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Chapter 55 - Chapter 43: 6th Ring of Hell - Envy

Previously on Seven Rings of Hell, Yanji conquered the first Ring but at a cost that the blood of the Warlord is on his hands and now Yanji has become an unreliable ally... But now it's time for the next Ring of Hell, Envy...

{It now goes to Tokito's point of view}

Tokito: Wow! (She looks to the withered trees deprived of life) This tree... Everything was taken from it... (she looks up at the branches) They point up at the sky envious of it's stars.

{She looks over the hill and the souls are fighting each other over everything each other has}

Tokito: These souls are envious of each other's goods, they want to take and take, but no matter how much they take they'll never be satisfied... Their stuck in a endless loop of their own creation... This truly is the Land of Envy...

{Tokito grips her chest as she knows exactly what they are going through}

Tokito: What the... (she notices one of them is looking directly at her, their eyes glowing green)

{The whole crowd of souls stop and stare at her}

Tokito: They saw me!! (She sprints away knowing that they outnumber her) [I can't afford to fight them now!]

{She sprints but the souls catch up to her and begin to surround her}

Tokito: Oh no... (she takes her kick boxing stance ready to fight) Bring it!!

{They souls dash at her and at first she could hold them off but...}

Tokito: (struggling to catch her breath as she's constantly being Targeted) [I can't hold them off forever...] (her body's already got cuts and bruises from there attacks) [ At this rate...] (she starts to admit defeat)

{But something inside her sparks at the thought of giving up}

Tokito: [That's right! I can't give up, I've got so many people pushing me on!] (She further taps into more of her water element) [Serpent stream: Ocean bubble!!] (She slams her hands on the ground)

{She summons all the water in the ground and traps all the souls a large Water Bubble}

[12/7, 11:30 AM] Sia: Tokito: There we go, that wasn't that bad. (She smiles thinking it's over)

{But a giant figure appears behind her}

???: Nice, you defeated my sub bosses... Now it's time for the real fight! (The Warlord of Envy reveals himself)

{Tokito instinctively backed up to refocus}

Tokito: [So that...] (she says as she can smell the scent of regret, as it's toxic, almost suffocating) [The Warlord of Envy!!]

{Unlike the other Warlord's, the Warlord of Envy doesn't have a smile on his face, it's clear across his face is pain and regret}

Tokito: [I'd don't know if I want to fight him or hug him. His presence isn't giving a fight crazed demon.] (She begins to underestimate him)

WoE: Don't look down on me like the rest of them!! (He says ,his voice clearly hurt, but his fighting spirit isn't)

{The Warlord releases a suffocatingly powerful aura}

Tokito: [Wow... I wasn't actually expecting that, I shouldn't let my guard down... There's a reason he's undefeated...] (she thinks as a sweat drops down her face) I will defeat you!! (She claims wiping the sweat)

WoE: Don't talk down to your elders, I've faced 100's of souls that have said exactly what you've said and guess what... (as he shows his back with 100's of slash marks to represent each one) They have all fallen by my hands!! (He says almost regretting it but his voice is laced with malicious intent)

Tokito: [Okay this guy is genuinely unreadable... He is so powerful but...] (she looks to the pain in his eyes) [It's like he doesn't want to do this...]

{Tokito truly doesn't know how to feel about him}

WoE: I'll show you... The result of killing every single last one of these opponents... (as each mark glows all of the elements excluding Tokito's) I stole all there powers... (he says in a low menacing voice)

{This revelation has Tokito in shock}

Tokito: What... (left completely speechless)

WoE: I'll take your element to complete my collection then... Then... (his voice cracks as he stumbles on his words) I'll have everything!!

[My whole life I've never been enough, my whole life I've wanted what others had but what I wanted most... Fulfilment.] (It shows flashes of his past)

[Now that it's this close to that... I'll kill anyone to obtain it...]

{The Warlord has sets the stakes of this battle}

Tokito: I won't let you!! (She shouts in defiance)

[I've come too far to fall now, years of training, the all nighters practicing til I couldn't lift my arms anymore, the man I love most push me forward who deserves the best... I can't fall!!] (She remembers her journey up until this point and she feels Sendou pushing her forward)

{Tokito stands in her fighting position refusing to yeild}

WoE: Your element will be mine!! (He says releasing his 6 other elements he's obtained)

{The Warlord unleashes an onslaught of all his elements at Tokito}

Tokito: [One thing I love about my element...] (as she successfully shields against it) [It's a balanced element, it can defend well Again most elements and-] (she launches a water dragon at him) [It can deal heavy damage at the same time! It's perfectly well rounded!]

{The Water dragon lands cleanly on the Warlord pushing him back a little}

WoE: Why you!! (His anger builds further as he retaliates with with a flaming right straight)

Tokito: Not today!! (She slips past the punch on a wave of water) [Serpent stream: Tsunami of death!!]

(She lands a 360° roundhouse kick)

{The kick landed cleanly but didn't do a lot of damage}

WoE: [Now I know your weakness...] (he thinks as he relentlessly attacks her with each element)

{Tokito's defense is being pushed to it's limit}

Tokito: [I can't block forever...] (she tries to counter with a high kick)

{But her kick barely makes the Warlord flinch anymore}

WoE: [That's the weakness to a things too well rounded... You have no weakness but you at the same time have no strengths either...] (as he for the first time lands cleanly on Tokito's face)

{The impact was so strong it sent her reeling back}

Tokito: (sees her nose is bleeding fast) [Oh no.. no, no!] (She starts hyperventilating as she realizes how bad this is) [How am I gonna stop him?]

{The Warlord slowly walks to her ready to finish her off}

Tokito: .... (she's frozen in fear) [This feels like... Back then with my father...] (she remembers the last time she was knocked down with a bloody nose) [He kept hitting when I failed my ribbon routine... He wanted me to his perfect little doll... And when I messed up... I got punched for it...]

{Tokito seeing the Warlord walking towards her she can't help but have flashbacks of her father}

Tokito: ... (her heart beats faster and faster as she sits there looking at him like a deer in headlights)

WoE: Your already out of fight in you? How pathetic... (as he stands towering over her)

{Tokito is still paralyzed in fear}

WoE: If you aren't gonna fight back then... (he grabs her by the neck)

{He lifts her off of her feet}

Tokito: Please... Don't... (she desperately says tears streaming down her face)

WoE: (his eyes lighten as he smiles starting absorb Tokito's element) [It's finally gonna be mine!!]

{The Warlord's stopped listening to logic as blue energy starts flowing into the Warlord}

Tokito: [I can't... Let it end like this!!] (She grits her teeth as she escapes his grips by slipping away as water)

{Tokito fighting spirit refuses to back down}

WoE: Thank you... (as his veins glow blue as the water element courses through his veins) I have finally achieved it!! Perfection!!

{The Warlord basks in his victory}

Tokito: No... (she looks at her hands) [He almost took all of my power...] (the blue I'm her veins is running thin) [I'm pathetic...] (she looks at the Warlord admitting defeat)

WoE: You put up a good fight... I won't let you suffer anymore poor soul... (he puts her in a water bubble to suffocate her) May we meet again in another lifetime...

{Tokito can't find the strength alone to fight against the Warlord}

Tokito: [It's over...]

{A voice within Tokito says}

???: It's not over!! (As she starts Tokito heart again)

Tokito: [No... I can't...] (she tries to seal the voice back)

???: [You know you need me. You don't enough strength to keep me locked away anymore.] (As Tokito's blue in her veins start to turn green)

Tokito: [Fine...] (she lets go of her blue water and embraces the green poison into her heart)

???: Then it's time we unsheath our fangs!!

{As Tokito's skin turns pale and her hair turns green}

???: It's time for payback!! (As she reopens her eyes and it's slitted like a snake)

{She bursts out of the bubble}

WoE: What the?! (He looks back to her) No... It can't be...

???: I'm back!! (She says as she smiles menacingly a completely different aura compared to Tokito's)

WoE: The Goddess of the Sea Medusa!!

{They stare off}

To be continued!!

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