Monarch of Darkness, Arsene

Chapter 231: Blood Riegn

"Aye, but look at the leader that's a hobgoblin," Silvia muttered to me, "Look at the Totem of Valhalla and his tan skin. Be careful they are at the Peak of Gate of Truth."

Observing the powerful gleam of intelligence compared to the savage goblins drooling towards the woman around it, I faintly smiled. The goblins around him were all around the Gate of Man to Gate of life.

Staring at the army, Grandmeir took a large step out. However, I was far faster as I pushed Soulforce into my legs. Shattering the ground around me, my body crackled through the air like lightning. Tearing my arm through the air, my fist slapped into the Hobgoblin's chest, blasting aways as a massive ray of lightning tore a massive hole within the army of three hundred.

"ATTACK!!!" I yelled as Silvia waved her arm.

Suddenly over ten emblems appeared. With her eyes shining with a flaming light, a faint scream showered my ears as she pointed towards me.

"INFERNO!!!"

Feeling the flames of her spell shower, the land's in flames consuming a large portion of the forest, denigrating the snow around the area. With the feral roars of the goblins entering my ears, I smiled as everyone else shot forward.

"HUMAN!!!" The hobgoblin screamed as blood poured from its eyes and nose like streams. Observing its short hair and haggard expression, I watched as his skin began to glimmer with the markings Silvia called the Totems of Valhalla.

Suddenly a massive gush of pressure exploded over the battlefield as I felt a shiver of excitement run through my heart. Sweat was all but visible as I gripped dragonsbane tighter.

Like a beam of Azure, the hobgoblin roared, shooting off the ground like a vicious cannon arriving before me with a savage greatsword within his palm. Narrowing my eyes, 'Order' filled my mind as everything within my vision became fixed.

'Order' did not just involve me being able to control my body to its limit but control the flow of everything around me. I needed to see through what was not seen. I needed to see everything.

<Demonic Vision>

Using the powerful prediction technique of my Vision Arte, my body swiftly dodged to the side as the crimson flash of the raging hobgoblin came crashing down towards my head. With my eyes sparkling, the tip of Dragsonbane began glimmering true intent as I moved.

Twirling my blade around his greatsword like a serpent, the hobgoblin roared as a massive shock wave threatened to push me away. However, all this was within my perception. Not letting such a thing enter my path, black flames and lightning suddenly exploded from dragonsbane as it shot through the shockwave before it could reach my body.

Entering the hobgoblins chest area, my eyes shone with excitement; however, my body suddenly ducked as another greatsword shot towards my head at an impeccable pace.

Feeling sweat upon my brow, I raised my arm as a savage kick came to my face basting me high into the air. Spreading my wings within the air, I groaned, feeling my arm shaking as a numbness began to overflow through it.

'Another one?" I coldly said with a dark light within my eyes.

"Arsene!!!" Silvia roared.

Already knowing, my body faded like an illusion as another hobgoblin flickered from behind me. Licking my lips from the shadows, I smirked. I had already known there were three hobgoblins; I just needed them to appear.

With darkness around me like a mist, my body flickered like a ghost fading from sight as I arrived at the injured goblin on its knees. His body slowly aging due to the Darkness attribute.

<Chrimson WInds + Arcane Gale>

Suddenly a massive twirling appeared as I arrived before the petrified Hobgoblin; turning to me, I saw the other two hobgoblins shiver as my eyes gleamed with a powerful force as a massive invisible sphere appeared.

With dragonsbane and true intent fusing into one, blood showered the entire area as screams and wails consumed me. Turning the first hobgoblin to a fine mist of crimson before he could react, my blade continued to the nearby goblins shredding them.

Licking my lips at the blood raining over me, I watched as the hobgoblins arrived at me as my blade came to a halt. Releasing a vicious smile, the blood rising over the azure skies froze at my will.

Wind and Blood were the main two components of Crimson Winds. They were mine to control. Like fire, lightning, and the winds, I had no issue manipulating them.

Freezing in their tracks, my gaze began to be consumed with the profound concept of blood. Suddenly a gentle breeze showered everyone with its graze as the roar of Grandmeir filled my ears.

"RETREAT!!!!! ARSENE, DON'T DO IT!!!"

<Blood Riegn>

At my words, the mist fell as everything vanished. The tree, the grass, and the bodies that seem to consume the ground vanished as the misty air swept across the land, leaving only a pool of crimson. Silence quickly consumed my eyes and sight as all the QI within my dantian vanished.

Falling to one knee, I began gasping for breath as my mind connected with the darkness, allowing me to know if anyone was still alive. Wiping the sweat from my face, I took a deep breath as the Demonic Sacrilege Mantra activated, sucking the qi of heaven and earth dry.

Pushing my exhausted body up, I dragged my feet closer as four pears of arms sprung from the pool of blood. Clawing its way out, my mind began flashing as a depraved scream sounded from the two hobgoblins' mouths.

"It's due to my quality of Qi. I am far too weak. Thank god my comprehension allows me to at least damage you two." I said in a weary tone.

Smirking, I arose as my blade began to glimmer with true intent. Observing their skinless bodies and missing eyes, my smile could only deepen as I shot off the earth towards them like a blur. With my steps silent due to the darkness, dragonsbane shot towards one of their heads with cold intent.

However, to my surprise, the hobgoblin was able to sense my attack dodging at the last second; nevertheless, with a tilt of Dragonsbane, it twisted, severing his arm from his body as it cried out.

"RETREAT! I WILL REMAIN RETREAT," it yelled as tears of blood flowed from its empty sockets like streams over the land.

Sending a deep glance towards the Hobgoblin, shedding tears and the other, I shook my head as I used the sliver of qi I had begun to gather. Suddenly the skies began to darken, sending shiver towards all those that gazed up.

Looking at the lightning emblem of the Heavens, my eyes flashed as qi from all around Midgard began to be consumed. With the crackle of lighting tracing across like streams, both Hobgoblins froze, staring up high into the air.

"Gate of Truth is not enough. Had I used this initially, I would not have needed to use that new arte of mine." I whispered as the two fell to their knees. Shaking my head, I snapped as hell fell towards the duo, turning them into nothing but ash.

Lowering my head, a wave of exhaustion filled me as the rain slowly began to consume the land with its tears.

"When will the Court of Nox appear? I am growing rather impatient for a worthy foe."