25 Minutes Ago:
After Taku and Ciel split up, Taku rushed towards Dmitri who was more than ready for him. He constructed a long sword from ice, then created a ramp for himself, with an ice road leading up to the ramp. He slid across the road then jumped up with the ramp, slamming down towards Dmitri.
Dmitri didn't budge. Taku's ice sword broke after he tried to slam it in his shoulder. Taku, was left in shock. But before he could react properly, Dmitri grabbed him by the arm and slammed him on the ground. Taku's body bounces upward after getting slammed, and Dmitri kicks him away, making him crash through his ice ramp.
Taku, tries to get up, his mind racing: "What kind of... power?" Taku falls back down on the ground. Dmitri, on the other hand, starts running towards him, the very ground beneath shaking with his steps.
Dmitri screamed: "Raw power!"
Dmitri jumps up and slams down into Taku's stomach with his fist. Taku, coughs up. Dmitri, follows by curb stomping him to the ground, and Taku tries to stop it with his hands, but Dmitri stomps him nevertheless. Dmitri then grabs Taku by the neck and lifts him up, he holds him with one hand and punches him away with the other.
Taku, having just received the hardest beating of his life, tries to catch his breath. He then creates a mountain of snow behind himself to break his fall, he still lands pretty hard. He coughs up some blood. Sweat dropping from his face like a waterfall, terrified.
Dmitri, just smiles in reaction. He cracks his knuckles and starts walking up to him. He chuckles: "So this is the heir for the throne? You're pretty weak, you know that?"
Gritting his teeth, Taku tries to lift himself up once again and fails. "I know... but he's not."
Before Dmitri can react, the ground they stand on freezes over. Behind, Kou is seen sliding across the floor. Kou, constructs a staff from ice and launches himself towards Dmitri, with an ice pillar following behind him.
Kou, hits Dmitri in the face with his staff and the staff breaks. But after the staff, a solid ice pillar follows and slams Dmitri in the face, the impact sending him away into an evacuated house.
Kou, catches his breath and after realizing he's actually done some damage, a smile appears on his face. "Get up, will ya?" He says to Taku, extending his hand towards him. Taku, takes the hand and gets up.
Kou, constructs another ice staff. "For this once, I'm gonna set aside our differences."
Taku, sighs. Knowing they're never going to be as close as this again, he accepts. "Fair enough."
The siblings, get ready to attack Dmitri. Dmitri jumps up and out of the debris of the house, he then stares at the two with a smile. "Ah, how touching." With that, Dmitri starts approaching the siblings with a smile.
Taku, rushes in first. With an ice axe in his hand, he goes to attack Dmitri in the stomach, swinging the axe from the side. Dmitri, goes into punch Taku in the face, stepping forward. But as soon as he does, a block of ice rises from the ground, hitting Dmitri in the jaws. Then, from the side, Kou rushes in and hits Dmitri in the face with his staff.
Taku, hits Dmitri in the stomach, but he doesn't deal any damage. Dmitri, now angry, slams the block of ice with the back of his hand, breaking it apart. He then goes in to punch Taku again. But Kou, arrives at the last second, rising another pillar of ice that hits Dmitri in the chest.
Dmitri, grabs the pillar and breaks it in half. Then launches the pillar towards Kou like a spear, which Kou blocks the pillar by creating a dome of ice around his body. The impact throws the dome away, with it, Kou as well. Taku doesn't get enough time to worry about his brother. Dmitri looks like he's going in to punch Taku again, so he moves backwards. But Dmitri instead, grabs him by the legs and slams him on the ground behind himself. He then goes in for the punch for real this time, but Taku slides to the side, barely dodging it.
Then, flames start to come out of Taku's hands, he starts blasting Dmitri with his flames. With his feet, he creates a pillar of ice, just like Kou's, that strikes Dmitri in the stomach. He then places his hands on the pillar and channels his flames through the pillar.
Dmitri tries to cover his face, groaning. His clothes on fire, he starts stepping backwards, then rips apart his clothes and throws them to the side. He then takes a deep breath and starts blowing real hard towards Taku. His breath snuffs out the flames and Taku is left in shock once again. "Just what the hell are you?"
Dmitri chuckles and starts moving towards Taku.
Kou slides back to Taku's side, blood trickling from his lip. His ice staff reforms, this time with a sharper, more jagged edge. "He's not human." Taku creates another axe, this time bigger. "No kidding."
Dmitri approaches, each step crushing the ground beneath him. His muscles seem to pulse with an unnatural energy, veins visible and throbbing. "Ready to quit?"
Taku exchanges a quick glance with Kou. In that split second, they communicate without words - a synchronized strategy born from years of sibling rivalry.
Kou creates multiple ice spikes from the ground, aiming to distract. Simultaneously, Taku channels flame through the spikes, turning them into blazing, razor-sharp projectiles. The combination creates a deadly, burning barrage.
Dmitri doesn't even flinch. He swats away the flaming ice spikes like they're nothing, fragments shattering around him. He appears indifferent. He lunges forward, targeting Kou first.
Kou anticipates. He constructs an ice shield, but Dmitri's punch shatters it instantly. The impact sends Kou spiraling backwards, crashing through a wooden fence.
Taku seizes the moment. He channels flames through another ice construct - this time a whip-like extension that lashes out at Dmitri's back. The flaming ice-whip strikes with precision, momentarily wrapping around Dmitri's shoulders.
For a split second, Dmitri seems caught off guard.
Taku: "Now, Kou!"
Kou emerges from the fence debris, blood streaming down his cheek. Another ice pillar rockets from the ground, aimed directly at Dmitri's chest.
Dmitri roars, ripping the flaming ice-whip apart. But Kou's pillar is already in motion, a crystalline spear powered by pure momentum.
Dmitri, barely avoids the pillar. However, the pillar still manages to catch him, stabbing through his shoulder. He screams out in agony and pain. "YOU LITTLE BRATS!"
Taku, creates a sword out of ice and rams it inside Dmitri, stabbing him from the back. Taking the opportunity and not wanting to allow Dmitri to recover, Kou creates a mace out of ice. He then strikes Dmitri in the face with it, breaking his tooth.
Dmitri, stays stunned for a second. He then spits out his broken tooth, blood in his mouth. "Is that all you've got?" With inhuman speed, Dmitri breaks the pillar stabbed to his arm and pulls it out of his arm. He then grabs Kou on the neck with both hands, aiming to break his neck.
Seeing this, Taku moves quickly. He covers his arms in solid ice, with a pointy edge on the end of his hands. He then stabs Dmitri from behind, shoving his arms into his back, coming out of his chest.
With that, Dmitri falls down, letting his grip loose on Kou. He stares at the holes in his chest, before falling face-down and hitting the ground hard. Kou crawls away from Dmitri. Fear lingering in his voice as he speaks: "Oh gods... Is he..?"
Taku, looks around, then looks at Kou on the ground. "He's dead. For sure."
Kou, turns around, with a bad stomach. "I think I'm gonna..." He throws up.
Taku, looks at his brother, then sighs. "First time? Anyways. Get yourself together, we need to help your friend."
The present.
***
Reeves' explosion could not be contained. The sheer power of the blast knocks all of them away. Reeves, after knocking them away, puts his hands together. Something glowing between his hands... Ciel realizes it can't be anything good. He yells: "Taku, break the damn dome! Get away from this guy!"
Taku, doesn't understand. But he doesn't judge Ciel's instincts, the dome breaks off, opening the escape routes back. Ciel and Kou run towards Taku, who starts getting away from Reeves. Ciel, turns to Kou and speaks:
"We need to cast a wall that'll cover us! I'm sure he's got something under his sleeve!"
Kou, without questioning Ciel, stops on his tracks. Both of them stand next to each other and start casting an ice spell. The cast a wide and long, solid ice wall together.
Reeves, casts his hands outwardly. With that, a thick concentrated beam of explosion emerges out his hands. "Not so fast!" Reeves' explosion beam straight tears through the wall of ice, Ciel, Taku and Kou can only duck to avoid getting hit.
Ciel, gets up. Staring at Reeves. "I've figured out your Adjustment Art, Reeves. It's explosion, is it not?"
Reeves chuckles and responds. "Yeah. What does that change?"
Ciel: "But it's not regular explosions. You can create explosions inspired from actual bombs, but you don't create bombs. Is that right?"
Reeves, smiles. "Well aren't you a smart one. That is correct."
With that, Ciel's expression changes with fear. "If that's true, you can also create a... nuke. So you're not even going all out..."
Reeves' grin widens as Ciel realizes.