Roleplay As Cultivator
38: At least that's all I can promise
“aaaAAARRRggghh!”
“Bad you Ashburn”
“For what you burn your own life essence to help them”
Dreadwing burned violently making his technique come to a halt. The tentacles on his back faded and his wings reappeared. His body had already half sunk into the dark smoke of the ritual.
“My price as a dragon will not let you live after what you have done”
“I will devote every part of my body to exterminating you, Dreadwing”
“Even if I die, it won't stop me”
Ashburn slowly lowered her flying altitude. His body was shrouded in a blood-red flame that blazed brightly. Some parts of his scales were comrades and scattered like charcoal that was burned to ashes. But the look in his eyes looked extremely solemn and resolute as if he did not feel his slowly burning body.
Ashburn landed beside the elf cultivator and looked towards him.
“I leave it to you after this”
He refocused on Dreadwing who was still screaming and struggling to break away.
Ashburn held her palms together in front of her chest. The blood red flames around his body moved forward and formed a fire spirit with a stature similar to Ashburn. After that Spirit of Fire became stable, the spiritual energy connection between her and Ashburn's body was finally severed. Ashburn's body fell down like a rope doll that broke the rope.
The Spirit of Fire Ashburn opened his eyes. He began to move forward towards Dreadwing.
Dreadwing looked at his enemy and smiled cynically.
“It looks like you did throw everything away just to finish me off Ashburn”
“But you forgot one thing”
“AKU IMMORTAL IN THE REAL SENSE”
“Somewhere this ritual is going to hold me, but I'm definitely going back”
“And at that time, the world will laugh at your vain efforts - sia”
The Spirit of Fire Ashburn stared silently at Dreadwing, then moved his hand to hold the two wings of Dreadwing. He pressed the two wings downwards to sink into the ritual. After Dreadwing sank deep enough to see only his neck and head, Ashburn opened his mouth.
“I won't be able to finish you Dreadwing”
“What I did was just give a chance to someone else who could possibly beat you”
“Preparation of that person will be much more mature than these cultivators”
“He already knows all your abilities”
“Because I'll pass down my memories to him”
“He will be the worst enemy for you”
Ashburn's fire spirit looked towards the direction where Tian Jie was standing and made Tian Jie a little surprised. But he looked like he was staring at the sky above the hill and was unfocused towards Tian Jie.
…
Tian Jie who was a little surprised to see this finally managed to piece together all the clue points.
‘Barusan dia ..’
Tian Jie observed his armor that had glowing red lines following the rhythm of his heart. He focused his senses onto the dragon essence in his chest. A little memory flowed into his brain. All of the memories that Tian Jie saw consisted of various kinds of techniques and enemies that Ashburn had faced. But Tian Jie did not sink into those memories for too long.
‘So so, this armor is made from your body Ashburn’
…
Ashburn's fire spirit looked towards Dreadwing again and pointed both of his palms forward making a triangular symbol.
“Let's finish”
“ Lawanging jagading universe, proof lan tudusna, wekasaning urip ”
With the rapidity spoken by the Spirit of Ashburn's fire, the ritual formation began to change with the fading of dark smoke and was replaced with a beautiful sight. A giant white tree trunk that emits a colorful aura can be seen from the ritual formation that has changed like a portal to another world.
After the dark smoke disappeared, the body of Dreadwing who had been sunk into the ritual formation could be seen again. If one were to approach and look into the dimensional hole of the ritual formation, he would see the Dreadwing's body already burning so intensely that his bones could be seen. The fire was like trying to purify Dreadwing, as the deeper the Dreadwing went into the dimensional hole the stronger the flames that burned his body.
Dreadwing who had been silent for a long time, stared at the fire spirit Ashburn. He wanted to talk but the pressure from the ritual formation was stronger after Ashburn took over. His gaze was very sharp as if he wanted to immediately break free and chop up whatever was blocking his path. His anger could be felt from his killing intent which made the remaining cultivators tremble. But he can't do anything.
Not long ago the entire body of Dreadwing had entered completely into the dimensional hole of the ritual formation. The red flames burned Dreadwing's body and left only a green-colored Spirit body. The Golden Pagoda was still pressing down on Dreadwing Spirit's body and entered into the ritual formation hole.
The Elf Cultivator pulled out his sword from the ground and made his black chains disappear. His body was wrinkled like a hundred-year-old human grandfather. Both of his hands were trembling and his eyes were losing their light.
“It's over ..”
“Finally”
A smile slowly appeared on his face, but Ashburn's voice was heard stopping him.
“Not finished”
“The fight is still not finished, for myself, for you, and for the world this”
Ashburn's fire spirit fused his palms together, closing the ritual formation leaving behind a formation symbol engraved on the floor. Then the ground around them moved up and made a room that hid the existence of the ritual formation.
“With this my main task is over”
“Now you must try to prepare yourself when Readwing back”
Ashburn's fire spirit turned into fire and spread to every surviving cultivator. Some of the flames re-entered Ashburn's physical body, but there was no sign of her moving.
…
Tian Jie who was still at the top of the hill saw how the dimensional hole was closed and Dreadwing was successfully sealed. Then the ground around the seal moved to cover it. The ground formed a square-storey building with walls that looked like stone. At the top is a rectangular pyramid made of red ruby filled with formation symbols.
Tian Jie's gaze started to change and he was inside the room where the formation seal existed. He learns that Ashburn is sharing his knowledge with the cultivator who survived the memories he got.
‘even you still had time to give them help at the end of your life’
Tian Jie felt touched by the soul of the knight Ashburn possessed.
‘Red dragon that I often fight in TRPG has always been a brutal creature’
‘But here even an evil dragon still has strong self-esteem’
‘Price of himself as a dragon which is a symbol of natural balance’
‘He handed over his fire torch to others just to keep this world balanced’
‘I don't know if I deserve to be the holder of this fire’
‘But I will try this world will not be destroyed when the daily return’
‘At least that's all I can promise you ..’
‘Ashburn’