Brand New Life Online: Rise Of The Goddess Of Harvest-Chapter 873 Druids Against Blighters

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Aria kept pushing Jose and Janny far away with her powerful spells and attacks. The two Druids couldn't recognize her anymore as how she used to be. Aria had utterly changed. She didn't even look as old as she was, having regained her youthful appearance. But as they fought, they quickly realized she had changed in more ways than just physical.

"Why would Kalma take on you Blighters anyways?" The turtle roared, clashing against Aria's claws, only for her to kick him away. "Ungh…! She used to be a calm goddess that only helped the dead rest! Why… What has happened to Finland while we were away?!"

"A lot has happened, old man." Said Aria, her darkness growing larger. The aura of Decay was intense, but the two old Druids possessed incredible Nature Souls, giving them a strong resistance.

"Old man? Hah, you're older than me, Aria!" Jose roared, hitting the ground. "To think my mentor would one day become a Blighter…!" As he hit the ground, spikes of stone emerged, constantly attempting to crush Aria.

"I was blind back then." Aria sighed. "I was blind of Nature's injustice, and of the imbalance there was in this world. My Lady calls for sacrifices, she calls for rotting corpses and souls. Why? Because she has noticed how this world favors life over death. There is no true balance. We've found our calling, Jose. We Blighters will bring balance to this world."

"By killing innocent people?! Stop pretending to be doing this for a good cause, you just came here because you hate us!" The white owl roared, her wings flapped, the feathers dividing out of her wings and firing down into projectiles of light.

Explosions of golden light engulfed Aria, only for a giant skeletal hand made of black and green smoke to protect her from the damage, surging from Aria's own Corrupted Nature's Soul, which has received the Blessing of Kalma.

"Of course you wouldn't understand, Janny… Always so blessed with everything in life. You were born with high affinity with nature and spirits. All while I had to work hard to where I got…" Aria sighed, her eyes glowing bright red. "And that was why when the forest we worked so hard for many generations to grow was burned, I was the one most affected. While all of you ran away, I stayed fighting, and because of that, my Nature Soul broke… It is all your fault!"

With a furious roar, Aria's Aura fused into her body, as she underwent Undead Wild Shape again, this time turning into a four-headed Undead Snake of over four meters of height.

"SHAAAH!"

Her four giant jaws attempted to constantly bite and catch the elusive owl, while the turtle attempted to smash her stomach with his giant body and shell, only to be smacked away by Aria's long tail.

BAAM!

"Urgh…! My shell gained a crack?!" Jose muttered in shock. "Aria, what form have you taken?! It shouldn't even be possible for Blighters to become Chimeric Monsters through Wild Shape!"

"Hahahaha! Are you amused?!" Laughed Aria. "This is the power that Lady Kalma has gifted to me! I've drank the Blood of Echidna she gifted to me, and I have gained the Way of the Monsters!"

"The Blood of Echidna?!" The owl gasped. "How could you do such a thing?! You should be dead! That is the Blood of the Mother of all Monsters…!"

"But I lived! By her Blessing, I LIVED! And I will spread her decay, I will spread her rot, and I will make her stronger than even the Great Pantheons! She will rule above all Death, Lady Kalma, my Mistress of Decay!" Aria had completely lost her mind, laughing while trying to kill her former comrades.

As she went insane, her heads and tail kept destroying anything on her path, the entire building was shaking, the two old druids were being slowly forced to use their other cards below their sleeve. This wasn't just a normal fight anymore. They even planned to scare her away, but this would only take much more now.

"Very well, you've forced my hand." The Old Man Jose said, his body suddenly being covered on stone. "While we Druids cannot take monstrous or mythical beast shapes… I've found other ways to deal with monsters like you!"

The giant turtle merged with the stone and earth, his primary element, changing him. His size grew up to five meters this time, covered on a shell of hard stone, metals, and crystals. And overflowing with magical power.

"[Earth's Spirit Communion]"

"You fused with the Earth Spirits?!"

Aria was left speechless, as one of her four heads was quickly torn apart by the giant stone turtle's jaws, blood splattering everywhere. The woman gave a loud, almost deafening scream. Her sharp eyes glared at the turtle, as she released acidic bullets from her mouth.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The turtle stepped back, his shell slowly melting. However, more stone and ores grew where they were lost, and quickly attacked her. Several projectiles pierced her body, coming from his shell! She was quickly pushed back, her blood covering the entire floor on crimson red.

"Uuuggh…! You damn bastard!"

"You've forced my hand, my former mentor…"

Jose seemed pained on his words. Aria didn't care about his feelings, but he was conflicted. Being forced to fight someone that taught him how to commune with nature, live as a druid, and even how to Wild Shape made him feel terribly pained.

"I hate you two… You traitorous old bastards…!" Aria roared, her entire body slowly turning into a fog of green and black spores, poison, and shadows, swiftly transforming her back into her human shape. "Struggling will only make it harder for you, fools!"

"You're cornered! Enough is enough, Aria! Leave this instant!" Jose said, trying to give her an opportunity to escape.

"We don't want to kill you… Please, just leave." The owl sighed, her feathers pointing at Aria.

"Hahah… You don't want to kill me?" Aria laughed. "How cute… Because I really want to kill you two. And I won't leave until I take sacrifices for my Lady of Decay."

FLAAASH!

Suddenly, the floor covered by Aria's blood shone bright red, revealing her blood having taken the shape of thousands of runes, a powerful magic circle activated. And from within, an entity made of Decay, Putrefaction, and Death, emerged.

"Rise! Elemental of Decay!"

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