Narrator No. 2's POV:
A long time ago in the Warring States Era, there were those swordsmen who reached the highest comprehension of swordsmanship that they call the "Mystic Sword Art". This Mystic Sword Art is about comprehending the mysteries of the world/oneself by the use of the sword to inflict a phenomenon on the world.
But who knew that there would be a person to not only reach the Mystic Sword Art but also surpass it.
And this person was none other than Miyamoto Musashi. He is a swordsman that is considered as the definition of talent and limitless potential. A genius who pioneered a Sword Art that is called by the Gods as the "The Unforgivable Sin". As it is known to kill Gods and is infused by the Concept of "VOID". This Sword Art would be famously called the "VOID Sword Art". And would become the highest Sword Art that all swordsmen desire to reach, even in the modern era. But only a few were even able to comprehend an inch of its mysteries. It is because comprehending the nothingness by the use of the sword is almost an impossible task.
Even though Musashi was busy pioneering the VOID Sword Art, he was also creating a very powerful and unique Sword Style. It was a Sword Style that fits his very existence, as both of Musashi's hands have the strength of a hundred men. The dual-wielding Sword Style would be famously called the ''Niten Ichi-Ryu'', meaning "Two Heavens as One". A Sword Style that can reach the Realm of Gods if used by Musashi himself. With the Niten Ichi-Ryu and the VOID Sword Art fused, he can cut anything. His powerful attack was described as,
A single slash that can cut through Space, Time, Causality, Immortality, Intangibility, and Fate. It is a one slash-cuts all that the Gods were scared of. His every attack is as if the conceptualization of the VOID, it is considered as an Anti-Existence Sword Art.
With this, he would be famously called by humanity as the "Sword God of the VOID" but to the God's he would be called "The King of Sinners".
But even how strong Musashi was, there was a swordsman who was able to rival his Sword Art and Sword Style. This person was neither talented nor skillful. He was neither a genius nor victorious. But what he had and was proud of was.... his Hard work and Persistence. He would what you call a talentless hard worker. And throughout his hardships and training, he pioneered a Sword Art that was called by the Gods a "Miracle".
Why is it called a "Miracle"?
Because he was the only human being who was able to break through the "Taboo". Meaning his the only human with mortal blood that was able to ascend as a God.
How was he able to reach this level?
He reached this level by training his whole life to only one Sword Skill, as he was unfortunate enough to not possess any Mana and had very weak Aura.
How powerful was his sword skill?
A famous swordsman said,
It was a sword skill that could be said as the Concept of "INFINITY". In one breath it can manifest an infinite amount of slashes that can attack all directions simultaneously. Each of its slashes can cut through Causality, Time, Space, and Immortality. There are only two words that can describe it an Omnidirectional Omnislash. You can even say that it is a Sword Art that reaches INFINITY just to create a Singularity, it is an Anti-World Sword Art.
He added.
How I was able to know this? Because I have the Mystic Eyes that can see through Fate. I was destined by fate to die by his blade. But because I was a second faster in using my 'VOID Sword Art' I was able to cut through that Fate and was the victor.
Those words were from Musashi himself and his opponent was none other than Sasaki Kojiro. His Sword Art would be named by Musashi as the "INFINITY Sword Art". And the only Sword Skill he perfectly mastered is called the "Tsubame Gaeshi/Swallow Reversal(INFINITY)."
Because Kojiro was never victorious in his battles and was only able to reach INFINITY in his final battle with Musashi, no human being not even Kojiro himself knew/saw that he would ascend to INFINITY and Godhood. Other than Musashi and the Gods who can see through Fate. Due to this, no human acknowledged his Sword Art and only believed it as a Myth that Musashi created. Although, some tried to reach it, yet ended up failing. This is why he would be called by humanity as "The King of Losers" but to the Gods and Musashi he would be called "The Mortal God of INFINITY".
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Anonymous' POV:
With Ghoul's parameters going off the charts, he charged to the 100 holy barriers at the speed of sound. Immediately destroying 5 holy barriers in the process. Even though he took some damage due to the holy barriers' Anti-Demonic effects, he still kept on relentlessly destroying the Holy Barriers. Reaching up to.... 27..... 43...... 55 and so forth.
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As the Ghoul kept on destroying the Holy barriers at an unimaginable speed, I was in the middle of the Holy Barriers. I closed my eyes and I calmly focus on my Aura and created a dark purple Nodachi called the "Monohoshizao".
I made a stance and inhaled a large amount of air. I then exhaled and activated a Unique Ability of my Modified Body.
[Proto-Mimicry: Sasaki Kojiro]
My body begins to feel intense stress, it is as if every muscle in my body is being molded to a specific shape. If I could feel pain then I would've screamed in agony.
This is needed for this ability to activate. It molds my body in order for me to mimic the person that I desire. Although I cannot mimic everything, Sasaki Kojiro is an existence who trained his entire life mastering his sword skill and pioneering a sword art that was called in the modern era as a Singularity. To mimic his body completely will only obliterate my whole existence.
The process eventually ended and I opened my eyes. I then activated [Accelerated Perception]. As my silver nebula iris glowed, the black halo in the middle of my iris constantly spun counterclockwise. I then perceived the world in attoseconds and saw the Ghoul's burning right claws 5 inches away from my head. I then thought to myself.
'I never want to use this because it has the probability of killing me. In my past life, I practiced this for an entire year and had some results. But I didn't like it as it didn't fit with my style. Who knew that I would use it here. Well, if I am going to die, I might as well bring this Ghoul with me. It's all or nothing.'
I chanted inside my mind.
'Reach INFINITY to create a Singularity. '
[Psuedo-Mystic Sword Art: Tsubame Gaeshi(Fake)]
Of course, I couldn't copy the original, no one has ever copied it in the first place. Even mimicking the Mystic Sword Art version is utterly impossible. What I did was mimic a small amount of his comprehension of INFINITY and made a different version of his Tsubame Gaeshi. Of course, it's quadrillion times weaker but it could still do the job.
When I activated my Sword Art, the whole world was at a complete stop. A monochrome hue covered the whole world and a sharp sound whistled.
Slash!!
Two dark purple aura slash immediately manifested in this monochrome-colored world. These two slashes were already on the Ghoul's body from the start. The slashes then slowly lose their dark purple hue. And then the frozen body of the Ghoul was accurately severed in a cross shape. Regardless of being cut perfectly, the Ghoul's body was still in its frozen state, due to the time stop.
What happened?
Well, it is because of my version of Tsubame Gaeshi. Compared to its original ability which can destroy a whole world, this version that I nerfed can Reverse Causality or Reversing the Laws of Cause and Effect. To be specific, let's say a person shot a man with a gun. The effect would be the man being dead while the cause would be the gun/gunshot. Then what if there is a situation, where the effect happens first before the cause? That's the logic of this Sword Art, it focuses on Anti-Evade. It severs the body of its enemies first before even doing the act of severing, hence it never misses. It also bypasses any form of durability but the backlash of this Psuedo-Mystic Sword Art is so tremendous that it could kill the user, only having a 10% chance of survival rate.
The world has gone back to its original hue and I deactivated my Mystic Eyes.
Splurge!!!
A large amount of black liquid—Ghoul's Blood—splashed on my body while the limbs and organs of the Ghoul flew through the air due to the intense speed it made when it launched its attack.
After that, my whole body begins to tremble violently, all my muscles spasm and I immediately clutch my mouth as I vomit a large amount of blood. I then sense my whole body shutting down on its own and I unexpectedly collapse on the ground.
Even though I am still awake, I can't move my whole body. It as if I am completely paralyzed. This is due to the backlash of all the abilities I used. My body had already reached beyond its breaking point and I will eventually die slowly. I need to activate my Modified Body's [Recovery Mode] to increase my survival rate.
As I was about to activate [RecoveryMode], the Ghoul's blood that was on my body slithered beneath my collapsed body, forming a shape.
'Crap! this Pandemonium God is desperate. I thought he would just ignore this because the Ghoul was just a pawn. To think he would use a lot of his energy just to kill me. '
In this very situation, I was forcing my whole body to move but it didn't work. The Ghoul's Blood begins to form a shape of a Pentagram beneath my motionless body. I was thinking of a way to get out of this situation but... There was utterly nothing I could think of. I already used my [Probability Precognition] and what I saw was the Pentagram manifesting into a Pentagram Circle. This Pentagram Circle emits a bright crimson hue, dark runes came out like strings encircling the Pentagram Circle. These dark runes are considered as "Sin" which are used by the Pandemonium Gods as a source of energy.
With this motionless and slowly dying body, I awaited my inevitable death without any forms of struggle nor rejection. The Pentagram Circle then compresses itself into a small crimson light. It radiates beneath my body signaling its activation.
During the activation of the Pentagram Circle, I activated my [Accelerated Perception] and adjusted my perception to millisecond. Due to this, I saw my death slowly.
As the crimson light expands rapidly and violently, it completely destroys every single cell in my body. At this very moment, I can recall my past life's death, It was very different from this. It was boring and lifeless, it was as if death itself was seeking its own death. But this death right now, makes me want to say ''Living ain't half bad even though it is hopeless at the very end of it.''
I deactivated my [Accelerated Perception] and I slowly closed my eyes.
Boom!!!!!!
The last thing I heard is the violent sound of the Pentagram Circle's explosion and everything was finally over.
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Anonymous' POV:
I opened my eyes and once again I am back from the empty world where that odd Jester comes from. Although this time he's not here to bug me with his otherworldly imaginations. I try to walk around and peer to this endlessly empty world.
An hour passed, I was able to find something...... A slightly opened white door, ten meters away from me. I approached it and peeked through its opening and what I saw is........