Chapter 21 [Returning to Elven Origin Island]
Akarya gazed upon the apocalyptic landscape, the aftermath of the battle leaving destruction on a cataclysmic scale. The enemies, including the hapless human prince, were rounded up and trapped, awaiting their fate.
But before Akarya and her allies could catch their breath, a colossal burst of energy hurtled towards them like a meteor from the depths of the underworld. "AEGIS!" Alicia shouted, summoning a kaleidoscopic shield of mana that shimmered with a light so brilliant it could blind the gods. Yet, the attack smashed through each layer of the shield with ease, shattering it like fragile glass, and sent the team flying across the ravaged landscape like ragdolls.
"Activate, [Venomous Suppression Formation]!" boomed an ancient, powerful voice, echoing through the realms. Five behemoths emerged from the shadows, their presence making the earth tremble. A middle-aged human man with black hair and eyes that burned like dark stars. A Demon with crimson red hair and eyes that blazed like infernal furnaces. A Dragonoid with Golden Hair and Eyes that shone like the sun itself. A Jotun with white hair and black eyes that seemed to devour the light around him. And finally, a Beastman whose ferocious aura made the very air tremble with fear.
The combined aura of these five titans was a maelstrom of terror, suppressing the young elves with a power so overwhelming it seemed to warp reality. Mana surged from the five corners, coalescing into 25 colossal, multicolored chains that erupted from the ground like a titan's fists. The chains, imbued with the essence of the elements, shot towards the young elves with a speed and ferocity that seemed to defy the fabric of time and space.
Akarya immediately created a dome barrier around the group to protect them and stop the hostages from being taken away, but it did little to help the group. In an instant, a rainbow-coloured chain wrapped around the dome and applied pressure, cracking it instantly.
The chains ferociously latched onto Aos, Gaia, Seraphine, Raphaeline, Alicia, Ayato, Gaara, Ananya, Esper, and Akarya
Akarya and Alicia dodged the chain when It was wrapping around them. All were not lucky enough to escape the chains and were trapped.
A second later, the group started to feel the other effect of this array. The chains began to ferociously suck the mana out of their body, which only included non-elves in the group Aos, Gaia, Seraphine, and Raphaeline.
Because this chain can only suck mana out of the body, the elves didn't store mana in their body. Instead, they stored the Aether energy, a much higher form of energy than Mana, a single unit of pure Aether energy equivalent to a quintillion units of pure Mana. So, yeah, you can say that they possess an infinite supply of pure Mana
During that battle, they simply converted one unit of Aether energy into Quintillion units of mana.
If any 6 elves had performed any lower-tier magic attack formed fully from Aether energy, that attack kept the capacity to destroy the entire Xerath island in a second.
Akarya transmitted her voice into the minds of other elves, " Do not release the seal, and don't do anything that can expose our secret. We do not have to worry they will arrive in a few minutes."
"This is what you get for attacking the Disciples of God. Once your mana is drained, you'll be taken to be interrogated and later executed or enslaved for your transgressions." The Human said, an arrogant expression on his face as he applied more pressure to his chains.
"They attacked us first!" Alicia butted into the conversation, a distraught look on her face as she saw what was occurring to her friends.
"NONSENSE!" The human roared, increasing the pressure on the group, "Aether is the benevolent Apostle of the Goddess of Light, Valeria. He would never attack you first unless you were horrible people."
"IS THAT SO?" A mysterious, serene voice echoed in the region, causing the five attackers to instantly look around themselves to the origin of the voice but to no avail.
"No need to keep looking. We're both here." The voice echoed, and the group looked towards the chained Elves. Immediately, the space rippled, and two Elven Men appeared
The first Elven male had a rather thin and lithe body, yet his body held a special explosiveness about it. The Mana in the region danced around the Elven male, and his red hair swayed in the serene breeze. while man possesses dangerous Crimson eyes, which charm any god and mortal alike
The second male was much more muscular, with a playful and dismissive look on his handsome face. His golden hair was cackled with golden light, and his eyes released an invisible pressure that suppressed the entire region. The sky of Xerath Island is always covered in a blanket of darkness, As he appeared, the dark sky was replaced with a clear blue and bright sky.
The five men instantly became serious upon spotting the two new male Elven entrants. They had never even sensed them appear and couldn't see the limit of their power whatsoever. A defensive stance instantly happened in each of the five men.
"Why are you all so defensive? Weren't you just bullying our people?" Ryker, the Golden-haired Elven male and one of the firstborn Elves, asked with an arrogant look on his face.
Rudhir, the Crimson-Haired Elven male and another member of the firstborn origin Elves, chuckled and said, "Well, it doesn't matter. I think it's time for me to make my move."
The human male instantly felt a chill on his spine.
Rudhir slowly extended his hand forward. Mana in the surrounding region surged as his voice echoed out, "Shatter."
Instantly, the chains crumbled into bits.
"NO!!!" The five people holding the chains screamed in anguish. They desperately tried to keep the chains together, but the power of destroying the chains was not something they could go against. In one second, the chains were gone. The backlash from the chains being destroyed was intense, and immediately, blood began to leak out of all of their bodies. The five men from different races looked at Rudhir as though looking at a monster
Rudhir's body crackled with crimson electricity, and immediately, he vanished, going on the offensive. Immediately, the human, the demon, Jotun, and the dragon male rose and clashed with him. Rudhir wasn't one to be held back, however.
"Domain Expansion, Plane of Eternal Lightning." Rudhir's voice rang out. Rudhir's clothes fluttered in the wind. Then, boundless oppressive might swept forth from his body. Like an invisible tornado, it instantly engulfed this region.
The moment that oppressive might arrived, the five men all had an enormous change in their expression, shock and fright filled their eyes. The reason for that was because they felt themselves to be nearly suffocating under Rudhir's oppressive might.
A beacon of lightning erupted into the skies before smashing into the ground. The lightning smashed into the ground, the space shattering as eternal darkness covered the land. The human, demon, beast-man, and Jotun male all fell into the eternal darkness, a horrible suppressive feeling terrorizing their bodies as they realized they couldn't even defend themselves as their mana was sealed.
After falling onto the ground and looking up, the four men were shocked. Lightning. Endless Tyrannical Lightning covered the lands, each bolt of lightning having a destructive power within that felt like it could kill them instantly. The sky was crimson red like an apocalypse, and the smell of blood permeated within. Countless horrifying screams could be heard from within it. The Domain simply resembled hell itself. It was terrifying to witness.
And, upon closer inspection, the four men began to shiver in fear. Out, there were hundreds of millions of people inside that world. From Abyssal Monsters to Humans, Demons, Beastmen, and even Dragons.
All those people were being cruelly tortured. They were all tied up and struck by the terrifying lightning inside that world in an orderly succession. The lightning struck their bodies and their soul, torturing them horrifyingly.
The most surprising thing was that many of these people were recognizable. These people were all horrible criminals in their world, from the Dark Necromancer Demi-God to the Abyssal King Carnage. All of these beings were recognizable evil beings who had disappeared over time.
The human's eyes narrowed. He then heaved a sigh of defeat and let his shoulders fall powerlessly. "What a monster..."
"This is a place where I keep people who had done evil things towards Elven People during our explorations. You'll stay here until our negotiations with our people are completed." Rudhir's voice rang out, and he went to throw the group of men to be tortured.
But at that moment-
"STOP!" A furious roar sounded, and a gigantic dragon claw flew down towards Rudhir.
It turned out the Dragon had recovered and forcefully entered the Domain of Rudhir. Rudhir himself snorted, his eyes turning cold as he waved his hand.
"Eternal Punishment, Thunder of Perpetual Destruction." voice Rudhir sounded out, and from the depths of his soul, a raging golden bolt of lightning materialized. It flashed out, imbuing itself into the surrounding bolts of lightning and turning them golden. With a wave of his hand, Rudhir sent the bolts of golden lightning towards the Dragon.
ARRGGGHHH!" A roar of anguish sounded as the Dragon's battered body crashed onto the ground, completely razed by the Thunder of Perpetual Punishment.
"Did you think it was so easy to enter my domain? The only reason you were allowed to was to join your friends." Rudhir said, tossing the five males to be tortured as he left his domain, meeting up with Ryker, who had already healed the other Elves.
"Leave a note explaining the situation. Let's get out of here." Ryker said, writing a note and tossing it to the ground, a magic formation surrounding the note to stop it from leaving.
Then, with a flash, the group of Elves and the captured Apostles of Gods and Goddess vanished.