Lord Shadow



On the Turbulent Sea, many people who saw the battle thought that Death Monarch still has a lot in his tank.

That the defeat of Kaiju is already sealed. 

Azief did not show it but since he become the strongest person in the world, he rarely has a time where he felt drained like this

The other times he felt like this was when he fights that Weronian warrior and the demon king of the Seresian world 

But that should not be counted. 

Because those two people have a realm higher than him and it was him leapfrogging a realm to fight against those two beings.

But now, he was on the other side of it. It is only him that usually fight people above their realm of power and not the other way around

'It is quite interesting' he thought to himself

Kaiju is now his normal size which is still imposing. Azief is tall standing on six feet six. But Kaiju is around thirty feet height. 

It would be like facing a giant. Kaiju then laughed and his laugh echoes all over the Turbulent Sea, the sound of the laugh is very carefree yet very desolate. 

He grips the trident but he could not grip tight. His laugh ended and then he looks again at Death Monarch

He is powerless to fight again…. but he still has one last energy in the tank…just enough for one more attack

And Azief also knows this. 

'Are you really that unaffected?'

Azief was about to lie but then the words that should come out did not come out. He looks at Kaiju and he could feel something about him

Azief would not say that Kaiju did nothing wrong 

He is far from it. But what he is….is a warrior pursuing his own path regardless what the world tells him. Even if the path leads him to his death, there is no fear in his eyes. 

And Azief always respected that. 

Guts. 

That is what Kaiju had. 

For a moment the people that have the ability to watch this battle and interested in seeing the end of this war all gathered around the battle area. 

But they all stand on one hundred kilometers radius away from Kaiju and Death Monarch

And they could see the demeanor of the strongest person in the world. Azief stand there above the sky, looking down on the world.

Everyone thought that Death Monarch was unaffected but then he said

'You could attack one more. I could attack three more times. Then I would be spent' Azief chooses to not lie this time. 

Hearing this Kaiju was stunned. 

'Hahahaha!' he laughs and his laugh sounds lonely. 

As for the people of the Crime Alliance and the dark forces of the world that was also watching this battle, their faces turn ugly. 

It almost seems like they were the ones that is facing Death Monarch and not Kaiju

Kaiju on the other hand is very calm. He looks at the sky and then close his eyes, takes a deep breath and there is a smile on his face

He did not find the prospect of his death to be a somber things. This is not his world and these are not his people

He couldn't care less about the people in this world and he has no affection for it

So, he did not mind leaving it. And he did not mind at all being defeated by Death Monarch

Being defeated by the strongest person in this world….to him….it is also a kind of honor. 

If he is to die, he would not mind dying under the hands of such person. Even though he felt like he is going to die, he could not help but gained a lot in today battle

To him, it did not matter if he dies a few second later, he would still revel in the joy of finding himself getting stronger. 

Today, using the power of the trident, mobilizing the power of the Heavens, fighting the rules of laws and even getting stabbed by Katarina sword...it was like a new world was opened to him

If he could somehow survive today…. he is very eager to fight Death Monarch again. 

'It is a pity' he mutters

Azief listen to his word and nodded

'It is a pity' he replied

Kaiju felt pity that he only has one last chance to strike. But Death Monarch still could attack three times

To other people being able to strike three times is not something that is terrifying. 

But if that person is Death Monarch, one strike of his is enough to pacify the world. 

Three strikes mean he could use one strike to kill Kaiju. 

Then if the dark forces of the world, the members of the Crime Alliance and the Pirates attack him, he could use another strike to settle all of them

And then if there is another problem, just one last strike is enough to pacify the world and the rest could be left to the world powers to clean up the mess

That is why….it is a pity

By now, almost all of the attack on the island had stopped. Most of the people of the dark forces is now retreating. 

The atmosphere on the Turbulent Sea also became tense at this moment. 

Many people are looking at this battle right now. And many people are waiting for the end. And they could tell that the end is close. 

The waves are wild, the wind is harsh, and the storms are crazy

There are many people that watched the battle. Most of them do not understand the kind of fight that those two had. 

They could only see the fist strike, the feet kicks, the blast and the energy attack. They could not see the subtlety of each strike, or the intricate rules and laws at play each time those two hurls attack against each other. 

But there is two people that watched the battle and could understand everything. They could not see everything simply because of the limitation of their realm. 

However, even if they could not see it, they understand it. 

These two people are not Jean and Hikigaya. Instead, it is two people standing on a lone ship. 

This ship is not affected by wild waves, by the harsh wind by the crazy storms. 

This person is Loki and Yewa Hafar. 

'One last move before checkmate' Yewa Hafar said with a sigh. 

Loki chuckles

'You believe that Azief would kill Kaiju?'

'Kaiju is a great enemy. There is no reason to spare him' hearing this Loki only chuckles. 

These two since the beginning of the war, had been staring at each other. Loki could not make any moves but as long as he is on the ship, Yewa Hafar also could not make any moves. 

Loki might appears like he is smiling and calm right now but as the battle is coming to a close, he became more and more anxious. 

Yewa Hafar on the other hand is clam from beginning to end. This does not track. Loki had deal with Yewa Hafar so many times that he is very familiar with him.

If he has a plan, and he could not do that plan, there would be some kind of discomfort, a show of anxiousness, or even a lashing out moment from Yewa Hafar.

Loki is not fooled by Yewa Hafar usually calm demeanors. He is an Acolyte of Destruction and so his emotion is usually filled with negative emotions.

It is already a feat to remain calm. This requires supernatural will to keep himself sane and calm when all kinds of negative emotions are in his mind and in his heart

The fact that he could have nay normal conversation at all is a miracle. 

If anyone were to be exposed even to a sliver of the madness of the negative emotions that is present in him, that person would quickly turn crazy.

'When two tigers fight, one must die. Why would Azief spare such enemy?' Yewa Hafar question broke him from his concentration

Loki did not answer. He only smiles

All over the Turbulent Sea, this same points are also agreed by everyone.

They all think that only with the death of Kaiju, today curtain of war that had been brought up could be pull down. 

Only then the war would end. Katarina believe this. Jean and Hikigaya also believes this. Sofia that was watching in the distance, also believe this

Hirate, Raymond, Narleod, Lee Sangmin, Kairu, the strong figures of the world all believe the same thing

But only Loki who was sitting on that lone ship with Yewa Hafar believe differently. He believes that the sword would not be swung. 

And that Kaiju will live to see another day. Because Loki knows something that other people don't. 

And it is this knowledge that makes him seventy percent sure that Azief would not kill Kaiju. As for the thirty percent of uncertainty it is simply because sometimes Azief would not act according to what is wise but according to what he feels.

Even though the years had polished him, there is still that streak of rebelliousness, that youthful arrogance. 

Sometimes, he would not choose the wise course of action preferring to do the stupid action even if it would cause trouble.

Because sometimes, he just doesn't want to act according to common sense. 

Sometimes, Azief simply went crazy and overturned the table

That is the thirty percent of uncertainty. 

But right now, Loki is no longer paying attention to Azief or Kaiju. 

The fight is interesting and powerful but he has seen so many battles in his timeline, that this fight to him, is not as exciting. 

To the eyes of some people this is the peak of battle on Earth

To him, it is simply a low-level fight. 

Loki saw the War of the Sovereigns. 

The war at that time was fought through multiple dimension, there was Raymond throwing away planet and stars and the others punching it to dust. 

There was Katarina that froze time and space, frozen planets and stars, cut space and created a singularity with each strike

Laws and rules of the world were nothing but playthings under the hands of the Sovereigns. 

Compared to that war, what is the excitement of this battle?

He is more interested in Yewa Hafar. 

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