Chapter 24

God VS Devil! Which is Which!?

Flashback: Baroque Incident

A dungeon further inside his sanctuary was Kira wearing old ragged clothes and in chains wondering if she'll end up like the girls that came through while she was here. All she could remember was her father's lifeless body before she was sold to the one that now holds her as one of his with little or nothing to eat. She began to hear an echo of strange footsteps walking to her cell only to be terrified at the sight of Knight's true form with blood still dripping from his mouth and a mask in his left hand. He noticed her and paused with an expression of shock on his face before he began to move toward her cell with each step made her feel like he was looking into her heart.

"Please... forgive my appearance" he said when got in front of her cell, "Under normal circumstances I wouldn't let someone at your age to witness such a… grotesque form", the cell door fell to the ground by a simple touch of his finger as he continued, "it isn't right to make a child experience the cruelties of a sick world but you were forced into this from witnessing your father's murder" she was shocked by how he knew but all she could do is listen, "and now they sold you into slavery to keep their act of tyranny a secret from the world". He stepped into her cell and made her shackles turn to dust by a wave of his hand as he asked rhetorically, "Wouldn't it be nice for you to see the outside world again instead of dwelling here in the darkness".

Flashback ends

The stone wall still enclosed Will and Knight's fight as she continued to hum away the time. Nyx was confused of how a little girl became a part of his ambitions and her sudden blindness when the girl stopped her humming and said, "Oni-chan said it's a side-effect. I still too young to use my powers completely so I lose my eyesight. It's not forever, so I get it back after a while. But I don't care if I can see again" she took a quick breath as she made sure her feet were firmly on the ground before she continued, "Oni-chan also showed me how I can see with my feet. I can watch Oni-chan win without having to see it. And as long as I'm with Oni-chan I'll be happy".

It seemed that way from Will having resorting to using his transformation in bursts to reduce fatigue. Every attempt to land a hit for Will was either blocked or counters that caused multiple scratches to appear on his armor now that Knight was able figure out his rhythm. "Like I said, Knight said to taunt him after another counterstrike, "the only place you will be going is the Swamp Witch's palace".

"Tough talk from someone who almost shit their pants earlier" Will made another attempt to attack only for his opponent to dodge it, make him trip, and kept on the ground with Knight's foot pushing down on his helmet.

"It was humiliating to fall for an intimidation tactic" Knight said with confidence in his victory, "but now I wonder what she has in mind for you if she wants you alive; maybe she'll turn you into her puppet, a slave that has to lick the palace clean, or better yet she'll use you as a sacrifice for her resurrection".

"Maybe she wants me as your replacement" Knight applied more pressure making so that Will would feel like he was being crushed by his own helmet, "I thought you were supposed to keep me alive".

"She can manage with the carcass of a disgusting fuck child like you when comes to that. And don't worry about me being betrayed…"

"Cause you'll stab her in the back first or whatever you're supposed to do with magic wielding ghost".

"In time the Goddess of Death herself will be put in chains for the souls she imprisoned within her soldiers. Until then, I still have a use for her and her repulsive army as a tool for my crusade".

"That has to be the biggest steaming pile of shit that ever came out of your mouth" he started to meddle with the straps on his chest plate "Now you want get off of my head or what because I can't help but wonder if you actually want to kill me or have me as a boy toy". He complied out of curiosity to his act thinking that it may have something to do with the powers that he is still trying to comprehend. Confident in his victory he taunted, "A God needs a few good stories of honor and victory in order to be revered". As Will stood, his chest plate fell to the ground revealing the dog tags he wore around his neck with his bare torso. He then removed his helmet as he said, "I'll give you a few hints about why I wear this armor with my transformation; armor and special katana are level 3 restraints, the armor counts as level 2, and armor without chest plate is level 1. Higher the restraint means quicker to feel fatigue but more control I have from my demonic instincts. If you still don't get it" the largest pillar of black aura appeared forcing Knight against the wall as he an altering voice finished, "THEN YOU'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT!"

The aura felt different as it kept Knight against the wall no matter how hard he fought back and began to wonder about what he meant by the level of restraint and if he felt such terror when he was at his weakest then what's going overwhelm him at this stage. The aura slowly began to dissipate when he saw it; a man with fire red eyes, raven black hair, tribal markings can be seen on the parts of his body that can be seen, his gauntlets changed to appear as the behemoth skin's gauntlets, and the remaining appeared the same as the previous transformation. Knight's body refused to obey his command to move, his began to shake more and more with every step Will made towards him, and all he can do is ask himself, "What the hell is he?"

Will's pace increased ready to charge at him until he unleashed a powerful right straight at Knight's jaw. From there he continued with a barrage of punches that increased in speed for every blow until they appeared to be hitting him almost simultaneously. The pistons that formed on the gauntlets began to prime as Knight barely made out the twisted look of joy he saw on his opponent's face as the aura that was dispersed began to enter the gauntlets as the pistons were finally primed. His brain still rattled from the barrage kept him from moving even after the punches stopped leaving Knight leaning against the wall as he yelled in his mind for his body to move with no response.

One went for the head while the other landed right between the abdomen and pectorals as the pistons slammed down into the gauntlets on impact. "I don't understand" he thought as he fell to the ground from his attack, "How could he have accumulated such power in such a short time? How could I not look into his mind?" These thoughts flowed into his mind until he began to remember the life he had before the Great War.

Flashback Starts: Knight's POV

I never knew my real parents. The people who raised me were poor farmers who were always harassed by those around them and yet they were always full of life and hope. It was just empty optimism to me so I train to become a strong enough to be recognized as a warrior while having to help them on the farm at a young age. It was during that time I met her. To me she was nothing less than a Goddess of Victory and Strength and she was in love with me as well. We remained together even when we joined the war effort.

POV ends

From there the memories changed from joy to those of pain and grief. Watching one atrocity after another as the war continued creating doubt towards the fighting. And then the moment flashed before his mind when it finally happened. His men restrained him and locked him up in a cell in the keep they assigned to for what felt like days only for them to return with the love of his life broken with a display of depravity in from of him as proof of what they have done. The shock and anger of what they done boiled inside him in that moment until something inside had awakened.

After avenging the atrocities committed by his own men he was condemned as a monster and hunted down. He was soon captured and then tortured to what they thought would be his death only to discover his immortality. This only led to countless days spent enduring the pain brought forth by the most barbaric of tortures that his captors could .

Flashback ends

"NO!" he yelled in his mind as he watched that moment before his eyes, "I WILL NEVER ALLOW MYSELF TO BE WEAK! I WILL NEVER ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN EVER AGAIN! MY POWER, WILL GIVE ME…" he was starting to get back on his feet, "JUSTICE", as he finally got back on his feet he yelled at the top of his lungs, "JUSTICE FOR THE CRIMES OF ALL WHO CAST THE GREAT SHADOW UPON THIS WORLD ON THE ROAD TO CREATING PARADISE!"

With one hand still holding his sword he used the other to create a shield from the ground before charging forward.

Hollow: finally

Will: What took you?

Hollow: Writer's block

Will: For a year!?

Hollow: Just be glad everyone knows how your powers and armor works for you now.

Nyx: Why am I in a cage? And why is Knight doing this to me?

Hollow: I'll get to that but now I need to think about how to wrap up a fight between arch rivals

Knight: Its obvious he hasn't recovered from his parents divorce. Thank you for reading the latest chapter of Where's Anne? Please leave your thoughts, opinions, or constructive criticisms in the review box below. Now prepare yourself for the creation of paradise.

Hollow: That's not even an excuse!