Deathsong Chronicles - Tacet 9

As Xepher darted up at the demon, both positive and negative energies coursed through the swords he was wielding. Faith, love and loyalty through Kunou no Yami, hatred, vengeance and fury through Cypheria.

The fusion of positive and negative energy gives birth to utter chaos, and such he was, the Chaos Guardian. With the unlimited power, he clashed with Aria head-on.

The demonic god roared and launched a volley of ice missiles at Xepher, who dodged a few, then slashed at the rest. Aria snarled and opened his hideous maw wide, releasing a stream of hellfire. Xepher laughed darkly and rammed the hilts of Kunou no Yami and Cypheria together, then spun them as quick as light.

The hurricane created by the spinning blades repelled the hellfire back at Aria, who was incinerated. The demon fell back, and Xepher sliced through Aria. Blood spurted out, blood the colour of the darkest night.

Aria spun around and charged his fists, then lashed out at Xepher, striking the Guardian and stunning him momentarily. But Xepher recovered quickly and dodged the next barrage of hellfire.

Xepher then summoned the magics of every demon he slain, every ally who fell. He gathered the energies into one massive, roiling orb of chaos. He launched this at Aria, the orb reshaping into a column of light and darkness entwining around itself.

Aria countered with a ray of sickly green demonic pulsar. The demonic energy poured endlessly from his outstretched palms, clashing with the chaotic energy of Xepher.

The powers blasted back and forth, renting reality around it. Small rifts to other realms briefly opened before imploding. Thunder, fire and ice erupted around the two awesome combatants. The air was torn apart with screams of the tormented world as the power gradually increased.

Then, Aria finally weakened. Even though it was just for a second, the energy clash raced towards him, and blasted him backwards almost half a world.

He shrieked in agony and fury, and flew back, seething. His claws lashed out rapidly, striking Xepher from the front, left, right, top and bottom almost simultaneously. The Guardian was hit a few deep wounds, but Aria paid for those wounds with heavy blows on his part.

Then, Aria charged all his remaining power into a final strike.

Xepher narrowed his eyes, and did likewise. The defenders far below gasped and held their breath as one.

The two ultimate forces attacked at once, the sky disappearing in a brilliant flash of dark, light and energy. All who looked upon the scene were forced to look away in fear of blindness. The shadows of shadows were eradicated by the insane light, the brightest light snuffed out by the mad darkness. A massive shockwave was sent out by the clash, forcing everything backwards. Trees toppled, buildings crumbled for miles and miles away.

The maddening cornucopia of power ended finally, subsiding slowly. The defenders held their breath, waiting to see if their Guardian would emerge victorious. No one could tell...