It was at that place where he faced Novius. It was a sound and thorough defeat. He didn't even last there for two minutes before being defeated, and the biggest contribution to that defeat belonged to the Paradise of Darkness. He couldn't even fight back in this Domain.
Even after coming out of the Tower after losing, he didn't tell anyone about what happened inside the Tower.
"How do you know the Lost Spell of the Founder?" Izen asked Gabriel, surprised to see the young man use the spell.
"He taught me," Gabriel answered. "Maybe because you've all thoroughly disappointed him."
"I see. So that's the case." For some reason, Izen didn't doubt Gabriel's words. It was a known fact that Novius never taught this spell to anyone in the world outside. He never wrote the spell anywhere either. The spell was always only in his head.
It wasn't impossible to see that he could've taught that spell to Gabriel.
"I suppose you already told him about the situation of his lineage?" The only question left was why Izen would teach him this spell, and Gabriel's words already answered that.
Even when he went inside the Tower last time, he was careful enough not to tell them what happened to the Dark Mages outside, but it appeared as if Gabriel had told them. No wonder they were upset. Izen could also see why they would teach Gabriel that spell.
Gabriel was supposed to be the Holy Priest of Darkness and one of the few Mages of Darkness remaining. Novius certainly wasn't going to let him die as well. If anything, he taught this spell to Gabriel so he could protect himself.
Gabriel was also a dark Mage, so he also had an affinity with the spell, so it wasn't too shocking.
"I must say, that spell is really good. I myself lost to that spell, but times are different now. Despite my looks, I am not going anymore. I've had decades of time to prepare and train myself, so I would never find myself in a similar situation again."
Despite being in the middle of the Paradise of Darkness, Izen didn't look scared. If anything, he was only amused. It was as if he was sure that this spell was harmless to him for some reason.
Dark Shackles came out of the ground to trap Izen while Gabriel disappeared in the dark mist.
The Shackles wrapped around Izen's wrists and ankles, only to shatter as soon as they touched his body. Even Gabriel, who was hiding in the darkness about to attack, was stunned. Izen hadn't used any spell yet he broke the Shackles? How?
A Dark Spear came out of the ground, attacking Izen, but as soon as it touched Izen, it also turned into specks of light and disappeared.
It was impossible to see just what was happening. It was the first time Gabriel was seeing such a phenomenon. It was as if no matter what, Izen was immune to his Dark Paradise.
"If it was anyone else other than me, the spell could've helped you win. Unfortunately, the tricks are useless before me." Izen's eyes shone mysteriously as he looked to his left.
The other Izens also looked in Gabriel's direction as if they were all able to see him even in the Dark Mist.
Gabriel didn't know what those eyes were, but it was clear that they helped Izen see through things. He used those same eyes to try to see his aura, and now this.
Three of the twenty Izens moved at the same time. Gabriel turned into a Shadow, switching places. He appeared in a different place, but even there, he wasn't safe as another clone of Izen attacked him even there.
"Darkbolt!" Gabriel raised his left hand and attacked. Unfortunately, even his dark bolt disappeared as soon as it touched Izen. He wasn't harmed in the least.
Gabriel flew back, ending up in the same place as before. His face was filled with questions. He had no idea what was happening here. Why were his spells not working on Izen? Just what was this secret?
"As I said, if it was someone else, it might've worked, but unfortunately, you ended up with the wrong enemy. All your spells are useless against me as they can't even touch me. Let alone me; they can't even touch any of my Clones."
Gabriele knew that something like this should've been impossible. There was no way Izen could be immune to magic spells. According to him, that could only mean one thing...
"You are using a Numen."
"Hoh?" Izen was slightly impressed that Gabriel had managed to guess the secret even though he hadn't clearly spoken about that Numen. "Not bad. Very perceptive."
"You're right. It's all thanks to a Numen. No matter which spell you use, they don't affect me. At least I haven't come across a spell that could bypass the defense of my Numen to harm me." Izen confessed now that Gabriel had managed to guess.
He could've denied it and lied, but he didn't see any need to. Even if Gabriel knew about it, he couldn't do anything. Moreover, even if Gabriel knew that he had a Numen, which item of his was that specific Numen was another impossible task to find.
"A Numen that cancels all forms of Magic." It sounded impossible. If Gabriel hadn't seen it with his own eyes, even he would've found it hard to believe, but now that he did, it was certainly as true as it could be.
At the end of the day, his Dark Paradise was also a Spell, along with the mist. No matter which spell he used, Izen was unharmed. If that wasn't proof enough, then he didn't know what was.
Gabriel clenched his fist. "I see. So spells are useless on you. But what about physical attacks?"
He didn't want to lose even here. So what if he couldn't use magic spells to hurt Izen? All he had to do was change strategy, and that's what he did as he called out a blood-red Sword!
