Vengeance of the Returner

Chapter 186: Stage 1

He went back to his clan house before dawn. Vlarion was assigned a job and Nix finished the talks with Remo to manage to seal a deal with the Draconians to buy Thermantite ores. He was perplexed about the things that were about to unfold. He was smoking his cigarette as usual lying on a bench in front of the pool on the rooftop.

"Heyy! Darling, what's in your mind? You seem to be troubled."

Rosalie asked wrapping her arms around him standing behind him.

"Yeah... It's about the war. I don't know where to start or how to reform the clan. I myself have never really faced war."

He said without a reaction on his face though She noticed he was troubled.

"fufu"

She giggled closing her smile with her hand.

"I will help you with what I can do so do not worry about those things."

She assured him.

"Thanks for the concern and you've surely helped me but, I am just worried about the Prophecy. Will it happen during the war?"

Now his face showed distress and Rosalie who looked at him rightly read something from his expression and mannerism.

Noticing the change in his face her face contoured and looked at him as though she was looking at a pile of shit.

"My My... I assumed you are a lot capable than this."

"?"

Nix just furrowed his brows and waited for her to continue.

"I condemn fearing the future. I believed you are stronger than this and loathe those who sit idle and whine rather than putting some work into it. I truly wonder..."

Nix gulped a lump of air as she pressured him with immense mana. Now, this was far more immense than Felishia's it inflicted fear on him and reminded him of the visions he saw when he absorbed sublimity and the scene where he was blind facing Feroz khan who looked at him with a menacing smile standing on top of his clan house.

The energy of a Demigod cannot be taken lightly and he was powerless against such power since he was unprepared as well.

He was not even able to move in the slightest.

"Are you the same man who killed those wretched sins? Are you really the one who was prophesied by my brethren... Regardless of all that do you not understand one thing? You are more capable than you think! You should be conniving and unwavering if you wish to fight in the war."

'What is this sudden shift in her attitude?'

He thought while looking at her with amazement. Her attitude and her way of speaking carried the dignity of a queen which even made him submit to her.

"I cannot go on with this child play! You are in the present! You can manipulate the future something that will change however you change."

"Seriously? I-I-I was just worried..."

He said and for some reason, his voice was low and did not have the same type of presence he carries around.

"Fear is evident in those eyes of yours! The fear to face the strong. You are weak! I don't care If my words hurt you. But will you fight me here and now?"

"But..."

He was hesitant and all he had was the chains since he had left the dagger in Vlarion's care to sharpen it. There was no sword in his inventory either. To top it all off the difference between him and her was like heaven and earth.

"Hah, You are hesitating?"

She said with a sigh.

And for some reason, it triggered something in him. It hurt his ego. He was not arrogant and he knew for a fact he'd lose but that doesn't mean he should just stay put and hear her words.

He abruptly released his mana and cleansed her mana that immobilized him. He then stood from his place after crushing the cigarette he smoked in the ashtray.

There was none at that moment and it was midnight. Nix looked at her eyes standing a few steps away from her feeling the cold breeze that continuously flowed around. The half-moon was glimmering brighter than ever and the town was still and quiet there were no street lights nor people wandering around.

Looking at his actions her mouth slightly twitched to arch up into a smile but, she strictly controlled herself from smiling.

He dashed in the blink of an eye and pushed off his clan building. It was so instantaneous that she couldn't even read what was in his mind since his eyes seemed calm as though it was literally blocking her from reading his movements.

She was truly dazed but the thing is she flew before touching the ground and was reaching to the top. But Nix surprised her by jumping from the top and latching on to her body.

"You!!"

She was getting goosebumps at the sheer anger and potential that he carried. He was moving a fraction of a second ahead of her. She couldn't help but believe that this mana can see through the future even if it's a few seconds ahead of the present.

A smile bloomed on her face and knew this man is no match for her yet, she was dazed by the tenacity he carried. Unlike the past few moves, he received a blow to his face which crackled his facial bone and sent him through his clan house causing a rift and creating a few broken bones.

"What happened?"

A loud female voice came out of the hollow she had created where Nix was lying and in a moment raging sword energy tore the air came towards Rosalie and the one that sent that was Rebecca.

It seems it was Rebecca's room where Nix fell into. In the mere flapping of her large wings that emerged out of her back, the sword energy was neutralized.

"I will take care of this..."

Nix said in a low voice and stood up once again.

Rebecca was dazed as she looked at him. He was not wearing armor nor possessing any weapon none other than his chains. Soon people crowded on the streets and even felishia emerged before Rosalie.

"Why did you do this?"

Felishia asked flying towards her instantaneously.

"It was because of you people that he was weak. Pave the way!"

She said and quickly grabbed Nix and shot through the sky like a rocket. Instantly Nix slashed her wrist and inflicted damage which led to his fall. He also noticed that everyone in his clan was there and even the town folks who were resting have crowded watch the fight.

He did not why she made him fight and he was not feeling himself. Since his body began to heal on its own. She came under his trajectory while looking up at him and slashed her long nails towards his direction and released a huge line which was really dark glimmering with some particles collided on his body and sent him further high towards the sky.

To her surprise, his body healed several times faster than she anticipated and his eyes were glimmering in red. She couldn't sense his present self and a vengeful presence that she had never witnessed. His red aura wholly covered the sky. 

Until now he was not even able to make her bleed but now it was evident that she unnecessarily invoked him that was menacingly ominously containing a huge wave of rage. The presence he carried was different than what she knew.

It gave off a feeling of a man that has suffered through countless battles with experience fighting against greater than existences and gained enlightenment. A man who had faced death and cowered multiple times just to survive.

"Rosalie how about we stop this? I can understand that you wanted me to know that I can fight anyone if I want to."

Receiving those words a smile bloomed on her face and she abruptly dashed towards him and grabbed hold of him.

"You've understood my actions. I thought you will see me as an enemy from this point on."

"No, I just learned something because of him. In that split moment..."

He uttered.

"Then you are not angry towards me?"

"No, I just awakened a power thanks to you."

He smirked. 

His smile showed pure ecstasy as he was busily looking at his notification. 

[Private Ability- Nova manifestation (Stage1) have awakened.]

"I apologize for making you go through such immense things."

She apologized after letting him slowly onto the rooftop from where they took off. 

"Your method was practically but harsh. Since it's from your goodwill and gave me some advantage I am actually grateful"

He replied nonchalantly. Before long his clan members arrived at the top and Felishia looked at him with an intrigued expression as Nix was talking to Rosalie with a smile.

"Are you some kind of masochist? You are smiling at her?"

"Felishia how about you hit me with a spell here and now?"

He asked with a confident smile. He had reached one step higher now.