I Became The Pope, Now What?

The swords of dark energy fell upon him just as the undead reached him. The ferocious attacks from the two Supreme Wizards fought to split the air apart, distorting even the space from the energy the attacks contained. 

Shhh…!

A smoke screen made of steam spread all around Sylvester, engulfing him in white mist. But Julius and Raz kept pushing forward and tried to strike him physically as well. 

"Stop!" Julius shouted suddenly. "The swords… I can't feel them anymore. It's as if they vanished." 

Raz reacted similarly, alerted by the events. "I can't feel my undead either. As if… they were removed from existence. But I sensed no attack."

"Clear the mist first," Julius said and waved his hand gently, sending a massive gust of wind toward Sylvester. The air was enough to remove all the mist and reveal what Sylvester was actually doing.

The black swords were still falling from the sky. However, as they almost touched Sylvester, the swords disintegrated into nothingness. The same was the case for the undead. Sylvester merely stood there doing nothing but raising his palm.

"So it works," Sylvester mumbled, glancing at the two Supreme Wizards. "What you saw wasn't magic—it was harnessing the laws of nature itself. Now, let's see how well creation goes against you." 

Of course, Julius and Raz had no clue what Sylvester was even talking about. 

'Light and fire, let's see how the two can complement each other.' Sylvester decided to utilize the two of his strongest elements and fight. One hand shined with light, and the other was covered with fire. While there was a meaningful hymn in his mouth for the situation, there was a halo behind his head.

It was intimidating, making him appear like an enraged god of war about to unleash his full potential. Raz and Julius instinctively felt like they had to get into a defensive formation to protect themselves. 

♫Tumultuous times have presented themselves. 

Danger looms for all: humans, dragons, or elves. 

Appeared a mystery in our history that delves. 

Tales of caution that ancient books clearly tells.♫

He walked closer towards both of them, trailing between them. He noticed that Raz and Julius were trying to bring him into the center of their two-man formation, trying to divide his attention. 

But, since he started doing it on himself, they both felt utterly confused. 

♫The times have changed, as have the laws.

Unified we must stand for the deadly cause.

Sharpen your blades as the enemy draws.

As I do, will you overcome your daft flaws?

Boom!

Fire blew through his palm toward Raz, and a beam of light at Julius. Each hand controlled a different element that couldn't be more similar. They were bright and they burned equally. However, that wasn't his final attempt, as he only tried to use creation magic. Which meant he didn't use too much of his body's solarium reserves. 

At the same time, the beam and the fire struck Julius and Raz. Both were heavily pushed back until they flew against the attack at full force.

The water underneath the two Supreme Wizards began to change, and gigantic, sharp spikes started to form out of it. They weren't made of ice but rather the water itself, which was forcefully maintained sharply like that. 

Snap!

Sylvester snapped one finger, and instantly, everything in the surroundings turned pitch-black. Only he could see all around; This was his Supreme Void. The two Supreme Wizards had entered it long before they even started fighting him. 

Thud!

In that darkness, Sylvester stopped bombarding them with his magic and allowed them to move freely. Being stuck there, they couldn't activate their Supreme Void, nor could they escape. They tried to talk with each other the entire time and find Sylvester, but it was Sylvester who saw them clearly. 

Woosh!

Massive blazing spears of light emerged out of nowhere and speared towards Julius and Raz. Both Supreme Wizards created shields for themselves, one with solid dark energy and the other with a wall of bones. 

"Your Supreme Void is quite unique, Your Holiness," Julius said, pushing back against the massive light spears from Sylvester. "But I don't believe you've seen my Supreme Void yet." 

"Nor mine," Raz added. "I have no doubt I would have lost if it was just me. But with Julius—It shall be different."

"Ugh!" Sylvester suddenly felt some pushback. It felt as if something was trying to rip his Supreme Void apart. The dark space he had created felt like it was expanding under the mounting pressure. 

'They're trying to initiate their Voids at the same time? If I can fight this off—I can go to the Demon Realm without worry.'

It was still complete darkness for Julius and Raz. So he decided to get closer to them and attack physically, as magical attacks gave away his location. But to further confuse the two Supreme Wizards, he used Light Clones and made multiple figures of himself spread around and cast magic. 

Boom!

His clones were blasted with a wave of dark energy every time they made a move. The two Supreme Wizards gave their all simultaneously and almost blasted through Sylvester's Supreme Void. 

Clack!

"Aargh!" Julius groaned in pain as something struck him from behind all of a sudden. It was shrouded in darkness, just as the space around them. But what shocked him the most was that he felt no magic.

"What happened?" Raz questioned. 

"He's engaging us physically!" Julius created a massive dark sword of black energy and prepared to swing it everywhere. 

Woosh!

A gust of wind hit them both. If Raz had skin, he knew he'd have goosebumps at that moment. He felt utterly isolated for no reason. There was no sound, no movement around him. 

"Julius!" Raz called for the other man.

But no reply came, only absolute silence. 

Clack! Clack!

Then, the sound of clanking bones started to echo. It slowly grew louder and kept vanishing abruptly, only to appear in another direction. It felt less like a battle now and more like a horror story, facing the unknown in the darkness. 

"Haha, you're trying to scare an Emperor Lich?" Raz asked, laughing as he took off his hood and raised his skeleton arms wide. Tiny chunks of his bones started to come off of his body, appearing like ants that could fly as they spread everywhere. "I can still find you." 

However, no reply came from Sylvester. 

The same was the case for Julius at that moment. Confused, isolated, and struggling to break through Sylvester's Supreme Void, he had no clue what he was actually fighting against. What kind of magic it was. 

Bam!

At the same time, both of them got hit with a beam of energy as dark as the darkness around them. They didn't even notice it until they were hit, leaving a hole in the back of their clothes and some burn marks. 

Boom!

Another one came from the front. 

Boom!

Then another, and more and more. The beams of energy soon started to strike them from all sides like someone's punches. They tried to block it but couldn't see or even sense it before it hit them.

"Got you!" Sylvester's voice rang everywhere, and just like that, the darkness vanished. 

Julius and Raz found themselves hovering in the sky, over the water once again, and in the daylight. Confused, they looked around and noticed something peculiar. Millions of sharp spearheads surrounded them, all of them shining in golden light. The spearheads were so close to their bodies that even if they breathed too hard, the sharp spearheads would plunge in. 

"Forgive me. I'm not a brute who likes to fight with only magic and might. For me, strategy is more important in order to minimize my energy use." Sylvester said from a distance, looking at them while both his hands outwardly pointed at them.

Raz admired the light spears. "Flashy moves won't always work when battle is between beings of our ranks, Your Holiness. Even I would have attempted to strategize my win. That is the only way one can survive." 

"Agreed," Julius nodded, not feeling much worried about the sharp edges that surrounded him. "If you had taken a direct approach, you'd have died." 

"But!" Raz interjected. "This is not the end. You chose to remove the Supreme Void to test your true limits—let's do that now."

Emperor Raz's body started to disintegrate into fine white particles. They squeezed out of Sylvester's hold with ease and gathered back into a skeleton body on the side, now free. Of course, this time, there were no clothes on Raz's body. 

"Let's spar, Your Holiness." 

BOOM!

Raz kicked his feet in the air, shattered through the sound barrier, and aimed his blade-shaped bone arm at Sylvester. His speed was so high that the water underneath him vaporized as he flew, creating a mist of a sizzling storm. 

Sylvester also created dual swords of solid light elements since he didn't need a free hand to cast magic anymore. It was hard, but he was able to trace Raz as he came flying at him, and he braced himself for the impact. 

"With all due respect, Your Holiness!" Raz roared and thrust at Sylvester's chest. 

Sylvester crossed his swords in front of himself to block the oncoming strike that could shatter mountains. He braced his feet on the light tiles to keep himself from being thrown away. 

Woosh!

"Did you forget me, Your Holiness!" Julius appeared behind Sylvester just then, his own hands holding a long, dark energy sword that he slashed at Sylvester's nape. 

But only a hidden smirk appeared on Sylvester's face, "Not at all." 

Gravity increased, bodies convulsed, and Sylvester's true might was finally unleashed. What Supreme Void? What Light Magic? When he ruled over the most basic and yet hidden force of nature. 

BOOM! 

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