Athena's eyes shook when the man who supposedly dead suddenly appeared out of nowhere, 'How did that guy come in here? I just strengthened the space's restriction so other gods couldn't see or enter this place...'
"Who are you?" Athena asks in a threatening tone.
Kisuke faced her and replied, "Just some random human trying to recruit a maid~."
Athena didn't take his nonsense and raised her hand towards him. A yellow magic circle appeared and shoots out a spear of golden light.
Seeing this, Medusa reacted, "No!" And tried to shield Kisuke with her body, but she was not able to move due to the chains restraining her, "No!"
"Geez~. Don't move. You'll only hurt yourself." Kisuke turned back to Medusa without minding the incoming projectile. In an instant, the golden spear reached him, but even without looking, Kisuke slapped it away using his left hand. The spear's trajectory was altered and it hit the northern part of the colosseum, completely obliterating it.
Athena's pupils shrank in shock but didn't make any further move to gather more information.
Kisuke inspected the dumbfounded Medusa for a bit before nodding to himself, "Good... It's not as dire as I expected." He then turned his attention towards the remaining members of the Perseus Clan, "I'll have you lot retire for now~."
Kisuke released his pressure which shocked Athena even more and promptly increased her vigilance against him. The main target of the pressure, the Perseus Clan, all lost their consciousness.
"...Who are you?" For the second time, Athena asked.
"Just like I said, I'm just a random human trying to recruit a maid~."
"Bullshit! What do you want? Just so you know, you invaded a goddess' private space."
Kisuke ignored her question and raised his right arm, "This is going to hurt for a bit, but trust me... this is going to free you~."
Kisuke stabbed his right arm towards Medusa's wound where the chains are coming from, "Gahh!"
The snake tattoo that he got from Ophis suddenly became alive and using Kisuke's Reiatsu-Ki, it drilled its way towards Medusa's inner world, "Ahhhh!!!"
Half of Kisuke's consciousness arrives at Medusa's inner world, the Shapeless Isle. Contrary to the scenery when Medusa first arrive here a few days ago, the sky is now crimson red while the sea is blood red. The raging waves are trying to drown the whole island but there is a small protective film around the island that protects it from the sea. Kisuke only stopped for a moment because Benihime reacted to this bloody world. He leaped to reach the middle of the island where the are two little girls with the same face and purple hair gritting their teeth as they use their aura to keep the creepy chains from approaching.
The little girls are protecting the floating orb which is already mostly dark red with only some of it tinted gold which is in between them. The chains are only surrounding them but every few seconds, it'll inch closer.
Seeing the situation, Kisuke manifested Behinime in her Shikai form, "Kamisori, Benihime (Razor, Crimson Princess)." With a sword swing, Benihime fired off a crimson energy arc which cut through the chains allowing the little girls to gain some standing.
Kisuke used Flash Step to arrive beside them. The moment he entered, however, the chains recovered and trapped him inside.
"Who are you!?" The little girls simultaneous asked.
"That's not important right now. What's important is that I'm here to help."
The little girls gave him a suspicious look.
"You have no choice but to accept my help. And even if I'm planning something nasty, you're doomed either way with the way things are going."
The little girls crumpled their cute faces but after a moment, they eased their aura around Kisuke and focused on the chains, "Please help our little sister..." They both muttered.
"Got it~." Kisuke put away Benihime and approached the floating dark red orb with some golden tint. He examined it for a bit before putting his right arm forward and aimed it to the orb. The snake tattoo became alive again and shoot out from his arm towards the orb coiled around it. Kisuke touched the orb but it burned him with dark red flame.
Although the burning sensation is intense, Kisuke didn't remove his hand and sent his Reiatsu-Ki to control the snake. The black snake then started consuming the dark red bits of the orb while the golden tint started to shine brightly. Kisuke controlled the snake so that it would strengthen the remaining Divinity while it eats the corrupted parts as fuel, 'How convenient... It's really a good thing that Ophis arrive. If I'm just me alone, it couldn't go this smoothly.'
Kisuke kept staring at the changes the orb is going through. A few seconds later, it's size decreased by half but the golden area of the orb started to expand, 'But this isn't going as I expected... If I can't strengthen the orb further, it'll only collapse after the snake consumes every dirty bit... No choice then... I would have to use my own energy reserves. I hope I still have enough to fight that goddess.'
Kisuke then started separating some of his Reiatsu-Ki to get some Reiryoku and passed it to the orb. The orb stopped decreasing in size while the dark red bits are almost consumed.
When there is only a bit left of the corruption, Kisuke stopped, 'This corruption is probably Athena's curse, but it isn't exactly detrimental for Medusa. If she can control this, it'll be a big boost to her abilities, so I should leave a bit of it here.'
The snake returned to his arm and faced the dumbfounded little girls, "Y-you really did it?" Said the little girl on the right.
"Heh~. It's nothing much. Let's deal with those creepy chains first."
"Y-you can also take care of these!?" The little girl on the left side asked dumbfounded. Their shock is understandable because they knew how nasty and durable these creepy chains are for having to deal with it for countless years already. So someone claiming that he could deal with the chains sounds like a fantasy story to them.
Ignoring their reactions, Kisuke puts forward his right arm again, and the snake shoots out towards the chains as he commands. The snake started consuming the chains in great relish. The chains are being converted into pure energy inside the snake's stomach, the energy that Ophis uses.
Kisuke already predicted that the snake would become saturated and won't be able to eat anymore, but he only needed the connection between Medusa's soul and the chains to be severed so he controlled it to eat only those points which he found.
And just as he expected, the snake became bloated and couldn't eat anymore, but the chains' connection to Medusa was weakened severely that he could now pull it out from her, "Well then, little girls. I have to return to pull this nasty thing out. Be sure to rest since I don't my future maid worrying about the state of the two of you that she won't be able to work effectively~."
Without waiting for their reply, Kisuke's consciousness became whole again on the surface. He left half of his consciousness to defend against Athena, but surprisingly, she's only watching curiously, 'Hehehe... So you're that confident with your chains? Too bad, it's me~.'
With his arms still embedded inside Medusa's stomach who kept screaming and crying in intense pain due to the forceful changes to her Divine Core.
Kisuke's expression turned serious and used a bit of his strength to pull out his hand, "Ahhh!!!"
In his hand is the root of the chains, a dark red orb pulsing an ominous light. Attached to it is the 9 chains that started coiling around Kisuke.
"WHAT!!!?" Athena yelled out loud not believing the sight in front of her, "How did you do that!!!?" After placing it to Medusa, even Athena couldn't pull those chains out, so her shock is understandable. She also guessed that Kisuke wanted to remove the chains and didn't do anything, but the result instead gave her the shock of her life.
Kisuke looked at the orb in his right hand that is now trying to attach to his soul, 'So it acts as a parasite...' He lifted his left hand and pointed his index finger at it. On the tip of the finger, a ball of destructive energy started to charge and after a few seconds, Kisuke muttered, "Cero."
The ball of destructive energy turned into a green beam and annihilated the orb in its entirety. The chains attached to it started disintegrating until it was reduced to dust disappearing from this world forever, "Impossible!!!? That's a soul matter! How did you destroy it instantly!?"
Due to the unexpected burden of nourishing her Divine Core and removing the chains from her soul, Kisuke's Hollowfication was dispelled and his mask disintegrated, revealing his true face, 'Good thing I put those guys to sleep first. Now I only have to deal with this Athena.'
Kisuke still ignored Athena and looked back to Medusa who already stopped screaming but was about to lose consciousness, "...Ki...su..ke?"
"Yep~. It's me. You can rest now." Kisuke replied with a gentle smile on his face.
"..." Medusa's eyes are already hazy and her mind isn't running correctly. She subconsciously reached out to Kisuke with both of her arms and wrapped it around his neck. Kisuke thought that she can't see him properly and just let her be. But she did next shocked Kisuke.
Medusa planted her lips on his.
4/9~
Hohoho~
Things are heating up~
"!?" Kisuke was startled, but in an instant, he decided to just let it be and enjoy the moment, 'Yoruichi already gave me the permission anyway~.'
It is not a hot kiss since Medusa only touched Kisuke lips with hers and after a few seconds, she completely lost her consciousness.
Kisuke caught her and gently laid her down on the ground. He used some healing Kidou to ease her wounds, although she isn't in the danger of dying anymore, her wounds still looks nasty.
While Kisuke is healing Medusa, a spear of golden light a lot larger than the first one shoots towards him, threatening to impale his head.
However, Kisuke continuously ignored the attacker as he focused on healing Medusa. A small pulsing, green hexagonal shield appeared behind his head. And when the spear was about to hit him, it expanded and absorbed the spear and simultaneously dispersing it to the surrounding area creating small destructions all over the place.
"!?"
"How rude." Kisuke first pulled out a blanket from his inventory and putting it on top of the sleeping Medusa before facing the goddess, "Shouldn't you at least wait for me to get ready? You're wearing a knight's attire after all."
"In a fight to death, you'd only die a lot easier following such manners and tradition..." Athena replied.
"Heh~. So this is a fight to death."
"Although if possible, I want to capture you alive and ask you how you did that... Even us gods can't do that easily."
"How scary~. Sorry, but I'm going to decline your invitation. Although if possible, I want to capture you alive and ask you a few things~." Kisuke snickered, 'Sorry, Benihime, but this won't be your time to shine.' Muttering inside his head, he materialized his hollow mask again and it instantly changes his aura.
Athena furrowed her brows, "Impudent!" She flew towards Kisuke and slashed down her sword.
Kisuke used Flash Step and Athena missed. He reappeared behind her and did an ax kick, "!?" Athena hurriedly used her shield to block the incoming attack, but to her surprise, he disappeared again and she suddenly felt a blunt object hit her side. She flew across the colosseum and hit its wall, destroying it.
Athena stood up without much damage and glared at Kisuke, 'This bastard is using some unknown technique to accelerate. I couldn't catch his movements. Is this guy really a human? And what's up with that mask? It's giving me, a goddess, a bad feeling...'
Kisuke knew that things would only get messier so he opened a portal to the Dimensional Gap and tossed Medusa their for Yoruichi to take care of her.
Seeing this, Athena didn't think that Kisuke tossed Medusa to the Dimensional Gap to die, 'So he has an accomplice, huh? Great... Now I lost my target, and the chains on her were removed. She won't be tied to this land anymore... I really have to capture this guy alive. Letting Medusa out there is too dangerous.'
Athena stood straight up and took a stance. Her body started to glow in golden light and the aura she is emitting became sharper.
"Getting serious now, huh? Good~. Let me take a look at a god's capabilities." Kisuke is no way insulting Athena as this is just his honest thoughts. Athena can tell that much and smiled for the first time, "Get ready then."
After she spoke, she kicked the ground and instantly appeared in front of Kisuke from 50 meters away. Kisuke's eyes shoot wide open due to her sheer speed. There is no time to use Flash Step due to Athena's glowing sword already bearing down on him. He can only use his skin that is strengthened by Hierro to deflect her attack.
For both of them, the world's time instantly halted to almost stop as Kisuke hurriedly positioned his arm to catch her sword. Seeing this, Athena put more strength to her swing, intending to cut off his arm.
Kisuke's arm met Athena's sword and sparks flew, but the next instant, Athena's sword dug through Kisuke's skin so he hurriedly flicked his arm to change the sword's trajectory.
The sword hit the ground and 50 meters deep valley was created along with the sword's path. Kisuke didn't mind this and immediately retaliated by sending a punch towards her, 'Ikkotsu (Singe Bone)!'
Athena reacted and put forward her shield to block his punch. But to her surprise, the strength behind his punch is way beyond what she expected. For her, it feels like she was slapped away by one of the two Heavenly Dragons.
Even with her strengthened body using her Divinity, she was sent flying again hitting the boundary of the isolated space making it ripple multiple times.
'Oops... Destroying this space is bad. I don't want to make my preparations useless... I guess this isn't the time to be testing the limits of my abilities.' Sighing in disappointment, Kisuke thought back to when then clashed, 'Her sword is too sharp. It instantly broke through my Hierro and I can tell that it isn't the sword which is sharp, but her ability... Should I say as expected of the Goddess of War?'
Athena stood back up again, but this time, she's a bit disheveled, 'What was that!? His skin is too tough! Even if it's a well known strong armor, they would be cut before my sword could even touch it! And that strength... It's impossible for a human body to contain that much even if you use Ki! Is this guy really a human? He's so much stronger than the heroes of the past.'
"Athena... was it? Mind telling me why you cursed Medusa and planted something nasty in her?" Kisuke suddenly asked.
"Hmmph! Isn't it because I'm jealous of her hair?" Athena answered while she tries to recover from the damage she took.
"No way~. Now that I got to meet you personally and fight you on top of that, you don't strike as that type of person. There must be another reason, more specifically, regarding Medusa's Divinity."
"..." Athena stayed silent and thought for a bit, "It's amazing for you to know that much... But why did you think I'll tell you that? Why don't you come with me peacefully, maybe I'll tell you the whole story."
"No thanks~. I don't want a leash on my neck. And if you don't want to tell me, then I can only force you to do it."
Athena stopped for a moment before laughing out loud, "Hahaha! Are you kidding? I'll be honest. You're very strong, but you're still nowhere close to me. If I want, I can kill you within a few minutes. Don't underestimate a Main God, human." Her final sentence was accompanied by her glare.
'Good... Looks like she's still underestimating me~. I should finish this before she can pull out her full strength and destroy this space.' Kisuke decided and propelled his Reiatsu-Ki startling Athena.
'What is he trying to do now? Powering up? Just how?' Athena increased the output of her Divinity to match Kisuke. Her pride won't allow her to use a much stronger force than a human.
A whirlwind was created around Kisuke and the dust-covered him. Athena wasn't able to see what's going on inside the whirlwind but braced herself for the third round.
The whirlwind slowed down and the dust started to settle. Athena was finally able to land her gaze at him again, but looking at him, Athena was shaken. At the same time, a huge pressure came crashing down on Athena. His white mask became a bone helmet with two angular horns pointing upwards. His nails grew to become sharp claws, hid pale blonde hair grew long until his waist and his skin became pale white. Most importantly was the top of his suit was completely destroyed revealing his white body with green marking along with a giant hole on his chest.
"...W-what are you!?" Athena asked nervously as she never saw a being like this that gives so much pressure, 'What is he!? I've already seen so many beings in this world but this is my first time seeing a human transform like this!'
Kisuke didn't answer... More like he couldn't as he is taking care not to lose control. This is only the second time he released this form and the first time, Benihime immediately tried to take control of his body. But this time, after the talk and deal with her, she didn't try anything else. But even then, he won't be able to last long in this form as violent thoughts kept popping in his mind. He predicted that he can only keep in control 10 minutes at most, 'I should really try this more often... It seems that suppressing these violent thoughts can improve with practice.' Since Kisuke entered the Vasto Lorde mode, using Sonido would be more effective in this form than Flash Step. Using Sonido, he instantly appeared in front of Athena.
Athena is still shaken with his transformation, so when he suddenly appeared face to face with her, she panicked and used the strongest attack she could manage now. The sword she's holding was suddenly covered by golden energy which increased its destructive and cutting power multiple times. Athena then swung it with all her strength while backing away, 'I can't hold back anymore! I have to kill him before he could actually kill me!'
She that her attack was enough as her attack could even cut the space itself even if it is protected by a very strong ceremonial barrier magic. But she was in for another shock when Kisuke extended his hand towards the sword and caught it mid-swing, "What!!!?"
5/9~
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Vasto Lorde debut~.
Though it's too bad it's in the middle of a mass release.
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