Then, as suddenly as he had stood up—
They heard Senrix shout.
"Balance breaker!"
The entire Ashen Barrow trembled.
Crimson flas exploded outward from his body like an erupting star, instantly swallowing the surrounding roots beneath a violent inferno of scarlet light and unbearable heat. The temperature around the camp rose so abruptly that even the cold wind of the Forgotten Shore seed to recoil.
Cassie flinched violently.
Sunny's expression darkened.
Nephis imdiately stood up.
And Elysia froze.
Then—
Armor began to form around Senrix's body.
Blackened crimson tal erged from burning flas and wrapped around him piece by piece, each section locking into place with chanical precision. Sleek overlapping plates covered his limbs and torso while countless glowing cracks spread across the armor like magma flowing beneath volcanic stone.
Every pulse of crimson light beneath the armor felt alive.
The chestplate resembled a sealed furnace core, heavy and oppressive, with burning crimson radiance leaking through the seams like restrained destruction desperately trying to escape.
Then ca the helt.
Sharp.
Regal.
Monstrous.
A narrow glowing visor shaped like demonic eyes illuminated beneath the helm while crown-like protrusions extended backward, giving Senrix the appearance of so ancient king of war born from fire and ruin.
But the most terrifying part—
Were the wings.
Six chanical wings unfolded from his back with a deafening tallic shriek.
Three enormous segnted wings extended from each side of the armor, each constructed from hundreds upon hundreds of tallic feather-like blades layered together in intricate patterns. Hidden between the segnted feathers were glowing crimson thrusters radiating unbearable heat.
When the wings fully unfurled—
They resembled six burning chanical halos.
Crimson flas poured endlessly from the gaps between them, illuminating the scarlet leaves overhead while turning the entire Ashen Barrow into an ocean of blood-red light.
Senrix slowly raised his head.
The glowing visor locked onto Sunny and Nephis.
Then—
He laughed.
Not the usual mocking laugh.
Not the amused laugh he used whenever Sunny embarrassed himself.
No.
This laugh sounded wrong.
Wild.
Broken.
"Shadowspawn… Nephilim… Angel…"
The crimson flas surrounding him violently expanded.
"LET'S SEE!"
BOOM!
The ground shattered beneath his feet.
The explosion alone blasted apart nearby roots while a violent shockwave erupted across the camp. Scarlet flas surged outward like a tidal wave, devouring everything around them.
Nephis imdiately ignited her white flas.
Radiant fire erupted around her body as she stepped forward, using her Aspect Ability to block the incoming inferno.
White and crimson collided.
For a single mont, the two flas resisted each other equally—
Then Nephis was forced backward.
Her boots dug deeply into the roots as the overwhelming heat swallowed her white flas whole.
"What the hell—?!"
Sunny vanished into the shadows instantly.
He knew direct confrontation was suicide.
Instead, he circled behind Senrix silently, using the confusion and blinding flas as cover before lunging toward his blind spot with Midnight Shard aid toward the gaps beneath the chanical wings.
Unfortunately—
Senrix moved faster.
A crimson blur turned toward Sunny.
Then—
BANG!
The kick landed directly against Sunny's stomach.
The sheer force behind it detonated the air itself.
Sunny's entire body folded from the impact before being launched across the Ashen Barrow like a broken doll. He crashed through several giant roots before violently rolling across the ashen ground.
The sound alone echoed throughout the island.
Sunny coughed blood.
"…Ow…"
Nephis' expression hardened.
For the very first ti since becoming a Sleeper—
Senrix had completely lost himself.
The reason was simple.
He had already overdriven his Aspect beyond its natural limits during the battle against the Carapace Demon. Even afterward, while ntally fighting against the Soul Devouring Tree, he had continued forcing his powers further and further despite his exhausted condition.
Then, when Cassie awakened from Weaver's dream—
He overused it again.
Again.
And again.
None of them knew why.
None of them understood what his Flaw truly was.
Because Senrix never told anyone.
Now—
The consequences had finally arrived.
BOOOOM!
Senrix dashed toward Nephis like a falling teor.
The six chanical wings behind him roared violently as crimson thrusters ignited simultaneously, propelling his armored body forward with horrifying speed.
Nephis barely raised Dream Blade in ti.
The punch collided against her sword—
And the entire root beneath her exploded.
A crater erupted around Nephis while cracks spread across the giant roots beneath the impact.
Her arms trembled violently.
Too heavy.
Too powerful.
Senrix followed imdiately with another strike, then another, then another, each punch carrying enough force to pulverize stone.
Nephis retreated rapidly while parrying his attacks with precise movents.
Unlike Senrix's wild destruction—
Her fighting style remained cold and calculated.
Every movent minimized wasted energy.
Every step had purpose.
Every counterattack targeted openings in his armor.
Yet despite fighting irrationally—
Senrix was still overwhelming her.
His instincts were monstrous.
His body moved like a weapon forged purely for violence.
Crimson flas exploded from his wings with every movent while his fists tore through the air fast enough to create deafening shockwaves.
Sunny finally returned.
A shadow silently stretched beneath Senrix's feet before Sunny erupted upward from the darkness with Midnight Shard aid toward the exposed joints beneath the armor.
CLANG!
The tachi struck successfully—
But Senrix imdiately twisted his body and grabbed Sunny's wrist mid-attack.
Sunny's eyes widened.
"…Crap."
The chanical wings unfolded.
Point-blank.
Crimson thrusters detonated.
Sunny released Midnight Shard instantly and escaped into the shadows barely before the explosion consud him.
The surrounding roots vaporized.
Nephis used the opening imdiately.
White flas erupted around Dream Blade as she lunged forward in a streak of silver light, her sword thrusting directly toward Senrix's chestplate.
But just before the blade connected—
One of the six chanical wings folded inward.
CLANG!
The segnted tallic feathers blocked Dream Blade completely.
Then the wing expanded violently.
Nephis crossed her arms defensively—
BOOOOM!
She was blown backward by an explosion of crimson flas.
The fight rapidly devolved into chaos.
Crimson fire engulfed the Ashen Barrow.
Giant roots shattered apart beneath repeated impacts.
chanical wings scread through the air while white flas clashed against scarlet infernos again and again.
Sunny attacked constantly from Senrix's blind spots, using deception and shadows to create openings for Nephis.
anwhile, Nephis pressured him head-on without hesitation, enduring every terrifying collision through sheer willpower alone.
And through it all—
Senrix was still holding back.
Even crazed.
Even bloodlusted.
Even consud by madness.
So instinct deep inside him still refused to truly kill them.
That was the only reason they were still alive.
Then—
TWANG!
A sharp sound suddenly echoed across the battlefield.
An arrow tore through the crimson inferno like a streak of golden light.
It moved with terrifying precision straight toward Senrix's head.
And yet—
Senrix caught it effortlessly.
Silence suddenly fell.
Crimson flas swayed violently around him while the six chanical wings slowly unfolded behind his armored body.
Then—
He turned.
Standing atop the unfinished boat in the distance—
Elysia slowly lowered her bow.
The wind danced through her long pink hair while the glowing Soul Lantern floated beside her, illuminating her calm blue eyes.
She had finally joined the fight.
A/N: Xeleray, you can make a request on the upcoming fight against Elysia and mad senrix
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