Cursed Convergence

3 Weeks After Chapter 21 We Pick Up At The Demon Organization Where We See Selene Talking To The Demon Leader In The Underground Chamber With Torches Lit On The Walls As Moros Is Sitting On His Throne.

Moros(Menacingly): Selene I'm Assigning You A New Mission.

Moros(Menacingly): This Hunter By The Name Of Azreal, He Is Quite A Nuisance.

Moros(Ominous): He Is Aiming To Kill The Vessel Which Interferes With Our Goal To Capture Him Alive.

Moros(Ominously): Your New Mission Is To Track Azreal Down And Kill Him.

Selene(Obediently): Yes Sir!

Moros(Serious): Also, I'm Assigning You A Partner For This Mission.

The Entrance To The Underground Hideout Opens Up As We Then See A Silhouette Of A Menacing "Figure" Entering The Room.

Moros(Serious): Starting Today Deimos Will Be Your Partner.

Deimos(Menacingly): Listen Up Woman, You Will Do As I Say And Follow My Orders.

Selene(Serious): I Can Kill Azreal Myself, Is It Necessary For Me To Have A Partner?

Moros(Menacingly): The Two Of You Based On Your Skill Set Would Be Best Suited For A Mission Like This, And Azreal Did Not Earn The Nickname Demon Hunter For Nothing.

Moros: But That's A Story For Another Day, Begin Your Mission.

Selene And Deimos Exit The Underground Hideout As It Is Raining Outside And Thundering To Begin To Track down Azreal And Start Their Mission To Kill Him.

Meanwhile We Cut To The City And See Jason And Jay Training.

Jay: Alright Jason Today I'm Going To Teach You A New Technique.

Jason(Energized): Which One Is It This Time?

Jay: I'm Going To Teach You The Thunder-Blink Technique, It's A Technique That I Myself Have Developed Over The Years, It Combines The Speed Of Teleportation With The Destructive Force Of Thunder.

Jason(Hyped): That Sounds Cool, How Do I Do It?

Jay: First, Focus On Channeling Your Soul Energy, Picture The Destination Clearly In Your Mind, Then Allow The Thunder To Propel You There, At The Same Time Release A Controlled Burst Of Thunder As It Envelops Your Body.

Jason Then Begins Practicing The Thunder-Blink Technique Under Jay's Guidance. As The Training Progresses, Jason Shows Signs Of Improvement, And The Air Crackles With Thunder.

Meanwhile, Aria Is Practicing Her Heavenly Seals Techniques With Melantha As Melantha Observes, Intrigued By Aria's Abilities.

Melantha(Playful): Alright Aria, Show Me What You've Got. Impress Me.

Aria Focuses Her Divine Energy To Her Hand And Aims Her Hand At A Boulder As The Boulder Then Slowly Starts To Disappear.

Melantha(Intrigued): Huh?

Melantha(Impressed): Nice Move Kid.

Melantha(Thinking/Analyzing): So She Has Some Form Of Existence Erasure.

Melantha(Thinking): But I'm Sure Theirs More To The Heavenly Seals Seeing As They Have A Connection To The All See'r.

Melantha Then Glances At Aria And Sees A Reflection Of Her Younger Self In Aria.

Melantha(Playful): You Know Aria.

Aria: Huh?

Melantha(Playful): You Remind Me Of Me When I Was Your Age.

Meanwhile Back In A Forest Far From The City We See Selene And Deimos Tracking Down Azreal.

Selene(Serious): Keep Your Distance Deimos, I Don't Need You Interfering In My Mission.

Deimos(Menacing): Don't Forget, We Have The Same Goal, Azreal Dies Today.

As They Pursue Azreal, The Tension Between Selene And Deimos Rises And A Storm Begins To Brew, Mirroring The Intensity Of The Situation.

Selene And Deimos Stealthily Navigate Through The Rain Which Is Masking Their Presence. The Tension Rises As They Close In On Azreal's Location. Selene's Heightened Senses And Deimos's Predatory Instincts Work In Tandem As They Hunt Down Azreal.

In The Midst Of The Storm, A Flicker Of Movement Through The Shadows Catches Selene's Attention. She Signals Deimos As They Cautiously Approach The Source. Suddenly, The Silhouette Of A Figure Emerges From The Shadows — Azreal, The Demon Hunter.

Azreal(Menacingly): I Have Been Expecting You.

Before Selene Can React Azreal Draws His Staff Infused With Dark Energy And Attacks Selene As She Then Reacts By Using Her Telekinesis And Lifts Azreal Up Off The Ground And Holds Him In The Air As Deimos Then Rushes In With His Demon Strength And Lands A Blow On Azreal That Sends A Massive Shockwave Through The Forest.

However Azreal Then Reappears As That Was Just An Illusion.

Deimos(Analyzing): Huh? When Did He Have Time To Cast An Illusion?

Selene(Thinking): I See… He Cast An Illusion In This Area Before We Got Here.

Selene(Thinking): It Seem's He Knew We Were Going To Show Up, But How Could He Have Known?

Azreal Then Rushes Toward Deimos And Focuses Energy To His Throat And Bast Hellish Flames Out Of His Mouth And Fires It At Deimos— Meanwhile It Has No Effect.

Deimos(Menacingly): That Was Very Careless Of You, You Call Yourself A Demon Hunter Yet You Honestly Though That Hellish Flames Would Work On A Demon.

Deimos(Menacingly): This Cheap Copy Of Hellfire Is Almost Laughable.

Deimos Then Touches The Ground And Digs His Hand Into It To Focus Chaos Energy Into The Ground Causing A Massive Earthquake Which Shakes The Entire Forests As Well As A Nearby Village, This Causes Azreal To Drop His Guard While Selene Sneaks Up Behind Azreal And Places Her Hand On His Back.

Selene(Serious): You Let Your Guard Down, Distracted By The Earthquake?

Selene Then Phases Her Hand Through Azreals Body And Touches His Soul Placing A Curse Onto His Soul.

Azreal Then Uses His Staff To Gather Large Amounts Of Wind And Swirls It Around Blowing Selene Back As She Then Catches Herself.

Azreal(Cocky): Impressive, But That's Not Nearly Enough To Kill Me.

Selene(Menacingly/Coldly): Are You Sure About That?

Selene Then Stabs Herself Through The Chest.

Azreal: *Coughs Up Blood.

Azreal Then Looks Down To See A Stab Wound On His Chest Resembling Selene's.

Deimos(Analyzing): This Woman, I See So She Must've Used A Forbidden Technique That Allows Her To Link Her Soul To That Of Her Opponents.

Deimos(Analyzing): Only Downside To This Technique Is That Since It Is Linking Her Soul To Her Opponents And Inflicting The Same Injuries She Has Onto Her Opponents She Also Is At Risk Of Dying Depending On The Injury.

Azreal(Unfazed): Well Well Well That Was Very Careless Of You, Because If I Were To Kill Myself Here And Now You Would Also Die.

Selene(Cold/Menacingly): That Would Usually Be The Case… However.

Selene Then Pulls Out An Elixer And Azreal Then Seem's To Know What It Is.

Azreal(Confused): That's The.

Deimos Then Teleports Behind Selene And Touches Her Back Amping Her With His Chaos Energy As She Then Drinks The Elixer.

Azreal(Thinking): That's The Elixer Of Invulnerability.

Azreal(Thinking): It Is An Elixir That Grants The User Invulnerability And Temporarily Makes Them Unkillable.

The Storm Intensifies As The Rain Starts Pouring Down And Thunder And Lightning Hits The Ground Reflecting The Intensity Of The Situation, Meanwhile Back At The City Of Sorcerers, Jason And Aria Sense A Disturbance In The Magical Energy Around Them, Hinting At The Unfolding Events In The Distant Forest.

Jason(Thinking): Something Big Is Happening.

Aria(Worried): That Soul Energy, It's Selene.

To Be Continued…