Chapter 69
"People cannot gain anything without sacrificing something. You must present something of equal value to gain something".
Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Message for Kogane1089 : I redo most of this chapter only to make the Ropera Squad appears just like you wish. They will appear on the next chapter as the result. You'll have to thank me later (LOL, kidding. Thanks for the advice, buddy).
Return to the south and west point…
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaargh!!!" Garm roars as his body cut into two, thanks to Felicia's Shield Boomerang hitting him from behind, killing him for good. The battle on the south point became quite even after Fiorentin left the stage. However, Felicia is doing a good job leading Sagramore soldiers against Elysion Guild soldiers. Despite Beelzebub keep bombarding them with his thunders, the lord knights and the paladins managed to gain some upper hand by finally defeating all the raydrics and raydric archers, leaving the abyssmal knights, bloody knights, and some Khalitzburgs as their enemies. Even the abyssmal knights and bloody knights have stop battling, seeing they are now outnumbered.
"Quite surprising" Thanatos Phantom states when he sees the last raydric fell to the ground, "And when I thought Sagramore couldn't do anything without Alexandria. I have underestimated you too much". Gazing bravely at him, Felicia replies, "Yes. You have. And you're paying for it".
Taking a long deep breath, Thanatos Phantom slowly orders, "Beelzebub, retreat. I guess…I will have to take this matter to my own hands". The giant fly monster quickly vanishes into thin air, at the moment Thanatos Phantom slowly steps into the battlefield. Pulling his sword, Thanatos quickly forms a black sphere on it, as Felicia and the other Sagramore soldiers prepare to defend themselves. The winds start gusting everywhere and the clouds cover the sky, giving Felicia a bad feeling from the sphere, "This is dangerous!! That attack won't be an ordinary one!!!".
"I apologize for underestimating you" Thanatos says as he prepares to launch the sphere, "Take this as a token of my apology, Abyss Break!!!". When Thanatos Phantom hits the black sphere on the ground, a black explosion of darkness spread to the entire point, hitting many soldiers but Abyssmal Knight and Bloody Knights with its immeasurable pressure.
The massacre happens so fast, Felicia didn't realize all Sagramore soldiers around here have died silently…all of them. Seeing her surroundings and finding piles of dead bodies everywhere, the paladin couldn't help but wondering what has happened, "What?! What happened?!! What was that!? Darkness covered us and suddenly…they are all dead!! The soldiers are all…dead?! What…actually happened?!".
"Abyss Break" Seeing the confused Felicia, Thanatos calmly explains, "A technique which allows you to put an immeasurable yet invisible pressure on your wanted targets. Abyss Break would kill the targets silently from inside, without sound…without pain". Fear start forming inside Felicia's eyes, realizing how dangerous her enemy is, and the fact she is still standing after the merciless spell means Thanatos let her live in purpose. "So…you actually spare me? Why?" Felicia asks with a trembling on her voice. Thanatos Phantom gazes on the field for a second before answering, "Because even there are still so many Sagramore soldiers fighting the Abyssmal Knights and the Bloody Knights back there, you're the closest to the point where I stand. So, I thought I would share the fun killing you with my underlings".
"You're psycho!!!" Felicia rushes and without hesitation hits Thanatos Phantom with The Grand Cross, "Take this, Grand Cross!!!". The Hellfire and the spell perfectly hit the standing Thanatos, creating a glimmer of bright light and loud clashing sound. But after all is said and done, Felicia couldn't believe what she sees, Thanatos Phantom is still standing unscathed, smiling. "Not a bad effort" Thanatos slowly speaks, "But definitely a vain one". The undead warrior creates a warp hole beside him, as Maero of Thanatos, Odium of Thanatos, and a dozen of clocks appearing from the warp hole, making Felicia prepare a stance to fight the enemies. "Maero" Thanatos orders one of his underlings, "Kill that paladin".
Meanwhile inside the woods, Eremes and Olivia are having a comedic battle. The high priest continuously throws her hard cover book smashes towards the protesting Eremes. "For god sake, I only want to talk to you, lady!!! Please, stop moving that book!!!" The assassin cross pleads the high priest. But Olivia loudly replies, "No way!!! No freaking way!!! That's a trap, I knew it!!".
Eremes quickly climbs a tree and speaks from its highest branch, "OK, what should I do to make you believe me?". Olivia stops and thinking for a second before answering, "Throw away your weapons!!!". Eremes quickly takes off his katar and throws it down, "There, happy now? Can we talk like a civilized people now?".
Much to her surprise, the long haired high priest rolls her eyes, and gazes at the assassin cross, "Do you…really want to talk to me? You're being honest?". Eremes replies with a grunt, "Hell yeah, I only want to talk to you!!! But you keep throwing me you hardcover book attacks!!! You should have listen to me first!!!".
Olivia lowers her books and sighs, "OK, fine. Say what you have to say, I will listen". "Thanks goodness!!" Eremes express his gratitude, "OK, first, I would like to make sure I'm not making any mistake, you're Olivia Hammond, right?".
"Yes…" Olivia defiantly answers.
"Great, then…Miss Hammond, I need your help" Eremes cheerfully said after ensuring his target. But his question makes Olivia rolls her eyes, "Help? From me? What help?". But before Eremes had the chance to explain, suddenly George, sending flying by something, hit the tree where Eremes was standing, knocking down the tree and force the assassin cross to jump to the ground, saving himself from the tree fall.
"What is that?! George?!" Olivia quickly approaches him and heals him, "What happened?! Who sent you flying here?!!". "Him!" George points out towards the Dark Lord, who could be seen slowly approaching them. "I'll fend him off!!" Olivia, preparing to throw a Magnus Exorcimus, quickly rushes towards the undead sorcerer, who gathers his Dark Illusions in front of him to protect himself from the holy spell the moment Olivia unleashes it.
A bright light covers the air and perfectly hits the four Dark Illusions, killing them. But the Dark Lord, still survive, throws a fire bolt towards Olivia. George takes the initiative to punch the falling tree towards the bolts and covers his comrade from the spell, much to the surprise of the Dark Lord, "Quite a nice teamwork, but that won't be enough to stop me!!".
"Then, we have to try again" Olivia says as she and George prepare a stance. But, Eremes, still having some words to say to Olivia, quickly barges in the fight, "Wait, Dark Lord!!! I still have a business with the high priest!!! If you dare to interfere, then I will have to destroy you!! I've been waiting long enough to meet her and I'm not going to let anyone ruin my chance!!!". Learning his threat, Dark Lord chooses to stay silent, knowing he won't win against one of The Quarter Kings.
Gazing at the assassin cross, George defiantly asks his childhood friend, "Do you know him, Olivia? I didn't know you had a boyfriend?!". "He's not my boyfriend, dummy!!!" Olivia harshly replies the champion, "I happened to meet him today and he said he needs my help!!".
"Help? From you? What kind of help? Ruining his life?" George chuckles when he replies back. Olivia punches George's shoulder and shouts, "How would I know?! And stop saying I'm ruining other people's life, that's embarrassing!!!".
But their friendly conversation was cut short when Eremes suddenly knock George from behind and send him crashing to one of the trees. "George!!" Olivia prepares to help the champion, but Eremes continues his interruption, "Vanessa, take her down!!!". In a matter of second, the female assassin cross suddenly appears and hits Olivia on her neck, knocking her unconscious. "Olivia!!" George quickly rises and prepares to battle Eremes, "What do you want from her?!".
"None of your concern" Eremes quickly orders his underling, "Vanessa, take her to somewhere safe and guard her. I'll come right after I deal with this moron". "Understood" Vanessa quickly grabs Olivia and takes her away from the sight, much to George's chagrin, "Wait!!". But Eremes quickly appears in front of him, preparing to throw a Sonic Blow, "Die!!".
And in a matter of an eye blink, Eremes hits George ten times using his merciless Katar, wounding him in his whole body with slashes after slashes, covering him in his own blood as he goes down to the ground. "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaakkkkhhh!!!" George lets out a long wail after receiving the merciless blows from one of The Quarter Kings, crawling in the ground to ease his pains. "That is what happened when you try to hinder The Quarter Kings!!!" Eremes looks at George with a lowering look.
"The Quarter Kings?!! Elraven defeated two of them, right?!"George tells himself amidst his pain, "He…fought against people like him and won?! I…how weak I am…". Much to his weakness, George desperately tries to stand on his two feet, as Eremes and Dark Lord give him a pathetic look. "How impudent this mortal is. He could have pretended to die, but he decided to rise again?" Dark Lord prepares a Fire Bolt, and strikes George with it, knocking him down to the ground again. "Aaahh!! Aaakkhhh!!!" George crawls in the ground upon receiving the attack. The inflicted damage was so painful, but something inside him tells him not give up and stand, "It…hurts!!! It hurts so much!!! But…".
The champion desperately looks at Eremes, who is still looking at him with a pitying look, "I hate that looks!!! My whole life I've been having people look at me like that!!! Pitying me because of my own weakness, my own limit!!! I….". Clenching his left fist and tries to stand again, George keeps telling himself, "I failed to be useful this whole war. I couldn't do anything at Payon. I was left out from Geffen, and now…I couldn't even protect a friend, I…I couldn't even protect myself!!!".
"Pitiful" Eremes mutters seeing George desperate effort to stand, "Really pitiful. I have never seen a champion so weak like you. Do you even know how to battle your enemies?". Wasting no time, Eremes throws another slash towards George again before he had the chance to stand, again and again; mercilessly slashing him without even gives him the chance to scream. Slashes after slashes, wounds after wounds, but Eremes didn't stop; it's as if something possessed him to kill the champion without giving him any chance to fight back. The assassin cross finally send him into the bushes after one hard blow as his blood sprays on the air. "Die a painful death!" Eremes curses the green haired man. Amidst the torture, seeing himself covered in blood, George couldn't help but wondering about death, "Am I going to die?! Does that mean…I'm not going to see how this war ends? I'm not going to see the peaceful days in Prontera again? I will never have the chance to make my father proud of me? I will never have the chance to make my friends regard me as useful?".
Lifting both his bloodied hands, the champion takes a good look at them as a little tear could be seen streaming on his left eye, "Does that mean…I will never have the chance to feel being needed by someone else? I…I will…die?".
"No, you won't. I will not let that happen"
A voice resounding inside him, erasing his pain as George realizes the source of the sound, "Fenrir, is that you?".
"Smart boy, you still remember me? Good".
"What are you doing? Are you going to tell me to unleash your power again? You choose a good time, huh?".
"No, I'm not going to tell you to do this or that, that would be a freaking waste of time. I'm here to remind of you something".
"Remind me? What do you have to say?".
"Listen, George…I know the feeling of wanting to be needed. Even a god wouldn't escape that feeling, you know? Before Ragnarok happened, Odin imprisoned me for thousands of years. Being confided inside darkness, not knowing when you will come out and not knowing what's gonna happen to you without anyone beside you, you cannot imagine the feeling of loneliness confiding me. But there was a man, Tyr, he…supposed to be one of Odin's human minions. When I first met him in the prison, I bite his right arm and cut it off, rendering him handicap for the rest of his life. But, he holds no grudge against me. He tried to befriend me, to accompany me. At first I wonder why, we were supposed to be enemy, but he acted like a father for me. I then realized, perhaps he did all the things an enemy shouldn't have done because…he wanted to be needed, by someone, even by me, the one who would kill Odin. His whole life, he's been chasing that feeling, the feeling of wanting to be needed. And me too, in the endless loneliness, inside the everlasting darkness, I wanted to be needed by someone, even by him, a human, a mortal, an enemy. After Ragnarok, I've never seen him again until now, but I can tell, he was happy being my friend, just like I was happy being his friend".
"…And your point is?"
"George, to finally feel that feeling, of wanting to be needed, you will have to live, and keep living, until you meet the people destined for you. That's why, just like your paladin friend told you, you must live. And in the name of Loki, there's no way you would get that chance if you were to die now. So, what I was going to remind you is…choose. I'm not going to force you to release my power, but I want you to choose, to live…or to die. I swear the time will come for you to be needed; all you have to do is live. Now, choose!!!".
The encouraging words from Fenrir finally 'touch' George. Despite his injuries, the champion rises again, with his left fist fully clenching, surprising both Eremes and Dark Lord. "For god sake, do you want to die that bad?! Fine!!" Eremes prepares a stance as George readying an Ashura Strike on his left fist, calling the spirits to surround him. "Die!!!" Eremes rushes in an unmatchable speed, but despite that, George throw his Ashura Strike right towards the assassin cross. "Fenrir, I will believe you. I will entrust my life on you, so…until we meet again" With that, George unleashes his true power and perfectly hit Eremes, who couldn't escape the wrath of Ashura Strike, "Take this, Ashura Strike!!!!".
DUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!!
"Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhh" Eremes was sent flying by an unbelievable power. The strike even destroyed George's left knuckle into pieces and trembled the whole woods. Shaking the trees and cutting the bushes, even the impact was more than enough to make Dark Lord protected himself. Eremes hit a tree and crashed it, killing him once. George fell to his knees upon unleashing the unparalleled strike, exhausted after losing all his energies. "Un..believable…" Eremes tried to stand after The Spell of Dionysus revived him once, "He…actually killed me…once?".
"This is dangerous" Dark Lord realizes the threat the champion would make after killing Eremes once, quickly summons another four Dark Illusions and orders, "Dark Illusions, cast the meteor strike on that man and kill him!!!". Along with the Dark Lord, the Dark Illusions quickly casts the meteor strikes and continuously hits the point where George stands. The sky was covered by the heated rocks coming from the space in a matter of seconds. Meteors after meteors, explosions after explosions, trees flying into the air, and finally loud sounds after loud sounds hit the entire woods, burning the trees and turning the woods into area of craters, especially the area surrounding George.
But, much to the surprise of the Dark Lord, Dark Illusions, and Eremes, as the smokes are cleared; George is still standing, unscathed. He looks down to the ground without even seem to care about his enemies' surprises. "Impossible!!! He should have been destroyed into pieces, how come a mortal would stand that many meteors unscathed?!!" The Dark Lord shouts in disbelieve, while Eremes was in a lost words. "Simply because I'm not a mortal, moron" George looks towards his oppositions with a smile on his face, his eyes turns dark and some black auras could be seen surrounding him.
Realizing the difference, Eremes couldn't help but mumbling, "Wait…he's a different person from before. That dark auras surrounding him…could it be?". Clenching both his fists, the man who supposed to be George Bardahl screams and spreads his aura everywhere on the woods, forcing all his oppositions to step backwards just by his aura. The trees were trembling, the winds were gusting, and the grounds were shaking when he roars, signaling how strong he is. "This is inhuman!!! He has transformed into something greater!!!" Eremes, trembling, slowly tells himself as he rose.
Even the Dark Lord couldn't help but trembling upon witnessing the aura releasing, "D,d,dark…illusions!!! Kill him!!!". But before the dark illusions could do anything, the champion has appeared in front one of them, and without wasting a sweat, thrust both his palms inside the Dark Illusion. "Gyaaaaaaakkkh!!!" The Dark Illusion screams when the champion quickly tears him apart into half, in the first try, killing him the moment his blood sprays everywhere.
"What?!! He tore a Dark Illusion with his bare hands?!!" Dark Lord couldn't believe what he saw. But the show didn't stop there; the champion quickly appears behind one of the remaining dark illusions, and with a single blow, cuts off the dark illusion's left arm. "Guaaaaaaaaaakkkk!!!" The dark illusion roars when the killing continues, when another blow cuts off his right arm. Before he had the chance to scream, the champion quickly seizes his mouth, and tore his head off his neck!!!
"Impossible!!! This is totally unbelievable!!! Who really are you?!! There's no way human would be able to do that!!!" Eremes lets out his disbelieve loudly, making the champion listen and looks at him. "Wanna know?" He slowly says, "Behold, mortal. I'm Fenrir, son of Loki, the Black Reaper. Whoever dares to stand in my way will be crushed to death!!!".
"Fenrir?" Eremes slowly mutters, "That means…you're the one who slain Odin? The King of Gods?".
"Correct" Fenrir quickly answers, "And if after learning my name, you choose to fight me then you will pay your foolishness with your life". "This is a fraud!!" Dark Lord shouts upon learning the truth, "Dark Illusions, cast the meteor strike on him!!". But before the dark illusions had the chance to actually do anything, Fenrir quickly walks past them, and in mere blink of an eye, the two dark illusions have been tore apart into pieces, much to the dismay of the Dark Lord.
"This cannot be happening!!! That must be a coincidence!!!" Dark Lord chants another summoning, but this time, instead of four Dark Illusions, Dark Lord summoned twelve Dark Illusions. Seeing the number advantage, the undead monster quickly proclaims, "Now, can you pass 'The Twelve Illusions'?! You cannot win by coincidence anymore!!!".
However, despite the differences of number, Fenrir confidently rushes into one of the Dark Illusions, and gives him the taste of Ashura Strike. "Aaaaaaaakkkkhhh!!!" The Dark Illusion screams when he realized he got a hole on his torso and quickly vanishes into dusts. Although he cannot believe what is happening, Dark Lord tries nonetheless, "Kill him!!! Kill him, now!!!".
Much to the surprise of the Dark Illusions, Fenrir suddenly appears among them, with another Ashura Strike ready on his right hand. Aiming to the ground, the Black Reaper shouts, "Take this, Ashura Strike!!!".
And before anyone realizes what happened, Fenrir hits the ground and creates a gigantic pressure explosion, resulting in a very large crater on the woods as the pressure attack goes berserk everywhere, hitting anything on its path, trees, bushes, and of course the Dark Illusions, sending all of them flying to the sky. "Guaaahh!!!", "Gyaaaaakkkh!!!!" The sound of the Dark Illusions roaring to the sky as the pressure hits them and turns them into dusts. Even Eremes and Dark Lord was almost sent flying to the sky had they didn't cover themselves behind the trees.
When the pressure attack is finally gone, Dark Lord gather his bravery to take a look at the large cater, only to witness Fenrir is victoriously standing inside the crater with all his Dark Illusions gone. "Is this…for real?!" Dark Lord mutters in disbelieve, "So, this is the power of him…who has defeated…the king of gods?".
Looking at the stunned Dark Lord, Fenrir smiles, "Your foolishness has cost you your life, Dark Lord". As if the time stopped for a moment, Fenrir quickly appears in front of the undead monster, and in an invisible speed throw an Ashura Strike directly towards him.
DUAAAAAAAAAAGGGH!!!!
The sound of the Dark Lord being hit echoing throughout the woods, resounding as the Dark Lord was destroyed by a hole on his torso. But before he vanishes, he could be heard muttering his last words, "Invincible…truly…a god…". Fenrir closes his eyes upon seeing the Dark Lord tuning into piles of dusts, perhaps feeling a pity for him to put his logic aside and choose to follow his own foolishness.
As if he's having a very bad nightmare, Eremes wonders inside his mind seeing the amazing power of Fenrir, "Defeating Dark Lord and his many Dark Illusions effortlessly? Is that even possible? Is that even logical? Is that how great he truly is?". Seeing how easy for Fenrir to defeat the monsters, Eremes takes the initiative to quickly teleports himself before Fenrir had the chance to stop him, "I cannot stay here any longer!!! Teleport!!". And with that, he vanishes.
"Tsk, he ran away. George wouldn't like this" Fenrir muttering upon seeing Eremes ran away, "Oh, well. It's not like I had the chance to stop him anyway. Now, what should I do? Come to think of it, I don't really have a thing to do with this war". Rolling his eyes, Fenrir thinks for a moment before decides what to do, "But, there are still some of the remaining supporters of Odin right here, correct? Come to think of it, he must have been killing humans here. I guess I'll pay him a visit".
Meanwhile, on the north point…
Clyde was having a hard time battling Doppelganger. The swordsman looking monster was too quick for his bullets too follow. "Aaakh!!!" Clyde screams upon receiving another sword slash from the fast monster. Now, his injuries are numerous, making it impossible for him to last any longer on this battle. His shoulders and his arms are full of slash wounds; it's hard for him to even get the hold of his Soldier Handguns. Clyde tries to shoots some more bullets, but Doppelganger quickly appears behind him and slashes his back, knocking him to the ground.
"Aaaah!! Damn!!" Clyde tries to stand, but he had the chance to stare at the smiling monster. "He's underestimating me!!! If this keeps going on, I will get killed!!" Clyde looks at his Cutlass with an agonizing look, "Perhaps the only chance for me to win is…". Pulling out his Cutlass, Clyde quickly turns on a small lever on both Cutlass, somewhat making him silent. The Doppelganger looks at him defiantly, before deciding to finally finish him off. Appearing on his back with his sword lifted, the swordsman looking monster throws a finishing blow, only to find his target suddenly disappears and his sword hits the ground. With a questioning look, Doppelganger looks around him to find no one at all. "I'm here" A Voice came from his behind, making him turn his back, to find Clyde, with his nerves appearing on his face, already preparing the Cutlass as smashers and smash him right to the ground, wounding his head. Before the Doppelganger could even stand, Clyde quickly kicks him to the air and smashes him again to the ground. With a confused look, The Doppelganger quickly rises to attack back, but Clyde shoots both his legs and knocks him down to the ground again.
Not wanting to waste this precious chance, Clyde quickly pins the monster to the ground and unloads his bullets on Doppelganger's body, and although the Doppelganger didn't scream, but the look on his face telling a better pain than words could do. Running out of bullets, Clyde quickly disappears again. The Doppelganger rises and checks on his wounds, something inside him tell him to do something if he doesn't want to die.
Meanwhile, Clyde is actually hiding inside the woods, trying to have some fresh air, "This berserk mode would tire me out. I need to kill him before I run out of time". Berserk mode is a trick from Cutlass to hypnotize its owner by turning a small lever on both Cutlasses. The hypnotization would give the Cutlass user an enhanced physical ability, but this trick will eventually tire the user out and knock him unconscious. Knowing this fact, Clyde quickly runs back to the field, only to see Sasha lying on the ground.
"What?!! Sasha!?!" Clyde quickly approaches her and tries to help her, "What happened?! Who did this to you?!". Clyde shook her body, only to see her suddenly smiling and stabs him, right on his stomach. "A…what did you…do?!" Clyde walks several steps backwards and pulls out the sword, as Sasha suddenly changes into Doppelganger. "A…trick attack?!" Clyde falls to the ground, grabbing his wound to ease his pain. The Doppelganger takes his sword from the ground and slowly approaches the gunslinger, preparing himself to finish his enemy off.
But much to his surprise, Clyde suddenly wakes up and kicks him down. Before Doppelganger could counter back, Clyde quickly pins him to the ground and aim the Cutlass to his head. "Don't you know while I'm on Berserk, I cannot feel pain. Not only you could do a trick attack, Doppelganger" Clyde slowly says as he pulls the trigger.
BANG!
The bullet went through his head and killed him right away. The same moment when the Berserk mode went off and Clyde falls to the ground, "I'm finished…but at least I live…and won". As Clyde collapsed, several abysmal knights approaching him without him know…
Meanwhile, Elraven could be seen flying at the sky, avoiding the fire balls that come from his below. "THOSE WINGS WON'T HELP YOU FOR SO LONG!!!" Ifrit shouts from the ground and throws another Hortus Deliciarum. Though the fire blast is a large one, using the speed of his wings, Elraven easily dodges the attack and counter the attack using his HAVOX. Ifit receives the bullets because no harm could be inflicted, but not hitting his target really frustrates even The Fire God of Midgard, "THIS WORM IS REALLY IRRITATING!! HE AVOIDED THE PURGATORIO EARLIER BY FLYING, HE DODGED ALL THE FIRE BALLS AND THE FIRE BLASTS I SENT HIM BY MOVING ON THE SKY, ALL THAT LEFT TO TRY IS A SKY BATTLE!!". After deciding the way he's going to fight, Ifrit slowly ascends to the sky, facing the gunslinger on the air.
"Damn, I forgot he could fly" Elraven shoots his HAVOX when Ifrit suddenly appears behind him, "TOO LATE, WORM!!!". The fire creature smashes Elraven from behind and almost send him crashing to the ground had he didn't anticipate it by stabilize his wins and his movements, maintaining his position on the air. But before he could do anything, The Embodiment of Hell quickly appears in front of him and kicks him, almost making him fall to the ground again. Elraven smashes him back using his HAVOX, again to no avail.
Ifrit quickly grabs his neck and crash him to the ground, and as if he doesn't want to let Elraven counters, Ifrit trails him all the way on the ground, destroying his back quite badly, "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! HOW DOES THAT FEEL?!". Ifrit throws the gunslinger away and crash him inside one of the craters. Though Elaven couldn't see the injuries, he could tell his back is badly wounded as The Spell of Dionysus heals it, "Damn, that hurts!!".
As much as Elraven hates to admit it, he knows there's no way he would stand in one on one battle against the fire creature on his current condition.
"A power without hope is like a bubble in the sea…meaningless"
The words from Frea resounding on his mind, force him to realize his own weakness. "I cannot stand a one on one battle against him!! I have to run until I finish my chanting!!!". Elraven quickly flew away from the crater, much to Ifrit's surprise, "RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BATTLE?! HAVE YOU BECOME COWARD AS WELL AS LOSER?!".
"Then, within a mist of sacred dew"
Ifrrit quickly chases him, and the race on the air starts. "Try this!!" Using his flash grenade, Elraven explodes some lights to blind Ifrit, but the tactic didn't work because the flash grenade didn't affect the fire creature at all, "THAT WON'T WORK, BUT THIS WILL!!!". Ifrit stops in the middle of the air and summons another Meteor Strike. The sound of the meteors coming from above was quickly noticed by Elraven, who prepares to dodge the meteors. But the tactic turns out to be a trap, as suddenly he could spot bits of fire surrounding him. The sound of the meteors coming was only Ifrit whistling. "GOT YOU, FLAME TORNADO!!!!" Ifrit quickly unleashes his spell, which combines the fire bits with gusting wind, and creates a large fire hurricane, engulfing Elraven completely inside it as well as destroying the grounds below.
"WAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! THIRTY THREE MORE LIVES!!!" Ifrit proudly exclaims as Elraven's light wings disappears and he falls to the ground, landed harshly with his HAVOX following him. "This…is not good" Elraven tries to stand as The Spell of Dionysus revives him for the second time today, "At this rate, I will be truly killed". Ifrit slowly descends from the sky, and upon arriving on the ground he crosses his hands and gives Elraven a pitying look, "PATHETIC, THE NAME 'ANGEL OF DARKNESS' IS ONLY A WORM'S NICKNAME AFTER ALL, NOT EVEN WORTH MENTIONING".
"Speak all you want. It's not like I care" Elraven grabs his HAVOX and slowly rises, resulting in another mockery from Ifrit, "REALLY, THOSE PERSISTENCES OF YOURS REALLY ENTERTAIN ME WHENEVER I TRY TO SQUISH A WORM. COULDN'T YOU JUST SIT DOWN AND GLADLY TAKE WHAT'S COMING FOR YOU?".
"No, we can't. That's how we humans live" A voice from their backs turns their attention. "Frea?" Elraven gritted his teeth seeing his woman is here, not caring for her own safety. "OH, LOOK WHO WE HAVE IN HERE" Ifrit cynically says, "FREYJA, FORMERLY GODDESS OF BEAUTY AND PROSPERITY, AT THE MOMENT, BETRAYER OF THE GODS, LIVING AS WORM ALONG WITH HER LOVER. SAY, WOULD YOU MIND REPEATING YOUR LAST STATEMENT ABOUT HOW THE LIFE AS WORM WOKS? I THINK I MISHEARD YOU".
"You heard me well" The soul linker clearly answers, "Being alive and try to survive are what living as human is all about. Unlike gods, human would die of age because they are not immortal. And unlike you, who keep living without realizing the value of others' lives, humans value lives, even the lives of others. But, I don't expect such a heartless being like you to understand".
"THAT'S THE SECOND TIME TODAY I HEARD I HAVE NO HEART" Ifrit slowly shakes his head, "THAT'S A VERY WRONG STATEMENT, FREYJA. I CAN FEEL, THAT MEANS I HAVE A HEART".
"The only thing you can feel is your own lust to entertain yourself, by toying with humans' lives" Frea advances to a stance along with the harsh answer, "Other than that, you cannot feel, you do not feel. Pain, sadness, sorrow, happiness, you cannot feel those feelings. You can act almighty as you please, but how low you are inside, Ifrit".
"SILENCE!!! HOW DARE A WORM SAYING SUCH THINGS TO ME?!! A GOD?!!" Ifrit prepares another red sphere on his left hand, "YOU HAVE SINK SO LOW THAT IT DISGUSTS ME SEEING YOU STANDING!!! I WILL DEFINITELY KILL YOU!!".
"I knew now, the divine wonder…"
"Elraven, now!!!" Frea quickly throws an ice esma and perfectly hits Ifrit's legs, freezing them when Elraven aims his HAVOX cannon. Seeing Frea has avoided the targeted line and Ifrit is still surprised, Elraven finishes his chanting,
"Magna D'Chronos"
And in the moment where time seemed stopping, Elraven launches a gigantic light beam along with his cannon bullet. The beam lighted and paralyzed Ifrit, rendering him unable to avoid the coming bullet when everything he could see turned into white lights after covering. "WHAT?!! WHAT IS THIS?!! WHAT IS HAPPENING?!!" Ifrit questions himself as the red sphere on his left hand vanishes into spheres of lights, "SO, THIS IS THE POWER OF CHANGELING?!! THE POWER OF LIGHT?!! UNBELIEVABLE!!!". And before the fire creature could even realize it, the cannon bullet has already appeared in front of him, hitting him perfectly when an explosion of lights covered the whole field, creating a dome of light.
CRAAAAAAAAAAAANK!!!!!!
The glimmering light was so bright, even Elraven himself had to cover his eyes although he's using a purple glass. Frea couldn't feel Ifrit's soul, but she could feel the warmth of the light attacking Ifrit even with both her eyes closed. The dome of light finally vanishes into thousand spheres of lights the moment Frea approaches Elraven. "Elraven, are you alright? You're not injured, right?" The soul linker put both her hands on the gunslinger's shoulders, showing her worry for him. "I'm fine" Elraven erases her uneasy feeling, "The Spell of Dionysus helped me a lot".
"Thanks god, I was so afraid I would lose you" The soul linker gratefully expresses her gratitude as Elrvane stares at her. "And of course, I thank you as well. You saved my life" Elraven slowly says with a smile, much to Frea's surprise, "I told you not to come here. But, if you didn't come, I'm surely dead by now. I was wrong to…yell at you, and saying harsh things to you. I apologize, and thank you".
Upon seeing him, Frea slowly shakes her head, "That's alright. As long as you'rre alive, that's enough for me". The soul linker is unable to see, but something inside her tells her that right now, Elraven is giving her a very passionate looks.
"HOW CUTE, AM I INTERRUPTING?!" A loud voice suddenly surprises both couple and makes them turn their attentions on the source of it, who turns out to be Ifrit. "No way!!! You're still alive?!" Elraven prepares his HAVOX but he witness the Embodiment of Hell has lost his left torso and his left arm, although he is still standing like nothing happened.
"Oh ho, you don't look that well, Ifrit. So, at the very least Magna D'Chronos cost you something, huh?" Elraven gains some confidence seeing the condition of his adversary. "INCORRECT, WORM" The fire creature confidently replies, "WHILE IT'S TRUE, YOUR LAST ATTACK WAS GREAT. IT HURT ME, GIVING ME THE FEELING OF PAIN AFTER SUCH A LONG TIME NOBODY EVER COULD. BUT YOU FORGOT SOMETHING, I'M AN ELEMENTAL ENTITY, AND ABOVE ALL OTHERS, I'M GOD, THE HIGHEST OF SPIRIT. THERE'S NO WAY AN ATTACK FROM MORTAL WOULD TRULY COST ME SOMETHING".
After finishing his explanation, the parts of his body which have been destroyed quickly reappear again in no time, his left arm and his left torso, all of them, shocking Elraven and Frea as well, although she learns the whole situation only by listening, "No way!!! That…you regenerated yourself?!!". "INCORRECT, AGAIN" Ifrit moves prepares a fire ball from his left arm to ensure his left arm is not a trick, "I DIDN'T REGENERATE ANYTHING. I AM UNBREAKABLE, YOU CAN DESTROY ME THOUSANDS OF TIMES, BUT I WILL KEEP COMING BACK. LET'S REGARD IT AS…IMMORTALITY".
Seeing the unbelievable threat in front of him, Elraven couldn't help but asks himself, "Uh, what should I do? Magna D'Chronos cost me a lot of my energy and there's no way the same trick would work on him!!! And Frea's also here!! What should I do?!!".
"And to think George envy this guy, really…what's so great about you anyway?" A sudden voice from their behind makes the three turns their attention to spot Fenrir looks at Elraven pitifully. "George?! What are you doing here?! How's west point?!" Elraven, still regarding the champion as George, quickly asks.
"Incorrect, brat. I'm Fenrir, son of Loki, not George" Fenrir explains much to the shock of Elraven, "Let's say, I've been living inside George's body for quite some time. And due to some circumstances, I'm using his body for now. George is…asleep".
"He's telling the truth" Frea ensures her lover, "I can feel the dark aura surrounding him; he's definitely Fenrir, not George". "Long time no see, Freyja" Fenrir politely greets the former goddess, "I have never thought I would really meet you as a human".
"AND I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SEE A GOD INSIDE WORM'S BODY AFTER SEEING A GODDESS TURNING INTO A WORM" Ifrit barges in the conversation, "WHAT IS THIS WAR, TRULY? THE REUNION OF PATHETIC GOD AND GODDESS WHO SIDED WITH LOKI DURING RAGNAROK? WILL SOMEONE WOULD BE KIND ENOUGH TO TELL ME? I'M A BIT CONFUSED".
"No, this war is just a big show from a big egoistical maniac known as Beelzephir, Ifrit. And also the chance for bloodlust god likes you to fulfill your needs" Fenrir cynically replies. "True, very true" Frea follows as Elraven continue watching the gods arguing.
"OH, THERE'S NO NEED TO BE SO CYNICAL. IT'S NOT LIKE LORD BEELZEPHIR HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU, RIGHT? YOU BOTH ARE SONS OF LOKI".
"Lord Beelzephir? Is that how you call him now? How could you say I and Freyja sink so low when you call that asshole 'Lord'?".
"APPARENTLY, THAT 'ASSHOLE' YOU MENTIONED IS STILL A FULL PLEDGED GOD, AND HE FITS TO BE THE NEXT KING OF GODS. I DON'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG CALLING HIM LORD; HE HAS THE QUALITY FOR IT. UNLIKE YOU TWO, WHO FIT TO BE NO OTHER THAN WORMS".
"See, that's your problem, Ifrit. From ten thousand years ago until now, you always do anything and everything like you are the truest on earth. You don't want to listen to others, you never wanted to".
"FENRIR, ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? WHY WOULD I LISTEN TO OTHERS WHEN WE ARE ENTITLED TO OUR OWN OPINIONS? DON'T TELL ME LIVING INSIDE A WORM BODY MAKES YOU THINK LIKE ONE TOO, THE NAME OF THE BLACK REAPER, THE ONE WHO SLAIN ODIN, WOULD HAVE GONE INTO THIN AIR IF WHAT I SAID IS TRUE".
"Well…Odin, huh? He was your king, right? He was a stupid traitor who only knew how to protect himself and his own needs. Just like you, no wonder you sided with him during Ragnarok".
"ABOUT THAT…I THINK I WOULD HAVE TO AGREE WITH YOU. ODIN WAS A STUPID GOD WHO ONLY KNEW HOW TO FULFILL HIS OWN NEEDS. AND THAT COST HIM HIS PITIFUL LIFE, AS WELL AS HIS OTHER FOLLOWERS AND ALSO LOKI AND HIS FOLLOWERS" Ifrit calmly says much to the surprise of Fenrir, Frea, and Elraven, "AND JUST TO CLARIFY ONE THING, I DIDN'T ACTUALLY WANT TO SIDE WITH ANYONE DURING RAGNAROK. I SIDED WITH ODIN MERELY BECAUSE THAT WAY I WOULD HAVE A REASON TO KILL, EITHER THE OTHER GODS OR ODIN'S OWN EIRNHEINJAR, THAT'S ALL".
"This guy's sick" Elraven tells himself upon learning Ifrit's reason to participate on Ragnarok. Frea follows with her own opinion, "You…you truly are detestable. The other gods and goddesses actually fought for something, but you…you fought in that war just because you want to kill?!".
" DON'T BE NAÏVE, FREYJA" Ifrit chuckles when he says it, "WAR IS ABOUT KILLING EACH OTHER, AND SINCE RAGNAROK WAS APPARENTLY UNAVOIDABLE, WHY NOT ENJOYED IT TO ITS FULLEST? AM I RIGHT?".
"War is about killing?! Then, I will kill you!!!" Fenrir suddenly appears beside Ifrit and punches him on the face, almost sending him backwards, "OH, YOU WANT TO PLAY?! COME ON!!! IT'S BEEN LONG SINCE I WANT THE TASTE OF YOUR POWER, WHO HAVE DEFEATED THE KING OF GODS!!!". Ifrit punches him back and almost send him backwards too. Not wanting to lose the momentum, Fenrir throws an Ashura Strike right into Ifrit's stomach, making a hole inside his body as the effect of the punch makes Elraven and Frea take covers for themselves. "They both are extremely strong!! What would happen if this continues?!" Elraven asks Frea, but she only shakes her head as an answer.
Ifrit punches Fenrir back and send him crashing to the ground when he recovers his stomach, "NICE TRY!!! BUT I EXPECT MORE FROM THE BLACK REAPER!!!". Fenrir quickly stands back and the two start trading blows, much to the shock of Elraven, who feels amazed by the power of the two gods. Just by hitting each other, the two make the ground trembling uncontrollably and the winds gusting everywhere. Ifrit punches Fenrir right on his face, when Fenrir counter by doing the same thing. Fenrir throws a Triple Attack on Ifrit when Ifrit counters by kicking him on his neck and nearly send him to the ground again. Not wanting to give Fenrir any chance, Ifrit continues by throwing him to the ground, but using the refraction of his body, Fenrir kicks him back right on his face, much to Ifrit's surprise. Ifrit prepares to hit an Earthquake on his left hand when Fenrir prepares an Ashura Strike on his right. Not wasting any other time, the two hits their respective technique as their fists meet and clash each other.
The impact was insanely behemoth, as the attacks not only send both gods flying, but also destroying the grounds they're on, creating yet another large crater for the countless time today. The clash also destroys Fenrir's right knuckle. Had Elraven and Frea didn't properly hide themselves, they would have been sent flying to the sky by the impact of the attack. Fenrir and Ifrit rises again as both gods continue trading blows. "What power…so, this is the battle between gods would look like?!" Elraven slowly mutters seeing the two highest entities battling each other fiercely. "Only between the strongest of gods" Frea clarifies, "Apparently, they are among the strongest of gods, so of course their battles would be insane like this".
"But, since that Fenrir defeated The King of Gods…that means he would be able to defeat Ifrit, right?".
"Perhaps, but I won't bet it just based on that fact, Elraven. Among gods and goddesses, power is something unstable, something that could change along with time. Ifrit isn't the same as he was during Ragnarok. I can even tell that Beelzephir is greater than Odin. And I believe the same goes with humans".
"It's true, but…I don't think Ifrit has gained any other power than he previously had. Didn't you tell me all he does until five years ago was recuperating himself?".
"Yes. And even with that condition, he still able to hold his own against Fenrir, right? There's no guarantee he is weaker than Odin or Fenrir at all. He is definitely not the strongest god ever, but he certainly is strong among gods. I believe you already knew about him single handedly killing two hundred thousand soldiers during the war five years ago. Normally, even a god wouldn't stand that many adversaries. And about him recuperating is the only fact I knew, there's no guarantee he didn't really do anything for himself after Ragnarok".
"But…" Elraven stops there, realizing that he is having a score to settle with someone definitely dangerous. Frea quickly realizes what her man is thinking, trying to ease his worry, "No worries, Elraven. Ifrit is just unbreakable, not invincible. Fenrir actually hit him, hurt him. Once you find hope to complete your power, maybe you would be able to do the same".
"Thank you. But I gotta admit…" Elaven smiles upon seeing the two gods fighting, "This is the first time after so long that a fight really amazes me. Seeing both gods, I realize how weak I am compared to them, and how far the gap between Ifrit and myself. I wish Fenrir would be kind enough to side with us so I can ask for his help". Frea could feel an envy on Elraven's last statement, this is the first time she really heard Elraven admires something. "That feeling…there's no doubt about it anymore. I'm sure of it, you can find a hope within your power…because you have something than most humans don't, and even most gods don't have. Find it, Elraven. Then…" Frea looks at Elaven without actually saying anything but putting a smile on her face, "Then you will finally…".
A loud crashing sound resounding throughout the field as the two gods hit each other again. "THIS BATTLE GIVES ME A LOT OF FUN" Ifrit rises as Fenrir follows, "BUT I HAVE NO INTENTION TO PROLONG IT THAN IT ALREADY HAS". Ifrit prepares a fire ball as Fenrir forms an ice ball on his left hand. "SO, THAT IS THE ICE SPELL YOU'RE KNOWN FOR? INTERESTING" The Fire God of Midgard slyly comments Fenrir's power. "Correct. And this spell will also known as the spell which shut your mouth forever" Fenrir quickly throws the ice ball, which turns into hundred of ice lances. Ifrit release the fire balls to counter the ice lances back, destroying both spell on the air the moment the two spell clash.
Fenrir quickly appears behind Ifrit with one of his ice lances ready on his hands. The Black Reaper throws an attack but Ifrit quickly doges it and throws a kick. Fenrir defended himself from the kick using his ice lance, forcing both gods to retreat back and plan their moves. Ifrit quickly unleashes another Purgatorio but Fenrir was fast to encase himself within his ice dome to protect his body. Not wanting to get attacked again, Fenrir releases a Storm Gust to fend Ifrit off from inside the dome when he breaks it, resulting on the fire creature avoiding the spell by dodging, giving both gods some times to attack again. Creating bits of fire, Ifrit unleashes his Flame Tornado only to witness Fenrir protect himself using the ice smokes until the tornado vanishes.
"Amazing…really amazing!!!" Elraven loudly lets out a comment upon seeing the action of the two gods, "This is more of a showcase of talents rather than a battle". Frea chuckles listening him, "Well, that's the gods for you". "I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD REALLY WITNESS ALL MY SPELLS GOT COUNTERED BACK, I GUESS I HAVE UNDERESTIMATED YOU" Ifrit prepares another Hortus Deliciarum as Fenrir prepares a blue sphere called 'Sub Zero Cannon', "No surprise there, you underestimate everything. Now, let's end this".
The two gods staring at each other silently as the wind slowly gusts, indicating this would be the final blow from both gods. Elraven and Frea hold their breaths seeing the atmosphere surrounding the battlefield. No Sagramore soldiers standing anymore, no Elysion Guild soldiers wandering around, just two gods locking eyes to finish their battle. And finally, the two unleashes their spells. The moment the fire blast meets the ice cannon; even heaven seems split into two as the sound and the explosion of the clashing covers the whole field.
GUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRR!!!!!
Meanwhile, on the east point…
Alphard throws another Hurricane Slash only to be avoided for the countless number of times by Seyren. The battle has gone just like that so far. Alphard realizes the sound attack has its own distance limits. So, he chose to attack from a long distance to avoid getting hit by the sound attack. Both Sagramore soldiers and Elysion Guild soldiers on the east point have done nothing but watching their leaders battling each other the whole time.
"Curses, none of my attacks actually hit him" Alphard sighs seeing Seyren, "I wonder if this battle will keep going on like this". Seyren keeps the smile on his face, until suddenly he heard something on his ears. "Sir Alphard, I enjoy our time here, it's good to meet a family after such a long time, but…" Seyren sheaths his sword much to the surprise of his adversary and the soldiers, "I have to go. So, let's end this battle here, shall we?".
"You're retreating? Why? Do you really feel you have gained the upper hand against me?" Alphard doesn't want to let go of his enemy just like that, "Is this some kind of joke?".
"No, I'm not running at all" Seyren shakes his head, "I'm escaping. And I suggest you should do the same. But if you wish to see something interesting, why not going to the north point along with the rest of your soldiers? I guarantee you that you won't be disappointed".
Before Alphard could reply, a warp hole appears behind Seyren. The white haired lord knight quickly enters the whole as the warp hole vanishes, leaving the rest of the soldiers on the west point. "Let's go to the north point" Alphard orders his soldier, "The Abyssmal Knights and The Bloody Knights here are too afraid to fight us. Let's not waste our time against these cowards".
At the same time in the west point…
The sight of swords clashing, fists trading do no longer exist on the west point of Glast Heim. The only sight one would see is piles of dead bodies of Sagramore soldiers. Their lord knights, their paladins, their high priests, and their champions. As unbelievable as it may seem, Elysion Guild soldiers are still standing tall. General Hagi, down to one knee, puts dismay on his face as he looks up to a gigantic figure, surrounded by four smaller figures around him. "NOW, YOU HAVE WITNESSED OUR POWERS, MORTAL" Great Demon Baphomet, the mentioned gigantic figure, proudly proclaims, "YOUR SOLDIERS ARE NOTHING BEFORE ME AND MY SOLDIERS".
"Is this for real?!" The champion asks himself, "I' have been through many battles in my life, but never before I witnessed such unparalleled power from one being. This creature…Great Demon Baphomet….how unbelievable his ability is. One slash from his scythe would destroy hundreds, and that four Baphomets surrounding him are also monstrous. So, this is the true power of the high ranked warriors from Valdomir Kingdom? If so, how godlike they are".
Great Demon Baphomet could see fear on the general's eyes, so he decides, "I SHALL SPARE YOUR LIFE, SO YOU WOULD TELL YOUR KIND, HOW WE DESTROY YOUR SOLDIERS ON THE BATTLE OF GLAST HEIM". The giant demon rests his Scythe on his shoulders as the four Baphomets surrounding him slowly vanishes, "THE ABYSSMAL KNIGHTS, THE RAYDRICS, THE KHALITZBURGS, AND THE BLOODY KNIGHTS SHALL GO TO THE NORTH POINT OF GLAST HEIM. AND YOU!!!" The giant demon point out at the general, "DON'T FORGET, YOUR LIFE IS SPARED. LITERALLY, YOU HAVE DIED ONCE. SO, REMEMBER THIS DAY YOUR WHOLE LIFE, BECAUSE I WILL REMEMBER THIS DAY MY WHOLE LIFE. I WILL REMEMBER HOW WEAK SAGRAMORE SOLDIERS ARE. AND HOW THEY CANNOT BE COMPARED TO ME, THE LEADER OF STYX GUILD!!".
After sending his 'message', Great Demon Baphomet vanishes into thin air as the Elysion Guild soldiers march to the north point, leaving General Hagi alone…
At apparently the same time, inside Glast Heim…
Fiorentin could be seen panting for breath, trying to get a fresh air when Naght Seiger calmly stares at her. "Amazing" The former princess says to herself, "With that size of his, he actually matched my speed…no, he maybe even surpassed it. And his power, one blow from his sword would have crushed me into pieces of meat had I got hit".
Naght Seiger suddenly appears in front of her and throws another slash. Using her speed, Fiorentin appears behind him and counters his slash, but Naght Seiger did the same, appearing on her back while throwing another swords attack. The former princess defended herself by quickly rolls to the front and jumps backwards, for the unmentioned time today feeling surprised by the physical ability of the tall skeleton monster. Naght Seiger unleashes another blow using his Twin Edge towards the lord knight, who quickly dodges it. The wind from the blow hits a building behind her and beaks its wall, indicating the strength of the attack. Tying to increase her speed, Fiorentin uses the tick of the after image to surround and confuse the skeleton monster. But the Lord of Night quickly hits the ground and beaks the area surrounding him, automatically stops Fiorentin's steps and after images, and before the lord knight could regain her composure, the skeleton monster throws her a blow which she blocked using her two swords, but still more than enough send her crashing into one of the buildings.
"Akh! Ah" The former princess feels the pain on her back as she tries to rise and stares defiantly on the skeleton monster, "It's been long ever since a sword fighter would overpower me like that. It seems that…there's no way I would defeat him physically, the only way to match his power and speed is perhaps…Percival".
"PLEASE DON'T TELL ME THAT'S ALL YOU GOT, PRINCESS FIORENTIN" The skeleton monster suddenly says, "YOUR FATHER WOULD BE DISAPPOINTED". Upon listening the lord of night, the lord knight harshly responds, "What?! What do you know about my father?! Don't speak like you knew him!".
"OH, I KNEW HIM. LONGER THAN YOU DO" Naght Seiger calmly answers much to Fiorentin's surprise, "LET'S SEE, IF YOU CAN GIVE ME ONE SCRATCH, I WOULD TELL YOU SOMETHING INTERESTING ABOUT YOUR FATHER. DO WE HAVE A DEAL, PRINCESS FIORENTIN?".
Fiorentin doesn't really understand what Naght Seiger actually saying, but she agrees nonetheless, "Deal! But saying a scratch…you actually underestimate me, Lord of Night?".
"NO" Naght Seiger advances to a stance, "I NEVER UNDERESTIMATE MY OPPONENTS, WHOEVER THEY MIGHT BE. I CHALLENGED YOU AFTER CALCULATING YOUR ABILITY".
"Well, for me, that's more than just a challenge" Fiorentin prepares to attack with Percival. The two sword fighters gaze upon each other, preparing to welcome any attack their oppositions would throw them. Taking the initiative, the lord knight dashes towards her opponent in an invisible speed and quickly approaches him. Fiorentin throws her invisible yet unavoidable slashes the moment she arrives in front of Naght Seiger, but much to her surprise, Naght Seiger follows her speed and blocks all of her swords attacks. Every slash, every move, and every hit, Naght Seiger perfectly blocked them by doing the exact same moves as Fiorentin does.
Realizing Percival's failure, Fiorentin quickly retreats. Knowing there's no need to continue her effort. The light pink haired girl widened her eyes to its deepest; not believing even Percival wouldn't work against her opponent. "No way" She said while panting for breath, "That move you used to stop Percival was also…Percival?!".
"CORRECT" Naght Seiger calmly responds, "SURPISED?".
Back to the north point…
The dusts and smokes are still covering the whole point. Elaven covers Frea from the impact of the two spell clashing by hiding with her inside one of the craters behind them. By now, the condition of the north point of Glast Heim cannot be mentioned by words. The meadow land has turned into half wasteland due to the battles happened there. Elraven and Frea slowly rise to witness both gods still standing. But they are not doing anything, both of them. When the smokes are cleared, it could be seen that Ifrit has lost the right parts of his body while Fenrir is bleeding badly on his stomach, as he could be seen grabbing it to ease his pain.
"MAGNIFICENT" Ifrit slowly says seeing the result of the clash, "I AM GRATEFUL I CAME TO THIS POINT. FROM THE SOLDIERS, THE ANGEL OF DARKNESS, AND NOW YOU, HAS ENTERTAINED ME TO MY FULLEST. IF YOU'RE NOT INSIDE WORM BODY, I WOULD HAVE THANKED YOU".
"Well, it's been a good fight" Fenrir encases his wound with ice to stop the blood, "Too bad; I didn't manage to kill you". As the right part of his body grows back, Ifrit slowly comments, "SAME HERE. TOO BAD, I DIDN'T MANAGE TO KILL YOU, AND THE REST OF THE WORMS WATCHING FROM AFAR".
"Shall we continue the battle, then?" Fenrir prepares another stance as Ifrit does the same, "GLADLY".
But before the two could resume the battle, a voice from behind Elraven and Frea stops them and turns their attention, "This point seems fun. May I join the battle?". The source of the voice turns out to be the smiling Albert Gahn, who is watching calmly at them. "OK, who are you?!" Elraven aims HAVOX on him when Frea feels something weird on him the moment she prepares an esma, "This guy…isn't normal…".
"YOU'RE FINALLY HERE, DEMON GOD. WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?" Ifrit asks him in a friendly tone as Albert Gahn answers, "Well, I was watching you killing the humans. I thought I shall come out at the right time. And now's the right time".
"What are these freaks talking about?" Elraven mutters, not letting his eyesight and his HAVOX go from the black clothed man. "Oh, I almost forgot to introduce myself" Albert Gahn politely speaks, "My human name is Albert Gahn. I'm the appointed King of Valdomir Kingdom. And I've heard a lot about you. You're Elraven Sinclair, The Angel of Darkness. You cost our Kingdom a guild and two Quarter Kings. I think I would have to deal with you personally; I don't really want to lose another high ranked soldiers. So…".
The moment he stops, a dark aura surrounds him and turns his body into something large, something gigantic. Surpass even thirty feet tall. The moment the dark aura leaves him, except for Ifrit, the other three widened their eyes upon witnessing the dark aura reveals Satan Morroc, The Destroyer of Midgard, the true identity of Albert Gahn.
"AH, FINALLY HIS TRUE FORM. IT'S BEEN LONG SINCE THE LAST I SAW HIM LIKE THIS" Ifrit mutters observing the gigantic demon. Seeing the surprised Elraven, Satan Morroc slowly asks, "WHY DO YOU LOOK SO SURPRISED? A DEVIL IS LOOKING AT YOUR SOUL?".
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OK, that's it for the second part of the war. Hopefully the next chapter will be the last part of this war. God, it's tiring me writing all this three chapters. But I gotta admit, it's been a fun experience.
I hope you enjoyed Ifrit vs Fenrir although it's only a brief fight. And I enjoyed writing Naght Seiger vs Fiorentin, their battle here is a just a prelude to a greater battle, the same goes for Elraven vs Ifrit in this war. And the last but not least, how's Satan Morroc?
Thank u for reading. Wish me luck and c u next chappy!! (^^)