Black Daybreak

Chapter 14: Zombies and Knight vs Mythical Beast

(No one's p.o.v.)

 The 3 on 1 battle between Kakuzu, Hidan, Asta, and Vetto began with the shinobi and their student charging towards their enemy, who attempts to strike at them with a Mana-clad swipe of his hand. However, Asta used his Flame Port technique to evade the attack while simultaneously clouding his vision due to the black flames left behind. With Vetto's line of sight obstructed, Kakuzu rushed forward and delivered a deadly uppercut to the enemy, sending him flying into the air. Asta then lit the soles of his feet in his black flames and jet propelled himself towards Vetto thrusted both of his fists at his abdomen before jumping up and landing a knee kick to his chin, cracking his jaw while sending him flying into the air like Kakuzu did earlier. Then, Asta threw his chain spears at the airborne Beast mage, impaling him through the gut and skull before slamming him to the ground headfirst with a yank on the chains. Vetto immediately used his Mythical Beast Magic to instantly heal himself before he died and stood back up to continue the fight. Hidan then charged at the enemy with his three bladed scythe in hand as he unleashed a horizontal slash from left to right once he was within striking distance of his opponent. Vetto clad his arms with his Bear Claw spell and stopped the weapon using a middle block with his left arm. Vetto knew he had to be careful not to get cut by the immortal's scythe as he remembered his last encounter with him. If Hidan were to get even a single drop of the Beast mage's blood, he would then be able to curse him, and the fight would be over for him. The terrorist then countered by throwing a reverse punch at the scythe wielder who jumped back to avoid getting him and lunged forward to perform a descending diagonal slash from right to left. Vetto sidestepped to avoid the attack and threw a left hook at the immortal which connected and sent him flying back with Hidan dropping his weapon before being sent flying. However, the immortal let go of the hilt of his scythe on purpose and while he was sent flying, he yanked on the cable attached to the pommel of the bladed weapon, making it come right at Vetto from behind. But this move proved ineffective as the Beast mage's instincts and reflexes were razor sharp as he sensed the incoming attack and jumped over it to avoid getting cut. The three bladed scythe went flying at its owner who caught it and once again rushed the enemy. For the next 2 minutes, Vetto and Hidan were engaged in a repeated exchange of attacks, blocks, parries, and dodges, neither opponent could land a blow on the other as the Beast mage was being extra careful not to get cut by his opponent. The repeated cycled continued until Hidan kicked Vetto where the sun doesn't shine, making him stagger back while gripping his wounded manhood. While his opponent was in pain, Hidan hit Vetto with the blunt edge of his scythe to push him back before Asta rushed him and kicked the terrorist high into the air. The magicless knight then jumped up and grabbed his opponent by waist and the two came falling down with Asta landing in a kneeling position and the impact of the fall caused Vetto's spine and ribcage to fracture. The Anti-magic knight then threw the enemy away before the immortal crossed his fingers in a hand sign before calling out, 

 "Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

 In a puff of smoke, a second Hidan appeared and rushed at the Beast mage and got behind him. The real Hidan and his shadow clone then charged at Vetto and simultaneously struck him with a diagonal slash from right to left before swinging their scythes backwards to stab their enemy in the abdomen. They then pulled their weapons out and landed one last diagonal slash on the terrorist. Vetto collapsed to the ground, making the zombie pair and their student think they've won the fight, but they were wrong. Their opponent tried to get back on his feet as he used his Mythical Beast Magic again to heal his serious and potentially fatal injuries instantly as he refused to be killed by the opponents he was currently battling. However, the damage they did to his lower spine was taking a bit longer to heal as to was more severe than the other injuries he sustained up to that point.  Asta said frustrated, "Why the hell is this guy so persistent? He and his comrades are holding onto a grudge that started centuries ago, and they're taking it out of the entire nation because of a few rotten apples? That doesn't make any sense." Kakuzu replied to his student's inquiry, "Well, we spent the last few minutes trying it your way. Now, it's time you see the world through our eyes, kid." The masked shinobi's declaration signaled that they were no longer trying to capture the terrorist, as they knew that he was too dangerous to be detained given his display of power. This demonstration of what he's truly capable of showed that he would be able to escape easily if he were captured.