6 : Game of Chess

" Vali Luficer... Are you one of the satans? " 

" Are you perhaps mistaken me for Sirzechs Lucifer? " Vali smile disappeared.

" So you aren't? " 

" Well, i may not be one of the Satans but you could say that i'm the original. " 

Jinwoo raised his eyebrows.

" Now let's get this straight, what is your objective? Don't tell me you have some animosity towards her. " 

" And if i do? "

" I'll let you know that the way i see it, you can't take her down. " 

Blue vein popped out of Vali's head, he grinned.

' This guy sure had a degree on looking down at someone. ' 

" You talking funny, Old Man. I might have a hard time battling against Serafall Leviathan, but she won't be able to kill me. And you sure is talking as if you know what am i capable of, this White Dragon Emperor is maybe stronger than you think. "

At Vali's word, Jinwoo put his hand under his chin.

" Dragon... So i am not mistaken huh, i thought i'm hallucinating for a bit since i've smell their kin too much too the point where i got sick of it. Half breed of devil and dragon. " Jinwoo said, remembering the 27 years he spent killing and slaughtering these Lizards.

Vali who heard that felt silence before he laughed it off.

" Hahaha, you have such a foul mouth that i'm going to risking being scolded for fighting in an enemy territory so openly. Rejoice human, your little short life is ended by the White Dragon Emperor. "

*kyuuuung*

A pair of bluish white dragon wing is appeared on his back, Vali glaring at Jinwoo with murderous intent that could even pierce metals. 

" Now that the rotten smell i knew. " Jinwoo muttered but Vali could heard that clearly. 

" Still talking shit, i don't know if it was a bravery or foolishness. " 

" I'd like to call it Experience. " 

A purplish dark spark is emitted on Jinwoo's hands as he pull out the opp stopper, two pair of dark red dagger that emitting menacing aura. Even Vali feels like his chest his throbbing just from the aura that those daggers emitted, but the worse thing

{ VALI! That man is dangerous, those two daggers is a dragon slaying weapon, we need to retreat! } 

Not engulfed with fear, Vali grinned like a maniac instead.

" Now i know where that confidence is coming from. It's getting interesting!! "

{ VALI! }

Ignoring the voice in his head, Vali then launched himself, almost flying towards Jinwoo with incredible speed. But to Jinwoo,

' Too slow. '

Before Vali's hand could reach him, Jinwoo figure is disappeared in instant and caught him by surprise. 

" Charging at the enemy from the front... " 

Vali stopped and turn his body. Jinwoo is standing calmly as just playing with the daggers in his hand. 

" That's a bad move... "

*flash*

" ARGHHH!! "

" Unless you're this fast. "

Vali suddenly feels an excruciating pain from his back as he realized that one of his wing is being cut off like a chicken being butchered. 

' Since when- ' 

And before he could gain his grounding, something is grabbing his neck. The white dragon emperor is being incapacitated in a single strike and the worse thing is he doesn't even seen it coming.

" Ughh! " 

Vali trying to stay conscious as he see Jinwoo figure is grabbing him by his neck, not directly but by some telekinetic force. He feels an invisible hand is lifting him up from the ground.

" Now you going to answer my question... What is your objective, Vali Lucifer? "

" Ba... "

" What? "

{ VANISHING DRAGON BALANCE BREAKER ! }

A robotic voice yelled as suddenly Jinwoo felt a sudden increase of energy emitted from Vali's body. 

' I thought i could take him off without anyone noticing... '

And before it could go worse, Jinwoo opened his mouth.

" - Territory of Eternal Rest - "

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Vali widened his eyes behind the silver dragon armor, the world may not seems like nothing much changed.

" What in the world is this!? " 

He couldn't feel the wind breeze, tree branches stop moving, leaves freezing in the air, its as if the time has stopped itself from moving.

" It maybe too early for you to arrived at this place, but welcome to the Territory of Eternal Rest. In other words, realm of the dead. " 

Jinwoo said nonchalantly as he walking slowly towards Vali, there is no murderous intent whatsoever but Vali could clearly feels that his life is in danger.

" Realm of the dead you say? What a bunch of nonsense! " Vali figure disappeared as trying to punch Jinwoo but his body suddenly stopped as if an invinsible hand is squeezing his dragon armor.

' Ruler's Authority. ' Jinwoo thought. 

" The same trick won't work twice! " 

[ DIVIDE! ] 

[ DIVIDE! ] 

[ DIVIDE! ] 

[ DIVIDE! ] 

[ DIVIDE! ]

Jinwoo widened his eyes on surprised as he feels like his Ruler's Authority on Vali is slowly decreasing before completely disappeared. Vali then retreated and find his ground back as he staring at Jinwoo through his helmet.

" Hoo, that's quite an interesting ability you showed there. " Jinwoo said with a smile.

' And also this form, it's almost like an Astralization. This guy is maybe as strong as Thomas in this form. ' He thought.

Jinwoo is actually impressed by Vali's power. He seems young but to be already this strong is definitely a fruit of an unmatched talent and hard work.

" Divine Dividing, this is the my ultimate power to beat someone as strong as you. " 

" I thought you are going to change your form into a dragon or something but this will do, now come! " Jinwoo said.

Vali blinked and in an instant he appeared in front of Jinwoo as he launching his fist directly to his abdomen. But Jinwoo easily block that with his finger and with spin sent a spinning to Vali's face.

*BOOM*

A strong explosion is occuring, as the ground where they are exchanging fist earlier is cracking before shattered. Meanwhile Vali's body is still flying from Jinwoo's kick.

' What kinda strength is-- '

Before Vali could finish his thought, a hand grabbed his face and then slamming it to the ground.

*crack*

Vali's helmet is destroyed in an instant.

" Argh! "

But he is not going down that easily, even though his head is slammed to the ground with his experience Vali didn't lost his consciousness at all. But as he trying to find his ground.

Purple light is sweeped Vali body and sent him flying hundreds of meters away.

Meanwhile, Jinwoo stretching his arm.

" Ah, that feels good. "

It's been quite long time since he had a battle, well even if he said that he really wish not to go to that same route again. But a light spar is always welcomed.

Meanwhile, Vali who just got sent flying through some of the buildings is coughing blood. He then take a look at his abdomen and realized that his body armor has shattered into pieces just by a single kick. 

' Even with Balance Breaker, i barely could see his movement. There is no way that guy is a human, that should not be possible. ' Vali thought.

He then turn his gaze to Jinwoo who is slowly walking towards him. He instinctively stretched his hands towards Jinwoo.

[ DIVIDE! ] [ DIVIDE! ] [ DIVIDE! ] [ DIVIDE! ] [ DIVIDE! ]

But to his surprise, Jinwoo seems unbothered. 

' My divine dividing... Does not works? ' Vali flabbergasted, there is no way that his ability doesn't work on an existence even gods of some of the renown pantheons in the world. 

' Don't tell me... Nah, i would really die, i must step back-- '

That is the raw dragon instinct from deep inside of him. His dragon sense is screaming just by looking at Jinwoo, metal clanking as his pair of dragon wings spreading. And with all his might, Vali figure is disappearing from its place instantaneously and dashing up to the sky like a blue light.

' Fuck, i will retreat for now. I hate to admit it but that man is too strong to the point i don't even see me beating him. Unless i released Juggernaut Drive but that's going to destroy this whole city... I don't want to deal with the consequences. ' Vali thought as he gliding.

Even if his desire to battling a strong opponent overcoming his sense of death. But this time, he doesn't even know if Jinwoo can be simply considered as strong. As much as he want to battle him right now and even if he don't care if he died after some battles, it's pointless if he just killed instantly.

{ That man has slaughtered countless of dragons, i can feel it through my spines. We cannot risking in facing him one on one, especially against that nasty daggers. }

' Even Albion is terrified... who the fuck is that, how am i never heard or seen him if he that strong! '

But as he gliding through the sky, overtime Vali realize that something is off. 

' Wait, i'm not moving from my place. ' 

Suddenly his vision is blurry before it going blank as he blinked and in just an instant he came back to the place he was before. And that man still standing in front of him, casually.

" Haha~ Are you kidding me, don't tell me you are capable of creating your own world. Are you some unknown god i never knew or heard. " Vali laughed dryly, at this very moment he knew that there is no going back.

" I wouldn't say it to the extent that i can create a world. You could say that this is a little domain of mine. Now Vali Lucifer, how about we talk. "

A chair is appeared out of thin air behind Vali. He looked it in disbelief.

' Illusion, no... This is as real as the fact that i'm still alive now. Perhaps Reality Manipulation? ' 

" Don't be too surprised, sit. " Jinwoo said as he sit in another chair he created, legs crossed.

Vali gulped and then his body shining bright, the silver dragon armor he wear before is disappeared in an instant. The 168 cm young man then sit at the chair just as he told to.

" Coffee or Tea? " Jinwoo asked.

" T-tea please. " 

Then a table and one cup of tea is appeared in front of him. Vali doubted for a moment before remembering what this man did to him just a few minutes ago.

' He could kill me anytime he wants, but he doesn't. There is no way he use some petty tricks like poisoning me, ' Vali thought as he grabbed that cup of tea and drink it.

" Now you stop talking, let's just start the discussion, shall we Vali Lucifer? "