Kazuki burst forward with lightning-charged speed, moving so fast he was a blur—like a bolt tearing through the air. With his lightning dagger in hand, he closed in on Shinki, aiming to slice his head clean off. But at the very last second, Shinki raised his blade, blocking the attack with a metallic clash that echoed across the valley with a huge sure of energy.
A small smirk appeared on Shinki's face.
"Let's take this higher," he said casually.
Without wasting a second, the two warriors launched into an aerial battle, darting through the valley like beams of light and were causing huge slashes of red lightning and purple energy to fly around the place.As their blades clashed, Kazuki began hurling spiritual explosions at breakneck speed, bombarding Shinki with rapid-fire attacks at the speed of lightning. Yet Shinki danced between them with sharp, precise dodges.
Kazuki gritted his teeth, feeling a surge of power within.
"I've gotten stronger... and I'll keep getting stronger. No matter what. EVEN IF I HAVE TO KILL MY OPPONENT!! I'LL DO IT". He growled wildly.
He unleashed a new technique: "Flash Out." Purple lightning arrows burst from his body in all directions. Shinki responded instantly "Wow, nice one!". He started launching his own lightning strikes to intercept the barrage.
The entire valley ground lit up with streaks of color as their powers clashed and was incinerating everything. Their battle was so destructive, their speed so insane, that the entire valley began to crumble under the pressure of their attacks.
—
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the valley, Alex lay wounded and unconscious, his chest bleeding out. But in his mind, he drifted into a dark void. Around him, a thick, black aura pulsed ominously.
From the darkness, a figure began to take shape—a demon with glowing eyes and a sinister grin.
"Heh... if not for that demon blood of yours, you'd be long dead," the creature said mockingly. "But… if you don't give up... if you hold onto what's dear to you... maybe you're not such a lost cause."
The demon's voice faded.
Suddenly—
BOOM.
Alex's eyes snapped open as a massive eruption of demonic energy exploded from his body. He screamed in rage as power surged through him. His hair turned from white to sharp crimson red, his body covered in black markings. Two massive wings sprouted from his back, his teeth sharpened, and claws extended from his fingers. "I'M NOT A WEAKLING!!! AND IM NOT GOING TO DIE!!" Alex exclaimed with pure rage and anger as his eyes were glowing red with an unbelievable amount of power.
Back in the fight, Kazuki continued launching purple flames and lightning attacks at Shinki, these attacks were just casually causing huge rapid fire explosions. But then, Kazuki felt it. A sinister, overwhelming presence approaching "What the hell? Something's coming!!"
"Keep your mind in the game!" Shinki shouted, lunging toward Kazuki.
But before he could land a hit—
CRACK!
Alex shot in like a meteor, punching Shinki with monstrous force. The impact sent shockwaves through the valley, destroying hills and carving out giant craters. His punch caused a huge explosion of demonic energy all over the place.
Kazuki's eyes widened.
"Alex...? Is that really Alex?!!" He thought to himself.
But Alex wasn't speaking. He was growling—like a beast—barely in control of himself. Dark red energy flickering around him violently.
Shinki stood up slowly, recognizing the transformation.
"So... your first demon stage has taken form huh? Good for you boys!! You've finally taken your first steps into becoming TRULY STRONG!"he muttered, sighing. "I figured this would happen."
With a smirk, he pointed his sword.
"Come on, both of you. Let's see what you've really got."
Alex charged forward, unleashing a barrage of fireballs in an instant. Shinki dodged with impossible speed, weaving through the flames. Every step, every clash, ripped the valley apart even more, the chaos was really intense and insane.
Alex while moving at lightning speed. shapeshifted his hand into a massive hammer and slammed Shinki across the walls of the vally. He followed up by shooting spikes of energy, which Shinki barely dodged.
"If you want to beat me," Shinki sneered, "you'll have to do better.", he exclaimed with a smirk on his face while dodging everyone of Alex's powerful attacks
Suddenly, Kazuki's lightning dagger flew through the air and struck Shinki repeatedly, bouncing him up into the sky. Kazuki appeared above, his fist blazing with purple flame, and smashed him downward. Before Shinki could hit the ground, Alex rained above fireballs at rapid-fire speed, causing a chain of violent explosions all over the place.
From the smoke, Shinki burst out, and he and Alex clashed in a high-speed flurry, zigzagging like lightning accross the entire valley. The force of their blows created shockwaves that leveled more of the valley. The ground, the hills, the walls, everything in the valley was being turned into ashes due to Alex and Shinki's clash.
Kazuki rejoined, firing lightning arrows. Shinki kicked Alex away and slashed through them and unleashed his "God Spear"—a red beam in spear form that blasted Kazuki through a valley walls "TRY HARDER!",Shinki sneered with excitement. Shinki didn't stop, continuing to throw the spears at rapid-fire.
But then—
A SCREAM.
Alex flew down and unleashed a sonic shockwave that deflected the incoming spears. Shinki cut through the blast like paper, unfazed.
Kazuki struggled to stand and nodded at Alex who had landed beside him.
"Thanks… but at this rate, we're not beating him."
Shinki raised his sword, smiling wickedly.
"You're both lucky, very very lucky. If it weren't for the restraint mark you put on me.... you'd be dead. That was a smart move."
He lifted his hand.
"Let me show you what real despair looks like. Judgement."
A massive magic circle appeared in the sky, it crackled with a huge amount of energy all over the sky and the ground.
"This technique absorbs every attack you've launched at me—and multiplies it by 100. It's one of my most broken moves, but it's not something I can use much. I usually use it for one hit kills. You like it?"
Kazuki's eyes widened.
"That's insane—! Are you telling me that if I hadn't used the restraint mark on him, that move would have been more deadly?"
BOOM!!!
A gigantic energy blast, composed of all their attacks combined, surged from the circle at light speed downwards. It engulfed the valley in an earth-shattering explosion, it overtook Alex and Kazuki at once. Mori and Kinto, watching from the forest, saw the blinding flash.
Kinto gasped. "What the hell was that!?"
Mori narrowed his eyes. "Whatever it is... it's not good. Alex is definitely in the middle of it, and I have a feeling Kazuki is in there too. From what I'm sensing....Those two....have unlocked a great deal of power "
—
As the smoke cleared, Shinki saw Kazuki standing—barely—with a force field around himself and Alex.
With both arms burnt and injured, Kazuki lowered the shield. Shinki scoffed.
"You're a stubborn one. A real stubborn one. You and your friend really have the true meaning of what an assassin and solider should be like!"
Kazuki muttered to Alex, "Follow the plan…"
Shinki suddenly noticed hundreds of Flash Fists above him—along with multiple Blades of Death surrounding the sky. "HUH? When did they.." be exclaimed while being shocked.
Before he could react, the barrage came down faster than he could process, causing huge explosions all over the valley at a great speed.
Shinki defended with his sword, but the pressure was overwhelming.
"Damn it… at this rate...there's no way i can win..... I..."
He smiled faintly.
"Kazuki... you've come far. And as your older brother… I'm proud."
The valley was obliterated with a powerful explosion.
—
When the smoke finally settled, Shinki lay unconscious—held in the arms of Kenji, protected by a shield of yellow lightning.
Kenji sighed. "Tch. I wasn't in the mood to make an entrance, so I stayed out of it."
He opened a portal and stepped through it with Shinki, vanishing. "Well, it's not like Ukina wanted us to win, she just wanted us to cause some trouble."
Back in the destroyed valley, Alex had reverted to his normal state, collapsed and barely breathing. Kazuki was lying nearby, hand bleeding, burned and unconscious.
Mori and Kinto arrived moments later.
Kinto looked down at them and said, "Damn, this place looks like a war zone. You take Kazuki. I'll get Alex.". Mori let go of Kinto "Right.", they both started to pick up their comrades.
END OF EPISODE.