The Moonlight Swordsman



The ground shook violently as Aizel watched in awe as the surrounding mountains began to crumble and rise from their foundations.

As the ground shifted and reshaped itself, he could hear rocks crashing together and boulders shattering.

Aizel's heart skipped a beat as he witnessed the surrounding mountains splitting apart and trembling violently.

His jaw dropped as he looked at the incredible sight before him: a massive serpent formed of nothing but rock and earth was rising from the ground, towering over him and surveying the surroundings with its ferocious yellow eyes.

Aizel's gaze was fixated on the massive creature, its body resembling a mountain range, as it rose higher and higher into the sky.

"H-How the fuck is this only a Grade III?"

ROOOOARRRR…

Aizel had to brace himself and muffle his ears as the ground shook from the thunderous roar it let out when it opened its mouth.

The force of the sound was so strong that it made the terrain tremble and threatened to throw him off balance.

The serpent's piercing yellow eyes locked onto Aizel with a deafening roar. It began spewing boulders from its gaping maw.

Each stone was the size of a horse, and the impact sent shockwaves through the ground. Aizel dashed back and forth furiously, trying to avoid being crushed by the onslaught of projectiles.

Anyone who saw a mountain-sized, colossal serpent slithering toward them would have been shocked to their core.

Aizel, on the other hand, had a smug grin on his face.

While dodging the boulders that were raining down on him, he studied the serpent's body, searching for any potential weaknesses to exploit.

His focus was so intense that he didn't even flinch when a boulder narrowly missed his head.

"Let's see what you got then, fucking snake."

While running, he raised his right hand and released a bolt of lightning that struck the Grade III serpent.

He kept running and firing lightning bolts at the Grade III serpent, but he soon realized they weren't doing any damage. Only a few rocks fell off the massive creature's body.

ROARRR…

After the roar, the ground beneath Aizel's feet trembled violently, causing cracks to form and grow rapidly.

The tremors intensified, and then the ground opened up, and deadly spikes shot up from the ground, directly at Aizel.

Aizel gripped Sekki tightly, prepared to parry any assault.

But as the ground beneath him split and deadly spikes came up at him, not even his swordsmanship could keep him from falling backward with each deflection.

The force behind the spikes was so powerful it threatened to overwhelm him.

Aizel continued to block the spikes, and at one point he looked up and saw the serpent's colossal tail rising above him.

The sight was both terrifying and mesmerizing, as the tail moved in a slow, deliberate motion. The tail swung around and started plunging down toward him at a frightening rate.

"Holy Fuck,"

Aizel's muscles clenched, and his heart pounded as he retreated at full speed.

He felt the electricity surging through his body, as his lightning magic enveloped his armor and increased his speed.

The serpent's tail descended closer and closer to the ground, and then,

*BOOOOOOOOOM*

With a thunderous boom, the massive serpent's tail slammed into the ground, shattering the landscape and sending debris flying in every direction.

The impact sent shockwaves rippling through the area, making the ground tremble beneath his feet.

The force of the impact threw Aizel back, sending him tumbling and rolling down the partially destroyed mountain. The tremors from the shock waves seemed like they were shaking him from the inside out.

Rocks and debris rained down around him as he struggled to regain his footing.

Aizel plummeted down the shattered mountain, his body rolling and tumbling through the rugged terrain until he finally came to a stop on the ground.

Despite the intense impact, his armor managed to protect him from serious harm.

However, he knew this was only the beginning of the battle, and the danger was far from over.

Aizel's attention quickly snapped back to the serpent as he noticed it conjuring a massive spear made of rock, towering high in the sky above him.

The spear's tip was so big it blocked out the whole sky, and it was pointed right at Aizel, ready to hit.

"SEKKKII"

Aizel's Sekki hummed and glowed as he called upon it, transforming it slowly into a spear that grew in size until it was slightly bigger than him.

"Lightning,"

Aizel's eyes narrowed as he tightened his grip on the buzzing spear, which was now crackling with lightning.

The spear began to vibrate rapidly, almost as if it were alive, as the energy field around it grew stronger.

The colossal serpent's spear hurtled towards Aizel with great force, aimed to strike him down in divine punishment.

"MORE MORE MORE MORE…"

Aizel's focus was unwavering as he prepared his next move.

*CRACKLE* *BUZZ*

The crackling of lightning grew louder and more intense as it coiled around the spear in his hand, causing his hair to stand on end and his eyes to shimmer with energy.

Electricity buzzed around him, growing stronger by the second.

Aizel's grip on Sekki's handle became increasingly firm as he pulled back, and his muscles tensed up.

He took a few steps forward, then, with all his might, hurled the spear towards the serpent.

It sped through the air with a whoosh, gathering energy and lightning as it went. Sekki's glow intensified until it was almost blinding to look at.

Sekki charged forward, slicing the air like a bullet. A thundering scream echoed through the valley as lightning flared and hissed around it.

And when it met the huge rocky spear, it was no match for Sekki's raw power. It shattered midair, its pieces raining down on the landscape below.

Sekki continued on its path, leaving a trail of blue lightning in its wake.

With a deafening boom, it smacked the serpent right in the left eye. Shockwaves radiated from the impact, and the ground trembled beneath Aizel's feet.

As the lightning ripped through its body, the serpent let out a howl of pain and thrashed wildly.