NOVEL WEB chapter 321 - Battle For Dominion
- In Shadow Realm.
The small island of pure darkness trembled beneath him.
The waves of the shadow ocean lapped at the shores, swirling and shifting like an endless liquid of void.
The sky above was a vast emptiness, pulsing with an unseen force.
And from the horizon, they came.
Hundreds. No, thousands.
Crawling, gliding, slithering, they came in every way possible, as if some great power was commanding them to move.
An endless army of darkness, their bodies formless, it's like The very will of the Shadow World had gathered to reject his presence.
Taufik stood firm, katana in hand. The only light in this abyss came from his blade, pulsing with the aura of his SwordMagic Technique: Light Form.
This was not a battle for survival.
It was a battle for dominion.
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From afar, Taufik could hear the sound of waves crashing, not water, but an ocean of shadows, shifting and writhing like a living thing.
The sky above him was nothing but a void, pulsing with a dim, eerie glow. There was no sun, no moon, just an endless darkness.
And in front of him, on the horizon, they came. Hundreds. No, thousands. Shadow beasts, Wraith-like beings with hollow eyes, massive beasts with shifting forms, winged horrors. These creatures look like creatures that are usually seen in a nightmare.
Their eyes, if they could even be called that were locked onto Taufik with one purpose.
The Shadow World itself had decided. For this world, Taufik was an intruder, someone who did not belong here and should be eliminated.
The goal of all these shadow creatures is only one, and that is to completely erase Taufik's existence from their world.
Seeing this, Taufik gripped the hilt of his katana tightly.
"Fine then..."
Taufik muttered while seeing this scene. Then said
"... Let's see what this world has, and decide whether or not it will be useful for me to use later... Come"
After Taufik said that, The first wave reached him.
A dozen shadow beasts lunged at once, their fangs and claws striking from all angles.
Their bodies moved like liquid, twisting unnaturally, making them harder to predict and harder to kill.
Taufik twisted his body midair, his katana flashing in an upward arc.
*SHING!*
A single crescent slash of Sword Aura exploded outward, slicing the closest creatures in half instantly.
The others dodged, unnaturally moving their bodies to evade his attack.
But one successfully slipped past his defense, who then managed to scratch across his shoulder.
"*Tch!* "
It wasn't a serious wound, but Taufik could feel a burning pain surge through his body. The wound didn't just cut, it drained him. Even when the wound was regenerating, Taufik could still feel the pain.
Another shadow beast struck from below.
Taufik barely blocked in time, but the impact sent him hurtling backward, his body spinning in midair.
Taufik barely blocked in time, but the impact sent him hurtling backward, his body spinning in midair.
They were adapting; these shadow creatures didn't just attack Taufik; right now, they seemed to be studying Taufik, trying to measure how strong he was.
They weren't mindless. They moved as one, reacting not just to his attacks, but to his very presence.
After Taufik had managed to balance his body in the air, more came.
He had only killed a few, and there are still thousands.
And he was alone.
'I hope time really doesn't exist here and no time will pass in the real world when I return because... This will be a long battle'
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Taufik pushed forward, his katana a blur of light as he moved through the storm of shadows Creature that came to him.
Every swing of his Katana erased dozens, but more always replaced them.
His speed was overwhelming, flickering from place to place, cutting through enemies before they could react.
But for every enemy he cut down, another landed a hit on him.
A claw tore across his ribs.
A shadow blade pierced his side before he could twist away.
His breath is still stable, but his movements slowed.
The wounds healed in seconds after he got hit by the Shadow Creature; the darkness clung to his body, draining his strength with every passing moment, just like some debuff was put on his body with each hit he took.
"... This is a bit troublesome, If this contin-"
*Swing!*
Before Taufik had time to finish complaining, blades of darkness slashed toward his throat, and clawed hands sought to rip through his flesh.
*Sprut!*
The blade of darkness managed to slit his neck, and the claw pierced his heart; blood poured out, but did not fall, floating in the air for a few moments and then quickly flowing upwards; Taufik's body also became blood and moved upwards; it recombined, and then Taufik reappeared.
Taufik was ready with his stance to slash with his katana.
"At Least Give Me Time To Complain!!"
*Slash!!*
A single horizontal slash unleashed a crescent of pure light, cleaving through many creatures at once.
Their bodies split apart, dissolving into mist before they could even make a sound.
But there was no time to breathe. More were coming.
They swarmed him, attacking from all directions. Above. Below. Behind.
"*Sigh* It's going to be another tiring day"
Taufik said, and then his Sword Aura extended. And what happened after that was just chaos.
Taufik spun, dodged, and countered, his movements a blur of light against the sea of darkness.
Every swing of his katana left trails of silver energy that cut through dozens of creatures at once, but For every enemy he cut down, a hundred more emerged, It's like a never-ending deadly loop.
The sky itself darkened further as the Shadow World responded to what was going on. Then...
*BOOM!*
A massive figure rose from the sea of darkness. A shadow titan, ten times the size of the others, its body forged from the very essence of the Shadow World.
*ROARRR!!*
And with that loud roar, It swung a massive arm, aiming to crush Taufik with the weight of the entire sky.
Taufik's eyes sharpened, and then, in a low voice, he said.
"... Too slow"
After Taufik said that, he raised his katana high.
The light around the blade expanded, becoming blinding.
"SwordMagic - Light Form: Sword of Judgement!"
A pillar of pure Sword Aura erupted from his blade, forming a giant sword that rose to pierce the sky, and then, with a single vertical slash, the air split apart.
*Slash!*
The sword descended at a normal speed but the pressure it exerted seemed to make the shadow creatures move.
*Thwack!*
The sword came down and hit the shadow titan, then cut through the titan in one instant.
The titan's body split in two, and the pieces crumbled into dust.
The shadow creatures hesitated. The will of the Shadow World itself wavered.
But the battle was far from over.
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The sky rumbled. The creatures surged forward again, thousands upon thousands, a storm of pure darkness.
Taufik tightened his grip on his Katana; he could feel it; the Shadow World was testing him. Not just fighting him anymore, but measuring his worth, and he would not fail.
Raising his katana once more, he charged into the storm of Darkness, which seemed never-ending.
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- In The Real World.
After the chaos that occurred due to the sparring between Caldwell and Aksara, but fortunately, before the situation could get more chaotic, Amanda had time to put a protective Magic around the training field which could at least dampen the sound of the battle that was happening, otherwise, Rani might have come back and stopped them before they could even start anything.
But misfortune still befell them when the condition of the training field was discovered by the Queen.
And now, the two of them, Caldwell and Aksara, were kneeling in front of the Queen, still with their tired bodies and their clothes in tatters.
"... So what's the reason you guys did that? I've been very busy with my business and when I came back, I found half of the training field was now in ruins"
The Queen asked them both.
"... Grandma, We know what we're doing is wrong, We're sorry for getting too carried away-"
Caldwell said with his head bowed, trying to apologize but was immediately cut off by the Queen.
"I don't want to hear your requests... What I want to hear is why you're doing this, how did it all start?"
"... That's... "
"My Qu- Great-Grandma, actually, at first, my father asked me... "
After that, Aksara began to explain how all this happened until it ended with Aksara and Caldwell being able to practice sparring until half of the training field was destroyed.
Hearing this, the Queen could only massage her forehead, look at Aksara, and then ask.
"... So where's your father? Where's Taufik?"
"... Earlier, my father said he was going out to take care of something and hasn't come back ye-"
"I'm here"
"!!!"
Hearing the voice that suddenly appeared in the room, the Queen, Aksara, Caldwell, and Amanda were immediately shocked, but they were even more shocked when they saw Taufik who suddenly appeared from the shadow in the corner of the room, their shock did not stop there, because when they saw how Taufik looked now, they were speechless.
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