Running a hand over his distorted helmet, Zant still didn't understand what was happening. Staring at Tatsumi's new transformation, he wondered.
"How did this guy manage to transform his armor? And why did he wait so long to do it?"
Staring at Tatsumi, Zant saw him continue to roar, over and over. he seemed to have completely lost his mind, while he looked like a real monster.
"Has he lost his mind?"
Smiling at this, Zant said.
"Gaining strength to lose intelligence is not necessarily a good thing! I will show you the meaning of power." Zant shouted as he disappeared.
Still roaring, Tatsumi eventually felt the ground begin to shake as something huge emerged from the ground. It turned out to be Zant and he was now standing in the middle of the platform, while he was now several meters tall.
However, letting his mouth open, the giant revealed the true Zant, which was hidden within.
"Thanks to my magical powers, I can summon a giant illusion of myself and use it to destroy everything! You may be more powerful than before, but I honestly doubt that it will make a difference against my magic."
Then, his giant extended his hands towards Tatsumi, before creating two purple explosions. Unfortunately for the wizard, being also much faster than before, Tatsumi had no trouble dodging the two attacks, before propelling himself towards the giant's head. Stunned upon seeing this, Zant attempted to teleport away. However, Tatsumi struck him before he could flee.
"Im...possible." The wizard said, finding himself outside the mouth of his creation.
However, following him as Zant was about to crash to the ground, Tatsumi aimed both feet towards him. And when the wizard hit the ground, he felt Tatsumi's feet stomping violently on his back, almost breaking his spine in two.
"AWWW!" » Zant cried out in pain.
Then grabbing his helmet, Tatsumi began to crush it between his fingers. Hearing the metal begin to twist under the enormous pressure, Zant quickly teleported and returned inside his giant's mouth. Letting his summons close his mouth to bring him to safety, the wizard fell to his knees and placed his hands on his aching back.
"That damn kid... how did he get so powerful? I did the right thing by bringing him here! If he had managed to piss off Ganondorf, the whole country would have been destroyed."
Staying outside, Tatsumi roared at the giant, as he prepared to attack him to force Zant out. However, the giant sank into the ground as quickly as it had appeared.
Then the ground started to shake again as 6 large helmets emerged from the edges of the platform and they all looked towards the center, where Tatsumi currently is. Having his mouth wide open, one of the heads allowed him to see Zant, who was hidden inside.
" I am here. "
Immediately closing its mouth to protect it, the enormous head was targeted by Tatsumi, who began to lash out at it. But as he hit it, he didn't see the huge head behind him open its mouth, while Zant was there.
"I GOT YOU!" Zant shouted while behind Luffy while shooting purple blasts at him.
Hit in his back, Tatsumi disappeared in a cloud of dust, while Zant mocked him.
"There's no way a brainless creature could beat me! HAHAHAHAHA!"
Unfortunately for him, a new roar was heard. Seeming to withstand the attacks much better than before, Tatsumi managed to escape from the cloud of smoke without the slightest crack in his armor.
" It's a joke ? "
Then, seeing it rushing towards him, the sorcerer uttered a cry of terror, while the mouth of the enormous head began to close. Unfortunately for Zant, running at full speed, Tatsumi let his body smash against the enormous head, pulverizing it without harm. Frightened, Zant saw Tatsumi standing in front of him, with his fist already clenched.
" W ... Wait ! "
The next moment his body was thrown out of the mouth of the enormous head, before smashing against the cheek of another giant head. Falling to the ground, as his whole body ached, the wizard groaned.
"This kid...he's going to regret making a fool of me! PILLARDOME !"
7 pillars fell from the sky as one of them landed in the center of the platform while the other 6 landed around it. Zant teleported to one of the pillars and started jumping on each one like a monkey.
Little frightened by the appearance of the pillars, Tatsumi also jumped on the pillars and tried to catch it. However, using a spell on himself, Zant boosted his speed to become elusive. Faster than Tatsumi, Zant continued to jump and began firing more purple blasts towards Tatsumi.
Becoming an easy target to aim at, Tatsumi was bombarded by Zant's attacks. And even though he didn't seem to be weakened by this, Tatsumi was starting to get frustrated. because of this, he roared once again before dropping from the pillar where he was. Aiming at the foot of another pillar, he hit it with all his strength, and managed to pulverize it.
Starting to collapse, the pillar fell towards where Zant was. Surprised, the wizard almost lost his balance because of this and had to quickly jump onto another pillar.
Seeing this, Tatsumi punched this new pillar, only to pulverize it and knock Zant to the ground. However, the wizard allowed the pillar to be destroyed, while floating in the air.
"Give up, you loser! You won't be able to defeat me like that." » said Zant
However, his eyes widened when he saw Tatsumi grab a huge piece belonging to an ancient pillar and throw it with all his might towards him.
Again, Zant teleported away to avoid getting hit. Appearing behind Tatsumi, he bombarded him with explosions again, while he growled in frustration.
"I feel like I'm fighting for nothing! This guy doesn't feel any of my attacks because of his armor."
Indeed, Tatsumi turned towards him, while his armor still had no damage.
"This is almost becoming cheating." Zant growled, creating another giant illusion.
Targeting Tatsumi, the giant jumped into the air, before dropping back down with the intention of crushing him under his feet. Unable to fight against him, Tatsumi had to jump and dodged just in time as Zant's giant landed on the ground.
Seeing this, Zant smiled before ordering his giant to take large strides towards Tatsumi, who was forced to flee for his life.
"Oh ho ho ho! What are you going to do now?" Zant asked, as his giant chased Tatsumi. "There's no way you can escape."
However, seeming angry at having become a target, Tatsumi suddenly stopped, before turning around. Then, stretching his arms above him, he managed to grab the giant's foot and immobilize him.
"What...?" The sorcerer was surprised, seeing his creation being stopped.
Screaming again, Tatsumi used superhuman strength to pull the giant's body and frighten him enough to make him fall to the ground.
Standing still, Zant couldn't believe what he had just seen.
"Damn it! Has this guy...become invincible?"
Getting ready to consider an escape plan, the sorcerer was however surprised when he saw Tatsumi suddenly put one knee on the ground. Seeming exhausted, the monster no longer seemed to have the strength to roar, while the simple act of breathing seemed to be an exhausting task.
At first surprised to see this, Zant ended up smiling, as he noticed that Tatsumi had stupidly exhausted all his energy.
"In the end, victory always belongs to me." Zant assured, stretching his hands above him.
Immediately, a huge purple fireball appeared above him.
"I admit I underestimated you! However, that doesn't change anything! I will pulverize you with my next attack."
Hearing this, Tatsumi started staring at him. Then, using his last strength, he suddenly rushed towards Zant.
"HAHAHAHAHA! Stupid monster." Zant stated, throwing his fireball towards him.
Continuing to run, Tatsumi did nothing to avoid the attack, which slammed into him, before exploding. Seeing this, Zant continued to laugh.
"HAHAHAHA! I told you you didn't stand a chance against me."
Yet, pushing through the explosion and smoke, Tatsumi's silhouette could be seen in front of the wizard, as he continued to rush towards him.
"WHAT?" Zant was surprised, seeing Tatsumi's fist appear in front of him.
Striking him with all his strength, Tatsumi targeted Zant's head, and forced it to hit the floor of the platform with a crash. Immediately coughing up blood, Zant felt the framework of his skull completely crack.
Cracks appeared around him upon impact. Then, the phenomenal force of the punch managed to pulverize the platform in two, forcing the duo to fall to the ground located very low below them.
"That...That's impossible." Zant said.
Then, feeling his energy leaving him, the sorcerer saw his body begin to slowly disintegrate from head to toe.
"What...What's happening to me?" he asked. "Am I condemned to disappear again?"
At this moment, seeing Tatsumi fall not far from him, he suddenly saw the boy's armor start to shine. Then, his armor changed back into the form of a sword, leaving Tatsumi, who was now injured and unconscious. Seeing this, Zant found a reason to smile.
"At least... he won't live... to tell about it." Zant said weakly.
Unfortunately, he then noticed a huge orange hand suddenly appear in the sky, and move in their direction.
" What ? "
Opening, the huge hand managed to catch Tatsumi, while Zant continued to fall. Zant was shocked and angry when he recognized the being who grabbed Tatsumi.
"You... You dare to save him!? I will come back one day..."
That was all Zant said before completely disintegrating. The giant hand then brought Tatsumi to the castle balcony as the hand grew smaller and transformed into red hair. A female with blue skin and an elegant dress walked towards Tatsumi, who was sleeping like a baby.
"This kid defeated Zant with his own hands! Who would have known?"
The throne room was completely silent as Kurome and Ganondorf looked at each other. However, a confrontation had already taken place, while Kurome grimaced in pain. Having launched the first attack, the girl rushed towards the tyrant. Unfortunately, Ganondorf had simply moved his arm and delivered a powerful uppercut to her stomach.
Feeling like her organs were exploding, Kurome felt compelled to jump back, so as not to give Ganondorf the opportunity to hit her a second time.
Seeing Kurome staring at him, Ganondorf simply crossed his arms, smirking at her.
"Honestly, it's pathetic! You're even weaker than the brat in armor! It's becoming more and more obvious to me that you must be the weakest fighter in your group."
"I'm the last person you should underestimate." Kurome retorted, pointing her saber at him.
"Who said I underestimated you? I'm just making an observation that I think is right." Ganondorf said. "Look at you! You seem barely able to stand up! I even have the impression that your whole body is shaking! Are you afraid of me?"
Only able to grunt, Kurome saw that he was right. Her legs were shaking so much that she had trouble staying upright, while her sword felt like it weighed tons. Kurome wasn't afraid of Ganondorf. But her tremors showed how badly his body had deteriorated. Kurome had never felt so bad as now.
However, she assured.
"I will fight you! And I will win! This is the last time you will be able to fight a swordsman."
"Heh heh ha ha ha! You're pretty confident, aren't you? Let's see how confident you are when fighting against a god." Said Ganondorf.
He then transformed into some sort of dark spirit and entered Zelda's body directly. Zelda's eyes then opened and showed that they no longer had pupils. Zelda then took out her sword and floated right in front of Kurome.
"What are you doing ?" Kurome asked, as Zelda then smiled.
"I simply took possession of the princess's body! I hope this doesn't affect our fight in any way." Ganondorf said speaking with a combination of his voice and Zelda's.
"Grrrr! You're just a coward."
"Let's get started!" Ganondorf says as Zelda floats in the air and points her sword at Kurome.
Jumping to the side to avoid the attack, Kurome then targeted Zelda to slash her. Still, she couldn't help but hesitate. Certainly, killing Zelda wasn't an act that was going to make her feel guilty. However, she remembered that Esdeath wanted the princess to remain alive, so that she could ask civilians to help the Jaegers, to find the heart on this planet.
If Kurome killed Zelda, people would certainly refuse to help them, and searching for this heart could force the Jaegers to stay on this planet for years. If Kurome wanted to return home, she absolutely had to leave Zelda alive.
"Damn it." She whispered, silent knowing that her mission was going to get even more complicated.
Zelda then flew directly at Kurome as she dodged her again. But Zelda then performed a horizontal attack on Kurome, which instantly blocked her. Zelda chained together several moves while Kurome was forced to block them. However, with each impact, the young swordswoman was forced to take a step back. As a result, she backed away until she was leaning against a wall. Wanting to take advantage, Zelda pointed her sword at Kurome, but quickly jumped away while Ganondorf punched through the wall instead.
"What's the matter, young lady? Can't you kill the princess?" Ganondorf asked, as Zelda turned to Kurome again.
Landing on her feet, Kurome lost her balance and dropped to one knee. Breathing with difficulty, she noticed that her eyesight had deteriorated so much that she saw double.
Moving quickly, Zelda found herself floating above Kurome, while raising her sword in the air. Forced to react, Kurome raised her saber to block the sword. Still having one knee on the ground, Kurome gritted her teeth, while sparks appeared when the two blades collided.
Zelda and Kurome both tried to push each other away, but Zelda had the advantage. Seeing her sword being pushed away, Kurome began to show fear in her eyes, as she was about to lose this fight.
"No, I can't…I can't die before I kill my sister."
"If you wish, I would be happy to kill her for you." Ganondorf assured.
However, both fighters were completely surprised, seeing a large sphere of light now forming between the blades.
" What ? "
Ganondorf couldn't resist the light as Zelda moved away from her while blocking the light from her view. After the sphere of light disappeared, Zelda noticed that Kurome was no longer there.
"Where are you, young lady?" Ganondorf asked as Zelda flew around the throne room looking for Kurome.
Sitting on the ground, Kurome was hidden behind one of the pillars, while she tried to catch her breath.
"Damn it! What's wrong with my body?" She asked, feeling her arms shaking more.
Having great difficulty controlling her tremors, Kurome felt unable to continue the fight.
"Why? Why am I so weak?"
Then, looking at her sword, she wondered what had just happened.
"Where did this light come from?"
Suddenly, the pillar exploded, as Zelda flew above it.
"I found you."
Feeling herself thrown against the ground, Kurome groaned in pain. Trying to get up, she found herself unable to do so.
"I…I don't have any strength anymore."
"Tssss! That's why I have so much contempt for mortals." Zelda affirmed. "I see no difference between a maggot and you! But I know how to be compassionate."
Pointing her sword at Kurome, Zelda assured.
"I will end your suffering! SAYONARA !"
However, the tyrant stopped when a line of light passed near her face, scratching her cheek.
" That ? "
" GANONDORF ! "
Having appeared in the room, Link stared at his enemy in rage, as he ordered him.
"Leave Zelda-san's body immediately."
In response, Zelda gave him a big smile, while declaring.
"Link, I am delighted to see you again today! Truly, I would have been disappointed if our first confrontation had ended with your death! Without knowing why, it seems that I have become attached to you! Instead of killing you, I would like to keep you with me, to ensure that you can watch your precious kingdom be destroyed by my hands."
"Ganondorf...when I kill you again! I will make sure your death is final."
"Killing a god is impossible! Even if you kill me, I will come back." Ganondorf assured, pointing his sword at him.
Then, leaving Kurome, Zelda flew towards Ganondorf before starting to fight him.