The Villain's Story

All elemental affinities have unique properties and relationships with one another. Each element is special.

Light, Life, and Water boast the greatest medical capabilities; Shadow and Darkness are the best in stealth. Chaos also has a specialty.

Unlike what most think, Chaos magic is not the best at destruction. While it is powerful in that regard, it is outclassed by elements like Fire and Lightning. Chaos magic, at its core, is the element of disruption.

Darkness magic can hide your spells, Life magic can prolong them, Ice magic can slow down the casting of the other opponents, while Chaos magic neutralizes them.

It disrupts the working of everything, whether it be mana or aura. Chaos magic only fails if the opponent is another chaos user or someone you should not be messing with. In an equal fight, Chaos almost always comes on top.

However, in the hands of Aranus, Chaos magic transcended everything. It was more destructive than Fire and Lightning and other aspects as well. Honestly, the only thing the element needed was that.

Aranus was perfect for the element, a perfect vessel that had no equal. In his hands, a single granule of chaos magic could overwhelm a hundred thousand granules of any other element. It was due to this, along with Aranus’s supernatural combat ability, that he became such a threat.

Chaos magic was powerful, and Alan could use it just like Aranus could. While his combat ability was a bit less than Aranus’s, he had the same vessel. The level of chaos magic would be the same. Only, Alan had never used it, afraid of the Abyss.

Using Chaos mana would draw the Abyss’s attention, and previously Alan had been made aware that the Abyss knew of him; it didn’t approach simply because it still thought he was James ‘puppet’. The abyss was wary of James, even afraid.

It was scared of James, which is why it never approached Alan until now. However, using Chaos Mana would alert the abyss, and it would figure that Alan is actually someone else entirely. Although it would still be wary of James, it would still approach.

Alan had no defense against the Abysscal Conscient. Not even Dominatus. As long as his Unique skill was in a passive form, he had no defense against the Abyssal Conscient. Furthermore, the Abyssal conscience would never do anything to trigger Dominatus.

It will always find a way once it knows about the skill. It will treat him cautiously as well, due to James, even if it doesn’t know of the skill. Unless Alan becomes Supreme or masters Dominatus, he has little to no defense against the Abyss.

However, the abyss played a crucial role in his plan.

[In front of, exist three scenarios, don’t they?]

The Black Dragon spoke, sending a chill down Alan’s spine. He subconsciously flew back as Valus approached. His head moved away from the railing, freeing the Light house from its tremendous weight, and approached Alan.

A tide of darkness was let loose from his body, encircling Alan. The Black Dragon unraveled his body from the Light House. Somehow, his body became smaller, yet the pressure didn’t decrease.

He was simply as big as a few hills now. Alan stared at the sudden change of form with caution, but refused to speak, letting the Black dragon lead the conversation.

Valus already knew everything. All Alan had to do was wait for him to choose.

[The first is to answer any question you have, and nothing else.]

Darkness approached Alan, circling the space around his body. It never came into contact, merely forming a prison around him. He didn’t try to do anything; nothing would work anyway.

[The second, you will use [Possession] and summon Aranus, pass on your wish, and considering how he is, he will listen. He will come to face me, and ultimately try to convince me.]

And the final one was the most dangerous of them all.

[The third, you will use chaos mana, and alert the Abyssal Conscience, waiting for it to take control and kill me using that body. A useless threat.]

The black dragon smiled.

‘Useless?’

The word remained in Alan’s mind, wondering how it came to be. Why would..?

[Young and stupid, full of pride like every other young Dragon, Godbeast, and Voidspawn. Though with you, the effect is tripled. Cocky like a demon, and as innocent as a Celestial.]

The area around them changed. Alan found himself embedded in the ground, the lighthouse towered before him, and Valus above him.

Instead, he wasn’t a dragon this time, but an elf. An elf with flawless black hair and ebony skin. He walked in the air, approaching Alan.

[Honestly, it’s hilarious. You know I can’t restrain you. My status as a Supreme being would automatically trigger your unique skill. Any other methods of restraint wouldn’t work. But that isn’t why this plan of yours is idiotic.]

In an instant, he was in front of Alan.

[You based this on incomplete information. And you relied on the Abyssal conscience to have some leeway. Do you want to know something?]

Valus waved his hand, and Alan’s body was flung into the Lighthouse. His bones broke on impact, and the pieces carved into his flesh.

He let out a scream of pain, but his regeneration kicked in. Alan fell to the ground, threw out a mouthful of blood, and stood up, facing Valus.

He was twice as tall as him, although not as muscular.

[Do you think I am afraid of the Abyss?]

Valus waved his hand once more, and once again, Alan was right in front of him. Valus grabbed his hair and slammed his head to the ground. Alan tried desperately to free himself. He knew he couldn’t escape, but instinct still led him to try.

[The Abyss is merely unkillable, not undefeatable.]

Valus slammed his head into the ground once more.

[You can try all you want to summon it by using chaos mana, but it won’t come. Not here, and not as long as Aranus is asleep.]

He lowered his head, right next to Alan’s ear, and said.

[Because it fears me too.]