Distorted World: Rise Of The Black One - Volume 3 Chapter 114 23

Inside a reality bubble multiple pillars of rocks rise out of the ground and shape themselves into multiple spikes and fists like the earth itself just came alive to crush an annoying fly who keeps avoiding their attack

And yet with seemingly no effort the “fly” dodged and weaved between the pillars of stone with absolute elegance and grace as if she was nothing but a rare pleasant breeze in a chaotic battlefield

The expression on Airi’s face saids it all, she could easily end her opponents life anytime but chooses not to like he’s “not worth it”

For a combatant nothing is more insulting than their opponent basically sandbagging themselves just to give them a chance

But just like her brother Airi likes to add insult to injury…and then proceed to add more injuries

“Ai: Are you done? I thought the term “sandbagging” was supposed metaphorical”

Airi said commenting on the sand storm that the pillars are kicking up by crushing rocks

“You ****** I’m gonna rip off your ********* and shove it up your c***”

Lex screamed at the the top of his lungs as if failing to get his message across will lead to a fatal conclusion

“Ai: creative use of words…are you a mage or a street thug? But then again men with small d*cks usually have smaller brains so I guess it’s understandable that you’d be this uncultured”

Airi said waving her hand in a shushing gesture like she’s telling off a kid

That was the last straw…Lex’s face darkens as his brain truly begins to process what this girl just said to him

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH”

Lex loses it as all sanity drains from his mind he charges up a spell formation the shape of a ring wrapping around two diamond shaped formations

The sky darkens as multiple shadows dot the ground

The battleground is littered with bombardment that seemed like they came from the stars themselves

(Ai: well it seems like I’ve succeeded in pissing him off, now I just need to find that lucky strike that will finish him off…shouldn’t be too hard since he’s now filled with openings and he’s also wasting a majority of his magic on an AOE spell that’s ineffective on a single target)

From the start of the fight Airi has positioned herself into a mindset that her opponent is superior than her

“As: never underestimate your opponent, in a real battle where all bets are off and everything is permitted an insignificant rat can beat an elephant if it’s smart enough, to show mercy to the enemy is to show cruelty to yourself and your allies”

Asher’s teachings burn bright in Airi’s mind

“As: a battle is like a conversation, everything you say will undoubtedly incite a reaction in your adversary no matter how small it is, preliminary movements, eyesight, pace of breathing everything can be analysed and taken advantage of, employ dirty tactics if necessary but only when you know you must win no matter what”

“As: finally, if you ever find yourself in a situation where you can’t punch or think your way out of, run away or ask for help, there’s nothing shameful that, it’s better to run to fight another day rather than die and accomplish nothing”

As Airi dances through the shower of meteors her eyes constantly dilate to her enemy like a hungry lion chasing it’s prey

Due to his rage, Lex’s actions were predictable focusing all his power on offensive attacks and not noticing how ineffective his attacks are

So of course he didn’t notice the slight shift in Airi’s aura, the subtle killing intent slowly creeping closer to him…until it’s too late

His pupils shift just in time to see the circular formation that spanned the entire battlefield began to glow beneath him and even when he noticed it was already to late

Airi had spent the entire battle contructing the formation beneath their feet with lex at the middle

She carefully established point after point connecting them line after lines as she slowly feeds the formation her aura

The mana she exudes acc.u.mulated in the formation and the moment Lex’s spell was on cool down and his aura was depleted it exploded

Multiple lightning bolts light up the world devastating everything it touches

Even though Lex was caught off guard he was still an experienced fighter so of course he had a strong barrier erected around his body that took half the damage for him, although the other half of the damage was already enough to keep him hospitalised for a few days

(Ai: there’s my lucky strike…)

Another feeling assaulted Lex as a looks down to see a blade protruding out of his chest

“Ai: only having defences for magical attacks is dangerous since you never know when your opponent might stab you in the back”

Lex coughs out a large amount of blood

(Ai: I aimed for his lungs so he shouldn’t be able to live after this, not to mention this is the cursed sword [Areb] that corrodes everything it touches so the damage should spread to his other vitals soon)

Just to be sure Airi twisted the blade inside of Lex causing him torturous pain while her other hand shoved a blue fire beam into him like a flamethrower destroying his liver

Asher did also told Airi to make sure her opponent was dead

After that she leaped away from Lex letting go of her sword while prepping another spell mid air

“Ai: [explosion]” (author: *insert Megumin memes here*)

A yellow red light fills the arena as a shockwave accompanied by a loud boom could be heard

“Ai: that should do it”

Landing on the ground approximately 400 meters away Airi said while coughing a little do to the dust

(Am I going to die here?)

The thought cross Lex’s mind as for the second time in his life the feeling assaulted his mind

12 years ago…

“You have great potential young one, you might even become the dark horse of the Tricobrial”

Utopia said extending his hand to malnourished but magically powerful boy

“Really?”

That was the first time in his life he tasted that feeling…acknowledgment, pride it was intoxicating and from that day on he couldn’t live without it

He knew he was special, that he was better than all the other mindless children of the Tricobrial Hydrallisk and he relished it people looked at him with fear everywhere he went and he loved every moment of it, after all it was better to be feared but acknowledged than to be used and forgotten like those 3rds

10 years ago…

“I’m afraid your potential has been drained, you have been crippled”

Morpheus said sitting on a table and reading a book

Just like that the feeling was gone all the fear and respect he had acc.u.mulated, gone. All the people who used to cower at his footsteps now looked at him with mockery

“I guess that is to be expected of Coelum’s apprentices, you were nothing but a tool to begin with, joining the 1st children was out of your league”

Morpheus said sarcastically

And the one who took his place?

“Don’t worry, Arias will take up your post just fine”

The present…

(I’m gonna die? I’m going to disappear?)

“F#ck that sh%t!!!”

Lex screamed and started sprinting at Airi at full speed like all his wounds no longer mattered

He held the blade in his chest and tried to pull it out from from the blade

Since the sword was a one use item and it had been damaged by the explosion he snapped its blade with his hand

But it didn’t matter to Lex as he uses the broken blade as a knife to stab Airi

“I will be feared again! I won’t lose to the likes of you and that half blo…”

But before he could do anything he suddenly feels light as if a load was suddenly taken off his shoulder…

That’s because a literal load was taken off his shoulder as in: his head

Even with his head gone Lex’s body still tried to plunge the blade it into Airi but it was stop dead in it’s track by Airi’s barrier and the body collapses like a doll with it’s strings cut

In his last moment of consciousness Lex heard Airi said:

“Ai: enjoy it while it lasts, because this is the deepest you’ll ever be in a girl”

Airi’s eyes were as cold as her brother’s in this moment but it also contained her own pinch of pity as she looks down on Lex’s decapitated head

(B*tch)

That was Lex’s last thought