Against the World II: Transgression
Chapter 18: Contrast, Part 5
...—Asura— Castle...
Shiva's body, which was meditating near the altar, is now in a back position against the wall. His two arms that were in a crossed position in front of his face slowly decreased as the effects of Xavier's attack dissipated. Smoke poured out of his body, indicating that the lightning had successfully injured his body. And if his clothes arrived reinforced runes, of course he was no longer dressed.
Ah, make no mistake, Shiva was hit by the effects of lightning that was not because he could not avoid. He knows Xavier's arrival. He knew he was attacking. However, since this body did not transmit pain to him, he did not bother dodging himself. Moreover, receiving an important attack was done to make Xavier think that he was unaware of his arrival.
“Xavier von Hernandez,” muttered Shiva in flat intonation while standing, “an honor to receive your arrival here.”
“Can't tell me I feel the same way.” Xavier who was standing right where Shiva was previously sitting said, his eyes looking intensely at the emperor. “You've done things you shouldn't have done.”
“So apparently. You want to finish me off?” Shiva did not look at Xavier, but at his subordinates in a room that was already lifeless. But his eyes quickly returned to face the commander. “As self-defense, you need to know that I did not hurt your lover. I just asked for his help, nothing more.”
...—Color Great Empire—...
Xavier2 appeared not far from the Asura Castle, but he did not immediately dart there. Xavier—'s self-split which is currently slightly stronger than Xavier's original—ini shot towards Nareya. He must meet Xavier3 and ask Monica to return to Cestapola. Shiva is strong, he admits it. Therefore, both himself and Xavier3 must be reunited with the original Xavier. Otherwise, the original Xavier won't win.
That wouldn't be fair to Monica, but they could change his time at Cestapola. Monica had previously said she wanted to spend more time in Cestapola.
Xavier2 could directly teleport to Xavier3's place, but he did not know what the situation around Xavier3 was like. He did not want to cause any problems with his sudden presence. Therefore, Xavier2 has no choice but to go there manually. The commander flew at high speed to Nareya, before landing not far from the gate and making himself invisible.
Xavier2 quickly darted in search of the whereabouts of his other self and Monica.
...—Magic City Maidenhair—...
Eileithyia did not frown, but she asked why she was not upset by their presence. He wanted pleasure here, and the presence of the two women was a form of distraction. He should have forcibly deported them to another place, and that was what he normally did to the citizens who forced their way in without permission.
But for some reason he did not. Xavier said they were safe here. It means the young man believes he will give them protection. Is that the reason why he's not upsetting them here?
Eileithyia had no answer. In the end he just said, “Don't be noisy. You can stay here until Xavier returns.” And then Eileithyia closed her eyes and returned to enjoying the pleasure.
...—Asura— Castle...
Xavier snorted at Shiva's useless excuse. It doesn't matter whatever the reason. He has kidnapped Artemys. Whatever reason came out of the emperor's mouth, it didn't change anything. He can get angry sometimes, and that's inevitable. And he sometimes ignores rationality when he is angry. Hence, it was perfectly normal for Xavier to ignore anything coming out of Shiva's mouth.
However, before Xavier's attack succeeded in eliminating the body, the body was no longer in place.
“I can't let you destroy this body,” said Shiva who had the bandaged body on his shoulder. “I have to compensate Sakhra very little so that she will make me this body.” And that body disappeared into the dimensional portal.
“...You already know everything I'm going to do after this, don't you?” tanya Xavier— doesn't feel the need to hide the fact that she knows about Shiva's powers.
“Of course. That's why I advise you not to do anything no-no. Ah, but I think my advice is no longer useful.” Shiva shook his head. “You can't be left after messing things up.” The emperor's lips then curved, his personality as if changing by one hundred and eighty degrees. “[Reverse Law].let's see if it's as strong as mentioned, Xavier von Hernandez.”.
Xavier had no time to respond, his body already floated up and smashed into the wall. Shiva had already floated his legs into Xavier's chest, his speed was simply amazing. Xavier had no chance to react. Indeed, his current strength was only one-third his full strength, but it was still amazing.
...—Nareya—...
Monica can only be dumbfounded when suddenly another Xavier lands before her, but she quickly regains control of herself. He spontaneously opened his mouth to ask if Xavier was using self-replicating magic, but quickly closed his mouth when he sensed that both Xaviers had the same level of power. Their aura was one hundred percent the same.
Luckily, Monica didn't have to ask what happened. The newly arrived Xavier had quickly thrust his hand into the chest of Xavier who was standing beside Monica. Xavier who was standing beside Monica was about to protest, but he had first been absorbed into the newly arrived Xavier before successfully muttering a word.
“Situations changed, our presence has been known. Go back first to Cestapola, Monica, I'll be here making sure they don't know we're from Islan.”
Before Monica could respond, she realized they were back on the white coast of Cestapola.
“You want to spend more time in this city, right?” Xavier didn't wait for a response. “I'll be back soon. Most days later.”
…And the young man just disappeared.
“The child..!” Monica could only cluck her head, but she quickly sighed and stepped towards the pier.
...—Asura— Castle...
Xavier spat to the left and got up. “Not only are you fast, but your kicks are strong too,” praise Xavier while cleaning his robe from the dust. “As one can expect from Supreme Magic and Crest of Hope.” users Xavier2 who had already absorbed Xavier3 appeared right to Xavier's left, and Xavier wordlessly directly pointed a palm at Xavier2, absorbing it in seconds. “But only that. Kick just now..I'll reply it ten times.”.
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