The battle then began with Akuro vs Xenovia and Kiba vs Irina. Xenovia was exchanging sword blows with Akuro, who was managing to fight back without any difficulty.
Xenovia: What? Is that all you've got? - she said with a smug smile, still attacking him.
Akuro : That's what I'm asking you - he said, throwing a mini Getsuga Tenshou at Xenovia, who managed to block it with her Excalibur of Destruction.
Xenovia : If that's all you've got, maybe I shouldn't have stooped to the level of having to fight you - she said with a smug, arrogant smile on her face.
But little did she know that the Getsuga Tenshou she had defended had an amount of power that even someone of her level of strength could defend against. This wasn't the true power of Akuro's Getsuga Tenshou. It had more than enough power to destroy the entire Infinityverse, and that's because Akuro controlled the amount of power in her Getsuga Tenshou to make the fight more exciting.
Xenovia : What?
I was surprised to see that akuro was no longer in front of her, he had disappeared.
Xenovia : Where is he?
Akuro : My, how you talk - he said, revealing his location, which was now Xenovia's back, the result of his high speed.
Xenovia : Huh? - she was surprised to see him appear behind her back. After all, he had only been in front of her for a few seconds and now he was behind her back.
Akuro : You said that one was weak, so how about this one - he said as his sword was enveloped in a dark reddish energy.
His then Black Getsuga Tenshou hit Xenovia full on, and as this time Akuro wanted to put a bit more power into it, Xenovia didn't manage to come out as unscathed as before. She was thrown to the ground and had some minor bruises, but as it wasn't a fatal blow, she quickly got up.
Xenovia: I see you're taking it seriously now," she said, standing up and panting slightly.
Akuro, however, didn't answer her, just stared at her for a while until...
Rias : Huh? That pose...
Akuro : GEAR SECOND!!!
He said with smoke coming out of his body and his skin reddening.
Xenovia : Your body...
Akeno : Huh? Smoke? President, I wonder if that's...
Rias : Yes. It's the same form he used when he was talking to my brother - he said, confirming the suspicions of everyone watching the fight.
Issei : Ho, so that's what it looks like - he said, taking a good look at this form of akuro, after all he had only heard it from Rias.
Issei (Think) : "How cool!" - thought Issei with a star in his eyes.
Akeno : A power that can cause problems even for a Maou, right? I feel like we're about to see something interesting," he said with his usual sadistic smile.
Back to Akuro and Xenovia.
Akuro (Think) : "Let's see what it's like to use gear second while wielding a sword, since its original user only fights hand-to-hand" - he thought with his gear second activated and his tense zanpakutou zangetsu in hand.
Xenovia: I don't know what's going on with you, but let's continue the fight - it's not over yet.
She couldn't finish speaking as she had to dodge, ducking, Akuro's sword which was aiming for her head.
Xenovia (Think) : "It's faster than before" - she thought with a serious look on her face.
Xenovia then decided to get some distance from Akuro in order to gain an advantage.
Akuro (Think) : "Xenovia, you're lucky I'm a nice guy, if I wanted to I would have killed you and you wouldn't even have had a chance to dodge that blow" he thought, also taking a little distance from where he was standing.
They were both staring at each other from a distance, waiting for someone to make their first move.
Xenovia (Think) : "Could it be that change in his body? But how can he be faster and stronger just because his body is smoking?" she wondered, not understanding why.
(Sound of Weapons Haki)
Akuro's hands were being wrapped in dark armor, this was the weapon haki he had activated and was also using to strengthen his zanpakutou, because the tensa zangetsu was already a black sword it wasn't very noticeable, but it was a fact that with the weapon haki wrapped around it it was stronger. Akuro was simply in this fight to use their combined powers.
Xenovia (Think) : "That's the same power he used back then" - she thought, remembering when he had stopped his sword earlier.
Issei : Wow, that thing on his arm was the same thing he used when he defeated the riser - he said with a twinkle in his eye, after all, he thought it was nice the way Akuro was looking.
And even the person who usually shows the least emotion and only cares about her sweets couldn't help but think that akuro's appearance was cool, so koneko also had a gleam in her eyes as she watched akuro fight.
Xenovia then decided to take her mind off things and went for akuro again, but he didn't do anything, he didn't even move his sword to defend himself, all he did was raise his arm, when xenovia's sword touched his arm nothing happened, his arm was still there intact.
Xenovia (Think) : "How? Was his arm supposed to be severed, was it that black thing on his arm?" - she asked herself, seeing that no matter how hard she pushed, her sword couldn't penetrate Akuro's haki skin.
With a single movement of akuro's arm, which was pressed down by the sword, xenovia flew backwards. akuro then, with his high speed, appeared on her back again and kicked her upwards, and again with his speed he appeared above xenovia in the sky, just waiting for her to reach the height he was at. he then intertwined his fingers and hit xenovia with everything, sending her crashing to the ground.
And because of the force he had used, when she hit the ground, a large crater opened up. She quickly regained her attention but didn't have time to breathe, as akuro, who had previously been in the sky when she hit him, was now literally on top of her with his sword drawn again, ready to attack her. in reflex, xenovia managed to pull out her sword and block akuro's attack, but as she was still on the ground, she was pressed against the ground, trying to parry it, was pressed against the ground trying to get rid of akuro who was on top of her making more force with his zanpakutou, she was using all her strength to oppose akuro's attack, but no matter how much force she put in little by little her sword was descending towards her body by akuro's force, the force akuro was using was so much that the crater under xenovia was getting bigger.
By some miracle she had managed to escape the ambush in which she had almost been killed. She was now on her feet, panting heavily and with her strength apparently exhausted from all the effort she had put into opposing Akuro, while Akuro himself didn't have a bead of sweat on his face or body.
Akuro : You're lucky you managed to free yourself, otherwise you would have died - he said this last part in a cold voice.
Xenovia : Arf... Arf... Arf... This sword, the Excalibur of Destruction, is not to be underestimated - she said, slamming her sword into the ground, making a crater as big as the one Akuro had created when he hit it.
Akuro: Are you still at it? I told you, that sword doesn't make you invincible - he said his last part, going after her again and exchanging sword blows.
Xenovia : Shut up! - he shouted as he defended himself from a few blows, as the difference in power and his exhaustion was beginning to weigh on him.
Seeing that she still had this distorted idea, Akuro only sighed, and delivered a powerful blow with the zangetsu, which she managed to block with the excalibur but was dragged back by the force of the attack.
Xenovia (Think) : "Damn. Is the difference between our powers that great? I haven't been able to do anything since this fight started, this is the first time this has happened to me, what do I do? - he thought in despair.
Akuro then slowly closed his eyes, which surprised Xenovia.
(Sound of the Mangekyo Sharingan)
When he opened his eyes again, they were no longer the same, they were now different, and that was because he had activated his "Mangekyo Sharingan" (Model: Sasuke Uchiha), the appearance of these eyes surprised them again.
Rias (Think) : "Another strange power" - he thought, analyzing Akuro's eyes.
Issei : Boy, those eyes are sinister, it's hard to believe he doesn't have a sacred gear - he said, watching akuro demonstrate yet another power he hadn't seen before.
Akeno (Think) : "The feeling I get from those eyes..." - he thought with a serious face, leaving his earlier sadistic smile in the corner.
Xenovia : Now you can change your eyes? Hahahaha, how many tricks do you have left? - she asked and laughed nervously as she sensed great danger coming from those eyes.
Akuro said nothing but remained silent.
Xenovia : I didn't know it was rude not to answer someone - she said, jumping on him again with her excalibur sword.
And as always, Akuro dodged all her blows, only now there was something different...
Issei : He's still dodging all her attacks, but I feel there's something different from before...
Akeno : It's his movements.
Issei : Huh?
Rias : Before, he was able to dodge her attacks with ease, but now he does it with more mastery - his movements are more polished. And it's as if he used to dodge out of battle instinct, but now he dodges as if he knows where she's going to attack, maybe it's because of those eyes - he finished explaining and that last sentence was said with a very serious face.
While in the middle of the fight, Akuro was dodging all of Xenovia's sword attacks even more easily, he was having thoughts...
Akuro (Think) : "The speed of Gear Second and the super-advanced analytical power of the Mangekyo Sharingan, that's a power I never thought I'd combine" - he thought while still dodging Xenovia's attacks with the greatest ease in the world.
Xenovia : STOP PLAYING WITH ME - she shouted, irritated by the current situation.
Akuro : Since you insist...
Akuro then just stops dodging and switches from defensive to offensive and delivers a well-placed kick to Xenovia's stomach, which drags her back several meters. As a result of being hit, her sword suddenly slips out of her hand and falls away from her body.
She then gets up from the ground again, only Akuro is already right in front of her and she gets punched in the stomach again.
Akuro : It's not over yet - he said, starting to use some of his physical strength, throwing several kicks and punches at Xenovia.
Watching from afar.
Issei: Can we really call this a fight, to me it's more like a massacre - he said, scratching the back of his head.
Koneko's eyes were still glazed over from akuro's fight.
We can now see Akuro punching Xenovia again, where she falls to the ground on her knees, exhausted from fighting and being beaten.
Akuro : You know what's funny? It's that you, who until recently were acting arrogantly, thinking you had the right to judge or punish someone in the name of "God", but now you're kneeling in front of me in a pathetic way - he said, seeing the sorry state of Xenovia, who was full of bruises and blood dripping from her mouth and nose, akuro hadn't taken it easy on her.
Xenovia: K-Kill me soon. A-I bet someone with your strength wouldn't have a problem with the church even if he killed me," she said with dead eyes, all her pride now destroyed by the man in front of her.
Akuro then summoned Tensa Zangetsu again, since since he had started beating Xenovia he had made her disappear, and pointed it at Xenovia's neck. All Xenovia did was close her eyes and bow her head, waiting for her sentence.
Just then Akuro undoes the sword again and starts walking with his back to Xenovia.
Akuro : I hope you've learned to stop being so arrogant, and see yourself more as an equal - he said as he continued walking with his back to Xenovia.
Xenovia : M-But why don't you kill me? - she asked in surprise, not understanding what was going on.
Akuro : And what would I gain by killing you? - he said, still walking with his back to Xenovia.
Xenovia herself was speechless, she didn't know what to say.
Akuro : But let me give you a warning: if you act arrogantly in front of me again or hurt any of my friends, I will "KILL YOU" - he said, turning his face at the last part and staring at Xenovia with his Mangekyo Sharingan still activated, Xenovia seeing those eyes with that Akuro expression felt a chill run down her spine.
He then deactivated his powers, returning to his normal appearance. His body was no longer reddish, his eyes were back to their usual crimson red, his arms were no longer black either and his zanpakutou, which he had made before, disappeared. Then Akuro went back to where the people watching the fight were.
Issei : You did well! - he said, patting akuro on the back.
Akuro : Hahahaha, thanks - he said with his hand on his head.
Issei : So tell me, what shape was that? She was so cool," he asked, starry-eyed and excited.
Akuro : Well, that... - he said this little phrase with his finger scratching his cheek, not wanting to talk too much about his powers.
Issei : Come on, come on, tell me about it - he said excitedly.
Akuro then felt his shirt being pulled from behind and when he looked it was Koneko.
Akuro : Huh? Koneko, what's wrong?
Koneko : Akuro-senpai looked really cool while he was fighting," she said with a slight blush on her cheeks.
Akuro : Thank you - he said as he petted Koneko's head, resulting in her blushing.
As the fight between kiba and irina had just ended and irina was apparently the winner, akuro looked at kiba who was on the ground defeated with a face of frustration at having lost to the power of the sacred sword Excalibur of the Mime, he contorted his face a little seeing that.
Irina : Well, that looks like a draw, then," she said, putting away her Excalibur sword.
But deep down she was surprised that Akuro had slaughtered Xenovia.
Rias : So that's the end of this extra-official duel," she said, putting an end to the duel.
Irina then went to help the xenovia by supporting her on her shoulder so that she could walk, since she was badly hurt, and finally they left. Kiba, on the other hand, was still on the ground with a frustrated look on his face. Akuro then approached Kiba, but his face wasn't the same as it had always been.
Akuro : Kiba... Now... You look pathetic! - he said with a twisted face as he stared at him eye to eye.
Everyone : Huh? - Everyone there couldn't help but be surprised, not even Kiba.
Issei : What are you saying Akuro?
Akuro : The truth. He's pathetic now - he said darkly, almost as if he didn't know Kiba and didn't care about him.
Issei : Hey, what are you-
Akuro : Bye, I'm on my way home," he said, waving back at them and then putting his hands in his pockets and walking off.
Issei : Wait.
Kiba : I'll be right there too - he said, finally getting up from the floor and with the shadows of his hair covering his face, he walked off in the opposite direction.
Issei : What's going on? ,
Everyone who had witnessed it felt tense, after all, they hadn't expected Akuro to say that, even out of the blue.
Issei (Think) : "What possessed Akuro to talk to Kiba like that?"
Then we're cut to Akuro walking through the crowds in the street while thinking about something...