-Break-
Location: Inside Hideout
Φ His body smashes into the bookshelves as the force of the impact courses its way through his body, causing more pain throughout his body. The pain shakes the world around him, making him slip in and out of a dream-like state with the voice of Ai screaming, "ADRIAN!" pulling him back over and over again, allowing his consciousness to return as the three beasts in front of him charge forth to strike at him.
Standing up, he moves and takes his overgrown coat off, which he uses to wrap around his body to forcibly close his wounds, and seeing this, Paura places his hand on top of Ai's head, and says, "Captivant Adrian Nightfall. A man of great willpower, and of equally great arrogance."
The blow from the monster become even more incessive and Paura says, "You started as nothing more than a dreamer whose mouth was far bigger than his power, and threw around your weight like a full who needed a beating, which was granted on to you, yet your ego couldn't handle such a thing and you finally found the power to move forward out of nothing more than hate. With that hate, you defiled countless countries, destroying their people and their leadership, making dissatisfaction and distrust flow between the hearts of the people who should always stand united, profiting all the while.
You're a dictator, not unlike the Children of the Future who find power and victory in turning the hearts of good men against each other, and corrupting heroes into demons far quicker than their timelines should've allowed. To me, you are no different than the monsters we were born to slay. I thank you for being born Adrian, because you're the type of beast that reminds the member of Destino and the other families what we have to fight against, it makes my heart feel full of love and joy, and the bodies I always keep in storage waiting for a moment to use them can feel the full joy of devoting themselves to humanity to destroy true evil like you."
The blows from the monster strike Captivant, overtaking his speed as the pain of their movement strengthens them further. Their speed overwhelms him with the attacks from all three, breaking his body down as they smash him against the floor over and over again to Ai's horror. Before picking him up and throwing him at full force right towards the bookshelf.
Seeing this tears pull from Ai's eyes, and soon she places her tongue between her teeth, yet as her mouth goes to bite down, Paura's hand slams into her mouth, as he says, "No, no, no, no dying before you witness this historic event. I can't be the only one to speak of my glories into the future now, can I?"
Staring forward, Paura says, "And at the end of all your suffering, what remains? No friends, no family, with a legacy only known for causing suffering, with no one here to defend you at your last moments, with even the women who you say to love being pushed to suicide, all because you trample on the hearts of the true gods of this world, the people. A laughable existence, a poetic one in my heart. Do you have any final words, Captivant Adrain Nightfall, before you fall into your eternal slumber?"
Struggling to pick himself up, Captivant says, "I know I've done a lot that can never be forgiven, I know my heart that was enraptured by the love of heroes was corrupted, I know that I have let out the hatred I felt for a few on the entire world, and I know that irreversible damage has been done to many that can never be undone, but still the light that pulled me forward all those days is something I don't want to betray anymore so I won't let a heroes light go out due to a villain."
With his veins popping through his head, Paura says, "A little predatory man-child like you still thinks he can refer to himself as a hero like those of legend, like the Destinos from the past?"
"Haha, if only I still had such arrogance, or was as blind as you are. There is someone here who honoured their past and wished to push forward, there is someone here who fought for truth when others were placated by lies, there is someone here who at there heart of hearts has love not only for the world but for the many who live in it, there is someone here who would end there life and take all suffering possible onto themselves for the sake of others, she is the one who I still chase after in this world."
Pointing forward towards Ai, Captivant says, "That's Ai Kumo, the hero of this generation who I am thankful to God for being able to meet. That's why even if my blood boils, or my body falls apart, I will save her."
Φ His head cocks to the side as the visible anger that flows through his body only becomes more intense. "You save her? Don't make me laugh; the only thing you will ever give her is despair at the sight of your corpse. Now die."
The bodies rush forward, and my mind starts to go blank as the world around me slows down. I am going to die. I can't do anything to stop that blow; my body can barely move. It sucks, it sucks so much, but at the very least I bought an extra few seconds for Siegrund to come and save Ai.
I wish I could see her face, yet in these last moments all that remains at my side is you, like you've always been, the books scattered around my person. My eyes glare down, and there I see it, a book titled: The Last Kingdom. A story my mother read to me when I was far younger than I am today,
My hands reach forward towards it as a single thought runs through my head; I wish I could show it to Ai.
Φ The book quickly rises and glows, opening up as Captivant's Spirit Energy decreases, yet in that same moment the monster with the cannon attached to its back lets out a shot of blood and Spirit Energy directly towards his blow, exploding on impact.
And as the shock of the blow runs through Ai's mind, Paura, rubbing her cheek, says, "And just like that another heroic action has entered into the books of my family. Evil shall always be vanquishe-."
His words come to a halt as, in front of him, one of the three bodies rips in two, with its blood flying backwards and smacking him in the face, and walking forward through its corpses, Captivant stands with a blade in hand, and The Last Kingdom flying around his body with a reddish-brown glow
The two humans stare at him with confusion, and as Paura looks at the blade, she says, "A large, thick great sword that forms a crescent at the tip, with a large metal piece shaped like an axe head at the side, forming a type of shield, all coated in a veiny and fleshy exterior. The description of the sword wielded by the last emperor of the 1st Cycle."
Both of their eyes move towards the book flying around and holding up the blade. Captivant says, "I really want to read all these stories with you, Ai, so please wait just a little longer," as he smiles from the bottom of his heart.
Seeing this, she quickly turns her head and bites off more of Paura's fingers before ripping the flesh off her right leg as she forcibly brings it up to smash Paura's nose, breaking it, and causing him to smash her in the side, breaking the chair and knocking her body to the side of the room.
She lies on the floor, freed but in pain, and angered by this, Paura sends the other two monsters forward to strike Captivant, and moving his body swifter than ever before, he slashes through both of the monsters, and as he does, their blood slowly flows into the weapon in front of him.
Causing Paura to shout, "THIS CAN'T BE! THE SWORD OF A HERO IS NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN HAVE!" The bodies all hanging from the roof fall under his Legacy and soon turn into monsters like the rest, and charge at him in a massive horde.
Captivant's hand shakes as his leg starts to give out, yet his mind is far sharper than it has ever been before. His eyes roam, and there, seeing a book authored by himself, he lunges forward, and from the blade he expels blood, allowing him to propel himself past the monster that aims to end his life, and grab hold of the text.
The text flies around him with a green glow and opens up, causing him to say, "Jabari. Give me your strength."
Captivant's Regalia; Nightfall, allows him to manifest the spirit of stories; usually, this ends up with the passive effect of manifesting the emotions within a story, and for the books he writes, those emotions remain permanently. And in his desperation, and clarity of mind, he brought his Regalia to the next level, allowing him to manifest the very contents themselves into a physically usable form.
And as he holds the memoir he wrote of his time with Jabari, his senses become just as sharp at the man he once fought beside.
Captivant lunges forward through the crowd of monsters, and as they attack him from all directions with minimal movements, he slashes and dices them up into pieces, absorbing their blood all the while, without taking a single scratch.
The usage of such an ability becomes clear to him the more he fights, as his instincts on a physical level become far more in tune with his soul, allowing for not only the optimisation of his Regalia, but of his use of Spirit Energy in totality.
Seeing Paura approach, Ai, who hangs against the wall, Captivant moves his eyes till he sees another text, then releases more blood, propelling himself forward towards, and as it enters his hands, he says, "Wèilái, stand by me."
The Book glows yellow and flies around his person before manifesting a tiny version of the Behemoth Qīnglóng, which wraps itself around Captivant, coating him in lightning, then with one powerful step he appears right beside Paura, swinging at him with his large blade and forcing him to take a step back.
"Don't think you will ever get a chance to touch her ever again!"
He lunges forward and swings his blade towards Paura at speed so fast he looks comparable to Siegrund himself, ripping through the skin of the man in front of him as the lightning surrounding his body forces itself through Paura, sending him flying into a wall.
Yet from that wall, Paura says, "DON'T GET COCKY! ADVENT!"
The Advent symbol appears across Paura's body, forcing him into a maskless state of Advent, which he uses to glare down at Captivant, and in that instant the emotions of everyone both inside and outside the room amplify multiple times over, forming into far more monstrous forms.
The ones inside the room charge at Captivant, who, using his speed, moves right towards Paura, yet they manage to interrupt his attack, forcing them into a scuffle. He continues to dodge their strikes while returning them, yet unlike before there bodies take the damage, barely stopping their assaults in the slightest.
Causing him to pull back, and as he does they clog around Paura forming a giant mass of flesh that condense itself over, and over again till it form a 300 cm body that is bares two strong goatlike feet, and eight different arms with sharp fingers across them all, and at the centre of the body a mouth appears that says, "IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO DIE!"