Chapter 133: The Forbidden Duo

There we were. Hovering in the air. We were absolute polar opposites. We know that we just met each other. But something inside us felt like we hated each other.

Rivals. For eternity.

He looked at his armor. Zeraph then said, "What happened... This isn't my usual armor...? It evolved?" He then looked at me. "Is this... Your doing?"

"I don't know." I responded. "My armor that I usually wear also changed. It evolved according to the system."

He hesitated for a moment. "What's the name of your former armor?"

"Armor of the Bloodfallen."

"...!"

"What's yours?"

"Armor of the Risen."

When he said his previous skill name for his armor, we both knew this meeting was something fate prepared.

This situation has been written in thousands of stories. A demon and an angel. To battle for eternity.

We stood there for several seconds trying to figure out what happened. No one dared to make a move. Not even the monsters fron Tartarus.

The Lich even though its mannerisms are obvious that it's scared, it took the first move that broke the silence.

It a giant ice spikes appeared in the air and came raining down. But me and Zeraph dared not to move.

These monsters from Tartarus are no longer a threat for we know how much power we achieved from pur armor evolving.

I call out to my weapon. "Come, Bloodlust." The sky darkened and came a black lightning that struck my hand. I didn't feel anything or have been damaged. But it spawned my two nodachi in both of my hands.

Something about it was strange. I can feel something wrapping around my arms. Like chains. So to test it out, I let go of my nodachi and it fell right out of my hand. The chains appeared and a certain word appeared in my head so I blurt it out. "Return." Both of my weapons came rushing back to my hand.

This is a surreal experience. I can feel myself growing more and more powerful with this armor.

Zeraph looked at me and thought to himself that he wanted to test it out too. He discarded his previous holy sword and shield and called out his new one, "Come, Splitter of Heavens and Devourer of Evil!"

The dark sky suddenly cleared and a beacon that shot to the sky appeared piercing through his body. As soon as it cleared, he appeared with his weapon, a sword and shield.

It's majestic. A holy sword as his weapon. Its bright radiance light shone upon everything in its vicinity blinding everything when it was summoned. But it all cleared out after a few moments.

We were both confused. This sudden surge of power is an anomaly we can't comprehend.

Just by meeting each other, we achieved new heights we didn't know could be achieved in a single day.

We snapped back to reality and saw the Tartarus monsters are getting ready to attack despite being scared all this time.

The phoenix dived at me and the basilisk tried to strangle Zeraph.

But at the same time, we both swung our swords and cut their bodies in half with a single swing.

Everyone was shocked even us.

The Lich was taken aback on what just happened. It then healed the two of them instantly.

The Lich put a buff on all the monsters seeing how there's a red aura around them now.

Every monster rushed at us. "Soul Drag!"

Every monster was being slowly pulled into the miniature black hole I created.

I quickly dispelled it, "Lightning Body!" And quickly ran to the middle of them all. "Twin Blade Form: Rising Wind!" I spun around and a giant tornado threw them all off to the sky lifting them all off the ground.

Zeraph took advantage of this situation and began to act. "Star Connector!" Zeraph suddenly teleported behind the Basilisk and swung his blade cutting the Basilisk in half. He then teleported to the Phoenix and did the same. He continued this until the last one, the Lich. With all of his strength, he swung an overhanded swing on the Lich slamming it on the ground and cutting the terrain in half as a giant ravine formed.

But the Lich survived all that. The Lich then laughed. "HAHAHA!" This is the first time we're hearing its voice. "Tartarus, will rule over the world. For our lord, Ouroboros SHALL TAKE EVERYTHING! THIS WORLD, HELL ITSELF AND EVEN THE HEAVENS! OUR CONQUEST WILL NOT END HERE! RISE MY CHILDREN!"

All of the monsters we defeated suddenly turned to undead. The flesh were torn apart and only their bones were showing. Their eye sockets emitted a green dark aura. But I'm curious on why this Lich didn't just healed them. My theory is that it seems that their bodies were to destroyed to heal so the Lich just turned it into undead.

All of them rushed to us again. But this time we're ending this.

Pure dark energy flowed in my body. I then redirected it all to my sword. A giant black aura surrounded my sword and my body.

Zeraph's body emitted a bright white aura and so did his weapon.

"MUAHAHAHA! HUMANS, MONSTERS, DEMONS, ANGELS. IN THE END IT DOESN'T MATTER. YOU ARE ALL INFERIOR BEINGS COMPARED TO MY MASTER! I HAVE RECEIVED HIS BLESSING... THEREFORE I AM STRONGER THAN EVERYTHING IN THIS WORLD. MY CHILDREN, GIVE IT EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT!"

"HAHAHA!" I laughed at the atrocity of what the Lich just said. "King, a higher being or one of the Gods up there who brought us here, I don't care. I will change the rules of this world. You and your master can kiss my ass, you're all just a stepping stine for my goals!"

"Big words for a mere human!"

"Big words for a mere skeleton!"

"Hng... KILL THEM! LEAVE NOTHING BEHIND!"

I charged up my weapon to its fullest to the point that Bloodlust suddenly awakened.

"MASTER! HAHAHA! THIS POWER! IT'S INCREDIBLE! COME, FEED US MORE!" The souls inside started to speak after a two long year of silence. It seems that even Bloodlust has changed and evolved. But that's not the time for it right now.

All I need to do is release all these overwhelming power I received.

I raised both of my swords in the air.

Zeraph took off his shield and readied and overhead stance. "I AM THE HERO! You evil beings are destined to die by the hands of justice. Feel the wrath of the people who put their trust on me. THE HERO!"

I let out everything I have. "TWIN SWORD FORM: LASHES OF ETERNITY!"

And so did Zeraph. "BLADE FORM OF THE HEAVENS: WRATH OF THE ANGELS!"

And in that moment, everything suddenly stopped. The sounds, the flow of the air the movements of everyone.

Only I, could move.

Everything went dark and a shadow, with the shape of a female human, descended from the sky.

'It' touched my face and said, "Free me. Save me... I shall give you the answers you seek. For I... am Pandora."

"What...?" I tried to ask at least one question but the shadow disappeared and everything resumed.

The attack I unleashed and Zeraph's attack travelled through hundreds of meters just to reach the Lich.

And in that one explosive move, everything around it was destroyed.

The trees, the grass, the plants... Everything. Everything was gone and a large ravine was formed.

I jumped down the ravine to find out where the Lich is. Zeraph followed.

Despite using our strongest move, the Lich's body was just split in half. Not complete obliteration.

Zeraph raised his sword but I stopped him.

"What's the meaning of this demon?" He asked.

"Look." I told him.

"He'll recover with ease. We need to kill it and every piece of its body. You saw its regenerative abilities."

"Just... Wait. I can't sense any magic left out of it."

The Lich raised its hand as if reaching out to the sky. "My liege I have failed you. Forgive me. I will not be able to stand by you at the peak. But I hope my brothers can. Long live... My liege... Ouroboros." The Lich's body turned into ashes and drifted in the air into nothingness.

Zeraph and I let out a huge sigh of relief. He spoke first. "Now then..."

"Thanks for the help Hero." I told him.

"Don't sway me with your words demon."

"What?"

"When we both activated our skills, something inside me changed. You felt it too didn't you?"

"I mean... Yeah. But it's a sign that we both got stronger by fighting together."

"You can interpret it as you wish demon. You will never get me to side with you. That throbbing pain in my heart when you transformed to your true form... I knew at that instant. You... The Demon King has awaken."

"WHAT!?"

Zeraph without warning swung his blade with all his strength. I dodged it by jumping to the side.

"Die Demon King."