7 Confrontation

"Hya!" Arawn shouted as he swung his blade at Osiris. The latter defended with his own weapon.

"Damn it!" Osiris said. He felt Arawn's Youkai pressure was getting stronger with every strike.

The black-haired Soul Reaver dashed away from the other Reaver to regain his composure. He then saw Arawn did not follow him and instead the latter charged up his Youkai pressure.

"I am guessing Fate sent you?" Ozi said. "He'd probably up his guns after the ass-whooping, I gave Cereb the other night." He added cockily.

"You of all people should know that the only entity that can stop a Reaver is another Reaver." Arawn Kincaid replied. "Cerberus was only sent to claim the girl." He added.

"Hmm." Osiris said. This time he rushed towards the other Soul Reaver and attempted a series of slashes from his own scythe.

Arawn Kincaid defended the attacks with ease and countered some of the slashes which were likewise defended by Osiris. The two of them separated a bit and let their Youkai pressure charge up. Blue winds and azure flame energies engulfed the area.

Elle watch all of this unfold in front of her. She had not seen Osiris struggle like this before. It was unlike the fight with Cereb. She saw the true power of two Soul Reavers fighting before her eyes.

The Raven perched on Elle's petite shoulders and it casted a dark forcefield enclosure which protected her.

"What is the meaning of this? What do these people want with me?!" she shouted.

"Osiris has his reasons. He would tell you when it is time." The raven responded.

Arawn charged up is Youkai energy around his blade. The black-haired Soul Reaver attempted to get behind him with a quick flash step but the one-eyed Soul Reaver had other plans for him.

"You're moving slower than usual. Seems like you are being spent." Arawn said to him.

Arawn Kincaid's lone eye flashed a bright blue in color.

"You'll love this one." He said as he thrusted his silver blade onto the ground. Immediately a torrent of ice spikes arose from beneath the blade and it trailed the quick Soul Reaver. As expected, the attack landed on Osiris upon impact.

"Cold Lances." Arawn said, implying that such was its attack name.

The attack sent Osiris reeling against a wall behind him and there was pain in his expression. He held on his scythe whilst conjuring azure Youkai energy.

"Aghh!" Ozi wreathed in pain.

"Youkai pressure or not. You still are no match for me." Arawn said to him whilst his back was turned.

Osiris was already bleeding from the upper corner of his right eye. He struggled to stand up. The scythe-wielding Soul Reaver used his weapon as a crutch whilst he attempted to stand up and get back to his stance.

"No way…" Elle said. She was at awe that Osiris was struggling.

"Damn it." The raven perched on her right shoulder said. "Arawn is one of the Ten..." he thought to himself.

Osiris spit out a bit of blood and smirked.

"You find being beaten up amusing?" Arawn Kincaid asked him.

"That all you got?" the black clad Soul Reaver said. His Youkai energy was now surrounding him.

The air felt heavy around them and azure flames were surrounding the vicinity. Osiris's eyes shone a bright amber but the blue flames were seeping itself around the sclera of his eyes.

"You're not thinking of using that here in the human realm, are you?" the one-eyed Soul Reaver asked him as if he was taunting him.

"You'd be a fool if you do!" the raven on Elle's shoulder shouted.

"What are you talking about?!" the latter asked the raven but the avian did not answer her.

Osiris smirked and dashed with a very fast speed towards his adversary. Arawn was taken a back because he had noticed that Ozi's speed had doubled since his last attempt to attack him.

The Black-clad Soul Reaver let out a series of fast strikes and slashes with his scythe. Each attack had a coating of darkened azure fire Youkai energy and it is evident on the one-eyed Soul Reaver that the latter is now struggling to defend Ozi's attacks.

Arawn Kincaid executed a power slash of his own to put some distance between him and his adversary. Osiris was sent aback but he landed square on his feet. The former however tried to regain composure as he conjured blue Youkai energy around him. The wind felt cold once again.

"Youkai impulse." Arawn said. "A Soul Reaver's go-to move. It is a maneuver wherein he coats his attacks with his own Youkai which doubles the damage it inflicts if it lands. And even if it does not land, it sends the defending party on the receiving end of the attacks reeling." He explained.

Osiris smirked. There was evident bloodlust on his eyes.

"His Youkai pressure is outstanding." The raven said in his head. "He is actually making a member of the Jushiomo (10 Death Lords) struggle like this." He added.

"It's been a while since I had such a good fuckin fight." Osiris said. His Youkai pressure and spirit energy were now being felt by all of the people present in their battle.

Elle looked at him and was a bit terrified. She had felt the power surge from her classmate and she was surprised that Osiris can look so terrifying in a fight.

"I'd like to apologize in advance to you though." The black-clad Soul Reaver said.

Arawn looked at him and laughed with a hint of sarcasm.

"For what exactly?" he asked his fellow Soul Reaver.

"For killing you." Ozi said to him in response.

The latter rushed at the armored Soul Reaver once again and let out a series of slashes once more. Arawn defended one slash after the other and as soon as he was getting a feel for Osiris's attack pattern, the latter kicked him square on the chest and this caught the former off-guard.

"No way!" Arawn Kincaid said.

Osiris held on his scythe with two hands as he charged up darkness energy on it. He was preparing to execute a powerful strike.

"Tokeru-kama! 溶ける鎌 (Melting Scythe)" Osiris shouted. Upon swinging his blade, a crescent beam of darkened azure flame headed straight towards the other Soul Reaver.

The energy attack exploded upon impact and there was a thick smoke surrounding the area hit by the said attack.

Osiris held on his scythe as he turned his back on the other Soul Reaver. His face had the look of a smug fighter with an evil smirk to boot.

"He's a demon…" Elle said in her thoughts. Her fear of the Soul Reavers began to manifest even more.

"I can still feel your Youkai pressure." Ozi said out loud. "Playing possum ain't getting you nowhere." He said.

The smoke cleared and what emerged was the one-eyed Soul Reaver. He had been partially hit of the earlier attack but his stance also communicated that he defended the maneuver partially as well.

"You have a great battle sense. Looks like I have to be serious after all." Arawn Kincaid said in response.

On cue, their spiritual pressures raged against each other as the battle was about to continue.