Chapter 56: Learning a-lot!

Jax didn’t rush the final exchange, instead letting the Divine Aspect commit to its attack first.

~ROARRRRRR!~

The creature screamed as it charged, wings fully unfurled, every remaining rune igniting at once. Divine authority condensed around it so densely that the air crystallized, light folding in on itself as if reality were bowing to judgment. This was an attack meant to completely erase Jax from existence.

~BOOM!~

The ground beneath the Aspect liquefied as it crossed the distance, claws outstretched, core blazing with Kayle’s sigil burning like a miniature sun.

Jax stood still and when the Aspect entered striking range, Jax lifted his hand again, but this time, he didn’t catch the blow.

He closed his fingers and his golden-black demonic authority detonated outward, not as a wave, but as a collapse.

Space buckled inward toward Jax as if he were the axis of existence itself. Divine light screamed as it was dragged off-course, the Aspect’s momentum violently arrested mid-charge.

Its roar cut off into a distorted, broken sound.

The suppression field finally failed, completely overpowered by Jax’s monumental strength, while demonic sigils the size of city blocks burned into the air, layered upon layered of infernal law asserting dominance over divine scripture.

The Aspect’s wings tore apart as opposing authorities shredded each other, radiant feathers dissolving into ash-like motes.

Jax stepped forward into the frozen charge.

“You were designed to kill demons,” he said calmly, voice carrying effortlessly through the collapsing battlefield.

~BANG~BANG!~

His hand slammed into the Aspect’s chest, but this time there wasn’t any explosion, just crushing inevitability.

The divine core fractured with a sound like glass breaking underwater. Light imploded inward as Jax’s power wrapped around it, compressing the authority, dissecting it, forcing it to obey. The Aspect convulsed violently, its form destabilizing as its structure unraveled layer by layer.

Jax didn’t let the Aspect dissipate, using his Magic to anchor the beast.

Golden runes crawled across the creature’s body, locking its components in place as demonic chains of authority pierced through divine constructs.

Wings froze mid-disintegration. Limbs locked where they stood. The core, still blazing weakly, was ripped free from its chest and suspended before Jax’s eyes.

The Aspect let out one final, broken sound and then Jax clenched his fist, causing the Beast’s body to finally collapse.

Divine metal, crystallized scripture, enchanted bone, and reinforced flesh slammed into the ground in a controlled heap, the remnants stripped of autonomy but preserved in structure.

Jax exhaled slowly.

“That answers several questions,” he murmured.

He gestured, and the components lifted into the air, neatly separating themselves. Wing-blades aligned. Core fragments stabilized. Scripted plating unfolded for inspection. The divine matrix that once held the Aspect together lay exposed for him to analyze and understand.

Behind him, the battlefield roared one last time.

Hydra’s war ended in blood.

The final Holy Knights tried to flee once their formation collapsed, light flickering desperately as they broke ranks. It didn’t matter. Hydra tore through them with ruthless efficiency, her movements sharp and purposeful now that resistance had thinned.

A Knight attempted to retreat on wings of light but Hydra caught him midair and viciously bit him in half, sending him straight to hell.

Another tried to invoke a last-ditch miracle, but Hydra’s claw erased him from the waist up.

Within seconds, the battlefield fell silent.

Hydra stood amid broken armor, smoking craters, and fading light constructs, chest heaving slightly as emerald mana rolled off her scales. Blood, holy and otherwise, ran in rivers along the shattered stone.

She turned toward Jax, eyes bright, feral grin slowly returning.

“That was fun,” she said, wiping divine ichor from her claw with obvious satisfaction. “Messy. But fun.”

Jax turned, the suspended divine components orbiting lazily behind him.

“You did well,” he said simply.

Hydra preened instantly, tail flicking as she approached. “Of course I did. They screamed exactly the way they’re supposed to.”

She glanced at the remains of the Aspect, head tilting. “So that thing was their big move, huh?”

“Yes,” Jax replied. “And a revealing one.”

He lowered his hand and the components descended into a spatial seal, vanishing into a pocket dimension prepared specifically for containment and study.

Hydra folded her wings, expression shifting slightly as the adrenaline faded. “We still have two more sites. Want to move?”

She cracked her neck, already eager. “If they tried this here, they probably….”

“It’s pointless,” Jax interrupted calmly.

Hydra blinked. “Huh?”

Before she could ask again, a ripple passed through the air beside Jax. Shadows coalesced, twisting inward until a sleek, black raven emerged, eyes glowing faintly gold. It landed lightly on Jax’s shoulder, wings folding neatly.

Hydra’s gaze sharpened, “A familiar?”

Jax nodded, “After seeing Aurora’s Fox, I decided to make some myself, makes a-lot of things easier,”

The raven tilted its head and released a low, guttural caw infused with layered mana signatures. Information streamed directly into Jax’s mind, movement vectors, mana fluctuations, retreat patterns, residual divine signatures.

He smiled faintly.

“As soon as I fully manifested here,” he said, “the other two locations went quiet.”

Hydra frowned, “Quiet how?”

“The Holy Knights disengaged,” Jax replied. “Rapid withdrawal. They didn’t summon or escalate anything,”

He reached up and lightly brushed the raven’s feathers. It vanished instantly, dissolving back into shadow.

“They only had the resources, authority, and preparation to summon one Aspect,” he continued. “The moment I appeared here, the others left. No point staying when they’d be crushed if I appeared, the Aspect was their only chance of winning,”

Hydra snorted. “Cowards.”

“Strategists,” Jax corrected mildly.

He turned his gaze toward the ruined mine, eyes narrowing slightly.

“And now they know,” he added, “that Divine Aspects aren’t enough. Seems like they need to rely on those Heroes,”

Hydra rolled her shoulders, scales shifting as her mana settled, “The Heroes you crushed? This whole Demon King thing must be easier for you huh? What are you gonna do now?”

“Now,” Jax said, stepping toward her, “we take what they built and make something better.”

Her eyes gleamed. “Reverse engineering?”

“Yes.”

Her grin widened, slow and dangerous. “I like the way you think.”

Jax looked once more at the battlefield, the shattered symbols of divine arrogance, the proof of a failed extermination attempt.

“They wanted a Demon Killer ,” he said quietly.

His golden eyes burned brighter.

“I’ll give them a God Killer instead,”

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