Parallel - A Virtual Reality.

I stare at Dorek who looked shocked at what I just did, but I ignore him and glance at Grudel.

He looks at me directly to the eyes, but this time, I smile at him. His face turns fierce while clenching his teeth.

"Be grateful I have something more troublesome than you to take care of right now"

Then I look towards those three again. Dontoshi looks amused but then is filled with excitement as he prepares his hammer, while Zenith looks rabid while watching at me with Death oozing from him.

Without waiting anymore, Zenith rushes towards me. I squint my eyes as I give a step forward.

'Sorry, mate, but I will have to rough you up a bit'

Then, as if the world changes, the ground moves with my step as the wind push me forward. I almost instantly appear in front of Zenith.

He attacks me with overwhelming power, but now I can see the many opening of that move.

I move Dei and as if it was a fluid, it easily penetrates through Zenith's attack and pushes him towards those other two.

Dontoshi steps forward and swings his hammer.

As he moves his hammer, Dorek's Halberd appears slashing, trying to block any line of escape.

'Sadly, for you, you are too slow'

To Dontoshi, I slash towards a certain point as fast as I can, slightly deflecting his attack.

Using the momentum, I slide my right foot backward and kick back along with a pillar of earth, blocking the attack of Dorek.

A powerful collision crushed the earth apart from our surroundings, but Dontoshi without wasting a second for me to regain my balance kicks at me.

But as soon as his knee was moving my hand grabbed it.

I feel his whole body tensing up, but it was too late.

Absorption.

His leg loses strength as he slightly tumbles.

Then I rapidly slash Dei towards Dorek who was already piercing towards my back.

Release.

Taking from Dontoshi and now giving it to Dorek.

The power behind the pierce from Dorek is stronger than before, but even then, it doesn't matter.

The slash of Dei surrounds the entire place, blocking the attack of Dorek and then.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

Pushing him back.

Dorek grits his teeth as he steps backward one, two, three times without being able to stop.

Zenith attacks me again, but I grab his forearm quickly. He grips me hard, clawing on my armor who seemed to start becoming one with my aura little by little.

Crack!

Signs of it wanting to break started happening, but I keep my grip and then give Zenith a shoulder throw.

The ground cracks open as Zenith touches the floor, but I don't have time to do a follow-up attack as Dontoshi appears before me.

And so is a spike crushing just behind his knee.

He grits his teeth as he forcefully tries to keep balance, but that small moment gives me enough time to slash my sword diagonally.

Flames furiously come out of my sword as Dontoshi is hit and he ends up stepping back.

Silence fills the field as I stay in between those three.

"WHY!?"

Dorek growls as he looks at me with a furious expression.

"How did you manage to ascend just like that!?"

A tremendous flow of Ice starts coming to Dorek as he keeps glowering at me. I frown and take a step towards him but soon I feel a familiar sensation.

A smile crosses my face as I say, "I'll leave him to you guys"

Kagito, Arksen, and the Barbarians, Aren, Luer, Faicen, Trien, and Zair.

I become surprised when I look at the barbarians, especially Aren who was oozing bleak blood like an aura.

'He is close to breaking through'

Arksen looks at me with a serious expression and says, "Don't worry about this guy and focus on those two"

I nod at him as a chaotic Death Aura appears behind me along with a violent dėsɨrė.

I slash horizontally towards Dontoshi and Zenith and then as if the void freeze over. The slash stays in place and expands.

Dontoshi's pupils become like small dots as he looks at that, but then, he already had to clash against my strike.

My attack breaks apart easily by both of their attacks, but they end up slowing down. I use that opportunity and appear before Zenith and give him my hardest kick, sending him flying.

Dontoshi waves his hammer, but my Annulment camp was already in place.

Then I put my palm over Dontoshi's Warhammer

Absorption.

Still, the power drives me back, but I push myself in a certain direction.

I fall beside my Runic Sword and use the opportunity to grab it.

"Finally," I smile when I grab my sword.

The elements start channeling through both of my swords smoothly as I look at those two coming towards me.

My aura starts shrouding through my armor and my swords, soon enveloping my whole body, making it look almost ethereal.

I stare at Zenith frenetically coming at me.

'Time to bring you back, my friend'

I grip my swords tightly as I feel my control over keeping my body together slipping moment to moment.

CRACK!!

The ground breaks apart as Zar attacks Jules, but she evades it.

Zar growls furiously as he chases after her, but a bullet stops him from moving, leaving a stinging sensation on his hardened shoulder.

"GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

He shouts furiously at the sky and earth spikes appear around him as the ground tremble and break apart.

Jules distances herself from him while keeping a close watch on Grudel too.

He had stopped attacking them and refrained to just watch the battle. She had to admit she was relieved when he did that, as the pressure he exerted on them besides Zar was enormous.

'But he seems very angry now'

After Ardha's transformation, his expressions changed radically, as he constantly grits his teeth. His ring also stopped shining and giving such a dangerous glow.

'He has ascended…no, it's just a step below that. What a monster'

Despite her being a renowned genius, she couldn't help but admit that the man known as Ardha is a monster.

Ascension was called to those that step into the realm of Masters. They were able to create a path for themselves and the set of rules that normally governed everyone was slightly pushed aside for them.

As if they were a being of their own.

'Like my eldest brother'

Her eldest brother had ascended some time ago and his power was incredible, but even then, he didn't do it at such a ridiculous time.

Suddenly a heavy sensation appears from her side waking her up from her thoughts as she hurriedly moves to block Zar.

BANG!

A powerful bullet hits Zar again as he grits his teeth and keeps attacking Jules.

Jules moves her double-handed sword to strike Zar back and powerful shockwaves are generated.

'And that guy is a problem too'

Jules clicks her tongue as she sees Isca looking at Grudel blankly. All his rage from before turned to that as he couldn't even touch that traitor.

Then she looks at Juran who is now with Isa that was looking warily at Grudel while helping with the defense. Thanks to that, their army was starting to push back on Dorek's army little by little. Of course, that is also thanks to Tyrfing, who was leading the troops like an Empress.

Then she feels a dangerous sensation as she looks towards Grudel who is now looking at her.

'He is finally going to move'

Jules grits her teeth as she looks at Grudel stepping towards them.

Then she feels Zar attacking her. She hoped that Grudel wouldn't attack her this time as she prepares to move.

But suddenly, a lithe body appears in front of her facing Zar directly. Her hands moved fast as she pointed towards Zar with her guns.

Then, an enormous number of shots appeared as Zar gets hit dozens of times.

Zar steps back as he waves his arms wildly, but none of the shots seems to give him any damage.

Vladi sighs as she looks a bit troubled while looking at Zar, but she turns around and looks at Jules right in the eye.

"Go wake him up and fight against Grudel, I will take care of Zar"

Zar growls at Vladi menacingly as he steps forward to attack her.

Jules wants to grab Vladi's shoulder but then, some words stop her mid-way.

"Don't worry, I am the one behind Ardha after all"

Confidence ushers from Vladi as she steps forward against Zar.

Her back as if being able to shoulder a mountain looks very firm.

Jules falls silent and turns around to face Grudel and then towards Isca.

She stomps forward and in front of everyone attacks Isca.

Isca surprised bȧrėly manages to defend himself.

He looks angrily at Jules but before he manages to say anything, Jules shouts at him.

"Are you fuċkɨnġ crazy!? If you keep daydreaming like that more of your people are going to die! Do you wish for the efforts of everyone to fall apart!? Fight! Fight until you can't move a single inch of your body anymore!"

Isca's expressions freeze over as he looks towards the battlefield. He could see his people fighting, his friends trying their best to hold their own against the enemy, but here was him, doing nothing.

Isca's eyes clear up as he looks at Grudel now close to them.

"Hooah, what a motivating speech! Sadly, it's going to be the last, I am quite annoyed right now"

A cold and repulsing voice resounds on their ears as Isca picks up his sword beside Jules.

Determination showing in his eyes with powerful undulations coming from him.

Grudel squints his eyes as he looks even more annoyed.

"That expression… I have always hated it"

It was time for each battlefield to start entering its climax.