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Chapter 19 - Chapter 17: KING OF DEMONS – ARGON

**Tokyo, Japan – Night Streets, Chaos Reigns**

Tokyo's streets were a river of panic—neon signs flickering wildly, crowds surging in every direction, screams piercing the humid night air. People ran blindly—phones clattering to the pavement, bags abandoned, children crying in their parents' arms. The city that never slept was waking up to terror.

Luka Muka Man — stood in the eye of the storm, green hammer resting casually on his shoulder, neon yellow-black-blue hair fluttering in the wind of destruction. Black sunglasses glinted under streetlights. He pointed one finger at the horde of demons rising from underground cracks—claws out, eyes glowing red, bodies twisting like living shadows.

"Haha…" His grin was wide, almost manic. "You're weak."

He vanished—teleporting in a blur of green fart smoke that left a ridiculous trail.

Before the demons could even turn—he reappeared behind them.

**BOOM.**

Hammer slammed down—skulls exploding, bodies bursting into black mist that dissipated like smoke.

Luka Muka Man spun—hammer whirling—fart kunais flying in perfect arcs, exploding on impact.

Demons fell—one by one—laughable, ridiculous, unstoppable.

He landed lightly—hammer on shoulder, sunglasses slightly askew.

"Fine…" He tilted his head, grinning wider. "I take the victory."

Then—

The ground trembled.

Not from impact.

From something deeper.

Underground hell—far below the surface—a small insect-like thing moved slowly inside a massive, beating heart.

A voice echoed—cold, ancient, commanding, filled with dark promise.

"Wake up… Argon… It's time for the demon era… to rule! Everything!"

The heart exploded.

Hell shook.

Tokyo shook.

The entire planet felt it.

A massive black thunder aura erupted from below—tearing through earth, concrete, steel—rising into the night sky like a dark pillar of doom. Lightning cracked in impossible colors—violet, crimson, void-black. Buildings trembled. Windows shattered for miles. The sky itself seemed to bleed.

Even in Paras City—thousands of kilometers away—everyone felt it.

Honokage's voice whispered in Yuki's mind—low, urgent, almost fearful.

"No way… a demon king awakens. This is worse than anything we have ever faced."

Yuki's hand tightened around Astra's—blindfold hiding her wide, terrified eyes.

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**Tokyo – Surface**

The black thunder aura condensed—coalescing into a towering figure.

Argon rose.

He grew from infant to adult in milliseconds—body forming in black lightning and shadow.

Black steel armor materialized—gleaming, cursed, etched with ancient runes. No pupils in his eyes—only endless void. Sharp horns curved backward. No mouth—only a smooth, menacing faceplate. A sharp, pointy black tail lashed behind him like a living weapon.

His voice boomed—deep, echoing through the entire city, shaking the ground.

"Who dared!? To awaken me!"

Luka Muka Man—still standing amid demon corpses—gulped.

Took one step back—hammer lowering slightly.

"Yo… what's up? What are you now?"

Argon's aura rose—black lightning crackling, air thickening with pressure.

"Time to die… you insect."

He kicked.

The impact was apocalyptic.

Luka Muka Man's guts compressed—body folding around the force.

Whole Japan shook.

Buildings behind him exploded instantly—glass, concrete, steel flying outward in a deadly rain.

Luka Muka Man crashed to his knees—blood dripping from his mouth, hammer clattering beside him.

"What… was that!?"

Argon grabbed his head—teleporting away in black lightning.

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**Paras City – Dojo Area, Moments Later**

Sai and Aoi froze mid-chase.

Sai's sword lowered—eyes narrowing.

Aoi's tail stopped wiggling.

"What's that…?" she whispered, voice small.

Sai's face hardened—serious, almost grim.

"Something really bad is coming toward us…"

Yuki, Astra, Blu, Wano—all gathered in the ruined plaza.

Blu's cape fluttered—voice low, commanding.

"Aoi… protect the jungle with Wano."

Aoi hesitated—ears flattening, tail stiff.

"Wait! The jungle is mine!!! I don't want to return there and help that snake!"

Blu's eyes flashed—voice sharp, urgent.

"Do it right nowwww!"

Aoi felt the pressure—the sheer weight of the aura approaching. She swallowed—transformed into wolf—leaping toward the forest without another word.

Yuki clutched Astra tighter—voice tense.

"President… why can't I interfere?"

Blu's voice was grave—eyes fixed on the horizon.

"Because the demon king I sense… his power relates to Honokage's. If Honokage fights, it could feed Argon more energy. In the worst case—nothing we do matters. He grows stronger from it."

Sai folded his arms—sword sheathed.

"And he is not a normal demon king. He is Argon… a sealed curse on Tokyo for thousands of years. He awakens again… just to destroy."

Astra hid behind Yuki—clutching her pant leg, silver eyes wide and scared.

"Is he scary…?"

Yuki knelt—holding his hand tightly, voice steady despite the fear in her chest.

"I will protect you, Astra. No matter what."

She teleported away with him—safe distance.

Sai gripped his sword—ready.

Blu stopped him—hand on his shoulder.

"Stop right now."

Sai frowned.

"Why?"

Blu's voice was cold, certain.

"We can't. We really can't interfere. His power is unreadable—too powerful. Instead… we must protect Paras."

Sai exhaled—slow, reluctant.

"You're right."

Blu's eyes narrowed—sensing the approaching storm.

"Remove all citizens from the city right nowwww!!!!"

He and Sai teleported—gathering people, guiding them to shelters, safe zones.

The city emptied—buildings left standing, cars abandoned, subways silent, mountains looming in the distance.

Then—

Argon teleported.

He slammed LMM's head into the ground.

The impact exploded outward—thousands of buildings flying upward like toys, shattering mid-air.

Rain of debris.

Luka Muka Man—barely conscious—coughed blood.

"Sir… please leave me… I am innocent hero!"

Argon stomped his leg on LMM's stomach—force rippling outward, earthquake shaking the city.

"Nope… you are now my target."

Luka Muka Man struggled—climbed a building—barely standing.

"I can't lose like that… I am a hero. A hope… My power is treasure!"

He gathered kunais, shurikens, mixed with hammer.

"Atomic fart bomb!!!"

He raised his hand upward.

Fart source from every living being sucked into a massive energy orb—green, glowing, ridiculous, unstoppable.

"Take this!"

He threw the bomb.

Argon lifted one finger.

The bomb froze mid-air—reversed.

Luka Muka Man panicked—eyes wide.

"No no noooo! Not meee! My own attack!"

The bomb hit him.

Massive explosion—city-level destruction.

LMM inside—pupils gone, body thrown.

"This can't be… I can't lose yet. Not now… Please… I need to protect everyone… That's why God sent me."

Is that the end of LMM?

Not yet.

A sudden pressure hit everyone—Yuki, Honokage, Astra, Blu, Sai, Wano, Aoi, even Argon.

Sai froze.

"What's happening?"

Blu smiled—arms folded.

"He survived it… what a stupid hero."

At the battlefield again.

Dust settled.

No more farty smell.

"I am not finished yet—"

Luka Muka Man's voice—calm, almost godlike.

Argon felt it—stepped back.

"No—"

Green aura beams erupted from the ground—reaching skyward. No smell. Pure poison.

Luka Muka Man rose—new look.

Spiky black hair fluttering. Yellow gi torn, black shirt underneath, muscles intense. Green aura floating calmly around him.

From comedian hero… to absolute hope.

Luka Muka Man said—voice steady.

"This is… rebirth of LMM. Call me Leo… the true hope of the earth. And this transformation… I call it Atomic Awakening."

He teleported behind Argon.

Argon spun.

"What?"

Leo snapped his finger.

Massive deep green slashes appeared on Argon's body—cutting deep.

Leo tilted his head—serious, calm.

"Time for super treatment. Instead of fart… I use judgment."

Leo teleported—twice, thrice.

Argon blocked randomly—trying to track him.

Leo whispered—voice echoing.

"Pointless… you are no match for my speed."

A big punch—abdomen.

Argon's mask cracked—black blood spilling.

The impact was like 100 punches in one.

Argon crashed to the moon—half the surface blasting away.

Argon roared—voice shaking space.

"How is this possible!? You were supposed to be a joke!"

Leo teleported—walking calmly across the void.

"When it comes to protection… I can sacrifice myself. So what are you even?"

Argon swung his sword—massive black slash.

Leo held it—broke it instantly.

"Take this."

Palm raised—green blast.

It hit Argon—sword almost breaking.

Leo teleported behind—kicked his back.

Argon's eyes glowed—pain flashing.

"No…"

Black lightning erupted through the moon.

Argon kicked Leo.

Leo crashed on Mars—minor injuries.

Argon teleported to Mars.

Leo—standing.

"Don't hold back."

Argon swung.

Leo dodged—tilted head, backflipped, blocked with one finger.

"My instincts are stronger than your blade."

Argon elbowed.

Leo dodged.

Argon threw his sword away.

"Fine… then come to combat mode!"

Argon—weakened by Leo's poison—settled himself.

Leo teleported.

Argon followed.

Punches clashed—mountains exploded into dust.

Galaxy-shaking impacts.

Earth watched—everyone frozen.

Yuki—shocked.

"How crazy are they both going!?"

Blu—arms folded.

"I can feel the power… it's now uncontrollable. I hope that Leo wins."

On Mars—

Argon observed Leo's attachment to Earth.

He smirked—cruel.

"What if… I erase it!?"

He threw a black lightning orb toward Earth.

Leo's eyes widened.

"No! I don't let this happen! Ever!"

He teleported—tried to reflect it.

The orb exploded on him.

Mars shattered in a minute.

Leo crashed on Jupiter—unconscious, aura fading, pinned in the gas.

A faint memory echoed in his mind.

"Luka Muka… Luka Muka… we will have hope on you… you are a miracle, not cursed. Please save us."

Leo's eyes snapped open.

He struggled—stood.

Saw Earth—vines popping on his head.

"Whatever you are…"

He clenched his fist—body shaking.

"You must pay for what you are trying to dooooo!!!!"

He powered up.

Atomic aura burst through Jupiter—green, blinding.

Argon teleported—but couldn't land—pressure too strong.

Argon covered himself—struggling.

"What!? What?? Is thisss!"

Atomic aura spread over the cosmos—massive explosions.

Argon's aura felt nothing now.

He was inside Leo's domain.

Argon—voice shaking.

"No… this is draining my energy faster."

Final transformation.

Leo's gi ripped—only torn shirt and baggy pants remained.

Hair glowed—turned pure emerald green.

Leo raised his head slowly—voice calm, godlike.

"This… is my… perfected Atomic Awakening."

Even Argon held his breath.

The cosmos waited.

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