Audatic

"Is Fate the excuse of the forsaken, is Free Will the delusion of the chosen?"

Such was a question that Xavier, the Demon King, never had the chance to ask himself. As he lay defeated, awaiting his death, he wondered about the wretched life he lived.

'The hero who killed me, the one who held the same ambitions as me. We both wanted good for the people, for the world. We are both two sides of the same coin, yet, fate decided that he will be the one the light will shine on.

Perhaps it was me too, perhaps it was my karma for flowing the rivers of blood with my sword. But still... It was fate that squashed the humanity in me first!

Damn fate, if I had one more chance, I would've lived for myself more, I wouldn't have taken this arbitrary role of being a necessary evil... This world, this game of destiny... It can burn to ashes for all I care.'

As he sunk into the cold embrace of death, a certain [REDACTED] heard his dying wish with amusement and cast their die, reversing the wheel of time one last time and going all in on him on a risky gamble with the stakes of their world.

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Black String of Fate

'Dance of the Blood Moon? Was there such a move in the Art?'

Xavier was confused about the new technique, but he didn't have time to contemplate it. The heavenly demon had already rushed in, his sword now gleaming with both red and white-gold.

Xavier took a defensive stance as he attempted to deflect the attacks, but it was futile.

The first hit had broken his defense and made him slide back, but the assault did not stop there. The heavenly demon danced with the blade, relentlessly attacking Xavier with absurd angles. The dance left many visible openings, but the strength of the attacks made him unable to capitalize on those opportunities.

Xavier could only helplessly defend.

"Witness, arrogant child. This is the True Demonic Arts! How dare you attach a preposterous label such as 'Supreme' to your crude sacrificial arts?! I'll not kill you so easily, I'll burn my legacy into your very soul!"

Heavenly Demon vs Demon King (3)