Flare was in distress as she held a nervous Ms. Fortune in her grasp, looking towards the back edge of the village where a pillar of scarlet flames were raging while a pillar of violet ice equal in size tried to quench the flames.

She wanted to feel the comforting heat from Eric's flames that she felt when he took out Raven Tail, but all she could feel was a bone-numbing fear as pure hatred & wrath radiated from the blazing inferno.

'I need to go. I need to go stop him.' She thought in her mind as she wanted to move forward, but her body didn't even want to move in that direction as she felt herself shuffling backwards.

"-are! Flare!" Flare blinked as she was ripped from her shock by Ms. Fortune's shouting, looking down at the Exceed in her hands to see her looking back up at Flare with a determined frown.

"We need to go. Prepare yourself."

"Wait, wh-eeehhhh!" Flare squealed as Ms. Fortune leapt from her hands while her form shifted in the air, a pair of clawed talons grabbing her by the shoulders before she felt herself taking flight.

"Wait, you could do that?!" Flare exclaimed as she looked up at the phoenix-like form the Exceed had taken, to which Ms. Fortune simply giggled & nodded.

"Like I said, I'm unique. Now, let's stop wasting time and go stop that idiot from becoming something he doesn't want to be."

"Right!" Flare nodded as she turned back towards where the flames & ice were still raging wildly, a frown on her face as she took a deep breath before a determined look appeared in her eyes.

'Please, don't do anything rash.'

"Ahahahahaha! Keep dancing, bastard!" Eric exclaimed with a manic grin as he raised a hand to the sky before swiping it through the air, a wave of ice carrying Silver out of the way just as a bombardment of fireballs rained down.

With a flick of his wrist, icicles shot out from the ice under Silver & flew towards Eric, who just cackled as he snapped his fingers & unleashed a scorching blast of flames from his feet.

The ice immediately melted away along with the ice carrying Silver, the mage frowning as he leapt away while creating a dense layer of ice below his feet to keep him afloat.

'Usually, no Fire Magic should be able to melt away my ice with that level of ease, but then again, someone who could kill seven dragons in a matter of seconds most likely is capable of melting away anything that bothers him.'

"Why are you protecting the demon, kid? Just because he said he's a dragon & takes the form of one doesn't mean he is."

"Oh, protecting him? I don't even care for the shithead. I just wanted a reason to vent and you gave me one." Eric's answer made Silver blink as the Dragon Slayer walked towards him, to which the mage simply stared at him before letting out a soft sigh as he palmed his face.

"And here I thought you were actually a hero. Turns out, you're probably just another demon that escaped from Hell and wants to have his fun."

"Hell? Oh, I know Hell. The only problem right now is, do you want to experience it with me?" Eric whispered in a menacing tone as the flames around them began to dim, Silver frowning in confusion at the mage's question before his eyes widened as he felt danger all around him.

Spinning around while unleashing his ethernano in a wide circle, a dome of compact violet ice surrounded Silver on all sides just as a monstrous tornado of scarlet flames appeared around him.

'What the hell? If I didn't trust my senses, I would be nothing but ash right now.' Silver thought with wide eyes as he felt the flames trying to melt away his ice, his ice only holding on thanks to the constant ethernano he was fuelling into the spell as the flames outside began to die down.

However, the dome shattered moments later along with Silver's head violently whipping to the side as Eric crashed right through it & landed a vicious punch into his jaw.

The air warped from the shockwave that occurred from the blow before the mage was sent rocketing through the air, barely able to make out up from down as Eric appeared above him with his fists held high.

Just as he went to slam a hammer fist into the mage's chest, Eric clicked his tongue as a blast of ice hit Silver's legs & made him backflip past the attack.

Shaking his head to get rid of the fogginess clouding his brain, Silver glared at Eric as he reached out & tore away his cape & armour, leaving him in just his shirt & pants before the ground under him cracked as he bolted forward.

Pulling a fist back while encasing his hand in a freezing aura, Silver watched as Eric did the exact same while covering his fist in potent flames, both men waiting until they were near each other before the ground under them shattered as their fist clashed.

"Hell Flame Dragon's Iron Fist!"/ "Ice Devil's Destructive Fist!" Eric & Silver roared respectively as they unleashed their spells, violet ice & scarlet flames exploding & crashing into each other and destroying the ground under them for dozens of meters.

"Hahahahaha! Come on, Silver! Tell me you can give me more! Give me more reason to burn you until even your ashes are nothing but dust in the wind!" Eric roared as he slowly pushed the mage back while walking forward, Silver gritting his teeth as he tried to push back to no avail.

"O-Oh! I'll give you something to be mad about!" Silver shouted as a wave of ice shot from his feet and surrounded the both of them in a cold cage, Eric grinning as the world around them shifted before the two men stood in the middle of a desert-like terrain.

"Ice Devil's Laughter!" Quickly shattering the ice, Silver leapt away while unleashing a hail of icicles down upon his foe, but Eric was ecstatic as he raised his hand before unleashing a funnel of scorching flames.

The air warped as Eric's flames licked at the atmosphere while rising upwards, Silver's eyes widening as he quickly pushed off his ice towards the ground just as the flames passed by & completely melted away his ice like it was nothing.

"Ice Devil's…" Silver started his chant as he took a deep breath while gathering ethernano in his stomach, the temperature around him dropping drastically as frost gathered on the ground below him.

"Hell Flame Dragon's…" Eric, however, looked both delighted & enraged as he did the exact same, the sky twisting & warping while the ground turned a bright red from the rising heat exuding from the dragon slayer.

"Rage! / Roar!" The air itself cried as a blizzard of violet ice, snow & cold air impacted a raging wildfire of scarlet flames, hell itself rampaging across the desert and destroyed it for miles.

However, the clash did not last long as scales began to grow on Eric's hands, feet & face, his flames turning into a blood red as Silver's ice was erased within mere moments.

The mage in question looked shocked & horrified as a pillar of ice shot out from the ground besides him & tried to smack him out of the way, but it was not enough and a scream escaped his lips as the flames completely incinerated his left leg.

Ragdolling across the ground & aggravating his wound, Silver hissed as ice grew from his thigh & morphed into the shape of a leg, the mage glaring at Eric before frowning as he saw the scales on his face.

"Is that it? If so, I'm disappointed, Silver. Forget about killing me. With that level of strength, you wouldn't even be able to take out Atlas' flames at all." Eric spoke with a smirk as he walked towards him, the ice mage taking a deep breath before Eric's smirk widened as a grin appeared on Silver's face.

"Hah….hahaha, I see. You truly are a dragon slayer."

"Oh, common sense has finally returned? Well, god damn, you are capable of learning. However, it's too late to feel bad when you tried to kill the man that raised me. Instead, get ready for hell when I sent your soul down to meet the devil." Eric growled as the flames around him intensified, Silver simply chuckling as he shook his head while standing up.

"No, I've long forgotten about apologizing. Despite the fact that you're a dragon slayer, it doesn't mean that the dragon wasn't a demon that learned or stole that magic from a real dragon to try & hide away his identity." Silver spoke as his ethernano erupted from him like a blue geyser, Eric raising an eyebrow as the right side of his body was being covered in jagged black markings.

"So, you're actually getting serious about killing me, eh?" Eric asked with an excited grin as he bounced on the balls of his feet, to which Silver simply chuckled while rolling his right shoulders.

"Truthfully, I don't wish to end an innocent life, but if I don't, you'll keep me from killing Atlas so I have to. Why? Are you finally afraid of losing your life?" Silver asked and Eric snickered as he shook his head, the ice mage raising an eyebrow as the flames around Eric completely disappeared while the mage's arms & legs were completely covered in dark crimson scales.

"No, I wanted to spare you, but now, I guess I just have to kill you. Cursed Technique: Dismantle." Silver's eyes widened as he heard Eric's chant & the pulse of cursed energy from the hero, quickly leaning out of the way as he felt something flying past him.

Taking a quick glance behind him, he was surprised to see the ice falling onto the ground while slowly splitting into tiny ice cubes, the mage turning back just as Eric appeared in front of him with his left hand raised high.

"Dismantle." Eric chanted once more while bringing his hand down, Silver spinning past the attack while lifting his leg before stomping it down on the ground between Eric's legs.

"Freeze."

"Dismantle." Eric didn't even look at the ice spears rising up from the ground as he leapt into the air while swinging his leg in a wide arc, Silver ducking down just as he felt something passing by him once again.

'Whatever he's using, that is neither ethernano nor cursed energy. Why…why does it feel like a combination of the two?' He thought with a frown as he leapt back while snapping his fingers, twin jagged ice spears shooting from the ground to try & impale Eric only to shatter the moment they came into contact with his skin.

"Cleave." Eric chanted without even caring for the ice as he stomped a foot on the ground, Silver's eyes widening as the ground under him was completely carved into tiny chunks of rubble.

However, his distracted state left him open as Eric lunged forward, Silver turning back too late as he wheezed from the heavy palm slamming into his darkened side before his vision went white from pain as deep cuts erupted on his body.

'Oh? It appears the markings are more than just decorations.' Eric thought with a smirk as he leapt away just as Silver unleashed a blizzard filled with sharp snowflakes around him, the mage raising a hand to his side before gritting his teeth as he saw the copious amount of blood flowing from his side.

"Hah, this is boring, you know? Where's the pounding blood? The excitement? The adrenaline rush as I tear you apart limb from limb?" Eric spoke with a frown adorning his face while crossing his arms, Silver growling as ice slowly began to freeze over his wounds.

"Is that all this is to you? A fight to quench your bloodlust?"

"This fucker wants something to distract his mind from the guilt that plagues him."

"Well, I was looking for someone to vent my anger against, but this isn't even worth it. Fighting against Atlas would have been more fun." Eric spoke bluntly with a shrug, completely ignoring Guy's insults & Bacchus' mocking words as he looked at Silver while the mage in question frowned as his wounds finally froze over.

"So, what? You want to give up?"

"Yeah, while I will continue to hate you for trying to kill my father figure, what's the use of killing a rabbit if it was never a threat to you to begin with? If you want, follow me back and I'll end you there & then."

'Did…did he just call me weak?' Silver thought in shock as he watched Eric walk away whilst humming to himself, the shock quickly giving away to anger as the ice mage growled whilst pulling his arm back.

As a jagged spear of ice formed in his grasp, Silver went to throw it before his eyes widened as his arm fell to the floor, Eric appearing back to back with him & his hand held out to the side.

"Cleave." Eric chanted and Silver blinked as he fell forward, his head spinning slowly while airborne to see his headless body falling the other way.

"Well, at least I can make sure you rest in peace."

A/N: This is a very late upload and with sad news as I'm officially discontinuing this story. Its rewrite has just started on Pat-reon and I was finally getting the joy back that I felt when I first started this story, but whenever I have to upload a chapter, I just feel discouraged to do so given how much I messed the timeline at later realization and how much it didn't fit in with what I had in mind.

Just like with Frost of Time & An Arctic Trident, one was the prototype and its rewrite the finished product so I'm hoping this will be the same case of King Of Hellish Gravity & A Cursed Soul(The name of its rewrite)

Once again, thank you to everyone who has been reading this, keeping up with the uploads and who asked me to continue it, but as usual, all good things come to an end.

As always, read, enjoy, review and until the next one...

A final Ba-Bye to King of Hellish Gravity~

P.S. if you guys want me to upload the other chapters that I haven't, just say so.