Vengeance of the Returner

Chapter 194: The nightmare

Soaring through the sky was a blue creature with enormously large blue wings, possessing four woofs standing like a bipedal. Its dark brown horns were branched out like they could link or touch each other.

"I have felt this aura before."

Nix uttered falling back by the mere pressure he felt. It was cold and ominous.

"The Nightmare"

A voice struck from his back. 

Nix did not turn his head. He knew whose words those were.

He walked out with a sword facing towards the monster that was circling the sky.

"What's it prowess?"

"Ice..."

Rebecca said and slowly walked out and stood by his side holding her knighted sword.

The nightmare was a monster that once threatened the lands. But, revered by the elves. They are beasts born in ancient times. This nightmare was an offspring of such a monster that reined. 

"We cannot fight with our current strength..."

The words that came out of Rebecca's mouth seemed very scared to even fight the thing that was circling in the sky. Everyone was crystallized even the upper layer of mutino was cold. 

At any given moment the Mutino could fall. If such a thing were to happen. His clan members would be no more.

[Private ability: Nova manifestation activated]

[Private ability: Doom prediction vision activated]

[Reawakened ability: Latent instant activated]

[Class ability: Berserk havoc activated]

He was in the trance of his very existence at that very moment.

"Rebecca use your fucking attribute to warm everything up."

He said and pressed his left foot and jumped through the explosive force. In a microsecond his body distorted.

'Spatial abilities?'

Rebecca uttered and looked up at the sky where a dot-like image appeared in front of the beast. The beast was about 500 meters above them as such she couldn't clearly judge what was happening with clouds covering the sky.

{Haha, that was a nice decision.}

Astaroth said flying next to Nix who was piercing through the air and made eye contact with the Nightmare.

It was when he fully witnessed the appearance of the monster. Thick blue feathers and a body of deer. Unlike what he imagined it did not appear to be a beast of terror but rather a beautiful one. 

It was insignificant since he had already drawn his sword against them because the one who started was the beat itself.

"You!"

The beast growled in surprise as the man came directly towards the beast with his sword stretched towards its forehead

"The one that entered my land!"

It said blowing a blue wave of energy from its mouth which contained coldness that could literally freeze him. 

The beast blinked twice unable to understand what had happened. Because the man opposite it was nowhere to be found.

"My arse!"

He uttered emerging behind it the gigantic beast. He abruptly latched onto its head and struck his dagger into its head.

{This one here is a son of a bitch! Just flee!. This is an Enigma Celestial being.}

Astaroth uttered noticing that the dark attribute didn't inflict any damage he expected to happen. The crust of its head decayed a little but within it rapidly healed back. 

"Mortal... Let us address this fraternally. I don't want to fight thee. You are at a disadvantage here, Concede."

The nightmare growled.

Unlike Nix's expectation his ability slowly resided as he fell from the sky. Unable to balance he dug his dagger into its skin and latched on to it as his body created a big cut onto the skin.

"AHhh!"

The intense growl was very immense that the whole sky could have shaken.

"You usurper!"

It scowled at him.

"Apologies but I do not have any backing to fly," Nix said without feeling threatened or absorbed by fear facing such a supreme being. He was rather calm and composed. Nova manifestation possessed perception of a man who had faced the gods as such the being before he wasn't an uncommon thing to witness.

"Are thou not the individual that surmounted Hithigasa mountain?" The monster asked after the pain subsided.

Surprisingly the Nightmare didn't attack him. It was calm as well akin to Nix and behaved considerate since what he said was true.

"Indeed, so you are the one that attacked me back then when I climbed to the peak?"

He asked after climbing onto its back. 

"Certainly," The Nightmare replied. 

"May I know why you attacked us?" Nix asked as it slowly descended towards the Mutino.

"One of your companions possessed a spear similar to the one I know."

"The sky piercer" Nix phrased and immediately the nightmare stopped.

"Certainly, the sky piercer...I remained slumber all these cycles. I swore as a protector to my mother, yet, I befell within a hex. The war has encroached the hex and I shall once again keep what I swore on the mother." it said and stopped in front of the Mutino and he descended onto it.

"I see, to put it in a simple way. You were trapped into a curse and you promised your mother to protect something."

He said and scanned through the vicinity.

Everyone was still frozen and Rebecca who was still trying to warm the crystallized members fell back in a startle and her facial expression showed absolute shock.

A chill ran down her spine she couldn't utter a word and fell back in the corner as she looked at the beast. Her legs trembled and her body excreted sweat indicating how anxious she was.

"I sense wrath from thou. However, you hold a force akin to Primal. Who are thou?"

It said looking at Nix who had his back facing as he worriedly touched Cinzia's face who was crystallized.

"I am Nix. I possess the specialty of wrath." Nix replied sheathing his sword to his back.

"I see thou usurped the child of sins! You mortal... Speak true words!"

The Nightmare frowned and absorbed the coldness from those that suffered and refrained them from death.

Soon the members fell limp on the floor and the Mutino growled.

"Thanks for being considerate. But, the words I spoke were true. I know of only one woman who possesses the traits and prowess of sins that bestowed me this."

Nix said looking up at the enormously gigantic beast.

"Thou possess the essence Primeval. I am solicitous of only such cause."

'This is my first time to hear someone clearly speak of what they know.'

"How do you know?"

Nix asked with a surprised expression on his face. His soul absorbed the dust from the nopath so he knew the primeval its speaks of his the Primeval cosmo.

"Thou hold a menacing aura and a gentle aura. I worship Primeval thou possess the same so, I shall be considerate. Are you fighting in the war that has aroused once again?"

"Yes."

"Are thou tool of the gods?"

"Nope."

"I see... Thou's purpose in fighting?"

"Made a deal with one." He uttered looking at Yeril who walked out of the caravan with her trembling legs.

As soon as she looked at the beast that looked down on the Mutino and the people in it she fell back as well.

"I shall meet Thou's companion that bestowed you the powers."

"Her name is Felishia and I apologize in advance but, I can't accompany you since I am in a hurry. She is near the babel residing in a small town."

"Understood human. We shall meet again. I will meet with her."

The beast said and once again soared through the sky.

"Farewell"

Nix said looking at the best's green bead-like eyes with a smile and continued.

"When will my Companions wake up."

"Within moments"

It said stretching its wing.

"Stand up Rebecca... Didn't knew that you are one hell of a cowardly chick."

"Say whatever but, That is one hell of existence above the Demigods... "

She pouted grabbing Nix's hand.

"Though it didn't contain any malice or ill intent towards us. I don't know why you are frightened?" Nix asked with doubt while looking at her eyes.

"I am truly perplexed as well. This is not they were portrayed in history."

"Then how are they portrayed as?"

"As Chaotic evil beasts..."

She uttered looking up at the sky where the bluish monster was flying in the distance.

"Well, History can be lies."

He shrugged and sat beside her and looked at Yeril who was on her knees.

"Is that really such a menacing beast?"

He asked.

{You bastard! You are naive and beyond rescuable! He was a Celestial being he is somewhat young but, he is existence only needs a few pushes in order to ascend from mid-world. And what'd you know? The neon explosive could be useless against such a vile creature.}

"So, he might ascend if he participates in the war?"

Nix asked indifferently.

{Mayhap}

Astaroth shrugged.

'I might witness some really interesting things huh?'

He muttered inwardly and looked at his members who were waking up one by one.

"Buddy, What happened and how am I still alive?"

Reegan asked with a surprised face.