"Whoa... HOW UNEXPECTED! IT WASN'T THE LEGENDARY HERO WHO MADE THE FIRST MOVE. INSTEAD, IT WAS THE DEMON OF THE SENGOKU ERA!!!" The announcer yelled into the microphone before Tetsuya wiped off the blood from Heracles using the ground.
"The strongest demon slayer has pierced through a divine body!!! THERE'S NO DOUBT, HE ACTUALLY PULLED ONE OVER ON A GOD!!! HE'S THE PERSONIFICATION OF A DEMON, THE STRONGEST, TETSUYA AKIO!!!" Tetsuya sheathed his sword before sighing.
"Just die already, stupid god." Tetsuya groaned against before Heracles gritted his teeth.
"A demon? If you are a demon... I'll just simply terminate you, like a hero!" Heracles gritted his teeth and glared at Tetsuya, who just sighed. Tetsuya allowed Heracles to rush at him before slowly taking out his blade.
"Sun Breathing, Eighth Form: Sunflower Thrust!" Tetsuya drew out his sword and stopped Heracles' charge before allowing him to pass by. Tetsuya charged again before swinging down at Heracles. Heracles glanced at Tetsuya before swinging at him. Tetsuya noticed before clashing with him.
"A strong back and forth between the hero and the demon! But nothing is getting past Akio's breathing attacks!" The announcer yelled before Tetsuya rushed in for another attack. Heracles readied himself before Tetsuya's eyes glowed.
"Sun Breathing Second form: Clear Blue Sky!" Tetsuya slashed at Heracles, managing to damage him more before hopping back. Tetsuya followed it up with another slash at Heracles, who barely managed to dodge his hit.
"It's one technique after another! Tetsuya is unleashing his greatest breathing styles. Heracles is having trouble reacting to the unpredictable movements of Tetsuya's blades! The all-powerful Heracles... is totally on the defensive!" The announcer yelled into the microphone before multiple spectators yelled at the arena.
"Yeah! Let's see another god die! Do it, Tetsuya, cut him up! Look at him! Heracles is scared!"
Tetsuya went for another slash, where Heracles was slashed before Tetsuya jumped in the air.
"Sun Breathing, Second Form: Clear Blue Sky-" Tetsuya went for a downward slash before Heracles blocked it with his club. "Wha-" Tetsuya gasped before everyone in the stands also gasped.
"H-He's not just defending! He's adapting to Tetsuya's techniques! Even under this heavy attack, Heracles has been closely adapting to Tetsuya's attacks one step at a time!!!" The announcer kept yelling as Heracles grabbed onto Tetsuya's arm and slammed him into the ground, making Tetsuya cough up some blood.
"Be terminated, Demon!" Heracles swung his club down at Tetsuya, making Tetsuya quickly roll away from the attack before breathing out. Heracles swung his club at Tetsuya again, making Tetsuya dodge.
"Sun Breathing, Eleventh Form: Fake Rainbow." Tetsuya evaded the attack by twisting away from the club, creating an afterimage that Heracles hit before striking him across the back.
"So you avoided that... I guess you're more than a coward." Heracles scoffed at Tetsuya before flames appeared on Tetsuya's sword as Tetsuya's eyes glowed.
"You gods... sure love to look down on others, huh? I'm... just... getting started." Tetsuya sheathed his blade again before glaring at Heracles.
In the spectator's stands.
The puffy-haired man crossed his legs before staring at the screen with intrigue.
"As expected of someone who has mastered the ability of breathing techniques. He's on another level entirely." The red-eyed boy snickered as Tetsuya readied another attack.
"Hmph, this is what I would expect of the progenitor of breathing techniques... he's... really skilled. Even compared to gods like Heracles. In fact, I'd say this is a little one-sided." The puffy-haired man kept staring at the screen.
"It really makes you wonder, right? How is Heracles going to turn this situation around?" The red-eyed boy kept giggling as he played around with the strings in his hands.
In the Arena.
Tetsuya barely dodged another strike from Heracles before staring at the floor.
"That was close... You should consider taking archery classes because of how poor your aim is. Remind me what you said you were going to do to me, Mr Honourable Hero?" Tetsuya said with an emotionless expression on his face.
"What will I do? I'll simply plough into you... and mow you down." Heracles gripped his club with both hands before the tattoo on his body spread throughout his body. "LION OF NEMEA, DEVOUR ME!!!" Heracles' club started to growl before turning into a lion's head as Heracles rushed towards Tetsuya.
"The first labour. The Nemean Lion: Heaven Devouring Roar!!!" Heracles rushed towards Tetsuya, who rushed towards him.
"Sun Breathing, Ninth Form:Sun Halo Dragon HeadDance!" Tetsuya rushed towards Heracles before a Japanese dragon made of flames appeared behind him. Tetsuya's blade clashed with Heracles' attack before, but Tetsuya was quickly overwhelmed and was blasted backwards. Tetsuya was slammed into a wall before he coughed up blood and got down on one knee.
"H-Heracles' special technique was able to overwhelm Tetsuya's breathing techniques! ONE BLOW, A SINGLE DIRECT STRIKE WAS TOO MUCH FOR EVEN THE DEMON OF THE SENGOKU ERA!!!" The announcer yelled as Tetsuya widened his eyes at Heracles' tattoo spreading more throughout his body.
"Amazing... not even the demon king... has pushed me this hard before..." Tetsuya snapped his shoulder back in place before cracking his fingers. "Life... is so precious... right? It seems like... our opening act... has been quite successful. Now..."
Flames appeared out of Tetsuya's blade before his blade started to glow bright red due to his touch, as his expression turned serious.
"Let's move on to act one..." Tetsuya rushed towards Heracles before staring at his body as if being able to see into the inner works of Heracles' body.
"T-Tetsuya is charging right towards Heracles for the first time in this match!! Is he going to challenge Heracles into a straight-on fight without using his techniques?!" The announcer yelled into his microphone before Tetsuya rushed in and clashed his club. Tetsuya bounced back before jumping up and getting into a backflip position.
"Sun Breathing, Fifth Form: Setting Sun Transformation." Tetsuya slashed at Heracles' neck, who barely managed to block it with his club before pushing Tetsuya away. Tetsuya followed up by landing on the wall of a house before bouncing right back towards Heracles.
"Sun Breathing, Fourth Form: Burning Bones, Summer Sun." Tetsuya did a circle motion and deflected Heracles' club before following up with another attack.
"Sun Breathing, Sixth Form: Solar Heat Haze." Tetsuya rushes forward as his blade seems to be covered in heat, masking its true length as it embeds itself into Heracles' arm. Tetsuya tried to move the sword further before Heracles swung his club and knocked back Tetsuya, making him do a backflip to land safely.
Tetsuya rushed at Heracles again before jumping into the air, "Sun Breathing, Seventh Form: Beneficial Radiance!!!" Tetsuya twisted his body and performed a swirling slash at Heracles, who barely blocked the attack with his club.
"Sun Breathing, Tenth Form: Fire Wheel!" Tetsuya rolled into the club and delivered a slash across Heracles' chest before landing and breathing heavily.
"Tetsuya will not stop his relentless attacks! Rather than actually closing and fighting in close, Tetsuya is keeping his distance by using his speed and dancing around Heracles! All the while continuing to polish his technique further! Tetsuya is toying with him! All the Olympian can do is defend!" The announcer yelled as Tetsuya blocked Heracles' attack before getting flung back by the force of the swing.
Heracles stabbed his club into the ground before Tetsuya rushed in for another attack. "Sun Breathing, Twelfth Form: Flame Dance." Tetsuya swung down his blade, which was blocked by Heracles' attack before delivering a vertical slash to Heracles' chest, making it spill blood. Heracles rushes in again for another attack before Tetsuya can ready another attack. Tetsuya jumped back a little in response to the attack.
"Heracles closes in on Tetsuya like he was just waiting for an opening! But Tetsuya narrowly escapes! Or maybe not!" Heracles smashes the club at Tetsuya, who jumped onto a roof to steady his own breathing.
"Tetsuya hides on a roof for a small break before heading back into the action." The announcer yelled into the microphone before Tetsuya widened his eyes again.
"You still plan on using your cheap tricks, demon?!" Heracles yelled at Tetsuya before Tetsuya's blade burned bright red again.
"Stupid God... do you have sunscreen? Here in Shibuya, the sun is very bright. I'd like you to be careful and..." Tetsuya jumped down before performing the first form of the Sun Breathing and following it with the second form, "Don't get sunburnt." Tetsuya followed it up with the third form, then the fourth.
"A-After being forced to take a small break from the battle, Tetsuya follows up the attack by using all of his sun breathing techniques one after one!!! It's a great combo for him. The attacks are coming at Heracles from all sides!!! There is no defending against this!" The announcer kept on yelling before Tetsuya continued his attack with the fifth and sixth forms.
In the spectator stands
The man with puffy hair finally smiled for the first time in what seemed like forever.
"Seems like Tetsuya is overwhelming Heracles with the Thirteenth form of Sun Breathing." The man giggled before the boy with red eyes crossed his legs while staring at the screen with curiosity.
"Thirteenth form? What's that?" The red-eyed boy snickered before fiddling with his string.
"The Thirteenth Form of the Sun breathing, from what I can see and understand from before, it was a technique that was only used against the demon king once. The user continuously performs all twelve forms of Sun Breathing in repetitive succession to increase the accuracy and agility of their movements and attacks. This form was created solely for the purpose of killing Muzan Kibutsuji, since the repetition of all twelve forms aims to destroy Muzan's twelve vital organs (seven hearts and five brains) that move freely inside his body." The boy with puffy hair replied before giggling again.
"Eh~? That's strong, now... how will you deal with this, Heracles~?" The red-eyed boy replied.
At the arena.
Heracles' club transformed again into that of a hawk's before swinging the club at Tetsuya, who was ready to do the Seventh Form.
"The Sixth Labour: Stymphalian whirlwind-calling bird!!!" A huge gust of wind blew Tetsuya away, making him crash into a wall before the house crumbled onto him.
"No matter what techniques you have, no matter how good your swordsmanship is, you're doomed. A demon cannot defeat a hero, you cannot defeat me... as long as you are a demon!" Heracles glared down at Tetsuya, who slowly stood up and gripped his blade that slowly grew more and more dull before wiping his mouth.
"Excellent... impressive... that's the spirit... life... you're so strong that it's crazy... your body... has been through years of hard work, your indomitable willpower... is what keeps you going... this is... very fun..." Tetsuya breathed in before sheathing his blade and walked out of the crushed house with a serious expression on his face.
"Sorry for saying you were garbage earlier, God... this is... going to be our second act, okay?" Tetsuya slowly drew out his blade before glaring at Heracles.