Hubris: Volume 3

Chapter 71: The true meaning of fear!

The scene starts with Tabitha and Phoebe running down the steps, Tabitha was holding Avada up on her back and Phoebe was holding Cosmo in her arms. The two briefly stopped as they saw the white explosion devour the land, it was so bright it purified any darkness in the area.

Phoebe: "Eh?! What was that? Is Zelly okay?!"

Phoebe called out in a slight panic.

Tabitha shook her head before running once again.

Tabitha: "He must've went overboard again...such a powerful attack must've exhausted his curse power. If Fear had survived that, we might be in much more trouble than we thought."

Tabitha replied with a worried expression before running down the stairs once again. Phoebe followed behind, she was worried about Zeldris but she had to get the wounded out first.

The scene changed and now we're brought back to Zeldris and Fear. The smoke completely fogged up the area, nothing could be seen as everything had turned into a blur. From the dust, a bright white light was seen as bits of earth scattered all over the area. The sounds of metal rattling could be heard as Zeldris was stepping forward. Zeldris's eyes glowed white before changing back to his regular eyes. Coughing was heard in the distance along with a groan filled with pain. Fear had his arms and legs sprawled out as his clothes were ripped slightly, his red face was no more due to Zeldris's attack completely ridding him of his stamina and energy. Fear stared up at Zeldris, blood was streaming from his mouth as he said faintly.

Hannibal: "How...How could I lose? I..am disaster itself."

Zeldris stared down at fear with no expression. Zeldris replied bluntly.

Zeldris: "Because unlike you, I do not run from what I have to inevitably face."

Zeldris held up his right hand, in the air above the two. Pure white rods were seen, as Zeldris lowered his hand..the rods swiftly descended, the rods pierced fears pale hands and feet ultimately pinning him down to the ground. Fear let out a cry in pain before he humbled himself.

Zeldris: "A precaution, just so you cannot escape. These rods will continuously drain you of your curse, purifying the malicious intent within yourself."

Hannibal: "Now I see..why they call you the messiah.."

Zeldris cut his eyes before replying.

Zeldris: "I am no second coming. I am not here to deal punishment to save the world. I am only here to get what I truly desire. Your group was just a hindrance and got in our way."

Hannibal: "How..unlucky, to be talked down to by a mere child."

Zeldris: "Now, I've got a couple questions. You can answer them before I deal out your punishment. What did you want with Jack?"

Fear fell silent before saying.

Hannibal: "That boy..he has a power that most dream of..the power he has could solve many issues in this world..but he is too dull to see that. So..our group was planning on taking him for ourselves."

Zeldris: "A power? What is it and how did he acquire it?"

Hannibal: "Ohohoho..he has the curse of food..he can conjure up any sort of meal on a grand scale..it could feed nations and the entire world..but there's a powerful negative side to it..if he was to use it in the wrong way. That boy could...could..."

Zeldris: "Could?.."

Fear: "That boy could manipulate any current food for the worse and causing a mass starvation, inevitably ending this world..it would be pandemonium if he was to starve the world. Humans would devour humans, the whole entire food chain would be rewritten and the human race would go extinct."