Merciless

The air standstill as it was been engulf by a suffocating pressure, one may even call it an all too familiar feeling they all had to experience at least once in their life, and this feeling was the unavoidable realization of death.

As Noir activated the mystic eyes of death perception as it released a dreadful cardinal instinct from it, victims, as their souls feel the inescapable and unavoidable death they miserably failed to escape.

Everyone was so afraid that their very will to talk was completely taken away from them and the only one capable of talking was Maria as she stumbles back holding her heart looking at Noir in fear.

"W-What the hell a-are you?"

Noir remained silent for a little as a terrifying smirk slowly came on his face as he took the two duel daggers he made from aura control and began doing some tricks with it as he said.

"Ha... now that's a good question... but too bad for you I don't feel like answering that right now... how about round two, winner takes all this time."

Maria got up quickly as she created two flame lances but this time it was black and red in color as she said in her head.

"I don't want to die here what should I do partner."

After Maria said those words an androgynous voice appear in her mind as it said.

[Maria I'm going to be straight with you we cant beat him, the best course of action is retreating]

When Maria heard these words she tense up in shock and fear as she said

"Y-you can't be serious you are the goddess of vengeance for christ's sake."

[Correction girl I am one of her many embodiments my real body is somewhere else but regardless of that what stand before you is an opponent that is not in your reach regroup with the 9 kings and sent him down another day]

"I understand what the plan is."

[We're going have to use everything and you know what that means right]

"Haha... how miserable to think I will have to resort to that."

Noir watches as Maria's emotions were spiraling out of control first came fear, then desperation, then confidence.

"Ha... are you conflicted woman, are you unsure of your victory how laughable how about I make you offer quick now and I will make your death painless at least."

Maria watches Noir as she said.

"Don't take me for a pushover oddity I'm going to show you how creative I can be when I'm serious."

From there Maria remove her mask and to his surprise, she was very beautiful as she had orange eyes and white hair she even had a sun tattoo on her forehead.

But Noir didn't have time to admire her beauty and honestly he didn't really give a fuck.

Maria then took off her upper clothes showing her massive seductive tits which gave everyone a shock as Noir was the first to say.

"Seduction will get you, nowhere woman."

Maria gave Noir a disgusted look as she said.

"Who wants to seduce you."

[Maria it's all or nothing now hurry and call my name]

"Yea... Burn my flesh Kagutsuchi."

*Boom*

Maria body began to explode as an extremely bright flam as giant eyes appeared at the center of her chest as flame-like bra pad was formed covering up her nipples as her eyes also got brighter only this time her cornea was red and her head had a bright orange halo on her head as she said.

"Come oddity."

Noir watches this with a bored look as prepares himself he said.

"Well, you can't say I didn't given you chance for a painless dea...

But before Noir could not finish saying what he wanted as a charging sound was heard from the front and when le look the eyes on Maria's chest charge up a giant heat vision as it fired it at Noir.

*Boom*

Noir looks at the incoming blast as he sees the death line in the attack and when he found the perfect one he slices killing the ray as the attack from the dagger traces the line eventually completely destroying the eyes as blood and scream was present in the room destroying Maria giant eye.

"Ahhh.. how the hell did he manage to destroyed a full power sunray, that was the very attack that annihilated an A-class oddity back in the day."

[Maria this is bad I can't heal the injury]

"Wait what."

[Behind you]

Maria hurry turned around as she took a flaming lance to cut the person behind her but she was too slow on the uptake as Noir instantly appeared behind her killing the lance and slicing the death line on her arm completely slicing it into tiny pieces.

*Splurt*

Lava-like blood began to fly everywhere and as a way to encounter Maria did something with her as began to charge up and an extremely bright series of many droplets of blood was present as all of them went off like a bomb.

*Boom*

The explosion engulf Noir as Maria jump back holding her arm with a pain streak expression on her face as she said.

"Kagutsuchi I thought Phoneix mode was going to give me the upper hand in this fight.... which would eventually give me an opportunity to flee why am I not healing."

[This is bad Maria something is negating my regeneration abilities it is almost like the ability to heal has been denied]

"W-WHAT!."

[Why don't you switch damaged]

"That the thing I cant."

[Maria run just run melt through the floor and make it to the lowest floor possible I will use the remaining of my energy to drastically increased our speed we should be able to run at Mach 3 if I sacrifice what remains]

Noir watch as Maria hold her miss left arm in pain as he said.

"Let us end this sad display of power this is just too one-sided."

Noir prepares Black Monarch as he prepares to drain her of everything she has taken one of her abilities for his own.

Noir walks up to Maria with Black Monarch as he gave her an indifferent look as he said.

"Maria was it."

Maria look at Noir as she said.

"What does it matter to you merciless oddity."

"Nothing really I just wanted the name of the person no the human who was actually able to give me quite a surprise I will say your ability to switch damage is very scary and really overpowered at that, but it meanless before me it doesn't matter how many time you kill me I can't die, but your death will come in as good nutrient to further my growth, well enough talk you can die now."

Noir said as he took Black Monarch and jab with great force toward her heart but right before it reach Kagutsuchi said.

[Now]

"No one dying today you cheeky bastard."

Just when Noir's sword was about to pierce Maria's heart her entire body turn into a giant black flame with abstract shape as it was so hot it actually made Noir jump back in concern to avoid been scorch to ashes once again.

As Maria began melting through the floor at incredible speed when Noir saw this he said.

"Oh, she trying to escape."

Noir then turn around to watch as Tanaka and friends were watching him like he was some type of monster, of course, their shock and fear was due to the fact that Noir actually went toe to toe with Maria and if he know who she was then he would instantly know just how strong and influential the church of Mary was.

Noir then said.

"I will be back.".

From there Noir punches a hole through the wall as he jumps down straight to ground exiting the building in a hole to meet Maria.

Change of POV

Maria reach the lowest floor and she transforms back to into her humanoid form and wasted no time as she sonic boom and began running at Mach-4 straight towards the exit, of course, her wounds weren't healed.

"Kagutsuchi what the hell is that monster, no oddity is supposed to be that strong."

[Partner just keep running away as fast as you can, you can't beat him that oddity is in a completely different dimension than the current us]

"FUCCCKK I can't believe I got my ass handed to me by a pervert like him."

[The main objective is to meet up with Argis if we can make it to the secret layer we can definitely survive or at least stand a fighting chance against that thing]

Maria and Kagutsuchi were running through the street with unbelievable speed as to most people they would just see her as a blur.

[Please do note we can't stay in this mode for long it burning your life at an unbelievable speed]

"I know we can reach the layer in 15 minutes if I maintain this speed, after all that oddity cant catch up to me if I'm this fast I'm very confident in my speed."

[I know after all my power as a divine entity who rules over flame isn't something an oddity with brute strength like him can reach I'm not a go...

But before Kagutsuchi say what it wanted to say it sense great danger coming toward them as she said.

[Maria jump now something coming from your right]

"Ehhh... SHIT."

But sadly for Maria, it was already too late as what followed next was the voice of an all too familiar demon rang off in her head as it said.

"Oh, really who decided that I cant catch up to you."

And after the voice came to a loud sonic boom along with the sound of flesh been Peirce and bones been braking in the background.

*Stab*

Maria felt a tingly pain on the side of her tingly chest and when she looked she saw a long black and red sword pierce the side of her left chest stabbing her heart as the blade exist through the other side of her chest as she said.

"Nani."

*Boom*

Maria flies straight into lingering vehicles as the human that was inside all died instantly as they were crushed by the impact.

Maria eventually stop flying as she landed hard on the ground but she didn't even have time to process what the hell just happen.

As she instantly felt that something grab her face as the force felt like getting bitch slap by a jet going at full.

The shared force cause one of her eyes to pop out of the socket getting crush shortly after by the wind pressure.

And whatever hit her began flying her ass through building as her head and the entire back of her body felt like they were brutally been crush as she continue crashing through buildings as the sound of people begging for their lives, while some began to scream in pain, cry as they mourn for theirs love ones.

Of course, this force that was attacking Maria was no other than Noir as grab Maria by the face as he face palm her through various objects even killing a lot of people in the process with little regard or any sense of grief or regret for his action or crimes.

To him, they were nothing but nutrients to further his growth just like Maria here and even Tanaka will soon experience almost like what Maria is about to experience.

Noir change direction as he stops with face palming and took her by the neck yeeted her ass high in he began beating her ass as he knees her face in, broke the remaining of her arm, and even crush and brake all her bone.

And to finish things up he picks up her damaged body while removing black Monarch from her already destroyed heart that was feeding on her all this while and slice the death lines of her remaining limbs as she screams in pain.

"Ahgh... Gasp... It hurt FUCK Gasp."

Noir took her now limbless body as he throw it on the ground and it rolls with great force as it crashes into an old vehicle park on the side of an abodon road as Noir gave her an ass whipping that all they from Tanaka resident all the way to an abound construction site that was on another side of Tokyo as Maria began crying in pain.

"Awww... it hurt some help me."

Maria said as both normal and blood coated tears started to exist her eyes as she began to crawl with no limbs to construction exist in hope of finding someone to help her as she said in great fear and regrets.

"Help. m-me any please I don't want to die shit... Kagutsuchi you got to do something or were both going to die here."

But sadly for Maria Kagutsuchi wasn't going to answer her now or ever again why you ask well it is simple although Noir doesn't know it yet when he reaches back black Monarch will have had a power boost reason does not only have it drank Maria blood it also absorbs Kagutsuchi so basically her so call partner has long met her end.

And the only reason Maria is alive is that the remnant of the Kagutsuchi flame is still burning her life force.

"Kagutsuchi stops playing haa... ahgh... it hurts way too much."

Once more Maria didn't get an answer as she began hearing the voice of Noir as he said.

"Well, I will ask once more any last words."

And when Maria heard this she began trembling in fear as she was slowly losing consciousness as she began pleading for her life as she said.

"P-Please cough mercy."

Noir gave Maria a deadpan look as he said while wasting no time in finishing off the enemy.

"Sorry, but we are fresh out."

"No, I don't want to die please r-r-reconsider."

Noir paid Maria no mind as was confident she could be killed relatively easily now, especially since her injuries would have been permanent even if she survives.

Noir place his foot on her head as he began adding pressure eventually a cracking sound was heard.

*Crack*

And the last words Maria said from her dying self was.

"I don't want to die."

*Splash*

Eventually, a popping sound was heard and what follow was a series of blood and brittle bones flying everywhere as Noir had brain matter all on his foot and face.

And right after the deed was down he began feeding Black monarch the remains of her blood and notification pop up into his head saying.

[You have gained switch from the Victim Maria]

"Oh hahaha, I actually was lucky enough to get her switch ability how fortunate is this well let get back to Tanka and call it a night."

From their Noir began to fly back towards Tanaka location as they were the last of his victim for the night