Legacy Of Fire: Chronicles Of The F-ranked Anomaly-Chapter 147: Trial Of Water Part 11: Not Special!

Darius was sent crashing into the pillars like a ragdoll, but he was far from done. The attacks were strong but not strong enough to make him want to quit.

Our young warrior was on the floor, trying to push himself up from the rubble. His bones were cracking as he tried to make his way out.

"You know," He snarked, looking at Acier with a smile on his face. "Aya put up much of a fight than this, yet she died."

Acier’s blood boiled in rage, without even wasting the next second she hurled her chakram at Darius trying to make sure that he would be done for there and then.

Darius not even waiting for the hit to land, drew Ve’xa out.

His eyes locked on the knight, the metal collided causing yet another powerful shockwave throughout the temple.

Darius pushed the chakram away, then swung Ve’xa. Unleashing the blade’s powerful seven segments, his eyes glowing with pure determination to bring an end to Acier.

"Berserk Blade!"

[Ve’xa has activated Special Skill: Berserk Blade— skill allows Ve’xa to rapidly slash anything that has mana within it.]

The blade let out a blood-curdling roar, as it went for Acier cutting her armor down slowly trying to put her down.

The knight took a leap back looking at the warrior and his blade.

"You aren’t what I expected," She slowly moved closer, trying to even the distance. "I wonder how you were able to put down Pryion, or even Slav. Those were mighty warriors that no one could even match up to their power, falling to one so..."

"Unfathomable? Handsome breathtakingly dangerous?"

Darius cut her off, his voice sounded so full of life and hope that it would tick anyone off.

"I know you will think that this is something that you will be able to take me down," Darius lifted Ve’xa, putting the blade on his shoulder taking a fierce stance.

"But this is where you fall!" Darius charged for Acier, about to land a lethal blow that was going to take her down once and for all.

Acier didn’t move, she stood there waiting for him to come. When he was almost close to her, a sinister smirk appeared on her face.

"Foolish mortal."

Darius paused, he had lost control of his body again. This time, it was even more painful than before making it hard for him to even think of a way out of the crushing pain.

"If paid much attention then you would have noticed that there was no sign of me trying to fight back but then you charged straight on."

Acier smiled as she raised her hand, Darius’s body following her like it was in sync with it.

"Crimson Leash!" She violently whispered, and the veins on Darius’s body bulged out. Our young warrior let out a cry of pain, he couldn’t break free from that.

[Crimson Leash: Divine Skill, allows the user to control the blood flowing through the body. Crushing you each time you try to resist!]

Acier summoned her chakram, her eyes on Darius as she lifted her weapon.

"You think that you could walk in here and win?" Her weapon balanced in the air as she gazed at Darius with pure disgust in her eyes. "You weren’t even meant to exist."

She landed the blow on our young warrior sending him to the ground.

Blood gushed out of Darius’ mouth as he fought to remain conscious. Thanks to his quick thinking and activating his scales the attack didn’t do much damage to him, but there was a huge cut on his chest to stomach.

Pinned to the ground with the chakram, Darius was looking at Acier with rage building up in his heart.

"What is with that look on your face?"

Acier using her boot stomped Darius’s chest, and our young warrior let out a cry of agony. His scales were wearing off and he still didn’t have control of his body.

’This would be a good time for you to use one of your spells!’

Azree reminded him, it was the callback he needed.

Darius’s left eye began glowing, letting out its jade glow.

"Sen-Zu No Zatari!"

Darius muttered loudly, a powerful shockwave followed releasing dark tentacles made from shadows. They pushed Acier back, the tentacles were like beings released from a demon realm, Acier didn’t expect him to use something that evil-looking to save himself.

"Just as expected," Acier had a disturbed voice, looking at Darius the only thing she could feel was disgust seeing what he was pushed to do. "You bend yourself to become evil, using abilities that are banned from the realms."

Darius managed to stand up, his wounds were slowly healing. He had reactivated the spell that kept her from controlling his blood, looking at Acier.

"You...you call yourself a champion?" He moved forward, taking slow and deep breaths to see if he would be able to heal his wounds.

"And you pull a devilish move like this?!" Darius let out a roar, his eyes glowing fixed on Acier.

Acier took her stance, looking at Darius. "You think I would waste my time trying to duel with someone like you?"

"Even if it was the last thing I had to do before anything else, I wouldn’t waste my time with an insolent mortal who thinks highly of himself because the powers of chaos chose him."

Acier placed her chakram by her side looking at Darius with pure rage in her soul.

"You only managed to kill Aya, and yet you think you are special?"

Darius was looking at Acier, his body drenched in his blood. His eyes were weak, the spell he used almost sucked up his entire stamina.

’Breathe Darius, breathe!’

Azree was trying to keep him in check, the white haired warrior couldn’t even stand on his feet for long.

[Mana- 190,000/300,000!]

[Regeneration cut down by 89% until the champion of water is defeated!]

With his blurry vision, Darius stood up straight looking at Acier.

"I’m not down yet!" He roared, looking at the knight. Holding his sword firmly, he tried to stand on his feet.

"So that’s the kind of being you are, the type that believes they are special?" Acier sighed, looking at Darius. "You are nothing special, just another weak mortal who thought that the powers of chaos would make him something in this huge universe."

"You will remain nothing but a tiny drop of water in a vast endless ocean."

Standing there, his face covered in blood he began chuckling. Darius wasn’t even hurt in any way when Acier told him those words.

"Truth is water witch," He looked up with a menacing look on his face. "I never wanted these powers, I never wanted to train hard, I never wanted to be something that all the great stuck-up beings that rule the realms would come for."

"I wanted to die peacefully that day, but these powers chose me and brought me back to life..."

Darius pinned Ve’xa to the floor, looking at Acier.

"I am a man who wanted to provide more for his little sister, stuck in the middle of a divine war now it seems that there is a bounty on my head. But there is one thing I want you to know,"

He pointed at Acier, his body shaking rapidly. "It takes a drop of water to form the great vast ocean, I might not be special to you or the gods. I don’t need to be, I just need to prove to them that they can’t decide what my darn fate is!"

Darius let out another roar before he was engulfed in his crimson aura, his body began changing— he was taking his feral form!

[Feral Form 1– Salamandiran Warrior!]

[Warning— Feral Form can’t last for more than 10 minutes due to body conditions!]

"Tsk, that’s going to be enough to wear her out." He muttered, his eyes fixed on the knight. She was his prey now!

Acier could feel the deadly aura coming from that form, the very ground he stood on was melting off.

"You think that form will help you with me?" Acier dashed forward about to slash Darius again but this time Darius dodged before she could even raise her weapon.

"He’s fast!"

Acier turned to see Darius landing a powerful axe on her, the kick was powerful breaking off part of her armor.

Acier on the floor used a water spear to pierce Darius on the shoulder.

With the water inside his body, she could control his blood.

"You will be the one to die here!" Acier yelled, trying to get up. "You and your good-for-nothing allies!"

Darius’ eyes widened, he opened his mouth and from deep within a roar erupted— not of sound, but of crimson hot flames!

Burning Acier’s face, breaking her control. The knight pushed him away, trying to shake off the flames from her face. In pain she managed to look at the warrior, trying to get her head in the game.

The next thing she saw was a blur of crimson and jade before Darius landed in front of her delivering powerful punches that sent her back.

Acier swung her chakram trying to cut him down but he kicked it off while taking the wound.

Darius headbutts Acier, hitting her down trying to pierce her with his fist.

"No!" Acier uses a blast of water to push Darius back, trying to get back on her feet.

Darius had let the Feral mode take control of his brain, making him a lethal weapon for the time it was on.

"If I can’t kill you like this!" Acier got up, looking at Darius, she summoned her chakram. Striking it on the floor, her eyes glowing blue.

"Then I will drown you!"

"Thalyria’s Pond!" Acier yelled, and the entire temple was suddenly filled with water.

Darius fought to breathe, struggling as Acier picked up her weapon. Swimming towards Darius, she wasn’t going to let him live any longer.

"Die, you vile insolent mortal!" She was about to strike, but the next moment.

He wasn’t there anymore.

[Feral Form Mode 2: Ravaging Sea Beast!]

Acier was shocked to see that he couldn’t just move underwater but he could move fast. She felt something behind her, something eerie and dark.

"It can’t be..." She turned to see Darius, in a form that she would have never expected to see.

"Aya?"