Dota 52
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-Town of Fuyuki.
3rd POV*
Shiki had to admit, if she doesn't possess Butterfly right now then she would be severely injured. That is what she concluded upon seeing the skills of Karna by her own eyes. Even her own martial arts that came from the long lineage of Demon Hunters were far inferior compared to the one Karna possessed. It would an insult to even compare both of them.
She closed her eyes effortlessly dodging a fast pierce by Karna. "I commend you skills and for that I will reveal another item of mine. Hope you can still keep up with me after this" Shiki said hopeful. She was clearly enjoying this fight because she has never been this pressured before. In her opinion, Gilgamesh and Lawrence should be the only people who could create such pressuring atmosphere yet here was another servant proving her wrong.
Karna raised his guard hearing her words, it made him cautious to what she is about to release. Judging from the way she said it, it probably possess a same amount of power as Butterfly does. Karna needs to brace himself for the incoming danger. "Lawrence called this item, Monkey King Bar" Shiki said twirling the Bar on her arms.
Karna became even more wary, 'Monkey King Bar? The Jingu Bar itself?' he thought gazing at the mystic item. "Just like what is mentioned in the Myths, this bar can…" without speaking the last words, Shiki commanded the bar. The initially small bar was enlargen to the point that it covered the whole sky with its presence.
Shiki's showcase caught the attention of others because despite of how large the battlefield was, the enlargement of the Monkey King Bar was noticeable for the others. "Shit, did Shiki already start?" Lawrence from the other side muttered with Gilgamesh standing infront of him. He shook his head and returned his focus back to his own fight. He still needs to resolve this pompous king.
Shiki was satisfied with the experiment, she returned the Monkey King Bar back to its previous state before casually placing it on her shoulder. "Are you ready for the next round" Shiki asked pointing the Bar at Karna. Karna did not say anything and just took his stance perhaps accepting Shiki's challenge. This made Shiki smile so she didn't hesitate to elongate the Bar.
The bar extended until it reached Karna. Karna obviously saw such simple strike so he parried it to the side. The next moment, everything went to a still. Under the observation of Karna and Shiki, time seemed to reverse itself as the already parried bar went back to its previous position and this time hitting Karna on the chest.
The Hero grunted feeling the force of that hit. Even with 90% of it being dispelled, he still felt pain which was unexpected. He stared at the bar with astonishment on his eyes, "I forgot to mention, just like Gae Bolg, this Bar also has a True Strike ability. However the difference between the two, is that Gae Bolg could be defended with and this…? It cannot be prevented" Shiki explained smiling.
Karna did not respond to her words and instead threw a fast strike, he successfully diverted Shiki's attention but something about her way of dodging confused him. it was more… natural? Karna widened his eyes at the idea. The way Shiki avoid attacks was more natural meaning that her abnormal way of dodging did not show anymore.
This could only mean one thing. Taking advantage of the strength bestowed by the Mana Burst, Karna lunged forward at Shiki and did 92 slashes in a single second.
BOOM!!!
Each slashes reformed the land, it was absurdly strong to the point that the land itself is creaking from the pressure.
Noticing something, Karna smiled lightly finally seeing a progress in this fight. He really caught her off guard and managed to land many hits. Unfortunately from the sensation of the lance earlier, he didn't succeed in doing commendable damage to her. This thought was even cemented when Shiki emerged from the dust explosion.
She was relatively unharmed and was patting her clothes to take the dusts away. Even Karna has to shake his head watching this absurdity, he who was famed by his great strength could not even create a noticeable damage to a modern human? Many would cackle in bafflement once they heard this tale as it is the same as saying Brahma died because he got run over by a chicken.
"You can only use the effect of one item?" Karna asked gazing at Shiki who sighed. "Alright, this talent is frightening. You instantly realized that with just seconds after changing the item" Shiki shook her head in bafflement. "Indeed. I can only use one of them. It is unfortunate but I am satisfied with it, becoming too broken for opponents to handle is not my intention. Lawrence is the only one who could use many items at once" Shiki explained.
She clenched the Monkey King Bar and twirled it around. The skill of handling it was adept, as if she was trained to handle it for years. "I extol your dexterity, let's start the next round with a proper fight this time" Karna said doing the same thing with his lance. The two stared at each other before the clash started again.
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"Umu! Come you two! Show me what you're made of!" Nero proclaimed pointing her sword at Saber and Berserker. "Very well! I will not hold back for fighting against tyrant is just!" Saber said brandishing her sword. Berserker just followed Saber's lead, they need to finish this fast as the Madness Inducement is already returning.
The Command Seal was just a temporary thing, he can already feel his sanity being driven away by something. "Umu! That is a proper response! Entertain me well you foolish king!" Nero shouted as he blocked a slash from Berserker. The fight finally started.
Nero grinned while pushing the sword forcing Berserker's body to turn around. Saber did a follow up to what Berserker did as Nero had to control herself from the pressure of the two. Saber and Berserker did a coordinated attacks that is keeping Nero at bay, this came from the experience of fighting together for many years.
"Nice!" Nero said kicking Saber at the gut blasting her away. Berserker quickly went to catch Saber using his body before he was slapped by a literal tree that was thrown by Nero. "Kughh!" Saber grunted glaring at Nero. They are just getting played around! Saber was quite confident that they can handle Caster as long as she doesn't use magic, but now that thought seems to be floating away.
Nero was happy with that reaction, "Show me more! King of Knights and his Treacherous Knight, what a perfect combination, it is almost art" Nero commented grinning in anticipation. Saber did not listen to her ramblings anymore as they rushed to continue their assault. "Left!" Saber shouted with Berserker following her command.
Nero watched as two slashes targeting her vital spot appeared, she did not fright away and held her sword strongly instead. She did a horizontal slash trying to parry both of their attacks but alas, it was well too perfect that Nero was forced to slide from the impact. Saber and Berserker didn't stop since this is a rare chance, Nero was still wavering from her spot, there is no better opening than this.
"As expected, you two are well trained! Let me respond to your desperation" Nero smirked holding the sword to her front, her eyes seemed to glowered for a moment before she dropped a vertical slash splitting the whole area between the two. With both of them separated, Nero immediately attacked Berserker plunging her sword at Knight's thigh.
Berseerker instantly dropped in the ground from the disrupt in balance, Nero raised her feet and did a roundhouse kick blasting Berserker's helmet away. "Hah! You look hideous, is this the charismatic Knight of the Rounds?" Nero sneered seeing the ghastly face of Lancelot. It was out of her expectations because it was said that the Knight of the Lake was an enchanting man.
Saber pursed her mouth in irritation from what she heard, she doesn't like that her knight was being insulted infront of her! "Take this!" Saber shouted using her Noble Phantasm, the wind gathered around the tip of her sword before it was released creating a high pressure wind. The wind traveled fast and instantly arrived at Nero's front.
"Hah! Pathetic!" Nero exclaimed putting more force on her hand, she slashed the strong wind baffling Saber. "Impossible!" Saber said indignant to what happened. "Umu! Of course it was possible. I am the Emperor after all!" Nero proclaimed crossing her hand. She smiled at Saber who just glared in response, the air between them was too intense that even Lancelot was hesitating to butt in. "Weak!" Nero sneered.
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