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[Just before]

"Hey Qudus! Listen! Can you search for this man that I'll describe?" [Kanji]

"Huh?" [Qudus]

"Just do it! Boss there will need every help that he could get! So either you do it with your own free will or after learning some pain!" [Kanji]

"You didn't leave me with other choices!" [Qudus]

Complaint as he might, Qudus started to redirect his ability to search for the man. The key word given are male witch and orphanage. The two traverse the underground and after defeating a number of monsters (mainly thanks to Kanji)

"Hey you! Are you the male witch?" [Kanji]

"How did you know?" [Kana]

"Just answer me! The Behemoth Slayer will really appreciate your help right now!" [Kanji]

"I, I am! What happen!" [Kana]

"There's no mistaken it! Now we should let him out, but how?" [Qudus]

"Leave it to me!" [Kanji]

Kanji chant some long spell to imbued his sword with earth magic, and once it done he simply cut the lock, and give it a nice strong kick to loosen it. He then went and grab a high level healing potion and give it to the weaken male witch, and...

"Thank you for saving me" [Kana]

"Welcome, but there's no time to waste! Can you move?" [Kanji]

"I can, let us make haste" [Kana]

"Qudus!" [Kanji]

"Fine, Fine!" [Qudus]

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It's two vs two, me (someone with Goddess Achalasia blessings) and Kana (a male witch that will be the wild card fighting against the corrupted Thanatos) Vs Agnes (someone with more than just the fallen god blessing) and Corrupted Thanatos (S rank monster which is ofte n associated with the God of Death itself). I do hope Kanji and Qudus will call for backup as fast as possible since there are a number of peoples around us, which honestly speaking, will cause me trouble. I'm sure Agnes will not have even the slightest of hesitation to turn all of them into a monster, and thus, I need to protect them, not only for their sake, but for my own sake as well.

The Corrupted Thanatos begin it attack by throwing it scythe towards the two of us. It weapon is approximately 1.5 larger than mine, with what I presume to be made out of the same material as mine, befitting to that closest to God of Death itself. But, since Kana manage to weaken it down, the power behind the throw reduce, and instead of parrying it, I simply catch it and make it mine. Now I wielded two of it. 

Just like how I will usually call back my scythe after throwing it, the Corrupted Thanatos did the same, and I can feel the pull. Well

"Here! Since you want it so much!" [Ash]

I simply throw it with wind magic to accelerate it further, and with a strong light magic to top it all, and to make it overkill, I throw my scythe as well. It tries to catch it, and it successfully done so, but not without any damage. I can say that the right arm of it is currently being damage by the light magic. 

"Kana! Don't let it heal itself" [Ash]

"On it!" [Kana]

"Like I let you!" [Agnes]

"And who say I will allow you to do whatever you want!" [Ash]

Since the Corrupted Thanatos are currently recovering (but not as quickly as it supposed to be, thanks to Kana efforts), I dash through it and went straight ahead to punch that female priestess. She did manage to block my punch with her two staffs but

"Naive!" [Ash]

Here! Get a taste of my thunder magic! 

"AAAHHH!" [Agnes]

"And take thi..." [Ash]

I distance myself as the Corrupted Thanatos begin to slice it way to protect Agnes. But, that doesn't mean I stop using the thunder magic. I simply channel my mana and keep on using it. But

"Such strong magic. And that magic circle!" [Kana]

Right now, a strong light and dark magic encircle Agnes, forming a strong barrier that protect her. Smart move from her side

"Can you weaken it?" [Ash]

"I'll try, but don't expect too much. Plus, the longer this battle drag on, the more disadvantageous our situation will be" [Kana]

"Your influence will weaken?" [Ash]

He simply nodded. Guess our top priority now is to defeat the Corrupted Thanatos, or remove the corrupted part. My wild guess back at Estel about using a strong light magic did hit the mark, as I can see that the part being damage isn't healing as it supposed to. True, Kana's witch power did come into play, but I'm sure the light magic itself is one of the main factors, or...

(Could it also be because of my scythe being a gift from the God of Death itself?) [Ash]

Maybe that can be a factor as well. Whatever, I did know the combination of my scythe + strong light magic and the witch influence will be the key factors in taking down that monster

"Kana, give everything that you got in this one shot! I'll slice that monster with my scythe and light magic. Focus solely on dropping it defense, no need to reduce it attack power or anything other than defense!" [Ash]

"Got it! Be careful!" [Kana]

"Yeah!" [Ash]

With Kana channeling his power to solely dropped the defence of the Corrupted Thanatos, I begin to charge my scythe with a strong light magic. And...

(Should I channel Goddess Achalasia blessings power as well?) [Ash]

I don't know how, but I simply imagine that Goddess Achalasia bestow her power into my mana to give an extra boost of power, and

"!" [Kana]

Did it work? I did feel an extra boost of power right now, but whether it's true or it just me having a delusion about it, I'm not sure. 

"Whatever! Haaa!" [Ash]

Letting out a battle cry, I dash towards the Corrupted Thanatos. It try to mimic me by channeling all of it dark magic into it scythe, and thus, the two weapon collide. 

(Shit! It becomes stronger) [Ash]

I did mention to Kana to solely dropped the defence value, so maybe this is it original strength.

"Haaaaaa!" [Kana]

Kana further strengthen his power, channelling it through his wooden staff, and 

"It's working! Keep it up" [Ash]

"I will!" [Kana]

I can see and feel that the evilish miasma that surrounds the Corrupted Thanatos begin to disappear. As a final resort, the Corrupted Thanatos and I both launches an extra set of attacks. Me with my light ball and arrow, and dark arrow as for the Corrupted Thanatos and neither of us dodges it. 

"Tchh!" [Ash]

"Are you alright!" [Kana]

"Yeah! Don't worry" [Ash]

The dark arrow, it sure is strong. I guess I'm lucky that it misses my spine. I might be imagining it but I can feel the mana just beside my back bone. 

~Dark Arrow~

"Tchh!" [Ash]

"Look out!" [Kana]

"Just keep doing your job!" [Ash]

"!" [Kana]

He nodded. I'm sure from his expression, he wanted to decrease the attack power of the Corrupted Thanatos, but I don't think it's a good idea. Just as the arrows about to hit me

""!"" [Ash, Kana]

"Boss, are you alright! I bring my sister as you asked!" [Kanji]

"Scythe boss!" [Thug C]

"Don't rush! If you do, you will only be a burden to him!" [Naoto]

"But!" [Seo Ah]

"Don't worry! Just believe in him!" [Naoto]

Thanks. If not for her, I will get hit by the magic arrow from the Corrupted Thanatos. She really is a skilled archer, and truly worthy of her A rank adventure. She can shoot precisely from afar, and her wise decision of not letting other join the fray is a good one. But I have to ask just why did she allow Seo Ah and the thugs to come down with her as well. Well, there must be a reason, but nevermind that for now

~Roar!!!~

~HAAAA!" [Ash]

Just a bit more, and the Corrupted Thanatos becoming more panicky right now. It make multiple darkness arrow only to be intercepted by Naoto. With this

"Take this!" [Ash]

Just like how I boost my power and speed back at my fight with The Behemoth King, I make a small explosion at the back of my palm to give it the extra boost it so needed, and

~Slash~

With that, The evilish miasma that surrounds the Corrupted Thanatos disappear, and all that's left is Thanatos itself. It appearance resembles that of a man that you would imagine from an ancient greek god with 8 wings of black and white colour. And without the evilish miasma, he seems nice

"Thanks" [Ash]

"Likewise" [Thanatos]

It still have some mana left to heal me, event after that battle. Man, I can't imagine defeating it one on one. I should train myself more. If not for Kana and Naoto, who knew what will happen

"Where did she go!" [Kana]

"What... Huh!" [Ash]

"Did she run away! Hey Qudus! Search for her right now!" [Kanji]

"I did, but I just can't get a response!" [Qudus]

Damn it! That Priestess Agnes. She's good and honestly speaking, I will do the same if I were in her position. Guess this is what they say, you won the battle but not the war