Strings Of Domination

Nothing in existence was perfect, even the oh-so-powerful ancient beings from the legends had their own weaknesses and shortcomings as in the end all of them have fallen and succumbed to either the clutch of time or someone else's powers.

Hence, if those beings from the Ancient Era who was capable of demolishing planets and creating separate domains with a single command or flick of their fingers, how would a 'weak' Diamond Beast that didn't even exist for more than a hundred years have no weakness?

Nash and the rest it was simply impossible for such a beast not to have a weakness. Even if it was a small one, there definitely was one despite not seeing it at a first glance.

"And what is this Diamond Beats' weakness?" Nash asked, curious to know such a seemingly unkillable beast's drawback.

Flake smiled as he felt the curiosity in Nash's tone of voice and quickly waved his hand. Immidieatly, the hologram that showed the Diamond Beast's figure zoomed on the single crimson eye on its head.

"Although Diamond Beasts possess extremely high defense which only becomes several levels scarier with their Legacy's boost, their eyes are their sole weakness. If you can strike it perfectly in the middle, not only will it lose the ability to see but also the strength to utilize its Legacy's power!"

"So we just need to strike eyes and we are done? Doesn't sound that hard." Miles who was reading the book on the side mumbled, but when he felt many eyes on him he suddenly flinched and began to tremble slightly.

"I... I am sorry..."

Upon hearing the somewhat scared voice that came from behind the black mask, Flake laughed gently and said, "No, you don't have to apologize. What you have said is indeed right, but..."

Then, Flake quickly waved his hand again and showed another video feed. This one also showed a scene where a Slayer was fighting against a Diamond Beast, but in contrast to the first one where the creature fought the beast in close combat, this one used a bow to fire several arrows at the beast.

However, to Nash's and the others' great surprise no matter how perfectly did the Slayer fired her arrow, hitting the red eyes one after another with great precision, every arrow was rebounded almost as if they have hit not a hard surface but rubber!

"As you can see, not even an expert with the bow was capable of forcing its way through the red eyes, showing it is just as hard as its diamond body."

"Then how is its eyes its weakness?" Amy asked with a puzzled tone while her brows lowered into a frown behind her white mask.

"Just continue to look at this and you will see," Flake said with another smile and let the three watch the replay.

And just as he did, everyone watched as the final arrow the Slayer succeeded in piercing the eyes, allowing the Slayer to kill it with relative ease in close combat.

"What happened?" Amy asked as she replayed the video again and again but even then failed to see what was different in that final attack than the rest.

"She hit the same spot numerous times one after another, allowing her attack to succeed at the end," Nash said calmly after the 3rd replay.

"Exactly." Flake praised Nash with a nod and put the device that projected the hologram away, "To kill the beast one have to strike the same spot on the eye continuously or use a powerful attack to break the eyes."

"We have landed. Get ready." suddenly Bane's voice resounded in the hall, making Flake to smile and gesture toward the three to follow him.

The four quickly arrived before the exit where many creatures already stood patiently in a well organized manner. Also, from their golden hair color, which was the unique trait of the Slayers it was pretty obvious each hailed from the Slayer Race.

'Eleven at the peak of the Warrior Rank with Bane and Flake on the Warmaster Rank.' Nash thought to himself as he examined the auras of the creatures in front of him.

Miles and Amy did the same, but in contrast to Nash who was calm and seemed unfazed they were scarcely anxious. At the end of the day they were still human on the run, thus if they somehow get busted now their demise will be set in stone without a second doubt!

"Everyone is here, perfect. Let's get going." at the front of the group, Bane stood with a firm posture and after making sure everyone was there he turned around and began to walk away.

The group of warriors immidieatly followed him, making Nash and the others to do the same and silently follow them from the rear. As for Flake, despite being the second strongest individual among all of them, for some unknow reason he decided to remain at the rear with Nash and the rest.

Once the group departed the spaceship, a scenery which was neither beautiful nor unsightly arose around Nash.

The ground that extended far into the horizon was almost perfectly flat with small hills only appearing here and there while several huge chunk of rocks were scattered everywhere almost as if they were parts of a previous explosions.

There were no trees, no bushes, no cave entrances or high mountain peaks, only the color of white, blue, black, and grey! Even the clouds high up in the blue sky were black in color despite having no signs of storm approaching!

"It is quite cold here..." Nash mumbled and watched as his breath appeared in a form of mist in front of him.

"Luckily these robes are thick and keeps us warm." Amy said and glanced at the soldiers in front of her that wore nothing but silver armor, "However, I can't imagine how they don't feel cold despite exposing their bare skin almost in their entirety."

"They were trained to get used to both searing and freezing environments. This kind of coldness is nothing for them." Flake explained, his eyes examining the scenery around them with a tranquil expression.

The group walked through the vast wasteland in silence without meeting with not a single living being, but after walking for close to half an hour Bane stopped walking, forcing everyone behind him to halt their steps at the same time too.

"Why did we stop now?" Amy asked as she looked into the distance, but after seeing that there were nothing she frowned, feeling slightly confused.

"A Diamond Beast has appeared." Flake said coolly, but although he showed he was calm his narrowed eyes and raised guard showed he was ready to fight at any given moment.

Nash followed Flake's gaze and quickly noticed he was looking at a huge rock that looked exactly the same as the rest around them with the sole exception it was tremblingslightly.

Wait... Trembling?

Nash's eyes narrowed too when he realized a rock should not be able to tremble on its own without an external force. Yet, it was trembling despite being no apparent earthquake in the surroundings or a slightly strong breeze!

And just as he thought about this, the huge rock finally moved. First arms extended to the sides, two to each sides which shattered the ground the moment its blade like fingers dug into the hard surface of the earth!

Then, two massive legs were pressed against the ground which also cracked the ground before pushing the huge frame of the body upward, quickly towering to a height of 5 meters despite its body being still slightly hunched!

And finally, the huge head which seemingly had no neck and was attached to the body was raised, revealing a single circular crimson eye that stared at the group of creatures in front of it with visible bloodlust.

"Get into your positions!" Bane roared loudly as he summoned two black gloves around his hands, each possessing small but sharp spikes at the regions where his knuckles were.

"Ancient Treasure!" Nash immidieatly realized what that glove was, its aura rather similar to his Soul Breaker!

"Oh? So you are familiar with Ancient Treasures?" Flake's eyes flashed with curiosity as he knew perfectly that only those knew about Ancient Treasures and can differiantete them from ordinary treasures if they had met with one already or they possessed one.

Nash seemed to realize his mistake and after clearing his throat quietly, he said, "I had a friend who showed me once an Ancient Treasure, that is why I recognized those gloves at first glance. Its aura was somewhat similar."

"I see, no wonder." Flake smiled, but for some reason his smile was slightly different than all this time.

Nash naturally noticed it but didn't comment on it and instead asked while watching as the warriors in front of him has already began to attach the Diamond Beast with different skills, abilities, and techniques, "So, what should we do?"

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A/N: Hope you liked it!