Chapter 84: Tatsuya Vs Einer. (1/2)
”What...? What just happened...?” Violet rubbed her eyes.
”...This power is dangerous. I didn't even feel like I was in an illusion,” Sasha spoke in a serious voice, she felt uncomfortable as she imagined she could be in an illusion at any time.
”Illusion...?” Violet looked at Sasha.
”Yes. I don't know how it works, but that is the power he just used, right?” Since she wasn't sure what she was talking about, she looked to Scathach for answers.
Sasha was internally surprised, 'Is his power so strong that it could affect several young vampires present in the arena simultaneously?'
”…” Seeing what Sasha was doing, Violet also looked at Scathach.
Sensing Sasha and Violet's gaze, Scathach looked at them and flashed a small, unreadable smile:
”You're correct that his power is an illusion, but that's not all.” Then she looked back at the arena.
”...” Sasha and Violet nodded. They understood why the woman spoke so mysteriously, she was basically saying; 'Use your brains; the problem is right in front of you.'
”Hmm… That power, when was it activated? I don't remember looking him in the eye….” Ruby commented.
”Indeed... He doesn't have an emo attitude either.” Pepper, who got up and approached Ruby, added.
Violet and Sasha looked at their sisters:
”What are you talking about?” Violet asked as she raised her eyebrow.
”Nothing.” The two spoke at the same time.
...
Tatsuya looked at Einer with a cold look on his face:
”Tell me, do you think your reality that you see is really real?” Then, his eyes changing to blood red, he started walking towards Einer.
”I don't know, and I don't care either.” Einer looked to his right side and ignored what Tatsuya was saying.
”I see...” Tatsuya's image disappeared from the arena.
”If the act of observing reality is what determines what is real, then….” Tatsuya appears beside Einer and attacks him.
Black thorns suddenly grow from the ground and cross Tatsuya, and Tatsuya's blood splashed in Einer's face.
For just a small moment, Einer's face displayed a tiny bit of pleasure. He thought he had it right this time, but soon a strange sensation like the one he'd felt the first time hit him.
”What am I to you? A reality? Or an illusion?”
The image of Tatsuya being pierced by the black thorns disappears like a mirage, and a Katana blade appears behind Einer and cuts him vertically.
”Fuck-” Einer tries to dodge the attack, but he can barely manage. He had to sacrifice his arm, his arm fell to the ground, and he felt the pain.
He backed away quickly and looked at his arm, and again he felt that nagging feeling in his heart.
”This isn't real...” The moment he identified what was real, his arm disappeared from the ground and returned to his body.
”If you can't understand me, you can't fight me since you can't fight what you don't understand.”
A katana suddenly pierces Einer's chest.
Cough!
Einer coughed up blood on the floor. This time, he felt that this wound was real!
He creates black thorns behind him and attacks Tatsuya.
”Tell me... The wound you just received, does it exist?”
”Tsk.” Hearing Tatsuya's voice, Einer's face for the first time showed an annoyed expression.
”Fuck off!” Several thorns appear around Einer.
”Where are you! Show yourself!”
”…” The audience was silent. They couldn't understand what was happening right in front of them. But, of course, this only applied to the younger vampires, the older vampires knew what was going on, and the only thing that crossed the mind of the older vampires was:
'Where did the leader of Clan Rider find this man with such exotic power?' The eyes of the older vampires looked at Tatsuya with a look of limitless curiosity; for them, who were bored, Tatsuya was a perfect existence to kill their boredom.
”Hahaha, that kid must be having a hard time right now.” Scathach chuckled, she looked at Victor, who seemed to have all of his senses focused on the fight.
”Do you seem to understand what's going on, Victor?” She exhibited a small smile.
”...” Hearing Scathach's question, everyone looked at Victor.
”Yeah. Look, Tatsuya is going to cut his legs off now.”
And just like Victor said, Tatsuya's Katana appears on Einer's legs and cuts diagonally!
”!!?” Einer was going through a difficult time, he understood what was going on, but despite understanding the enemy's power, he couldn't do anything to counteract that power.
”It's useless.” He heard Tatsuya's voice again.
”As long as you don't understand my existence, you can't fight me.” The katana appears again in front of Einer and tries to cut off his head.
Einer quickly creates a thorn shield in front of him and jumps back using his hands.
When Tatsuya's Katana touches the thorn shield, the katana disappears like mist.