"Hoh~" Kiana's voice could be heard as she sounded amused. Her flames were gone. She could still accelerate the atoms yet no flame would come out , it was as if the atoms themselves were fooled and they never accelerated
Yet that only lasted a few seconds as the atoms surrounding her accelerated in a different manner creating flames once more.
"Too Short." Klein said , quite annoyed , as Tinder could only steal her powers for a few microseconds , even if He were to resummon Tinder over and over again the chance of it succeeding is quite low and even if it did—
—It would be only for a few micro seconds. While Klein could extend it using Fooling , Fooling doesn't work when Kiana's using her intuition and instincts to dodge and attack.
"Troublesome." Gehrman Sparrow muttered coldly
—
"What'cha watching Rith?" Mira's voice could be heard as Sorya was engrossed watching the screen in front of him , he was watching it in Gtube.
It was titled "Kiana Kaslana[#7894] vs Gehrman Sparrow[#8405] Category : Omega" raking over 1.7 million live viewers and it seems like it'll be increasing even more.
"I should've joined this tournament…" He murmured to himself.
"Hm oh isn't that Kiana?"
—
"LADIES AND GENTS IT SEEMS LIKE KLEIN'S STARTING TO BECOME MORE ACTIVE USING HIS FOOLING"
"Hmm?" Kiana murmured as she tried to approach Klein but she could feel the space surrounding her warped—Slowed , as if there was an infinite distance between her and Klein
Those words were the truth as Klein used his authority of Fool to borrow a concept. A Concept Jujutsu Sorcerer's would know quite well. Limitless
In Jujutsu Kaisen Lore , Limitless is an inherited technique passed down in the Gojo clan that brings the concept of Infinity to reality allowing the user to manipulate space at will.
Klein had been watching a good amount of those Japanese anime which made him realize how broken this "Limitless" technique seems. Yes it would indeed be broken.
"Limitless? You're getting really creative now~ But."
*SNAP
As Kiana snapped her fingers the surrounding space seemed to no longer distort itself as Space returned to normal , Infinity while powerful in concept can be countered in many ways one of which being Kiana's authority of Void.
The ability to control space. While it is true that Limitless can create an infinite amount of distance. What use is such a thing against other users of space themself ? of course useless~
"Heh. Nice try I'd say" Kiana said calmly , her blue eyes were shining , her cape and hair were glowing red with fire as one could see she was taking this rather seriously.
On the other side Gehrman Sparrow's clothing was no longer pristine , one could even smell a stench of burnt clothing. Yet his smile remained the same. Of course it is.
At the very least he wanted to show Arrodes that he could beat Kiana even when restricted. After all—Even if he used Fool , Error and Door at the same time. Kiana's Conclusion really feels like a cheat skill.
As if an author decided to say Nah lemme make this character OP as fuck… For Klein however it was a troublesome ability that needed him to find countless loopholes without losing focus
Then again there was no use cursing something that doesn't exist thus Klein can only focus on the battle ahead of him.
He opened his hands as the Staff of the Stars materialized in front of him as he used Cogitation , even as a True Deity , a grade 0 artifact isn't something he can use willy nilly.
WHOOOMMM
It was as if the entire world forgot what color looked like as the entire world turned grey. With it a black sphere shimmering red appeared in the middle of both Kiana and Klein.
Silence echoed in the entire arena as many spectators tried to process what they saw , it took a few seconds before that silence was abruptly ended as—
"NIHILITY?!? Oh the Aeon of Nihility IX , Would They be proud if They were here?" The Sparkle without a crystal monocle exclaimed , her voice filled with excitement
"WILL KIANA FACE THIS HEAD ON? OH !? AND SHE RETREATED"
Of course she did , without using Finality . There's almost no way for her to stop Nihility. Accelerating Atoms? Nihility would just devour it like it's nothing. Isolating it using Void? It'll just be devoured either way…
"Rimuru what do you think?" Sparkle asked with great enthusiasm as she awaited a response. Out of nowhere a hologram appeared as one could see a certain figure.
With an androgynous body , and golden eyes with long silver-blue hair , one could see the creator of the Coalition of Remnants and one of the biggest sponsors of this tournament.
In his own world he has many titles . Chaos Creator , Great Demon Lord , Singularity , though here he's just known as Rimuru.
"Humu Humu. That attack felt similar to my ultimate skill Void God Azahoth specifically Turn Null I'd say" He answered in an interested tone
"Thank you for the generous reply Oh Great Demon Lord , Any who- Back to the battle we go!!!"
—
"Are you trying to self-destruct?" She asked , her blue eyes were now focused as she asked Klein in a rather sarcastic tone.
"If I hesitated for even a split second at the time against Amon I would've lost and now I'm treating you the same way I treated him. An enemy that I can't let my guard down against" Gehrman Sparrow said in a raspy tone that fits him
"Oh my , I'm flattered~" Kiana said , her voice at this moment was innocent like she was happy to be acknowledged as a rival that Klein had to take seriously
"Oh Klein. You'll break my heart~" Amon said with a sad tone through the speaker he looked like he was about to cry , unfortunately No one's falling for his tricks this time. Yet he remained smiling as ever like it didn't even matter.
"Now then what will Klein do? Will it end in a draw or will both sides die? No worries now~ We have the best healers so even if you die we'll revive you right back up. No pain immunity though~"
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"A Tournament…" Alena's voice was a little different than usual , it was rather quiet. A little to Quiet.
"E L Y S I A…" Alena's voice could be heard echoing , it sounded like the wrath of something that should never be provoked was being provoked.
"I T W A S Y O U?" Her voice still carries the same tone as before pressuring our poor girl indeed.
"Uhm—No—They decided it by themselves I didn—"
"Shiro and Reaper said something different though…." Alena's voice now filled with even more murderous intent. Uh Oh , Elysia my friend… (Jia You) 加油...
[頑張れ(Ganbare) Elysia-San] Ddraig said as he sighed quite loudly which was unfortunately such a bad idea.
"H M M M M M? DID I HEAR SOMEBODY SIGHING?" Alena's voice still the same as ever.
"Fuck this shit I'm out dududu—" Gavin said as he sprinted almost instantly the second he saw Alena locked on to Ddraig
[TRAITORRRRRR] Ddraig's voice echoed once more but it was too late as Alena grabbed his tail and was dragging him uh oh…
"Phew… Saved—A cute girl like me is always loved by the universe after all~"
—
*Shudder.
For the first time since their battle , Kiana's expression changed , it wasn't serious nor playful. It was something different. Her instincts were screaming. Her eyes changed.
That confident demeanor was suddenly replaced by one of fear , her intuition was ringing quite clearly. It was only for a split second before her expression returned to normal, but Klein noticed it instantaneously.
His eyes looked at Kiana. Kiana's eyes looked at him. They stopped. It was only for a split second , yet it seems like an understanding has been achieved.
"And he looks at me~" "And I look at him~" "And he looks at me~" This time Amon's original voice could be heard , he sure did his research on humanity… But right now's not the time for memes.
As the saying goes , to end a battle quickly the easiest way is to just- Show a flashy move and Dip the place to get THE FUCKING HELL OUT OF THERE.
"Burn." Kiana said her tone—no longer full of emotions. It seems like she's finally taking this seriously as her dead-panned face could be seen through the screen.
Crackle* Crackle*
Suddenly the entire place changed , Fire? No, not just fire , the entire arena was now changed as everything seemed to ignite. Even the audience on site could still feel the scorching heat through the barrier.
"It's hot…" "So powerful?!?" "I'm dying…" countless murmurs from the audience could be heard as the entire place seemed to turn like a Sauna Pro Max.
"HOLY SHIT?! EVEN THE ARENA WALLS ARE BURNING?!?!" The 2 Sparkles said simultaneously expressing their shock
"Maybe I should Stri-" The Sparkle with a monocle said playfully but before she could even finish her sentence- "Guh~"
"OKAY THAT'S ENOUGH PLAYING AMON , I don't wanna get banned" The Sparkle without a monocle said while trying her best to cover the screen. But it seems that was actually giving more fan service-
At the same time Gehrman Sparrow splitted himself turning into what seem to be countless worms , which caused some fans to be grossed out while others went-
"FUCK , IT'S THE WORMS OF SPIRIT" some fans shouting could be heard. As those words were said Gehrman Sparrow no longer looked human , as he turned into what seemed to be a tentacled—
—Spiraling vortex composed of countless translucent maggots and countless tentacles, it was The Fool's Mythical creature form , one that would cause normal people to faint or die the second they see it.
Fortunately this world was different as the barriers themselves contained the forbidden knowledge thus keeping even the most normal audience safe.
—HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN—
As the flame grew larger and larger even melting the nearby space as space itself cracked as countless fractures that show what seemed to be the a completely dark place that radiated intense heat more than the big bang itself
*CRACK
Uh Oh? Did the barrier just make a cracking noise? That doesn't sound good.
"Impossible?!?! It's made with the finest technology?!?!" Bronya's voice now carried a slight worry
*CRACK *CRACKKK—HUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
As the barrier was about to crack a peaceful and divine Humming noise could be heard as the a mellow golden like glow seemed to enveloped everything as the barrier returned back to it's original look yet-
*CRACK—HUMMMMM *CRACK—HUMMMMM
The barrier itself was cracking and repairing itself at once.
"Is that even possible-?" This time Sparkle's voice was no longer as playful as it was.
"Only a Pillar perhaps." Bronya's voice muttered in a low voice , while many of the audience are rather unfamiliar with that term , only those from The Silentium and important figures from Herta's Society and the like know what it means.
Suddenly no there was no sound , no action , no movement , it was as if sound itself didn't dare to do anything and-
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Silence. Silence from anticipation , who won? Was it Kiana Kaslana? Or was it Gehrman Sparrow?
"And the winner isssss—Huh? Where did they go?" Sparkle's voice was filled with confusion.
"Check the replay!" Amon said his face was amused but also annoyed.
—
Right after Kiana detonated a powerful explosion that made a lasting impression they both dipped as Kiana instantly turned to her Finality form and stopped time and opened a portal all under a tenth of a nanosecond
The same could be said for Klein as he instantly opened an illusory door while also creating an error in time and Fooling it before both instantly dipping , for others it was so fast but for them it was like planking for 1 second.
It's short but it feels unbearably long , even for Pillars. Why you may ask? HmMmM WHo knows~?
"Safe?" Kiana asked in an anxious voice , it was obvious she was scared shitless. Klein merely nodded , though he didn't show any obvious signs , the speed he dipped proves a point.
"Phewww~ That could've gone—" As Kiana was about to sigh of relief—
[And the winner isssss—Huh? Where did they go?] The TV no- the Holographic scene was playing a certain video that was currently showing 2 Billion live viewers.
The Screen was the only one producing a sound , everything else was too quiet. A little too quiet.
Creak* Creak*
It was so quiet they could hear a creaking noise. And
"HMMPH HMPHHHHH HMPHHHH" A noise like somebody was struggling could be heard in one of the rooms.
As both I and Klein looked through the door they failed to realize something simple , they could've just checked using their powers. But they didn't. It was like they had their intelligence forcefully lowered by the Author themselves…
Creakkkkkkk*
As they opened the door , one could see Ddraig. All gagged and trying to break free.
"Huh-?" Kiana muttered but—SLAM*
The door closed right behind the both of them. As a certain white haired figure could be seen , with red eyes that glinted with anger , her Sarkaz horns seemed rather menacing as her figure turned to what seemed to be Satan.
"Domain Expansion : ASIAN MOTHER ETERNAL FILIAL WRATH"
—
"Phew~ I'm saved" Elysia's voice could be heard as she seemed to be rather grateful but- Huh—?!?"
"E L Y S I A" The voice of a certain girl could be heard but with a tone full of despair as she hold one of her hands
Yet as she tried to turn intangible or stop time and such it was stopped. She couldn't even do anything. It was as if Kiana had stopped her entire time preventing those escape attempts
"LET ME GOO" yet as she tried to break free as another hand grabbed her other arm. It was Klein Moretti. Literally using all 3 of his pathways to stop Elysia from even moving or escaping
"UGHH?!?" She muttered , she'd try to disappear yet when she thought she did she never did , when she actually did it somehow it didn't happen the way she wished and even when it did , she was always brought back to this place through a door
"Normally I'd wish to be a gentleman but you know. We're all in this together right?" His voice lacked the usual gentlemanly tone he uses.
"Pillars should stick to each other all the time right~" Kiana muttered as she grabbed Elysia's hand even tighter.
At that moment it was quite funny Klein's face was identical when he was making that gamble against Amon and the Celestial Worthy , Kiana on the other hand was giving "IF I'M GOING DOWN YOU'RE GOING DOWN WITH ME" vibe
"NOOOOOOOO"