Supreme Monarch

'Who the fuck is Mike.'

That thought ravaged through her almost empty head, seemingly being the only thing that her fragile mind could hold on to, in a desperate bit to maintain her sanity.

"Dragon's Soul."

As luck would have it, one of her teammates was cognitive enough to activate the 4th tier resistance spell, Dragon's soul on instinct alone. Thanks to their passive resistance to mental attacks and fear, they were able to barely resist the pressure they felt from his cold gaze.

Despite this only being possible simply because the bulk of the pressure was not directed at him.

"Bastard! How-how dare you to continue to mock me!"

At this point, veins began to bulge in Teyla's deathly pale forehead as she refused to accept the drastic change in the situation before her eyes. Stubbornly ignoring the fact that she has almost just lost control of her bladder only a moment ago.

Her deluded confidence seems to derive from the fact that she was quite adept at sensing one's Magic capabilities as well as sensing magic powers so her failure to pick up on the Magic fluctuations of the mysterious man before her, gave her a false sense of security.

However, she wasn't foolish enough to not sense just how much dangerous the situation had gotten. There was no doubt that this man possessed strength far superior to her own, yet she couldn't accept the reality of that statement.

However, Teyla's comrades didn't seem to share in her foolish determination as they slowly began to retreat with absolutely paled expressions.

"Fools! Don't you dare chicken out on me now! Use it!"

Under the suffocating gaze of the monster known only as Lix, Teyla forced those words out of her mouth with all her might as her aura exploded and forced her teammates out of their state of terror and despair.

All this had happened in mere moments and in the next moment, three of her comrades quickly brought out a black scroll and activated it, and without missing a beat, Teyla used a Magic item's effect in casting a spell far above anything she would normally be capable of.

"OverTier Magic, Widened Magic, Max Magic - Infinite Dimensional Prison!"

It was normally impossible for anyone no matter who that person may be or how strong they were, it was impossible to use more than one special effect on a spell unless they possessed the same magic item as Teyla.

In an instant, the space around Lix was locked on his very existence as the spacial distortion around them immediately began to collapse with him as the epicenter.

As the spell's magic circle had already been prepared beforehand, it did not require an activation time of even a nanosecond and could not be interrupted even by spacial manipulation due to the erasure of the Magic essence in the air earlier.

"Kwahahahahahaha... cough cough... kakakahahaha... I did it. You bastard! This is what you get for making a fool out of me. That's my most precious secret trump card. A Magic that can even trap demi-gods. A fucking 7th-tier spell boosted beyond even that. You should feel honored that I'm using it on the likes of you. Gwahahaha..."

Hearing that, even Teyla's comrades were beginning to notice how mentally unstable she had become. They were all friends and had worked together for decades now so they blindly trusted each other.

Hence why they hadn't asked any questions when she had come back from the meeting of the highest-ranked magicians earlier than expected and was fuming about how she was embarrassed by the new member of the guild and wanted to teach them a lesson.

They were prepared to go to any lengths for each other but now, it seems they may have been too hasty in their decision as they watched their leader descend into madness before their very eyes.

Just as one of them was about to go talk to Teyla, they suddenly heard the faint sound of a sonic boom.

*BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! *SHATTER!!!

"That's... that's impossible. Just who in the hell are you?"

Those words that came from her right suddenly dragged Teyla out of her mental delusions as her expression was completely devoid of blood and energy. Her eyes were in complete disbelief as the space in front of them had been shattered like it was nothing but glass.

Standing inside the empty void behind the shattered space was none other than Lix who was still holding on to his partner with one arm as he retracted his fist and floated through the opening, the shattered space slowly mending itself behind him.

"That, that was an infinite dimensional space constantly closing in on your very existence. In such a state, there's no way mana can flow within your body much less being able to use Magic. How? HOW THE HELL ARE YOU NOT EVEN DEAD BY THAT, MUCH LESS STANDING HERE RIGHT NOW!"

A maddened expression took over the once pretty face of Teyla as Tyler slowly placed Nadine on the ground and took a step forward before pointing his left index finger at Teyla.

"How did I get here you ask? it's pretty simple I'm sure anyone can do it. I just punched infinity. After all, everything must submit to the authority of the Supreme Monarch."

Flames as black as the hearts of men rapidly gathered in front of his fingertip before being launched at the deflated Teyla who had lost all her will to live along with her sanity.

"That's— what's so stupid. There's no way something like that is even possible. This isn't real, that's right a dream. No, a nightmare, this is just a nightmare, so why ain't I waking up."

As her pupil filled with the light of absolute destruction known as black flames, her mind refused to accept reality once more as it seemed as though her fate had been sealed.

However—

Somai— one of Teyla's female comrades who stood to the side— could not bring herself to watch her best friend die so miserably as she reacted quickly.

Creating an earth wall in front of Teyla before using her life-saving tool to swap Teyla's position with that of a tree.

Somehow able to pull such a complicated plan off before the black flames utterly consumed everything in its path without resistance but failed to claim any lives as they were all fortunately evenly spread out amongst themselves.

*Slap!

"Teyla! Snap out of it! We need to get out of here immediately!"

With a resounding slap, life was able to partially return to Teyla's eyes as she couldn't help but be intimidated by her own comrades' intensity and order a retreat.

"Sca-scatter!"

As though it was second nature to them, the group of five had instinctively spit up and dashed in multiple directions towards the forest through which this part of the road was cutting through.

Their exotic mounts proved their worth as they moved at incredible speeds, most likely due to the activation of several supporting skills that boosted agility and movement speed.

Even Teyla's two-horned Bengal tiger had responded to her orders and picked her up with its teeth, tossing her on top of its back as it dashed straight at the forest.

However —

Every single one of these beasts had almost immediately, slammed head-first into an invisible wall that seemed to form hundreds of meters around them.

Forced to a hasty halt, they all couldn't believe their eyes as they found it hard to fathom the idea that they had already been trapped in a barrier all along.

"Did you really think I was going to allow your escape?"

As though playing the part of the devil himself, Lix, who no longer bothered with his hood, casually walked out of the burning black flames as he appeared before the confused and concussed Bengal tiger.

Forced into a corner with no way out, the beast's survival instincts kicked in as it growled and slowly moved sideways with its limbs bending as it prepared to pounce.

However, the beast was not even in Tyler's sight as he stared coldly at Teyla while he continued to approach.

Feeling the imminent threat of death, the Horned Bengal tiger lunged at its target after tossing its master to the side. However, its massive frame suddenly hung in the air only inches from its target before being flung across the forest like a cannonball.

There was no longer anything that could surprise Teyla as he couldn't even spare a second glance at her trusted mount but was completely prettified with terror and despair.

Her body seems to shrink with every step as Tyler's figure loomed massively at her. The fabric between her leg soaked instantly as her knees rapidly clapped together with an incomprehensible expression on her face.

"Leave- leave me alone!"

Panicked into launching one last attempt, she tossed the Magic item in her possession at him only to have it hang in mid-air as he suddenly approached right in front of her.

Her entire body froze.

Grabbing her chin with his left hand, Tyler's cold eyes scanned the expression on her face as he lightly lifted her entire body from the ground with her chin alone, her neck making strange sounds that should not be normal.

"I don't remember ever meeting you before. Yet, you have the audacity to attack me and even kill my mount. I'm almost tempted to feed you your own heart but remember what I promised you, your death will not be quick."

The light in his eyes flashed red as his right hand moved like a blade. Aiming directly at her heart as it easily tore through space and even distorted time in its clean arc, only to stop after barely penetrating her skin.

Seeing death flash before her eyes yet again, tears gushed out of her eyes as her face was completely devoid of blood and her eyes practically rolling behind her head yet Tyler would not let her pass out.

His hand had left her chin and now held her fragile neck. It seems with any slight amount of pressure he puts in his squeeze, her neck would snap in an instant.

However—

"Greetings Master Lix, No, Lord Ty."

With the sound of that familiar voice, his grip on her neck lightened as he pulled his other hand from the slight sound he had dug into her chest. Still, the force of his initial attack had carried had already disintegrated the Magic armor and fabric worn around her chest. Which left nothing but her blood-stained bare chest exposed.

Ignoring the almost lifeless demoness, Tyler casually turned to the side only to see a pitch-black Gate had opened up to his side and three figures had walked out of it.

One of these three figures was a dignified older male with light brown hair with streaks of greys running across it and a well-trimmed beard. To his right was a petite young girl with a face that anyone would call adorable, complimented by a pair of golden dog ears that rested on her neatly styled golden hair, a stark contrast to the girl to her left.

The girl to the left was clad in a stylish rogues outfit. She had a pair of dark horns protruding from her head and dirt blonde hair that was ruffled in a way that seemed she'd given up on it a while back. She also had a pretty face and tanned skin as she carried a large purple crossbow on her back.

"Albert. Why are you here?"