"Hmm... I guess that's a good idea; the world can become a sinless paradise by getting rid of those back sheep. A world without tears or pain..." replied Bryan, tilting his head to the side.
"You get the idea... And when there is no darkness in the world, we can finally rest in peace knowing that we made a better world for humans to live in," agreed Gawain, as he felt the blade on his neck loosen.
"A paradise like that is none of my business."
Bryan said nothing else as he sliced through Gawain's neck, promptly cutting the Knight's head off. An eerie blanket of silence covered the dueling fighters. Gawain's head rolled away, unable to comprehend what had just occurred.
"How?! What?! I thought you liked the idea?"
The Slayer's fringe was down as he strolled towards the severed head and stepped on it.
"I'm sorry, but you are unlucky in this life for meeting me. If someone else had tagged along to this battle, you might have had a chance to explain yourself and your goal. But, sadly, your reason is no more, and your knightly attitude has gone down the drain."
"You are nothing more than my target on my checklist. I do not care for a sinless paradise because I can be the definition of sin if I want to. For example, I would turn a pure white cloud into a storm cloud with the crimes I've done throughout my life."
"So, on the one hand, there's nothing wrong with serving your King on a conquest to build a kingdom without sin. It might even be noble to some folks. But, on another side of the spectrum, I am not one of those folks. From the beginning, you have been my enemy."
"I have already marked you for death, so I didn't care for your goals. I'm just asking because I'd like to give some false hope to a wiggling worm," said Bryan, applying pressure to the head.
"Please... Have mercy... If I don't win this... If I don't make it back alive to my King, then he is going to..." begged Gawain as Bryan lifted his foot to stomp the soul out of the head.
However, a brief light from the beheaded body caught Bryan's, and the Slayer retreated quickly. The body marched towards the head, picked it up, and placed it back onto the neck. Bryan was unfazed as the squelching sound of flesh ran through the air while Gawain looked livid.
"I should've known trash like you would have tricks up his sleeve. Look at you... Nothing more than a flesh sack of joints and muscles. No intelligence or nobility as a Knight. An empty shell of a once brave warrior," said the Slayer, shaking his head.
"You don't... Know who you are... Talking about!" yelled Gawain as he slowly brought up his sword.
"Look how pathetic you are, trying to fight me when I've won. The power of the Stars is not your typical Element, so the wounds from those shots will be difficult to heal. And you are still forcing yourself to raise your sword?"
"I don't know if I should compliment your stubbornness or feel sorry for your lack of brain cells... It's honorably stupid!" roared Bryan as he slammed his foot into the ground.
A burst of golden Elemental Energy engulfed the Slayer's scythes as yellow, and orange flames consumed Gawain's blade. The Knight looked in pain as he gripped the sword and prepared to unleash his best move against Bryan.
However, the Slayer knew something big was going down, so he switched things up by grabbing onto the chains of the linked scythes. Bryan started spinning the weapon, slowly bringing his hand and the scythe.
It was a swift wrist movement, making a figure of eight while the scythes move fluently like a hurricane's wind movements.
"Hah! You talk so much for a person who doesn't understand his whereabouts... I made no mistake when I chose this place to be our battlefield... Don't you know? This forest is where the Merlin the Mage's body resides in... With traces of Vivanne scattered amongst the leaves..."
"This is the best place for me to unleash the sister sword of Excalibur! I was the only one who could stand in for the King!" shouted Gawain as his eyes widened to signify insanity.
"Come at me then! Let's see you crumble to your knees when you find out that I have the power of the Constellations in my palm... The Lady of the Lake should be screaming out in pain upon seeing her beloved sword in the hands of some fool."
"And Merlin is going to see a clown trying to take down a First Seat of the Barren Pillars! " growled Bryan, as his eyes turned gold.