Bab 39: 39. Eto vs Menato (I)
CHAPTER 39: ETO VS MENATO (I)
In the great plains of the north. A pair of horses continued to run viciously through the plains. Atop the horses were a pair of men.
On the front leading horse rode a certain Eto Shapan. His black cloak continued to flutter brilliantly in the wind as his stallion ran like a blur. His brilliant stallion of black fur that catered into his ensemble perfectly.
On the other horse rode Captain Jake Davids of the Imperial Knights. His horse covered in brown fur was slightly smaller and slower compared to the black. It was still however just doing enough to keep up. This was only possible by the front horse holding back to go full throttle.
As the morning sun rose the cold morning air refreshed their weary minds and bodies. With this they could ride straight to the Fort.
BOOOOOOOOOM!!!!
Just a few meters ahead, a large explosion halted their movements. Dust and debris rose high into the sky. Eto smiled knowing who it was.
"So you finally show yourself Merus!" He called.
A pair of silhouettes stood inside the puff of dust. As the strong winds come blowing they were revealed. One was the elderly Merus. A man with many secrets and enemies. He had so many layers to him not even he trusted himself. There was a reason that a 45 year old looked like a man in his 80s. This was a consequence of his many enemies and layers.
The other shorter and younger looking of the two. Was the ever cool and collected Menato Sanchez. He was a short wolfkin with black ears. Behind his hands and the back of his back were covered in a thick black fur. He wore a very light but strong leather vest.
The planet Ros had a different sense of time. Its thrice the size of earth. Meanig it's gravity was relatively larger. The reason the humans and other species were not crushed was simply due to the exitstence of mana and plain old evolution. Although some grew extraordinarily big and strong the rest were simply normal sized. Their bodies were made stronger by gravity through evolution and the addition of mana. When Eto was brought to this world his body was significantly modified not only biologyically but also physically and psychologically.
The planet has a total of three continents roughly the size of Eurasia. The smallest is where Eto currently is and it is called Artaros. Due to the immense distances between continents and the dangers the oceans pose it is very rare for interaction between the three. Traveling between the continents can take up to 2 months which is basically almost 6 months on earth. Their vessels were even comparable to modern ships by speed, even faster in some cases.
The year was 425 days. Divided into 9 months of 30 days and 5 months of 31 days. The days are 30 hours meaning an extra 6 hours. There are five moons orbiting it meaning almost every night there is a full moon visible at night.
Back to the story.
"Did you say Merus, as in the Phantom Wizard?" Jake asked.
"Indeed it is I! I'm honoured to be known by one such as yourself!" Merus bragged.
"I'm assuming we're going to have to fight now!?" Eto asked. Without waiting for an answer he jumped down from his horse. He removed his robe and packed it on the back of the horse. "So who's it going to be!? You or the midget next to you!"
"Show some respect to your elders boy!" Merus demanded. Eto simply smirked at the show of anger. "I wasn't talking about me Eto! I was talking about him!"
Menato casually stepped up. The entire atmosphere suddenly changed into an eery calm.
"He looks younger than me!" Eto remarked.
"I've heard of him! The legendary slave of the Okutake Family. Experimented by the family using magic technology from Tartaros. He's been alive for over 50 years!" The words of a proud noble like Jake acknowledging the boy shocked Eto. Jake proceeded to further explain the rumours he'd heard of the man in front him.
He looked to be in his teens but he was thrice that age. In fact he was even older than Merus himself. The magic that gave him his speed was also responsible for his youth. His long life was now rumoured to be almost on the same level as the elves.
Even in this world the elves were blessed with a long life span. They lived on average between 180 and 200 years. Some even reached up to 250. Humans on average lived for just over 90 to 110 years. Going as far as 125. Demi-humans on the other hand it depended on the species. Some lived just a few decades while some even surpassed the humans but never reached the elves. There were other species not just humans, elves and Demi Humans but they were extremely rare in Artaros. Species like Dwarfs, Minks, Giants and Merfolk.
"It doesn't matter. Are you stepping up!?" Eto taunted. He was ready for the fight.
"I have my orders! Dead or Alive!" Menato said and proceeded to also take a fighting pose.
Jake and Merus both stood back as the air went heavy. Heavy and quiet. Any slight mistake could cause you your life. That's what they both felt.
Suddenly Menato vanished right before Eto. Next moment he appeared behind Eto and send him flying with a devastating kick to the back of the neck. His speed was simply too much for Eto to react.
Groaning and grunting on the ground Eto squirmed in pain while holding his neck.
"You're no match for my speed!" Menato boasted.
Eto struggles to his feet while still holding his neck. He proceeded to rub his neck to ease the sharp pain he felt.
"We'll see about that!" He defied and took his fighting pose again. A fighting pose he remember seeing on tv. He couldn't just copy the kung fu movies he saw back then but he could still learn while fighting.
Menato vanished again. This time he appeared in front of Eto and started delivering quick punches to the gut of Eto. In just half a dozen seconds he delivered 3 dozen punches. The impact sending Eto falling back on his back. He started to cough while holding his stomach. Squirming in absolute agony. He let out a cry like scream as his eyes watered up.
"Damn it all!!" He cried out. Menato simply smirked at his fallen foe. He then turned to Jake standing a few feet away atop his horse.
"Are you going to come along quietly or do you want to suffer as well!?" He offered to him.
"I am a Captain of the Imperial Knights. I am a High Ranking member of the House of Davids of the Vermilion Empire. I do not fear a lowly peasant such as yourself!" Jake cautioned. He jumped down from his horse and stepped up to the wolfkin in front of him.
"Stay out of this Jake! I can handle him on my own!" Eto interjected from behind.
He was already on his feet. His eyes were red due to the involuntary release of tears. Blood dropped from his nose and mouth. He was still in extreme pain but he forced himself. If someone this weak could beat him than what hope did he have of completing more missions. As Jake Davids just pointed out, the empire has way stronger people and the continent as a whole also has people a lot stronger. Yes this guy in front him was fast but his punches weren't that impactful.
Eto was still not using his full Ki to dodge or fight. He was emulating the technique of his favorite protagonist from anime. Using a lower power level to learn of his enemy and then use his full power to exploit that weakness.
There was just one problem. Unbeknownst to Eto, Menato wasn't even trying. He was still holding back. Menato rarely if ever used his full speed. Not only because how fast he naturally was but because he couldn't maintain it for long.
"I'm going to defeat you today. Otherwise I have no future!" Eto roared and charged at Menato.
He started to punch and kick. Try back kicks. Swinging back kicks. Upper cuts. Swing punches. Through all of his attacks Menato effortlessly dodged. Eto might have been trying his best without his Ki but to Menato he was simply too slow. He emphasised this by simply grapping Eto's fist mid punch.
"You're too slow!" He said and pulled Eto in. He turned and threw Eto over the shoulder that he landed flatly in his back. Eto coughed out more blood as he lay on the hard ground.
It wasn't over however. Menato tried to let go of Eto but instead Eto grabbed his hand. Eto quickly launched to kick up from his shoulders while still holding onto Menato. He pulled Menato and threw him over the shoulder to land flatly on his back but Menato simply realised his predicament and twisted mid air and landed on his feet.
As soon as he landed on his feet he vanshied the next moment and appeared behind Eto. Using the same technique as earlier he aimed to kick Eto on the neck. Suddenly though Eto dodged by ducking. With Menato off balance from the missed kick Eto instead used his Ki to enhance his strength and delivered a powerful kick to the side of Menato's face. Sending Menato flying tens of meters away. Jake and Merus watched on with their jaws dropped open in shock.
"You might be quick but if I know where you'll appear I can react!" He bragged.
He said it to make Menato think though. Yes he knew Menato would obviously appear behind him but that was only half the truth.
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