Fighting Spirit (The Final Barrier)

Growing Scars

"What the hell are you doing here!?" Michael asked with shock. As Sofia passed out Gabriel walked up and observed the situation, Michael could feel his brother had a more stoic resolve to him 

"I see you're different" Gabriel looked at his brother as if he just acknowledged he was there

"Yeah, Azazel and I fully bonded; we are one" he said with with an emotionless glare. Michael pointed his sword at Gabriel 

"No matter, I'll still kill you..Bond or no bond" he said with an evil grin. Gabriel stared at his brother for a few seconds then quickly entered his flame form, with his new power Gabriel could move faster than he once had. Before Michael's brain even registered Sofia and Gabriel wasn't there anymore he had moved Sofia's unconscious body somewhere out of view. Gabriel laid her down softly in some pine-straw then swiftly ran back into Michael's view, Michael's eyes widened momentarily 

"I see you've acquired enhanced speed as well..." soon he regained his composure "Lets see if you can outrun this!" Michael waved his sword in a barrage of slashes sending out invisible attacks Gabriel's way. With a deep breath Gabriel elegantly bobbed and weaved with his newfound speed easily dodging the slashes. He held an icy glare towards his brother after doing so 

"I'm too quick for you Michael, just give up" He said as he slowly walked towards him. Gabriel heard a bird squawking in distress behind him, he turned to see a sight which made his face twist with shock. The bird behind him seemed to have been cut in half from the bottom torso down but, the bird was still alive somehow trying to fly away. The only issue was the bird was suspended in the air as if held in place by an invisible force. Gabriel turned to look at his brother's growing smile

"I see you've noticed my new attack, how do you like it" He snickered "Not only can I freeze objects and people, I can also freeze time itself!" He said with a laugh "My powers grow with my hatred, this demon didn't know what it was doing when it tried to possess me" Gabriel's brow furrowed

"Tried?' He echoed

"Yes, Unlike the other demons that possessed a human and took over their bodies; my demon was overtaken by the hatred in my heart. Honestly it surprised me too, one moment I felt like my skin was being ripped off as it possessed me then I wake up on the floor in my apartment as if nothing happened" Michael looked at his hand as he reminisced "I then heard Lord Jiu calling to me, I may have absorbed the demon but, I had also absorbed it's memories; it's thoughts....." He looked at Gabriel wickedly "I loved the evil it had in its soul" Gabriel grimaced 

"You disgust me" He finally said "You survived unlike so many others, then you praise the very creature that tried to kill your dumbass?!" He said raising his voice "You're not my brother anymore..." Gabriel summoned his sword out of flames "YOU'RE NOW MY ENEMY!" He said dashing forward. Michael swiftly swung his sword again making Gabriel jump out the way barely dodging it. Shit, I can't allow myself to get as little as a cut or I'll be frozen in place. Gabriel thought I need to create space so I can think of a solid attack. Gabriel gathered fire on the tip of his sword and slammed it into the ground creating a bright flash. Michael shielded his eyes giving Gabriel the chance to attack, pushing off his back foot Gabriel tried to achieve the blinding speed he had earlier. Unfortunately he was a lot slower for some reason, time seemed to slow as Gabriel saw Michael recover his vision when he got into swinging distance. Michael swung his sword powerfully giving Gabriel no time to escape, right before the blade of the sword met Gabriel's skin his speed from earlier hit and he barely avoided being maimed. He jumped back by a tree and looked at his hands 

"The hell was that?" He asked himself, Michael snickered

"Having trouble with your new power?" 

"Nah, I just wanted to show you how slow you are compared to me" Gabriel bluffed. Michael smoldered