Chapter 327: You can do this Barry
’I’m going to fucking die!’ Barry clutched the stop that was previously his arm and flew away from Lygma with everything he had. After gaining more power from Aquaphina, he learned the ability of flight, but instead of using it in combat, he used it to run away.
"GET BACK HERE YOU BASTARD!" A black energy that formed in Lygma’s hand basted Barry in the back, turning into a rope that wrapped around his neck.
The demon king yanked the rope toward him, pulling Barry back in the process, then punched him in the chest so hard that it shattered all of his ribs.
The hero crashed into the mansion with a loud boom, landing in front of Kai, who didn’t even move out of the way.
"Dude, what are you doing?" Kai tossed Barry back his arm.
"T-This is your fault! You set me up!" He grabbed his arm and tried to put it back on like a Lego piece, but it didn’t work.
"Dude," Kai healed his body. "You’re the one who wanted to fight the demon king. I just made it so that happened. But if you want to blame someone, blame my dad. He’s the one who screwed us over."
Barry didn’t know if Kai was joking or not. Did he think he was stupid enough to get angry at the creator of the universe?
"I...I just didn’t think we would be fighting him so early."
"We? Hahahaha! Nah, fam, this is all you. Might wanna dodge."
"What? OOOOOOOOOOOOOOF!"
The demon king flew into the mansion, kicking Barry directly in the stomach, blasting him out of the mansion once more.
"Go, demon king!"
Everyone turned to see Amaya cheering for the Demon King.
"What are you doing?"
Amaya shrugged. "Just having fun."
"Fair enough. Alright, let’s see what Barry is going to do. YOU BETTER LOCK IN BARRY!"
Barry charged forward, his blade flashing with flowing water. Lygma raised his hand and unleashed a torrent of black energy that tore through the air. Barry rolled aside, his boots skidding through the dirt, then swung his sword upward, sending a wave of slicing water toward the Demon King. The attack hit, but Lygma barely flinched.
"Pathetic," Lygma growled, his voice rumbling like thunder. He swung his arm and released a burst of demonic force that shattered the ground. Barry blocked with his sword, the impact sending him crashing into a boulder.
Barry coughed, staggering to his feet. "I’m not done yet! I’M THE FUCKING HERO!" he shouted, rushing in again. His sword danced, water spiraling around it like a storm. He weaved and struck, each movement flowing seamlessly into the next, slashes, spins, and thrusts.
Lygma caught the blade with his bare hand, dark energy searing against Barry’s magic. "You killed my son, mortal. I’ll make you suffer."
Barry yanked his weapon free and backflipped to gain distance. "I wasn’t even the one who killed him. It was Kai!"
"Hey, hey, hey! Why are you throwing me under the bus?!"
"LIES!" Lygma snarled and raised his hand. Black lightning erupted from his palm, cracking through the battlefield. Barry darted left, deflecting the bolts with bursts of water, but one struck him square in the chest. He hit the ground hard, gasping.
"Fuckkk!"
Kai chucked. "Barry’s cursing is pretty funny."
"Fuck you, Kai!" He forced himself up, eyes narrowing. He formed seals with one hand, summoning a torrent from beneath the ground. The water surged upward, forming a massive serpentine current that lunged at Lygma. The Demon King sliced through it with one swing, the sheer pressure of his magic dispersing the wave into mist.
"You’ve got to be kidding me!" Barry quickly dashed in behind the mist, thrusting for Lygma’s chest. Lygma tilted his head slightly and caught the blade again. His aura flared, and a pulse of demonic energy blasted Barry backward, tumoring through the air.
"I-I’m going to die! I’m going to fucking die!"
"THEN FUCKING DIE!" Lygma roared, summoning a massive flaming sigil beneath him. Dozens of demonic chains burst forth, lashing toward Barry and wrapping his body.
"Arghh!!" The chain burned Barry’s body and tightened around him. He tried to break out, but they were too strong.
Magic circles began forming in the air, each circle bigger than the last, they they kept layering until they covered the sky like a shield to block out blocking out the heavens.
Barry’s eyes widened. "No... no, that’s impossible..."
"Ohhh, this is going to be catastrophic. Stand close, everyone." Kai protected not only his girls but also the island, since he planned on keeping it as his own.
Above them all, the sky ignited. The largest magic circle yet expanded—vast enough to cover the entire horizon, glowing with black-red light that blotted out the stars. Its core pulsed like a beating heart. The wind screamed. The earth shuddered. The air turned molten.
Barry looked up, sweat and blood running down his face. "Kai! Kai! Help! Please!"
"Perish with the world you’ve failed to protect!" Lygma thrust his hands forward. The circle detonated.
A cataclysmic beam of demonic energy descended, tearing through clouds and atmosphere, turning the sky to pure blinding crimson. The pressure alone flattened the land for miles. The sound came a moment later, an earth-shattering, reality-splitting roar that made even the loudest of sounds sound quiet. The ground crumbled, mountains vaporized, oceans in the distance recoiled. The world itself seemed to buckle under the force of the demon king.
"HOLY SHIT!" Kai didn’t think the demon king would launch an attack like that. At the very last moment, he had contained the blast, preventing it from traveling any further than the uninhabited islands around Gazonga.
Kai swiped all of the dust and dirt out of the way, and what was left was a wasteland.
Barry’s body was fried, his skin looking like charcoal. Surprisingly, he wasn’t dead, but Kai could tell that the guy was in a shit ton of pain.
"Ugh-H-Help. P-P-Please." Barry felt a soothing energy wash over his body. It felt super good, and he could feel his body healing. After being restored to full health, he passed out.