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The anticipation was killing him, he had to know. Although Jinsoku and Faia always had a romantic relationship there was always a certain feeling of competition between the two. When Faia had save Jinsoku's life, he was weak and had almost no fighting skills whatsoever, but now he was stronger, wiser, and determined to prove himself. The darkness in his heart was growing and become more and more influential with each passing minute. How much longer would it be before the dark completely engulfed him? He wasn't sure of the answer to that question and he was necessarily sure if he wanted to know. He couldn't afford to think about such tedious thoughts at a crucial moment like this. He had a important battle that he had to par take in tonight, and he wouldn't let a damn thing stand in his way.

Jinsoku walked towards the large dome structure of the coliseum. Walking closely behind him were hundreds of his followers, each one of them screaming and cheering for their lord. From the sky looking down it would look like a large tidal wave of black and purple was following Jinsoku. He made his way to the entrance and walked through the gate. He seen two guards that worked at the coliseum, and they helpfully lead him to the challenger's entrance of the Hell Battle Dungeon. As he started to walk down the long staircase, all he could think about was Faia. In a weird way, the way she looked during battle aroused him and he wondered if that would later become a weakness for him. No! Tonight is about business, I'll have tomorrow night be about pleasure. This is my chance to fully realize the extent of my power. I'll be able to completely let loose and maybe find out more about these sinful treasures of power that was bestowed upon me. Jinsoku clenched his fist and smiled, his transformation was starting to take place. His eyes changed to the familiar indigo hue and his fangs sharpened as well as his claws. His ears became slightly more pointed and his facial features slightly more defined.

He reached the bottom of the stairs and walked into the arena. The place had an eerie feeling to it. The darkness of the arena would prove to be an advantage, but the hot lava could easily be used by Faia to make up for her lost of sight. This would be an interesting battle to say the least. Jinsoku was pumped and ready to fight. Now the only thing standing between him and victory was his tenacious lover who was a fierce fighter. He knew she would be just as determined as he was to win this match. They both had something to prove. Jinsoku started to jump up and down slightly to get his adrenaline flowing. "I'm ready!"

Jinsoku watched as Faia walked down the long staircase to the battle arena. With each step she took his heart pounded harder. As his heart rate, sped the darkness in him slowly started to spread, slowly swallowing his being in an effort to plunge his soul into darkness. Tonight was his night to prove to himself that he didn't need his help to win big battles. Ever since that fateful night when Jinsoku was betrayed, the darkness inside him wouldn't stop growing. Each passing day it spread over his heart, body, mind, and soul. The darknes threatened to takeover and lead him down a path of destruction if he couldn't curb its evil desires. The darkness provided him with tremendous strength but every time he summoned it, it grew stronger and he lost more control.

Faia and Jinsoku had more in common than most people recognize they did. Besides for the fact that they were all powerful leaders of two of the six empires, there was more that made them so similar. They each had powerful alter egos. Although, Faia did have a little more experience in controlling her ego, Flames, both of their counter-parts were deadly powerful. Jinsoku wasn't to fond of the idea of using another to fight his battles and therefore wanted to beat Faia with his own strength and not with the power of him. He knew that if he did win with that b*****d's help the victory wouldn't be nearly as satisfying or enjoyable. I can't let him take control. Not this time damnit!

Jinsoku was ready to fight. He knew that he was physically stronger and little bit faster than Faia, so if he could just break through her defenses this fight wouldn't last long. Sadly, it sounded a lot easier said then done. Those damn magic spells of hers were a serious threat and on terms of swordsmanship they were pretty much equal. Knowing this, he started to try to form a strategy to take her down gracefully and efficiently.

He started to slide his rapier out of its sheathe. The metal rubbed deep in the insides of the sheathe causing it to make a loud shing! sound. As Faia's foot hit the last step in the stair case, his Ikimono Sacchi immediately kicked in. In the dark, he could see better than he could during daylight. He noticed her battle attire and her facial demeanor. "s**t...that's not Faia...that's Flames..." Jinsoku's face lit up as he smile widened. If I can defeat her without him, then this victory will be even more so sweet. Jinsoku got into his battle stance, holding his rapier outward with his right hand and the left side of his belt with his left hand. He squatted down only a little bit as he prepared himself for what ever she might have planned. "It's a shame, I was hoping to face Faia. It's no matter though, I'm sure your blood will look just a beautiful on my blade!" He chuckled as he waited to see what her response would be.

As Faia stared in his eyes, he could feel his anger growing. The transformation was about to start and she wasn't doing anything to help- not that he'd been expecting her to or anything. Jinsoku's rage would prove to be his downfall as he could not contain it. I just have to ignore the s**t she says. If I respond to her, it could cause him to return. Jinsoku had to stop his arrival at all costs because if he didn't, he could end up killing Faia and everyone else in the Oukoku Seken. He maintained his composure as he stared at her up and down.

His eyes widened as he tried to curb his arousal and focus at the task at hand. Jinsoku licked his lips and then the tip of his fangs as his mouth began to water. He was starving and the pains of hunger beckoned him to dig his fangs deep into the soft skin on the side of her neck. The darkness in him told him to tackle her to the ground and fulfill his haunting desires but his conscience warned him otherwise. "A tempting offer love, but I'm afraid I have to refuse. You see mademoiselle, I don't plan on dying or losing this fight tonight. I guess that means you will be the one who gets on their knees and begs, just like the other night, ma copine." He laughed loudly and wickedly as quickly disappeared and reappeared a couple of feet away from where he was standing.

He started to twirl his rapier by its black handle as he stared deep into the depths of her soul through seductive eyes. The dark fury inside him was building up and he wouldn't have long before he took over. He had approximately 15 minutes to finish this fight interrupted and that just what he would do. He cocked his head to the right slightly and got back into his fighting stance, this time a little more determined. The darkness spoke to him, 'Let's rock this b***h's world, Jinsoku!' He ignored it as he readied himself. The time for speaking was over, and it was high time he started and finished this skirmish.

He ran towards her with incredible speed, kicking up small dust clouds of black asphalt with each step he took. It appeared as if he simply glided on the floor as came onto her. He extended his right arm as he pulled it back and gather enormous amounts of Kuro Kotogara around the blade to strengthen it. He knew that she knew he was fast enough to catch her if she tried to run or dodge, so he got ready for a full force collision with her gigantic blade. He remembered to stay light on his toes just in case she decided to launch any deadly fire attacks at him. With a quick rush of adrenaline he swung his sword at full force, aiming horizontally at her torso. "Try not to die Flames! It would bore me if I killed you now." He let out a loud grunt as he attacked with the utmost intentions of killing her.

There was something off about her- well then again there was something off about him as well. She was attacking him fiercely and her attacks were getting stronger by the minute. She was trying with all her might to strike him down. Something he said made her angry. The fact that he called her Flames pissed her off. Jinsoku realized that maybe she didn't have as much control as she claimed. This fact wouldn't really help him though since he himself didn't have control over his other side, but at least he knew that in this aspect she didn't have much of an advantage over him.

As she jumped back and apologized he realized that Faia had regained control. By measuring her up he noticed that she could probably maintain her struggle and fight with him for the same amount of time that he could do with her. The fight could only last ten minutes, if not every one near them would be caught in the fray of battle and most likely die.

He let his Kuro Kotogara build up around the tip of his long glistening blade as he pointed it at the ground in front of Faia and proceed to let a large blast shoot out. A huge black cloud rose from the grow shadowing over the small area of the arena they were in. Using his quick speed he moved about 20 feet away from where he previously was. As he slowed down, his eyes carefully studied Faia. If he wanted to finish this he would have to stop her from using her Fire Resurrection. That meant that he couldn't let her get a chance to transform.

He quickly summoned three little demons that had the appearance of trolls with horns. Each demon was bald and rather muscular, while standing about 4 ft high. There was a red, green, and beige demon, each with three horns on their head. Jinsoku sent the three to charge at Faia while he prepared his next move.

He couldn't waste anymore precious time. He held his rapier vertically in front of him near the center of his face as he closed his eyes and began to chant. The dark fog known as Kuro Kotogara swirled around him in a vertex of evil winds. And so he said,"Soar through the darkest skies and strike down on those who oppose me. Howl loudly into the night in dark majesty! Dark princess of the sky and ruler of the nightly wind, Rydah I summon thee." The dark clouds began to form into the shape of a unicorn with wide wings. As the Kuro Kotogara began to solidify the beast flew high into the air. The creature had silky blue hair and large blue wings with orange tips. It's muscles were large and dominate. Rydah had fangs that were sharp and long, and poked out of her mouth, dropping below its chin like a sabertooth tiger. On the center of her forehead she born a large horn that was stronger than that of any unicorn or demon. Rydah landed on the ground behind Jinsoku. "This is your final warning Faia!" Rydah flew past him and charged at Faia pointing it's large horn at her as it prepared to ram her down.

Faia's charge at him alarmed Jinsoku. He did not expect her to get up so soon- let alone be ready for an attack. Jinsoku was fast but not fast enough to get away from this one, Damnit all! Since he couldn't dodge or maneuver any type of counterattack he had to block. He held his rapier horizontally, holding the handle and the tip of his blade firmly. Just then Faia's sword made a fierce impact with the center of his blade. The sheer force and momentum of the Faia's attack was more than enough to keep Jinsoku falling back. He tried with all his might to keep both feet planted on the ground but he just couldn't get enough leverage. He looked at his rapier and seen that it's blade was bending, <********! Not again! Why does she always do this? Jinsoku knew that although rapiers were easy to handle and maneuver with, their light weight made them rather flimsy against larger weapons.

His blade had taken all that it could have taken and in a moment's time the metal of his rapier snapped into two pieces. The force of impact was enough to push Jinsoku off his feet, leaving him to fall backwards on the hard ground of the arena. Fragments of iron flew all around him, some pieces leaving cuts on his beautiful face. As streams of blood and metal flew by Jinsoku started to think, Oh s**t! This girl will pay for marking up face. I must think fast. Out the corner of his eye he seen Rydah flying towards him. The two made eye contact as Jinsoku told it telepathic what to do to help him. As Jinsoku rolled on the hard asphalt floor backwards he shifted his body weight to his arms and planted them firmly on the ground. Using all the force he had, he pushed up and pulled off something like a rolling backflip so that he could get high into the air. Before he had a chance to land, Rydah swooped in from under him and caught him on her back. He and Rydah elevated high into the air as Jinsoku looked down on Faia. That was close. She nearly killed me. But without my rapier here to help, I am as good as dead in a fight against Faia anyway. Damn it she backed me into a corner. I only have one option...one last chance to win this thing before he takes over!

Jinsoku knew he wouldn't have much time in the sky before Faia started launching massive fireballs at him, so he had to do something and do something fast. There's only one last skill I have that she shouldn't know about. If Rydah was a surprise, wait until you see what I have planned next. Jinsoku informed Rydah of the plan and in a neigh of agreement, she began to charge at Faia once more. As Rydah charged Jinsoku stood up on top of her, riding the creature like a surfboard. Jinsoku knew that this next attack would not be enough to catch Faia off guard, so he prepare himself for his next move. While Rydah got close to Faia, Jinsoku jumped off of her, leaping over Faia and dashing a distance away from the feminine warriors.

Rydah was strong but not nearly strong enough to stand up to Faia. Jinsoku realized this the moment he summoned her and he knew that Rydah realized it as well. He had to bring out the big guns if he wanted to shoot Faia down. When he got a safe enough distance away from Rydah and Faia, he turned around sharply and began to gather his Kuro Kotogara. Jinsoku closed his eyes and held his hands flatly together in front of him like he was praying. As more Kuro Kotogara began to form, a bright purple, circular, summoning glyph appeared below his feet. The ground begun to shake as Jinsoku prepared to bring out his strongest beast. Kuro Kotogara began to form in the shape of a large colossi of darkness behind Jinsoku. His eyes opened and began to glow bright purple as he started his chant, "Squash foes who stand before me and send the world in a vortex of bloody chaos. Trample down on villages, crushing the worthless souls of all into a dark oblivion. King of the Underworld and Overlord of Hell, Oni Musha, I summon thee."

The Kuro Kotogara began to solidify, showing the appearance of a creature that screamed apocalypse. The beast stood well over 20 feet tall and had rough brown skin and biceps. It had the look of a demon from hell, with several horns on its head in the shape of a crown. You couldn't see it's eyes in its eye sockets at all, all that you could see was darkness. It had muscles on top of muscles all through it's body, bulging through it's pale brown skin. Oni Musha's claws were huge, each finger extending more than five feet in length. The creature began to beat its chest as let out a bone rattling roar loud enough to be heard throughout all empires. For the first time the crowd stood silent. Struck in awe by the size of the dominating creature.

Jinsoku fell to one knee, sweat trickling down his forehead profusely as he struggled to catch his breathe. Oni Musha seen Faia and began to walk over to her, shaking the ground a little with each step. The beast looked down on her and raised its fist high into the air. It let out another loud roar while it began to bring its fist down to strike her.

While this was all happening Jinsoku's vision began to get blurry and his eyes started to hurt. Damn, I used up too much energy summoning that thing...Chaos...He's gonna take over... Jinsoku passed out on the ground, not moving in the slightest like an inanimate object. Kuro Kotogara slowly began forming around him as it start to swallow him into darkness. Jinsoku's ten minutes were up.

Jinsoku was trapped in the dark labyrinth of his mind. Lost in a maze of evil and confusion. Inside he seen images of hell and the underworld; he seen the devil himself, sitting in a high throne watching over the demonic center of chaos; he seen himself back into a corner while hordes of demons came closer and closer to him in an effort to devour his very being. He felt lost and alone, forever trapped in this world of darkness. Jinsoku had no where else to go to and before he even had the chance to utter a cry for help, the demons swooped in, swallowing him into the ecstasy of their darkness. He tried with all his might to break free of the darkness. Jinsoku stretched his hand out to the sky as he was being drown into the pool of demons, sinking deeper and deeper into their numbers.

Meanwhile outside of the darkness of his mind, Faia was battling the huge demon. As she swung her scythe at the neck of the monstrous being, her flames erupted and her attack succeeded. The force of the attack let out a large heatwave as she cut through the demons neck. Flames scattered all around the arena setting the whole place ablaze. Vibrations shook the dome structure rattling it apart like a child shaking a snow globe. The fires spread around the arena creating a hellish ring of fire. Oni Musha's head drop on the ground setting off yet another shockwave, demolishing the arena further. As Faia landed, Oni Musha's body began to shake fiercely. Parts of the creatures body then began to expand like an oversized balloon and within seconds, the large body exploded blowing the roof and many parts of the coliseum clear into the nightly sky. Destruction rang like a large church bell as many aftershocks from the turmoil began to rumble the ground like thunder.

The aftermath was devastating, not a single member of the audience survived. All that was left of the arena were scatter pieces of rock and scared areas of land. The grass was covered with thick coats of asphalt and a large black cloud hovered above the area. Flames still lingered in the form of a large ring of fire as they burned high and brightly. Not a sound could be heard except for the fierce crackling of the fire that surrounded them. A large amount of fire had gathered around Jinsoku's motionless body. Surprisingly the flames did not burn him but instead look as though they hugged him tightly and securely. Just then time seemed as if it froze for a moment. The flames laid there, not burning or moving; the rattling of the earth ceased; and even things as insignificant as the crows flocking together in the night sky stopped in a moment of time. The battle being fought inside Jinsoku's mind had been decided. Jinsoku had lost. The fight between him and Chaos as well as the fight between him and Faia. His only hope was that his lover would have the sense to run away from the site. Fighting back Chaos while he was in the presence of a strong warrior would prove to be nearly impossible at this point.

No, it wasn't the work of Gansaku Nyuudou, this was the devil's arithmetic, the work of someone far more wicked. Time resumed but things were a lot more different. The flames around Jinsoku had turned pitch black. The night sky began to glow a lustful indigo color. The fields of lush green grass died and turned a horrific dark gray color. Jinsoku's body rose from the flames and there was something entirely different about him. His hair became considerably longer and wilder, slicked back and stretching below his waistline. The color of it was also altered, his hair had become jet black with long highlights of white and purple on some strands. He had ripped his shirt off and his large muscles, as well as his purple glowing glyphs that had the same appearance of tribal tattoos were showing. His eyes retained their purple glow and his fangs and claws had gotten noticeably sharper. His look was completely different, this wasn't Jinsoku anymore. This was his true alter ego- Chaos.

Chaos started off with a light chuckle that gradually grew into a wicked hefty laugh. He looked at Faia with malicious eyes, "I'm afraid you was mistaken little girl. That creature you killed was not Chaos...I am. That thing was Oni Musha, my summoned pet. I must say...your a real b***h for killing him. All he wanted to do was plaaaaayyy. Ahahahaha....I am the evil that resides within your lovers heart. I am his alter ego. The Almighty Chaos! Get with it bitchez" His laughing got even more obnoxious and loud. When he spoke his voice echoed like a reverb in a grand hall. His voice was raspy, wicked, and taunting. He had a tendency to drag out the sounds of certain words when he spoke. His aura was devilish. There were large amounts of negative energy spewing from this demonic monster. He was the pure essence of evil.

He extended his arm out horizontally to the side as Kuro Kotogara began to come to it in the form of a sword. As it solidified, it took the shape of a long black katana extending by about five feet. It was Chaos' favorite weapon Tenma Souzoubutsu. The sword looked glossy and beautiful, shining a lustful black marble color. Kuro Kotogara circled around the evil blade in a large twister of evil. Chaos held the sword in the air with two hands and he smiled and looked at Faia. Inside his mind, Jinsoku heard the words of Faia and was fighting back with all his might. Chaos realized this and knew he didn't have enough time to enjoy the fight. Jinsoku's body was exhausted and as soon as he regained control of it, they both knew the fight would had to be over. In a selfish last attempt at victory, Chaos fought back against Jinsoku and put all of his strength into the sword. This is my only chance damnit! I must win at all costs!, Chaos thought.

He swung the sword and released an energy blast as big as a hurricane at Faia. This instantly drained Jinsoku's body of all its power, and in this weakened state he regained control. It was too late for him to do anything though. He could barely stand up and soon felt his body getting heavy and weak. He collapsed, passing out and laying on the ground once again.