Bing* *Bing* Swords clash as the Tarnished's battle with Malenia continues. The Tarnished is once again sent to the ground while Malenia stands overhead. Uscathed and without tire. The Tarnished rises to his feet once more to try again. "This can't be! I've defeated Rennela, Radahn, and Godrick! Even the Fire Giant is at my feet!" The Tarnished raises his sword and rushes Malenia once again hoping that even one hit lands. Again….Again…..Again! Malenia parries and dodges each and every attack almost as if she's toying with him. "You will never touch me… With such mediocre moves.." Malenia states while taking a stance. She rushes forward piercing The Tarnished with her sword and raising him into the air (He is still on the blade). "You… are not worthy…" She whispers to him while throwing him to the side. She cleans her blade and begins walking toward The Tarnished intending to finish this. The Tarnished ,now in a frenzy, is trying to find something, anything that can get him out of this situation. "How can someone be so powerful! This is insane even for a demigod!" He states while slowly backing up. Malenia looks down upon him with pity and disappointment. She once again takes a stance to attack this time aiming for the head. She thrust herself forward and the Tarnished just barely dodged it. He jumps to the side with all of his items falling out all over. "This is it?... This is how i end!" He thinks to himself while Malenia gathers herself. "Simple luck… It Shall not happen again…" She states while preparing another. The Tarnished doesn't know what to do anymore. He has no more tricks, no more healing, and no more hope. Just as he is about to give in and accept defeat and death he notices a strange bell. "What… is that? That isn't one of my spirit summons…" Malenia pauses before attacking looking at the bell as well. She has never seen anything like that. It's an older looking bell with curved handles. It has a certain…aura to it. In the midst of confusion and slight pause of Malenia's attack, The Tarnished tosses dirt at Malenia and leaps for the bell. Malenia ,now a little irritated, dodged the dirt and rushes the Tarnished. He rings the bell as hard as he can but… nothing happens. Malenia closing the distance quickly, the Tarnished decides to run away. "STUPID BELL! YOU WERE WORTHLESS! WHERE DID I EVEN GET THIS?!?" He tosses the bell to the side and full sprints away toward the tree. Malenia following behind. "This is the end of your road, Tarnished…" She states while closing in. "For I am Malenia…Blade of Miquella! And I have never know def-" Malenia suddenly stops and turns around.
The bell is gone. But there is an aura on the ground. Malenia turns around completely as if she feels something. Something dangerous. The Tarnished ,who was just cowering, is now looking confused. "A…Hand?" He states while looking at the random aura on the ground. There's a hand coming from it. But the hand didn't seem like a spirit. It was a leather glove. All black and kinda worn. The hand grips and begins to pull itself up revealing a man. A man in full leather with an interesting hat on. He stands there looking around for a bit before focusing on Malenia then the Tarnished behind her. He can feel it. The Tarnished is the one who summoned him which must mean…. Before he can finish his thoughts Malenia runs full sprint at him and raises her sword. As she's about to attack the hunter meets her halfway but not with a melee weapon. She now has a barrel of a gun staring her in her face. He pulls the trigger immediately and Malenia just barely dodges. She ducks the bullet and prepares for a counter but again the man is ahead. He swings his weapon downward indicating he knew she would duck. She jumps back twice and tries to regroup on what happened. The Tarnished can't do anything but stare in awe. "Who is this guy? And what is that weapon he has? It seems like a cleaver but its end part is more like a saw. How did he manage to make Malenia retreat?? And that other weapon… It's loud!" The Tarnished says to himself while observing. Malenia raises to her feet and regains her composure. "Who…What.. Are you" She asks the man. The man does nothing but stare at Malenia as if he is still trying to figure out what to do. Malenia stares and observes him more. Even if he says nothing she can feel the amount of power he holds. He shouldn't be here. Other demigods have already begun to react to his sudden appearance. It seems they will have more company soon. Malenia raises her blade and states, "I am Malenia, Blade of Miquella. Demigod of this world." When she says demigod the hunter's posture changes. He seems angry. Irritated. "Demigod?" He says while looking directly at Malenia. "Hunt '' He says this last word before rushing Malenia. He's fast! Faster than their first interaction. Malenia does her best to dodge his weapon. It seems to be short so she's keeping her distance and looking for an opening. Maybe between a swing she can- The man takes a big step and swings his weapon. But she's not even close to his range- The cleaver opens up and extends its range landing a clean blow on her arm. She goes flying as her metal arm is damaged. The hunter, not letting up, rushes her once more. "He must die here. He is… Dangerous." Malenia thinks to herself while rising to her feet. "This….Hunter must be killed now!" Scarlet begins rising all around the area ,Malenia with with it. "Scarlet…Aneonia!" Malenia is now covered in scarlet. The hunter stops in his tracks while watching her. The Tarnished now hiding behind the tree still can't believe what he is seeing. "If she is able to do that does this mean she admitted defeat first!?" Malenia looks down at the hunter. He seems unfazed. Like this was not the most terrifying thing he has seen. She takes a stance for an attack. The Tarnished looks up in terror. He knows the attack very well. She is well known for it. The water fowl dance! She launches forward releasing a flurry of attacks and slashes. The hunter leaps backwards in an attempt to dodge but Malenia keeps progressing. She pauses and prepares a second barrage while the Hunter once again watches. She leaps again preparing to attack. This time the Hunter leaps forward as she begins. Why would he- *BANG*. Malenia hits the floor with blood gushing from where her eye would be. The tarnished still watching is even more amazed than before. "HE GOT HER?!" He asks himself. Malenia slowly comes back to her feet but the Hunter is already above her. He begins to attack her with this Sawcleaver dealing massive damage to her. The Hunter pauses and leaps back as the scarlet starts moving weird once more. It forms a flower bud around Malenia.*BOOM* It burst out forming a flower and spreading the scarlet all over. The Hunter observes as his body begins to rot away. Malenia still injured from his earlier attacks is hoping this attack can finish him. The Hunter's body now decaying, The Hunter still runs at Malenia and puts the cleaver into her side. Some of the parts that were rotting began to heal. Malenia is amazed. "How can someone be able to do that? He's a monster." She thinks while the hunter hacks at her. The Tarnished can do nothing but watch as the Hunter continues to hack and bash Malenia. He if didn't come, the Tarnished would definitely be dead.. But this is a bit much! As Malenia's body fell to a halt, The Hunter slowly turned to face the Tarnished. The Tarnished now more afraid than ever. "This guy just killed Malenia like she was nothing! This can't be good!" The Tarnished thought to himself while the Hunter approached him. "Stay…STAY AWAY!" He yells while backing up slowly. "WHAT ARE YOU?!?" The hunter said nothing and kept walking forward. He places his gun on his back and his cleaver on his side. Paying more attention… He has another weapon! Maybe even 2! The hunter suddenly stops and begins to sniff. "Blood?" He says while looking up. He sees a red slash in the air that slowly turns into 2 more. "Bloodflame Talon!" A voice says this as these 3 slashes glow and blow up releasing blood and fire at the hunter. The Tarnished falls to his feet as he knows who is here. It's the Lord of Blood!
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