*Back in the other arena*
*BBBBOOOOOOMMMMM!* *RUMBLE!*
A ground shattering explosion can be heard in Joey's arena and the ground rumbles violently. This throws Zorg the paladin off balance as he goes to strike Tanner once more with his massive hammer. Tanner has been on the defense for now and has just been blocking and dodging the paladin's hits but this is his opening.
Slinging his deadly shield forward, Tanner hits the paladin named Zorg in the helmet and stuns him. With him being stunned, Tanner swings down his sword vertically above his head but a shield of light blocks his blade and sends it rebounding backwards.
Using the backward moment of his sword, Tanner spins and his recovery causes an even more powerful slash than the last one but it's now horizontal and at Zorg's chest.
*Clang!*
Tanner can feel vibrations travel up his arm violently as his sword clashes with the ever sturdy armor of Zorg. Tanner's arm begins to turn numb and he can only slightly gasp in pain and prepare to go back on the defensive as Zorg has recovered from being stunned by the shield bash.
Zorg swings his hammer behind him and upwards then proceeds to bring it down towards Tanner's unprotected skull with the intent to kill. His hammer seems to be filled with a dark holy power as it has now turned black and threatens to curse Tanner if he dare touch it.
Unfortunately for Tanner, the pain in his arm was too unexpected and he realizes he has no time to react to Zorg's attack and block it.
Gritting his teeth and bracing himself for serious pain, Tanner expects the worst, but the death awaiting Tanner never came as when he opens his eyes, he sees Zorg getting kicked in the face by Nathan. Nathan had saw the trouble Tanner was in and came to help using his insane speed.
With both of his feet firmly implanted in Zorg's helmet, Nathan pushes off of Zorg and goes back into the fight with Lila while stunning Zorg once again for Tanner.
Tanner smiles as he knows he can trust Nathan and already has a plan if Nathan ever gets in danger. Not wanting to waste this opprotunity, Tanner sends his shield into Zorg's stomach and starts a combo to chip away at his enemies defense.
When Nathan went to help Tanner, to be honest it is because he was running away from Lila and decided to help Tanner while using Zorg as a foothold and a point to push off of to continue dodging. It was basically killing two birds with one stone.
Though the first skirmish that seemed to last 10 seconds but resulted in nearly 16 clashes of a sword and a scythe resulted in Nathan's win, Lila seemed to come back stronger after that small defeat.
She became much more faster and deadlier as she aims for Nathan's vital points every time she attack and forces Nathan to constantly block and be on the run.
'The worst part is that there are an endless amount of her!' Nathan screams to himself in his head as he does a quick back flip and throws three daggers that makes 3 Lila's explode into a puff of smoke.
Following the backflip, Nathan swings his longsword to block a Scythe attack in the front and then uses his shortsword to stop another attack going for his head.
Nathan stares the Lila in front of him in the eyes and his one eye seems to explode with anger. Nathan hates being overwhelmed at something he specializes in so he needs to turn this around now if he plans to win.
Using his incredibly sharp senses, Nathan can tell that Tanner is once again in a disadvantagous position as he is being completely destroyed by Zorg's raw strength.
Nathan sends pure strength to his arms and pushes away Lila's scythe but he knows that this cannot be kept up for too much longer.
"Tanner! I think it's about time." Nathan does another flip to dodge 2 more attacks and then disappears 10 feet backwards to try and distance himself from Lila.
"You need to go Angel Mode about now. I don't know how strong you are in it but we definitely need it!" Nathan yells at Tanner before he is forced to dodge more and more.
"Nothing can help you now." a version of Lila says confidently. She has a haughty attitude as Lila continues to bully Nathan around the arena.
"I have seen everything about you and I can guarantee you that you are not strong enough to take us on! I don't care if you are an Angel or a Demon! You will feel the wrath of my Soul Hunting Scythe!"
Lila does a horizontal but Nathan does not dodge. Rushing forward suddenly Nathan catches Lila and grabs her Scythe by the hilt as the blade goes behind him.
Pulling on the Scythe as hard as possible, Nathan pulls Lila towards him and swings his longsword right for her neck.
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Seeing Nathan suddenly change his strategy and take advantage of an over cofident Lila, the crowd braces themselves for a beheading but as soon as Nathan's sword touches the young girl's neck, she disappears into a puff of smoke again.
"GOD DAMNIT FIGHT ME YOU BITCH!" Nathan yells as his blood begins to boil from Lila constantly using scape goats and never fighting him 1 on 1. Tanner just shakes his head and decides Nathan is right.
Tanner's arm feels like it is about to break from blocking so many high powered hit on his shield. Like releasing the gates of Heaven, a bright light fills the entire arena and a beam of light shoots into the sky like a lazer.
Zorg is blown backwards but recovers as he digs his heels into the ground to not get blown too far away. All of Lila's explode into smoke except for one who just so happened to be the one in the back.
Tanner's bright white wings unfurl from his back and spread in the air for the second time in their short exsistences. His brown iris were washed over with a color of bright white in one eye and bright blue in the other. Finally, a bright halo formed into exsistence as it is the final sign of Tanner's holiness.
"Prepare yourselves, for I will not be the only using a new form." Tanner then points towards Nathan and a slightly familiar circle surrounds itself around Nathan's feet.
"Release.' Tanner says and the circle of incantations fades away and Nathan can feel something inside of him begin to grow and explode throughout his body.
'My demon blood, I haven't felt much of it since Tanner purified me. Did he seal it and now he is releasing it?!' Tanner then smiles at Nathan and then looks at Zorg.
Floating in mid air, Tanner points his sword at Zorg and challenges him while flying 20 feet above the ground.
"Hahahaha. HAHAHAHA! So Lila was telling the truth!" Zorg says maniacally while laughing hysterically. A dark green aura begins to cover his armor and an explosive force explodes forward at Tanner. With a quick swipe of his longsword, Tanner cuts the force in half like it is butter.
"So that isn't strong enough to knock you down huh? Well it doesn't matter, I'll kill you and your friend so I can evolve!" Zorg yells passionately.
On the other side, Nathan falls to one knee as the Demon Blood inside of him runs rampade. He is barely managing to keep control of his body. Lila takes this chance to deal a devastating attack onto Nathan and she slahes his chest wide open.
The once boiling Demon Blood inside of Nathan begins to cool down as it sprays out of his chest and onto Lila's small frame.
Nathan tries to say something, anything at all but all he can do is feel heavy and weak as he falls backwards. Blood continues to spray, Tanner continues to fight with his all, and Lila continues to walk towards Nathan with her Scythe poised to kill.
A horrifying smile is spread across Lila's face as it seems that she is enjoying bathing in the blood of her enemies. This sparks a flame of hatred and pure rage inside of Nathan's soul.
'You bitch... I'll get you... I swear...' Nathan tries to curse Lila aloud but all he can do is say it in his head, hoping that some magical force will save him.
But as his eyes become heavier and heavier, Nathan is losing his grasp of reality and he barely clings to a string that holds him from falling into the deep darkness know as death.
Alas, Nathan is unable to hold on for long and his eyes finally close and he falls into the darkness he feared to fall into.
Something stops him on the way down though. A large jet black dragon catches Nathan and flexes its mighty wings and soars away from the darkness.
"Master, you cannot die yet as I do not wish to return to the darkness."
"Well, I can't help it, I got out classed out there and I guess this is my punishment. Sorry to bring you down with me." Nathan says with a disappointed voice. The jet black dragon sighs and begins to hover when it far enough away from the darkness, but that won't work for long.
A long black tentacle is stretching outwards and threatens to take both of them into the end of their lives.
"I have a confession, I have lied to you. When I said you had to relenquish control to me for you to use my power, that wasn't the whole truth."
"Wait, what?" Nathan asks in disbelief. Did he get swindled by a Dragon? Then again he was a King at one point.
"The truth is that we can make a contract, and I basically give you my soul and you can draw power from it."
"But I control my body when this happens?"
"Correct."
"So... Let's do the contract? Unless you want to be in a hentai staring me, you, and that tentacle." Nathan says with an urgent voice. The dragon raises its eyebrow as it doesn't know what a hentai is but it doesn't sound good.
"Ok... Just touch my snout and our souls will do the rest..." The Dragon says with a slight hesitation. Nathan isn't exactly trusting of the former demon but he truly has no other choice.
Outstretching his hand, Nathan touches the snout and he can feel warmth return to his body. Where the slash was begins to heal inside of this space between reality and the Abyss, making Nathan assumes that it might be healing in the real world too.
After a few seconds, Nathan has memories flow to his mind that comes from the depths of the soul of the dragon. The memories are a good amount of magic the dragon could use at one point and a deep knowledge about the Abyss and how to walk in it safely.
A smile creeps on Nathan's face and his red eye begins to change and a slit replaces his round pupil. Glistening black scales form on his skin that feel as hard and as sharp as diamond and a strength fills his muscles. A comfortable warmth flows throughout his formerly cold dead body and settles inside his stomach.
"Your power... Is mine, and with it, I will let both of us live on and avoid the reaches of death!" Nathan yells loudly to assure the Dragon he has made the right choice. The dragon slightly chuckles and its eyes are filled with anticipation.
"I am excited to see how you grow with this new seed. Good luck in your fight, I have helped you as much as I can for now."
Chains materialize around the Dragon and completely cover its beautiful scales, showing it has been restrained by Nathan's soul.
Nathan then closes his eyes and focus on a way out, a portal out of this space between the realms and soon his consiousness is flown forward and back into the real world.
Lila, who rose her arm in victory torwards the crowd and put her foot onto Nathan's bloody chest, suddenly feels a sharp pain seep into her small leg. Looking down in horror, Nathan is using his sharpened metal gauntlets to grab Lila's leg and pierce into her skin.
"I hope you're not celebrating, cuz I ain't dead yet!" Nathan yells and uses his insane strength to throw Lila at a break neck speed off of him and into the nearest wall. A deep indent forms into the wall and Lila spits out blood in pain and surprise.