CHAPTER 47: NETHER SPIRIT 8 — AVA’ROSS DEATH

"Got You.. Too,,, " Zephyr struggled while speaking, having her neck chocked on like that really wasn’t a pleasant feeling.

"Worm... " Zephyr said looking at Ava’ross. Her expression disdainful. As she landed on the ground, the hand that was used to grasp zephyr’s neck now held firmly in her hand.

Abruptly Ava’ross lost control over his body and fell down on his knees. His expression confused! Puzzled even taken aback.

He couldn’t compherend just what happened. He thought he finally had everything in control after managing to deliver a serious injury to Black and successfully baiting zephyr thus managing to incapacitate her too.

Everything was fine then why did he suddenly loose control of his very own body. In his confusion he looked towards zephyr who stood before him with a looming presence gazing at him with a frigid cold expression.

Although he wanted to ask what had she done to him or even what was happening to him. Even so he couldn’t, his mouth just wouldn’t open like it wasn’t his mouth anymore.

His own body started to feel foreign to him like he was a soul trapped in someone else’s body. The mysterious feeling basically terrified him, it was horrible. Even as a nether spirit who played with the souls of his victims, it was something he had never felt before further adding to the terror slowly creeping upon him like deaths claw.

It was such a sudden and unexpected transition where one second it looked like zephyr was in trouble then the other second Ava’ross kneeling looking at Zephyr with a stunned and confused expression, even Black was having a hard time telling just what had transpired.

Nonetheless he simply looked towards zephyr and asked...

"Ze-Zephyr.. Are you alright!! What happened?" Black questioned, also confused. Lying on the obsidian stoned rubbles since the ground had cracked really bad after his body hit it with full force.

Ava’ross also turned towards her upon hearing him. Even he wanted to understand just what had happened to him. Although he could atleast move his head if not his body.

Zephyr shifted her attention towards him, her icy cold expression melting in a second transforming into a reassuring smile, her velvet lips parting, "Everything is alright Black. You should focus on quickly healing yourself first. Alright! " She answered trying to console him.

"No, it’s not!" He argued, continuing, "Tell me how did you went from being captured to the one capturing your captor?" He repeated, also rephrasing his question, pointing his fingers at the now kneeling Ava’ross.

Who really was very much terrified by now. He didn’t doubt one bit that the reason for his current state is zephyr since both she and black were already giving him a hard time before even battling him on equal grounds while being a whole rank and stage weaker then him.

"You really are stubborn! Huh.. " Zephyr said, continuing, " Nevertheless! I myself am quiet stubborn too. So you should heal yourself first. All the questions can be asked later. " Zephyr finished. Moving towards him.

"Tsk.. " Black clicked his tunge, annoyed, "What are you, My mom. Didn’t I say I’m alright." He mumbled.

"Oh! You are alright, you say." She repeated, as she crouched before him, " then how about this!" She pressed his back a little.

Black looking at what she was trying to do, just gritted his teeth, silently enduring the pain. Seeing his stubbornness zephyr also didn’t back down and applied even more force. Alas he was finally unable to bare the pain.

"Ughhhh... That hurts zephyr! Just what are you trying to do." He shouted in pain.

"Hehehe.. Didn’t you say your were alright." She giggled.

"Ugh... when did she become so annoying." He mumbled.

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After another 3 minutes...

Black’s broken spine had completely healed and he was again able to stand up. He looked towards zephyr finally intending to learn just what she did to Ava’ross to completely incapacitate him even with the wide strength gap between them.

The curiosity was already killing him.

However even before he could open his mouth zephyr began.

"The answer is quiet simple Black." Said zephyr her voice smooth and melodious, she was currently looking at Ava’ross while speaking, "I used My new ability [ Enthralling Poisenous Mist ] to currept his soul and body, during our long battle leading to his current predicament." Zephyr answered. Curling the strands of her raven black hair behind her ears.

While zephyr was speaking Black also moved and now stood beside her, however he couldn’t understand what did she mean by using her ability, thus he asked, "But how can your ability work on him. With the massive gap of 17 levels between himself and us." Said Black pointing at Ava’ross.

Who was already out of his wits by now. He was more concerned about his life then learning about how he even got into his current predicament. Thinking of ways to save his life.

"That was because — " Zephyr paused, trying to collect her thaughts to better explain.

Another 30 seconds later, she shifted her attention towards Black and continued,

"Do you remembere Black, that when we fought his undead army I had used my Enthralling Poisenous Mist to decimate his army and he wasn’t even able to tell just what had happened." Zephyr said pointing at Ava’ross.

"Umm... Yes! Even he himself conformed that previously!." Black nodded. Trying to understand where she getting at.

Upon seeing Black’s response, she continued, "Since by essence my Enthralling Mist is both imperceptible and indiscernible by both the bodily senses and the spiritual senses of the victims trapped in it after I use it. Unless of course they have something unique to their senses or to themselves or are incomparably stronger then me."

"So as I previously said this worm was also unable to sense, when I had used my ability or rather I haven’t stopped using it since the first time I used it to decimate his army." Said zephyr again shifting her attention towards Ava’ross.

Upon hearing her, his golden eyes sure widened again, he was slowly starting to understand just where she was getting at, "So you’re saying that you haven’t stopped using you Enthralling Poisenous Mist since the first time you used it." He repeated, trying to cross check if what he heard was correct.

"Hmm.. " She nodded with a smile as she continued, "Yes its just as you’ve guessed. Although he for sure was much stronger then us, nonetheless he didn’t have a strong spiritual defense to protect himself from the curreption of my Enthralling Poisenous Mist and since he couldn’t even tell that my Mist had already entered his body and was slowly currepting his very soul, meaning because of his own ignorance he didn’t put even that tiny bit of spiritual defense he had because of his higher level."

"Then my soul poison further decreased his already negligible spiritual defense becoming the last nail that sealed the coffin." She finished with a satisfied smile.

Black simply nodded twice after Zephyr finished explaining, it was just as he had expected. Her new ability was becoming to be even more terrifying and absurd then they had initially thought. The soul ensnaring tree proved to be a much greater boon then they could’ve ever imagined.

"So your revenge is finally completed. And it is even more celebrating that it was you who had decimated both his undead army and he himself." Black said looking at Zephyr. With a proud expression. His bright golden eyes reflecting his expression.

She had really come a long way in just 11 day from the small scared little serpent who was running for her very life to the beings she was now. Strong! Confident! Even Graceful.

"Umm.. " Zephyr nodded twise, looked at Ava’ross. Then continued, "But.. I’m confused what should I do with him now! Should I torture him for all that he has done till now or should I simply kill him without torturing him since it feels such a waste of time to spend both my time and energy on him."

Ava’ross so wanted to beg for his life upon hearing her. But he just couldn’t since zephyr both command his very soul and controlled his very body. Meaning he couldn’t even open his mouth to utter a single word without her say so let alone beg for his life.

"Hmm,.. Didn’t you say you wanted to torture him previously for killing your family! No! So, why the sudden change of mood." Black asked! Curious.

"I did say that but it just... doesn’t feels like he is worth it anymore... just look at how pathetic he looks! Like he couldn’t wait to get on his knees to beg for his life. He is totally broken! And their is nothing I would get in breaking something already broken! Atleast if he even a slight look of defiance or pride as a nether spirit I would’ve loved to brake him then. If I were to torture him now just to hear him begging for his life it would do nothing but infuriate me even more. And I myself would feel pathetic for ever fearing such a being" Zephyr finished her long explanation.

"So just kill him. Why are you mulling over something so pointless!? Little serpent. " She spoke and with a simple flicker of her finger.

Ava’ross head exploded.

"Boom.. "

"Wh-What " Zephyr.

"Who" Black.

In stunned astonishment they both turned towards the feminine voice.

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