BOOM!
The moment the signal was givenâ
Daemon vanished, lightning snakes coiling around his body.
His speed was unreal for someone built like a tank.
In an instant, he appeared at Freyâs side, driving a rocket-like punch straight toward his face.
Frey barely managed to block it with his swordâ
But the sheer momentum launched him across the arena, smashing into the barrier.
Daemon didnât give him a moment to recover.
He immediately clasped his hands together ,Gathering a terrifying amount of lightning aura.
âLet me show you the differenceâŠâ
The difference between a true warriorâ
And someone like you.
âLightning Artillery.â
From between his hands, a monstrous beam of lightning shot outâ
Slamming violently into where Frey had landed.
Frey barely dodged in time, his speed saving him from the blast.
But Daemon relentlessly tracked himâ
Keeping the lightning barrage aimed at him wherever he fled.
In a situation like that âŠ
Instead of runningâŠ
Frey charged straight toward his opponent.
Dark aura ignited around his sword, forming a shadowy blaze.
He surged forward like a black arrow.
Daemon immediately switched tacticsâ
As if he had been waiting for this.
Twin dragon heads of lightning formed around his fists.
âCome!â
Freyâs sword slashed with forceâ
Daemonâs fists crashed forward like explosionsâ
The two collided violently, exchanging blow after blow at breakneck speed.
Frey attacked and defended at onceâ
While Daemon focused solely on offense.
His reinforced body absorbed most of Freyâs strikes.
âYour attacks tickle, Frey Starlight!â
Each time, Daemon deflected Freyâs swordâ
His fists harder than steel.
With every punch that landedâ
Daemon gradually gained the upper hand.
He could see it clearlyâ
And so he pressed harderâ
Gathering lightning in his fists to form his strongest weapon yet.
âBlack Lightning.â
With a single, blinding strikeâ
He hit Freyâs side directlyâ
Causing him to cough up blood.
Frey was dragged across the ground âŠ
And Daemon followed mercilessly âŠ
Driving devastating punches into his face, his gutâanywhere he could reach.
Daemon had no interest in dragging out this fight.
It meant nothing to him.
After a brutal series of blowsâ
After tearing into his opponentâ
Daemonâs fists were stained red with Freyâs blood.
BZZZZT
BZZZZZT
Crackles of lightning burst around him as he finally pulled backâ
Leaving Frey embedded in the shattered wall.
The audience watched âŠ
Then erupted into cheers for Daemon.
A display of overwhelming power,
Just as they had expected.
Fulfilling every expectation.
Adaâs face darkened.
Iris Sunlight shook his head slowly.
âWhat a shameâŠâ
Frey Starlight ..
The boy who had reached heights his peers could only dream of âŠ
Yet with such limited potential ..
Now standing against Daemon Valerion,
Blessed from the moment of his birth.
Fate had been brutally cruel to that young man.
In Irisâs eyes ..
The match was already over.
And everyone agreed with him.
Even Daemon knew he had already won.
But the matchâ
Wasnât finished yet.
From amidst the rubbleâ
Frey rose, his head drenched in blood.
The audience stared in disbelief as the battered boy stood once more.
âYouâre still able to fight?â
Daemon asked with a frown.
Meanwhileâ
Frey chuckled, blood streaming into his eyes, blurring his vision.
âYeah⊠I guess I should thank you.â
His thoughts had been spiraling recentlyâ
After witnessing Snowâs overwhelming strength,
Frey had been trapped in a whirlpool of negative emotions âŠ
Drifting aimlessly, lost in despair.
âThanks to you⊠Iâve finally come back to my senses.
After all that beating you gave meâŠâ
âWhat bullshit are you spouting?â
Daemon couldnât understand what he was talking about.
But Frey didnât care.
He didnât need to explain anything to his enemies.
He only needed to crush them.
âLetâs continue!â
With a violent stomp of his footâ
Frey surged forward, shrouded in a whirlwind of dark aura.
Daemon answered immediatelyâ
Gathering dark lightning aura once more.
BOOOOM!!!
Againâ
They clashed at terrifying speeds.
The black arcs of energy Frey launchedâ
Colliding with the lightning rockets fired from Daemonâs crushing fists.
This timeâ
Frey fought with greater efficiency.
Greater power.
His sword reached his opponentâ
Leaving wounds across Daemonâs body.
Daemon now found himself needing not just to attackâ
But to defend.
Stillâ
With his perfect physique ..
And his ability to fight from every position ..
Daemon remained overwhelming.
Once again âŠ
His blows smashed Freyâs body even further.
Locked in a storm of slashes and punchesâ
Frey staggered violently.
âYou canât defeat me!â
In a single decisive momentâ
Daemon broke through Freyâs guard,
Sending him flying.
He immediately followed upâ
Leaping high into the air, gathering crackling lightning around himself.
âThunderclap Strike!â
Daemon came crashing down upon Frey like a meteor âŠ
Burying him deep into the ground amidst a vortex of lightning.
Amid the rising dust and devastationâ
Daemon pulled back, taking a deep breath.
He had completely crushed him this time.
That was how it should have ended.
But âŠ
Frey emerged againâ
Swinging his right arm, the one still holding his swordâ
Covered in dirt and bloodâ
Grinning like a madman.
âWhy the hell are you smiling ?â
Daemon asked, thrown off by the sight.
âIf you wonât come to meâŠâ
Frey charged forward again.
âThen Iâll come to you!â
âYou bastard!!â
Once moreâ
They collided violently.
This time âŠ
Black dragon heads gathered around Daemonâs fists ..
As he struck with devastating force.
Meanwhile ..
Frey unleashed the full extent of his Ten Thousand Steps of Shadow technique.
That footwork ..
Allowed him to fight Daemon head-on.
Daemon clenched his teeth,
Releasing a battle roar that surpassed even the rage of furious beasts.
His fists rained down at impossible speeds. .
Like a rocket launcher with infinite ammunition.
Storms of black lightning engulfed the arena ..
Tearing through it ..
Breaking it apart ..
And mercilessly battering Freyâs body.
Daemon cared for nothing nowâ
Except crushing his opponent.
All or nothing.
In pure strength ..
He was far superior.
He should crush him.
He should obliterate him.
Frey shouldnât have been able to endure even a second against him.
âDragon Gate.â
Daemon Valerionâs ultimate strength.
He grabbed Freyâs face and smashed him brutally into the ground,
Dragging him all the way to the edge of the barrier.
With Freyâs head pinned in his gripâ
The sky darkened above them,
As Daemon summoned a raging storm of lightningâ
Which crashed down, enveloping both their bodies.
âLetâs see you get up after thisâŠâ
BOOOOOOM!!!
The blast erased everything around themâ
Leaving Daemon standing there,
Still holding Freyâs face aloft.
Daemon panted heavilyâ
Convinced it was over.
But thenâ
The burning pain from his abdomen jolted him back to reality.
Freyâs swordâ
Had pierced him.
Not deeply ..
Daemon had tensed his muscles just in time to stop the blade from driving further in.
But it was there.
Immediately, he threw Frey aside.
Frey Starlight ..
Rose again.
Wounded.
Burned.
His body caked in dirt and blood.
Yetâ
Even to the bitter endâ
He had prevented any fatal blows from landing.
He had taken everything else gladly.
Daemon stared at his opponent through labored breaths.
Freyâ
Began walking toward him again.