Life in the city of Rhyfel before his fall was what they would call the "garden of eden" a sanctuary in real life, of course, it was just a saying and it was not even close to the garden of eden, but with that, why would Rhyfel called it a sanctuary? the answer was simple and direct:
The Sovereign of War, his mere existence brought Rhyfel prosperity, his strength and the army under his command were unimaginably powerful, only someone with very little desire to live would attack Rhyfel, that led Rhyfel to be one of the most sure of their time at the same time as the strongest.
But what was all this about? I came to give an idea and create a comparison. A comparison? With whom or what? with the current state of Rhyfel.
Currently Rhyfel was a mere shadow from the past, no, even calling him a shadow from the past was too much for the current Rhyfel, a dead city where its inhabitants and protectors were Rhyfel's burnt knights, beings that sought to destroy any intruder.
In a few words, life in the current city of Rhyfel was hard, if not almost impossible, the atrocities that one must commit to survive are unimaginable, the inhuman acts that one must perform are indescribable and in the end after doing all that, for walking on such a thorny path there was no guarantee of survival.
In the world there are strong or weak, intelligent or cunning people but none of them would survive long in Rhyfel since the most important thing for someone is always luck, if someone is lucky their way will be easier than others, that's something indisputable.
But there is also the other side of the coin, those who are not lucky will have to go through a difficult and uncertain path.
"Stop talking nonsense, I know I'm not lucky seeing my situation but I've never met someone who told me in such an elegant way that my luck is equal to dog shit."
Adolf sighed as his eyes judged Arthur who was standing in front of him.
"You don't seem to understand him... Well, sooner or later you will, I just wish you luck."
Arthur spoke as he shook his head in dissatisfaction.
While Adolf was cunning and good at manipulating people to some extent he was not an expert as he lacked experience, for his part Arthur was more intelligent and better understood human nature to "subtly guide" people to do what he wishes.
That's why he was explaining that to Adolf, to make him understand that he shouldn't be reckless since his luck was equal to that of dog shit, surely one day he might receive a wound that he couldn't heal from because he was overconfident. in his pseudo-immortality.
"Well that's all I had to tell you, I wish you luck in your next fight."
"No need but thanks."
At the end Arthur sighed and as if he did not exist he disappeared again, Adolf for his part did not look in his direction anymore at the moment he disappeared since he was used to that and instead he looked at the night sky, the stars and the moon illuminated with its dim and soft light the city of Rhyfel.
Adolf looked at the stars, not out of melancholy or for any special reason, he simply observed them, since together with the sun, the moon and the stars, it was the only constant in his life within the walls.
In the city of Rhyfel, everything was in constant change, although it was very slight and slow, the structures of the ruined buildings collapsed and then turned to ashes in the air.
Sighing, Adolf stopped looking at the starry sky and settled down to sleep since what was coming was something that even he wasn't sure would come out intact.
[The [Ruler of the Underworld] watches you intently, waiting with delight for your next actions.]
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The next morning I could see Adolf walking slowly but surely in the streets of Rhyfel in a specific direction, to the four doors that connect to the inner circle, more precisely to the door guarded by the sword of thunder, Keiran Crowley.
Among the War Sovereign's four generals, Adolf decided that Keiran Crowley was the easiest to fight, but he wasn't talking about strength, he was talking about fighting style, since the remaining three generals used somewhat strange methods and he already knew a little about the warlord. Keiran Crowley's fighting style, which is why he could at least have a fairly fair fight against him.
The closer Adolf got to the door guarded by the Keiran Crowley, the less deterioration the structures became, the more it seemed that they had all burned so fast and in such a way that ash had flown almost instantly.
When Adolf was standing in front of the great door that led to the inner ring, he did not continue walking and was not attacked by the archers either, suddenly Adolf drew a sword and announced loudly and firmly towards the apparent nothingness.
"I, Adolf De'Ath have come to duel the sword of thunder, Keiran Crowley."
A long time passed and nothing happened but Adolf continued to maintain his posture with his sword raised, after a while a very slight screeching sound could be heard and as if his entrance was announced, a roar resounded in Rhyfel.
Before Adolf could react to what was happening a pale blue thunder crashed in front of the gate leading to the inner ring, as the dust that the impact had generated cleared away Adolf saw a figure standing proudly as small pale blue thunder rolled through. her body.
The figure was 1.80 meters tall and dressed in armor of the medium type, this one composed of iron and leather of unknown origin and instead of a full helmet it had a hood next to a bib.
Adolf watched him and knew immediately that this was going to be incredibly difficult.
Both opponents looked at each other without one of them taking the first step, neither moved even an inch as they kept their guard up, already spending a lot of time in a standstill Keiran Crowley seemed to be getting tired of waiting and took an attack stance.
'I'll receive the attack and then counterattack' thought Adolf.
His muscles tensed while his senses were heightened to the maximum but that was not the only thing because with his ability [Bloodbending] he made his blood circulate faster increasing the adrenaline in his body to a drastic way.
The veins in Adolf's body bulged as his blood flow became more and more violent, his eyes became bloodshot and turned more and more crimson and for a small moment Adolf blinked.
At that moment, in that short gap of time which was a blink of an eye, Adolf could only feel that Keiran Crowley disappeared from where he was to appear a few meters behind him.
When he realized what had happened, a furious roar resounded and his body cracked under the pressure of thunder.
As his paralyzed body fell to the ground Adolf thought. 'A blink lasts about 30ms so it... moved faster than a blink?'
With a small and insignificant blow, Adolf's body fell inert to the ground, although Adolf had a body capable of healing any injury, paralysis itself is not an injury, rather it is a negative effect like poisoning, the electricity left by the Keiran Crowley's techniques along with his mana prevented him from moving his body...
Keiran Crowley looked at Adolf's motionless body and decided to finish him off quickly, with steps that were neither very fast nor very slow, he approached where Adolf was, when he got there he raised his sword before lowering it with a quick movement and even when everything this happened Adolf still showed no sign of reaction.
When Keiran's sword delved slightly into Adolf's neck he moved unnaturally and launched a counterattack, Keiran was unable to process what was happening and act accordingly thanks to that Adolf's attack landed perfectly on his torso.
Keiran took a few steps back as Adolf stepped away and kept his distance from him.
Shit, I knew Keiran Crowley was fast but not to this point, plus the same trick won't work twice against an opponent like him, Adolf thought.
While it could refer to what he did as a trick it was actually doubtful if he counted as such since it wasn't entirely planned.
Adolf thought about receiving the attack with his body and then launching a counterattack while Keiran processed why Adolf seemed not to care about his injuries, although he received the attack it did not go as he had expected since he was paralyzed and since it was not an injury Adolf did not he could heal himself out of that, that's why he used his [Blood Control] ability to make his blood destroy his body from within in such a way that Keiran wouldn't notice and the rest is history.
Now, both Adolf and Keiran looked at each other distrusting each other, the former distrusted the latter thanks to his strange techniques and magic, while the latter distrusted the former thanks to his strange body that seemed to recover from injuries at a fast speed. huge.
Seeing that the deadlock that had arisen, Adolf decided to make the first move now, he took out four spheres the size of an orange from his pockets before throwing them forcefully against the ground, when they hit the ground they broke, releasing a black smoke.
Keiran looked at the black smoke suspiciously but quickly noted that it was not harmful to him, it just made him feel uncomfortable but other than that there was no effect that was harmful to him, but it was a story entirely for Adolf...
[You have come into contact with a large amount of Nether Breath]
[Your mana regeneration is increased by 500%]
[The cost of nether related skills decreases by 30%]
er decreases by 30%]
Adolf smirked as he read the messages, although for Keiran the nether breath wasn't a big deal for Adolf it was a completely different story, the nether breath was highly concentrated, of course, the quality of it varied but Adolf had invested the last mana stones in those four spheres.
Although Adolf was an existence that was strengthened by the nether it was not to that extent, what helped him was none other than his passive [Nether Demonic Body], this passive ability had a simple operation, with the nether Adolf was it empowered while with the element of life it weakened.
But the thing did not end there, with an emotional voice Adolf pronounced softly.
"[Nether Manipulation]."
As if it were a decree from God the nether began to gather in Adolf's palms, when this process ended it was no longer a shapeless mist, now it was a long spear and a short one! but that was not all nor the most surprising, but the most surprising thing was that they actually seemed solid! and not that they seemed, they were!
[Nether Manipulation] had similar principles to [Bloodbending] in that both abilities allowed its user to use an element with great freedom, but compared to [Bloodbending] which had obvious weaknesses when it came to " freedom" at the time of using [Nether Manipulation] did not possess such limitations.
Control type abilities are based on using the laws of a certain element to their maximum expression without modifying them, it means that solid is solid, liquid is liquid and gas is gas. But manipulation is different, it is not based on using the laws but on controlling them, the solid can be liquid and the liquid can be gaseous and the gaseous can be solid, as long as the element allows it, it can be done.
As long as there was a nether Adolf was virtually invincible!
"So, let's go".
Adolf said with a grin from ear to ear as he wielded his nether spears, he was so attentive that he didn't notice the system messages.
[The [Light of Eternal Glory] looks at you in utter surprise]
[The [Ruler of the Underworld] looks at you with curious eyes and his desire to have you increases]
[The [Heavenly Wolf, Sirius] is looking forward to the upcoming fight]
[The [Star Watcher] looks at you curiously]
[The [King of Purgatory] fixes his attention on you]