Selina jumped out in between Mater and the bloodwraith. She opened her arms wide to shield the black cat from the hideous two horns monster.
"What are you doing, woman?!" Mater growled loudly.
But it was too late. Selina closed her eyes.
The bloodwraith roared like an unchained animal. It picked up speed and ran on its four legs. Its humanoid figure enlarged and turned into a living bull.
"CHAINS OF SHADOW!"
Chains reached out from the darkness of the cave to stop the blood bull. A red aura surrounded the wraith, breaking all the black chains into pieces.
"Invulnerability?!"
Mater flooded his book with magic, directing the Dark Grimoire to rush at Selina.
He wasn't fast enough. The blood bull rammed into the pale goth girl.
"Not like this!" The black cat growled with all its being. Its sharp teeth revealed in the dark cave.
The tattoo around Selina's chest lit up in a gold color.
"That ward?!"
A barrier of pure gold light emerged around Selina's body. As the bull slammed on the barrier, a force twice as strong was repelled back to the wraith.
The entire cave trembled because of the impact. The wraith was sent flying backwards. It turned back to its humanoid form in mid-air.
Its bloody skin ruptured and Chaos leaked out of its body.
"The ward hurt it!"
Mater took this chance to shoot forward with the book. The black cat jumped off the page and landed on the body of the wraith while it was still flying backwards.
In this close distance, Mater was able to clearly see the face of the wraith. It was a woman covered in thick dense blood. The blood formed some type of protective layer around the skin. Only a small portion of the woman's face could be seen.
Her eyes were fogged without any emotions behind this.
"This wraith is being controlled? Interesting…"
Mater grabbed the bloodwraith's face with his tiny paws. His mouth opened wide.
"Eat this! DESPERATION SCREAM!"
The bloodwraith ate the entire spell in point-blank range. Its body was sent flying even faster, going deeper into the cave.
The push-back force sent Mater backward. He rolled in the air and was caught flawlessly by the Dark Grimoire.
The bloodwraith slid on the ground. The spell peeled off a large portion of its face, but wasn't enough to kill it.
However, it was still weakened because of the effect of Selina's ward.
The bloodwraith struggled to get up.
"Oh no, you don't!"
Mater approached it from above and opened his mouth wide. Another [Desperation Scream] pushed it down on the ground. It was hurt even more. Its dense thick coat of blood splattered to the surrounding.
"Eat more of this!"
After exactly five seconds, Mater jumped on its shoulder and delivered another [Desperation Scream]. The bloodwraith was extra durable. The spell could break off its skin and weaken it further but not outright destroy it.
Mater used the book as a platform to jump around, delivering his only damaging spell from all sides to the wraith.
He could see that the bloodwraith was slowly regaining its strength.
"You thick skin bastard. I guess I have to try another way."
The spell [Chains of Shadow] was ready again after 30 seconds. Mater used it to restrain the bloodwraith once more.
Then he jumped off the Dark Grimoire and used the third spell that he hadn't used yet.
"PAGE OF IMPRISONMENT!" The black cat meowed loudly.
The Dark Grimoire stood up straight and flipped itself to the empty fifth page. A black hole appeared on the page to pull the bloodwraith inside.
The black chains suddenly reached out to the black hole and assisted the spell in pulling the bloodwraith in.
"Chains of Shadow is having a reaction with the Page of Imprisonment! These two spells can be used in combination!"
The bloodwraith resisted. Its feet scraped on the dirt floor of the cave. Dust and smoke blew off the ground.
Mater quickly circled around the bloodwraith and got behind it.
"Get inside!" The black cat meowed. Another [Desperation Scream] was used.
This spell couldn't damage the bloodwraith that well. However, its effect of pushing the enemy for 5-meter was not affected.
The bloodwraith's feet were lifted off the ground and it was sent five meters closer to the Dark Grimoire. Its head was pulled inside the page. However, it didn't give up.
The bloodwraith pushed itself off the page of the Dark Grimoire. Its strength was returning and it was able to resist the spell.
But it had no chance of escaping. After five seconds, Mater jumped up behind it and delivered another [Desperation Scream] at its back.
This time, the passive ability of the Dark Grimoire activated. The bloodwraith lost all of its strength and resistance. Its Chaos dimmed down and it was pushed entirely into the Dark Grimoire.
The bloodwraith was swallowed by the black hole. All of its powers were sealed the second the spell completed.
On page fifth of the Dark Grimoire, a new painting appeared. A woman in a red dress with a pair of curved bull horns on her head.
[Scarlet-Ox Fury]
[Description]: A rage-inducing spirit that was murdered. Its soul stays in the living world to become a weapon for its killer.
[Rank]: 1
[Level]: 5
[Spells]:
- Rib-Cage: Summons a giant ribcage from the ground to trap the enemy.
- Bone Spikes: Summon bony spikes at an area to strike at the enemy.
- Bull Rush: Transform into a bull and charge at the enemy. Temporarily gain major resistance to all disabling effects.
[Passive Ability]: Blood Coat
- Blood Coat: A thick layer of blood on the skin, lowers all physical damage received. Gain minor resistance to restraining effects.
Mater's golden cat eyes widened when he read the content of the page. He was pleasantly surprised by how much details the spell was able to provide.
"Page of Imprisonment is more useful than I thought. Not only can imprisoning a wraith, it can also show its detail and a glimpse into the wraith's history as well.
This rank and level… The Dark Grimoire categories the information based on my knowledge.
Rank is basically the supernatural ranks of my former world. So rank 1 is the same as me, the beginning of the supernatural pathway.
Level is the minor stages inside the rank. I am Chaos Infusion Level 1. This bloodwraith is level 5, four levels above me.
No wonder it is that strong. Unfortunately its power isn't that well-regulated or developed. Its Chaos roamed free without precise control. The mastermind that manipulated it didn't do a great job either.
Also… It was weakened greatly because of the Ward of Protection on Selina's chest. Without her, I have no chance of winning."
It was at this time that Selina's voice echoed from behind.
"Mr. Mater! Are you alright?" She hurriedly ran to Mater with extreme worry on her face.
Mater smiled. "Naive woman… You could have died if it wasn't because of that ward."
The black cat meowed softly as a reply.