[Fatigue: 0]
[Inventory access closed while in combat]
[Mission: Murder the man regarded as 'The King of the Underealm.']
[Rewards will be transferred upon completion of the user's quest]
[Combat: Imminent]
[Prepare]
Zylus felt an overwhelming aura rushing toward him from every direction. He forced himself to stay conscious, planting his feet firmly as his eyes scanned the area.
"I just need to kill that man above-"
Sweep!
"Focus on this battle." A boy cut Zylus short, "Good block." He smiled as he backed away right before Zylus went in for a cut.
"Good dodge yourself," Zylus responded, the boy's aura surged incredibly.
That boy wasn't just any boy, but he was Will Dime's younger brother, Alex Dime. And Alex's race was human, but there was something wrong with him.
"How could a human have this much aura? Let alone a scrawny kid like yourself." Zylus nervously said, as he raised his other hand toward the handle.
Alex was about Zylus's height but far skinnier. He had orange dark brown hair, that matched with his brown eyes, and his childish looking face. His hair was a mess of loose strands, and his fit was the most typical teenager fit. A tank top with black baggy jeans, secured by a belt. He had earrings on both his ears, and two mini daggers on his left and right pouches.
"Me?" Alex grinned, "It's the spirits who helped us unlock this power."
"Spirits…" Zylus whispered.
"Yeah, those things." Alex responded, in a playful male tone, "They taught us how to use elemental powers, the ones flowing through Htrae. And all we have to give them is a couple human bodies!" He laughed, as green aura began to shape around his hands.
"You see this?" Alex continued, "This means I have an affinity for fire. And apparently, I'm considered, 'S Class.'" He said, joyfully once more, as he began to walk towards Zylus.
Zylus looked straight at him, and smirked.
[Opponent Feels Unbearably Powerful]
"Yeah, I know." Zylus said, glaring directly at the now stopped Alex, "But I have a plan." He finished, staring directly at the curtains that covered the glass barrier above.
Security guards rushed over into the room.
"We're here to help sir Alex!" The head of those securities yelled.
"Take your leave!" He yelled, childishly, "This is my prey!"
Each one of them lowered their gaze, "But sir-"
"I said leave!" He yelled once more, but they refused again, "Okay fine, if you want it that way."
The room increased in heat as fire completely surrounded Alex's arms, "Ember Scroll: Burn!"
"Ahhh! Hot! It's hot!"
Each security guard yelled in pain, as fire flowed throughout their bodies, covering their entirety, stripping them from their humanity. And then, they fell, all of them, burnt to a crisp.
"That's better." Alex whispered, as he began to turn back to Zylus, "Where is he-"
"Missed me?"
Swift!
Zylus let out a calm, and precise swift on Alex's side, but instead of using the tip of his katana, he used the handle, because Alex wasn't his target. Zylus threw him back into the wall, cracks of it crumbling down.
"Ahh, now I just need to go to that man up there." Zylus said, as he looked upwards into the covered glass barrier.
Each step Zylus took felt fierce, but it didn't feel right. That felt too easy, because it was.
"Hey…" A different crumbling voice from behind Zylus whispered, "You think I'm finished just like that?"
At that moment, Alex, well now, fully covered in flames, began to increase the heat of the room.
"This hurts so much, but I feel so strong." Alex said, in a distorted tone.
Zylus barely dodged as Alex unleashed a concentrated blast of fire. But now, Zylus's back was against the fence that covered the cage. He had nowhere to dodge but his left and right side. 'The King of the Underealm,' was visible above. But only the glass barrier, as the curtains didn't show any sign of an opening.
"Why are you running?" Alex said, even amongst those flames, he smiled with pain. "Come fight me." The burns now surged around him, scaling around his entire body.
[User feels overwhelming aura]
[The opponent in front of you is too powerful to defeat]
[User must somehow retreat]
[Inventory is disabled in combat]
[Escape!]
"What am I even supposed to do against a monster like that?" Zylus curiously sneered.
"Hey!" Zylus yelled, grabbing Alex's attention as he stopped walking towards him, "If you're this powerful, why work under a fatass like that guy?!"
"Fatass…?" Alex's flames enlarged, "That's my older brother! I'll kill you for that!"
His brother? Ahh, this world is filled with mysteries.
"Fuck…" Zylus yelled, as Alex rushed into him.
[User Can't Escape]
[Death Is Imminent]
[Death: 0:00:03]
[2]
[1]
"Perfect…" Zylus whispered as Alex's hand appeared right in front of his eyes, his flames made Zylus sweat across his entire body, his outfit burned with fire.
"False Body Deception Technique." He said, his attention now faced upwards.
[Technique: False Body Deception Technique]
[Technique Status: Processing]
[Success: 1%]
Bang!
"Huh… Where'd he go?" Alex whispered.
"It was a gamble, but it worked." Zylus said in relief.
"Huh, how'd you get here?!" The 'King of the Underealm' shakingly said, also known as Will Dime]
[The man you are currently facing is 'The King of the Underealm']
"I figured that out by now," Zylus whispered, as his katana began to disintegrate in his arms. "Of course it's this little gremlin, who else could it be? Only a guy like this would ever dare take advantage of my father's kind heart."
[Katana Unequipped]
[Failure To Defeat Quest: ???]
"Killing this man?" Zylus whispered, "That wouldn't do me any justice..."
Will Dime fell as his back leaned against the glass barrier, scared for his life.
Zylus began walking towards him.
"What if I instill trauma into you?" He grinned. Zylus's teeth began to widen.
He bent down, and now both of them faced eachother eye to eye. But only one of them seemed like 'The King of the Underealm.'
And it wasn't the man afraid of Zylus...