Ascension of the Nephilim

The Earth Core was already a powerful artifact that would have urged mage-emphasizing kingdoms to pursue war with its existence. It was a Core that Saints would have used after all. The Earth's energy and how that magic would be used could make warriors turn into wizards instantly. And the True Entropy Elemental core was at a different level compared to the Earth Core.

The energy of pure Entropy that was now coating Kyros's arms brought fear to Mezal.

"Magic!? Impossible! What artifact is that?!" Mezal could sense the nefarious Entropy element coating the fist of Kyros. With such terrifying desolation, his Stone Skin, Force Barrier, and Iron Will would falter easily.

"Give me a few more minutes, grandfather. I'm still compressing the energy that would break your defenses so easily that Fate will start feeling sorry for you." Kyros chuckled.

[Taunt activated.]

"Screw it! Do you think I'm going to stand here and take that attack head-on?! The battlefield is full of unpredicted factors! If you think your enemy would just take an attack like that, then you're even more of an idiot than I thought!" Mezal roared as he ran forward.

The Entropy orb disappeared, and Kyros revealed a sword that summoned two creatures that his Bloodied Sword could create.

Two Blood Golems rushed out from the ground and attacked Mezal. Three more Golems appeared to the side. Kyros had been sending his Cores back to the Temple and gave his father specific instructions to immediately recharge the energy at the Temple.

With his Core charges full, he finally created the golems who suddenly attacked.

Despite the shock of how Kyros could produce this, Mezal hacked on the nearby golems and destroyed them with a single slash. But as he did, several arrows landed on him.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Three exploding arrows sent out by Martha struck the unprepared Mezal from the back!

"What?!"

But before he could react, he found that the entire Coven had already approached and was in a particularly dangerous formation.

"How?!" He couldn't understand but immediately acted.

Mezal held on to one side of the Trinity and pulled out one of the other words, which he used to quickly slash in a circle to stop the approaching Coven who was wielding dangerous swords that Mezal immediately assessed. As ones that are near the level that Barons used!

While his force could have blocked a single stab or slash, stone skin, and other abilities, several attacks on different parts of his body would cause his defenses to spread and be thinned out. And since he just got direct attacks from Martha's powerful exploding arrows, his current Force Defence was unstable.

He used his dexterity as an advantage to spin and block all attacks and finally strike the ground.

"[Force Explosion]!" Mazel stabbed the ground and sent a powerful Force Energy to his sword, which created a shockwave of force energy that exploded around him.

All the Coven were sent flying back, and many of them spat out blood.

With a quick flick of his Trinity Sword, the other sword currently attached to the Trinity was flung out like a whip and extended the reach of the Trinity sword.

His target was the figure at the edge of his vision, and it slashed through.

But as Mezal looked, he realized that what he attacked was a Shadow Familiar!

"Still hiding from me?! It's useless!" Using his superb reflexes, he charged for where he could sense Kyros was. Arrows were being shot at him, but Mezal easily dodged all of them without even looking at Martha.

Kyros was on sight, and he was still channeling the energy on his right arm, which now had very dangerous energy around it.

"I'll dispel all those energy with a sword strike!" Mezal laughed as he slashed down.

TING!

An explosion of force occurred, and a figure was standing in between Kyros and Mazel.

"Diana! Why are you here?!" Mazel roared.

"Grandfather, it was you who said that we would all fight you!"

"Your son said that he would face me alone! His Coven attacking me was already breaching our agreement."

"No. I clearly heard my son say that he would face you alone, 'for now.' He never said that his Coven would not join the battle. The fact that his Coven attacked in such precise arrangement proves that that was all part of his plan!"

"She's correct, grandfather." Kyros laughed.

"I've been fooling Fate and have been manipulating even Champions! What's a pseudo-Paladin like you compared to them?" Kyros laughed.

Suddenly, a green figure emerged to the side.

"Coven! Buy me more time. I'll finish this in one punch!" Kyros laughed.

The Coven rushed without fear. Martha continued to unleash her arrows that shot out expertly and avoided her allies.

Mardock charged towards Mezal.

"Force Stance! Iron Will! Bravery!" Diana began to cast her buffs.

"Stone Skin! Maximum Force Defence! Iron Will! Force Wielder! Domination!" Mezal also cast his buffs and finally moved.

The wind blew along with his movements. Mezal was a warrior that could challenge level forty warriors. In the Lowlands, that was equal to fighting against Earls!

The sword exploded and created a powerful Force Slash that blew away the arrows and the approaching Coven.

Diana stood her ground and clashed with her sword and shield. 

The Stance of the Trinity was made. Three swords danced as Mezal would stab a sword on the ground to create another force shockwave while he used the other two to attack. At times, Mezal would toss his sword to send it spinning in the air, but the way the sword flew, spun, and released even more force slashes was precise that it stopped the many attackers from ever reaching him.

Kyros watched and grew in amazement. He knew that his father and uncle never reached the same level of power that his grandfather had.

Kyros finally moved. At first, he was fighting to prove his grandfather wrong. But now, his passion as a warrior surfaced. He wanted to beat this monster before him.

Diana kept standing before Mezal and was able to hold her position to stop Mezal from advancing forward. 

"Will you really go against my will, Diana? Then I have to apologize to your old man!" Mezal laughed as Mezal took the sword that was stabbed on the ground to deliver a terrifying slash.

Diana stood firm due to [Bravery]. She knew that this sword would break her shield and possibly kill her,

At that exact moment, Kyros rushed forward.

[Time Haste activated.]

Kyros ran with incredible speed.

"Foolish!" Mezal laughed as he slashed the large sword.

Boom!

The sword slash was so strong that Force Energy created a cut on the ground.

But even though the slash was strong and fast, Kyros was faster. Mezal's dexterity stat was a monstrous 227 points, which was way above another person of his level.

But Kyros, who became known for his fast blade, was faster. The curse of [De-Spacito] had weakened, and Kyros could even think faster. While his body didn't have the strength and power to do the crazy movements he had, his mind alone helped Kyros have a stat point of 275.

The slash was easily avoided, and Kyros dove further in.

In Mezal's vision, everyone was like a statue, but Kyros was a blur.

Mezal used his sword to slash down, and various Force techniques were used. But despite his array of abilities, the attacks and presence of Diana, the Coven, and the barely standing Emerald Golem, he could not display his full attack.

And so, Kyros reached the inner circle and launched a powerful punch towards Mezal.

Mezal's vitality with all his buffs was at 184. And Kyros's punch contained an attack power of 187.

The corrosive EntropyEntropy ate away the force shield, and the desolation damaged the Stone Skin. 

The impact finally happened.

BANG!

Mezal was sent flying all from the punch, and the impact created a strong shockwave the threw those nearby to the side. Mezal crashed on the wall, and his armor was ruined. Blood flowed down his mouth, and he struggled to get to his feet.

"You! You! Stupid grandson! You cheated!" Mezal cursed as he fell on his feet and kneeled.

The attack had attacked him so much that he had to use his force to keep the Entropy in check.

"You're a poison user!"

"I haven't begun doing that yet, Grandfather." Kyros smiled. With his knowledge from Calaminus's training, he hasn't had the time to search for things to concoct the many poisons he knew of.

"The deal is off! You cheated!"

"What part did I cheat? You said that everyone, including my mother, would attack you. And they did. I just had to give them some last-minute instruction for the formation they used, which delayed you."

"Formation? When did you tell them to assume that formation?" Mezal asked.

"Part of my powers is that I can mentally order my Coven. I told them where to stand and when to attack."

"That formation... was brilliant! You even knew your mother would fight without you telling her!"

"Of course. She's my mother. Why wouldn't she?" Kyros laughed.

Diana was still trembling as she sat on the ground from the impact. She needed Bravery to stand firm and fight Mezal. She looked around and felt a sense of shame. Her son was not afraid. Even the Coven fought without fear as they charged recklessly towards the powerful monster.

"I have... new respect for the Steele family." Diana sighed. For once in her life did she finally admit to being inferior to Branze Steele. If this was Branze's father, then her defeat was almost assured.

"Just continue to challenge my son. I've never seen him progress so much. I hid my strength to you for that very reason."

"I don't think I need to challenge Branze constantly. He's the father of a freak that can defeat you. If he wants to be a good father, he'd have to cross the heavens." Diana shook her head as she turned to her son.

"Son. I am your mother. What gift do you have for me? That green core looks nice."

"Shameless..." Mezal cursed.

"Says the old man who fought against a bunch of brats who was level 24 and lower. You didn't even stand by your first challenge and take my son's punch! Now Kyros, be a good boy and hand over that True Entropy thing. That will suffice as your gift to your mother!" Diana demanded.

"Don't listen to your mother! I am the Steele Patriarch. Show me your fealty and give me that Enthopy powered jewel! I-I just remembered that it is proper for Steele family members to give one gift to another member of the family that they haven't met. So that will do."

The Coven, the surrounding mercenaries and servants of the Steele family, and even the golem Mardock couldn't help but be amazed at the shamelessness of the two.

How can the Steele family have other members which they haven't met yet? The Steele family consisted of Mezal and his sons!

"One gift, eh?" Kyros smiled.