Volume 9 Chapter 567 - VS Ares part 3
The same as with Ares, Kisuke also healed his existing wounds.
"Hoo? So this is what you used to catch Hades off guard? What an interesting Devil you are…" Ares smiled widely before disappearing from his spot leaving the words, "But that won't be enough."
Eyeing Kisuke like a helpless prey, Ares reappeared beside him and thrust his spear with a speed greater than anything he showed before. However, he was shocked to see that Kisuke just casually followed his movements with his eyes and already raised his left arm out to intercept and his right arm was holding his blade, already coming for the arm that was holding his spear in retaliation.
Nevertheless, Ares only sneered at him and continued his attack, 'Underestimating me, huh?'
Ares' blood-red spear hit Kisuke's arms and immediately felt the resistance from it that surprised him a little. But even then, his spear still easily went through Kisuke's arms, cutting it.
Yet, that's all Ares was able to do as the trajectory of the spear was altered and he immediately felt Kisuke's sharp blade going through his forearm.
Since he already got an advantage, Ares retreated and stopped a distance away from Kisuke who was already missing an arm and watching his severed arm being reduced to nothing.
"It's one of this spear's abilities. It'll reduce the effect of any regeneration skills and would destroy anything that is severed from a body completely," explained Ares as his wound on his arm visibly closed and healed.
Kisuke ignored his disintegrating arm and looked towards Ares who slowly made a shocked face as his arm grew anew within just a few seconds, "This second round will be long~."
Ares then started chuckling and charged at Kisuke in a wild rampage, "Interesting!"
This time, Kisuke properly dodged Ares' attack and tried to attack him from the openings he created. However, Ares' defenses with his shield were just as good as his attacks. Although Ares was moving like a rampaging bull, the finesse in his movements and his expertise with a spear and shield, which was greater than his use of a greatsword didn't disappear, making it incredibly hard to even counter-attack.
After all, Ares is an old existence that was born for war, lived for war, a God of War which represents the most brutal aspect of war.
Their clash moved to several small floating islands, obliterating them with shockwaves. Although Kisuke was faster than Ares, he can't land a decisive blow and could only take off some of Ares's flesh, but his aura would recover any damage he took in an instant.
On the other hand, Ares already took Kisuke's limbs multiple times but it'll just regenerate immediately, questioning the unique ability of his precious spear.
At some point, both of them already stopped talking and just did their best not to get hit by a fatal blow.
'The arranged time with Athena is nearing… I have to finish this up before even more Gods gather. I already expected this, but damn, Gods sure have a lot of hidden aces in their sleeves. Well, I guess that's normal since they've already lived for a very long time,' thought Kisuke while blocking Ares' spear with his palm and thrust his blade towards his throat.
Although Ares was able to dodge, Kisuke's blade still cut a part of his neck. However, thanks to his regenerative ability, it healed soon after, 'Although the city is safe, the realm's stability was already shaken due to this fight. I didn't expect that he could go this far. Just where did he come from? Either way, I have to kill him now before he becomes an even greater threat.' Ares thought as he was genuinely shocked. After all, he's one of the 10 strongest beings in the world.
With both of them coming to a decision, Kisuke and Ares separated from each other with wounds all over their bodies. It became obvious that their regenerative powers are not as powerful as when they first showed it.
Meanwhile, the Gods who're watching were gobsmacked. They all thought that only someone at Sirzechs or Ajuka's level from the Devil's side would be able to compete head-on with Ares, but they realized that they were sorely mistaken and became on guard against the single Devil that invaded them.
While some of them wanted to capture Kisuke, most of them wanted to kill him as an unknown fear took hold of their hearts.
"I must admit. You are strong," said Ares as his wounds heal, "Which is why it's such a shame, but I have to kill you right here, right now. An unknown threat like you targeting Olympus, I'll have you eliminated before you could improve and threaten the very foundation of our Faction."
Suddenly, the golden aura surrounding Ares disappeared and the red aura became thicker now similar to a blood mist revolving around him.
While watching him change again, Kisuke replied, "I don't really have to do anything regarding that since you'll destroy Olympus yourselves. I'm only here for an act of small revenge."
Ares eyed him for a few seconds before muttering, "So you're aware… All the more reason to get rid of you then."
A second later, the blood mist surrounding him suddenly entered the pores of his skin. Soon, a heartbeat loud enough to be heard from anyone in Olympus came from Ares as he suddenly grew bigger, now around ten meters tall.
As his face became warped in a rage similar to that of a Nio statue from Japan, his eyes and hair became pure red and his skin became covered with red markings.
Along with it were his spear and shield changing their size to match his current stature.
And lastly, instead of becoming, even more, pronounced, Ares' aura actually almost disappeared. In an amateurs' eyes, he became a lot weaker instead, but for those Gods and Kisuke that were watching, it's the exact opposite.
'I already expected this, but not to this extent. Dammit! Looks like I'm still underestimating them. Such an annoying mistake,' thought Kisuke as he gritted his teeth in surprise. He then thought of activating the spells and kidou that he prepared but ultimately decided against it, 'No… If I activate those now, I'll be throwing out the benefit I could get in the long run for a short-term benefit. Although it's risky, I'll have to do it.'
Kisuke then glanced at his beloved blade, 'Oh my dear Benihime, are you ready?'
Kisuke heard Benihime's sonorous chuckle in his head, 'Anytime~ Though I would have to remind you. You can only keep it for five seconds or less. Any more and your soul will become too strong for your current body to contain. If that were to happen, the destruction of your body will be the least of your concerns.'
'I know. If my body were to be destroyed in that state, my soul will continue to mutate endlessly until I lose my sense of self. And to be honest, although I'm interested in how my soul would mutate, if I can't observe it then that idea goes to the trash bin.'
Chuckling was again, Benihime replied, 'The fact that you're still interested in that, makes me proud, master~.'
However, Ares didn't let Kisuke reply to Benihime as he suddenly appeared in front of Kisuke with a speed that doesn't befit his size. And instead of his spear, Ares smacked Kisuke to the ground with his shield.
Creating multiple shockwaves by breaking the speed of sound several times, Kisuke crashed into the ground, creating a gigantic crater, pulverizing the earth around him, and starting an earthquake that is more powerful than magnitude 10, shaking the whole realm for a few seconds.
Kisuke's body was mangled and despite his regenerative abilities, he couldn't heal as fast. Not just that, when Kisuke tried to move, he found himself pinned in place by something unknown, 'That's the shield's ability?'
Not letting this chance go, Ares threw down his spear, impaling Kisuke in the chest, "Gaha!!!!"
As soon as the spear went through him, Kisuke could feel his life force being absorbed and his soul energy being dispersed.
Staz Irvine
28th00: I thought Hades was the only Olympian in the Top 10? There're so many characters in the Top 10 that it should just be called top 50 at this point, honestly.
Goyya: Although top 10 sounds amazing, in this case, it's anything but that. After all, no one really tracks these ranks and who knows when it was last updated. At this point, the top 10 are just as credible as hearsays. On top of that, these top 10 are only for glory and those who don't care about it would rather hide their real strengths. Not to mention, those below the rankings doesn't mean they can't contend for the rank. It's really just a loose term when you think about it.
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