Bud fell, and the flames gradually receded as well.
Uchiha Madara smiled. "He won't die. But with this, my mission is complete."
Syd roared, "What mission?"
Uchiha Madara smiled faintly. "For the sake of justice in the human world, sometimes extreme measures have to be used. Now, he truly is your younger brother—a good younger brother who will never try to kill you again."
Uchiha Madara left the passageway. Not far ahead lay Asgard.
Yet at the mouth of the passageway, he encountered another God Warrior. Without saying a word, the man raised a crimson blade and charged straight at Uchiha Madara!
"This blade..."
Uchiha Madara sidestepped, and the blade severed the cloak behind him. Half of it fluttered violently in the cold wind!
"I see. Had I known, I would've dodged with the cloak too..." Uchiha Madara smiled. "You're the first person to strike the clothes on my body. I have to give you some credit for that."
The man gave a cold laugh from afar. "I am Alberich, Megrez of the God Warriors. Why would I need your praise? Even among the God Warriors, my strength is outstanding! Not to mention this crimson divine blade bestowed upon me personally by Lady Hilda—the Flame Sword!"
There truly was a faint fiery glow on the blade. Uchiha Madara could tell that its power even surpassed Alberich's own Cosmo. He smiled faintly. "So you're a second-rate God Warrior who makes his living off his weapon. I thought you were stronger than that."
Alberich flew into a rage. "The Flame Sword itself is part of my God Warrior Armor. How can you say I'm weak? My Cosmo may not match that of the other God Warriors, but I, Alberich, am the smartest of them all! Battle doesn't depend entirely on Cosmo!"
Alberich