Chapter 32 - Chapter 32: GOD’S TRIAL

"You really think you can beat me?" Said Lucius, "Yeah, I'm gonna beat you to a pulp. Ever since my training with Regelion and that he told me that I was to achieve your Singularity I've been really frustrated and the worst part of it all is that he didn't even know what it was so, I'm going to make you spill the beans." Answered Ace as he dashed to attack.

With a single sigh a huge wind blow blew Ace away. But he still continued his assault without rest, "Ouroboros" stated Lucius as a giant stone ring formed like two dragons devouring each other appeared. "Witness for yourself the power of God insolent child." He said as he placed his hand close to it, "Ouroboros Luxa" as he said those words a giant wave of energy appeared blasting Ace with full force.

"AAARGHH!" said Ace falling to the ground with his damaged cloth. "Foolish child, the power you possess was given to you by me. Did you really think that you could defeat me with it? Not only that but at its core that power doesn't belong to you. It belonged to our dear codex's former master, a Spriggan. You shall never be able to use it to the same extent so just accept your fate and be mine." Said Lucius as he approached him and crouched and spread out his hand.

"Well I was expecting this, but I didn't think it would be this bad. Now that I think about I want to beat him but I won't be able to do anything as things are now. If I ain't ready to put my life on the line then I need to stop thinking about the unnecessary stuff. If I strike my enemy it is to kill, up until this point I've only killed monsters. I've never killed a human so I guess when I saw him I unconsciously fought without wanting to kill him but maybe it was wrong." Monologued Ace deep in thought.

"Wrong? Wait a minute I did fight once trying to kill. It was against that guy with the white mask." Continued Ace. "Badump!, Badump!, BADUMP!, BADUMP!, BADUMP!, BADUMP!, BADUMP!, BADUMP!, BADUMP!" pounded loudly Ace's heart, "Yeah I simply have to fight the same way I did with that guy. His sword was heavier and more powerful than this God's strikes. They were sharper. His heart and his sword were one, RYUUGETSU!" thought Ace as he screamed Ryu's name right after.

"CODE 0 activated, process 1 complete, process 2 complete, process 3 complete, process 4 complete. Subject has reached TRINITY" Stated Ryu in a robotic tone as a massive energy burst occurred grazing the God with a light injury to boot. "What happened. What? How is that possible? Why are there two other auras from the Divine Demon Armor and Demon Beast Core emanating from you." Asked Lucius with a perplexed face.

"Isabella, Shaw, thanks I promise I'll survive and beat this guy." Said Ace as he raised his head showing pure black eyes with a white iris. "The reason is simple, Xenos Rotsguard defeated one of the Trinity Labyrinth and claimed the Divine Demon Armor and when he died, his fighting spirit poured in the armor and merged with it becoming the girl's spirit partner. And the Demon Beast Core's essence was absorbed by the Labyrinth Boss of the other and when Jason defeated him long ago before even meeting me, its stigma was imprinted in him. And when he fought Xenos, he received a full-on attack and the armor's stigma also imprinted itself on him." Answered Ryu.

"Wait then you mean to say…?" said Lucius with a surprised face, "Yes exactly, Jason's body was used as the base-material for Ace's new body hence he inherited them. And since his girl and lil' bro inherited those essences, the stigmas resonated with them." Added Ryu. "Enough chit-chat Ryu it's time to kill this guy. Tatsu Ryuugetsu, Trinity Blade." Stated Ace as his attack resembling a single sweep created a triple blade slash which hit the God and injured him.

"Impossible, how can you do this? How can you injure a God? Ouroboro-" said Lucius as Ace striked down and destroyed the ring, "I'm not letting you use it." Said Ace. "Too late mortal, Ouroboros Bermuda." As the God said those words, Ace felt an incredible pressure "Wha-a-a-a-t i-s thi-i-i-is? Ack". "This is the true power of a God." The ring had formed a halo and the God was armored, "Let me show you true despair, insolent fool who dares defy a God."

In a single moment, a single movement, Ace was blasted away by incredible power. With a single fist from the God, Ace received hundreds upon hundreds of strikes. "Ku-kuk-kuu-ku" released Ace as he spitted out blood and having bruises all over his body. "It is a shame but I have no other choice but to destroy you good bye human. I, Vartos Drankein Lucius shall remember you, the human who left a scar on me." Said Lucius as he raised his finger up. "Ouroboros, Super Nova. Now die."

As the giant attack was released, "No way am I going to die. I won't let God, The Devil or anyone else get in my way. I still have a people, family, friends to return to, and I also have someone very dear to me who awaits my return. So burn, burn, burn, BURN, BURN, AGAIN AND AGAIN MY MANA, BODY, HEART, SOUL AND ALL. BURN UNTIL THE ABSOLUTE LIMIT. CONSUME, DEVOUR AND DEFEAT YOUR ENEMY!!!!!!!" screamed Ace as his entire body was being consumed by the attack which then exploded.

"Farewell." Said the God as he landed slowly and returned to his normal state, "WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING? IT'S NOT OVER YET!" yelled Ace as the blast swirled around him. "How? You should be dead, So how?" said the God. "ARCANA ZERO: GRIM RIEPER" stated Ace as the energy of the super nova was absorbed his weapon which then became a giant scythe. "You're dead, you Fallen God" said Ace as his eyes reverted back to their unusual black and white appearance with a silver flame emanating from his right eye and his bat-like silver-black aura changed it form to that of Death.

"I see, you've reached Singularity by sacrificing you're entire being either the Spriggan's, you're original form's or you're current one even the Codex joined you. You sacrificed your entire existence for your blade to reach me. There is no doubt that I won't survive it, this symbol of death. I'll watch then, yes I'll watch if you will become the Hero who saves all or a Demon who brings destruction, Oh Chosen One." As the God said his final words, Ace attacked him with his attack which ended the fight as a giant explosion was released for the explosion.