Seven Heroes Redux

Yuto couldn't distinguish the slashes from far away. He couldn't wait them close the gap either, because it would be instant death. He tried something new.

A supreme gravity. He pushed the slashes down as hard as he could, but their trajectory did not change. They hit the small town and destroyed even more of it.

Damnit, I forgot about that...

Suddenly, more slashes came from all directions. Slade was running so fast that she could attack from anywhere at once. He tried to send one of the slashes downward, while dodging the others. It worked. It pierced the ground and he held it there for as long as he could.

Yuto went to where it was stored and turned his back to it. He was using all his power to keep it stationary. As he expected, Slade was already hugging him from behind and healing his arms. He quickly crouched down and released it. 

It had gathered so much speed that not even Slade could sense it. It was probably the second highest speed in the universe, only losing to light. The sound of it was heard minutes after it disappeared. It reached space.

Slade was cut in half. The tip of her katana was finally damaged. She rolled on the ground for a few seconds before coming to a stop. Yuto reached her to see the damage. Her body was recovering more slowly than usual and the top of her head was bleeding black liquid.

Yuto used another ultimate gravity to damage her even more. He went to the hole and saw nothing. Slade was behind him again, already healed. But her head and eyes were still bleeding. She was panting. She had never been so desperate before.

— Yu-chan, how about we stop the fight for a moment? I need to rest just a little...

Suddenly, something came from between the trees. It was an ice arrow.

Years ago, Yuto had a certain conversation.

— If you see your clothes as part of your body, you can heal them. My power has regeneration, but you can also heal in other ways. That's how I never fight naked.

— That makes sense, big sis!

Wait, that sounds embarassing...

— One more thing, Yuto. If you're up against a stupidly powerful opponent, chances are they have a weakness or disadvantage in their power. Exploit that and you'll always come out on top!

— But you don't have a weakness...

— You're right, I'm invincible. But to every rule there's an exception, right?

In the forest again.

— Please, Yu-chan... Unless you want me to fight you in this state, of course... I'll always obey you, my love...

Yuto looked at Slade with disgust. She looked more like a zombie than his friend. The ice arrow aimed towards her side and traveled quickly, but she easily avoided it, almost ignoring it. She looked where it came from with empty eyes and a hunchback, like an undead.

— Who is interrupting our date? This won't go unpunished... It can't be...

The arrow's trajectory curved upwards, until it started returning horizontally. When it was above them, it split into a barrage of ice projectiles. They bombed the forest, freezing everything nearby, including Slade.

Since she wasn't looking at the arrow, she didn't expect it. Yuto, on the other hand, was careful and protected himself with a barrier, sending the cold wind away.

What the hell are you doing?! Just kill her already, before she stops playing around!

Telepathy? Wait, Unizard?

You're damn right it's me, brat! Stop trying to spare her, she won't come back!

But I'm trying to-

I saw what you did there. You destroyed the fucking horizon, but you managed to minimize the damage where she was. Bravo, hero.

Wait, no, I did not do that!

Of course you couldn't realize it, it was subconscious. But you need to overcome this fear of hurting her! Otherwise...

Unizard finally appeared between the trees.

— ...she will just get tired and kill us both.

Yuto smiled at her, realizing he wasn't alone.

— Yuto, I'll tell you something to pump your rage against her. She used Koharu's power to kill Tatsuya.

Yuto widened his eyes in disbelief.

— Her power could see through someone's eyes, so Slade always knew his next move. She probably drugged his wife to make her comply.

— So Tatsuya is really dead?

— Yeah... but don't even think about blaming yourself, got it?

Unizard looked into Yuto's eyes. He didn't look regretful or sad. He was seeking revenge once again. She smiled and approved of his reaction.

— That's what I was talking about, kid!

— Thanks for the info, Unizard. What is your plan?

— My plan? Are you really making me your leader? Okay, let's start with this: find her weakness.

Yuto remembered his sister's advice. Slade must have a weakness. He suggested:

— Why don't you use your magic to find out?

— It's too damn expensive in mana and magic residue to search valuable information like that. It would give us a major disadvantage in battle. Look at her.

Yuto looked at the frozen body.

— You're thinking like me, right? She was only damaged by her own attack, so she's not immune to her own strength. Plus, she froze quite easily.

— Are you saying we're too weak to damage her and that she's vulnerable to low temperatures?

— Not only low ones...

Unizard raised her hand and smiled.

— Behold, the power of nature.

The ground began to shake and rise.

An earthquake?

— Nah, it's even better than that.

It became bigger than a mountain, then stopped. A hole started appearing at the center of it, where Slade was. Yuto and Unizard were at the border. The ground below her broke and magma gushed from it. It was a massive volcano.

The lava flew high, until it started raining into the forest. Slade's body started melting and sinking. Yuto, concerned, said:

— This place will burn down...

— Oh, so now you're worried? You just destroyed a-

Before she could realize it, she was cut in two. Slade was already behind her, as hot as lava. She had trouble breathing and her entire body was glowing.

— Don't... interrupt... our date...

— Oh, I'm sorry, hottie!

Unizard's body disappeared in clouds of smoke. A diagonal pillar rose from the ground and sent Slade flying. A huge, slanting beam of light fell from the sky and struck her, trailing a great distance and leaving a trail of charred ground.

After that, a giant cage of yellow lightning bolts started to join together, forming a huge strike in the center. Unizard then summoned a massive orange cloud. It rained lava once again.

Her main weakness is extreme temperatures. If I keep spamming these spells, it might work-

The red katana pierced Unizard's stomach. She was surprised, as she was flying kilometers away from Slade. Such speed and precision were impressive even to her. Just as she was distracted and began to heal herself, a shadow appeared behind her.

Unizard couldn't dodge it in time, so she chose to stop the attack with her bare hand. It was a sharp object. Before her hand was severed she pulled the sword closer and used her elbow to punch Slade backwards, sending her kilometers away.

Unizard flew higher to see the damage she suffered. The katana that pierced her was gone.

Did she really use the same katana twice? No, she had another...

She looked at what was left of her hand. Where it was cut, there was a black liquid quickly spreading across the rest of the hand. She sliced it to avoid being mind controlled or something.

Hey, Yuto! Distract her for a second, I need to-

Slade was already throwing slashes in her direction. In addition to the red ones, there were black ones.

Shit, she loves me...

— Alright, let's end this.

Unizard snapped her fingers towards the slashes. They suddenly changed to the opposite direction. Yuto, hearing her request, pushed Slade away, destroying everything in the path. The slashes didn't hit her.

What the hell are you doing?!

What? You asked for my help!

Can't you see the big picture, retard?! Let's fight without chit-chat now, okay?

Unizard used a barrier to block the slashes. They went through it easily, but she managed to dodge them at the last second. Avoiding the black ones, she tried to catch a red slash. It cut through her hand.

So the red ones don't drip that black liquid...

She made an ice spear and teleported behind Slade. Without wasting a single second, she impaled her body. From where she was hit, she started freezing slowly.

— How does that feel, huh? You love catching everyone from behind!

Slade got angry and threw the black katana up. With her free hand, she grabbed the spear and crushed it with brute force. Just as she was about to use her red katana, something stopped her arm. She grabbed the black one in the air, but couldn't do anything.