The creature gave a guttural roar as it met Xavier. It leapt in the air, fists clenched together, and slammed it to the ground, aimed for Xavier. Xavier met it at the nick of him, rolling out of impact and behind the creature.
The creature swung its arm.
Xavier ducked, rolled beneath its knees, and came up beside it. He slammed both fists into its back but the armor held. Cracks appeared but the creature would falter.
'How tough is this creature!' Xavier screamed in his head.
The creature spun, faster than expected, and backhanded him across the chamber with a roar. Xavier skidded like a slippery banana on the ground, slammed hard into the wall. The stone wall splintered as he slammed his back with brute force.
"Fuck!" He cursed.
He quickly got up, his back on fire, and moved, pushed off the wall, sprinting back into the fray, dodging a swinging arm with a gritted expression. He leapt onto the creature's arm, ran up its shoulder, and drove its fist into the side of the creature's face. The gauntlet flared with power, and the obsidian cracked due to the force of the punch.
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[Zenrokushu Gauntlets Mastery[86%]
The beast roared, staggered, and tried to use its body to slam Xavier into the wall.
Xavier danced out of the way, it's eyes on the beast.
"OK, system." He muttered. "It's time. Time to create a special move. Feels also like I'm performing anime lines."
[Creating move....]
[Special move created!]
[Uploading move to designated weapon...]
[Uploading successfully!]
He planted his feet, blood fusible on his lips, a maniacal grin on his face. He stared at the creature with a resolute look in his mind.
"Here I go!" He shouted, his voice echoing throughout the chamber.
The gauntlets surged.
The runes ignited into a spiral of blue and red, lightning bursting from its seams, wrapping around his arms, his chest, and legs. The floor beneath him cracked. The crystals above dimmed as if bowing to the power being summoned.
"Come at me, you hulk of a bastard!" Xavier snarled at the beast.
The beast roared again and charged.
Xavier didn't dodge.
He leapt.
Straight into the air-----higher than a normal human should have been able to do. Lightning trailed behind him like a comet. Time slowed. The chamber held its breath.
At the apex of his flight, Xavier twisted midair, cocked his right fist back, and let the energy flood through him.
The gauntlet flared, brighter than ever.
The runes aligned.
The lightning screamed.
And as he descended, he roared:
"ZENROKUSHU GAUNTLETS:DAZZLING IMPACT!!!"
His fist collided with the creature's chest.
The explosion was biblical.
A shockwave tore through the chamber, shattering crystals, ripping stone through walls, and sending a pulse of light that lit up the whole chamber. The impact cratered the floor beneath them, a perfect circle of scorched obsidian and fractured crystals.
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[Zenrokushu Gauntlets Mastery[93%]
The beast's chest imploded.
Its molten core erupted, spraying violet fire and shards of glowing stone. Its arms flailed once then dropped. Its legs buckled. Its head snapped back, mouth open in a silent scream.
Then it collapsed.
Dead.
The chamber was silent.
Smoke curled from Xavier's gauntlets. The runes flickered, then dimmed. He stood in the center of the crater, chest heaving, surrounded by the wreckage of a monster that had no right to exist.
[Levelled up!]
[Levelled up!]
[Levelled up!]
[Levelled up!]
[Levelled up!]
[Congratulations on slaying a monster! +10 to all stats.]
Xavier gave a sigh of satisfaction. He watched the system open with a message.
[Did the host just create a move called.... Dazzling Star.]
Xavier smirked, wiping the blood from his mouth.
"Had to make it flashy, if you catch my drift."