The sounds of metal hitting material and fierce clashes were heard throughout the mountains right outside of Valentina village, inside at the gate. Everyone watched as Kenji and Xenthos engaged each other in vicious combat. Observing the battle Vergil was a bit caught off guard, in all his days he’d never thought he’d see anyone capable of such a feat. To keep par with Kenji was something he never thought anyone else could do, only her. Xenthos kept pace with Kenji’s ferocious and violent swings; each swing came crashing down against his gauntlets.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIvyIs3dz1
“How’re you so strong huh?! Who’d you kill?!”
KRATHOOM!
“How many demons?! How many people?!”
BOOM!
Kenji’s questions fell on deaf ears, Xenthos continued to clash his strikes and return with fierce hits that launched Kenji back.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5IanAPsxot
“I want an apology for his aggression by the way.” Ibaraki said standing with everyone and observing the fierce battle.
“Why the hell are we watching this?! They’ll bring demons by swarm on the village, Lady Kagura will be gravely injured if-”
“Kenji is a maniac, yes but he’s methodical with his acts of what appears as senseless violence, quite frankly they’re both testing the waters of each other. I for one rather like this, when the demons come. They’ll be dealt with as such, observe for a moment.” Vergil spoke as Xenthos punched Kenji and Kenji brought his blade down, slashing Xenthos in the process. During the midst of their battle imps, ogres, oni, and more demons surrounding the arcadian lands the village laid upon began to swarm them. Glaring at each other they began to dismantle and destroy the various demons that attacked them while rushing to attack each other at the same time.
“I’ll assume his boredom was high wasn’t it?” Utsukushī asked Kenji's two lessers, Goro looked towards her and then back to the fight as his flamboyant comrade spoke up.
“Yes. We found little to nothing in the underworld, little snippet demons here and there. Boring our dear boss to the near breaking point, I guess this is just what he needed. As for what we’ve discovered, it appears that the demons are becoming more active in the area. Meaning that there’s a Ringleader nearby.” Xenthos and Kenji both turned their backs to each other feeling the vibrations throughout the ground. Demons began to amass and rush towards Valentina Village in force. The demons kept rushing in and then they dove at them.
KATHOOM!!!
Kenji and Xenthos used the force of their clash to launch the demons back before they dashed off and began to kill them. In the midst of swinging and bludgeoning demons Kenji rushed at Xenthos and cut across his stomach.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwLZig8Ilv
“Gnh!” Xenthos returned the favor by punching Kenji through a horde of demons, killing them and knocking him off the mountain that they were stationed on. Jumping off the edge he landed right beside Kenji who jumped up and crushed down in front of him. The demons ignored Valentia and began to chase them.
“HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! I just felt my ribs break, Every time I move I can feel my bones cracking! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! THIS IS WONDERFUL! What's that huh?! About 123 bones broken off of a few strikes!! What about you huh?!”
“What the hell are you on? How can you even tell you’ve got 123 broken bones?” Kenji's excited expression quickly dulled out and he groaned seemingly annoyed by that question. Looking at Xenthos he stood up and straight and looked around, surveying the destruction they've caused and the demons they've attracted.
“Hmmmm... Ya know you’re not the first person to ask me something like that and I doubt you’ll be the last. So I'll try and explain ti to you, its really quite simple if I say so myself.”
KATHOOM! WOOSH!
It couldn't have been even a full second before the sun was blocked from the sky by Kenji towering over him. For someone so big he was fast. Xenthos made sure to be quick as well. As Kenji's blade rose into the air shining in the sunlight his blade high and Xenthos followed in king. Raising his arms up in defense and with one mighty swing Kenji brought his blade down.
KABOOM!!
The clash between an immovable object and an unstoppable force was massive. The grounds around caved up from the massive shockwave caused by yet another class between the two.
"There they- Whoa!" Sun leaned to the side just barely avoiding a slash of air coming at him. Looking back he'd watch as the slash glided across the grounds ending when it collided with the mountains in the far distance cutting straight down the middle making a path between the mountains.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlfnbJKonhY
"Holy crap that guy is crazy stupid strong."
"Come on Sun!" Ibaraki called out.
"Even in my imagination this doesn't seem like a good idea going after the two nut cases!" Lee shouted as he ran with them.
TINK TINK! CRASH! SPLERCH! CRACK!!
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“I’ve always been a fighter.”
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SHINK! BOOM! TINK TINK! BOOM!
“Every second of every day!"
BOOM TINK TINK BOOM TINK TINK TINK TINK!
"Years ago when I was a kid up until now!" Kenji brought his hand down grabbing Xenthos's face and slamming him into the ground raising his sword. He was bruised and bleeding, Xenthos was oozing blood from his many cuts, both their clothes were shredded and torn.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqs7O42dUL
"I fought, I killed, I slaughtered everyone and everything in my path. Yet for some reason even that doesn’t do it for people." Brining his blade down he went for Xenthos's eye. Catching the blade between his hands Xenthos glared at Kenji grunting and gritting his teeth as they struggled against one another.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2saxZ20pzX
"So I started thinking about it myself. Why is it that I can do so many different things? Why can I hear things others can’t? Ants moving, the vibrations stirring the air, when and which of my bones cracked in battle, and even perfectly tell the amount of bones broken if any..” Xenthos's energy began to change, the blue began to change. It began to fade away, entering his body. Xenthos grabbed the blade and his hands began gushing blood. Demons surrounded them and kept closing in.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKz0o75gAB
“It's Because I’m A Monster.” Right that moment an explosion of red energy erupted and Kenji was launched back. Stopping himself he looked at Xenthos, the veins in his body had a red energy coursing through them. He began sprinting at Kenji, Kenji's golden aura erupted and he ran straight at Xenthos laughing.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbPnQzIYUh
"AND SO ARE YOU!"
Everyone managed to finally catch up to where Xenthos and Kenji had taken their battle just in time for a burst of green crystalline energy to erupt into the sky. Parting the clouds and destroying a vast majority of the area. When the dust settled, they began looking.
“Anyone see them?!” Ibaraki shouted.
"You really think we're finding bodies in all this? We'd be lucky to find tattered clothing after all that." Lee said scratching his head and looking around.
“Found them! They’re unconscious, I’d call their conditions critical but I- Takata?” Sun saw Takata and Tachibana looking down at Kenji & Xenthos.
“Hello.” Takata waved at Sun and then knelt down by Kenji. Placing his hands above his body. A glowing white energy began to emit around Kenji’s body however it wasn’t fixing any of his injuries.
"Boss!!" Goro shouted running in an jumping down with his comrade. Sun, Utsukushī, Ibaraki, and Lee all jumped into the creator after them. Looking at the unconscious bloodied men.
"Damn it Xen Xen..." Ibaraki knelt down beside him and began to do the same maneuver that Takata had done.
"Oh? Are you a Maiden?"
"Half. My mother was and she taught me some things. I can't fully fix but I can fix enough."
“Oh snap." Sun sighed looking around.
"What is it Sun?" Utsukushī asked looking around with him.
"These bozos just evaporated a very important watering hole…. Geeeeez this is gonna ruin the ecosystem.” Sun rubbed his head.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL82Fw9BHZK
“Yeah these guys have zero respect for nature. I’ll catch up, I should try and at least fix this a bit.”
“How??” Ibaraki asked, looking at Sun? Suns? Multiple Suns…
“I’m not stupidly strong but I’m pretty good with nature and all. Just gotta move some things around and everything should be okay afterwards.” Sun smiles as he and his clones start to jump away.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9YQFHil8t
“WHOA!” Sun panics for a moment as he’s held in place in the sky.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7bvwTEvWa
“Uh! Tachi! What gives?!” The Suns asked.
“My wife just patched you up, I return to the village without you or you open something up. She’ll have both out heads for it, you’ll be going back to Valentina. You’ll relay the information and you will then be subjected to a minimum of three nights rest, two check ups a day, and overall taking care of yourself.” Tachibana says as he places all the Suns down. Not wanting to go against Tachibana in any way and especially not Rin Sun submits and with that. Everyone goes back to Valentina village. Never noticing the mysterious cloaked man watching them from up high.
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