Flat-Brim Samurai Chapter 160 - An Disdainful Rematch
Collapsing the space behind him, he had to start to learn how demons fought, those that existed outside the need for dimensionality knew how space and time worked more than anyone, so he had to try his best to counter. Cias dashed back at Disdain and was caught by the space in front of him and flew down instead. Disdain raised his sword and slash down with it but then hit a surface. Onyx had blocked the blow by moving on its own. Onyx and Cias's understanding of the nexus around them had increased tremendously with the connection to their souls, Cias's hair and eyes were unmistakably golden, just like the color of his aura. TINK TINK TINK, Cias clashed blades with Disdain, feeling every impact with his whole body. Apollo began supporting Cias with Water Waves from the side, each Art that he had managed to send out was folding space in on itself because of the force he exerted.
When one got strong enough, their attacks would cut through space itself, and Cias and Apollo were no different. The water and fire whirled around Disdain like a renaissance portrait. Disdain brought his sword up and swung it down, blood spurted in all directions, Art: Blood Waves. Apollo created a Water Barrier and Cias spun his spear around, both deflecting the blood and creating a vortex of fire Flamebringer - Solar Sea. Disdain then suddenly appeared behind Apollo in an instant, the space and time between them disdained. A sword pierced right through Apollo. Apollo warped space to get away and turned around, trying his best to deflect or dodge the next volley of attacks, but they just kept adding up more and more. And Cias, as much as he tried, couldn't get closer.
Cias spoke to Onyx through their soul connection (I know we can do that move again, right? That should be enough to kill him?)
Onyx replied (We have a much bigger capacity than when we last fought but I think we can only do it three times, so I would be careful about how we use it.)
Cias readied himself as he entered the fray with Apollo. They both sustained slash after slash and tried to attack him, but the malice that Disdain was emanating was only growing further and further, but so were the emotions of Cias and Apollo.
Their Strength multiplied with the unity of their connection. They were being pushed back before but were now going on the offensive, they were slowly stopping Disdain's advance, becoming stronger and more technically sound after each blow. Disdain slammed his sword against Cias and sent him flying away. The environment around them was like a desolate wasteland now, Cias saw Apollo clashing against Disdain.
Apollo blocked a strike from above BOOM, and slashed with his sword from below SLASH, forcing space to comply with him and landing a blow. He came back and landed another blow after blocking yet another sword slash that was aimed at his abdomen. Then, suddenly, in front of him, a sea of stabs appeared.
A thought flashed in his head at that moment (I'm dead.)
The stabs got closer and closer even as he tried to make the distance in between him and the blades disappear. Apollo felt something however, a fire and heat behind him that was beyond any measurement of heat. A streak of blackened space and time flashed across the air and zoomed past Disdain, looking like a black paintbrush blotting out a canvas. Apollo simply couldn't believe what his friend had just done. He looked at the failed attack of Disdain and looked further down, Disdain's left arm and part of his abdomen were gone.
Disdain was just as shocked as Apollo, he tried what he could but could not heal the damage dealt to him, he knew what this was.
Disdain shouted ,"HOW DID YOU TOUCH MY CELESTIAL BODY!!!"