Few days later.
The big incident with Heretic Gods was labeled as another meteor falling to Earth.
The gang went back to their original goal, vacation!
Erica suggested everyone to the beach she managed to reserve with her connection and influence. Everyone went except for Leo. In fact, he had been missing since early in the morning.
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Approximately 400 thousand km away from Earth, Leo with Pandora is staring at a mountain on the back side of the Moon.
*BOOOOMM!*
"Hmn… It is weaker." Leo commented while looking at the mountain turning into a crater.
"Obviously, you haven't mastered authority yet. Once you do, you can surpass even Zeus." Pandora said while sitting on a picnic cloth and a woven basket filled with food she prepared for their mother and son outing.
"With Electrokinesis?"
"Yes. Your Electric manipulation power is separated from your authority. Think of it like an additional arm that can control your lightning power."
"Huh. I never think of using them like that." Leo sighed and dismissed the Master Bolt floating beside him. "It seems I need to restart my training again."
"Well, that too. But now you are on a vacation. So relax and come sit next to me." Pandora taps the empty spot next to her.
"The view is amazing here." Pandora awed as she looked at the sky above the surface of the moon. Filled with stars and cosmic events like brilliant jewels glowing in an ocean of darkness.
"Yes." Leo nods, totally agrees with her as take a seat and starts emptying the basket while Pandora watches happily as Leo devours her hand made food.
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In the afternoon, Leo and Pandora returned to the villa. Everyone returned for lunch and in the middle of preparation.
Pandora leaves Leo's side and enters the kitchen to help while Leo takes a seat and notices a blond-haired guy wearing an unbuttoned shirt and short cargo pants with sunglasses on his head.
"Yo. I was looking for you, Leo."
"Doni…" Leo muttered tiredly knowing Doni would yapping about duel this duel that again.
"So… Bring my mom out for a date? That's a low blow, Leo." Doni spoke inquisitively before his lips twisted into a grin. "So, as an apology. Let's have a duel."
"No." Leo replies but then he remembers he needs a sparring partner for his training. Voban that sly old dog won't do. Then there is already an eager participant, Doni.
"On second thought, sure." Leo suddenly changed his mind which left the blond Campione speechless after he arranged another persuasion method in his head.
"Wait. Really? When? Now?" The blond Campione jumped off the couch, ready with his sword in hand that appeared magically.
"In the evening. I will tell you the location later." Leo said before taking a seat next to Godou.
"Hey… What's with the sudden change of mind?" Godou whispers his question to Leo.
"I feel my training is lacking and Donis just happen to eagerly volunteer as sandb- *cough* sparring partner." Leo almost slipped his secret intention on Godou. But the youth thankfully didn't notice it.
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In the evening, instead of just Doni. Everyone appeared, including Lucretia who usually is disinterested.
"So where is the venue?" Doni asked.
"Somewhere we can fight without worry." Leo replied cryptically before he used teleportation magic.
Moments later, everyone was transported into a place none recognize. Not even the stars are properly aligned.
"This place is not on Earth right?" Erica asked as the outer space is perfectly visible in the sky.
"Correct. I placed a special barrier here so no need to worry about breathing." Leo explains and makes them aware of the barrier above them that feels much sturdier than the one before on the villa.
"You shouldn't have any issue with breathing right?" Leo turns to Doni and asks.
"Yeap. Anyway, let's get started." Doni unsheathed the sword on his back.
"Not here. We're gonna move a little bit far away." Leo used another teleportation magic on Doni and him before they appeared on the foot of a shattered mountain that looked totally done by something unnatural. There is still some glowing spot on the shattered mountain from molten stone.
"Whew! You really did a number on that poor mountain. Although, it only makes me more and more excited to taste your strength." Doni grinning crazily with joy as his body is shivering in excitement.
"Of course. The reason I choose here instead of Earth is so we can let loose without worry." Leo summoned Futsu no Mitama into his hand.
"Come!" Leo beckons his eager sandbag.
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Far away from the actual battle. The group is watching boredly as Leo and Doni look like a speck of dust with their limited vision. But Pandora creates a magic mirror that shows the battle close on.
One moment, they were standing still and talking. Another moment, they turn into an after image.
*Clang* *Boom* *Crash*
Each blow traded creates a loud explosion. Each step they made created a sonic boom which left a crater on the moon's surface.
"That's bullshit! How can they do that!" Godou had his mind blown by their performance while crying out injustice.
Erica advised Godou to train more, hoping this battle can ignite his competitive fire inside him to improve. Meanwhile Yuri comforts him saying he is already great in her eyes. Liliana however, can't help but feel useless seeing Leo is growing stronger and stronger, leaving her behind to bite the dust he left.
Pandora saw Lilliana's plight but there is nothing she can do. Leo didn't have any interest in the girl and she isn't a fan of forcing him just because she felt pity for Liliana.
*KABoom!*
Just as they tore their attention from the battle for a brief moment. The two Campione already resort to absurd levels with Doni raining sword shaped meteor while Leo uses Master Bolt to rapidly destroy all incoming sword shaped meteor showers.
From their position, they can see the sky is filled with golden explosions like fireworks during big events that light up the sky.
"Is this alright? It's getting more absurd by the moment." Godou worriedly asked as mini Suns filled the sky with mini supernovas as Doni cut through them with his Ripping Silver Arm authority when Leo threw at him.
"They are still holding back though." Pandora said as this isn't the limit of both Leo and Doni.
At this point, no one dares to ask anymore and just watch as a cataclysmic battle unfolds on the dark side of the moon.
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"Haah… Haah… I really… underestimated you. After all that, not even a drop of sweat." Doni frowns at Leo's seemingly endless stamina while he is already gasping for breath.
"Monster… You are an even bigger monster than that Luo Hao." Doni said before he grinned again.
"Really? This feels just like a warm up for me." Leo answered truthfully.
Since they aren't on Earth, he never has the need to constantly be aware of his surroundings, hold himself back to limit the destruction he causes.
"That's bullshit! You have to be cheating!" Doni felt the injustice in their difference in spec.
"Not my fault." Leo shrugs while mentally thanking Blood Echoes which is what is responsible for his monstrous growth especially after killing that much long living Heretic Gods.
The longer a being lives, the more Blood Echoes they drop when Leo slay them and the more he has to upgrade his physique. Which is already sitting at 2k+ points. Mind you, the baseline human is just 10 and average Heretic Gods is 400-1000 with God of Steels is on the higher end.
Theoretically, Leo can just kill a Heretic God with pure strength alone. Theoretically that is.
"Anyway, let's kick up a notch." Leo made a T-pose as his body floated as ethereal energy from the Moon and Sun filled him.
"Second Phase! You gotta be kidding me! What are you? A final boss?!" For the first time, Doni learned the emotion called fear.
The Moon surface cracked and compressed into a crater. Leo's sheer pressure exerted out alone is heavy enough to form gravity around him and his physique? It's over 9000!
(Jk. Not that high yet. But my head is high enough.)
Doni didn't even dare to blink, afraid Leo might act while he did. Yet, he didn't even notice that what he was looking at was merely an afterimage. Only when it fades away does he notice.
"O blood of the evil dragon Fafnir, bestow me your invulnerability!" Doni hastily chants while his body already acts before his mind did to block the incoming attack he felt with his instinct.
*Clash* *Crack!*
The sword in Doni's hand enchanted with Nuadha's authority were crushed like a brittle glass and the katana's blade hit his body which shot sparks as soon as it hit his skin like it was made out of steel.
Doni were launched by the sheer force behind the slash and shot into the moon's surface like a meteor before causing a magnitude 7 quake.
*Cough!* *Cough!*
Doni coughed out blood as he felt his inside turn into a mush. All it takes is a simple slash with Leo's raw strength to leave him like this. Not even Fafnir invulnerability can save him from the pain.
"Well, I was hesitant to use my newly upgraded strength. But it seems my worry is unfounded." Leo smiled at the prospect that his sandbag is more durable than he thought.
"That… hurts like hell!" Doni yelped when he tried to stand up but couldn't even move an inch with pulverized bones. Siegfried's authority isn't perfect after all since it only protects his outer body like a skin.
"Don't tell me that's all you got? After going through all that length to challenge me. This is all you can offer?" Leo tried provoking Doni, hoping he still had a hidden card up his sleeve.
But Leo seems to have overestimated his opponent because Doni isn't doing any but continues to bitching about his trashed body.
With a sigh, Leo dismissed Futsu no Mitama and dropped next to Doni.
"Well, do you give up?"
"Yes! Also, heal me please. This is gonna be a pain in the ass. Literally. I feel like my inside is filled with broken glass shards." Doni quickly surrendered and begged Leo to heal him. But unfortunately Leo didn't have anything that can fully heal Doni other than his blood which he rather not use and tempt fate.
"Well, you have to make do with just this." Leo uses Holy Power to cast healing spells on Doni but his mastery over healing magic isn't that high. At most, he can fix Doni enough to do normal activities until he is fully healed.
After that, Leo and Doni returned to the barrier to group up with the rest.
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(A chapter to give yall an image of Leo post major level up and mainly flexing. Next we will return to the proper plotline. Greek mythology is already in shambles after Zeus got sent back to the afterlife waiting for his respawn in another 1 thousand years. Next is Shinto. We bag Ame no Murakumo, turn Futsu no Mitama into loli then back to DxD or next world.)
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