HALWRIGHT SCHOOL OF SUPERNATURALS - Chapter 58: Chapter 58

"Benjamin!" Mael roared as he flew up to meet Ben who hovered in the air protected by his shields, the witch looked at him with a cold smile which spoke evil in many ways. "How could you?" The angel questioned as he held his hand out to the witch but Ben remained silent, he was reveling in Mael's agony. "Revenge is a dish best served heartless, you told me that." The golden man with horns replied standing beside Ben, this shocked the angel but not for long.
"He was your friend." Mael argued but he saw no remorse in Ben or the person beside him. "And he is my son, you attacked him and left him for dead and I did something to show you that I won't tolerate you laying your broken hands on my children." Ben replied as he aimed a lance at Mael who dodged easily but still, his anger was building. "That was a life you so casually took." The angel mumbled but the witch in front of him scoffed.
"He was a traitor, he broke my heart, and I took him from you, you should be more worried about the lives of the many you have brought to the slaughter tonight my dear Mael, my children aren't forgiving and they kill mercilessly." Ben exclaimed as malice and sin spewed from his tongue. "You'll regret this." Mael mumbled as six pairs of wings burst from his back, each pair glowing white in the setting sun.
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"Your Majesty." The lone figure of Devin's cousin appeared in front of him, his ghost form transparent yet tangible, he always had neat tricks up his sleeve with how he used his mana, it wasn't surprising to see him though, Devin had always known he would face him at some point. "So you've finally come." Devin called out as he stood on nothing, it was as if his own body rejected the ground he walked on.
"I had no choice but to come, allowing your reign and the thrive of Halwright would be a mistake itself wouldn't you agree." The man replied as a whip appeared in his palm, it pulsed with golden energy in its wielder's palm. "You dare insult me by bringing a forbidden weapon to combat." Devin roared as he whirled around to look at the form of his cousin. "My intentions are not pure, my will is my own but this battle must be won." The ghost replied looking at his king, the one he bannered for as a nobleman.
"How would I set an example to all the others when my own is disrespectful of our laws?" Devin questioned. "Tell me Region." He added as he looked down upon the boy from where he stood in the air. "You're not supposed to rule, all my life I was compared to you, I was to live for you, but maybe not this time." Region announced as he cracked his whip and the multitude appeared ready to attack Devin. "Foolish child." The phantom king spoke as bright white flashed all around them, a crown appeared atop his head, it's interweaving symbols and codes making its structure, but all of him stood in his true form, the phantom reaper.
"Tell me, all of you, do you fear death?" He asked as crows in the distance began to appear, the phantom's eyes turned white without a drop of black, and he too burst into a fury of black crows. "Reapers Revenge." Devin mumbled as he completely vanished, crows burst all around the small army, they didn't scratch or bite they merely passed through them. "Put up your shields!" Region yelled but it was too late, for every crow that passed a mystic the reaper's blade followed, the man tried to kill as many of the damned birds with his whip but they kept reappearing.
A hazy image of Devin appeared from in between the crows, Region looked at him with rage filling his gut but there was nothing he could do, Devin was using the most advanced form of combat in phantom form and each crow represented him in a way that should scare any living being, it was subtle death. "Face me you coward!" Region yelled as he lashed out with his whip but a pitch black hand passed through his form, he knew then, he had lost, Devin wasn't holding his ghost form, no, he was holding his soul, and it terrified him.
"I am Devin of the ghosts and your king, you have no right to linger around me, you're not worthy of it." The phantom announced as Region writhed in agony until he fell from the sky like a wingless bird. "Subtle as always." The golden horned man remarked as he took in the heaving form of the phantom king, power always had a cost.
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Hayes and Robin stood back to back, each of them had a bottle in hand and both them looked as bored as ever. "You would think that after beating you already, you would have the dignity to actually just take a licking and move on." Robin commented as he gulped down his alcohol like the drunk he was. "They are just to eager to get another kick, maybe we should get rid of them once and for all." Hayes replied as he chuckled along with the vampire.
It was baffling to see vampire and demon getting along and it obviously unnerved them and made others unable to continue with this war, could they really stand against two kings even though they were disowned, was it worth the fight. "You there!" The demon Hayes called out as he pointed to a figure in between the crowd, the girl confidently made her way toward the front, a few others flanked her as she made her way toward the front.
"Do you believe this is right?" The vampire asked with a smirk tugging at his lips, oh he was enjoying this drunken show with his best friend. "Yes I do." The girl replied with a wary stance. "How so, we are all sentient beings, can we not, what was that line my mate used again—ah right, live in peace." Hayes slurred as he looked at the girl, she was clearly annoyed and angered. "You're not sentient beings, you must be eradi—." Before she could finish her sentence a lance shot up from the ground and impaled her stomach, the red tendrils picked her up easily and threw her away toward the back of the crowd.
"Don't spout nonsense to us girl." Robin hissed toward the crowd, he was infuriated by her sheer audacity. "You've all banned together, it's only right we do the same." Both vampire and demon sprouted wings instantly, none of the amassed army could see their movements from above or below. "8th Circle: Darkened Blaze." Hayes mumbled as he opened his palms and golden flames tipped with black were released onto the mystics below, shields were raised and some fled, but others weren't so lucky they succumbed to the burning fury.
"My turn." Robin chuckled darkly beside Hayes as if they were torturing one victim. "Vampire's Creed: Serpent Death." Those who knew what Robin had done immediately vanished but to those unknowing, it wasn't as fortunate, from the ground lance like tendrils burst from the ground, they coiled steadily ready to strike and one flick of Robin's hand they did so, screams tore through the night sky, it was a massacre and wails did not stop because the serpents summoned impaled and tore through their victims, each retaliating cut made, only provoked them further making it harder to kill.
"May I?" Hayes asked the vampire who nodded with glee. "Forbidden Circle: Sacred Totem: Lucifer's Carnage." As Hayes set his spell in motion the tendrils killing the mystics below began to change, they became bigger, and claws were formed from each one, Hayes smiled as he slowly decimated the army of three schools set up on them, the clawed hands were more brutal and each of their swipes caused bursts of energy from the body to occur. "Mercy!" The girl who had spoken at first called out as a clawed hand held her neck.
"What do you think?" Hayes asked Robin as the bottle of wine was passed in between them. "Let's get this over with." Robin replied as one of Hayes's self made circles appeared in front of him. "Demonic beast: Sphinx's Fury." He called out as the circle completed its summoning. "Crimson Blade." Robin added as red sparks were emitted from his hand, they traveled to the golden circle and changed it from its golden glow to a dangerous crimson. "Halwright will not fall!" A scream had torn through the whole school and a burst of gold shimmered like the shade artist mountains.
All those left begging for mercy looked at the circle aimed at them, it's force uncontested or restrained. "Release." Robin ordered and the single large bolt of crimson light burst from the circle, it left nothing in its path except bodies passed out and others vanishing as the light passed through, it was a beautiful and terrifying sight to see. "What a delectable ending." The golden man commented as he watched the two drunk kings fly above their conquest. "Ruler huh." Hayes mumbled looking at the man before he vanished.
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Taylor only had one thought in his head, destroy, and though that had been done he was still vengeful, there was chaos at the front of the school where the fighting had now reached it's peak and this was the climax he was about to end, the incubus flew toward the place where it was all to end and he would deliver the final blow, he appeared right next to Ben who was surrounded by his tetragrams and his fight with Mael seized.
"How?" The angel questioned as he looked at witch and incubus in shock. "You shouldn't seem so surprised that I would figure out a way to remove your curse from his blood." Ben replied with a smirk but he had no true response from Mael, he was utterly speechless that his lover had found out about the curse he had placed on the boy. "I guess I shouldn't." He replied with a grimace that only made it worthwhile watching for Ben.
"Taylor, show them the true power of a Venus." Ben announced. "With pleasure." Taylor replied as he swooped down to the battleground, Mael wanted to follow but he found himself held back. "6th Circle: Golden Prism." The witch mumbled as time itself seemed to stop Mael in his tracks. "Watch." Ben mumbled.
Taylor stood in the middle of the chaos, he looked around as the only students who were combat ready faced opponents that dwarfed them one to five but still be able to withstand the attacks, Taylor's wings vanished as claws and canines emerged from his body, he hissed toward his enemies making them all freeze, smoke slithered from his mouth, it's darkness slithering toward everyone in all directions, those of Halwright immediately retreated without looking back as they knew they would be caught in the attack.
The smoke engulfed everything and everyone who was on the battlefield and once he was ready, he pulled. "Feed me your souls." Taylor mumbled as multicolored energy burst all around him in waves, it all moved much like the smoke toward him, everywhere the smoke had touched frozen mystics were left behind without will to move, and as Taylor drained them all he moved from the ground, in his right palm chi began to form in a red sphere, in his left golden lightning began to form.
He first released his chi onto everyone that was paralyzed on the ground, it made them unable to release their screams of pain, but they all felt it and it was horrendous. "Venus Style: Enchanted Lightning." Taylor shot the bolts of electricity toward the mass, with the chi it caused a chain reaction that led to an explosion which rocked the entire school and engulfed them all in bright flashes from the flames, they had won, Taylor had given them victory.
"So you see, Halwright will not fall." Ben mumbled as he turned to fly away from the angel. "This is not over Ben!" Mael yelled but Ben was farther away to hear him.