The One He Wanted, Outbreaks for One Minute
The battlefield froze in a way that made no sense. The undead stopped advancing, their weapons hanging mid-motion as if an unseen command had locked them in place. The wind itself slowed, carrying dust and ash that never quite settled. Ruko stood alone between the broken defense line and the Demon General, his breathing uneven but controlled.
When was about to finish Ruko off. An unknown figure appear and kick beldia dark slash away and look at ruko for 5 seconds and dissappear.
Behind him, Axel's defenders were either unconscious or barely clinging to awareness. No one else could move. Beldia halted. For the first time beldia get a doubt of what happened, he did not attack and now he destroy us in a matter of 45 seconds. Ruko felt it before he heard it—a pressure sliding into his thoughts, cold and deliberate. "Remain still."
Ruko's jaw tightened. "…So this is your trick." "This conversation does not exist to them," Beldia said, his voice echoing directly inside Ruko's mind. "Only you will hear it." Ruko didn't turn around. "Then say what you want and get it over with."
There was a pause. Not hesitation—evaluation. "You are not strong," Beldia said. "Yet your resistance exceeds your form. Your presence has changed." Ruko felt his stomach sink slightly. "You stalk all your opponents this closely, or am I special?"
"Recently," Beldia continued, ignoring the remark, "your existence has grown heavier. As if something has been loosened with no restraint." Ruko's fingers curled. He didn't answer.
"You do not belong entirely to this world," Beldia said. "And beneath this land lies something that responds to such beings."
"…What are you talking about?"
The pressure sharpened. "A blade," Beldia said. "Buried deep and under those legs. Excalibur." Ruko's breath hitched despite himself. "That's not funny." "I do not joke," Beldia replied calmly. "Well it's not my way to this since. It answers anomalies."
Ruko felt a flicker of something unfamiliar—unease. "Wait a minute are you looking at my legs you bastard."
"Yes and I am certain ill take it to good use." Beldia chuckled a little.
The silence stretched. "I have no intention of giving it to you my sword between my legs you fucker," Beldia continued. "Then i'll will take you instead." Ruko blinked. "…You what."
The pressure withdrew instantly. Beldia raised his cursed blade high, his voice booming across the battlefield so that everyone could hear.
"Hear me, people of Axel," the Demon General declared. "The one named Ruko belongs to me. His power, his future, and the blade beneath his legs will be claimed." The reaction was immediate. "WHAT?!" Kazuma shouted from the ground.
Aqua shrieked, "WHY DOES A SKELETON WANT YOU?!" Megumin, barely conscious, muttered, "That's… creepy." Ruko felt heat rush to his face, half rage, half pure humiliation. "OY THIS IS NOT WHAT ITS LOOK LIKE. AND IM NOT INTO MEN SINCE WOMEN ARE THE ONE WHO SHOULD TAKE ME."
Beldia stepped forward, aura swelling. "Kneel." Ruko straightened. "…No since i started to see men are gone senile these days." Something shifted. The restraint inside him strained violently. Ruko exhaled and yew appeared randomly.
[Yew: Host condition as met the Sealer disengaged.For exactly one minute.]
Ruko pause a second. "What did you say," Beldia started charging at Ruko. "YOU'RE MIIINNEE!" Ruko dodge his grab and slip to the ground. He start to feel a feel agony of how this is happening like last time but there won't be no flashbacks, just having drama way back.
Ruko get himself together a little but still feel the agony with in him. Holding one hand at his face looking at the sky to see if there's a savior but none came, he swing down his right arm which he holds his face. "W why ...why does no one that can save us even for a second. D-DAMNIT AALLL."
There was burst of mana pressure exploded outward, cracking the ground beneath Ruko's feet. The undead recoiled instinctively, several collapsing outright. Beldia staggered, just a step but that alone was enough. Fear surfaced in his presence. "Aahhhh, eh.. eheheheh,"Ruko moved.
He crossed the distance in an instant, not flashing, not teleporting—just raw acceleration. His fist slammed into Beldia's blade, knocking it aside with a shockwave that tore through the dirt. Ruko followed immediately, driving a knee into Beldia's torso and forcing him back.
Beldia roared and retaliated, curse energy detonating outward. Ruko took it head-on, sliding back several meters but staying upright, blood dripping from his mouth. "You should've kept this private," Ruko said and startedto smile. "Now I'm pissed." Beldia pick a stance and they clashed again.
Steel and curse met reinforced flesh. Ruko blocked, countered, grabbed Beldia by the armor and slammed him into the ground hard enough to crater it. Beldia ripped free and answered with a sweeping curse that tore through Ruko's side, sending him skidding. Pain flared.
The minute was burning fast. As they grappled again, something flickered in Ruko's vision which is blurred for a second, he start get back his senses. "Damnit I guess I have to use core alloy, Gahahaha now im having fun!" Panic surged.
"IM DONE PLAYING AROUND AND ILL FUCKING KILL YOU, HEHAHAHA" Core Alloy change to short sword and make a mask cover half of his face. He use his hands to push back his hair and pull the cloak hoodie on his head. Started to stop playing. "Now it's time to hunt."
Beldia look at what Ruko looks like for a fraction of mini–seconds and saw something that wasn't ment to be seen. "T.. That's him, hahaha I can't believe I met one of the legends and now you and your power will be MINE."
"I don't give a fuck, since im going to kill you," Ruko and beldia clash. Ruko uses short sword to parry his attacks, then kick beldia in the stomach sending backwards to the wall. Beldia had his sword while flying back. Then use dark slash and by that second core alloy change to Long sword to do big slash and double slash to counter it.
Beldia come rushing, Ruko use combat move while change to gauntlet and swing Beldia to the sky, jump after him, sending him to the ground with a round house kick which cracked the ground around them and changes to short bow in the air while also make arrow out of mana. Dealing some damage that Beldia feel his on disadvantage.
Ruko reach to the ground and jumped back due to instinct. Beldia start rising with more power, means his stop holding back. "Hehe... HAHAHAHA this is the best fight I ever li—"
Ruko change to short sword and do multiple sword slash and double slash, cuaghting Beldia of guard. "Hehehe ...I have no time to listen to that piece a shit of mouth of yours." Meanwhile the adventurers look at Ruko with a nostalgic belief. "He.. he can fight toe to toe with a demon general." "Damn that's crazy even his the lowest out of all of us!"
Aqua, Megumin, Darkness are all shock at what Ruko did but kazuma on the other hand look at Ruko without reasons or an aw that he can go toe to toe with Beldia and that expression.The smoke start to clear and beldia getting serious damage since Ruko slash is weaken him.
"Wha—" "Don't even ask, I happen to use bless purification and a little explosion magic to give it a good kick. Since im not fully able to get a good grib of those skills yet but it kinda trigger a little. And now I'll finish this."
Beldia feel disbelief and felt fear when he is losing. Ahaaahhh, G-GET AWAY FROM ME!" Ruko shoved the thought down and run towards him, without any mercy beldia is scared, afraid, fear of how terrified Ruko really is. Ruko locked Beldia in place, straining with everything he had left. "KAZUMA! MEGUMIN! GET READY!"
Kazuma, barely conscious, fumbled for a potion. "ON IT!" Beldia struggled violently. "You do not understand what you are!" Ruko gritted his teeth. "I dont give a damn after your dead." Yew randomly appear for a second. [The Sealer timer its almost up ...warning.]