Animagus Death Raven Phantom Form!
With a gust of wind, Sebastian soared into the sky with his dark wings flapping powerfully.
At the same time the Phoenix Power which had transformed into illusory flames once again transformed into the form of a fire phoenix. It chased Sebastian in the sky.
The two giant birds fought in mid-air. Their claws and wings and beaks and the illusory flames and hellfire they spewed out made the battle between the two sides extremely spectacular.
As Sebastian's strength increased, his Animagus power also increased. In his phantom form, his body was extremely tough and powerful. The black smoke swirling around him was enough to resist the erosion of the Phoenix Power.
In fact if Sebastian appeared in ancient times in his Animagus form alone, he would probably be called an ancient raven god. He would not be much different from the Black Panther God of Wakanda.
Shriek!
The fire phoenix let out a high-pitched cry. Its body grew ever larger. Its flames intensified. It crashed directly into Sebastian with force far greater than before. It sent him flying. His massive body plummeted from mid-air and slammed into the ground with a tremendous thud.
Sebastian looked up. He only saw the fire phoenix's flames grow even larger. Countless black and white and red particles like flames emanated from its body. They seemingly covered the entire sky. At this moment Sebastian could clearly sense that the black and white and red flame energy gathering like smoke particles was the true form of the Phoenix Force. It or rather she was watching him!
Has it revealed its true form?
If so then I must unleash my true power as well.
Sebastian's Animagus possessed four forms. But previously the fourth form was closely associated with the power of death. Thus like the Killing Curse it was an ability Sebastian could not use at that time.
But now Sebastian had faced death head-on. He possessed the power of death bestowed upon him. His Killing Curse was now fully operational. It was even more powerful than before. Naturally his fourth Animagus form the Death Form could now be truly utilized.
The intricate symbol of the Death Form appeared between Sebastian's brows.
In his phantom form an immense amount of black smoke emanated from his feathers. It rapidly enveloped Sebastian's entire body. Except for his golden pupils which remained unchanged, everything else was shrouded in black smoke. He transformed completely into energy particles resembling the Phoenix Force itself!
Transformed into the energy form of black smoke, Sebastian waved his wings slightly. All living things around him whether plant or animal instantly perished. Their lives were instantly harvested by Sebastian. They replenished his body with the power of the Death Form.
Without a moment's hesitation Sebastian in his death form soared into the sky. A vast cloud of black smoke barely resembling the outline of a bird collided head-on with the Phoenix Force's main body. The two energy particles entangled and transformed into a tangled column of energy that soared straight into space beyond Earth.
Black smoke!
Tricolor flames!
The two vast energies entangled and burst through the atmosphere. They swept past the moon. They left a deep gully on its surface. Then they hurtled toward the sun.
At the center of the collision and entanglement of the two energies, a massive crow and a brilliant firebird could be vaguely seen engaged in a relentless battle. The next second the crow and firebird transformed into two humanoid forms engaging in a fierce battle.
Venus.
The golden scorching earth welcomed two uninvited guests.
Sebastian and Jean guided by the Phoenix Force plummeted to the surface of Venus. They descended in a column of energy formed by the entanglement of their respective energies. They directly destroyed a high mountain on Venus. It completely collapsed and vanished.
At the same time the two energies separated. Sebastian once again transformed into a bird-like form of black smoke signaling death. The Phoenix Force quickly contracted and transformed once again into a fiery phoenix. It drew on the immense energy emanating from the distant sun. Clearly Venus's environment was more suited to the Phoenix Force given its geographical advantages near the star.
Sebastian observed the Phoenix Force. While the brief battle was a draw, he knew he was only using a tiny fraction of the power of Death. Even with his magical power and gravitational authority and even his Hellish powers, it would be no match for the Phoenix Force which possessed the full power of Life as well as partial powers of Creation and Destruction.
If the Phoenix Force's consciousness were not so weak and vague, if it possessed even human-level intelligence, Sebastian would have been no match at all.
Sebastian's original plan was to utilize the alien technology he had acquired to severely damage the Phoenix Force. Then he would forcibly seize a portion of it for his own use.
But now it seemed that Sebastian's power alone would not be enough to severely damage the Phoenix Force. He would need to join forces with others.
Taking a deep breath, Sebastian no longer hesitated and launched another attack at the Phoenix Force.
During the battle Sebastian intentionally guided the Phoenix Force back toward Earth. It indeed followed his guidance. It left Venus's surface and returned to Earth.
Separated from the Phoenix Force, Sebastian using alien technology barely managed to capture a tiny trace of the Phoenix Force before separating from it. Each descended to a different part of Earth.
While Sebastian was no match for the Phoenix Force, his strength severely drained it. It forced the Phoenix Force to seek a resting place to recuperate.
This caused the Phoenix Force carrying its host Jean back to Earth to quickly retract into Jean's body. It significantly reduced its influence. While still affecting her it allowed Jean to regain some of her sanity. She stopped killing innocent people.
Sebastian used Apparition to return to Wanda and Tony and the others. He directly handed the very weak trace of Phoenix Force that he had intercepted to Reed and Tony. Then he immediately took everyone back to Xavier's School. He found a quiet place and began to meditate. He worked to restore his strength and relieve physical and mental fatigue.
This battle had shown Sebastian his own limits clearly.
He was already so passive against the Phoenix Force. So if he were to truly face the true forms of the Dimension Lords and Demon Gods, Sebastian was almost certain he would be powerless to defend himself. Unless he could find enough Infinity Stones or even gather all six of them beforehand.
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