The leader closed the distance between her and Ny. "Gelug Sect Secret Technique, 5th movement: Endless Knot." She swung her sword fast enough for Ny to not be able to dodge. She landed a few hits, which, fortunately, only hit him in non-vital parts. Ny raised his index finger at the woman, "ZHOUJUTSU 50, PSEUDO HOKKEN!", he said, and a line made of fire cut through his finger, and sliced the woman's body in half. The woman's upper body fell to the ground, Ny finally had a moment to relax.
"Demonic Art: Remorseless Revival", the seemingly dead head spoke.
'!'
Half the men attacking the sect disappeared.
A grotesque, black and slimy solid merged the upper and lower body into one. The solid had many large tentacles.
Ny quickly raised his right hand, putting his elbow in front of his head, intending to manifest another Hokken.
"ZHOUJUTSU 50: PSEUDO HOKKEN!", he shouted; his hand was cut off, however, no Hokken was formed.
The woman closed the distance between her and Ny within the next moment.
"FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!", Ny screamed in terror.
The woman created distance between herself and Ny, however this was short lived, within the next moment, she appeared behind Ny, without him noticing.
"INNATE KYON TECHNIQUE: ORBS OF E-
Ny was beheaded.
Meanwhile in Henan...
Zen laid motionless on the now deserted land, his staff withered and turned into golden leaves, the golden leaves attached to Zen's body; they seemed to try and heal Zen, however, to no avail.
His heart beat one last time.
Far, far away from this world...
*Sigh*, "They both died again." *Snap*.
Everything that once existed, ceased.
*Snap*
Everything once again, existed as it used to.
Time was turned back to the night the branch of the Blood Cult in the Henan Province was burned down. However, something was different.
Zen slept on the futon; however, this time, no sword laid beside him.
Three martial artists in black broke into the room, each with a sword in hand.
'!'
Zen woke up with a jolt; looking at them, he jumped out the window behind him.
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They followed suit.
Horror descended upon Zen's face as he saw the sect on fire.
Zen bit a small piece of skin off his right thumb.
"Heavenly Qi release; No Weapon Variation; Blood Qi Moon!", Zen yelled out, as soon as he touched the ground.
Zen swung his hand at the martial artists; his Qi and blood formed a beautiful crescent.
The three were still falling; one of them was hit by the slash.
"BLECHK!", he spat blood.
'Why does this feel.. so familiar?!' , Zen thought to himself.
As soon as the men touched the ground, Zen closed the distance between himself and the injured one; hitting him with a Qi-Infused punch on the fresh injury.
Another of the three men cut Zen's left shoulder from the back, however, the cut did not reach deep at all. He grabbed the sword with his left hand and proceeded to snap the sword.
Zen's hand bled as he continued to grip the broken sword harder. A few drops of blood finally reached the tip of the blade.
"Heavenly Qi Release; 4th Technique; Blood Stalagmite!", the blood that covered the sword was surrounded by a deep red Qi; which seemed to crystalise with the blood. He stabbed the injured man in the heart.
The man with the broken sword and the last one left unscathed tried to stab Zen's throat, however were met by jabs through their chests.
Two twin girls, both looking to be at least a few years older than Zen, stabbed the guys. They both wore red and black clothes. They also had some huge bonkers.
"THANK GOD YOU TWO ARE ALIVE! I don't know what I'd've done without you two, Shun and Sha-
The girls were stabbed through their chests by two men.
"Karma's a bitch.", one of the men spoke.
Zen's eyes widened in shock, he had never felt fury more than this in his life.
'Zen, RUN! You won't survive if you sta-' , the frequency whispering technique was cut off.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH", Zen screamed his lungs out.
He swiftly grabbed the only sword that remained intact on the dead body of the martial artist, he extended his arm out, intending to slash one of the men's head off.
He was, however, blocked. The sword which the man used to block was chipped.
Zen created distance, quickly jumping into the window he jumped out of a few moments ago. The men followed.
He ran into the room, out into the hallway. The fire was spreading.
The men ran behind Zen as fast as they could, almost catching him once.
Zen ran into a distinguished room, this room had yet to catch fire, and seemed to be the room of the leader. It had a well made bed instead of a futon, and a table, on which laid the missing sword.
Zen grabbed the sword, and jumped out of the window in the room.
His eyes, once again, widened in shock, as he found out that he had just landed among five men, each of which looked disgusting.
His face contorted with fury, as he saw his cousin sister pinned on the ground.
"HEAVENLY QI RELEASE; SCARLET MOON EXECUTIONER FRENZY!"
[Author's note: This attack is different from the one Zen used in his fight with Abaddon; They are very similar but 'Scarlet Moon Executioner Dance' is executed much more elegantly than 'Scarlet Moon Executioner Frenzy']
Zen stabbed the men, in their thighs, head, heart, crotch. Zen made sure to give each and everyone of them a painful and deserved death.
The men weren't able to react in the slightest, an uncontrollable lust brought their demise.
The two men that were following Zen jumped down the window, making Zen's cousin stand up. One of the men tightly squeezed the girl's cheeks. He lowered his head, reaching for the girl's.
"Sacrificial feet of Hemaliforce.", spoke Zen, every single vibration in his throat screamed of fury.
His calves bled, however, the pain was nothing compared to what he had experienced in the past few moments.
"Heavenly Qi Release; 5th Technique; Blood Stalagmite.", Zen launched towards the man holding his cousin, within the next moment, the man's ally blocked Zen.
The man was able to stop Zen from reaching his sister for a few moments, but was outmaneuvered quick.
Zen reached the man going to kiss Zen's sister, but was too late.
"AAAACK!", "THAT BWITCH BWIT MWY TWONGUE OFF!", the man screamed in pain, throwing the girl away from him.
The man's ally stabbed the girl.