One True God

"This is the end of you, bastard!" The Patriarch shouted out loud as he poured some more of his mana to his staff, which became the nourishment of the Hell Gates.

The Patriarch also just looked at the darkness covering the center part of the room as his clothes wavered in the air due to the mana pressure that was coming from him.

The mana pressure was also destroying the whole room as there were now several cracks here and there on the ground and on the wall.

It was so strong that the whole place was also starting to shake up even though this room was made with a special material that can definitely hold up normal mana pressure.

However, just because it was the Patriarch of the Warmester Denoble House was the one who did this, the room built with a special material was unable to hold on.

And that was only natural as the Patriarch would be able to do something like this with no problems at all.

Since he was trying his hardest to try and kill Lucifer, it wouldn't even be weird for him to destroy this whole room.

And it seems that...his mana pressure was really just too sure as even Rouge, who was just standing on the side before, started to get affected by it as he felt as if...he was being pulled into the very center of the room.

In other words, he was being pulled by the source of the mana pressure, the Hell Gates that the Patriarch used to injure and detain Lucifer.

Right now, Rouge was just trying his hardest to be able to stand his ground. He dug onto the ground with his feet as strong as he could, and he was also using his mana to cover his body to prevent the mana pressure to break his body.

Rouge was literally doing everything that he can just to prevent the mana pressure from dragging him into this.

And the Patriarch was aware of the fact that Rouge was on the verge of being dragged into the fight.

Of course, even though 'dragged into the fight' is the phrase, Rouge would just end up being killed by the mana pressure.

'Stay strong, Rouge! Even though I want to lessen my strength so that you would be able to hold on properly without any risks, I certainly can't do that now,' the Patriarch thought as he threw a furtive glance at Rouge.

And what the Patriarch thought was definitely the truth. Even though the Patriarch would definitely be able to lessen the effects of the mana pressure, that would also mean lessening the strength of the Hell Gates.

And lessening the strength of the Hell Gates, the magic spell that the Patriarch was using to keep Lucifer down, would also mean that it would increase the chances for Lucifer to survive it and possibly even escape out of the Hell Gates.

That was why the Patriarch couldn't lessen the effects of any of the techniques going on right now as that would just mean the fight would go on longer.

If Rouge would just be able to hold on properly for a few minutes, the Patriarch would definitely be able to finish off Lucifer and the mana pressure going on in the room would definitely end by then.

That was why Rouge just had to make sure that he would survive until then.

However, if he isn't able to do that, then...he doesn't and he would die.

That was all there is to it.

Although the Patriarch definitely loved Rouge as a father and was a doting father to him, he definitely couldn't allow Lucifer to run rampant after what he just did, so the Patriarch could only focus on destroying Lucifer.

'Don't worry, I will finish this up as fast as possible!' The Patriarch thought as he returned his gaze back to the Hell Gates, the darkness positioned at the very center of the room.

As soon as he did, he willed for his mana to gather at his staff, powering up the Hell Gates even more.

As the Patriarch was a strong demon, it was only natural that he had a lot of mana.

However, that was not all that the Patriarch did as he raised his left hand, his free hand.

His left hand was opened and was aimed at the darkness at the very center of the room.

The Patriarch then whipped up some kind of signs with his left hand, "Upgrade the Hell Gates, Great Seals!"

The Patriarch shouted out loud, and his staff...that was already shining bright with his mana shone even more strongly and brightly than before.

That was not all as even the magic spell that he used was an upgrade to the Hell Gates, which means that...it would become even more stronger and fiercer than before.

And that was the truth as there was now... the second layer of darkness at the very center of the room.

Even though darkness is just darkness, one would definitely be able to tell that there were two layers of darkness in this room.

The first layer was, of course, the Hell Gates, and the second layer was the one that the Patriarch just did, Great Seals.

And because this was an upgrade to the Hell Gates, the mana pressure surrounding the room got even stronger and pulled Rouge even more.

"Kuhh!!!" Rouge groaned out loud as he felt his skin being ripped apart even though he was protecting himself with mana.

His feet were hurting as well as he was...basically being dragged along with the ground.

That was not all as the ground...was also being beaten to a pulp with the power of the mana pressure.

It was being destroyed at a faster rate as it just got stronger.

'The power of the Great Seals is even better and stronger than the Hell Gates...the result of this fight should be obvious after some time...just a little bit more...' The Patriarch thought.

And what he thought was the truth. Although the Great Seals isn't really an attack or a finisher attack or anything of the sort, it would still kill a powerful demon.

And from what the Patriarch has observed earlier, Lucifer was definitely a powerful demon.

However, he, too, would definitely be killed by the Great Seals, although it would take more time than usual since Great Seals is a technique used to make a demon run out of his strength and then kill them.

That was why the Patriarch thought that...he has already won this fight.

The fact that the Patriarch was able to use the Hell Gates and Great Seals without any obstruction means that Lucifer was definitely inside them.

And if he was inside them, he should be taking the full brunt of these dangerous magic spells.

It was obvious, but if one is taking the full brunt of these dangerous magic spells, then one is guaranteed to die.

That was why the Patriarch thought that he already won this battle, and it was just a matter of time until it is fact that he won this battle.

However...no matter how much time has passed, the Hell Gates and the Great Seals are not showing any reaction.

And that was...a little bit weird.

Why? It was because a few minutes should have been enough to kill Lucifer.

And since a few minutes have passed, the Patriarch should be seeing the signals that the Great Seals and the Hell Gates would have let off to say that the target has already died inside.

However, no such thing has happened, which is clearly an indicator saying that Lucifer was still alive.

And this fact made the Patriarch doubt his eyes as he looked at the darkness at the very center of the room.

'Impossible...he's still alive? I'm already using a lot of mana just to keep using Hell Gates and Great Seals simultaneously...no, he should be in a worse situation than me. I just need to bid my time...' The Patriarch thought.

And what he thought was...the truth.

Lucifer was definitely in a bad situation right now as Lucifer was bleeding all over his body.

There was blood flowing down from his mouth, originating from his internal injuries.

There was blood flowing down from his head, originating from the external shock that he initially received when Hell Gates first attacked him.

And that was not the end of his injuries. Hands, arms, face, abdomen, crotch, legs...Lucifer's body was battered all over and it was even weird to think that he was still alive.

And even though he was in a situation like this, Lucifer was...not even doing anything to help himself.

He was not releasing his mana or anything of the sort. He didn't even try to destroy the Great Seals and the Hell Gates, the cause of his suffering.

Why? It was because...Lucifer can't.

He couldn't...move, and that was because of his physical condition that worsened at the worst timing ever.

"Fuck...I can't move at all..." Lucifer murmured as he looked at the darkness with wide-open...red eyes.

His eyes became red due to his wrath alone...his wrath of being injured by a weak demon.