Seeing the sadistic look on Arthur's face, Emilio realizes that he was never a predator, not in that way...
"Y-y-you are a mons-"
"Monster?" Arthur smiles and seizes Emilio's fear to make his move.
Even though Emilio is wounded and his Astral Beast is disabled, he's still a Champion, and Arthur doesn't want to take any risks and end up needing more help from his mother. So, he uses the best tactic he knows: hit fast and hard to hurt and kill.
*Whoosh*
Emilio can see Arthur's movements easily due to a slight advantage in speed, but his rapidly beating heart, his trembling and painful limbs, and especially his still fractured bones prevent him from reacting according to his power rank.
'FUCK!' He tries to raise his sword, but Arthur quickly changes his movement, attacking from the side.
*Clang*
The blades clash and Emilio again sees Arthur changing his movements with extreme speed. 'How can he be so skilled?'
Even though Emilio is stronger and faster than Arthur, he is easily outmatched due to his condition and Arthur's incredibly high Swordmaster skills.
*Whoosh* *Whoosh* *Whoosh*
*Clang* *Clang* *Clang*
Arthur toys with his prey, merely exchanging light blows, making Emilio increasingly desperate.
Meanwhile, his big condor's eyes are fixed on Nyx's, completely mesmerized.
"Come on, Rock!?! Do something!!" Emilio realizes he cannot beat Arthur alone and pleads for the help of his Astral Beast, but he no longer has any control over the creature.
Arthur's insane smile grows even wider as he moves more swiftly. "Your stupid bird fell for the beauty of Nyx, huh? I don't blame the creature; I'm in the same situation... her beauty is unparalleled, after all."
"Hehehee~" Nyx giggles proudly upon hearing those words but maintains eye contact with the condor, feeling her Astral Energy being rapidly consumed.
'I don't know how I'm doing this, but I'm sure I can't maintain it for long,' she mentally reports to Arthur.
'Alright, I'll be quick,' he responds and infuses his intent into his blade, which glows as he attacks Emilio.
*Shoosh* *CLASH*
With a quick movement, Arthur makes his sword hit Emilio's and easily cuts it in half.
"NO SHIT!?!" Emilio sees half of his sword flying away, and his eyes meet Arthur's for a second. "YOU-"
Emilio tries to strike Arthur with what's left of his sword, but Arthur moves faster and now having his opponent even more defenseless, he starts slicing open his belly.
"AHH!!!" The Viscount drops his broken sword and quickly tries to contain his intestines from spilling out through the cut in his belly.
He's finished, but Arthur does not stop, reaching behind Emilio and slashing at the back of his feet.
"AAAARGHH!!" With his tendons cut, Emilio falls to his knees, blood escaping from his body through multiple wounds.
"It's over, Emilio," Arthur says in a cold tone as he walks around the Viscount, heading towards his Condor.
"Your greatest blessing was..." With a swift stroke, Arthur cuts off the head of the large bird, which disappears into fragments of energy, returning to Emilio's Nexus, "useless."
"Damn..." Emilio spits a mouthful of blood onto the floor. Even his potion can't stop him from feeling a lot of pain now.
"Hum hum... hum hum..." Arthur starts to hum while running his finger on his blade, covered with the Viscount's blood.
"What's the problem?" He asks while pursuing her lips again. "You saw my darkest and dirtiest side and didn't reject me, but reject me when I show you my most loving side?"
"Oh my~! It's because this is wrong..." She speaks in a shy tone while still running away from his kisses. "I've already told you, darling~ you can't do whatever you want to your Mommy."
"So tell me that I'm the only one who wants this, and I'll stop," Arthur speaks determinedly.
"..." Aria stays silent.
"Come on, say you don't want this..." Arthur smiles as he holds Aria's chin and forces her to look into his blue eyes, now shining with love.
Aria's lips move slightly several times, but no words come from them.
"You can't, can you?" He laughs.
She pouts. "My my~! When did you become so overconfident?"
"You are so cute, Mom..." Arthur smiles and moves his lips towards Aria's again.
But this time, she puts a finger on his lips, making him stop. "Bad boys need to be punished..."
"So you can punish me..."
"Fufufu~" She giggles as she slowly lowers her finger.
Arthur gets extremely excited, but Aria seems shy and hesitant. "Close your eyes, darling~"
He immediately closes his eyes like a good boy, waiting for the long-awaited reward.
But when he doesn't feel anything on his lips, Aria's intention becomes clear. He opens his eyes and sees her turning to run.
"No way!" He leaps at her like a thirsty wolf.
*Whoosh*
Aria is caught off guard by Arthur from behind and falls on the roof.
"Darling~?!"
He uses his large body to press hers against the roof, his hands gripping her wrists, his expression hungry.
"Mother..."
Aria's eyes shine with conflicting emotions, and even though it would be easy for her to make his body float away from her with a snap of her fingers, she simply cannot.
Arthur slowly moves his lips towards hers again. "Just say you don't want this, and I'll stop... you just have to say the words..."
"..." Aria turns her face away but says nothing.
"It's not easy to lie to someone you love so much, right?" He asks while running his lips along her cheek. "That's why I know you want this as much as I do..."
"But this is wrong-" Aria tries to escape again, but Arthur keeps her firmly pinned.
The force he uses is not enough to hurt her, but the roof cannot support it, and the tiles break beneath them.
*CRAAACK*
"Crap!?"
"AH!?"