Chapter 469: Drakzen’s Final Whisper
As Drakzen and I stayed suspended in the air for a few seconds, I noticed that the demon didn’t have his usual smug expression. Instead, he looked enraged and frustrated, which was strange but pleasing for me to watch.
His body possessed some of the features that were on Xalathas, and most of the demonic energy I sensed coming from him seemed to belong to the demon king. Although, I supposed that Drakzen was their new king by that point.
The moment that Drakzen raised his arm and prepared himself to cast a spell towards me, his eyes widened in shock when he noticed I wasn’t hovering in front of him anymore.
While my body was purely made of ashes, I could turn myself into dust and flow in the environment as one, so I reappeared behind Drakzen and gently placed my palm against his back, surprising the demon.
He didn’t take a second to turn with his claws at the ready, but when he moved, a blast of raw magical power shot out from my palm, pushing Drakzen several meters away and leaving a gaping hole near his shoulder.
Trying to regain balance in the air, Drakzen raised his gaze while regenerating his injury. Nevertheless, I had already used the ashes in the air to appear beside him once again, landing another blast on the side of his torso.
After striking Drakzen several times without allowing him even to shoot a single speck of magic, I noticed that his regeneration became slightly slower, which told me that my attacks were working.
I was already aware that Drakzen had incredible resistance and self-healing abilities—and absorbing the body of Xalathas only increased its potency. Still, there was a limit to it.
"I told you, Drakzen... That I would be the one to kill you," I muttered right as I appeared beside him, making him unable to respond or retaliate from the sheer pressure coming from my presence.
This time, Drakzen didn’t try to be witty or sarcastic. He didn’t smile defiantly at me like before.
For the first time since I met him, Drakzen looked genuinely afraid. He was grinding his teeth with anger while his eyes widened in utter shock and fear, which would have probably made me scoff with laughter if I hadn’t died minutes ago.