chsdbacks Chapter 78 Parasite
Chapter 78 Parasite
New York, the Holy See.
Wang frowned as he looked at the man in front of him, who was covered in black energy. Ever since he arrived at the Sanctuary on this timeline, Wang had felt that Mordo had no living aura and was as dazed and confused as a zombie. His target was the secret chamber.
The door to the secret chamber was not closed. Mordo held up the Book of Darkness, cupped it to his face, and muttered incomprehensible incantations with an expression of ecstasy.
"Modu! You're insane! Do you know what you're doing?!" Wang looked at the intoxicated Mordu and raised his hand to try to remove the Book of Darkness from his face, but he failed. The book now seemed to be grown on Mordu's face, completely integrated with him.
"Modo! Wake up! If you accept the baptism of the Dark Book in this timeline, you will be trapped here forever, with no chance of returning to the main universe!"
Two golden rings appeared in the king's hand. The rings flew towards the book on Mordo's face, but Mordo reacted quickly. He released dark magic to erode the rings as soon as they appeared, and at the same time, the dark magic surged towards the king along the connection between the rings and the king.
Wang Zhong was shocked and quickly severed his connection with the ring. The invasion of dark magic was interrupted, and he returned to Mordo's body.
Wang, his face pale, sensed the lingering darkness in the air: "This is troublesome. The Dark Book in this timeline needs the Sorcerer Supreme of this timeline to suppress it."
Just as Wang was still hesitating about whether to seek Stephen's help, the Holy Lord's voice came from behind: "What happened? What happened to Mordo?"
Wang didn't turn around; his eyes were fixed on Mordo, oblivious to the Holy Lord's "it should be this way" expression: "He has been chosen by the Dark Book in this timeline, and Stephen needs to be found to suppress him."
"When did he begin to come into contact with the Book of Darkness?" The Lord's tone was calm, but the King had no time to ponder the Lord's unusual behavior.
"When we first arrived at the Sanctuary, he went straight for the Book of Darkness." The king conjured a magic circle with his hands, controlling the space around Mordo to prevent the dark aura from leaking out.
The Holy Lord slowly walked to Mordo's side, looking at Mordo floating in the air. At this moment, the Book of Darkness had completely merged into Mordo's cheek, turning continuously with Mordo's groans.
Mordo's eyes emerged from the Book of Darkness, now completely black, accompanied by black flames emanating from them, radiating an ominous aura.
"You didn't ask Stephen for help?" the Lord asked.
Wang's expression darkened further: "I just tried to ask Stephen for help, but he refused."
Wang looked at Mordo's current state: "It seems that the Book of Darkness is not choosing an inheritor, but creating a host."
After a moment of silence, the Holy Lord asked, "Then what are you waiting for?"
The king was stunned for a moment upon hearing the Holy Lord's question.
"You just said Stephen rejected you. Now that the Sorcerer Supreme no longer exists in this timeline, are you still trying to hide your backup plan?" Shendu said calmly. "I don't believe you didn't consider the possibility that Mordo could be consumed by dark magic."
Wang took a deep breath. He did have a backup plan to deal with this situation, but he didn't want to use it.
The only way to suppress the Dark Book without killing Mordo is for a mage brimming with magic to sacrifice all their power and forcibly sever the connection between the Dark Book and its host using the most primal dimensional laws.
However, this process will destroy the spellcaster's magical foundation, meaning he will forever lose the ability to use magic again.
Wang had considered this method, but he couldn't afford the cost.
"I can't." Wang's voice was a little hoarse. "If I do this, I'll become a cripple. The Ancient One in the main universe will need my support afterward. I can't let things fall apart here."
"I didn't say you had to do it," the Holy Lord said calmly, a statement that brought a strange sense of peace to the King.
The Holy Lord took a step forward, and his body began to change.
A kingly aura emanated from him, instantly enveloping the entire small room in an invisible domain. The dark aura surrounding Mordo dissolved upon touching the area around the Holy Lord. The king knew this was the same as when his magic was rejected by the Holy Lord; the dark magic in this timeline was also rejected by the Holy Lord!
Wang's eyes widened: "You, this, how is this possible? Dark magic cannot submit."
The Holy Lord turned around and said disdainfully, "As a king, you have no power to resist me."
The king seemed to be thinking of something, from the Holy Lord arriving at the Sanctuary in the main universe, Mordo obtaining the power of dark magic, to Mordo being parasitized by the Lord of Darkness.
"You knew from the beginning," the king's voice trembled, "You knew from the start that Mordo had no real ability to resist dark magic."
The Holy Lord did not deny it, and there was no need to hide it now. A horse-shaped mark was already faintly appearing on the King's forehead, so even if the King knew the Holy Lord's true identity, it would be useless.
"You are a demon." Wang stared wide-eyed at the current Holy Lord, but he was powerless to stop him. Not to mention that his magic would be rejected by the Holy Lord, Mordo still needed the Holy Lord to save him.
The Book of Darkness flipped rapidly in Mordo's hands, and a large amount of dark energy emerged from it. The king uncontrollably took two steps back but was blocked by Wanda.
"Don't move, watch the master's magnificent skills!" Wanda used chaos magic to control the king and said worshipfully, "There is nothing the master cannot do."
Wang discovered that he could no longer move his body; his magical power was on a completely different level from Wanda's. However, what shocked Wang was something else: he saw Tony standing behind Wanda out of the corner of his eye, his head bowed like a loyal servant.
In this timeline, Tony has already been subdued by Shendu.
Looking at the Dark Book mark on Mordo's face, the Holy Lord, who had already obtained all the power of the Dark Book of the Main Universe, no longer needed this ability.
"Wanda, come here," the Holy Lord said to Wanda.
Wanda bowed her head and approached Shendu from behind: "Master."
The Holy Lord nodded: "Connect your Chaos Magic to the Book of Darkness. In the main universe, I only helped you acquire Dark Magic. Now you must also bear the power inherent in the Book of Darkness."
Wanda knelt down and said gratefully, "Thank you, Master, for bestowing upon me strength."
Chaos magic surged from Wanda's hand, connecting to the Dark Book mark on Mordo's face, and black threads flowed into Wanda's hand along with the chaos magic.
The stinging sensation in her fingers made Wanda let out a soft groan.
Shendu increased his magical output, and a large amount of black mist surged out from the Book of Darkness, heading straight for Wanda's body. Wanda's aura was changing rapidly, and the dark and chaotic magic that already revealed a hint of eeriness now had an added ominous touch.
"Holy Lord, you've gone mad! This kind of power is not something an ordinary person can withstand, and once you leave this timeline and return to the main universe, Wanda will also lose this power," Wang shouted.
The Holy Lord said, "Little King, you are still too naive. Your concerns are completely unfounded in my eyes."