The Demon Lord Aldero and Demon Marquis Domina stepped out into the fighting area of the stadium. Whoever wins this will become my next opponent. I have to pay attention to this fight. Every second counts. "I, Demon Lord Aldero, will forfeit my match against Demon Marquis Domina." What? Why would he do that? [It seems like they are plotting against you so you can't know his set of skills.] Kamina, great timing. [I know it is since I knew you would need me. You want to know his skillset, don't you?] You already know, so why are you asking?
[I can't have some fun holding a conversation? Fine then, Demon Marquis Domina doesn't have any special abilities that would make you lose the fight against him. His sword is a very special one though. It's an [Emerald-Grade] sword called the Soul Ripper. Seems self-explanatory.] Why does such an overpowered item exist? How is it only [Emerald-Grade]?! [Lancelot uses an [Epic-Grade] Sword, and it's much better than the Soul Ripper. Excalius is able to slice through anything unless the Mana of the wielder gets overpowered.] If that's an [Epic-Grade], what the fuck is a [Perfect-Grade] weapon going to be like? [It's best for you to not know for now. Pay attention. They are calling out the next fighters.]
[What an unfortunate turn of events. Very well, then. Could we have Demon Lord Castra and Demon Marquis Lethonia come into the fighting area for their battle?] Right. There are 2 more matches before I get to fight again. I need to focus. I could fight any one of these people in the finals. Focus, Damon, focus. They made their way to the middle of the stadium. Kamina. What knowledge can you share on these two? [You can watch the fight for the knowledge since they will fight.] Good to know. Thank you Kamina. Both of them readied their stance. They have pretty thick Mana. Much more than Fracshen had. He must have been the weakest Demon Lord here.
[Begin the fight.] Castra dashed much faster than I thought he would be able to. He might be a problem if he wins. Castra swung his blade at Lethonia. It looks like Lethonia wasn't as impressive as I thought a Demon Marquis should be. I could feel my heart beat in that moment. Lethonia caught the blade with 2 fingers. "What an insolent worm in my way to become Demon King. I will give you one chance to surrender Castra. I'm only doing this since you are my little brother. If you refuse, I will kill you without hesitation."
"I won't let you look down on me anymore Lethonia. I'm going to beat you and become Demon King so you have to look up to me." Brothers? This is quite an interesting development. I can tell this will be an interesting fight. Let's see what happens next. "So be it Castra. Just know that I won't hold back anymore." Castra smiled as he jumped back. "Wouldn't want it any other way Lethonia." They both released their Mana and got back into stance. They really do have very thick Mana. It's impressive to say the least.
Now, I need to pay more... attention? In an instant the head of Castro was gone from his shoulders and in the hand of Lethonia. "I'm truly sorry, brother, but I must become Demon King. Not even you, my brother, will keep me from the throne. Neither will you, fallen God Candidate. Your head will be mine in the finals. Do you understand?" His bloodlust is so thick, and his Mana is somehow thicker. I don't think I can beat him even while using my skills. [Do you want to make a bet Lethonia?] What is Lucifer doing? "King of the First Circle. What exactly are you proposing?"
[It's quite simple. I bet that you couldn't endure the pain this fallen God Candidate has gone through. If you both get to the finals, I will put you through the entire past of this man. If you can endure everything, I will give you the position of Demon King instantly. If not, you shall gain a 50% power handicap for the final fight between you and the God Candidate, because let's be honest. The next fighters are quite lackluster in comparison to your power. The God Candidate has a foe that will be troublesome, but I believe he will be able to win. So what do you say? Do we have a deal?]
"King of the First Circle, you put too much faith into this worm. I accept your proposal." [Splendid. Will the next fighters come out for their battle?] "We both forfeit our place in the tournament. We aren't dying today, so good day Sins." [My, my, everyone is quitting today. Oh well. Damon, are you ready to fight Domina?] "As ready as I could be. Why would you make a bet like that though?" [I know your entire past. It is very tragic to say the least. The fact you have the will to go on is amazing.] "Don't bring it up. I'm ready to fight." [Good. Demon Marquis Domina, please make your way to the fighting area of the stadium at once.]
"I'm here. I'm ready to fight, I guess. Good luck God Candidate." I walk over to the center of the stadium. "Good luck to you as well." [All Skills Activated] My body feels so light from these new skills. I still have other spells that I need to level up, like how I leveled up my skills and spells before. [Begin the fight!] I unleash my Mana as before. "Wow, you have so much Mana. That's so impressive." [Earth Pillar] [System Update: Mana density too large for current level of spell, evolvingspell] [Earth Pillar evolved into Earthquake] The entire stadium shook violently with the force of the spell.
"Oh, so you're leveling up your other spells now? That's not very kind of you." Domina drew his sword. It was in the shape of a katana and held a white aura around it. "The aura you see is the culmination of all the souls I've taken with this sword. I'll add yours to the collection." I dash towards him with my sword in hand. "You talk too much, you know." He was able to react in time to parry my swing. I stayed on the offense, forcing him into a corner. [Frost Ray] It shot towards him fast. Because of how close we were, he didn't have enough time to dodge, so he hit it with his sword. "Don't think I'll let you take me down so easily."
"That wouldn't be fun. Give me your all then Domina." I dashed back a good distance away. [Thunder Shock] [System Update: Mana density too large for current level of spell, evolvingspell] [Thunder Shock evolved into Lightning Cannon] A giant beam of electricity blasted from my hand towards him, hitting him and injuring him severely. "I thought you said you wouldn't go down so easily?" I stopped releasing my Mana and went back to circulating it. It feels much different than before, almost like it's become much more fluid-like than my own blood.
"I'll let you surrender if you give me your sword." Domina snarled at me like I had deeply offended him. "This sword is the Soul Ripper. A sword that's been passed down for generations within my family line. I won't let someone like you take it from me until I die." With a swift motion I decapitated him. "Well, thank you for telling me how to get your sword." [Defeated a Demon Marquis, Reward: 3x Divinity] [5 Divinity surpassed. Would you like to take a Divine Skill?] A Divine Skill? I accept.
[Divine Skill List]
[Divine Bolt]
[Demonic Flames]
[Chains of Chaos]
This list of skills suck. I'll choose one later; I have something to do right now. I took the sheath off his waist and picked up his sword. I stabbed it through his headless corpse. [Would you like to absorb the soul of the dead?] I was waiting for this. I accept. [Soul absorbed] A cold whisper slithered into the sword's hilt, then up my arm, lacing into my nerves like ice. I felt his soul tremble—scream—and then vanish. One less monster in the world.
[Damon Asiren is declared the winner of this match. We will now be moving on to a special event. Instead of going straight to the finals, Demon Marquis Lethonia will be attempting to endure all the pain felt by this God Candidate. If he can endure all of it, he will become the Demon King instantly. If he breaks under the pressure, he will get a 50% handicap to his power. Demon Marquis Lethonia? Let's see if your ambition can survive absolute despair.]