Got it — I'll take your outline exactly and expand it into a long, detailed chapter with full fight choreography, dial
The battle between Daniel Valtier and Ares Kyro had turned the karaoke tower into rubble. The second floor looked like a war zone; glass shards littered the ground, chairs splintered into pieces, and smoke curled up from sparking wires that hung loose from the walls. Both men stood there, ragged from their clash, eyes locked like predators who refused to back down.
Ares's breathing was heavy, his chest rising and falling, but his eyes burned with something far beyond fatigue—hatred, and a question that had never left his heart. He stepped forward, fists trembling, and then shouted:
"Daniel! Tell me why you did it. Tell me why you did what you did that day!"
Daniel tilted his head, sweat dripping from his chin, katana hanging loosely at his side. He smirked with that same sadistic edge he always carried. "Heh… still thinking about that?"
Ares's voice cracked as he roared, "That day—you insulted me, called me a dumb idiot… and worse—you mocked me in front of everyone. You said I'd never get a woman, that I was nothing but muscle with no brain! And then…" His fists shook harder. "You went out with her—the girl I cared about—just to see me suffer!"
The room seemed to freeze for a moment.
Daniel's eyes shadowed as he recalled it.
(Flashback)
It had been the night before their first fight. Daniel stood outside the academy courtyard, leaning against the brick wall. Ares had confessed to him one drunken night about his crush—a sweet girl he had quietly admired but never had the courage to speak to.
Daniel smirked at the memory. What better way to provoke a beast than to rip away the one thing he quietly cherished?
The very next day, Daniel had asked the girl out himself. She accepted, not knowing the storm it would cause. Ares saw them together in the hallway—Daniel with his smug grin, hand casually over her shoulder. The humiliation cut Ares deeper than any blade could.
And when Daniel called him "a dumb idiot who'll never get any bitches," it wasn't just an insult—it was the final straw.
(Present)
Daniel's grin widened. "Yeah… I remember. You looked like a kicked dog. Pathetic."
Ares's face twisted with rage. "I will break you, Daniel Valtier!"
Suddenly, the system flashed in both their visions:
[Ares Kyro has transcended.]
[Rank: Legend Breaker attained.]
Daniel's pupils shrank. "The fuck…?"
Ares's aura exploded outward, shattering the floor beneath his feet. The air around him warped, vibrating violently as if reality itself rejected his sudden surge of power. His muscles tightened, veins bulging as his already frightening frame became monstrous.
[All power tripled.]
[Doubled again by emotional rage.]
Daniel barely had time to register the words when Ares vanished. In less than a heartbeat, he reappeared inches away, fist driving toward Daniel's gut like a cannonball.
Daniel twisted desperately, the punch grazing him but still sending shockwaves through his body. The air itself screamed as the strike tore past. He coughed blood.
"Shit—too close!"
He retaliated, swinging his katana upward in a vertical slash aimed at Ares's jaw. But Ares weaved perfectly, his head moving with mechanical precision. A brutal counter-punch slammed into Daniel's nose, cracking bone and dropping him to the ground.
Daniel spat blood, laughing weakly. "This is all shit."
Ares advanced, shadowed eyes gleaming like a beast. "I will destroy anyone… anything… that dares touch what I want."
Daniel, lying broken on the floor, smirked even as his vision blurred. "Cocky, aren't you? Just because you got stronger mid-fight. You think this is enough? You don't know shit, Ares. You're still the same dumb idiot—just stronger muscle with no brain."
"SHUT UP!" Ares roared, his foot rising to stomp Daniel's skull.
(Flashback)
Ragna's voice echoed in Daniel's mind. The brutal training, the endless days running mountains with boulders strapped to his back, the nights passing out under Ragna's merciless gaze.
"Listen, Danny." Ragna had said one night, katana resting on his shoulder. "Legend Breakers… they're monsters. Said to be the peak of human power. But they're not untouchable. Every Legend Breaker enters phases. First comes the Low-Tier God Phase—the weakest step, but still enough to crush most."
Daniel, grunting through push-ups with a massive stone on his back, asked, "How do you beat them then?"
Ragna crouched, eyes sharp. "You don't beat them by matching strength. The only way is to evolve your unique skill. If your skill is a series of attacks—you must force it to adapt. Forge it into one ultimate strike. Only then can you stand a chance."
Daniel had scoffed back then. "Sounds easier said than done."
"Of course it is," Ragna replied with a grin. "That's why you'll suffer until you can."
(Present)
Daniel's lips curled into a bloody grin. So… this is it. I have to do it now, or I die here.
He surged forward with his Death-Crushing Skull, his series of lethal strikes, but before he could pivot into the finishing blow—
CRACK!
Ares's counter snapped Daniel's left arm, bending it at a sickening angle. Pain seared through his body. He screamed but still attempted to complete the sequence.
Ares was faster. His leg swung like a whip, crashing into Daniel's solar plexus with inhuman speed.
"GAH—!!" Daniel's vision went black. He felt himself slipping into unconsciousness.
But then—
[Requirement met: Fight strong opponents.]
[Skill Mastered: True Copy.]
Daniel's eyes snapped open. His body reacted instinctively. His foot lashed out in a perfect replica of Ares's stepping kick—straight into Ares's solar plexus.
Ares stumbled back, shock flashing across his face. "What—?!"
Daniel staggered to his feet, clutching his broken arm, katana trembling in his grip. His stance shifted—the exact stance Ragna had drilled into him thousands of times.
Daniel's voice was low, calm, terrifying. "It's over, Ares."
He vanished—disappearing like Ragna had on the mountain plateau. In a blink, he reappeared at Ares's left side. The hilt of his katana slammed into Ares's temple with brutal precision.
Ares's body faltered, eyes rolling, but he barely clung to consciousness.
Daniel didn't let him recover. He spun, his leg whipping around—the perfected Back Spin Kick Ragna had once demonstrated.
The kick connected cleanly with Ares's chin. The crack of impact echoed through the ruined floor.
Ares's body went limp, collapsing like a toppled statue. Unconscious.
Daniel dropped to his knees, panting heavily, blood dripping down his chin. He sat on Ares's chest, staring at the unconscious ranker beneath him.
He exhaled slowly, his shadowed face breaking into a grin. "Heh… That was going to be a problem. But looks like I've got luck after all."
The ruined karaoke tower was silent now, save for Daniel's ragged breathing. But inside, he knew this was only the beginning.
Because once a man like Ares had reached Legend Breaker—others would follow. And Daniel Valtier had just painted a target on his own back.