Abyssal Awakening-Chapter 612: Shinsei Raikiri

Arriving at the bottom of the ritual site, Ria could see only one fanatic still alive and in the middle of the pool.

Around him floated dozens of dead bodies with him silently praying.

Furrowing her brows, she glanced around to see if the Ritual was still continuing.

However, she didn’t have the same vision as Alice so she couldn’t see the flow of energy. All she could see was statues of the God of the Eclipse holding a flickering flame.

The easiest way to go about this would be to deal with this figure so that there was no one else to conduct the ritual.

"Dear lost sister, shall we talk?" The figure suddenly spoke as Ria frowned and glanced down.

She could see him turning around, sitting beneath the statue.

Not wanting to waste any more time, Ria didn’t hesitate as lightning coursed through her body.

When dealing with the Eclipse, it’s best not to listen to what they say!

*RUMBLE!!!

Teleporting next to the man, she twisted her body and slashed up with her blade only to see chains and rusting swords jump out from the pool of blood, blocking her attacks.

"By all means sister, make me a martyr. But now is not yet time. I must deliver unto you the words of our Lord." The man smiled, causing a vein to bulge on Ria’s neck.

Jumping back, she activated her Resonance as lightning crashed down on her body.

Summoning a spear, she twisted her body as circles of amplification appeared before her.

*BANG!!!

Throwing the spear like a javelin, she watched as the lightning bounced off the rusted weapons, crashing into the walls around them.

"They might be your Lord but they sure as hell ain’t mine!" Slamming her palms together, Ria gritted her teeth as lightning converged around her once more.

*CRACKLE!!!

Lightning lashed against the blood while a golden and blue radiance began to overlay Ria’s body.

"Deny it, reject it, turn your eyes from it but the truth still stands. Thou art a child of our Lord, a subject of our holy Ritual. Our blood runs in your veins!" The man proclaimed, ignoring the nexus of energy wrapping around Ria.

Creating a concentrated orb of lightning, Ria crushed it with her hands before firing it towards the man.

Lightning split off into countless strands but weapons erupted out from the pool of blood to block it all.

"The armoury of our Lord protects me! Now allow me to open your eyes lost sister."

Narrowing his gaze with a fanatical smile, the man brought his hands together for a prayer as blood red ritualistic symbols began to manifest around them.

Glancing around, Ria’s eyes constricted in shock as she recognised some of these markings.

It was a continuation of the ritual she was in before!

Immediately turning herself into Lightning, Ria wanted to leave the range but it was already too late.

Crashing into the barrier around the pool, Ria was flung away as she glared at the man.

"This holy sanctuary was not made for you, dear sister. However, with your homecoming, I have been tasked with glorious purpose. To awaken you to your true self, to open your eyes and welcome you back with open arms. Rejoice! For our Lord has deemed you worthy of such costs.

"This land, this ritual, it will all be for you!" The man raised his arms in worship as Ria glared at him.

She had to stop this ritual!

Thankfully, she wasn’t hearing the voice now so she could concentrate fully.

Right now, the only thing defending him were the rusted weapons.

As long as she could bypass that, she can stop this!

Taking a deep breath, Ria slammed her hand down, creating a cage of lightning smaller than the boundary of the ritual.

Little by little, nodes began to manifest through the cage as Ria’s body disappeared.

She flickered through each node while gathering as much power as she could.

"Struggle, defy, the Lord will welcome you nonetheless."

Ignoring his words, Ria threw two javelins in quick succession as rusted weapons blocked them once more but before the electricity could dissipate, Ria swapped their positions and fired a bolt of lightning at point blank!

*BANG!!!

However, a second layer of weapons appeared between them, dispersing the lightning.

"Why must you defy our Lord’s love? How many would die to be in your position?" He asked with a side glance.

"By all means, take it from me. I care not for it." Ria grabbed the weapons in an attempt to pry them away.

But it was futile. The weapons refused to budge as Ria changed her focus to destroying the weapons instead! Overcharging her fists with lightning, she unleashed a flurry of blows.

’Not a single scratch.’ Ria clicked her tongue.

Despite the weapons being rusted, they had more durability than even some of the finest crafts that she’s seen!

"Ria!!!" Luke’s voice suddenly called out as Ria glanced back.

She could see Luke vaulting over the railings as he summoned four pieces.

Quad buffs! Knight, Rook, Queen, King!

Overlaying the buffs onto Ria, he then summoned his third piece.

Bishop!

Transforming into a spectral version of Alice, the bishop piece rushed forward with a Void Flux in hand and targeted the barrier of the ritual.

*BANG!!!

To his shock, the barrier held firm.

"Just keep me buffed up!" Ria shouted, knowing that aiming for the barrier was futile in their current state.

Jumping back, Ria raised her hand, summoning a bolt of lightning and transformed it into a sword.

A normal Raikiri wouldn’t cut it. The rusted swords were too strong.

She needed something faster, stronger. Something that’ll eliminate everything in a straight line.

The targeted area doesn’t need to be wide. Just big enough to kill this man and end the ritual.

’Focus Ria. There’s no voices distracting you now.’

She recalled her training with Rosalyn. How to best channel her power and how to concentrate it into a single hit.

How to bypass certain defences and most of all, how to identify a weakness!

Lightning began to crackle from her body, forming a boundary around her.

The man wanted to say something but felt a chill down his spine.

Her unwavering gaze, this absolute focus.

His smile faltered.

’Listen my dear lightning chihuahua, in this world, rituals are not just for making contracts with higher beings. They are also a form of restriction for yourself. By cutting off certain paths, you open new ones. Focus, discard what you don’t need. Don’t be greedy. Focus on what you can accomplish in front of you.’ Rosalyn’s lesson rang out in her mind.

This was the same advice she taught her when she created the Raikiri technique, an attack based off of her grandfather’s slash and Allura’s power.

’Discard what I don’t need.’

Ria could feel the power coursing through her body.

She could see the droplets of blood slowly flying up into the air as a result of her lightning crashing into the pool.

She could see the faint trembling of the man’s pupils.

It was not fear but uncertainty.

What she desires right now is not a slash to kill. But rather a single slash to remove everything in front of her!

The world lost its colour for Ria as her focus reached an all time high.

She could see the rusted weapons slowly extending from the pool in preparation for her attack.

’Do not waste the power, channel everything into the blade.’

At that moment, Ria’s resonance began to shift. With her in the centre, a boundary expanded, draining colour from the world, almost as though it was freezing time.

With a flash, Ria’s body disappeared.

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*BANG!!!

In front of the man, Ria could be seen with her blade drawn in the air.

A charred line of destruction tore through his body and into the boundaries of the ritual, forming cracks along the symbols.

The rusted weapons that acted as his shield had cracks on the surface, clearly failing to block this attack.

Just as Ria was about to retrieve her blade, she saw a reflection of herself next to the man.

That twisted smile, that presence.

Walking over to the trembling body of the man who was about to die, ’Ria’ turned into mist and disappeared.

"Hiya~ How on earth did a cutie pie like you bypass my blessing on this man? Granted, it was a little lazy but still, you broke it." The man’s voice began to shift as his body contorted.

Ria felt a chill down her spine as cold sweat filled her body. Jumping back, she wanted to create some distance but felt a hand press against her back.

*BANG!!!

Turning around for a slash, her blade was caught by a woman with sharp teeth, black blood dripping from her eyes and black hair.

"You seem shocked. Surprised? Shouldn’t this guy be dead? Why did he turn into a woman?" She teased, pushing Ria back with her finger.

Glancing over at Luke who was still trying to break this barrier, the woman flicked her fingers up as rusted chains shot out of the walls, wrapping around his body and securing him to the wall.

"Would you prefer me to take the form of a man instead? Most of my followers seem to like that more than a female form. Makes you question doesn’t it? Honestly I prefer to look like this." She played around with her hair as the energy of the Eclipse began to fill the room.

Above the statue of the God, a darkened sun slowly manifested.

"Don’t want to talk? What a bore. Even when you meet your God, you say nothing. You gave me quite a few sacrifices back in the day as well, I can see them clinging onto you." The woman grinned sadistically as Ria’s pupils constricted.

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If what the woman said was right then…

In front of her…

The God of the Eclipse Cult!!!