Chapter 220: It Will Help With Your Sleep
Leo watched as Helena, Ashley, and Elenora materialized as the human empress looked at him with a big smile but didn't say anything. The brunette was the first to speak as she stepped closer. ''Congratulations, handsome. Roxy is carrying your child, we just found out after she kept being sick.''
''Huh?'' he responded when hearing her words. ''She's pregnant?''
Roxy sat, tended by Bella and Luna, her striking green eyes soon locking onto his. A wide smile spread across her face. ''I didn't see that coming, babe, but it makes me so happy,'' she said warmly.
Leo slipped toward Roxy with soft steps, his arms parting as he drew her into a tender embrace. She melted against him, tension easing from her frame, a radiant smile spreading across her face as her green eyes gleamed with delight.
''This is just what I needed,'' she murmured, nestling closer, her happiness radiating in the warmth of his embrace. ''I can't believe I'm having your baby, after all these years being together, and I got what I've always dreamed of.''
Just as Leo opened his mouth to reply, an evil and deadly aura crashed over them, chilling the air. The house erupted in an explosion, splinters and debris raining down. Light and Dark lay unconscious while the last two Evil Gods loomed ahead, their smug grins taunting.
Rage ignited within him, his aura flaring like a supernova, shaking the ground beneath him. He reached out, not to consume but to channel the essence of the goddesses' power, their spirits lending him strength in a sacred pact.
One by one, the girls' forms shimmered and faded, their energy merging with his in a radiant surge. His power roared to unimaginable heights, his red eyes blazing with divine fury as he faced the gods, ready to end their reign.
Leo roared as he slammed into Zorath with earth-shaking force. His fists flew in a relentless storm, each strike a thunderclap that cracked the god's obsidian armor. The first Evil God staggered, his smirk faltering as his blows drove him to his knees.
The second God snarled and swung a fist wreathed in shadow, aiming to crush his skull. But he leaned back as the punch grazed his shoulder. Seizing the opening, he surged toward the enemy, his hand glowing with mana.
He drove a searing punch into Evil God's throat, a devastating blow that shattered the foe's essence, sending him crumpling, but he drove his fists into the enemy's chest, causing booms to echo out.
Leo's eyes blazed with defiance as he repelled the spell hurled by the first god, the force sending him reeling backward, but with a twist of his wrist, he redirected the crackling magic, sending it spiraling harmlessly aside.
In a flash, he vanished, only to materialize behind his foes with predatory precision. Unleashing a relentless combo, Leo struck with devastating power, each blow igniting shockwaves that roared across the landscape, shattering earth and sky.
With momentum, he seized his enemies, dragging them away from his palace, and threw one across the water. The Evil God crashed into a nearby mountain, causing it to collapse on the being.
The second god tore free from Leo's grasp, streaking toward its ally with desperate speed. Undeterred, Leo surged after them, a relentless predator in pursuit. His hands crackled with raw power as he unleashed a storm of Thunderbolts and Fireballs.
Seconds later, each projectile was screaming through the air like a comet. When they slammed into the gods' divine shields, they erupted in dazzling explosions, lighting up the battlefield with cascades of sparks and flame.
Just then, Dark split apart with a smile before speaking. ''Hello, handsome, mind if I fight with you, please? These gods annoy me.''
Leo's grin flashed with fierce delight as he caught the second Evil God's sneaky strike from behind. With a powerful twist, he hurled the fiend far into the distance, sending it tumbling through the air like a broken comet.
In a heartbeat, the Dark Goddess charged the first enemy, her fury a living storm. She unleashed a barrage of a dozen spells, each one slamming into the god with merciless precision, drawing a guttural roar of agony from the wounded deity.
Light joined the fray; their combined might was amazing, thanks to their boosted powers. Together, they pummeled the god relentlessly, their well-timed strikes shaking the heavens with unstoppable power.
This allowed Leo to focus on the second Evil God, who tried to attack the women from behind, but he tackled the enemy and head butted the fiend causing a boom to echo out as the being flew toward the ground.
The god slammed into the earth with force, the ground quaking thanks to the impact. Leo was right on its heels. He unleashed a devastating California Smash, the blow reverberating through the god's core, shattering its defenses and rocking its world.
When Leo got close, the enemy lashed out with a desperate swipe, but he effortlessly moved out of reach, untouchable and unstoppable. Moments later, he landed a powerful Supernova Punch.
As his fist crashed into the Evil God's head, it snapped back with a bone-rattling crunch. But the fiend retaliated in a flash; its counterstrike was brutal, a savage punch that tore a gaping hole through his chest.
His eyes widened in shock, blood and breath faltering, yet defiance burned brighter. With a primal roar, he yanked the god closer, smashing his forehead into its skull with a thunderous headbutt that echoed across the battlefield.
Leo's fists blazed with unrelenting fury as he hammered the Evil God, each strike a meteor of raw power that cracked the fiend's divine armor. The god staggered, its roars fading to desperate gasps under his onslaught.
A final, earth-shaking uppercut sent the deity crashing to the ground, broken and defeated. With a predatory glint in his eyes, he loomed over the fallen god, and a dark, shimmering aura pulsed from his palm, siphoning the enemy's lifeforce in glowing tendrils.
The fiend writhed, its essence draining away until it collapsed into a lifeless husk, leaving Leo standing tall, invigorated by the fresh power prompting him to attack the last Evil God and fly toward it.
Seconds later, he dodged a while swing before hitting it with a dozen punches as Light and Dark joined in. The sisters sent a wave of pure mana at the enemy that connected with explosive force.
He faced the final Evil God, its aura crackling like a dying star. His body ached, his mana reserves empty, but his resolve burned fierce. Channeling every ounce of his remaining power, he drew back, his fist igniting a radiant flame.
With a primal roar, Leo unleashed a colossal punch, the impact erupting and the force obliterated the god's form, reducing it to ash scattered on the wind. As the echoes faded, he staggered, his vision blurring.
His body trembled, drained to the brink of collapse, the cost of his ultimate strike leaving him vulnerable and weak, yet victorious in the shattered silence of the battlefield. Moments later, Light and Dark appeared beside him, breathing heavily.
Leo faltered, his legs buckling under the weight of his spent strength, when a blonde woman caught him in her unyielding grip. His breath hitched, a primal instinct surging within. With a desperate lunge, he sank his teeth into her neck.
Divine blood was flooding his mouth, its molten power coursing through his veins like liquid fire. His body roared back to life, every nerve electrified, yet a deep, gnawing ache lingered in his bones.
''Oh, look at this,'' Dark teased. ''Seems like you're falling for my husband's devilish charm.''
Leo eased back, retracting his fangs from Light's neck, her divine blood still warm on his lips. The blonde goddess panted, her chest heaving with each ragged breath, a faint flush coloring her skin.
Dark, watching with a sly grin, couldn't resist. ''Enjoying yourself, sister?''
''Oddly… yes,'' Light admitted, her voice breathless but steady as she met Leo's gaze. ''Next time, warn me first. The surprise nearly threw me.''
Following that, the three of them flew back to the house, where Leo slumped in the chair outside as the other girls started reappearing as they slumped down. When Dark saw this, she giggled.
The older woman started picking them up before teleporting into the house and placing them in bed. He watched this as the exhaustion crept up on him as Light appeared with a tea.
''Here you go,'' she offered a hot tea. ''It will help with your sleep.''
''Thank you,'' he replied and took a sip of the hot drink.
The flavours exploded on his tongue just as energy shot through his body, causing him to smile and slump into the chair. Moments later, Leo started falling asleep, prompting Light to grab the cup as she dozed off.
By the time he woke up the next morning, the builders were working on the palace with Astra, Bella, and the three knights were standing there watching the ongoing work.