The boy jumps back, moving his head back and forth. His long white hair glistening in the moon light as his eyes then gazes at Azar.
"Unlike you, I have to live for someone!"
[1st Bloodbath Formation: Born In Blood!]
A black blade appears in the boy's hand as Azar begins to reconize the stance. "WAIT A DAMN MINUTE!"
He then smiled a twisted look of astonishment towards the white-haired boy. "That sword stance and look in your eyes. It's you, Akachi Fujimoto!"
But Akachi just stared at him intensely, focusing his intent. "Shut the fuck up and fight." His tone was cold and intense, almost like he felt he could kill him at any moment.
But Azar just charged his hands together, clapping them together. Unleashing a storm of shockwaves that vibrated throughout the sky with the sound of thunder left behind it.
[3rd Thunder Veil Formation: Thunderclap Burst!]
Akachi is sent flying through the air, crashing through multiple buildings. His head slamming into glass windows, sturdy roofs, and even steel structures.
[Wingless Flight: Halt!]
He stopped midair, waiting for Azar to strike. But to his surprise he sensed someone else from behind him approaching.
[2nd Bloodbath Formation: Hemoblade Shatter!]
Akachi raises his arms in air, striking them in a aggressive manner.
"Shred, rip, and tear. Bloodbath!"
Blood then formed around Akachi's arms, turning into sharp spear-like extensions on his arms.
[Innate Skill: Blood Wings!]
Crimson wings burst through Akachi's back, revealing a set of blooding dripping wings.
The figure creeped closer towards Akachi as it flew through the air.
The mysterious fighter's face then crept from the shadows, revealing Masaki Tsukiko.
[3rd AOE Formation: Phoenix Vortex Expansion!]
A swirling vortex of a bright red energy lit up the sky as Masaki charged in. Her confidence radiated as she rushed in with a cocky look spread across her face.
'Looks like we get to take out this stalking bastard!'
Her daggers swung down on Akachi, but as she guided he blades through the air with that endless confidence. It crumbled upon seeing that Akachi had caught the attack with his bare hand.
His expression was unimpressed, unlike Masaki who only looked at him a face of shock and slight fear.
'He blocked the Aoe formation?! Just who the hell is this guy!?'
Akachi then shattered the red daggers he had caught, rendering them into nothing more than a pile of red scrap. "So you're the prodigy that joined the revenant killers. Personally, not that impressed. Though this crew was nothing more than straight mediocrity."
Masaki jumped back, but as she did this a wave of revenant coursed through the sky. It wasn't a wide-scale attack or another formation of blood that Akachi was about to use.
It was just pure focused radial aura. And that usage terrified Masaki deeply. To think a monster like Akachi actually existed.
"What do you want?" Maskai asked with a drop of cold sweat dripping from her chin.
Akachi chuckled in amusement. "Nothing much, just the death of your little motley crew."
Masaki gulped, trying to keep her composure. "Did we kill someone you care about?" She asked curiously. Masaki still needed to know how this monster of a revenant user existed, never bothering to show up until now.
Akachi's face then went from casual, to a serious look of pure anger and bloodlust. "Are you really asking that now?"
His voice was filled with a mix of anger and hinting a slight bit of sorrow.
Azar just shrugged his shoulders, not feeling enough of a fuck to give for Akachi's grief and anger. "So what? We've killed before, hell I gave Kodak a pretty rash beatdown." His face struck a wicked grin, it egged for Akachi to do something about it.
Akachi's eyes widen with even more anger, bringing out an even denser formation of aura he used. "It's your damn motley crew, you're the ones who beat and battered Kodak to such a point!"
[Innate Skill: Bloodlusted Presence!]
A blood red aura suddenly rushed through the air, casting itself across the sky for miles and miles.
Azar's skin crawled upon feeling the mixture of bloodlust, animosity, and anger coming from Akachi. The feeling of such a powerful opponent left him speechless, thinking that this could be the end of his life.
'He's bloodlust is so potent! Just standing here makes my skin crawl like crazy. But this is what I live for. This is the thrill I live for!'
[Innate Skill: Thunderstorm Aura!]
Black lightning and thunder crackled from red sky. The black electrical power then covered Azar's body, showcasing the twisted grin he wore across his face.
"COME ON THEN, AKACHI!" Azar screamed as a rush of adrenaline coursed through his body. His body began to slightly shake, but he loved the rush. He loved the thought of his death being closer than every before.
Akachi's neck tensed, causing a vein to burst forth from his neck. But a his anger soared higher, he sensed multiple people surrounding him.
A blue screen from the system then lit up from Akachi's point of view.
[Warning! 3 more revenant users are approaching you with killing intent!]
Akachi looked around himself, seeing Masaki behind him with a woman dressed in a poison-green outfit.
He then looked forward, seeing a woman by Azar's side with snow-blue hair wearing a white crop top, dark sweats, and some light blue sneakers.
Masaki and Ryoko then flew at Akachi, throwing out their attacks.
"DIE!" Masaki screamed as she aids Ryoko in her assault.
[1st AOE Formation: Pulsating Expulsion!]
Masaki rushes in with her twin-bladed daggers, the red blades illuminated a bright red.
The first slashing motion hit Akachi directly as Masaki celebrated over the blade tearing into his flesh, spilling his blood on the ground.
But to Masaki's surprise she saw that Akachi only looked at her unimpressed.
"Getting this excited for a drop of blood?You're so damn pathetic!" His voice was aggressive and violent.
[Innate Skill: Blood Frenzy is reacting!]
His veins started glowing, turning a crimson color. Blood then leaked from his eyes as his anger rose higher and higher.
Ryoko then dove in, tensing the arms in her muscles. "MASAKI MOVE OUT OF THE WAY!" She yelled as a drop of cold sweat dripped from her face.
Masaki knew she couldn't risk taking another attack from Akachi. After all, he only landed 2 moves, and yet she was in too much danger.
Ryoko threw a feint at Akachi, but reads her next move. Catching her left fist with his left open hand.
"Time to feast!"
[Artifact: Blood Echoblade has been summoned!]
The previous blade that Akachi held then crumbles, turning into a pile of bloood. Only to rise forth as a new katana that had a crimson serrated blade.
'I feel it calling to me." Akachi thought to himself. 'I feel it's lust and gluttony for battle radiating. I know Kodak wouldn't approved this method of fighting I used 5 years ago... But im tired of holding back. I'm tired of holding back that... Craving.'
Akachi's newly summoned echoblade then glides through the air, slicing through it like butter. Or better yet, Ryoko's arm.
"GAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" Ryoko screamed in pain, falling to the ground as she felt her arm pulsing in pain.
Masaki, Fuyuko, and even Azar's eyes widen as Akachi's blade pulsed upon being drenched in Ryoko's blood.
Akachi smirked, unleashing a twisted grin. "God I forgot how good it feels to feast on such pristine flesh!"
Akachi then grabbed the arm, chomping down on it. Grotesque sounds of flesh, veins, and even bones echoed as Akachi's face was covered in blood.
His veins began glowing a brighter tone of red. Akachi could feel himself growing stronger. But so could his opponents.
Azar's expression was vastly different. Becoming more shocked and overwhelmed by the fact Akachi just devoured someone's arm. He lunged forward, facing Akachi up close.
He could heard the others warning him.
"Babe be careful!" It was Fuyuko, his lover. He could tell she wanted hik to keep his distance.
Akachi smiled at Azar, wiling the blood from his mouth. "I wonder if your blood has a kick to it like that electrical aura from before!"
Azar focused himself, seeing the blade lash out a blood tendril.
[Innate skill: Bloodlashing Tendrils!]
'He's different then before. I thought he had a sense of morals, similar to Kodak. But he's psychotic, reckless, and chaotic.'
Azar sidesteps the first 5 tendrils, ducking and dodging any attempts of lethal damage.
'However, his bloodlust is so simplified that he's too easy to read. It's unlike him.'
[1st Thunderveil Formation: Stormbreaker Stance!]
Azar digs his feet into ground, feeling more stable. "Thundering wake, stand proud."
Bursts of blackened thunder stream along his veins, revealing electricity with his body. Azar felt thrilled and excited, almost like he was on something.
"Your bloodlust is so damn predictable." Azar said with a cocky tone, as he moved his body to punch Akachi.
[3rd Bloodbath Formation: Sanguine Dash!]
A mist of blood appears, and when Azar's fist makes contact the mist only amplified further and further.
Masaki then held her eyes in pain. "MY EYES!" She yelled furiously. All she could she was a blackened shade of red and darkness.
'I went blind!?'
Azar held Fuyuko close, making sure that she was by his side. "Stay close, darling."
[Skill: Combat Sense!]
But even as Azar used the skill, he could barely tell where Akachi was. "EVERYONE STAY CLOSE!"
Masaki gets close, while trying to drag Ryoko along with her. "Why are you damn heavy?!"
"I AM NOT HEAVY!"
Azar glares over at them both, with a gaze of pure annoyance. "SHUT UP AND FOCUS ON HEALING HER DAMNIT!"
The red mist then disappears, Ryoko's arm then fully heals. Masaki and Azar ready themselves. But someone was off, the air was too quiet.
Azar looked around, but as he looked around he saw Akachi in his face. Azar jumped back, charging dark thunder and lightning in his left palm.
He then shoves Fuyuko away. "GO!"
[Innate Skill: Thunderblast!]
[Output: 50%]
The 'Thunderblast' collides directly into Akachi, sending him high into the sky.
Masaki and Ryoko stand, running away with Fuyuko despite her pleads.
"LET ME FIGHT WITH HIM!" Her kicking and screaming only getting louder. Her blue hair then glows a white tone.
But before she could do anything, Masaki strikes her bare hand across her neck. Her head becomes still as she falls unconscious.
Suddenly a shockwave bursts throughout the city, causing buildings to crumble apart. Debris flies in every direction as black and yellow sparks vibrate throughout the city of Nagano.
Masaki then briefly looks back as she and Ryoko sprint quickly away from the destruction while still holding the unconscious Fuyuko. "He's fighting such a bloodthirsty opponent."
Masaki then looked over at Ryoko, asking a question. "Is Azar gonna lose?"
Ryoko smirked at the question. "Unlikely, he fought evenly with both Kodak and Ashiro. Plus, he's the one who was trained by Satsujin before you showed up all those months ago."
Ryoko and Masaki then stop at around a couple hundred meters. Masaki lets out a breath of relief. "Looks like we're close enough towards the hideout."
Azar then senses the footsteps of the others entering the hideout while he fights Akachi.
'Looks like they got there just in time. Now I just have to hold out against this crazy fucker.' He thought to himself, thinking this might be a battle that ultimately will take his life.
Azar focused on Akachi, only thinking about how he should handle his deadly opponent.
"COME ON THEN YOU DAMN CANNIBAL!"
Azar screamed right before headbutting Akachi the face, and sending him back further with a kick straight to the face.
[Innate Skill: Electrical Amplification!]
Azar's eyes then flickered from their usual black and yellow color. To a combination of blue and white. His lightning turns from a blacked yellow, to a white tone of blue. His veins turn from black to white.
And Azar's hair becomes blue, almost like Fuyuko's.
[Speed and power have been increased by 1000%!]
Akachi stares at the new transformation that Azar has taken on. He's intrigued, mostly cause of the increase in potent lightning and focused will.
"Your struggles are pointless."
[4th Bloodbath Formation: Bloodbind Slash!]
The jagged crimson katana's blade lashed out, becoming somewhat like a prickly whip.
SNAP!
The whip-like extension cracked, echoing through the torn city of Nagano.
But when the whip went to strike Azar, it was caught. And Akachi looked at him slightly surprised.
'He caught Bloodbind Slash!?'
Azar smiled while he gripped the prickly whip. "Neat trick. Too bad I have some of my own!"
He yanked on the whip, trying close the distance between him and Akachi.
"GET OVER HERE!"
As Akachi was being pulled in he quickly noticed Azar's right arm was charged with energy.
'So that's plan? How sad and pathetic can you get!?'
[1st Bloodbath Formation: Bloodedge Surge!]
The whip quickly disappears, becoming a vastly longer blade. No more than about 10 feet at most.
Azar's eyes then widen as the blade then contorts, lashing out at an awkward angle that slashes across his face.
[Innate Skill: Blitzing Lightning!]
Blue lightning shrouds his legs, propelling Azar leaped away from Akachi's Blood Echoblade.
'It changed into a longer blade!?'
But before Azar could make his next move, Akachi thrusted the long katana through the air.
'SHIT!'
Azar sidesteps the piercing attack, easily moving around the blade with only a slight graze across his face.
"Too easy." He spoke out loud with a cocky grin across his face.
But as Azar boasted that cocky attitude of his, an intense pain shot through his face.
"GAAAAAAHHHHHH!"
Azar's vision flickers, almost like a light switch.
[Innate Skill: Chaotic Control!]
Akachi smirks as his 'Blood Echoblade' shortened itself back to the normal size from before.
He then grabs Azar by the face, pulling his hair as he lifted him off the ground. "Never met someone who can amplify their power by that much, but it doesn't matter if you get too cocky."
Azar groaned in pain while he felt himself being pulled by his hair. "How'd you do it?"
Akachi shook his head in disapproval. "You're not getting information about my innate technique. This ain't some cliche anime ya damn idiot."
Akachi then lifts the bloodblade, smiling down on Azar, deeply underestimating him. "Goodbye, you reckless muderer."
Azar gritted his teeth in anger, flexing his jaw in anger as he felt the blade about the cleave his head off.
'At least the others will avenge my death somehow.'
Azar then closed his eyes, despite being blinded. "What are you waiting for? Kill me you stupid bastard."
[1st Bloodbath Formation: Bloodedge Surge!]
Akachi swings his bloodblade through the air, aiming for Azar's neck.
"I don't think so."
The crimson blade then shatters, and Akachi's mouth coughs up blood. He drops Azar and watches a mysterious rescue his opponent.
Akachi's body then goes weak as he collapsed to the ground on his hands and knees.
'My artifact was destroyed!?' He thought to himself, trying to look around for anyone. But then he felt something stab him. A man dressed in a black and white suit, accompanied by a person dressed in a black trench coat.
"WHO ARE YOU!" He screamed, demanding to know who these people were. Akachi knew he couldn't be killed so easily, and he didn't know who these people were.
The mysterious figure then removed the trench coat, sensing chills down Akachi's spine. "S-Satsujin... You bastard."