Chapter 1056 Mixed Feelings
"Is this why you insist on making me come here?" Calidora asked, resisting against the press.
Before coming here, Rex asked her to come with him.
Even though there was nothing here that he couldn't handle, as the Executor was marching to the Symposium, he asked Calidora to accompany him. Calidora was skeptical about this, but she thought nothing of it and decided to come with him.
Now, she realized that she should've trusted her first instinct.
"Well, you could say that," Rex mused with his aura climbing higher and higher. "Bringing you here is killing two birds with one stone—Your Luna energy will be helpful, and it also save me the time to plan to take you down"
Upon hearing this, Calidora's smile curled into a maniacal smile.
Her eyes slowly turn crimson from violet, a sign of her Eyes of Terror's power activated.
Additionally, cursed energy started to encompass her body.
Rex could feel the effect of her power taking a toll on his body almost instantly.
It's like last time. I can feel my chest tightening, and my mind becoming dizzy. I should refrain from meeting her gaze—those Vampiric Eyes are still a problem. Also, her cursed energy still remains stronger than mine, so I need to use my superior speed to catch her off-guard.
Fighting Calidora has always been an insurmountable challenge.
Back then, she always kept pace with his growth of power, making it hard to take her down.
However, that shouldn't be the case right now.
On the other hand, Calidora, ablaze with determination and fully aware of what Rex was trying to do, had a sudden widening of her eyes. She remembered what Dimitri told her, and was instantly afraid of utilizing her cursed energy.
'I couldn't use too much of my cursed energy right now' She pondered, biting her lower lip.
Knowing that her child would be in danger if she went overboard, then she decided to nullify her cursed energy completely. Even though resisting Rex's assault without it would be very hard, she simply had no choice.
Catching her inside her mind, Rex tried to hit the back of her head.
But Calidora managed to react and dodge the attack.
Slipping away from Rex's clutches, she summoned her dark wings before she rolled to the side. Recovering a distance away, she opened her eyes in alert, ready for a follow-up but found Rex was still standing on his spot.
Annoyed, Rex straightened his back and shot a menacing look at her.
"Don't make this hard on yourself, or you'll force my hands," Rex uttered, his tone low.
Upon hearing this, Calidora clicked her tongue in displeasure.
Despite knowing the disparity between them was quite wide, the one in front of her was not but a lunar clone—she was still confident in herself to take down a lunar clone. "Did you perhaps forget that I have the upper hand in the dynamic between us? If I wanted, I could stop you with only a flick of my fingers"
Giving no answer, Rex instantly made a dash towards her again.
'Hmph! I won't let you treat me the way you treated your pack members. If you're going to be stubborn, then you leave me with no choice' Extending her hand forward, she utilizes a small portion of her cursed energy to halt Rex in place.
Calidora is still stronger in terms of cursed energy.
Since they were bound together, she could stop Rex through their bond rather easily.
In addition to that, it also wouldn't take too much of her cursed energy.
An aura of cursed energy enveloped Rex's body, throbbing with the cadence of the Eternal Curse. Focusing on that energy, Calidora seized control—compelling Rex to halt. Having no doubts, Calidora managed to exactly do that.
Rex could feel his body being tightly constricted under the influence.
Just as Calidora said earlier, she stopped Rex's momentum.
However, the very essence of his being trembled before a smirk slowly crept to Rex's face.
Swoosh!
Splash!
"What-?!" Calidora exclaimed in surprise.
Out of nowhere, an overwhelming surge of energy disrupted her command over Rex, making her control over Rex useless as she failed to stop him for longer than 2 seconds. She was stuck in a trance, but in the next second, a fierce dizziness assaulted her mind.
It was only then that she realized what was going on, 'Mind Path? He took the Mind Path?!'
Calidora doesn't know which curse path Rex took.
He deliberately kept this a secret from her, knowing that this moment would come.
Knowing that the mind path would be able to help him resist all kinds of cursed trickeries, he decided to go ahead with it and use that to block Calidora's control over him. If she summon her cursed zone, then it would also be less potent.
All thanks to Rex choosing the Mind Path as his curse path.
Boom!
Not giving her time to breathe, Rex started to attack her relentlessly.
His attacks only comprised trying to grab Calidora so that he could knock her out for real.
Rex doesn't have any killing intent in his strikes.
But this only serves as more confusion for Adhara and Kyran as this fight doesn't make sense, they can't comprehend why Rex was attacking Calidora, especially since Rex was going at it without a trace of killing intent.
Having arrived together, the sudden conflict caught the others off-guard.
Meanwhile, the battle continues.
It was not destructive, but Rex and Calidora used the entire dome playing cat and mouse.
Finding his opportunity, Rex reaches out his hand to grab Calidora's collar but sees that she leaned in for a bite after grabbing his hand instead of dodging like she did throughout this fight. Knowing what she was intending to do, Rex quickly retracted his hand back.
"No blood for you, Calidora"
"Tch! I promise I'll be careful, stop this, and we can talk this out!"
Recounting his last battle with Calidora, Rex was alert to anything she might do to escape.
I can't let her bite me, or else she'll get stronger.
He knows that if Calidora gains his blood, she will gain a temporary boost.
Rex remembered that because that ability was one of the most prominent factors that made it hard to fight her, and giving her the chance to gain that boost would be stupid of him. If he let her, it would only prolong this fight.
Something that he couldn't afford.
It seems Calidora knows that which is why she focuses on escaping right now.
Clenching his entire body, Rex continues his pursuit.
However, amidst the pursuit, he saw something weird about Calidora.
I've fought her a couple of times already in the past, but I've never seen her use that kind of expression. Rex pondered, seeing that there was a tinge of fear in Calidora's face. Also, I didn't realize it before but every time I attacked, she protected her abdomen fiercely. She reacted fiercely whenever my hand was close to her stomach.
Although he was too focused on catching her earlier, he now recognized this weird reaction.
He was only trying to catch her, so fear is unnecessary.
Furthermore, even if he managed to land a punch or impale her stomach, she had no reason to fear as she wouldn't die that easily. Even if he decapitated her, the Eternal Curse binding them would not allow her to die.
Due to that, Rex was confused as to why she was being fearful right now.
But then again, I don't have that much time before the battle starts. I'll end this right now.
Nodding lightly, Rex's aura changed entirely.
Upon seeing this change, Calidora gritted her teeth angrily—she pointed at Rex with her finger and shouted, "I volunteered to help you and even give you a safe place to stay, and this is what you are repaying me back with? I told you that I'm coming, so don't do this!"
"It's un-negotiable, Calidora. I'm sorry," Rex apologized as he raised both of his hands.
Swoosh!
Cracking the ground beneath him, Rex made a straight dash.
Rex didn't use anything fancy and did a simple straight dash that Calidora could see clearly.
Stubborn, Calidora readies herself to avoid this attack.
Engrossed in her unwavering focus on the advancing Rex, she failed to notice that a puddle of water started forming beneath her, and the realization struck too late as she found herself entrapped inside a cocoon of water.
Making use of her unwavering focus, Rex used his water element and caught her by surprise.
Casting the Splashing Cocoon spell, he manage to capture her.
Vampires, regardless of their era of origin, are inherently vulnerable to water elements. It was a lesson Rex had learned from his early days at Ochyra University. Submerged in the cocoon, Caliodra found herself defenseless, succumbing to the threat of drowning.
Despite the smoothness of his attempt, Rex found it surprising that she was easily trapped.
He already prepared more Splashing Cocoon spells, expecting for her to break free from the first one, but it seemed there was no need to use them. Calidora tries to use her blood energy, but this only causes the small wings on her waist to flicker.
Following that, her blood energy dissipated, unable to be used.
Even though he didn't know what was going on, he decided to use this opportune moment.
Blitz!!
Crack!!
Rex didn't waste any time to summon dozens of black lightning strikes that split the sky open, striking the water cocoon, and electrocuting Calidora inside of it. She could be seen stunned by the lightning strikes, unable to move her body.
Seeing this, Rex closed the distance between them and reached out his lightning hand.
At that moment, the cocoon was opened.
Giving a pathway for Rex's hand, Calidora could only look at him helplessly.
"You're giving me mixed feelings now..." Calidora mused, trying to resist the spasms.
Upon hearing this, Rex only smiled before he quickened his pace.
Remaining silent, he fires a black lightning strike from his fingertip to her forehead squarely.
Blitz!
Enhanced by the cocoon enveloping her form, backed by his mid-ultimate grade element, the Grey Water of Radiant, her mind experienced a searing shock before consciousness slowly faded away, rendering her body limp within the cocoon's confines.
Letting her go from the cocoon, Rex caught her as her eyes began to close shut.
"You got what you wanted, and this is the price you have to pay," Rex replied softly.
On the other hand, Calidora managed only a weak smile in return, caught off guard by Rex's unexpected words. "H- Huh... I suppose I should be happy... for now..." She mused before passing out completely.
Rex laid her on the ground gently before he stood up again.
Pivoting his body towards Kyran, he then said, "Make sure you keep all of them inside the castle, including Calidora. I trust now that you're stronger, you can complete such a simple task, Kyran"
Upon hearing this, Adhara coughed several times, trying to sit up but failed.
"W- What are you saying, Rex?" She uttered in absolute shock.
Casting a glance towards her, Rex sighed as his expression turned cold, "I told you before, and my decision hasn't changed. I'm happy that you managed to help me gain Thalia's aid, but you, Flunra, and Evelyn will still stay in the castle until this is all over"
"I don't want any of you nearing the battle, and that's final" He added, his tone low and firm.
Listening to this, Adhara was at a loss for words.
But she was already somewhat expecting him to be unflinching in his decision.
Even though it was Flunra's assumption before, the fact that Rex wanted to tackle the fight against the Executor without their help—listening to it from his own mouth was a completely different feeling.
Naturally, Adhara wanted to retort as it was too dangerous.
Despite the aid from Thalia, the Executor's forces consist of the entire human army.
It was not something he could tackle alone.
However, before she could rebut, Rex already gave a nod to Thalia before the two of them dashed away—leaving the place like a ghost. Adhara was completely stunned, lying on the ground in silence, unable to do anything.
At that moment, her eyes naturally fall to Kyran.
Both of them made eye contact, and for some reason, there was tension in their gazes.
'I could already feel that Kyran would be very troublesome after this...'
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