Ed spent two days flying at his maximum speed in order to reach Avalon kingdom. He had to use so many potions to keep flying. He didn't rest or sleep, all he could think about was his close ones. The distance from the Tower of Origin to Avalon kingdom was almost 100.000 kilometers. Ed needed to fly at a speed of more than 2.000km/h. The ship Ed rode on last time needed three days to go from Port city to the Central Continent. Ed could not have finished this trip if not for his system using up potions when Ed's Mp hit less than 10.
"Don't speak." Ed noticed that Becky's life was still hanging on by a thread. Her eyes opened wide as she recognized him. A card appeared in his hand, but no one could see it other than him. Suika appeared, and Ed spoke to her.
"I don't have any Healing cards left, so please heal her. Also, explain the situation to her." After speaking to Suika, she transformed into her human form. Suika did something and an angel with four pairs of wings appeared. Each pair had one bat like black wing while the other was white and feathery.
"Demonic Angel suu" Suika spoke and the figure finished materializing. This was Suika's Hatsu, that she managed to develop during their stay in the second tower. It incorporated Conjuration Nen to make the figure appear, while its abilities belonged to the Specialization category.
Ed now had many cards in his hands and crushed them all at once. His companions' figures appeared next to him, and Raikou emerged from his shadow.
"Protect the country, I need to save Bella!" Immediately after Ed finished speaking, all of them disappeared. Only Suika remained and started healing Becky. The parts that were blown away by the man were being healed at a visible rate. It seemed like she was canceling the damage that happened.
Ed disappeared from his spot after taking one glance at his Map. He could see a red dot quickly making its way out of the area. Ed teleported to the outside of the walls, where he dropped a sigil before entering. Luckily, it was in the direction where the man was escaping. He was heading north-west. Although Ed was exhausted from his journey, he chugged down another potion and accelerated towards the man. Some monsters and Blood sect members noticed him, knowing that he was not an ally, they tried to attack him. Yet, before they could realize it, their heads fell down as soon as Shusui appeared in Ed's hand.
Ed was solely focused on his Map but still managed to kill whoever stood in front of him. His speed was greater than the man's, who seemed to be slower due to taking Bella with him. After almost five minutes of pursuit, Ed was less than a thousand meters from the man. He activated Zero Sign, which was barely out of cooldown due to him using it before entering the kingdom. Ed accelerated further, allowing him to overcome the man, and stand in front of him. As he undid his skill, the man could feel his presence and was startled. He stopped in a sudden way, causing Bella who had fainted to wake up.
"Brothe-" Her hope, as she looked at Ed's figure, was short lived. The man squeezed her neck hard, causing her to instinctively stop speaking and reach out for his hand. Her eyes, full of tears, settled on Ed's figure. She was not sure if it was actually him, or her mind giving her false hope.
"Release her." Ed's words were calm, yet full of anger. He could barely hold himself from rushing at the man. If Zero Sign didn't lot its effective time, he would have stayed in a hidden form to kill him.
"You forgot to add 'Or I will kill you'. You don't think I will really release her you stupid brat." The man standing in front of Ed looked like he was in his late forties. He seemed to be a noble as he was well-fed, an obvious thing looking at his bulging stomach. His mustache and beard were also well kept. It indicated that he was luxurious enough to take care of them every day.
"Release her." Ed didn't mind what the man said and persisted at ordering him. The man frowned and looked at Ed.
"Didn't you hear me? Or would rather I snap her neck." His fists tightened on her neck, causing Bella to shriek in pain. Ed's eyes narrowed and he continued speaking.
"You can try that, and your neck will never know the warmth of your head after that." Ed's killing intent seeped out slowly.
"You sure can talk the talk. I'd like to see how a brat like you can kill when I'm at Heavenly Establishment level 10. It'll take me less than a fraction of a second to kill both of you." Proud of his strength, he boasted to Ed and Bella before continuing to speak.
"But I won't do that. I will make both of you suffer for what you did to my son! I thought you died Edward Avalon, so I targeted your sister! It was the best opportunity since Arthur is gone! But now I'll torture you both. I'll even mess your sister up before your eyes, while you helplessly cry!" A twisted, sadistic smile formed on the man's mouth. Ed frowned as he tried to understand the connection of this man to him.
'He's heading west and his son…I see.' Figuring out the deal with this man, he looked at him with a triumphant smile.
"You're the father of the incompetent lieutenant I killed." Before leaving Scale kingdom, Ed killed a high ranking military member. It was due to him ordering the army not to protect the slums, causing in an indirect way to kill Eri and the children.
"How did you know it was me?" Ed killed the man's son while in disguise. If it's something in his disguise that leads to his identity being discovered, he wanted to know.
"Now you're curious? Well, let me humor you since you're going to die. The whole army was speaking about your display of powers in a berserk state on the day of the attack. You were also present when the king, oh my mistake former king, asked for who ordered the army. I had some people 'nicely' ask the residents of the slums and figured out that you were very close to some slum rats! Too bad they all died or I would have killed them myself!" The man's words made Ed's blood boil, but he still controlled his emotions. Bella's life was more important right now.
"But thanks to my luck, you're still alive, so are your weak family members. I already killed some of those useless workers. Especially the last one that threw herself at me in order to save this one." He lifted Bella who was still caught in his hand. His words made Ed's blood go out of control. He knew the names of every person in the castle. Although he wasn't with them for a long time, he had the previous prince's memories. Everyone called him a failure prince. But those in the castle treated him kindly as if he was part of their families. Ed could tell from the small amount of time he spent with them that it wasn't because they worked for his father. It was genuine love.
"They were never useless. Each of their lives is worth more than a thousand of yours. Which is sad because I can't kill you a thousand times. And if you think my family is weak, then you don't know about our secret power." Ed's last words caused the man's eyes to narrow, clearly indicating that he was thinking 'What secret power'. However, Ed didn't give him the luxury of thinking. He looked into Bella's eyes which indicated that she understood what he meant.
"Repent on your actions in the afterlife." The man raised his eyes in wariness, but what hit him was an invisible attack. Ed used Conqueror's Haki, which caused the man's consciousness to shake. Bella felt his hand slightly lose its grip. She activated Ren at her maximum power, which allowed her to break free. Fat, red finger marks remained on her neck. Ed saw this and teleported twice. Once to catch Bella, and the other to back away before the man could have a hold of her.
"You brat!" The man's consciousness solidified and rushed at him. Ed stood still, with his Shusui's tip pointing at the man, while Bella hid behind him.
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Ed never let go of Bella. His right hand was holding Shusui, but his left was glued to her. The old man withdrew his weapon from his spatial ring. A copper colored Labrys appeared in his hand. It was 1.5 meters long and could be used by one-hand. As soon as his hands held it, he swung down at Ed and Bella. Ed disappeared from in front of him, only to appear behind him. He slashed with Shusui, but the man was nimble enough to block it with the Labrys. Ed disappeared once again and was now far away from the man.
"Stay here while I finish him," Ed told Bella as they were a safe distance away from the man. He also made special preparations to make sure no one would intrude on their fight or target Bella. The man didn't allow them much talk, however, as he rushed towards in an attempt to catch Ed off guard. Ed remained cool and teleported in front of him, blocking his assault. Ed was able to keep up with the man even though his cultivation surpassed his by many levels. After a while, the man was visibly annoyed by this fact.
"Tch, how are you able to do this?!" Every single swing of his Labrys was either dodged or countered by Ed.
"You don't expect me to tell you, right?" Ed smiled as he provoked him with his hand. 'Not like you're a legendary dragon or anything.' Ed thought to himself while continuing his fight. As expected, the man was experienced enough to reach a stalemate with Ed. Ed wasn't injured, but the same was also true for the old man.
"Tch!" The man scoffed at Ed and activated something with his Labrys. He jumped to the back and took a stance. He was standing sideways, his left hand to the front while his right hand which held the Labrys in the back. He swung his weapon with great force, sending a bronze colored flying slash towards Ed. Ed managed to dodge, but he kept a close eye on it, as he felt something was wrong with it. His feeling was spot on. Anything that was touched by the slash looked like it rusted and withered away.
The old man kept sending many slashes, some of them actually aiming at Bella. Of course, Ed wasn't stupid enough to let her out of his protection. He used his Space magic and Shunpo to appear in front of those slashes and send them back at the man. The man was also able to dodge his own slashes at the beginning. But he was being overwhelmed since Ed mixed some of his with them. It looked like the man had enough, as he stopped with his stance. He still looked like he activated something again on his Labrys. The color of the slashes mixed with the color of the weapon.
The man switched back to close combat. Ed dodged his attacks since he noticed that they had the same effect as the slashes.
"You can't do anything!" The man boasted while smiling, but his smile was short lived. Ed casually blocked his weapon, and yet his Shusui didn't rust or wither. Ed used his Armament Haki to protect his weapon. Both of them clashed many times, sending shockwaves in the surrounding area. Their surroundings were eerily quiet except for their fighting. The man couldn't even hear the war going on against Blood sect right now.
"Humph, all your attacks are nothing to me! You'll never have something I haven't seen before in a battle!" The man had great faith in his battle experience. Ed heard him and laughed. The man became irritated due to Ed's laugh and backed away again. It looked like he was preparing a powerful attack. His aura rippled in the air around him causing it to shake. His Labrys now had a red-orange color surrounding it. The color intensified as he targeted Ed.
"Since you've seen everything, this will be a normal sight to you," Ed told him as he withdrew Muramasa and Ame-No-Murakumo.
"Three swords? It's a weird thing to use but it's not that surprising." The man scoffed at him again, mocking his ability.
"Who said that it's three swords?" Hearing Ed's words, the man looked surprised, but he focused on his attack instead. By now, the intense light created from the old man's skill surrounded the whole area. It even reached Bella's standing point.
However, even with all the blinding light, only one spot was dark in color. The area surrounding Ed was not affected in the least by the attack of the man. It was black and air didn't move inside of it. Even though the nearby trees were almost torn due to the intensity of the attack, the area surrounding Ed was calm. Suddenly, a figure emerged behind Ed. It was a Three-faced and Six-armed statue.
"An avatar?!! That can't be! You can't possibly have an avatar when you are only a Heavenly Establishment!" The man was surprised by the sudden appearance of the figure, mistaking it with the avatar ability. This ability was only accessed by those that Achieved Immortal Establishment. It was only achieved when they killed a monster and fused their souls with it. The soul of the monster could then be summoned at any time, allowing the user to have its aid in battle. They could also use others abilities of the monster. And the soul would grow in power, instead of remaining stagnant at the level it was acquired at.
"But even if it's an Avatar, it can't be a strong one!" The man smiled as he released his attack. A crimson colored slash was sent flying towards ed. Everything was destroyed by this slash, as even the air seemed to disappear because of it.
"Kiki (Demonic Spirit)" Ed waved his hands while speaking. "Kyutoryu (Nine-Sword style)" His hands left copies behind as they moved. "Asura!" Ed now took on the look of the figure that appeared behind him. He now had three faces and six hands, allowing him to use Nine swords at once. This wasn't an illusion, but an extension of Ed's spirit, causing this form to materialize. "Tell me. Have you ever seen something like this?" Ed looked as calm as ever even though the attack was right in front of him. The man had a bad feeling in his stomach. He had faith in his ultimate attack, but something didn't sit right with him, so he flew in the sky.
"Oooooh!" Ed used his six blades to counter the attack. All of his blades were coated with Armament Haki. In an instant, the attack that devoured everything seemed as if it was being devoured itself.
"It's futile to try and escape." Ed looked at the man who was trying to flee after seeing his attack fail. Horror took over him and his facial expressions contorted into an ugly, even uglier than before, appearance.
Ed teleported above him and attacked. "Makyusen(Demon Nine Flash)" Ed approached the man and slashed him with all nine swords. His swords looked were in a wheel shape after he finished his attack. The man took extreme damage and started falling to the ground.
"Ha. Hahaha!" He started laughing maniacally as Ed, who undid his technique, made his way towards Bella. He didn't bother to ask him why, but the man still spoke.
"You wasted so much time on me! I wonder if your family is still alive after one-hour fighting that giant army!" Ed spent an hour fighting the man. It wasn't an easy fight since he was an experienced and strong fighter.
"Who said it's been an hour?" Right as Ed finished speaking, the air around them seemed as if it was crumbling apart. "It's only been six minutes." When the air crumbled completely, screams could be heard from the nearby battlefield. Ed's previous preparations were these. He is now able to make an opponent enter his pocket dimension without them knowing. He also used a time shift with a ratio of 1:10 in order to save time. This time shift was the maximum he could do, and could only use it for ten minutes of real time. The old man seemed to realize that he was tricked, and despair filled his heart.
"Plus, I already sent the vanguard. No one from my family will die." Ed appeared in front of the man and decapitated him.
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