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An Odd Paradox IV
🕑 Added 2022-07-17 13:38:22 +0000 UTC.................
Chapter 145: An Odd Paradox IV
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Ian let out a resigned sigh. It was unfortunate for him. Playing with people's memories is certainly a bad thing, but to him, it was just a simple experiment, "Very well... Rose Of Divinity."
Not much changed once he spoke those words, Diana noted that his figure still looks just as blurry, and the only change she can see was what appeared to be blurry butterflies flying around him.
"Do you know the difference between Magic and Divinity?" Ian smiled, taking off what was left of his shredded shirt, giving a view of his back. On it, there was not one petal, but two.
The last time, he only had one, but a year has passed and things changed. He worked very hard, so he deserves this, the ability to use two Roses at the same time. The Rose of Speed and Divinity.
"No? Well, let me tell you. They both have limits and restrictions. Magic is extremely vast, its field of applications being nearly infinite, but it's costly. Divinity is a very narrow road, but one can run through it effortlessly."
Indeed, magic costs a lot, but it's nearly infinite. Divinity is special, one's road is predetermined, and it's narrow but broken at the same time.
The new gods are all gods of something. That's a positive and a negative at the same time. For Ian however, it's a completely different story.
"I studied Dinivinity for a long, ever since I acquired it. I especially mine. It's a bit special, exactly what I needed. The method I gained my Divinity with was special, very different than those of gods."
"Shut up," Diana took a deep breath before speaking, "You're no god. I know what gods are like, so you must've done something to gain what you have... No, even that doesn't matter. What matters and what I know is that you're an enemy."
Ian couldn't help but let out a chuckle, eyeing Diana with a bit of delight, "Nah, you're wrong. It does matter because I was enjoying our battle very much, but you're a very dangerous opponent, and you almost took my life many times... I can't allow you to die just yet."
"Huh???? What?" To say Diana was confused was an understatement, 'I must've misheard things, right? No, I don't mishear things??'
"My Divinity can minimize my death, thus minimizing the chances of your death, so dear, let's continue and please, do your absolute best."
Ian wasn't interested in using magic or any of his other powers because he wants to fight. No one he met so far was nearly as much of a warrior as her, someone who forged a bloody battle with him.
Diana on the other hand understood a few things from his words, but this wasn't the time to give them any thought as she focused on the battle, being a bit more cautious.
However, much to her surprise, Ian didn't seem to be any different, he was still the same. Even when she comes in contact with the blurry butterflies, nothing happens.
It came to the point she started to wonder about his Divinity, so she became more aggressive, still dealing more damage to him than he does to her.
She did however notice his injuries healing extremely fast, but she didn't see that as a problem because her goal was one deadly strike. That will be enough to finish him... She succeeded.
An opportunity presented itself, and she took it. Her sword reached Ian's neck yet again.
However, much to her surprise, her sword changed its course, and no matter how much force she put on her hold of it, she couldn't change its path.
It ended up evading Ian's neck of its own volition, seeming to be swimming along the white butterflies.
Ian instantly retreated with a frown, "You're good, the best even... I had hoped I won't need to use my Divinity, but I don't have much of a choice... Anyway, let's reset."
Diana remained silent as she observed Ian more thoroughly. She stayed composed even under the strange circumstances.
And so, the battle continued for what appeared to be hours of nonstop devastation. The two's state was certainly bad, to say the least. They didn't go easy on each other at all, both going for the kill.
Both looked completely fucked up but didn't seem exhausted at all, in fact, their battle reached an odd state of mutual enjoyment. Neither of them wanted it to end.
However, the world wanted it to as both of them stopped and eyed a certain direction. They could see a tsunami lunging their way, literally.
It was an odd tsunami, the likes of which Ian has never seen, so massive and strange. The source of the weirdness appeared soon after, swimming along the tsunami with surprising swiftness.
It was a blonde man adorned in strange clothing, what appeared to be a suit combining the color of gold on its upper part and vibrant green on the lower part.
The suit seemed to be made of scales of creatures never seen before, quite the exquisite thing, but nowhere as exquisite as the Trident in his hand, Aquaman has appeared.
Aquaman moved along the water seamlessly, arriving before them very quickly before glancing at Diana, "I didn't think you'd be so stupid to lose yourself in the heat of the battle while at war."
He then eyed Ian's state, "You won the battle but lost the war."
Indeed, Ian lost. He has arm was broken due to his staff and her sword colliding with such a force it broke his arm, but not hers.
She even found ways to break both of his legs in the hops of limiting his speed, well, it didn't work at all.
"Oh?" Ian finally looked at himself, sizing his state. He regained some clarity from the heat of the battle as did Diana.
"I'm becoming kinda a masochist huh? This is happening often... No, it's always been happening. I really can't escape getting fucked up in most battles. It was the same for the battle against Etrigan."
Ian let out a sigh, getting used to this was certainly not a good thing. It feels like destiny wants him to suffer at this point.
At least he can't feel any pain due to his Death force, but the same can't be said for Diana. She doesn't have such a way to eliminate pain, but she might as well have because she didn't seem to feel any pain.
And she had her fair share of injuries, deep wounds due to his staff, and a broken arm though she had a quick fix for that in the form of tying her Lasso around it to get herself back some control over her arm.
Still, the battle must've left a toll on her, so she's bound to not be in her top form, something that can be used against her by Aquaman.
"Today is a good day," Ian smiled, hovering dangerously close to Diana, seeming defenseless while she on the other hand was on guard.
"Oh? Why is that." Aquaman wondered, feeling curious about this human. He heard nothing of what they said, but he felt the vibrations of the ocean resulting from their battle, so he sought to investigate.
The result was... Well, delighting, to say the least. Someone was weakening his enemy by the minute, and he wanted a piece of the pie.
He even wanted to thank Ian. Alas, Ian's words broke any positive image he had of him, "Why? Because I not only got to have a wonderful battle, but my prey also presented itself on a silver platter."
"I, prey?" Aquaman chuckled, his previous smile slowly forming into one of anger, "I see, then..."
Yup, as Ian noted, this Aquaman is very different, seeming quite savage, but still a bit emotional because he started the battle right there and then, showing why he can contend against Diana, barely so.
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Gilgamos
Thanks for the chapter
