[Void]
Not far from the main battlefield, Hibiki who was currently on his own dilemma about the deeds that he has done during his time in someone else's control
Long ago he witnessed by his own eyes how Raguel killed both Alda and Mia using his own body, on that course it wasn't much different as he himself killing the both of them
Not long moment ago he himself in his conscious state had once again killed both Alda and Mia by his own hands under his own volition
Due to that he once again had a hard time coping up with things as this once more brought back his traumatizing event
Unfortunately due to Mia's last words and Alda's content expression before they disappeared, Hibiki's mind then became clear of worries as if both of his deceased friends had helped him once more on clearing things up
Rooting it all with Asuto's doings, especially how he desecrated both his friends corpses, a sudden but hidden rage swelled up from inside him as such act was unforgivable in his own accord
But after witnessing numerous battles between Asuto's side and Kaido's companions, he was then refreshed on just how weak he is without the aid from Raguel's power
After all his past performance and explosive power all originated from Raguel and we're not his own, since now Raguel was completely extinguished his power that was lent to Hibiki also vanished into thin air as if it wasn't there before
Unfortunate for him with those series of attacks and Asuto latest unimaginable power, he too was one of the guys that managed to survive Asuto's side AOE spell that could have decimated them all within a snap
With that he was currently gasping for his life as his whole body was riddled with illusionary swords that suddenly came out of nowhere
As he fights using his will just to stay awake, an unusual voice suddenly reverbrated inside his mind just as he wished for a strength that would save the world from Asuto and also prevent Kaido from damaging it any longer
The way he see it is that Kaido is really trying to kill Asuto for who knows what reason, but since he's target is also Asuto, then he will just push the matter of Kaido by the side and focus on all his strength to stop the current problem
"You said you wanted power... And yet that is the question that led you to this kind of poor state... Are you really sure you wanted to wish for that? Aren't you afraid that history might repeat itself?" Asks Raguel's last will
Coincidentally since Raguel and Hibiki has been connected through spiritually for about a year now, it was only normal for Raguel to suddenly implant a small bit of consciousness into Hibiki's soul
Unfortunately such will can only exist within Hibiki's mind and doesn't have the power to take control, with that during Hibiki's seclusion, his only companion was Raguel's small part of its will inside of him
Due to that at times he would be seen by Lily crouching by the corner talking to himself, well in fact he's conversing with Raguel's tiny part of will
"I... I don't know"
"You don't know? Are you sure? Cause no matter how I see it, it's almost identical to what you want in the past... What was the reason back then?... Oh yes! Jealousy"
Hearing that Hibiki's consciousness then glanced at Raguel's will before replying
"Is it not your actions that led me in this state? The opponent is much more dangerous that I expected... He has the might of the strongest hero and had harvested the power of Bahamut, the strongest calamity class being"
"....."
"I need power to stop him, but the way I am now, ain't no better than a punching bag of sand"
With that Raguel's will then peaked at Hibiki's consciousness and immediately seated on a imaginary chair
"So what's your reason now?"
"What?"
Hearing that Raguel then suddenly sighed
"I meant is that what is your reason for seeking strength now? If the last one was because of jealousy... Then what is it now?"
"..."
"Power? Authority? Woman? Friendship? Or benefit?... There must be a reason or two fo this part"
With that Hibiki then fell silent as he thought about things and the reason for his wish to acquire power
But just as he thought of those reasons, he suddenly remembered his goal back when Hibiki first tried courting Lily
With a slight soft smile plastered on his face, he then faced Raguel as he said
"In particular the reason I never a hero was to prevent anyone from experiencing the suffering I have felt in my old lives... J just wanted to live blissfully with everyday events and everyday problems, not these type of unimaginable problems"
"..."
"From the very start I knew that the way to survive in a harsh world filled with problems and danger is to become strong enough for danger and problem to avoid you... With power and strength you can live peacefully"
"..."
"The very start that I thought about my experience in this world, I only have one goal in my mind... I like Lily... No I love her but because of everything our relationship became fragile... In the past my wish was live my life with her, but now that the situation became so dire that my future became a blur... I just wanted to see her smile and live her life with or without me"
"...."
"I want power to take down Asuto, I want strength to protect her smile"
Asuto answered that Raguel then smirked right infront of him as he stated
"There Is a price... Every power received has a price"
"Price?"
"Yes price... Do you think everyone can get something without any returns? It's not free real estate"
Hearing that Hibiki then stayed silent as he looked towards Raguel, with that seriousness and firm gaze Raguel then gave in as he exampled people out
"Like look... Horus received his power by abandoning his life forcing him to live in seclusion to avoid any hurtful attachment to the finite lives of experience, Asuto gains his power by abandoning his humanity, and finally Kaido gains his strength by suffering from torture and despair"
After hearing all of that, Hibiki couldn't even believe that some of the people he knew sacrificed much just to get their current strength
At much some of them even sacrificed greatly just for an unimaginable power
With that Hibiki once more contemplated on his own as he muttered
"What do I have to give just to gain power?"
With that question, Raguel then swayed his legs back and forth as he answered
"Simple... Your life"
"My life?!?!"
At that moment Hibiki was so stunned upon the exchange that Raguel was offering which regarding his life
"Well yeah! The way I see it is that Asuto guy is almost unstoppable with two peak powers inside of him, and in order to defeat him, you will need to give it all you have regardless even if you die... Every power has a price... And that is the price I'm willing to offer... Not unless you got another choice then I won't force you"
With such exchange Hibiki then fell silent for quite a few while before confirming his goals and beliefs, thus enforcing his will
"Fine! I'll do it... To keep Lily's smile, I'm willing to give everything"
Hearing that Raguel smiled and started to erase his own will just to give all he had towards Hibiki's power growth
"Don't let me down"
From that moment a sudden surge of power swelled up inside him
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Back to the current situation as Asuto let's go of Horus corpse, he then face Kaido as he took notice of the countdown
Pointing his sword at him he said
"Kaido... It's your turn now"
Hearing that only a grumble could be heard as a reply from him
Not waiting any longer he then closed the gap between them as he held his sword up and readied himself to deal a fatal blow
Unexpectedly he suddenly stopped in his tracks as he felt a huge wave of energy slamming against him from a certain direction, but due to it's force, he was then blown away for some quite distance before he was able to stabilize himself
"Who dares..."
But before he could picture out his opponent, Hibiki then dive down from the air and instantly silencing Asuto words
His attacks were so destructive that Asuto could t even grasp who he was
Luckily he was able to get ahold of a solid platform before pulling it out and throwing it towards his assaulter
Just as he expected Hibiki swiftly dodge such huge projectile, which gave leeway for Asuto to hold down on his wings and pushed him against the floor creating a seismic impact
With a grit Hibiki once more released his energy before separating himself from Asuto, thus giving the latter some leeway to recognize him
"You!!! Your the Human's current hero... Your Hibiki if I may presume"
In reply Hibiki who was clad in his Hero's armor and enveloped with Raguel's 100% celestial power then glared at Asuto
In exchange for his life Raguel then offered all of his power towards Hibiki this giving him a temporarily huge boost
"You... Your Asuto! The very first hero... Why are you doing this? Aren't you a hero yourself?"
Hearing that remark, he then remembered many memories of his past, thus making him laugh
Seeing that Hibiki then became even more tense with those laughs
"What are you laughing about? Is my question that funny to you?"
"No! Your wrong! I'm not laughing at your question, I'm laughing on just how similar are your words to the past 34 heroes after my era"
"34?"
"Yes! Everytime I encounter them and try to kill them, they will always ask that same question"
Hearing that Asuto trying to kill the past heroes a sudden feeling then rose inside him
"Killing them? Why?"
"Good question! Well of course this device that you see over there that is ticking down? It is powered by their collective souls... If you've seen the true nature of all living beings then you will know why I'm doing such things"
Hearing that Hibiki couldn't help but glance at the so called device and almost imagining himself hearing the cries of those past heroes souls
Of course Hibiki knew the evil nature of humans and Kaido is one of them including the deceased King of Eldion Empire, but as a human being himself, he couldn't help but not generalize all
"Not everyone is like that, humans can change, that's why they evolve into better person"
"Are you sure? You may say that the current humans are good but how can you say that future humans are good when you don't even know what may happen into the future?"
"So what? Your going to reshape the world? And everything here will cease to exist?"
"Exactly! You, him, her, and especially Kaido... Everything will be erased and be reformed under my will, in my era no one will be able to become evil and I'll make sure of it... Human's evil nature will cease to exist too"
"Your insane!"
"If it will change everything and eliminate one thing that I don't like, then why not?"
After hearing all those words Hibiki then dashed towards Asuto and finally giving it his all to eliminate the person who might take everything he knew away
"Sword of light!"
"Aura surge!!!"
Seeing this Asuto then held up his sword vertically and predicted Hibiki's trajectory in advance
"Too slow!"
"Bahamut's rage!"
With just a slash everything around him for about 10 diameters then exploded, thus blowing Hibiki off his tracks
But just as he successfully repelled Hibiki, he was then forced to dodge in every corner as dozen sword of light then assaulted him in every direction in case Hibiki failed to attack Asuto
Faced with this attacks, Asuto then became as passive as he can be as he deflected every swords
But Hibiki took this chance to attack when Asuto was still distracted
"Heavens hammer!"
Surging power from the sky a huge wave of energy then pressed down upon Asuto thus causing huge rifts to appear as an effect from the impact
"Space cutter!"
Breaking through the force, the pressure from the attack that burdened Asuto greatly was immediately elevated as he glared at Hibiki
"Void pores!!!"
Seeing that attack Hibiki then used his own spell to counter Asuto
"Metatron arcs!!!"
With that clash various impact clashed agaisnt each other trying to eliminate in the midst of the repelling force
Closing the gap, both Asuto and Hibiki then started exchanging sword clashes as they both used every means to fight against each other
[Raiding army left: 198,678]
[Enemies Left: 0]
[Time left before the awakening: (2:56) left execution phase]