Zosia: Quick Transmigration System
Chapter 117 - 115- End of New Mission.

"Captain, why did you allow her to go alone?" Asgar asked, his gaze on his feet that was suddenly freed.

"We have to deal with the one inside and prepare for the final or more say, the decisive battle." Lucian said and turned back to return back to the house.

They had to deal with her fast and go help Zosia.

Unfortunately, things don't really work that way, as Percival started experiencing his own defect.

They all turned to Percival who suddenly slumped on the floor.

"F*ck, why does it have to be now!" Percival cursed under his breath.

Seeing Lucian looking at him, he stopped himself from cursing and could only allow Asgar to carry him.

"You sure are heavy." Asgar muttered, causing Percival face to flush red.

Asgar took him into the house with Lucian following behind them.

The moment they entered, they were met with Sister Marionette, who had the same eerie look as Jasmine.

"You are..... no longer.....welcome. You stole my ... jewelries. Thief! " She spat.

Seeing that they just stood there looking at her, her eyes widened with anger.

"We never stole anything of that kind ." Lucian responded in a firm voice.

Lucian stared at the currently weak Percival and at Asgar and then the woman. He decided to attack.

Lucian slapped her across the face, causing everyone's eyes to widen in surprise.

Asgar and Percival didn't ask any questions and rather moved to the side.

Marionette was thrown out of the house with the slap, transforming mid way before her body hit the snow.

Sister Marionette who was now a hulk-like being with her fiery red eyes, stared down at Lucian with hate filled eyes.

"Do you think you can beat me. All of you are part of the sacrifice." She cackled, rushing towards Lucian who only gave her a side glance.

Lucian didn't say anything, neither talking much in battle.

Lucian charged forward, his fists clenched and his eyes locked onto Marionette's monstrous form. The air seemed to vibrate with tension as the two clashed in a flurry of punches and kicks.

He could just finish her off, but he wouldn't be able to bring out the so-called — Lord of Strings.

Asgar and Percival watched the battle, Percival's defect momentarily forgotten. "He's... he's holding back," Asgar whispered, eyes wide with wonder.

Percival nodded, his face pale. "He's not using his full strength. What's he planning?"

Marionette's massive fists swung wildly, but Lucian dodged and weaved with ease, landing precise blows that sent her stumbling back. The ground shook beneath their feet as the battle raged on.

Suddenly, Lucian's eyes flashed with a fierce intensity. He unleashed a devastating combination, each strike landing with precision and power. Marionette stumbled, her massive body wavering.

Marionette's face contorted, her eyes blazing with fury. "You... you see it, don't you?" she growled, her voice barely intelligible.

Lucian's expression remained impassive as he asked, "What have they done to you?"

With a snarl, Marionette launched herself at Lucian, but he was prepared. He delivered a crushing kick that sent her crashing into the snow.

Using her huge body, she cleared a large expanse of snow. Her body kept moving, but soon came to a halt. Marionette struggled to rise. Lucian stood over her, his breathing even and he didn't even break a sweat.

"Doesn't seem like much." He muttered under his breath.

"End this," Asgar urged, his voice laced with concern.

Lucian's gaze never left Marionette's. "Not yet," he whispered.

Marionette's eyes locked onto Lucian's, a hint of desperation creeping in. "Please... stop... the Eternal Lord..."

Lucian's expression turned cold. "Tell me where Zosia is?" She should at least be aware of where she is.

Marionette's face twisted, her body trembling. "You'll... never... leave... this place..."

With those words, her body began to contort, twisting and morphing into an unnatural shape. Lucian's eyes widened.

"What's happening?" Percival asked, concern and alarm etched on his face.

Asgar's voice was barely audible. "She's... being controlled..."

Lucian's gaze never left Marionette's, his mind racing. He wants to bring out the person behind them, but it seems like he would still have to use that route.

He doesn't want to fight in that person's realm, else it's just giving the person a free advantage.

But as he raised his foot to deliver the final blow, a voice echoed.

"Welcome, Lucian... to the Eternal Lord's domain."

The darkness seemed to deepen, the shadows coalescing into an unseen presence. Lucian's lips curled up, his eyes glinting.

The air grew colder, and a sinister presence weighed heavily on everyone. The shadows twisted and coiled around Lucian, Asgar, and Percival, the darkness seeming to come alive.

"Stay close," Lucian ordered, his voice steady but tinged with an underlying tension. "It's about to get dangerous."

Suddenly, the ground beneath them cracked, and tendrils of darkness shot up, wrapping around Marionette's twisted form. She screamed—a guttural, inhuman sound—as her body was lifted into the air, her limbs flailing helplessly.

The darkness enveloped her completely, pulling her into itself until she vanished without a trace.

"What the hell was that?" Percival asked, his eyes wide, glancing around for any sign of danger.

"A gateway," Asgar answered. "To the Eternal Lord's domain."

Lucian's eyes narrowed as he scanned the shadows. "We're already here. The fight just became a lot more complicated."

From the darkness, a figure began to materialize. Tall and imposing, cloaked in a flowing robe that seemed woven from the night itself, the figure's face was obscured by a hood. Only its eyes were visible, glowing with an eerie, unsettling light.

"Lucian," the figure intoned, its voice resonant and cold, "You have trespassed on sacred ground. The Eternal Lord does not take kindly to intrusions."

Lucian clenched his fists, a smirk playing at the corners of his lips. " I did have my suspicions, now you just confirmed it."

Waving his hand, the darkness that enveloped them receded at a great speed.

The figure that had come to talk to them disappeared. It couldn't survive a wave of Lucian's hand.

The world started crumbling, the buildings, everything vanished and Zosia appeared, joining their ranks.

"How was your own battle?" Asgar asked.

"It was manageable." Zosia responded.

When Jasmine had turned to attack her... No, not Jasmine but Lionel and Lydia. Lydia who is Jasmine had said her name is Jasmine and refused to accept being called Lydia.

Indeed, they had forgotten about the name Marionette had used in introducing them.

When fighting, she found herself, surrounded by Multiple Lionel and Lydia.

It took a while but she was able to kill Jasmine off, though not without some injuries.

Luckily, she hadn't allowed Jasmine to go berserk, it would take a lot more to take her down.

Seeing that some part of the domain is white.... Not white but devoid of darkness and another part being more of darkness, she couldn't help but wonder what the so called Lord of Strings would look like.

" Why are you holding Percival like that?" Zosia asked Asgar.

"He is currently experiencing his own defect." Asgar's response reminded Zosia that she is yet to experience her own defect, meaning it could come while they were fighting.

Zosia watched as the white and dark part contended before coming to a stale mate.

Suddenly, the dark swirl mass, parted, tracing a cloaked figure with only its red and white eyes being visible.

"So those were his eyes." Zosia muttered.

Suddenly, the ticking sound of the clock and the eerie lullaby was heard.

Zosia frowned, she was beginning to hate that sound.

The figure tried to initiate a conversation, but was met with Lucian's sword strike that split the cloak into two, revealing the figure beneath it.

Zosia was surprised to see a rat man. The person has a rat head, fingers, tail and even the legs.

If not for the bulky build, one would suspect that his/her eyes are playing tricks.

"Lucian, you still remain the same but I am no longer the same. I won't run away like before with my tails tucked between my legs.

It's now my turn to get my revenge."

"Seems like they know each other? Are we supporting him or to be on standby?" Zosia asked in succession.

"Just be on standby." Asgar answered.

Since, Asgar didn't answer about them knowing each other, it's likely that he doesn't know either.

"We will see about that." Lucian responded to the rat man provocation.

The rat man grinned, exposing sharp, yellowed teeth that glinted in the dim light.

"You really think you can face me, Lucian? Here, in the domain of the Eternal Lord, you're nothing."

Lucian didn't respond verbally. Instead, he tightened his grip on his sword, his eyes locked onto his foe. The air crackled with tension, and the ground beneath them seemed to pulse with a dark energy, responding to the rat man's words.

Without warning, the rat man charged, his movements a blur. He was faster than any of them had anticipated.

Zosia watched the battle with great interest. Seeing how slowly Lucian had raised his sword, Zosia became concerned, but that concern was wiped away when a single sword strike had sent the rat man flying with a cut on his shoulder.

Blood seeped from the wound on his shoulder, staining his tattered robe. Despite the injury, he let out a low, guttural chuckle.

"Is that all you've got, Lucian?" the rat man sneered, his voice dripping with malice. "I've faced worse than you in my nightmares."

Lucian remained silent, his expression calm and unyielding. He advanced slowly, his sword gleaming under the dim light of the Eternal Lord's domain. Each step he took seemed to resonate with an unseen power, his aura growing more intense.

The rat man's grin faltered, his eyes darting between Lucian's blade and his own trembling hands. "You're not supposed to be this strong," he muttered, as if trying to convince himself of his own words.

Asgar and Zosia stood ready, watching the fight unfold with bated breath. They knew better than to interfere, but the tension in the air was almost unbearable. Percival, still weak from his defect, leaned against Asgar for support, his eyes locked on Lucian's every move.

With a sudden burst of speed, the rat man lunged forward, his claws extended, aiming for Lucian's throat. But Lucian was faster. He sidestepped the attack with effortless grace, bringing his sword down in a swift arc. The blade sliced through the air, narrowly missing the rat man as he twisted out of the way at the last moment.

The rat man landed a few feet away, his breath coming in ragged gasps. "You... you can't win here, Lucian," he snarled, desperation creeping into his voice. "This place... it obeys the will of the Eternal Lord! It obeys my Will"

Lucian's eyes narrowed. "Then I'll bend this realm to my will."

He raised his sword high above his head, and a brilliant light began to emanate from the blade, cutting through the oppressive darkness around them. The ground trembled beneath his feet, and the shadows recoiled, as if afraid of the light.

The rat man's eyes widened in fear. "No... that's impossible! You can't-"

But before he could finish, Lucian brought his sword down with a thunderous crash. A wave of light exploded from the blade, surging forward and engulfing the rat man. He screamed as the light consumed him, his body writhing in agony as the shadows around him were torn apart.

Asgar, Zosia, and Percival shielded their eyes from the blinding light, their hearts pounding in their chests. They could feel the power radiating from Lucian, a force that seemed to defy the very nature of the Eternal Lord's domain.

When the light finally faded, the rat man lay on the ground, motionless. His once fearsome presence had been reduced to a pitiful heap, his body charred and broken. The oppressive darkness that had surrounded them was gone, replaced by a calm, eerie silence.

Lucian lowered his sword, his breath steady and his eyes focused. "I know you are still alive." Lucian said as he moved close to the motionless rat man who immediately stood up.

"Don't.... Please... You can go, I don't want to have anything to do with you again." He began pleading.

Standing up, he tried running away but was caught by Lucian.

"Where are their souls?" Lucian asked.

"I don't know. I only got two souls and I have already digested them."

Asgar's eyebrows jumped at the Rat man's response.

If it was only Tanya, it wouldn't be anything, but Mina, there might be a problem.

"Then I need some compensation." Lucian said with his expressionless face.

Unwilling and very reluctant, the rat man produced two small jewel stones and handed it to Lucian.

"This is all I have. If you search me up and down, you wouldn't find anything." The rat man who was in the verge of tears said the moment he met Lucian's eyes.

Lucian decided to search him, to which after the search, he found nothing reasonable.

"You should respect yourself in centuries to come, else you want to be killed for real." He dropped the piece of information for the Rat man. It depends on if he is willing to listen.

Suddenly, the scene warped and they found themselves in a dark room. The same room they had seen before entering the mission/task world.

Xen and Kevin were also there.

Zosia looked around and unlike the previous empty space, it now had white statues that seemed eerie and out of place.

[ Last Mission before Calculating Reward.]

[Face the Statues and survive for 10 minutes.]

They looked at each other, some with frowns on their faces.

"Let's just do it and get out of here." Percival urged. Walking to the side, he stood face to face with a statue.

Still grinning and smiling, he stood in front of the statue.

Suddenly, his smile disappeared and he entered a daze.

"Seems like a hallucinatory or illusion mechanism." Asgar said.

The rest each went to a statue.

Zosia felt a pull in her and allowed herself to be pulled, when she suddenly found herself in a white expanse.

Her past life appeared before her, some things she hadn't fulfilled, she watched herself fulfilling it.

Money, treasures, name it... She had all of them, unfortunately, it is but an illusion.

She soon came out of the illusion. Looking around, her eyes crashed into Lucian's,who was lazily leaning against the wall.

"You finished quite quickly." Zosia said, she couldn't help but have a sense of reverence towards him.

She became more determined to work hard and surpass him.

Zosia planned on sitting alone, but since she could get some free Information from him, she walked up to him.

"Lucian, I have a few questions."

Lucian Lazily raised his eyelids, his eyes that seemed to draw people in stared at Zosia.

"Ask."

Using that, they waited for everyone to be done, which didn't take long.

[Calculating Rewards.]

[Rewards have been distributed.]

[Task Cleared.]

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