The horror that had started to bloom in RakâTharosâ heart exploded forth in a frenzy that gripped his entire soul and permeated every single nook and cranny!
Terror!!
Pure, unadulterated terror!!
SNAP!
Something seemed to snap in RakâTharosâ mind at that moment and he started to blabber unintelligibly through Elliotâs vicious barrage of punches.
A strange aura began to permeate through his body, but it was weak and didnât amount to anything in the few short seconds it appeared.
As quickly as it appeared, it was gone.
After that, RakâTharos went completely limp.
The fight was over in that instant.
The rescue mission was a success! Elliot had turned the tables around in two short weeks, and returned to do to RakâTharos exactly what he did to him before.
A complete, one sided beating!
However, Elliotâs mission was never merely just rescue.
It was vengeance!
After a few minutes of punching, Elliot had pumped in so much of his Darklight Energy into RakâTharos that he was able to crush every single bone and organ in his body with just a single thought!
And not just that, RakâTharosâ head was also completely deformed.
Gone was his magnificent lion head.
Elliotâs vicious punches had broken all the bones of his head into many pieces and it had flattened very considerably with blood flowing out of his eyes, nose, mouth and ears.
His mane was completely sticky with blood, mucus, the remains of two splattered eyeballs and a little bit of brain matter.
But despite the horrific damage that Elliot had inflicted on him, RakâTharos was still alive!
The life force of an Emperor level beast was truly strong and tenacious.
After Elliot stopped punching him, RakâTharos moaned lightly.
And the strange aura that appeared and disappeared earlier, appeared once more.
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While Elliot was beating up RakâTharos, Jessica had immediately went to Jennifer and whisked her away as far away and as fast as she could!
Although she was confident that Elliot would be able to defeat RakâTharos completely and very quickly, she didnât want to risk any collateral damage on Jennifer.
Afterall, fights at such high levels could easily get out of hand and destroy their surroundings!
âJess!!â Jennifer hugged her sister tightly and was hugged back even more tightly in return!
âJenn! Sorry we took so long to rescue you!â Jessica cried out while sobbing in relief and happiness.
âNoo.. noo.. Thank you.. So quicklyâ¦â Jen sobbed as well and was so emotional that she couldnât even manage to form complete sentences!
Both girls stopped talking at that moment and just let their emotions out by crying and hugging each other for a few minutes!
Both took great comfort and satisfaction at the fact that they could hug each other once more, and the fact that they were both completely unharmed.
All of their longing, yearning and misery for the past two weeks slowly disappeared from their minds and into archived memory.
Firmly locked in a rarely opened section called âBad memories: things to forget.â
Blink!
Elliot appeared as well.
On his left hand, gripped casually by his neck, was the limp, near death body of RakâTharos.
Elliot was frowning deeply as he stared at the aura that had settled above Jenniferâs head, and was swirling slowly.
âBig bro! Youâre done already??â Jessica stared at the dying RakâTharos in his hand and gasped softly in surprise.
âBig bro!!â Jennifer let Jessica go and started to run towards Elliot.
Elliot couldnât help but smile through his frown at the sight of Jennifer safe and sound.
However, before Jennifer even took three steps, a loud cackling laughter suddenly sounded in their ears.
It was RakâTharos!
âHahahaha!! Youâre truly amazing, little boy. To be able to exceed my powers as an Emperor when youâre still at the King level! Amazing! I have to admit, I have lost the fight. But too bad for you⦠Youâve lost the war before you even began!
You see⦠Your precious little sister⦠Jennifer⦠Belongs to me!! Her body is mine!! Body Takeover Arts!! GOLDEN POSSESSION!!â
With that, the strange aura that was above Jennifer dove straight into her head!
âNO!!â Elliot roared in horror and immediately blinked to Jenniferâs side.
âJenn!â Jessica cried out.
But before Elliot could appear next to Jennifer, a wild scream of agony sounded from RakâTharos!!
âAAAHHHHHHHHH!â
Whoosh.
Elliot appeared next to Jennifer and grabbed her hand as he looked at her anxiously.
For all of his power and abilities, there was absolutely nothing he could do against such a strange technique!
He had no idea how to get that strange aura out of Jennifer, or even protect her mind against it.
Thankfully, that RakâTharos was screaming like a pig being skinned alive. If he was screaming that way, the Jennifer was probably going to be alright.
Jessica quickly made her way to Jennifer as well, and they stood that way for a quick moment, their hearts pounding hard at the strange scream of agony which RakâTharos was emitting.
Whatever happened, both Elliot and Jessica would immediately react to the best to their ability.
They would not let any more harm befall Jennifer!
As it turned out, their vigilance was for naught.
RakâTharos was, quite literally, in his last gasp.
âWhat is this power? What is this suppression? Blood⦠bloodline suppression?? Impossible! You got the blood from me⦠how could your bloodline suppress mine? Impossible! No! Nooooooo! Noooooooâ¦â
His voice slowly faded away. And thenâ¦
Poof.
A small puff of white smoke rose slowly from Jenniferâs head.
Elliot immediately captured a little bit of it in a vial and stored it carefully.
A light breeze blew and the small puff of white smoke disappeared into nothingness.
And that was it.
Elliot couldnât believe it. âDid he just⦠fail to take over your mind and⦠Died in the process? What did you feel, Jen? Are you alright?â
âI am alright, big bro. I did feel something trying to come into my head, but when I resisted it lightly, it just⦠crumbled? I donât know. It didnât get anywhere close to my mind though.â Jennifer said. âIt is⦠over?â
Like Elliot, Jennifer couldnât believe that it was over too!
A part of her was extremely glad, after all, it was her most fervent prayers being answered at that very moment.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
However, another part of her couldnât help but feel that RakâTharos had gotten off way too easily!
âDid he suffer?â Jennifer asked Elliot as her eyes traveled to RakâTharos corpse which now sported an outrageously flattened head that looked extremely horrifying.
âHe did. And it is enough. Jen, look at me.â Elliot gently turned his beloved sisterâs head around to let her focus on him.
âLet your hatred go. Keeping it in your heart would be like keeping poison. Now that heâs dead, let him and his poison go with him.â Elliot said softly.
Jennifer looked at Elliot and felt a huge torrent of all sorts of emotions surge through her heart. Her mind agreed with him, but her heart was still in rebellion.
She hated! She hated RakâTharos with a burning hatred that seemed to fill every single nook and cranny of her soul! And now⦠Heâs gone? Just like that?