Fifty Five
Umbra, Iblis' coliseum
This demon's power is insane!
Umbra took a deep breath and drank in the fallen lingering life forces of the slain beasts scattered around him.
Iblis brought his blade down over Umbra's head only to be parried by Umbra's bewitched sword, their strikes equal in strength.
Umbra in his moment of need had finally tapped into the mighty well of power bestowed upon him by Astralode.
His veins pumped with ferocious strength that even unnerved the mighty Demon Lord and made the spectators gasp.
The two opponents met blade for blade with explosive force that shook the stadium.
"I won't be beaten in my own arena!" Iblis roared as he struggled to overpower his pint-sized opponent.
The Demon Lord had gone unrivalled for so long, he had almost forgotten the bitter pain of being overpowered.
Archdemon Azazel would often upstage him in front of his brethren to keep him under control in the past.
"This is my world now!" Iblis roared and strained as his weapon clashed with Umbra's
Umbra's eyes were a flaming blue matched by the fiery aura surrounding him, his face was expressionless and his intent singular. "You aren't leaving here alive!"
"I will kill you!"
Iblis roared back like a petulant child denied his way.
Iblis broke free of Umbra and leapt back. He was desperate enough to use one of his foulest magics.
The mighty beast called forth power from the underworld, the front row of the audience burned up as he siphoned their life, even the fallen gladiators were consumed by their master. An explosion of limbs and a maelstrom of gore and blood surrounded the Demon Lord.
Iblis drew in the hateful power and his body swelled, thick black veins snaked across his bulk and his ram's horns lengthened.
His weapon had been shattered by his new transformation and his speed slowed, but his muscles swelled and his power peaked.
"No mortal can contend with me!" Iblis boasted as he swung at Umbra.
His fists shattered Umbra's sword and his claws ripped across Umbra's chest exposing his skin.
But in a desperate gambit Umbra latched onto the beastly demon.
Umbra plunged his hands into the beast's flesh ripping tendons and rupturing organs. Iblis' fiery blood burned Umbra's hands but even through the agony the sorcerer refused to stop.
Iblis struggled and slashed at Umbra taking of a chunk of the maleficus' shoulder and an ear, but still Umbra dug into the infernal beast, his hands now shoulder deep in the thrashing demon lord.
A mighty gale of purple poured from Iblis as Umbra stripped away the demon's lingering power.
"You've lived long enough," Umbra growled as he pulled back and ripped out Iblis still-beating heart, like a hungry beast.