Chapter 57 Removing The Trash (2)
At the top of the castle, in the left tower, stood Dantalian and Fiona. From the height they were at, it was possible to overlook the entire elven kingdom just by looking down.
"Dantalian, are you sure about this? I'm already stronger than you, and if we do this, the distance between us will only grow," Fiona spoke, placing her hand on Dantalian's chest.
"Do you remember what we talked about?" Dantalian spoke motionlessly, his gaze cold as he looked at Fiona, who smiled and asked, "Am I free now?"
"Yes, break the chains," he replied.
"Understood. If my owner is certain at this level, I cannot deny this order," Fiona moved away from Dantalian and approached the edge of the castle tower, looking down. Her eyes gained a blue glow. "I will show Áclis who his superior is."
Cold air began to escape from the corners of Fiona's mouth, and in the center of her palm, a blue vapor took the shape of a snake's mouth, fully opening. "What are you doing, feeding this useless one? Come to me now, I'm hungry."
When Fiona said that, an overwhelming pressure covered the entire castle. Some of the elven maids and butlers fainted, while the knights were left breathless, either on their knees or sitting, trying to catch their breath.
Two of the four girls felt a strong pain in their chests, while Freytan and Anna only felt a slight discomfort. As for Dantalian, even though he was in front of the cause of all this, nothing happened to him.
"Dantalian, you didn't even react. Did my power evolve again without me even knowing? Now I understand your confidence," Fiona said.
Dantalian pointed downwards, able to see various waves of purple Krintoin energy flying towards the tower they were in.
"You better focus, because this will be a feast," he said.
"That's right, my owner. Watch and learn how I deal with annoying people beneath me," Fiona made the snake's mouth in front of her hand increase its size fifteen times, now taking the form of a viper. It moved away from the two of them, heading directly towards the Krintoin energy, beginning to absorb it completely.
"I don't want to bring such a massive amount here. I don't want to give you more trouble," Fiona winked at Dantalian.
"How long do you think it will take for that imbecile to realize it? Twelve seconds?" Dantalian asked, reaching the edge of the tower, starting to see the viper devouring the Krintoin energy scattered throughout the elven kingdom.
"Twelve? You're being too kind, Dantalian, because I'll be absorbing all the energy while he remains in hibernation. By the time that idiot realizes, it'll be too late," Fiona spoke, moving her left hand and manually controlling the snake, directing it to more distant places to absorb the Krintoin energy that didn't respond to her call. "These rebels are always so irritating."
"What do you know about Krintoin energy, Fiona?" Dantalian asked.
Fiona looked at him and replied with another question, "What do you know about golden energy?"
"Ah, I see. So, we're in the same boat," Dantalian responded.
"Exactly. Ever since I joined the Quinze, they transferred the ownership of Krintoin energy from the fake vampire to my body," Fiona sighed, recalling the initiation ritual. "Actually, I do remember something..."
Dantalian noticed something strange happening, as if an illusion appeared above Fiona's head—a hand formed from black smoke seemed to be descending through the air and heading straight towards her mouth.
Dantalian placed his hand on Fiona's shoulder, causing the golden energy to form a small sphere behind him. He smiled at Fiona and said, "Forget what I said, Fiona. I'll figure it out myself. After all, I'm the owner, and I can't rely on you."
The golden energy behind Dantalian dissipated when he saw that the hand of black smoke had vanished.
' Damn it, I didn't remember there was an Envy Witch in this world ' Dantalian thought.
Fiona closed her hand, causing the snake to disappear. She sighed in relief. "You're really better than I expected. So, you've noticed..." Fiona smiled.
"Now it's your turn. I've finished my part and will be occupied for a while..." After Fiona spoke her last word, her eyes dilated, and Krintoin energy began emanating from her entire body. She placed her hand on her chest, shrinking and sinking her foot into the ground. Cold air escaped from her mouth again, and an ice dome formed around her. "G-g-go, my m-m-master... I n-need to put the chains back on..."
Dantalian touched the ice dome. "I'll bring you a little something, so wait for me here."
After saying that, Dantalian began to run, jumping from the tower, heading towards the ground in free fall, while accumulating golden energy in his leg.
"Stupid owner, he forgot he can't fly... I count on your help, Great Mother," Fiona said, followed by a scream of pain. Blue veins became visible all over her body, and her stellar gaze began pulsating. The amount and purity of the Krintoin energy were of the highest quality, and as she absorbed it all at once, the evolution began soon after all the Krintoin energy was contained.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh... This pain... It's... not pleasurable at all."
While he was falling, a small and intense purple glow appeared in the center of the mother tree, and a person emerged from it.
He had white hair, and his eyes were a deep shade of purple. He wore a black cloak with green details that contrasted with his pale skin. Four red stripes originated from each of his eyes, running down his face, continuing along his arms until reaching the tips of his fingers, where they intertwined and curled at the ends. His expression was one of despair, sensing a being far superior to him, one of the fifteen. The Krintoin energy he was using as nourishment was taken without even being able to react. Only one of them could do that.
"Damn it, even after evolving... But why? Why is one of the fifteen in this realm? I thought they didn't care about it." Then he realized that none of the original fifteen would have an interest in the realm, but Fiona surely would.
"That damn woman, I'll kill her, ahhhhh," Áclis shouted, flying diagonally. His plan was to flee this realm as soon as possible. If he didn't bother Fiona, she wouldn't have a reason to bother him.
"Where do you think you're going?" Dantalian spoke, his shadow completely covering Áclis.
"Hahaha, this would make a great video with perfect timing."
Without giving Áclis any time to react, Dantalian delivered a powerful kick with his leg charged with golden energy directly to his face. The impact was so intense that Áclis' face distorted for milliseconds. Due to the enormous amount of Krintoin energy still present in his body, which was still in its pure and unabsorbed state, the damage caused was multiplied several times. The explosion of golden energy, combined with the force of impact and acceleration, sent Áclis flying out of the elven realm, straight into the forest. The forest was inhabited by various wild creatures, and now, with his body completely destroyed inside and out, it will take a long time for Áclis to fully recover.
"That was a nice home run," Dantalian deactivated the divine hand, crossed his legs and arms, and lay down while still in free fall. He looked at the Great Mother, saying, "Well, it would be nice if you could help me here."
Literally three seconds after Dantalian spoke, one of the tree trunks extended towards him, and he landed crouched on it. After standing up, he pointed to the entrance of the elven realm. "If it's not too much to ask, bring me the gauntlets in that carriage."
Two seconds after Dantalian spoke, a thin branch whizzed past his face like a bullet, heading straight for the carriage.
"While you're at it, it would be nice if you could take me to the forest. I need to finish the job and don't want to dirty the streets of your realm."
The trunk Dantalian was on turned towards the forest and began extending until it reached where Áclis had fallen.
As Dantalian was nearing the forest, the thin branch from the Great Mother reached him, carrying the two gauntlets.
"Thank you very much, Great Mother. Now I'm ready," Dantalian said, finishing putting the second gauntlet on his right hand.
Four minutes and twenty-eight seconds later, the Great Mother's trunk stopped above the canopy level in the spot where Áclis would be recovering, lying on the ground with Krintoin energy surrounding his body in a curative dome.
"Once again, I thank you for the ride you've given me," Dantalian tapped the trunk three times and jumped, landing a few meters away from Áclis.
Dantalian began to walk towards Áclis, who, upon hearing the approaching footsteps, already spoke, "You... huff huff... You're the re... huff huff... remaining existence they've been talking about?"
Dantalian clapped his hands, the sound of the gauntlets colliding making Áclis's body tremble.
"What is this? What are you carrying?" Áclis spoke, then started coughing uncontrollably from speaking carelessly.
"You hit the bull's-eye... And as for this," Dantalian clapped a single strong clap, the sound of metal resonating around them.
"Ah, please, don't do that, my ears!"
"Oops, sorry, seems like you've gone blind... I guess I kicked too hard..." Dantalian spoke, getting closer and closer to Áclis.