" I am Lionel! Romulus's second strongest elite, I will not fall to a boy like you!! "
The man now known as Lionel yelled, causing the boy to chuckle as he looked down at the man, finding himself higher into the air
" Oh, so that's your name "
Shu replied, only to then fly down toward the man, turning into a trail of light because of how fast he was moving, as the man flew toward the boy at the same speed, clashing with him, causing a gigantic sonic boom, but that didn't stop neither of them, as they would then begin to fly all over the place, clashing and bouncing off of each other, creating more sonic booms that shook the air itself, cracking the sky above them.
As that happened Ean got closer to the orb, stopping mid air as he stared at it, he was currently in his normal state, black hair, and blue eyes, though of course, he had almost no clothes, only his pants, which were ripped.
" What is this? "
Ean questioned, as he slowly placed his right hand on orb, only to then look up, seeing as gigantic hands began to emerge from it
" Oh I see what this is "
Ean said to himself, only to then sink his hand inside of the orb along with the rest of his body closing his eyes while he did so, only to open them seconds later, finding himself in a dark void
" This isn't what I was expecting "
He whispered, as he began to fly around, looking all over in an attempt to find an exit, but he saw something else, or rather a few things.
He then stopped, taking a good look at what he had found, only to open his eyes wide, realizing the people he was currently staring at, which were, Ana, Ezra, Ayami, Elena and Arthur
" Oh, what at you guy—- "
He stopped, realizing that they weren't moving, not talking, nor breathing, it was as if they were frozen and couldn't move.
He stretched out his arm, opening his hand to try and see what would happen if he touched one of them, but he was soon interrupted as a crack formed beside him, as if reality itself was breaking apart.
He tilted his head in curiosity, to then turn to the crack in the void, slowly placing his left hand upon it, only to then push it forward, breaking a hole into the void, seeing blinding lights coming from the other side.
" I sense three types of energies, but I can't tell them apart—it seems like this place is some sort of domain that rubs you of your dimensional freedom. Well whatever, I stepped in here without thinking, so it wouldn't hurt much if I did the same with this hole "
He said to himself to then push his hand through the hole, only to be sucked in by it, like a vacuum absorbing whatever got in it's way.
As that happened Shu and and Lionel continued to clash, exchanging blows like there was no need to dodge, their faces were bloody, and their bodies sustained many injuries, but their vessels weren't the only things suffering, the world underneath them was practically nonexistent, every single thing was either destroyed or completely obliterated, normally this would mean death for Petra who was still running around, but Shu kept a field of energy around her so she wouldn't get hurt.
" Why won't you just fall already!! "
Lionel yelled as he would then punch the boy in his face, causing him to move back a bit, only to then smirk, avoiding another punch from the man only to seconds later spin in the air, stretching his right leg out, and kicking the man right in his neck, sending him flying downward
" I don't know, maybe I'll tell you when you tell me why you haven't used your spiritual awakening yet!! "
Shu replied laughingly, grinning as he flew down, going after the man, the boy seemed to be enjoying himself as if he wasn't in a fight to the death at the moment, but that would soon stop as Lionel appeared behind him, quickly generating chains to wrap around the boy's arms, pulling his limbs backwards as a smile grew on his face
" Now, I can get rid of you "
Lionel whispered, as more chains appeared from thin air, beginning to wrap themselves around the boy's neck, tightening themselves as time went by, and when all his oxygen was about to stolen away, an extremely powerful and fast thing crashed against Lionel's side, sending him flying as well as breaking the chains that held Shu's body
" Hmm, I didn't think I'd find you here "
Said a familiar voice, as Shu simply smiled, slowly rubbing his neck whilst regaining his composure, proceeding to turn around, finding himself with a smug faced Ean
" Yo, what's good man? Long time no see huh? "
Shu replied, chuckling a little as he stretched his arm out, opening his hand in the process
" I can see you've gotten stronger "
Ean said, mimicking what the albino boy was doing to then thing his arm forward, only for Shu to do the same, clapping their hands together, tightly gripping each other's hands as they smirked
" I guess I could say the same for you, I feel an unfamiliar yet powerful energy coming from you "
Shu replied, causing Ean to shrug whilst pulling his hand away
" Yeah well, you know things happened and— "
The boy couldn't finish his sentence, as both their attentions were stolen away by Lionel who's energy began to rise
" I apologize my king.. "
Lionel whispered, whilst red and black robes suddenly appeared above him, quickly and tightly wrapping themselves around the man's body, very much like a full body spandex, red on the limbs and black on the body as well as the neck
" What the hell is happening to him? "
Shu questioned as Ean simply ignored him, turning his attention to Petra who found herself near the man, he would then disappear in a blur of speed, appearing beside Petra, breaking the barrier that protected her, only to then disappear and reappear beside Shu in a blur of speed, carrying her on his arms
" It looks like he's transforming "
Ean said as he carefully, wrapped his arms around Petra who eagerly hugged the boy
" Yeah, and it doesn't seem like we can stop it either "
Shu replied, although he didn't necessarily want to stop the man from using his spiritual awakening, from its energy alone he could tell that it would be dangerous, especially for Petra who was the weakest there.
As those thoughts ran through Shu's mind, a golden armor appeared above Lionel, each piece began to surround the man, one after another, flashing the like the sun on the afternoon.
As each piece placed itself upon the man's body, powerful lighting fell from the sky, striking the deserted ground below. His snake like eyelids would then open up, spreading across his entire eyes, soon the armor had completely covered his body.
The skin on his face began to break apart, as light shined through. Soon his head became nothing but light, with long white and glowing hair floating into the air.
His eyes changed color every second, going from red, black, white, purple and so on.
Now he no longer seemed like himself, he looked more like a bright sun with armor
" I hate taking on this form, because it steals away from my master's glory, I've been told by him that I look more like a god then I do a human, and I believe that it is an insult to him, I promised myself that I would never take this form ever again, but you two have forced my hand, so.. "
The man stretched his arm out, opening his hand whilst a beam of fire began to form from it
" I will make sure to end both of your lives "