Seth pulled another desk and slammed it against the thirio.

Crack!

The hit disoriented the thirio, but it quickly recovered just in time to see another desk heading in its way.

Crack!

The thirio destroyed the desk with a single slash and immediately prepared to defend from any attack coming, remembering how Seth had attacked it from behind the desk's remains and then from one side. However, as the desk's remains fell to the ground, the thirio noticed that no attack came. That was when it saw Seth running away.

The thirio growled at the sight of its prey running away and quickly activated its ability and dashed toward Seth. It became a black blur almost impossible to distinguish between the dark hallways of the building.

'I have to make him move as much as possible, that way he will bleed out faster,' Seth thought as he ran through the hallways of the building.

Suddenly he turned around as he sensed the thirio coming close.

Clang!

Seth parried the attack with his katana. However, the thirio immediately slashed at him with its other hand.

Clang!

Seth was barely able to block the attack with his scythe but the thirio was already slashing with its other hand again.

Swooooosh!

Seth dodged the attack and the whistling claws passed next to him, almost hitting him.

Clang! Clang! Swoosh! Swoosh! Clang! Swoosh! Clang!

Seth and the thirio started exchanging blows but it quickly became obvious that if Seth didn't get away he would soon be overpowered. Every time he avoided getting hit by an attack, he had less and less time to defend from the next one, so it was only a matter of time before he received a lethal blow.

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'Tsk, this is not even his full power but I'm barely able to keep up with it,' Seth thought as he gritted his teeth in frustration.

Since the beginning of the fight, the only reason Seth had been able to survive was that the thirio had underestimated him and had chosen to play with him instead of directly killing him, convinced that it could end him at any moment. That's why the first attack from the thirio didn't kill Seth and only injured him. Not only that but when it finally decided to fight seriously, it had already been injured by Seth's stab, which greatly reduced its strength and speed because of the blood loss and the pain.

When Seth finally saw an opening he took advantage of it and pushed the thirio away with one kick before he started running again.

ROAR!

The thirio roared before dashing at full speed toward Seth, who barely had time to turn around and cover himself.

BANG!

The thirio rammed into Seth and sent him flying against a wall. Seth tried to get up but when he looked up he saw the thirio was already in front of him and slashing with its claws.

BANG!

Seth quickly rolled to one side, barely avoiding the claws which cut through the concrete floor like it was butter.

Without waiting for a second the thirio attacked again.

CLANG!

Seth had to use both, his scythe and katana, to block the sheer force of the attack and was barely able to do it in time. However, the force still pushed him back a few meters.

The thirio activated its ability again and disappeared in the darkness. Seth immediately pushed his senses to the limits in order to try to feel the direction the next attack would come from.

'There!'

Seth slashed but he didn't hit anything.

'Crap!'

He quickly turned around but only had time to cover himself with his left arm.

BANG!

A powerful kick sent Seth flying against another wall. When he stood up, he noticed he couldn't move his left arm due to the pain.

CLANG!

Seth parried the thirio's slash, but it was quickly followed by a knee in the stomach.

BANG!

Seth coughed out a little of blood, but he hadn't time to focus on the pain nor the injury he could have suffered as he readied himself to block the next attack.

CLANG! BANG!

Another kick sent Seth flying through the room.

'I just have to hold on until he bleeds out and it will be my win. The thirio knows that and that's why it's trying to desperately finish me,' Seth thought as he took a battle stance, raising only the katana in his right arm.

The thirio activated its ability and started dashing around the room, becoming a black blur almost impossible to see.

'Not only it is able to basically disappear but it also becomes faster? It wasn't like that before. Is it pushing its ability to its maximum?' Seth thought as he noticed the increase of speed in the thirio.

The thirio continued dashing from one side to the other until it became almost impossible for Seth to see it.

CLAAANG!

'He's also stronger!!'

Seth was sent flying but the thirio quickly followed him.

CLANG!

Seth spun in mid-air and blocked the thirios slash.

'It wasn't that strong before. This must be its last struggle!' Seth thought.

Just after landing Seth felt another attack coming from one side.

CLANG!

He blocked the attack but the sheer force of it still broke his guard leaving him completely open as another attack came in his direction.

Swoooosh!

To Seth's surprise, the attack was considerably slower compared to the previous ones, giving him enough time to dodge it.

'He finally lost enough blood,' Seth thought as looked at the thirio's slow movements.

The thirio prepared to slash with its claws while Seth, trying to put aside the pain and fatigue lifted up both of his weapons.

The thirio slashed.

CLANG!

Seth parried with his katana.

CLANG!

He parried with his scythe.

Swoosh!

He dodged the last attack, leaving the thirio completely open. And slashed at its throat.

Thud!

The lifeless body of the thirio fell to the ground. Seth watched it in relief when, suddenly, the fatigue and pain finally kicked in and he also fell to the ground, unable to move.