Cloak of Blades

Eight wisps of white aura formed into identical copies of Inari's short sword hovering in the air around it, illuminating the room in a bright light before rushing down towards Sedori, who leapt back creating distance between him and the ethereal blades before raising two more shields into the air to block their trajectory. Then a golden sword flew from the ground into Sedori's hand and he waved it through the air sending a gust of pressure through the air that pushed both Akuro and Inari back, forcing Akuro to release the two shields he'd held before.

Sedori stood before them, his eyes dead and a bored expression on his face. The five shields now spun around his figure, a swirling barrier to block any oncoming attacks.

"It seems he can control those weapons using his aura,  it I think it has a limited radius, he was only able to activate them a few at a time." Akuro observed.

"That doesn't help us now, he already has all five shields up." Inari said.

"No, I felt aura from the shields. I think I would be able to absorb it and shut his defense down."

Sedori suddenly shifted to face Darius, raising his hand. Three feet away from his palm hovered Darius's dagger, stopped in its tracks.

"I see. How interesting, you have a power similar to my own." Sedori said, observing Darius as he used his own aura to push the dagger against Sedori's. Darius had gotten to his feet, one arm hanging limply at his side, the other raised. He wore an expression of pain and determination.

"It's too bad you are inexperienced." Sedori remarked as the dagger flew off to the side and clattering against the floor. The gold sword then left Sedori's hand and whistled through the air towards Darius, who was still recovering from his last blow and was not fast enough to dodge the attack.

"Darius!" Akuro cried out, but it did no good and the sword plunged through his shoulder, pinning him to the wall. He let out a cry of agony, trying to remove the blade from his shoulder.

"Damnit!" Akuro cursed.

"Akuro, he no longer has his sword, we need to attack now!" Inari called.

Akuro grit his teeth and flew forward, Inari tailing him as he collided with one of Sedori's shields, slamming the but of his scythe into the shield then shifting it forward, pushing the metal plate downwards while swinging the scythe in a downwards arc towards Sedori, but he grabbed the handle, stopping it, and then his fist crashed into Akuro's chest with a resounding *CRACK* that shattered his ribs and sent him rolling onto the ground with a shout if pain. Inari then flashed into Sedori's range, she had managed to get through his shields and now her short sword plunged into his heart.

"Nine point strike!" She yelled as eight aura blades appeared and proceeded to pierce Sedori's body. But he was unmoving.

"Is that all that you can manage with your power?" Sedori asked. Then his turquoise eyes turned to Inari. "Because that's not nearly enough to best me."

Another shockwave of energy exploded forward from Sedori, sending Inari back to the ground by Akuro, who had now rose to his feet. Sedori gripped the hilt of the short sword in his chest and removed it from his frame, the aura blades fading as his wounds closed almost instantly.

Akuro held out his hand then, dark aura amassing in large amounts in his palm. "Inari, get back!" He yelled as the aura pooled into his hand, then he burst towards Sedori again, who attempted to raise his shields, but then realized they were no longer moving. Akuro had absorbed his aura! Sedori stepped back, now aware of what Akuro was doing, but he was too late as the orb of darkness collided into the ground at Sedori's feet before sucking everything in towards it and then exploding outwards in a burst of shadow.

Sedori held his hand against the black aura, then waved his other hand, his shields now appearing in front of his body. The explosion then was split around the shields, unable to break through them. When the explosion faded, Sedori stood, unscathed. Akuro cursed under his breath as Sedori motioned towards him, but just then bolts of silver aura pierced through Sedoi's frame and into the ground, leaving two gaping holes in his chest and his leg.

Akuro looked over to see Darius had managed to get free from the sword and had used his bow to shoot arrows of pure aura at Sedori while his shields were focused on Akuro's attack.

"Well done, I must commend your teamwork." Sedori spoke, "But it's not enough. I am immortal, or have you forgotten?" The holes in his body healed over in an instant and Sedori stood, arms crossed before his challengers. "Do you see the difference in our power now?" He asked, his eyes locked on Akuro. "You will never be able to defeat me."

"Screw you, I'm not backing down! I don't care who the hell you are, I'm killing you!" Akuro roared.

Sedori smirked. "I commend your spirit. Fine then, to pay you my respect as a warrior, I will show you my strength."

Sedori's eyes began to glow brighter and turquoise aura began to cover his body head to toe in a samurai styled armor as he raised his hands into the air. Then the shields and his golden sword were cloaked in the same aura, but that wasn't it... every single weapon in the room was engulfed by his spirit energy, and then they began to rattle and shake before rising out of the ground and into the air.

Sedori raised his chin towards Akuro and Inari, "Witness my strength! Witness the power of the Titan Slayer!" His eyes narrowed, "Welcome... to my endless dream!"