The Ark Of Eighth Frame: Odin's Warcry

"Reaper... I ask of thee and show me thine power as the almighty Death God of the realm."

"Yes, my lord."

Nasima was blown back by the shock wave that Duncan's burst of Elemental Energy had created. The films then fully covered the boy as they started to glow green. After a few Ticks, the film strips opened like a blossoming flower, revealing Duncan's changed appearance.

The boy's outfit when the Ankou was activated was still the same, but his physical appearance changed. Duncan had more flesh on him while scars ran along his porcelain body. In addition, his eyes were fully green. As Nasima got up, she was instantly shocked when she saw Duncan.

Nasima rubbed her eyes as she saw an overlapping picture of a skeleton fading in and out of her vision the longer she stared at Duncan. The child of Darkness quickly took his scythe and stabbed it into the ground with the blade on the top, the skull facing Nasima.

The child of winds quickly changed her grip on her spear to point downwards and stomped her foot, causing golden and grey Elemental Energy to engulf the weapon. As for Duncan, the strips of the film turned solid black and felt way more powerful than his previous rounds.

Bryan squinted and was shocked at what Duncan was planning to do. If Nasima doesn't find a way to defend herself, she will be down for the count within the next move.

"God Of Frenzy... War... And many more... This is the part of the story where conflict arises! Armor up! Raise your weapons and hear my call! For I chance upon the use of this revered leader of the possessed... May we hear your battle cry, O' God Of The Gallows!" chanted Duncan.

Everyone watched in anticipation as a bolt of black lightning hailed from the skies. The bolt struck Duncan's scythe, causing the place to shake violently. Nasima nearly lost balance but decided to lunge toward Duncan before he could finish the spell.

With the flagpole over her shoulder, Nasima wanted to throw her spear again. The poor girl was panicking as she was worried about Duncan's Magecraft. The child of winds was scared of the child of Darkness's spells since they remind her of the tortures from Albion.

Nasima pushed those flashbacks away as she focused on Duncan.

"Eighth Frame: Odin's Warcry!" shouted Duncan as a thunderstorm of black lightning rampaged the arena.

A colossal bolt struck Nasima but was stopped by the girl's reflexes and flagpole. Nasima was brave enough to face the bolt head-on and not run away. But as she noticed the bolt of lightning melting her spear, it was too late for the child of the winds as the spell snapped her spear.

"How is this possible? It's... The Spear of the Primordial Beast of the Skies, Ziz! How can some lightning bolts snap the spear in half?!" yelled Nasima while trying to dodge the rest of the bolts.

"There's no need to explain since the answer is obvious. You are weaker than me."

Nasima was shocked and quickly rushed away to avoid the onslaught of lightning strikes as she figured out the accurate material of those lightning bolts. But unfortunately, the Slayer was also in the way and found out about the lightning after one bolt struck his shield.

Bryan freaked out when his shield started to decay and crumble into dust. The Slayer quickly brought up another one while enhancing his physical defense, just in case something went wrong. But, whatever Duncan was doing, it made Bryan even more slightly afraid of him...

"Hey! That's not fair! Why can you use your Elemental Energy as lightning bolts when you are a Dark Mage?" asked Nasima, dodging the last bolt.

"Because it isn't lightning bolts, Nasima. Those strikes are made out of my Elemental Energy, and I've embedded the Element of Necrosis in them. So best not to let them touch you, or you'll rot," warned Duncan.

Luckily, Duncan was still a young child, so he couldn't use the Frames for longer than a few Tocks. But it was enough to deal so much damage that the entire area looked like it would collapse. And it did when Nasima stomped her feet to throw her temper.

As the ground broke, the two Mages didn't seem fazed as they were still in combat and ready to pounce again. However, with Nasima having no spear, all she could do was run away from Duncan while he still had his scythe.

Bryan was also trying his best to ride with the tide by hopping rock after rock to get down to the next level. That's when it was Nasima's turn to shine again as Duncan swung his scythe at the girl only to be halted by her leg.