A thick murderous wave of aura emanated from Zeras, his white hair blowing around his head, even in the absence of wind while a singular black dot appeared in his left eye.
If there was a single thing he hated the most, it would be somebody sneaking in on him. He had placed very much trust in his dorm room.
Why?
Not only was it impossible for anyone to enter the place due to the security protocol, but it would also lead to very severe punishment which could even sometimes lead to being sent away from the EIA if caught no matter one’s position or reason.
Yet, he could feel it deep within his soul. There was something together with him in this room.
“Hey, I don’t know if anyone ever told you before but don’t you know there’s something called privacy?”
The air immediately exploded as a hand tore through the air, causing slight red sparks of flame due to the friction.
Zera’s hand immediately grabbed towards a particular corner of the room, yet at the last second, the presence he felt faded away with a speed just slightly quicker than his.
Zera looked behind him with an annoyed expression as he felt the presence suddenly appearing right there.
“Just as expected. It seems your sensory ability is not even a bit less than your combat strength…” The Monone voice of the presence rang out as Zeras turned his body towards him.
And just from the wall, where nothing but the the shadow of the windows were present, it suddenly twisted and turned, and exiting the shadow was a figure covered from top to down in a dark robe.
Looking beneath those robes, a stream of dark gas was present which blocked the vision and stopped anyone from seeing anything.
But he didn’t mind…
“Activate Absolute Morph…”
Zeras hardened every inch of his bones to the highest level possible and slowly got into a fighting stance.
“My presence has been misunderstood. I’m not here to cause you harm but to actually give you an invitation from my master, the fifth envoy of shadow…” The figure said, the voice indistinguishable between that of a male or a female.
Zeras remained in his fighting stance, his focus never for once leaving the figure’s body.
“My master had sent me to you to deliver you good news. Your exceptional combat ability has been taken note of by the cult and therefore we will like you among our ranks…”
“Firstly, how did you get into my room?” Zeras immediately cut the figure off as he asked the question that had been numbing him in his mind.
The security protocol at his door was incredibly hard to hack. Zeras could even say none of the Instructors should be able to access his dorm room without his permission, yet in some strange way, the figure before him could.
“That was due to the aid of this artifact that I’m wearing. It can infiltrate completely into any place so far there are shadows present.
It is called the Shadow robe, a Techno-Gamma stage piece, and a signature artifact of our cult…” The figure said as Zeras slowly unclenched his feet and stood upright.
“So you said you want me to join your cult?” Zeras asked curiously.
“You heard right. Have you wondered why Zumba Mumba was so powerful or perhaps where he got his ancient Joker art from?
Well, Zumba Mumba was one of our own and the Ancient Joker Art was bestowed upon him by us as a welcoming gift…
Note that joining the cult will not in any way affect you being a cadet in the EIA or anything else.
Besides, the EIA are also aware so you have nothing to worry about and the benefits you will obtain on joining will be far beyond your imagination…” The figure said and Zeras could feel the honesty underneath those words.
He was well aware of just how powerful The Ancient Art Of The Joker race that was used by Zumba was and if it truly was bestowed by the cult to him, perhaps it would be so bad to at least give it a thought of consideration. 𝖋𝔯𝖜𝖇𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔩.𝖈𝖔𝖒
“You know, I really might have wanted to know more about your group and even consider joining. Unfortunately, the way you appeared to me…”
Zeras said with a slightly regretful tone that didn’t escape the ears of the figure.
“Hey, no one discovered you entering into this place right?” Zeras suddenly asked as he looked at the figure with a suspicious gaze.
“Of course no one discovered. With the Shadow robe on, only if I want you to be aware of my presence will you be…” The figure said, its voice changing to that tint with the slightest pride.
“Good, really good. At least, no one would know if I…” Zeras remained silent right there, his eyes hidden by his hair as the figure looked strangely at him when suddenly its eyes widened in shock as it saw the shadow floating from beneath Zeras feet.
“KILL YOU HERE…”
‘Activate Hollow Domain’
The figure Immediately slithered into the shadows of objects on the ground trying to quickly exit the place but it was still a tad bit slow as the shadows emanating from Zera’s feet rapidly extended and covered the entire place in a circular dome.
The figure was unbothered by the circular space of shadows as it instantly arrived at the edge but was immediately shocked senseless when he was bounced back by the congregation of shadows which formed some type of wall.
‘I…I Can’t Exit? He’s able to still see through the Shadow robe concealing feature and even block its main ability to travel through anything. Just who is this Zeras Celestria…”
“Hey, I’m really glad about the invitation but perhaps in your next life you should ask for permission before breaking into my room…” A voice rang out from behind as the figure turned to look behind him and was giving the next bolt of his life.
The robed figure turned but came to a face with an existence that made every cell in its body quake in fear.
Snow white hair, abyssal long claws covered completely in dark scales that brimmed with a chaotic gas. A handsome face with some part of it covered in dark scales.
The figure was completely sure it was still Zeras but the form looked different and even slightly demonic.
Zeras appeared instantly in front of him as he lazily reached out his right hand to which the figure tried to immediately retreat but was shocked and speechless it discovered it couldn’t move a single muscle.
Zera’s hand came to rest on his head as he began channeling not only the energy present in his body but even the one present in the abyssal shadow that formed his domain, pouring everything into that ghostly claw of his that pierced into the dark-robed figure’s head.
“Any Last words…”
“You…you really are going to kill me?” The figure asked the shock in his eyes completely plain to see as Zeras smiled sinisterly at him.
“Tch, as if with this weakling of a strength, you can even dream of killing me…” The figure said activating a technique as fast as he could as Zeras also released all the energy he had been gathering into the body causing a horrifying shockwave that would have no doubt reaped out the entire room into pieces but thankfully his domain restricted everything.
The circular ball of Abyssal dark shadows slowly dispersed and once again revealed was Zeras who had a black robe in his hands.
“Interesting… This is really interesting….”