>>6141274Immediately the corpse screams in agony, black smoke pouring from the wound as it recoils. Dropping your blade behind its back, both hands instinctively go to the injury. The point of your sword effortlessly pierces into the cracked crystals, the demigod trying to stagger back away from you only to trip over your sword, falling over it onto his back and clutching at his head.
“Gyuuuuuyaaah?!!” he shrieks in agony, rolling on the ground as you find your footing, standing back up to your full height. Chest heaving you watch as his entire skull is turned to dust, the body falling limp and unmoving as the rest is then slowly dusted as well. Only for a cloud of necromantic energy to rise from the corpse, taking the form of a skull blazing with emerald fire, while more 'normal' flames blaze in its eye sockets.
“FOOL! Did you think me bested?!” the demigod's avatar bellows, but you're already on the move. Reaching out with telekinesis you grab the ancient tome Velsharoon had stolen from you last time, drawing the book into your left hand. “That body was merely a vessel! You cannot kill me!”
“Then let's find out!” you declare, drawing upon the power of the ancient tome, Death magic flowing through you and giving you just enough mana to fire off one last spell. “Death Magic: Dust to Dust!”
“What? No! NOOOO!!” the spectral skull bellows as it begins disappearing as well. With an unholy shriek is takes to the sky, trying to outrun your spell but it's too late. With seconds the immaterial form is turned entirely to dust, leaving nothing behind. And just like that, he's gone. It's over.
“PHEEEEEW!” you sigh out in exhaustion, collapsing onto your hands and knees. As you do, trying to catch your breath you see the frost from your Winter Orb start climbing up your body, threatening to ice you over as well. With a weary sigh you push yourself upright, taking a deep breath then Ascending back into your Primal form once more. There's still a lot to do, like hunting his Phylactery down before he can regenerate so you don't have time to just laze around. Once all this mess is cleaned up, THEN you can rest. But first, you have to share the good news, reaching out telepathically to Megumin, to Meloka Wolbach, and to your half-sister Milha. “It's over. We won.”
-Saiyan Conqueror Quest 228 Epilogue II End-
