18 Chapter 18: Showdown of Champions Part: 2(Finale)

Lucas began to brainstorm as he saw Ember stand up with a light hop.

'This kid seems relatively durable and even though my strength stat is relatively high, his endurance is most likely stronger... though I doubt it is anything compared to mine.'

"Your pretty strong old man!" Ember said while flipping 'his' goggles on and smirking.

"I don't think those fit you that well... By the way, why the hell did Nyx choose you over me?" Lucas asked as he came to the conclusion that this kid was chosen as a champion for Nyx.

Ember shrugged and remained silent as he sprinted forward with his hands outstretched.

Lucas smirked at the reckless youth and simply threw his bat at him with one light swing.

Ember looked confused for a second before easily the bat that was soaring through the air.

Lucas held himself in a bad fighting pose and waited for Ember to come closer. But before Ember even made it halfway towards him the bat Lucas was controlling with his mind turned around and hit Ember in the back of his head.

Ember tripped and fell to the ground, this time struggling to get up.

"Cheap shot!" The youth said before disappearing out of nowhere.

"Says you!" Lucas yelled at where Ember previously stood.

'Why did he even throw that surprise strike in the beginning?'

'Man I wish that Lina would have just dragged me into a nearby building instead of waiting for this group of survivors to 'save' us.'

Lucas caught the bat that flew into his grip in an instant as he commanded it with his mind.

"Now where did you run off to?" Lucas asked to seemingly no one as he activated his <Sensory Overdrive>.

Lucas listened carefully and after not hearing anything he looked around the room closer than previously.

The only thing Lucas didn't notice in his previous sweep of the room was a small digital clock embedded into the forcefield that was keeping them trapped in place.

It simply read '3 Min, 45 Sec'.

"Come on man... we only have 3 minutes left," Lucas said out loud and began to get impatient.

It was at this point in time that Lucas had a thought enter his mind. A very powerful thought that he felt was both a stupid and smart idea.

'System, I want to use <Wish>!' He commanded.

'I want my imbues to be more powerful for 10 seconds.' Lucas answered.

<...>

<Done>

"I want to imbue <Night Bat>!" Lucas said out loud on accident.

<...Upgrade in process!>

Lucas nodded as he found that the bat he had cherished since he was a sophomore in high school had changed drastically.

The sleek metal exterior had turned into a strange material that seemed to absorb all light around it causing a dark aura to encompass it.

There were no spikes on it anymore and instead there were little serrated blades that popped out of it whenever it was swung.

On top of all of that, it had a single mark on it that seemed to be an identifying symbol of some sort. It was a triangle surrounded by what seemed to be light and inside the triangle was an eye staring outwards.

Its design was simplistic in nature but somehow more beautiful than even <Sight of Nyx> which was what Lucas's definition of a masterpiece was... until now.

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-Increased swing speed and speed while wielding.

-Can never break.

-You gain a massive bonus in defense when wielding

-Insane improvements to Durability, Strength, and Sharpness.

-Reactive Ability: Unbreakable Will: If you were to take a death blow you instead go back to 50% of your total health and regain all of your stamina. (Cooldown: 1 month)

-Active Ability: Unbreakable Field: You may activate this ability and create a bubble around you that is impervious to all matter and will not take any damage. Lasts for 1 minute. (Cooldown: 1 day)

-Passive Ability: Unbreakable Soul: Your body will never decompose and on top of that it costs half the normal cost of XP to resurrect you. You also are immune to all soul effects or abilities that target the soul.

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Lucas read through it unperturbed but after finishing and letting out a low whistle in satisfaction the system popped up in an urgent manner.

<The user is under the effect of <Shadow Assassination: LV:9>! Users' base resist is currently 140%. You don't have enough Resist to not be affected by the following effects: <Rooted with fear: 150>, <Vulnerable: 200>, <Destined to Die: 250>.>

'Activate Adaption!' Lucas thought as he remembered one of the very first skills he had ever received.

The system said without an ounce of worry in it.

"Ember! You really are a bastard of Nyx!" Lucas shouted as he realized all of this was most likely the goddess's intervention.

After Lucas finished shouting a figure fell out of a portal that had appeared above him and fell to the ground unconscious.

Lucas cocked his head to the side as he observed the sleeping Ember with confusion.

"Ah... you were trying to get the fight over easily so you used a skill beyond your level," Lucas said aloud as he checked the time.

<1 Min, 2 Sec>

'Hmm... sadly no time to get answers out of him. Better just kill him then.' Lucas thought as he commanded his strange new bat to strike.

<Indissolubilis> whizzed through the air at a speed that could only be described as unbelievable. The sleeping form of Ember glowed slightly as a shield appeared around him and a familiar face appeared above it.

"Hmm... Why do you attack my champion <Forge's Heir>?" A woman's voice echoed out as a face made of stars appeared above Ember.

Lucas laughed aloud in a mocking tone as he spits at the strange illusion in the air and struck down again.

Nyx simply frowned before black shackles appeared around Lucas's arms and legs.

"Insolent Mortal! You dare defy an element?!"

Lucas felt a strange feeling of fear overwhelm him as he felt his body begin to suffocate.

Lucas tried to speak back as a feeling of rage overtook him but instead of speaking, he found himself gasping for air.

'System! Activate my new active ability!' Lucas commanded as a small bubble appeared around him and expanded outwards, completely destroying the chains in the process.

Nyx furrowed her brow as a look of annoyance appeared on her face.

"You dare resist?!" She shouted at him as new chains appeared and attempted to strike down at him but were promptly stopped by the bubble once more.

"But how?!" She questioned as she realized just how powerful this 'mere mortal' was.

Lucas pulled out his bat and waved it around the bubble a few times in response and as he did so blades extended from his strikes and pierced through the air. The sound of high-speed explosions filled the dueling area before Lucas stopped with a satisfied look on his face.

"I, The <Forge's Heir>, declare war against the god Nyx." He said calmly as he slowly began to walk forward.

As Lucas walked, the matter moved along him as it became pushed by the forcefield that remained centered on Lucas's body. And that matter included Ember.

Ember was slowly pushed into the wall of the dueling arena and slowly became crushed as Lucas moved forward with ease.

'Dang the amount of strength to crush a person to death is hard.' Lucas thought to himself as he exerted his body to move forward.

Nyx's face turned slightly corporeal before a hand reached out through the illusion, slowly moving forwards towards Lucas.

The hand then proceeded to bypass the barrier in its entirety as it sped up and went inside of Lucas.

A freezing cold filled Lucas's body as he felt something being ripped away from him but before anything serious could happen a prompt from the system appeared not only before Lucas but also in front of the 'Goddess'.

The goddess frowned as she stared at the text in front of her while Lucas only laughed in reply.

<The target of Nyx's <Contort Reality> skill is immune to soul effects.>

"But that is impossible! A mere mortal resisting a primordial elemental?! It goes against the nature of the universe!" She screeched until she seemed to realize something.

"Mortal... What is the name of the weapon you wield?" She asked.

Lucas smirked in response and acted like he was going to reply before moving forward with all his might, completely killing Ember in the process.

A screaming noise could be heard as the god disappeared and Lucas appeared back in the hospital next to Lina.

He gave a sigh of relief before looking for his things yet the only thing left behind by Ember was the cursed <Sight of Nyx>.

Lucas shook his head as he broke the door to the hospital and left without taking a look back... well except to tell Lina to come along with him.

"But where did that strange boy go?" She asked curiously before seeing that Lucas had changed somehow...

He wasn't the same person as before.

Lina, despite the change, smiled at Lucas.

"Let's get going Big Bro!" She said with happiness.

A smile appeared on Lucas's face, and as soon as she said those words, tears began to stream down his face.

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