Connor's expression turned grim when he saw the power oozing out of Elena's form. He couldn't describe how he sensed her power; if he had listened to Uriel's announcement, he would have learned more.
Announcements couldn't reach the dungeon, connected to a different space. Only on Earth could he listen to crucial information.
For now, he could only consider it his 7th sense. He began infusing his blade with immense mana, now having a capacity of 3000 mana in his body with his level rise and increase in will power.
( A/N : the sixth sense was introduced as Mana sensitivity at the beginning for Connor by the system and later for others with the announcement )
But before he could finish, Elena raised the sword she had summoned and moved too fast for him to react. He raised his sword to block her swing in reflex, he managed to defend himself but the force of her strike still sent him crashing back into the cabin, destroying it.
Elena had been so fast for anyone to see her movement that Connor could barely react to her sword strike.
"Elena!!!" Alya scolded, upset at the destruction of their home.
Elena shrugged. Right now, her priority was subduing this monster of a man and ejecting him from the camp.
Connor stood up, looking around at the ruined cabin, his gaze downcast.
"So you have chosen death," he said in a chilling tone, reminiscent of the red-eyed Connor from before.
But before Connor could use his blessing, he received a notification, and it wasn't just him.
[ Constellation {Lord of Thunder} Thor whistles at the on going drama ]
"Thor is here. Is it because her blessing was activated?" he asked himself. It had become a habit to think aloud, expecting answers from the system, but not anymore. He needed to rely on his deductions and reasoning abilities.
'If I use my blessing and that bastard shows up, they'll think I'm the Devil's spawn' Connor hesitated to use Eyes of desire with the fear of Lucifer appearing.
'If the people around learn that, they will all escape the island, and I'll be left alone. I'll have no one to do the chores or help with hunting. Damn it, I still have to take advantage of the x2 SP' He became more troubled by every second.
Connor was so absorbed in planning his future that he ignored the immediate fight. When Elena saw he wasn't paying attention, she became furious. No one ignores or takes her lightly, she thought, rushing at him with her sword.
But that was a big mistake, the first time Connor was not prepared and defended out of instinct and reflex, Now he used his skill again, this time with 1000 Mana.
'Darkness surge' he muttered inwardly as the pitch-black sphere manifested from him again
It covered a 100 meter in radius as Elena and everyone else were trapped inside the field, their vision gone along with all their senses.
[ Constellation {Lord of Thunder} Thor advises you to raise the lightning mana in your head and body to remove the darkness effect ]
Well not all senses for Elena, as her astral core was directly connected to Thor's blessing which allowed her constellation to become a guide for her.
This was the first time Thor came to watch her fight when she transformed and she was thankful for it.
As she used the lightning infused in her body to remove the restraints around her body, she burst out of the field.
Connor had to deactivate his skill to avoid wasting mana.
" Did you sell your body to that pervert Buffon to get his blessing?" Connor asked grinning widely.
Everyone who heard that had pale faces, he was insulting The God of Thunder after all.
Thud Thud Thud
[ Constellation {Lord of Thunder} Thor is furious and roaring at you, he threatens you that he will strike you with his lightning]
Red lightning sparked in the skies as the prince of thunder was going mad.
" Why should I take back what I said? You are a fat blockhead of Buffon who can't make the right choices, see this girl standing before me is the perfect example, Women like her only know how to use their body to get what they want"
Connor said those words out of spite, anger, and a twinge of jealousy that he hadn't realized he felt.
He had worked his ass off, nearly died twice, and made a record-breaking conquest in a 4th-order dungeon to earn a blessing that ranked only Epic, yet this woman had gained such a power-up he could not accept.
"Who the hell are you to speak as if you know me or what I've been through?" This time, Elena herself became enraged by his remark.
Only she knew the painful path she had endured, frying her brain for escape ideas and facing countless monstrosities. Now, this man insulted all her efforts and called her a whore.
There was a limit to the disrespect a woman could endure, especially for a proud woman like Elena.
She had tolerated his insults until now out of a sense of indebtedness for his help, but his words had crossed a line she could no longer bear.
Losing her cool, she rushed at him in anger, making the same mistake again.
And this time, Connor was more advanced. He used Darkness Surge in high density and low radius coverage. He was improving in controlling the Darkness Surge skill.
" You are right, I do not know what kind of a woman you are, But I know that you just could not beat me alone, asked another man for you to do it, and look, that coward of a constellation can't do shit to me" He whispered in her ears after getting close to her.
Taking advantage of the near distance, she used all the remaining lightning in her body to explode her surroundings, but that was a big blunder from her.
This was exactly what Connor had aimed when he started provoking her.
She lost all her mana and Connor remained unaffected inside the darkness surge. He was invincible inside the field after all.
He removed the field then and mocked at her, " Look even after that loser helped you, you can do nothing to me, you know why?"
Upon receiving no response from her, as she dropped to her knees exhausted yet her transformation remained,
" It is because you have such weak will that you easily gave in to my provocation, just like that blockhead with no mind of a constellation of yours"
" Both you and him can kiss my foot," He said with a sneer but his unknown 7th sense again picked an immense danger from her making him take a step back.
"You speak with a foul tongue, Human," came a deep voice from Elena, her eyes glowing with blue lightning.
* You have pushed your luck too far but I cannot ignore your remarks anymore *
" Pervert god you are inside a woman's body, no inside her vessel controlling it, she will die. "
" It does not matter as long as I kill you, You were planning to kill her anyway right?" Thor said and continued,
*After she dies, I will bring her soul to my realm and she will serve and live well as my concubine *
Connor snapped when he heard that, all this time he thought he was jealous of Elena's power up and blessing, but he was wrong in thinking. The real reason behind his anger was that Elena got help from a man other than him.
He doesn't realize this now, But when he hears what the thunder god said, he burst into laughter filled with malice, hatred, and madness.
" Did you just say, you will make her yours? A big fat bloated hippo wants to pound a young maiden " He asked out loud in the eerie surroundings as everyone had already fallen unconscious when Thor incarnated inside Elena's body.
*Again, A foolish low life like you dared to insult me, the great prince of Asgard* Thor said in a calm voice but the anger spoke out in the sky that was raging with crimson red lightning.
" Leave her body and take out your blessing from her, or you will regret making an enemy out of me ", Connor said in a threatening tone but Thor just laughed at his stupidity.
* Ohhhh could it be that you were after this woman, now that I spoke about taking her as concubine you are enraged? * Thor sneered and lifted his or Elena's arm as violent purple lightning manifested.
* This lightning can kill a person's soul itself, making the person to never be born again, A true death that wipes you out of existence, If you beg for forgiveness and agree to become this woman's lap dog, I might spare you *
" Huhhhhh" Connor let out a deep breath, he did not know what to do now as he was not in his senses but he knew one thing, He was at a point of no return as his life was only a strand away from snapping.
For the first time, he did something absolutely suicidal thing
He raised the Mana in his body to 10k in an instant and activated Eyes of Desire Hoping that Satan would come to his rescue.
Little did he knew that he was gonna surpass the Satan himself, as all his will died down when his mana was raised to 10k.
As he was losing his mind a series of notification appeared making him snap back.
[ {Eyes of Desire} is resonating with {Boundary Breaker} ]
He had went past the limit of mana his will could handle, making Boundary breaker activate a hidden trait.
[ For a temporary amount of time {Eyes of Desire} will turn to { Personification of Desire} ]
[ Blessing / Esper: Personification of Desire
Grade: Unique
Description: You become what you desire to be, only condition being they must be present or something from them must always be with you.
Warning: As your personification merges, your personality changes, To avoid it you need to have a will higher than the target or you will be like a clone of your target mixed with your persona causing a chaotic personality to be born]
Connor looked at Thor one last time as his eyes became Crimson again.
"Hehehehehehee" Connor laughed in a weird manner that was unlike him.
* Have you finally lost your will and become unstable you mongrel? * Thor asked in pure enjoyment upon seeing his state but his lightning instinct was acting warning him of an incoming danger.
Red Lightning coursed through his entire body as he mimicked Thor's aura but in madness (Red) form.
Connor raised his arm and purple lightning the same as the one Thor had on its hand manifested.
* Impossible, what kind of witchcraft is this? *
Thor was completely baffled and shocked to his core, never in his millions of years of living and as a constellation, had he seen something so absurd.
"I warned you, but you didn't listen, you thunderous nincompoop!" Connor's voice was icy cold, sending shivers down Thor's vessel's spine.
'What the hell is he? '
Elena who was watching everything happen in front of her eyes with no control thought.
She was in deep pain and felt like her body would melt with all the power raging inside her body.
Thud Thud Thud
Three streaks of red lightning fell from the sky and destroyed the bridge which was the escape route.
By now the strong fighters had managed to regain consciousness as they gazed at the horror.
* What are you doing? * Thor asked.
" I wonder, As a vessel with a complete soul and portion of a soul from the will of a constellation, what would happen if I unleashed all this purple lightning to you "
What Connor was saying right now was a bluff, the lightning in his hand cost him 5000 Mana which would not be enough to even pick a nail size of the constellation's soul.
Add the three red lightning which cost him 1000 mana each. He was running out of mana even after rapidly refilling them with his perk of SP conversion just to maintain Personification of Desire.
It cost him 1000 Mana every second making him convert 10 SP every second and he would run out of all his SP in 90 seconds.
" I ask you, Foolish Constellation who does not know his place, do you want to know what true end is? "
Connor asked again, it was very difficult for him to maintain the chaotic persona from raging out as well as control the lightning which even he did not know how he is using.
Thor knew that he could at least fight him despite the weak vessel showing signs of breaking apart.
He did something no constellation would dare, knowing he would face severe punishment from Uriel once this vessel died.
Thor would indirectly be involved with the death of a Lower lifeform even if Connor was the one to kill the girl's body.
But beyond the dread of punishment, he was reminded of the man — no, the monster — who had killed him when he was celestial.
He felt the same aura from this young man, despite their lack of connection.
Even the way he spoke, "Foolish constellation," implied he was no ordinary man. Thor wondered if he was a reincarnated soul of a legendary being, perhaps of ranks like his father or the King of Olympus.
Thor shook his head and decided to leave the girl's body.
After Thor left, the dark sky returned to normal, and Connor dropped to his knees.
He was on the verge of unconsciousness, but there was still something he had to do.
Elena felt pain throughout her body like never before, her vitality plummeting as she bled from her eyes and nose, coughing violently.
Connor approached her, observing her dying form.
He lifted her gently and started toward a tent, pausing to look back at the others who remained dazed and fearful.
"Take care of everyone unconscious. I'll save her," he declared before disappearing into the tent.
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Author's note:
Hello everyone hope you are all doing well, now before you rush to the next chapter let me ask you...
Are you enjoying the story so far? I will try to add all mixtures of comedy, tragedy, Romance and action
I know my fighting scenes are too dry and bland lacking in description, But I am trying to improve and work on it, Do not worry as we still have a long road ahead.
We are just getting started with the journey and I have yet to add some Weapon Art and martial combat stuff,
Then, the fight scenes will improve steadily, with intense battles like you want,
Our Mc Connor only knows some Karate and street fighting moves, he will train and master them after one more dramatic fight that will change his view and teach him his place as currently he is high on drugs (skills relied on combat).
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