"DON'T FUCK WITH ME BOY!!!"
"Heey~ what's with the attitude? I thought you wanted to know?"
"You think a Generator can become a Manifestor by doing all of those useless crap?!!"
"Ah. You wanted to know that. I thought you wanted to know how to become bald."
"You should've said so from the beginning, I'm not a psychic you know."
Marcus said with a smirk.
"Forget it! I'll just pry your brains open and get what I want!"
Henry then took off his cape revealing his left arm. It was mechanical!
It was bigger than his right hand. It was shaped like a hand of a demon with sharp fingers and spikes on the forearm. (Like Batman's forearm) It also has a sharp blade protruding on the elbow.
It was silver in color with red lights slowly blinking from the linings and the gaps on it. There was also a skull with horns on his shoulder.
Henry clenched his mechanical arm and mechanical noises resounded.
'Whoaa, that's cool' thought Marcus
"Be grateful boy! For being able to witness this form of mine HAHAH--!"
"Let me guess, that's not your final form right?"
"You- How did you know?!"
"Puff! HAHAHA" Marcus was tearing up laughing and holding his stomach. 'This old man is too innocent. I can't even.. Hahaha'
'This brat! You got some fucking nerve to make fun of me'
Henry was now fuming with anger! This was the only time someone dares disrespect him this much. Usually anyone in his presence would tremble from fear or would show it in their eyes. 'But this brat! This brat dares to-!! I will make you wish you were never born!!'
Henry's eyes went bloodshot as he charged at Marcus. His claw-like arm was like a blade aiming at the youth's chest planning to rip it open.
Marcus aura once again rose as he used the 'Bio Reactor' on his chest. His once blue aura now became purple. His complexion paled even more but there was a smile on his face as he faced the demon in front of him.
He Manifested a spear and charged at Henry.
When Henry saw this the greed in his eyes intensified!
Marcus pointed the tip of his spear towards Henry's throat.
Swoosh!
Marcus turned sideways barely evading the claw and Henry tilted his neck to the side. They passed by each other and after landing they immediately turned around and faced off once again.
Henry swiped his claw at Marcus while the latter deflected it and then spun his spear around his back then stabbed it at Henry.
Henry's movements were savage but disciplined while Marcus' was unpredictable and ever changing.
They continued to exchange attacks for a while before separating and then continued to exchange again.
Henry wasn't able to touch a single hair on Marcus because of his nimble movement.
Marcus' attacks on the other hand are always deflected by the mechanical arm.
'I don't have much time left, I need to end this soon'
Marcus then baited Henry by creating an opening. It was subtle and clean. Henry didn't even think twice before launching an attack toward it. His claw-like arm swiped at Marcus's right side. Marcus then changed the spear into a full arm armor as he stopped the claw with his right arm and when he did, he spun around and then used his left arm to lock it in place. Like one would a headlock except instead of a head a huge demon like mechanical arm.
The armor on his right arm disappeared as it transferred into his right leg. He was now facing his back against Henry but he had immobilized the mechanical arm.
He then transformed the aura into a sickle attached to his leg and then roundhouse kicked Henry on the chest.
Henry was caught off guard by the swift and sudden movement of Marcus, he tried his best to defend against the attack. He used his other arm to defend but it was also stabbed passing through it all the way to his chest. But because of his arm on the way it wasn't able to penetrate deep enough.
Marcus who saw that his attack failed immediately spun around once more facing Henry but his left hand still locked the mechanical arm in place, the aura on his leg disappeared and a replica of Henry's mechanical arm made from aura appeared on his right arm and then…
GUHHG!!
Marcus hands pierced through Henry's chest!
Henry spat out a huge amount of blood.
Henry couldn't believe what just happened.
One moment he saw an opening and next he had a hole in his chest.
'Wha- Am I really going to fall in the hands of this brat?'
'Everything I planned… My Empire'
'MY EMPIREE!!!'
"RAAAAAGHHH!!!"
Henry's skin turned red and blood stopped flowing from his chest.
"Blood Burning!" Marcus exclaimed.
'No matter, he's already old his blood won't be vigorous as Jericho'
He was about to let go of Henry's mechanical arm but suddenly the arm rotated at a fast pace messing up Marcus' left side.
GUH!!
Marcus was then kicked by Henry on the same side which was his left side.
Henry pointed the fingers of his mechanical arm at the stumbling Marcus. The fingers sharp end caved in and holes began to appear on each finger.
*Ratatatat*
Bullets began to fly toward Marcus at a fast pace but before it could hit him a shield had already materialized to deflect the bullets.
The bullets are of course not normal bullets, it's made from a crystal called Crystome.
Cracks began to appear on the shield as Marcus struggled to get up.
'He really messed up my side. Tch Like father like son, they both really like my left side'
'Is my left side my best angle? That's probably it. They're jealous of how handsome I look when facing my left.
"Shit!" Marcus cursed as he got up. He then reinforced the shield with a wave of his hand. After a while the bullets stopped heading towards him.
"HAAA… HAAA… HAAA…"
"YOU'VE REALLY DONE IT NOW BOY!!!"
Henry was breathing haggardly. He had already run out of bullets. The tip of the fingers on his mechanical arm was glowing red orange and smokes were coming out.
The fingers then turned back to normal.
'His only as strong as his blood when using blood burning. His blood is weak thus he can still speak and think properly. The power he gained is also halved' Marcus analysed.
Henry suddenly took something from the breast pocket of his military uniform. It was a vial with red glowing liquid.
He drank it…
"AARRRGHH!!!"
His muscles bulged and his iris disappeared. The only thing that remained was his white sclera. The hole on his chest also healed at a fast pace.
"Fuck me" Cursed Marcus
'Why is my luck so bad?!'
"ARE SCARED NOW BRAT?!!"
'How the hell is he still able to speak?'
Marcus wondered as a small purple sword manifested in his hand. A chain was attached to the end of the small sword. His other hand was holding the chains.
*Tap *Tap *Tap
Henry began walking towards Marcus with an evil grin on his face.
Henry was able to stay conscious because what he used was liquid aura. He substituted the blood needed for blood burning with liquid aura. It is the same as a Bio Reactor but instead of having it implanted in your body, you drink it. The power you gain is less compared to a Bio Reactor and the impurities you would get is also less. It also only lasts for about ten minutes.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Marcus spun around the chains making the blade become a deadly disc of pure destruction.
Henry watched Marcus' expression hoping to find dread and helplessness but instead, what he saw was a radiant smile.
'Act all you want! You'll be begging me later to give you a quick death!'
TING!
Sparks flew as the mechanical arm and the blade met.
Ting! Ting! Ting!
Henry tried to get close but Marcus stayed away and kept his distance while attacking Henry.
"Arrgh! So annoying!"
Henry said as he grabbed the chains. He wanted to pull Marcus in so he could pummel the youth to the ground!
Marcus then let go of the chains making it disappear altogether even the part Henry was holding.
A Manifestor can't let go of his or her manifested weapon because they would lose connection. This was the reason Marcus didn't manifest a gun or a bow and arrow. Because the moment the aura and the user separated the aura would dissipate. Only a Projector can eject aura out using the elements as a medium.
'Shit this is getting me nowhere!'
'Looks like I have to risk it!'
Marcus changed his tactic and advanced toward Henry while materializing a double edged broadsword!
"Finally tired of running?! HEHE COME!!"
Marcus jumped and slashed toward Henry's head.
Henry raised his mechanical arm to deflect the sword but suddenly the sword vanished.
Marcus landed on the ground. He looked up and smiled at Henry who was raising his arm to defend.
"Gotcha!" He then materialized a katana like sword.
He was about to slash but before he could, he suddenly rolled sideways.
BOOM!
Henry's raised arm suddenly came down and smashed at Marcus' head or at least that's what would've happened if Marcus didn't manage to evade in time.
Marcus got up and saw Henry was already in front of him! He raised his katana and defended.
BOOM! He was blown away by Henry's attacks.
He quickly got up and readied himself for Henry's onslaught!
Ting! Ching! Ting!
Henry's attacks were fierce! All Marcus could do was defend. He couldn't even find an opening.
He had already changed his katana into a broad sword when he was blown away by the first attack.
*Crack*
His sword cracked!
Henry saw this and applied more power in his next attack!
Bang!
The sword was blown away into pieces before disappearing. Marcus was also blown away but someone grabbed his hand.
Henry got a hold of Marcus' hand then pulled the youth towards him. He elbowed Marcus on the neck using his right elbow. After that he kneed Marcus' stomach with so much force he coughed out blood. His knee sank in the gut making the youth curl into a ball. Then to finish it all off, he then proceeded to perform a roundhouse kick sending the poor lad flying.
All this happened in seconds.
Marcus lied on the ground looking up at the starry sky with complex emotion.
'Beautiful…' He thought
Henry then appeared beside him and grasped his neck.
Henry lifted Marcus up by the neck. Making Marcus struggle to breathe.
"You look pathetic."
Said Henry with apathy.
"Well…y- agh! You l-look stupid."