Nameless King

"Okay. If Mr. Osvald is so sure about it, we'll follow you. Try not to screw it up." Keith frowned and prepared for battle.

"Don't worry. I'll devour it with relish, and I won't share it with anyone." Wain said confidently as he ran toward the Beast.

The others followed him. Osvald stood in front, and Keith and his men stayed behind.

'I hope I trust you for a reason.' Wain said inwardly.

'Don't worry. Have any of us ever let you down? Although, there is one difficulty...' Code of Light and Darkness muttered.

'A difficulty? Did you decide to say that only now?

'Don't be angry. You've done it before, so it'll be fine, just focus. I need you to increase the area of light. You have to suppress the darkness for a while. Then we'll have a much better chance. Just calm down and relax.'

Wain nodded. He understood what the Code of Light and Darkness was talking about. This had happened a few times before, sometimes, the darkness prevailed, sometimes the light. The problem was that Wain had never done it on purpose before. He didn't know how to control it. It came out naturally.

Roooooaaaaaaarrrrr!

The Beast roared furiously as the ground shook. Roots erupted from the walls, crashing down on Wain and the others like whips.

Keith and his men leaped forward and swiftly shattered the roots.

"What?" Keith raised an eyebrow in surprise.

The chopped roots glowed and turned into spikes. They fell on them like a hail of arrows, and the group had to retreat.

'Damn! How can I even relax in a situation like this!' Wain inwardly exclaimed.

The Beast continued to growl and attack. It didn't make a move to the side, but the roots came down on the group relentlessly.

Osvald and Keith easily blocked the attacks, but it was all they could do. They only repelled one attack as they immediately had to deal with another.

'I agree it's difficult, but there's always a solution to a problem. You need to isolate yourself from the situation.' Blind Sorcerer suddenly said.

'In what way? If I get even one hit, nothing will be left of me!

'Yeah, you're right, but you must take a chance. I'll help you with that. You feel the most fear when you see something terrible, but what happens if you lose your sight? Just for a few minutes?

'What? What are you talking about? Wait, wait!' Wain inwardly shouted, but it was too late.

The Blind Sorcerer smiled as a tight eye patch appeared on Wain.

The battlefield turned to darkness, and unlike the last time, Wain could see nothing at all. There was total darkness all around.

The Beast roared furiously, and a massive energy sphere appeared above it. Many projectiles flew out of the orb and headed toward the group.

Osvald used the dragon's breath and destroyed most of the projectiles, but some managed to get around it.

"Wain!" Osvald exclaimed, and Keith appeared beside Wain. He swung his blade and repelled the projectiles.

"Boy, what the hell are you doing?" Keith was furious, "If it weren't for me, you'd have more holes in you than a sieve by now!"

"Shut up. I'm not happy about it myself, but there's nothing I can do about it, it's the only option. Just do your job." Wain said sharply.

Keith frowned but did not respond. His faith in Osvald was very high, and his patience was not yet at an end.

"Okay, go ahead." Osvald clenched his fist, and energy burst out of him.

"I'll go with you."

Keith and Osvald attacked the Beast. Keith's men stayed close to Wain and protected him from the roots and rays.

Wain was inactive. He heard the sounds of battle but saw nothing. He had a strange feeling he had never encountered before. Wain knew danger was near, heard it, but didn't see it, and he thought it was okay.

'Okay, maybe Blind Sorcerer did the right thing.' Wain took a deep breath.

Wain tried to calm down, and he succeeded. Gradually, the sounds of battle became quieter until they were completely silenced. Wain felt as if he were in a vacuum and no one existed but him.

Whooooooooosh.

Suddenly the white part of the armor glowed brightly, and the darkness began to diminish.

[Because of your condition Code of Light and Darkness began to change. Light absorbs the darkness, and your magical abilities increase many times.]

Wain didn't hear this message, he completely isolated himself from the battlefield.

'Okay, just a little more.' Wain muttered to himself, and the last bit of darkness was replaced by light.

'Great, now you're ready.' Code of Light and Darkness said.

'Yeah...' Wain muttered, and the blindfold disappeared.

An incredible amount of energy was emitted from it. Wain looked at the Beast, his eyes calm and serene.

"It's been a long time since I've felt this way..."

Roooooaaarrrr!

The Beast roared, and several energy spheres collapsed on Osvald and Keith. They had to retreat.

"Are you just going to keep standing there?!" Keith shouted.

"No, sorry for the wait. It's all set."

Wain stepped forward, and a giant phantom snake tail appeared over the Beast. The tail fell on the Beast and pressed it to the ground. Then Wain created several more tails. They attacked the Beast and kept it from even getting off the ground.

"Holy crap, where did this guy get so much strength?" Keith exclaimed.

"Ahahahaha, Wain, I knew you had more trumps!" Osvald laughed and appeared in front of Wain. He repelled the flying roots and protected Wain from all other attacks.

Wain slowly approached the Beast as he continued to attack it with his phantom tails. He now had almost unlimited energy but very weak physical characteristics.

"Now you're mine. It's time to get this over with and get out of here, but before I do, I'm going to eat you." Wain smiled wickedly as the Beast shuddered in fear.