Chapter 205 - Father and Son is…

Chapter 205 – Father and Son is…

[Help me, Kairos.]

『Fate…..This power…..』

But, I know now.

Even before I realized… he was by my side from the moment I was born. He took in those who had been devoured by the Gluttony skills…

Greed probably knew that Kairos was inside me. Someday, this time will come, so he may have been watching over slowly.

[Oy, when did you find out that Kairos was actually inside me?]

『The moment you took hold of me for the first time.』

[I knew it.]

『It’s Kairos’ wish. He’s the true form of the Gluttony skill. Be careful when using his power.』

[So it was actually intentional back then?]

I was referring to the battle against Aquarius in Hausen. When I thought I made some mistake by activating the fifth form’s secret that cost me Greed’s existence.

『You are our only hope. But I willingly did that. We are alike in regard of recklessness.』

Kairos’ power started to flow around my body. His memory of countless battles also surged into me.

『For once, you’re very close to the original.』

[There’s still more to come.]

Overflowing aura covered my body. The color was reminiscent of Kairos’ impressive red hair.

[Let’s do it together from now on.]

I called out to Kairos inside me. More power overflowed as if responding to my call.

『Shall we？』

[Let’s go.]

[Dad!]

Apparently maintaining the freezing air to handle two flame arrows was a bit tough even for Dad. I could feel the coldness that stung my skin diminished.

That should be enough to knock Dad away from the black cube… or so I thought.

[Is that all, Fate?]

[Kuh.]

Dad flicked away the crimson arrows and my slash. The appearance of the black wings sprouting from his back perplexed me. At the same time, I could feel my decaying wings flutter for instance.

[Those wings…]

[As you can see, I’m far from being serious. So what now? Do you still want to continue?]

[You can’t treat me like a kid forever.]

[Then, come.]

I should’ve gotten stronger now. But it felt like Dad was also gaining power proportionally.

『Fate, have a look at his wings！』

The larger the red part became, the stronger Dad’s attack. The color reminded me of my own aura.

[No way…my power.]

Dad swung his black spear sideways, disregarding my surprise. I couldn’t dodge since the edge of the black cube was right behind me. I had to block it.

The black sword and the black spear collided and scattered pale sparks.

[Your power and mine are similar, Fate. You devour power, while I absorb power. However, there is a difference.] (TL Note: it remind me to Sekiryuutei and Hakuryuukou from DxD)

[This is…]

I could feel my strength fading. Is it because I am consciously looking at it? This time it is clearly visible. The aura around me was being sucked up by my Dad’s wings.

[The difference lies in the trigger condition. Yours requires killing another party.]

[…my strength.]

[But, mine can be activated whenever I want. You cannot win against me]

If I had to guess… Dad was absorbing my magic power. Using【Appraisal】, I could see that my stats had not gone down, but my magic power was steadily decreasing.

Let alone putting up a fight, I will be sucked dry if I didn’t do anything.

[Damn.]

Switching from two-handing to one-handing the black sword with my right, I used my left fist to launch the【Poison Attack】.

[Thought so.]

He jumped back to dodge. As soon as he did, the sense of fading strength disappeared.

[You’re not good against abnormal status.]

[Everyone is. Where did you pick up such a dangerous skill?]

[On my way to see you, Dad.]

[You also pick up any skills of the enemies you killed, I should’ve remembered.]

[I have it whether I like it or not, Dad.]

[You’ve grown strong.]

By imbuing the black sword with【Poison】, it became impossible for Dad to absorb my magic power. I was planning to use the opening to recuperate, but…

[Now then, should I attack as well?]

(You fool…evade now)

There.

Where did it go?

[Good judgment there.]

[Why…how?]

[It’s the characteristic of this Sin weapon. It can read its wielder’s mind and shape it into a real ability. If the previous wielder left a particularly strong impression, the skill associated with that wielder will remain in the spear. This space leap attack must’ve been created by its previous wielder.]

Rafal’s sharp tongue did leave a strong impression indeed.

[Then whose power is the freezing air?]

I asked my Dad while avoiding the black spear that could jump through space.

[This is my power. It freezes everything. It seems to reflect the state of my heart now… It’s the exact opposite of what it used to be. I’ve changed too.]

Dad made a lonely face as he raised his magical power. He began to unleash intimidating magic power so much that I felt the illusion of being crushed.

[Don’t die, Fate. It’s almost time to get rid of this.]

[It seems that the stigmata has recognized you as an obstacle… I can’t control it anymore.]

[Dad.]

[If you want to stop me, you’ll have to kill me.]

[…that is.]

[I taught you about all of my powers. The rest is up to you. You have to defeat me, or else you and your friends will die here.]

When the black wings were spread, they grew in number. 2 pairs become 4…then 8. A black angelic halo that seemingly sucked all the lights around it floated atop Dad’s head.

Dad’s face was gone. It’s like he’s wearing a full-faced iron mask. There was only a bright red holy stigmata.

The black spear also changed as if in response, its length doubled and the spear tip became sharper.

After the temporary silence ran through, an inhuman scream rang, and the person who was my father attacked me.

If there was an angel that governed death, it must be what I’m facing right now.