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Turning Chapter 840
🕑 Added 2024-01-24 04:55:57 +0000 UTCChapter 840
Seeing the escalating sleet and the impending rampage, Kishiar made a decision.
"Kurga, support Gakane. Gakane, from now on, I’ll channel my strength to you. Concentrate."
"...Channel your strength, to me... Commander?"
Apart from Yuder, the members of the team still did not fully understand the extent of Kishiar's abilities. Doubt-filled gazes converged on him.
"It might be challenging, but I need you to use your stealth technique just once more. That should suffice. You'll understand the rest without an explanation."
"..."
Though they could not comprehend his plan, one thing was certain.
Kishiar had never broken a promise to his Cavalry members.
Even if they could not understand, they could trust. Therefore, Gakane and Kurga nodded without further questions.
"I understand. I will try."
Kurga firmly supported Gakane, who, gasping for breath, stood on his own two feet and began to muster all the remaining strength within him. It was an exhausting task to contain the rampaging Nahan while extracting new strength, but he ultimately succeeded.
"Ugh...!"
The shadow Gakane managed to draw forth was, unfortunately, paler and lesser in comparison to his first attempt. Ashamed, he bowed his head.
"I'm sorry, this is... my limit...!"
"Well done. That's enough."
Commending Gakane, Kishiar lightly touched the shadow with his hand.
At that moment, Gakane and Kurga felt a different, overwhelming sensation compared to Nahan's earlier rampage. An immense yet clearly controlled power flowed from Kishiar.
"Ah...!"
A force, like the hand of a giant, reached out and tightly grasped Gakane's shadow. Gakane momentarily struggled with an instinctive sense of rejection and fear towards the interfering power.
The unstable, surging shadow calmed down as much as it could, and an invisible force firmly wrapped around it, binding it tightly. It felt like a new framework was being built upon the immobilized shadow.
Gakane, who had been breathing raggedly, finally began to breathe a bit easier.
Understanding Kishiar's words that they would realize without explanation, Gakane muttered with trembling eyes.
"This is..."
"Now, move as I do. Cooperate. The crucial part starts now."
Kishiar began manipulating the shadow, pushing and pulling. The tiny shadow quickly elongated, towering high above their heads.
After bringing it to an immense height, Kishiar paused to check on Gakane's condition. Once he confirmed that Gakane was fine, he exerted his power again.
The shadow, now like an enormous umbrella unfolding, expanded and spread out into a vast black canopy, splitting into several strands as it began to descend.
It was fundamentally the same as Gakane's earlier small shadow stealth technique, but on a scale tens of times larger.
-Boom, boom, boom, boom!
Due to its immense size, the black shadows, resembling a beautiful meteor shower, formed elegant arcs as they collectively covered the ground, a spectacular sight.
Simultaneously, the explosion of tremendous power vibrated the surrounding area.
The shadow, enlarged by Kishiar's power, miraculously did not tear but grew indefinitely, engulfing and swallowing all visible space. As the spread curtain anchored into the ground like stakes, the rampaging energies of Nahan, attempting to escape, screamed terribly.
Grunting in pain, Gakane clenched his teeth and swallowed the blood that surged in his throat. Despite the immense agony, he managed to contain Nahan's rampage and assist Kishiar, showing the same tenacity that had even earned Yuder's admiration.
Thanks to him, Kishiar was able to cast the shadow curtain far wider and more perfect than expected. The rampaging power, screaming in frustration, furiously thrashed in vain trying to break through the shadow.
As the shadow curtain completely enveloped them, the chilling sleet ceased. The weather hadn't cleared; it was a sign that the space within the shadow was completely isolated from the outside.
Now, the outside should be safe.
But inside, it was not.
In the darkness of the vast shadow curtain, Kishiar felt Nahan's energy, rough and sticky, clawing at his skin.
The forces, clouding one's mind, clung to and entangled Kishiar's limbs, calling out to him in a damp and desperate manner.
My son...
Your Highness, Second Prince...
Duke...
Voices that would trap the listener in endless illusions the moment they responded. Kishiar coldly observed these apparitions, taking on the forms of those he cherished or had once cherished, making them all the more alluring.
When he had previously faced Nahan's power, only Yuder had appeared, but now it was different. The varied attitudes of the apparitions indicated that they were not solely focused on instilling fear. It meant that the rampaging illusionary abilities were even more chaotically distorted.
The random voices, taking shape only to quickly dissipate and then reform, ceaselessly attempted to seduce Kishiar.
Among them, of course, was the voice that would be most effective on Kishiar.
Commander.
A faint figure with a flat, slow voice called out to Kishiar from behind.
Commander, I…
Just as the figure was about to reach out and embrace him from behind, Kishiar closed his eyes and exhaled.
Simultaneously, a burst of power emanated from his body, forcefully repelling all the illusions around him, as decisively as swinging a sword.
With indecipherable screams, the voices faded away. A fierce wind blew. Only after pushing them to their limits did Kishiar finally open his eyes again.
The surroundings were now completely quiet. In the not-so-far distance, he saw Gakane and Kurga, half-collapsed, and Hosanna, unconscious.
"Uh... where is this...?”
Like Kishiar, Gakane and Kurga had suffered from the rampaging illusions, but after Kishiar repelled Nahan's power, they regained their senses.
“Are you both alright?”
“Yes. I'm fine.”
“I think I'll be okay after a bit more rest.”
While Kurga seemed less affected by the illusions, Gakane was different. His complexion was as pale as a corpse, likely due to seeing disturbing visions on top of exhausting himself creating the massive shadow curtain.
“Don't force yourself to move. To maintain this state, your strength needs to remain at the center.”
Kishiar helped Gakane to lie down for rest, then spoke.
“I've managed to push out much of Nahan's energy with my power, but not all of it. So, don't move from here and wait. I'll go and check around for a while."
"But how can we just let the Commander go alone?"
"I’m not going alone; each of us is doing what we can."
Gakane was the source of the perfect shadow barrier that could contain Nahan in his rampaging state, as well as Hosanna, who was on the brink of one. Therefore, he couldn't be pushed further. Kurga needed to assist Gakane, who would struggle just to maintain the barrier, while Kishiar could use his repelling force to move even amidst Nahan's chaotic illusions. This was the best strategy.
"The others must have felt the aftermath just now, so reinforcements should be coming soon... No."
Kishiar, who was explaining, frowned slightly and shook his head.
"...I didn't notice because of the illusions, but it seems someone has breached our location. Do you feel it, Gakane?"
"Ah..."
Only then did Gakane swallow his breath, close his eyes, and concentrate.
"It seems so... Over there, a bit away... Could it be one of the enemies who has entered?"
"Isn't it more likely to be someone from the Cavalry?"
Even though they were in Gakane's shadow, it was difficult to ascertain anything in a space filled with Nahan's energy, barely contained with Kishiar's help. Kishiar spoke to the anxious duo.
"Whoever it is, I doubt they would have been left alone by the rampaging illusions. We'll know when we check."
That was the whole story of how Kishiar came to be here.
“So that’s what happened.”
After hearing the entire explanation, Yuder exhaled briefly. It was so typical of Kishiar to downplay the entire situation as 'a little trouble but it was fine'.
“It’s more than just a little trouble, isn’t it?”
“We haven’t completely captured Nahan yet, so it’s still 'a little'.”
“That such a creature rampaged and you’re unharmed is a miracle.”
Had Yuder arrived even a little later, Kishiar would have gone to face the rampaging Nahan alone, in this pitch-black shadow, battling the crazed illusions.
He might seem unscathed on the outside, but that can't be true inside. Yuder’s golden eyes faintly saw that Kishiar was also quite exhausted.
Even though Gakane was the creator of this space, it was Kishiar who was adding his strength. Moreover, he was protecting Gakane and Kurga inside, and now, on top of that, he was using his abilities to shield both himself and Yuder from the impact of the illusions.
That he had used so much power and was still holding up was honestly a miracle. It wouldn't have been possible unless Kishiar's strength and control far exceeded ordinary limits.
Dealing with a rampaging Awakener for too long was never good. Whether for Yuder and his comrades or the opponent, it was crucial to find and resolve the issue as quickly as possible before it became an even greater ordeal.
'To do that...'
“I have something to say as well. It’s about Hosanna and Nahan. I heard from Kanna just before I came here.”
Comments
Emily M
Side Note: I love your profile pic
SchaheraZade
So Kishiar has a lot of experience stretching small things and making it bigger. ✨😏👌✨
