Novel Lived
Chapter 1149 Buer, the 42nd Demon of the Ars Goetia
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As Elena battled Arthur, the sword he wielded revealed itself to be the actual culprit behind everything, a powerful Demon, taking conscience and even floating in midair, defending Arthur from being completely slain by her.
"So you're truly a demon! Stop protecting him!"
Elena hastily rushed towards the sword, as the demonic blade quickly floated in midair, exuding its demonic, dark aura, and creating a series of blade-shaped projectiles. It wasn't going to let her approach him so easily.
"I have to thank you; you've made him quite ripe for the taking."
The Demonic Sword, however, seemed joyous of what she has done!
Why would it be happy she almost killed Arthur anyways?
"What…?!"
She was confused about what the demon had said, trying to get there as quickly as she could, swinging her sword, blocking, and intercepting the blades, which exploded into demonic flames and poisonous gases each time she destroyed them, slowing her down.
Yes, it wasn't really aiming for her life, he didn't have enough power for that. It was merely buying time, to get enough time to reach Arthur.
"Wait!"
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Elena unleashed all sorts of techniques and powers, trying to stop the Demonic Blade, but she was always barely stopped, enough for the entity to pierce Arthur's chest, his heart in specific!
CLASH!
"Gugh?!"
Arthur kept vomiting black sludge and crying it through his eyes, his hatred and negative emotions feed the demonic blade with tremendous power, enough for him to fully combine, fusing with the demon itself.
"It's time to pay your end of the contract, Arthur!"
The sword laughed manically, after piercing Arthur's chest, it melted into his entire body, wrapping around, and fusing with him completely. Flesh and metal, becoming one.
TRUUUM!
"Agh!"
Elena attempted to stop him, but a shockwave of powerful demonic flames and energy sent her flying away, barely managing to make her unable to reach him.
"No! Is this what they were planning all along…?" Elena muttered. "Just what's happening now?!"
RUMBLE!
As she watched the scene while drinking an elixir and noticing her mother's Domain being burned by the demonic flames, a storm of swirling demonic and dark energies emerged, spinning upwards to reveal an enormous and monstrous, demonic body.
"Ahhh..." The entity sighed in relief. "Much better."
His appearance was finally revealed, the culprit behind Arthur's complete corruption into a demonic swordsman and also the demonic sword itself. It resembled a chimeric fusion between a lizard, a lion, and a goat.
With the head of a black lion with a long red mane, the muscular furred chest of a lizardman with huge black scaled arms and claws, and the legs and tail of a black goat, with red hoofs.
He didn't had wings though, but suddenly grew more goat-like legs over his shoulders and then below his arms, giving him a grotesque and confusing appearance.
"Gahahaha! HAHAHAHA!" he laughed, his fists clenching tightly as he summoned a giant black sword made of his own flesh and blood. "I've done it now! I am in my flesh and blood in here! Prepare yourself to face me, child! For I am Buer, the 42nd Demon of the Ars Goetia!
TREMBLE BEFORE MY DEMONIC WRATH!"
TRUUUM!
RUMBLE!
The ground surrounding Buer immediately collapsed and exploded into pieces, and so did everywhere else, as his powers began to distort space itself, spreading into a Domain of Flames and Darkness.
He was trying to capture Elena inside his Domain and kill her there!
"Now face me, child!" roared Buer. "RAAAAH!"
With a mighty lion roar, Buer rushed towards her within a split second, using the other goat legs in his back to move through space and the air at lightning speed, approaching Elena within a mere second, and swinging his gigantic blade against her.
"DIE!"
After calculating that she wouldn't be able to run away from the attack, Elena quickly unleashed her powers once more,
"{Berserk Oni Battle God Form}!"
Within that second, her body suddenly became taller and more muscular, giving her the Vitality and Strength necessary to block the incoming blow.
With both katanas in front of her, she took into a defensive stance.
"{Elemental Samurai Stance Arts}: {Earth Stance}!"
With both of her legs spread out to resist the massive amount of power, and with an element of earth further boosting her defensive capabilities, Elena faced the demon defensively!
CRAAASH!
An explosion of demonic flames and shadows engulfed her as her katanas tried to resist the immense sword's incredible weight, yet katanas weren't defensive swords, they were too thin and lightweight, even as high in grade as they were, their Durability was decreasing with each second.
"Unngggh…! Grrggghhh…!"
"Hahahaha! IT'S FUTILE!"
Buer wasn't going to play fair anyways, although he realized Elena's swordsmanship managed to help her block an immensely strong blow, his demonic flames quickly engulfed her entire body, attempting to burn through her defenses and curse her body and soul, slowly consuming them.
FLUOOOSH!
"Aaaaggh!"
Elena screamed in agony, yet her eyes only grew more furious, becoming crimson red as her entire Aura began to transform, the power of something else surging from within her.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
"I wanted to beat this thing alone, but that's impossible at this point! {Vessel Activation}!"
Activating the power of the [Aeternitas' Divine Spiritual Vessel Guardian Protection] Skill that her mother had shared with her; she channeled the Spiritual and Divine Powers of the Great Spirit and Titania into her soul and body.
FLASH!
"W-What…?!"
The Demon was shocked as he saw Spiritual Divine Energy coming from this Oni that could only control phantom and darkness elements. They further fused with her power, as her stats began to skyrocket, increasing with each second.
"I won't lose…! {Stance Change}: {Water Stance}!"
Elena suddenly changed stances after gaining enough Afterglow, a power that emerges when someone of the Samurai Class remains in this stance for too long while taking damage.
T R U U U M!
"{Abyssal Void Blade Fifth Form Echo}: {Dance of Emptiness}"
SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!
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