Hubris: Volume 3

Chapter 70: Desire or Despair

The scene starts with a flashback. Zeldris was stood in front of Renjiro and Renjiro stared at him with his usual blank expression.

Renjiro: "You still haven't figured out a way to utilise your curse? Kid, without a basis for it you'll get smoked by even the weakest of curses."

Zeldris: "I know, but compared to other curses. Actually thinking of spells for something so diverse is hard. Other curses are so much easier, because they are basic. Plus who the hell actually pays attention to the moon? Except that rich loved starved lunatic."

Renjiro sighed before saying.

Renjiro: "But that lunatic almost killed you, kid. That kid was in sync with his curse because he liked the moon. If you want to get stronger, you better come up with something fast or you'll lose all your loved ones. I'll be damned if my daughter dies..kid."

Renjiro stared down Zeldris with a death stare. Zeldris felt a slight shiver race down his spine. Zeldris thought for a moment before he looked up. He remembered Tristan used armour of some sort due to each phase. Zeldris had decided to try that, he cocked his head back to see which phase it was..it was a full moon. A bright light consumed Zeldris and Renjiro cut his eyes watching the transformation.

The scene changed back to Zeldris and Fear. Zeldris stared down fear, fear had the same old creepy grin.

Fear: "I tire of wasting my time on you...I have so much more people to devour and you have done nothing but hinder me boy..I hunger..I must eat."

Zeldris: "Where you'll be going, you will never have to worry about eating ever again."

Fear grabbed his cleaver he was about to slash horizontally to cut Zeldris but Zeldris dodged it effortlessly. Zeldris saw when Fear was about to do it even before he had done it..it was like a premonition.

Zeldris: "What?...I saw it..what was that?..it was like I had a cheat code..this must be the passive I've gained from using this form.."

When Zeldris had dodged the slash, the wall behind him was sliced and caved in. Zeldris then rushed toward fear, when he ran the sound of his heavy armour banging was heard. Fear held out his hand before chanting.

Fear: "Curse of fear: Red room!"

As fear chanted that, the area shifted and Zeldris was now surrounded by half chewed bodies and red lights. Zeldris was un-phased by this, he continued his dash as he said.

Zeldris: "What a sinful spell."

Fear opened his mouth before letting out a shriek, the bodies from all around got up before running toward Zeldris. Zeldris stopped before holding up his hand.

Zeldris: "Curse of the moon: Orient wave!"

As those words had left his lips, a white burst was seen from Zeldris. The white burst travelled in a similar way to a sonar as it hit all the bodies in one sweep. The dead bodies crumbled and white spirits had left them.

Zeldris: "Be purified. I will purge all the influence he has on the dead. He will face his punishment and atone."

Fear cut his beady yellow eyes before saying.

Fear: "My usual tactics won't work..he feels no fear..not while he's in that form. I have to do it."

Fear fixed his bow tie before saying.

Fear: "Let the performance begin..the final scene. Desire or despair!"

Zeldris ignored him as he charged at Fear. He was determined to get through the door.

Fear cleared his throat before opening his mouth. In a opera like fashion his voice was portrayed pretty loud and something that sounded twisted came out. Zeldris saw what he was doing but the sound threw him off resulting in him being hit. Zeldris flew back as the vibrato was holding him down.