He did not come out of this exchange without damage either. A small trickle of blood had made its way past his lips, but his pain was minor compared to Igor.
"Haaa…hahaha. I…won…"
Atid was so happy, so absorbed in his victory that he did not notice one crucial detail.
Igor's hair was still red.
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|DxD|
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*Sniff*…*Sniff*…
A little girl struggled to hold back her tears as she shook the bloodied body of her host.
"Wake up, meanie. Please wake up..."
Triny tearfully shook Igor's comatose body. Her hands were already covered in his blood, but she didn't care. He wasn't breathing. His heart wasn't beating.
"Wake up.*Hik* WAKE UP!"
But no matter how much she shook his body, his eyes didn't open.
"Why aren't you waking up! Please wake up!"
Her panic was reaching new levels of high.
"I told you I could help! I TOLD YOU!"
She collapsed on his chest, uncaring that her golden hair was dyed crimson. She sobbed.
*Hik*…
She tearfully sobbed. She was distraught. But more than that, she was angry.
suuuuuuuuUUUUUU
A mighty pressure descended in the region. The air felt heavy, the pressure so immense that even the sun dared not shine brightly.
"I'll kill him…"
Her head rose as her killing intent made itself known. Her hatred for Atid reached unprecedented levels, his cruel visage firmly cemented in her mind.
"I'll kill him."
Her eyes turned completely black like mercury, all while dark tendrils slowly covered Igor's form. Her hair spiked as a completely dark aura surrounded her.
"I WILL KILL HIM!!!!!!"
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Atid sat on the ground, heavily satisfied with his victory. Any moment now, atleast by his guess, one of the elders from Shiva's side would arrive and retrieve Igor. Having blown his heart out, it was plainly obvious that he had killed his friend.
Fortunately, this was the Heavenly Realm. Death didn't mean much here-
[GET AWAY FROM HERE, PARTNER!]
"?!"
Combat-hardened instinct made Atid retreat just in time to avoid a very powerful explosion of power.
Su!
GRUUUUUU!
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Su!
Appearing several hundred metres away, Atid finally stopped and looked back. And what he saw surprised him.
"What is…that?"
A horribly massive dark dome of energy had rose. The energy released was violent with sparks of red lightning constantly flashing.
Atid didn't know how to react. His mind was unsettled and for the first time, a small tinge of fear crept into his heart. This power he felt…it was ludicrous and it was still increasing.
With widened eyes, he found himself on the verge of retreating.
"Wh-whaa-"
[Snap out of it, partner! Calm yourself and use the juggernaut drive while you still have time!]
"..."
For a brief moment, Atid reached out to his father with his senses. But from how Indra remained unmoving, Atid was forced to accept that his father nor anyone else for that matter would intervene.
With a slight trace of sweat forming on his forehead, he grit his teeth and stood his ground.
"Alright."
This was not the time to let fear cloud his mind. If he was to face off against this new threat, he needed to remain calm. Despite the overwhelming surge of power in front of him, Atid lowered his head and closed his eyes.
Like Indra taught him, he had to adapt and respond to the situation despite the odds. Even though the risk was immense, he disconnected himself from all his senses. It was vital that he stopped trembling and focus.
How much time he had was unspecified, but he calmed himself before chanting.
"I, who am about to awaken, am the Heavenly Dragon who has stolen the Principles of Domination from God."
Gradually, a green aura emanated from him.
"I laugh at the infinite, and I fret over the dream. I shall become the Red Dragon of Domination, and I shall sink you to the depths of the crimson purgatory."
The tiding surge of power around him increased as he uttered each word until finally…his power exploded.
"[JUGGERNAUT DRIVE!]"
GRUUU!
His power exploded as he tapped into the forbidden form. The aura around him surged as it countered the immense pressure Igor was releasing.
Having mastered the Juggernaut Drive to an extent, Atid did not become a hulking draconic beast. Instead, the Boosted Gear covering his arm slowly extended until crimson scale armour covered half of his chest.
"[BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST! BOOST!]"
"..."
Remaining steadfast, Atid gazed at the giant fiery dome. From this power, he could tell that this was Trihexa. If the situation wasn't so dreary, he would've chuckled at how such a shy little girl could hold such overwhelming fury.
*Clenches fists*
Regardless, even if he had to expend years of his lifespan, he would not back down here.
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A few moments earlier…
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SuSu
Very quickly, far too fast for most eyes to even perceive, a red flame covered Igor before it quickly faded away.
SuSu
Once more, the flame appeared but no one noticed it, not even Atid. However, the more obvious sightings were black tendrils stretching all over his body with his forehead as the origin point. They were like thick paint that spread throughout his body, completely covering his skin.
SuSu
Once the flame appeared the third time, the tendrils had already subtly spread to every corner of his body and once they did…a massive explosion of power happened.
GRUUUU!
Slowly, he pushed himself off the ground as a massive tide of crimson-black aura surrounded him.
"Grrrrrrrrr…"
A low beast-like growl escaped through his throat. He stood on all fours, all while a metamorphosis occurred throughout his body. His skin had completely turned black while several strands of his hair had also turned black.
His hulking figure had shrunk down. The lack of definition on his form made him appear very thin to the point of seeming malnourished.
As Igor slowly raised his head, his eyes were revealed to be completely pupil-less. With his entire face being painted black, his empty eyes seemed to glow with a hollowness that surpassed the abyss.
Slowly opening his mouth, the inside was empty. The only semblance of teeth were black spiky protrusions similar to stalagmites found in caves.
"RAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
His energy surged as he released a deafening roar. The world itself seemed to shake as his unimaginable power poured out like a raging tsunami.
The massive energy of crimson mixed with black was immense. As the centre figure of it all, he was diminutive in comparison.
*Tap*
Walking on all fours, he took a step forward. His target was in front of him and no matter what, he would rip his target apart.
"Grrrrrrrrr…"
His killing intent was unmistakable.
Su!
With incomprehensible speeds, he charged towards Atid.
CLASH!
The impact was violent. Atid had also charged forward and the moment they met in the centre, they entered a contest of strength with each other.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Their auras collided violently with each, crimson-black clashing against emerald.
"[BOOST!]"
Atid was not losing to Igor in terms of momentum. Even as he gazed into those soul-less eyes that screamed for his death, he forced himself to remain composed. With this being his sixth boost, he began to slowly overpower Igor, both in might and in aura.
"HaaAAAA!"
"[BOOST!]"
Summoning all his might, he aimed to completely suppress Igor and think of a way to seal Trihexa's influence on him. As it stood, Atid knew from experience that killing Igor would be impossible with his current level of strength.
From what his father told him, Trihexa had a very strong healing factor and it was possibly this healing factor that prevented Igor from dying despite having his heart destroyed.
"[BOOST!]"
Having Igor on the ropes, the most pressing matter was figuring out how to seal off Trihe-
"RAAAAAAAAA!"
Ka...Druuuu!
"?!"
Reacting swiftly, Atid dodged a white laser beam that could've burned through his head.
[Tch! Damnit!]
He cursed himself. Because he was focused on finding a solution to seal Triny, he had given Igor a window of opportunity to counter-attack. Forced to retreat, he could only watch with a horrified gaze as Igor's power rapidly skyrocketed once more.
GRUUUUUU!
He was forced to retreat even further and was helpless to prevent the inevitable. Under everyone's eyes, the violent aura around Igor slowly took shape before suddenly, ten bull-like horns formed on Igor's head.
They were only illusory, but every single veteran, especially those of the supreme class knew what those horns were.
Trihexa. Shiva's heir had a connection to Trihexa.
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"My lord…"
Nandi began, but deliberately paused in the end. He was waiting for Shiva's permission.
"Speak freely, Nandi."
Nodding respectfully, Nandi spoke once more.
"My lord. Is it wise to let this continue?"
"Nandi. I am not a shield. Dimori must bear the consequences of his actions. I will not intervene."
Shiva made his stance firm and clear. Whether or not the entire supernatural world would come to know of this, he wouldn't bother to suppress it.
'Fortunately', everyone from the realm of god class and lower had been rendered unconscious by the power Igor and Atid released in their initial clash. And conveniently enough, they had all been teleported away.
"..."
If Nandi didn't know better, he would think that Igor was his lord's secret son.
"As you wish, my lord. I shall not intervene then."
He was looking forward to how Atid would fair against Igor. From the looks of things, Indra's son would be forced to use his lifespan as a source of power soon if he wants to reach higher boosts.
Regardless, this would be a very entertaining battle.
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AN
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I want to see how Atid fairs in this. Since he's mostly a god that is part human, I'm guessing Atid would have rather sizeable reserves of lifespan. If he uses that in conjunction with his Juggernaut Drive, he might be able to stand against Igor. As Ddraig said, it's his only shot at surviving.