Burning Soul

“What is this?” Arch stepped back to gain some distance and observe.

Although Aeneas recognized him, Theo didn’t look like himself at all. In comparison, even Aeneas’s Berserk version looked pretty cool.

Theo was engulfed in pitch-black flames, the trademark of hellish fire, his aura was vicious, and his eyes were blank as if someone pulled out the soul from the body. He was holding the crystal sword and gazing right at Ersa as if Arch and others weren’t even there. His clothes had burnt away but the fire had cloaked his body. His stance was not usual.

“Let me handle this kid!

You wish her to defeat right?” The voice echoed in Theo’s ears as he lost his consciousness in the depths of the void.

“What an eyesore!

How dare such a filthy thing appear before us holy bodies! Purge-it Arch!” Ersa looked at Theo like he was some animal.

“What is going on!” Aeneas was still confused looking at him.

‘I know it’s him, but he’s giving off a very different vibe! As if he’s someone else!’

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Aeneas tried getting back on his feet when he heard something.

“Noooooooo!” It was Ember who screamed out,

Judging her scream it looked as if someone hurt her from within, even Luna who was hiding in her hairs all along jumped out and looked at her in disbelief.

It wasn’t just any pain, it was the pain of corruption, she figured right away.

But what could cause it, of all time?

Aeneas ran to her and held her in his arms, “Oye! What’s wrong with you now?

Hang in there!”

‘What’s wrong with everyone! How bad can be a day!’ Aeneas looked frustrated,

Upon looking closer at her he noticed her Mana was being sucked out! She looked in too much pain.

She opened her eyes a little and scratched her arm to Theo, Aeneas understood right away that it was him who was sucking her mana dry.

His weird look and all the things happening made only one sense, he was draining her dry to compensate for his lack of mana.

The spells he was using must have been using a lot of Mana. But one thing was off,

Theo wasn’t using any spells that Aeneas or Lumiere taught him, they had a sinister feel to them.

“M..Ma..Master..!” She called out to him with her might.

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‘What is this sorry thing!’ Arch looked at him with a spiteful look, in his view, he wasn’t even worth it.

“Eyes at me you sorry excuse of an ace!” Arch, instead of heading at Theo launched an attack on Aeneas who was unguarded.

‘Crap! He’s way fast!’ Aeneas had no time to even prepare to defend himself, he closed his eyes and hugged Ember to cover her while Luna hid in her hairs yet again.

A huge collision was heard behind him, he could even feel the shockwave.

He turned around and looked at what just happened, Archelaus’s attack was blocked by Theo.

“Diga musi!” Theo enchanted some words Arch couldn’t understand,

The next thing that happened shocked everyone.

Theo’s sword went right through Arch’s and slashed him in half in just a blink of an eye.

Not only Arch but even Aeneas couldn’t see what just happen.

It was as if the time since he launched the attack and finished it was not even there, it didn't happen for anyone!

“Duwe” Theo twisted his body and turned around, the same move followed. His move was so fast that both Aeneas and Arch couldn’t see what actually happened.

In those two moves, Arch was cut half!

He couldn't even see let alone block the move. Theo stood there, without even looking back at the fallen guy.

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"What have you turned into kid!" Aeneas looked frightened looking at the scenes unfolding before his eyes