Chapter 46: Just... breathe.
Nergal’s body suddenly flickered, his skin glowing with golden energy, surging violently as the powers he was sucking from the people began fusing into him like fire feeding a beast. The energy cracked and sizzled across his body like lightning veins, his muscles expanding, his presence becoming heavier—more monstrous.
He rose slowly, eyes glowing a seething gold, towering with fury and raw might. He turned his gaze toward Envy and Pride, lips curling into a snarl, his face twisted in a murderous expression. Without a word, he gripped his weapon and yanked it forward, the weight causing the air to groan as he hurled it toward them.
Envy and Pride dashed forward, trying to intercept.
But—
BOOB!
The spiked ball at the end of Nergal’s chain began to expand. Not just a little. It grew—monstrously, unnaturally—swelling to the size of a small boulder, no, larger... something grotesquely massive, nearly the size of a small house.
It hit them with a crushing impact.
BOOM!!!
The earth trembled. Dust and wind exploded outward. Envy and Pride didn’t stand a chance. The sheer force slammed them into the ground with bone-shattering strength. Blood sprayed from their lips as the brutal spikes ripped into their bodies, leaving deep holes—missing vital organs only by twisted luck.
"ENVY!!"
Valra screamed, her voice cracking with panic as she took a step forward, desperately wanting to help. But Kai blocked her, his cold eyes focused as he relentlessly fired off basic magic spells.