Life Hunter

His eyes twitched and he let go of the sword before retreating. Arima clenched the blade and it broke into pieces instantly. Fafnir"s eyes widened as the fragments of the sword turned into rays which returned inside his "Vault".

"…Who am I facing?" The golden dragon was more than curious now. He had seen this dragon attack him in Fantasia but he couldn"t determine his strength accurately. He just knew that a powerful magic had brought him here.

But right now, he knew that dragon was strong. Too strong. If he had to compare him to that strange girl, he would be three, no, maybe even five times stronger.

"Arimane Blade" Arima answered and waved his hand. Karma who was far away immediately jumped and transformed into a beam of black and red light. She stopped in Arima"s hand and became a very large katana. Fafnir frowned "I am the Kind Demon" Arima raised his sword and let his killing intent.

"Slaughter intent…? The mentality to be able to kill all life in the world" Fafnir"s eyes widened. He then laughed "Slaughter intent holders are always blood-thirsty freaks. Why would you kill me? I"m the same kind as you"

Arima"s eyes became cold "I"m only blood-thirsty for those who deserve it. Now," He deployed his wings and called Superore in his left hand. Fafnir"s expression changed when he saw the gun. He knew that weapon was not as simple at it looked "I"ll repeat myself; I dare you to say it again"

Fafnir raised an eyebrow and glanced at Layla "Why not" He shrugged "I will kill that woman" The moment he said that Superore was fired at max power.

A blue and black wave swept over Fafnir and exploded in s.p.a.ce. The figure of the golden dragon was shrouded but Arima turned around and swung Karma to clash with an even bigger golden sword than the one he broke earlier.

The shockwave spread and forced Layla to escape as she went toward Deva.

"Oh" Fafnir exclaimed in surprise as he was facing Arima through their crossed swords "You managed to react to my transfer. But you"re not like that girl, how long will you be able to resist?" He declared and transferred again.

He reappeared without any delay behind Arima and swung his sword again. But it was blocked by Arima"s tail "Let me tell you something you still didn"t realize" Arima uttered as he looked behind him "My body is far stronger than yours"

Fafnir shuddered and tried to move away but his sword snapped in half as it was cut by Karma. The tip of the katana even scratched the surface of his scales with a loud sound. The golden dragon panicked and transferred away again.

He looked at his broken sword then realized it wasn"t broken but literally cut "What is that weapon?" He asked with a strange tone "This weapon was at least a hundred times tougher than what you broke earlier"

Arima smirked and shouldered Karma "My weapon is just the one with which I"ll kill you"

Fafnir snorted "I see" He threw away his sword and slammed a back fist on an invisible wall behind him. The place struck lighted up with a golden color and numerous circles and runes spread. Arima"s eyes sharpened as he read the runes.

"Those runes…" He muttered and suddenly flapped his wings to rush at Fafnir.

"So, you realized what it is" The latter laughed "Too late though" His hand entered his own "Vault" and dragged something out of it.

A golden light illuminated s.p.a.ce and Arima clicked his tongue. Fafnir transferred in the next second and the golden light reappeared just behind Arima.

The latter shot Superore over his shoulder and then swung his katana to meet Fafnir"s new sword. The blade of that weapon shined gold for a few seconds then stopped to let the beautiful weapon be admired.

"[Excalibur]" Fafnir chanted and one of the jewels on the sword shined for a second. It was actually going head-on with Karma and even pushing her back.

"{Hey, Karma}" Arima called "{You were stuck at the lower for a moment now. Do you want to try?}" He inquired and Karma laughed.

"{Of course! I was so frustrated when you didn"t do it against the Téra}" She responded enthusiastically.

"{…Sorry, I kinda forgot}" Arima said and Karma fell silent.

Fafnir used his Manifestation again but this time, he reappeared above Arima miles away. He raised his sword and golden flames immediately shrouded the blade.

He swung it quickly and a giant pillar of golden fire fell on Arima. The latter spun his gun in his hand and pointed it above.

"[Veluta aeim, quifa quifa]"

"[Samda maa kaav]"

Some intricate azure drops raised around Arima like an inversed rain and filled the area "[Magna Blast, Exist]" The two barrels shined with a green and blue color and a pillar of the same colors clashed with Fafnir"s attack.

The discharge filled s.p.a.ce for hundreds of miles. Arima put Superore away temporarily and gripped Karma "[Primum, Secundum, Tertium, Gaudete] (First, Second, Third, Break)" He chanted and broke the three seals on Karma which he hadn"t released for a long time now.

Karma"s aura spread far and wide. Fafnir was shocked as he felt the pressure coming from a single sword "(What the h.e.l.l is that? Isn"t that just a Soul Weapon?)" He was speechless.

Arima breathed in and took an Iai stance. Thunder roared even if the sound shouldn"t be able to spread and transformed this area into a storm of black lightning. It gathered in his sword and was ready to be fired.

"[Aeterna]" Arima chanted and swung his katana. The dark wave of energy cut through the remnants of the precedent explosion at great speed and reached Fafnir before the latter could react.

He blocked most of the explosion with Excalibur but he had to transfer away in the end before he got injured.

"This guy and his weapon are both too scary…" Fafnir complained and took out another "Excalibur" from his "Vault". He teleported near Arima again and swung both of his swords at him.

"My "Vault" does not only allow me to store weapons. I also can replicate them at will" Fafnir declared as ten more legendary swords appeared in the air behind and launched themselves at Arima "I"ll take yours when I kill you. Even if it"s not gold, it shall become a terrifying weapon"

Arima sneered and destroyed the flying swords in one swing and concentrated on Fafnir. Every time he swung Karma at him, lightning would explode. It was the same for the golden dragon, the swords he wielded were constantly coated with his fire.

Normally, this fight should"ve been dominated by Arima but things were not happening this way because of Fafnir"s ability. Even if Arima was strong and fast, a real "instantaneous" teleportation was something quite hard to deal with.

When you think about it, a transfer that does not require any casting time while also being instantaneous; it would be like seeing a blade coming at you but the moment it is about to touch your sword, the attack would land on your back.

That was precisely what was happening to Arima at the moment. Every time, Fafnir would take advantage of his power to push Arima"s senses to the limits. And his mental at the same time.

"You"re getting on my nerves" Arima said as he released his aura "Let"s see if you can escape him" He said and conjured "Aeterna" once more.

Fafnir was forced to retreat. He looked back at Arima and frowned "I noticed, you know? You can only transfer once every 5 seconds"

Arima uttered as a black and white book formed in his hand "[Third Destruction Art, Pars impios]" He chanted and the book turned into particles. In the next instant, Fafnir felt his body stiffen strangely.

Before he knew, he couldn"t even move anymore nor could he use his magic "(What is this?)" He was greatly confused. He couldn"t even transfer anymore. He was about to call a certain artifact in his "Vault" but before he managed to do that, he coughed blood and experienced enormous pain as something pierced his body.

He looked down with disbelieving eyes. A weird metal stake was planted in the middle of his chest. Completely going through his body. Before he could understand, the stake vanished and he recovered control over his body. But he was left with a blatant hole on his chest.

"So, the Tome chose to attack, huh?" Arima muttered and smirked. He didn"t think Fafnir would die with this but he had discovered something interesting. Right where the dragon"s heart should be, there was a big piece of cursed gold.

"The Nibelungen gold. So, he really ingested it after all…" Arima a.s.sumed. He snickered and fired Superore. The blue and black wave made its way toward Fafnir but disappeared on the way.

Arima furrowed as he saw the golden dragon looking at him with bloodshot eyes. Fafnir"s aura become stronger and a lot more chaotic.

"You hit the jackpot" He mocked and laughed. Countless golden lights flickered around him. At least half of them went inside his body. The dragon started healing at tremendous speed while shining with a bright golden light.

His body became even bigger than before and reached an incredible height of five hundred meters. The Excalibur"s he had in his hands changed in consequence too "You shouldn"t have touched my gold!" He shouted and disappeared afterward.

Arima thought that he had predicted and reacted fast enough but he was struck by the golden swords before he knew it. His eyes narrowed as he was sent flying away until one of the planets in the zone.

He wasn"t able to recover from the momentum and pierced the atmosphere "(f.u.c.k! Scram, you all!)" He shouted in his mind and teleported away every inhabitant of that planet somewhere else. He crashed there like a meteorite just after.

By just falling there, he destroyed at least a third of the whole planet. Just when he stood up, a golden light flashed and he already had to block two giant swords with Karma again.

The two dragons flattened the planet and went underground as they were combatting "[Agnitio vultus unus mille]!" In the middle of that, Arima chanted his own strengthening magic and grew for around twenty meters as his muscles contracted.

The two dragons started fighting underground as if the earth and stone were nothing. They would swing their weapons and basically disintegrate the matter just to hit the other.

Arima was still a bit short and pushed his body to the 200% limit "{What"s wrong with this guy? His strength suddenly blew up}" Night couldn"t help but say.

"I don"t f.u.c.king know!" Arima reached the core of the planet along with Fafnir and they both started fighting in the middle of the lava.

"[Fourth Destruction Art, Vashta Nerada]" Arima chanted and the shadows consumed Fafnir"s figure and started eating his aura and magic. It blocked him for a second but it was being dispelled quickly.

"[Third Blue Art, Fragor Magnus]" Arima pointed the tip of his sword at Fafnir and the red stone created by his Art compressed into a larger fireball and was fired at his opponent.

Fafnir broke the shadows at the same time and crossed his swords together. Golden fire gathered around him and then clashed with the Third Blue Art.

An explosion occurred and destroyed the whole planet from the inside. The small and big debris alike became asteroids which would most likely fall on some stars in the near future.

But even after that, the two dragons didn"t stop the least. You could still see a ray of lightning getting pushed back by a golden light that would blink every five seconds. A planet had just been annihilated because of those "lights".