Elven Legacy

Chapter 197: Elif's Cry of Pain

The immense explosion drowned out my yelling, which erupted with enough power to force me back tens of meters before I managed to stabilize myself in the sky; I wasn't even able to view the center of the explosion as it had destroyed part of my divine sense, which in turn injured my soul, but the damage sustained was minuscule and will heal within a few hours.

However, I didn't care about any of that; all I cared about was Elaine's safety, and the moment the explosion quelled, I instantly scanned the entire area with my divine sense while swiftly flying there, though what I saw filled with a deep, almost primordial sense of fear. Through my divine sense, other than her two silver earrings that I kept floating with my Qi, I couldn't find any semblance of Elaine's presence anywhere; it was as if any traces of her were erased.

"E-Elaine!? S-Show yourself, s-stop hiding alright, i-it's safe now!" Yelled Elif almost frantically as he completely denied the concept of Elaine dying, not even believing such a possibility to be real.

"E-Elaine! S-Stop with the jokes, i-it's not funny!" Said Elif with a gulp of nervousness as he expanded his divine sense, searching for Elaine, though as time passed, the fear he had been forcefully suppressing began leaking through into his heart.

'N-No, what am I thinking? O-Of course, she wouldn't s-show herself; she's trying t-to help me; with her p-presence, I-I won't need to worry about her s-safety.' Thought Elif with a slightly crazy glint, denying himself the capacity to think Elaine could ever die, though such a thing affected his mentality.

"G-Good Job Elaine; s-stay hidden; I-I'll take care of this pathetic insect, then we can go home." Said Elif with a deranged expression while looking into space as he refused to believe in reality, changing it to stop his very psyche from collapsing.

With Elaine hiding, I was free to deal with the crazy monster in peace, though I still didn't know how I was going to stop him; in my injured state, it was taking everything I had to just stay afloat, let alone fight him, not to mention he is a Celestial while I'm just a Half-step Celestial.

"Fucking Elf! I'll kill you!" Roared the Demon with glowing red eyes while his veins powerfully pulsed through his body, the madness consuming his intelligence every second that passes, turning him into nothing but a monster with a desire for destruction.

Looking at the monster, who seemed to no longer be able to resist the effects of the Nether Qi, which slowly corrupts every form of life it sinks itself into, turning creatures into nothing but bloodthirsty monsters, and it looked like this Demon wasn't far from becoming one.

'Well, at least on the bright side, he'll be slightly easier to deal with.' Mused Elif with an intense, crazy glint as he looked at the monster, though the monster wasn't the only one who was slowly being corrupted. Elif may be able to twist his mind, but not his heart, which was currently crying out in pain, though he purposely ignored it.

Just as I was getting ready to face the monster before my very eyes, everything suddenly came to a halt, taking me by surprise as I viewed my surroundings, eyeing the clouds, the trees, the wind, the Qi, and everything else, yet nothing was moving except for me; it was as if the Dao of Time had been removed from this realm, which was something I didn't even know if Great-grandmother could do.

"W-What's happening?" Muttered Elif with a confused glint alongside his growing madness as he looked for clues, only to come up empty-handed.

'It's been eight years since we last spoke, yet why has nothing changed? Has my words done nothing for you?' Said a soft, beautiful, and majestic voice, echoing through the frozen realm as it directed its words toward Elif, who widened in shock at the familiar voice.

"You; what are you doing here? Don't you see I have something to do? Unlike last time, no amount of talking will help me overcome this challenge; even with my incredible talents, the half-step chasm is far too big." Remarked Elif, frowning as he shook his head, dismissing the majestic voice before focusing back on the frozen monster that was in the midst of charging toward him.