Ataraxia Abyss
Chapter 50: Dragon and Deer

The two of them passed the bridge and entered the castle that was in the other world. While walking Kallen then asked. "What exactly is Regal? And what are we looking for here?" Regal answered. "This was a Domain belonging to one of the Primordials, a being equal to or even surpassing the Gods. Holy beings such as Angels and Gods have Divine attributes and Devils have Demonic traits. Primordial Beings were the same as that...

And what we're gonna be looking for, it's gonna be better if you don't know. All you need to know is this is a job from Teloch and myself, I think hearing his name you can tell how important this job is." The two of them continued walking until they finally saw a giant door. When Regal tried to push him he wasn't strong enough to slide the door in the slightest. Regal then looked at Kallen, Kallen with both hands pushing the extremely heavy door with his physical strength alone.

Regal then entered the room, a large room with two doors facing each other. "I think we should split up here." Kallen nodded and replied. "I agree with you." Regal went inside the right door while Kallen went into the left door. The two of them were now separated from each other, Regal who entered the right door and then arrived at a castle courtyard. There was no roof there so the courtyard was covered with ash that resembled snow.

The yard was quite spacious, wide and invisible land makes Regal believe this is not the place to plant flowers. Once Regal walked to the middle of the yard, everything became darker because the falling ash is now more and more coupled with strong winds to prevent Regal's view. But suddenly the wind stopped blowing, the falling ash also returned to normal.

But suddenly Regal's spine was like goosebumps, something behind him but Regal who saw using the power of his eyes immediately dodged rather than looking behind him. Fortunately, he dodged, otherwise he would be hit by a spear throw from the opponent behind him. Regal saw the monster that threw him the spear earlier, he looked like a deer but he stood up and had a human-like body, but his tail was fiery with black wings on his back.

Seeing those traits Regal smiled and said. "You look better in the book..." It was not a monster, but a Devil named Firfur. Regal knew clearly because he had learned from the library Adrian, from there he also knew the location of this place. Regal called Balmung and mounted the horses, as well as Firfur who was ready to fight using his spear.

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On the other hand, Kallen was in a round room after he entered the left door. When he was alert, suddenly the door that Kallen used to enter was immediately closed violently and the torches in the room were instantly extinguished, the room darkened instantly without any illumination at all. The wary Kallen suddenly felt something in front of him, he leaped up into the sky as soon as his instinct told him to. A ball of fire passed through where Kallen was standing, the ball of fire continued to shoot up against the wall of the room and exploded, the explosion of the fireball spread throughout the room and rekindled the torch that had been extinguished.

Fortunately, Kallen jumped so high that he was not hit by the explosion. Kallen now landed and saw his enemy. A dragon with the head of a lion but has a turtle shell and bear claws. It was Tarasque, a gigantic dragon monster that had above average physique and defense even among the dragons.

The Tarasque raised his hand and attacked Kallen with that hand, a very hard and dense floor, but Tarasque could easily crush him with little effort. Kallen who saw it immediately knew the intent of Regal's worries, no matter what Regal was after here, it was important until the owner of this Domain put Tarasque-class animals to guard the gate.

But like that, he did not see Tarasque was hurt in the slightest. Kallen knew that this was clearly a problem, he could not break through the Tarasque defenses even by hitting areas unprotected by shells, in his mind had Regal been here,so her husband could slash Tarasque with his strength. But he immediately returned to focus, if Regal could pierce through anything with his sword, he should also believe he could destroy everything with his fists. Kallen then put up the horses and finally prepared to put everything in...

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In the castle courtyard, the sound of iron clashing against each other continuously rang out there. Regal and Firfur clash their skills using weapons. Firfur with his spear is able to continuously keep his distance while attacking Regal, on the other hand Regal has difficulty facing Firfur's inhuman steps and is difficult to read even using his eyes. Moreover, the spear, if according to the legend, Regal should not be hit by the fire spear, otherwise the fire of the spear will continue to burn in Regal's body and continue to spread until finally he turned into ash. The skill of the Devil using a spear is also really extraordinary to the extent that it can be equivalent to Regal who has learned weaknesses and also knows spears like he knows swords.

No one had managed to land the attack, the two of them were increasingly adapting to each other. When Regal swung his sword from top to bottom, Firfur dodged backwards and lunged with the tip of his spear aimed at Regal's head. But that was all his plan, Regal dodged the stab and then held the Firfur spear with his left hand, Regal then brought himself closer while swinging his sword in his right hand. The blood then splattered on the ground and colored the collection of ash on the ground...

Firfur exerted all his strength and shook his spear, making his spear break Regal's hand, making the spear slip and dart to destroy Regal's heart by hitting his spear into Regal's left rib. He could not use any technique, his heart was completely destroyed, but instead of using the technique, Regal swung his sword and slashed Firfur's chest with his right hand.

Firfur avoided knowing that he would also die with the young man if he did not avoid, the distance they did not waste by Regal, he forced his body to make a new heart and then put it back. Regal then saw the wound on Firfur's chest, the wound was not deep because he avoided it, but Firfur coated the wound with fire and then closed the wound perfectly. Seeing this situation Regal knew that he was in danger, he had been thinking about why Firfur inhabited the castle grounds when there were many other places.

He also knows, if the ashes that fall on the ground it brings buff effects to those who have the fire attribute. He also realized why the Devil did not look tired after fighting all out, Regal then changed using Foul Legacy and put up his horses...

"I think it's time we end it..."