Back At The Climax Between Powerhouses!!!
Ashe Waste's No Time And Fires Off A Dark Energy Blast At Aaliyah Which Rina Takes A Deep Breath And Blows Out Ice After Channeling Soul Energy To Her Throat!!!
The Ice Freezes The Dark Energy As Ashe Perception Blitzes Aaliyah And Lands A Powerful Punch On Her Which Sends Her Flying All The Way Outside!!!
This Is The Effect Of Using Void Manifestation, Once You're Domain Collapses All Of You're Soul Energy Is Depleted…
In Aaliyah's Case She Has To Either Meditate To Charge Her Soul Energy, Or Since It's Been An Hour Since Her Match It Was Already Regenerating!!!
Aaliyah(Thinking): I Need To Close The Gap Between Us, Since My Chaos Energy Is Still Regenerating I Can't Rely On My Powers…
Aaliyah(Thinking): So I'll Just Focus On Hand-To-Hand Combat While Kaida And Rina Use Their Techniques To Damage Him!
Aaliyah Lands On Her Feet And Turns Around To See Asura And Cain Still Fighting Near The Grimoire!!!
Aaliyah(Surprised): Asura?!!
Asura(Focused): Focus On Ashe, I'll Deal With This Guy!!!
Aaliyah Glances Over To Cain, Covered In Blood And Bruises While Asura Is Unscathed!!!
Cain(Cocky): Well, This Is Getting Fun!
Aaliyah Diverts Her Attention Back Over To Ashe As He Disappears From Her Sight…
Aaliyah(Thinking): Damn, Where Is He?!!
Asura(Shouting): Aaliyah, Below You!!!
Aaliyah(Perceptive): ?!
Ashe Emerges From The Ground Behind Aaliyah, And Attempts To Reach For Her…
Rina(Chanting): Piercing Icicles!!!
Rina Plans Her Palm On The Ground As The Ground Freezes And Multiple Icicles Form Around Ashe's Neck…
Rina(Chanting): Burst!
The Icicles Then Burst Causing A Mini Explosion In Ashe's Face…
Kaida Then Puts Her Hands Together As Flames Form At The Bottom Of Her Feet, She Sweeps Her Feet Around The Ground Beneath Her While Rocks Light On Fire!!!
Kaida Sends The Rocks Flying Toward Ashe But Just Before They Reach Him, He Puts Up An Invisible Shield Around Himself!
Ashe(Annoyed): You Weaklings Have No Place In This Fight, Nor This World So Just Die Already!
Ashe Raises His Hand Toward Kaida And Rina As They Prepare To Defend Themselves From The Incoming Attack!!!
Kaida(Thinking): I Can Sense A Rapid Buildup In Dark Energy Swirling Around Him!
Before Ashe Can Finish The Technique, Aaliyah Rushes Up To Ashe And Lands A Heavy Punch On Ashe, But To No Effect!!!
Aaliyah Then Jumps In The Air To Land A Drop Kick On Him But He Grabs Her Leg And Attempts To Snap It, But Aaliyah Uses Her Other Leg To Land Another Kick Which Sends Him Flying Over To Kaida And Rina…
Rina Summons Ice Which Encases Her Arms As She Summons A Giant Block Of Ice Which Traps Ashe Inside!!!
Meanwhile Back Inside The Stadium, Selene Still Locked In Her Tense Battle Holds Her Own Until Athena And Aria Finish Performing The Soul Swapping Technique!!!
Selene(Telepathically): Damn It, How Much Longer?!
Athena(Urgent): We're Ready Now!!!
Aria Pours A Large Some Of Divine Energy Into Athena As Athena Begins The Technique!!!
A Bright Light Envelops The Room As The Energy Builds Up. Outside The Spectators Are Getting Up From Their Seats In An Attempt To Exit The Stadium, The Stadium Full Of Chaos And Screams…
As The Light Reaches Its Peak, Athena And Selene's Souls Swap…
Selene's Eyes Glow As Athena Takes Over Her Body While Athena's Eyes Glow With Selene Now Dwelling Within Her Body.
Malum Sensing The Change, Tries To Disrupt The Process But It's Already Too Late!
Athena, Now In Selene's Body Makes A New Hand Sign To Override Malum's Domain And Cancels It Out!
Athena(In Selene's Body/Chanting): Void Manifestation: Tribunal Ordeal!!!
Selene's Domain Dominates The Space And Drags Malum Inside Of Selene's Mind-Scape…
Athena(Shouting): Do It Now Selene!!!
Just 0.2 Seconds Before Athena And Malum Enter Selene's Mind-Scape, Selene While Inside Athena's Body Performs The Soul Swapping Technique Once More As The Two Go Back To Their Original Bodies!!!
As Malum Fully Enter's Selene's Domain, The Space Around Him Becomes Pitch Black While A Line Appears In Front Of Him…
On The Right Side A Demon Entity Appears And On The Left Side A Angel Entity Appears…
Selene Then Floats In Between Both Of The Entities Gazing Into Malum's Eyes!!!
Malum(Ominous): Once More, You Manage To Impress Me Girl!
Selene Discards Malum's Comment As She Channels Divine Energy Into Her Fist's…
Selene(Thinking): Now Here Comes The Hard Part, I'll Have To Focus On Landing My Punches On Him!
Selene(Thinking): If I Force Divine Energy Into Jason's Body, It'll Cancel Out Malum's Chaos Energy And Give Jason A Window To Regain Control!
Selene(Thinking): I Have To Make Every Hit Count!
Selene(Thinking): Sorry Jason, This Is Gonna Hurt A Little!
Selene Rushes Toward Malum And Throws A Punch Which Malum Dodges!!!
Malum Then Summons A Black Hole Around His Body And Changes The Shape As It Wraps Around His Body…
Selene(Thinking): Dammit He's Using Black Holes As A Defense, If I Try To Land A Hit On Him Then My Arms'll Just Get Torn Apart-
Suddenly, Malum Coughs Up Blood!!!
Selene(Relieved): Here's My Chance!!!
Malum(Grunting): Damn Punk!
The Black Hole Around Malum's Body Then Fades Away As Selene Lands A Powerful Punch Onto Malum…
Jason Fights Against Malum's Control From Within His Mind!
Malum Stands Still As If An Invisible Force Is Paralyzing Him…
Selene Lands A Flurry Of Divine Energy Coated Punches On Malum As Is Chaos Energy Output Drops Drastically!
Malum In A Desperate Attempt Makes Ancient Hand Signs To Summon A Malevolent Entity, But Is Interrupted By The Angel On The Left Side Of Selene's Domain!
But The Angel Entity's Eyes Momentarily Glowed White As The Hounds Malum Summoned Are Instantly Destroyed!
Malum(Grunting): Damn It!
Selene Then Pours Every Ounce Of Divine Energy She Has Into One Fist, And The Lands A Powerful Punch On Jason's Stomach Which Is So Powerful That The Force Of It Caused Her Domain To Collapse And Brought Them Back Into The Stadium!!!
Jason Coughs Up Blood As He Regains Control Of His Body…
Moments Later, Aria/Athena And Selene All Slowly Walk Up To Jason As He Sits On His Knees…
Selene(On Guard): Jason?!
Jason Raises His Head Slowly And Looks All Around Him…
All Of The Destruction And Devastation Around Him, And Finally His Eyes Meet Selene's…
Selene(Worried): Are You Okay?!
The Memories Of His Fight With Selene After Malum Possessed His Body, Suddenly Flood His Mind…
His Palms Start Shaking And Sweat Drops Down His Face, His Body Start's Shaking As His Breathing Picks Up…
Jason(Thinking): I Could've Killed Her, Damn It!!!
Jason's Vision Blurs, Narrowing Into A Tunnel As He Feels The Walls In The Stadium Shrinking And The Space Around Him Getting Smaller…
His Heart Pounds In His Chest As Athena,Aria And Selene's Voices Become Distorted, His Breaths Come In Short…
Rapid Gasps And His Chest Growing Tighter He Tries To Speak But No Words Come Out, Only A Choked Sob.
Jason(Whispering,Barely Audible): I… I Can't Breath!
Selene Slowly Walks Up To Him…
Selene(Softly): Jason Look At Me, Focus On My Voice…
Jason(Panicking): Stay Away From Me, Please!
Selene(Reassuring): Jason It's Me Just Focus On My Voice, It's Okay!
Selene Reaches Jason And Places A Comforting Hand On His Shoulder…
Selene(Calm,Soothing): Jason, Focus On My Voice. Just Breath…
Selene(Calm,Soothing): You're Okay, You're Here With Me Aria And Athena.
Jason's Eyes Dart Around, Unfocused As He Struggles To Follow Selene's Instructions…
He Tries To Push Her Away From Him But Fails To As He Begs Her To Get Away From Him Before Malum Hurts Her Again!
Selene(Firm,Gentle): Jason Please, Look At Me.
She Touches His Chin And Focuses His Eyes Onto Her Eyes.
Selene(Comforting): I'm Right Here, We're Here With You. Just Take One Breath At A Time.
Jason Locks Eyes With Her, And Slowly. Her Calm Presence Begins To Break Through The Haze.
He Matches His Breathing To Hers, Each Inhale And Exhale Becoming A Lifeline.
Jason(Shaky, But More Coherent): I'm Sorry, I'm So Sorry. Please Forgive Me!
Tears Form In Selene's Eyes, She's Never Seen Her Little Brother Like This Before…
Selene Pulls Jason In As His Face Rest's On Her Chest, She Embraces Him With A Tight Yet Loving Hug!
Selene(Sobbing): Stop Apologizing, It's Okay. I'm Okay, You Don't Have To Worry!
The Adrenaline Fades And Is Replaced With Exhaustion As Jason Wraps His Arms Around Selene…
Not Even The King Of Hell Himself Could Stand Against The Love Between Family…
To Be Continued In Chapter Forty-Five…