Against the Gods (5)

(AN: Ultra mega short chapter)

After killing all the other powerful people in the palace except my main targets, I started walking to the throne room with my energy still hidden.

As I got closer to the throne room, I could sense a few people there, but before I could get very close, every part of my body felt a devastating heat.

And then I saw a huge mass of flames coming from the other side of the corridor, approaching me so fast that by the time I noticed it, it had already engulfed me, along with the whole corridor behind me.

There were explosions all over the floor we were on because of the flames and the walls were being destroyed.

As soon as the flames engulfed me, I activated The Deathdealing. Even though in the first seconds only my skeleton remained, The Miracle resurrected me with more power. At the same time, since I was now exposed to so much of this kind of flame, I could now adjust its lethal dose. I maximized my resistance to it. This kind of flame could no longer harm me.

I summoned my shield and drew my sword. I walked through the flames towards my target. A fire cannot stop me from my goal, even if it has just hurt and killed me.

I used Hirenkyaku and lunged straight ahead. Seconds later, there was my target. Yun Che.

His right hand was outstretched in front of him, spreading flames everywhere. I appeared in front of him through the flames and swung my sword at his head.

One moment I swung my sword to cut off his head, the next I found myself on the ground with a hole in my chest. He must have spotted me immediately and hit me at a speed I couldn't follow.

He looked at me lying on the floor with cold eyes. He was just about to reach out and finish me off when a bruise appeared on his chest, which healed quickly. 'The Balance must have reversed the damage I took, but it had almost no effect. I thought, and within seconds I was back to my old self, stronger than ever.

"Did you kill her with this strange power of yours?" He was still looking at me with those cold eyes. Even though he spoke calmly, I could see endless anger behind those eyes.

"I don't know, maybe so, what do you think?" I answered normally. I also stood up.

"No need to talk, you can die." He held out his right hand to me. I could guess what he was going to do.

"I wouldn't do what you're thinking If I were you." I gave him a warning he wouldn't heed. And as I thought, he didn't listen. Flames began to appear on his hand.

But as soon as a flame appeared in his hand, his skin began to burn. When he saw this, he immediately destroyed the flames.

"What have you done to me?" A serious expression appeared on his face and he asked me as if he was giving me orders.

"I didn't do anything. Could it be that you can't use your fire powers because they no longer accept you?" I spoke in my normal tone as if mocking him.

Yun Che looked at his right hand, which had already begun to heal, and thought aloud. "It doesn't make any difference. You will die by my hand today."