The Dark Demon Lord - Chapter 99

Arnin’s face was pale and his hair was erect as he saw the purple sphere begin to form in the young boy’s hand. The air began to fluctuate as if panicking at the merging of fire and ice.

‘This can’t go on. I have to do something. Maybe I can use” Arnin thought of an idea which could possibly save him, but there was a high chance that it would recoil and cause him some damage as well.

His Runic Eyes seemed to have an ability related to time the last time he used them. He could slow everything around him, making him seem extremely fast. It was a very helpful move, but last time used it, his body was seriously damaged. It was also extremely painful, unbearable to even him.

‘It is the only chance I have. If I can mix the eyes with the Space mark that I created, then it will be much more helpful. Even the Time mark which I’ve barely begun to work on might be somewhat helpful in this situation.’ His space mark was created very early on since space was very easy to comprehend for him, plus it was much easier to detect than time. The time mark on the other hand was very miniscule. It had very little essence and was almost nonexistent since it was one of the hardest elements to master, if not the hardest.

If he could combine his Runic eyes with the two marks, there was a chance for him to create the never before seen spacetime effect that ruled the natural world but simultaneously defied the very essence of nature.

He could survive the attack if he was successful. Although ice and fire combined was said to be equal to spacetime since both of them defied the natural laws, Arnin still felt that spacetime had a certain level of superiority when compared to the former. He could create a tear in space, trapping the attack, and then use time to revert the power to a state where it never occured or speed time and make it seem as if the essence in the attack was used up.

The purple sphere in the boy’s hand continued to form. It grew larger and larger and the power contained in it didn’t seem to grow, however the feeling of fear was skyrocketing in the hearts of everyone watching the scene.

Suddenly, the large sphere disappeared. Arnin’s eyes narrowed and his heartbeat quickened. It had not actually vanished, rather it was condensed to an insane degree, becoming as small as ones fingernail. The power of the condensation was almost as frightening as his own Demon Lord power.

His thoughts began to turn as he thought back to the fight he had with the first ice and fire user.

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“Arnin, you may be strong, but your power is still not as strong as mine. The only advantage you have is your cultivation. If not for that, then there would have been no way you could survive this far.” An old voice sounded in the middle of space. His hair was half blue and half red with a thin purple line in the middle. He had scarlet and sapphire pupils that were sharp like blades.

“Whether my cultivation is higher than yours or lower is not a concern to me. Killing you is more important. I have ruled with the thought process that the end is all that matters, not the means to reach that end. To reach my goals and kill those I wish to kill, I don’t care about how much stronger or weaker I am. I shall achieve what I want without any hesitation.” A deep voice tinged with coldness came out the mouth of a three horned demon who stood loftily in front of a large black hole. His ashen grey skin was covered in cuts and scrapes, and one of his arms was missing.

The old man stared at Demon Lord Arnin with hatred. “How do you feel being attacked by someone you considered only an ant? If you had not slaughtered and tortured my family, forced my sister, mother, and every other woman in my home planet to become your sex slaves, and used my siblings, who were only children at the time, for your wicked experiments, then this day would have never come. This is what you sought, Demon Lord. Your death is inevitable.” Unshed tears filled the old man’s eyes as he looked angrily at the demon in front of him.

A small smirk appeared on Arnin’s face as he looked at the old man. “Death? Do you really think that I will be the one to die here? For hundreds of millions of years, I have fought foes with much greater strength than myself. I have faced death so many times that death itself finds it difficult to come to me. Your family is only part of the many that I have slaughtered, don’t expect me to remember every trash planet that I have destroyed. You can come and look at the torture chambers or my servant’s bedrooms to see if your mother and sister are still alive. Haha!”

“AH! YOU BASTARD!” Multiple needle sized balls appeared around the old man as they turned into beams and shot towards the great Demon Lord Arnin.

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“Take this!” The young boy’s face was a little pale as blood seeped from his mouth, however the smile didn’t disappear. The purple nail sized ball erupted with strength and a purple beam shot towards Arnin.

Seeing the light, Arnin activated his Runic Eyes, space mark, and time mark.

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“COME!” Demon Lord Arnin activated his power over space and created slits everywhere to devour the beams.

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Arnin created a small space tear with his limited powers, hoping to lessen the power or even consume the purple beam. Just as the purple beam entered the beam

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*BOOM SZZZZ*

The purple beams destroyed the space tears in almost an instant. They continued to rush towards Arnin with speed almost untraceable.

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A cold light beamed in Arnin’s eyes when he saw his destroyed space slit. The time power activated around the beam, slowing it down greatly, however it was still at almost lightening speed. Blood sprayed from his mouth as tears of blood fell from his eyes.

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With a quick wave of his hand, he pulled out a large sword. Opening up a portal bhind him and the old man, he stabbed back.

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Seeing a grey flaming sword and a blood red sword appear behind him, the young boy was shocked.

“You.

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“… Bastard!”

*BOOM*

The large blade stabbed his neck, severing his head.

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The red and grey sword were just about to reach the neck, but the young boy was never injured to begin with so he quickly took a step back and shot a fire and ice wave towards the swords, successfully blocking them .

Arnin saw the young boy dodge the attack and he sighed helplessly. Although his eyes and miniscule time mark were activated to the fullest, he knew that dodging would still be impossible.

He rushed towards the purple beam with no fear. Since he was going to face death, he might as well see if there was even a chance of survival. Running and dodging were impossible, so he could only attack.

A large, smoky white saber formed in his hand. The abilities of space, neutrality, blood, and extremities cloaked the saber. The saber began to exude an extremely tyrannical aura. Arnin, however, didn’t stop there; A new purplish light wrapped the sword as well. It felt like the aura of time.

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Demon Lord Arnin brought out a black blade. The auras of death, darkness, space, and even bits of time, surrounded it.

“If I can’t even take the final attack of a dead man, there is no need for me to continue to ruling my universe.” His angry howl spread across the empty, dark land. With his remaining hand grabbing the hilt, he raised the blade and swung down against the purple beams with full power.

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Lifting his white saber covered in numerous strong auras, Arnin swung down at the incoming purple beam with full force. It was his final attack. There was a chance he could die from this, however there was also a small possibility of survival, albeit a very insignificant chance.

“AHH!” With a low roar, his blade came into contact with the purple beam. “BREAK FOR ME YOU BASTARD!”

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“DIE!” Demon Lord Arnin’s body was continuously being stabbed from all angles by the purple beams. Holes appeared on his chest, legs and even his last arm was on the verge of being ripped apart.

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Arnin’s body was lacerated by the residual energy from the purple beam. His attack, although insanely powerful, was still not enough compared to the purple light. “ABSORB IT, YOU BASTARD!”

His white blade formed a small whirlpool that slowly absorbed the purple beam. The young boy saw this and his smile widened. “Nice move, but that’s not enough to stop my attack.” A sigh escaped his mouth as he walked away from the fight. “Maybe you could have challenged most of the top ten, but you could not handle the people in the top three. There is a chance that my full powered attack is the only thing that could destroy them, but maybe not. I have yet to see their full power as well.”

Being in the middle of a life and death situation, Arnin couldn’t bother with the young boy. He didn’t care how strong the top three were. If he couldn’t even handle this attack, then fighting others would be the last thing on his mind.

*SZZZ*

The beam began to sizzle and make sounds like a hissing snake being slowly burned. It was frightening. Most people watching the fight had already stepped around a hundred meters back as they couldn’t handle the residual energy of the fight.

Sinfallel and Canae also watched the fight with their fists tightened, however both had different thoughts. The former was hoping for Arnin’s death while the latter was hoping that Arnin would survive. Canae still held hatred for Arnin, but she knew that only by following him would there be a chance for her become much stronger and possibly bring her sister back.

“This fight is just too terrifying!”

“Yeah, who knew that the Demonic Joker was actually this strong?’

“What the hell are you saying? Not the Demonic Joker, but who would have thought that Rank Eleven was this strong? His powers are comparable to the top three, maybe even more.”

People discussed heatedly. The news about the strengths of Rank Eleven and the Demonic Joker spread everywhere at an insane speed.

While this went on, the beam was slowly becoming weaker under Arnin’s blade, however the price he was paying was just too high. He had already thought of releasing his Demon Lord powers, but now it was too late to do that. If he did, then death was certain. All the cells in his body were shaking, his tissues were torn, and there was even significant damage done to his organs. Just a tiny fraction of the Demon Lord power would instantly lay him to dust.

‘Just a bit more. I can survive this if I can last just a bit more!’ His whole body was covered in blood and there were terrifying wounds on his arms, legs, chest, and even face. His eyes were dull and the purple seemed to lessen.

“BREAK! BREAK! BREEEAAAKKK!” With a final push from his weapon, he created a small portal in front of his blade that decreased the beam’s power, however the portal broke. His saber also began to dissipate.

The beam finally broke through, penetrating his chest directly.

*BLUERG*

His body flew in the air as it was sent flying back. A huge hole appeared right next to his heart, barely missing it. His eyes completely blackened and his face began to wither.

‘In the past, I was able to survive the attack, but now, that may not be the case.’ His voice disappeared from his mind as everything quieted.

The crowd watched the scene with their breaths held tightly in their chests. “This demon might finally die.”

Canae began to worry as she also held her breath. Her eyes looked at Arnin as she and the others slowly moved towards his body after some hesitation.