93 Sand vs. Shadows (1/2)
”CURSE YOU!!!!” Byrus roared.
He was stuck in a quandary right now as he faced the incoming black sword light fluttering through the air towards him gracefully, not looking at all lethal or dangerous... But Byrus could sense the beginning inklings of a concept of law within the attack!
'This guy... He's only at the Grandmaster level but already beginning to form his laws and concepts...??! Shit! Who'd have thought I'd meet another genius in this barren land!!!'
But Byrus was not actually concerned about his safety. He could easily dodge the attack or block it... If he didn't have this useless burden of a boy in his arms!
A boy who was whistling a not-very-happy annoying song and staring at him with deadpan cynical eyes in a supremely aggravating manner!!!
It was almost as if the kid were saying, ”Are you done yet...?”
...And then Lars yawned, causing Byrus to feel like he should just forget about digging more info out of Lars and just letting him die right here!
'Wait!! Isn't this guy in front of me just as good a lead as this boy...?? No! If that older man is protecting the young kid, then the kid should be someone really important!'
But as the sword light approached ever closer, Byrus was confused as hell!
If the boy was so important... And if the pursuer were trying to save him...
Then why was his sword-drawing strike indiscriminately heading for the boy just as much as for him??!
'AHHHH IT'S ALL SO CONFUSING!!! FORGET IT!!!' Byrus snapped as he decided to just crush his opponent head on and question them both later!
”Aspect of the Crab!!!” Byrus roared out loud just before the sword light impacted and exploded brilliantly on his and Lars' body!
*BOOOM!!!!*
Susano did not let up one bit, immediately landing on a rooftop nearby and continuing to close the gap, jumping from one building to the next. He knew that in a battle between two Grandmasters, just one attack would not be enough to finish the battle.
And so he prepared his trump card, resheathing his ornate fully-blackened sword as he peered through the smoke and dust for his targets!
True enough, he saw a glint of brownish-red emerge from the dust cloud, bursting out through the air...
Not away, not escaping, but right towards him!
”DIE!!!!!!!” Byrus roared in retaliation as he flew through the air, his full body rocketing like an armoured missile straight at Susano! He was now covered in a brownish layer of reddish-brown light all around his entire body and the light even formed 2 glowing crab pincers around his arms, making him look like a giant flying crab!
Susano's eyes widened slightly as he saw the great weight and power of Byrus' surging tackle! The ”Blacksword” assassin quickly pivoted on his heels as he resisted his forward momentum and tried to dampen his inertia to dodge backwards. He successfully kicked off the rooftop he was standing on and leapt into the air, somersaulting as he escaped the trajectory of the incoming attack!
Seeing that, Byrus smirked confidently and channelled his mana quickly. He then yelled out and suddenly changed directions and accelerated in the middle of the air, displaying one of his three unique skills and hurtling towards Susano once more!
”Let's see how you dodge this!!! CRAB CRASH!!!”
Byrus' legs were straightened out behind him and shooting out mana to propel him forward faster while his two pincer claw hands were aiming straight for Susano!
'Sh*t!!! I hate defensive types the most! Even more when they have a gap-closing move!!! DODGE!!!!'
”Shadow walk!!!”
Susano's body began to flow with murky black shadows and shifted aside mid-air, out of the way of the approaching missile and dodging it successfully!
Byrus sailed through the air and past Susano, crashing through several buildings without any signs of stopping, before finally landing with a boom as he hit the stone pavement and went right through into the sewers below!
Meanwhile the shadow-clad Susano did not miss this chance - the shadows of the underground sewers were his home turf, he wouldn't let the aggressive bandit raider off so easily after nearly being smashed into a pancake by him! The black shadows once more covered him and he swiftly flitted off towards the hole in the ground where Byrus was last seen!
Leaving behind a bored Lars who looked to have been forgotten in the midst of the intense battle between the two...
Lars' looked around and, upon noticing some food stalls, decided to get a snack first before following after the two men to find out what was going on!
'Lars, I want the fish ones, I want the fish ones!' Kizorik's eyes were bulging fanatically as he saw his favourite snacks, Takoyaki.
'Lowly human! I demand you provide me with the plant-based ones! Remember to make them vegan, OR ELSE!' A haughty voice also reminded Lars that he had not just one but now two arrogant little overlords to please...!
...And who spent his money like water!
Frowning and cursing in his heart, Lars was in a foul mood, when his eyes suddenly brightened up and he began to grin evilly, laughing sinisterly.
'Heh heh heh heh... That'll teach you to mess with me...' He thought even as he ordered 10 packs of Takoyaki, 8 with unidentifiable over condimented meat jerky, 1 vegetarian and 1 filled with fish.
He decided to switch up the two demon's orders and watch their faces when they bit into the little snacks!