The demon surrounded by a miasma like aura held out his clawed hand and the black blade that lay at his feet slowly ascended until he grabbed the hilt. Kiyoshi was utterly stunned while Laharl just stared at him calmly.
"You, boy!"
Kiyoshi flinched at the deep growling voice directed to him.
"I demand to know what that power was you just used"
"He doesn't answer to you!" the king butted in.
"He will if he values his insignificant life"
"You just try hurting him again, you just fucking try"
"Is that a challenge?" he grinned evilly.
Baal then grabbed the blade still lodged in his torso and began to drag it out frontwards, not even grunting when the handle slid through. He tossed it to the ground near Laharl's feet but the king didn't take his eyes away from the gaping hole that became smaller and smaller until his nemesis was whole once more.
"So when do you want me try and decimate the boy?" his grin spread further.
Laharl didn't necessarily panic but he knew he had to get Kiyoshi away from him fast. His scarf swooped past his face and quickly retrieved Yoshitsuna. Channelling his rage, the overlord slammed his fist into the ground which created a wall of hellfire. Knowing he only had seconds to take advantage of the demons disorientation he dashed in the opposite direction whilst holding the terrified boy in the bridal position. His lightning fast speed allowed him to gain quite a bit of distance in seconds, successfully getting Kiyoshi out of harm's way for now after he found the entrance to one of the derelict buildings. Once inside, the only thing they discovered were computer desks; all damaged to some degree.
"Listen to me Kiyoshi" he whispered. "You stay in here whilst I take care of him once and for all"
"B-But..."
"Don't pay attention to what you just saw. Next time I'll just aim for his heart, if the bastard has one"
Even though Kiyoshi was upset he silently nodded. They shared a quick kiss before Laharl spawned Yoshituna and exited the building.
It was deathly silent in the creepy room, so quiet in fact that fear slowly etched its way into his mind. A set of stairs in the corner of the room caught Kiyoshi's eye and because he thought he would eventually reach the roof so he could witness the second battle of the ultimate power levels, he gave in to his urge and ascended the stairway.
The almighty overlord Laharl casually strolled towards the wall of hellfire he created and was not surprised to see the other overlord hovering above frantically searching in every direction.
"Down here!" the half demon shouted.
Baal bared his fangs in anger once his malevolent eye's locked on to the smaller demon and not wasting anytime he slammed down to the ground.
"Where is he?" the black demon seethed.
"That's none of your business. I suggest you concentrate on me instead"
The look of pure rage in Laharl's demonic eyes as he strode forward would have made anyone else cower in fear but because the colossal demon knew he could not be defeated he was undeterred.
"Fine then, I will just beat it out of you"
"Take your best shot" he replied angrily.
The demon re-spawned his noir weapon before dashing forward in an attempt to deliver a devastating blow but it was easily guarded against by the mighty Yoshitsuna.
"Hmph, is that it?" the blue haired demon grinned whilst not budging an inch under Baal's pressure.
"Don't get cocky!"
The giant demon removed a hand from the hilt of his blade and tightly gripped the side of Laharl's scarf in an attempt to slam him to the floor. However, his little plan failed when the scarf wrapped itself around Baal's forearm, lifting him high above the ground. In a fit of rage the demon flung his weapon down at his assailant but unfortunately for him it was easily sidestepped. Taking advantage of the blade now lodged into the ground, the king of the netherworld's scarf pulled him towards the ground. A grotesque shout escaped his curled black lips as the hilt of his own blade impaled his abdomen. A flurry of curse words and black blood spewed from the repulsive demon's mouth as his attempts to stand where being made almost impossible because of the crimson scarf keeping him in place.
"Pathetic..." Laharl sneered whilst slowly circling him, the scarf still pinning him to his own blade. "Looks like you're gonna die after all"
"...L-Looks like it maybe...but as I have said before, you cannot kill me!"
"Let's put that to the test shall we?"
With that said, the overlord stood over his flailing body, gripped the hilt of the black blade still stuck in his abdomen, dragged it upwards through his demonic flesh causing him to roar in pain and swiftly ripped it out of his body making sure his heart was destroyed in the process. Noir blood sprayed across the floor and dripped from the blade as Laharl held it above the fallen demon.
"This time stay dead" he said as he tossed the sword near his ravaged body.
After Kiyoshi had managed to reach the roof of the derelict building he rushed to the edge so he could get a good view of the two demons. At first he was overjoyed when he saw his king walk away from a bloody Baal but when he witnessed the demon's gaping wound close up his heart sank.
"...Just what is he?"
"You've got to be kidding..." Laharl sighed when he heard angry muttering behind him.
He turned to see the tall demon in the process of returning to his feet.
"It is clear..." he groaned. "That your skills are still greater than mine"
"Pfft, even a blind angel could figure that out"
"But..." he continued. "In this place you cannot end me and you cannot escape until you defeat me. So you better get used to fighting me until you die!"
Laharl just looked completely unimpressed as he intensified the grip on Yoshitsuna's blade.
"You'll be gone soon enough. It's only a matter of time until I figure out how to end you" he grinned.
The almighty overlord was convinced he had already figured out how to defeat his adversary but until his hunch was a certainty he would continue to fight. The last thing he wanted to do was involve Kiyoshi.