YM778.TV Chapter 323: Deva, Apostle Of Famine
*COUGH!!!
Coughing up a mouthful of blood, Allura gritted her teeth as she tried her best to heal her wounds but it wasn\'t working. Dark veins stretched from her wound, infecting the rest of her body while Kaden tried to isolate the wound.
But knowing what happened to Nyer and his wound, they understood that this was futile. Not only that, Allura\'s wound was far deeper than Nyer\'s.
Licking her claws with a sadistic grin, Deva narrowed her eyes towards Kaden and Allura. Her tattered cloak billowed in the wind as it revealed the scar ridden body hidden beneath the rags. Dark crimson hair with the symbol of the Eclipse glowing on her forehead.
"How does it feel? This vengeance for everything you\'ve done to me. Do you know how my scars ached every time I saw you?" Deva asked as she crouched down and rushed towards the two.
"Curse of Lethargy!"
Shackles began to manifest around Deva\'s body but she simply laughed.
"Fighting at the end of your rope feels the best! This sh*t won\'t work on me!" Twisting her body, she slammed her foot into Kaden\'s head, launching him back.
Refusing to let go of Allura, Kaden dragged her with him and shielded her body with his own.
As they tumbled across the ground, Deva prepared for a second attack when a spark manifested next to her head.
Void Flux!
Crushing the spark with her hand, she glanced at Alice who was feeling the recoil of forcing herself to fight despite the state of her body.
"What is a little sh*t like you trying to join an Apostle\'s fight. You\'re lucky that my Lord likes you." Deva scoffed as she lunged towards Alice, wanting to knock her out.
*BANG!!!
However, before her punch could connect, Allura appeared between them and roundhouse kicked Deva on the side of the head.
Wiping away the blood from her mouth, Allura took a deep breath as flames burned against the wounds on her body.
"Allura!" Alice called out in shock. With the wound that Allura just received, she shouldn\'t be moving like this. And yet, she had to interfere to save her once more.
"Don\'t worry I\'m not going to die from something like this. If she wanted to kill me she would\'ve gone for the head." Allura smiled as she gave Alice a pat on the head.
"You\'re in no state to fight at all though. Your body is in shambles."
"What about you?" Alice bit her lip as she could clearly see the extent of her wound. With Cayla\'s vision, she could see the strands of energy being tainted as an infection festered within Allura\'s body. No matter how her flames tried to drive it off, the most she could do was slow it down.
"I\'ll be fine." Allura reassured as she pulled out a few tablets that Kaden had given her and threw them into her mouth. It was the same medicine that was made for Nyer.
In the brief moment that Alice bought for them, Kaden made a portal to get this medicine in order to help reduce the impact of Deva\'s attack.
Spitting out some blood from her mouth, Deva narrowed her eyes at Allura.
"Even if you kill me, that wound isn\'t going to heal itself you know?" She grinned, hoping to see any semblance of despair in Allura\'s eyes yet they were clear.
No signs of fear, worry or doubt.
"And? That just means I can kill you without worry." Allura scratched her hair as she flickered beside Deva.
Even though she was exhausted after her fight with Shura, fighting Deva was still within her limits!
Bending her body back, Deva barely managed to dodge Allura\'s punch as she countered with a kick but Allura blocked it with ease.
Slamming her shoulder into Deva\'s chest, Allura sent her stumbling back.
She needed to get Deva away from this spot so Alice could be safe and Kaden was recovering from forcing himself to use his blessing a second time.
Not only that, but he also had to make sure he didn\'t dispel the mimic he created to keep the Reaper at bay.
Glaring at Allura with anger, Deva gritted her teeth as this was not what she had expected. Where was the fear? Where was the panic? There was nothing!
What has she been looking forward to all this time? Where was the satisfaction of her vengeance as Allura realises what was about to happen to her?
The more Allura uses her blessing, the more pain she would be in and the faster it\'ll take over. Essentially making her a normal person with Sigils. However, because she\'s focused most of her Sigils on her Blessing, both of them are linked together!
Meaning she can\'t use her Sigils either unless she wishes to die!
And yet she showed no sign of fear in the face of death and a lifetime of pain.
"This is wrong… This is all wrong!" Deva shouted out as a black aura burst out of her body.
"Kaden get Alice out of here!" Allura shouted out as she wanted to reactivate her Blessing but the strands of infection dug deep into her flesh, causing her to flinch. Even with the medicine made for Nyer, her wound was far worse than what he suffered.
Before Alice could protest, Kaden grabbed her by the back of her jacket and pulled her into the shadows then teleported them away.
Seeing this, Allura smiled as she can stop putting on the act now.
Turning pale, she collapsed onto her knee and watched the swarm of dark energy rush towards her.
Her white flames roared out in defiance but they were weakening.
"What a sh*tty day." Allura smiled bitterly.
She had no more strength left in her. It was taking all of her focus to stop this infestation from reaching deeper into her body.
"You always drop your guard when you think a battle is over. Why haven\'t you rectified that habit of yours?" Nyer\'s voice sounded out with sadness as he landed next to her. There was a sign of pain in his eyes as Allura gave an embarrassed smile.
"Sorry about that Commander, I messed up." Allura scratched her hair.
Looking at her wound, Nyer glanced down and sighed.
"Kaden gave you the medicine right? I don\'t think it\'ll be very effective for you. You\'ll need something stronger. Something to supress whatever her infestation has latched onto."
The Blessing of Famine was akin to a bottomless black hole. Whatever it latches onto, it would seek to \'eat\' it all until there is nothing left. The stronger you were, the more painful this process becomes.
Of course, if this had hit Allura when she wasn\'t injured then she would be able to fight it off to some extent. But Deva chose the exact moment when Allura was exhausted and off guard. This combination allowed her Blessing dig far deeper than what Allura should\'ve allowed, leaving her in this state.
"The Will is stirring. Master is livid and the Gods are about to fight. We can\'t waste our time on small fry since the boss is about to appear." Nyer reminded as he swatted his arm towards the surge of energy.
At that moment, the Abyss beckoned to his command as the space collapsed in on itself, consuming the power before expelling it away from the battle.
Neither Allura nor Deva understood what had happened as this was far too different to Nyer\'s usual ability.
Taking a step back out of instinct, Deva widened her eyes.
\'Did I just take a step back? Me? The Apostle of Famine? The right hand of the Eclipse? ME?!\'
"ARG!!!" Letting out a shout to supress the fear inside her mind, she rushed towards Nyer and slashed towards him with her claws.
Letting out a sigh of annoyance, Nyer glared at Deva with a blank expression.
\'Sh*-\'
Before she could even finish her thought, an invisible force slammed into her body as she felt her consciousness fade briefly.
Grabbing her by the ankle, Nyer threw Deva against the ground.
*CRACK!!!
The sounds of bones shattering along with the ground echoed out as even Allura flinched at the force behind that attack.
Blood dripped from Deva\'s body as she gurgled on her own blood, unable to form a single word.
Lifting Deva by the ankle, Nyer glanced down at her before twisting his body and slammed her against the cliff.
*BANG!!!!
Creaking a cavity in the cliff, Nyer shook the blood off his hand.
Usually, Allura would be happy with Nyer\'s arrival. But something was strange this time. There was an aura around him that she hadn\'t felt before. With Abyss Lords dying across the battlefield and the Will beginning to descend, it felt as though Nyer had become someone else entirely.
Forcing herself to stand up, Allura took a step back with a frown.
"What\'s wrong? Afraid Deva will get back up?" Nyer smiled, turning towards Allura.
However, this smile felt fake.
"You don\'t need to smile if you don\'t want to Commander. Care to share your troubles?" Allura forced a smile, taking another step back.
"Troubles? Mnm… Yeah I have a few of them. Which is why I\'m sorry for what I have to do to you and Kaden. I wanted to see if Alice could talk to the Will but the other party doesn\'t seem to be cooperating. It\'s merely watching everything happen until the last moment when it\'ll show up." Nyer sighed as he glanced into the sky.
There was a frown on his face now as his eyes showed signs of exhaustion.
"When Velouria shared her blessing with you and Kaden, she planted a part of herself in the blessings so that she could keep you two safe while you fostered your strength. This piece of her is still dormant within your body." Nyer began to explain as Allura felt a chill.
"If I gather enough pieces, what do you think would happen?"