"First of all, you." Ed pointed at the man using Leonard's swords. "Those swords are crying for being carried by you. Unhand them." Being their creator, Ed could somehow feel his weapons' thoughts. It was similar to how he could feel Shusui's bloodlust. Although his other two weapons didn't exhibit such effects.
"You have to be kidding me! These weapons are the best I've ever used. I've never seen ones come close to their quality, except in the sect masters' hands!" The man laughed maniacally while gripping the swords hard.
"That wasn't a proposal." Ed released his killing intent, directing it at the man. Both of them, even though the second man wasn't targeted, got tense. They instinctively attacked Ed, who in return disappeared from in front of them.
"You'll need to wait for a little." Ed appeared behind the second man, knocking him down. Even though he could fly, it didn't help him much. Ed hit him with an immense force, so much that he felt like he hit the ground instantly.
"You bastard!" Ed's remaining opponent slashed at him. He was surprised to see Ed turn into a mist that disappeared upon being touched. Suddenly, multiple Eds surrounded the man. The man could tell that they were the same person, yet different. He couldn't see their faces even though he was looking at them. He slashed one of them, but the other one slashed at him. He had to repeat the same thing many times but soon felt like he was going crazy. The version of Ed started to laugh in a frightening way. The man acted like a madman before, but even he was getting scared due to this.
"Aaaaaaagh!" After a while, the man screamed and let out a Qi wave from his body. The version of Ed disappeared and only one remained. The one in front of him had his facial features, which relieved the man.
"You bastard what did you do to me?! And what's with those eyes?!!" The man questioned Ed after looking at his red eyes. Ed put the man under Genjutsu before he could even tell that Ed activated his Mangekyo Sharingan. On top of that, the man fought inside the Genjutsu for so long, but not even a second passed in real life. Not even the man who was sent spiraling down made it back to them yet.
"You sure like to speak a lot, don't you?" Ed provoked the man. The latter was incensed by rage and approached him in high speed.
"I won't allow you to swing Leonard's swords anymore." Suddenly, time seemed as if it slowed down. Ed activated his Shunpo, Spectral Shadow Steps, and Nen combo at full force. The man in front was as good as a statue. Shusui slashed in an arc, and a moment later, Ed was behind the man.
"Aaargh!!!" The man felt a sharp pain assault his hand. When he tried to clutch it, he was surprised to see that nothing was there. "YOU BASTARD!" The man shouted in a mix of anger and pain. His bleeding slowing down at a visible rate. His recovery was remarkable, but there was no way he could regenerate a whole limb.
"Is this your revenge on me for taking the hands of your precious general?!" The man looked at Ed while laughing. He retook a stance, apparently trying to continue fighting Ed.
"So that's what you did to Leonard? I simply cut the hand of a thief. If I had known what you did I would have made you suffer by cutting your limbs off hundreds of times under a Genjutsu. Or I should catch you and ask Suika to keep regenerating them every time?" Ed considered doing it. But he thought how Suika's power was far too precious to be used on a useless man such as him.
The man was even angrier now that Ed was acting so high and mighty. Once more, he rushed at Ed to attack him. Ed did the same thing as before, but the man managed to dodge to the back since he predicted Ed's moves.
"I won't fall for the same trick twice!" The man swung at Ed while he was behind him. He managed to hit Ed's torso, cutting him in half. A smile crept on his face, but a sudden voice snapped him out of it.
"I don't use the same trick twice. Unfortunately, I let you swing the sword once." Ed appeared out of thin air behind the man. He used an afterimage technique by projecting his KI and making a copy of himself. He then used Zero Sign, which had recovered some use time, and appeared behind the man. Once again, the man's hand was cut off, and Ed retrieved both of the Greatswords he made for Leonard.
"Give them back!" The man was not talking about the swords, but his hands. Ed looked at him and snickered.
"I already burned the first one. Like this, look." The man's hand that was hovering above Ed's hand burst into flames. Not a single cell was spared, as it disappeared not even leaving ash behind. The man lost all his rationality and rushed at Ed again. His left leg and then right leg were cut off and burned. The man was now a flying torso with a head stuck to it. In fact, he was slowly falling to the ground due to his injuries.
"You don't want to save your friend?" Ed spoke to no one. The man who he sent flying still had not joined in the battle to save the man Ed was fighting. He was watching Ed closely, hoping to be able to do something against him when they fought.
"Ho? No one should be able to sense me in this state." Air rippled and a woman's figure started appearing. She was about 1.65 meters tall with a perfect figure. She was wearing heavy makeup. Her face did not have the same luck as her figure.
"This man can hardly be called a friend. He's simply a killer that joined us." The woman looked at the man, and three swords appeared behind him. Two of them stabbed him, while the last one decapitated him. The woman looked at Ed as if waiting for him to act but was relieved that he didn't move. However, Ed didn't satisfy her relief.
"You can't-fool me," Ed spoke and sent a flying slash, imbued with Fire magic, towards an empty spot in the air. "Gyaaaaa!!!" A scream sounded and the man from before appeared. "You also shouldn't underestimate me. If I can tell your position, I can obviously tell his." Ed spoke while looking at the woman, who now had a worried expression. The man's scream died down along with his life.
"You're the one that helped the noble enter the kingdom right. That's one mistake you'll regret ever making." Ed knew that the noble he killed couldn't have infiltrated the kingdom on his own. After seeing this woman's ability, he knew it was her. He rushed at her, aiming to kill her.
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Before Ed could reach the woman, the man on the grounds shot up like a lightning bolt. He blocked Ed's way, all in order to protect the woman.
'She must be very important'. Ed noticed that the man who chose to study him now decided to attack him. This meant that he considered this woman as an important person. Be it if she was his lover, or if it was simply his orders to protect her. Ed guessed that it must be orders. Since this woman's abilities definitely played a big role in ambushing strong people.
"We'll retreat, but you'll have to let us go." The man gave Ed a proposal. To him, there was nothing to think about. Avalon kingdom would be able to avoid ruin, which benefits Ed, while he and the woman could be left alive. They already lost one of the important people that came here due to Ed, but it wasn't something to fret about. The woman did not lie when she said he was simply a killer they hired. She only tried to save him because he was strong.
"No one will leave. You attacked my kingdom, but you expect me to let you leave?" Ed told the man, who was surprised by his answer.
"Even if you kill us here, you won't be able to protect everyone! Will you give up your whole kingdom just to kill us both?!" The man knew that Ed could take both of them out. But he also believed that he wouldn't be able to stop the army of monsters and cultivators down on the ground.
"And who said I won't be able to?" Once again, Ed told him. As if synchronizing with his words, a crimson-blood red tornado appeared in an area nearby. Enemy monsters and cultivators were stuck inside of it, being killed instantly. 'That must be Goburou.' Ed thought to himself. This was Goburou's Hatsu. Goburou used Transmutation to transform his aura into a blood-like substance. He manipulated this blood, allowing him to transform it however he wants. There were two aspects of this power. First, he could kill people with the blood and absorb their real blood. The absorbed blood would then be added to the aura blood and it would continue to grow. The second aspect was that whenever he infused someone with his aura blood, he would be able to control them. He could control people one level above him.
Similarly, many areas around the kingdom started experiencing weird phenomena. Lightning showers, Shadow pikes, flame balls, flying feathers, ice, and fire, as well as darkness itself. All of these things surrounded the kingdom making enemies fall one after the other. Ed's companions were not holding back in their slaughter.
"I told you, the kingdom will be safe. Unlike the two of you." Ed smiled as he looked at the pair in front of him. Both of them felt their sweat cover their backs as if a Legendary beast was looking at them directly. No, they felt something much more dangerous than that.
"I'll stall him, you escape."The man spoke, and the woman nodded. She didn't tell him a naïve thing like we'll fight together. Instead, she disappeared from her place, and the man rushed at Ed.
"What part of 'no one will leave' don't you understand?" Ed frowned as he appeared far from his original position. He swung his blade, which collided with something in the air producing a screeching sound. The woman reappeared and retreated. She had two Chakram in her hands, which she used to block Ed's Shusui. However, both of them had crumbled a little upon being hit by a Mythical weapon. Even more sweat covered the man and woman as they noticed the difference in abilities. Ed had a lower cultivation but was vastly superior to the both of them. In fact, the strongest one that came to this war from their side was the man Ed killed before.
Both of them tried a defensive battle, looking for an opening to run away. They failed to notice that Ed was simply playing with both of them. He didn't show his true abilities due to one reason. He was wary of someone monitoring them. In such a case, he would want to keep a few trump cards hidden. He already showed his companions, but all of them were hiding their true powers as well. Yet, they managed to kill everything in their path. Even some Heavenly Establishment monsters couldn't hold a candle to them. They were tempered due to fighting each other and other monsters in the tower. The last month in the second tower was especially beneficial due to them fighting strong opponents.
"This has taken long enough," Ed spoke to himself as Muramasa appeared in his hand. In one motion, Ed slashed in two different empty directions with Shusui and Muramasa. The man and woman were surprised at such an action but were soon horrified. They were slashed out of nowhere. They could tell that Ed was the one responsible, but they had no way to block his attacks. He was fighting them from a long distance, but they struggled as if he was right in front of them.
"You guys, it's time to finish!" Ed screamed, targeting his companions. Their attacks gained in strength and momentum after hearing him. Many explosions took place in front of the kingdom, and now many forests lost most of the trees. Ed felt relieved that he didn't destroy the farming grounds, as they were inside the walls.
Ed looked at the pair and withdrew four small blades from his Inventory. He had crafted many of them during his stay at the second tower. Two of them targeted the man, and two targeted the woman. Ed was controlling them thanks to his Telekinesis. Their speed was outstanding, appearing as a silver glow while gliding through the air. The pair couldn't keep up with the knives and Ed's space attacks, causing them to sustain heavy injuries. Due to them being so focused, they failed to notice Ed, who had used Shunpo's speed clones, to appear behind them. Quickly, two heads were severed and Ed burned both their corpses. Only their spatial rings remained intact.
"That's a relief," Ed spoke to himself while looking down. His companions were finishing off those that still remained from the enemy forces. Ed looked towards Eric, Bella, and Elizabeth who were waiting on top of the wall. He made his way to them. He was finally back to his home.
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