After Gen tried to kill the stone user in one move, the stone user remained standing still.
The stone user knows it was a mistake to not move just in time.
Veins blood and bones is seen all over his face.
Terrifying, painful, traumatic.
You can feel his pain just by looking at him. You can feel the fire.
But the stone user cracks his neck like it was just a small injury.
Nice move kid.
Nice move...
He cracks his hands one by one.
Slowly
Gen knows what's coming but he is not moving.
He's standing still.
Not moving until round 3 starts.
Meanwhile...
Liora...
Blood...
Black aura around him...
Z is standing infront of Liora.
A ten years old kid.
Dead mother.
Cursed father.
Cursed life.
Cursed future.
Targeted by everyone.
The whole world wants his body, his heart, his brain for their own use.
Z stands infront of Liora's body, watching her blood running from her head and stomach.
Z's eyes widing the more he looks at the details.
Kurayami shows next to him.
Look at what you've done.
You killed your grandfather's
Your fire masters.
And now you killed your only friend...
The first and the only friend you trusted from the first sight.
And this is what you do to her?
Killing her?
You must feel shame.
Guilt.
You must be greedy.
You must be sinful with your pride.
Shame of you...
Liora moves her hands to the right.
Chains comes out of nowhere aiming kurayami.
Even at her lowest.
She's fighting for him like her life doesn't matter.
Z's tears running like a waterfall.
He sits infront of Liora.
He tried to touch her...
A golden shield shows out of nowhere protecting her.
.
.
.
Liora cancels the shield and slightly touches Z's face with her weak hands.
Don't make him control your mind.
I'm still alive.
Z watches in silence.
As her weak hands keeps roaming his face.
Liora speaks.
As long as you're alive, I'll be next to you.
She faints.
Z stops his tears with his hands.
He knows she's not dead.
No.
He knows she will never die...
He stops moving for a whole minute.
Looking at her.
Watching her body recovers slowly.
Her blood stops and her head comes back like it never touched.
Few minutes later of satisfying view body recovery.
her body comes back like it never touched.
New like it just came out of her mother's womb.
Z stands up leaving her laying on the floor.
His trail is still on...
Another old man shows up but this one looks younger than before.
Grandson...
Z knows what he's going to say, he knows he'll curse him for what he have done.
But suddenly a shock in Z's face like a lighting striked him.
Thank you, grandson...
You've freed you father's from this hell.
And then he bows.
Z doesn't understand a thing of what he just said.
Thank you?
Why are you thanking me?!
I just killed this old man and his friends and you look like one of them...
And yet you're thanking me?
The old man watches him struggles with the words.
Son...
This is where we belong.
After death in the real world our bodies instantly comes here... trapping us.
You can't eat food yet you don't die.
You can't drink water yet you're alive.
You can't see grass yet mentally stable.
This world named temple of trails for two reasons.
You must beat the first fire user.
And you must kill atleast 5 fire users.
Not because they did something sinful...
It's because the pain they're in from a long time.
Now... Son..
Fight your grandfather and kill him.
You must win this war...
or you'll end up somewhere worse than this place...
The old man rushes towards him targeting Z's neck with his sword.
Z blocks with one hand.
Serious but calm and low voice.
I already killed enough...
I'm sorry.
He hits the old man with his bare hand.
A sharp punch right into the stomach throwing him away.
I don't want to kill you... Even if it means freedom...
It feels.... Wrong.
As Z tried to walk away.
The old man shows beneath him targeting his leg.
He cuts one foot...
Z starts losing balance and falls on the ground.
The old man speaks again.
Son...
Kill me.
Before I kill you.
Z starts losing it and he can't control his anger anymore.
WHY DO I HAVE TO KILL YOU?
WHY?!
I DON'T WANT TO KILL ANYONE.
ACTUALLY... I WANT TO BE THE ONE KILLED.
WHY AM I EVEN ALIVE?!
I HAVE NO FAMILY NO FRIENDS AND CURSED LIFE, WHY DO I HAVE TO FIGHT?!
The old man cuts his right arm.
As Z is still laying on floor going insane.
The old man speaks again but his tone changed more soft and nice.
Son. You're suffering because you don't want to suffer.
You want to die because you hate this world.
Infact.
This world hates you...
You don't hate anything.
You just want answers.
You want to know why you ended up like this.
Why is your father cursed.
Why did your mother died.
You want to know the answers but there's nobody to ask.
Not your friends gonna answer.
Not me.
Not anyone.
But you...
You have to fight to know the answer.
You have to win to get the answer.
You have to live to see the answer.
Son...
Be proud because you were borned with this power not the opposite.
People who don't have both magic and power is suffering in the streets just like you.
Not the whole world hates you son..
No one does.
They're only selfish and human.
And as long as you're human you'll never reach the right answer of life.
Now son....
Fight...
Not for me..
But for the journey you're in.
For yourself not for anyone.
Even if it means fighting alone.
As long as you're alive... Fight.
Z hears him.. Hears him well.
He understand now.
He stands on one foot.
Fine...
He says.
He changes his form, getting ready for the next round.
But something changed inside him.
Something... Not everyone can see...