Versatile: Alternate World

Atlas stopped himself from being pushed backward by stabbing his sword to the ground, causing him to break the concrete on the road. Still, the pushing power is too strong for him and that pushing power came from a single punch by Sebastian who just used a palm attack on Atlas who charged against him. The armor of Atlas was seen to be deformed a bit from the palm attack but it slowly returned back to how it was before, showing that his armor is capable of self-regeneration which is true for most of his skills.

"Damn it! This guy is too strong even for my level and skills alone!" Atlas gritted his teeth.

Lucia bites her nails as she is getting frustrated by the fact that none of them can land a single hit and this guy is not even using any kind of weapon but just his bare fists. In short, he is too strong for them at the moment, maybe they can't even top him up for many years but all they know is that he is just too strong for them to topple him down or even damage him.

"Are those the only things you can do? Isn't that pretty sad?" Sebastian shook his head in disappointment.

"We are not done yet!" Lucia then fired multiple fire attacks with homing capabilities, all at once.

As soon as the fireballs were released, Atlas also charges forward with his sword up in his shoulders. Sebastian is not moving from where he was standing but he was clearly observing what they are doing.

"You guys are too amateurs. I should say so for myself that you guys are still too pure for this."

Without batting an eye, he catches the incoming fireballs from his hands, and as soon as all of the incoming fireballs were in his hands, he fused them together before throwing them to the charging Atlas.

BOOM!

Atlas stabbed his sword to the ground and barely managed to block the attack. He knows that Lucia's fireballs pack a punch but receiving them all together hits real hard and it seems the power amplified too when he launched the fireball straight to Atlas.

"Come on, are you guys really trying at all?" Sebastian sighed in dissatisfaction.

"Damn it!" Lucia decided she will not hold back earlier unleashed her abilities to her fullest.

Lucia gathered the mana in the surroundings, her hair started to grow very long and wings started to appear on her back. Three horns pops out from her forehead and her normal red eyes started to glow crimson.

"Lucia-sama! What are you doing?!" Atlas was shocked when Lucia started doing something she have not done before.

"If he won't go down, then I will go all out to bring him down! [Hellish Arena!]"

Atlas didn't expect Lucia to unleash another arena-type skill. He already knows that she has the skill with the same arena-type form which is the [Arena of Suffering]. However, he didn't stop her and decided to also put up with his all too. It's just too bad that Leona is not there to help and they could unleash his best skills that could potentially help destroy Sebastian, however, since that is not possible, he will use what he can do with his own arsenal.

"My blood and flesh, come to me and become my sword!"

Power started to surge and his black sword started to glow red too. However, his health is also getting drained faster than he was being pummelled to death by Sebastian.

Sebastian who was just observing in the distance, frowned when he saw what the two enemies started to do. After he realized that the two decided to not just hold back, he grinned and his eyes lit up in life.

"YES, YES, YEEES! BRING DOWN THE HATE, MAKE IT YOUR POWER, EXPLORE YOUR POTENTIALS! DESTROY YOUR BARRIERS AND BRING DOWN THE BARRICADES THAT ARE BLOCKING YOUR WAY! FUEL IT ALL AS YOUR POWER!"

He grinned and assumed a battle stance.

"COME AND PROVE YOUR POWER!"

Lucia screamed and instead of unleashing ranged attacks, her claws appeared on her fingers with flames burning on the tip and rush towards Sebastian.

"DIE! DIE! DIE!"

Lucia charges towards Sebastian and swipes through him without any intention of slowing down or even the intention of taking it easy. It's an intent of killing.

"GOOD, GOOD! HAHAHAHAHAHA!" Sebastian begins to block every attack Lucia is doing and the attacks started to be so fast for the eyes of a normal human to even follow.

It looked like Lucia is doing well against Sebastian but the guy didn't even have any problem blocking all of her attacks.

Sebastian's eyes squinted and he raised his hands, as he catches a giant crimson sword that was about to go down to him.

PSSSSSHHHH!

Sebastian's arms started smoking the moment his hands landed on the sword.

"Oh, that is sneaky, boy! But hey, that still counts as a hit, however, is that all you got?"

"Who said that was it?" Atlas then pulled back the sword and Sebastian holding the sword didn't realize that what he was holding now is nothing like a sword but just the aura of the sword that seems to have solidified and is emitting some power.

The real sword was just incoming for a slice. Not only that but Lucia who was just slashing at Sebastian was also incoming too.

"HEH, I've seen enough. Now I am satisfied."

DANG! DANG!

The fast attacks of Lucia came to a halt and the big sword of Atlas was also held on the spot. Sebastian, who was just standing there, and blocking the attacks catches Lucia's sharp claws and Atlas's scorching and cursed sword, with his hands that are no longer bare hands but a hand that looks like it was made with metal.

"Looks like you guys won. I thought I won't unleash this but it seems like I was wrong."

The two struggled to free themselves from his grasp but he just grip them tighter. Before they can understand what happens, Sebastian just throws them off to the walls.

BANG!

"GAH!" Lucia who unleashed her demonic form returned to her former form and collapsed after she crashed into the wall. She lost consciousness but she didn't die.

"URGH!"

Atlas crashed to the other wall but compared to Lucia who lost consciousness, he still managed to remain awake. But he felt pain all over his body. It was not something he wanted to remember but it seems this battle just forced him to remember the memories he wanted to forget.

"Heh... I didn't expect you guys to even have this kind of firepower to unleash. Too bad, but you guys are just too early for the battle between us. But I will not just ignore the rules I set up. You guys have damaged me to some extent and even forced me to use my special ability, it is commendable for me. Now, I will honor the rules, but since she is not awake, then here, take this young man."

Sebastian takes out something and throws it to Atlas. Atlas has no strength to catch it but he made sure that it will land on his body.

"Heh. I had fun youngsters. Once you all grow strong enough, we will meet again. It's not a promise but that will be an inevitable outcome. Until then, I will be looking forward to how much you guys have grown, and maybe in the future, you guys can actually kill me."

He waved back and grinned. "I can't wait to see you all grown and developed enough to become a threat to me."

After saying that, he disappeared as he faded like a cloud of smoke in the background.

....

"F*CK!" Atlas can only scream right now. The humiliating loss he experienced will soon become the fuel for Atlas in the very future.

Atlas might be hurting all over but he didn't want to just let Lucia just lay down to the ground unconscious. Even though pain is already all over his body, there is no way he will abandon Lucia to save himself. Grabbing the thing that Sebastian tossed to him, he slowly stood up and head to the unconscious Lucia.

"Lucia-sama..." Atlas slowly helped her out from laying on the ground and started carrying her on the nearby wall where they can just lay down. Pain is still in his body but he can't just abandon Lucia who suffered the most damage out of the two of them.

"This is so painful..." Atlas sighed.

...

Outside the Insect Kingdom, Sebastian who disappeared from the battle after he battered up the two people who view him as enemies can be seen grinning from ear to ear. He seemed so happy that anyone would mistake his smile as a sinister one.

"Finally...some enemies that have potential to grow... I can't wait to fight back with them again. Perhaps, I can now unleash my true power once they have grown full powered up.. That would be a spectacle to see."