Nightmare Mythos

Chapter 110: Final Showdown (4)

"You will not be able to handle it,"

While he was telling the plan to others on what he was about to do, Cesar thought the one who would notice his plan seemed to be aware of what he was trying to pull off.

Now that he had come to one of the Keeper's Bracelets, he heard Cedeit warning him.

But desperate moments call for desperate solutions. This time, Cesar wasn't just going to stay still when they were about to be wiped out just because they kept giving the Keeper a distance to play around them.

Now, taking both of its wands seemed impossible to do. Cesar had already considered but he scraped that idea due to how unlikely the chances of that happening.

Killing the Nightmare is another thing he had to ignore just because that is something far from Cesar or everyone could accomplish.

Cesar's kept racking his brains for solutions and finally, he had one in mind.

Rustle—!

Touching one of the beads of the bracelets which Cesar was sure that it was an item that stored essence for the Void to use, and probably available for the likes of them, albeit a bit too much for his breed.

Just as he deduced, he watched them explode into smithereens as shards scattered around while Floor of Darkness was there to shield him from any direct contact.

That wasn't the only thing that happened.

"Ugh…!"

The essence he absorbed from the Keeper's bracelet flowed into him, with the amount he received directly influencing his reserve's capacity. Simply put in a simple sense, the influx of essence was overwhelming for him to handle.

"Ahhh!"

It was way too much.

In that split second, another realization struck his mind which is something that had been nagging at him ever since he sensed the vast reserve of essence stored in his body, ready to be used.

It was just as they were about to leave the table in this situation bugged him that finally, the question can be finally answered.

Cedeit owns the reserves of the essence.

Obviously, it should belonged to him but what makes it confusing is how Cesar, he himself, can share it with Cedeit without suffering from Essence Overload.

Well, there was the answer, Cedeit.

But because he kept using and using these reserves of essence every single time since he wasn't afraid of losing too much which he might suffer from Essence Deviation, Cesar felt confident.

Nonetheless, all those things until leading to this moment, Cesar heavily needed the essence he wasted throughout the time to accomplish the plan that stirred in his head.

That's why Cesar lunged forward, managing to touch three more of the Keeper's bracelets before the Nightmare finally noticed him as he reached for the fourth.

And acted upon it.

Whoosh—!

The Keeper shook Cesar off its wrist, watching him plummet before raising its hand. Gripping the wand tightly, the Nightmare mercilessly strike it down towards him.

Whoosh—!

But with the struggle of receiving the amount of essence that is being transferred to him, Cesar isn't able to lift a finger no matter how desperate he is to defend himself.

The Essence Overload symptoms started to appear as his skin had hideous veins popping out and he appeared all red.

The only one who was able to distinguish Cesar's situation, someone who experienced it herself, was Leah who was able to act swift upon judging the situation instantly.

"Hex!"

"Suppress!"

Leah stretched her hand towards the Keeper, her hands visibly shaking, and was able to prevent the Nightmare from hitting Cesar with its wand.

It stopped halfway, as she attempted to cloud the Nightmare's mind, only to be hit with the intense backlash of attempting such a feat on a being of that caliber.

"Bleurgh!"

Leah's mouth, eyes, and ears all bled. In a couple of seconds she brought time for Cesar, she was already bleeding all around, rupturing some parts of her body such as her arms, hands, and shoulder.

But Cesar was safe from harm.

Klaus who could barely assess the situation that was transpiring, went ahead and tethered both Leah and the falling Cesar from the air.

'Catch him!'

Finally, the tether that he desperately kept moving managed to wrap itself around him and Klaus reeled him back with the help of the other people who couldn't even do something while the three were attacking.

Something of that caliber was beyond their pay grade, most of all, a height that they wouldn't be able to touch no matter what.

That's why the only thing they could do was help Klaus reel Cesar and keep him on the safe path as they provided anything that could help it smooth sailing. A barrage of abilities was thrown out to make that happen.

Rustle—!

"Showers of…"

But all those things of Vin keeping his shattered reality at bay, Leah trying to suppress and hex the mind of the Nightmare, Klaus continuing to reel Cesar in while the rest of the soldiers help that, all of it ended when the Keeper of the Void decided to not entertain them any longer.

"…Impending Destruction"

Whoosh—!

Rains of purplish meteorites manifested above the air that was daring to come down at any moment, but just as it was about to land at them, the Keeper made yet another spell that doubled the amount of destruction it might bring to anyone.

Pop—!

All of the bracelets around its wrist exploded as Keeper of the Void did another spell simultaneously while continuing to create the purplish meteorites in the air.

Just as it finished, another volley of meteorites rained down upon them.

At the same time, The Keeper of the Void unleashed its second attack.

"Reality Rejection"

A blinding light began to engulf the entire area, manifesting just as the meteor showers were about to descend towards them.

"Oh my god…"

Klaus could only stare helplessly at the flickering light of purplish emptiness approaching them, unsure of what to do next. Continue your saga on mvl

Whoosh—!

It was coming for them.

The only time who didn't waver at the sight of that purplish emptiness was the person who flipped a page of the book with a struggle.

Seething in spitefulness, Cesar muttered underneath his breath, "In the name of the Ancient Time of the Past—"