Nameless Death used the Dragon's Roar to stun the Berserker for a split second, met the charge, and they clashed again.
Blows, counters, slashes flew.
None of their techniques were clean, or elegant.
It was just pure rage and instinct.
It was violence given form.
Berserker laughed mid-fight, blood dripping from his lips.
"Did you feel that?" he yelled. "I can kill your consciousness. Rip it apart. I wasn't planning on doing this yet, but you pissed me off."
He lunged.
But then something cut through the air.
Something sharp, silent, and fast.
Nameless Death's Death Sense screamed.
He moved his head, barely dodging a bullet.
Berserker moved too, but not fast enough. The bullet shot at him exploded in the air beside him.
Berserker's right hand blew apart.
He recoiled, stumbling back.
A voice echoed through the trees.
"Missed me, bitch?"
Nameless Death turned to the source of voice.
He was a human with blonde hair, and red eyes. He wore a black suit, and had a grin on his face.
"Zagreus ," Berserker growled through clenched teeth. The Queen's mouth twisted with the sound. "Get lost. I have no intention of entertaining a stain like you. You mock the name of warriors just by existing."
"Damn, he looks pissed." The eldritch octopus floated beside Zagreus , bobbing lazily.
Zagreus ignored the octopus, and looked at Nameless Death.
"Get lost, kiddo. I've got business with this one." He gestured casually at Berserker. "Oh, and don't worry about thanking me for saving your ass."
Nameless Death shook his head.
"This guy is my opponent. I'm not leaving unless I defeat him."
Zagreus let out a low whistle.
He turned to the octopus. "I thought you said there wasn't any weed in this jungle. But this guy's clearly on the highest quality shit I've ever seen."
The tension snapped as soon as the words left his mouth.
In a blink, Berserker launched forward, aiming straight for Nameless Death.
The ground cracked under the Queen's legs as she propelled forward.
Nameless Death didn't dodge. He met the attack head-on as he intercepted the attack with his True Death Sword.
Their clash shook the forest.
Zagreus sighed.
"Should've stayed out of it, but here we are."
He stepped in.
His sword came alive, coated in a dense layer of crimson Death.
It moved fast, faster than it had any right to.
His free hand held a handgun and fired green bullets that shimmered unnaturally. When they exploded, they didn't cause damage. They amplified pain.
Nameless Death moved carefully, stepping around the bullets while keeping pressure on Berserker.
Berserker roared. His Chaos Elementals burst outward, corrupting the air.
He slammed his fists into Nameless Death, who slid back but didn't fall.
Zagreus dashed in, blade whistling through the air. He slashed at Berserker, but the Queen's body twisted with impossible angles, barely dodging.
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