Chapter 2196: I already got what I wanted. "Let him run for the next few days, the farther he will go, the more strongly he would believe that he has successfully escaped. And once that happens— We will appear in front of him again. Imagine how fun would that be." Nux spoke with a big grin on his face, and Sharnoth, who was hearing his plan and mentally playing everything in her mind, stared at him with... "Nux, you..." awe and adoration. "You are amazing! How did you think of it!?" She asked as she clenched her fists tightly, thinking about how fun it would be to see Vexarion’s expression when she reappeared in front of him. Imagining how that light of hope that had reignited after being given the chance to run away would crush into pieces gave her... a great sense of joy. A pure, sadistic, and fulfilling joy! "I gave it deep thought because it was for you." Nux answered, looking at Sharnoth as his golden eyes shimmered with an amused light, and seeing that look on his face, Sharnoth... "Nux..." She called out, the bright crimson flare in her eyes calming down a little. She also realized that Nux was still on top of her and hadn’t moved away. "Hmm?" Nux tilted his head, waiting for her to say something as he brought his face dangerously close to hers. For a moment, there was silence as the two beings stared at each other until finally— "You dare think you can stop me with your weight alone!? You are far too young, boy!" BOOOOOM Sharnoth shouted as her body burst into Chaos Energy, her skin disintegrating into air. Yes, just like that, she abandoned her skin again and entered her purest, rawest form—the Body of Chaos. In an instant, Nux was surrounded by dense chaotic energy—energy he couldn’t physically hold. Just like that, Sharnoth escaped his grasp. "HAHAHAHA!!" The woman laughed. In the middle of the purple-black mist, two crimson crystals shined intensely as a maniacal, hoarse, inhuman laugh echoed. "Try harder!" Sharnoth laughed; the mist around her moved in strange patterns—patterns even Nux himself couldn’t make sense of. He tried to raise his hand, wanting to try something, but before he could— Fwoosh A purple-black tendril shot toward him, ready to pierce through his skin like it did with Vexarion. It was something Vexarion could desperately avoid, especially after seeing how the energy scattered around him and seeped into his body, causing him an unbearable amount of pain. Nux, however, was different. Now more than ever. BOOOM He let the energy collide with his body and spread around. Usually, the impact was more than enough for the energy to enter one’s stream and cause havoc throughout the body, but in front of Nux— It simply did not matter. He was inside his Universe; he was practically unbeatable here. No amount of Chaos Energy would ever harm him, especially when he himself was the source of the said energy. When the Chaos Energy cleared out, Nux stood still, without any change in his expression. It was obvious that he had already expected it. His grin remained the same and— 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦 "So this is how you wish to play, huh?" He raised his hand. The space around them trembled; a giant, transparent cube formed around him, trapping all of the Chaos Energy inside it. Then, the cube started shrinking. Sharnoth tried moving, escaping from the space that was locked around her. She concentrated all her strength at one specific point and— BOOOOM CRACK The space cracked. But it was useless. Another space barrier had formed right behind the area she had attacked, sealing her escape routes. BOOOOM CRACK BOOOOM CRACK BOOOOM CRACK Sharnoth continued attacking. All her attacks constantly cracked the space barrier that trapped her, but as if Nux could read what she would do next, he continued creating new barriers in a way that blocked her escape routes. The worst part? The cube was still shrinking, meaning the space Sharnoth had to move around was becoming smaller and smaller. In the end, the Chaos Heir shifted her focus. Instead of attacking the space barrier around her, she decided to attack the one who cast the barrier. Once again, more than a thousand chaos tendrils formed around her, and this time, he didn’t take the attacks head-on. Although the attacks weren’t strong enough to hurt him, it still wasn’t fun to just stand there and observe. Since Sharnoth very clearly wanted a battle, that was exactly what he was going to give her. The woman continued to attack, laughing maniacally as Nux dodged her attacks. He still did not have perfect control over his body, but after training with the Light Borns, successfully attacking him wasn’t exactly simple either, especially when his reaction speed and physical speed were both faster than Sharnoth’s. The ’battle’ continued. Nux continued to dodge while the space cube continued to shrink. Within three minutes, the cube was only big enough for Nux to stand in, and right now, this entire transparent space was filled with dense, purple-black mist. Yes, all of Sharnoth’s body was trapped inside the cube in a way that there was nothing but Nux and Sharnoth inside it. Even the air was empty; every single particle inside, other than Nux’s own body, was Sharnoth’s Chaos. In the end— ’Nux, let me go.’ Nux heard a voice in his head. Yes, the space inside was so close that Sharnoth couldn’t even speak properly and had to rely on their connection to talk. ’Hmm? Why? This seems fun.’ Nux grinned, not agreeing as he sensed all the Chaos Energy around him. To normal beings, this would be no different than death since so much Chaos would ruin everything they held dear until death freed them from it. But to Nux, it once again did not matter. Rather, he was enjoying being so close to Sharnoth. ’I wanted to fight...’ Sharnoth complained. ’You did fight.’ Nux nodded. ’You just lost.’ ’How did I lose when you cannot move either? We are both immobilized, so it’s a dra—’ ’Who said I am immobilized?’ Nux tilted his head as suddenly, his body teleported away from the cube. For an instant, his absence freed up the empty space inside, giving Sharnoth room to move a little, but that was soon gone as the cube continued to shrink, till its side was only 5 cm big, and inside it was the trapped Sharnoth. ’Now this is fun~’ Nux chuckled as he played with the cube like it was a ball, moving it up and down. ’Nux, let me go!’ Sharnoth complained. ’Hmm? Why? Isn’t it better? This way, I get to keep you in my pocket all the time.’ ’I do not allow it.’ Sharnoth’s answer came in an instant, but Nux— ’What gave you the idea that I need your permission to do what I plan to do?’ His grin widened. "..." Sharnoth stayed silent, unsure of what she could say here. Once again, Sharnoth, who often made her enemies feel at a loss for words, felt the same thing happen to her. ’Nux, I said let me go!’ ’I won’t, it’s more fun this way.’ Nux grinned. BOOOOM CRACK Even now, Sharnoth tried to resist using the same method of blasting Chaos Energy to crack the space around her, but again—Nux used the same method to keep her inside, and he continued doing so until he no longer had to, as Sharnoth simply gave up. ’Alright, what do you want?’ She asked after final resignation. She lost the power battle; it was time to pay the price of defeat. But Nux— ’I do not want anything.’ He answered as suddenly, everything around them turned still. ’I already got what I wanted.’ ’What do you mean...?’ Sharnoth’s confused voice was then heard, and suddenly, a big screen appeared right in front of them, and Sharnoth’s image appeared on it. ’...’ Sharnoth stayed silent, not knowing where this was going. Nux, on the other hand, flicked his finger, and the ’recording’ began. [If you let me get my revenge, I will offer myself to you.] The instant those words were spoken, Nux’s grin widened even further as he then glanced at the cube— ’Remember this?’ ’...’ Sharnoth didn’t say anything. Nux, on the other hand, just continued to grin like a devil and— ’What can one who has already offered herself to me possibly give me that I do not automatically possess?’ Nux asked as suddenly the cube he was holding disintegrated, freeing Sharnoth’s body. The Chaos Energy was released, and Sharnoth— She materialized in her physical form, her crimson eyes much, much calmer than before— "You kept your word. I knew you would." Sharnoth spoke with a bow, and just that answer was enough for Nux to understand— Sharnoth’s second personality had taken over. "Where did ’she’ go?" He asked. "As stated in our deal, she appears whenever there’s a battle. Since there is none right now, she decided to leave." "So she... ran away?" Nux tilted his head, and Sharnoth— She frowned in confusion— "Why would she run away? What could possibly scare her?"