Brand New Life Online: Rise Of The Goddess Of Harvest

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The Gate continued trembling, more Bone Beasts poured from within, alongside tall human skeletons wearing armor and weapons. Elena had little time to think, the monsters kept coming endlessly.

"We have to get out of here, quickly!" She said, grabbing Elisa and Steiner, she remembered the potions her mother gifted to her, in the form of small vials, and took one and feed it to Steiner. His wounds instantly began to heal and close once he drank it.

"Hahhh… T-Thank you…" Steiner forced himself to stand up, but that only healed his outside wounds, the inside was still very badly damaged. "Ugh!"

"Wait, Steiner, don't force yourself to walk! I'll carry you!" Elisa tried her best to carry someone several times her weight, failing miserably. 

"Enough, we'll carry him together." Elena said, joining with Anna and Monica, who seemed to have become paralyzed the moment she saw the Undead approaching.

"Elena… Y-You had these powers this whole time?!" Anna asked.

"I just got them last week." Elena shrugged. "I'll tell you more later… Sorry for keeping it a secret."

"Okay, sure… Hey Monica, you're awakened too, right? Huh? What's gotten into her?!" Anna muttered.

The girls rushed towards Monica, who was on her knees, her dark aura fluctuating constantly as she saw the Undead approach her, they whispered to her, as if they knew her all along…

"You, one of us…"

"Your soul, full of phantasmal power!"

"Are you the child of Thanatos? Join us."

"Why are you with the living? You belong with us."

They didn't harm her, but were trying to force her to switch sides, speaking into her soul through their own phantasmal abilities! 

"No! Get away from me! Don't speak into my soul! I am not her! I AM NOT HER!"

Monica continued crying, as if she was suffering from a terrible post traumatic stress, the trauma of having been possessed by Dorothea, the Princess of Nightmares, was still lingering within her. 

The scent of dead and their phantasmal souls made it all come back, the helplessness she felt when she possessed her, and when she forced her to do all these awful things.

"Monica!"

Elena rushed to her aid with Anna, Elisa, and Steiner, the Undead swarming the girl were constantly roaring and groaning, but not hurting her.

"You have to fight back, Monica!" Elena roared, summoning two swords of darkness on her hands and rushing to attack the Undead. "If you don't fight back, you will never be able to overcome your fears!"

SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!

With a ferocious roar, Elena kept slashing at the Undead, cutting through their bones. They quickly set their gazes into her, immediately attacking her while a few surrounded Monica. Perhaps because Dorothea's Darkness and Phantasmal Powers remained within Monica's soul, it made them feel like she was their ally, even if her appearance was different.

"You're one of us…"

"Please, join us and lead us."

"Princess Dorothea…"

"N-No… I am not your fucking Dorothea! She's dead! SHE'S FUCKING DEAD!"

Monica finally snapped as the swarm of bone beasts was beginning to overwhelm Elena, her Aura of Darkness exploded out of her body, blowing away several Undead from her vicinity.

BOOOM!!

The Undead glared at her in surprise, quickly realizing she was not truly an ally! They swiftly changed their stances, attacking her, dozens of skeletons armed with weapons attempted to gang on her.

"Get away from me!" Monica cried, her Aura transforming into chains. "[Accursed Abyss Chains]!"

FLASH!

The chains spun around her body, protecting her from their attacks and then wrapping around their bodies, which then she connected with another powerful spell.

"[Soul Draining Curse]!"

Her dark chains suddenly drained her phantasmal powers and then started to burn the souls of the five undead she trapped with them, which slowly were devoured by her Aura.

FLUOSH!

"Gryyyaaarrgh!"

The screams of the Undead echoed across the entire area, the people running away couldn't help but stop and glance at the situation. Some bold enough were filming what occurred, pointing their phones at the undead, the girl, and also a strange trio that was rapidly approaching them.

"Hahh…" Monica fell to her knees, feeling slightly exhausted. Using her curse more than once would always bring her some exhaustion, all due to its large Mana Consumption. 

"Monica!" Elena slashed her way towards Monica, helping her stand up again by giving her a hand. She had slain another two more Bone Beasts, while the rest seemed to have run away once they sensed the power of Monica's curse, even if now she was weak enough they could sneak an attack. "Are you alright?"

"I-I'm fine now, sorry. We have to get out of here now…" Monica sighed. "Let's go!"

"Yeah!" Elena agreed, quickly running with her group, evading Undead and kicking or slashing them away from their path…

Only to be stopped by three figures, standing tall in front of their path. Their faces could not be discerned, all three of them were wearing armor made of black wood, covered on poisonous vines and mushrooms.

From what Elena could see of their skin, it looked pale, darkish green, with black tattoos covering them, in the shape of plants and vines… She was confused, were these people humans or monsters?

The Auras they exuded weren't the same as the Undead. While Undead were the embodiment of Death, this trio's Auras were the Embodiment of Nature's Decay, a strange type of corrupted spirit energy born from hatred towards nature.

"W-Who are you?!" Elena asked, pointing her sword of darkness against them. "Why are you getting on our way?! Let us pass!"

"So this is the girl, isn't it?"

"Interesting, are you sure she's the daughter of a Nature Deity?"

"Our Goddess Kalmas assured me so, that Demon King from another world told her this valuable information. It cannot be a lie if it came from her."

The three strangers spoke with one another, looking at Elena as nothing but a source for their power.

"I don't feel much Nature Soul out of her… But if our Lady says so, then she definitely must me." 

"I bet she's just saving that power deep down, isn't it, brat?"

"Now, be a good girl and stand still while I drain your Life Force."

The leader of the trio pointed her scepter at Elena, harnessing a dark power that surged like countless vines made of dark green energy.

"[Nature's Devour]!"

FLUOSH!

"What the…?!"

Elena tried to block the magic using her swords of darkness or her Aura, but they all proved to be useless, breaking apart the moment they touched the mysterious vines!

Crack, crack, CRASH!

"My Magic's ineffective?!" Elena muttered, a second before the vines were about to wrap around her body. "Shit!"

"Hahahaha! You think such feeble magic can affect the power I've grown for over a century, little divine child?" The woman attacking her laughed out loud. 

Monica attempted to help her, but her dark aura didn't respond to her anymore, too exhausted to use it right away once more.

"E-Elena!"

FLASH!

However, before the vines could wrap around Elena and drain her Life Force, something within her shadows emerged, a giant scythe, overflowing with Dream and Nightmare Power.

"I really thought you could solve things on your own, but it seems an enemy like this cannot be easily defeated!"

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