The room, once a cavern of oppressive silence, erupted into chaos. Lilith, her face contorted in a mask of fury, unleashed a torrent of raw elemental energy. The air crackled with unseen forces, the ground trembled beneath their feet. Axel, caught in the maelstrom, felt his body strain against the immense pressure. Every cell within him screamed in protest as the raw power threatened to tear him apart.
Gizmo, his voice a panicked whisper, urged Axel to resist. [Axel, focus on your core! Ground yourself! Draw strength from your core!]. Axel, following Gizmo's instructions, desperately sought a point of stability within the chaos.
He visualized the miniature sun within his core, channelling its energy outwards, creating a shield against the encroaching storm. Elemental energy started flowing out of Axel's dual cores, spinning rapidly around each other. A small barrier made of thunder and glowing light came to life. Axel while crouching lay within this small barrier.
Large cracks were being formed and filled instantly on the barrier within seconds. Axel knew he couldn't keep this up and his energy would be exhausted within seconds. The room a whirlwind of colours and chaos, would soon collapse under further strain.
The air grew thick with the scent of ozone, and the taste of blood metallic was in Axel's mouth. It felt like hours but only mere seconds had passed. Axel was now exhausted and battered, all his energy reserves were spent and he would soon lose consciousness.
This past hour had been the most eventful one ever for Axel in both of his lives. But before the worst would come to pass something strange occurred with Lilith.
The borrowed time was over for Lilith. The Seal/Formation instantly reinforced itself and the layer of black-red blood mist started turning to darker colour and solidifying.
"THIS IS NOT THE END BOY, I WILL COME FOR YOU AND SLAY YOU MYSELF," said Lilith in a voice so filled with hatred that Axel could feel his soul being pricked with each word.
A small white orb shot from Lilith's forehead and entered Axel's and then instantaneously Lilith was completely covered with the solidified mist and now nowhere to be seen.
The place where Lilith had been, looked like the wall of the cave now. Axel took a sigh of relief in knowing that his life was not in immediate danger for now.
Axel simply lay down on the floor and shut his eyes. Soon he was fast asleep.
'Hey Gizmo how long was I sleeping for?' asked Axel after waking up. [Approximately half an hour. Don't worry, I have healed your body for now but you must find food soon as it consumed a lot of your energy to heal you] replied Gizmo
Axel just nodded to Gizmo's advice and sat with his legs folded, staring at the wall where Lilith had been sealed. It still looked like a dream to him, he was puzzled over the question of How he had survived this Ordeal.
'Gizmo before I start looking for some food, you have some explaining to do' said Axel in a contemplative voice.
[You are right, but just to be clear I did not orchestrate the events that have transpired and was simply an observer for the most part. Let me explain from the beginning, what has occurred and most importantly what you have gained from all this. Because believe me you have just hit a Jackpot] said Gizmo in an emotionless voice.
Gizmo being the AI had records of tales and events that had transpired throughout the cosmos but was still shocked at the scenario that had just played out in front of it.