Overbearing Guidance (I)

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"Before your questions deepen, I shall tell you right now. I am not the first Demon Monarch. However, I was alive during his reign. If you want to know my true identity, you'd have to properly succeed the Demon Monarch's mantle. Only then will I reveal to you who I am. Secondly, you also need to find one who is worthy of the Tenebrous Sword," Fuhrer announced before holding his hand up towards Apollo.

"Now, as I said before, that is only the second strike. You still need to withstand 8 more of such blows. I will only allow you 30 seconds before I move again," Fuhrer smiled. However, this time, a ghastly purplish aura appeared around the hilt of his sword. While it didn't move, it permeated towards the bottom of his weapon's blade.

Meanwhile, Apollo took the time granted to him to stimulate his anima as much as possible. However, he soon realized his energy was near bottoming out. 'These two hits drained over 90% of my energy? What…'