Chapter 598: Genesis (IV)
Even with her hand buried in my chest, I forced my right arm to move.
Swoop!
The Midnight Sword felt like it weighed a thousand tons, but I swung it upward with everything I had left, aiming for her side.
The blade cut through the air with a sluggish whoosh, the edge grazing her waist and drawing a thin line of golden blood.
The Creator Woman laughed at my actions.
Shliiishh~
She pulled her hand free from my chest with a wet sound, golden and black energy dripping from her fingers as she floated backward effortlessly.
Her voluptuous body moved with graceful ease, the purple aura around her flaring as she created distance between us.
She touched the shallow cut on her waist, bringing her finger to her lips and licking the golden blood with a playful smirk.
"Oh my... you still have some fight left in you," she purred, her mismatched eyes glowing with amusement.
"Even with a hole in your chest, you’re still trying to stab me. How adorable."
I staggered, one hand pressing against the gaping wound in my chest as blood poured out.
The pain was blinding, but I forced myself to stay upright, both swords still gripped tightly in my hands.
"Fuhh..."
She floated higher, her long dark hair with silver-white strands swaying in the cosmic breeze as she looked down at me like a cat playing with a wounded mouse.
"You’re cute when you’re angry," she teased, her painted-black lips curving into a wicked smile.
"But you should really learn when to stay down. I was just starting to enjoy myself."
She snapped her fingers, and purple chains of chaotic energy shot toward me from every direction, trying to bind my arms and legs.
Swoop!
I slashed at them with the Midnight Sword, cutting through several, but more kept coming.
The Creator Woman watched with clear delight, her body floating gracefully as she circled above me.
"Struggle more," she called out, her voice filled with sadistic joy.
"I love watching you fight even when you’re losing. It makes the moment you finally break so much sweeter."
I roared and broke free from the chains with a burst of chaotic energy, but the effort made more blood spill from my chest
"Fuck..."
Why does every single attack from her body cause damage that just can’t heal?!
I groaned.
I pressed my hand harder against the wound in my chest, trying to stop the bleeding.
The pain was constant, like fire burning through my veins.
So, I focused inward, analyzing the injury with my full power.
The Trumpets should have healed this instantly. My Chaos Energy should have closed it in seconds.
But something was wrong... I need to see what it was.
And after just a few seconds...
I felt it.
There was a foreign energy inside the wound...
It was an Authority of Destruction, but not mine.
It was hers.
She had planted a piece of her own destructive power deep inside me, actively destroying anything that tried to regenerate the tissue.
Every time my body tried to heal, her authority erased the new cells before they could form.
It really was vicious, yet elegant.
Completely her style.
"You..."
I glared at the spot where she had vanished, my vision blurring from the blood loss.
The Creator Woman’s giggle echoed through the void, light and mocking as she reappeared a short distance away, floating gracefully with that sadistic smile on her painted-black lips.
Her voluptuous figure was still perfect despite the golden blood staining her combat outfit.
She tilted her head, her long dark hair with silver-white strands swaying as she looked at me with pure amusement.
"Oh? You noticed already?" she purred, her red eye glowing with delight.
"I thought it would take you longer. That little gift I left inside you... it’s my favorite trick. It makes sure my opponents stay nice and broken while I play with them. Doesn’t it feel wonderful? Knowing that every time your body tries to heal, I’m there... tearing it apart from the inside?"
I didn’t answer with words.
I had a priority and that was: heal my wounds.
The Destruction Authority she had planted in my wounds was actively erasing any attempt at regeneration.
It was clever.
But now that I knew exactly what it was, I could counter it.
Authority of Nullification.
I activated it without hesitation.
A wave of pure cancellation energy surged through my body, targeting the foreign Destruction Authority embedded in my wounds.
The dark energy inside me flickered, resisted for a split second, and then vanished completely.
The effect was immediate.
My wounds began to heal at a visible speed.
The gash in my chest closed rapidly, flesh knitting together as new skin formed. The cuts on my arms and legs sealed shut, leaving only faint scars that faded in seconds.
Blood stopped flowing.
The pain dulled and disappeared entirely.
The Creator Woman’s eyes widened slightly, her sadistic smile faltering for a moment before turning into something even more excited.
"Oh? You figured it out that quickly?" she laughed, her voice filled with genuine delight.
"Nullification... of course. You really are full of surprises, Luntheris."
I didn’t give her time to enjoy it.
Swoop!
I charged forward, my swords blazing with full power.
But this time, I changed my style. I stopped dodging everything.
I started taking hits on purpose, letting her attacks land so I could close the distance and deliver stronger blows in return.
It was suicidal.
But with my regeneration now working at full speed, visible to the naked eye, I could afford to trade damage.
She thrust her hand forward, purple chaotic energy forming a spear that pierced straight toward my heart.
I didn’t dodge.
I let it stab into my shoulder, the pain exploding through me as golden-purple energy burned my flesh.
But I used the momentum to drive both swords into her side.
Spluuurtt!
The Heaven Swallowing Sword drained a massive amount of her power while the Midnight Sword cut deep into her ribs.
Golden blood sprayed across the void as she gasped.
"You’re crazy," she laughed breathlessly, her red eye glowing with manic joy.
"Taking hits like that just to hurt me more? I love it! You’re finally fighting like you mean it!"
She pulled her hand free from my shoulder and kicked me in the chest, sending me flying backward.
The kick cracked several ribs, but I felt them snap back into place almost instantly, the bones knitting together visibly under my skin.
I flipped in mid-air and charged again, ignoring the pain as I took another hit, her purple fist slamming into my stomach.
The impact sent blood flying from my mouth, but I countered by slashing both swords across her torso in a cross pattern.
Splat!
Golden blood sprayed across the void like a shower of liquid stars as my blades carved deep X-shaped wounds across her chest and stomach.
The Creator Woman gasped, her body jerking back from the force, but her sadistic smile only widened.
She retaliated instantly, summoning a massive purple dragon made of pure chaotic energy.
The dragon roared, its body the size of a galaxy, and lunged at me with jaws wide open. I met it head-on, swinging the Heaven Swallowing Sword in a wide arc.
Authority of Destruction!
A wave of black-and-white energy erupted from my blade, colliding with the dragon’s head. The impact was cataclysmic.
The dragon’s skull shattered, and the explosion destroyed hundreds of nearby stars, turning them into supernovas that bloomed like flowers of fire across the cosmic battlefield.
The shockwave sent both of us flying backward again, but I recovered faster, using Authority of Space to fold the distance and appear right behind her.
I thrust the Midnight Sword toward her back.
Splassh!
The blade pierced through her shoulder, draining more of her power as I twisted the sword. She screamed in a mix of pain and ecstasy, golden blood exploding from the wound.
"You’re getting bolder!" she shouted, spinning around and slamming her palm into my chest.
Authority of Annihilation surged from her hand, erasing a chunk of my torso in an instant.
Pain exploded through me as my organs were destroyed, but I felt them regenerating almost immediately, new flesh forming visibly under the torn skin.
I didn’t retreat.
I grabbed her wrist with my free hand and headbutted her hard, my forehead slamming into her nose.
CRAACK!
Golden blood sprayed from her face as she staggered back, but she was laughing again.
"More! Give me more!" she cried, her red eye glowing with manic joy.
"I want to feel you break me!"
She summoned thousands of purple spears made of condensed chaos and hurled them at me.
Each spear was the size of a planet, capable of erasing entire solar systems.
This sadistic bitch...
"Moonlit Ice Lotus Sword Art..."
『 Second Move! (✦ Ice Lotus Barrage ✦) 』
Hundreds of silver ice lotuses bloomed around me, exploding into razor-sharp petals that intercepted her spears.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
The collision created a storm of explosions that destroyed thousands of galaxies in the surrounding space, new ones forming from the leftover energy in brilliant bursts of light and color.