Overwhelming Power

(3rd Person POV)

Jason looked at the other three Kin of Purgatory who stared at him in shock. 

Azuma gave him a serious glare, "You..." He started 

Suddenly, Jason appeared in front of him and hit him with a punch in the chest. Azuma, who didn't foresee the attack, was sent flying backward. He hit the ground hard, causing a shockwave. 

Jason then looked at Rustyrose who began shaking a bit. 

"Y-You bastard!!" He exclaimed as he conjured several swords in thin air, "Die!"

The swords flew at Jason, who with a swing of his arm, deflected them away. 

"You're weak." Jason said, "Not even worth it." 

Jason was about to lunge at Rustyrose but was stopped in his place. He noticed something was holding him down by his feet. He looked down to see tree roots were wrapped around his leg, sprouting from the ground. 

He then looked up to see Azuma standing from where he had landed. He had his hand extended forward. 

"Bleve." 

Jason was then engulfed in an explosion that caused a massive shockwave. 

Rustyrose then looked at Azuma, "You're okay?" He asked, "That same blow that knocked Cobra out, he used it on you!"

Azuma nodded, "I managed to use my magic to cushion the full blow." He said, "I'm fine." 

Suddenly, the cloud of flames and smoke that had engulfed jason dispersed violently, revealing him to be unscathed. 

Rustyrose widened his eyes in shock, "Wha?"

Jason, who was still in his Obliteration Style mod, had appeared next to Rustyrose and hit him with a flurry of kicks. 

"Obliteration Style: Thousand Flash Explosive Flurry." 

The attack was powerful enough to send Rustyrose flying into the air. Azuma, who had already reacted to this, had lunged himself at Jason, preparing for another attack. 

Jason, however, had already anticipated Azuma attacking again. In an instantaneous motion, he met Azuma half-ways, something that took Azuma by surprise. 

"Obliteration Style: Gatling Fury!"

In an instant, Azuma was hit with a fury of repeated straight punches that were so fast that after images were created. This attack was strong enough to send Azuma flying back, crashing him into the wall creating a massive shockwave and a cloud of dust. 

Jason then watched as Rustyrose, who was still in the air, hit the ground hard with a thud. 

"Ugghh!!" He cried out in pain, "M-Midnight!!"

Jason then jumped away as he felt a shift in the air. 

"Invisible Scythe." 

Jason had barely been able to avoid the invisible slashes that were sent at him by Midnight. He looked up at him, who was still standing in the rocky cliff. 

Midnight looked down at Jason, "Interesting." He said, "You're certainly strong. You were able to treat those three like children. But one thing is for sure..."

He swung his arm, sending a massive wave of distorted air at Jason who couldn't react to it. Jason was hit by this wave, causing the ground around him to shatter and implode. 

"Tch!" Jason grunted as he took the attack

Midnight gave him a glare, "You're clearly underestimating us." He said, "This is not nearly enough to defeat us." 

Jason noticed that Azuma had emerged from the cloud of dust, his body was covered in wooden plating that was cracked. He assumed that Azuma turned his body into wood to disperse the damage. It didn't matter much though, since True Damage was used. Azuma had still suffered damage, this was shown by him panting and bleeding from a massive gash on his forehead. 

Jason then looked at Midnight who was extending his arm towards him, continuously sending the wave of distorted air. 

"Okay then." He merely said

Jason then gestured both his hands in front of him, placing his left underneath his right, with the palm facing up as the right hand was formed into a fist. 

Jason gave Midnight a serious glare, "Let's see how you fare against this." He said

"Cursed Domain: Bloodied Field of The Primordial Battle." 

In an instant, both Midnight and Jason were sucked into a dark point in the middle of the air. Their bodies were distorted greatly by the spatial spell as they both suddenly disappeared. 

Azuma widened his eyes in disbelief, "What??" He said before looking at Meredy, "Meredy!! What the hell happened?!?!"

Meredy, who was still holding Sorano, was also in disbelief. It was her first time witnessing Jason using any of his Spatial Domains. She had no clue at what had happened; she could only watch in awe. 

"I..." She said, "I don't know...." 

Azuma then collapsed on his knee, "Damn." He said as blood ran down his face, "His attack just now did more damage than I wanted it to....I have to take advantage and recover. You should do the same, Rustyrose...." 

Rustyrose nodded, "Fine...." 

Inside the Domain, Midnight and Jason stood in the field that was ridden with battle. 

Midnight looked around, confused as to where he was. He then looked back at Jason, who was staring at him. 

"Is this some sort of illusion?" Midnight said, "If that's the case, then it won't work on me."

"Distort." 

He swung his arm, sending a distortion of air around himself in an attempt to dispel the illusion. 

Jason shook his head, "Not an illusion." He said, "You're in my domain. We have till sundown to fight to the death. Every minute, we will randomly be hit by a sure-hit attack."

Midnight readied a stance, looking at Jason. 

'Why would he tell me that?' he thought to himself, 'Is he an idiot? Disclosing his seemingly powerful spatial type spell to his enemy, doing such a thing is something only a buffoon would do!'

Jason stretched his arm, "If you're wondering why I would tell you how my domain would work, thinking that keeping that information to myself will give me an advantage, don't worry." He said, "Disclosing the rules of this domain only further strengthens its effects. So, in a way, telling you the rules so you can abide by them is what gives me the advantage.."

Midnight smiled slightly, "This is a spatial space, huh?" He said, "So this domain is purely magic. Which means...." 

"Spiral Pain!!!" 

He swung one of his arms, with his index finger extended while the others were bent, as if he was pointing at Jason, sending a massive and powerful wave of distorted air. 

"Huh?" He said as the wave hit Jason, "That's odd..."

Jason shrugged the attack off, merely patting his shoulder. 

"Your Reflector. It can distort anything and everything." He said, "Save for living beings. It works great against magic. But let me repeat myself..."

Jason pointed his finger at Midnight as the air around them began to distort and the ground began to shake. 

"This is my domain." Jason said

Suddenly, a massive spectral spear appeared out of nowhere and struck Jason in the abdomen. 

Midnight widened his eyes, "What?" 

Jason, seemingly unfazed by the attack, coughed up blood. 

Midnight then burst out in laughter, "Hahahaha!!" He laughed, "What an imbecile!!! You got hit by your own spell?!?!"

The spectral spear disappeared and Jason merely smiled. 

"Heh." He said as he covered his wound, "This is good." 

Midnight looked at him, "Good?" He said, "How is this good???"

Jason wiped the blood off his mouth, "This is an effect that took me a while to discover." He said, "I knew that this Cursed Domain can take properties of other of my magics and incorporate them into itself." 

Midnight blinked, unsure of what Jason was saying. 

"For some reason, if I am the one that is struck first by the sure-hit attack." Jason continued, "It gives me a little bonus to that special effect."

Suddenly, the entire ground began to shake violently as Jason's eyes turned pitch black. 

"What?" Midnight said as he tried to stand still

"That spear just now acted as a key to open the lock that is that special effect." Jason said as he was engulfed in a black light, "Now that it is active, I can take full control of the Domain. I don't fully understand it either....this domain is weird...."

Jason then raised his arm towards Midnight as the entirety of his surroundings began to turn into a bright but dark light. Midnight, who was beginning to feel an incredibly strong magic power, began to tremble slightly. 

"W-What's this?!" He exclaimed

"Your death." Jason said

"Black God's Cursed Collapse." 

Suddenly, the entirety of the domain went pitch black, as the black light engulfed Midnight. 

Back to the others, Meredy stood up as she looked over at Azuma and Rustyrose. She noticed that Cobra was slowly getting back up to his knees. 

"D-Damn...." He said as he clutched his head, "what the hell is that guy made of...."

Suddenly, above them, the air distorted and a massive crack appeared. Then, black light poured out as the Spatial Domain collapsed and ejected both Jason and Midnight. 

They all watched as Midnight's unconscious body fell through the air and landed on the ground with a massive thud. 

"Midnight!!" Cobra exclaimed

Then, Jason landed on the ground next to Midnight. He was engulfed in a bright black light as his eyes were pitch black. 

Azuma and Rustyrose looked at this with their eyes widened in shock. 

Meredy looked at Jason, "J-Jason?" 

Jason rubbed his neck, "Another effect of that Cursed Domain..." He said, "I'm in this form for a bit....a minute at most?" 

Cobra engulfed his arm in his poison mist, preparing to attack. 

"No use." Jason said as he snapped his fingers

"Blackout." 

Suddenly, the entire area was covered in pitch-black darkness. Nobody, including Cobra who was a dragon slayer, was able to see or hear anything. 

This was a technique that Jason had developed. His Black God Slayer magic enhanced by his Cursed Domain's effects allowed him to use this spell, which covers the area in his black light and temporarily kills any light or sound in it. Only Jason was capable of seeing or hearing anything within this area. 

Meredy, who was also caught in this, felt a really strong creeping sense of unease. As if something dark and twisted was running its fingers down her back. This gave her nothing but chills as she stood there, silently. 

There was nothing, no light, no sound.....nothing. This was beginning to send Meredy in a panic, something she was not used to. After all the things she had been through, all the battles she's had, she had not felt a panic like this before. This was a magic that scared her, something that not even Hades, Master of Grimoire Heart was capable of doing. 

It reminded her of one person, The Black Wizard, Zeref. 

Suddenly, the darkness disappeared and Meredy was able to see in front of her. She collapsed to her knees as she felt nothing but relief. 

She then slowly looked up to see all the other Kin of Purgatory on the ground, unconscious. 

"W-What...." She said softly 

She then saw Jason stood in the middle of them, quietly as the black light around his body slowly disappeared. 

He turned around to see Meredy, his eyes had turned back to normal. 

"Jason?" She said as she trembled slightly

"You okay?" Jason asked

Hearing his voice soothed Meredy's sudden anxiety. She was put at ease despite everything. 

"Y-Yes..." Meredy said

Jason nodded, "Good." 

He then walked over to her and crouched down.

"We're done here." Jason said, "Get Sorano, we're getting out of here." 

Before Meredy could say anything else, a massive shadow cast above them. 

Meredy looked up past the top of the ravine and widened her eyes. 

"Jason!!" She exclaimed

Jason looked up and followed her gaze. He then saw exactly what had caused the shadow. 

He narrowed his eyes, "Hm..." He said

Above the ravine, a massive airship floated. Jason could feel there were many magic powers coming from within the ship. He felt a singular magic power that stood out the most than the rest. 

"He's here..." Meredy said as she sweated in nervousness

"Relax." Jason said straightening up, "So....you're finally showing up...."

"Hades."