Adventure of Astral Part 52: Lessons Learned

Astral snapped into action as he sideswipes Sora and grabs him by the face, throwing him into the ground and the throne as he stood still next to the other five. Lilac swings down her massive hammer as Astral blocks it with a parry from his left arm. Using his left leg she hooks her from behind and throws her into a pillar as he faces Sora. "Sanguine wasn't your first plan. She was your second, you have tricked her into helping you and yet it won't be enough. The only thing you damaged was my suit."

"BUT YOU ARE A DEMON WHO MUST DIE TO BRING BALANCE TO THE UNIVERSE." Sora screeched out as the four next to Astral remained confused. Lilac stood up and looked at Astral as he was still a man and a myth. "I will not stop until you are dead." Sora sprung up and charged at Astral as he flipped above him and stood in the middle of the throne room. A second lightspeed round came in as Astral caught it in his hand.

"These were designed by me to take on worse than me. You haven't had to fight the darkness." He slid to the window and looked at the glare. 'Destroy any non-organic material. Excluding the rifle you were fired from.' Astral held his right arm up with the light bullet still circulating in it. "Expansion spell destruction!" Astral snapped his fingers for the first time as the light left his hand and went straight forward. Destroying several buildings until the attack left the atmosphere.

The other four watch in pure awe. The power Astral still has despite several issues that he has. He is by far and away the strongest among them. "WHAT ARE YOU FOUR DOING JUST STANDING THERE. ATTACK HIM, DO SOMETHING." Sora charged forward at Astral sending three kicks at his chest as Astral parried them all slamming Sora into the ground with his left arm.

James jumped into action. Lighting up his claws as he closed the gap between them. "We never have had a chance to brawl, you have always focused on being the dad you never were." James realized what he said as he was saying it. A slash from his right arm was dodged as Astral moved to his left. He jabbed his right arm forward as Astral grabbed it and forced him into the ground.

Astral flipped above him and held his aerial momentum for a moment as Angel soared above him. Holding her spear above his chest as she pressed the button on the side to sending him into the ground. He landed gracefully as Sugar dashed in and sliced her daggers at his side. He put up a light barrier as the blades connected with it. Tina aimed her staff at him as she fired a magic missile.

"Refraction." Astral raised his left hand to the attack as it formed a crystal. Shattering the attack into several spots. None of which hit anyone, more used to be a distraction. Sora and Lilac charged at Astral as he slid backwards and smiled. "You are starting to get on my nerves!" Astral planted his back foot into the ground as Lilac jumped in from above to hammer him like a nail. Sora came from the right where his arm was supposed to be weakened.

Astral put up a hardlight barrier above as it didn't fracture under her attack. Astral cracked a grin as Sora launched a barrage of attacks into his right side as he took them, waiting for the opening he wanted. Sora was off balance as Astral shifted his foot to push Sora over as Lilac kept hammering away at the hard light barrier. Slowly it started to show stress marks as Astral grabbed Sora with his left hand and pulled him inwards. Dropping the shield and letting Lilac fall on top of Sora.

James rushed back in as he targeted specific soft spots on Astral. James launched kicks at his knees as Astral parried them with cross leg blocks. James and Astral both quietly chuckled to each other as both of them went block for block. Neither pushing the fight. Angel swooped in from above as she sent a slash of her spear at his shoulder. Astral moved to such a point where the blade glided up his armor and didn't hurt himself or her with the reverb.

Sugar stayed in front of Tina in case Astral closed the gap. Mainly due to the fact she was extra confused on the entire ordeal. Tina fired more magic missiles as Astral watched their flight patterns while still fighting with James. He saw they were about to swoop in as Astral lifts his legs and drop kicks James in the chest, sliding him into Tina and Sugar. Knocking both of them over as Angel swooped in front of him and thrusted her back end of the spear. Sending him backwards right to where the magic missiles were going. He braced for them as they collided with his armor. He glimmered and shined with his own defensive aura. 

He gave a light chuckle. She used a barrier on him around his suit. How clever to pretend you are battling while also not actually battling and partaking in the fight. Sora looked up as Lilac laid on the ground in defeat. "You evil monster, you have no soul, it is beyond repair. Why must you cause so much violence and chaos? You are always this way." Sora walked forward slowly as he summoned his short swords with a flash of light.

Astral paused for a moment as he noticed the flash of light was the same as his flash from his pocket dimension. 'Do you have your own?' Astral waited for his blades to come close to him as Sora swung the two of them down at his right side. With a flash of light Muramasa was summoned and blocked both of his swords within mere millimeters of his armor. "Now you have tickled my curiosity. That is no ordinary feat or trick you have."

"It's the same as yours, isn't it, that's why it has your attention." Sora started to laugh as he started to swing blindly and rapidly. Astral played completely defensively as he waited out each and every attack, he was in shock as much as the others were. The question would remain of is this his power his own or is it borrowed from someone.