Chapter 132: Chapter 132 - Sodden's Hills 12.
[Chapter Size: 2100 Words.]
Third Person POV
Northern kingdoms.
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"HELLFIRE MAXUMUS!" Vaalth unleashed his attack, erupting from the three magic circles.
"Fire Style Technique: Great Fire Annihilation!" Madara breathed out his flames, so intense that they illuminated the entire area.
The two flames collided with each other, devastating everything in between.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOM
The explosion between the clashing flames quickly spread as each tried to overpower the other, flames rising high, illuminating part of the mountain range that morning.
"What is that?!" The mages in the camp looked on in shock, some rising from where they were sitting, their eyes wide at the explosions in the distance.
The mages stood there, gazing fixedly at the black and red flames striking against each other, visible to them even from afar, as the battle unfolded on a distant mountain.
"What kind of fight is happening over there…" another murmured.
"I don't know… but I don't think it's something we can handle… what are those black flames… the heat is reaching us here!" another exclaimed.
"Not only the black flames… do you feel the power of both attacks? Who could launch something like this… how does that boy have so much power, and even worse… why do I feel he isn't using magic?!" The discussions began as they watched the duel, with neither flame claiming victory, both striving to overpower the other without either one yielding.
Amidst the chaos, that side of the forest was entirely affected by the flames, as Madara continued to concentrate, breathing fire from his mouth, while the skeleton stayed focused, releasing hellfire from his magic circles, both using extremely destructive magic on a massive scale.
The flames were so intense that, unable to advance against each other, they began spreading, burning the surrounding forest. Even Madara's clones, still fighting the zombies, were caught in the blaze, with both groups being worn down as the entire terrain trembled from the confrontation.
'How can a human have such power… are my flames not stronger than his…?' Vaalth couldn't believe what was happening. Knowing he had defeated these flames before, he couldn't understand why he wasn't overpowering Madara now.
Madara had used much more chakra this time, feeling a significant amount being consumed by the jutsu. He was there, waiting for the right moment to act.
And it was at this moment that Vaalth, refusing to believe what was happening, quickly opened a portal in space, appearing beside Madara to finish him off while he seemed occupied. Vaalth was deeply shocked by what followed, as Madara had anticipated this.
As soon as the dimensional rift appeared, Madara pulled out a kunai and hurled it toward the portal before Vaalth's hand could reach him.
Vaalth was surprised to see a knife strike against his bones, though it didn't pierce them. Suddenly, as the kunai hung in the air falling, something ignited on it while he still tried to reach Madara with his hand through the dimensional portal.
Then, an explosion erupted, disorienting him in the next instant, followed by a scream of pain.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOM
"AHHHH!!!" The explosion engulfed him as he shouted in fury, trying to maintain the spell to keep the flames from advancing toward him. With one hand still holding the magic, the smoke began to clear, revealing him with his clothes now scorched and a red mark on his abdomen.
"…" His greatest rage wasn't from the strange explosion from that weapon, but rather, in his hand, several fingers were missing, as Madara had taken advantage of the moment to sever part of his hand while it was still held there. This truly wounded Vaalth, who had never suffered such an injury in his long life, least of all from a human in a world he deemed inferior.
Suddenly, while he continued casting his magic against his enemy's flames, he sensed something from the other side as the pressure on his flames intensified so suddenly.
On Madara's side, he wasn't alone in unleashing fire this time; now, he was joined by two additional clones. One of them generated more flames using the same jutsu, while the other used a wind jutsu between the other two, which rapidly merged with the flames, propelling them forward. Since wind was a weakness of fire, Madara's wind jutsu ended up strengthening his other flames, causing Vaalth to start feeling the pressure against him.
"How is this possible?" Vaalth murmured, unable to believe it, as his hellfire flames were pressed back, beginning to lose strength while he struggled to channel more flames through his circles.
In the next moment, the last bit of resistance Vaalth had against Madara's flames was broken. His flames were quickly pushed back as the red flames advanced across the terrain toward him.
Barely able to react, he created a stronger shield against the flames and had to cease his Hellfire spell, closing the magic circles.
In the next moment, Vaalth was consumed by the flames, which reached his area, exploding and burning in that spot. Meanwhile, Madara, from a distance, continued to spew fire, drenching the entire area and beyond, as the flames continued expanding with their furious blaze.
He sensed the enemy's shield breaking under the pressure, unable to withstand the explosion that resounded across the mountain once again with a force even greater than before.
Madara paused along with his clones, as it didn't seem sufficient to destroy Vaalth, even though he was struck by the attack. They advanced, running through the blazing field, as Vaalth's shield began to reveal itself.
Amidst the flames, Vaalth emerged, now without his cloak, with all his bones burned, his upper body exposed down to the torso, as he had no lower body. In the center of his chest, between the ribs, a red orb was now much more visible than before.
"Human…" Vaalth appeared furious, looking ahead as Madara leapt into the air, reaching his height with his sword, attempting to strike the core with his weapon.
Madara's other two clones ran along the sides, trying to surround him, as Vaalth erupted in flames, releasing fire in all directions. Seeing that he couldn't dodge in mid-air, Madara spat flames back at the enemy's, causing his body to fall back as he retreated.
The other clones had also pulled back to avoid being hit, while Vaalth kept his gaze on both the original and the clones, who were looking for an opening to reach the core.
Vaalth seemed to be at a disadvantage, considering how to rid himself of his opponents before it was too late.
He summoned his scythe again, charging at the original Madara, who was wielding the only sword, identifying him as the original. In the next moment, he appeared right in front of Madara, clashing his scythe against Madara's sword as he tried to strike. The two blades collided, and Madara withdrew, noticing his own blade beginning to crack due to the prolonged battle and impact; even though it was a magical weapon, it wouldn't withstand much more.
Vaalth pressed forward without saying a word, focused on quickly overwhelming Madara, attempting to strike him down with his weapon. Madara defended himself with his sword, which was fracturing more and more and could be destroyed at any moment, while the clones tried to assist him.
Finally, after a few more strikes between the two weapons, the blade broke. In the next moment, Madara had to dodge by mere centimeters from Vaalth's massive scythe, which slashed the ground as he retreated. With a swift movement, Madara took the remnants of his sword and hurled them at an opening in Vaalth's midsection.
The sword actually passed through Vaalth's defense, surprising him, but when it struck the red orb in his chest, it bounced back, with the blade rebounding, causing no damage. Vaalth looked at Madara with contempt and mocked:
"Did you really think you could damage my core? Only an attack with energy from my world can harm it. You cannot defeat me!" he exclaimed.
Madara didn't know if Vaalth was telling the truth, but believing he could defeat him with the right power, and, though Vaalth hadn't intended it, he ended up giving Madara a hint to test. This made Madara smile.
"Thanks for the tip," Madara said.
Vaalth, not understanding his words, resumed attacking him while Madara began dodging the strikes, with the blade passing dangerously close. Madara pulled out a kunai and threw it at Vaalth, who quickly raised a shield as the kunai exploded against it, and Madara leaped through the smoke in the next instant.
But at that moment, the skeletal hand grabbed him. As it gripped him, Madara felt his skin heat up from the touch, and his body turned into smoke. Vaalth, surprised, realized he was holding a log full of paper tags, which began to ignite. He widened his eyes, recognizing it as the same trick as before.
He threw it forward, and another explosion erupted, echoing through the fiery area, with his shield absorbing the impact but cracking slightly.
'He keeps using these tricks constantly… this is so irritating… I can't keep going like this… I'd better retreat…' Vaalth decided. But in the midst of the smoke, Madara appeared, a purple electricity visible in his hand. He struck directly at the lich's cracked shield, shattering it in the next instant, catching the enemy off guard. However, the lightning in Madara's hand faded; he couldn't sustain this jutsu for long.
Vaalth's gaze shifted behind Madara as a clone leapt behind him, throwing a bone fragment in his direction—the severed part of his own hand.
Vaalth barely had time to react as it flew toward his midsection. He felt a sharp shard pierce through, striking his core. His eyes widened in surprise, realizing he'd been pierced by none other than his own bone, hurled by the clone. After hearing Vaalth's words about nothing being able to truly kill him, Madara figured that Vaalth's own bone could shatter his core—and he was right. It seemed these creatures were weaker against their own kind.
"This is impossible!" Vaalth exclaimed, incredulous at what was happening. He felt his energy starting to drain; his life force was slipping away. His gaze, filled with contempt, fell on Madara with even greater rage and, for the first time, a hint of fear.
Madara saw this moment of weakness as the creature was falling from the air and seized it, activating the Sharingan to induce dizziness in his opponent.
In that instant, Vaalth wondered what was happening as his mind was invaded by Madara.
Madara glimpsed fragments of his memories: a dark world, teeming with horrendous creatures. He discovered that Vaalth had come to this world with the intention of building an army, turning the entire continent into soldiers—just as they had suspected. But what filled Madara with the most contempt for Vaalth was the realization that, for the beings from Vaalth's world, this was merely entertainment. He saw more creatures like Vaalth, some weaker and others far more powerful…
Vaalth had come here through a dimensional rift, a flaw in this world, and Madara tried to extract more information on where to find it. However, the connection was quickly severed as Vaalth shouted:
"You won't read my mind, cursed human! But remember me, for I won't die here. When I recover and return to this world, I will kill you! Mark my words, human named Madara Uchiha!!" he declared, as his bones ignited with white flames. Being destroyed, he simply collapsed to the ground, consumed by the flames until he vanished completely, turning to ash.
In the distance, a few zombies that hadn't entered the battlefield, now entirely scorched, began to fall, losing all their necromantic magic.
Finally, Madara exhaled a sigh, relieved that the creature was no longer in this world. Yet, Vaalth's final words made him narrow his eyes, a reminder to remain vigilant in the future.
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