Zelderus Nobraxus

"It seems I have no other choice," I sighed as I raised my Grimoire and declared,

"Cursed Magic: Sukuna Form."

Just as Zon said those words, the vortex, as usual, engulfed him, and in a few moments, he was fully transformed into Sukuna. The transformation collapsed the tree on which he was standing. The dragon watched it all happen but seemed unfazed. The dragon, which was almost 20 meters tall, suddenly squeezed his body, shortening his size from 20 to 10 meters in an instant. He released an enormous amount of mana into the surrounding area. All the magical beasts within a 300-meter radius, sensitive to mana, died on the spot. This all happened in a matter of around 10 seconds.

BOOOM

A huge explosion occurred from the place where Zon transformed, revealing the figure of Zon, or should I say, Sukuna. He was in a crazed state as he came crashing down towards the dragon in a split second.

"Hahahahahaha Big Lizard, don't disappoint me," Sukuna let out a maniacal laugh as he was about to punch the dragon in its chest.

KANG

The same purple shield that looked countless times stronger than before conjured just before the attack and successfully blocked it. In the next instance, the dragon immediately raised his "hand" that was shining brightly under the sunlight with an abyss-like nail and shot it towards Sukuna at an unbelievable speed.

The attack was about to hit Sukuna, but suddenly—

Spuuush

A fountain of black blood leaked as the "hand" of the dragon was severed just before it could reach Sukuna.

"Hehe, Nice try Lizard!" Sukuna yelled in the same maniacal manner as he broke the shield in the next instance and landed a direct hit on the chest and head with his other two arms.

Baaam

The dragon went flying and destroyed all the remaining trees and shrubs that were left from before.

"~What's the matter? Can't stand up~?" Sukuna let out a deep chuckle as he looked at the dragon, who was getting up slowly.

The dragon got up slowly, but this time its eyes looked different from before. It suddenly released a black amount of oozy liquid from its body and curled up in the form of a ball.

Suddenly, all the oozy liquid that was released from the body rushed towards the dragon and enveloped "him" in the form of a cocoon.

Sukuna, who was chuckling before, became silent as his eyebrows rose a little. As if he knew what was to come, he chanted slowly—

"Open."

And fire enveloped his hands as he prepared himself for the dragon's attack.

Crack

The cocoon that enveloped the dragon now had a small crack as a palish white hand reached out from the inside. Eventually, the whole cocoon was torn up in a matter of a few seconds and revealed a humanoid figure.

The figure that was before the dragon had now transformed once again and into a humanoid form with some unique features!

The figure had a crimson eye, a slender nose with pale white skin, and grey hair. Two pale red horns with a shade of black protruded out of its forehead. His height was above the average human—above 6 feet. The major thing was a pair of wings that protruded out of its back. The wings' color had changed from before and had become covered with orange scales with a bit of red. The figure also had two hands with shiny white nails that looked like they could cut through the hardest substances with ease.

Surprisingly, the figure opened his mouth and began to say—

"My name is Zelderus Nobraxus. I am one of the Four Mystic creatures of the world, and just recently, I have woken up from my long slumber. I didn't expect to meet someone like you just after my awakening. Who are you?"

The deep and heavy voice of Zelderus Nobraxus, which seemed to contain profound wisdom contrasting with his appearance, echoed in the silent jungle.

"Hehe," Sukuna let out a small chuckle again before he said—

"Sukuna, The King of Curses."

"Sukuna, The King of 'Curses'? Do you claim yourself to be stronger than 'him' to call yourself the king of curses?" Zelderus gazed towards Sukuna with deep eyes.

"Him? Is there anyone else that considers himself the king of curses?" Sukuna questioned him.

"Letrox Prozomus is his name. He resides on another continent." Zelderus answered as he warmed up.

"Let's continue this fight. You are the sixth person to have seen this form of mine. Don't disappoint me." Zelderus raised his hands and got into a unique position, where he bent his back a little and positioned his arms in front of him.

"That should be my line!" Sukuna laughed heavily as he shot an arrow at an unprecedented speed towards the figure.

Just as the arrow was about to hit him, Zelderus disappeared from his position, and the arrow went forward, burning the trees 200 meters from the position.

Zelderus appeared before Sukuna and let out his arm forward towards him in a thrusting manner.

Sukuna, as if he had already known his attack, deflected him with two of his arms and simultaneously threw a punch with his other two. Zelderus was about to do something, but he suddenly disappeared from his position as if sensing something.

Swish

The place where Zelderus was before now had a huge slash of cleave.

Zelderus, who dodged the strike, now became serious as he said—

Abyssal Magic: Void Barrage

Zelderus then spat out a dark gooey substance, just like when he had transformed but thicker. These gooey substances then became spinning balls and shot towards Sukuna with a sonic boom.

Sukuna, who was preparing for the attack before it came down, had conjured a ginormous arrow in response and shot towards the spinning spheres.

BAAAM

A huge explosion occurred at the impact. Suddenly—

Swish

Some of the spheres had survived the collision and came crashing towards Sukuna—albeit at a significantly lower speed than before.

Sukuna easily dodged them, shrugged his shoulders, and clicked his tongue—

"Tch. Troublesome."

The trees that came in contact with the spinning spheres had their bark destroyed and in the next moment, the trees withered away.

He then raised his two hands and joined them as he said—

Domain Expansion: Malevolent Shrine