All four were relentless as they fought the king throughout the abandoned city. The War King was picked up by his arm slammed into a wall by Smiling. He swung his sword at him only to be caught by his metal hand. He pushed it up and drove a fist into the king's gut. He kicked Smiling away, sending it sliding across the street. He staggered toward Smiling only to be kicked and then slashed at the same time. Ghost Demon appeared pouncing on the king's back. Sun drove her spear into his leg. He roared in pain as he was now pinned in place. Red came from atop of the roof bringing down a big hammer he forged. He drove it down on the king's skull. Ghost Demon drove his sword into the king's back. With a roar energy circulated around him and he exploded sending all close to him flying back.
Red Demon rolled across the ground still gripping the hammer. Ghost hit. Wall and fell to the ground. Sun Demon rolled into a wall cracking it with her black. Her spear was still in his leg. He wretched it free and threw it at Sun Demon who ducked. She caught her breath and pulled it from the wall. She glared at the king who was now fighting Smiling who had rejoined the fray.
He was coated in metal and his size started to grow bigger. He was unarmed and drove his fists into the king as he was now his size. The king slashed and stabbed at Smiling. He blocked each attack and then gripped his arm driving a fist into the elbow of his armor. The sword fell from his hand. Smiling then pulled him and threw him across the street. He crashed into a building crashing through a wall.
Smiling crashed through a wall and drove a fist into the king's face over and over gripping his chest plate. "YOU DESERVE NOTHING BUT PAIN!" His fist cracked against the boar mask. The king was silent as he blocked a fist and then punched Smiling across the face. He grabbed his shoulders and drove a knee into Smiling's gut and then hit him across the face. He pushed him into a wall and punched over and over. Smiling fell to the ground and was then repeatedly kicked into the stomach. Smiling grabbed his foot, pushed up and got to his feet. He drove a shoulder into the king's chest and pushed him outside into the street. The two fell out into the open sprawled out on the ground. Both exhausted and unwilling to give the other quarter.
The king groaned and turned his head to look at Smiling who was now shrinking back to his normal size. The metal disappeared from his skin as bruises, blood, and wounds were now exposed. He looked back at the king with a hateful look. Red Demon, Sun Demon, and Ghost Demon all staggered and limped into the street slowly surrounding the king. Smiling, getting to his feet, holding up his hands, his weapons came flying from the air landing in his hands. He spun the scythe and ax blades forward. The king slowly stood his leg's shaking as his armor started to fall away exposing his right shoulder.
Gauntly falling from his left hand and forearm blood dripped from a wound. His legs had blood flowing down the bronze metal. His chest plate was dented and cracked in places with cuts. His head slumped back as he stared up at the sky that was now raining down on them. The weather seemed to weep for this day, he thought. 'The realm weeps for its king. Sees my death has a front to my rule' lost in his self delusion he closed his eyes and then opened slowly. 'I am War itself, I am calamity. My legend is what made me a king!' He felt anger welp inside him. But he had no more strength left and his Chi circuits felt shattered from pushing his body to the max. His soul core felt diminished and weakened. He coughed under his mask blood spilling from his chin. He stared at Red Demon who was standing in front of him holding his black sword with both hands.
"You are no hero Slayer. You think taking out my faction was a service to all. But we were the only ones who could stand against the Void king. You have crippled the realms taking us off the table. And for what? Revenge for some bitch drag…" he was cut short when he felt a blade plunged into his chest. Red Demon stared up at the king with burning red eyes. With a quick motion he jerked the blade free and with a quick slash cut the king's head clean off his shoulders.
The street echoed the ringing of metal from the sword slash. All four stood silent as he watched the head roll and the headless body staggered before falling forward hitting the street with a wet thud. Red Demon spun the sword about and plunged it into the king's back to absorb the remaining chi for later consumption. He left the sword in and fell to the ground gripping his side. He slumped to his side, laying his head against the ground as the rain fell upon him.
Sun Demon leaned against a wall taking her mask off. Ghost Demon sank to his knees in front of the king staring at the body with no emotion. Smiling sat next him groaning as he did so. "You alright?" Smiling asked, staring at the body with him. Ghost Demon removed his mask revealing his bruised face. The water from the sky washed over his wounds and bruises. "No. Don't feel any different at this moment. Nothing will ever change anything. People are still gone and others suffered under this man's leadership" he sighed as his head slumped.
The Red Demon sat up slowly and stared at Ghost. "You still tried to give their deaths meaning and give them justice. You should be proud today their sacrifice was not in vain" he jerked the sword free. The Sun Demon stood next to him. "If anything we solidified the Red Cohort on this day. We should go to the medical building. Well ransack the palace after some rest" he turned to leave. "I still have the name!" Smiling yelled, getting to his feet to follow. Ghost and Sun Demon followed behind. The four moved slowly and sluggish all the way to the medical building leaving the king's body.
His mask lay with the severed head. From the shadows stepped out a hooded figure. Under the mask was a silver wolf mask jagged smile and gray skin could be seen under the mask. Purple glowing eyes peered from behind the mask. He sniffed the air multiple times till his gaze landed on the mask. "Well that must be what I've been smelling when I was walking about. A lonely crown of power just left in the open" he picked up the mask. "Hmmm!" He said as drool fell from his mouth. He then bit down on the mask and consumed it in big bites. Veins on his neck started to glow purple as his power evolved. He chuckled through a wide smile. "Well realm hopping has been fruitful. Guess onto the Chivalry realm! Oh what enchanted weapons will I find there?" He then stepped into a shadow and disappeared.