I apologize for not having this in the last chapter. I was very distracted by things going on and I wanted to get it out as quickly as I could. Now that I found time, here is the battle that should have been in the chapter when I first posted it. This fight is now in the chapter for anyone who might read it later. I posted this separately for anyone who already read that chapter.

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The boss room itself was a perfect circle, it was completely lit up by blue magical stones that were placed around the room. In the center was a black suit of armor with an aura much like my own, only it was several times more intense than mine. When we stepped inside a voice coming from the armor filled the room.

"So, you've finally made it."

The armor's head rose up and I could see two blue, glowing eyes inside of the helmet.

"You can talk!?"

I was surprised, usually bosses are never allowed to communicate.

"Heh, of course I can, I am the heart of this place after all. How long has it been I wonder, since I last spoke to someone."

"So, you're the heart?"

"Heh heh, yes I am. Death Lord, Alexander Warwic at your service."

He bowed as he said this and his aura started to spread throughout the room.

"We don't have much time, so let's get started quickly shall we?"

His aura covered up the entire room and both Emerald and Erika disappeared.

"What did you do to them?!"

"Relax, they're fine. I just didn't want them to interfere. Now, this is what you're aiming for is it not?"

In his hand, a heart formed, it was beating even though it wasn't connected to his body. He showed it to me for a second then shoved it into his chest.

"If you want to kill me, you'll have to destroy my heart. Though you probably already knew that. I've talked long enough, prepare yourself."

Any light that was in the room was now gone and the only light that remained was from our glowing eyes.

"Just a tip, if you don't go all out you won't even be able to scratch me."

The pressure of his aura increased many times over. I even had trouble moving under the intense pressure his aura let off.

"Fine! I'll hold nothing back!"

I cast every single spell I knew to increase my strength. I used Layering then cast Overloaded versions of every armor spell I had. I was finally able to move freely once I finished casting them all.

"Oh? So you've even learned Layering, I can't say I'm surprised Xaxis found that skill as well."

I wasn't done yet, I used Overloaded versions of every spell I knew to increase my speed and health. Then I cast Overloaded versions of every sword spell I knew, which covered both my arms in various magical auras.

"Are you finished yet?"

I ignored what he was saying and cast even more spells, this time for regeneration, then I used Overloaded Limit Break. The eruption of power that came from we when I used Limit Break shook the entire room.

"I'm done waiting now. I've waited so long for this and I can't wait anymore."

He suddenly disappeared from my sight and reappeared behind me. I didn't have enough time to react and before I knew it I was thrown into a wall and most of my armor was destroyed. Thanks to my regeneration spells the armor would repair itself so I wouldn't have to recast it. But with a single blow most of my armor was blown through and my body took some damage.

"Hmph, you're much weaker than I thought you'd be, that was just my hand. I wonder how you will fare with my weapon."

In his left hand, a sword of pure darkness formed, and in his right, a shield.

'Damn, I didn't think he would be so strong.'

I stood up and used Overloaded Spell Charge to charge Overloaded Final Strike, Overloaded Grand Death Strike, and Overloaded Grand Unholy Strike. By now my mana was nearly gone, even with all of the cores I was absorbing on my way here I still ran out of mana.

"Now it's my turn!"

I leaped toward him and he didn't even move, instead he prepared to take my strike head on.

"Come! This is the moment I've been waiting for!"

Just before I hit him, I released the three charged spells I had and cast Overloaded Grand Shadow Strike with the last of my mana. He also swung his sword in my direction, but for some reason it was much slower than I thought it would be and I was able to block it. As my sword swung toward him, charged with the Grand spells, he... moved his shield, giving me a clear shot at his chest. At this point it was too late and there was no way I could stop. My sword collided with his chest, the spells released, and I was blown back by the explosion. I felt the damage of Final Strike hit me and I used Second Chance to keep myself alive.

His aura disappeared and we were back inside the lit up room. I stood up and saw his body, only part of his right arm, his torso, and his head remained.

"Why didn't block my attack?! Why would you just let me kill you!?!"

I could see that what was left of his body was starting to slowly disappear.

"Heh, did you honestly think I was ever going to kill you? I've waited so long for someone to come and kill me and there's no way I was going to let this chance pass by."

"You, even when I kill you I'm still doing what you want?!"

The rest of his right arm was gone now.

"Well, aren't we mad? If it'll make you feel better, once I'm gone a door is going to appear. Inside that door is the final floor, floor one hundred. That room is where I have gathered every single piece of loot that I have collected over the years. Since no one has even challenged me in- how long has it been now? Hundreds? Thousands of years? Anyway, I've collected quite the horde of treasure, and it's all yours, it'll help you out quite a bit when you decided to head outside. There's a special ring in that room that'll hold all of the items for you."

Just his head remained now, and it was slowly disappearing.

"By the way, I'll give you a bit of advice for when you try to live in the world above. If you don't want to be hunted down by every living thing, you might want to try to win over the people who live up there."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Talk to Erika, she can explain it to you since I don't have the time. I wonder, will I reincarnate again, or will it finally be time for me to truly die?"

He started rambling about things as his head was almost gone.

"Oh, and one more thing. I know you still haven't given yourself a name. If you want, you can have mine, I won't be needing it anymore."

"You, would let me have your name?"

"Sure why not? One last thing before I go, thank you for finally ending this boring life of mine."

With those last words he disappeared. Just like he said, a door appeared after he died and Mother told me a few things. I entered the room and found the ring he mentioned, when I grabbed it and put it on my finger all of the items in the room were suddenly sucked into the ring.

"Alexander Warwic huh? I'll have to ask Emerald what she thinks of it."