The four of them stare at each other before smiling and readied themselves for the final clash
Serephs hair and runes around his body glowed a crimson red as his body eminates a dark red aura,his irises bright red
Jaress's irises shift from pink to violet as her body exudes violent violet energy
Doshi in her fighting stance releasing pink flames as as her hair changes to a light pink her irises now a deep shade of pink
As shadow coats himself in his ripples fighting technique he focuses
"I need to advance my technique right here right now...if I don't I'll only hinder Doshi"
As Shadow concentrates his spirit flames and ripples technique
He begins circulating both techniques through his body when
"Got it"
As Shadow activates both forms of his ripples technique variants along side his spirit flames his body eminates a bright flaming orange
"It works"
[Guidance prompt]
[Congratulations on perfecting your first combination skill]
[Combination technique:flame ripples technique]
As everyone finally finished reaching there current strongest state
Everyone tenses with excitement as they all thought
eyes glowing
"No more chains!"
The very planet shook from the pressure as everyone senses the rising pressure
The scene cuts again to Jagik happily sitting on a black rocky mountain with red cracks all over it as games announcer stands beside him when he then says
"It seems were reaching the climax of this war"
Jagik flashes a mischievous eager smile as he says excitedly
"You're right on that part...but will Shadow break?"
Quantity suddenly says
"I highly doubt with his renewed spirit"
The scene cuts back to the four as they stood there when everything suddenly darkens as everything moves in slow motions,even small debris
The four vanish in the next second,Sereph and Doshi appear as they ready a punch and meet fist
The ground shatters from the sheer force when the two continue exchanging blows.
Doshi tries a sweep but Sereph jumps and attempts a drop kick but Doshi raises both her arms up and blocks it pushing him back but suddenly Jaress flashes in front of her about to cut her in half
Doshi simply smiles as Shadow appears and counters the attack
Jaress bends backwards avoiding her attack as Doshi looks up she Sees thousands of fists descend but she simply smirks and begins punching the air repeatly then the next second she counters with her own pink flaming fists as the two attacks cancel each other out
Sereph descends with tremendous speeds becoming a red meteor as he hits the ground causing a massive explosion creating a dust cloud but from the dust the four appear fighting each other simoteniously
Helping there partners attacking,defending,countering and parrying the other
There partners making up for the others flaws
Jaress sends a kick to the side of Shadow's head but Doshi blocks it with her arm but then
Sereph pulls out his Sword from reailty as he thrust to pierce Doshi's head but Shadow rolls on her back countering the attack with his hand
Jaress manages to land an upper cut to Shadow's maw sending him into the air but he does a flip extending his arms out as Doshi grabs them and swings her arms between her legs as Shadow drop kicks Jaress sending her back Sereph grabs her hands,spins around as Jaress sends a slash with her scythe
Shadow and Doshi dodge with Doshi jumping into the air and Shadow bending backwards as he does a hand stand and jumps into
He glances downwards for a moment to see Sereph reading his fist as he immediately realizes what his about to do
Shadow Sends a punch downwards releasing a spirit blue roaring dragon that clashes with the one Sereph releases as it causes a red blue explosion as it erupts
Blue,red flames litter the ground they stood on as Shadow and Doshi lands side by side
The four stare at each other sweat dripping from Shadow and Doshi while Jaress and Sereph remained fresh but then the clash continues as the all already entered the focused state,each move they did paralleled to the others
"My body is seemingly moving on its own" shadow thought
As the four fought one thought flashed threw all of them
"This...this...this is...REALLY FUN"
as a smile plastered to all there faces
Shadow then thought
"At this rate we'll lose in the long term as the battle continues"
Doshi thinks
"Those two's growth speed is only increasing each passing second"
Shadow and Doshi then came to the same conclusion as they thought of the same thing
"We have to change our strategy"
Shadow and Doshi then stare at each other for only a moment before Sereph and Jaress slash at the same time but Shadow and Doshi vanish instantly as they reappear landing a clean punch on Sereph and Jaress
Sereph and Jaress then realized and they thought
"Spirit plain shifting"
The scene cuts to Jagik and game announcer once again as Jagik gets up,he begins walking away when game announcer says
"Where do you suppose your going?"
Jagik stops and without turning around he says
"I plan to join the fight as well since I don't want my clone to take all the fun"
Game announcers digital experience shifts from green excitement to a yellow smile as he says with eager in his voice
"Can't wait to see how the battle changes with you there especially since there in a focused state"
Jagik simply waves his hand as he dissappears into red,black corrupt coding
The scene shifts back to Shadow and Doshi battling Sereph and Jaress but the two seem to be struggling much more due to Shadow and Doshi's switch up in strategy
As the duo lands multiple hits on the Sereph and Jaress
Shadow shifts to the spirit plain but was immediately met with a fist to the face that he narrowly dodges as he instantly realizes its Jagik and begins a clash with a more serious expression this time
When suddenly Doshi appears behind Jagik with her fist bursting with pink flames as she throws the punch but Jagik with his right and without looking blocks Doshi's surprise attacks while kicking away Shadow
The two of them jumps as the stare at Jagik
Jagik then says sinisterly and with eagerness
"I can take both of you on"
And within the next moment the three of them went into a fierce clash as Doshi and Shadow constantly Shifting realms combating both Jagik as well as Sereph and Jaress
Shadow and Doshi switch to the physical realm forced to battle the dou as they fought Shadow began to think
"With Jagik in the spirit plain the difficulty just increased again...wait i got it"
As Shadow blocks a slash from Sereph,Jaress follows up with a creasent slash when Shadow shifts to the spirit Plain where Jagik immediately attacks with a glitching red fist as he says
"I'm you're opponent"
As the attack lands,the sound of it connecting echoes through the spirit plain and as it pans back
It reveals Shedoden with his eyes closed blocking Jagiks punch with Shadow saying smugly while smiling
"Took you long enough you dam dimwit"
Jagik flashes a grin as both his and Shedodens energies erupt
Shedoden opens his eyes revealing a small blue shimmer as he says flatly with confidence
"You're opponents me...jagik"
Shadow says
"We'll watch your back"
Shadow shifts back to the physical world as he continues fighting and supporting Doshi in the battle
Shadow blocks a kick from Sereph,ducks as he sweeps Jaress of her feet then he switches spots with Doshi
Dodges Sereph's slash attack as he jumps into the air and Performs a tornado kick that plants Serephs feet into the ground
Both Doshi and Shadow jump several feet away when Sereph and Jaress steady themselves as they instantly healed most of the damage they took from the clash
On the other hand Shadow and Doshi were seemingly drained as they stood together with unshaken confidence
But then Shadow thought
"I have to end this"
"Doshi"
"Yeah"
"Lets end this"
Doshi smiles as her flames got even hotter and hotter beginning to even melt the ground as Shadow did the same
The flames around him became red as he activates his blood variant
Sereph and Jaress glance at each other and without a word they're energies began surging as they held their weapons forward red,violet energy clashing with each other
The ground around them was being cut into small pieces as they're energy sharpend
Shadow and Doshi then yelled as there energies merged forming a red pink Chinese dragon
"COMBO MOVE RAGING FLAME DRAGONIC ROAR!"
The atmosphere around them became as hot as the sun as a roar echoes across the battlefield it charged straight for Sereph and Jaress but they weren't defenseless as they yelled
They're energies chaoticaly mixing forming a spinning distorting lotus
"COMBO MOVE DISTORTING LOTUS!"
As they're techniques colided reailty became unstable
Both techniques converge as it becomes a ball of destructive energy before a white light engulfed the battlefield seconds later
A massive explosion of chaotic energy erupts desintagrating a large portion of the battlefield creating a massive hole
Everything fades to silence
Everything shifts to a feint blue as Shedoden is pushed back from jagiks attack
The two stop fighting as they sense a huge energy spike from the physical realm
Jagik then says with a satisfied smile on his face
"Well thanks for the fun time Shedoden but I have to go now since the real fight ...will begin soon...seeya"
Jagik becomes corrupted data as he vanishes from the area
Shedoden stands there for a few seconds before releasing a sigh of relief as he thinks
"I better get back to the spirit defense...although I guess Shenky and Plague doctor will fight very soon"
The scene shifts back to the physical realm near the hole the fighters made
The four lay on the ground energies only slightly emitting from there bodies
In the silence Shadow thinks
"Even though they're my enemies and It was only brief but I think we can...maybe team up"
Unknown and Koqetsu appear in front of the four as Unknown says
"So can any of you move"
All four of them say simultaneously
"Not...even a...muscle"
Koqetsu says
"So are the other two allies of friends?"
Shadow and Doshi pause for a moment before Doshi says
"Let's just say they're potential squad mates"
Unknown stares at the two skeptically and curiously before saying
"Well then I guess I'll heal them as well"
Unknown extends his hands as black energy covers the four
Unknown then says
"Heal"
And within an instance he heals the four as he says
"I healed all of you only enough to move around...I don't plan to exert any more energy"
Sereph then says
"But based on the info you have infinite energy that recovers almost immediately"
Unknown flinches slightly as he stutters
"Uhhh...I hot i mean got no idea what your saying"
Koqetsu and the for thought of the same thing with dissapointment
"Riiiiight you have no idea"
Jaress smiles as She gets up and says
"Still thank you"
The other three get up as a system message is announced
[War confrontation System Message]
[All generals have concluded They're as stated from owner Bijen]
[The individuals known as Shenky Himetsuma as well as Plague Doctor are now permitted to battle]
As the message echoed throughout the battlefield Shadow wasn't aware of this until Outer Guidance informed him
[Guidance prompt]
[The generals have concluded all fights and as of right now the final clash will be decided by two opposing gods]
Shadow thinks with slight surprise
"Oh right I completely forgot about that"
Shadow walks up to Sereph and extends a fist bump that Sereph immediately accepts as Sereph smiles and and says
"Honestly you fought well and I am truly grateful for your help in freeing me from that cur-"
Sereph suddenly stopped as he stares at Shadow
Shadow loses his smile as he senses something was extremely when he says with a shakened voice
"Sereph...what's the...matt"
The image of the head of a plague mask biting down on everyone appears in everyone's minds as black green gas appears around everyone
Before anyone could react Shadow looks down to see Sereph impaled by a crowd foot through the stomach
Then only a second later Jaress is impaled by a black cane
Both Sereph and Jaress puke out blood
The anonymous melody of an angel rings everyone ears as Plague Doctor strides towards them with his eyes glowing brightly green from the mist
Plague extends both his hands as Sereph and Jaress are pulled to him
He holds them by hair as he says flatly with a stern cold voice
"Sereph I've made my decision...I will be relinquishing you and Jaress from your positions as well as converting you since a specific individual stopped the Conversion project
The scene cuts to a run down laboratory engulfed in black flames as Mystery walks out from it then it cuts back to Plague Doctor and the rest
Sereph with a weak voice says as he glares at Plague Doctor with anger
"You Bastard...you planned...all this from the...start...didn't you?"
Plague doctor then says
"Sereph who do you think I am...of course not...it just me taking advantage of my situation...I can't control external conditions neither can I control what you experience in battle all I do is learn and adjusts"
"It just so happened you became a safety net for 3.0.6 compramising my original plan but it just so happened i had multiple of underlings become newly god level beings"
Sereph is about to speak but suddenly he realized he wasn't able to anymore
Plague doctor continues
"But i must say the force the four of you would've become is truly terrifying...and I will atleast commend you on that...farewell"
Sereph and Jaress began desintagrating into mist as Plague Doctor absorbs everything
It cuts to the Plague realm becoming green mist as it cuts back to Plague Doctor finished absorbing everything
His cane floats into his hands as he stares at his other hand and thinks
"Quite interesting it still will take me a while to absorb everything though"
Shadow stares at Plague doctor when something snaps in him as he made a hand sign and shouts out
"SEEKIIIIIDOOOOO!"
Yet again Shadow uses this skill but
[Guidance prompt]
[Due toyou already at your limit you have been slightly blinded]
Plague doctor stares at the glaring red light of the eye straight on before he says in fascination
"Truly a impressive technique but it could–"
The very next moment Plague Doctors left eye cover cracks as he goes silent before he says
"What a nuisance of an experiment"
Plague Doctor vanishes as Shadow's Sekido stops releasing light
Shadow glanced behind to barely see his technique shatter to pieces
Plague doctors cane appears in front of Shadows four head about to pierce through
Doshi and the rest see this but aren't able to react when it stops only a centimeter away from piercing Shadow's head
It was Shenky as he stops the cane with one hand his exerts force and snaps the cane in half
The Shenky throws the cane's remains to Plague Doctors feet
Both there energies erupt as the final fight that decides the fate of this war
Begins
End of chapter 20:Final part