Blocking an attack from my heart demon that was headed toward Sarah, I fired a Gyakusatsu at him, forcing him onto the defensive, while I fired another at Sarah's heart demon, effortlessly penetrating her chest, but since I wasn't Sarah, other than staggering her, I did next to no damage; however, my action was more than enough for her to violently attack her own heart demon, sending it flying while the whole world ever so faintly shook in response.
'Hmm, that's a good sign.' Mused Elif lightly as he intently observed the world, searching for signs of stability fluctuations, only to tilt his head, narrowly dodging a Gyakusatsu, though it still burned off a part of his ear.
"Tsk, stop interfering in their fight! This is between you and me!" Stated (HD)Elif angrily as he glared at Elif while flicking his hands, cursing two purple palms to manifest.
"Tch, annoying. Whatever, this isn't my actual body anyway." Muttered Elif in annoyance as he clicked his tongue while rubbing his injured ear, only to shift his focus to the approaching purple palm.
Looking at the palm, I glanced at the other one in the distance, heading for Sarah, causing me to click my tongue as I used my movement technique to evade the first one while speedily flying to the second one. Of course, my heart demon wasn't just going to ignore my actions, and he commanded the other palm to follow right behind me, which was less than ideal.
'Haa, if only I had Hokori with me, but alas.' Thought Elif with a sigh of defeat as he glanced at the palm following behind him before lightly shaking his head.
Without my sword, I lost several attacking options; of course, I could still use them, but they would be much weaker than if I had a sword, so it wasn't worth it. Seeing this as a clear sign that I should probably increase my repertoire, I slammed my hand against the air behind me, manifesting a purple palm directly in the path of the one following me, causing the two to collide while exploding in the process.
Arriving between Sarah and the approaching palm, I raised my arm and clenched my fist before punching the palm with all my accumulated strength; although this may not have been my actual body, I still held the strength of my physique, the same for my heart demon.
'Welp, that obviously didn't work.' Thought Elif with a wry expression while continuously getting pushed back, only managing to slow it down.
"Eh, E-Elif, do you need any help?" Asked Sarah in concern as she glanced at Elif, nearly receiving an attack from her heart demon, given her lack of focus.
"No, I am fine. Just focus on your fight; the quicker you defeat your heart demon, the quicker I can defeat mine. Constantly staring at an imperfect version of myself is an eye-sore." Replied Elif calmly, shaking his head as he slightly deviated the palm's path, forcing it away from Sarah.
With the palm going away from Sarah, I eased up on trying to stop it and instead crossed my arms as the palm slammed me into the Alfhild residence, destroying it and the entire estate along with it.
'Glad this is all fake; otherwise, it would be one expensive reimbursement, though, to be fair, if one attack from me was capable of destroying their manor, they should be the one at fault.' Thought Elif lightly as he patted his body while gazing at his surroundings, only for him to narrow his eyes at (HD)Elif, who was speedily approaching Sarah.
Pushing off the ground, I rapidly flew through the air, arriving just a few meters in front of Sarah, and punched my heart demon, who did the same, causing our fists to collide against our cheeks, though unlike him, I wasn't able to take a step back to lessen the impact since Sarah was behind me.
"Hmph, you punch like a child." Remarked Elif mockingly as he rubbed his jaw while glancing at (HD)Elif, who snorted in response before stepping forward, initiating a fistfight.
"And you punch like someone who is trying to win." Stated (HD)Elif with a faint grin as he viciously attacked Elif, aiming for only weak and vital spots on the body.
"Because I'm not a fool. Do you really think defeating you would be that hard for me? You're not even a true heart demon; you're merely an artificial one from madness Qi corrupting my dao heart. Now, if you were a true heart demon, I would take you far more seriously, but you're not, so I hardly see any point in taking this fight seriously when my opponent isn't worthy of such." Said Elif lightly as he glanced at (HD)Elif while blocking every punch of his before retaliating with a spinning kick, knocking him off balance before violently punching his stomach.
'Although I say that, he's nearly just as strong as me.' Thought Elif lightly as he glanced at his heart demon before raising his arm into the air, catching Sarah's ankle while she flew overhead.
"Now, where are we going? Hmm, I must admit, you look practically identical to Sarah, the only difference being the violent tendencies I can see writhing about within your eyes." Remarked Elif lightly as he forcefully held Sarah's heart demon within his grasp while observing her, prompting her to struggle, though it was pointless.
'Hmm, I wonder.' Thought Elif with a curious expression as he brushed his hair to the side before grabbing (HD)Sarah's chin while staring deeply into her ears, causing her to momentarily freeze.
"Why don't you be a good girl and let Sarah defeat you? ~I'll properly reward you.~" Said Elif seductively, his finger trailing across (HD)Sarah's lips just as he affectionately wrapped his arm around her waist, causing her to blush deeply.
"I-I c-can't." Replied (HD)Sarah softly as she lowered her head, causing Elif to pout while he slowly released her from his embrace.
"Haa, I see." Muttered Elif calmly as he glanced at (HD) Sarah, who raised her head, only for a cascading pillar of bluish Qi to engulf her, sending her flying higher into the sky.
"Hmph, Elif is mine!" Said Sarah firmly with a dangerous look as she continuously expelled a torrent of Qi from her arms, which morphed into a pillar of glowing bluish light.
With a twitching expression, I backed away and glanced at Sarah, narrowly dodging a kick from my heart demon as he emerged from within her attack, having used it in an attempt to conceal his presence.
"E-Elif is her Highnesses, and I belong to Elif." Said Sarah with a sheepish smile as she blew a kiss to Elif, who huffed and nodded in agreement before shifting his focus to (HD)Elif.
Quickly launching a Gyakusatsu at point-blank range, slightly surprising my heart demon, though he still managed to just narrowly evade it while knocking my arm out of the way before thrusting his own forward, manifesting a purple palm that pushed me far into the distance.
Swiftly dispelling the palm with one of my own, I brought both of my arms forward and fired volleys of Gyakusatsu's at (HD)Elif, who ignored me and tried to attack Sarah, which I didn't allow, since while she and I couldn't really harm the other's heart demon, that wasn't the same for them.
My heart demon could, without a doubt, kill Sarah, rather effortlessly at that; I had quite the stressful job of not only preventing my heart demon from killing Sarah but also helping her overcome her own, not to mention I would also have to defeat mine afterward.
'It's probably for the best Sarah doesn't know any of this though; I imagine it'll be hard for her to focus knowing there is someone who could kill her from moving their arm slightly too fast.' Thought Elif lightly as he waved his hand, manifesting a massive purple palm right about his heart demon, while launching Gyakusatsu from all five of his fingers, preventing him from escaping.
Slamming my heart demon into the ground, quickly shifted my focus to (HD)Sarah, attacking with Gyakusatsu's, forcing her to be hit by several of Sarah's attacks, further injuring her.
'We might be here for a little bit longer than I'd like.' Thought Elif calmly as he quickly crossed his arms, blocking an attack from (HD)Elif, who suddenly emerged from the ground.
"Haa, yes, most likely." Muttered Elif with a nod as he swung his arms open, revealing a powerful burst of Qi that momentarily forced his heart demon backward.
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"Yes! I-I f-finally, d-did it!" Yelled Sarah excitedly as she raised her arms into the air while watching cracks emerge along her heart demon, which emitted bright light.
Knocking my heart demon away, I turned and glanced at Sarah's heart demon, who lay motionlessly on the ground, only for her to explode into a myriad of tiny lights that dissipated into nothingness; however, following the destruction of Sarrah's heart demon was the same for the space we were in. Numerous cracks emerged all over Yggdrasil, causing bright purple light to seep through while it continually darkened by the second.
"T-Thank you, Elif! I-I don't think I could've done it without you." Said Sarah earnestly with a lovely smile as she looked at Elif, who faintly nodded in response before waving his hand.
"You're welcome, Sarah. Now get out of here. I'm feeling slightly exhausted, and I wish to get my own fight over with." Remarked Elif as he glanced at Sarah, who chuckled, only for her and the world itself to suddenly shatter into billions of tiny lights.
Watching the lights vanish into the void, I observed the cascading purple Qi before turning and glancing at my heart demon, who didn't look all too pleased.
"Haa, now I can't finally get your ugliness away from me." Said Elif with a smug smirk, one that served to anger (HD)Elif.