Chapter 364 - 362:“I… AM ABSOLUTE”
Craaaacckkkkkkk!!!!!!
The entire dojo fractured around us as we moved once more.
The runes flaring to life to contain something that wasn’t meant to be contained.
I swung Elira in a devastating cleaving strike. The strike packed with what was arguably the most amount of force I’d ever used till now.
Space tore apart as her blade landed...
THUD!
Only to be blocked with two fingers.
The arena behind Salazar was disintegrated from the force, before being swiftly restored by the runes, but the man himself remained unmoving.
"Heh! Do you know what this law of mine does?"
BANG!
A palm landed on my chest, sending my figure crashing backward.
SLAM!
I slammed into the barrier before I could right myself.
"It’s quite simple honestly." He appeared right before me, fist crackling with so much power I could feel chills crawl up my body.
"Shit." Space folded as my body vanished from the spot.
BOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!!!!
The entire guild building shook from the impact his fist made with the floor.
"All it does is.."
Wooosh!!
Another punch aimed directly at my head, I ducked just in time, before delivering a kick to his chest.
THUD!
Nothing.
BANG!
Another palm strike sent me crashing through multiple pillars that were instantly restored.
"All it does, is make my belief in myself ultimate." He stopped. An excited grin on his face.
"And what’s that supposed to mean?" I shrugged off the dust and debris on my body as I stood back up.
"It means, what ever I declare of myself. So long as I believe it without a single shred of doubt." He raised a fist, clenching it hard..
CRAAAAACKKKKKKK!!!!!!
I could feel the world trembling at the mere act.
"Then it will be so." He raised his head. "Of all the laws I’ve ever created. This is perhaps my most cherished and proudest creation."
"Tell me.. what do you think?"
I readied Elira as I took another stance.
"It’s a troublesome one." I raised her blade up, "but not something I can’t contend with."
"Absolute..."
"Not this shit again." I could see his smug face turn serious the moment I opened my mouth.
"Hey, let’s see how invulnerable you truly are, why don’t we?"
I grinned and then..
"....Final step."
Elira’s blade was already on his body before the world could catch up.
BANG!!!!
His body slammed hard into the runic barrier.
WOOSH!!
Another cleaving strike was already waiting for him the moment he hit the barrier.
CLANK!!!
A sound akin to that of metal clashing against metal rang out incessantly.
"Damn you..." he took a step as he materialized right before me, but.
WOOSH...
Elira’s blade was already waiting for him.
"Wha..."
PSHHHH!!!!
Blood spurted out as her blade carved a deep wound on his chest.
BANG!!!
A kick to the chest sent him crashing backward.
"Heh! Seems you don’t believe in your words quite enough." I grinned.
"Heh! Alright then. You’re on." He drew a hand through the air. Multiple runic symbols latching themselves onto the world.
"Wanna see what happens when you combine runes and laws?"
ᛊᛏᛟᛈ(STOP)
"Wait. That’s.." my eyes widened in recognition.
"Aha! You recognize dragon tongue? Impressive."
He waved and the words stamped themselves on my chest.
My entire body froze solid on the spot.
"How’s that..?"
BANG!
A fist connected with my face, sending me crashing into a wooden pillar.
BANG!
Another kick connecting solidly with my still frozen form.
His body was a blur as he delivered a multitude of devastating attacks, but..
CRASHHHHH!!!!
"Huh?" Multiple slash marks appeared on his body before he could continue on his assault.
PSSSSHHHH!!!!!
Blood burst out of his frame as I delivered a punch to his face, sending his figure crashing backwards.
"How.. how is that even possible?" He stuttered as his body patched itself up.
"Heh. The last step always finds you." I replied, breaking free from the runic bindings.
"Marvelous. Truly, marvelous. Alright Dante." He let his aura wash over the entire place, not withholding anything.
"Come! Let’s see who is truly ABSOLUTE between us."
The moment he finished saying that.
[DING!]
I smiled as the system’s notifications appeared.
"Finally..."
[You have comprehended the [UNIQUE LAW]...
[UNIQUE LAW]...]
My eyes shone as the information of what this law did drilled itself into my head. The more I understood, the wider my smile got, until eventually...
"Pfft... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...." I laughed out in pure ecstasy.
"Marvelous! Truly! What a brilliant law."
"What are you... wait. No." He suddenly paused as his eyes widened.
"Hmm. Seems those who created a law can tell when someone has gained full comprehension in said law. That’s good to know." I slowly put Elira always as I straightened my stance.
"How?"
"That’s not for you to bother. Because it is now time to put an end to this farce." My grin sharpened as..
[Chaotic Denial is in effect...]
"You say you are invincible. You claim to be immeasurable. You call yourself ABSOLUTE."
The world stilled. Like reality itself was waiting for something, and it didn’t have to wait long because...
"I DENY THE EXISTENCE OF THE SELF YOU BELIEVE IN!"
WENG!!!
I could see the clear disbelief in his gaze as his aura deflated. The effects of his Aspect of self being forcefully undone.
"No..."
"Oh. Yes." The entire dojo shone a golden luster as my excitement peaked.
""You call that conviction?" I laughed.
"Watch carefully." I grinned savagely as...
"I... AM INVINCIBLE."
CRAAAAAAACKKKKK!!!!
The entire dojo split down the middle as the runes imploded instantly.
"No!" Salazar frantically drew symbols in the air as he created more and more runes to contain the damage from my rampaging aura but...
"It is futile, because..."
"I... AM UNCONTAINABLE."
SHATTTER!!!
Whatever runes he had pulled up. Whatever effect they were supposed to have, they all shattered into glowing golden particles as his eyes widened in pure incredulity.
The entirety of the City Of Ages began trembling from the sheer release of my aura.
"Stop! You need to stop!" He yelled out, clasping his hands together as a golden dome rose from beneath the guild building, enclosing the both of us, but..
"I... AM IMMEASURABLE!"
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!
The entire guild building and whatever protective runes they had on were instantly erased.
"Im... impossible." Salazar collapsed to his knees as his eyes trembled. The disbelief in those eyes clear as day.
"Nothing... is impossible, for..."
"I... AM ABSOLUTE!"
....
....
First there was silence. A cold, deathly silence. As though the world was still waiting to react. But when it did...
ZIIIIIING.
The City of Ages disappeared beneath a sea of pitch-black darkness.
Streets vanished.
Towers crumbled.
Mountains beyond the city folded beneath the pressure.
The world itself seemed to stop breathing.
In its wake. A towering Pillar of Pitch black darkness with nothing but two golden orbs shining through.
"Now..."
My eyes trained down, locked onto his shaken figure.
"Tell me, Salazar."
"Who..."
"...is Absolute?"
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A/N: Cold. Too cold. Damn.
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