Storyverse

Chapter 20: Settling the Score

Without hesitation, both Sols disappeared and appeared in front of each other. Their movements wasted no time, as their speed can only be described as "infinite." However, this did not stop the ringing from sounding while they fenced. The first blow was from right to left, the Clains' swords colliding right in front of their faces. Suddenly letting his opponent's to move forward and ducking, alternative universe Sol threw his sword upward, thereby hitting original universe Sol's sword and launching his own Unity into a spinning flight. In addition, immediately after this, he folded his hands, palms facing each other, and, directing them towards his opponent, released a flash of light.

This threw original universe Sol away, but he more or less kept his balance and, braking his feet on the ice, stopped. He didn't drop Unity, so he was ready to attack again... but alternative universe Sol didn't want that, so he flew into the sky and raised his left arm up. The heavens rumbled.

–Paradise Lost! – shouted alternative universe Sol.

Matter-destroying rays of light fell from the heavens... but Sol was prepared for it. Moving between the beams that targeted him each time, original universe Sol made his way closer to his opponent and finally soared into the sky. Gravity didn't matter, so they continued their battle here, well above the icy ground.

When another ray of light came from the sky, original universe Sol caught it with his left hand and, using the magic that his mother taught him, redirected this attack directly to his opponent. Alternative universe Sol grabbed his sword, which happened to be at his height at that moment, and deflected the beam of light with it. After this, original universe Sol was surrounded by purple flames, creating the shape of a ball, which began to sharply close. This was not a problem, because from within this sphere, another fires made their way through.

The purple fire suddenly dissipated, and with it, all of alternative Sol's doubts disappeared. One single angelic wing, which was previously behind the left shoulder of original universe Sol, began to resemble elongated beams of light that stretched from the back, only vaguely resembling the shape of a wing... and black flames emanated from the right side of the back. It did not have the shape of a wing, as his father had, but only went in several thick lines, rounding at the ends.

–Clain Family's Special Spell – Emotional Turbulence: Legacy, – said Saul from the original universe.

Nodding, Alternative universe Sol decided to stop fighting with his abilities, because now everything supernatural will be dispelled upon contact with the flames of Hate, and switch to pure fencing. Spinning the sword in his hand, he flapped his wings and flew towards original universe Sol. Having covered the distance in literally no time, he initiated close combat. The sound of metal colliding with metal began to sound again. Clains crossed their blades, but now they both refused to back down and tried to overpower each other... and this time they had a clear winner.

Original universe Sol knocked his opponent back with a forceful swing of his sword, which he now held with both hands. When alternative universe Sol lost his balance, his original version, needing no support, flew towards him, even without the aid of wings. At this speed, he thrust his blade forward, aiming for his opponent's heart. Of course, neither of them had the goal of killing the other... and they both understood that they would not kill each other this way.

Having grabbed the blade of the original universe Sol's sword with his left hand, the alternative universe Sol now lunged himself... and that blade was grabbed by the original universe Sol's hand. Both of them, having invested a huge amount of strength into this, pulled each other's swords towards themselves, snatching Unity from the hands of their true owners. Now each of them held the sword of his opponent. Quickly grabbing the sword in their right hands, they clashed their blades again, but this time the force from the blow knocked the swords out of their hands, and both Unities spun and flew higher. Without wasting a second, the Clains flew up and, having caught up with the swords, each grabbed his own blade.