Ben stood with a smile on his face, finally the fun was truly about to began, and now he wouldn't hold back.
The two ethereal blades formed themselves into his hands. His eyes lingered for a moment, on the dark knife in the hand of his opponent, he smiled he could tell there was something special about it, and it made him want it for himself.
He dashed forward, towards Eddie and swung the first blade downwards, once it was dodged, he quickly swung the other, aiming at the spot Eddie had moved to, but it was quickly blocked by the dark blade, and for a moment his eyes widened and he smiled, as he leaped backwards.
He watched and wait for Eddie to come after him but he remained in the same position. As he waited he stole a glance at the ethereal blade that had made contact with the knife.
The blades were completely ethereal and were a construct created by his ability, stemming from his aura, and in a sense were able to pass through solid objects with ease. In each fight he had used said blades, was an easy one, only prolonged by the need for entertainment, and yet here he stood with a cracked blade, that began to mend itself.
It excited him.
Looking up with a smile, he met Eddie's eyes, his own began to glow ghostly green. He pushed off and headed towards him, stretching his right arm forward, aiming for his chest.
Eddie flipped the knife upside-down and allowed the ethereal blade to slide from its dull end. Ben continued to move forward, from the momentum, but he quickly adjusted himself, twisting backwards, he swung his left followed by the right, towards his abdomen.
The switch was too sudden for Eddie to react, so the first blade effortlessly bit into his skin leaving a cut on his lower stomach, while the other was blocked by the knife, allowing him to land a heavy punch of his own, towards the center of his chest.
Ben took a few steps as he gasped for air, the strike was unexpected but bearable, and still, he was happy to see Eddie still standing and seemingly unfazed from his own attack. The wound on his stomach was bleeding quite a bit, and was taking a while to mend itself, and yet he was still able to stand there with an emotionless expression covering his face. Eddie lifted the dark knife, and looked at it reading its aura as its voice spoke to him.
"Keir, The Shadow King"
Rank: Divine
Class: Stage 1
Ability: Shadow King ( The blade was forged by the old King of Shadows through his own shadow. This blade calls apon the strength of the shadows that surround it, but its range of control depends on the user's own class, making it a deadly weapon of chaos.)
Hidden condition: A kings true power only reacts in the face of those who threaten his throne. (Stage 1: Shadow Incision)
He tilted his head at the description, he wasn't sure how he activated its hidden condition,but he assumed it was because his life was being threatened, still, the hidden condition was odd in and of itself. The blade grew stronger along side him, and seeing as it's hidden condition claimed to be at the first stage as well, did that mean there were more abilities hidden within it, and if so did that mean the ones already unlocked grew stronger as well.?.?
He looked up towards Ben with a curious expression, causing him to flinch slightly. Without warning, Eddie swung his hand out towards him, and as he expected, a dark crescent shadow emerged from the knife effortlessly cutting through the air towards him.
Ben's eyes widened at the sight, he quickly jumped out of the way of the attack, and watched as if effortlessly cut through the wall and continued into the next room before merging with the shadows once more.
He looked back towards Eddie with a stunned expression, now he really wanted the knife.
Meanwhile Eddie stood there examining the knife, he noticed the blade effortlessly cut through the air leaving a small distortion in it's path, he saw it effortlessly bite into the wall and merge into the shadows on the otherside, the knife was strong to say the least, but he wondered what else it was capable off, and although he wanted to test it more, his goal in this moment was simple..., kill the intruder.
Without warning, Eddie made his move, the shadows moved around the blade as he vanished from his spot and appeared right behind Ben. It took but a moment for Ben to realize he was behind him, but that was all it took, because infront of him was a shadow slash, and behind him, a deadly killer.
Ben braced himself for the shadow, he raised both of the blades, as he prepared for the shadow, then switched his stance, he kept one blade up, to block and the other was swung back, aiming to stab Eddie in the neck.
The moment he turned his head back blood filled his mouth, his body grew weak, but he couldn't understand why. Eddie, whom was standing behind him was nowhere to be seen, no, that wasn't it, he was still there, only he wasn't standing, instead he was knelt down with that damned knife lodged into the floor beneath him.
Looking at Eddie, the glow in his eyes grew dim, as he saw something truly unexpected, that damned knife, did infact cut him down in the end, except it wasn't him it cut, no, the knife was instead stabbed into the floor, but not just that, it was centered in the chest of his own shadow.
Eddie slowly looked up at him, with a curious expression, then he spoke with an even tone.
"Huh, so it does work."
And not long after, the world grew dark, as the shadow slash, cut right through his neck, severing his head completely.
Not long after, a flow of essence left his body and entered Eddie's, making him stronger.
And soon a new awakened was born from the power he left behind.
"You and I are not the same. Not once did I use my ability."
He spat as his body began waver, noticing the sudden change in his movements, Alessia rose to her feet and caught him as he began to stumble. She slowly lead him to the couch, and helped him sit down.
Something was wrong, and she knew it, she thought it was the simple over exertion of his body after just waking, but she soon realized she was wrong when he spoke those simple words.
"I'm sorry, Alessia. Wait... for me..., just a little while.... longer."
She watched as his eyes closed and his body went limp, a tear rolled down her face as she caressed his cheek. She knew what those words meant, she just wished she didn't have to hear them, not this soon.
"I will."