An unconscious Scout Parasite clone was standing in front of me and looking at him resurfaced some nasty memories that I didn't wanna remember. There was a time between the second and the third Cataclysm when these were one of the most dreaded creatures present on Planet Vermillion.
As time passed, all the races evolved enough to stand toe to toe against them, later on became strong enough to defeat them even without blinking their eyes.
Their existence was wiped out by the end of the third Cataclysm. And in the aftermath of it all that was left was a black mark in the history of Planet Vermillion that constantly reminded them about the horrendous things they did to us.
The parasite in front of me made me recall all the assets that a parasite possesses. One of those was its insect-like body that was made up of a tough exoskeleton. Its eyes were black-greenish, with its head shaped like that of an ant. It had wasp-like insect wings that were sharp enough to cut human flesh as if it were a piece of cake, if connected.
Three pairs of arms, with all three of them having claws sharp enough to split hills down without much of a problem. The sharp claws were actually later used to create weapons and accessories, because of their high durability.
Their legs were grasshopper-like with the ability to jump really high, also equipped with minute blades, so that if they hit something, it was sure to get cut.
"One-tenth of an SS rank parasite should match my current maximum power, with all my limits kept in check," I thought as I then activated Blood Magic and Regeneration Magic along with it. I also activated enough power to envelope my arms and legs with the normal mana I had, along with an heightened sense of awareness.
"Amon… start," I spoke as I took out my sword and…
I saw it slowly moving as it surveyed the surroundings and then it noticed me before its eyes turned a little more dirty leaf green, before
-Swish
It immediately reached close to me as it slashed me without any warning or signs. I dodged it barely before…
-Clank!!
My sword got connected to its two upper blades and then I jumped back immediately as it used its middle and lower claws to cut me down.
'Just as I thought… this is still too much for me… to fight and win. Unlike fighting with Mark, fighting with it won't get me anywhere… Mark was a mana user so, I could have used everything including charm magic and opposing elements to barely survive and run away but with it… I am not preparing to fight against it just to run away but to destroy it wholly….' I thought as I saw it getting unconscious again.
I can create clones of Mark and others who will be fighting with me, but the real battle can go in so many directions that it might take eternity for all the possibilities to happen. Well…. that is, if we talk only about fighting with the parasite without any external aid.
"Activate all the artefacts and the circle at 50% power," I said, and I saw a huge magic circle and multiple artefacts coming in front of me, which activated immediately.
I then look at that parasite gaining conscious again before
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I moved closer to it and began fighting with it. I used everything I could and finally I had a clear edge on it…
"Amon… 25%" I spoke and the parasite's power increased to 1/4th from the previous 1/10th… it was a sudden increment in power but…
"Blood Sacrifice:....."
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"...First Moon," I said with my eyes turning deep red and my body beginning to crack… though…
"Regeneration: Healing of Hygeia" I spoke as I activated the maximum amount of Life Spirit Magic I could… which lessened the pain from using Blood Sacrifice considerably and…
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The fight got more intense with both of us at a steady pace. I still had a slight edge, but I needed another push… something that I can use at this moment was…
"Shadow Style: One Fateful Night."
I changed my style to that of a berserker. My eyes were turning darker and darker by the moment, before I increased my speed again, pushing my body beyond what it was already capable of. My body began breaking faster and faster with blood gushing out from everywhere, painting me blood red…
"Light Magic: Aurora of Joy," I spoke again, washing all the pain down before I looked at that parasite getting slowed down. While I wasn't exactly healing, my pain was numbed and my senses were yet again brought to normal.
I then sighed before finally speaking,
"Amon… 100%" I spoke and the magic circle and the power of the artefacts turned to 100% which made the parasite a bit slower than he was and I could see that I could win against it… however it was just 25% of its power and not 100%...
'Should I use Aelia as well?' I thought as I pondered over it before I shook my head and thought it would be better not to. It will create more problems that I don't want to dwell on.
I then finally created a chance, as I continued fighting with that parasite, and then slashed its torso letting my blood finally touch it and…
-BOOOM!!!!!!!
An explosion occurred, blowing up that parasite to pieces and pushing me away from it. I saw the reaction with a little bit of surprise, as I did not expect this reaction at all.
I turned to Amon, but he didn't say anything, which made me wonder what happened? I saw the blood on my sword, which looked just as normal as before… just what?
I mean, before, it could only harm the parasite to the point of burning them to ashes, but now… It could straight away cause an explosion…
"What is going on… here?!!" I thought as I stood back up with a surprised expression on my face, healing my body back to normal.
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