Nameless King

"Decided to run away? Is that really the way a man of your standing should behave?" Wain smirked before slowly heading toward August.

August remained silent. He studied the situation and thought about how best to proceed. His subordinates were fighting Erza, Ern, and Alas.

'Hmm... They're not losing, but they're not winning either. Unfortunately, I can't hope to help, otherwise, we'll just be destroyed in one mighty blow. Well, at least no one will stop us, but what should I do? August pondered while staring at Wain's flames, 'This fire can even destroy space. Maybe I should try another method then?

Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh.

August jumped off the root as he created a spatial rift beneath him. The next moment he was high above Wain, and he had an unusual artifact in his hands, a purple dagger with ancient runes on the blade.

He swung the dagger, and a small sphere of energy, the size of a grain, appeared in the air, then August's boots flashed as a magical circle appeared beneath him. He pushed away from it and found himself on the other side, there he swung his dagger too.

'He's definitely up to something...' Wain inwardly muttered, 'I, unlike him, can't fly, I can use only portal there, but he can easily get away from me. I need to stop him somehow...'

Wain raised his hand as he released a stream of flame. The yellow fire headed toward the energy sphere, but when the flames were about to reach it, the sphere suddenly trembled and changed its location.

'What the hell?! Wain exclaimed to himself before attacking.

However, his second attempt was not successful. By this point, August had already created over twenty spheres, they formed a dome around Wain.

"Huh, even if you can destroy everything, it doesn't matter if you can't hit the target, right?" August exclaimed before jumping toward the ground.

He plunged the dagger into the ground, and all the spheres trembled. They connected to each other by lines, so now the dome was like a cage you couldn't get out of.

"You were right. Fighting an opponent with the same strength as you aren't comfortable at all, so that's why I have the moves for every occasion." August said in a calm voice as he slashed his hand with the dagger.

A drop of blood sprinkled the blade, and the runes glowed brightly. The spheres trembled again as many rays shot out toward Wain.

Wain waved his hand to surround himself with flames on one side. However, the beams seemed to know what Wain was going to do as they changed their direction and attacked Wain from another angle.

The rays were not very powerful, but they were many, so they could leave a serious burn on Wain's body, like from a large explosion.

Wain jumped aside as he created several protective magical circles next to him.

"What? Do you surprised? I have you as my prisoner now! It's impossible to get out of this cage! Your only chance was to escape before I did everything, but instead, you decided to try to stop me!" August exclaimed in a satisfied voice.

"That seems to amuse you." Wain muttered.

"Of course it does." August grinned, "You have no idea what pleasure it gives me to watch the desperate faces of arrogant guys like you!"

"So... Do you see the desperation on my face?" Wain asked since his gaze became as cold as glaciers.

"Why are you...?!" August flinched. He was sure Wain would beg for mercy like his other opponents, but instead, he was met with an unwavering spirit.

"Maybe I can't really get out of this cage, but all I have to do is destroy the foundation or make you do it yourself." Wain said as he canceled the third form.

"What? Are you crazy? Why would I remove the cage myself when I locked you in here? Do you think I'm an idiot?!" August asked in a puzzled voice.

"No. You're certainly not an idiot, but there's something you don't understand." Wain muttered since an aristocratic red coat appeared on him, "I'm not the one locked in with you, you're the one locked in with me."

Wain reached forward as a dark orb appeared between them. It swiftly increased in size and gradually increased its power.

"You bastard!" August exclaimed as the rays rained down on Wain again. However, he didn't retreat and just took all the incoming damage, as the coat blocked most of the attacks.

August tried to cut through space to get rid of the orb, but Wain wouldn't let him. He snapped his finger to repair the damage and continued raising the orb's power. It was already twice his size.

"If you want to die so badly, then fine, I won't get in your way!" August exclaimed as he removed part of the dome and ran outside.

"Well, looks like I was wrong." Wain muttered, "You're an idiot after all."

Wain waved his hand, and a massive dark sphere headed for August.

"Do you really think you can get me?" August exclaimed in a mocking voice.

The orb moved very slowly. Even a normal person could get away from it if they tried hard enough.

"Of course. After all, you won't move." Wain muttered as he clenched his hand into a fist.

Near August, space distorted, so he was trapped in a transparent cube. August reacted quickly and shattered the space, but Wain created more cubes, so the sphere reached August, and there was a deafening explosion.

Whoooooosh.

Dark flames engulfed everything around it, destroying the trees and many Elves in the camp.

"Well, this is the end." Wain muttered while walking toward August.

August had suffered severe burns, but he was still alive, however he had no strength even to stand up.

"Any last words?" Wain said as a sword appeared in his hand.

"Glory... to the King..." August muttered.

"Good." Wain nodded and cut off his head.