The Risk

'What the hell do I do!?'

Victor was assessing Muzan who was across him slowly making his way towards him, he had just witnessed Muzan's regeneration not the poisoned Muzan but full powered Muzan who may just be only able to level a small city with his abilities but he was like Victor. who currently doesn't have flashy AOE abilities but has a variety of powerful abilities.

But right now Victor was focusing on how he would kill Muzan as the sword he had forged was already snapped in half, despite the sword being infused with use Inferno it didn't last a minute.

"I can see it in your face a look of shock, coming to the realization that my healing is superior than yours? Unlike you I can regenerate from just about any part of me."

"Pfft, so what? I'll just pull a Gohan and erase every trace of you down to the last cell."

"Hmm wouldn't that be good for you?"

Muzan extended his right arm to the side before it began forming into a sword but it didn't stop there as it started getting surrounded by black colored electricity

SHIIIIIIIIIK!!!!!!

"Let me guess bioelectricity?"

"Hmm, perhaps you aren't as dumb as I believed you were Victor"

WHOOOOSH!

Muzan disappeared from his previous to only appear right Infront of Victor ready to imaple him, meanwhile Victor's instincts were telling him to avoid Muzan at all cost but he couldn't do he didn't want to do that.

He already ran from Muzan once and running from him again wouldn't make any difference, and with Hyakkimaru slowly being turned into a system user for Muzan to kill off soon Victor knew this was his last chance.

TING!!!

Victor projected a blue katana blocking Muzan's attack, but Victor could feel the force behind the attack it wasn't a flashy technique that wasted energy. It was pure brute force and despite blocking the attack the ground behind Victor cracked and caved in and the range of the cave in was around a whole foot ball stadium.

'Damn it this hurts!'

Victor wasn't fighting a weakened and poisoned Muzan he was fighting a powerful system user with Kibutsuji Muzan's every ability and more, but despite this Victor projected another sword specifically right above him and sent it down on Muzan who didn't even bother looking as he grabbed it with his left arm catching the blade and the only visible damage Victor had done was make Muzan slightly bleed.

'Crap he's definitely boosting himself.'

Earlier Victor was able to blow Muzan's upper body with his bootleg Spirit Gun, but now a full powered giant Inferno sword only caused a simple scratch.

WHOOSH!

Muzan quickly grabbed Victor by his throat before slamming him down to the ground causing Victor to puke out blood, but it didn't end there as Muzan started releasing a volley of punches on Victor accompanied by his bio-guns firing bullets at Victor peppering him with bullet holes.

Muzan had aimed at his Vitals so right now what was left of Victor was a bloody holed filled mess, but for some reason his chest was still rising and falling Victor despite all that damage was still breathing.

"Hmm your biology truly is fascinating, you aren't going to survive any longer so I might as well absorb you."

Muzan reached his hand towards Victor ready to consume him, and for Victor time seemed to slow down and suddenly instead of being at Muzan's mercy he was somewhere else he looked at his surroundings and was met with a small apartment and outside was the view of New York.

Victor recognized the buildings very well as right now he was in his old apartment and he wasn't alone, as sitting in his old couch was a blonde and tanned European individual tied up with a bunch of Ghsotwires.

"Tsk and here I thought I'll be able to control your body like Sukuna."

Victor didn't even need to guess who this person was as the Ghsotwires were already a hint.

"So you're John Williams huh?"

[Dimensions May Die]

John Williams for those who have forgotten was the reincarnated soul that took over Issei for a few days and was easily defeat by Victor.

[Dimensions May Die]

[POV Victor]

"So what do you want?"

I asked the tied up blonde Infront of me, I honestly forgot I had his soul with me but I didn't expect him to be inside what I assumed to be my inner mind scape.

"I'll cut to the chase I wanna go back to the reincarnation cycle, the legit one."

"And I should believe you why?"

"For crying out loud I've been tied up in this damn couch for ages!, I can't even see through your eyes!. My only source of entertainment are the fake ass pigeons that peck your window!"

Jesus I was starting to pity the dude not only did he get beaten the crap out him by me he now had to stay inside the sames person's head, it was just straight torture.

"Look your dying right?, this place is literally torture. I want you to get me back to the reincarnation cycle and I'll give you all my abilities!"

"You think I'm that stupid?"

Yeah all my pity was gone, he was definitely trying to use me to get out of here but something he said made me think. I've obtained his literal soul and he did have a few abilities I could use and since this body follow the rules of the DMC universe.

"Congrats man you'll be of use after all"

"Hey wait!-"

Sadly for him my view had already changed and now I'm lying on the ground with Muzan's hand extending towards me, I focused trying to make it appear and as if the gods we're smiling a ball of light appeared in the palm of my left hand.

And Muzan who had his eyes on me took noticed of it and immediately knew what it was, it was John Williams very soul of course he didn't know who it belonged to he just knew it was a soul.

'This better work!'

I clenched my hand and shattered the ball of light causing it to explode in a huge glow blinding not only myself but Muzan in the process, but I felt a handle on my palm and the wounds I previously had we're healed and this time it didn't take any of Demonic Energy to do so.

[The user has absorbed the soul of a system user]

[Temporary skills have been given]

[Charm, Enhanced Stamina, Kendo Mastery, Unlimited Blade Works, Enhanced Strength, Vampiric Regeneration]

[Due to the weakness and low quality of the soul temporary abilities will last for 10 Minutes]

I kicked Muzan away as I flipped back up standing tall, I could feel the change in my body the new source of energy within it and light green vein like circuits all over my body.

'I definitely can't beat him in 10 minutes, but I can definitely think of something while I'm at it!'

Right now I was definitely at the same rank as Muzan maybe even higher, since unlike John these abilities were actually suitable for me I didn't need to rank them up they were already at their max rank. It was just that John didn't have the reserves to use them to the max.

'Vampiric Regeneration works by regenerating me by fixing the injuries but I can't regenerate Vital organs like the brain with it, unlike my regeneration that replaces my injured body parts with fresh "new" one's'

I felt the weird energy in my new Mana Circuits, it came with Unlimited Blade Works and I had enough to cover all my limbs and I could already feel the boost form them. But I was focusing more on the actual ability.

Using the ability was weird I could basically feel the weapons inside the skill but instead dog choosing any of the weapons in there I picked something familiar, and soon enough my reserve's dipped and suddenly a familiar sword formed in my right hand.

It was a copy of Red Queen in all it's glory, it was the closest thing to original and not my copy. I didn't know how it worked and I didn't bother questioning it.

"Tsk, a power up? How..."

Suddenly Muzan Disappeared from my vision and I felt something aimed at my neck, instead of dodging it I caught it.

"Cliche."

Click.

'Enhanced and stamina strength works by doubling them, so right now I have the strength of two Nero's!'

Victor weaved Muzan's attempt of slicing his eye off before hitting him with an uppercut that turned into a down slame with his available right arm, Muzan expected Victor to be stronger thanks to his apparent cliche power up but he was still taken by surprised with how much force was behind the punches.

Muzan's eyes started to dilate which Victor wasn't able to take notice of as he tried swinging his project Red Queen at Muzan to only have the demon king to swiftly dodge his attack, he tried swinging it again but Muzan dodge it once again.

Victor attempted to dash back away from Muzan to only be grabbed by him before getting smacked in the head.

'it's like he's predicting my movements, does he have Haki!?'

Victor almost went with that conclusion before he remembered an ability Yoriichi has, it was an ability to 'see through the world' which was in simple terms was really advance X-Ray.

'He isn't predicting my movements he's reading my muscles!'

Victor tested this theory by attempting to punch Muzan but before he could even fully throw it Muzan had already went to block, Victor took this chance to knee him in the gut before back kicking him away.

It didn't end there as Victor threw Red Queen at Muzan piercing him in the stomach.

"Tsk!"

With a wave of his hand Muzan formed multiple tendrils that had spikes all over them and swiped them at Victor who didn't dodge and instead took the hit bot stopping his assault on Muzan.

'Trace on!'

Another blade started forming in Victor's hand, this version of Unlimited Bladeworks was different it would give him the ability to project any weapon he could think of as long as he had the energy to do so. And unlike John Williams hr had plenty.

'This isn't the real one but it will do!'

The weapon finished projecting revealing a Katana, specifically an exact copy of The Yamato that took 50% of Victor's reserves to project as he had projected it as close as the real thing.

'Grip the handle enforce your will!'

Victor once read something online about the Yamato getting sharper depending on the persons Willpower, he didn't know if this was true or not but he still tried it as currently Muzan was only seconds away from fully healing and Victor wanted to end the fight quickly.

'Run both your Inferno and Demonic energy through it!'

The blade of the Yamato glew with a blue and black glow as it made it's way towards Muzan, Muzan seeing this could feel the power behind the strike so in a desperate attempt he began splitting every part of him up. He started to make his blood boil before finally exploding causing thousands of pieces of his flesh to make it's way towards Victor like a shot from a shotgun.

Unlike Yoriichi Victor even with Kendo Mastery still couldn't block every piece of Muzan's flesh and instead tried to block the pieces form hitting his eyes it took awhile for them to heal.

'Crpa where did he go!'

Victor looked around trying to find the largest bit of Muzan's flesh to only have his eyes land on a limped dead Hyakkimaru and a star shaped tear in the air that gave of a white and blue glow.

'Crap.'