Parallel - A Virtual Reality.

Windows after window appear in front of me, but I close my eyes as I try to focus.

'I lost the grip of my Runic Sword, and it was sent flying. It's going to be quite a hassle to recover it'

Blood comes out of my mouth and in different parts of my body. But I calmly analyze the situation unlike before that I almost lost it.

For some reason, I feel strangely peaceful despite hearing the chaotic clashes of those three and the armies.

Soon, all the noise starts to disappear as I look calmly at the sky.

'It was too arrogant of me to think I would be able to hold my own and drive all of them back with just Three Elemental Enhancing and Overflow'

Feeling my stun status slowly coming off, I drive the elements calmly through my body.

A glow starts coming from my body, but I keep looking at the sky while taking calm breaths.

The elements start rhythmically flowing at the pace of my breathing.

'My Fast Recovery is working faster than normal. My broken arm is healing, slowly but surely

I close my eyes. Slowly, I activate Elemental Enhancing.

Clarity flows into me as I feel the flow of time slowing.

'I have been too rash'

I start thinking of all my actions in this battle, and I can only describe it as rashness.

'No matter what could've happened, I lost my cool too many times.'

Before the battle, when fighting against Dorek, the betrayal of Grudel, the appearance of Dontoshi, Zenith falling into madness.

'Geez, so many times.'

I almost chuckle at that thought, but coolness sweeps my entire body as the Wind Element calmly flows inside my body despite having a bigger output than the beginning. Blending itself with my breathing.

Soon, I start driving my Two Elemental Enhancing.

Elemental Blending, Two Elemental Enhancing: Wind and Water.

'I still feel suppressed in this world'

Chains always tied my body, at least I always felt like that. Even when I have gotten stronger, I still haven't been able to shake those chains away.

'But even then, I have dared to push my body to its limits. I have been too rash'

I think about myself as I remember all the times, I used Elemental Enhancing.

I shake my head slightly in reproach.

'First, I need to make my body prepared. These chains are not needed anymore'

The stun status comes off as I activate Three Elemental Enhancing.

Elemental Blending, Three Elemental Enhancing: Wind, Water, and Earth.

But despite running the three elements, they still run calmly. This time my feeling of the elements become even more acute.

'An Elemental Warrior uses the Elements to fight, driving them like a storm, or that's what I thought'

The three elements flow smoothly through my body, the glow on my body becomes more intense as it slowly starts changing color.

Like ink falling on clear water, slowly turning towards black.

'I don't have to fear anymore, I can take these chain offs now'

As if a new world starts opening to me, everything starts becoming clearer.

'Elements aren't a tool, they are Nature. My body has to blend with them'

My left arm tingles, a hot sensation running through it as the healing has accelerated.

I slowly put strength on my right arm to push me up.

'I… need to lead them inside my body.

Power starts running through my body as I slowly start to stand up.

'It's time to stand up now. I have rested for too long'

Calm undulations of power come from my body as the glowing start becoming black faster than before.

"Dei, I am going to need a bit of your help here"

"You won't be able to use me for a while, though"

"Don't worry, I'll manage"

"All right. I have to say, now that you are on the right path, you have become quite something"

I smile at those words as I calmly stand while looking at the battlefield, and then towards the sky.

A warm flow comes from my hand holding Dei, making the elements start blending more perfectly.

Release.

'Let's be rash this one more time in this battle'

Power courses my body as I activate Elemental Enhancing one final time.

The chains on my body and my brain coming off

Elemental Blending, Four Elemental Enhancing: Wind, Water, Earth, and Fire.

A pitch-black glow surrounds my entire body as I feel my body wanting to break apart because of the fluctuation of elements running violently this time.

But I grin this time as every process and movement of the elements inside my body is calculated. Reacting to every single action almost instantly, suppressing the breakdown forcefully.

Suddenly, Ice breaks from the ground as it violently comes towards me. Dangerous Ice Spikes come from it as start blocking all my lines of escape.

But I simply smile at that and lift my left hand almost healed up.

And as if the whole field expected a loud sound of clashing would happen, silence instead filled the whole place.

- You have made a breakthrough on your path! One of the steps to evolve your class has been met.

- Because your mastery over your new step is still shaky, you still aren't able to evolve, but it's just a matter of time.

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"Heh, that will put him in his place"

A satisfied expression appears on Dontoshi's face as he rests his Warhammer on his shoulder after hitting Ardha with it.

'Still, that bastard has quite a troublesome reaction speed'

Suddenly, Zenith appears beside Dontoshi and violently clashes with him.

Wielding his Warhammer, he attacks Zenith back.

BOOOOOOM

The clash between both of them sends shockwaves.

Dontoshi's face is filled with glee as he finally can fight with Zenith and Dorek without an annoying insect bothering him.

'But let's go closer towards the army's battlefield'

A bloody smile appears on his face as he steps towards the battlefield while attacking Dorek and Zenith.

Soon, the three monsters come close to the battlefield again. Dorek click his teeth as it was affecting more his army than the enemies.

'Well, it doesn't matter, soon, very soon, I will be free!'

Power runs through Dorek's body as he feels the seal slowly coming undone.

'I need them to take the orbs out for the next step of my plan to begin'

Parrying Zenith's attack, Dorek steps backward while gritting his teeth. Dontoshi swings his hammer and Dorek bȧrėly evades it as tremor is generated.

'Well, the more they are pushed to the edge, the sooner they will want to suppress me to have some respite'

Dorek's eyes glow with a fiendish light as he starts doing massive attacks.

"HAHAHA! YES, LET'S CRUSH EVERYTHING"

Madness shows on Dontoshi's face as he starts swinging his Warhammer violently while Zenith expands his Death Aura.

Tyrfing clenches her teeth as she feels the army being pushed back as their number starts lowering despite the breakthrough of Juran's healing power.

She looks towards the direction of Kagito and he seemed about ready with everyone else.

'That fuċker has become like a spectator'

Her gaze directs towards that Scardinian with black scales and a repulsive aura that is overlooking the entire field with an amused expression in one of the tops.

'His ring is shining again with that dangerous dark green glow'

But before she can think more, she could feel it.

Her gaze turns in a certain direction. Not only hers but of everyone.

'That place is where he fell'

The man who is renowned as the strongest player in Parallel. She watched that same man that showed an invincible back when she fought against him being flung around like a broken toy.

At that moment she felt despair slowly consuming her, but she clenched her teeth moving all of his strength to keep the army's power.

But now that she feels his presence again, relief washes over her.

Unlike Tyrfing, Dorek's expression and his army stiffened up.

He soon appears in everyone's view with a calm expression while looking at the sky. A smile hangs on his face as some sort of black glows surrounds him.

Then, when he lowers his gaze and looks towards the field. An enormous pressure falls on Dorek's and his army's shoulders.

Without hesitating, Dorek drives a tremendous amount of his power as more of his seal is released. Ice breaks from the ground go towards Ardha and expand, making everyone lose his view of him.

Expecting a powerful clash between those two, the advancement of the Ice stops suddenly near Ardha's spot.

Then it slowly becomes water as it falls to the ground.

A black aura with little shining dots like stars in the galaxy surrounds Ardha. His white hair flowing as if it was submerged in water, his entire demeanor showed him like a deity that has come down to the battlefield.

His left arm outstretched as his palm faces those three.

Grudel's expression changes as if he had just eaten a fly as he looks at Ardha.

"Time for some payback."

The clear and calm voice of Ardha sweeps the battlefield.