We ventured through the first floor. Defeating every black figures we come across, slicing them with my scythe.
We made it to the second floor of the house. We met many more black spirits, we already killed like 10-20 of them.
"How many are these spirits even be?" Said by emily, I've been killing them as she needs to preserve her arrows, it's not even infinite.
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We cleared all the rooms with ease, this spirits aren't even strong. I didn't even waste any single aura.
We got out from the last room which is the master bedroom, once we entered the hallway we sensed a slight different feeling of aura.
"What kind of aura is this? Are you leaking some aura or something? We already clear everything." I assumed it was my aura leaking however I'm perfectly not leaking any aura.
I looked around for clues and saw a wierd door that replaced the window in the end of the hallway.
"Hey emily, isn't that a window before?" I asked emily. Emily gave off a nod. "Lets enter it."
We slowly walk towards the door for caution. As we reach the door we were ready to barge in.
I kicked the door and emily was aiming her bow. We were amaze by the room.
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It was big, bigger than the master bedroom itself it's like the whole first floor. The pillars were majestic, pile of golds in every corner, and blue torches that lights every places and corners of the room. However there were remains of humans everywhere.
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It has a red carpet that lead to the throne itself where something or someone sits at the throne made of gold.
"Who are you?" I asked. It stood up and raised both of it's arm.
"Welcome to the grand room of greed. I the patriot of greed under the command of our king greets you with pleasure." It bowed down elegantly giving us a wonderful welcome.
"I'm surprised humans like the both of you can reach my place" it walked towards us slowly, as it reached the torch sitting at the pillar, we saw it's appearance.
We were shock to see HIM, it's a human appearance with a black and elegant suit, with a rose on it's chest.
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"Now since you're here, i guess you want to be under the safety of the greed patriot, i must say both of you are strong." It smiled. I looked at emily signalling if we should decline. She nods.
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"We refuse your offer." I humbly respond.
"Well then if you refused my offer then you cant leave this place in one piece." It summoned it's sword, it was a gold yet with great design.
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It tapped it's shoes and started to dance with the sword. "Allow me to introduce the way of sword-dancing"
It dashed towards us with quite great speed. I can clearly see his moves, it's like the flow of water moving to its current.
Emily can't get a good shot due to the movements of the man.
It got closer to me and tried to strike me down. I parried it with my scythe.
"I must say, i only told you my identity but not my name. Well since your strong." It back down while moving like a current.
He then danced around me, i cleary see him but everytime he dances around me with the movement of his dance. He creates an afterimage, one after another.
I tried to strike him down but i only hit a afterimage. He then appeared in front of me, he was suppose to slash my back but i was saved from Emily's shot.
"Well it looks like your friend is a support. And as i promised, my name is Will. Former british."
It moved again but more slower. It's hard to see his movement as it made afterimages.
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It danced around me again. I looked at emily and pointed up. She was confused but she realize what to do.
I coated my scythe with aura. I did it with the tree but can i do it again? I'm done coating. Will is still dancing. I did a spin with the scythe creating a slash in each direction.
The aura was then released around me making a slash in every corner and places. Emily then jumo but will got hit causing him to back down.
Will was hit critically. He didn't expect an attack like that.
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"Well well, I did not know you can control your aura at command. Since you've come this far why don't we make it spicy." He charged up his aura focusing it on the sword.
"I, will the greed patriot summon the sword that killed thousands of men, with every feat. I cast you from your slumber, Come and cut the deepest hell..."
"Blade of Greed... Avaritia!"
The sword shines intensely. The flash was so intense it became so hard to see. As the shine vanish, his sword changed.
From an ordinary gold sword into a shining blade with a snake design that started from the buttom of the handle and the snake's head at the guard.
I cannot believe what i saw. Even emily was shock. But we will not flatter. Emily quickly fire her bow. And i coated my scythe and strike it on him.
However he blocked all the attack.
"Well then, let's see if you can survive avaritia. I'll kill you first before the lady."
He lunges at great speed. Then he slowed down to perform his sword dance. He has many afterimages than before.
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He appeared behind me. I parried the attack. But the golden snake design came to life and jumped at my hand. I pulled the snake out, it returned to the sword.
"It's not venomous since it's not a true snake. However instead of being venomous... it sucks the aura of people."
I fell down to my knee feeling a shock of aura drainage.
He laughed. "Now say your prayers." He then pointed the sword. However when he was about to decapitate me. I heard Emily's scream.
"ARROW OF MELODY" a powerful shot. Will tried to block it but was knocked back and destroyed the one pillar.
"I've been practicing that move." She was quite exhausted from the shot. I can see she can't handle out focusing her aura that much.
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I stood up, recovering from the shock...
I felt a massive tense of aura, i can feel the rage and hatred.
"You... out of all people you both. Destroyed one of my treasures!"
I foresee with the improve sense i got there's golden rod that are enough to pierce the anyone... it's undodgeable.
I ran to emily. I coated my body with aura.
The barrage of golden rod came. It kept hitting me while protecting emily.
It's a struggle to keep getting hit. I'm exhausted focusing my aura... the barrage stopped.
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I looked at will's place. The smoke that surrounds his area started to vanish. We were shock to see will's appearance.
"Avaritia, the greed. I borrow your whole powers to slay this humans in exchange for their blood and spirit."
He's not wearing a suit anymore. He has gold chesplate and leggings with a fancy red cape. A helmet that covers even his eyes and...
A giant golden snake on his armor. He pointed up.
"Golden thorns of rose."
Thorns came out of the ground. I carried emily and coated my legs with aura. I jumped around the pillars to avoid the thorns.
I saw ledge. I landed there. For now it's good to have the high grounds...
This fight will not be easy at all. I glanced around will's appearance to see a weak point.
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I have the theory but... will it even work?