"Thats for me to know and it's nobody else's business. My goal is greater than what anyone in all the realms could imagine."
Atsui twirled his spear around holding it behind his back with his off hand in-front of himself.
"What is the point of holding an ideal when you refuse to share it with the world? What you're telling me is that you may be ashamed, or even frightened of expressing yourself. Perhaps you are no soldier, you're a shallow murderer. You don't do things to protect your ideology or identity but instead you simply crave to cause pain and havoc on to this world. Your worldview is for you and only you to know..because it's all that you are..Your goal isn't greater than anyone or anything."
"No, see that's where you're all wrong just like that realm, you think I can be read into like some book but that's not as simple as it seems. You'll find out yourself if you lose but unlike the other idiots throughout the worlds I don't tell my goals and ideals to complete strangers."
Atsui readied his spear for an offensive attack against Jophiel.
Jophiel charged forward and slashed at Atsui with the dagger repeatedly. She kept her guard up, searching the area for Satsujin simultaneously.
"Losing isn't an option..Looks like I won't hear what you have to say…what a shame.."
Atsui swung his spear, taking a nick from the blade of the dagger, he used the length to put space between Jophiel and himself, slashing downwards like a blade then going in for a thrust attack to Jophiels left shoulder.
Jophiel's shoulder was cut open as she parried the first attack, sparks flying and dashing on the ground. She pushed off of him and grabbed a stray glass, tossing it toward his face as the first part of her attack.
Atsui moved his head as the glass pierced his cheek, he lifted his spear and smashed it downwards cracking the table they fought on.
"Oh! My pretty boy! I didn't mean to scar your face!"
She smiled, biting her finger provocatively.
"I truly wonder how your body would look once it's pierced and hung upon my cross..yes. I will crucify you and show you and your crimes to the world! Then and only then, will you show that desire that you so desperately hide from us!"
Jophiel continued to throw glass at Atsui, left and right, broken shards flew across the room aiming to damage and stab Atsui's skin.
Atsui started dodging left and right, the speed of the dodges without the usage of mana was still amazing for the naked eye, every dodge destroyed another part of the room and damaged the table. Atsui dashed forward then back stepped to feign her before twirling his spear and using the momentum to push forward and slide underneath her, He ended up behind her standing on the spear that was stabbed into the ground before jumping down at an angle and sliding it towards her heel.
"You must love me or something miss… sorry… I'm not into religious women."
"Love you?..Don't flatter yourself. You're a terrorist. What intrigues me more is your purpose for committing such atrocious acts against the world. You're no more to me than a thief on the street, stealing dust to try and obtain his next meal. You're all one and the same."
Jophiel backed up as her ankle was pierced by the spear, the angels blood splattering all over the ground as her foot was wrecked from Atsui's attack. She looked on, her face twitching in pain.
"It's going to take a lot more than my feet to please me. Don't you know anything about women?"
The wound started to slowly heal back, the regenerative capabilities of the angels varied but Jophiel could heal rather quickly.
Atsui turned and smiled, grabbing the hilt of his spear and swinging it in an unorthodox manner, the art of the snake was one of mischief, plotting, and betrayal. The unpredictability of his attack style benefited from and complimented Atsui's personality greatly. He slashed down then upwards like he was one handling a claymore.
"I know a lot about women, how boring they can be if they don't have a real personality… don't worry you're about to be one of us anyways."
Jophiel picked up a few knives, the spear slamming downwards on to them breaking the blades. She jumped and spun in the air, throwing a kick straight for Atsui's face.
"Hmph. According to my calculations the chances of that happening are close to zero."
She continued to fight back as the Casino shook, just from the physical force they were exerting. Left kick, right kick. Left kick, right kick. She put the pressure on Atsui, seamlessly switching from defense to offense, shuffling her feet as she switched stances in order to defend from any attacks from the spear.
Atsui took the hit to the face and recoiled back before defending against the kicks using the bar of his spear, he blocked left, right, left, and finally right. Atsui then swept the lower part of the table where her feet where to knock her down.
Jophiel fell to the ground before grabbing a gambling chip that sat on the ground. Gripping it, she flicked it straight for him as it flew like a bullet.
Atsui moved his head to the left, it also grazed his cheek suddenly. Atsui used the momentum of the dodge to thrust the spear towards her abdomen.
Jophiel was stabbed as she coughed up blood, before the two were reset as if it were a game simulation.
A large scoreboard placed a point in Atsui and Satsujin's favor. Jophiel stood silently. Atsui's wounds healed immediately as the next round commenced. She scoffed.
"So do we spin again or…?"
Atsui summoned his spear once again, gripping it in a defensive stance.
"Precisely. If we win three more times we take the win and we get to leave."
"Alright so it's my turn now then?"
Atsui placed his spear downwards and prepared to spin the wheel once again.
"Be careful Atsui. There are a lot of conditionals that can be set that can fuck with us."
Atsui took in what Satsujin said and slowly approached the wheel, grabbing it and spinning it quickly hoping for a good outcome.
The wheel landed on the following: FREE WIN FOR THE OPPOSING SIDE, SPINNING TEAM LOSES A TURN. Jophiel laughed at this as the score was now 1-1, a tied game as Jophiel stepped to the plate to spin.
"Unlucky!"
Atsui sighed and walked back over to his spear, picking it up from the ground and preparing for the worst.
The game suddenly shut down and the casino reverted back to normal. The glass roof broke open and a being with wings stood tall, the moon shining on his silhouette as he slowly floated down to the ground. His mana was strong, eclipsing Jophiel's and immediately overpowering her technique. His feet gracefully touched the ground as he stared with an angry expression at Satsujin and Atsui.
"Jophiel. What is the meaning of this?.."
Atsui stared up at Michael with a stern expression, not breaking his stride one bit, watching the man float down slowly.
Jophiel was silent. She knew her older brother had authority over her, and she immediately backed off of Atsui and Satsujin. His attention turned back to the young man and woman.
"We are tired of your games and your lies. As of right now you two are deemed criminals, and anyone associated with you will go down as well. However, arresting you here today isn't likely…So let this be a declaration…"
His muscular frame eclipsed Jophiel once again, almost hiding her out of the frame.
"This is a declaration of war. You live by the sword, and you choose to die by my blade. In seven days and seven nights the church will send all of its resources to destroy you. I suggest you prepare, because this no longer stands as an investigation, or game or warrant for arrest. We will cleanse the earth, and eliminate you from it."
Atsui cracked a smile and laughed at the man, not caring for his threat but only for action.
"How sweet that you thought of us like that… I appreciate the care and thought for us, let's call it a date alright?"
He continued to laugh more, becoming hysterical from the situation.
"Send it all we don't care…"
"Very well then..but theres a very old human adage you may or may not have heard. So i'll let you in on it once more.Be careful what you wish for little one..Your death is imminent."
Atsui stopped laughing and smiled up at Michael confirming he was ready for any altercation, he looked back down at Jophiel.
"It's nice to meet you, I hope I don't have to kill you next time…"
Michael and Jophiel sprouted their wings as they left through the broken roof, leaving only Satsujin, Atsui and the moonlight left, the Casino completely empty from the mayhem.