Chapter 131: Chapter 131 - Sodden's Hills 11.
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Third Person POV
Northern kingdoms.
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"What are you… you're different." The dark voice echoed through the place as the creature now seemed interested in understanding how Madara possessed powers it had never seen before.
Madara didn't respond immediately, observing with interest as the creature finally made contact with him and, more intriguingly, could speak the northern tongue. "You should introduce yourself first before asking about someone else," Madara replied.
"…" The skeleton remained silent for a moment, as though pondering whether to grant this strange human its attention. But certainly, this one was different from the others, so it would offer him this honor.
"I am a Vaalth, as my kind is known in my world. My name is Mor'ghulon," it said.
"Your world… you invaded this one. For what purpose?" Madara spoke, his tone dark.
"Answer me, inferior," the Lich—or this Vaalth, as it called itself—demanded.
"I am Madara Uchiha, a Shinobi," Madara replied, as the creature had introduced itself first.
"You are a very interesting being… your body, powers, and abilities… I shall turn you into my slave, who will serve for eternity, inferior," it declared.
"Unfortunately, that won't happen, you fool. But I am excited to destroy you…" Madara said, a surge of excitement burning within him at the thought of putting this monster down, spurred by the offense to his pride.
"Come, inferior, witness the power of a Vaalth." The creature spoke, conjuring flames in its hands, which began to grow and twist into jagged lines like a rope. They stretched to over ten meters as it swung its hand, and the flaming cord crashed to the ground, exploding in fire like a whip.
"Very well." Madara prepared himself.
In the next moment, the Vaalth struck directly at Madara as the fiery rope extended to twenty meters from where Madara stood.
Madara dodged the first attack and advanced across the blazing terrain where the whip had struck. The creature continued moving its arm to hit Madara, with the line of flames circling the area in various patterns as Madara performed acrobatic maneuvers to evade the attacks, closing in with his ninja agility.
The Vaalth seemed to be exerting itself to hit him, watching as Madara drew nearer while all of its zombies were occupied being cut down by Madara's ten clones still fighting around the space.
As Madara reached within fifteen meters, he created several smoke explosions, forming multiple clones that ran around avoiding the whip and its flames, circling the skeleton like ninjas, trying to find an opening in its blind spots.
The enemy saw this, glaring in frustration in all directions, swinging its whip toward both the original Madara and the clones. Some clones were struck, unable to evade, and dissipated into smoke, while the true Madara continued advancing with less pressure on him, though still targeted by the fiery line. This Madara, however, could dodge more swiftly with the advantage of his Sharingan.
Yet, as there were over a dozen clones, some managed to slip behind the enemy, as the Vaalth couldn't hit them all, and they advanced rapidly, forcing the skeleton to turn and strike at one of the clones approaching it from above.
The skeleton managed to crush one clone upon turning, hitting another shortly after. A third clone struck it, though the blow didn't seem to cause any damage with an ordinary sword. Even so, the skeleton appeared annoyed, perhaps due to the pain or its pride being wounded by being touched.
"Do not underestimate me, inferior!" it exclaimed in its dark voice, swiftly raising the whip above its head. Then, it began spinning, and a circle of fire emerged around it, expanding like a hurricane in all directions, exploding and scattering flames as Madara's clones were caught in the blaze, nearly all destroyed in seconds, leaving only a few alongside the original.
The Vaalth sustained its magic, determined to hit the original this time. There was no easy escape now. But then, a burst of red flames erupted from where the original stood, surging forward and colliding with the black flames of the hurricane.
Fire against fire, the Lich quickly focused on that direction, intensifying his wall of black flames as he struggled to overpower Madara's red flames.
A Madara clone was on that side, seemingly determined to spew fire against the hurricane. The flames spread from the point where his red flames met the black, but they were losing ground as the hurricane approached.
Despite noticing this, Madara continued pushing his flames, trying to win. The Vaalth sneered and decided to end it, amplifying his own flames against Madara's, which quickly surged forward without resistance—until they struck Madara, causing him to explode into smoke.
"It wasn't him!" the Lich realized as his flames burst, the hurricane finally dissipating into the distance, leaving the area devastated. The Vaalth scanned the scorched ground.
Then, his eyes in their hollow sockets noticed a hole in the ground before feeling the earth explode beneath his feet. He looked down to see a Madara emerge, now close enough to attack. The real Madara had used a clone to delay the flames, channeling chakra into it, and then quickly dug underground to catch the Lich by surprise, employing his shinobi skills.
The Vaalth quickly attempted to grab him with a swift movement of his arm, but Madara, once again, used his Sharingan to dodge the strike. Grabbing the enemy's bony arm, he used it to gain momentum as he dodged, feeling a burn from the touch but forcing himself to continue. With his other hand, he drew his sword.
Despite the searing pain, Madara used the momentum to spin, kicking the creature's bones with his feet and advancing toward the skeleton's head in a powerful, chakra-enhanced, spinning strike.
The Vaalth was caught off guard, unable to react as an opening was created. Madara's blade crashed into the creature's skull in a vertical cut, slicing deep as dark energy escaped from the wound.
"AHHHH!" the Vaalth cried out as a dark aura burst from his body, forcing Madara to retreat several meters from the impact.
The attack seemed to have consumed a lot of the Vaalth's energy, and for the first time, he appeared fatigued, a deep cut visible in his skull. He looked even more furious now.
"You have injured me, cursed human!" he shouted.
"…" Madara, however, seemed to ignore the creature's anger, observing him, analyzing his foe and realizing that the head didn't seem to be the vital point. His Sharingan revealed little about the creature, which appeared surrounded by a haze of pure darkness, but Madara deduced that the weak spot must be more central, likely under that old cloak. He needed to reach the creature's core.
Seeing Madara seemingly unconcerned with his words made the creature snarl in even greater rage, consumed by an irrational fury as black flames began to form around him. A dark mist in the air revealed a black metal, and a massive scythe appeared in his hand, forged not from flames this time, but a strange, ominous metal, black as the midnight sky.
Madara glanced at his burned, slightly charred hand from merely touching the bone, but he ignored the pain, gripping his sword firmly. He sensed the monster was far more aggressive now and quickly saw him advance, wielding the enormous scythe.
In no time, the enemy was upon Madara, swinging the scythe in a direct vertical strike, no longer concerned with preserving his "future slave."
Madara raised his sword to block the scythe as best he could, and an explosion erupted between the two metals. But the giant skeleton was stronger. Even with chakra, Madara felt himself losing the clash as he was pushed back by the force. He had to shift his blade diagonally, deflecting the scythe's weight to reduce the impact as the scythe's blade slid to the side.
The creature didn't stop there; as it was thrown sideways by its own weight, it swung its blade again, trying to slice Madara in half. Madara dodged with a spin and counterattacked, seeking an opening.
A rapid battle ensued, with Madara wielding his 100 cm wizard's sword against the giant 5-meter scythe, clashing one against the other. Madara maneuvered his weapon to avoid absorbing the full weight of the blows, keeping his sword at a diagonal to deflect the scythe like he had with the first attack. He used his speed to evade the strikes, while his clones continued eliminating all the beasts around to keep them from adding weight to the fight, as he was already facing an opponent that perhaps no one else in this world could in single combat.
The battle between the giant skeleton and Madara continued with the sound of clashing metal, the two vastly different-sized figures locked in high-speed combat. Madara tried to break through the enemy's defense, despite his disadvantage. Meanwhile, the skeleton's attacks grew increasingly intense, and Madara pushed to put all his strength into each blow, making the blades explode with each impact, amplifying each other's force, sending shockwaves through the air, and causing the ground to tremble and crack. Madara could feel his blade quivering—even though it was a magical sword, he realized it might not last much longer against that pitch-black scythe.
In the middle of the fight, it was common to see both of them in the air, striking each other with force, as Madara used his agility to try and reach the creature's chest. The enemy, on the other hand, attempted to create distance to avoid being struck again, keeping Madara from getting close.
"At this rate, we're getting nowhere…" Madara murmured seriously, as the battle seemed at a standstill. He decided to change tactics.
The skeleton was surprised to see Madara retreat, leaping to a certain distance before he began forming hand seals, indicating he was preparing another type of "Fire Magic" like before, though this time it seemed even more powerful.
The creature didn't hold back either. Concentrating, it set its scythe aside and raised its hands, palms facing Madara. This time, dark magical circles began to form, signaling a powerful spell unlike anything it had used before. Three magical circles appeared in front of the skeleton as it continued casting its spell. Madara, too, didn't spare chakra, channeling a massive amount into his lungs to unleash a jutsu more powerful than any he had ever released before.
In the next instant, an enormous explosion of black flames surged from within the three magical circles, advancing forward, while red flames erupted from Madara's mouth, tearing up the ground as they moved forward, each side finally meeting.
All the mountains of Sodden's Hills bore witness to this high-powered clash, with shockwaves echoing into distant areas, reaching even the mages' camp. Geralt, who was carrying Triss to a safe place to be healed, felt the distant echoes, and even those at the foot of the mountains heard the explosive resonance, wondering what was happening up there.
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Raccoon Here:
As you can see, the names I used are all made up; Vaalth is a Lich in its own world, so Vaalth and Lich are the same thing. Later, I'll start talking about this dark dimension that runs parallel to the world of The Witcher.
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