[Michael's POV]
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"Now Now… let's not cross the line, shall we?" I spoke as I held his arm in my hands. While we actually came here to find out more about Dark Oracle, didn't expect to find a two horned demon here… and then there is that child..
My eyes observed that black-haired, black eyed calmly standing there as he analyzed my entire being. He is not normal, is he? Well, we will get to that later. Angela and Irene should already be up there dealing with the leaders of the Vintages. For now, let's deal with the mess here.
"Who are you?" That demon spoke as he looked at me with a confused expression. I saw the arm in my hand withering at a rapid rate while another grew out of his shoulders as he turned at me.
"He is Michael Aroa. An exceptionally strong individual, you better be careful, I must say,"that kid spoke as he looked at us amusingly, making me even more curious about who he was. I tried using the [Inspect] skill on him, but it didn't work… not even his name was showing.
"You know me?" I asked as I ignored the demon for a couple of moments, and the kid smiled as he nodded,"Kind of."
-Booom!
[Time Rejection!]
That demon hit my face… bursting into pieces… And I rejected that outcome, making his hand burst into a thousand pieces. Turning to that demon who was looking at me with his eyes wide open, I spoke with a humble smile,
"Can't you see I am talking? You should not disturb me… I have a limit of patience too, you know?"
Though it didn't seem like he understood my words as he proceeded to attack me again with his arms turning pitch black this time… and
[Time Rejection!]
-BOOOM!!
Bursting before he could even launch his attack.
This time, he jumped on the other side with his eyes locked on me. His arms grew again as he looked at me with pure complexity on his face. While I simply smiled at him as I spoke,
"Come on now. No need to be afraid of me. All I need is a couple of answers from you."
Though he didn't seem to be believing a single word I spoke.
"With that wide grin on your face. Hah! Even your best friends won't believe you,"that kid spoke as he walked towards that demon and spoke,"let me help you a little. Show me what you can do," before he muttered,"[Evolve]."
[Time Rejection!]
[Error! Time Rejection Failed!]
My eyes shrank just a tiny bit as I saw that message before looking at that demon changing forms, with his two horns getting more pointy and increasing in girth and length. His body also grew with his eyes turning pitch black. The previously red skin was darker now and strange tattoos appeared on his face and chest.
"An archdemon, huh?" I thought as I looked at his [Status]. Surely he was more powerful than before… much more than before. Though rather than being worried about him, I was more cautious about that kid…
That demon, who was previously looking at me with slight fear, now had a lot of gusto in him. Looking down at me, as if I were a bug… sigh… looks like his mental ability is still as pathetic as before.
From the piles of troubles, I took out a steel rod that came out of the concrete and, finding it long enough to be a spear, I smiled as I nodded before rotating it around my body for a couple of seconds. Not bad.
"I will tear you limb by limb and show you what does it means to mess with the demons,"that demon… archdemon spoke with a smug as he raised his hands and pointed his finger at me and continued,"your head will be a trophy to my lord Mordock."
Rotating my 'spear' at an insane speed
[Time Rejection!]
I cut his arm again. This time in such a way that it would spring away from him. Then
[Time Rejection!]
I caught it perfectly before anyone would notice. There was a slight dejection on my face as I spoke,
"Is that so?"
Silence covered the entire area as I saw that demon look at me with eyes looking at me as if I were a freak, while the kid looked at me with pure amusement. I could see him almost breaking a laugh as he contained it within his smile. Was he doing this for fun?
"Enough of your trickery! Die!!!" He shouted as he jumped at me with all his might but…
[Time Rejection!]
-BOOOM!!!
His leg broke on his first step, making him fall to the ground. His energy exploded while he was building up and while he was trying to escape it… his nerves broke, failing to give a proper reaction time.
Blood splashed around the area as I looked at him, barely breathing as he fell on the ground.
"Cough cough… monsters,"he spoke as he slowly helped himself up once again. His injuries were healing at a rapid rate, as it took only a few seconds before he stood up on his feet and observed me with a far more serious look than before.
"Come on now… you should be the last one calling me that," I chuckled in amusement as I observed him before…
-Slash! I slashed towards that kid who was observing me… though my slash never reached him. It simply vanished from there as if it had never existed.
'Okay… let's try again,' I nodded, keeping a few things in my mind as I aimed at his legs this time…
-Slash! [Time Rejection!]
This time the air slash did reach up to him… it hit him as well… but something happened. That kid was still standing there. With not a single scratch on his face. Even though I could bet that the slash did hit him and inflicted an injury, I did not see any as I observed him.
'It's like Time Rejection… the reality has changed,' I came to this conclusion as I observed that kid… before I asked,
"Who are you?"
He smiled at me brightly as he answered,"While I would love to reveal that. I believe it is still not the time to do that. I still have some more things to do here before I can come back to the main dish."
I did not understand his words, as I simply observed him. This one is strong… he is dangerous too, obviously… So how should I proceed now…
"Are you ignoring me?" I saw the demon reaching closer to me and…
-Slash!
-BOOOM!!! Pushing that demon away with a single swing, I turned at the archdemon falling away from me. With [Eyes of the Time Keeper], it was easy to see the future and observe the best path to counterattack. It wasn't worth enough for a warmup.
"Can you just shut up for a few seconds? I am trying to concentrate on something important here. I promise I will get back to you later," I was annoyed a little. All this mysterious identity stuff was making me irritated.
Then I took the first step towards the kid, who was simply smiling at me with his hands at his back. I couldn't read his face at all… what was he thinking… what was he planning… I had no idea.
"Playtime is over, kid… " I spoke as I placed the rod near his neck. I didn't find any change in his expression. He was not tense even one bit as he spoke,"no Michael. The Game has only begun… And I really hope you can entertain me."
Then I saw myself being pushed back by an unknown force… in the future, that is.
[Time Rejection!]
I used that skill as I slashed his neck… this time; I saw him jumping back as he muttered,"Whoa now! That was dangerous!" Though I could feel the sarcasm in his words as he jumped a little above and stood on one of the broken tables.
"[Replicate]!" he muttered as he looked at me while his body multiplied all around me. There were at least 12 of them surrounding the area as all of them simultaneously spoke,
"You are strong Michael. I will give you that… but you aren't the only one… keep that in your mind."
He then jumped at me with his hands glowing purple. But before he could touch me…
[Time Rejection!]
Combining the effect of [Time Rejection!] and with my spear skills, I counterattacked the kid who was closer to me. As soon as my slash connected with his body, he vanished completely.
Next were the other dozen who were coming at me with the same intention…
The fight escalated too fast as they started using different weapons, showing extreme mastery in them. If not for [Time Rejection] I surely would have lost here. Though after a struggle of a few minutes, I was finally able to defeat all the kids.
-Clap! Clap!
I heard the clap from above as I saw the kid on the first floor.
"We shall meet again, Michael. Next time, hopefully it would be more entertaining than it is now,"he spoke as he vanished from there
[Time Rejection!]
[Error! Time Rejection!]
I sighed as I saw him gone… before I looked at the demon, who was dumbfounded looking at me with pure stupefaction…
"Apologies for the disturbance. As you can see, I was a little occupied. Now then, let's begin our 'conversation', shall we?" I smiled… making him take a step back with his body shaking a bit.
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