Kairei Confused On What Is True And What Is False, Ponders What Aria Had Said…
Benjiro Then Walks Into The Room, And See's Athena With Her Guard Up…
Benjiro(Bowing): Lady Athena, It's An Honor To Be In You're Presence!
Kaida(Whispering): Why Does Everyone Keep Addressing You So Formally?
Athena(Shrugging): Beat's Me!
Aria(Curious): Who're You?!
Benjiro(Greeting): I'm Just A Monk, Arai Is My Daughter…
Benjiro(Smiling): We Come From Shizuka Village, And Kairei Here Is On A Journey Of Self-Discovery!
Aria(Softly): Is That So?!
Aria(Softly): By The Way, How're Master Jay And Mel-San Doing?
Kairei(Grim): They're Fine, Still At The City Of Sorcerers…
Aria(Softly): That's Good To Hear…
Suddenly Everyone Hears A Loud Bang Coming From The Stadium…
Benjiro(Chuckling): Man, Those Two Are Really Going At It Huh?!
Kaida(Curious): Who's Fighting Now?
Arai(Calm): Jason And That Selene Woman.
Kaida&Aria(Eyes Widened): WHAT?!
Aria Attempts To Get Up But Grunts After Still Feeling The Pain From Her Match With Kaida Earlier…
Kaida(Worried): You Shouldn't Push Yourself, Rest A Little While Longer!
Athena(Nodding): She's Right-
Aria(Reassuring): I'm Fine, We Need To Go Watch The Match…
Kaida(Nodding): If You Insist, But I'll Carry You!
Kaida Then Wraps One Of Aria's Arms Over Her Shoulder To Help Her Walk Back To The Bleachers To Continue Spectating The Match…
Suddenly As Aria Passes By Benjiro And Arai…
Benjiro&Arai(Eyes Widened): Eh?!
They Sense Immense Power And Purity Within Aria's Soul, As They Also Sense The Presence Of The Queen Of Creation(The All Seer) Dwelling Within Aria…
Arai(Whispering): Father, Isn't That?!
Benjiro(Nodding): Yes, There's No Mistaking That Sensation!
Meanwhile Back In The Arena, Aria-Athena And Kaida Sit Next To Aaliyah As They All Watch The Battle Between Jason And Selene Intensify!!!
Aria(Curious): What's Going On?!
Aaliyah(Shrugging): I Dunno, Ashe Must Be Planning Something Though!
Athena(Focused): His Main Focus Is Jason, And Ashe Is So Hellbent On Becoming The Strongest Sorcerer…
Athena(Focused): He's Trying To Take Malum's Power For Himself, So He Must've Put Jason Up Against Selene Instead Of Himself So Selene Could where Him Out.
Kaida(Curious): So That's Why He Started This Tournament, So He Could Take Malum's Power For Himself?!
Aria(Nodding): Yeah!
Meanwhile On The Battlefield, Jason Now With The Cursed Seals Active Launches Himself Toward Selene…
The Two Exchange Fist's, Sending Powerful Shockwaves Through The Stadium!!!
Selene(Thinking): His Punches Are Starting To Get Heavier And Harder, And Ashe Up There Is Definitely Planning To Take Malum's Power For Himself…
Selene(Thinking): It's Obvious That He's Just Trying To Get Me To Where Jason Out To The Point That It's Easy To Take Malum's Power Right Out Of Jason's Body…
Selene(Thinking): And Just What The Hell Is Going On Outside With Asura And Cain?!
Suddenly Jason Lands A Powerful Punch On Selene Which Sends Her Flying Back Into A Wall…
Smoke Erupts From The Destroyed Wall As Suddenly Shuriken Come Flying Outwards Toward Jason…
Then As Jason Blinks, Selene Already Appears Behind Him And Grabs Him By His Cape To Throw Him Into The Oncoming Shuriken!
The Shuriken Hit Jason As He Pulls Them Out, Seconds Later Jason Focuses His Chaos Energy To His Throat To Perform A Devastating Technique!!!
Jason Then Fires Hellfire Out Of His Mouth While Selene Jumps Into The Air…
Jason Reaches His Hand Out To Use His Telekinesis To Pick Up The Debris And Tosses Them Directly At Selene…
Selene(Thinking): He's Getting Reckless, Malum Must Be Influencing Him Right Now As We Speak…
Selene(Thinking): Not To Mention, Earlier During Zenaku And Damien's Match The Seals On His Arm Started Pulsating In Response To The Dark Energy Damien Was Using!
Selene(Thinking): And Even From All The Way In Here, I Can Sense The Dark Energy From The Grimoire, I Need To Force My Way Into-
Selene(Thinking): No Last Time I Fought Malum It Didn't End Well For Me, Only Thing I Could Think Of Is Using My Void Manifestation…
Selene's Void Manifestation Can Rip The Soul Of The Damned Out Of Their Bodies If They Had Committed Horrendous Acts, But Since Jason Doesn't Have A Soul In His Body…
Nor Does Malum, In Their Case Something Else Will Be Taken From Either Both Of Them Or One Of Them…
So In Order For Selene To Win This Fight, She Has To Make A Massive Gamble On Whichever Outcome Is More Likely To Give Her The Win…
Meanwhile Malum Now With The Ability To Possess Jason's Body At Any Given Time If Jason Is Angry Enough, He Could Just Arouse Jason's Anger Even Further In Order To Temporarily Possess His Body…
The Question Is, Which Outcome Is More Likely?!
To Be Continued In Chapter Forty-Three…