The weapons started hurling around the three, not giving them room to breathe. Ed noticed that Adriana's skin seemed like it was made from steel, as the weapon would hit her, and she wouldn't bleed.
'Let's see if she can handle this.' Ed thought to himself as he enhanced the weapons. Some of these weapons were magical, while some were simply sharp. He activated their total power and in an instant, the pressure on the three increased.
"Hnggh!" Maria gritted her teeth and focused her QI on her hands. Unlike the other two, she didn't have a weapon and could barely defend herself.
'I'll just take one of these weapons!' She thought to herself as she looked at a flaming sword. She reached out to grab, and as she wrapped her fingers around it, she plummeted towards the ground. It felt like she held the entire planet.
"I'm not stupid enough to let you steal one of my weapons, you know?" Ed said, and as she tried to release the sword, it was already too late. The weapons started targeting her one by one.
However, something shocking happened. Letif hurried away from his initial position and appeared in front of Maria. He used his body to block the weapons that were about to strike at her. His body started falling towards the ground.
"Again, I'm not stupid enough to fall for such a trick," said Ed as a flame ball appeared on his palm. He sent it flying at a certain position, and as it blew up a figure emerged.
"You look rather tired. You would have had a better chance if you fought only for yourself." Ed looked at the haggard looking Letif and could feel that his QI reserves were less than a third of what they had been.
'I should hurry up…' Ed thought to himself. He started controlling some of the weapons with his hands. Since they were in his range of En, he could easily manipulate the battlefield.
"Tch is it me or are these weapons getting faster?!" Adriana frowned as her skin started getting more and more red from all the attacks.
"They're not getting faster, they're teleporting!" Letif shouted as he noticed the irregular behavior of the weapons. Ed started using Space magic on the weapons to increase the difficulty. Little by little, the three of them found themselves near one another. They had each other's back and believed that this would be the best way to avoid the weapons.
"Idiots…" Ed smiled as he withdrew his three Katana. The other three were blissfully unaware of this as they fought against the weapons for their lives. The only one that noticed was Alexander. But, he didn't say anything.
"Three swords for three enemies." Ed a stance with his three weapons. Each one of them was clad in deep black Haki with a reddish glow. On top of that, each one of the weapons produced its own glow. Shusui had a black-purple color. Ame-No-Murakumo had a deep green color, and Muramasa had a deep red one.
"Reflect on your choices in your next lives. 1080 Pound Cannon!" Ed spoke lightly as he swung his sword. Each one of them cut through the air, producing three flying slashes in the respective color of the swords. The three slashes merged together, forming a gigantic spiraling attack.
"Crap!" Adriana was the first one to notice the incoming attack. She tried to escape but she couldn't find a way out. She and the other two put their all and tried to counter the attack, but to no avail. That single attack was much stronger than all three of them combined, as it engulfed their entire being.
Three bodies dropped back to the ground, and Ed could confirm three notifications from his system. He checked his stats and smiled. Only a smidge more of Exp and he could be able to level up to Immortal Establishment.
"I'm afraid I let you wait for too long, Sir Alexander."
"No, not at all. This was the most comfortable chair I've ever sat on. It also came with an incredible show," Alexander said as he sat up. Ed could notice that his body was slightly shaking, but it didn't seem to be out of fear, but excitement.
"Your swordplay is unmatched…I come from the Sword sect, and I'm its master. And yet, I don't think I can best you if it comes down to swords only!" Alexander praised Ed, but also let out information about himself.
"I see. It is my honor to cross swords with you, a sword master. I'm guessing this fight will be short lived then?"
"Indeed. A battle between people at the epitome of something always lasts much less of a time than normal battles."
Alexander stood right in front of Ed and unsheathed his Nodachi. Ed stored both Muramasa and Ame-No-Murakumo and kept only Shusui.
"Let me create a more suitable area," said Ed as he switched the surroundings. It looked much more like an open-air Dojo with the sun shining down upon them.
"What an incredible power…"
"Then let us begin."
A flash burst out of the two weapons as their master clashed. Both of them put their entire power behind the attack, and both of them were thrown hundreds of meters to the back. Yet, in less than a second, they clashed once again. Each time they clashed, they would be thrown to the back. But, they would recover much faster. After a dozen or so clashes, they weren't thrown away, but their bodies sustained some cuts.
"Zangeki!" Alexander shouted as he swung his weapon over a hundred times in less than a second. Ed activated his EMS, Ryūsui Seikūken, En, Parallel Thinking, and Observation Haki. He could barely dodge the slashes that cut up the ground beneath him. He was cut up a couple of times, but his Regeneration managed to plug those in a heartbeat. His reservoir of KI increased majorly thanks to his power up, so he was able to handle it.
"HA HA HA! It's been a long time since I've had this much fun, Edward Avalon!" Alexander laughed maniacally while slashing with his Nodachi. Ed couldn't hide his excitement either, as it has been a long time since he fought an opponent that could push him to his limit. If it wasn't for his Berserk skill giving him such a boost, he wouldn't win.
"Willow!" Alexander put his Nodachi next to his waist and it pointed to the ground. Then, he raised it up in gentle yet lightning fast movements, all the way until it pointed to the sky. These movements looked like they took a long time, but in reality; they only lasted for a fraction of a second.
Alexander slashed down, while Ed slashed up. Ed knew that a strong attack was coming, so he prepared beforehand. He used Nen to coat his weapon along with Haki. The two swords clashed and caused the air to be blown away from their surroundings. The disappearance of air caused their bodies to suffer through the change in pressure, but they grit their teeth through it.
Ed felt overwhelmed by the sword strike he had experienced. It felt like thousands of strikes were attacking him at once. Like a willow's leaves, they assaulted him one by one. Until he was blown away by the Sword Sect's master. Their clash ended and the air rushed back to its original place.
Ed got up from the place where fell, blood dripping from all over his body. He coughed a couple mouthfuls of blood and started walking towards Alexander.
Alexander wasn't in a better position. Although he won the exchange, just crossing swords with Ed caused his body's muscles and skin to tear. His eyes looked bloodshot and he was wheezing for air.
"This'll be the end, Sir Ed."
"Indeed it will, Sir Alexander."
The two men could tell that the next exchange would be the last. Ed withdrew the sheath of Shusui and put his sword there. The two men stood less than five meters in front of each other, similar to the time the battle started. It hadn't been even five minutes since Ed had killed the other three commanders.
"Willow!" Alexander went through the same motions as earlier. Ed put the sheathed Shusui by his side and held the handle and the sheath while crouching a little. The two men moved in an instant, at the same time.
"Ittoryu Iai: Shi Shishi Sonson (One-Sword Style Re-Sheath: Death-Lion's Song)" Ed used his skill and in an instant, the two men clashed. They stood five meters away from each other, showing their backs to one another. One of them fell on his back.
Hello everyone! Extra long chapter for today! Hope you enjoyed the fight.
"Ha Ha Ha! I lived by the sword brat; I wouldn't lose to someone with meager experience!" Alexander spat a mouthful of blood while talking to Ed.
"I'll take that as a compliment then," said Ed as he walked towards the fallen down Alexander. Ed's arm was lopped off from the exchange, but Alexander was in a much worse state. A deep slash, spanning from his right shoulder to the left side of his waist, was bleeding profusely.
"I would have asked you to join our kingdom after I heal you, but it would be as if I spat on your pride, am I right?" Ed asked as he stood next to Alexander.
"Aye. Tis would be the best end for me! Still, I have left a whole sect waiting for my return. I do not wish for them to join me in my death. Here!" Alexander used his last remaining power to withdraw something from his spatial ring and threw it over to Ed.
It was a medal with two intersecting Katana. It was made from gold and shone as the sun's rays hit it.
"This is?"
"The Sword sect master's insignia. It is yours as is the sect. No one would dare fight you if you have it. Ah, most won't try Ho Ho Ho!" Ed could see that Alexander's life was fleeting very quickly. Dying by a wound was not the kind of ending Alexander would have wanted, and Ed knew that.
"Before you do it, I want to ask. How will you defeat Harald? He's a monster you know?"
"I left my most trusted companion to oversee the situation. I don't think he'll have much trouble with him." Ed humored Alexander and told him. "Any last words?"
"None!"
"I see…It has been the most enjoyable fight ever. Thank you!" Ed said one last sentence as he swung his sword to kill Alexander. He wanted to die by a sword strike and Ed complied. On his face, a look of pride emerged and a smile formed on his now deceased face. Ed made sure to execute him in a clean beautiful way. He was planning on returning his body to his family, or anyone that knew him in the Sword sect.
"Ed walked over to his arm and picked it up. His Regeneration was doing its best to create a new one, but it was far too slow. So, Ed cut off the part that had grown due to Regeneration. He manipulated his arm with Telekinesis and stuck it on the wound. Then, he withdrew his best potion and spilled it over the wound and the arm. He also drank some of it.
"Let's hope this works..." Ed spoke as he activated his Hatsu on his healing ability.
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Back at the battlefield of the supreme commanders, a huge battle was taking place. Harald was now fighting only three opponents. Arthur, Akira, and Uther. He managed to heavily injure the other kings enough so that they needed to retreat.
"You won't be able to beat me you know? Even if this whole army dies, I'll finish the mission by myself!" Harald declared to his opponents. Arthur and the other had sustained some injuries, but it wasn't anything serious.
Harald held his Glaive and used some QI on it. He swung it towards Akira and a shockwave resulted from it. Akira managed to dodge, but Harald was about to hit him, as he had read his escape route. Still, Akira was rather experienced and knew how to avoid such a situation. He stored the saber he was using and withdrew a long pitch black Katana. He used Wind magic to fling himself away while charging his weapon.
It was a similar technique to the Void Slash used by Hayato. Harald noticed the dangerous air his weapon was giving off, so he followed him. But, he wasn't fighting only one opponent. Arthur and Uther jumped into action as they delayed Harald.
Harald managed to throw off Uther, but not Arthur. The two of them got locked into close combat. Arthur did something that shocked Haralad. He closed his eyes. Much to Harald's surprise, he also lost his sight.
"What did you do?!" As expected, losing one's sight would ruffle his feathers.
This was Arthur's Hatsu, which he could use to steal the senses of his opponents. If he puts himself under the same conditions as his enemy, then the enemy would have no way of undoing the Hatsu. Arthur used En to fight even without needing his sight, while Harald's movement became sluggish.
"Void Blade!" Akira finished his technique and released it. A Black wave kept approaching Harald, and he could run away as he didn't sense it in time. Still, he could roughly locate the position of the slash, and he charged his left hand with QI. After charging it long enough, he struck the slash with his bare hand. He managed to dissipate the slash, but he sustained some injuries to his arm. He seemed to be furious, as he started attacking anyone his senses could catch. Harald was like a raging bull, decimating anyone he could touch, and his QI didn't seem like it would end anytime soon. Arthur undid his Hatsu so he could fight better, especially after Uther had gotten deeply injured. Now, only Arthur and Akira were holding off Harald.
"You will keep dropping like flies!" He said as he swung his Glaive. A crack appeared on the ground following the trail of the slash and continued on for hundreds of meters.
Akira and Arthur kept sustaining more and more injuries while Harald was only getting light ones.
"DIE!" He shouted as he swung his Glaive towards Akira. But, for some reason, his whole body stopped. He looked shocked, and as inspected his body, he noticed dozens of shadowy hands surrounding and holding his limbs.
From the shadows, a black wolf appeared as he made eye contact with Harald.
"Something like this!" Harald tried to shake off the hands but to no avail. In front of him, Raikou's body started transforming into lightning. It wasn't his Lightning Clad, but it was his Hatsu, Elemental Body. By using his Hatsu, he is able to transform each cell of his body into an element he can use. Now, he chose to use Lightning.
Harald struggled with the shadows, but he couldn't tear them. Raikou's cultivation was now at Immortal Establishment level 4, as Ed had leveled up to level 1 after killing Alexander. But he was more than enough of a match to an injured Harald.
"Grrr!" Raikou growled as his whole body finished transforming. Black clouds started appearing in the sky above him, and his lightning body crackled. In one move, he was next to Harald's bound body. He looked at Arthur and Akira, telling them to retreat with his eyes. They did so and Raikou started his attack.
People all over the battlefield looked towards the looming black cloud.
One lightning bolt.
Two lightning bolts
…
Hundreds of lightning bolts started striking the same area.
Raikou howled at the sky as his Lightning Body connected with the lightning striking from the sky. Harald next to him was screaming at the top of his lungs as the pain from the lightning was unbearable.
"Roaar!" Raikou roared as one last gigantic lightning blast hit the place. Then, he discharged the entire amount of lightning that he charged in an instant. A flash of light started going through the surrounding hundred or so kilometers, and a second after, a deafening explosion sounded. The wave of light didn't end, and neither did the explosion sound.
Finally, the lightning strike receded and was followed by a thundering sound.
Raikou returned to his normal body as he had exhausted his QI. Next, to him, Harald's body was letting out smoke, but he wasn't dead yet. He tried to move, as the binding shadow hands were no more. But, a figure appeared behind him.
"You took too long to finish them off. Next time, don't play around." It was Ed who returned after finishing off his power-up. His hand was re-attached. He used Shusui and did a simple swing that turned Harald's body into cosmic dust.
"Good work everyone! The war is won," He said as he looked at the last enemy soldiers being murdered.
Henlo everyone! Bonus chapter!!
As I told you before, I will be starting uni soon(next Monday) and to celebrate my return to hell with my readers I decided to do a little something. I noticed that the novel dropped a lot in ranks, and it's okay since I never asked for PS. But now, I'm going to do something different! If the novel manages to reach top 20 again, I'll do a mass release.
Top 20=3 chs
Top 15=4
Top 10=5
I don't want to do more as I will do only what I can do. I hope you understand^^
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