It's been a long time since you've felt pure fear. In your current state, there is no way of defeating Loyd.
RHT: (I c-can't! He's too strong!)
LYD: Something bothering you, harbinger? Could it be that you're... scared?
RHT: Tsk, the hell I'm not! I don't care if you're to go all out! I'll still defeat you!
You intensify the black flames on your blades and dash towards Loyd. He goes into a battle stance. You swing your blades continuously and attack with your tentacles. Loyd swiftly dodges and blasts your tentacles away. You use ghost step and get behind him, aiming for a lethal strike. He turns around in time and ducks under your blades, before firing multiple rounds into your stomach. You back up. Blood is spilling from your abdomen. Loyd aims his revolver and fires. You're unable to move. The bullet is close to your soul. In the instant before contact, something snaps inside of you. You move your blade on instinct and slice the bullet in half.
LYD: (Huh? What was that vision I just saw?)
RHT: *pant* It's about time my soul enters flow.
LYD: Flow... pesky bastard. No matter, my vision still tells of my victory. The future favors me!
RHT: Fuck the future and you. We're in the present.
You lean forwards and rest your hands on your blade. Loyd looks worried. The flames get more intense.
RHT: Purgatorys' slash.
In an instant, you zoom past Loyd and end up across the battlefield. The area falls into silence. You stand back up straight with your back towards Loyd.
LYD: (W-what was that?! For a single moment the future was altered..? Just how strong is this ki-)
*SLASH*
Blood starts dripping from Loyds' right eyesocket. He rubs the wound with his fingers and realizes what just happened. You have cut Loyds' right eye in half.
LYD: H-how did you..?
RHT: Your vision is getting blurry.
LYD: (That move just now... where have I seen it before..? Wait... I know! That's Noires' move!)
RHT: Your other eye is next.
You turn around and rest your hands on your blade, leaning forward. Loyd holds his revolver tight.
LYD: (I've countered it before and I can counter it again! I'll prove my destiny right!)
RHT: Purgatorys' slash.
In an instant, you zoom past Loyd and end up across the battlefield. You stand back to back with Loyd.
LYD: Target... hit.
You start coughing up blood and a hole the size of a bullet forms through your chest. You've lost the duel to Loyd. Now you realize...
LYD: They don't call me the fastest knight for no reason. I'm Loyd Skope, the man who never misses!
Your soul sinks into darkness. This is the same place as back then, but this time it's different.
RHT: I'm back... here again..?
Yes, but you remember this place. I haven't quite explained what this place is exactly, so let me clue you in, harbinger. This is your domain.
End of Chapter 100
"Destiny"
[ Loyd is overpowering the harbinger, who now finds themself in an familiar place. ]
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SOULTALE | By ShadowNTS
FantasiaRhett Murdar, dismissed and driven, now journeys to mend the world's wrongs and compose a symphony of perfect lives-an ode to a harmonious existence where every soul finds its rightful place. An undertale story. Not affiliated to the already exist...
