shadow slave: Avatar of Apocalypse Chapter 47 47: Hashiras

The mont the Carapace Demon crashed onto the ashen ground, the entire Ashen Barrow shook violently beneath its colossal weight.

A deafening boom echoed across the island.

Ash exploded upward in thick clouds. Cracks spread through the grey earth like spiderwebs, while the roots of the great obsidian tree groaned under the pressure.

For a single mont, everything beca still.

Then the demon roared.

The sound tore through the battlefield like rusted steel grinding against itself. Sunny felt his bones tremble from the sheer fury contained within it.

Despite its horrific injuries…

Despite the missing limbs, shattered armor, and rivers of azure blood…

The Carapace Demon was still alive.

And still monstrously dangerous.

Sunny rolled across the ground before forcing himself back to his feet, breathing heavily. Every muscle in his body scread in pain after barely escaping from beneath the demon's collapsing body.

The broken fragnts of the Azure Blade dissolved into white sparks beside him.

Gone.

His trusty weapon was destroyed.

Sunny clicked his tongue.

"Damn it…"

But before he could even think about what to do next—

Crimson flas erupted across the battlefield.

Senrix charged first.

Scarlet fire exploded around his body like a volcanic eruption, illuminating the dawn with violent crimson light. Unlike Nephis' pure white flas, Senrix's fire felt savage and tyrannical, like destruction incarnate.

The Carapace Demon imdiately focused on him.

Its remaining scarlet eye blazed with murderous intent.

The giant scythe moved.

Even wounded, the speed of the attack was horrifying.

The massive blade descended like a falling executioner.

But Senrix only smirked.

Crimson fire burst beneath his feet.

BOOM!

His body vanished sideways in an explosive dash, narrowly avoiding the strike as the scythe carved a massive trench into the ground behind him.

Then Senrix lunged forward.

His sword erupted with crimson flas as he slamd it directly into the damaged joint of the demon's front leg.

A violent explosion shook the battlefield.

The cracked limb bent unnaturally.

The demon staggered.

At the sa ti—

Silver light flashed.

Elysia moved.

Graceful.

Elegant.

Deadly.

She leapt across the battlefield like flowing moonlight, her pink hair dancing wildly in the wind while her bow shimred into existence in her hands.

Unlike Senrix's overwhelming aggression, Elysia fought with impossible calmness.

As though battle itself bent around her.

The demon shifted toward Senrix—

And suddenly froze.

An arrow pierced directly into a crack near its torso.

Azure blood exploded outward.

The Carapace Demon roared furiously.

Elysia calmly drew another glowing arrow.

"Left side," she said softly.

Senrix grinned.

"Got it."

The two attacked simultaneously.

One struck like fire.

The other like light.

Sunny stared for a brief second before realizing sothing absurd.

The two of them were actually overpowering the demon.

Not him.

Not even Nephis.

Senrix and Elysia.

The sa monster that had terrorized them for days was now being pushed backward by two Sleepers fighting together in perfect synchronization.

Nephis stood beside Sunny, white flas flickering faintly around her sword.

"They're forcing it into reacting," she said calmly.

Sunny exhaled slowly.

"Those two are insane…"

Below them, the Carapace Demon suddenly lashed out in fury.

Its massive pincer smashed toward Senrix like a collapsing tower.

This ti, however—

Senrix suddenly dismissed his sword.

Scarlet flas erupted violently around both his arms.

Then massive crimson gauntlets materialized around his fists.

The air distorted from heat alone.

Sunny blinked.

"…He can do that?"

Nephis narrowed her eyes slightly.

"He changed mories."

Senrix grinned wildly as the giant pincer descended.

"CO ON THEN!"

BOOOOM!

The impact shattered the ground.

Senrix actually caught the massive pincer with both flaming gauntlets.

The sheer force blasted cracks beneath his feet.

Blood spilled from the corner of his mouth instantly.

Yet he laughed.

Crimson fire exploded harder around his body.

The veins in his arms bulged violently as he forced the demon's pincer upward through sheer madness and brute strength.

Sunny stared in disbelief.

"He's wrestling it…"

Nephis answered calmly:

"He's creating an opening."

And indeed—

The mont the demon's attention locked entirely onto Senrix—

Elysia moved.

She appeared atop one of the demon's shattered legs like a phantom.

Nobody even saw when she jumped.

Her bowstring pulled back silently.

One glowing arrow beca three.

The arrows flew simultaneously.

One pierced the damaged eye.

One struck deep into the exposed chest crack.

And the last embedded itself into the base of the demon's remaining scythe arm.

The Carapace Demon shrieked in agony.

Its body convulsed violently.

Senrix imdiately released the pincer and leapt backward before being crushed.

"NOW!" he roared.

Nephis moved instantly.

White flas ignited brilliantly around her blade.

Unlike Senrix's violent inferno, her flas felt concentrated and absolute. Pure destruction compressed into a single edge.

She dashed across the battlefield like a streak of white lightning.

The demon attempted to raise its scythe—

But suddenly—

Darkness wrapped around the damaged limb.

Sunny's shadow.

For only a single second.

But that second was enough.

Nephis arrived.

SLASH!

Her burning sword carved deeply into the cracked armor across the demon's chest.

For the first ti—

The steel-like shell finally broke apart.

Azure blood erupted outward like a river.

The Carapace Demon scread in genuine pain.

Yet even then—

It still refused to die.

Sunny's eyes widened.

"What the hell is this thing made of?!"

The demon retaliated instantly.

Its remaining leg smashed downward toward Nephis with terrifying speed.

Too fast.

Even she could not fully dodge.

But before impact—

A crimson figure intercepted it.

Senrix crossed both flaming gauntlets above his head.

BOOOOOOM!

The collision shook the entire Ashen Barrow.

The earth beneath Senrix exploded apart as he was driven deep into the ground.

"Senrix!" Elysia shouted.

Smoke rose from the crater.

Then—

"…Okay, that one hurt."

Sunny nearly collapsed in relief.

The idiot was sohow still alive.

Elysia imdiately landed beside him, her calm expression finally cracking slightly with worry.

"You reckless brute…"

Senrix coughed blood before grinning weakly.

"Did I look cool?"

Elysia sighed.

"You looked suicidal."

Then she imdiately spun and fired another glowing arrow directly into the demon's exposed wound.

The Carapace Demon staggered again.

Its movents were slowing now.

Its body was failing.

Azure blood soaked the ashen sands beneath it.

Sunny inhaled slowly.

Then summoned another weapon.

Silver light shimred in his hand.

The Starlight Sword appeared.

Its radiant blade glead beautifully beneath the dim dawn, almost looking out of place amidst the destruction.

Sunny tightened his grip.

His shadow wrapped around his body once more.

Nephis stepped forward beside him, white flas blazing brighter.

Senrix rose from the crater, crimson gauntlets burning violently.

Elysia drew another glowing arrow.

And for the very first ti since arriving at the Ashen Barrow—

The Carapace Demon looked surrounded.