Ch 184 – Two Mysterious Figures

"But don't worry, you'll become a perfect clone once this is over."

Ominous black energy slowly gathered around Isaac Deathwill's open palm, and Nox Aeterna's helpless body floated towards Isaac's outstretched hands. Unable to even put up resistance, Nox Aeterna's neck was grabbed by Isaac, and intense death energy coursed through his entire body.

Quickly, Nox Aeterna's child body slowly withered and died. His plump white skin turned haggard and coarse, and his eyes full of vitality turned listless and blank. Just like that, the immensely powerful Nox Aeterna, a being that has comprehended countless laws to an unachievable level for most beings, died at the hands of a single man.

Isaac Deathwill, though merely a clone, was a perfect clone created by the true original Emperor of Death. Unlike Nox Aeterna which was created through an imperfect cloning process, Isaac Deathwill held abilities far beyond what the imperfect clone could achieve.

But upon entering the gates of death, a strange power slowly took control of Nox Aeterna's lifeless body, and a qualitative change soon occurred. With his immense foundation over both the Laws of Life and Death, Isaac Deathwill can clearly see the body of Nox Aeterna in front of him be detached from both laws, and become a paradoxical entity!

He entered a state neither alive nor dead, he was a being that shouldn't logically exist, yet he does.

Slowly, Nox Aeterna's withered body turned rosy and lively, lively enough that one would even think that he was alive. And in a sense, if one were to compare his current status to the definition of being alive, then he is alive. But in the eyes of reality, he was neither dead nor alive.

He opened his eyes, and his pair of brilliant rainbow eyes were now staring at Isaac Deathwill's emotionless silver-gray eyes without fear. He simply nodded his head, and Isaac let go of Nox Aeterna's neck.

Quickly, flashes of white light appeared all around them, and multiple beings can now be seen.

One was a muscular man with blood-red hair, his eyes were glowing fearsomely with thick killing intent as the illusion of a devil seemed to appear behind him. He wore a simple tight-fitting black shirt and baggy black pants.

Another was a young man with golden hair and eyes, he wore a simple white tracksuit with golden linings. Around his arms was a pair of black metallic gloves with a golden circle in the middle of his palms, and one can sense the dangerous amount of energy emanating from the bright golden glow of his gloves.

Next was a man with an immortal-like experience detached from the mortal plane. He had long black hair and sharp eyes filled with sword intent. He wore a loose white robe, with multiple sheathed swords floating all around him. Some exuded a demonic aura, while others held the soothing glow of a holy weapon.

Then from seemingly out of nowhere, silver-gray particles gathered into a lump and formed a large silver ball with glowing blue lines all over its spherical body.

Finally, there was a young woman with blond hair and blue eyes. She can be seen hugging Isaac Deathwill with a huge smile on her face, as she wore a simple yellow shirt and white pants.

Each of them exuded the strong aura of a Demigod, and one glance alone would show off their uniqueness and might.

"It seems like an unexpected change has just happened in the outside world that went unnoticed by my passive divination array. As of now, multiple rifts opened up all over the world and the beasts it is spewing are at another magnitude compared to the first apocalypse. For now, we will split and take care of a continent each. When you meet with any other Demigods, just follow the protocols given by Ai."

All of them nodded their heads, and without further ado, a portal opened up in front of them. Without waiting for any further notice, they charged without hesitation through the portal and disappeared from the white void.

***

"THE APOCALYPSE! THE APOCAlPYSE HAS STARTED ONCE MORE!"

"PLEASE HELP ME!"

"MY BABY!"

The cries of men, women, children, the elderly, animals, and nearly all living beings on Earth reverberated throughout the entire world as one can see a scene of utter destruction. Cities were draped by a sea of blood, buildings were toppled down and destroyed, cars were squashed and chewed, and all of humanity is facing a new apocalypse that occurred from nowhere.

Just a few moments ago, the whole sky shook, and large amounts of beasts poured out one by one. Some were wolves, some were walking trees, others were living armor, and so much more poured out. It was a scene of utter chaos and destruction; with any human they see being killed instantly.

The hunters of humanity, though plentiful and powerful, are unable to keep up with the vast tides of beasts that rapidly came and go in a nigh-endless swarm.

"Z-Z- Z-RANK!" A man shouted, and they all turned their heads towards the sky where a large eagle has appeared.

Its body was the size of multiple hills, its feathers were dark and metallic and its beak was an even darker pigment of black. Its eyes were entirely red like blood, and it stared at the city below it with hostility.

It cawed out lightly, and its cries reverberated loudly throughout the entire city. Entire buildings shook and collapsed from its cries, all nearby glasses shattered into fragments, and many normal humans had their eardrums rupture and bleed.

This was the might of a Demigod, their mere cries could cause utter destruction and terrorize kingdoms and cities if they so wish!

"HAHAHA! HAVE NO FEAR FOR I AM HERE! THE MYRIAD BEAST EMPEROR!"

Quickly, one saw a ginormous deer appear on the far horizon, its body was emerald green and its fur was like grass. Its eyes glowed with golden light, and its antlers were long like the endless branches of a grand tree. It stepped on the sky like it was solid air, its mere aura caused the surrounding area to be overgrown with grass and foliage, as thick life energy erupted from its body.

Green mist soon erupted from its nostrils and enveloped the entire city, and the humans found themselves overflowing with vitality! Their damaged bodies recovered, while those who just died were somehow revived! Not only that, but thick vines grabbed all of the nearby monsters and their bodies were drained of life, transforming into nutrition for the nearby plants.

In the next moment, bright green light erupted from its body, and Gal Jum's humanoid body can now be seen.

"TAKE THIS!" He roared loudly, and his body flew through the air like a meteor. He reared back his right arm, and as he punched forward, a sonic boom erupted and the humans below saw a sight that made their mouths gawk in shock.

The clouds were divided, the huge eagle the size of hills exploded into blood mist, and the air pressure produced by Gal Jum's punch caused the entire sky to change and warp.

Quickly, the blood mist gathered around his body and they saw the phantom of the black eagle envelop his body for a split second before disappearing.

But it wasn't over yet, as Gal Jum looks around and saw multiple black eagles appearing in the far distance through the large rifts open in the air.

"COME COME!" He shouted with glee, but out of nowhere…

From their bodies, Gal Jum suddenly saw black shadowy spikes protrude from nowhere, and the black shadow went on to envelop their bodies in the next moment. Quickly, their bodies turned wispy like black clouds, and he turned his head to the side where a man wearing black shadowy armor stood atop a tall building.

"You! You dare steal the prey of the Myriad Beast Emperor?!"

"Calm down, we still have a lot of Demigods to deal with," the man with shadowy armor responded, and their head turned towards the rifts in the sky.

"YOU BETTER NOT STEAL MY PREY, SHADOW MONARCH!"

***

"Die," Qian Feng muttered, and an array of swords flew forwards toward the green dragon that spanned hundreds of meters ahead of him.

It roared loudly, and it charged against his barrage of swords without fear. It was already at its last breath, and evading was not an option, so might as well die valiantly than not putting up a fight.

But out of nowhere, a wall of fire appeared and blocked his sword array, causing the dragon to be able to charge through the wall of flames without any problems and arrive right in front of him in a sudden twist.

"Perhaps you might need some help," An old sagely voice said out of nowhere, and just as the dragon was about to ram against Qian Feng's body, a white hand appeared and grabbed the dragon's body, crushing its head into a meat paste and killing it within moments.

Seeing that, Qian Feng turned his head to the side and saw a man with long white hair and a beard, with wrinkly skin that indicated the passing of time. He wore a large white robe over his body, complementing his sagely appearance that gave him an immortal-like appearance, "I appreciate the gesture, Immortal King of the Immortal Sect, but I didn't need it."

Without waiting for an answer, a sword flew out and went straight towards the mysterious old man. In response, he only smiled and didn't move, and just like he expected, the sword brushed past him and he turned his head to see it stabbed at a ginormous tiger with fiery red skin.

"Fufufu, I guess there were more monsters than I originally thought in this world, tell me, are all of the members of Paragon Guild at the same level as you?"

"Well, one should join first to find out."

"Hahaha! I see, I see."

With that, the man simply disappeared from the area and left Qian Feng to his own devices.

***

In the sky, one can find a ginormous humanoid being with a body purely made from lava. It swung its arm, and seas of fire spread outwards, killing multiple beings in the general vicinity.

But in the next moment, its right arm turned into crystal clear ice, and it rapidly elongated into a pillar of ice that connected to the ground, which rapidly grew and covered the entire area in ice except for a certain place.

"Look where you're aiming, you're damaging valuable property of Treasure Heaven," a voice called out as a certain building, a building that towers to the sky, was covered in a golden pillar of light, protecting it from the spread of ice.

"Grid Valere?" The titan in the sky halted in slight surprise before laughing loudly: "I didn't expect the one and only founder of Treasure Heaven to be at Z-Rank already! I must say that I am surprised."

"The same can be said for me too, Alchemist of Paragon Guild, how fun has it been spending all of my money?"

"To be honest, it was incredibly fun," the titan shamelessly responded as it continued to attack.

"Kukuku, then you better work hard and protect this damned area!" Grid Valere shouted loudly as a ginormous golden coin appeared in the sky, and all of the dead monster corpses in the area suddenly turned into gold coins!

In the next instance, the golden coins disappeared and a golden light enshrouded Grid Valere's body. As it receded, a golden streak flew toward the sky and one can see a golden humanoid mech appear from nowhere.

"HOLY CRAP! A MECHA! Hahaha, let me do the same!" Yokota Makoto laughed loudly, and his ginormous body of lava and ice rapidly transformed into a black humanoid mecha in the sky.

***

"Eh?" The streak of light in the sky halted in surprise as it stopped above a certain city where she saw a sight she couldn't help but stare at in awe.

Below her, a gruesome scene where undead monsters roamed the city and killed every monster in sight can be seen. It was a brutal war against two sides, and yet the undead only continued to increase in numbers like a zombie apocalypse, causing the war to be one-sided as one being silently stood atop a tall building.

Seeing that figure, she flew through the sky and landed at the building, and the figure silently turned its head towards her.

The figure had silver-gray hair and eyes, wearing a silver-gray cloak that covered the majority of his body, and on his hand was a scepter carved from dragon bones.

"I didn't expect the guild leader of Paragon to already be at Z-Rank," The Empress of Light said with a jovial tone.

"Well, as the leader of Paragon, I would of course need to embody the meaning of our guild's name, so being Z-Rank should be expected, isn't that right, fellow cheater?"

Hearing that, she paused for a second before laughing loudly: "Hahaha! True, true! Okay, see you later!"

With that, she disappeared as a streak of light into the distant horizon.

***

All throughout the world, they were suddenly greeted by Demigods one after another, as hidden monsters revealed themselves one after another in this time of crisis.

From the mysterious Immortal King of the Immortal Sect to the sudden revelation that the members of the Paragon Guild are all Z-Ranks, it caused an upheaval in the current chaotic status of the world of Earth.

But weirdly enough, two certain figures are missing in all this chaos. The two hunters who were renowned as the twin shining stars of Earth, the Grand Magus, and the Crimson King!

And yet, as if the whole world has forgotten their existence, nobody even uttered their name once throughout the entire event.

"We have officially entered Phase 2," A voice muttered.

"Indeed," another voice responded, and a pair of crimson eyes opened.

Greeting the pair of crimson eyes was a strange sight, with endless geometrical shapes of all sizes and colors being seen. All throughout the area were strange sights and visages, from colorful clouds to weird constructs, it was a sight to truly behold.

Within that weird space, two beings can be seen.

One had long white hair and blue eyes, wearing a scholarly white robe and a white halo can be seen floating behind his back. He had the air of a divine scholar who was far beyond the mortal realm and reality.

On the other hand, one can find a young man with black hair and crimson eyes. He wore a simple set of black clothes, giving him a distant and cold appearance.

"With the sudden shift, all of Angelica's avatars would face a sudden strong enemy that would corner her and force her to rely on her pawns," The man with white hair said.

"And as her reliance grows, the closer we can get to finally ending this plan," the man with crimson eyes continued.

"… Are you sure you want to do this? You have already done so much. From a mere Demigod who failed to reach Godhood, to now escaping the bounds of your home reality and living as an almighty God that wields strength capable of shattering universes with a wave of their hand," The man continued after a short pause.

"Sacrificing myself to bring forth the gift of knowledge to countless beings throughout the endless multiverse, isn't that the greatest sacrifice a scholar hopes to achieve?" The man with white hair commented with a smile.

"… You're right! You're obviously right, hahaha!" The man with crimson eyes laughed loudly after hearing his response, and he said: "C'mon, let's get out of here already, Nicolas."

"Sure, sure, Raiden."

With that, the two figures disappeared from the Multiversal Void, leaving the place barren once more.

AN: This chapter has 2669 words.

UOOOOHH! FINALLY AT THAT FUCKING WAR ARC BABY! WE'RE REACHING THE END GAME OF THIS VOLUME (Not really because the realm of gods is gonna be an extremely long arc. The end game should be after the war arc and Isaac gets more powerful).

NOW I ONLY HAVE TO END THIS ALL WITH A BANG AND TIE UP ALL LOOSE ENDS, AND BY TYING UP I MEAN KILLING WELL-DEVELOPED CHARACTERS BECAUSE THEY SERVE NO OTHER PURPOSE THAN TO PROGRESS THE PLOT!

(October 30, 2022 – 340th day of writing)