Saintess? Not Anymore! I'd Rather be a Destroyer-Chapter 101 - 87: Gray Diamond Fights for his life!
"A...TIER 2!!" Eva trembled as she caught sight of their rainbow eyes with her exceptional vision, each one bearing the ominous mark of TWO.
"Did you truly think you could always hide us, Gray Diamond?" The Regals’ voices boomed through the air.
"Well, considering I’ve managed to stay alive for so long, I’d say I’ve accomplished that feat quite handily," Gray Diamond replied with a hint of defiance.
"Let’s cut to the chase, alright? So, where is the Dimensional Knowledge?!" The demand was punctuated with a roar that shook the very foundations of the earth.
Gray Diamond simply stood there, his gaze never wavering from the imposing figures before him. "You Regals truly are persistent, aren’t you? But I’m afraid I don’t have what you’re looking for."
"But even if I possessed it, I would sooner face death than relinquish it to you, wretched beings!!" Gray Diamond’s declaration reverberated through the air as he definitely aimed the ancient book in his grasp toward the colossal Regals towering over 800 feet tall. The book’s pages shimmer with untold knowledge codes floating around it.
"Then we shall extract it from your lifeless body!" The Regal bellowed, swinging his immense axe with vicious intent. The Regals roared with fury, their massive axes cleaving the air as they charged at Gray. But he was quick, parrying their blows with his books with ease, the clash of metal against metal echoing through the desolate landscape. The ground shook beneath their feet, and a kaleidoscope of rainbows and gray sparks exploded around them.
"Father Gray, watch out!" Eva’s voice echoed in his ears, a warning that jolted him back to reality. He spun around, narrowly avoiding the sword that was meant to strike him down by the other Regal. With a swift move, he dodged the attack.
Gray Diamond’s eyes blazed with fury as he watched the Regals close in on him after he made some distance, their massive forms casting a dark shadow over the desolate wasteland. He knew he had to act fast. Gray moved with lightning speed, his instincts honed from years of fighting against the Regals. As the sword whistled through the air, he dodged it with a nimble step and then gestured towards Eva with a flick of his wrist.
In an instant, a shield materialized around her, a translucent bubble that shimmered with a gray light. Eva gaped in awe as the shield absorbed the brunt of the Regal’s flying attack, leaving her untouched and unharmed and the bubble disappeared, as it hid Eva’s presence.
Breathless with relief, Eva stared at the shield, her eyes wide with wonder and amazement. She had never seen anything like it before, and she knew that Gray Diamond’s powers were beyond anything she could comprehend, but seeing the predicament Gray was in, her heart couldn’t rest.
"I’m sure I heard a voice," The male Regal’s head swiveled around, searching for the source of the voice that had distracted him. But there was no one in sight, only the desolate landscape with old buildings, stretching out as far as the eye could see.
Meanwhile, inside the protective bubble, Eva pounded on its translucent walls, her voice a muffled scream, and couldn’t be heard outside the barrier. Her cries, drowned out by the cacophony of battle as Gray Diamond was locked in a relentless clash with the Regals, couldn’t hear her desperate pleas.
With a swift gesture, Gray summoned an army of golems, their imposing figures emerging from the magic circles around. Like a horde of unleashed fury, they descended upon the Regals, tearing through the earth with their attacks with savage might. The fight was merciless, reducing the once thriving planet to ruins in their wake.
Undeterred by the chaos around her, the female Regal easily destroyed the golems and launched herself at Gray with her spear, her fury driving her strikes. But Gray was a master of defense, using his book as a shield, constantly thwarting her attacks. The frustration etched on her face only fueled his determination to resist her relentless assault.
As she soared into the skies, a multitude of colossal portals materialized around her, spewing forth an army of blazing fireballs aimed directly at Gray. Yet, his expression remained unyielding, unflinching in the face of imminent destruction.
In an instant, Gray’s hand sliced through the air, and time itself seemed to freeze. The searing projectiles halted in mid-flight, suspended in a surreal tableau. Then, with a subtle gesture, he redirected the fiery onslaught, unleashing it upon her partner instead. The ground convulsed beneath the assault, morphing into a hellish inferno that devoured everything in its path.
But even as victory seemed within his grasp, Eva’s cries rang out, a heart-wrenching reminder of the cost of this battle.
"Father, you can’t keep fighting like this! You’ll get yourself killed!" A mournful cry escaped Eva’s lips. Her voice trembled with anguish, laced with the futility of their dire predicament.
Gray’s eyes flickered with pain, a fleeting emotion that he quickly suppressed. ’I knew the risks of this battle, the toll it would take on me would be immense. But if I don’t fight, they’ll find Eva!’
Gray Diamond’s chest tightened as he coughed up a wad of gray blood. He scowled as he glared at the Regals, their wicked grins sending slight shivers down his spine.
With lightning speed, Gray lunged forward, his book aimed at the female Regal. But she was quick, evading his attack with ease. He tried again, but she blocked his strike with her bare hands.
"Singing Parade!" the female Regal bellowed, unleashing a blinding light that enveloped the entire universe around them. Thousands of sinister-looking creatures that resembled dolls swarmed the skies, dancing to a dark melody that made Gray’s skin crawl. Without warning, the creatures descended upon him, their weapons and guns blazing.
Gray Diamond dodged every attack, but his instincts screamed that something was amiss.
The surroundings underwent a grotesque transformation, and Gray Diamond realized that he was transported to another realm altogether. It was as if this twisted place was birthed from the very essence of the dolls that inhabited it. He watched in horror as strange, disembodied hands emerged from the void, frantically stitching together a horde of grotesque dolls.
In no time, the dolls sprang to life, donning their shabby uniforms and brandishing their weapons. They obediently gathered behind the female Regal, who was now decked out in a fancy ball gown and holding a baton with an unsettling smile playing upon her lips. She gave Gray a sinister smile as she pointed her baton at him.
"Hahahahah!!" The dolls cackled maniacally, their forms grotesquely distorting into towering giants, their faces contorted with wicked glee.
Gray Diamond’s gut churned with disgust as he glared at the dolls. ’What kind of twisted power did she use to create these abominations? I don’t remember Regals having the power to have their own Realms!’
"What the hell is this?!" Gray shouted, his voice ringing out above the chaos.
But the female Regal merely giggled in response, her baton still trained on Gray. The dolls wasted no time in attacking him, dashing towards him with alarming speed.
In a savage dance of destruction, they clashed relentlessly, reducing the already desolate city within the realm to ruins. Yet, Gray Diamond refused to yield. Just as he gathered his strength to rise from a previous assault, a massive doll charged at him, wielding an oversized hammer with malicious intent. Gray swiftly raised his defenses, parrying the blow with unwavering determination.
As their battle raged on, and the two engaged in a deadly dance of attack and defense, the very ground beneath their feet began to crumble, the earth-shattering into fragments. The dolls kept on attacking Gray, but no matter how much he broke them, more came into existence to fight him again.
Drawing upon his book which finally opened, Gray Diamond unleashed the power in his mystical book, its ancient pages hungry as it glowed gray upon sensing the unfamiliar presence. The book glowed with an ominous light as it sucked in the nearby dolls, absorbing them into its pages with ease.
"Shit!" the female Regal cursed, her eyes widening in disbelief as she witnessed Gray finally unleashing the power of his book.
"By the Universal Laws, I declare your power non-existent!" Gray declared, his eyes radiating with an ominous glow. In an instant, all the surrounding dolls vanished, reappearing within the pages of his book. Their existence, rewritten as mere ink on the pages of his book.
