THE SUN GOD SWORD
The Great War 27

“I've been expecting a disaster.” One of the Surasena soldiers put on a worried face, almost losing his balance due to the shaking ground.

“Is the magma flow going to hit us?”

“No, I don't think it will happen,” replied Miksan Jaya. “ Compared with the direction we are heading, the north direction has a lower ground level, magma will flow there.”

“If the mountain was bigger and like a mountain in general, we might be hit by an explosion.” Muttering again one of the soldiers.

“Don't say much.! Mahesa finally chimed in with an annoyed look. “Switch as you can! because if you don't you'll be a roast man.”

Mahesa's words succeeded in spurring the soldiers to flee. Who wants to be a human meat grill? There aren't. It's just that they were upset, Mahesa said so while he himself was on a refugee stretcher, picked up by 8 soldiers. It's easy he said that.

Ki Alam Sakti has not been able to see if Sungsang Geni's fight is over or not. Currently, the shock caused by Sungsang Geni attack keeps the three people awake from sitting his meditation practice.

“I hope our soldiers don't get hurt.” Lakuning Banyu looked the other way, thinking whether the Surasena warriors had gone far?

“They will be fine, My Lord.” Ki Lodro Sukmo was quite sure about it, he was not too worried about the Surasena warriors, but his feelings were not calm after looking towards Sungsang Geni.

True the Toxic Mask was not in the presence of the young man, but one thing Ki Lodro Sukmo felt, - he smelled the smell of danger. And damn it, the young man of the sun had probably used up quite a lot of energy to unleash the attack earlier.

On the other hand, Sungsang Geni was still above the clouds. His breathing was wheezing, his two hands still pointed towards the sky. In front of his eyes, a dry lake that was not too wide but had a depth that was difficult to guess.

It should be in that dry well that the body of the Toxic Mask has died by now, hopefully. And now the dried lake began to be drained by magma liquid from the mountain that had detonated two bursts of its entrails.

The atmosphere is really dark, do not ask again about it. black clouds still envelop the earth, now coupled with smoke from volcanic eruptions. The temperature in that place began to feel hot, making the three Surasena warriors on the edge of the forest feel sultry, but certainly not a problem for Sungsang Geni.

The only problem was volcanic dust, so Sungsang Geni went away to three Surasena warriors who stood right on top of the tree.

“Is it finished?” ask Lakuning Banyu.

Sungsang Geni was not sure if his fight was over, if that was the case the sky should no longer be covered with black clouds. Right, why would a black cloud still cover the sky if the enemy was dead. It stuck in Sungsang Geni's mind.

Ten minutes after the big explosion, suddenly from the lake created by the attack Sungsang Geni exited tremendous pressure. Nah! there is no way the Toxic Mask is still alive.

Twice a big explosion occurred, until suddenly the figure of a creature rose up into the sky with a body that was almost destroyed except for two things that were still intact. Two things were, the mask on his black face, and also a strong heart.

“No success?” Ki Lodro Sukmo almost fell from the top of the tree to see the creature rise again even with a body that is 80% destroyed.

“What is it?” Lakuning Banyu pointed to the other side, one coming at high speed now arriving near the Toxic Mask. “What is he?”

“Cannot..” Sungsang Geni opened his eyes wide, barely believing the sight before his eyes. “I think he's long dead, what is he doing now?”

“Do you know him?”

“Yes, he is Commander To Three, Asura.”

Asura gave a small smile towards Sungsang Geni, then looked back at the body of the Poisonous Mask hatefully. Before the body of the creature was completely intact as before, Asura quickly plucked out the heart of the Toxic Mask until all the connected veins broke off.

“What's..you..do?” The Toxic Mask now became an overwhelming panic. One large vein was still connected at his heart, but now it was almost broken. He couldn't do anything, because his body wasn't intact.

“What will I do?” Asura chuckled small. “If not to take away your strength, then what else will I do?”

“Where did you..” The word Toxic Mask came to a halt after his large heart was removed from his chest organ. The creature's red eyes were wide in disbelief, if he currently had just one hand, it would have snatched away that most important part of his body.

But no, the Toxic Mask lost its strength, its body stopped regenerating. And in the end, the skin-like mask on his face was firmly gripped by Asura, forcefully pulled away from his face.

The Toxic Mask was about to rebel, but to no avail. He fell down like a pile of dried meat, then shattered at the bottom of the ground.

A little back a few months ago. After failing to protect Banduwati, Asura must receive a severe punishment from the Toxic Mask. He stabbed 99 black nails right in front of the darkness. His blood became food for the darkness itself. In short, the Asura was crushed by the Toxic Mask.

Asura's body could not escape the spikes that stuck all over his body. Meanwhile, the blood from his body continued to flow endlessly, becoming the food of darkness in the deep and terrifying dark realm.

But something unexpected had happened, Asura did not die from it. His body continued to live, though for a dozen months he was tormented by punishment. Even like a long sentence, he did not bleed even though he continued to suck in the darkness. Or as if he was indeed destined to be an eternal food for darkness.

When the Toxic Mask managed to obtain 75% of the Moon Goddess' power, the Darkness that was in the dark realm and deep stopped sucking its blood. It is possible that this happened because of one thing.

Darkness actually no longer existed in the dark and deep realms, as it had fused with the body of the Toxic Mask. Keep in mind, the previous Toxic Mask was only a container that was prepared to hold the power of Darkness. So with the passing of darkness in the dark and deep realms, there was no longer a creature that devoured the blood of Asura, and he could be free.

“What will he do?” Lakuning Banyu stopped saying, he now knew what Asura was going to do. “No way, he will do it.”

***

Asura noticed the heart of the Toxic Mask still beating strongly in his right hand, then the cold black mask on his left hand.

“Heart is his strength, mask is his weakness?” Asura could not help but laugh after noticing the two things in her hands. “It's funny, but I won't use this mask, because instead of wearing it I'd rather destroy it. Only fools let weakness in the enemy see.”

With a single squeeze, the black mask in Asura's hand shattered into pieces into dust flakes that fused with the volcanic dust.

Once it was destroyed, far away, the gates of darkness in the black castle could not be closed forever.

Sungsang Geni was surprised not to be a bitch, why was he so stupid that he forgot the most important thing. Minak Singo has said that, to defeat the Toxic Mask just by shutting down the source of its power.

The gate of darkness was the door that made the dark energy out of its realm and supplied the power of the Poisonous Mask. And now the gate can't be closed anymore, because the key - the mask - has been destroyed.

“You think the toxic mask is that darkness?” Asura said, his words clearly pointed at Sungsang Geni and the three others. “No, that darkness has not appeared fully because of one thing.”

Asura glanced at Sungsang Geni with a cynical and condescending smile, as if saying how foolish the young man of the sun would be if he did not realize one important thing.

“Goddess Month..” Asura laughed again. “If the Moon Goddess does not succeed in being absorbed completely, then darkness will not appear completely. You must be aware of that, right, Sun Swordsman?”

“What are you trying to say?” ask Sungsang Geni.

Asura raised his eyebrows, then placed the heart of the Toxic Mask on his left chest. The action made everyone startled, even once again Ki Lodro Sukmo almost fell from the top of the tree.

The loud screams from Asura echoed the darkening of the world. The man's body seemed to be enduring a great pain. He squirmed, with bulging eyes that were gradually red as blood.

“Then he intends to unite the strength.” Sungsang Geni unleashed a sword attack of light from heaven. But as protected by something invisible, the sword Sungsang Geni switch paths like hitting an invisible strong rubber.

“Unsuccessful yes?” Lakuning Banyu said in disbelief.

For some time Asura cried out like a demon possession, until after a few minutes, from the man's body came a gripping black aura, then huge veins came out from all over his body, forming a new body structure.

Asura became a huge creature that was probably three times the height of Sungsang Geni. His face was so fierce, like a lion just without being filled with feathers. His red eyes looked wild as if he was looking for something. Fingers full of sharp nails as if ready to tear anything in front of him.

“This body is not perfect..” The voice of Asura resounded.

Then the man pulled something out from behind his small pants, even impressed not fit for a creature as big as himself. A black stone with an extremely pressing aura. Even that aura might have an energy level of an early demon swordsman.

“Do you know this thing?” Asura looked towards Sungsang Geni who had a panicked face. “Ya..ya..you already know this thing is not, this is a relic of Banduwati whose function is to absorb the Moon Goddess.”

“What do you mean?” Sungsang Geni held back his anger. “Don't Tell you?”