The city was in chaos. Buildings were being incinerated and crumbled to nothing due to the intense blows of powerfull energy between Kojin and the shadow puppet.
The monster soared through the air, spitting beams of energy at Kojin with intense speeds and power. Kojin immediately saw the incoming beams, flew into the air and started to dart around them, flying fast enough to blur. He wasn't just flying and dodging, he was also blasting through the beams with all the skills he had with the help of his destructive energy that was serring around his body and all over the air.
He clenched his fist, destructive energy coiling at his palm.
"Destroyer's Core: Chaotic Destroyer's Blade!"
His destructuve energy took the shape of a titanic blade, then fired like a cannon of pure destruction. It struck the puppet dead-on.
BOOOOM!
A huge explosion of destructive energy was all over the sky, the impact of the explosion scattered the ground with chaotic amounts of energy.
Kojin landed, dust swirling around him. He narrowed his eyes. The smoke parted—revealing the puppet still standing, unharmed.
"What…?" His jaw tightened. That strike should've incinerated."
For the first time in a long time, Kojin became tensed and unsure of himself.
"I don't want to go all out. Not here. There'd be too many casualties. But this thing… this thing isn't going to go out unless I take it out with all the power I have.".
Then, slowly, his lips curved into a beast like grin.
"Heh… you're a lively one.", his destructive energy grew with an insane and unhinged level of power, "Ya know what—fuck casualties! When did I ever care for that in the first place?!"
The puppet's body rattled with excitement, sensing Kojin's shift. It roared back, the sound ripping through the air like thunder, and charged down towards him. Kojin junmed towards it at tramendous speeds as well.
Their fists collided midair, shockwaves tearing through skyscrapers, ripping the city apart in bursts of violent wind. Both the shadow puppet and Kojin were exchanging powerful blows in air, they started to fly around at unbelievable speeds while blasting beams at each other, at the same time dodging and cutting through their attacks.
As the battle raged, Kojin thought to himself. "I trust Alex… I trust the squad, as well as all the soliders of the city. They've evacuated the people. Diablo's not here to whisk them to safety, but they'll be fine. Which means…", a terrifying grin appeared on his face "I can finally fight like the mad beast I've always been.", he growled.
He slammed his fist into the monsterous shadow puppet's gut, sending it through three towers in a line. It tried to fire another beam—but its arm was sliced clean off in a flash.
The puppet looked up just in time to see Kojin flying towards it. They started to blitz each other again all over the air until Kojin grabbed it by the face and threw it out of the city and into the wastelands. As the shadow puppet crashed into a few mountains, Kojin came flying down with an insane level of destructive energy and blasted the monster accross mountains with powerful destructive energy. Kojin's punch of destructive energy was enough to wipe out a large number of mountains. The shadow puppet and Kojin continued to clash with intense amounts of power, Kojin was blasting waved of destructive energy at it, but the puppet was fast enough to run, dodge and even punch through a number of Kojin's attacks. Kojin's waves of destructive energy was laying waste to mountains and burning the wastelands around them.
BOOOOM!
From afar, Sorata watched, his spiked purple hair swaying in the storm Kojin's power created. A twisted grin spread across his face.
"Yes… that's it. Don't hold back, old man. Show me. Show me what the Beast of Destruction is capable of!"
Meanwhile, Alex, Son, and Kazuki stood at the city, Kazuki had erected a massive forcefield to shield the panicked civilians. Despite the fact that Kojin and his opponent weren't fighting in the city anymore, tye huge waves and impact of their fight was causing violent breeze and debries to fly all over the city. Even buildings and pieces of mountains were flying all over the city.
Alex's jaw dropped as he watched explosions dance across the sky. "I knew Kojin was strong, but… goddamn!"
Kazuki smirked faintly, though his eyes stayed sharp. "Look closer you idiot! He's grinning. He's practically enjoying this. Kojin really is a Beast."
Sōn stayed silent. His heart hammered as he whispered to himself, "Dad, youre stronger than I thought. But please. Please don't die."
In the sky, Kojin's aura swelled wildly, black flames whipping around him. The energy went berserk, roaring, twisting, until it took the form of a giant tiger of destruction.
The city trembled. Even the shadow puppet froze, its crimson eyes widening in shock.
Kojin spread his arms, laughing manically. "FINNALLY! HAHAA! DO YOU SEE IT?! THIS IS WHAT I TRULLY AM! THIS WAS WHY I WAS CALLED THE BEAST OF DESTRUCTION! I AM HIM!"
The tiger of destructive energy let out a powerful roar, its sheer power was one that would obliterate a county.
The monsterous shadow puppet charged up a huge amount of energy, it gathered all that power in its mouth and fires it at Kojin. But unfortunately, Kojin was able to intercept this beam of tramendous power, he immediately blasted the attack away from him with a simple blast. The shadow puppet grew shocked. Kojin's grin of insanity grew even wider. He called out
"Ultimate Move—Beast of Destruction!"
His tiger of destructive energy immediately launched at the shadow puppet with an explosion of dark flames and black lightning. The sky erupted in black fire as the colossal form swallowed the puppet whole.
BOOOOOOM!!!
The blast annihilated everything. The city outskirts were obliterated. The wasteland between the city of Kagahara and the country of Raijin was reduced to ash.
Far away, Shouya, Lord of the city of Raijin, felt the quake ripple as she took a walk. The impact of the explosion flew all the way to her country with huge debries, dust and a small flicker of destructive energy. She turned sharply, eyes wide. "What in the world… was that?"
When the dust finally settled, Kojin knelt in the smoking grounds, chest heaving. His grin lingered despite the exhaustion.
" Huh! Looks to me that I still got it."
A slow clap echoed from the shadows. Kojin was a bit stunned and got on his two feet.
"Well, well. You really outdid yourself, old man."
Kojin's head snapped up. Out of the smoke emerged Sorata—his eldest son—his purple eyes gleaming with cruel satisfaction.
Kojin's face fell. "Saito?! Wait, Did you bring that monster here? Were you the one responsible for that?!Do you realize how many people would have died? Please… stop this. I don't want to fight my own son."
Sorata's grin split wider, his laugh sharp and mocking. "Awn, are you showing compassion? From you of all people? Don't make me laugh. The Kojin I know despised weakness. The Kojin I know destroyed everything in his way, even his own family. And now you're showing compassion and pity? Pathetic."
Kojin flinched, his heart twisting.
"I spent my whole life trying to make you proud," Sorata spat, eyes blazing. "But all you worshipped was power. Your lust poisoned everything. My hatred—my suffering—made me what I am today. And now…" His grin turned wild. "Now I'll kill you."
At that moment, Levi and Tomoa dropped from the skies, standing by Kojin's side. Tomoa's magic circle pulsed with light, while Levi's arm transformed into a blaster aimed straight at Sorata.
But Sorata didn't even look at them. His voice boomed, filled with venom.
"You broke me, father. You made me a monster. And now, I'll end you the same way you ended me."
His aura erupted, purple destructive energy shaking the heavens.
Then, with a mad smile, he vanished forward in a flash of speed, ripping through the air.
"Special Technique: Beast of Destruction!"
Kojin's eyes widened in horror. Levi and Tomoa froze mid-breath.
And in that instant, father and son were set on a collision course that would decide the fate of all who stood in their path.
End of Chapter.