Chapter 21: Chapter 20 : Rerun
After Nobu's launch up into the blue sky, Zankoku fired a beam of thunder at him, which he easily blocked.
He landed back onto the ground, quickly aiming to perception blitz the boy he fought before. Being able to react to him, Zankoku caught his heavy punch, that left out a small shockwave.
Nobu quickly followed up with an uppercut to his stomach, sending him flying into a building. "Still weak, I see." he said, taunting him.
Leaping up into the air, the demon eyed warrior landed through the roof of the building, onto the 2nd floor where he punched the boy.
He looked around with those eyes of his, not being able to see or hear him. "Come out come out wherever you are!" speaking up louder, analyzing the area with his eyes.
Somehow being able to remain dead silent, Zankoku dropped down from the dark ceiling he held onto and formed a Wind Vortex in his hand, aiming to strike it at his head.
Sensing this, his opponent moved out of the way just barely, making the Wind Vortex hit the floor and entirely destroy it, forcing them both to drop down onto the first floor.
As soon as Nobu landed, he appeared right at Zankoku and went to throw a punch to his head. Out of pure instinct, he was able to duck under it and deliver a counter blow to his abdomen.
"Dammit... Masato is bleeding out there.. He won't survive long without medical care.. Where the fuck is his team?! Regardless... If I don't win here, then we're both fucked!"
"The villagers too.. They're similar to that of Bladewood, to that basement... Surely it's the illusion cast by his eyes, but how do I dispel it? Can I even do it? Shit..."
"Think Zankoku, think! What would Nova and Satoru do..."
Zankoku was a boy born into the speed clan alongside his brother. He didn't particularly have a specific goal for himself apart from wanting to help his brother achieve his, to achieve the goal of proving him to the clan leader so that one day he can take over.
Because of that, he cared a lot about his brother and becoming stronger, to push past his limits and become the strongest 2nd in command.
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Nobu still elbowed him in the face, knocking him onto the floor and kicked him through the wall of the building into another one.
Becoming angrier with each strike his opponent landed, Zankoku began hearing a faint whisper which seemingly started to have become louder and louder.
"Lean in to the catastrophe, to destruction..." said the demonic-sounding voice.
"No... You overwhelmed me once, so what'll stop you from doing it again." replied Zan quickly.
"You and I both want to live, to become strong.. So why not do it together?" the beast asked him, leaving him hesitant to respond.
"I..." the boy began speaking without any answer in mind. "I accept."
A new presence, combined that of Kor and Zankoku was created, with him in full control. His yellow aura began to be flooded with a red one, taking the color of orange now.
Nobu noticed this and grinned, knowing that the boy he is battling is another meatsuit of a sudden catastrophic burst of destruction. But... This is unlike anything he's seen or heard of from the clan head.
Claws began to form from Zankoku's fingers, his teeth became sharper and his eyes turned to that of circular pupils to vertical pupils, similar to that of a snake.
All of Zankoku's stats are now doubled.
He got up from the floor and rushed at Nobu, tackling him through the wall of the building, going to claw his face.
Using his legs, the somewhat experienced demon eyed possessor kicked him off and up into the air, trying to gaze into his eyes to take control of him, being unsuccessful.
He got up quickly, forming a sign with his hands.
[Firestorm]
[Type : Advanced Fire manipulation]
[Requirements : Training, Fire manipulation]
[Strength and speed : User variable]
[Rarity : Rare]
[Obtainability : Training, Transfer...]
[Description : The user forms a sign and summons a storm of fire, making them rain down over a wide area ultimately creating and causing widespread destruction.]
A rain of fire began to fall down, hitting Zankoku, leaving Nobu himself impervious to it. It caused Zan to wince, luckily however the pain was tolerable because of the no longer locked beast.
His skin began to burn up little by little as he fell down. Having the direct opportunity, out from his hands multiple wind cutters were sent down at Nobu, forcing him to move and hitting the earth ground, cutting it deeply.
Trying to move his body in the air the best he can, so that he can hit his opponent, Nobu just barely evaded it. Picking up the particles of dirt, a handful of strains, he rushed at his opponent and threw it in his eyes unexpectedly.
Nobu gritted his teeth and went on ahead to wipe his eyes from them, with Zankoku rushing up at him.
"I'll kill you you damned brat!" yelled out the demon eye wielder, opening his eyes immediately and rushing at Zankoku unexpectedly, grabbing him by the throat and knocking him to the floor, beginning to choke him out with his own hands.
He fought back, rolling over and over with each of them choking the other one out whilst their back was on the ground but in the end, Nobu was on top.
He choked the life out of the boy as strong as he could with no other intent than anger and annoyance itself.
The life was slipping from him, from Zankoku, with each second passing.
From his hand, in a ditch effort he conjured a Wind Vortex and hit Nobu in the face with it, entirely damaging the right side of his face, even the eye to the extent of blindness.
Nobu yelled out in pain, falling to the floor beside Zankoku who had to catch his breath, with blood dropping from that side of his face.
Despite half his face missing, he pulled himself up, got to Zankoku and grabbed him by his throat, raising him up in the air.
The boy tried to fight back the best he could, and breathe but wasn't able to this time...
His aura faded away now too.
"Damn punk!" he said while looking at his eyes with his red ones, beginning to crush his throat
A spear hit him through the chest from behind in the heart, causing blood to start dropping down his mouth and down to his neck, falling onto his clothes.
His grip on Zankoku loosened up as he was released and dropped to the floor coughing and getting his breath back.
"All..." he spat out blood on the floor "All of y-you are go-going to d-die!" he yelled out as the spear previously struck in his chest was pulled out and stabbed through his neck, going out of his throat.
Doing this was Karoi who was covered in blood, though it wasn't his and instead the killed beast's.
Ha gave his hand to Zankoku, helping him up and asking him : "You good?" to which he nodded while releasing out a few coughs.
"Any idea on where Nova is or if The Mages were called for?"
"No.. Neither."
"Then where where is Masato's body?" asked Karoi, with them seeing no blood trail from where his body was after getting there.
Zankoku was confused, looking around but not seeing much except the left behind trees and tree branches by Nova alongside multiple destroyed buildings.
A voice from behind them appeared, making them quickly turn to see who it was.
A cloaked figure in a blue long cloak, with a pointy hood over their head. They lowered it as they spoke to him.
"Hello Karoi, it's been a while." was said by a blonde haired woman with long hair.
"Elara. It sure has, not since-"
"-Since his birth and take, yes... I remember those days very vividly." she interrupted and completed his sentence, making him nod.
"What brings you here of all places?" Karoi asked, still standing across her.
"Zeus sent me." she quickly responded.
"Ahh" he quickly said, with a smile forming beneath his black mask. "Still on his payroll I see."
"No deny that he pays handsomely. But now that is irrelevant... Tell me about the situation of the demon eyed clan and the nations."
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone