The demon was obviously fired up for a battle, and how could he not be?
The enemy in front of him was the one that had managed to defeat all of his subordinates and single-handedly foiled his plans.
He knew that he would need to escape from the area after this battle as there was no future waiting for him here thanks to everybody finding out about what has happened. Years of planning were wasted by one man.
The demon of course was not going to spare Reign, he had a special place in mind to put his soul at, and he would not allow him to ever die in peace, constantly torturing him until he himself died. Even after the demon's death, Reign would still have to endure constant torture at the place the demon intended to put him in, and he would continue to do so until the day he died.
The demon used a longsword.
The longsword was pitch black with a small metal jewel placed on the top of the handle that was crafted out of a red piece of wood. The black blade looked like trouble, and Reign could sense that the sword was anything but ordinary.
"You should already know the power I have gained after turning all of these people into demonic creatures and bringing forth so much demonic energy, but yet, you still seem confident that you can defeat me." The demon suddenly said as he started moving to the side and stared at Reign.
"I admire that confidence, even if it will bring you death." The demon suddenly moved, and flames exploded behind him as he appeared in front of Reign immediately.
Reign leaned back, dodging the sword that had been aimed at his throat. The tip of the sword passed a mere centimeter from Reign's throat before continuing to the side.
Reign quickly slashed back at the demon, only for his attack to be blocked by the demon's quick reflexes. He then proceeded to stab the demon with his other sword, only for the latter to shift his body to the side and allow the sword to pass next to his body.
As Reign had done all of that, he had opened himself up for a counterattack, and even though the demon's sword was occupied by his own, the latter kicked Reign square in the chest, and red fire exploded from the sole.
Reign was sent flying back for a couple of meters before sliding against the ground. The area where he was kicked at was burnt by the red demonic flames, but he was fine thanks to his armor.
He then quickly rolled to the side as a red ray cut through the ground and passed next to him. The demon's sword had been lifted high up as he had done an upward slash in order to send the red sword light at Reign.
He immediately followed it through with a downward slash, that produced the same red ray and forced Reign to once again dodge.
"You're a quick one." The demon suddenly said as he appeared behind Reign.
Reign's eyes widened before he quickly used [ Severing, Sword Three ] and slashed at the demon who was caught off guard.
"Exceptional, I barely had time to even react to that attack." The demon said with a smile as he managed to block the slash from Reign.
"You're not bad yourself either." Reign commented with a smirk before his lightning appeared around him, coiling around his body and giving an illusion of creating a second suit of armor for him.
Reign had tried to copy what the Tier III demon he had fought against on the mountain had done, but of course, thanks to Reign's ability being much different compared to the demon's, he was unable to do exactly the same, but he was able to give birth to a new technique.
It wasn't a skill, perhaps the system deemed that the way the technique functioned was not close enough to a skill, or perhaps it was because there was still much work to be done that the system didn't make it a skill.
It didn't matter, as Reign could feel that his new technique not only boosted his speed and even buffed up his defense a bit, but it also improved the speed of his thoughts and made his reflexes sharper.
When using the technique together with his [ Lightning Body ] skill that had now been improved greatly and allowed him to move just like normal, with a great boost in speed and his thoughts and reflexes, Reign was able to drastically increase his power.
The skill and technique being used together seemed to form some kind of synergy, and the effect was incredible, but the mana usage was also quite high, which limited Reign to not using the skill for too long.
Reign's aura immediately changed after he used the new combination, and the demon was forced to take the battle more seriously. He summoned his fire and it started spreading around the area, his aura rose as the flames started wrapping around his body until he had achieved a similar look to Reign's.
"You're not the only one who can do that, using your ability in order to boost your body and provide defense is a fairly standard technique after all." The demon commented before both he and Reign disappeared from the spot.
Shockwaves started happening around the area as the two moved with incredible speed, even if a low-tier Tier III combatant was here, he wouldn't be able to follow their movement.
The two slashed, stabbed, and even punched and kick each other during the battle.
Reign was on the back foot as the demon had more experience and was more proficient with the sword compared to him, but he was faster, which allowed him to even out the odds a bit.
The demon's sword was definitely a powerful one as Reign could feel that the power behind each attack was becoming larger with each exchange. He first attributed it to the demon, but after seeing how some of the flames were being devoured by the sword and that the jewel was starting to shine more and more during the battle, he was convinced that it was the sword that was boosting his power.
"Figured it out, my sword is a special one, you see." The demon said before striking Reign with his fist and sending him flying back, but not without getting injured himself as Reign had managed to slash at his arm and cut it deeply.
"Tch." The demon looked at his arm which was already starting to heal. Demons had greater regenerative powers compared to most races, and such injuries were nothing to higher-tiered demons.
"That regenerative power really is annoying." Reign commented before charging at the demon again, but before he was close enough to start fighting, he suddenly stopped and bent his body while crossing his arms and placing his two swords alongside his waist.
He then erupted with a speed much greater than before and slashed at the demon with both swords.
[ Severing, Dual Lightning Slash ]
Clang!
"Tch, your speed is also quite annoying." The demon said as he held his sword right in front of him and had managed to stop Reign's attack, but even with his incredibly fast reflexes, he was still injured as the swords had managed to cut into his shoulders before being stopped by his black longsword.
Reign quickly pulled his swords back, which opened up the two wounds further before delivering a storm of attacks at the demon who was patiently blocking them.
Reign was faster, and so were his attacks, which forced the demon to go on the defensive.
His shoulders were, however, healing rapidly and Reign was unsure of just how long the demon's regeneration would be able to help him out.
He quickly attacked the demon again with both swords, only to suddenly hit nothing but air.
The demon had somehow once again disappeared and appeared behind Reign.
'I knew it, it was some sort of skill that allowed him to move so fast.' Reign said to himself while the demon held his sword high up above him and slashed down with a two-handed attack.
"Nice try." Reign said to the demon before the latter suddenly stopped his attack and jumped back as Reign had lunged to the front and twisted his body around before firing a ray of lightning from his mouth.
The ray was aimed at the demon's chest, and by jumping back, he was able to draw some distance and give himself a bit more time to position his sword to the front and block the ray of lightning.
He was, however, pushed back several meters back and was almost forced to kneel down from the attack, which infuriated him.
"You measly human!" The demon suddenly shouted as an incredible amount of demonic energy was released from his body. He started changing, his body becoming increasingly demonic as spikes and more horns started coming out from his body.
His muscles grew a bit, but he could still be considered lean, while two of his six eyes closed before disappearing from his face completely.
"It's time to end this, be proud that you forced me to use this form."
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