Nameless King

Whoooooooosh.

The black earth was covered with a dense layer of blue ice as Frigus headed at tremendous speed toward Wain who was already waiting for his attack.

"Gisle partially became the wind, as if for a moment he merged with his weapon, but Frigus has it completely different... Damn, that's beautiful as hell." Wain muttered looking at the blue glow and the snowflakes that began to fall after Frigus attacked.

'I think we need to respond to them accordingly.' Gladius smirked as the runes on his blade flashed brightly.

'Wait. Last time we used only your energy, so now give me a chance to prove myself.' Wain stopped him as he stepped forward, 'After you turned your energy into smoke, I have an interesting idea. Let's see if Frigus is really fearless.'

Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.

Wain unleashed his energy as massive streams of darkness erupted outward, among which were a multitude of creepy jaws and eyes that stared intently at every point around them.

"What is that...?" Nicole muttered with a dazed look as she got goosebumps. All the monsters who watched the fight felt the same way. They had fought Nicole many times, so they seemed ready for anything, but the sheer power of Wain's energy alone made them flinch.

The only one it didn't affect in any way was Frigus as he just smirked, 'Great, he seems to be taking us seriously. I won't hide it makes me happy.'

Whooooooooooooosh.

Frigus sped up, intensifying the blue glow around him.

"Hahaha, I like that already." Wain chuckled as all the streams of darkness abruptly headed toward one point turning into the silhouette of a massive maw with three eyes. It had no clear outline, but its aura chilled everyone who saw it, even Nicole, who seemed fearless.

'Shit... How is that possible?' Nicole's eyes went wide in disbelief, 'I can't even budge, am I really capable of being afraid of someone so much...? Then, why has he only gotten faster!?' Nicole looked at Frigus.

Crackle.

At the same moment, Wain and Frigus collided as there was a powerful shockwave that destroyed everything around them. Massive cracks went through the ground as stone slabs went up, then it was all frozen by the blue energy surge.

"Good job." Wain said looking at Frigus's sword that was a few centimeters into his shoulder. Dark blood ran down the blue blade of the sword while a cold wind blew it, fluttering Wain's hair as well as his coat.

"Hah, still I was able to get you, but you gave in to me..." Frigus barely said as he used everything he had to this attack, "You were trying to scare me, not attack me... otherwise there's no way I could have hurt you."

"Hey, do you really think I'm cruel enough to attack you with all my might in a situation like this? The most important thing is that despite the creepy silhouette you saw, you weren't scared, so now you can rest." Wain said with a broad smile as he put a hand on Frigus's shoulder.

Frigus shook his head, "No I'm not...I'm not the only one... we both need rest..." Frigus muttered before falling to the ground, breathing slowly.

'Hah... It's actually beautiful... though I always thought that none of this made any sense to a fighter.' Frigus inwardly muttered looking at the falling snow.

'Yeah, we showed a great fight.' The girl nodded with an exhausted look, but there was a satisfied smile on her face.

'Luna... thank you, I couldn't have done it without you. Now I feel that reaching the God Stage is not a dream, but a reality that seems to be coming very soon.' Frigus sincerely spoke.

Luna's cheeks flushed slightly as she fixed her hair, 'Sure, I'm sure you can reach even the Transcendence Stage. Don't worry, all your way next, I'll be with you all the way.'

Frigus answered nothing, his lips lifted as he closed his eyes, falling asleep.

​ "Well, well, even though he's seriously injured, it looks like he just needs a good sleep and he'll be fine. His physical fitness is actually of the highest level." Wain smirked shaking his head, then he snapped his finger.

Their fight was over, the monsters realized this and some of them headed towards Wain as a few seconds later several silhouettes appeared beside him.

"I hope you were able to learn a lot from watching our fight, but now it's time for Frigus to rest. Take him to your territory, he will surely be better off there than here." Wain ordered as he waved his hand.

The monster with the short black fur and sharp blades nodded, Frigus rose and disappeared like a shadow. The other monsters followed this one.

'Agh, though Frigus is a monster, he has the potential to be one of the strongest creatures. It's amazing, though... I shouldn't be surprised by that. Decent warriors will appear in any era, my time wasn't special.' Wain said to himself with a bitter smile.

Whooooooooooooosh.

A cold wind blew as near Wain appeared Nicole, who held her hands behind the back. She looked at Wain with wide eyes as if she wanted to ask him something.

"Hmm? Nicole?" Wain muttered in a confusion.

"Wain... I want a weapon too, just like Frigus or you." Nicole said seriously as she stepped closer to him.

"What...? Do you use a weapon? Moreover, awakening consciousness in a weapon is a very difficult and time-consuming process... Are you sure you have to?" Wain asked with the hope that Nicole would refuse.

"Sure!" Nicole exclaimed, then she lowered her head, "But... just a weapon would be enough for me at first... I've always fought with my bare hands, so I don't know where to get it from. Maybe I should buy a weapon from someone in the wide world?"

Wain was silent for a while before he answered, patting Nicole on the head, "Well, I have one option. We won't buy a weapon, we'll order it!"