(MOVED!) Project: INFERNO

Chapter 72: The Pride Of An Assassin!

(After countless blows and attacks throughout France, Lotus and Lucifer continued their battle and was being launched from country to country, across the entire Earth. Lucifer was then blasted through the Pacific Ocean and landed back into East Asia and reentered Japan, landing back where they first fought. Lucifer then stopped himself from colliding any further and was bleeding with bruises all over his body as Lotus's body was coated with blood from Lucifer's attacks. Lotus continued to walk towards Lucifer with the same expression on his face.)
"Lucifer: It appears you're the only human powerful enough to stand against me... Lotus Kenhiro, you are indeed worthy of being called strong! Throughout every attack I've thrown, you've somehow survived..."
(He stopped to answer.)
"Lotus: Its the strength of my heart. My heart mourns for my beloved daughter who was taken from me. It was my fault, I will admit that... But as the master of the Gojai, Vengeful Raven... I WILL NOT TOLERATE FAILURE IN A FIGHT!"
(Lucifer was silent then started to laugh.)
"Lucifer: "The strength of your heart..?!" How far does the rabbit hole go..? You humans are despicable. Every last one of you should've been kneeling at the feet of Lord Hades when he stormed Earth!"
"Lotus: We was able to defeat him and you will be as well!"
"Lucifer: Then enough talking..!"
(Lucifer began to break past his own power cap and was now matching Lotus's attacking speeds as they both was not holding anything back from this attacks. Craters was beginning to form around them due to the force of their punches and kicks. For the first time in ever, Lotus took a powerful direct hit kick which forced him to back away and realize the predicament.)
"What's wrong..? It seems your beginning to lose your actual strength again!"
"Lotus: Even if that was one shot, my pride as an assassin still remains!"
"Lucifer: ...You bore me now. I'll put you down right AWAY!"
(Lotus was keeping his guard up as Lucifer was then placing Lotus on the defensive with punches so fast it was surpassing the the speed of sound and began tremoring the Earth. Lotus's body was beginning to be pushed back as he felt whiplash from his attacks in the process.)

"Lotus(Thinking): He's reflecting his attacks to equal my strength...! I have no choice..."
(Lucifer's final punch then blasted Lotus across the whole city and crashed through several buildings which began collapsing and causing major debris with casualties. Lotus adds pressure to his legs and halts himself from dragging across the city. Lotus then looked at the bruises on his arms but focused on the fight as he then saw Lucifer walking out of the debris.)
"(Aloud): No mere fighter besides Gaito has pushed me so far to where I'm in need to use at least twenty percent of my physical strength. It has come to this point where I must no longer hold back anything."
"Lucifer: Getting serious about your life now?"
"Lotus: I will show you the most sacred technique of the Gojai school...!"
"Lucifer: Oh? What is it going to be? Some sort of combat transformation? A new powerup? Oh wait don't tell me, some new assassination trick for an instant kill?"
(Lotus kept complete silence as he focused deeply into the technique.)
"Hmm.. Very well, then I'll just finish this now if you're done-"
(In an instant, Lucifer suffered a thunderous punch to the stomach as if no one was there. Lotus continued to stand right where he is as Lucifer was then taking devastating attacks out of mid-air. Without causing a blur, Lotus appeared in front of Lucifer to finish the fight and had Lucifer on one knee from the pressure points and weak joints that was targeted and Lotus's hands began emitting themselves into white aura as he positioned himself into an offense stance.)
"Lotus: FISTS OF THE VENGEFUL RAVEN, BURSTING BEAK!"
(Lotus then shapes his hands into a beak which collided with Lucifer's chest which created a massive typhoon of wind and completely eradicated the entire west area of Hakodate and blasted Lucifer directly out of Earth's atmosphere. Lotus started panting as he was almost out of breath due to the attack.)
"Using Bursting Beak takes all of my stamina to pull off... In short, its an exhausting attack that deals immense damage... I cannot.. fall now.. He might come back.."
(Lotus was down on one knee as he could no longer stand. As Lotus was could not stand anymore, he quickly sensed Lucifer's presence reappear as a portal opened behind him with a pissed off Lucifer directing his pitchfork towards him.)

"???: MASTER LOTUSSSSSS!!!"
(Lotus gave a small smile as he recognized the voice. Lucifer's pitchfork was blasted away by lightning as Kazuya out of jet speeds, landed a dropkick onto Lucifer's face which deactivated his portal and sent him across the remains of the wasteland.)
"Kazuya: MASTER LOTUS!"
"Lotus: I'm alright my boy, I'm just finally tired out after using Bursting Beak."
"Kazuya: YOU USED IT..?!"
"Lotus: Assassins hate to gamble but I had no other choice..."
"Kazuya: Master, you did more than enough... Gaito's not here yet but luckily we got some backup until Sawano or Gaito gets here!"
"Lucifer: If you suggest to stall my time, I'm NOT focused on you. My fight continues with Lotus Kenhiro! Any and all who interfere will be punished severely!"
(Lucifer aimed his arm towards Kazuya and launched a wave of chaos-controlled energy and was blocked by a void portal.)
"???: Like hell, we're here to fight!"
(Onara came flying out of the portal with her lances rapidly firing void beams at Lucifer which he began dodging each one with ease. A blinding light then surrounds Lotus as Aimiya carried Lotus out of the battlefield and cared to his injuries.)
"Aimiya: I got you, Lotus..!"
(With his war helmet on, Ares laughed and started swinging his massive claymore in the exact position Lucifer currently stands and created a whole split across the ground. Ares noticing Lucifer vanished and was about to be sneak attacked until Xinera attacked Lucifer with a combustible explosion and regrouped with the others. Lucifer then looked around as he was surrounded by Kazuya, Ares, Xinera and Onara.)
"Lucifer: I am pleased that you all wish to battle me however... I told you before, you'll have to wait your turn! YOU'RE PISSING ME OFF!!!!!"
(A massive wave of chaos-induced energy explodes out of Lucifer and he then transformed into half of his true form with his devil horns and tail revealing and his presence was then too powerful, the entire Earth's atmosphere and air was becoming suffocating for the normal humans to breathe in. Everyone else was then shocked at the major increase in power which was so strong, Goxius felt it from afar while continuing to transfer Gaito's memories.)
"Goxius: Dear god.. What in the hell was that..?!"