Can the Moon Shine in the Face of the Sun

As Spiren sneered down at him with a look of domineering arrogance, Azemo gritted his teeth and his eyes physically caught aflame. Glancing at the Spiren duplicates clutching him, Azemo watched in satisfaction as the dark flames of (skill) Flames of Contamination washed through their ranks.

Soon enough, Azemo was free from any restriction and facing down Spiren once again.

The other demon lord had already collected his sword and he looked at Azemo in surprise as the fire died down around his opponent.

"Interesting, interesting, try using that skill a little bit more."

Azemo did not answer, but Spiren's words were revealing. It seemed that Spiren was able to restrict access to skills and weapons he had witnessed for a good amount of time. In fact as Azemo tried to shift into his human form, he found that it was completely blocked as well.