No one's P.O.V
In rage Dixon ran at Gael changing to his wolf knight armor and sword witch normally would have been the edge he needed. But do to his unchanneled raged his attacks were unfocused, sloppy. Which would prove costly his equipment was damaged and soon was destroyed. But fueled/blinded by rage he keeps fighting using most of his equipment with each one being destroyed soon one after another.
As the fight continues his skin slowly turned a pale white with the skin peeling off. Most if not all his hair had fallen out. He was slowly but surely becoming a hollow, but he was blind to this for his only thought was to kill Gael, but the reason was long forgotten.
Dixon's P.O.V
I feel myself falling into the darkness. I know this is the end so be it. "My parents are dead, my Oniichan is dead, my daughter is dead. So, what do I really have left?" I wonder feeling my body getting covered when it got to my right eye. I felt a small flame appear in it. "Giving up already Otouto?" I heard a familiar voice ask me. "Oniichan?" I asked as I saw a glowing before me. "It's me Otouto." They said before the glowing faded to reveal my Oniichan. "Otouto you can't give up it's not who you are." They said. "But why? I lost everything so why? Why can't I just quit and die? I'll be reunited with you, our parents even Safiya." I asked not really seeing a reason to live.
"But have you really?" My Oniichan asked confusion me. "What about Nazarick and Londo? The promises you made? You think you're alone but you're not! Just listen even now they pray for you." He said as I did listen only to hear. "Ainz-brother! Albedo-Lord Dixon, Demiurge-Fight! Cocytus-Win! Aura and Mare-please live and come back. Sebas-you're stronger than you think nephew. Shalltear-You promised. Gwyndolin-Londo stands with you! Ornstein and Smough-you are a true lord! Silver knights-all hell the lord of cinder! Vhul'khaucol-you can win! Safiya-father please don't die." I heard them all I was wrong I haven't lost! With newfound strength I fought against the darkness. "There you are there my Otouto given hell." Oniichan said before fading away.
Still struggling I manage to fully rip one of my arms free to grab the darkness and rip it from my body after what felt like hours, I finally freed myself of the darkness only to find myself in my mind ream. Soul and Artorias both panting tired. "Dixon... You became a hollow it tokes both Soul and my power to bring you back, but I don't think we could do it again." Artorias said making me think about what I was told. "There is no coming back next time." I said looking at the fire in the middle of us before something clicket in my head.
"I think I know how to fuse the dark soul and lord's fires." I said making the others look at me confused. "What do you mean?" Soul asked. "The three of us. We all represent a power. Artorias the lords of cinders. Soul the Dark soul." I said pointing to them. "And you Dixon Alves the catalyst for our power." Soul said with the two of us nodding. "So, what do we just send out power to you?" Artorias asked. "No, I think we need to somehow have our power flow through all three of us. That way the Dark Soul and Lord's fires can fuse in all three of us." I explained.
"Why do we need to let them fuse with in all three of us?" Asked Soul. "Because if we try and send them all into one person. It could cause said person to explode like a balloon that was overfilled." I informed. "So, what do we hold hand around the fire and sing kumbaya?" Soul asked. "Well if you preferred of us to sing another song by all means where all ears." Artorias said. "Uh Soul other than the song. You kind of hit the nail on the head." I said.
"What really? I meant that as a joke." Soul said kind of shock. I held my hand out to Artorias who took it. Before the two of us looked at Soul and offered him our hands. Soul took mind before looking at Artorias and stared at him for a bit. But soon he took his as well. "Now wh.!?" Soul trued to ask before the fire in between us started to burn higher and brighter. Until it towered above the three of us, but we did not let go.
I felt something burning inside then soon the same cold as when I was becoming hollow. I realize that the burning in the cold was from a Artorias and soul trying to push their power it to me. And much like I thought I could feel my body breaking. I understood what I had to do the two powers collided with each other and I had to get them to flow through me to the others.
To do this I feel just where they were colliding and tried to stir why also guide them to the others. The flames to Soul and the darkness to Artorias. It was much easier than I thought it would be and merely felt relief. But it was short-lived as something odd inside me start messing with me omits made me let go of Artorias and Soul. But I quickly felt them tightening their grip on me. "Don't you dare let go." I heard Soul say. "We come this far don't give up now!" Artorias added hearing this time my grip onto as well.
Outside of Dixon's mind no one's P.O.V
Gael stood in front of Dixon who was setting down not moving. Gael rose his sword to deliver the killing blow but right before it hit. Dixon's hand shot up catching the blade before then pushed it back omits throwing Gael off balance. "What?" Gael asked why quickly jumped back right as flames engulfed Dixon. "Hmm." Gael hummed quite curious of this situation they have found themselves in. The flames slowly moved away revealing Dixon's closed eye face which was no longer hollowed. His hair which was one's brown was now solid black.
All of a sudden, the flames separated from each other throwing dust and ash into the wind. Which soon settled revealing Dixon's new form, his skin, which was once a pal white, was now turned chard (think ringed knight armor colored) with what looked to be flames, constantly dancing around round it. The only piece of clothing that had survived was just a pair of ripped up shorts. His face, which had turned tan likely from the exposure from the flames. Said flames have revealed to be attached to Dixon's back like wings.
On his chest was a ring of fire, and inside of said ring was a black empty void. Dixon taking his right hand reached inside the void and pulled out what looked like a long sword. That was made of both flames and darkness but otherwise had no other defining features. He looked the blade over before turning to Geal and dashed at them. Only to miss by a lot. "This new form is hard to handle." Dixon said. "Indeed, but maybe it's not meant to be handled by only one person." Soul added with their voice coming from Dixon's mouth. "There is three of us after all." Artorias said with their voice also coming from Dixon's mouth. "All three of us together then." A combined voice of all three of them said with them opening their eyes to revealed that they had now become a sold red with small black cat like pupils.
(Arther note: going forwarded I'm going to referred to the fused form of Dixon, Soul, and Artorias as just them/they. Simply because they are three people in one body, and I don't have a name for said form if you have a suggestion, I'm all ears.)
Gael stared at them. "Hmm." He hummed before trying to attack them. Only for them to counter his attack slashing their gut. Making them fall with what looked like black blood onto his sword. "Ahh, is this the blood?" Gael asked looking at the blood. "The blood of the dark soul?" He questions why slowly standing up fully. His red hood and sword gained some kind of red aura. The sky turned black, and lighting started striking around them.
"Looks like the real fight begins now." Soul noted. The two looked at each other before they both dashed at each other colliding in a blade lock sending ash and dust flying everywhere. The two locked eyes why try to overpower one another. Gael backup quickly which throw them off balance which let Gael punch them sending them back. To which Gael tried to stab them but was able to dodge only to have quietly dodge again. For after Gael first attack the red aura shoot out as well.
"Roar!" Gael called out shooting out small red aura prelates at them. They ones again dodge the attack to see that Gael used this attack as cover to try and stab them. Only for them to use their flame wings to jump into the air and tried to fly keyword tried. "This is harder than I thought." Dixon said trying to stay in the air only to look like a baby birded just learning to fly. "None of us have ever flown before. So, it be a good idea to evaded taking to the sky until we learn." Artorias said. "So only use them to dodge got it." Dixon said. "LIGHTING!" Soul called out seeing that they were about to get struck. Deciding to use this to their advance they rose their sword to channel the lighting into it before with one big flap with their wings. They fall with style before swung at Gael not only hitting him and sent him back with the lighting that shoot out of the sword with the attack.
After recovering from the attack Gael seemed to be gathering some kind of white energy in his hand. "I will not fail my Lady!" He declared before throwing what looked like five white circles at them. To which they jumped over why also letting them get a good look at said attack. "Hmm way of white corona, that's a spell I haven't seen in quite some time." Soul said after examining it. "You know it?" Dixon asked as they landed. "Yes, it's quite the spell. It can carve though just about anything. Most people who use it can only throw about one to three, also one more thing jump!" Soul said right as said spell came back at them. Making them ones again jump to dodged but this time they somehow caught one.
"What the heck?" Artorias asked as they looked at the spell. "Yaw that's the one thing about the white corona, it always returns to who casted." Soul explained as the spell shattered and the pieces and was absorbed inside them. "Did we just absorb a spell?" Dixon asked. "Questions for later LOOK OUT!" Artorias yelled as Gael jumped to strike at them making them block. Which in turn nocked them back a few yards. Why also shattering their sword into flames, they soon fell to their knees feeling their power slowly fade. "Where losing control of this form" Soul informed. "It's honestly impressive that we kept control this long." Dixon said trying to concentrate on both the fight and maintaining their power. "Indeed, but I'm afraid we don't have much longer. We NEED to end this fight NOW!" Artorias said make a clear statement on how crucial of a state they were in.
"Going to be hard without a weapon." Dixon said before feeling something by their right arm. Look over he saw a very familiar blade. "So, you were by my side the whole time. Even when I needed you the most." Dixon said before picking up his saw cleaver. "Artorias, Soul I need the two of you to try and force all of our remaining energy into my saw. Leave the movement to me." Dixon asked not taking his eyes off Gael. "For our sake let's hope it works." Artorias said before going quiet to focus with Soul.
Dixon's P.O.V.
"It will because I'm not believing in myself. I'm believing in my daughter, my oniichan, my family, EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES IN ME!" I thought as Gael dashed and stab my chest, but I pushed forward causing his blade to go deeper. But I got close enough to swing my saw cleaver in its second form while flashes of my family appeared in my head. The first being that of my parents celebrating me graduating from high school, the next was that of me and my oniichan graduating from the police academy, the three was me meeting Ainz and the rest of the guild. Soon after where flashes of my advancers with the guild. Me joining the Hunters and going on glorious hunts. The places and faces from the new world (which I still don't know the name of.) and finally the journey I had with my daughter Safiya. Making me smile and even more determined to end this.
"Everyone thank you. I wouldn't be half the hunter I am today if it wasn't for all of you." I thought while at the same time my saw was now emitting a red glow, cutting Gael's head off. "My... Lady. She... needs flames... for her pan... ting." Gael said as his head landed while his body fall and faded to ash. Leaving some kind of bone bowl with a black liquid in it.
Picking it up I saw a little girl I recognize as the blind girl from the painted world. "I see... You killed my baby girl... The possibly last blood relative I had left... But at the same time help me gain this new form... Sigh I'll make sure she gets this." I said before I felt my power leave me causing me to fall but much to my shock I didn't land on the ground. But rather someone's arms. "I got you father." I heard a very familiar voice say while also feeling Gael's sword being removed making me look up to see my daughter. "Safiya! How? I saw you turn to ash!?" I asked confused why weekly lifting my hand up to rub her face as tears ran down my face. Safiya smiled before grabbing my hand kissed it before just simply holding it. "This is the Unkindled curse. We can never truly die only slowly loss ourselves and become nothing more than just emptiness hollows. I know you have more question's but for now rest I promise I'll be here when you wake." She said. "You better be." I said tightening my hold on her hand before laying my head on her chest and soon passed out.
I really need to stop making so many fights heavy chapters back-to-back.