The Legendary Demon Hunter’s Cursed Brother Chapter 9: Ch 9 - Awakening

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Evan never expected that he would witness a sight like this in his life. Reid stood before the towering tree monster, pointing an ordinary handgun at it. Anyone else might have laughed at what Reid was doing, but Evan knew with absolute certainty that he could defeat the boss. After having his body healed by that ability, Evan was now nearly one hundred percent certain that Reid was Reuel. The novel had described what it felt like to be healed by the Sacred Light, and the experience Evan had gone through matched it perfectly. That all-encompassing warmth, as if he were being embraced by the sun itself. It was so pleasant that it almost made him want to fall asleep. Not that Evan could relax after learning that his suspicions had been correct. Now he would get the chance to witness Reuel, the Legendary Demon Hunter, face off against a Rift Boss. The tree monster roared in fury and swung both of its massive arms at Reid. Reid leaped into the air, avoiding the attack before landing atop one of the monster's arms. He sprinted along the enormous limb with astonishing speed. The boss tried to squash him with its free hand, but Reid raised his gun. Bang! A bullet shot from the pistol. Or at least, it should have been just a bullet. A simple round that could be found in any police officer's handgun, yet it now radiated a brilliant and powerful light. The bullet struck the monster's hand. Kaboom! Instead of bouncing off harmlessly, it exploded. It was like watching a miniature sun detonate. When the light faded, a massive crater had been blasted into the monster's palm. Evan recognized what Reid was doing the moment Sacred Light flowed into the bullet. His eyes widened. An ordinary round couldn't contain Sacred Light. A single mistake and it would detonate before it ever left the barrel. Yet Reid infused it without the slightest hesitation, as if he'd done it thousands of times before. Only Reuel could pull off something so absurd. "Grrraaaaaaaaaah!" The tree monster roared as countless vines burst from its body and shot toward Reid. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Reid fired in rapid succession. Some of the vines were blown apart, while the rest failed to touch him as he weaved between them. Breaking through the monster's defenses, he sprinted up its arm and launched himself into the air, his gun trained on the tree's face. BLAM! The tree recoiled as the bullet struck home. When the smoke cleared and the light faded, its face had been torn apart, revealing the inside of the trunk. Deep within, a crimson core pulsed like a beating heart. Reid landed on the monster's shoulder, his footing steady despite the giant swaying beneath him. Without wasting the opening, he emptied the rest of his magazine into the exposed core. As the final shot rang out, he holstered his pistol and drew a short dagger forged from dark metal that gleamed beneath the sunlight. In one smooth motion, he drew the blade across his palm. Fresh blood spilled onto the dagger, staining its surface crimson. Reid's expression never changed, as if the self-inflicted wound meant nothing to him. "Aeth Luxara Ven," he chanted. The blood coating the blade began to glow with a brilliant golden radiance. As the giant swayed unsteadily, Reid pushed off its shoulder and leaped away. At the peak of his jump, he hurled the dagger toward the center of the monster's torso. "Thaevareth." The glowing blood stirred. Intricate runes emerged across the blade's surface, shifting and reforming into new symbols with each passing moment. "Volkaris!" FWOOOOSSSHHHH! The blood erupted. Golden sacred flames burst forth from the dagger and spread across the monster's body like wildfire. The half-conscious tree monster thrashed wildly, trying to beat out the flames with its massive limbs, but every frantic movement only fed the blaze and carried it farther. The fire raced across its bark-covered body, climbing higher and higher until every branch, vine, and limb was consumed. Within seconds, the tower