Healing System

The two beings appeared in a completely blacked-out space, slightly illuminated by the color of their own mana.

However, the two did not have trouble seeing in the darkness; Meph made sure of that.

But the fact that his confusion was evident didn't change. In fact, it grew even greater.

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Ever since he first interacted with the intruder, there had been something off with him—first the regeneration, and now, his adaptation.

The space they were currently in was supposed to restrict most, if not all, movement while simultaneously slowly shredding the body. Meph was immune because it was an extension of his chaos; however, that should not have been the case for the intruder.

Like before, he was merely staring at Meph with a smile—one that felt both ominous and creepy.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"You really have a lot up your sleeve, don't you?" Meph remarked before suddenly appearing behind the intruder and slicing his body in two, not even waiting for a response.

However, just like before, the man regenerated and fought back, his attack extremely slow to someone like Meph.

Just like before, he slashed at him, severing his head, even infusing chaos into his strikes, but the intruder was not dying.

That really made him think—could it be some sort of immortality?

So far, the theory of immortality had been debated for eons, but there were no such beings in the cosmos. Yes, they lived long, but they could still die from injuries—Meph included.

Wielding a power such as chaos did not grant him any benefits aside from having control over many elements as well as mana. By now, he did not care that much about strength.

But now that he was in front of such an opponent, one who couldn't die, it was a bit humbling.

Meph sliced the intruder into thousands of pieces before using chaos to eradicate him. However, he came back once again, from seemingly nothing, and fought back.

Noticing the fight was not going anywhere, Meph decided to speak up. "What do you want?"

"The child. Our organization has a use for her. Kindly hand her over. How's that sound?" the man replied and began walking toward him. However, before he could take another step, his head once again exploded.

'His organization, huh?' Meph stared at the regenerating head with clear malice.

"I might consider it if you tell me about your little group. Better to get to know each other, don't you think?" he said while trying to influence the man's emotions, attempting to break his mind into giving him answers.

However, he was unsuccessful as the man locked eyes with him, and suddenly, Meph was pushed back, a trickle of blood running down from his eyes.

"I am not here to play around. Give me the child, or I shall end you," the intruder stated before slowly walking toward him.

The energy he was currently emitting was a stark contrast to what Meph had seen just a few moments ago.

It was interacting with the surrounding space, twisting it and opening up little spatial pockets that showcased the house where Lilith was currently staying.

The problem, however, was the fact that she was currently trying to use mana. It meant that if they hadn't already noticed her presence, they would now.

'I need to get her out of here...' Meph thought with a grim look. While he previously had the upper hand, now it was an unpredictable battle.

However, he had just the perfect ability to buy some time.

Twisting the surrounding space, he compressed it all onto the intruder, momentarily freezing him in place, as if in a time bubble.

Meph used that little moment to exit the space and closed it behind him, before making the mana even more unstable, which would make it many times more difficult to escape and even catch up to them.

He quickly ran into the wooden hut and saw Lilith, who was conjuring a little water ball in the air. Upon noticing him, she immediately stopped and flashed an innocent smile.

'...I really need to send you out somewhere so you become more mature.' Meph let out a sigh. She was a child when he first took her in, but now, she was a grown woman, yet she still acted childish.

But he could only blame himself. He was too easy on her, always letting her have her way. That was probably the reason why her form was that of a child; she did not want to grow up.

"Lily, we have to go, okay?" he said patiently while creating a colorful crack in the air, one that led them to a place he had prepared just in case.

She tilted her head for a moment, not understanding what he meant. But upon seeing the colors across the crack that looked like some sort of portal, she immediately followed through.

While that was happening, Meph was cautiously feeling out the mana behind him, and to his surprise, the intruder was breaking out much faster than he had anticipated.

Only a few more seconds, and he would be out.

Nonetheless, since Lilith went through the portal, he could cause some mayhem on this side.

He was fond of his people. However, the situation called for desperate measures—ones where he had no room to hesitate.

Meph controlled the mana in the air, while at the same time weaving demonic mana into it, producing the perfect balance, which was his signature ability, Chaos Manipulation.

A few shockwaves began expanding from his body, starting as nothing but small gusts of wind that just barely shook the ground, then growing into catastrophic-level terraforming, felling the surrounding mountains and making them collapse onto some cities.

But that was not the end, as he planned to go all the way.

Using Chaos Manipulation, he greatly increased the intensity of the shockwaves until finally, they began creating a chain reaction with the regular mana and demonic mana in the air, making it either implode on itself or boost its prowess.

Nonetheless, he succeeded in doing what he wanted to do, and that was to destroy the entire world. It would be any second now, as the ground was cracking beneath his feet, revealing the magma that was combined with chaos, further enhancing its lethality.

However, just as he was about to leave, he saw the intruder finally get out of the spatial fissure he created earlier, sporting a few injuries that healed at a pace visible to the naked eye.

But one more thing was visible, and that was the sour expression forming on the intruder's face as he spoke. "Remember, Mephisto. You can't escape me or the organization." With those words, he dashed toward him, but before he could even reach Meph, the core of the world started pulling him downward.

The pull of gravity was something that Meph could barely avoid himself, but even then, it was best to get out of there quickly, which he did as he watched his little farm fall, the land cracking apart, and lastly, the distant screams of the now-previous inhabitants of this world.

A world that fell by necessity.

Meph said his final goodbyes by speeding up the process; he did not want these people dying in pain, after all.

As he sent the last bit of chaos downward, he left through the very portal he created. Upon arriving, it was a world similar to the one he was just in. The farm was the same, and so were the surroundings.

He walked toward the wooden hut in the distance—the same hut he was supposed to end up in, but due to the spatial disturbance on the other side, he was thrown off course just a little bit.

Nonetheless, as he passed by his farm, he used chaos to make it grow just a tad bit faster, but due to what happened moments prior, he was unable to control his strength, causing the crops to grow more than they should have.

Upon approaching the wooden hut and opening the door, he saw Lilith sitting on the ground and playing around with the toys, despite the fact that mere moments ago, she was using a very little amount of mana.

Meph let out a sigh as he spoke. "You didn't use mana, did you, Lilith?" to which she merely responded by swinging her head side to side.

He let out a faint smile. However, it did not contain the previous luster he felt; it was one of hopelessness at himself for continuing to allow her to do such things like using mana.

But alas, he couldn't find it in his heart to say no as he walked up to Lilith and patted her on the head.

'I wonder... How long can I keep doing this?'