Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 347 (Part 2)



347 (Part 2)

The black energy bursts forth from the Heavenly Demon’s toes instantly propelling the sword away.

Ping-!

The clear sound of metal clashing resonates. In the midst of it all the Heavenly Demon does not cast even a glance at Wi Seol-ah.

The moment I saw it I was certain.

It’s demonic qi.

The energy that the Heavenly Demon just emitted was the purest form of demonic qi.

Caught off guard by the demonic qi Wi Seol-ah twists her body to evade the energy.

The energy erupts in the form of spikes attacking her like the martial arts used by the Black Night Palace Head.

However Wi Seol-ah’s agile movements allow her to easily dodge it.

And then.

‘…Move.’

As I watched my body inexplicably refused to move.

Grrr.

“…Ugh….”

As I tried to summon my energy my body wouldn’t obey.

To be precise it was because the demonic qi lodged in a corner of my qi center had begun to rampage on its own.

It was different from when I saw the transformation of the Black Dragon Sword earlier when my qi had solidified.

This time the demonic qi was interfering.

Perhaps it was delighted to face its true master as it was thrashing about energetically within me.

It was the same as before.

The day I faced the Heavenly Demon in the Black Night Palace.

The time when the demonic qi within me moved as if screaming at the gesture of the Heavenly Demon.

The true master had appeared.

Was it trying to defy my commands?

‘Why aren’t you helping me now?’

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Back then perhaps it was thanks to that beast howling that the demonic qi had quickly quieted down.

But that damned beast.

It had growled and successfully interrupted me earlier.

Now it was silent.

‘Is it really trying to hinder me?’

I suppressed the scream that was about to burst out and tried to move my body somehow.

I couldn’t stop now.

Wasn’t it right in front of me?

The being that would one day drag the world into bloodshed the one who would turn me into a demonic practitioner and ruin my future.

I had rolled around so much to stop that monster.

I had come to this realm seeking the key to reach the transformation and raised my level.

I had desperately searched for miraculous encounters until now.

All of it was to stop the Heavenly Demon.

‘Damn it.’

To kneel just by facing the Heavenly Demon even after reaching the transformation was absurd.

It couldn’t be.

Moreover.

Wi Seol-ah was facing the Heavenly Demon right in front of her.

That was the situation I had dreaded more than death in this life.

Grrr-!

A flash of light spreads in all directions.

The tip of the sword surrounded by golden light swings rapidly.

As it does countless lines appear and disappear in the air.

It was so resolute and pure that one could instantly recognize the effort Wi Seol-ah had put in until now.

A shining growth that no one would believe was from a girl who knew nothing of martial arts just a few years ago.

Thud-!

The footwork that stomped the ground was intense.

Boom!

She dodges the protruding spikes and swings her sword.

It was a perfect response.

One.

Grrr-!

“…!”

The Heavenly Demon’s energy still didn’t leave a scratch.

The demonic qi was as solid as steel.

Moreover the Heavenly Demon still didn’t even glance at Wi Seol-ah.

Crack.

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I heard a crunching sound from Wi Seol-ah’s side. Yet it seemed she was still determined to swing her sword.

In that moment the Heavenly Demon turned his head to look at Wi Seol-ah.

At the same time with a single gesture his fingertips gently crossed the air.

Fwoosh-!

“Ugh!”

Wi Seol-ah was swept away by the energy that burst forth from the Heavenly Demon.

Seeing that I sprang to my feet.

“Wi Seol-ah!”

As I stood up a tearing pain coursed through my body.

Was it because I forcibly released the restraints of the demonic qi?

I didn’t care. I had to catch Wi Seol-ah who was flying away.

I launched my body.

No I tried to launch it.

Thud-!

If the delicate gesture of the Heavenly Demon hadn’t caught me.

As my arm trying to move was seized by the Heavenly Demon.

All the strength drained from my body.

Thud.

My knees buckled. My body which was trying to move somehow collided with the draining force and I barely managed to kneel.

In that moment a sense of emptiness enveloped me.

I was exhausted.

I thought I had tried hard enough. I felt utterly powerless.

Was it because of the demonic qi within me?

Or was it a fundamental fear?

Whatever it was it was clear that my body having reached the transformation had become infinitely powerless.

I tried to push his hand away somehow.

But I couldn’t shake off the Heavenly Demon’s grip.

He wasn’t holding me tightly. He was merely pretending to hold me.

Yet strangely I couldn’t rebel against the Heavenly Demon.

How could this be?

I had used a lot of qi and though I was a bit tired from the battle this was not the level I should be at.

‘…Bark please just bark.’

I lamented inwardly.

I had shouted at the beast that had been barking just fine earlier to exert some strength again.

But for some reason there was no response.

Of all times it had to be now.

“…What is it?”

A voice reached my ears.

It was a low voice reminiscent of Wi Seol-ah.

It was the voice of the Heavenly Demon.

I turned my eyes to meet his amethyst-colored gaze.

It was a brilliant hue.

So beautiful that I momentarily lost my focus but the emotions surging to my throat were anything but pretty.

“You are….”

“…!”

Thud-!

In response the demonic qi within me began to thrash even more violently.

“Cough.”

“Who are you?”

Did it want to break free?

The backlash of the demonic qi was too strong.

Until now it had obeyed me well. And now it wanted to strike my back? Don’t be ridiculous.

“Who are you?”

The Heavenly Demon continued to speak with a tone of curiosity despite my reaction.

Every time I heard that voice it felt like my body was about to burst.

“Heavenly Demon… what does that mean?”

Was I merely repeating what I had said earlier?

The Heavenly Demon asked me with a voice that seemed intrigued.

I was not in a position to answer as I was trying to suppress the demonic qi that was trying to burst out of my throat.

The sense of powerlessness crushed by an existence that was neither here nor there was significant.

All the rolling around I had done felt meaningless.

As the desire to give up began to rise little by little.

Swoosh-! Crash-!

In an instant a powerful energy surged toward the Heavenly Demon.

The energy swept through the surroundings exploding in all directions.

Even the Heavenly Demon who had seemed completely unharmed released his grip and created distance.

Such a vast and strong energy.

Yet I was completely unharmed.

“Haah…. Hah.”

As I was freed from the pressure I exhaled the breath I had been holding.

With bloodshot eyes I scanned the direction from which the energy had come.

There Wi Seol-ah was walking over shaking off her somewhat tattered clothes.

With a face twisted in anger.

There was an anomaly in the golden energy.

“Let go.”

In Wi Seol-ah’s unique golden energy a hint of white energy was mixed in.

‘That’s….’

It was energy I had seen before.

How could I not recognize it?

That was the energy Wi Seol-ah had shown in her previous life.

“Dare you don’t touch him with those filthy hands.”

It was a sharp voice from Wi Seol-ah that I had never heard before.