"Playtime over, let's end this"

Right now Akaza wasn't feeling good at all, the 'Malice' he felt from the world kept getting stronger by the second

His instincts are giving Danger warnings nonstop, but the issue is that there is no specific direction

This is what it really feels like to fight a Reality bender, you are not just battling the human in front of you, but also part of the world they control

This is completely different from the fight earlier where Lorien kept holding back and only using martial arts and the bare minimum of his ability

He did this for 2 reasons, the first is to test his current strength level with the minimal use of his ability and only using martial arts and swordsmanship

Secondly, it's to recover some Source Energy before 'truly' starting the battle

After all, before Akaza came Lorien was practicing, and training consumes energy

It could be said that Akaza came at the worst possible time

But luckily for Lorien, it was at the start of the practice when he didn't consume much of it, and by now he already recovered most of his Source Energy

Glancing at his broken sword Lorien activated his ability again

[Reality] : Restore

This caused the destroyed sword to instantly restore to a perfect state, but Lorien wasnt satisfied as he kept frowning

'I Should make a true weapon for myself...'

Meanwhile, Akaza looked at all of this with a bit of bewilderment

'What's his ability? earlier he ignored my attacks, my blow just now also phased through him, and now he repaired his sword...'

He didn't dare to take the initiative and attack before figuring out how to counter this annoying power

But Lorien didn't give him much time to think about it as he spoke with a teasing look on his face

"You like regenerating don't you?"

Not waiting for Akaza to react he rushed toward him while also using his power

[Reality]: Absolute damage

Lorien's sword was abruptly enveloped by a mysterious force

*Swish*

With the sound of the blade piercing through the air, Lorien's attack quickly reached its destination

Lorien's attack came too suddenly causing Akaza to barely react to it

Raising his left hand he quickly defended, but even then, the attack still nearly cut through his defenses

This caused an obvious gash on Akaza's left hand, but he didn't care as he started clashing again with Lorien at astonishing speeds

But after exchanging a couple of blows, Akaza discovered something unbelievable which caused his eyes to shrink in horror as he jumped back as far as he could

Looking at the still bleeding wounds, a look of unbelief appeared on his face

'My body is not healing...'

No matter how much Akaza tried to force it to heal the wounds still wouldn't budge, it was as if the wounds didn't exist in the first place

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Luckily for him, he discovered it quite quickly, or else if he used the same tactic as before he'd soon be killed

Glancing at Akaza who was in a state of disarray, Lorien started taunting him

"Oh my∼∼ Why arent you healing, arent demons supposed to be immortal?"

Obviously, Lorien was a bit annoyed with Akaza 'inviting' him to become a demon every 2 seconds and his annoying fighting style based on regeneration

So, when attacking he used his ability to give his attacks a 'characteristic' and that is Absolute Damage which allows all the damage he makes to be irrecoverable for a period of time

This period is around an hour or so, not that long, but it's still enough time for him to kill Akaza

*Swish*

Attacking again, the demon defended hastily trying to take the minimum amount of damage while doing so

Switching to a new combat style from the usual reckless way after so long and him being weaponless and fighting against a sword didnt help his situation either

The 2 clashed at incredible speeds, only their afterimages are barely visible, Lorien had a clear advantage this time as all Akaza could do was defend

Thankfully his Blood Demon art proved to be somewhat useful as a way to protect himself from injuries

*Clash*

*Clash*

As the fight continued it became more and more heated, and just as the two were in a stalemate, Lorien suddenly used his power

[Reality]: Air manipulation

Akaza's instincts suddenly started screaming at him to run away, but the issue is that the danger signals came from everywhere

*BOOM*

The air behind Akaza abruptly exploded like a grenade, causing him to lose his balance as he was thrown forward

Taking advantage of this Lorien struck with a quick slash cutting off Akaza's left hand from the shoulder

But as someone who's been battling for more than a hundred years the Demon's response was quite fast as he tried to jump back to take distance, even using his demon art to accelerate himself

But Lorien wasn't done yet as he took advantage of the slash's momentum as he delivered a swift back-kick sending Akaza flying

This time the kick was so strong the demon broke through the estate's walls and into the crowded streets before finally smashing into the wall of a random shop

The town Lorien lives in is quite big and is getting more and more modern, so this much traffic at the night is to be expected, it now looks a lot like a city

*BOOOOM!!*

"Ahhh!!!"

"Wha??!!"

Because of the trail of destruction accompanied by the loud noise and the pillar of dust, the Passersby quickly scattered like flies in terror

"Ugggghhh"

Standing up quickly Akaza put his guard up ready for any attack that may fall on him

*Swish*

*Crash*

Another round of attacks bombarded Akaza who tried his best to defend, but the lack of a left hand caused his situation to deteriorate even further as quickly enough the other hand quickly followed

His eyes wide open in shock, Akaza never imagined this scenario when he came here

'One more attack...and I'll lose'

Contrary to what some may think, he didn't feel any hate or resentment towards Lorien, it was mostly unwillingness, he wanted to grow stronger, he wanted to know why he lost, Even now he couldn't figure out what Lorien's ability is

In the spirit of not giving up the fight until the last moment, Akaza tried to attack with his leg just for it to phase through Lorien and then

*Swish*

That leg also followed the other 2 limbs

Unable to hold his balance anymore tried to push himself to the limit, wishing for a miracle, maybe he could break whatever force was acting on his wounds so he could recover

But sadly this miracle didnt appear as another quick slash removed Akaza's last limb declaring the end of the battle

"What a magnificent battle...I lost, End it"

Looking at Akaza who fell on the street unable to move, Lorien's face was full of complex emotions

This is the first life that Lorien will end with his own hands, even though it's a demon it didn't help much

Talking a deep breath Lorien activated his ability

[Dream/Reality]: Erase Body

This time Lorien took the initiative to specify what to erase, or else if it was the usual erasure Akaza's whole existence would be gone, soul and body

Honestly, Lorien didn't hate Akaza, it's just that they stand on opposite camps, so he won't go so far as to erase his soul

'Moreover...'

Glancing at the side of Akaza's fallen body Lorien could clearly see two 'ghosts' looking at all of this, sorrow written on their faces

It's Keizo the man who taught Akaza martial arts, and next to him is Koyuki Akaza's fiance and the main reason that no matter how long he became a demon he didn't kill or eat a single weapon even though he couldn't remember her

Lorien wasn't cruel enough to erase Akaza's soul right in front of them, and at the moment they've long been waiting for

"Sigh..."

Releasing a long sigh as he spoke one last time before ending it

"That was a great battle..."

"Is that so..."

*Swish*

One last strike, as soon as the blade touched Akaza's body it passed right through it, apparently not leaving any damage

But then his body started becoming transparent ever so slowly, and in a couple of moments it completely disappeared as if it was never there in the first place

After giving one last glance at the now 3 ghosts he walked back calmly and slowly towards his house, but if one were to look carefully they'll see his hand holding the sword shaking slightly

It appears that he wasn't as calm as he's trying to make it seem

But just after a couple of steps he stopped as he heard a 'whisper' full of gratitude coming from behind him, causing Lorien to break into a smile as he visibly relaxed

"Thank you"

Its origin is, Akaza.