Chapter-88: Another One Bites the Dust..

Chapter-88: Another One Bites the Dust..

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The ardent battle continued, flames blazing everywhere, following the path of Ren's sword and movements. The fiery vigor of both fighters reached it's peak as both warriors prepared their strongest attack in one final clash to end it all.

"Before this final clash, can I get your blood?" Ren asked straightforwardly. The pink-haired demon smiled and nodded. Ren pulled a glass vial out of his space pocket and threw it over to his opponent.

Once Akaza caught the glass vial, he used his sharp fingernail to cut open a wound on his wrist. Akaza flexed his muscles on his wrist as a flow of blood spewed out of the open wound steadily into the small vial.

When the vial was completely full, he sealed it up and threw it back to Ren. Both fighters looked each other in the eyes with silent affirmation. They both knew of the silent honor and the unspoken agreement that warriors have.

Ren slipped the little vial that was now full of blood back into his pocket space. Now at the ready, the atmosphere was tense and both of them were like drawn bowstrings. Ren looked at his opponent, a grinning demon like a maniac, bloodlust flooding out of him.

Ren reciprocated and let out his raging killing intent. Killing intent was gained by the amount of creatures one has slaughtered, may it be benevolent or malevolent. So due to Ren massacring hordes upon hordes of Gastrea, and even city-ending beings, his accumulated to the likeness of that of an asura.

Akaza grew a cold sweat but he still became more hyped up for this one last clash. His blood began pumping fervently, his blood boiled like it was hot magma. Ren closed his eyes briefly, breathing in large amounts of air, his heart pumped lava that spread throughout his body as his Sun breathing activated.

A reddish-velvety colored mark crawled on the left side of his forehead. The very air heated up around him, contorting and twisting the area around him that was affected. The moment that Ren opened his eyes, it felt very...different and surreal...

The world felt like it had unveiled itself to him and his eyesight improved to an absolute magnitude. When his view moved over to Akaza, he saw that his demon opponent's body seemed to be transparent and he could see his heart beating, his lungs pulsating, and organs working in order as well as the blood pumping from his veins.

'I..have obtained ...!' Ren thought excitedly. His eyes were fully open and his pupils became a little bit brighter. Akaza on the other hand, felt like his whole body was completely exposed.

The field was lit up by a flaming aura, literally. Due to the unlocking of the Sun breathing strongest and purest form, the heat and fire became real, starting a fire around the two. The very air itself contorted as it felt like the area around Ren had become hell itself.

"HAHAHAH!"

—Thump!

In one moment, a rock suddenly fell and the two disappeared from their places. The world slowed as the two's figure can be seen nearing each other. If the scene was a video, it would need someone to slow the footage down to 400-500% to even see their shadows.

—BAM!

The first booming sound erupted. Countless other erupted as Akaza used his strongest technique, . Akaza unleashed an omni-directional barrage of countless thin and sharp shock waves that delivers a hundred blows to his target coming from everywhere almost at the same time.

Ren also activated his technique in response. One of his strongest sword techniques that he has mastered only half way, a technique designated as an Anti-World Noble Phantasm at the peak of it's power as a sign of respect towards Akaza's martial prowess.

"Absolute Sword-Endless Three-Stage.." Ren whispered with his eyes unblinking staring directly at Akaza. He gripped his sword not too tight but still firm as if he was about to strike very gently.

"Immeasurable, free of obstacles, infinite, three beams of light form into one with no zenith. Absolute Sword, Zenithless Three Stages!" Ren recited the Noble Phantasm's chant in his voice that turned ethereal. The words just naturally came into his mind and rolled off his tongue.

His blade made contact with the thin and sharp shock waves, he felt a large resistance from them. Ren pushed through and managed to bisect Akaza. He turned back before the pink-haired demon had realized what had happened and blitzed him.

Ren left behind countless slashes in the air with light speeds, his cuts severing parts of Akaza's body. Akaza still hasn't moved yet and his body parts despite being cut, was still on his body, it is a testament on jut how fast he performed his technique.

—Siiih!

Ren slid back around a few meters away and raised his katana proportional to his face and the tip pointing to Akaza.

"Goodbye, it was a nice fight." Ren unleashed a black beam with a yellow outline towards the demon who realized his encroaching death. Akaza's past briefly flashed before his mind like a blip.

He just let out a sad smile as he whispered to the air. "Koyuki..I'm sorry I'm not going to be in the same place as you.." The black beam enveloped him fully. And at last, Akaza's signs of life ceased and he was put to rest.

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"Just as a legendary assassin said, Requiescat in Pace, you were a great opponent.." Ren uttered his final goodbye to Akaza as he sheathed his sword with one flick of his wrist.

Ren turned back to the direction of the Swordsmith village and never looked back...

Later, when Ren had arrived back into the town, the Demon Slayers were finishing off with the rest of the remaining Fish Demons.

Lucien also partook in the clean up with his trusty and reliable magic spells. In just under a few minutes, the clean up was done!

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