Triple X System
Chapter 148: Face your fears!

Chapter 148: Face your fears!

Light, disappear? Xia stuttered seeing the once bright room turned dark tilting her head she could see Kyle engaged in words with the hooded figure. And his facial expression wasn’t in a happy mood.

Attempting to move her legs suddenly refused her command. Turning into black jelly melting to the ground along with the rest of her body. The same happening to Ron.

No! Kyle yelled his eyes glowing red a thick vein bulging by the side of his head. Pulling the katana out he shot out towards the hooded figure.

Do you seriously think that low grade item scares me human? The figure scoffed in a disappointed tone.

Waving it’s hand multiple gold coins reacted to his movement. Levitating in the air in front of him. With another snap of his finger the hundreds of gold coins materialized into sharp shards.

Go. The figure commanded causing the hundreds of gold shard to shoot forward.

Gritting his teeth Kyle didn’t stop moving forward constantly slashing his katana at the incoming shards.

Am so stupid! What was I thinking following it here. Kyle inwardly fumed blaming himself for his parent currently predicament.

He had his suspicions but still went along with following a mysterious figure. And now he was facing the backlashes of his actions.

[Don’t be too hard on yourself, you didn’t really have a choice] snow softly uttered in a comforting tone.

Swoosh swoosh!

Multiple golden shards shot at Kyle like bullets. He was able to keep up with their speed thanks to his katana. But no matter how many shards he deflected more still aimed for him.

Argh! He grunted hit in the wrist by a shard shifting his momentum off balance

Which only led to a dozen more shards hitting him in the chest.

[Hp: 40/200]

He’d lost a great amount of health points during his fight with the ant’s. And his regenerating process was slow.

Changing course he hid behind one of the tall pillars in hopes to regroup. But the figure wouldn’t let him.

Now isn’t the time to rest demon. Snapping his fingers the hundreds of gold coins stopped moving forward. Almost as if frozen in place.

Snapping his finger again the gold shard turned shooting back heading for Kyle. Gritting through the pain he pushed his legs running up the pillar. The golden shards following behind him.

I have to find a way to get to him. Kyle muttered leaping off the pillar onto the next. With the shard on his tail in hot pursuit.

Unfortunately he didn’t posses any long range skill he could use except dark flames and death’s call. Dark flames requiring 10 of his demon energy per flame. And death’s call requiring thrice as much for activation per ball.

[Demon energy: 0/50]

It’s been like that ever since we encountered. His demon energy slowly replenished through his body according to the abundance of negative energy in the environment.

But since meeting this hooded figure, his demon energy had not only reset to 0 but also stopped replenishing.

Snow I need your help. Kyle inwardly spoke still running around the huge hall avoiding the shards. But unfortunately there wasn’t a response from his system.

Snow, snow? Damnit! He cursed knowing this hooded individual was interfering with his system just like Vladimir.

Guess I’ll have to do this on my own. Looking for options his mind raced fast feeling his stamina almost depleted.

Just give up already. The figure teased seeing Kyle struggling to evade his attack. He could tell his stamina was already low and a matter of time before he succumbed to fatigue. So this was the best way to slowly finish him off.

Tracing Kyle’s movement with his eyes the figure was surprised seeing Kyle suddenly stomp his feet. Shooting high to the ceiling pushing himself off the next second to the hooded figure.

Got you. With the katana in his hands he furiously slashed at the figure. Just 2 meters away from him.

Clang!

His attack was hindered by a translucent energy shield.

You didn’t think it would be that easy did you? The figure chuckled, his left arm stretched out.

No, I expected more. Kyle grinned making the figure frown. A swooshing sound cut through the air heading fast for the figure. Tilting his head he dodged the attack but had a shocked expression seeing the black spike split in two piercing his chest.

Phough! Y-you tricked me. The figure groaned coughing up fresh blood to the floor. The energy shield fading into thin air along with the force holding up the golden shards.

You underestimated us, that was your mistake. Kyle uttered standing in front of the figure. His katana inches away from the figures neck.

Why aren’t they returning back to normal! He roared pressing the katana more to the hooded figure.

Having defeated the mimic he expected his parents return back to normal. But he was terribly wrong as they still remained in the liquid black gooey form.

Like I said.. you didn’t expect it to be that easy did you.

Hearing that his senses went on high alert feeling danger looming nearby. Swiftly turning he slashed his katana forward blocking the incoming attack.

There’s two of you? A shock look lingered in Kyle’s eye seeing two of the hooded figures.

He couldn’t sense their aura’s nor tell if they were different beings or not. But he’d almost died if his guard wasn’t up.

Enough talking demon, show me all you got. They both spoke in a diabolical tone. The frozen ice dragon katana materializing in both their hands.

Shit. I forgot they can also copy objects. Kyle cursed seeing his chances of a fair fight diminish.

Swoosh!

One of the hooded mimic by the right disappeared appearing behind Kyle. Plunging the frozen katana forward.

Leaping up a bit he attempted to slash at the figure which disappeared the next moment.

Landing he immediately ran forward to the two mimics standing together.

Swinging his katana they both blocked the sheer power clear between them.

Bam!

Kyle was sent skidding back but didn’t have time to rest seeing a katana descending on him.

It’s like they copiedy fighting style. Kyle grunted prancing the katana and throwing out a fist.

He was faster than them but they were twice the trouble. Equipped with the exact frozen katana Kyle held pulsing with power. Each swing he made was deflected by a mimic, followed up with another attack from the second.

No matter how hard he fought his hits were always countered by the mimics. And with zero demon energy and no skills to use he was outnumbered.

[-2hp]

Gritting his teeth he spat out fresh blood holding his gut in pain. He’d tried looking for a weakness he could exploit. But there seemed to be none so far he found.

And having little experience on mimics and how to fight them. He definitely struggled without the guidance of snow.

I have to end this fast or am screwed. He’d been running on adrenaline ever since. With the thought of his parents driving him on.

But he wasn’t still immune to fatigue and had to rest and recover his stamina.

Weird.. they don’t do anything if I don’t initiate. Looking at the mimics he could see them just standing there. Not attacking him when this was the perfect opportunity to do so.

Except if he made the first move, which they then followed. Copying his movements like a prediction.

Raising his left hand the mimics also followed suit. Raising their left hand with the katana clutched tightly and that’s when he saw it.

Is that.. shadows? He could clearly distinguish dark energy and shadows. And that right there wasn’t a hand. But a shadow hand.

Of course that explains everything. Their shadow clones. His eyes widened seeing these mimics were infact clones made from shadows.

Then that must mean there’s another being here with shadow ability? His face went pale at the thought of that. As not only were shadows hard to deal with they were also unpredictable.

Wait.. if their shadow clones then that must mean their resistance to elemental damages are low. Remembering when using the shadow walk skill it was mostly hindered by elemental damages.

With a sly grin he finally had a weakness to exploit.

Bam!

He shot out like a rocket the two clones following suit matching up with his speed.

Reaching the clones he didn’t outright swing the katana like usual but threw out a fist.

And like expected the clones also copied his movements. Tilting his head he dodged the attack same with the clones.

With lightening fast reflexes he plunged the katana forward to a clone. Directly stabbing it in the guts.

The two clones also reacted plunging the katanas into Kyle’s gut.

[-10hp]

[Freezing effects has been detected!]

Ignoring the message he gritted his teeth bringing out a katana and stabbing the second clone. Immediately it connected the shadow clones let out a loud screech. Ice building up from their legs upwards. Turning them into ice statues.

Ha.. panting Kyle huffed in large amounts of air. His plan was simple use the ice buff from the refined frozen katana on one clone. Thereby weakening the other just enough to land the final blow.

Well well well.. you never cease to surprise me boy. The original nodded figure from earlier clapped. Stepping out from the shadows in front of Kyle.

Coward! I never thought you’d be chicken and hide behind your clones. Kyle retoreded clenching his gut.

Haha! Good one from someone who couldn’t protect his parents. Shaking his head a bit the figure snapped his fingers. And like magic the liquid black goo materialized into figures. Forming xia and Ron’s body.

That’s the reward for defeating my weaker clones. They’ve been quite a bit of trouble for the past 100 years now. He said making Kyle raise a brow not uttering a word.

Removing it’s cloak Kyle’s face turned pale seeing who was behind the hood.

Impossible. He stuttered staring at none other than Lucifer in front.

Time to face your fears boy! Lucifer smiled a dark scythe appearing in his hand.