The Moonlight Swordsman

ROAARRR…..

The monster let out a piercing scream as it attempted to attack Aizel with wind slashes emanating from its feathers. Anticipating the attack, Aizel quickly released his dagger and retreated to a safer distance.

Aizel braced himself as the monster's tail bloomed and razor-sharp feather blades began to rain down on him once more. He drew his sword quickly and started deflecting the blades, his movements fluid and precise.

After deflecting the last blade, his eyes widened in realization as he saw the monster dive toward him with immense speed.

Pafugl began to spin rapidly as it descended, creating a vortex of powerful winds around its body. Its feathers spread out like sharp blades, ready to strike at any time.

"Holy Fuck,"

Aizel's body flashed with lightning as he dashed across the water's surface, leaving a trail of electrified waves in his wake.

In hot pursuit, the Pafugl whipped its tail, sending a flurry of feather blades hurtling towards him on gusts of wind. Aizel dodged the deadly projectiles as they whistled past him, zigzagging frantically.

As the monster approached Aizel, a powerful kick landed on the monster's face, sending it flying through the air like a cannonball.

Soren's gaze was fixed on the monster, and with a burst of speed, he leaped forward and grabbed hold of its feathers. He began to spin quickly, with the monster struggling to escape his grasp. Soren didn't flinch, spinning faster and faster until he flung the monster upward with all his might.

"Idiot, why did you throw it upward? The monster can fly, dumbass!" Aizel shouted.

"My head was spinning," Soren replied.

Aizel looked at him dumbfounded.

ROARRR…

The monster let out a deafening roar and spread its wings and tail wide open, releasing a flurry of blade feathers that darted toward Aizel and Soren like deadly projectiles.

The two fighters were caught off guard and had to dodge and weave their way through a hail of bullets. The feathers sliced through the air with deadly precision, shooting sparks as they collided with the blades of their weapons.

Aizel and Soren quickly realized that their efforts to dodge and deflect the onslaught of blade feathers were futile.

The sheer number and speed of the feathers proved too much for them, easily slicing through their skin and defenses.

Aizel realized that they needed to defeat the monster with haste or they would keep growing vulnerable to its aerial attacks.

'Should I use more power in front of Soren? Well, it's not like I can hide it forever.

'Rosewell family already presumes that I have two cores; it's only a matter of time before everyone in the institute knows it too.

'I might as well test my fire abilities,' he thought.

As he gathered lightning in his palms, Aizel's movements became more precise and focused. While running towards the monster, he deftly avoided the blades.

He then unleashed a powerful lightning thunderclap, aimed directly at the monster, with a sudden burst of energy.

The thunderclap sent a powerful shockwave of lightning through the air, disrupting the flow of the razor-sharp blades and temporarily stunning the monster.

Soren seized the opportunity and hurled his sword toward the creature at full speed.

The sword whistled through the air, its blade gleaming in the sunlight as it pierced the monster's right wing.

Soren was focused on the wounded monster when he noticed a change in the air. When he turned to face Aizel, he noticed that his palms were glowing red and the water around them was rapidly evaporating, creating a stream of hot vapor rising from Aizel's hands.

Aizel launched himself into the air like a rocket, leaving a blazing trail behind him, aimed directly at the monster.

As he approached the monster, he conjured two chains of pure fire with his magic and hurled them at it with great force. The chains flew towards the monster, their fiery hooks catching onto the feathered wings and embedding themselves deep into the flesh.

"Come here, you fucker." Aizel dragged the monster through the air towards him as he yanked on the chains with all his might.

The chains clamped around the monster's wings, causing it to lose balance and direction.

Aizel met the monster with a quick knee strike to the stomach, followed by a barrage of fiery punches, his fists blazing like an inferno.

"YAAAAAAAAAAAAAA..."

*Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom*

Aizel's ferocious punches and lightning strikes continued to rain down on the monster as they fell through the sky.

The strikes' explosive sound echoed all around them, and Aizel's screams filled the air. The chains still attached to the monster's wings allowed Aizel to keep it stunned, and he shocked it whenever it tried to recover.

"Let me show you who the real dragon is."

An eerie glow enveloped Aizel's neck as he finished his sentence, and smoke began to ooze from his mouth and throat.

His mind was consumed with concentration as he visualized the exact attack he wanted to carry out.

As he drew in another breath, he concentrated on the image in his mind, shaping and refining it. Finally, he let the air out of his lungs in one massive torrent of power spewing from his mouth alongside…

ROOOAAAR…..

The air shook with a deafening roar, followed by a scorching breath of fire that engulfed the monster's face. The impact of the attack sent them both crashing into the water with a huge splash, deep into the abyss.

The fire was so hot that it evaporated any water it came into contact with, leaving a trail of steam in its wake.

Aizel landed with a thud on the ground and turned his head to see the monster lying motionless on the ground with burns on its chest and face. To his surprise, it was still breathing and twitching slightly, indicating it was still alive.

"MOVE ASIDE…."

The sound of Soren's voice startled Aizel as he surveyed the aftermath of his ferocious assault on the monster. He quickly looked up and saw his companion hurtling towards the ground, the air around him unusually dense and heavy.

Aizel's head throbbed with a sharp pain as he realized the ferocious attack had sapped much of his mental strength. He quickly summoned lightning to his aid and fled the scene, attempting to regain his composure.

Looking up, Aizel noticed Soren descending through the air toward the fallen monster. Soren moved into a punching position in the air, ready to strike the creature.

"Soren Fist technique…

"Gravity Devastation"

Soren's fist plummeted toward the ground, and the weight of his strike caused the river to surge out of its banks. The impact created a deep crater in the ground, and the monster was crushed into a pulp by the overwhelming gravity of the blow.

The force was so intense, it completely altered the surrounding landscape.