Old School Building Ruins.

Alexander, without a second to spare, immediately summons the apparition.

"Oh. So you're the one who I sensed." Dulio raises his hand, summoning countless spears of light. "The power of the Asura must be removed."

"Heh." Alexander laughs, knowing full well he's dead. "Don't think I'm going to go down without a fight."

"I'm aware of that." Dulio replies, bringing his arm down. The spears immediately home onto Alexander's location. "Not that it will make much difference either way."

"Don't fuck with me!" Alexander roars. "[Demise Manifestation: Left Face of the Beast]!" A lion's head grows on the apparition's single hand. "Fire!" The beam engulfs not just Dulio, but the spears as well.

"Not bad." Dulio's voice speaks from within the beam. "But not good enough." Above Alexander, a gigantic iceberg appears. "[Freeze Crash]." The iceberg falls directly onto Alexander. If it wasn't for [Demise Manifestation], he would have died immediately. Even with the armor, Alexander could feel the apparition straining to remain in existence.

"Guh!" Alexander falls onto one knee. The iceberg above him was slowly increasing in weight as Dulio froze the water in the air into ice. Alexander knew that armor would not last much longer. "So this is my limit huh?" Alexander mutters bitterly to himself. "No where strong enough to reach the status of [Testament]."

"Oh I don't know~" A very familiar voice says next to Alexander. "I'm sure that with a little training, you'll get there eventually~!" A flash of light follows, before the weight of the ice disappears. Alexander watches, flabbergast, as a rain of ice cubes falls around him. Shi had slashed the entire iceberg into tiny pieces without Alexander even noticing.

"So you've found your sword?" Dulio asks as he floats in the air.

"I never lost it." Shi answers. His voice has changed. Instead of the playful and air-headed tone, it was soft and powerful. "I apologize for playing dead, but I wanted to see the full extent of Alexander's power." Shi smiles at Alexander. "You did well. Even for [Testament], fighting Dulio by ourselves is something we would avoid. Now sit back and relax." Shi raises his hand's. In his right hand is the spear known as Rhongomyniad. In his left hand, a thin black blade that Alexander had never seen before.

"So that's Mordred's true form." Dulio murmurs. "How ironic. The Betrayer's true form is in fact the Blade of Peace, Clarent." The [Blade of Peace], Clarent? Alexander jolts in surprise.

"Clarent was originally a Holy Sword with power on par with Caliburn, Excalibur and Durandal. Unlike the destructive powers of the others however, Clarent was a blade that specialized in the art of [Blessing]. Those who were blessed by it would be cured of illness, as well as doubts and worries. It was truly a [Blade of Peace]." Shi explains. "But it was corrupted when it spilled the blood of its wielder, Arthur Pendragon. From then on, Clarent was known as the Coward's Blade. It's power changed as well." Clarent's aura suddenly flares up. It's hate filled and destructive, identical to that of Mordred's, but on a far larger scale.

"Indeed." Dulio summons a holy sword in his right hand. "The power to cause misfortune and destruction to whatever it touches. Anything, both magical and physical, will go on a rampage when touched by the blade." Dulio points the holy sword at Shi. "[Swordsman of Love and Peace] seems to be a rather ironic nickname, considering the weapon you hold causes hatred and chaos." Shi shrugs.

"Weapons are just tools. It's how you use them which counts." Shi enters a combat stance, with Clarent above his head and Rhongomyniad pointed directly at Dulio.

"That's true." Dulio admits, summoning a shield onto his left arm. "But, regardless. I'm still going to destroy you."

"I wouldn't have it any other way." Shi replies, the feral grin of a beast plastered. Dulio, in kind, had the same grin plastered on his face.

Alexander could feel the tension between the two rocket up. There was no doubt in his mind. This fight would only end when one of them was dead.

"In the name of [Testament]!" Shi roars.

"In the name of Heaven!" Dulio shouts at the same time!

"I, the [Swordsman of the Left], willingly throws myself into the chaos of war!"

"I, a soldier of Heaven, will wage this Crusade!"

"May my skill stand superior to all!" Upon finishing his chant, Shi's battle aura flares up.

"May the Seraphs bless me in this Holy War!" Dulio's aura also increases, until it stands equal with Shi's.

Hehe...This was suppose to go at the beginning of Chapter 4, but I guess something went wrong...sorry.

Anyways, the (actual) battle between Dulio and Shi has now begun.

Have fun reading!

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Thank for reading!

Daemon

PS: Yes, the Daemon Levi mentioned in the story is in fact me. As they say, its far more fun to be in the story then just observing it! Don't worry though, Daemon's abilities are not to warp the reality of the story. It wouldn't be fun if he was insanely OP.