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Chapter 125 - Chapter 125: The Leech King

As Froog observes, Daru begins to shout.

Daru: Spread out! We don't know what he's going to do!

The group disperses around Froog, creating distance between them.

Ohma: This is where I can finally end you for all your misdeeds!

His helmet seals onto his face, and a slender gold aura envelops him. He connects his two nunchucks to form a staff.

Ohma: This will be your last fight, Froog!

Himitsu, eyes closed, swings his sword, which emanates a red glow.

Himitsu: This fight is for Kana… nothing else!

He opens his eyes and makes two additional slashes across his arm.

Himitsu: Time to die!

Akira ascends into the air, transforming her hands into claws, poised to dive toward Froog.

Akira: I'm going to tear you apart!

Gram, hands trembling, grips his spellbook tightly.

Gram: (To himself) W-why am I so scared? I know I'm usually nervous, but this is different! I-I'm terrified! H-how do we defeat something like this?

He steadies his grip on the spellbook and gathers his resolve.

Gram: (To himself) No! I can't keep being scared! Plus, we have Daru and Zodiac on our team; we can't lose… right?

Kono dons her goggles and activates her bracelets, which emit a blue glow.

Kono: Here we go again! This won't be an easy fight. To be honest, we could even die… but that won't happen; I just know it.

She swings her arms to the side as her bracelets transform into hand cannons.

Zodiac: (Sighs) This thing is so ugly it makes me angry… But whatever you are, you will die a horrible death by my blade.

He draws his blades to the side as the tattoo on his eye glows and his hair turns bright white.

Zodiac: This ends for you, the so-called Leech King.

Daru: He's huge now! But now I see how my body can make me stronger, not weaker! So, Froog, give me your best shot!

He punches his fists together, which glow a bright purple. Looking up at Froog, he smiles as his veins swell and turn purple while his hair brightens.

Daru: Alright, body, don't fail me.

???: We won't…

Daru: What the hell was that?!

Kono: OKAY, HERE HE COMES!

Daru quickly looks up and sees Froog charging toward Kono.

Daru: Kono, watch out! He's coming for you!

Kono begins to run away, firing at him.

Kono: Come on! Let's see what you can do!

Froog: TIME TO DIEEEE!

Froog lunges to bite Kono, who swiftly slides behind a broken structure, dodging the attack while continuing to shoot.

Kono: Come on, I thought you were better than this!

Froog, visibly annoyed, is struck by her blast. He spits out a leech that lands in front of her, causing her to trip and fall.

Kono: AHHH!

Froog: IS THAT BETTER?!

Froog lunges again to bite her while she continues to fire.

Kono: NOT YET!

Kono activates her shoes, propelling herself forward and evading his bite.

Froog: AHHHHH!

Kono: (laughs) Too slow!

She presses her bracelets, equipping a hand cannon with a mini rocket attached.

Kono: I only have one shot at this! I better make it count!

Her goggles shift to sniper view as she squints and aims at his body. She fires, successfully landing a shot that creates a small explosion and inflicts a wound on him.

Froog: UGH!

Kono: A direct hit!

Froog: (laughs) THAT WAS IT!

Kono: (alarmed) W-what?

She looks down, realizing Froog is no longer in her line of sight.

Kono: Where the hell did he go?

Froog: Behind YOU!

She quickly turns and sees Froog wrapped around a building. He jumps off as Kono stands frozen. Froog strikes her with his long tail, sending her crashing to the ground.

Kono: AHHHHH!

Ohma: KONO!!!!

As Froog descends, he emits a loud screech. Just before crashing into Kono, Ohma jumps in front of her and clashes with his staff.

Ohma: UGHHAAHHHH!!!

As Ohma struggles to push Froog back, he sinks into the ground.

Ohma: I-I HAVE TO P-PROTECT THE PEOPLE! T-THAT IS MY JOB, FOR I AM A KNIGHT OF JUDGMENT!!!

Ohma's armor transforms, with a cape forming on the back and gold stripes appearing. Kono opens her eyes and sees Ohma holding Froog at bay.

Ohma: S-SECOND AUTOOOO!

His gold stripes glow brightly as he begins to push Froog back.

Ohma: SCREW YOU!!!

Froog: H-HOW IS HE PUSHING ME BACK?!

Kono notices a wound on Froog's body from the rocket, which Zodiac also observes.

Zodiac: So she did hurt him.

Kono feels herself being pulled without understanding how.

Kono: I'm moving? How?

She glances to the side and sees Gram using a spell to pull her toward him.

Gram: Come on! Just a little further!

Kono manages to escape Froog's path as Ohma takes notice.

Ohma: (chuckles) My TURN!

Ohma releases his attack, but Froog sees an opportunity and swallows him whole.

Daru: OHMAAAA!

Himitsu: NOOOOO!

Gram: OHMAA!

Kono: NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!

Froog: (Laughs loudly) HMMM, THAT WAS DELICIOUS! I'VE NEVER EATEN A KNIGHT BEFORE! TASTY!!

Daru: I'M GOING TO KILL YOU, YOU ASSHOLE!!

Akira: Calm down.

Daru: W-what do you MEAN, CALM DOWN!!

Akira: He's still alive. I can hear two heartbeats.

Zodiac: How do you know it's his?

Akira: Because one is beating slowly, and the other is beating extremely fast.

Gram looks at Froog, noticing movement in the center of his body.

Gram: Guys, look at his stomach.

As he speaks, Froog begins to groan.

Froog: UGH… UAGHHH… AHH! UGHAHHHH!!

A few seconds later, Ohma bursts out of Froog's body, creating a massive hole as he lands on the ground, causing Froog to fall and start squirming.

Froog: UGHHHHHHHHH!!! AHHHHhh!!! AHHH!

Zodiac: I guess he didn't need help after all.

Froog: AHHHHHH!! AHAHHHHH! (Laughing) HAAHAHHHHAHH!!

Daru: Huh!?

Zodiac: Spoke too soon.

Ohma: LAUGHING? Why is he laughing?

Froog: Because that tickled.

The large hole in Froog's body begins to heal rapidly as the leeches inside him rush to the wound.

Gram: HE CAN HEAL!! This isn't fair!!

Daru: Then we keep attacking him until he can't heal anymore!

Ohma: I thought the same thing.

Ohma charges at Froog head-on.

Froog spits on Ohma as a swarm of leeches attacks him.

Ohma: UGHHH! WHAT THE HELL!!

The leeches cover his entire body just as Akira arrives and slashes them off.

Ohma: Akira!

Akira: Yeah, yeah, you're wel—

Without warning, Froog charges headfirst, knocking Akira away from Ohma and slamming her into multiple walls.

Akira: AGH!

Froog: How do you like that!

Akira: Get... Off... Of... me!

Akira plants her feet on the ground and charges her fist with fire, delivering a punch to Froog's head that knocks it back. She leaps over Froog and breathes fire at him.

Froog: (Laughing) Do you really think that's going to work?

Froog opens his mouth and spits multiple leeches into her fire, causing them to clash. He continues to expel more leeches, gradually overpowering Akira's flames.

Akira: (In her head) How!? Why is my fire not burning them?

Froog fully overpowers her flames, and the leeches swarm around Akira, attempting to consume her.

Kono: Akira! We need to break her out!

As everyone prepares to rush to her aid, they freeze, noticing a red and orange light intensifying from the leeches.

Himitsu: What in the world?

As the light grows stronger, a massive explosion erupts, causing all the leeches to detach from Akira. Upon closer inspection, they see a fiery aura surrounding her body, with dragon-scale armor enveloping her skin.

Akira: (Angrily) Now you're pissing me off.

Froog: (Chuckling) I highly doubt you'll be able to do anything to—

In an instant, Akira appears right in front of Froog and delivers a powerful punch, sending him crashing to the ground and colliding with multiple objects.

Gram: Holy crap! She's not playing around!

Daru: It's like that time she fought her brother.

As Froog struggles to rise, Akira is once again before him, delivering another punch that propels him into the air. She jumps and lands on his head, unleashing a flurry of punches that causes Froog to writhe in pain.

Froog: AGHHH!

Akira: DIE, YOU ASSHOLE!

While throwing punches, Froog attempts to shake her off, crashing into more walls. After one final impact, he realizes that Akira is no longer on top of him.

Froog: (Looking around) Where did she go!?

Akira: Right here, dumbass!

Froog looks up to see Akira charging a massive fire blast from her mouth. Moments later, she releases it, sending a fiery projectile straight toward Froog, leaving a trail of flames in its wake.

Froog: What the!?

The fire strikes his face, resulting in a massive explosion that engulfs the area in flames and smoke.

Ohma: Nice one!

Kono: Did she do it?

Akira strides forward through the flames to check if Froog is defeated. Suddenly, she is struck by Froog's tail, knocking her to the ground. As the smoke clears, it reveals Froog's body rapidly healing due to the leeches, indicating she did not inflict enough damage.

Gram: WHAT!? HOW DID THAT NOT KILL HIM!?

Froog: You fools! I am invincible! You can't stop me!

Akira: You bastard!

Akira rises and attempts to rush toward him, but her heart begins to ache, and she kneels down.

Akira: Aghh!

Froog: Looks like you're unable to fight. It's okay; I'll end you now.

Froog begins to charge toward Akira, opening his mouth. Just as he approaches, Zodiac utilizes sudoshi and slashes Froog away from her.

Akira: (Holding her chest) Huh?

Zodiac: I got it from here.

Akira: No! I can still—

Zodiac: No, you can't. You're in no condition to fight. Now get out of here.

Frustrated, Akira's aura diminishes as she ascends into the air.

Froog: (Gazing down at Zodiac) Looks like the next weakling is in line.

Zodiac: Just shut up. You're better off not talking.

Froog: What an arrogant little brat you are! I'll make sure to leave nothing behind!

Froog opens his mouth wide and launches a stream of leeches toward Zodiac. Zodiac closes his eyes and focuses, transforming his blades into a scythe. As the leeches approach, he slices through them, advancing toward Froog. He cuts down all of them just as Froog attempts to swallow him. Zodiac swiftly jumps over Froog as he closes his mouth. Still in midair, Zodiac switches to his light bow and fires arrows at Froog, embedding them in his skin. The arrows glow brightly and explode. Subsequently, Zodiac transitions to his greatsword, landing on Froog's body and stabbing it. He drags the blade across Froog's body from top to bottom, provoking a painful response from Froog.

Meanwhile, Gram and Kono rush to Akira, who remains kneeling on the ground.

Gram: There you are!

Kono: Are you okay?

Kono extends her hand, but Akira swats it away.

Akira: Go away! I don't need your help!

Gram: Well, you kinda do.

Akira: (Glaring at Gram) Do you want me to kill you?

Startled, Gram quickly hides behind Kono.

Kono: What happened to you? Are you getting those heart pains again?

Akira: (Standing up) Yes, and I don't know why! It's annoying!

Kono: Hmm, maybe we should look into it after this.

Akira: Like I said, I don't need your help!

The scene shifts back to Zodiac, who continues to evade and attack Froog, realizing that none of his strikes are effective. Froog executes another tail whip, prompting Zodiac to leap over it and land beside Daru.

Zodiac: Yeah, I don't know what's up with this thing, but none of my attacks are working.

Daru: Yeah, I don't either. Watching all of you attack, I was hoping to find an opening or something, but nothing. Let me give it a try to see what I can do to this fool.

Zodiac: Go for it.

Daru begins to walk slowly toward Froog.

Froog: You look angry.

Daru: Oh really? How did you come to that conclusion?

Froog: I guess it was a feeling.

Daru: Well then… I'll show you how angry I really am.

Froog: I'M RIGHT HERE!!

Froog and Daru charge at each other, with Froog attempting to bite him. Just as Froog is about to make contact, Daru seizes his mouth, restraining him.

Daru: You're not going to bite me! (To himself) Okay, let's see if Rito was right.

Daru pushes Froog back, and Froog, taken aback, attempts to shove him. Daru starts to push him back as Froog is surprised and tries to push him back. Froog spits out a swarm of leeches at him as it covers his body, and Daru lets go and kneels.

In response, Froog slams Himitsu down onto the ground, generating a massive shockwave and enveloping the area in smoke.

Kono: Oh no, Daru!

Ohma: Oh no, it's on him now! He's gotta get that off fast.

Gram: We need to help him!

Zodiac: No.

Gram: What are you talking about? The leeches will eat him alive!

Zodiac: I don't like him, but one thing I know about Daru is that he wouldn't have let it hit him if he wasn't trying to do something.

Akira: He's right. He's up to something.

As Daru is getting swarmed by the leeches, they are biting him and putting their bacteria into his body. Daru closes his eyes as he starts to think about what Rito said about his veins.

Rito: Those purple veins of yours are your true Zatarian power. It's your own power, just like how Zodiac has that hand thingy.

Daru: Wh- How'd you find that out?

Rito: I had Hanzo look into it for me.

Daru: Huh… Well, that makes sense now.

Rito: I'm sure you'll find a way to use it in your own way.

Echoing: Use it in your own way.

Daru: Okay, I'll show you my own way.

Daru's veins start to get very tense and start to pulse. The leeches couldn't bite him as his veins were too thick; they all fell off his body.

Froog: Wh-what the hell!

Gram: What the hell, they just fell off?

Kono: Is it me, or does it look like Daru's veins are pulsing?

Zodiac: It's because they are. He finally understands it now.

Himitsu: Understand what?

Zodiac: His true Zatarian power. Just like my spectral hand.

Gram: Wait, so Daru's power was his veins the whole TIME!

Zodiac: Yeah, I guess he just didn't understand it, but now he does.

Froog backs off.

Froog: W-why don't you just die!

Daru cracks his neck and fists.

Daru: I don't know, maybe try harder?

Froog gets angry as he rushes him.

Froog: AHHHH, I WILL KILL YOUUUUU!

Daru puts one leg back and holds his fist tightly. Froog does a flip and is about to slam. Daru's veins start pulsing faster and faster, and his eyes flash as he throws a punch at Froog's tail and shatters his whole body, leaving just the head of Froog as he falls to the ground and Cliff and Froog get separated. Everyone is shocked as they don't know what to say.

Zodiac: …

Gram: What the…

Akira: Uhh…

Himitsu: How…

Daru: (Breathing heavily) And… that was my own way.

He takes a knee as he is out of breath. Gram runs to him as he pulls out a potion for Daru to regain his strength.

Gram: Here, drink this quickly!

Daru slaps it away and stands up.

Daru: (Breathing heavily) I don't need that. I'll regain my own strength by myself, not with stupid potions.

Gram: Daru, do you not understand that we need you for this fight? I mean, look at your veins.

He looks at his veins as they are very thin; he has no energy at all.

Daru: What the hell? That's never happened before.

Gram: It's because you used up too much energy doing that move!

As they are speaking, Himitsu sees Cliff moving to Froog's head as he starts to reconnect himself and all the other leeches and heal him.

Himitsu: G-guys! He's healing himself!

Everyone looks to see Froog getting back up and getting healed.

Froog: (Standing up) UGHHHHHHH!!! THAT HURT! THAT REALLY FUCKING HURT! AND FOR THAT, I'M GOING TO DESTROY YOU ALL!

Ohma: THAT DIDN'T EVEN WORK! I THOUGHT HE DIED!

Akira: Daru was the best shot we had and still got back up unharmed.

Zodiac looks at Froog's body, and he has a wound on top of his head.

Zodiac: Kono.

Kono: Yeah.

Zodiac: Where did you hit Froog with that mini rocket?

Kono: Umm, on his body, I'm pretty sure. Why?

Zodiac: Because it's on his head now.

Everyone sees a wound on his head.

Ohma: Yeah, I see it too, but I don't get what you mean.

Zodiac: It means that the reconnect didn't connect well or heal well, and not only that, we found where to hit him now.

Kono: OHHHH! I see!

Daru looks back and sees Froog standing back up again as he sighs and grabs the potion and starts to drink it as it brings some energy back to him and makes him healthy enough to fight. He activates his power as his hair goes purple and his veins thicken.

Daru: (Stands up) Alright, let's end this thing.

Himitsu stands in front of Zodiac.

Himitsu: I want next.

Zodiac: What?

Himitsu: Everyone had their own fight, and now I want mine.

Zodiac: Do you not know th—

Himitsu: Zodiac, please… I need this.

Zodiac: (Sighs) If you die… whatever, just go.

Himitsu starts walking toward Froog as he takes his sword and cuts his hand once more, having blood come out of his eyes.

Kono: What is Himitsu doing?

Daru: I don't know what he's trying to do.

Gram: Maybe he's got something up his sleeve.

Froog turns his head as he sees Himitsu in front of him with a serious face.

Froog: Ahh, so it's you. Here to give me another lecture about poor old Kana?

Himitsu: It's your fault that you made Kana end up dead. You controlled her to do your evil doing!

Froog: No, it wasn't. I never forced her to join me. She was seeking help and came to me.

Himitsu: I don't care. You're still going to pay for her and for everyone else that you killed.

Froog: (Laughs) You can try, but anything that you throw at me won't work. But let's see how you handle this!

Froog digs his head into the ground, going underground.

Himitsu: What are you!

Ohma: He just went underground!

Himitsu starts looking around, trying to see where Froog would pop up. The ground starts to rumble as Akira senses something under Himitsu.

Akira: He's right below you! Get out of there!

Himitsu: What!?

When he says that, Froog shoots out from the ground under Himitsu, pushing him up to the sky. Himitsu starts to fall off his body as he sticks his sword in his skin to save himself. Froog starts to slow down in the air and turns his body as they start heading back down to the ground, having Himitsu underneath him.

Himitsu: (Looks down) Oh crap!

Froog: You're done now!

After that, Froog slams him right on the ground, leaving a big shockwave, with smoke everywhere.

Kono: Himitsu!

As the smoke dissipates, Froog spots Himitsu on the other side, bruised and battered.

Froog: Oh, you managed to escape just in time.

Himitsu: Like I said, I'm going to stop you!

Froog screams and opens his mouth wide, launching his long tongue toward Himitsu. Himitsu blocks it with his sword, but Froog's tongue begins to entwine around the blade.

Himitsu: What the!?

Froog swings his tongue, crashing Himitsu into multiple objects while still maintaining his grip on the sword. As Himitsu is tossed about, Froog pulls him closer, preparing to consume him. With all his strength, Himitsu yanks his sword back, severing Froog's tongue just before it reaches his mouth.

Froog: You fool!

Himitsu collapses to the ground, utterly exhausted.

Himitsu: Damn. He just doesn't give up.

Froog: Now I have you!

Himitsu: Huh?

Himitsu feels something on his feet as leeches emerge from the ground, crawling up his body. He struggles to move but is immobilized by their weight. One leech crawls up his arm and bites down on his skin, eliciting a scream of pain from Himitsu.

Himitsu: AHHHHH!

Froog: (Laughing) Now I've got you. Become one with me!

More leeches sink their teeth into him, causing Himitsu's skin to change color. The leeches disperse toxic bacteria throughout his body, attempting to establish complete control.

Himitsu: (Struggling) No… I… can't… let… him…

Himitsu grips his sword tightly, slowly bringing the blade to the side of his neck.

Froog: Yes! YES! COME TO ME!

Himitsu: (Struggling) I… will… not… let… you!

With a final effort, Himitsu slashes his neck, causing the blood within him to boil and expelling the leeches and bacteria. Veins begin to snake around his arms and face, and his eyes turn a deep red.

Akira: What the hell is happening to Himitsu?

Daru: It's his weapon. He's using it to the max.

Froog: (Annoyed) Why is everyone getting these power-ups!?

Himitsu: (Glancing at Froog) Now it's my turn to show everyone what I can do!

Froog, increasingly frustrated, charges toward Himitsu. In response, Himitsu drives his blade into the ground, unleashing a trail of blood that courses toward Froog. Upon reaching him, multiple blood chains erupt from the ground, ensnaring Froog's entire body.

Froog: Agh! Get it off me!

Himitsu: Now it's time to die, Froog!

Himitsu sprints toward Froog, generating a gust of wind behind him. With Froog still restrained, Himitsu leaps into the air, gripping his sword's handle in preparation for the final strike. Just as he is about to deliver the blow, he begins to lose consciousness, dropping the sword and collapsing to the ground.

Gram: Noooo! He almost had him!

The blood chains dissipate, releasing Froog.

Froog: Pathetic! Now I can finally kill you!

Froog opens his mouth wide, ready to consume Himitsu. Suddenly, a voice interrupts him.

Zodiac: Limitless slice.

A swift, bright slash cleaves through Froog's head, splitting it in half. Himitsu slowly looks up to see Zodiac standing over him with his greatsword.

Himitsu: Zodiac?

Zodiac: I'm getting you out of here.

Zodiac lifts Himitsu and the sword, hastening back to the others as Froog's head begins to reattach. The group gathers around Himitsu as Zodiac lays him down on the ground.

Kono: (Shaking Himitsu) HIMITSU! HIMITSU! WAKE UP!

Gram: Move out of the way!

Gram quickly kneels, flipping through his pages to find a solution.

Gram: Come on! There's gotta be something!

As he searches, Froog approaches them.

Froog: I think your friend is dead.

Daru: You just don't die, do you?

Froog: No, I'm afraid not.

Gram: You guys have to take him on; I'll stay here and try to help him as much as I can.

Kono: Understood…

Daru clenches his fists together, turning them purple, and places them on Himitsu's chest.

Gram: What are you doing, Daru?

Daru channels a pulse into Himitsu's chest from his fists. Himitsu awakens, coughing and grasping his chest.

Himitsu: AHHHH! Damn, this really hurts!

Zodiac: You're an idiot!

Everyone turns to Zodiac, who has his back to them.

Kono: Zodiac…

Zodiac: (Turning around) Cutting your neck! Are you insane? You could have killed yourself!

Himitsu: I didn't have a choice!

Zodiac: There's always a choice! Some people can handle things on their own, and some need help from others. Clearly, you need help from us!

Himitsu: I… just wanted to be like you guys.

Daru: Well, you did it wrong.

Everyone turns to Daru.

Daru: Doing something that reckless without knowing what it will do to your body? Rito gave you that sword to use, not to kill yourself with!

Himitsu: Hey, you did that one move without knowing what it would do to you.

Daru: Yeah… you're right. I did, but the difference between you and me is that I'm not cutting myself to death!

Himitsu: (Looks down) Okay… I'm sorry.

Kono: It's okay… But I think it's best if you sit this fight out.

Himitsu: Wh- no! I can still fight!

Ohma: Kono's right; you can't even stand.

Himitsu: Y-yes, I can! Watch!

Himitsu struggles to rise from the ground but falters.

Himitsu: Ughhh!

He collapses back to the ground, placing his hand on his head.

Himitsu: Damnit! Okay… fine, I'll sit this one out.

Zodiac: We weren't asking; we were telling you.

Zodiac jumps in the direction of Froog.

Ohma: I think it's best if you just rest, Himitsu. We'll be back in Sampostis in no time.

Akira: (Shaking her head) dumbass…

Ohma and Akira jump away.

Daru: Rest up for now and save your energy for when you need it to walk to the portal after we're done fighting this jerk.

Kono: Feel better soon, Himitsu!

Daru walks off, followed by Kono.

Gram: I'll stay with you, man; don't worry.

Himitsu: No…

Gram: (Chuckling) It's okay; I'll stay.

Himitsu: (Angrily) I SAID NO, GRAM!

Gram: (A bit frightened) Why?

Himitsu: You can't help me, Gram; not with what I have. Your spell book can do a lot, but it can't fix this (points to his body). Pulses, you're better off than I am right now; I can't even get up.

Gram: I can fix it. I found a spell that won't heal you completely, but it'll ease your wounds a bit.

He casts a spell and produces a small potion in his hands.

Gram: This will help you a little.

Himitsu: I don't deserve it. I'm the one who got us into this mess. For all we know, we're all going to die because of me.

Gram forcefully places the potion into Himitsu's hand, causing him to grunt in pain.

Gram: Listen, Himitsu! We're not going to die! Zodiac and Daru won't let that happen!

Himitsu: Oh yeah? How do you know?

Gram: Are you still alive?!

Himitsu: What… what kind of question—

Gram: ARE YOU ALIVE? YES OR NO?!

Himitsu: Yes, I'm alive!

Gram: And who saved you?!

Himitsu: (Thinks for a moment) Zodiac… Zodiac saved me.

Gram: Exactly! He may act like he hates everyone, but deep down, I think he cares just a little. You and I know him better than anyone else; he wouldn't save anyone but himself, but he saved you!

Himitsu: (Shocked) You're right; he wouldn't save anyone, but he saved… me.

Gram: (Stands up) And you know what?! I'm going to go down there and risk my life to kill this asshole because he doesn't deserve to live! (Out of breath) Wow… that was a lot of talking.

Gram walks away, joining the others.

Himitsu: He did save me… but why?

He looks at the potion Gram gave him. It shows Daru and everyone standing in front of Froog, with Gram beside Kono, nodding to her.

Froog: Isn't this cute! The whole team is here; well… most of you are here.

Daru: You know, Froog, deep down, I was thinking I shouldn't kill you, but there's nothing good about you, and that's why I'm going to rip your head off with my bare hands.

Froog: OOOUUU SCARY!

Akira: I'm done talking; let's kill this bastard!

Akira rushes in, and everyone follows.

Froog: UGHHHHHHhh!!!

Froog lifts himself as a swarm of leeches erupts from his stomach like a mini black surge.

Froog: FEED MY LITTLE ONES, FEEEEED!

As everyone flees, Akira punches the black surge, which evades her and envelops her body; her fire ignites, propelling them all away. Daru's fists turn purple, and his veins pulse rapidly.

Gram: (Scared) Be careful!

Daru: I've got just a little power; that's all.

Daru claps his hands forcefully, generating a mini purple shockwave that disintegrates the black surge, causing it to fall to the ground.

Daru: (Observing his veins) So that's how it works—just a little power at a time.

Daru looks up to see Froog flying directly at him.

Froog: UGHAHHHHHHHHH! HOW DARE YOU HURT MY LEECHES!!

Daru: Ughh!

As Froog prepares to attack, Ohma and Zodiac intervene, slashing him in the face with their weapons and sending him crashing into a house.

Froog: AHHHHH!! PISS OFF!

Froog retaliates by launching another mini black surge at Zodiac and Ohma. Kono transforms her hand cannons into flamethrowers, generating a firewall that prevents the black surge from reaching them. Akira descends like a meteor, shattering the black surge into fragments.

Froog: NOOOOOO! STOP IT!!

Daru and Zodiac watch as Ohma uses his jetpack to propel Froog upward.

Everyone: OHMA?

Ohma: HEY GUYS!! I THOUGHT I COULD HELP A LITTLE.

Daru: I can't even move!

Froog: IT LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING TO KILL ALL OF YOU!

Froog exerts more force, increasing his weight and causing everyone to plummet with him. Himitsu observes the chaos and spots a wooden plank, propping himself up.

Himitsu: I wish I could do something!

He glances at his hand and notices the potion.

Himitsu: No, I still wouldn't be able to help them.

Ohma: HE'S TOO HEAVY!!

Akira: I HATE YOU, FROOG!!! AHHHHHH!!

Kono: I'M SORRY, GUYS!!

Froog: DIE! DIE! DIE! DIEEEEEEEEEEE!

Kono's goggles activate a shield as Froog crashes underground with everyone. He reemerges, causing everyone to release Daru and Zodiac. Froog performs seven rapid flips, slamming them all down with his tail and generating a massive shockwave that sends dust, buildings, and debris flying.

Himitsu: (Scared) NO, GUYS!!!!!

 

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