Rebirth: Childhood friend of the heroine-Chapter 197 - 196- Domain

[A few minutes ago]

Natasha returned to her room—exhausted.

For her, not being able to battle someone despite having the opportunity is quite tiring.

When she and Jullie reached the battlefield, the group of seven was already engaged in a fierce battle. Only those who escaped the ice ring were allowed to be eliminated without restrictions. However, Natasha saw that merely low-ranking Soulless, who can easily get crushed by a slap, was trespassing the perimeter.

Something like a Catastrophe or Disaster-class would have been good for a warm-up for her. However, she couldn’t have interfered in the battle, considering her father was helping Alex to prepare his soul to bear the Godly powers.

She asked him previously when he was recovering in the church, if there was any way for her father to leave Alex and become one with her.

He has taken care of her for so long, and that’s why Natasha now wants to pay him back by providing him with her body. She wouldn’t have minded even if he had decided to take over her consciousness.

However, her father said that Alex’s body and soul were compatible with him, and there was a high chance that Alex might not survive if they were to be separated.

Her father has integrated himself with Alex’s soul, sharing his consciousness and becoming completely dependent on the boy.

If the boy dies, her father will also cease to exist. That’s why, Natasha has taken a vow to keep Alex safe, whatever it takes

’I can’t trust those women to keep him safe...’ She muttered under her breath.

Considering how those women(Rebecca, Celestria, and Sarah) failed to stop the wretched bi*ch from poisoning Alex, Natasha has decided to remain as close to him as possible and protect him.

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With those thoughts, she was about to strip off her clothes and get a bath before hitting the bed—when suddenly, a bone-chilling sensation crawled down her spine as the woman was frozen in her place.

The scream of death echoed in her ears even though her surroundings were silent...a little too silent to consider it normal.

Her mind failed to register what could release such a presence in the Blood Domain, especially when Azeroth was not here.

Fear turned into caution as she bit her lip and turned towards the window.

Without another thought, she jumped out and landed in the backside garden.

"What the..." Her pupils shrank as she saw the figure hovering in mid-air, silhouetted against the moon.

Its head was tilted downward, a humanoid figure but limbs too thin even for a malnourished human. And the most glaring part, other than its ominous aura, was the long nails that were piercing through its body.

"Natasha." Hearing the voice, she turned to her left and found Edric, Alex, and Jullie standing there.

Two of the three were already present there, and Edric was the fastest to respond to the presence since he was practicing his elven form.

Not so long after, Amanda, Celestria, Rebecca, and Sarah also appeared in the back garden, followed by Angela.

"It’s...a ghoul or Soulless?" Amanda asked, not sure if the prior mentioned is even a real thing.

"But I didn’t sense any magic ritual being chanted near the mansion....so it can’t be Soulless, right?" Edric muttered. To summon a Soulless, especially on a level like the one levitating, required a ritual to be performed, and that requires a huge amount of Soul Energy.

However, if that much SE had been used, Natasha would have known instantly.

"That is not Soulless, but an undead." Natasha grimly uttered under her breath, which was heard by everyone.

"The evil spirits which return to the living world because of their lingering desires or intentions. They are supernatural existences that don’t follow the concept of life and death and can live for thousands of years. Driven by their twisted desires, they can be a troublesome foe." Sarah voiced her knowledge about the undead.

She has learned about these unholy creatures when she started as a Priestess.

The reason why everyone except Natasha and Angela seemed surprised upon hearing that information, was because of the requirement for an undead to appear.

"They devour the essence of Soulless...their divine essence when it falls on the surface, there is a high chance for an undead to appear," Angela informed them.

"Since summoning Soulless is not legal in your realm, it’s no wonder you never heard about the undead. However, here, in the Blood Domain, we have faced a few undead before...but none of them held such a presence as this one." The Vampire further added.

"Because of all the Soulless, we dissipated today...it appeared, huh?" Alex muttered in a heavy voice.

[It was unavoidable.]

Suddenly, an unexpected voice rang, making several people flinch.

Natasha’s mind completely took a one-eighty as she saw a dark marking appear on Alex’s face and the boy’s voice turned deeper.

[This realm is filled with dead bodies, after all, once one of the greatest wars known to any kind was fought here.]

The Curse told them.

The war between the residents of Nebula and the divine beings thrown from the upper realm happened in the blood domain.

That’s why, there were millions of dead bodies buried deep within the ground—and some of them were immortals when they were alive.

"Couldn’t you have warned us before?" Alex, who has easy access to speak in between, asked in a deadpanned voice.

[Well, isn’t it good? That thing is equivalent to three Disaster-class and will give you enough experience points even if you take others’ help.]

Celestria gasped, "T-Three disaster-class ..." Her eyes went towards the inhumane, as she asked, "Exactly how vengeful is that soul?"

"He is the same person about whom I told you about this morning." Angela voiced in a grim tone, "The maniac who wanted to build his cult but was betrayed by his believers."

Edric ’ooh-ed’ upon hearing her words, "So...he wants to take revenge on those who betrayed him, huh? Then why is it still hanging there?"

Sarah explained, "Undead cannot leave their house—or the place where they died. And there is a chance that he is still absorbing the dead Soulless essence."

Those words ushered Alex to say, "Then shouldn’t we attack it right now?"

Natasha was the first one to move, as she leaped over the boundary wall and dashed toward the forest.

"Sarah, Professor and Celestria, please stay back and back us up if we need, okay?" Alex told them before he also launched toward the destination.

Soon, Edric, Rebecca, and Amanda followed. Angela, along with the aforementioned girls, decided to remain on the sidelines for the time being.

....

"What the hell?" Alex came to a skidding pause just as he reached the clearing.

The smell of rotten flesh was quite profound even though there was no smell when they left.

However, the smell could have never been a reason for him to exclaim like that

Not only Alex but others also felt the sensation that made their eyes widen.

"My Soul energy...I can’t use it properly." Amanda muttered as she raised her hand and tried to summon an ice spike. However, the lack of control over her Soul energy caused the ice to burst apart the moment it appeared.

Edric was the same, he couldn’t switch to his other forms because he was failing to concentrate his soul energy at one point.

The being who had the most amount of SE summoned a blood dagger, which she hurled toward the levitating figure without a moment of doubt.

The dagger whirled toward the inhumane, its precision was commendable; however, rather than inflicting damage, the dagger crashed into an invisible barrier around the undead—and disappeared.

"It is absorbing the Soul energy from its surroundings...no wonder." Natasha solemnly muttered under her breath.

Amanda had a severe frown as she said, "Then magical skills and spells are useless in front of that thing."

Considering Edric couldn’t even transform, the monster must have formed a domain around its home from which it was sucking the soul energy.

Remaining here meant slow death. And if things continued, the being would start to suck the soul energy from a wider range.

All the high-ranking vampires are with the Vampire Monarch, so Natasha cannot wait for assistance.

"I am going to slay that thing. Only remain here if you are good at combat." Natasha said before she dashed toward the broken pillar. Using the pillar as a springboard, she lunged at the inhumane—

**CLANG**

The attack connected; however, the steel baton left no effect on the monster.

Gravity did its work and Natasha fell to the ground.

"Need to take that thing down," Alex muttered before he pulled out a short knife from his inventory.

Wordlessly, he began to run, not following Natasha’s lead to jump at the monster; rather, he began to run around the clearing.

Edric knew exactly what he was about to do, so he told Amanda, "Go take cover somewhere. I will call you if we need assistance "

Despite being worried, Amanda wasn’t a foolish child who didn’t know her shortcomings. She didn’t insist and instantly joined the other four ladies in the back.

Alex was done creating a moment, so he jumped in the air and fused his soul energy just enough to help his muscle tank the backlash before throwing the knife.

"Tempest dart."

The projectile advanced at an unbelievable pace, as it advanced toward the monster’s hanging neck—

*GRAB*

However, something unbelievable happened and Alex’s strongest attack failed to connect

The inhumane held the knife with its thin hand before, finally, its hollow eyes opened.

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A/N:- Can’t catch a break.