Electus - Chapter 457

Reaching the end of the Tunnel, that little legend about the Ignite Gem Cavern proved more as a fact. The light in the short tunnel just got stronger and stronger by the step… or crawl.

And the delicate purple glow as they’ve walked in the Cavern overwhelmed their eyesight, although not blinding them.

Their hearts became occupied with a bliss of accomplishment, although they’ve read about this Cavern just a little while ago.

This place is large and this time the two have it easy to comprehend a section’s size as the Ignite Gems are providing light from one end to the other.

This is a rough guess here, but the Cavern has to be at least 300 meters long and 100 meters wide. That’s just a guess, they have no way of properly measuring it.

If you reconsider this from other aspects, other points of view. The fact alone that these huge boulder sized gems are bigger than these two can see, the fact that they could be digging be it 1 or 100 more meters in basalt, further proves the wealth that can be milked here.

Some Ignite Gems stand out in the Cavern like a zit, as they are standing slim and straight here and there. Some ranging 10 feet tall and some 30, various sizes are easy to comprehend.

Although, Dilli for example is beyond captivated of the scene above their heads, it feels like these Gems glow better 50 meters above their heads.

Hard to comprehend all this beauty, Dilli asked. “Do you think this Cavern was made naturally?”

Citing what’s clear and true, Kazer added. “Obviously it isn’t man made.”

Looking down, glancing at her head. Kazer pointed out, “You look purple.”

Not giving a damn at where she is going, she gazed upon the 10 foot tall man’s face and giggled. “You look like a rotting Demon.”

Wearing a turbulent look on his face, Kazer replied. “I didn’t expect that.”

Actually putting in effort to make him feel good, she cited. “Nono I meant it in a good way.”

Puzzled beyond prepare, he queried. “How can that be meant in a good way?”

Noticing that this has gone for the worst very fast, she simply giggled and added. “You will never understand ladies.”

The deeper they’ve walked, the more they understood how huge this Cavern is. On some portion it even appears like a flat smooth hill of Ignite Gems has been formed by natural causes.

As if this place has its own design and ecosystem, although there ain’t no life here apart from Demons apparently.

Speaking of hills, as they’ve ventured higher following one, they’ve discovered what they came here for.

The Portal!

It’s natural green colour has been overwhelmed by a shade of purple, the strong illumination across this Cavern can easily overthrone any original colour.

Near it, they spotted one of these 7 feet tall Demons. Easily similar to the one they saw split in half before, except this one is healthy and standing on its own two feet.

Pinching herself, digging her nails a little bit on her skin even to check if she is awake this time, she asked. “You see it too right?”

Reassuring her in more than one way, he cited. “Hell yes, don’t worry we can take him.”

Not granting this day a second to trust a Demon, Kazer raised his hands ready to blast Lava and Dilli formed a glowing bit of Fire above her palm, ready to shoot.

They’ve slowly approached the slim and tall Demon, it’s noticing the two approaching and yet it isn’t attacking.

To be on safety’s side, they walked around the portal keeping a good 20 meter distance instead of rushing towards it.

They can easily be pounced by any new wave of Demons if they are just a meter close to this hell Portal.

As they’ve took careful steps around the portal, this tall short horned Demon just slowly moved its body from left to right, following these two Humans with its eyes.

It isn’t certain what gender this Demon identifies with, but considering some features based on the Human world, being completely curveless points out towards a male gender.

Raising the Fire above her palm bigger as they’ve approached the tall Demon closer, Dilli found the responsibility to ask. “Do you want to die?”

Answering, the Demon started uttering a handful of gibberish words. His tone deep, screeching at the same time and even talking slowly. Which solely portrays as a Demonic tone, it’s different.

“Zezezezezezezezezeze!”

“Gulu gulu gulu.”

“Hisi kitikul.u.s.tura shakin…”

“Hala keshalat zuniken rashik latun.”

“Kuztztz lagic shetekeshitulazanit kart.”

Adjusting and trying out languages, now the two can understand what this Demon is trying to say as it spoke the Ignite’s tongue. “What are you doing here?”

Truthful towards the enemy, finding no reason to beat around the bush. Kazir weighed in, “Trying to shut down the portal you’ve caused.”

Shifting a little off topic, the short horned tall Demon stated. “I didn’t open this portal, I’m just a Guardian.”

Losing every bit of her patience, that heavy tone triggering every bit of her anxiety, Dilli blew a 3 foot wide Fireball from her palm.

For a second, the Fireball came out in a natural colour and even forced the gems to reflect light, blinding the Demon a bit since he was looking directly at Dilli.

However once hitting this tall Demon, the Fireball’s original colour became corrupted by this Cavern’s overwhelming purple colour.

Blood puked out of the Demon’s chest, as it laid there dead with his shoulder blade blown off and half of his chest terminated as well.

It is easy to say that Dilli missed her shot by a hunch as a 3 foot long short tailed Fireball would easily split the Demon in half. But the Demon is dead, so it’s good enough.

Having the upper advantage over a corpse, Dilli mocked. “Not so Guardian of you.”

Congratulating this time instead of yapping, Kazer uttered. “Good job.”

Getting to the point before more Demons pour out of that hell forsaken Portal, Dilli weighed in. “You said something about closing the portal, do it.”

He shortly answered, “Right.” And dashed towards the Portal.

Stopping 10 meters near the Portal, he first started blowing Lava from his palms. Covering the Gem encrusted floor beneath the portal with this hot substance.

The Portal is just a body of piled up light, floating a foot above the ground. It has no base, no stonework or anything whatsoever.

Now when you pair this with the 10 meter wide, circular shaped Lava pool blasted beneath it, the Grand Master has forged a beautiful weapon.

A bundle of Clawed Demons suddenly popped out of the Portal, thankfully they don’t range over 300 either. Just 7 or so Demons, shouting their way out of the portal and howling their way to death after.

From a distance of 5 meters, Dilli pinned. “Nice plan but I don’t think this will hold off these bastards for long.”

Ignoring that little tease, he instead requested. “I know, this is just the base. Shoot down anything you can, I need to focus.”

Blowing a tremendous shot of Lava out of his hands again, he witnessed it spreading out wider in all directions. Now, the pool of Lava has stretched 50 meters wide.

In the midst of blowing, over 15 Demons rushed out of the Portal but they proved no threat as they couldn’t even make it out of the Lava.

It takes hundreds of years for one to become a Grand Master of Lava Blasting and once attaining that ability to blow Lava from one’s very palms, I bet you it will burn worse than hell.

Not sweating that little bundle, Kazer continued to blast Lava from his palms while Dilli stood behind her trying to figure out what he’s trying to do.

Stopping, he first took a few steps back and as he stretched his arms wide horizontally, he took slow steps forward, mostly keeping one foot up above the gem floor.

With such gestures, Lava he blessed the floor with earlier started moving to his will.

By each step he took forward, he moved his arms closer to each other, pulling them closer to his chest as well.

Stopping with his right foot forward, his hands connected, fingers tied. With his arms pulled in and attached to his chest.

Now, proceeded to do a spin using his left foot to build momentum. If there wasn’t Lava in front of him, one would think this golden veined man is just dancing.

The Lava in front of him started closing in from all sides, arising taller at the same seconds and not losing its circular shape although reducing in width.

Over 20 Clawed Demons burst out of the Portal but the two foot deep pool of Lava they’ve found theirselves in assured a quick and uneasy death.

One almost made it out of the Lava, but with its flesh and meat burned to the bone around the legs it had no more power to go on and submerged entirely in Lava as it fell on its side.

Reaching down to a pre sumo squat with his hands still touching his chest, he did another spin and so the Lava met a mass shift towards the smaller in width, as if everything was being pulled back and reversed.

Forming similar to half a sphere, the Lava now stands 4 meters deep and will quite sure make it impossible for any Demon to burst out of the Portal and live long after.

Submerging into a full sumo squat, he this time didn’t spin but instead separated his palms from his chest and slowly raised them straight above his head.

The Lava in front of him rose along with his hands, rising an inch above 12 meters high and forming a big glowing sphere of Lava, although lumpy.

With this plan working the way he wants it to, in a break of a second he slapped his palms over the Ignite Gem flooring.

Witnessing the glowing hot Lava in front of him transform into hard dark grey Volcanic stone! Stretching 12 meters high of course as mentioned but also 20 meters across!

Not understanding how that worked, but still elated. Dilli pounced the man, climbed on his back and shouted in his ear. “You did it!”