Chapter 3: It's a trap!
After Orion told Dianna the coordinates of the universe she had to infiltrate, they both disappeared without a trace to be found of them. A few light years away from Orion's island, in empty space with stars and galaxies being the only source of light. The duo of an elder but cowardly man ( only in front of a certain woman *cough* Dianna *cough* ) and a stunningly beautiful woman that even gods would fall for but with a horrible attitude that truly ruins her charm appeared in that spot as if they had been there for ages, Orion then spoke up with worry in his tone.
Orion: Dianna, are you sure you are ready to go? It hasn't been long since the war ended and you didn't exactly take small part in it, in fact you dealt with the worst parts, right after you came out of a hell hole, from the way you explained what kind of dimension that was and even worse there's a chance this won't be as easy as it looks.
Orion clearly understood that something was not right, Lucifer in his state should barely be stronger than an average human that hasn't undergone any training of the sorts, of course that doesn't mean an average human could possibly resist his possession, since even if Lucifer's soul has weakened, his willpower is still beyond what most creatures could have and other than soul strength, willpower is the next requirement to possess a vessel. That said even in his full strength, creating a barrier of such caliber would be extremely challenging, so either he placed that barrier beforehand in case he was cornered or...
Dianna: Well duh this wont be as easy as it looks! If Lucifer didn't make this barrier than another bastard is at work here and that means another sh#tload of work for me! Jesus! I know I'm the best around but how the hell did I get stuck doing one mission after the other for more than a bloody decade!? Why else do you think I came here in the middle of nowhere to face the barrier!? If sh#t hit the fan back in your place your people wouldn't even leave dust behind and honestly after all the sh#t I've been through, If I wasn't capable of getting up right after some life-or-death ordeal, I promise you I would have died without a doubt.
Said Dianna with rage and seriousness towards the end. Although all the constant fighting she's been through non-stop made her stronger in every way possible, her temper has become weaker in response to her stress, she may currently possess the strength of a universe which is absolutely ridiculous for a 112 year old maiden, indeed even other prodigies or even monstrous talents had to take 7~8 millennia to even consider reaching such strength and even then their technique and skills would be shaken thanks to them focusing only on strengthening their bodies but not their martial arts, spiritual/magical techniques or even their battle experience, however even though Dianna holds such power, her other aspects are not at all weaker than her, in fact her techniques and battle experience are far above what she should be capable of all things considered, many would argue that those other prodigies have lived far longer than Dianna, so how could she have more experience? It's simple really, talent is not the only reason she has reached so far, no matter how old one is or how talented they are, at most all they'll do for experience is hunt, fight somewhat stronger foes with someone to back them up in case anything goes wrong or if they are unlucky they will have to survive through some threat they can't easily beat, after all no one is suicidal or masochistic enough to undergo such torture, however when it comes to Dianna, not many can say they've been through life-or-death situations all day every day for 16 years straight, it is true that her talent and luck saved her through many scenarios but in the end, it was her wits, mentality and effort that kept her sane and strong enough to stand on her own two legs without the support of anyone behind her back. Orion knew all this best as he was her godfather, mentor and perhaps the only one Dianna could think of as a family member.
Orion sighed with sadness as he knew what she went through, even though he desired for his granddaughter to become strong and undergo through harsh training, that was simply too much for a child to go through and yet she was right, if she hadn't gone through all these ordeals, she would have most likely perished a long time ago.
Therefore, he said
Orion: Very well then, if you need anything just ask.
Orion's words were said with determination to actually help his granddaughter this time around without making her suffer.
Dianna: Cool, but for now just stand back.
Said Dianna as she took a stance where she put her arms to her sides and clenched her hands into fists, her back and legs were straight as her body glowed with red tattos that could be seen even through her uniform, there were tattos even on her face, although instead of tatoos it's more correct to say there are two lines on each of her cheeks and side of her eyes, however that was not the most perplexing part about her transformation, it was the fact that her eyes turned from golden to bloody red and her sclerae have turned pitch black and her hair turned from void black to pure, bright white.
Orion was shocked at this transformation, not because of her looks but because of her power up, although he was much stronger than Dianna, he felt incredible pressure once she transformed.
Therefore he asked with pure disbelief
Orion: What... IS that?
Dianna turned her head back to Orion with a smug face and said
Dianna: Jealous?
Orion at that response reacted like a gradeschooler or third-rate tsundere but it's no wonder really, that power up made her at least 150x stronger and unlike shounen anime such transformations are almost non- existent and can even be said to be legendary, although Orion also has one at most it can strengthen him by 45x and that alone is worthy of being a myth and in the world of cultivators and superhumans, that says a lot and so he said
Orion: W-what!? H-hmph as if, I'm just a TINSY tiny bit curious
He even pouted like a little kid, crossed his arms and looked away, truly hilarious and immature on his part as his battle hardened body and face look so intimidating that even a clueless fool could tell this man is no joke even without any battle scars, which are difficult to have for Orion as after a certain realm of strength the bodies of warriors will have mind-blowing healing capabilities.
Dianna: PFFt AHhahahaha!!!
Dianna burst out laughing in a way uncharacteristic of a fancy lady and held her stomach with her left hand and pointed with her right towards Orion, as if trying to show him how ridiculous he looks.
Orion: How DARE you laugh at me, your Grandfather like that!?
Shouted Orion with a clearly comical rage
Dianna: What did you SAY OLD MAN!?
Orion then did a complete 180 and begged for mercy with his straightened back as if in the presence of a military superior
Orion:Please forgive this old fool ma'am!
Dianna: Pfffttt AAhhhahahaha! NO! Stop aaahh *wheeze* oh jesus! You're killing me! AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!
Her laugh, even more hideous than before reverberated to the surrounding space, even though there is supposed to be no sound in space, her league of existence is far beyond a mortal's comprehension and this is not the only peculiarity when it comes to someone of her strength, she's capable of never going to the toilet (and she hasn't done so in years) not having a bath for years and being as clean as if she came out of a bath that she took for hours ( But she'll still bath every day cause it's still comforting) she doesn't need oxygen to survive, (well duh) and she doesn't need to eat or drink for years (but she'll still dine cause tasty food, enough said) and she's capable of much more too.
Dianna: Aah anyway, these are what I call Magic tattos, I made it up thanks to some novels from my world and a few other inspirations (Author: I deeply thank both lineage creators and the author of *A monster that levels up* I wouldn't even come up with such a system without them)
Dianna: Well, the idea is to materialize magic power and use liquids to make seals on your body, it really saved my ass even before I got trapped in that dimension.
Explained Dianna
Orion: Impressive, most impressive but you are not on my level yet
Sure he may be pressured in front of Dianna's transformation but he's still far superior when it comes to techniques, experience and treasures.
Dianna: Yeah yeah, I'll show you how it's done when I get back so don't sulk
Teased Dianna with a mischievous grin
Orion: Ugh just, get on with it you little brat!
Dianna: Okay, okay sheesh
Responded Dianna as she stretched her arms in front of herself and focused as a Black hole appeared before her as if she summoned it out of her hands.
Dianna: Is that it?
Questioned Dianna
Orion:Yes but don't underestimate this barrier child
Confirmed and ordered Orion
Dianna: I know
Replied Dianna and prepared to break the malevolent barrier before her but before she could...
Dianna:Huh, that's pretty eas- OH SH#T!!!
Without any warning, the black hole expanded to the point of swallowing Dianna up completely.
Orion: DIANNAAA!!!
Orion rushed to her side but even with his speed surpassing Dianna's, the black hole already disappeared along with Dianna.
Orion: Damnit, it's a trap!
Orion was full of worry but his mind was cool and calculating any methods to save his baby granddaughter, however unfortunately for both him and Dianna, he could no longer find the universe or the barrier protecting it, it's impossible for anyone on Dianna's or Orion's level to pull off such a feat, right in front of them no less, so the culprit has to be at least...
Orion: High universal realm...
Hissed Orion...
Within the black hole...
*DIANNA'S POV*
Dianna: Ughh f#ck, what the hell?
Damn, that actually hurt like a b#tch and with all the sh#t I've been through, I was actually pretty damn confident of my pain resistance, I bet if it was anyone else of my realm getting sucked in here they would have most likely started crying out like little b#tches. Anyway, gotta figure out how to gtfo.
*Rumble*
Or not, I think to myself as within this pitch black space the only thing that could be seen was me in magic tattoo mode and a figure around the same height as me which would be 1'80 m, the figure was covered from top to bottom with a gray shroud, couldn't really tell their gender or even their strength for that matter, which meant they're at least at the
Dianna:High mother f#cking universal realm...
Well sh#t then, even with all my tricks in my sleeve I wont be able to beat THAT, I say that, because I don't feel any intent or life from it, must be a puppet or a golem then, yet I can tell it's far stronger than me, what's worse
I observe the space around me.
I come to the conclusion that I'm within this thing's or more like it's master's domain, within a domain the master and their allies not only increase in strength but their enemies are weakened and they are also capable of completely manipulating the laws within said domain, laws of physics, heaven's and so on and so forth. I can confirm that my deduction was accurate since I've been feeling several times weaker ever since I got sucked in this sh#t hole.
Welp I guess I'm gonna have to fight with everything I've got and try to bring this son of a b#tch down with me or at least damage it to the point of it's master going bankrupt from trying to repair that little wh#re.
I think as I widen my legs and move my body 90 degrees to the right to show it my left side as I raise my arms a little.
Well, this is gonna hurt...
The moment that thought ended
out of pure instinct I grab with my right hand in front of my face as I lean my waist to the right while throwing a left kick upwards
*BOOOOMMMM*
A huge explosion took place from our clash, on my right hand I held onto the thing's right leg,
( let's call it a puppet for the sake of convenience)
While my left leg was caught by his own right hand, well it doesn't look like I'll be jacking off with my right hand for the year, that's for sure.
While still holding my leg I use a spell with everything I could in that instant on it as well as my hand that still holds his leg in place.
The spell I used was of the light element, especially useful against undead and quick enemies.
*SWOONNN* *BOOOOOMMM*
As another explosion went off the puppet was too slow to react so it received the two spells point blank range and using that explosion as a boost I gained some distance while floating, after a few spins I finally stopped as I looked in the distance only to find the puppet gone.
My instinct kicked in again as I ducked and elbowed with my left hand to my back and surprise, surprise the golem made it out without a scratch and another explosion went off but it wasn't as big as the previous one, unfortunately my elbowing didn't do jack crap cause the puppet blocked it with it's right knee, at the same time it had it's arms raised and combined it's fists to swing down at me, thankfully I rolled out of the way but this sneaky f#cker used a dark element spell which managed to graze me even though I rolled out a light year or so away.
Even though it just grazed me it still did a number on me and forced me to cough a sh#t ton of blood, considering the difference in strength it's a miracle I made it out with only a "scratch".
I quickly opened up my storage ring and pulled out the best buffing/healing pills I had, I swallowed and without another second passing the effects already showed themselves as I became stronger and healed up, still it won't be enough to take this sucker down, which is why I pulled out some one use magic scrolls, their effects are better than original magic but you can only use it once before it turns to ash.
The scrolls I pulled out had the effects of: raising my physical/mental/magical defense, strength, speed and even vitality and resistance towards all elements and equivalent in debuffs which I tried to use against the puppet buuut of course it did not work because domain *cough* plot armor *cough*
Now if anyone witnessed the the quality and quantity of the scrolls and pills I used they would probably just lose their fate in any religion they believed in, mainly because even having one of those items mentioned above is so rare that they can be called treasures even for one of the high level universal kingdoms, the only reason I had all these on me to begin with was because I didn't need to use them regardless of how dangerous the situations were, after all I knew exactly when to use or not use items to aid me in combat and so far I didn't need to use too many of them and good thing I didn't.
After buffing/healing myself in an instant, I resumed my previous stance
Dianna: Round two Mother F#cker
To be continued <------------
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