Chapter 69: Strange Vs. Licht (2)

[Third Person's PoV] 

Licht began using his [Light Particle] spell to heal the wounds Wanda had created over his body. 

"Go with the others, I'll hold him back" Stephen said as he stood in front of Wanda. 

Swords which appeared more like crosses made from light magic surrounded Licht before he swung his arm and threw them all at Stephen. 

[Light Creation Magic: Light Sword of Judgment] 

Stephen only calmly raised his shield blocking all light spells from reaching him. Afterwards Stephen dispelled the shield and made a new hand sign as he frowned. 

Green magic circles appeared around his as he muttered a rapid incantation in a foreign tongue. 

[Time Magic: Temporal Pause] 

Time came to a complete halt under Stephen's command. Stephen floated upwards but as he did he felt Licht's gaze upon him as he followed his movements. 

Stephen smirked, "Interesting so he could still keep up even with time behind frozen" 

Stephen made a few more hand signs by his chest, summoning mystical power to form in front of him. 

He thrusted his palms forwards towards Light sending out a Mystic Bolt of energy, it rapidly flew through the air rupturing the swords of light frozen in the air in its path. 

However just as it approached Licht, he was surrounded by his magic power giving off a blind glow. As the bolt was about to touch him, he turned into a streak of light and appeared behind Stephen with a crazed look in his eyes, a sword in hand ready to swing it down. 

[Time Magic: Temporal Glitch] 

As Licht swung his sword across Stephen's figure his body glitched as he blended into the stream of Time for just a second, although he was present he wasn't actually there as the sword passed through him thus the glitch. 

Due to Stephen constantly practicing his hand signs and incantations, he had trained himself to speak and weave his hand signs at a supernatural speed, "I unleash the mighty Winds of Watoomb" 

[Arcane Magic: Winds of Watoomb] 

In between Stephen's green magic circles orange ones soon appeared around his wrist. Stephen blocked Licht's sword wielding hands and palm thrusted Licht's abdomen. 

Stephen unleashed a powerful whirlwind from his palm which sent Licht flying forwards. Stephen used the winds to carry Licht to the majority of the cave; multiple cuts appeared on his body as he screamed in pain. 

Stephen then thrusted his hands downwards which pushed Licht down to the cavern's ground making him cough blood as he was violently thrusted to the ground. 

The giant whirlwind with an orange hue followed Licht to the ground and violently spun around him digging up at the ground burying him deep inside a large hole. 

Stephen started spinning a hand in a large circle causing another whirlwind to appear. The rubbles and large boulders swirled around inside the forming tornado before they were touched over to the large hole filling it up to the brim burying Licht deep inside. 

Stephen landed back on the ground and began dusting off his hands as the green green Magic circles began to fade returning time back to its natural flow. 

"Huh?" Asta looked back and forth in confusion, "What's going on, where did the guy go?" 

"I did to him what I do with all my trouble… bury them deep inside so that they don't bother anyone" Stephen said proudly as he appeared with Wanda next to everyone. 

Noelle just looked at Stephen weirdly, while Wanda chuckled. 

Yami just let out a sharp exhale releasing a cloud of smoke, "That isn't a healthy thing to do gramps as if you keep them bottled down for too long…" 

"Yeah, yeah, I know, they built up and explode" Stephen sighed in resignation 

And almost like on que… BOOOOM!!!

An explosion of magical power unleashed upwards a pillar of light shut forth from the where Licht was buried, all the rocks and rubble were disintegrated as Licht slowly rose up. 

His fist were were clenched as he was covered in blood, his clothes dirty and tattered, his blond hair rose to air as he was heaving his extreme of pure hatred and rage. 

Both Yami and Asta pointed to Stephen as they distanced themselves from him, "He did it!!" 

"What!?" Stephen exclaimed in surprise, looking side to side between Asta and Yami. 

"It's time you suffer retribution for sins…" Licht said with a cold expressionless look. His grimoire flipped through its pages as a giant sphere of light began to materialize in front of him. 

"This is my greatest spell! Speed of which you could never avoid, a spell with such a range and output it would bypass any shield you could conjure up, you'll meet your end the moment I release this alongside those of you which hurt my friend!" Licht chuckled maniacally. 

Yami looked at Stephen as he said, "Hey gramps need help? This could be bad for your eyes if you stare at the light for too long. I know how the older you get the more sensitive they become." 

"Don't worry, I got a set of eyes perfect for this job" Stephen said as he stepped forwards. 

Yami looked at Stephen with a hand over his mouth as he began to fake cry, "He's already walking towards the light… *Sniff*, I thought he still had a few years more on him" 

"LET THE JOKE DIE ALREADY!" Stephen shouted back angrily towards Yami. 

Veins appeared around Licht's forehead as he saw he still wasn't taken seriously, "DIE FOR YOUR SINS!!!" 

[Light Creation Magic: Ray of Divine Judgment] 

The ground erupted as the enormous ray of light shut forth towards everyone. 

Stephen made an eye opening gesture with his hand which opened up the eye of Agamotto. Stephen thrusted his hand forwards as the eye opened up revealing a golden eye. 

The amulet shot out from Stephen's neck and floated in front of the magical attack. 

Much to Licht's and everyone else's surprise, they stared in shock as all of that magical power and energy was being absorbed into Stephen's amulet. 

As it was all absord the eye slowly closed shut…

"WOOHOO! NICE WORK STEPHEN!" Asta cheered pumping his fist. 

"You guys haven't seen nothing yet" Stephen smirked as he snapped his fingers for theateric effects. 

The Eye of Agamotto snapped opened as a bright flash of light shone. The Eye of Agamotto blasted back the attack it absorb at double the strength. 

A large crevice was made along the ground as it shot forward at a breakneck speed, All Licht could do was stare back in horror as he was engulfed by the counter attack. 

The ground was scourged and red letting out steam due to how hot the light was. 

Stephen bowed his head as the Eye of Agamotto floated back over his neck. 

Yami let out a whistle, "Talk about a counter…"

"Is he even alive?" Noelle wondered with a worried expression. 

Yami knocked him upside the head, "You better not have killed off our potential witness you numbskull!" 

"Ow…" Stephen muttered rubbing his head, "Don't you use Ki, he's alive I can still feel it, don't worry" 

"Oh right" Yami nodded before they all walked over towards Licht. 

"..."

Licht now appeared Licht a burnt victim, most of his skin was blackened with red burn marks, his hair was scorched off leaving only small patches of hair, while his eyebrows were completely gone. 

He was still breathing and awake but barely and clearly through a lot of pain. 

"So he's clearly seen better days… Haha, don't you guys agree?" Stephen asked with a wary chuckle. 

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