Nameless King

"Argh!!!" Wain cried out in pain as his voice engulfed in agony spread many yards around, even the impenetrable dome for some reason could not contain it, so everyone could hear how serious the wound was.

"Wain!" Zero exclaimed as she rushed forward, trying to help him, but suddenly Aurora yanked her by the shoulder and brought her back to the ground.

"Stop. There's nothing you can do." Aurora shook her head with a serious look.

"But... If we don't help Wain, he will die!" Zero flailed her arms in different directions in a panic. Normally she was cold to people, but Wain was her savior, so she just couldn't bear to watch him literally die right in front of her.

Aurora stared at Sven and spoke, "Even he couldn't break through that barrier, so we don't stand a chance. If we blow up our souls as the very last option, we're not likely to leave even a scratch on that barrier. All we can do now is watch and believe in Wain's victory."

Zero's face went pale as she lowered her head with hard clenched fists as her nails dug into her skin and several bloody streams flowed down.

"He can do it." Maria said with a careless expression, "If it's true that he's the heir of the Nameless King, he just can't lose to someone in the Fourth Chronicle, it's impossible."

"You're too calm for that situation." Aurora frowned with clenched teeth, "Maria, you know very little of your race's history. The Nameless King died during the great war, but do you know how it happened?"

Maria just tilted her head with a curious look.

"Generally speaking, Nameless King was the victor in the great war, he was able to defeat one of the two lords of the Arkan World, but he ended up dying after a while due to serious wounds and the particular strength of his opponent." Maria said slowly as a shiver ran through her body as she had a hard time telling it.

"You mean to say that Arkans, are the natural enemies of the Humans? Well, I have studied our history and I can tell that the interests of our races were opposite, but Arkans are as strong as other races, so Wain fights just against a capable opponent." Maria muttered calmly as if she was fully confident of Wain's victory.

Aurora and Zero couldn't understand why Maria wasn't worried about Wain at all, but they just couldn't see what she was.

'When I reached the Fifth Chronicle, for some reason now I can see a strange energy around people...' Maria muttered inwardly with a confused look as she stared at Alucard and Gael.

There was an unusual white aura around them, burning like flames. It was incredibly huge, practically filling everything around them as only Sven had a similar level of energy while Marlis and Osvald had a slightly smaller aura.

'They are on the Transcendence Stage, so... it shouldn't be surprising that they have such powerful auras, but what the hell is it...?' Maria wondered as she looked up.

Above Wain too there were flames but only a small part was white, the rest remained gray as if invisible so that no one could notice it before its time.

'It's strange... Wain's aura can't be bigger than Alucard's, can it?' Maria wondered with a confused look, 'Hmm, maybe it's the power of the Nameless King, but he has to get it somehow. Wain... I hope you know what you're doing.'

Crackle.

Virion's spear left a deep wound on Wain's chest, then Virion turned and kicked Wain in the stomach with all his might. The impact caused a shockwave, throwing Wain back many meters, and forcing blood to flow from his mouth.

Wain hit the barrier with his back and fell slowly to the ground with his face distorted with pain. However, he rose quickly after a second, covering his wound with cold darkness to stop the bleeding.

"Well, well, despite how many wounds you got, you still keep getting up, that's amazing. I don't mind though, I'll fight you until you can't even move!" Virion exclaimed with an excited expression before rushing forward. He turned into a blue flash of flame, heading toward Wain at tremendous speed.

'Fuck... I can feel myself getting weaker... I've already lost too much blood...' Wain gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, preparing to counterattack.

Whoooooooooosh.

Suddenly Virion appeared in front of Wain, everything happened so fast that Wain didn't have time to prepare, so in a moment Virion's spear plunged into Wain's right shoulder, completely piercing it.

This time Wain didn't scream, he just clenched his teeth and swung his sword with the last of his strength.

'He's right there, so now I have to get him!' Wain inwardly exclaimed while the sword blade swung toward Virion.

"Hah, how silly." Virion smirked, let go of the spear, and took a step back. The ground beneath him cracked as he recoiled a few feet to the side, leaving the spear in Wain's body.

Eventually, Gladius sliced just air, creating a dark streak with eerie jaws that dissipated.

"Did you really think you could catch me at such a simple moment? We've been fighting you for so long, and yet you still underestimate me. Well, that's your choice." Virion waved his hand as a sly smile appeared on his face.

At the same moment, the spear in Wain's shoulder began to spin and lunged outward, toward Virion. The tip of the spear tore Wain's flesh apart, bringing him terrible pain and similar wounds.

"Hahaha, things are finally falling into place." Virion laughed as the spear returned to him. He looked arrogantly at Wain, who had fallen to his knees, and said, "This is beginning to get boring. Looks like it's time to end it."

Virion with a slow step headed towards Wain, while he tried to stop the bleeding.

'Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! I need more strength!' Wain inwardly exclaimed as his eyes suddenly opened wide as he realized where he could get power.