Giving the devil his dues

Reima continues to dodge the homing lightning bolts, occasionally getting struck by one that envelopes his body in electricity, pain wracking his body for the instant it affects him before he manages to free himself of it.

It's fortunate he was able to cover his entire body in Armament Haki, otherwise he really wouldn't have a defense against this kind of attack. To be honest, he'd thought Gaunter O'Dimm would have more powerful attacks than this, a being capable of stopping time should be able to do a lot more than this. Though, judging by how his peculiar magic interacts with the Elder Blood, it wouldn't surprise Reima to find that he was immune to being directly influenced by it.

This would also explain why Gaunter was forced to use other methods like summoning lighting towards him, Gaunter's magic had indeed summoned it, but the lightning itself was natural.

Reima uses the Quen sign to cover himself with a shield, but finds the quantity and power of the lightning bolts is gradually able to break it, forcing him to fall back on something else... He thrusts his hand forward and utilises the Dark Hands secondary ability, a wispy red and black shield forms in-front of himself, it ripples as lightning bolts collide against it.

The barrage of lightning seemed never ending, and with Reima tired from his previous fight he needed to try and maintain as much energy as he could. He twists the Dark Hand Shield to the side to begin deflecting the lightning away from himself to avoid taking the brunt of it, fortunately it seemed that after the bolts were deflected they weren't able to continue homing in on him.

Seeing his attacks lose their effectiveness Gaunter changes his strategy and mutters to himself in a strange language, causing the wind around him to swell and increase in intensity.

The clouds shooting lightning down at Reima were also caught in the swirling wings, slowly being channeled to where Reima was.

Reima observed as Gaunter started to form a tornado, but wasn't sure how it'd actually hurt him... Regardless, he would stop it as it could prove a danger to Ciri who's fighting on the ground.

*Flash*

He blinks in-front of Gaunter and throws a Great Combustion Pyromancy with Elder Blood Magic, causing a large explosion of turquoise flames to be shot at Gaunter.

With no way to block this the being was forced to dodge, disappearing and reappearing a kilometer away, no longer controlling the winds due to him having to cancel it.

Gaunter O'Dimm "It seems there'll be no recourse here "King", we'll be fighting for every with time frozen around us, why not surrender and serve me? I might even spare your woman." he says, his eyes visibly glowing red with black veins starting to become apparent on his skin not all that disimilarly to how toxins affect a Witcher.

Reima "You think you can try and bargain? I'll not settle on anything less than your death!" he shouts, grabbing Gauner O'Dimm with his telekensis, enveloping the being in a turquoise glow as he rapidly approaches, stabbing his Elder Blood infused silver blade into his heart.

Gaunter gives a pain grunt and hits Reima in the face with his palm, red energy erupting as it makes contact and blowing them both away from each other... Reima glances at his blade which is now covered in the demon's blood, and notices that his attack didn't seem to be fatal.

Gaunter O'Dimm "Fool, no matter how you wound me, I cannot be killed! That is why we will fight forever!" he exclaims, holding his wound in pain.

Reima snorts, "You know how many Immortals I've dealt with? I'll just torture you into you wish you were dead!" he shouts, the thought that he himself was acting like a villain crossing his mind.

Gaunter O'Dimm "You are an ever bigger fool than I thought if you think you can break me! I have lived for millennia, experiencing pain that you would never conceive of in your pitiful mortal mind. Just because you were able to attain some strength does not make you worthy of it!" he says he conjures wind blade to start assault Reima at every angle.

Reima easily blocks them but glances upwards just as Gaunter compresses water in the atmosphere and sends huge shards of ice shooting down at him. Fortunately, ice wasn't all that big an issue for him to deal with. Using his aura he appears next to one and causes it to melt, using telekensis on another and sending it flying towards Gaunter.

Reima's earlier successful attack seemed to have dramatically weakened Gaunter, but it was obvious the being was regaining his strength quickly, the only thing that harmed him was the Elder Blood, which coincided with was Nalenthi's journal had said.

Their fight continued for a couple more minutes that'd felt like hours to Reima, Gaunter manipulated the elements around him in a vain hope of hurting Reima, most attempts failing spectacularly, while Reima got the opportunity to occasionally land a strike on Gaunter.

The being body was looking more and more ragged as Reima's Elder Blood infused weapon caused more wounds. Eventually, Reima even managed to bisect Gaunter, but looked on in disbelief as they pieced themself back together with ease.

The battle reached its climax when Reima cut Gaunter's head off and diced his body into a thin mince before using Elder Blood infused Chaos Flames to reduce what was left to ash.

Reima could only scowl was Gaunter reappeared a kilometer away looking like nothing had happened...

Gaunter O'Dimm "The pain you inflict on me will achieve nothing!... But, I know a way to harm you." he says, looking down at Ciri while raising his hand.

Reima's eyes contract as he senses the beings strange magic shoot towards the earth under Ciri, attempting to form it into spears that'd skewer her. Shaking his head he decides that there's probably only one way to actually kill this thing for good, as not even his Dark Hand was able to affect it...

*Flash!*

Reima blinks next to Gaunter while holding them in place with his telekensis, he stabs his sword in his chest and wraps his arms around the demon...

Gaunter O'Dimm "LET ME SHOW YOU PAIN!" he shouts as his magic flares to force the earth below CIri to skewer her...

*Flash*