27. The Real One

Leo and Sabito turned solemn after blocking that last attack.

What brute strength!

Both of them felt a tremendous power transmit through their weapons, it slightly numbed their palms. When Makomo and Giyu got to a safe both of them immediately retreated.

Leo frowned when he looked at the demon before him, he was a tall man with a black-dotted skin with pale grayish complexion. His body was strange as in that his upper torso, arms and legs were all extremely muscular while his waist was incredibly skinny, his pelvis was jutting out at an unnatural angle.

He possessed green and red eyes, their sclera bright orange, that were slanted drastically downwards at the sides, the kanji for "Upper Moon Six" carved across them. His hands wielded two bone sickles gleaming with coldness.

Behind him stood that female demon whose head Giyu cut off, her head was right back on her neck and seemed fine now.

"Giyu, Makomo, take care of the woman."

Leo didn't wait around for the demon to make a move, from that simple attack he knew what kind of an opponent they were facing. There is a high chance that all of them might die here.

"Alright!"

Dragon - Tiger Breathing First Form, White Tiger Awakening!

Leo's figure disappeared, the demon's eyes dodged as he followed him. He raised his sickle and smiled lazily.

"Too slow."

The wind seemed to whistle as the sickle sliced through the air, Leo's figure re-emerged. He wasn't shocked nor was he surprised.

Dragon - Tiger Breathing Sixth Form, Azure Dragon Roams The Heavens!

A dragon manifested as it stepping on clouds, it winded around the sickle and opened its huge jaw taking a bite at the demon.

The sickly and pale demon raised his other sickle and took a swipe upwards. The dragons sharp teeth collided with the sickle generating sparks.

Water Breathing First Form, Water Surface Slash!

Sabito moved with incredible speed, he was upon the demon in a split second. His sword was coated with a stream of water as he moved in for the kill.

"Weak."

The demon bend backwards, his spine seemed to crack as he did so. Sabito missed, before he could react the demon kicked out with incredible power.

The kick connected. Sabito took a few steps back, the corner of his mouth was painted with blood.

The demon however wasn't finished, he forcefully withdrew his other hand and freed himself. He swiftly made a cut towards the Azure Dragon phantom infront of him, the tremendous power behind that attack caused the phantom to break apart. Leo was flung away.

"Sabito! Leo!"

Giyu yelled from afar.

"Giyu! Do your job, they will take of theirs!"

"Got you kitty~"

The sashes surrounding the woman swept past Giyu, Makomo was barely able to block it for him. Cold sweat dripped down his face when he sensed how close he was to death.

'Focus Giyu!'

Collecting himself Giyu backed up Makomo.

Bang!

Leo was smashed into a small tavern. Broken tiles and roof rained on him, ignoring the pain from his chest Leo charged forward.

Dragon - Tiger Breathing Fourth Form, White Tiger Dominion!

Leo changed into a ferocious White Tiger filled with baleful aura. The demon waved his sickles skillfully avoiding every strike descending on him.

Water Breathing Third Form, Flowing Dance!

Sabito danced like a winding river, he flickered between the White Tiger's attack creating a powerful vaccum that sucked in every fatal attack delivered upon the huge beast.

"Maan, that's a fascinating move."

Blood Demon Art, Splatter Sickle!

All of a sudden rays of bloody energy emerged out of the demon's body. It moved incredibly fast and slashed at Leo and Sabito.

The White Tiger phantom was destroyed while the flowing river was dispersed, Leo and Sabito spat out blood and was flung away. Their clothes were torn and blood seeped out.

Getting up on their feet both of them turned solemn. Leo immediately changed his stance.

Dragon - Tiger Breathing Third Form, White Tiger Assault!

Water Breathing Ninth Form, Splashing Water Tide, Turbulent!

Both of them used incredibly fast movements to close the gap between them and the demon.

"Maaan, you can't win. I'm gonna kill you slowly, no one bullies my cute, dumb little sister."

Blood Demon Art, Round Axe Splatter Sickle.

A dome of bloody rays covered the demon, Leo's manifestation of the White Tiger reached him first. It brandished it's huge claws blocking the incoming attack. The ground was reduced to rubbles from their collision.

Sabito was a step late, he tilted his sword and suddenly changed his stance.

Water Breathing Eleventh Form, Flood Dragon!

A huge Flood Dragon took shape, it roared towards the demon and pounced on him with a colossal tide of water beneath it's feet..

"Ooh, fascinating."

The bloody rays suddenly doubled. Leo's White Tiger and Sabito's Flood Dragon were drowned in the sea of bloody sickle rays.

However...

Both of them suddenly emerged from the sea of sickle rays, their entire body drenched in blood.

Water Breathing Tenth Form, Constant Flux!

Dragon - Tiger Breathing Seventh Form, Azure Dragon Descends!

Sabito moved forward with incredible agility, he twisted and turned with each step, each step he took he destroyed everything blocking his path.

Leo's body morphed into an Azure Dragon, like a divine beast descending upon the world it parting through the clouds. He moved through the bloody sickle rays inching closer to the demon.

Closing the gap Leo and Sabito's changed their stance.

Dragon - Tiger Breathing Ninth Form, Azure Dragon Majesty!

Water Breathing Sixth Form Whirlpool!

Leo's body released a majesty akin to that of a king's while Sabito formed a whirlpool trapping all three of them. Dust and rubble rose around them with the twisting air as a wall formed around them.

The Dragon twisted and turned striking his opponent without end from every direction. The demon was slightly serious as he blocked every attack. The grinding sound of weapons echoed through the night.

The demon spoke lazily while incredible bloodlust filled the air.

"That won't work, you will still die."

Their bodies were filled with wounds, blood and sweat soaked their clothes making it stick tight to their skin, their breathing was hard, their bones ached however they didn't back down. For the first time since the battle began Leo and Sabito spoke.

"That's where you are wrong demon, we won't die. Know why dumbass?"

"Cause we ain't alone fool."