Chapter 289: Inner Demons [2]

The “Sacred Laceration!!!”

“Impending Shatter!!!”

The stormy skies are consumed by this violent surge of raw power emanating from these individuals afloat. Slashes that could sever mountain ranges with the sloppiest of hands with not much exertion of force. Rivaling these cuts was a blunt force capable of flattening the unevenness of the topography of the world

“Featherweight drive!” Uriel began to unveil her cards as the weight of her mace grew light the acceleration permitted her to strike

“Angelic smite!!!” The weight of her mace returns and as her weapon closes near her foe, Morris is left with nowhere else to run

He received the full blunt force of her car as it struck his noggin above all else where it ruptured and broke. Uriel smiled as with their consecutive she was the one who managed to land a critical blow or so she thought. She felt bound, more likely it was her weapon as black substances of liquid metal kept her from ever retrieving her mace

“Hahahahaha… you’re finally unveiling your cards? Wonderful I guess I should demonstrate my own,” His helmet broke revealing that what she struck was indeed his noggin but the makings of his helmet

“A hundred thin layers of metal, melted, cooled, and hardened, I think we both know what comes after?” His right arm expanded leaving the touch of his body and slowly it changed to rightfully suit his pending scenarios

“Infinite technique; Abyssal palm,” Uriel gritted her teeth when she felt double the force she struck sending her plummeting to the ground

“Repair, Sacrifice, Maximize!!!” He recovered his two extra pairs of wings which he then used to sacrifice creating two additional thrusters

Through the use of machinery, he manages to break through not only the sound barrier but outspeed light itself. “Sacred power circulation; Overclock, Energy Compression; Release, Skill activation; Heaven’s collapse!”

After all this many would think Christoper would’ve died at any given time, but something kept him from death. The power to trigger these functions was something his body could never dream to possess but currently, he has that power. Energy to bend the laws of the world a power he’s yet to master was used as fuel for all these gadgets he possesses

[Compemsation: Due to having no chi or mana the skill [Concurrence] is replaced with [Sacred circulation]

Compensation: Due to having no mana the skill [Mana breathing] is replaced with [Energy Compression]

Compensation: Due to losing five skills to temporarily gain [Elemental] you are granted the skill [Greater energy regen]

The extra Sacred power he gained from the compressed points within his body was used for his attack. He summons a few copies to chant spells alongside his attack as their gap with Uriel disappears they unleash their power. Instead of victory, they felt the immense heavenly aura rushing through her veins as a sign of opposition to her demise

[System: The mini-boss; <[Keeper of Virtues]> calls for the power of Temperance to channel the blessing [Abstinence]

Status: The mini-boss; <[Keeper of Virtues]> Tempers her body and restrains the sensation of touch

Outcome: Due to losing the sensation of touch any attack that strikes in this period has no effect whatsoever]

Uriel arrogantly smirked awaiting him to strike and with his incredible acceleration, their collision was certain. She took the full force of his attack and as was stated her body remained functional with no form of damage was struck. She was about to strike him resulting in his fall but the copy spell popped off sending fortified thorns and unlocking her in place

[That was a close one… she knew you’d be vulnerable after that attack. What do you have to say now? I told you she’s powerful]

“Can’t you put a little more fate in your avatar? For fucks sake I ain’t asking for much. Just watch and be amazed,”

Uriel was a breath away from bashing his mug with her bloody mace but in a hair away from reaching his skull it stopped. She looked back at him and saw a glimpse of his bountiful capability as she witnessed three of the deadly sins. His outlandish strength in exchange for defense, wrath, the power she displayed being eaten, gluttony, and lastly envy

[Seven Deadly Sins: You can add a particular trait of the Sins throughout your body number of Sins applicable is 7 (max)

Wrathful strength: Your overall power increases by 150% whilst your defenses lower by 300%

Glutinous maw: When you open your mouth you’ll automatically devour energy to replenish your own

Envious eye: The movement of the target of this skill can be perceived no matter the circumstances may be]

He sends her flying with a powerful headbutt along with sending dozens of horrific slashes for her to escape. “That was a close one… my body’s shaking just from holding three Sins. This is what I got for those materials?”

“Absolute garbage I say! If we’re talking about this whole trial then their design is sloppy. I can’t believe the materials as well,”

[What do you mean by that?]

“My body is now made of machines… and just when I tried to add a fourth sin I felt like I was dying. I’m barely managing over three,”

(Fret not my liege… I’m trying everything in my power to keep the two of us afloat. We can still win this- Oh shit!!!)

A radiating glimmer attracted their eyes along with the absurd amount of heavenly energy they felt beneath. A crack in space remains still and unaffected by its surroundings and worst of all fueling the recovery of Uriel. Their guesses of what may that be but everyone was set on a single answer afloat in their noggin that this was heaven

“That fucking bitch!!!” He gritted his teeth in displeasure as the demise of his foe was far from over and the system notified him as well

[System: You manage to sustain yourself whilst pushing back and butchering your opponent twice!

Status: The angelic fragments found within the mini-boss <[Keeper of Virtues]> have been consumed

Outcome: As the third and final phrase a rift through space and time connects this place to heaven increasing angelic powers!]

“What the hell is this Dark Souls- Fuck!!!” Uriel surprised him as she moved with incredible haste and nearly striking his chest that might as well end his life

“Die!!!” She swung her mace down and the excess heavenly aura created a secondary attack damaging his left wing

’This is too much! She’s been supercharged to her maximum capacity. What the hell do have against that?’

He repairs his broken wing and avoids her ongoing rampage brainstorming a way for him to succeed if he dares to fight. However, all he saw was death, for all the movement his eyes perceived ended with his demise resulting in his evasion. He knew he couldn’t last in this game of cat and mouse for his life was inevitably would end if his physical body perished

’What the hell am I missing? It looks like all my trump cards are meaningless against this bitch and I’m this close to dying. If I chose to cast the gates of hell I’d only bring us both to a deadlock but mine will disappear after some time. I can’t use that skill knowing the stakes are high, what else have I yet to unveil- Pride… I still haven’t used that Sin,’

[System: Which Sin would you like to discard to add another?]

“Glutinous maw!”

“I got you now!!!” Her mace surely struck and her senses were keen if he even dared to use a decoy so this time she won

“I did it!!!” Her upbeat mood disappeared quickly as she felt the rise in this violent and nerve-racking power before her own

“I do have a prideful heart and this makes it all the more literal…”

Humility is the way of maintaining your heart even after attaining such magnificence that are poisoned by their titles. The gods see pride as poison for mortals not for it births arrogance but they knew with pride comes accomplishments. Holding yourself higher was the mortal’s way of defying their will, and rejecting their authority, and no god values defiance

“There’s no god higher than me… I am my own master. I am at my very limit. Your god is just another ant for me squash!”

As his dignity grew so did his power, the world no longer revolved around the gods but for him alone, it moved. The accomplishments he displayed, and the things he’s yet to make shaped his very feature. He attained a power that no man could hope to acquire which was his pride all his excuses were no longer applicable

“I have knowledge beyond your understanding, techniques you won’t dare fight, I am powerful. My feats shall become a testament to my growth, my power, and the outcome of our match these titles are mine to bear. You have no right to denounce my feats for this will be the one to decide not my beginning but my present and future,”

[System: Due to the appearance of the Sin of Pride your titles that apply increases in combat are multiplied by 7

Status: The title; [Demon King] is increasing the player’s demonic abilities at such an incredible rate!

Outcome: Player Christoper Morris’s constitution is being improved to match the feats he achieved throughout the trials]

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