Y/N had charged up the dual wield skill, {Double Circular}. PoH cackles and charges at the Black Swordsman, raising his giant cleaver.

The blades collide, sending out a shock wave and causing a little of the ground to rise up. It was as if a thundering clap was heard. Issei and the others could feel the blow from where they were standing. The character now known as PoH was sending off a scent of blood lust. A dark, purple aura was leaking off of him.

PoH: I said I would slit both yours and the Flash's throats, but that didn't mean that I would have to come alone.

Soon after, the same cliff where PoH had jumped off of, dozens of Laughing Coffin guild members appear, leaping off to join the battle.

PoH then raises his cleaver and uses the skill {Rapid Bite}. Y/N counters with the skill {Slant}, swinging his left sword up diagonally from let to right. Using Skill Connect, he uses the skill {Horizontal}, swinging his glowing blue Night Sky Sword.

(A/N): I looked at the SAO wiki and how the fuck does PoH's weapon classify as a dagger? That thing is a fucking cleaver, like wtf!?

PoH leaped into the air and lunges back down, using the dagger skill {Fad Edge}. Y/N uses the Blue Rose Sword to block the attack, but his face shifts to pain as PoH had used one of his free legs to kick Y/N in the side, causing the black haired boy to get launched towards the wall. He quickly recovers and sees that PoH had charged at him, using the skill {Shadow Stitch}. Y/N uses the skill {Vertical} lunging forward and parrying the swinging horizontal blade, but PoH then sweeps kicks him twice, causing the boy to fall onto his back.

He quickly rolls over to dodge the cleaver that was brought down as it was chopping a piece of meat. As soon as he got up, PoH had come up and swung the large knife up, covered in a red aura, fueled by his blood lust. Y/N moves the Blue Rose Sword to block, but PoH knocks it out of his hand using his free hand, leaving Y/N to use his now free hand to grasp the handle of the Night Sky Sword to support the giant cleaver from coming down on him.

PoH: Doesn't this fight remind you of the raid? You killed a lot of my men.

Irina couldn't believe what her ears heard. She knew that Y/N would protect others by injuring his foes, but not as far as to kill them.

Y/N: You really messed with us back in that raid. Inciting the next battle and sowing the seeds of hatred. I won't let you do that anymore!

PoH: Oh? Then what are you going to do? I can tell you're holding back. Why don't you go ahead and put in more force like you did that day?

The black haired boy doesn't say anything and PoH sneers.

PoH: Well, you can always be stubborn and die. (grins maniacally) Once I put you down, I'll bury the others into the ground. Starting with that girl with the pig tailed hair.

Y/N: Don't you touch her!

PoH: You seem to care about her a lot. You know...I'm pretty sure I heard that story of you leaving that girl to die. Well, more like you couldn't protect her.

Y/N's eyes widen. He was talking about Sachi.

Y/N: H-How did you...

PoH: Who do you think tipped the guild leader? Well, he didn't believe me at first. He wanted to hear it straight from your face.

Tears start to form in Y/N's eyes. He remembered back to that day when he opened the guild room and how his face of sympathy to horror. He wanted to mourn the deaths of the small guild members until he opened the door, staring at the eyes of Keita, the dead guild leader. His dead eyes were staring back into his black-grey eyes.

The tears then start to stream down his face and PoH cackles, enjoying the look of despair and regret on Y/N's face.

PoH: Look at you! (laughs hysterically) Did their deaths really do a number on you!? Maybe I should kill off that pig tailed girl first.

Y/N: (quietly) Stop...

PoH: Huh? What did you say?

Y/N grips the handle on the sword and looks up at PoH with golden yellow eyes filled with rage. That was the only thing PoH could see.

Y/N: I said stop! 

He forces the blade back, causing the cloaked man to stumble back. He looks back up at see's that Y/N's sword was glowing a deep purple.

Y/N's eyes were closed. Taking in deep breaths. He couldn't succumb to his rage. He then thought of her. Her laugh, that warm smile. He wanted to protect it. No matter the cost. Even if it meant he had to give up his life.

Y/N opens his eyes and PoH stares into the bright golden eyes. The only thing he could see was Y/N's new found will to protect everything he loves.

Y/N: Enhance Armament!

Purple magic circles appear all around Y/N's blade and they start to form into a purple-dark matter like tendril, launching their way towards PoH. PoH raises his giant cleaver up and the incarnate attack collides with large blade that PoH had, causing a crater to from under the cloaked man. PoH grits his teeth under the intense pressure he was receiving from the incarnate attack. PoH could conclude that Y/N had certainly gotten stronger the last time they met. 

Y/N kept the attack going. He needed more power if he wanted to shatter the giant blade so he kept increasing the pressure, but he could feel his stamina draining a lot faster. He needed to ed the fight quickly so he could go and assist his comrades. He can hear the clashing of blades between his friends and the magic blasts coming from the battle from Rias's peerage.

He ends the incarnation attack and uses the Sword Skill {Vertical} to quickly dash over to PoH, swinging his sword down diagonally. PoH dodges out of the way with Y/N sending his sword down, creating a loud impact. Y/N grasps the sword with two hands, quickly using the two-handed skill {Back Rush}, countering the giant cleaver that was going to lop his head off. He then uses the most powerful one-handed Sword Skill, {Nova Ascension}. PoH then parries the blows that Y/N was sending causing a cloud of dust to rise due to how fast they were moving.

The two continue to trade blows with neither relenting. PoH had a sadistic grin on his face as he couldn't wait to kill Y/N after he shatters the blade, but not before making him suffer once more. Y/N on the other hand had a stern, but cautious look, wanting to end this fight fast enough so he could assist his friends, but also in fear of being killed by the Laughing Coffin leader.

Y/N: Switch!

Y/N then swaps out with Asuna, who charges up the skill {Quadruple Pain}, causing the cloaked man to be knocked back.

PoH: How the...!

PoH gazes behind the duo and saw that most of his forces had been eliminated. How could they have lose? He was enraged nonetheless. He then looks back to Asuna who switched back with Y/N, who charges up the Sword Skill {Slant}, swinging his sword down diagonally.

The blow sends him back, but PoH regains his footing and looks back at the two with a sadistic grin on his face, sending small chills down the two's back.

PoH: Yes! This is it! This what I was talking about! The Lightning Flash and the Black Swordsman fighting side by side! A battle I have so longed for! Give me some more fun!

Using his malicious aura to cover his giant cleaver in deep red color, he uses the Dagger Skill {Cross Edge}, tracing a cross with two slashes. Asuna uses the Rapier Skill {Linear}, thrusting her rapier, Lambent Light, forward. She parries the blade and Y/N comes up behind her, leaping into the air as he uses the Sword Skill {Sonic Leap}. Moving at blinding speeds, he brings his sword down diagonally at PoH.

He recovers and looks back up, only to see that it was only Y/N in front of him with his hands raised up.

Y/N: Aqueous Element!

A torrent of water leaves Y/N's hands, sending a wave towards PoH. PoH leaps into the air and gazes down at the black haired boy when he hears the sound of a skill charging up. He looks up to see Asuna, brandishing her angelic wings. Her rapier had glowed purple. Asuna had told Y/N of a skill she learned from a powerful swordsman. Y/N knew who she was talking about. The Absolute Swordsman, Zekken, or Yuuki. Asuna thrusts the rapier forward, using the original Sword Skill from Yuuki, {Mother's Rosario}, thrusting in eleven powerful thrusts. PoH recoils in pain and falls back to the ground, causing a large impact. He gets up and sees Y/N emerge from the smokescreen that had occurred when he crashed down. Y/N had the Night Sky Sword in his right hand and the Blue Rose Sword in the other and was preparing to do the skill {Crimson Splash} until PoH kicks him in the side again.

Y/N grits his teeth and was sent barreling out of the smokescreen, rolling on the ground. PoH swishes his blade around, clearing the large dust cloud to clear it and charges forward and covers his cleaver in a deep red aura. Y/N recovers and charges forward, using the Sword Skill {Vertical Square} with his left sword. PoH parries the attacks and brings his cleaver down. Using Skill Connect to cancel out the previous skill, Y/N then follows up with his right sword, using the skill {Vorpal Strike}. The two blades collide and a massive shock wave occurs, causing the ground below them to shatter.

The pressure of both blades were intense, but PoH's was even more, causing the black haired boy to slightly drag back. Thinking he had the upper hand, PoH grins, thinking he won the battle. It wasn't until he was starting to feel being pushed back. He could see that Y/N's eyes were turning back to the familiar golden yellow color and the pressure from his sword was increasing.

His giant cleaver's blade was starting to shatter and PoH was shocked. In a matter of seconds, the blade shatters and Y/N's Night Sky Sword pierces PoH's arm, causing the man to shriek in pain. Then in a matter of moments, a bright pillar of light occurred where the two were standing. It explodes, causing the blast to be felt. Even Loki could feel it from where he was floating. The dust in the area clears, and it shows a huge gaping hole in PoH's chest with Y/N's black sword through the hole. PoH coughs up blood and gazes back into Y/N's eyes.

PoH: That's more like it...kuro no kenshi. But...as long as I live...I'll slit all of your throats. I'll keep killing people, killing all those you love until you are dead!

Y/N: Sorry, but this is the end.

The Night Sky Sword glows yellow briefly and Y/N pulls the blade out and sheathes both swords onto his back. PoH then starts to feel intense pain as a tree starts to sprout beneath him, using himself as a sapling.

Y/N: This sword used to be a giant cedar tree. It's memory was still locked in the sword and I sent that to you. You will remain as a tree for who knows how long as this tree couldn't be cut down by woodcutters for more than two hundred years. This will be the last time we'll clash.

Y/N looks back at the tree and gazes up. It had already grown into a full sized cedar tree, except it had the face of the leader on it.

He sighs to himself and looks back to see the smiling faces of all his comrades. Klein and Agil were giving him a thumbs up and Lisbeth was giving off a cheeky grin. Y/N smiles as well until he sees Irina's hair was covering her face. He frowns a little and notices that Irina was walking up to him.

Y/N: Irina...I--

He was cut off as Irina had punched the top of his head and he was falling forward, only for him to be caught in an embrace. His head was being cradled by Irina's arms and she was letting her tears out.

Irina: You made me worry...you big dummy.

He was shocked to say the least. He smiled and wrapped his arms around her waist and said a single word. But, Irina could hear the sincerity in it and smiled herself.

Y/N: Sorry.

Irina: I love you.

Y/N: I love you too.

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Thank you all for reading and I do hope you enjoyed the chapter. My family has just increased and I would like to show you!

The newest member to my family is a labradoodle. My parents just got her today and her name is Ophelia. My parents sent me a picture as they went to Ohio to retrieve her. Getting the house ready so we can welcome her home!

Also, I have another book in the works and I'm not going to share it just yet. I have to rewatch anime and view the third season that came out this year. Hope y'all are looking forward to it! Anyway, stay safe out there.

-okami