Luka stopped holding her head and looked up at Miko, who had finally drawn his swords.

“So you’re using your famous swords.”

She smiled.

“I also like the look in your eyes. It looks like you’re finally serious.”

“This is what you wanted, right? So don’t cry later!”

Miko’s figure flickered. He popped up in front of Luka with both swords swinging at her.

*Bam!*

An explosive noise resounded. Miko’s swing was blocked by Luka’s two daggers.

“That’s more like it!”

Luka pushed Miko back and pounced at him, slashing at his neck. Miko lifted Ishma and blocked the dagger and thrust Regis at Luka’s chest. Luka parried the attack with the side of her daggers. She stepped forward and hit Miko with an elbow.

*Bam!*

Miko responded by kicking her in the chest. He forced her back a couple of meters. He swung down Regis and an azure slash rushed towards Luka, who leaped to the side.

“?!”

The moment she moved to the side, Miko was already standing in front of her. He kicked her under the chin and rose her off the ground.

“64 Murder Slashes!”

Miko’s hands and swords flickered. Luka was surrounded by green and azure slashes coming at her from every direction. She clenched her teeth and moved her daggers the fastest she could.

*Clang!* *Clang!* *Clang!* *Clang!* *Clang!*

She deflected all of the slashes with her dagger.

“Impressive.”

She turned around and bent her neck to narrowly avoided having her skull pierced by Ishma’s blade. She stooped down and stabbed at Miko’s exposed heart.

“?!”

To her surprise what she pierce was only an afterimage. She quickly turned around to search for Miko.

“Ugh?!”

She was cut across the chest, blood gushed out of her body.

“I’m faster.”

She received another cut across her back which caused her to stumble a bit. She clenched her teeth and threw the daggers into the air. The daggers shattered into countless pieces.

*Clang!*

A metallic sound came from her side as Miko’s strike was stopped before it could reach her. Luka’s figure flickered.

*Bam!*

“Ugh?!”

Miko was kicked in the midsection so hard that all the air was forced out of his body. Luka twisted her body and swung her other leg like a whip. He ducked underneath her kick and thrust Regis at her windpipe.

*Clang!*

His strike was stopped inches away from his target again. He leaped back to avoid Luka’s knee.

“Tsk.”

He clicked his tongue in irritation.

“The dagger shattered into small fragments and has formed a defensive net around you. I’ve never seen such control before. For you to be able to manipulate so many fragments at once is impressive.”

Miko’s swords started glowing.

“But I wonder how well can it protect you?”

Miko’s figure flickered as he appeared in front of Luka again.

*Clang!*

His sword was stopped inches away from Luka, but he didn’t seem to care as he disappeared again.

*Clang!*

This time his attack that came from the back was stopped as well. He disappeared again.

*Clang!* *Clang!* *Clang!*

Miko started attacking Luka from every angle with lightning speed. Luka’s eyes danced in her head to track his movements.

(He’s incredibly fast and it’s like he’s just getting faster and faster!)

“Huh?”

Luka noticed a ring of azure and green flames surrounding her. No, what surrounded her was an azure dragon and a green crow made of flames.

“Ring Of Demise.”

*BAM!*

The ring exploded. Azure and green flames devoured the area Luka was in. Miko appeared at the edge of the explosion. He moved his head to avoid a dagger thrown at him. He looked and saw Luka breathing heavily with her body covered with burns.

“Who’s the one messing around now, Luka?”

Miko asked.

“I’m here fighting with my regalia and yet you’re using ordinary weapons against me? That’s just insulting.”

Luka smirked.

“?!”

A chill crawled up Miko’s spine. His body twisted to the side on reflex. A large black blade rush out of the ground and thrust at where he was just standing.

“Who said that I wasn’t using it?”

Several large black blades burst out of the ground thrusting at Miko, who leaped back to avoid them.

“?!”

He sensed more blades coming at him from behind. He swung Ishma with a spin and blocked them. However, he instantly realized that the assault wasn’t finished. He could sense he was completely surrounded. The blades were coming at him from every direction. His eyes turned crimson as his demon blood started to boil. He also activated his Dragon Rage and created extra limbs made out of aura. Each limb was holding a sword made of tightly concentrated flames.

“Asura!”

Miko spun while swinging his blades in every direction.

“Agni’s Rampage!”

*Bam!*

All the black blades were repelled and caught fire. Miko moved forward and all the blades shattered freeing him from the death trap. He rushed at Luka with his body engulfed in crimson flames.

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(I don’t know what her regalia is so I need to take her out immediately!)

Luka lifted her hand in the air. Darkness gathered in her hand and form a huge black claymore. He clenched his swords. They became engulfed in azure and green flames. The image of a dragon, a crow, and a demon appeared behind him.

“Mad Beast Of Avicii!”

He swung his swords and the three infernal beasts rushed toward Luka.

“Infinity Element Release.”

An infinity symbol appeared on Luka’s sword. Behind her, hundreds of identical swords appeared. She lifted the sword in her hand and swung it down. The swords behind followed the same movement as if they were being wielded by an invisible army.

*BOOM!*

A storm of black slashes clashed with and destroyed Miko’s infernal beasts.

“?!”

Miko crossed his swords in front of him to block the storm coming at him.

“Guh?!”

He was overwhelmed and forced off the ground, before being flung about in the storm of slashes. His body was cut from all angles while being treated like a leaf caught in a storm. The storm also cut everything within a few meters of it to pieces. The storm finally dispersed and Miko was seen standing with countless cuts on his body. His clothes were reduced to rags. He looked at his appearance and smiled for a bit.

“I see. Now that was a powerful attack. I felt like I was gonna die just now.”

“Then you should’ve.”

The swords behind Luka disappeared.

“So that’s you’re regalia? It’s pretty powerful.”

“Please, you haven’t seen anything yet.”

“Is that so? Then I guess I need to take it up a notch myself.”

Miko’s swords started glowing their respective colors. They transformed as light also wrapped around Miko’s forearms. The lights disappeared and Miko was now holding two sabers, instead of katanas. He also had two black sinister gauntlets on his arms, one with an azure dragon and the other with a green crow.

“He can alter the shapes of his weapons at will?”

Luka was a bit shocked to see Miko’s new weapons. Miko smiled and started walking towards her.

“Let’s go!”

He accelerated. Luka smiled and did the same. The two quickly came into each other’s range. Luka swing her large claymore while Miko swung his sabers.

*Bam!*

The swords clashed and caused shockwaves to spread out and blow everything away. The two clashed at lightning speed. Miko was forced back by Luka, who immediately chased after him and slashed at his side. Miko leaped over it and swung both swords down at her head. Luka lifted her sword overhead and blocked his attack. Miko flew back and charged at her again with both swords on fire. Black lightning started cracklings around Luka’s sword. The two swung their weapons at the same time and clashed.

*Bam!*

A burst of flames and electricity erupted and caused mass destruction in their wake. Miko and Luka flew out of the flames and electricity and continued to attack each other with fast slashes.

*Clang!* *Clang!* *Clang!*

Sparks flew as the two tried their best to cut down the other. Miko ducked under a slash and stabbed his swords into the ground. He pounced at Luka, who saw him and swung down her sword.

*Bam!*

Miko crossed his arms overhead and blocked Luka’s sword with his gauntlets.

“Ahh!”

He pushed her sword back and clenched his fists.

*Bam!*

He slammed his fist in the center of her chest and followed up with an uppercut to the chin. The gauntlet over his left arm let out a dragon’s roar. Luka saw the image of a dragon emerging out of the sea behind him. Miko’s eyes glowed with a violent azure light.

“Erupting Sea Dragon!”

He swung his fist and Luka could see a massive sea dragon rushing towards her. She clenched her sword and swung it down.

*Bam!*

The sword clashed with the sea dragon but it was blown out of Luka’s hand. Her eyes widened as the dragon approached.

“Ahh?!”

She was hit by the sea dragon which turned out to be Miko’s fist. Blood gushed as her body was sent crashing through a forest more than a hundred meters away from where she was. Miko flicked his wrists and his swords flew back into his hands. He spread his dragon wings from his back and shot towards the forest.

“Roar!”

He heard a beastly roar come from within the forest.

*Bam!*

A gigantic serpent rushed towards him with a bloodthirsty look in its eyes. Miko faced it head-on and swung his swords. The swords blocked the serpent from swallowing Miko whole.

*Flash!*

The serpent was swallowed by a bright light and Luka was standing in its place holding her sword. This caught Miko off guard and made him late to react. With blood leaking from the corner of her mouth, she smiled and slashed him across the chest.

“Guh?!”

Miko groaned out in pain as blood gushed out of the wound. Luka tried to follow with another slash but Miko was able to react in time and block her attack with his swords.

“…….!”

“…….!”

The two silently glared at the other while their swords were locked together.

*Bam!*

Luka kicked Miko where he was slashed and caused him to feel immense pain and his strength diminish for a second. That second cost him dearly.

“Infinite Element Release!”

An infinite symbol appeared on both of Luka’s arms and sword.

“?!”

Miko felt like her surge in strength. She knocked away the swords from his hands and thrust her sword right through his stomach.

“Ahh?!”

Miko screamed out in pain as he grabbed her sword preventing it from thrusting deeper into his body.

“Die, die, die, die, die, die….Just drop dead already!”

Luka screamed in his ear.

“I…refuse!”

Miko roared and all of his muscles and veins bulged.

*Snap!*

“?!”

Under Luka’s shocked gaze, Miko snapped her sword with his bare hands. He pulled the piece that was inside of him and lodged it into her chest.

“Ahh!”

“Tsk! I missed her heart because of the pain!”

Miko cursed. He clenched his fist and punched her across the face knocking her to the ground. He started walking towards her.

“Ugh?!”

But he suddenly started feeling dizzy.

(Fuck! I lost too much blood!)

He was about to collapse when he flapped his wings and made himself fly back with all of his remaining strength. He only flew back around 50 meters before crashing to the ground.

“Miko!”

Regis and Ishma transformed into their human forms and rushed to him.

“I’m fine…”

“Roar!”

They heard a roar and saw the gigantic serpent from earlier rushing toward Miko who was laying on the ground.

“Move, you stupid snake!”

Ishma and Regis attacked it together and slashed it with their sword arms.

*Clang!*

A metallic sound reached their ears as they were unable to cut it.

“This thing is the true form of her regalia?!”

The serpent swung its tail and swat Regis away like she was a bug.

“You!”

*Bam!*

Ishma punched it and forced it a couple of meters to the side.

“Tsk! It’s tough!”

She pounced at it and punched it again. Regis came from the back and did the same. The two clashed with the massive serpent which looked hellbent on attacking Miko.

“Is it mad that I snapped it earlier?”

His eyes fell on Luka who was laying on the ground.

“Or is it because I hurt its master?”

Miko gritted his teeth and tried his best to sit up, ignoring the pain from the wounds across his chest and in his stomach.

“This is a really bad situation.”

The blood leaking from his body was gradually becoming darker. Before he knew it, his blood was pitch black.

(Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!)

A loud and sinister voice started echoing in his head.

“Fuck, it’s started.”

At this point blood no longer leaked from his body. Instead, only a murky black liquid came out. The liquid started moving like it was alive, it started stitching up Miko’s wounds. At the same time, his shadow expanded and no longer took his shape. It instead started moving like creepy tentacles. These tentacles came off the ground and started wrapping around Miko. They then forced him to stand up while his wounds were being stitched shut.

(Kill! Destroy! Eradicate!)

(Blood! Blood! Blood!)

(Kill everyone!)

(Destroy everything!)

(Eradicate the world!)

“Shut the fuck up already!”

Miko’s sudden shout caused Ishma and Regis to pause. They looked back and saw his strange situation.

“Dammit! His symptoms are attacking up again!”

Miko grabbed his hair and started pulling it as if he wanted to rip it from his skull.

“I get it, I just have to destroy someone right? Just like I did with those assassins earlier right?”

His eyes became black as the night. He turned his head to Luka who was trying to get up. As if the serpent had sense that its Master was being targeted it pushed past Regis and Ishma and attacked Miko.

*Bam!*

Miko, however, sent it flying back with a strong right hook. It crashed not too far away from Luka causing her, who was struggling to her feet, to fall back to the ground. Miko started walking towards her with an irritated look.

“Damn you, Samael (Satan)! You never told me anything about these side effects!”

Luka watched as he approached her with a dark aura surrounding him.

“I’ll be sure to make snake boots out of you when we meet again!”

He stood over Luka and looked down on her with a cold gaze.

“Looks like this is it, Luka. It’s been fun.”

Luka looked up at him with a bloody smile.

“You really aren’t normal, Miko. Who else could recover from such wounds so quickly?”

Miko stretched his right hand out. Ishma turned into a green light and appeared in his hand in her sword form. Even the gauntlet from earlier had returned as well.

“Are you fine with those being your last words?”

Luka shook her head.

“Miko, I’ve been in your shadow for as long as I can remember, so I know you quite well. That means I know how much of a monster you truly are. I also knew you and I would have to settle the score one da-”

*Bam!*

Miko cut her off with a swing of his sword. The slash from his sword cut through her and the ground.

“Sorry, it’s just the voices in my head were getting too loud. So I needed to cut something to make them shut up.”

He said.

“I understand.”

“?!”

Miko spun around and was punched square in the face. His body flew back and bounced off the ground a little before stopping. He looked up and was shocked.

“Two Lukas?”

He saw another Luka standing next to the one he cut down.

“As I was saying, despite knowing how much of a monster you are I knew that we had to settle the score one day.”

Luka placed her hand on her hip.

“So I decided to become a monster myself.”

The Luka he cut down started wiggling creepily. Her body started deconstructing into small snakes.

“?!”

This shocked Miko out of his mind. He watched as the snakes previously making up Luka rushed to the other Luka and started melding into her body. The snakes were literally fusing with her.

“Luka….What have you turned yourself into?”

“Something worthy of you.”

Luka spread her arms.

“I fused with my regalia so I could become a monster like you!”