The Allfather doesnât really know who Sect Master, Grand Elder and Guardian Gaia is. What heâs familiar with is the aura of Zeus, Chronos and Gaia.
As the war against the opposing forces rages on beneath them, the four Divine Knights sized-each other up. They chose the skies to be their battlefield in order to lessen the damage done to their surroundings. The Allfather really doesnât care whatever remains of the sect, in fact heâd be gleeful if it was destroyed.
The Elders on the other hand are a different caseâ¦
âLeave at once.â The Sect Master coldly ordered. His face didnât display its usual indifference or kindness. Currently, heâs displaying cold fury on his face as he stood haughtily in front of the Allfather. âYou will never achieve your goal here. Your time is wasted. Trot along and we might consider sparing your pathetic excuse of a life.â
âHohoâ¦â The Allfather coldly snorted, âThatâs some big words you got there little brat. Where did you learn that from? Didnât your superiors told you to respect your Elders?â
âI choose who I give my respect to.â The Sect Master replied in a frigid tone. âYou donât deserve it. Leave or face our wrath for disturbing our peace.â
ââ¦I would really love to play with you three. Unfortunately. I have no time to deal with you right now.â The Allfather shook his head as he reared his fist back and a punch.
âOne Punch to Rule the World!â
A massive phantom of black fist manifested behind the Allfather. Its speed and momentum was too fast for its size. Itâs as if a meter was falling down in front of the three Elders.
The Sect Masterâs eyes gleamed as he whispered: âI knew youâre go to do that.â
He then raised his hand and then, golden grains of sands rolled out from his sleeves. If one looked closely, a faint image of an hourglass was reflected on the Sect Masterâs pupils.
âSands of Time.â
The Sect Master quietly exclaimed inwardly. The golden grains of sand began multiplying in an incomprehensible speed. They attached themselves on to the blurry shadow of the fist, swallowing it whole and not leaving even a speck behind.
The Grand Elder moved into action. Golden stands of lightning began enveloping his body. His previously bent back, straightened and his gray-ish hair became like a golden torch. His eyes released a golden brilliance as golden lightning slithered across his body. He clenched his fist and a suddenly, a loud thunder clap sounded. Lightning bolt appeared on his grip.
The Grand Elder raised his grip and threw the lightning bolt at the Allfather. The lightning streaked, shattering space itself as it travelled. It carried an absurd amount of berserk energy and killing intent.
The Allfather tried to escape but the Lightning Bolt was tracking him. In the end, he got his squarely on his chest, causing him to grit his teeth in pain. The Allfather couldâve avoided this if it werenât for Gaia who restricted his movement.
A long green vine erupted from the ground and took the Allfather as a hostage, imprisoning him and locking his movement.
The vine also has sharp spikes the dug a hole on the Allfatherâs skin. It released a very potent poison which immediately got recognized by the Allfather.
The poison was laced with the power of Laws but it was still extremely dangerous. Even a whiff of this poison could kill an entire cityâs population. That same poison has been injected directly on his veins, causing the Allfather to look extremely wretched within mere seconds.
Just like this, the battle between Divine Knights started.
Anyone who made a mistake of watching them will probably get extremely confused. The four of them exchanged thousands of blows within a span of a second. Not even Empyreans can casually tell whatâs going on.
The three sect elders are weaker than the Allfather. He is at the peak Divine Knight while they are at the mid-stages. Nevertheless, their combined efforts are surely giving the Allfather a run for his money.
The Sect Master can accurately predict his moves by using his talent as the title holder of Chronos. The Grand Elderâs lightning bots hurts since they could bypass any kind of defensive measures while Gaiaâs support whittled down at whateverâs left of the Allfatherâs stamina and endurance.
The Allfather was reduced to pitiful state, his hair was dishelved, his robes burnt and heâs bleeding from his orifices due to Gaiaâs poisoning.
The Sect Master can tell that the Allfather was attempting something. Even with his calculations, the Sect Master couldnât figure it out, for some reason, his actions could completely elude his predictions. Nevertheless, instinct told him to not allow whatever the Allfather was trying to do, lest they suffer consequences. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
As the fierce battle raged on all over the sect, only one person in here was not affected by it. Heâs not even remotely bothered by the noise. He just continued sipping on his tea and reading his book.
As time passed on, the Allfather felt incensed. He gnashed his teeth as he thought: âDamn! Itâs always these three! Why must they always bar my path! No matter what era it is, theyâre always here to suppress me! How hateful!â
Zeus, Gaia and Chronos. Itâs always these three whoâs the most troublesome to face. With the addition of Poseidon and Hades on the sidelines, the Allfather was forced to retreat every single time.
It doesnât matter from what generation these fellows came from, they have always been a pain in the neck.
âThe connection from my main body is extremely faint.â The Allfather murmured. âThese hateful people mustâve done something to it!â
The Allfather gritted his teeth as he evaded yet another attack.
âNo! I canât allow this!â
âIâve went through all the trouble to raise this boy in order to devour him and barely succeeded! I have to free my main body right now and fuse with it! Thatâs the only way I can survive! Iâve waited for so long, wasted so many resources and longed freedom for a very long time already! I canât fail now!â
As it turns out, the traitor of the past is no more. The Devil Emperor seized his body and managed to do it. If the elders knew of this, they probably wonât be too surprised, after all this is the Devil Emperor. His means are numerous,
The Allfather doesnât have any patience anymore. He got distracted and so, another bolt of lightning struck him down. The Allfather spat out of blood and skidded backwards. He used this time to his advantage and brought at out a miniature box from his spatial ring.
When the black box appeared on his hand, the Allfather spat out blood essence, containing at least 10,000 years of longevity, onto it.
When the black box started emitting a fierce light, the Allfather grinned. The Sect Masterâs eyes widened as he immediately warned the rest about it, but as soon as he did so, the Allfather raised the box.
A strong vacuum appeared, the Sect Master got sucked into the black box. The Grand Elder and Gaia were alarmed and were a step too late to stop it.
The Allfather laughed haughtily and pointed the box to the Grand Elder who got sucked into it as well. Only Gaia was remaining and it was clear that the Allfather doesnât have any plans on letting her go.
What surprised the Allfather however, was the fact that Gaia was as calm as before. She was alarmed at first but she already recovered from it. He didnât sense any fear or trepidation from her. Instead, she just had an absolute confidence.
âWere you thinking that by imprisoning us, youâll achieve your goals?â Gaia asked the Allfather.
Seeing the solemn expression on the Allfatherâs face, Gaia sneered as she continued: âNaive fool. Go on then. Do your worst. It wonât matter anyway. You shouldâve really listened to our advice or at least let us defeat you. But since you insist on chasing after a fruitless endeavor, I can only pity you.â
The Allfather didnât like the sound of that. He wanted to interrogate her but it doesnât seem like sheâs willing to participate. Forcing her wouldnât work either since the Allfather doesnât have the means to do that.
In his confusion, he could only guess that theyâre probably tricking him. The Allfather sneered in disdain and spat: âYouâre the naive one if youâre thinking that Iâd fall for something like that?â
Gaia laughed derisively when she heard that.
âAm I now?â She asked while raising a brow. âTell me then, was it me who got played like a fiddle since coming here?â
The Allfather gnashed his teeth and couldnât endure her anymore. He just pointed the box at her and imprisoned her along with the others. Still, Gaiaâs disdainful laugh rung on his ears.
Nevertheless, the Allfather could only suppress the terrible feeling he has since he has other important matters to attend to. He swiftly scanned his surroundings and felt where his main body is. Once he grasped the general direction, he flew towards it, turning into a streak of black light.
The Allfather located where the prison was. Unfortunately, he was forced to the ground since he felt somebodyâs presence near him. Upon landing on the ground, he saw a young man sitting in front of bonfire, drinking tea and reading a book.
The young man slowly closed his book and looked at him, saying:
âMy, you sure did take your sweet time. And here I thought you wonât come, I was starting to get really bored.â