Inertia: Beneath The Starlit Veil Chapter 20: Chapter 20

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Chapter 20 Cyrus POV "Dad, what is that?" "That is this man's soul weapon. Be careful and just stay behind me," my father said. The man before us looked poised to engage in battle. I saw the tattoo on my father's hand start to glow. The colors of a burning sun began to saturate the landscape. My father's cosmic energy rose, and I felt a dominating intent exude from him. The tank chuckled and raised his serrated shield. "Well, I guess it's your funeral, then. Don't worry, I'll make your son's death quick and painless after I'm finished with you." He hurled his soul weapon at us with immense speed. I was so focused on the shield coming for us that I didn't realize the man had vanished the moment he threw it. My dad wasn't bothered by the weapon at all. He effortlessly grabbed the soul weapon out of the air and sidestepped the man's sneak attack from the right. "Give up. You're outmatched," my father said, tossing the shield back at him. The tank's face twisted in displeasure as he watched his weapon fall to the ground. His eyes made it clear he wasn't going to give up. Bloodlust now fueled his actions. Without a word, his arm began glowing that same dark red color, and his tan skin took on an iron-like sheen. With his new reinforced skin, he took on the offensive. With an explosive step he came barreling forward towards my father in a maddening rage. My father raised an eyebrow. "So, you're a wielder of the Iron Warden Fate constellation, huh? Let's see how good that defense is," he said, dashing forward with an open palm. The man couldn't match my father's speed, so he braced himself, prepared to take the brunt of the attack. My father's palm slammed into the man's forearms, sending him sliding backward. But my father didn't stop there. He immediately transitioned into a spin kick, breaking the Iron Warden wielder's guard. "I'm going to melt that armor of yours," my dad said. I felt the temperature rise, and my father's eyes began glowing golden orange. An orb started forming in his outstretched hand—a fusion of cosmic and solar energy, like the birth of a new sun. With fluid precision, my father swept the man's feet out from under him, leaving him suspended in the air for a brief moment. The wielder's eyes widened in panic, knowing he was defenseless. As my father thrust the miniature sun toward him, the man turned his gaze to me, stretching his hand out in my direction. He mouthed something, but I couldn't make it out. Then my father's attack connected with devastating force. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed the black, bladed shield twitch. It levitated off the ground. "Dad, watch out! He's trying to hit you with a sneak attack!" I yelled. My father turned, his eyes widening. "Cyrus, move now!" he shouted. The shield wasn't aimed at my father—it was coming straight for me. A soul weapon connected to a starbound a full stage higher than me was a dangerous thing, I didn't need a lecture to understand that. I knew my cosmic augmentation wouldn't absorb the blow. I had two options: dodge and hope it stopped following me or activate my ability and risk depleting all my cosmic energy. I funneled my cosmic energy into my legs and dashed backward as far as I could, but the shield redirected itself and hurtled toward me again. I watched the blades on the shield change shape helping it navigate the environment. We played a deadly game of cat and mouse, and each evasion drained my cosmic energy further. "Does his soul weapon have a mind of its own or is this a part of the man's fate constellation ability." I thought to myself. When we were protecting the city, I didn't see the man use any such abilities. He didn't even use his iron skin which was also weird. Lost in thought I felt something trickle down the side of my arm, I had been cut. The deep red color of my blood falling from my shoulder started to bring this situation into reality. This soul weapon was going to kill me if I don't figure something out fast. I tried using the