The Power Of...

*Tap!*

A light sound caused by Saber's feet landing on the wooden rooftop entered the ears of the figure sitting at the roof's edge.

Turning his head around to view the newly appearing figure of Saber, his eyes lit up from its previous seemingly bored appearance.

"Sending such an arrogant signal to the competitors residing in this city... Do you have the strength to back up this arrogance..?" Saber asked with his hands on his waist.

Saber seemed to be one with the darkness of the night as he was adorned in fully black clothing and the black-colored chain wrapped around his waist, further intensified his outlook.

"Aren't you the more arrogant one here? After all, to come toward my location knowing that this could be a trap... you're the more arrogant one." Abel replied while standing to his feet.

As if sensing the tension the duo built by merely their gaze, the surrounding winds churned as a whirlwind-like structure appeared surrounding the wooden building that the duo resided on.

From the outside, it was almost impossible to see the inside of this "tornado"!

Saber wasn't aware of the reason behind this and simply labeled it as the work of those humans who probably wanted each battle to not face interruption.

Plus, with this, the shockwaves of the battle would be restrained somewhat, along with this, it'll make it less troublesome for him and Abel...

The two would only need to worry about this building they were located on top of.

Such a thing wouldn't be as hard as one would expect when picturing in one's mind the power contained in an Immortal.

One must know that to become an Immortal and bring forth the Tribulation, the entity must learn to control every sliver of one's strength.

To fight with utter control over the power to devastate planets and stars was something each Immortal should naturally be able to do!

As the intensity of the winds rose, Saber's and Abel's sclera morphed from white to black as Abel's pupils turned white and his short grey hair wildly flared.

HAA!

Saber lightly grunted as he bolted toward Abel, crossing the ten or fifteen meters separating them in milliseconds.

With his right fist cocked back, Saber sent an utterly powerful punch containing power capable of destroying stars, toward Abel's face.

Humph!

Abel arrogantly snorted as he smirked when the fist punched nothing but air, and before Saber could perceive, approaching his left rib cage, was Abel's fist ready for an instant counter!

*BAM!*

From afar, one can see a figure being sent rocketing into the night skies as a lone figure remained on top of the rooftop looking at the skies.

This figure then stretched his hand out and gently waved it as something mysterious then took place.

RUMBLE!

Still ascending the skies caused by the attack he just received, Saber shot his previously closed eyes open. With noticeable alarm on his face, he darted his gaze toward the rooftop below.

THRUM!!

The city rumbled as Abel's aura blasted out of his body, yet mysteriously enough, no building was destroyed, as if utterly under control by Abel.

Right after, Abel's outstretched right arm gently waved in the air as the whirlwind-like structure which previously surrounded the duo disappeared, seemingly under the complete control of Abel!

Out of nowhere, and to the utter shock of Saber, appearing behind Abel was at the very least, a 15-meter-long neigh transparent sword-shaped object.

This object released a dim shine and with Abel's right hand pointing toward Saber, this gesture seemingly commanded this object as it instantly shot toward Saber's figure!

Seeing this "thing" approaching him with incredible speed, Saber's eyes lit brightly as his surroundings instantly heated to insane degrees.

From afar, it seemed as if a Flash-bang had exploded as a bright light enshrouded the rooftop and Saber's surroundings, blinding Abel momentarily!

As the scene cleared, and one was finally able to observe what had transpired, they'll see the majestic sight of Saber's figure appearing in front of Abel as he was coated in a royal attire...

On his back were a pair of red wings spitting out True Flames..!

"W-What is this??!"

Abel shouted when his eyes laid upon Saber's new appearance. With one flap of these flaming wings, Saber had appeared in front of him in an instant.

It was many times faster than his brain could perceive, as even though his mind wasn't constrained by the limits of a Level 1 Immortal, Saber was still able to transcend anything Abel had faced in his life!

Seeing his despair, Saber smirked evilly while pulling his right fist back, and coating it in flames. Crackling sounds escaped from the True Flames...

Hearing it, Saber then sent his powerful fist toward a shocked Abel, the result being something that shocked all those who observed the fight.

From afar, one can see Saber's hand covered in dark red flames penetrating Abel's forehead, as right after, Abel's figure suddenly began morphing into a substance infinitely similar to gas!...

In an instant, Abel completely disappeared from one's view as Saber's hand which was previously covered by flames once more came into the world's view, the flames dispersing instantly.

At first, many would think that this was some special ability by Saber's flame, yet the expression of shock on Saber's face made it painfully obvious that he too didn't comprehend what had just taken place.

"Wait!! What just happened!!?" Saber confusedly uttered to no one in particular.

Unknown to him the reason, his body was tensed up, as if ready to react to a threat that was close by.

And as if to confirm the feeling that something wasn't right here, which continued to bubble in his chest, Saber suddenly found himself in the air once more.

'Huh?'

Saber looked at the rooftop in confusion, as there he saw the figure of Abel...

But, what caused Saber's confusion wasn't Abel's figure, nor his sudden disappearance from the rooftop, but instead...

It was just that this wasn't truly Abel's figure seeing as it was gathering of thick mist which formed the features of Abel!

If one was observing this figure created from the gathering of mist, they would instinctively rub their eyes as this figure disappeared from their sight.

Saber's wings flapped as he appeared on the rooftop once more while Abel's figure appeared in Saber's previous location...

"Teleportation?!" Saber confusedly questioned in his mind. He didn't expect Abel had two elements...

The most confusing thing was the fact that Saber didn't feel the space around him being manipulated.

If not for his Instantaneous Reaction, he wouldn't have been able to prevent being sneaked up on.

*BAM!*

But, just as Saber was analyzing the situation he found himself in, a stinging pain originating from the back of his neck, assaulted his senses as his body was sent spiraling into the night skies, not for the first time in less than a few minutes!

ARGH!

Saber grunted while spitting a mouthful of blood.

Stabilizing mid-air using his flaming wings, Saber's closed eyes shot open revealing a pair of purple pupils that darted to the rooftop where he perceived Abel's figure!

'How...' In confusion, Saber's mind was unable to understand how Abel could transcend his Instantaneous Reaction.

'Surely I'm wrong... right?!' Saber shouted internally. His pupils darted toward the location where he previously thought Abel was when he was on the rooftop...

There, he saw the shocking sight of Abel, as this new revelation thrummed in his mind!!

In an instant, he had now found himself in a serious problem as in front of him, he had found an Abel on the rooftop, and one afloat in the skies, both he needed to defeat!

THRUM!!!