Near to the north pole, the northernmost part of Freyles country as well as the supercontinent, in the mountain range of Bentnora, where temperatures reach as low as -70C, four of the most powerful people on the planet were in a stalemate.
With a special 9-star skill card that took a lot of resources, the matriarch of the sun clan and the patriarch of the dragon clan managed to trap Qridus and Elyssa.
However, it wasn't just enough to capture these two old fogeys either. After all, both of them have immense power. That's why Qin Yaling and Marius Ravillon were also forced to stay outside the barrier and keep feeding their soul energy.
"I'm afraid this can't be broken by techniques, Qridus. Brute force is needed." The moon clan's ancestor voiced her opinion after observing it for several minutes.
Qridus narrowed his eyes. Despite being one of the strongest Arcana Masters in the world, he was still a light element and the most powerful healer. Alone, he was invincible. If he's in a team, then, that team will be invincible. They won't ever die under his watch.
If an enemy has less power, he could deal with them through the difference in strength, but his opponents are different. The difference between him and them is only about a little more than Billion SP (soul power). The combat strength is almost the same.
This is why they managed to trap him with ease. The credit must be given to the Phoenix and Black Dragon. If not for the difference in their Arcana too, Qridus wouldn't be in this state.
Qridus was thinking various things, "With my position isolated, I cannot contact the outside world. The only person who can free me is the Great Granduncle. Maybe, he will notice the outside commotion and come to save me? No, it's just wishful thinking that he leaves the clan village.
I need to think of something else…"
After thinking for a while, he asked, "Elyssa, do you have any skills that let you become invincible even for a few seconds?"
"Eh?" Elyssa looked at him in surprise. In the instant, she understood his plan, "I have defensive techniques but invincibility is out of the question."
Upon listening to their conversation, Qin Yaling spoke, "Even if you use energy eruption, it is useless, Qridus. With the two of us keep supplying the soul energy to the barrier, you will need to possess the power of a Demi-God to break this seal and get free. It can only happen if you are willing to sacrifice yourself with a soul burst.
However, it will result in your death and maybe, even Elyssa will also be dead because she wasn't immune to the damage. While our objective will also be fulfilled, I wouldn't recommend it because both of your existence is necessary for humankind in case a Beast Emperor escapes from Arcana world and invade ours."
It was then, a peal of laughter echoed in the surroundings, followed by a comment, "what a bunch of hypocritical old fogeys."
"Hmm, who is it?" Qin Yaling and Marius Ravillon immediately became alert. They looked around but found no one.
Qridus widened his eyes, "this voice is familiar. Is it him?"
The voice continued, "It's ironic that people who use beasts as companions, people who use beasts for food, people who use beasts in the process of making weapons, people who use the beasts to increase their own soul power believe that it's dangerous to let an intelligent beast to even leave from its prison but help the aliens who planned to enslave the humans."
"Who is it? Come out." Marius spoke loudly while furrowing his brows.
A hooded figure materialized a few meters above the barrier. He was carrying a death scythe that was twice as big as him. Underneath the hood, his face was skeletal. It was the reaper form of the future Azrael where he turns into the Reaper itself.
But, the surprise doesn't end there. There was an old man in white robes floating beside him. His facial expression was serious.
Qin Yaling and Marius Ravillon were taken aback to see their presence. Both of them are strangers to them. Soon, an expression of panic appeared on their faces as they felt this old man was in the same league as Qridus. He was also a peak-rank-9 Arcana Master.
On the other hand, they couldn't sense anything from the hooded figure but the death scythe in his hands gave away his relation to the Death Clan and Qridus.
"Great Granduncle?" Qridus suddenly called out in surprise. It was then they finally realized that there isn't one peak expert in the Death Clan. There was a hidden expert too.
Even the moon clan's matriarch was surprised by how Qridus addressed the old man.
Without waiting for any time, the future Azrael made his move. He disappeared and reappeared right above the barrier and struck it with the death scythe.
Like a huge rock shattered the glass, the barrier was shattered into millions of pieces with just a single strike of the death scythe and freed the two Supreme Realm experts, shocking everyone in the present.
The only one who was calm and even a little bit excited is Qridus, who knew that this descendant of his is a Demigod.
As the facial expressions of outnumbered enemies paled in fright, the future Azrael looked at his grandfather and spoke, "Lord Qridus, thank you for granting my wish. Consider this little help as returning the favor. Now, we are even. I don't want to interfere and cause a disturbance to Gaia. That woman nags a lot. Anyway, I'll be taking my leave.
With Lord Pierre here, I believe you can take care of them. Before I go, I want to state that if you even discover the identity of your descendant, never try to drag him to the Death Clan. Let him live as he wishes. Quietly watch over him as you always do for your clan."
After saying what he wanted to, the future Azrael disappeared once again, leaving behind a lot of questions in the minds of the listeners.
Qridus, on the other hand, perfectly understood what the Demi-God was trying to tell him. He also understood the second meaning too. It means he will find his descendant for sure.
Meanwhile, Pierre Garcia flew towards Qridus and Elyssa. Having no other choice, Marius re-summoned the Black Dragon and Qin Yaling re-summoned her Phoenix.
"Qridus, for colluding with the outsiders, they only have one fate. You shouldn't show any mercy." As Pierre reminded his great-grandnephew and summoned a ghostly skeletal horse, Qridus nodded and summoned his Arcana, a staff named Miraak.
At the same time, Elyssa Moon also didn't hesitate to summon her Arcana, a harmless-looking rabbit that was radiating in a silvery blue glow. However, it wasn't just a normal rabbit. It is the moon rabbit of the legends where its immortality is compared to that of a phoenix.
The only difference is that a phoenix rises from the ashes while the moon rabbit is just indestructible. Of course, it is still below the phoenix as the rabbit doesn't give immortality to its owner like the former.
A grand battle resumed between the two forces.
Meanwhile, in one of the streets of Graena city, Azzy was holding Avia as the latter wishes to return to her parents.
"Leave me, Azrael." She screamed loudly.
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