A large fiery explosion appears with Damion jumping out of it. Damion lands on the rocky ground next to the ravine. The smoke clears and Elise is standing at the epicenter.
Elise-"Even if your power was boosted by Julius. You're still not a match for me"
Suddenly one of the robogoldems rushes in from Elise's right side. It throws a punch towards her and she blocks with her forearm. The robogolem then grabs her arm while the other robogolem runs in from behind and grabs Elise's other arm. Damion runs back towards Elise to try to cast a spell.
Elise-"You think these two golems can save you!? Evolved skill: solar flash fist!"
Elise's hand that was grabbed by one of the robogolems is engulfed in plasma. The fist launches out of the robogolem's grip and punches it. The robogolem is sent flying and she uses her now free hand to grab the other robogolem and toss it into the air. The robogolem she tossed into the air uses its chest turbine to reorient itself and begins speeding back down towards Elise.
Elise-"Evolved skill: Solar beam"
Elise creates a large plasma beam launching it towards the descending robogolem blocking with its front arms then being propelled further into the sky from the perpetual beam.
Damion-"Dark skill: space unbinding"
Damion launched towards Elise to attack her.
Elise-"Evolved skill: solar shield"
Damion's advance is blocked by the barrier.
Damion-"Dark skill: heat unbinding"
Damion removes the heat from the barrier and rushes through it.
Elise(in her head)-"Damion's ability is dangerous. If he uses the same muscle unbinding on me that he did against Joe I would be in trouble"
Damion puts out his hand to cast a spell against Elise. Elise dashes forward towards Damion and punches him in the gut. He coughs in response and is launched back a couple meters.
Elise-"I can tell that you haven't trained your physical body much"
Damion-"Dark skill: damage unbinding"
Damion removes some bruises and burns from his body by healing himself. The other robogolem charges in from the side to attack Elise again while the other one is still in the air.
Elise-"I've had it with these things! Evolved skill: scorching star!"
Elise creates a large ball of plasma and launches it at the robogolem. The attack travels slower than her others so the robogolem is able to dodge it.
Elise-"Evolved skill: solar beam"
Elise creates a plasma beam that hits the robogolem and launches it into the plasma sphere causing an explosion that is so hot it melts the stone underneath it. The other robogolem lands on the ground however both have become overheated from Elise and are starting to become sluggish.
Damion-"Looks like those won't last much longer. That sucks, they made this fight a little bit easier"
Elise-"It doesn't matter what help you get. You will face justice for what you've done. I will show you real pain!"
Elise begins to rush towards Lucious. Suddenly Elise falls to the ground yelling grabbing the sides of her head.
Damion-"...is this what you meant?"
Damion(in his head)-"When she said that I assumed she meant she was trying to hurt me"
Elise-"(yelling in pain) what have you done!?"
Damion-"Huh? I didn't-"
Damion heard another yell from the other side of the ravine. He looks and sees Joe also clearly in pain but being unable to grab his head due to Damion's muscle unbinding.
Joe-"Why!? (Screams) Why would you do this!?"
The robogolems stop attacking upon seeing that Elise has stopped fighting.
Damion-"Are you ok?"
Back with Julius and Lucious. Lucious activated his skill which has caused the pain in Adam, Elise, and Joe.
Lucious-"So what will it be Julius?
Julius-"You can't do this!"
Adam(raspy from pain)-"Lucious?... (grunts) why?"
Adam continues grabbing the sides of his head while lying on the floor.
Julius-"Stop it!"
Lucious-"Of course, but only once you leave and never return. I would prefer not to loose such valuable soldiers. But you leave me with no choice"
Lucious snaps his fingers with black mist being created from them. The pain in Adam, Elise, and Joe increases.
Adam(in his head)-"It hurts. It hurts so bad. Why is Lucious doing this it doesn't make sense"
Lucious-"Do the smart thing Julius! Leave this place now! There's nothing you can do to stop me!"
Lucious's face suddenly turns shocked.
Lucious(in his head)-"What just happened? I lost control over Elise. I can tell she's not dead, so how?"
Back with Elise she has Lucious's dark magic being removed from her head.
Damion-"I was hoping I'd be able to remove that dark magic from your head. I wasn't sure if I would be able to but thankfully I was"
Elise-"Damion? What's going on? Why can't I move?"
Damion-"Sorry, I used muscle unbinding on you. I wasn't sure if you would attack me again"
Elise-"What are you talking about?"
Back with Lucious. With Elise no longer under his control he's beginning to panic.
Lucious(in his head)-"That was my final trump card. Was it that curseborn who was able to remove it? That was all the leverage I had left!"
Marigold-"What are you going to do?"
Julius-"I don't know. If I leave they become Lucious's servants but if I stay they will die. I think I will have to leave"
Voice-"There is another option"
Lucious(in his head)-"Calm down Lucious. It seems they aren't aware that Elise was freed from my control. I just need Julius to leave then I'll find the curseborn and kill him. Afterwards I'll get Elise back under my control"
Lucious-"Time is up Julius. Are you going to leave and never return. Or are you going to let your friends die. Remember if you stay then their blood is on your hands"
Lucious raises his hand to snap his fingers.
Lucious-"Now make the wise choice and-"
Suddenly a beam of blue light shoots through Lucious's hand and then through his head. The heat burned away the neurons in Lucious's brain. Lucious's body stumbled backwards before falling to the ground.
Marigold-"Is he... dead?"
Julius-"Yes, yes he is"
End of chapter 63.