Notice: Hi guys, I was late because of Ramadan and exams which happened right after. But now I'm back and prepare this chapter for you all
And another point, there might be some gore scene in this chapter so beware. Now god luck.
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Things that Suzuki and others had to saw because of 'Shadow' was no less than a nightmare.
Suzuki was completely focused in doing something.
Mai looked like that she was about to cry and was trying hard to heal Arthur but for some reason she wasn't able to perform her healing as fast as usual, causing Mai anxiety and fear showing on her beautiful face.
Rem was on her knees with cold sweat and tired breath with her hair sticking to her face due to sweat but her eyes were like she was feeling despair and looking at the place were [Ifrit] was before.
Ayaka and Ram were standing their stunned didn't know what to do here, should they attack 'Shadow' right now or not.
As for the 'Shadow', it completely ignored them like it didn't cared.
Instead the 'Shadow' was completely focused on the blue small fire ball on It's melting bony hand.
After looking at it for a while, the 'Shadow' began to open it's mouth.
Because of that the melted flesh that had attached on it's jaw and teeth began to stretch obstructing the opening of the mouth.
But the 'Shadow' didn't care about it and kept trying to open it's mouth causing the obstructing melted flesh to teared apart and causing fresh red blood to come out of it.
Making it's mouth bloody and horrifying like from a horror movie.
But the 'Shadow' didn't cared and when it had opened it's mouth whole, a lot of red blood was coming out from the melted flesh causing the ground under it's head become red with blood.
And finally after opened it's mouth, the 'Shadow' began to lower it's arm, pulling the [Ifrit's] soul towards it's opened mouth.
As Rem saw this, she unknowingly began to felt a huge amount of fear that If she doesn't do anything she would lose something.
But her stamina was completely exhausted after summoning [Ifrit] that it was difficult to even walk so Rem began to look around to find anything useful.
She suddenly found Ayaka and Ram just standing there for some reason, finding them Ram called them.
"Ayaka! Ram!"
Hearing Rem's voice, both turned towards her.
"Hurry! Stop that 'thing' before it do something."
As Ayaka and Ram heard her, they both looked again towards the 'Shadow' and without making any hesitation they both run towards the 'Shadow' with their full speed which was impossible with a normal human.
Ayaka and Rem were already figuring out to whether attack the 'Shadow' now, when it looked so in weak state or not as they had seen that the 'Shadow' was still alive in such state.
So it was possible that the 'Shadow' still had a trick under it's sleeve or it could be a trap.
But after seeing Rem asking them to stop the 'Shadow', it was like a push to them making all of their hesitation go away.
And so with their full speed they quickly covered the distance between the 'Shadow' and them.
As they reached near the 'Shadow' Ayaka prepared to strike her Katana on Shadow's hand to stop it from what it was about to do.
And Ram prepared her claws targeting the head of the 'Shadow'.
But just as the 'Shadow' was about to come within their attack range, black flames began to burst out from the ground protecting the 'Shadow'.
Because of that Ayaka and Ram had to stop their charge and quickly jump back to avoid the flames.
"It looks like it still had some trick left."
Ayaka grumbled as she saw the flames. It looked like her guess was right.
If they had been a few seconds late they would been caught.
They didn't knew much about these black flames or how much lethal it was but from what they saw [Ifrit's] reaction to these flames, these flames were definitely dangerous.
As they couldn't pass through it than both tried to pass through around the black fire wall.
But before they could, black spikes began to shoot out from the fire wall.
"What the!?"
Both Ayaka and Ram were taken in surprise but fortunately they dodged the spikes in time.
But It also caused them to move further away from the 'Shadow'.
And as if the fire wall as done it's job it stopped shooting spikes and went back in the ground without leaving any mark like that all was an illusion.
But none dared to go forward as that wall could come again at a certain distance and attack them.
"Hey Ayaka, how about we attack from distance?"
Suddenly Ram spoke to Ayaka to attack from a distance If that wall reacts to them.
"Well-"
But before Ayaka could agree, they saw they were late. The 'Shadow' had eaten the soul already.
As soon the soul went down to it's throat, it's whole body began to tremble like it was having a panic attack.
As it was tremble, everyone there saw something horrifying and disgusting.
New flesh and bones began to grow on it's body and everything was visible to everyone.
How first tendons and arteries began to grow out of it's burned flesh like some tree roots.
Along with them came the white pure bones and when they had grown, finally muscles began to grow on the bones.
Tendons and arteries began to beat as if they had began to circulate the blood already and before the skin could grow, the black smoke covered the regenerating area as if the 'Shadow' didn't even wanted to show a fraction of it's appearance.
Even the melted flesh that was attached on the body began to come off itself and new flesh began to grow.
"Burgh."
Rem couldn't endure this gore scene that she began to vomit right there. Not only her everyone who saw this was horrified and disgusted.
They were sure that even an experienced doctor would had been horrified after seeing this.
Even though Ayaka and others had seen many gore scenes after coming in this world, they all were nothing compared to what they were seeing right now.
Soon the 'Shadow' began to rise it's body from the ground after most of it's body had regenerated and as the 'Shadow' finally stood on both of it's feet again the body was already healed.
After the 'Shadow' stood up, it began to stretch and close it's hands as if checking it's body with the same creepy smile on his face.
While the 'Shadow' was doing this, everyone else faces had gone completely pale with horror.
It was no less than a horror for Ayaka and others that the 'Shadow' completely revive itself from a critical state in such short time.
And not only that-
'How is this possible!?'
Even the long jacket, boots and everything that it was wearing had returned to same as before the fight.
It was like that nothing had happened to the 'Shadow' at all.
And when Ayaka and others noticed this their will to fight had fallen rock bottom.
Without any final attack or without Arthur and [Ifrit], they could not defeat the 'Shadow'.
"Everyone! Come near me!"
Suddenly Ayaka and Ram heard Suzuki's voice which was calling them all and as Ayaka and Ram looked back, there was Suzuki sitting on the ground with sweat on her forehead.
And a huge magic circle was glowing in silver color on the ground with Suzuki in it's center.
It looked like that Suzuki had finally prepared the magic she was preparing for a while.
And without any hesitation, everyone moved towards Suzuki. But as 'Shadow' had also heard her, It moved it's smiling head towards her.
'Shadow' ,after glancing at her and her magic circle, raised it's hand that was completed gone before.
As soon as the 'Shadow' raised it's hand, the Katana that was stuck on the ground came out and flew straight to it's raised hand.
And as soon the Katana came to it's hand, the Katana began to transform into a black long spear.
While the 'Shadow' was doing this , Suzuki began to feel goosebumps as her life was in threat.
She knew the cause of this so she didn't dare to distract herself and completely focused on her magic circle, ready to activate it as soon everyone had reached her.
As soon everyone reached within the magic circle, 'Shadow' was done with it's weapon transformation into a black menacing looking spear.
Without wasting anymore time, Suzuki activated the magic circle and at the same time 'Shadow' aimed and throw the spear with full strength.
Causing the spear to tear the air itself and even breaking the sound barrier.
In less than a second, the spear was already inches away from the range of the magic circle.
And Suzuki on whom the the spear was thrown, found that as if time had stopped with only her and the spear moving slowly towards her.
After preparing and activating the magic spell, she had used almost all of her [Mana] and didn't had any stamina left.
Others were also in no condition or had enough time to stop the spear.
Suzuki could do nothing but to stare a black sharp spear heading towards her, growing bigger and bigger in her field of vision in this stopped world.
Suddenly Suzuki remembered that she had read somewhere that when someone is close to his or her death, time became slow for them in last moment.
'...So I going to die then, huh…'
As If given up, Suzuki just sat still in that slowed down world and gave up, it's not like she could do something to save herself here.
'But at least everyone else would be save.'
The only relief was that she was sure that at the time the spear would had reached her, everyone would had teleported back to the [Holy Kingdom].
Yes, the magic circle which the Suzuki had created was a high-level magic called [Teleportation] allowing her to transfer her and others to the place that she had marked before.
As soon the [Ifrit] was captured, Suzuki could tell that they all were in danger if nothing was done so started preparing for everyone's retreat.
And now she was glad that because of her preparations everyone would at least be saved.
But even though she was glad that doesn't mean she didn't had any regrets like everyone.
As she admitted that she was going to die she began to remember her past memories of her family, of her friends, of her home [Earth].
'I…at least wanted to saw my family one last time.'
This was her only last wish before the incoming death.
But today as if was her most lucky day, the magic circle teleported Suzuki and others just before the spear could enter within the magic circle.
And as for the spear, after passing through the empty air where Suzuki's head was a moment ago, it kept moving after losing it's target to a long distance no one knew when it will stop.
And 'Shadow' after watching everyone escaping just stood still. The creepy smile was gone from it's face before anyone knew.
Now the 'Shadow' or Kai just stood there watching the place where Suzuki and others were.
No one knew what he was thinking. Regret for not being able to stop them or just some other thought.
Except Kai there was nothing but wind that was causing his clothes waving slightly, burned ground around him and dark clouds above him preventing any ray of sunlight pass through.
Making a lonely and mysterious scene for everyone who didn't knew what happened here.