Parallel - A Virtual Reality.

V2. Chapter 3. Mader. (Part 2)

We evade the attack and take formation. Mader seems to flinch as he sees me destroy the blood orb. I can see that the effects are already working. He seems to be getting weaker. We charge towards him and Peko starts to curse. Mader however, suddenly smiles viciously while making a grandiose gesture, causing a dark barrier to form that surrounds him and explode in all direction—repelling us back and disrupting our attacks.

Taking advantage of our situation he starts a charge towards Peko, but Vladi reacts by firing at him, which seems to have been rendered useless from the dark shield which he had just conjured. Zenith now jumps into battle and takes his attention away from Peko. Their attacks collide and Mader begins a barrage of magical attack in all directions.

He is starting to push us back the degree to which seems to be lessening from the effects of Peko's curse. He begins to redirect his attention to Peko, but our barrage of endless attacks was forming a defensive barrier that blocked his advances.

We exchange attacks and our group seems to be coming out on top.

Peko even re-joins the battle and assists with her magical attacks.

Corning him with our attacks, it seems that it would finally be over—that is until he suddenly begins to talk.

"Well, well, you aren't half assed after all" He says while smiling and I suddenly felt that some of my strength has just left me

'Dammit, so this is what I sensed earlier' the thought hits me, I was naïve, this is a C-Class boss monster and it clearly said 'The power it has reunited'

He had claimed lives by absorbing them and made them fuel for his power

"But if that is all you got, then you should just disappear" As he says this, he starts attacking more furiously.

Peko's curses just make him go back to normal, but we are already being weakened. Isa is hit by one of his attacks and she moans in pain.

"Agh"

"Does it hurt, milady? If it does, then please, receive more" he utters which to us is a signal for the impending torture that was about to occur.

Zenith uses a Power wave along while Arksen and I back him up with a magical attack.

He evades them, but I use my Fire Enhancement along with Sprint and instantly close our distance.

He stumbles a bit surprised, and I slash him. He receives damage and Zenith is now behind him to continue our attack doing a downward slash, Mader tries to block the downward slash with his hands which are now covered a dark battle aura, but the blade's contact creates an explosion which both repels us and simultaneously damages Mader.

But the attack went through, and it hit Mader's arm with everything, at this he flinched and made an explosion sending us away, but it damaged him too

"This hurt, you know?" He says with an icy stare and a cold smile. His Health was still at 50%

At his words a chill went down my spine, it seems something big will happen.

"Envelope of Pain" Suddenly a Dark ball with a mix of red appears on his hand.

"The Priestess will go first" he shouts and the attack flies at Peko.

"Eh?" it envelops her, and she lets out a scream from her mouth as wounds start to open.

Zenith immediately reacts, but instead of going towards Peko, he lunges toward Mader and started attacking in a frenzied manner.

My legs moved too along with Arksen and we start going all out. Peko falls to the floor unconscious