29 Time to say your goodbyes... (1/2)

Shadow, Atsuhiro, Kuro and Kiyoshi stood in front of Reo with Shadow in the middle while Atsuhiro and Kiyoshi stood by his side at a distance, summoning the last bits of energy they had left in their body. Kuro stood between the three and Reo as Evelyn made her way towards Reo's back.

The dragon spirits returned to the guardians and shrunk back into their Soul gears as they held their ground firmly.

”Prosfero...” Izumi placed her palm on Reo's back as she chanted the word slowly.

All of a sudden, the royal palace of Tristina burst out Colossal amounts of pure energy shaking the entire city as it beamed up and engulfed the whole palace. The energy twisted and turned as it sped towards Evelyn.

The energy that sped to Evelyn, entered her body in a rush. The amount of energy that was entering her body would rip her apart, but she wasn't going to store that energy in her. Evelyn was only an intermediary to help transfer the energy at a constant pace to Reo. A stream of energy flowed into Reo from Evelyn's palm.

The Demon Kings grasped what Reo meant by 'Time to meet my end'. ”Don't let the divine guardian completely absorb the energy....!!!” The 1st Demon King, Yasha Helios roared as he sped towards Reo only to clash with Shadow's sword in mid air.

Shadow pushed Yasha back as he struck his sword to the ground. Shadow landed on his sword and clasped his hands together with a loud 'Bang' as he stood on the sword. Atsuhiro and Kiyoshi followed Shadow's gestures accurately.

”CLYPEUS DIVIE...!!!” Shadow and the other two shouted in unison as they let go of their clasped hands with a swift cut to the air which resulted in an energy barrier around the Demon Kings and their armies. The barrier had three layers, two layers of pure energy which were joined to each other and one with dark energy which was the last line of defence and was a few meters away from the other two.

The Demon Kings were furious at the thought that there was a possibility that they would be sealed away again if the situation prevailed any longer. They attacked the barrier together as barbarically as they could. Atsuhiro and Kiyoshi fell to their knees as they struggled to hold the barrier. Kuro and Shadow were made up of dark energy which meant that they couldn't back up or transfer any energy to Atsuhiro or Kiyoshi.

As Kiyoshi and Atsuhiro held the barrier, Reo's aura was undergoing tremendous changes. Reo's Soul gear converged back into one long sword. The skin tone of Reo became brighter and brighter with each passing minute. Reo's eyes turned golden as bue sparks started to appear all around his body.

The two layered barrier broke after the both held out for five and a half minutes. The burden of holding the barrier for the next few minutes fell entirely on Shadow's shoulders. As Shadow trembled to hold the barrier, energy started transferring into him from the back, it was Kuro who was providing him with energy.

Atsuhiro and Kiyoshi panted heavily as they looked at each other. It was after three and a half minutes that Shadow's barrier broke. The Demon Kings dashed towards Reo and Izumi desperately. Shadow and the others took many hits and slashes to their bodies as they tried their best to stop the Demon Kings. The armies weren't able to come near Reo as they couldn't bear the pure energy around him.