11 The tables keep on turning.

"What happened to the 7th guardian...?" Little Yui was glancing Shin intensely.

Shin stole a small peek at Yui "The very next moment, all the dark energy rushing towards the guardians was absorbed...by the 7th guardian and the 7th dragon spirit."

"But wouldn't he become evil if he does that...?!" Little Yui's mind was filled with questions.

"He would.....and yes, he did become dark."

"His skin and his energy turned darker than the battlefield's pitch black sky. He was struggling within himself, slapping himself rolling on the ground."

"And then he woke up calmly...just to give a death glance towards the divine guardian. He rushed towards Reo to attack him without hesitation or holding back. Reo sheathed his sword immediately and engaged him in a melee battle."

The 1st Demon King, 'Yasha Helios' who was also known as the 'Night Devil' chuckled as he stared at the berserk 7th guardian. "We have always found him annoying, taste his wrath Divine guardia..." He was interrupted by the 1st guardian's sword and their supersonic battle resumed. ( DD Note: Yasha literally means Night Devil in Japanese.)

"Reo was trying to kick some sense into Alan, but Alan was no ordinary opponent to suppress. His attacks were always calculated and timed perfectly. Reo had no interest in using his sword or inflicting any permanent damage to Alan."

"As the fight continued, the DK's started planning with each other telepathically. They wanted to get rid of the guardians one after one. They wanted to cut off their lead...they were aiming to take down the Divine guardian. They had a very easy way to make that happen, they only had to provide the 7th guardian with an opening."

"They were fighting the guardians in a defensive strategy while waiting patiently for an opening to distract the Divine guardian. It didn't take them long before they found an opening."

"All of a sudden, the Demon King's released energy punches towards Reo. Reo sensing the incoming threat, kicked Alan to dodge their punches as he glanced the Dks. In this state of a momentary distraction, Alan landed a fierce punch to Reo's gut and without giving him a chance to recover, Alan continued with a streak of punches leaving him stuck deep in the ground."

"As Alan was about to knock him out of his consciousness...he suddenly stopped in his tracks."

"Alan's skin tone changed back to his normal color, he turned his head around to see how the war progressed. He was looking at the guardians and the Dks as if he just woke up from his sleep."

Reo got up to his feet, regaining his energy and senses. "Alan...are you back in your senses..?" Reo had a complex look on his face.

"Big brother Shin...did the Divine guardian and the 7th guardian know each other..?" Yui asked with her bottomless eyes of mystery.

"Yes, they knew each other well...but how they knew each other, is a story for another time. So, lets continue with our present story."

Shin placed a gentle look towards little Yui and resumed the story giving her a gentle pat on her head.

"Alan looked at the perplexed Reo as he stretched his body, as if he had a good night sleep."

"That took a while...took me more time than I thought it would." Alan continued with his stretches as he walked over towards something.

Alan was still shrouded with dark energy surging through his body. "Hey DKs...let's end this...Time for Round-Three." He stepped hardly on something.

'CHINK.....' It was the sound of a sword flipping as it rolled over in the air, landing in Alan's hand. The remaining guardians watched in silence as held the sword, a sword no one would dare use.

"I have my own meaning of the phrase 'Know your enemy's strength.' and now I know it." He slashed the space in front of him to get a grasp of the sword, 'the Demon Sword of Arnus Edios'.

"The dragon spirits inside the guardians, had mixed up feelings about the turn of events. They would never fight along darkness, but this was different."

"We can talk later, my fellow guardian spirits, but now we must end this war." It was the voice of the 7th dragon spirit.

The 7th dragon spirit continued his statement "The Demon sword is made up of dark energy Alan, just like your body right now...I think we can try that then..."

"Let's give it a shot...INFUSE....!!!" He transferred the 7th dragon into the Demon Sword, which was now his Soul Sword.

"The Demon Kings and the guardians fell silent as they watched Alan infuse his spirit."

"How's the new sword...are you comfortable enough." Alan smiled wickedly looking at his new Soul Sword.

"Yeah...it's a bit rusty, but I like it." The 7th dragon spirit chuckled as he came out of the sword swirling around Alan.

"The 7th dragon was no longer Gray in color as he used to be, he turned into pitch black, complementing the color of Alan's energy."

"But everyone could sense that something was wrong, they were beaming with dark energy, but they didn't emit dark energy. They consumed dark energy and released Pure energy, just like a tree releases Oxygen and takes in Carbon Dioxide."

"We will answer all your questions, after we end the Demon Kings. So, shift your focus towards those Demons for now."

"The way I see it...I can count 7 Demons." The 2nd dragon spirit was the one to talk up.

"Then let's take down the Six Demon Kings first, then you can discuss what to do with me..." Alan gripped his sword, while others nodded to each other.