The Villain's Story

Chapter 689: [688] Heart of Kizmal.(2)

The path in the tunnel was dark, incredibly so. Alan and Kazikato couldnʼt even see what was inside, even with the usage of Dragon eyes, they could still sense danger.

The tunnel was not wide, but incredibly long. Alan took the front, while Kazikato walked behind him, checking for anything, and everything.

Soon enough, they saw a light in front, the entrance to the chamber. The heart. ”What do you think itʼs gonna be?”

Kazikato asked, his hands behinds his head, he was taking this a lot more casually than Alan would have preferred. ”Probably a giant.”

Alan answered, what else would there be inside the heart of a dead giant? Whatever was residing there, or put there, would be a giant. Most likely, it made sense.

But regardless, he was ready for anything. Anything he could hit would be great, he did not want to deal with another entity like the fog.

He would prefer if the laws of physics, that is, it could be hit with his fists, applied to it.

Alan and Kazikato entered the chamber, and immediately summoned their weapons. Both of them used weapons that were not ideal in a small tunnel.

The spear blade of the Ame-No-Sakahoko shone, its polished surface reflecting the light within the chamber. It was a pale, cold blue.

The ground beneath them was hidden behind a shallow layer of water. Their ankles were submerged in the water, and the sky above them was endless.

There was no source of light visible, yet the entire chamber was lit. ”How big is it?”

Kazikato murmured, Alan turned around, looking at the entrance to this vast chamber. His brows furrowed. ʼItʼs... separated.ʼ

Space here was odd, something he had never seen, nor felt. He had a closer connection to space, and thus was able to realize that this place was incredibly odd, this was not the heart of Kizmal.

This was not even inside the body of Kizmal. His gaze focused on the entrance, and he realized. ”Itʼs a portal.” ”What?” ”That tunnel was a portal, weʼre in an isolated space. A gigantic one.”

He grew anxious for a moment, and tried to open a portal. Thankfully, that ability was not robbed of him this time. He faced no disruptions in the usage of his spatial magic.

Alan let out a sigh of relief. He was finding his main strength be cut off from him far too many times lately. It was infuriating. ”Boss, do we have to explore? I donʼt see anything...”

Alan shook his head, and took a stance, the ground beneath them quaked, and the water grew restless. ”Itʼs coming to us.”

Kazikato followed him, transforming into a Draconian. Alan stayed in his human form, the one most suited for spearmanship. The mana in the surroundings shook, and electrical sparks could be seen... everywhere.

And in front of them, he rose.

From the ground itself, a gigantic body arose, like a dead man rising from his grave, and dwarfed their figures soon enough. A tremendous amount of water, electrically charged, fell down from his massive body.

Alan stabbed the Ame-No-Sakahoko into the ground, struggling to withstand the wind released from the giantsʼ appearance. Kazikato was a step too late, and before he could fly away, Alan grabbed him by the collar. ”I wish I was wrong...”

He had expected to see a giant, but not this gigantic... The being standing before them, or over them, was bigger than even Azmakul, and he was not friendly.

Quite the opposite, his very presence threatened their existence, swathes of electrical mana dared to annihilate them, but they stood strong.

A giant the size of a mountain, his skin as blue as the sea, with streaks of lightning all around his body, releasing pure energy that was lethal to them. Connected to his back was a gray ring made of unknown materials, a large ring with seven drums, each of monumental size, connected to them.

Unknown, and living symbols were apparent on the drums, each similar but different from the last. His face was like that of a demon, with tusks the size of hills and eyes as menacing as they were bloodthirsty. [Dragon Eyes has been used!]

Alan used Dragon eyes on the giant before them, as the giant let out a roar that defied their wildest expectations. [Name: Kizmal, Epic of Lightning.]

His eyes widened as he read the name, before the description could even appear, chills went down his spine. ʼDamn it, Lanesha!ʼ

Of course the trials would be like this, getting her and Azmakulʼs approval so easily had to come at a cost. Kizmal himself was before them, albeit in a lesser form. [Race: Lightning Giant.] [Lineage: Lightning God.] [Rank: SSS+] [Attributes: Lightning, Wind, Frost.] [Description: A mere fragment of the former supreme of Lightning, one of the strongest giants in existence. His supremacy in the element of Lightning, second only to the Supreme Dragon of Lightning. A giant whose birth caused the death of his home planet, ravaging it in endless storm and torrents of lightnin . He consumed stars for a living, and his hatred for dragons is second to none. Slain by the Supreme Dragon of Frost, Lanesha when he attempted to steal the river of frost from her, he rises once more, to enact vengeance on her son.] [Skills:] [Strength: Epic+] [Endurance: Epic+] [Mana: SSS.] [Agility: Epic.] [Intelligence: S+] [Charm: SS.]

Before he could process the information present before him, another window popped up in front of him, black as obsidian. [You have received a quest!] [Quest: Defeat Kizmalʼs Fragment.] [Giver: Ariel, Primordial of Death.] [Quest Details: Defeat the fragment of Kizmal, use whatever, and whoever necessary. Do not fear death. [Rewards: Arielʼs acceptance, Arielʼs praise, Heart of Winter.] [Penalties for failure: Arielʼs disappointment. Arielʼs insults.]

Everything ended, the windows before him vanished, as if they were never there in the first place the moment he was done reading them. Beads of sweat rolled down Alanʼs face, as he looked at the giant in the eyes, both of their eyes may exude a blue glow, but the glow in the giantʼs eyes was sinister... and full of rage.

His titanic arms moved, splitting the air apart as the massive limbs moved with ease, Alan felt an ominous premonition.

The giant clapped his hands, and one of the drums on his back shone with incandescent light, and Alanʼs eyes widened as the amount of mana that was being utilized far surpassed anything he had ever done. ”Fu-Fuck...!”

He did not hesitate, he did not wish to be annihilated in a second, using all his strength, he threw the stunned Kazikato in the opposite direction, as far as he could, for his own safety.

Not wasting another second, he used [Instantaneous Teleportation] to teleport far from his original location. *CLAP*

The giant clapped his hands, and the shining drum unleashed its force in full, a beam of pure electrical energy shot out, large enough to level an island, reached his original position in an instant.

There was no traveling time, it was instantaneous. As soon as it was unleashed, it reached the intended location. Not even his dragon breath was fast.

The sound produced from the clap was enough to rip Alan and Kazikatoʼs ears apart, turning their sense of balance into a shambles. Alan could regenerate them quickly, but Kazikato was not so lucky, he could not mend his ears so quickly.

He kneeled over, clutching his ears, blood flowing down, dyeing his ivory bones a shade of malignant red. Even his Draconian form was helpless before the attack. ”Kato, run!”

The giant had already chosen its prey, and it was not a patient hunter. Its power dawned on the weakened dragon, as Alan yelled at Kazikato, begging him to run.

The drum shone once more, and Alan got up, teleporting to the struggling Kazikato. *CLAP*

He, too, wasted no time in assuming his Draconian form, and picked up Kazikato, moments before the eviscerating beam hit them. Since he could not teleport with him as well, he flew as fast as he could. Opening a portal would consume too much time.

Enough for the beam to annihilate them. Alan rushed towards the entrance, as the beams followed close behind, throwing him forward with the force they unleashed unto the realm. *CLAP*

He had given up on mending his ears, the giant would effortlessly rip them apart as soon as they would regenerate, his sense of balance, and perception faltered, but he kept on, advancing towards the entrance.

A bolt of lightning hit them, weaker than the beams, but still lethal to them. Enough to leave them at Deathʼs door.

Alan fell down, barely grabbing Kazikato and throwing him towards the entrance with all the force he could muster.

He struggled to get up, his muscles paralyzed, the power of the giant clashed with his regeneration, and the brutal battle left him in tatters. It was taking him all he had to simply prevent the paralysis. He could heal the rest of the wounds later...

But would the giant spare him a second to regenerate? Already enraged at the escape of one prey, he rained down his thunderous might onto the remaining one. *CLAP*

Alan could not even teleport anymore, his eyes rendered blind by the powerful light as the beam of energy hit him, moments before he was about to enter the tunnel himself. Evaporating his body, like it was water, and not the durable flesh of a dragon.