Chapter 54: One Last Time

[Vicente POV]

     "Hey, nostalgic isn't it!? We used to fight like this when we were younger!" He sounds too crazed. What kind of hell is he making himself go through? We fought sure, but those were fistfights with no weapons plus we didn't have even 0.01% of the power we have now.

     "Use skill: Force Use x3." No..not again.

     "Use skill: Corrupted Conqueror Style- Conquista del Infierno. Use skill- Corrupted Conqueror Style- Corte Cósmico. Use skill: Corrupted Conqueror Style- Conquista de Ilusiones." 

     Message: Corruption of soul and body [40%].

     I already feel my body and soul becoming corrupted by this stupid power. I feel stronger, but this isn't what I want!

     "Something the matter, Chente?" The way he said it ran a chill down my entire body. I felt the same feeling coming off of him that I felt inside my very soul, but at a magnitude that I hadn't reached yet.

     "Use skill: Conqueror Style- Basic Horizontal Slash x10." I'm not letting him win this fight. 

     "Use skill: Corrupted Slash x10. Use skill: Corruption Connection." 

     Message: Corruption of soul and body [70%].

     "Use skill: Aura-" Why did that hurt so much! 

     "Use skill: Corruption Impulse. Use skill: Corruption Backflow." 

     Message: Corruption of soul and body [85%].

     "Use skill: Devil's Fright." I saw the memories of killing Tere, of my parents dying, of Miguel dying, and of everyone I love dying. 

     'Give in, give in, give in, give in, give in, give in, give in, give in, give in, give in, do it, give in, give into hatred and become corrupted, give in, give in, give in, give in! You're nothing, you will never be enough, you will never be the strongest, you will end up like Dante. Hell you won't even make it to his level. Give up, give in!"

     Maybe I should give in to it.....it's right, I'm never going to be the strongest…..who am I...again…?

     'Remember who you are! You aren't some little bitch who'll lose this easily are you!? Were you really that weak! Show him who you are, show him what you've experienced, and show him your life!" 

     Message: Corruption of soul and body [100%].

     "I'm not weak!! Jonathan, get ready...I'm coming for you right now. Use skill: Corrupted Conqueror Style- Primer Conquista. Use skill: Corrupted Conqueror Style- Segundo Conquista." This was the third stage. This was supposed to open up the pathway for the Conquista Final. Dante refused to teach me the fourth stage until I mastered this stage. 

     "Use skill: Corrupted Teleport." He left just like that….I feel really tired…

     Message: Corruption of soul and body [50%].

[George's POV]

     "Use skill: Hell Laser x3. Use skill: Devil's Backflow." This girl is really strong, she has a lot of experience in hand-to-hand combat. We need to meet back up with everyone and figure out some sort of plan to fight against this onslaught of all these fuckers. Chloe is over there fighting one of the masked people and Vicente is over there fighting his brother. Vicente and Chloe both look fine, so there shouldn't be any problem on their end, but this person is really strong. 

     "Can't keep up? Should I tone down the difficulty?" This asshole is really getting on my nerves.

     "Use skill: Devil's Black Star Combo." She was blocking some of the hits, but she was taking quite a bit of damage.

     "Use skill: Gray Star." I was sent all the way back towards the wall. I didn't crash into it, but that still hurt quite a bit. We traded punches, kicks, and even headbutt. A punch in the gut from her would probably even pierce right through me.

     "Use skill: Devil's Paradox Combo." She remained still for a moment before coming at me. She probably thinks that nothing happened to her.

     "Use-" She felt the attacks all over her body. This skill took a lot of mana, but it was one of my first godhood skills. It stopped time for me and would allow me to hit her everywhere. She was bleeding and looked pretty messed up now.

     "Use skill: Corrupted Power Barrage." Each blow feels like it's piercing my body like a sword or spear. Fuck! 

     "Use skill: Hell Counter." She won't be getting up from that, "I win…" my eyes unconsciously went towards Vicente's fight to see him falling.

     "VICENTE!"

[Chloe POV]

     This is a long range fight, but part of me wants to try out fighting with a sword. Recently, Dante has been teaching me quite a lot which was most likely due to what happened in his life. Although the gods were afraid of him, he knew they would try to mess with his relatives. I was his soon to be granddaughter- in-law, so he wanted to make sure Vicente didn't go down the same path he did. Let's hope that this works, "Use skill: Conqueror Style- Conquista del Infierno." I couldn't silently use this skill.

     "I thought you were an alchemist/assassin!" 

     "Never assume what I am! Use skill: Transmute. Use skill: Headhunter x3." I missed, he dodged in a way that I didn't predict. I did manage to slash his body multiple times, but nothing too serious. Conquista Style really takes a toll on me and it's not like I'm as used to or proficient in it as Vicente or Dante. Vicente still has trouble mastering it at times, but I'm not some damsel in distress. I'm ranked 9th! 

     "Use skill: Cross Stitch. Use skill: Conqueror Style- Basic Horizontal Slash. Use skill: Assassin's Will. Use skill: Subzero." He was slow on the defense, but was plenty agile. His attacks weren't bad at all, but he's going to be slowed now.

     "Why are you scratching the ground like that really? Are you mocking me!" Hook line and sinker. He came at me with more force despite the debuffs I had put on him before, but this sword was coming in really handy now. I'm going to have to use it soon or else he'll catch on, but George has to move from the circle. As if on cue, George gets sent towards the wall opposite of me which was more than enough space while Vicente pushed his brother back.

     "What if I am? Use skill: Forbidden Transmutation- Life+Soul." My dad really made a breakthrough with his skill. My opponent was turned into a rabbit while his soul was practically destroyed leaving the rabbit mindless and broken. It would die on its own now, I used more mana than I thought. Phew, that was a fun experiment. I'll rest for bit on the wall before rejoining the fight. 

     "VICENTE!" No...please….no….let him be alright!