Satoru playfully said, "Come on, Captain, I haven't even gotten serious yet."
Yami smiled, "That's what I expected from you." He paused for a moment and then continued, "It's time for me to surpass my limits." He took a deep breath, entering a state of complete concentration. Yami's aura transformed into something different from what the Black Bulls were used to.
Finral stepped back a few paces, "He's terrifying, not a single opening."
Satoru smiled and removed the Black Bulls' cloak from his shoulder. He took a Wing Chun stance and smiled at Yami. Yami charged at Satoru, enveloped in mana as a protective and strengthening layer. Satoru deflected each sword strike and blocked every punch Yami threw. They continued like this for a while until Satoru shouted, "Mahoraga."
Mahoraga punched Yami from the side, sending him crashing through several trees, creating a cloud of dust. When the dust settled, a black cocoon surrounded Yami, which disappeared moments later, revealing Yami bleeding from his head.
Yami smiled, "That hurt," and then sent a slanted strike of his dark magic towards Satoru, but Mahoraga stood in front of him like a shield. The wheel on Mahoraga's head started spinning after each wound.
From behind, Satoru said, "I advise you to stop this, Gorilla."
Yami noticed, "It's healing... no, it's adapting to my magic. That damn kid." Yami then smiled widely. He charged at Satoru, his grimoire flipping to the spell he wanted. "Yami Mahou: Black Hole," he chanted, pouring as much mana as possible into the spell, creating a massive suction force trapping Mahoraga inside. Satoru moved away from the black hole and dodged Yami's sword strike.
Yami said, "Finally, that nuisance is gone," then looked at Satoru. "I'll crush you."
Satoru, smiling, said, "Come whenever you're ready, Gorilla."
Yami asked, "Are you ready to end this?" as his grimoire's pages turned.
Satoru replied, "Don't come crying to me for a rematch after you lose," and his grimoire's pages turned as well.
Yami chanted, "Dimensional Dark Energy Strike: Equilibrium," sending a massive dark magic slash towards Satoru.
Satoru countered with, "Sacred Flame Magic: Supernova," forming a flame with blue, crimson, and green hues in front of his hand. The temperature skyrocketed. "Don't die, Gorilla, I don't want my aunt chasing me everywhere," he said before the small flame exploded into a massive blast heading towards Yami.
The area suddenly went white from the intense collision. All the surrounding trees were uprooted, and Luck and Vanessa, who had already moved away, were flung far by the explosion.
After a few minutes, the dust settled, revealing Yami with a severely burned chest, holding the remnants of his katana, and in front of him, Satoru lying on the ground with a huge wound on his chest. Weakly, Yami said, "I won," then passed out.
Vanessa, Luck, Charmy, Gauche, and Finral arrived to see the entire area destroyed. They rushed to check if the two were still alive. Satoru's four-leaf clover grimoire, which had been thrown far from him, floated back towards him, opening to the "Tear of Love" spell, healing Satoru completely. Satoru suddenly sat up and started laughing, causing Finral to scream in fear.
Satoru, amidst his laughter, said, "I lost."
Finral remarked, "He's finally gone mad."
Satoru then cast "Tear of the Angel" on Yami's chest, healing him.
To be continued in the next chapters...