Re:Immortal

Lylle was unable to get far before the sea of black and red lightning extended all across the sky and into the distance, fully encompassing her within it.

"Argh!" A shout filled with pain escaped her lips as a lightning bolt slammed against her body sending her plummeting down from the sky and into the ground with a loud boom.

As her body fell, a large crater was formed with her in the middle as she struggled to get out of the rubble of rocks and dust.

"Not good, the lightning bolts seem to be similar to those of a Heavenly Tribulation. Just how many stages did he break to for it to be this big?!" Grunted Lylle in pain as she forced herself out of the crater.

She refrained from taking the skies as she didn't want to risk getting hit again, and so she quickly made her escape on foot. Various bolts of lightning continued to descend on turning the entire area into a danger zone.

Slowly, but steadily Lylle was close to breaking free from the sea of lightning when suddenly her face twisted into a grim expression as she turned her gaze to the sky right above her head.

There standing mid-air was Omis looking down on her with an expression that sent shivers down her spine, something was different, Lylle could feel it. He was different, not only physically different, he appeared to be almost an entirely different person!

As he stood there, his hair that was previously completely white turned obsidian in color from his left side leaving the right one to retain its original white color. One small but prominent horn was also sprouting from the left side of his forehead.

None of this would have been surprising to Lylle if not for his eyes. His left one was a deep scarlet color as she could visibly see red black lightning streaking inside it! While his right eye was shining completely in a golden light making it impossible to even stare at it as it was almost blindingly bright.

As his eyes bore down on her from above, Lylle could feel herself shrinking under the sheer pressure he exuded, the sea of lightning seemed to be moving according to his will as it moved to surround them but never striking too close, effectively trapping her inside and preventing her from escaping.

"So it seems that it's my loss." She spoke, her cold voice cracking as she calmed her uneasy heart.

Omis remained silent as he continued to hover above her, unmoving. It almost appeared to her as if he wasn't there, as if he was not conscious.

And as time passed with him making no move against her, Lylle slowly began to regain her lost confidence. It appeared that she was right, for whatever reason, Omis was not conscious as he stood in mid-air.

"Could he still be gaining enlightenment?!" For a second, another shudder ran through her body as her back became soaked with cold sweat before she forcefully calmed herself.

Lylle was almost tempted to try to disturb him, who knew how strong he would become after getting out of his strange trance? she didn't dare think about it, yet one look at the sea of black and red lightning surrounding them gave her a general idea.

She quickly dismissed the thought of disturbing him before turning her attention into escaping. The lightning bolts didn't fall in their area, but there was no guarantee that they wouldn't if she chose to interfere with him.

Just thinking about the attack of countless lightning bolts made her body shiver, she would be dead both in soul and body.

Looking at the sea of lightning that surrounded her from all sides, and then at Omis's figure that stood above her like a God of death, Lylle's expression turned ugly as she gritted her teeth before mumbling.

"Do I have to use that? Is there no other way?"

Taking a deep breath, she calmly sat down in the lotus position before closing her eyes. Soon the strange star symbol on her forehead that was previously dim started shining with an almost abnormal radiance.

Her eyes suddenly shot open, the look on them appeared almost blurry as the light from the symbol continued to shine brighter and brighter. A look of struggle flashed by her eyes before it quickly disappeared as fast as it appeared.

Her body that was seated stood up with mechanical-like movements before she turned her blurry gaze towards Omis's floating figure, she appeared to be observing him for a few seconds before she turned her body and walked out of the small safe zone and into the sea of lightning.

Almost immediately, countless bolts fell from the skies towards her yet surprisingly the bizarre star-like symbol on her forehead shone even brighter creating a dome of light that surrounded her in what appeared to be a shield of light.

Even as the lightning bolts fell down on the shield of light, Lylle was unaffected as she continued moving strangely. Each step she took however seemed to bend space itself causing her to travel miles away into the distance. Not long after, she was completely gone.

On the other side of what was once a battlefield, and outside of the sea of lightning was Lu Lu. She was staring in her master's direction with anxiety as she kept on pacing around the sky.

Lu Lu was unable to enter the sea of lightning as the bolts did not seem to recognize friend from foe, and so the only thing she could do was forcefully calm her uneasy heart and wait. Her master would definitely succeed in his tribulation and would grow even stronger! Definitely!

'Please be safe, master!' She gave a silent prayer in hopes of everything going smoothly.

Omis, the main cause of the tribulation on the other hand was facing a completely different scenario. He was no longer in the abyss, no, Omis wasn't even sure if he was still in the same body anymore.

Looking down at his hands, they were no longer white and smooth, he unconsciously reached out to touch the scar that should have been on his left eye only to find...nothing. It was gone, his entire body felt foreign yet somewhat familiar? Rendering him even more confused than before.

"What the hell is going on?!"