Hero of Darkness

Chapter 680: The Key

Kahn had his dragon claw stabbed in Axelʼs chest while the latter could only feel a hollow gap inside Kahnʼs. For the first time in a battle, Kahn was using one of the skills that came under Dimensional Law divine ability.

The whole thing with Kahn torturing and Axel was actually just a big distraction. What Kahn wanted to do was catch Axel off guard and make him do something that wasnʼt precedent.

Unbeknownst to Axel Lobethrox… Kahn still vividly remembered 2 of the biggest loopholes of Death Absolution divine ability.

One was that the user had to be prepared for and expect death. Dearth Absolution Divine Ability was an active ability that was directly dependent on the userʼs mind at the time of death.

As long as they thought that Death Absolution was in Active Mode… the user wouldnʼt die. But if theyʼre killed surprisingly when their mind is distracted… then it wouldnʼt work at all.

Two, the invulnerability to a particular manner of death didnʼt last permanently. After a day gap, the received invincibility against a particular method of attack would vanish.

Death Absolution was indeed a divine ability that would make you an immortal in a fight. But after a while, you would be back to normal.

Kahn had his doubts that this divine ability was chosen many times by the heroes of different gods who came in the past. But the Demon God still wasnʼt dead.

Then it could only mean that it too had flaws and limitations that could be easily overcome by the opponents.

These were the two main reasons why Kahn hadnʼt chosen this divine ability back when God of Darkness made him choose. And now, using those loopholes, Kahn finally made a decisive strike.

”Do you know Axel, I have a creed.” said Kahn as he tightly held Axelʼs hand that stabbed through his chest.

”An eye for an eye.

A tooth for a tooth.

And…” spoke Kahn.

Rip!!

Before Axel could say another word…

Kahn ripped out a big pulsating red organ from Axelʼs chest and said in a grim voice.

”A heart for a heart.”

Axel had a petrified expression because at this moment, he could feel the life force diminishing in his body as a big and wide hole in his chest could be seen.

Death Absolution hadnʼt worked and now… he was counting his last moments.

[How did it happen? What did I do wrong?] wondered Axel as his consciousness faded for the last time.

The Hero of Fire…. DIED.

A few minutes passed as everyone let out a sigh of relief because just now… the 50 kilometers wide isolation barrier started scattering, signifying that its user was finally dead.

Kahn on the other hand was sweating profusely as he grunted in exhaustion.

In the final moment when Axel tried to kill Venessa… he purposely appeared in front of her and allowed Axel to stab him in the heart. But at the exact moment…

Kahn used the remaining space force in his body and used the Dimensional Shift skill to send his heart inside the True Dimension.

Huff!

Huff!!

Kahn deactivated the Asura Mode after the massive hole in his chest regenerated and he brought back his heart to the world of the living.

He had almost reached the limit and soon, heʼd be forced to undergo a weakened state after the time ran out. But now… he could have enough strength left to escape.

”Master! His soul is leaving his body.” informed Armin.

[Ronin!] quickly ordered Kahn.

Swoosh!

An ethereal massive white orb with a bluish hue containing otherworldly energy that was sized as big as a house suddenly became visible to everyone as Ronin appeared close to Axelʼs corpse and activated the Soul Collector skill that allowed him to snatch away peopleʼs souls.

But right before he could completely grasp and cover it under his aura… 5 different colored orbs covered under archaic runes came out of this massive soul and instantly shot themselves towards the sky at the speed of light.

Kahn and the others didnʼt even get a chance to react before they quickly disappeared into the sky.

”Damn it! Those must be his Divine Abilities that were tied to his soul. I didnʼt get a chance to capture them.” spoke Kahn.

This was one of his main agendas when he asked Ronin to collect this soul.

[The host would be unable to absorb them anyway. Only a Demi-God has the ability to absorb divine abilities from the chosen Heroes.

However, there hasnʼt been a new Demi-God in the past 10 thousand years.] informed the system.

”Tch! Still… I wouldʼve liked to try.

Well… I guess thereʼs no point being greedy since it wouldʼve adversely affected my soul in the long run anyway.” spoke Kahn to himself.

”Master… I would like this for myself. Only I can absorb it here and given the size and quality… I think Iʼll be able to level up greatly.” spoke Ronin as his own blue and translucent aura enshrouding the soul tightened its grasp.

”Itʼll do more than it if I am correct. Well… take it. Itʼs yours.” spoke Kahn with a thoughtful face. Ronin was the only one capable of absorbing another beingʼs soul and using them to level up. So he was the best choice among their group to use it.

Kahn then quickly activated Ability Absorption divine ability and surprisingly… he was done in just 5 minutes.

But he had no intentions to go through the list for now because time was of the essence.

[Human… I want his body.] spoke Rudra as he slithered from afar and gazed down at Axelʼs corpse with covetous eyes.

”For what?” asked Kahn.

[Didnʼt I say that I needed a strong bloodline to mix and balance both of my Draconian and Basilisk bloodlines…

The unique bloodline this Hero of Fire has seems just strong and capable enough to act as a perfect catalyst to bind them together.

And once Iʼm done with it… Iʼll be able to take a humanoid form as well.] explained the Voronir subordinate.

”Alright… itʼs yours. We shouldnʼt leave behind any traces so itʼs better this way if you could become useful later.” said Kahn as he heaved a sigh.

He directed his palm towards Axelʼs corpse and used Gravitational Upforce skill to throw Axel into Rudraʼs massive mouth filled with thousands of pike-like teeth.

Rudra quickly swallowed Axel without a second thought. Although his size was too small in human appearance, Axelʼs real size was 250 meters tall and the amount of blood he had was enough for Rudra to work with.

Finally, Kahn then looked at the heart in his right palm.

”Arghhh! Alright… letʼs go.” he grunted and got up on his feet. But during his effort… Axelʼs heart got squashed under Kahnʼs palm and as soon as his body touched the shining white core inside.

BOOM!!

But before Kahn could even react, a massive black aura appeared from the center of his chest and moved towards Axelʼs heart, instantly engulfing it.

Kahn didnʼt even understand what was happening but just then, the system suddenly gave him a notification that shook him to his core…

[Divine Key : Flamescion acquired!]