"DIE!!!"
Someone yelled that, but it wasn't Adonis, it was Tristan, who was not only out of the Stun Pulses range, but he was also charging his most powerful spell, 'Sea Dragon' with most of his mana, wanting a one-shot kill.
The 'Sea Dragon' was now right above Adonis, him getting caught by surprise as the dragon comes closer and hits.
Vichon is within the same proximity as Adonis, so he also gets hit by the dragon.
"AHHHHH!!!" That was the last thing Vichon yelled before the dragon hit.
A loud sound resonated across the grassland as if a waterfall was nearby. Soon, there was nothing but silence.
A large dust cloud formed where the dragon hit and the goons looked on with shock at the fact Tristan not only killed Adonis but also Vichon without any hesitation. Tristan slowly started to feel elated as he thought he killed Adonis.
"Ha... hahahahahaHAHAHAHAHA!!" Tristan couldn't help but laugh. "DON'T YOU SEE ADONIS, WHAT YOUR ACTIONS GOT YOU INTO!!"
"YOU DECIDED TO MESS WITH ME AND NOW YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A BLOOD PUDDLE NOW!! HAHAHA!!
The goons felt nothing but fear as they heard Tristan's manic laughter. Today, they saw the true Tristan and what he would do to anybody that crossed him.
As the dust cloud dissipated, you could see 2 figures in there. One is on his knees pointing his sword up, and the other is on the ground, unconscious.
Tristan's manic laughter slowly started to go away, and his joyous expression turned into one of disbelief. The same happened to the goons.
Once the dust cloud went away they saw Adonis on his knees with his sword up, with blood coming out of his arms, eyes, nose, and mouth.
During Adonis's training on his techniques, he learned that 'Flame Pillar' didn't need to be placed on the ground, he could place it anywhere as long as it was solid. Now, the only reason he can do this is due to Anima being used instead of Mana, as Anima is not only more powerful but can also cause certain growth in techniques, for 'Flame Pillar' it was that.
Adonis had used 'Flame Pillar' on his sword and put almost all of his Anima in it to fend off the 'Sea Dragon' however due to a massive amount of Anima being used instantly it caused damage to his body and he also saved Vichon from death, who was fully unconscious at the moment.
Tristan and the goons were shocked and confused about how Adonis was able to survive that before Tristan got out of the shock and was filled with anger, yelling "KILL HIM NOW!!!!" at the goons.
The three goons snapped out of it and used their spells on their swords, and charge right at Adonis prepared to finish him off. But Adonis was not done yet.
Adonis pulled out any remaining Anima he had in his body, coughed up more blood, and used the remaining Anima to use 'Stun Pulse'.
The blue orb exploded and sent a blue wave everywhere, stunning the goons in place. Adonis used his Heavenly 1-star ki and pushed his body to its limit and ran right at the goons, slicing all three of their heads off in one slash.
The blood poured out of the decapitated bodies of the corpses, as they slowly fell to the ground. Some of the blood gets onto Adonis, becoming indistinguishable as it mixes in his red hair, but also mixes in his green robes as he turned around to look Tristan in his face.
For the first time in a while, Tristan felt fear. The only other time he felt this amount of fear was when he tried to challenge the 2nd son of the Clery Family, one of the 7 great families known for their water magic. He was confident he could defeat him and make his minor noble family into a major one, but he was so wrong. He still remembers those eyes that looked at him with utter indifference as if he were nothing to him.
Right now, as he stares back at Adonis, Adonis was staring at him with indifference in his eyes. Tristan hated it with all his being.
"BASTAAAARD!!! WATER CLEAVER!!" Tristan then proceeds to send out multiple of the same spell, pushing his mana to the limit.
Adonis only using his ki now, was pushing his body to the limit constantly making his body slowly bleed more. He rushes toward Tristan and dodges all 'Water Cleavers', as he is nearing Tristan.
Tristan stabbed his sword into the ground "COLLAPSE!" creating a big web-like crack in the ground, making Adonis stop and lose his balance. Using this chance, Tristan used his 2-star ki and ran at Adonis "AQUA BLADE!" Tristan's sword is now covered in high-rotating water and he slashes at Adonis, Adonis blocked the strike with his sword and pushed himself away, however, that came at the price of his sword as it was sliced in half.
Tristan closed the distance between himself and Adonis again but then coughed up a lot of blood as he overexerted his Mana. So he had no choice but to fight Adonis with ki alone.
Tristan slices his sword at Adonis's head but Adonis blocked it with his broken sword, now they are both in a struggle.
"YOU SON OF A BITCH!!! WHY WON'T YOU JUST DIE ALREADY!!!"
Adonis remembers back to his past of being trash, of being completely untalented and a disgrace to the Lock Family. How he wanted to die just a few days ago, just to end all his suffering.
"I...have been given a chance to redo this life of mine, and I will be DAMNED!! IF I AM GOING TO GIVE UP THIS CHANCE!!!"
Adonis tilted his sword toward the ground, making Tristan's sword hit the ground. Using this chance, Adonis slashes his sword down on Tristan, cutting off his left arm.
"AHHHHHH!!!" Tristan yells as he slashes his sword at Adonis with pure abandonment.
Adonis backs away in time and Tristan tries to stab Adonis but Adonis parried the sword upwards and slashes Tristan's left side.
"FUUUUCK!!" Tristan desperate, tries to slash at Adonis again, but Adonis slashes his sword upwards slicing Tristan's hand and making his sword go flying.
"AAAH!! FUCK...damn it..." Tristan's body couldn't take it anymore and falls to his knees.
Tristan slowly looked up at Adonis with a face full of despair. Adonis looked down at him with the same indifferent look. He raises his broken sword and before he cuts him down, he says one thing.
"Do you regret your actions now..."
Tristan didn't say anything, but as you looked at his ever-despairing face you can tell he did.
Adonis slashed his sword downward, slicing Tristan completely in half.