Abyss Draconis

"He disappeared!? Interesting!" the Warrior thought as he descended onto the nearby ground, which was held in a mixture of cracked snowy ground and ruby-red gem floor—a result of his axe Cleave.

But then his eyes flashed as his axe slashed behind him with speed.

CLAANNGGGGG

It was the sound of metal clashing against metal as the Warrior turned his gaze behind him, facing Ryuk, who had appeared behind him in an instant with his scythe slashing behind his neck—but got blocked by the grandiose axe.

"Your weapon is weak, remember?" The Warrior reminded with a prideful grin, as his axe flared with crimson energy, and then...

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The Abyssal Scythe was ripped into nothing before it could even absorb a vestige of energy as the axe cleaved towards Ryk's head—but he jerked his spine resulting in his head also jerking backwards.

The axe slashed an inch past his forehead barely missing cleaving though his skull.

In a split second later, Ryuk sent his head jerking toward the warrior, smashing straight into his face

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BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

A powerful collision rang out, shockwaves blowing out through the battlefield.

The warrior's leg smashed into the ground, resulting in more cracks, while Ryk's body was sent spinning in the air from the sheer force.

But he regained himself quickly, as his will instinctively harden the space behind his legs, stopping his rapid descent, and then—

CREAAAKKK

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

The space beneath his feet was driven into cracks as Ryuk used it as a stepping stone to push forth towards the Barbarian, whose grin widened as his axe cleaved upwards toward him.

"Void Vortex!" Ryuk ordered as a vortex opened up and he disappeared into it, the axe slashing across and severing it into two, a second later.

But then, another vortex opened up as Ryk emerged behind the Warrior still in his cleaving motion.

"Activate Void Claws!" he ordered.

His curled hand instantly morphed into a dark sharp, chitinous sickle, brimming with dark energy and he cleaved downwards toward the back of the Warrior, who reacted a bit too late—and then,

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A piece of flesh and blood was sent scattering out as Ryuk's claw raked through the figure's body.

The warrior instantly reacted, as he turned in an instant, his axe blasting downwards toward Ryuk who reacted a second earlier, ordering:

"Activate Void Legs!"

Ryk's legs instantly turned wolf-shaped, and he took a step, fading away from where he stood.

The axe cleaved him apart, but it was only an afterimage as it sliced int the ground, splitting it into two.

But then—

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Another eruption of flesh and blood, as the Warrior cleaved his scythe outwards behind him once more—yet it was too late, as Ryk easily stepped away like a phantom.

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BOOOOOOM

BOOOOOOM

For the next hours, what followed was the image of two silhouettes trading heavy blows with incredible speed, one endlessly dodging the huge axe that tore apart the ground, and the warrior who slashed erratically inflicting monumental damage on the surrounding.

But new claw marks soon completely covered his body and soon he was drenched in crimson blood.

"RAAARRRRRRR!!!"

The Warrior suddenly roared out loud as a powerful eruption of fury burst out from his body, and his arms twisted inward into him.

His weapons spun around his back as a fiery red flame began burning on the surface, brimming with an incredible amount of destruction aura.

"Barbarian Order of Niagara: Circular Space Rend Cleave!" he yelled out as he cleaved outward, his arms slashing in a complete 360-degree radius around him, sending a circular wave of powerful axe energy that rolled in all directions.

But Ryk was already stepping back, the second he had heard the angered roar as he reappeared 200 meters away, in the air—the circular wave of energy weaving below him.

He levitated in the air, as the warrior's gaze slowly locked onto him, his grey eyes diverting from the scars etched across his body, and his eyes flashed with a deadly light as he turned to look at Ryk floating in the air, his Void Vortex once more surrounding him.

"Nice. Really nice. You managed to lay a few scars on me. Now you're worthy of seeing my full power," he said out loud, with the same sadistic grin.

But then, his eyes slowly became replaced with a dull colour of grey as his crimson hair began blazing with an odd red flame.

"Barbarian Niagara: Dimension Opening!" he called out with a sadistic grin, as Ryk's eyes gasped in shock when he felt a— BAADUUMP —ripple through his body.

'This sensation… it's the same feeling as Aster unfurling her dimension!' he uttered in shock, and true to his word, he watched as the world began turning a different colour—

A colour of red and grey.

And his eyes focused when he felt the sensation of realness being drained away.

His connection with the Void Vortex was instantly severed as the solidified space beneath his feet gave way, and he immediately sank to the ground.

His eyes widened in shock when, in one moment, he saw the figure of the Warrior grinning 200 meters away, his body, bent forward in a motion that revealed his intent to attack yet again in the next moment.

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SPLLLASSSHHHHHH

Red blood splashed onto the side of Ryuk's face and across his bulging eyes which held a mix of shcok and pain as he felt a presence instantaneously appear behind him.

And then—his own hands flashed into the air by his side before they limply dropped onto the snow.

"Hehehehehe!"

The crazed, evil laughter resounded as Ryuk's eyes flashed in shock when he felt his feet land on the ground, yet instantly turned to look behind him—only to find those grey eyes mere inches by his side and then—

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One of his hands flew off his body, while the other bore a deep cut, loosely dangling by his arms.

'Fast. He's horrifically fast!' Ryk muttered to himself.

The man seemed to be snapping in and out of reality, giving him zero time to react.

And he knew well—if his hand were all cut through, the next thing would be his neck.

And he doubted they would resist for even a second before they would be chopped cleanly off resulting in him making an insane decision.

'Fuck it!'

'If I Will Die, Might as Well Go with A BANG!'

"Activate..." Ryk ordered, yet his teeth clenched in reluctance.

But then, his eyes widened when he felt the warrior appear right before him once more, his axe already descending toward Ryk's remaining hand—and that erased the final bit of hesitation in his eyes as he forced out:

"Activate Anunnaki Oblivion!"