Chapter 189: FTRJ: Chapter 189

Finn intercepted the dark purple magic orb with a raw display of power. “Ha… ha…” Finn gasped, his breath coming in ragged bursts. His gaze

Finn intercepted the dark purple magic orb with a raw display of power.

“Ha… ha…” Finn gasped, his breath coming in ragged bursts. His gaze shifted to Ultear.

“Ultear, your Time Arc should be able to repair the Tenrou Tree, right?”

Ultear’s expression turned urgent upon hearing Finn’s words; she seemed to understand the implication.

“But what about you if I leave?” she asked, her voice laced with concern.

Finn waved a dismissive hand. “Don’t worry about me. Hades won’t kill me that easily!”

Despite the constant drain on his magic, Finn’s almost abnormal magical regeneration began to take effect.

His enormous magical reserves meant that completely depleting his power would take considerable time.

Furthermore, the greater the magical deficit, the faster he could absorb magical particles from the surrounding air.

While this regeneration couldn’t fully compensate for the drain, it was sufficient to hold off Hades and buy Ultear the necessary time to restore the Tenrou Tree.

“Go! Take Nancy and restore the Tenrou Tree! It’s our only chance to win!” Finn shouted, seeing Ultear hesitate.

Ultear gritted her teeth, her determination hardening.

“Don’t you dare die!” she warned, before turning and sprinting towards the Tenrou Tree’s roots with Nancy.

Witnessing this, Hades, fully aware of Ultear’s magic, felt a surge of panic.

“Don’t even think about escaping!” he bellowed, extending his hand. Magical chains instantly shot towards Ultear.

But Finn, with incredible speed, intercepted the chains, seizing hold of them.

“Our battle isn’t over yet! What do you think you’re doing?” Finn challenged Hades, his eyes blazing with fury.

Watching Ultear’s retreating figure, Hades took a deep, steadying breath.

“Damn brat! Since that’s how it is, then you’ll die!” Hades roared in a fit of rage, his body radiating a tempest of raw magical power.

“As long as I completely obliterate you before Ultear can restore the Tenrou Tree, then no one will be able to stop me!”

He rapidly moved his fingers, intricate triple magic circles instantly materializing before him.

“Amaterasu Twenty-Eight Styles!”

The moment Hades’ fingers converged, a deafening explosion erupted around Finn.

“He should be dead… someone deprived of the Tenrou Tree’s magical protection wouldn’t be able to withstand such an explosion,” Hades muttered to himself, his gaze fixated on the area where Finn had been standing, now engulfed in the heart of the devastating blast.

Suddenly, his eyes widened in disbelief. Through his exposed eye, he could clearly see faint flickers of light emanating from within the swirling smoke and debris.

BOOM—!

An invisible shockwave ripped through the air, dispersing the smoke and debris of the explosion, revealing Finn, his body engulfed in flickering flames.

Although the flames were relatively weak, their presence was undeniable.

“How… is that even possible?!” Hades exclaimed, his voice filled with astonishment and disbelief.

He knew that even a mage of Gildarts’ caliber, under the relentless drain of the Tenrou Tree’s magic, would struggle to utilize their abilities, reduced to merely enduring the onslaught of attacks.

Mages like Natsu and the others were even rendered completely powerless, unable to even stand.

Yet, Finn not only managed to utilize his magic but also withstood the full force of the Amaterasu Twenty-Eight Styles, a devastating magical attack of immense destructive power.

Hades was utterly baffled, his mind reeling from the sheer impossibility of the situation.

“Heh… is that all it takes to scare you?” Finn chuckled, his breath still coming in ragged gasps.

“It’s not over yet!” With those words, Finn launched himself forward, his body propelled by the flames that still clung to him. In a fraction of a second, he accelerated to a speed that was almost impossible for the naked eye to follow.

He landed a powerful blow, a devastating punch that connected squarely with Hades’ body, catching him completely off guard.

Hades was sent flying backward with the force of a high-speed train collision. He crashed through countless giant trees before finally coming to a stop.

Hades slowly raised his head, dust clinging to his aged face, but his expression betrayed the shock that coursed through him.

He reached up to touch his abdomen, a gesture that revealed a surprising lack of the intense pain he had experienced moments before.

A sigh of relief escaped Hades’ lips. This confirmed his suspicion: Finn’s power was indeed weakening.

“I thought your magic was unaffected by the Tenrou Tree’s influence,” Hades remarked, his voice calm and measured as he turned his gaze towards Finn.

“However, it seems that even you are now at the end of your tether.”

“It’s hard to imagine just how terrifying your power must have been at its peak,” Hades continued, his voice laced with a hint of grudging admiration. “You are a true monster, a force of nature!”

“Such a remarkable young man. Why cling to the light when you could achieve so much more in the embrace of darkness?” Hades’ voice carried a persuasive undertone.

“If you were to embrace the darkness, your achievements would be beyond measure!”

Finn shook his head disdainfully, his expression revealing his utter rejection of Hades’ proposition.

“I don’t belong to the light, nor the darkness. I act according to my own heart, and I only care about my family and friends!”

“And you have hurt my comrades. Therefore, we are enemies!”

Upon hearing Finn’s unwavering declaration, Hades let out a heavy sigh, his expression turning serious.

“That’s why someone like you must be destroyed,” Hades stated, his voice devoid of any emotion.

“If you can, then try,” Finn challenged, his fists clenched tightly, his body radiating an intense surge of magical energy.

The flames surrounding him flared up once more, a testament to his unwavering resolve.

Hades remained unmoved, his expression calm and unwavering. He reached out and tore off the eye patch covering his right eye.

“Demon’s Eye—Activation!”

His tightly closed right eye slowly opened, revealing an unnerving sight—an eye that was utterly devoid of any human characteristics. The opened eye was completely devoid of a pupil, filled only with a crimson glow.

It was the true form of the Demon’s Eye!

In that instant, a surge of dark purple magical energy erupted from Hades’ body.

Hades’ aged white hair was lifted and whipped around by the powerful currents of magical energy, resembling demonic tendrils.

The tangible magical energy coalesced into a violent gale, lashing out wildly in all directions.

The tattered remnants of his armor were instantly replaced by a newly formed, pure black cloak, a symbol of his transformation.

His magical power continued to escalate, a deep purple aura gathering around him, transforming the area into an abyssal darkness.

Hades stood at the center of this darkness, his crimson eyes the only visible feature, resembling a malevolent demon that had crawled forth from the depths of hell!

Even Finn couldn’t help but frown, his brow furrowed in concern.

The sheer oppressive power emanating from Hades was, without exaggeration, comparable to that of the Four Kings of Ishgar.

“Finn,” Hades stated slowly, his voice carrying an ominous tone.

“What comes next transcends anything you can possibly imagine!”

“Witness the true abyss of magic!”

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Not far from Finn, Natsu and the others lay listlessly on the ground, their eyes filled with terror as they gazed towards the forest.

“Finn’s magical power is steadily declining,” Makarov observed, his voice trembling slightly, “but conversely… I’m sensing a magical presence unlike anything I’ve ever encountered before.”

“That’s impossible,” Gray muttered, his head bowed low, his voice laced with disbelief.

“Finn must also be affected by the Tenrou Tree’s influence,” Wendy added weakly, her gaze fixed on the forest, her small face etched with worry.

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