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Chapter 47 - The Shameless

Lykos charged his body up with lightning and jumped up which launched him into the air like a rocket. He controlled his trajectory and went directly for Accalia who had begun to swing the greatsword at the group. As Lykos hit Accalia directly, the loud bang from the explosion left Lykos deaf for a few seconds as he was sent back. Volk had blocked a few of the cuts that flew towards the group while Alepou took care of the other ones with a shield she created.

Nahe: Ache, can you infuse Telums with that power?

Acheron: What?

Okami created a fire which he spread on his Star Diamond as he ran forward.

Nahe: What he just did. Your power is technically not just power amplification, it's elemental manipulation. My theory is that you can give a Telum user an elemental infusion from someone else's power.

Acheron looked over at Yuzui, he then turned his gaze over to Kitsune.

Acheron: Kit, let me use your fire really quick.

She turned her head towards him and lit a flame in her hand. As the flame disappeared, Acheron's eyes lit up blue.

Acheron: Yuzui, use this.

He put his hand towards her, the daggers were imbued with the fire. Yuzui looked at them and thought of something. She grabbed the daggers by the blade and started doing her signature throwing motion while slowly moving back. She threw the daggers up and yelled out "Watch your backs!". Everyone in front of her turned around as Yuzui grabbed the daggers by the handles now. All the motioned throws turned into actual daggers which flew towards Accalia. The daggers flew right past Okami and dug into Accalia. Okami took the opportunity to jump up and spin his scythe vertically and use the momentum to strike down at Accalia. As the sound of a metal clang was heard, Accalia seemed to have converted his greatsword into an axe which he used to block the attack.

As Okami's Star Diamond was flung back, Okami used the momentum to swing it back around from under. Accalia kicked the scythe to which Okami retaliated by stretching his body and weapon thin and going under Accalia. As he came up behind Accalia, Volk swung his sledgehammer from in front. Lightning struck down from above as Volk struck him. Acheron had used Lykos' residue lightning to infuse the sledgehammer. Elias jumped up from behind Volk and put his fist up in the air and as he came down, struck down Accalia with his bare fists. As Okami went in for the killing blow, Accalia used the energy from the lightning to cause a wave of energy which knocked back everyone in the vicinity. Elias and Okami were temporarily stunned as electricity coursed through their body.

Accalia: When together, they may accomplish something. That's fine....

Accalia tried regenerating all the wound, but Volk had clashed his weapons together to stop him from using any power. Kitsune ran towards them and created a sword from her spirit energy. As she got close and went in for a hit, Accalia prepared to block. Kitsune smiled as she created fire again and absorbed it, turning her whole body into a fire which split and went around past him. The two fires took the shape of two different but similar people. One with a chisa katana and the other with a regular sword. The two figures drove their blade through Accalia's chest and became one, forming Kitsune again. Nichi moved her hand up to reveal her power. As a thick mist filled the air around, everyone started to feel stronger. Acheron was grabbing her hand, making sure that the power reached everyone but Accalia. Alepou ran forward with the shield in her hand and the aura still covering her. She slammed the shield on his face and moved back next to Volk.

Accalia's eyes lit up once again, in the blink of an eye, he had grabbed Volk up by the neck. He had kicked down Kitsune and broke the blade she had used. Lykos charged up the lightning again and used it to speed himself up. He ran at Accalia so fast that he left an afterimage. Lykos had swung his axe at Accalia, leaving a huge cut on his back. He proceeded to run back with the same speed and do the same thing. As the world around Lykos felt slow, Accalia looked at Lykos, matching his speed. He dropped Volk and started running faster than Lykos and sent him flying back into a tree with a shoulder bash.

Accalia: Hmm, if you won't join me... maybe your little friend from all those years ago will.

He ran with the same speed and grabbed Alepou up by the neck.

Accalia: Or perhaps you'll listen to me now.

Elias and Okami ran up behind him. Okami lit his hands on fire and stopped in his tracks to start throwing punches forward which flew towards Accalia. Elias kept running forward preparing to use the momentum he had built up to knock Accalia down. Volk who was getting up, saw Elias and threw the sledgehammer towards him. Elias caught it in time and carried it behind him. As Accalia turned his head and let go of Alepou, Elias used all that built up momentum for a good swing which sent Accalia flying forwards. Crashing through a few trees stopped him. Lykos ran towards Alepou who was getting up. She stomped the ground and created the protective bubble again.

Alepou: Keep hitting him.

Accalia appeared right in front of the bubble and broke it. Elias swung at him with the sledgehammer, but Accalia blocked it with his arm and kicked him all the way back to where Nahe was. Yuzui threw her dagger at him again, this time, he grabbed it midair and went to crush it. Kenos who was still emitting smoke in the distance noticed this and screamed out "NO!". As even more smoke emitted from him, a reality tear appeared on Accalia's arm. It closed on him and cut off his arm as Kenos fell entirely, letting out more smoke. Nahe ran towards him and noticed Kenos' hand start to disappear.

Nahe: Ken!

Kenos coughed and gave Nahe a thumbs up with his other hand, clearly in pain. Elias felt the power he had leave as Kenos had stopped keeping him in vision. Okami swung his scythe once again and Accalia blocked as he had summoned a sword with his other hand. Okami swung again and Accalia jumped back to dodge it. Lykos came up behind Accalia and swung the axe and without turning around Accalia blocked it. Okami saw him wide open and swung again only to be met with the same result. Lykos and Okami kept swinging when they thought Accalia was open for an attack, but clash after clash the two never managed to hit him.

As Okami swung once more, Accalia ducked under and punched Okami in the stomach. Immediately after he turned around and stabbed Lykos in the stomach. Lykos didn't flinch at all and grabbed the sword with his hands to stop Accalia from moving back. With the other hand, Lykos swung down at him but as Accalia moved to the left, his shoulder was pierced. Kitsune once again had created a sword, she stabbed Accalia in the back again. Okami, who had recovered from the blow, swung the scythe down and pierced through Accalia's chest. Yuzui threw the dagger once more and landed it in the nape of Accalia's neck. She shifted over to the dagger to dig it in deeper.

Kitsune: Never bother us again, even in your next life.

Okami: We can fulfill our wishes without you.

Accalia smiled and let out built up energy once again. This time, no one was knocked back as Alepou's protective aura was still on them.

Lykos: Were you expecting a different outcome.

Accalia: No, I got you exactly where I want you.

He stomped the ground and shadows appeared under everyone. They were all pulled into them.

Okami: Isn't this familiar.

Lykos: So it was his power she used back then.

They were in a dark room, Accalia was nowhere in sight. Okami coughed.

Lykos: You ok-

He dropped his scythe on the floor as smoke was emitting from him now.

Okami: Huh, so this is my limit.

He fell on his knees, Kitsune grabbed him up and helped him stand.

Okami: You're going to have to continue this one without me.

"Prioritize getting out of here. Okami will be fine, he has a strong will." the voice in Lykos' head exclaimed.

Accalia: Do you know why I want you to join me? Together, we can all accomplish so many things. We can cleanse this world from any problem, we can do whatever we please. We can be a new age of gods.

Everyone looked around for the voice but saw nothing.

Accalia: We can rule these miserable people and keep them in check. We can do whatever we please with any one of these people. The possibilities are endless!

Lykos: 'Do whatever we want'? You're sick.

Accalia: Am I? Think about it Ly, the power to solve any problem with the snap of a finger.

Lykos: What's a life without problems? We all go through things that make us who we are, shape us into the person we are today. You clearly don't understand what living is. You take life without even thinking about it twice.

Accalia: Big words for someone with such a high kill count.

Kitsune: What do you mean?

Accalia: Did you think that these 'monstras' were just some weird creatures? They're corrupt souls who have taken a shape. They're people too.

Lykos lowered his axe.

Accalia: Oh, you didn't know.

Accalia laughed mockingly as he appeared in the distance.