In this second round, both Arima and Raal elevated things to a completely different level. Maybe their power combined could contend against the earthen realm at that point.
Though after their enhancent, the battle's flow visibly fell into Arima's hands. After all, Karma was still a transcendental weapon and although it could sound like a vague assessnt, it was still a weapon supposed to be above anything you could find in the entire world. At its maximum power, it could easily push Raal's sword back.
Also, the 'One hundred parade' is Arima's enhancing magic which needs both him and Night to maintain. Sothing like that would obviously be strong.
In the end, Raal was the one on the losing end. Regardless of the size of their bodies or their weapons, Arima had an unquestionably superior explosive strength. No matter if it was the magic output or physical output, Arima was above. By continuously slashing at him with Karma and storming him with lightning, he was putting Raal into a tight spot.
They fought for a while with him on the defensive, casually destroying at least a hectare of land with just a single swing of their weapons.
At so point, Raal's grin beca wider and a blood-colored aura surrounded him. His sword shined with the sa light and he swung it in a really strong motion.
Arima felt sothing was wrong and urgently grouped his lightning, "[Aeterna]."
He swung his sword to et Raal's. At the impact, 'Aeterna' detonated and released a black lightning sphere. A bloody aura then encompassed it and literally erased Arima's magic as it grew stronger. The explosion was suppressed and the two fighters took their distance once again.
"I heard of that," Arima comnted and Raal smirked, "The ability that a small number of demons possess, 'Blood Eater'. If I'm not wrong, Blood Eater allows the user to integrate the aura of his victims by drinking their blood so that he can use them for himself. It's not really strengthening yourself, but more like using a secondary limited source of power."
"You're indeed correct," Raal nodded, "That's what you call a Blood Eater and I am one of them. Then, are you prepared?"
Arima laughed lightly and flapped his wings. He charged toward Raal and both of them once again riled the elents as they battled.
The blood aura around Raal beca even stronger as the two fell into a stalemate. The attacks such as the earth uprising or the lightning falling down were being ignored as they assailed each other with their swords.
Because of their recent enhancent techniques, both Arima and Raal couldn't find the ti to cast large-scale magic anymore.
At so point, even their ways of fighting started to change. Raal began to parry so strikes with his horns and even let so attacks reach his flesh.
On the other side, Arima started using his tail and wings to variate his actions, and contrary to his opponent, he couldn't let Raal hit him once. Although his skeleton form is almost invulnerable from most damage, it's not indestructible. A single swing of the Demon King's greatsword could shatter a lot of his bones and he would need ti to repair them, which would give the advantage to Raal.
After half an hour of strenuous battling, Arima decided to bet his victory. The inconspicuous snow star pattern in his eyes glowed and revolved once without Raal noticing. Arima then tightly gripped Karma with his two hands and used all of his strength to oppose Raal's blow.
The result was that both he and Raal lost control over their weapons for a second. Arima obstructed Raal's horn with his tail and then mobilized a huge asure of lightning and fire in his hand.
Raal reacted quickly. His fist was endowed with his blood aura and he added as many spirits he could call in that short period of ti.
Subsequently, the two opponents threw a punch at the sa ti. Because of Raal's size, Arima had his whole upper body punched while Raal got himself a bloody hole in the abdon.
The two fists t each other head-on and generated a great shockwave. The ground was flattened and the sky was cleared. They both were sent flying away by the strike and were rapidly separated by more than a hundred miles.
Arima groaned while fighting against the air pressure and the montum. He straightened his neck and swapped Karma for Ira. Thanks to his wings, he recovered his stability before Raal. His skull and ribs that were splintered started regenerating. Fortunately, the injuries as an undead are completely different. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to heal the effects of Raal's attacks so easily.
He lifted his gun and started firing without inhibition. Ten shots would leave the muzzle every second. Each bullet was in adamantite and was enriched by the 'leftover' energy of Karma's transcending. Additionally, the ones Arima had just fired were all explosive bullets that he personally enchanted.
Of course, Raal couldn't be defeated by that. But a single bullet could still injure him and his body size was rather large, making him an easy target. Ultimately, he chose to carefully dodge or block the incoming bullets. Even when Arima used an enhancing circle to boost the bullets, they still weren't enough to pressure Raal.
"(The main advantages of the guns I made in this world are their range, their firing speed, and their low consumption. But their damage is not to be ignored,)" Arima thought then summoned Superbia in his right hand. The rifle imdiately started loading electricity and plasma.
Raal spotted Superbia and furrowed. He kicked the ground and propelled his huge body. But at that exact mont, thunder roared and lightning fell just in front of him. Before he could react, a literal rain of lightning started falling on him as he was being shot at with Ira.
It didn't take him a lot of effort to disperse the lightning, but he suffered so nasty burns and got hit by three bullets that were aid at his biggest injury. Furthermore, the head of the bullets detonated and made him cough more blood. Unfortunately for him, he wasn't like Arima and couldn't heal an injury made by the latter so easily. But he was still recovering at a speed visible with the naked eye.
Because of that storm of lightning, Raal lost around four seconds. That was plenty enough ti for Arima to make his move. The Demon King looked at the sky where Arima was and saw Superbia pointed at him, releasing a really dreadful amount of energy.
Raal's expression darkened then he thought of sothing. If the weapon Arima had in his hand at the mont had the sa concept as the previous one, then he would be able to avoid it since it would co in a straight line. But in the end, he had no choice. He invoked his spirits and flew off toward Arima at full speed while trying to stay out the firing line. The jump he perford to leave the ground shook the planet itself.
Arima smirked and a complex magic circle ford in front of Superbia's muzzle. When Raal perceived that circle and recognized the runes on it, his entire body froze and his countenance radically changed. After that, turning around was his first reflex. But it felt like slow motion to him and his eyes widened as he realized he was too late.
When he caught a glimpse of what was behind him, his mind started working without rest. The exact sa magic circle that he saw in front of Superbia was also right behind him.
"[Dolus Iaculat Scriptor] (Dolus's Shot)."
Arima pressed the trigger and a massive black energy pillar left the muzzle before entering the circle. The attack then resurfaced behind Raal and engulfed him along with the raging thunder and the echo of earth trembling as the black pillar penetrated the ground.
After the pillar subsided, Raal reappeared with a severed arm. Apparently, he had discarded it to minimize the damages. Of course, he didn't stand there like an idiot afterward and promptly jumped away. No matter if there was sothing coming at him or no, he just couldn't afford to stay immobile because he had lost Arima's figure.
Even though the latter was now a big skeleton with blazing eyes and should be easy to find.
"[Accelerans](Accelerando)."
Raal heard an eerie voice resounding very close to him. His eyes drifted downward and spotted Arima reaching for his sword's handle whilst in an Iai stance. Karma was already infused with three different magics. Lightning, Fire, and surprisingly, Light.
The blue flas inhabiting Arima's skull turned into silver ones and the aura surrounding Karma also turned into a shiny and beautiful silver.
"[Et Convertam Aeterna Lux in Aeterna Noctem] (Eternal Light will turn into Eternal Night)," Arima chanted very slowly but Raal couldn't prevent it even if he wanted to. It felt like Arima was talking to him from another dinsion and for every single move he would make, his opponent would do ten more.
Arima slowly unsheathed Karma and a silver light illuminated the area for at least a thousand miles radius. When the blade was halfway out of its scabbard, the light died down and Arima returned Karma into his sheath.
Raal then noticed that Arima was once again moving normally but at the sa ti realized that his body had been paralyzed. There was a scary silver cut going from his shoulder to his waist. Considering Raal's size, it was indeed terrifyingly large.
As Raal was giving his best to free himself, Arima's flesh started coming back and when he totally returned to normal, he exhaled heavily and a blue mist ca out of his mouth.
He faintly panted and smiled at Raal, "How was it? I used ti magic to land that blow. Even in my undead form, the rebound was quite challenging. I even cast light magic in that form, which worn off even more Now I think I can't return to that form for a while."
Arima complained a bit as he stretched. He knew that overuse of ti magic would cause hazardous and alarming harm, but he still tried to use it longer to see how far his undead body could go. Result; now, even his fleshly body had so internal damage. Perhaps if he hadn't suppressed his own strength, maybe he could have managed to resist the rebound.
As ti passed, the silver light on Raal's chest glowed brighter, "So, that was ti magic, huh? That's the first ti I witnessed it in action."
Arima shrugged and extended his palm toward Raal, "Clench your teeth. This will hurt."
"[Stella Noctem Aurora] (Dawn Night Star,)" Arima intoned and the silver mark was finally unconfined.
The detonation was mysteriously silent and Raal beca shrouded by a dazzling light that took the form of a giant silver cross. The few clouds that had survived until now were annihilated and the sun vividly illuminated Arima's magic.
Even the water that was coming back, stopped flowing altogether. It wasn't pushed back but actually started floating around the light cross instead. Soon, a sphere of water enclosed the cross and was illuminated from the inside, creating a magnificent scene resembling a kaleidoscope.
After a mont, the cross gradually shrunk and the water fell from the sky and filled up the ocean again. Arima idly observed his magic under the 'rain' without moving.
Then, as expected, Raal ca back with injuries over his whole body. He was panting violently and his body had failed to heal. But, unlike Arima, he managed to hold his transformation as a minotaur.
If the two were to continue this fight like before, they would both receive wounds that would need urgent intervention and the winner would be uncertain.
As Arima and Raal were silently staring at each other, the forr lifted his hand and pointed at the sky. In the direction following Arima's palm, space cracked like a mirror.
"To be honest, this was a close fight," Arima said and Raal frowned.
"You're saying it as if you've already won."
Arima grinned, "Of course. Frankly, I'm quite weak at the mont after using ti magic. I'm not confident I can beat you. Additionally, I couldn't use any hard to cast magic since our physical strength was similar and you'd stop every ti. In the end, I chose to use this to conclude," He declared and their surroundings literally changed in the blink of an eye.
The temperature suddenly rose dangerously. The water disappeared. It wasn't being repelled or anything, it had just entirely evaporated. But the most intriguing detail was that the whole place was being illuminated by a reddish light of unknown source.
Raal slowly raised his head to look at the sky and his eyes narrowed. The sky had been overtaken by a burning star that was risking to collide with the planet at any mont.
If you were to compare that star with the actual sun, it wouldn't be an exaggeration at all. Although its size was definitely several tis smaller, its appearance was exactly the sa. The heat as well may not be that different from the real one.
When Raal saw this, he burst out laughing, "I see. So, you created another dinsion to prepare a magic that didn't need incantation but is extrely flashy and slow. You must have begun this the mont you chose to use your long-range weapons. Afterward, you kept distracting so that I wouldn't detect the massive amount of mana leaving your body. Because if I had noticed it, I could have escaped from the zone in which you are able to send here."
Arima smiled, "Correct. This is my last attack. Do your best to resist," He stated and flew up toward the falling star. He then looked down at Raal and deployed his wings. Because of the light, he appeared to be a shadow and only his eyes could be seen.
"Don't worry, I'll retrieve you before you enter into a critical state and I'll heal you the best I can. Good luck," Arima disappeared and his voice echoed everywhere in the dinsion: "[Supernova]."
Raal grinned while staring at the falling sun that was getting hotter every second, "Rayord, at least, let's try to not fall unconscious."
"{Unlikely, but fine,}" His soul beast retorted and Raal laughed.
The huge minotaur landed on the ground then stamped, "[Spirits of Earth, Wind, and Fire. Help get through this ordeal]," He chanted and used every last drop of mana he had in his mana pool.
The earth quaked and fissures opened over a large surface of the planet. Raal shaped the terrain around him into tall mountains. He also used the wind to fight against the sun and tried to control a small part of the fire spirits dwelling it.
After a while, the star touched the tip of one of the mountains and the whole thing exploded. The nova drowned the world with an orange radiance and turned half of the planet into ash.
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