The man's countenance turned ugly while he tried to leap to the side and swing his sword to the empty air. His abrupt change of movement and stance was well executed. After all, it didn't take even a second after the voice faded before the man reacted accordingly.  Still, he was a step too late, a sword more swifter than his already parried blade to the side and aimed to his neck. The figure jumped out of the ground, where the shade of the building was gathered in a wide area. Even though the surprise attack of the new figure almost succeeded to claim the man's life, a flash of blinding light ensued and foiled his actions completely.  A barrier of silver, seemingly thicker than any barriers Kevin had seen from those wizards, was formed faster than the speed of sound. A loud clunk followed and to the man's surprise, a crack

"Are they going to be fine?" Walking beside Leonard and a girl that was as tall as her, with pigtails hairstyle, and white dress, Elizabeth asked with concern. Without turning her head, the girl who introduced herself as Violet back in the Esper's lounge, now smiling confidently and spoke,  "It's true that things get a little out of hand. But considering his powerful captain is, he probably took out their leader in no time and then targeted the rest of the terrorists next." Hearing Violet uttered with such confidence, Elizabeth shifted her head forward and tried to dismiss her worry. She had seen how Kevin fared before she had time to evacuate since things became dicey. Although he couldn't deal with the wizard in a short time, he almost had the wizard if not for the do

When the sharp steel brushed through his cheek, the scarlet sword on his hand struck right at the demon's neck, bringing forth superhuman force behind it and destroying half of its throat. Instead of showing any reactions, the demon pursued further with five metallic limbs sprouting from its back. Most of the strikes were parried by Aaron whilst he observed the movements of his foe. Despite both being in deadlock for a while, deep down, Aaron realized that in an endurance battle, even he would lose to this artificial demon.  'But it won't take that long.' As his eyes glowed brighter than before, his pace doubled in the blink of an eye, to the point not even the demon could follow. Dozens of slashes and heavy blows were sent to its metallic body, causing it to open its m