside me, I directed the attack to the doppelganger in front of me. He has a face full of shock as I took the time to charge the attack at him but at the last moment, before the attack was going to hit him, he smiled and said something that would shock me.

[Didn't you remember what I just said? I'm you, your me.]

"Cra-"

The attack sent and hit him while he was smiling in front of me, a few seconds passed and he was fine but suddenly a black beam appeared in front of me, to avoid it I had to dodge it but to my dismay, it was homing at me at a high rate of speed. Luckily I unconsciously summoned the Nemax and sliced the black beam that was just a few feet away from me.

"What the hell was that?!" I said while huffing for air

[I'm you and your me.] he said calmly

"What the hell do you even mean about that?!"

[If you do something to me, the same thing will happen to you.]

"Then why does it only apply to me? If I do something to you, the same thing will happen to me, then why if you do something to me, the same thing won't happen to you?! This is just plain unfair!"

[Well, of course, I'm an exception, that's just how the world's work kid.]

"What a load of bullcrap! You're an exception?!" I yelled at him

[Then don't mind me taking over your body then!]

"BURST MOD-"

I was initiating burst mode but the activation sent me flying to a wall. The doppelganger looked at me with a surprised face then he laughed it off, this dude is really tarnishing my face itself which made me very furious at him. Suddenly a voice that sounded familiar stopped me.

[I'll take care of this Tarus, it seems that an invader entered your sector and lead you to the deepest parts of it. Don't worry I'm here to help and I'm with Hel.]

"Zeichi...why do you always feel obligated to help me?"

[Well...I can't really explain right now...look he's coming.]

Arms formed from the walls and encased me in a shell-like shape. The moving took some time as the walls were very thick and hard to pass through. The doppelganger rushed to us and tried to use corrosion and the other skills I had but somehow he got restricted in the presence of Zeichi.

[YOU'RE NOT GETTING AWAY FROM ME!] He yelled as he ran to our location

[Yeild my beautiful flowers from the heavens, guide those unwillingly to death so that they can find forever peace, eclipse of spider lilies!] Zeichi commanded

Vine's grew from the ground of darkness and red flowers bloomed with several petals that grew outstretched. The scene was beautiful and for the first time since the forming of my sector, colors finally showed up. The vines swiftly extended themselves and wrapped themselves around the limbs and stomach area of the doppelganger.

[Tarus! Use corrosion to destroy the wall! Now!]

"I'm on it!"

[You bastards! Don't think you can run away! I'll hunt for you eventually!]

[Shut up you newborn meaningless entity!]

I used corrosion on the wall behind me and it didn't seem to affect the arms encasing me. We easily broke through the wall and it cracked and regenerated itself. I had wrapped itself around my chest and it was a gentle feeling being hugged like this.

"Yo, Zeichi...you saved me back there, I really appreciate it..."

[Ah- S-Sorry about that weird...] she shouted with a flustered face as she hastily let go of me

"D-don't be sorry...Anyways...how did I get here?"

[Creevus intervened with your death, and that entity back there...why are you attacking yourself with yourself?]

"I don't know what the hell you're talking about."

[You guy's called?] he replied

[Oh no...]

"Crap!"

[THIS TIME IM TAKING OVER YOUR BODY!]

"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!"

[Tarus!]

[You won't intervene this time! Cradle's of shadow, Bind!]

Arm's similar to what Zeichi used to encase me wrapped around her to make sure that she doesn't escape. I ran for her and summoned the Nemax, I imbued the Nemax with corrosion and I brandished the blade at one of the arms. The arms were so hard that it sent the Nemax flying and it landed on the ground with a loud thud next to the doppleganger.

[It's useless, and stop calling me doppelganger, I'm your delusion.]

"What the hell!? You can read my mind?!"

[HOW MANY TIME'S AM I GONNA SAY IT?! I'M YOU AND YOU'RE ME!]

He shouted as he picked up the Nemax from the ground. I turned around and ran back to Zeichi who was encased in the arms and she murmured something.

[R-RUN!] she managed to speak

[You're not going anywhere!]

I saw a white light at the corner of my sector and I quickly ran to it while looking back at the pitiful Zeichi with tears flowing out of her glowing white eyes. I got near the door and a familiar face I thought I wouldn't see ever again was standing guard at the door.

[Tarus...?]

"C-Cherri?!"

[What're you doing here?]

"I got dragged in here, and that's what I should be asking you!"

[I'm just a fragment of the original Cherri...she's passed on...and I'm just a delusion just like yours who's trying to take over your body...]

"I-I d-don't know what to do..." I tried my best not to stutter as I'm confused about what to do and what's going on.

[So what will you choose? Get out safely, or stay and defeat the entity that's trying to get your body and save that girl wrapped up? It's your decision to make Tarus...all this time...you've been a good person to me...you saved me countless times...I know you'll make the right decision...]

I couldn't speak, I'm stuck in place, I'm overwhelmed, as tears of joy rolled from her cheeks. I mustered up my courage and decided on what to do...I can't bring the dead back to life...so I'd rather save the one who has helped me through so much...

"Thank you for everything Cherri...you might just be a fragment of the original one but your still Cherri...I've made up my mind....once I die we shall meet again..." I replied to her with a smile

[That's my Tarus!] She cried even more with a huge smile on her face as she started dissipating into the air

[What a farewell!]

"Can you please shut the hell up for even a second? I don't know what's your purpose in stealing my body and who sent you here. You might say that I'm you and your me...but were different entities."

[Your all talk and no action! Big words coming from a coward!]

"Now is the time I'll take action then! NEMAX!"

I willfully summoned the sword to my left hand, it forcefully escaped the shackles of the delusion or doppelganger and made it's way to my outstretched arm. The Nemax in my arm seemed to be lighter than ever as. Once the sword was in my arm, I dashed over to Zeichi quickly, and knowing that corrosion won't work on the arm's encasing her, I have to think of something else to use.

"CORRUPTION, EXPAND!"

Corruption and corrosion are very similar to each other, they can destroy physically but the main difference is that corruption can destroy mentally and my sector is like a mental dimension...I don't really know how to explain this right now but corruption is like an evolved form of corrosion so please bear with my explanation.

[I TOLD YOU IT'S USELESS!]

"You never know once I try again!"

I sliced through the arms encasing Zeichi like butter. She was free and I held a hand to her to help her up, with a surprised face and teary eyes she willfully grabbed my arms and stood up beside me.

[Tarus...]

"You don't have to thank me, you've saved me countless times and I don't know how to repay you...sorry if this is the most I can do right now, I'll make sure to improve in the future!"

[Nobody has ever come back for me, either I was left to die or abandoned...your the first-ever person to come back for me!]

"It's kinda embarrassing when you put it that way but, I'm honored!"

[Tarus Neispira, I acknowledge you as the successor to the sin of regret and wielder of the cursed blade Nemax, forged from the millions of souls filled with regret, you have gone through thick and thin, countless encounters with death, countless sufferings, and most of all, the first-ever person to never abandon me...I give you full access to the hidden powers locked deep within this blade...revert to your original form blade of Nemax!]

As she said her speech, she held the blade and made it float on her right palm. The blade started to glow a deep black color rigorously, screams of pain and anger can be heard across the whole of my sector.

[Your the first-ever true wielder of the Nemax...thank you!]

She suddenly dissipated along with the sword and suddenly a blinding light is shown and suddenly heavyweight dragged my left arm down as I clutched the brand new form of the Nemax. The light stopped and the new form was ominous...it was even darker than before and with very intricate designs it gave the impression of a behemoth that has killed thousands upon thousands. I'm not sure about its history but right now it's the only weapon I can rely on.

[Seriously an upgrade?! That won't be enough to get rid of me!]

"Get off your high horse! Your just a fraud!"

I dashed to him as I brandished the sword and imbued it with a mix of corrosion and corruption. This should be enough to eradicate him.

"DISAPPEAR FROM EXISTENCE YOU FRAUD!"