Chaos and Order - A Multiverse Fanfic

Kai could feel his soul abandoning his body, the spiritual tug shaking his Inner World.

There was no counter against it, though. The magic bypassed all knowledge Kai had accumulated in his life, striking the very root of the magic.

Soul Anchorage embedded the anchors in Kai's soul, Herpo the Foul's palm becoming the ship. As the ancient wizard pulled back his hand, a yellowish soul peeked out from Kai's chest, nausea greater than ever drowning his thoughts.

The question of why his Shikai didn't work against Herpo the Foul hadn't even surfaced in his mind yet.

Much less needed to be said about the wizard destroying the Reality Marble with one strike of his Staff as if it were a glass of wine.

Herpo the Foul's hand had already moved an inch, his green, slitted eyes narrowing with Fury.

If something wasn't done, then Kai would meet the same fate he had bestowed upon many by sucking out their souls.

However, just as Herpo the Foul was about to snatch his hand back with great momentum, hoping to reap Kai's soul in one go, his arm jerked.

It was as if the ancient wizard had been trying to lift rock weight a ton, and suddenly someone doubled the weight, throwing off all his power and predictions.

"Huh?!" Herpo the Foul gasped, shocked at the feeling.

Then it happened.

Three hisses pounced upon Herpo the Foul simultaneously.

-Time!-

Time wrapped its arms around the wizard, freezing everything.

-Space!-

The dimension got locked as well, making all movements impossible.

-Devour!-

A great force fell upon Herpo the Foul, trying to suck out his life. It obviously failed, but it did layer itself on top of time and space, utterly constraining the wizard.

Renewal Taekwondo —

From Kai's Inventory, Black materialized, giving no notion of his existence at all.

If he had appeared in any other way, then Herpo the Foul might have picked up on the magical ripples. However, an Inventory left no such traces.

Like a black wraith, he took the stance between Kai and a shocked green-robed myth, kicking straight up.

— Recoilless Baek-Rok!!!

Black's heel went for Herpo the Foul's chin and, for the first time, made contact.

Booooooooooooooom!

Leaving countless, greenish afterimages, the wizard traced an arching path, coughing out blood.

On the other hand, Black and Kai frowned, the souls settling down in their bodies again.

It didn't come as a surprise to Kai that Herpo the Foul failed to reap his soul. It wasn't like the wizard wasn't strong enough to do so, but he just didn't know the trick.

Kai and Black not only shared the same Source, but their souls were the same as well.

Kai had lent one part of his soul to DEATH for Black's creation. As a result, both Kai and Black now held nine parts each of the same soul.

The moment Black left Inventory, Herpo the Foul wasn't just reaping Kai's soul, but Black's as well, throwing off his momentum.

When Kai had sensed the villagers devoid of their souls, the Ad Infinitum had already planned against such a series of events.

On the contrary, what did come as a surprise to them was that Herpo the Foul survived Black's kick.

It wasn't just an ordinary kick. It was a kick from Black — with all the buffs piled up on his Strength.

Not to mention, it was Recoilless, much more powerful than its ordinary version; an Elite Ability.

In this state, if Black were to even just touch a person in this timeline, regardless of wizard or muggle, then one wouldn't even find the spots of blood in the aftermath.

Yet, Herpo the Foul had merely coughed out blood.

There was something off… Giving caution to the wind, Black and Kai decided to go all out once more, directly hopping to the combination of physical and magical powers to take an opponent down.

With a screeching boom, both Kai and Black blurred out of sight.

On the other hand, Herpo the Foul was going through his own thoughts, the shock in his eyes still lingering like phantom pain.

What was that?! He thought, recalling the strange heaviness he had felt. It was as if his soul had gained a ton of weight instantly… No.. Wait…

Herpo the Foul suddenly replayed the series of events in his mind, his Mindscape processing the images with a speed no less than an Elementary Ad Infinitum.

Who kicked me? He asked himself, finding no relevant image.

Yes. Black had arrived so fast and had kicked so fast, that the mythical wizard didn't even know that one more Kai had joined the fray.

The only thing was that Herpo the Foul was no fool, coming to a plausible conclusion in a fraction of a fraction of a second.

A Homunculus?! The guess surfaced in the wizard's heart, becoming a certainty. Still… But a Homunculus can't possibly… Unless… DEATHHHHHHHHHHH… WHAT DID YOU DO?!

Blood gushing out of Herpo the Foul's mouth, he landed on his feet dozens of meters away.

Simultaneously, the Yellow Warlock blinked into existence right in front of him.

Herpo the Foul lifted his head, his face leaving afterimages, and tried to sense the Outer One's soul… souls again.

However, what happened next grabbed his attention, alarming the wizard's instincts.

With a squelching bang, walls of flesh propped themselves up around the two of them.

Before Herpo the Foul could even frown at this development, a roof joined the walls, becoming a…

"Room…"

…

[Skill — My House, My Rules — is applicable in the assigned space — House Common Room]

…

The insides of the room, made of Black's flesh using Biokinesis, lit up black and blue.

Instantly, Kai rejected bioelectricity from existing in the Room.

Both Kai and Herpo the Foul shook as everything in their bodies shut down.

For Kai, it wasn't much, as the Ad Infinitum could keep his body alive artificially.

For Herpo the Foul, it wasn't much as well, it seemed. The gray eyes of the Basilisk Staff glowed green, stimulating the wizard's soul, turning the body into a shell and entrapping the life.

But that wasn't the reason Kai had used this Skill. Ordinarily, rejecting bioelectricity would have been enough. However, he was aiming to impose a certain rule.

— You cannot exist in more than one place at once!

How else Herpo the Foul had escaped his Reality Marble and Shikai?

Kai had potent reasons to believe that the wizard had never been caught by the Limitless Blood Firmament in the first place.

So, Kai must snatch away this ridiculous power from him before sealing his existence.

The moment Kai imposed the rule, he projected his Reality Marble once again within the House Common Room, bringing Herpo the Foul back to the bloody world with a gray sky.

With Kai's Mana and Breath reserves, he could only project it two times for a short amount of times successively. So, this time, he did mean to end it.

And everything repeated itself once more.

Ten stars lit up on Herpo the Foul… Curved, black flames and evil, purple flames slithered up on his body…

… Qliphoth Genesis sealed the wizard…

"ENOUGH!!!"

…

With a resounding boom, Kai and Black got thrown off, their bodies skidding over the earth.

Shocked beyond measure, the two beings looked up, finding Herpo the Foul staring back at them… the greenish afterimages still flowing ghostly behind him.

Herpo the Foul rubbed away the blood from the corners of his mouth, his green, reptilian eyes narrowing.

-This has not ended… Yellow Warlock- he hissed, panting. -I will return. After I have found the answers… you will pay for all your crimes against humanity!-

Then, Herpo the Foul stepped back, merging into the afterimages, before vanishing altogether.

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