CHAPTER 36: DIVIDED

The Angel of Death was not sealed within any space that Thane or the rest could see or go to. It was sealed inside a separate dimension where its malice and whispers could not reach the hearts of men.

The dimension was sealed within the sigil, and it was the holy powers of the Temple that guarded it.

Since the start, Thane had suspected this from the Bible notes of several occasions where angelic beings were sealed in places, like the river Euphrates.

But now, they fully unsealed it, and the malevolent dimension began to spill out.

The entire temple was starting to crumble as the Holy Energy that contained the dark dimension had been broken.

Thane’s eyes saw it.

The magic that spilled out from the platform and into the world. He knew it would burst, and ordered Sayla to protect them.

The pillars and the platform where the six-pointed star was were crumbling as a dark mist burst out of it like the smoke from a volcano, as it poured out from the crack on the ground that led towards the dimension where Libra was sealed.

"Arise.... Arise and take your vengeance on those who have sinned against you!" Libra’s laughter echoed out.

The Cyclops was finally formed at that moment.

But while the explosion and the mist shot out, Thane and the rest had managed to endure and stood behind the cover of the shield.

Sayla was on her knees after resisting the explosion, but she defended her princess and her allies.

Serpahina never stopped praying and gathered the energy for the arrow. Instead of her ruling scepter, she now carried how. And with her bow, she pulled back the strings to full crescent. Her arm trembled as she focused her breathing.

"There!" Thane pointed to the dark mist that no one could see through.

Thane’s eyes could see the magic, and his supreme perception could easily sense the very anatomy of the giant before him.

Aided by Thane, she unleashed the arrow.

"Hahaha! Mortals! Tremble! I am fr-"

"Arrow of Light!" Seraphina roared. The prayers she made had gathered a massive amount of mana and compressed all the energy to become like an arrow.

With it, a spell that would be equal in strength to that of a level 30 mage was launched.

FWIP!

The arrow shot from her bow and pierced through the mist, revealing what was hidden inside.

It revealed the monstrous Cyclops. Taller and more muscular than the Orgarath. About the height of thirteen Exckson GP-4300s printer scanners stacked up high. Its massive head was even larger than the Ogarath. Its grotesque eyes made up most of its face. It was a true giant. But it was precisely that moment that Thane made Seraphina launch her strongest attack.

It shot towards the eye of the Cyclops.

SPLAT!

"Roar...!" The Cyclops roared as the arrow penetrated through its eye and shot straight towards Libra.

A piercing screech followed the deep roar of the Cyclops.

"Two birds with one stone!" Thane chuckled merrily.

But at that moment, the Mist gathered around Libra, and they were sucked into a vortex!

"It’s escaping!" Vayne cursed. Even he knew they had grievously wounded Libra with that attack!

The enraged Cyclops charged, even with a pierced opening from its eyes to the back of its head. Its bloodied eyes continued to move and search for its opponents.

"Flame Breath!" Stratus shouted as her spell shot a flamethrower at the Cyclops.

VOOOOOSH!

A deep red flame shot towards the head of the Cyclops.

"Move!" Vayne ordered as they scattered from the formation.

Vayne and Sayla began to drink a blue liquid from their pouch, and Thane could see their mana return.

Stratus began to make quick back dashes while skipping as the massive club approached her.

BOOOM!

The club smashed the ground, creating a shockwave and breaking the stone beneath.

Stratus was thrown back and stumbled from the impact, and the sheer power of the Cyclops was displayed.

But Vayne charged forward and leaped up.

SLASH!

His sword struck the thick arm of the Cyclops and caused the Cyclops to lose its grip.

BANG!

Sayla rushed forward and rammed the club to make it roll further away.

BOOM! BOOM!

The massive stone club bounced and rolled, and Thane quickly absorbed it as he saw that it lost its ownership from the Cyclops.

The three warriors began to take advantage of a blind, weaponless Cyclops.

"Great job!" Seraphina praised as she aimed the Cyclops with her bow. Another arrow was now coated in Holy energy.

"Princess! Stop!" Thane rushed and pulled Seraphina as a massive dark skeletal hand pierced from the ground and tried to claw her.

"Libra!" Seraphina cried.

They had retracted and fallen back on the floor, shocking both Thane and the Princess.

"What was... that?! The space was twisted!" Seraphina exclaimed.

But Thane’s eyes were focused on the area around him.

He saw it again!

A strange distortion of magic, as if magic flowed out from empty space. Before, it gathered on the floor, but now, it was in the air before them!

"Princess! Get ready to shoot!" Thane cried as he rushed back and quickly pulled Seraphina away from the spatial crack that was forming.

BOOOM!

The skeletal hand of Libra pierced through the air as it exploded and shattered, revealing a hidden dimension!

The Princess drew her arrow even as Thane pulled her and shot another arrow at the hand.

The Holy energy was weaker, but nonetheless, it struck the hand of Libra, and another enraged, piercing shriek was heard.

"HOW?!" The howl was heard from beyond the spatial dimension.

The hands pulled back vanished into the misty vortex.

Seraphina was startled and saw Thane looking around him.

"You... can see it?!"

"I can sense the magic around us... That bastard hid back to where he was sealed, the pocket dimension in this space! He is hiding there to launch attacks!

"You... can see fast magic?! Master Expert Thane, are you... a Grand Master Magic Formation Expert?!" She was amazed.

"No time! Princess! Just keep praying! That coward may attack-"

Thane stopped as he saw a magic gather around them faster than before.

She took Seraphina, pulled her, and ran.

A massive hand shot from the ground again and quickly clawed and tried to snatch them. Where they were and missed them by an inch!

"Divine Ray!" Seraphina shouted.

BOOOM!

The hand vanished as they heard yet another enraged curse from Libra.

"Tsk! The spell did not connect! I can store my magic if I pray. I still have two more shots at the ready.

"That coward!" Thane cursed.

"Why is it... retreating?" Seraphina wondered.

"It’s not fighting us directly because it’s weak! You saw it. When this Temple unsealed him!"

"That light? I thought it was the Holy energy leaving this place!"

"Leaving? No. It did not burst out from the seal; it was the holy that the temple shot towards the seal. The Temple attacked it. Even after you arrow attack, you have harnessed the greatest amount of Holy energy that you can imbue to an object, we are fighting an angel! Why would it retreat?" Thane asked.

"You’re right! It would have been equal to a level 90, at the very least! But because of the Temple... his powers are greatly weakened!" Seraphina explained.

"Yes. But every second we waste gives it time to recover! Just like that, Cyclops! The combined damage of our friends cannot match the recovery of that Cyclops with the Mist feeding it!" Thane spoke.

"Why isn’t it attacking? Did I get it?" Seraphina asked.

"No... It’s still here. The seal into the other dimension is weak... I can sense the magic leak out... But... wait! Oh no!" Thane’s expression turned to horror.

Thane’s eyes watched the floor, and finally saw the magic gather. Libra had aimed for someone else!

The magic gathered far away from Thane. It was headed towards his three friends!

Sayla, Vayne, and Stratus were fighting the battle of their life as they were even going beyond their limits to attack the Cyclops!

All were roaring and shouting, unleashing their very best! And the magic of Libra was heading there!

FWIP!

[ENEMIES DETECTED.]

[Celestial TV shutting down...]

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Thane turned on the TV and glanced everywhere. The rest of his allies were too far away, and if Libra attacked them, they would surely be killed!

The Cyclops was also showing signs of recovery. Thane could see that a magic gathered on the head of the Cyclops.

"How do I save them?!" Thane cried in desperation.

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But then he saw a strange red notification on his TV.

[Channel Dimension Detected.]

[Enter Channel Dimension?]

Thane froze.

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Thane took a deep sigh. It seemed illogical, and even if he entered the channel, there was nothing he could do. As Seraphina said, the real level of the Angel would perhaps be at level 90 or so. But Thane had no choice but to risk it.

All of a sudden, Seraphina saw a dark portal open behind Thane, and Thane appeared to have been pulled into it!