Ascension of the Nephilim

The fortress wall of the world of this World Wood Tree was made on those walls. But the constant attacks of the Brimstone Beast that raged during the past two years had left a massive hole on the eastern side of the tree.

The Elven kingdom exterminated the Brimstone Beast to the west of them since there were no civilizations on the other sides of the tree since the World Wood Tree stood near an ocean that covered the north and southern regions.

And the Brimstone Beast could not fight well in the waters.

The eastern side, constantly being bombarded, was also where more than fifty percent of all the elves and other races fought and defended. As the elves were naturally good archers, they created forts all over the openings and cities inside the trunk, and no Brimstone Beast could ever reach the gates they created. The archer's arrow quickly shot down even Brimstone Beast that took the form of flying creatures.

So the Brimstone Beasts that attacked them all had long-ranged attacks.

The beast of strange forms all attacked. They would spew, shoot out, or hurl brimstone towards the tree and attack the massive branches.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Explosions after explosions rocked the area. The range of the archers couldn't reach the positions of these Brimstone Beasts, who now had greater range than the previous army that attacked them.

This forced the elves to take action.

Numerous platoons were ordered to move slowly but were now being bombarded by the brimstone siege cultivators.

The number of deaths was increasing.

A woman led her archers to go closer to aim at the Brimstone Beast that was using long-ranged attacks.

One squad of archers has managed to move in closer finally and could finally shoot back at the beasts.

FWIP! FWIP! FWIP!

Their arrows flew through the air, but a group of brimstone creatures used their bodies to block the attack.

The arrows pierced deep into the creatures. Some even pierced through, creating a hole. But the brimstone body caused these arrows to burn. If not for the strong quality of the wood used, these arrows wouldn't have pierced through and burned up.

The archers could barely use Force energy. All they had was their skill and the strength of their bow.

BOOM!

An attack landed near them, and the platoon had to find shelter near the broken pieces of wood that remained. It was as if they were finding shelter amid giant charcoals that were slowly burning.

"My lady! We can't move in like this! We will be wiped out before we can even get one!"

"We have to! Can't you see?! The Brimstone beast hasn't attacked us because they were building so many forces! They only attacked now because they were curious about Lord Miracle's arrival! They attacked us prematurely! If we retreat now and fail to kill any of them, we will die in the future! Our platoon has to kill!" The woman cried out.

Suddenly, powerful darkness erupted and shot at the numerous brimstone attacks being sent.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The attacks struck the siege, and a dark knight with large wings could be seen flying over the area.

"My Lady! Look! It's Lord Miracle!"

Kyros flew with his dark wings and began to slip through the barrage of brimstone fireballs thrown all over the area.

"Now! While I draw their attention!" Kyros shouted, and the group of archers began to rush faster.

Several dark forms were being released as the shadow ghouls and shadow clones of Kyros charged out in different directions making the enemies shoot at the different fleeing figures.

With the distraction, the archers managed to get in position and aim.

"Fire now!" As the platoon shot their arrows at the Brimstone Beast Siege Cultivator, the lady elf commanded.

FWIP! FWIP! FWIP! FWIP!

The expert eyes of the archers struck the chest of these beasts where a strange red stone was.

Most of the brimstone beasts walked on two feet and had a body similar to elves and humans. Unfortunately, the arrow attack killed them.

"We did it!" One of the elves was amazed.

"Move to the next!"

The platoon of elves moved, and apart from them, many others who were charging managed to close the gap and begin to attack more of the siege cultivators. But, unfortunately, the attacks led to many deaths, and the brimstone beast began to attack and send its forces.

"ROAR!" The roar of the brimstone beast echoed as they charged ahead.

The archers saw it and trembled.

"My lady...?"

"Focus on the Siege Cultivators! They can kill us if they must! But we have to kill those siege cultivators! We are fighting for a world out of time! But if we sacrifice our lives here and now to kill that beast, this will buy our elves more time, and this beast will have to retreat! It seems futile! But fight and die! Fight and die to give our friends and loved ones even one more second!" The lady elf shouted as they kept their attacks focused.

The arrows flew, and the beast drew close.

Soon, the elf could see the Brimstone beasts up close. But even then, she kept her bow aimed at the distant siege cultivator and managed to kill another one.

She smiled as she waited for her death.

BOOM!

A figure stood right in front of her. This figure had wings just like Lord Miracle and brandished a long sword that was made of red.

Her blood-red sword had force energy and created explosive attacks that managed to send the enemies back.

SLASH! SLASH!

Mechiel stood her ground and attacked the enemy.

Despite the horde of beasts gaining upon her, Mechiel managed to fight back.

Her Path of Combat was weak, but she still stood her ground and fought. Pronto was her main advantage as she could dive through the horde of Captain-level Brimstone Beast without faltering.

"Help me!" Mechiel finally shouted as the elves were still in a daze at what they saw.

"Fire!" The lady elf immediately shouted, and they began to offer covering fire.

"You really need to learn how to fight. All that advantage on the power you retained, and that is how you fight? No wonder Kyros made you flee." Lea voiced out a complaint as she ran straight for the enemies on another side.

BOOM!

Lea was using her bare arms and her tail to attack the beast. Each punch had pure force, and each whip of her tail would sever the beast in two.

Her blows were strong that even though she had no Force Energy, her body and natural defenses could crush and kill the Brimstone beast.

"I may have lost my cultivation, but my body remains strong! Get back, you pesky beasts!" Lea shouted as she bombarded each beast with swift attacks.

Listrel used her sword, which could shockingly harness Force energy! It wasn't as strong and extravagant as Mechiel's attacks, but her refined attacks and amazing martial art skills allowed her to kill anything that came close to her.

Her sword never touched the enemies, but the Force power behind her attacks allowed her to cut through these beasts.

Kyros also began to attack as the number of Siege Cultivators aiming for him had dwindled.

He dove through the ranks of a beast as the dark sticky form of his suit became spears that would shoot out to those nearby as his sword kept slashing through the enemies.

But as Kyros fought, he began to fall into a form of trance.

He was light, and he had the power of Earth thanks to his mastery of the Celestial Code.

But Brimstone was Earth, and Holy Fire made into one. It was the power that merged an intangible element with something tangible. The energy of light and the physical matter of earth became one. This was an element that had continued to evade him.

"Brimstone purges the dimensions. The light was made to heal, but the offensive extreme of light, which creates heat, gives birth to Holy Fire. The Balefire element which humans have tried to recreate was this same fire. A flame that devours and incinerates. But Brimstone is even more mysterious. How can something that should be incinerated bear the power of the flame? What exactly are sulfur and brimstone? How do I create it?" Kyros began to immerse himself as he dove down to kill the horde of Brimstone beasts that surrounded him.

Suddenly, Kyros's body began to glow in the light.

His Celestial Paladin form could no longer be used as he lost the Elemental cores. But Kyros needed a form that could interact with the light. His current form, which wielded darkness, was in opposition. And so, he assumed the form of his father.

FLASH!

Kyros wore a raiment of white, and his swords had changed.

The swords struck through the Brimstone Beast. It made cuts because of True Cuts, but Kyros was now assuming an elemental form that had easier ways of handling and experimenting with Brimstone.