- But that means we have to look at all the students within the Academy plus the staff. says Andre
- What!? says Durmon. That's a lot of people Darius
- We don't have to do that. Darius say
- Did you find something, principal? asks Hugh
- Noah said that after realizing their numbers he tried to escape but when he reached the entrance of the forest something was blocking him.
- A Field Of Mana. says, Hugh
- So the culprit is a Black-Gold rank magician. says Durmon
[In the Inner Realm]
- Just what exactly are you? asks Dull
- That's a question that I heard a lot but even now I still don't know. I thought that maybe you guys knew but I guess not.
{Dull}
" To think that he would reach such a level of control over his Primus in a matter of hours. This child is incredible!"
The sky inside the Inner Realm turns red and the ground starts shaking and breaking a red ball appears out of nowhere in the middle of the sky and starts changing.
- What the hell? says Noah
- It's time, Noah. says Dull
The ball finishes taking shape and falls to the ground. The dust clears and reveals The Daemon form of Noah. Legs of a goat, the tail of a bull, and red skin.
- RRRRROOOOAAAAARRRRR
Lightning sparks start appearing on Daemon Noah's body. And he disappears to reappear right in front of Noah which he grabs by the neck and throws. Noah crashes into a huge rock and falls down
- *coughs* *coughs* What the hell? That definitely was Body Of Speed.
Noah gets up and all he sees is Daemon Noah's fist which crashes into his face and sends him flying once more. Noah recovers and manages to stop himself from crashing into anything.
- Body Of Speed! Lightning!
Noah runs toward Daemon Noah and tries to punch him but Daemon Noah dodges it, appears behind him, and throws an uppercut in his back sending Noah flying in the air.
{Noah}
" Crap! This guy is using Body Of Speed; Thunder! This is bad. He's gonna use that!"
Daemon Noah appears in the air and uses both of his hands to punch I'm in the stomach which sends Noah toward the ground but before he touches the ground Dameon Noah appears next to him and kicks him
{Noah}
" I knew it! This bastard is using Body Of Speed; Thunder Extermination! It's a technique that uses the incredible speed that I get from using Body Of Speed; Thunder to hit my opponent and send him flying but before he lands somewhere I arrive there before and hit him again and repeat this circle. I need to get out of this someway somehow!"
Daemon Noah appears once again where Noah was heading after taking his kick but this time he grabs Noah by his neck.
{Noah}
" What the hell!? That's not how the technique goes."
Daemon Noah lifts him and pounds him on the ground multiple times.
{Noah}
" I was wrong! This guy is not even thinking! All he does is move instinctively."
After pounding Noah multiple times into the ground, he once more lifts Noah and throws him.
- RRRROOOOAAAARRRR
Daemon Noah uses the spell Lightning Magic; Thunder Bolt! The bolt of thunder heads straight toward Noah and perfectly hits him creating a huge explosion
*BOOOOM*
Noah falls to the ground but gets up effortlessly.
{Dull}
" This kid really is something else."
Daemon Noah is shocked because Noah doesn't seem to have taken that much damage.
- Just as I expected. says Noah. You don't have my Curse Sigil and you don't know what is the ability of my Curse either.
Daemon Noah growls and leaps toward Noah
- RRRRROOOOAAAAARRRRR
- Body Of Speed. Lighting.
Daemon Noah throws a punch but Noah dodges it easily. He tires another but it also gets dodged easily. Dameon Noah tries a rush of punches and kicks but they all get dodged. After dodging that rush of attacks, Noah punches him straight in the stomach and sends him flying. Noah runs after him and chains his last attack with a kick in the face. Daemon Noah gets up and looks at Noah with a confused expression.
- Seems like what Dull said is true. Daemons can't use Curses.
[Flashback to before the fight]
- Your Curse is incredible. says Dull. You are lucky that the Daemon you cant use it.
- * huff* *huff* He can't? asks Noah while trying to catch his breath
- What is the first requirement to use a Curse?
- To be a Demon. answers Noah
- What is the next one? asks Dull
- To be able to enter Extreme Focus.... That's why they can't use it, isn't it?
- Exactly. To enter Extreme Focus you need to be able to focus on a single thing but Daemons can't focus on anything. Because they constantly hear the same thing that you hear when your Demonic Instinct tries to influence you. The desire to kill and destroy.
- So I have quite the advantage. says Noah with a smile
[End Of Flashback]
- Come here. says Naoh with a smile
- RRRROOOOAAAARRRRR
Daemon Noah leaps toward Noah again but this time instead of going to attack close range with his fist, he uses a spell.
- RRRRRROOOOOAAAAARRRRR
Daemon Noah uses Thunder Magic; Thunder Bolt and throws it at Noah. Noah smiles
- Sunder. says, Noah
A black circle appears and it looks exactly like Noah's Curse Sigil. When the Thunder Bolt goes through Noah's Curse Sigil in the air it loses some of its sizes.
*BOOOM*
The dust that was lifted during the explosion cleared up. Noah is there, he took some damage from the spell Daemon Noah used but not as much as he was supposed to. Daemon Noah is confused by what is happening
- Do you want me to explain what is happening right now? asks Noah
{Dull}
" Sunder. That is Noah's Curse name and its ability. It's my first time seeing such a curse."
[Flashback to before the fight]
- I did it. says Noah
- Impressive. I didn't think that you would be already able to do it so quickly. What is the ability of your Curse? asks Dull
- Give me your hand. says Noah
Dull extends his hand and Noah grabs it. As soon as Noah grabs Dull hands, Dull feels his power leaving his body.
- So that is the ability of your Curse. says Dull
- Yeah. It can split my opponent's strength into multiples part and even erase some parts. It's not permanent though.
- Hmmm... It's not by much. Let's say I was at a 100% before you touched me, now I would say I am at 97%.
- That's right. For now, I can only take 3% of a person's power.
- What happens to the power taken?
- It goes in the air.
- So you can cut apart a person's power and after you do it returns to being Energicules. Since when energy is taken outside of the body it returns to its original form. I will teach you how to properly use your Primus
[End Of Flashbakc]
{Dull}
" It's not perfect. There is a lot of wasted energy when he projects his Curse Sigil but it's still incredible that he has reached such a high level of mastery over his Primus."
{Noah}
" It's working. But I am using too much Aura. Luckily my body absorbs Energicules naturally but the speed at which it absorbs is not fast enough."
- RRRROOOOAAAARRRRR
- Guess that means you don't want to know. says Noah
Daemon Noah jumps toward Noah and throws another punch. Noah jumps sideways to dodge it.
{Noah}
" His physical power is crazy. Even though I used my Curse directly on his body so that means that I cut his power three times for a total of 9% yet he still is able to break the ground with a single punch."
Daemon Noah starts roaring toward the sky and multiple magic circles appear
{Noah}
" Is this a joke!? He can even use that!"
Noah raises his left hand which has his Curse Sigil and Projescts his Curse Sigil above him
{Noah}
" This is Thunder Magic; Descending Thunder Strikes. A spell that uses multi-casting and Remote casting."
-RRRRRROOOOOOAAAAARRRRRRR
Thunder stars to descend from the magic circles.
*BOOOM* *BOOOOM* *BOOOOM* * BOOOOOM* * BOOOOM*
The magic circles disappear and the thunder stops raining down. The dust starts clearing up revealing multiple craters created by the thunder strikes and Noah that took an incredible amount of damage. His clothes are destroyed mostly, he is bleeding, and his left arm is scarred from the thunder strikes.
- It was impossible after all. whispers Dull
- RRRROOOOOAAAARRRR
Daemon Noah leaps toward Noah and tries to punch him.
- This is gonna be troublesome to deal with later. says Dull
Dull leaps toward them, and lands between Noah and Daemon Noah. He grabs Daemon Noah's punch
- Let's stop this now. says Dull. I can't let him die and vanish
Dull snaps his finger with his other hand and say
- Coffin Of Blackness.
Four black walls appear around Daemon Noah surrounding him. Daemon Noah tries to escape by jumping up but a fifth wall appears completely sealing him.
- ha... ha... ha I couldn't... beat him. says Noah who is barely conscious
- Rest for a bit. says Dull
Noah passes out. Bright appears
- So, he couldn't beat him, huh? asks Bright
- Yeah. No matter how I look at this, I don't think it's normal. His Demonic Instinct shouldn't have woken up so soon. There was no way he could beat his Daemon self already.
- This will definitely become troublesome later, won't it? asks Bright
- Yeah... Dull sighs. It definitely will.
[An hour later(Inner Realm time) inside the Inner Realm]
Noah slowly opens his eyes and looks at his body.
- I am completely fine? says Noah after examining his body
- Obviously. You were healed by an angel after all. says Dull
Noah gets up
- How much time have I been asleep.
- An hour. answers Bright
- So, that means that were the next day. whispers Noah
- Yeah. It's the weekend. says Bright
- And that also means no more Demonic Instinct! says Noah with a smile
-...
-...
Noah notices that Dull and Bright didn't look as happy as he was.
- What's wrong with you guys? Shouldn't you be happier for me?
- We would have been happier if everything went like it was supposed to. says Dull
{Noah}
" What is he talking about"
- Wha... What do you mean? asks Noah while stammering
- Noah, the thing is that.... says Bright
Noah gulps
- Is....? asks Noah
- The incarnation of your Demonic Instinct is still alive.
- What!? But why? Didn't you say that they die when the day ends?
- That is a normal case. When the day ended the Daemon version of you was inside the Coffin Of Blackness that I made with my Curse. That technique is a sealing technique that seals things in the darkness and the things that are in the darkness are not affected by things that happen outside the darkness.
- So, I am stuck with him forever?
- No. I think that when you will kill him, he will disappear. But for now, I will keep him sealed inside the coffin. answers Dull
- Can't you kill him? asks Noah
- Impossible. The incarnation of a demon Demonic Instinct can only be killed by their demon, in other words, you are the only one that can kill him. says Dull
- Let's keep him sealed forever. says Noah
- I don't have the prana for that and even if I did there is no way to know what might happen to you. You might still hear his voice. You have no other choice but to kill him, Noah. says Dull