An Unkillable Force

Ace watched with a fearsome expression while Isla's body sewed itself back together. When she stood back up, she was sure to express how she felt about being snuck up on and killed.

"Ace. That wasn't nice of you to kill me like that. Even I feel pain."

"Isla, if killing you a hundred times means you'll truly die, I'll gladly lift my blade."

"I'd love to fight you at full power, but I can't have this forest getting destroyed."

"And why's that?" Ace asked.

"The dark mages are seeking an item lost here. I can't have it being destroyed."

Fwsh.

Ace leaped forward. A golden stream of light followed his sword as it cut Isla's body in half.

Thump!

"I see no problem benefiting from that." said Ace, wiping his blade.

Isla's body sewed itself back together and she stood up once more.

"I told you that it hurts when you kill me? Why do you still do it?" She asked.

Ace frowned and looked at the ground. He couldn't believe that he really had to kill her around 97 more times. It was truly a time waster.

"I delay your next death if you answer me. Why are you here? And what are the dark mages looking for?"

"I already answered that second question. They are searching for an item."

Isla was purposely not giving enough info. Seeing this, Ace grabbed ahold of his sword once again and thrusted through Isla's heart.

Swsh. Stab.

His foot smashed into her face as he pulled his blade away.

Shnk.

Only a second passed and Isla stood back on her feet.

"Spirits, take it from here." she whispered.

Many disfigured creature's surrounded her opponent. If it wasn't for Ace's [Sixth Sense] he wouldn't even be able to see these spirits. He saw why many fell to these monster's without being able to do much.

[You have activated 'Goldy Barrier']

A slight golden light covered his body while he stood calmly with his sword holstered.

"If there's this many, how about I demonstrate some of my family techniques for you."

Ace waited for a response from Isla, but he only got silence and a stare in return.

"I'll go ahead and take that as a 'yes,'."

Each of the creature's footsteps thumped while swarming around Ace who only stood still. His chest was slashed, his face was hit and he got hit from every angle, but he didn't flinch or even take damage.

Ace took a breath and spoke a powerful phrase.

"Defense Push. 25%"

An unstoppable explosion of wind traveling in every direction, ripping the monsters apart and knocking over many trees. Isla tried to withstand it all but failed while her limbs were blown apart and launched across the dirt.

Ace took a firm step forward and boldly spoke.

"Now, would you like to retreat and save yourself from further pain?"

If it was any other enemy, Ace wouldn't have given them that option mid-fight. But since Isla was near unkillable, it would be better to let her leave instead of fighting a stale-mate battle.

Now fully regenerated, Isla shook her head.

"I have an idea. Let me take us somewhere that would let me fight at my full power."

Hearing her words, Ace quickly gripped his sword, he knew whatever coming wasn't good. If he fought against her full power, it would be stale-mate until Isla slowly gained the advantage.

The haze of a black light enveloped all around, covering the forest. The atmosphere felt slightly colder and everything around slowly vanished.

In moments, nothing was left beside a dark land that stretched out for at least hundreds of miles.

Ace knew exactly what this was. It was a personal space that could be created by magic or the use of a skill. It was isolated from the real world, being truly hidden.

"You really are a secret demon lord."

"Well, I am the daughter of the abyssal Demon Leader. In terms of power, though, I have surpassed my father."

"You truly are wasted potential. If you didn't choose to follow his footsteps, you could be one of the best protectors." Ace stated.

"That's nice of you to say. But We have done enough talking now."

Isla opened her mouth and bit a bloody chunk off her arm. Spitting it out, she let the red matter drip from her arm. With no reason to hold back, an immeasurable amount of energy flowed from her body.

Her figure flashed and appeared before Ace' eyes. With a kick upward, Isla sent her enemy miles into the air and in a split second, she appeared above him. Lifting her heel, she gave off a cold look before kicking ace back towards the ground.

Smashssshhh!

His body blew a deep, wide crater into the floor, causing an earthquake.

As Isla swung her foot at him once more, Ace ducked and cut her into peiaces with many slashes.

As Isla regenarated, a beam of light shot through her skull, killing her once more.

Boom!

It didn't stop her for long as she quickly leaped at Ace and swung her fists, hundreds of times in a mere second. Ace was unable to react and was being knocked around the air from each direction.

Left, Right, Up, Down. Isla's speed was a problem but. A problem that would need Ace to use the most powerful technique he knew. Luckily, Ace's [Goldy Barrier] was still active and protecting him from damage, but it was getting ready to run out.

"Defense Push. 1,00%"

A deadly explosion of wind traveled from his body, blowing Isla's body into chunks of flesh.

Booom!

Using this time to prep, Ace chanted.

"Combined Atk. Combined Health. Immunity. Perfection."

Isla stomped to her feet, leaping forward.

A golden light flashed behind the swing of a sword and her head was cut from her body.

Slash!

Ace wiped the blood from his beloved sword while speaking.

"I never thought I would have to resort to using my strongest moves. But you have power that no individual should possess."

Like every time Isla died, she now fully regenerated, and like every time, she rushed with intent to slaughter her foe.

Ace raised his weapon, ready to defend.The construct of time slowed for a moment as he pondered the situation.

He would have the upper hand now for a good amount of time, but could he hold out until Isla lost each of her hundred lives. This, he did not know the answer to.