Chapter 1039: The Next Step. 3

Chapter 1039: The Next Step. 3

"Hey, it's funny, isn't it?" The Vampire version of him spoke.

"Indeed, it is funny." The version in his Nightmare Form spoke with a distorted voice.

"A mere gate preventing my progress." The Vampire Victor spoke in disdain.

"Limitations do not exist for me, so why is this here?" Eldritch Victor spoke, genuinely confused.

"It's puzzling, isn't it?" Vampire Victor said.

"Indeed. Why is it here?" Eldritch Victor asked again.

"Who knows? But does it matter? I just need to destroy it." Vampire Victor said.

"That is true... It doesn't matter." Eldritch Victor said. "Anything in the way of my progress must disappear."

Then, the two acted in unison, placing their hands behind them, and the next moment, a greatsword was created.

The version of the Greatsword from Vampire Victor was a deep red with shades of black.

Victor Eldritch's version was abyssal black, filled with eyes.

Looking at these two and observing their movements and their respective weapons, something clicked in Victor's mind.

"I understand... It was so simple." Victor placed his hand behind him, creating a violet greatsword with black tones and Draconic Runes.

He held the Greatsword in front of him with both hands, a basic stance, the first stance taught to him by Scathach.

"How can I think of advancing if I do not perfect my origins? A building cannot be constructed without its supporting pillars; that is irrational." Victor laughed in amusement.

"Heh~, it seems he understood. As expected of me." Vampire Victor laughed along with him, and the next moment he began to fade, merging into Victor's body.

The Runes on the Greatsword glowed faintly with a crimson Power and soon returned to their violet color.

"What is a Grandmaster if not one who has Mastered the basics perfectly?" Eldritch Victor smiled, and then he also merged into Victor's body.

The next moment, the Greatsword assumed the same appearance as what was shown to his Wives outside.

"I always wondered why Rose and Scathach did not have grand movements... I finally understood why."

"Do not fear the one who has a million different skills. Fear the one who has practiced one skill a million times..." Victor's voice distorted as if three people were speaking at once, all with different tones, but undoubtedly all were him.

'I was doing everything wrong from the beginning... Which is why I did not progress.' The thought crossed his mind.

Victor stopped using all his other Martial Arts, even the one he himself created and just assumed a basic stance that was refined and, at the same time, was the epitome of perfection.

"This is the Essence of a Grandmaster."

Victor's voice returned to normal, now understanding why Scathach, despite knowing as many Martial Arts as she did, had only managed to advance with the spear to the next level.

Because the spear was the first Martial Art she trained, that was her Essence.

Holding the Greatsword with both hands, he stood up and then delivered a simple forward slash.

...

This damage was caused by the pure sword skill. This was the difference between those who were at the Grandmaster level and those who were not.

'But... Why do Scathach and Rose feel so weak...?' The answer to this question was the same as for any other Martial Art; the effectiveness depended on the user themselves.

Even at the Grandmaster level, you didn't exactly need 'strength' to execute the Art, but strength was still an important component. The higher the overall level of the user, the stronger the attacks were.

Victor, being in his own level category, naturally would have his effectiveness shot through the roof.

"Hmm, the damage was caused outside the Dimension as well. To fix this, I need to enter my Dragon Form..." Victor disappeared, and the next moment, on the horizon in the distance, a majestic Dragon appeared.

In the blink of an eye, the moon was fixed, as well as the rift in Space disappeared and returned to normal.

Kali looked at Amara, her eyes focused on her hair made of pure white Energy for a few seconds, and nodded. She had some questions about what exactly Amara was and who she was; after all, unlike Roxanne, Amara didn't talk much with people outside of Victor's Family.

"... So beautiful..." Kali murmured. 'And at the same time so lethal...' she thought to herself.

"Oh, this is the first time you are seeing this, huh?" Amara spoke.

Kali looked at Amara, her eyes focused on her hair made of pure white Energy for a few seconds, and nodded. She had some questions about what exactly Amara was and who she was; after all, unlike Roxanne, Amara didn't talk much with people outside of Victor's Family.

'She looks like Roxanne... maybe they are Sisters?' Kali thought.

The Dragon vanished again, and a few seconds later, Victor appeared in his humanoid form.

"Done."

"Shall we go back to training now?" Scathach smiled. "Now that you've reached this level, you need to take it to the top."

"Sure... But at the same time, let's make time to teach Kali, Morgana, and Haruna."

"Three Grandmasters teaching, huh..." Rose looked at those mentioned. "I expect an extreme level of dedication. You have no idea how lucky you are to have us as your coaches."

"Yes!" Haruna and Morgana spoke excitedly.

Kali just nodded. She felt like those words were more directed at her than the other two women.

'Well, she's not wrong. It is very difficult to find Masters of their own craft who are willing to teach you.'

"Oh... What you just saw is a secret, Kali." Victor smiled.

Kali rolled her eyes. For a moment, she thought Victor would forget that detail. At least she could have talked to Shiva about it as a form of motivation for him to stop the idiots in his Faction.

If three Grandmasters weren't reason enough not to fight them, Kali didn't know what else would be.

Unfortunately, despite having noble intentions, Kali completely underestimated the foolishness of certain individuals in her Faction, and the ambitions of Victor himself.

"Victor, did you restore the effects of Time here?" Rose asked.

"Yes. I put 10 years for an hour outside. I think that will be good enough." Victor replied.

"...Only 10 years?" Scathach asked, clearly dissatisfied.

"Yes, although I would like to train non-stop, I would really miss my Family, especially my Daughters... 10 years is good enough."

Victor's words were reason enough for Scathach to remain silent and agree. She also didn't want to spend too much time away from her Daughters.

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