Of Angels and Demons: Ragnarok

A Training Match

After standing back up and standing for hours on end, I suddenly feel like I normally would on Earth. I smile and clench my fist. "Yea, I'm getting a lot stronger." I mumble as Zen and Azazel yawn. "This is really boring though." Zen says as I chuckle. Azazel quickly punches a tree and knocks it over. "It may be boring, but is definitely getting good results." He says as Azura laughs. "Well if it makes you feel better, you've only technically been training for 3 seconds. Due to the way time works here." She says as we all stare at her. Dialgo speaks up. "Well this is a very effective training method, isn't it?" He asks as Azura nods. I see Azazel starting to balance on one leg. I nod and do it too. I notice Zen and Dialgo are doing it too. After a couple hours of silence and boredom we switch legs. Azazel and Zen start arguing about something, but I'm lost in thought of what I I'm going to do when I'm done training. Gather an army for Ragnarok? Go try to get my mother from Telas? Maybe try to find all my friends that are missing. I think as I get punched in the face. I get knocked on my back and look up quickly. "Hey I've been trying to talk to you." Azazel says as he helps me up. "You've been lost in thought for what seems like hours." He says as he pops his knuckles. "Jump." He says as he pulls his fists up. I sigh and jump as hard as I can. In the blink of an eye I'm hundreds of feet off the ground. My eyes widen as I fall quickly. Right before I land I see Azazel's fist coming at me. I quickly grab his wrist and shoulder and slam him to the ground. "It seems you're reflexes are faster too." Azura says as I stand up. I look at Azura as Azazel stands up. I notice Zen and Dialgo are missing. "Where are Zen and Di-" I don't even finish my sentence as the huge mountain beside us suddenly has a chunk missing. Azura points to the top. "They climbed up the mountain through the pressure to quicken their training." Azura says as Zen flies past me and through a tree. "Damn, that Dialgo guy hits really hard." He says as he walks out. His shirt is ripped to pieces and his left shoulder in dislocated. He pops it back into place as Dialgo suddenly appears in front of him. "Stop!" I hear Ceraphine yell. We all quickly turn around and see her standing on air. "Alright Azura, let's see whose training method was better." She says as a portal opens up under her. I stare as I see 3 people walk out that I know. "What are you three doing here?" I ask as I stare at Rose, Snow, and Aziria. All of them look different from the last time I saw each one. Aziria specifically has much longer hair and a completely new outfit that's torn around the bottom edges. "Kai!" Rose and Aziria say as they run up and smile. "We had no idea you were also being trained." They say as I smile. My happiness quickly turns to concern as I tilt my head. "How are you standing so easily?" I ask as Aziria smiles. "It feels lighter here than when we were fighting Ceraphine. I still can't believe she was Sakara." Aziria says as she pops her neck. "But I'm fighting you, aren't I?" She asks as I look at Azura. "Yea, sorry Kai. We made some plans behind your back. But hey! Extra encentive." Azura smiles as I look back at Aziria. Black flames appear around her feet as she summons a sword of black and red flames. I jump back as she smiles. "You remember Evanesa, right?" She asks as I smile and summon Evony. I can instantly tell Evony is weakened in this dimension. She appears in front of me and kicks toward me. I quickly pull up my arm to block it but she vanishes. I get hit on the opposite side and go flying through hundreds of trees. I finally crash against a tree to a halt. As I stand up I see her appear in front of me. She thrusts her sword towards me and I barely move out of the way. As her sword touches the tree, it turns to dust and blows away. "Come on Kai! Put up a real fight." She says as I quickly enter my 1st, then 2nd release. My body feels light as air. My consciousness struggles to keep up after I jump into a fight of pure reflex against her sword. I purely am stuck on being defensive. I jump away and block every attack. As I teleport away and look at my blade I see cracks in it. I sigh as she quickly appears in front of me and once again forces me to be defensive. I jump back and hit a tree. Before I can move her sword stops inches from my face. "That would've killed you, Kai." She says as I grit my teeth. "But I'm not done." I say as she laughs. "Alright Kai, let's see how far you can go." She says as I teleport behind the tree and close my eyes. Eclipse, lend me enough power to win. I think as I hear Eclipse sigh. "Fine." Her voice echoes through the forest as silver energy flows around my body. A sharp pain flows consistently through my body. I feel a little blood run down from my lip as I swing my sword once. I feel myself falling back as my vision goes dark. Damn, pushed myself too hard. I think as I sink into a deep unconscious state. I hear Eclipse sigh as I'm once more face to face with her. "I knew you couldn't handle that much power yet." She says as I nod.