Iruna sighed with complete exhaustion as he witnessed two individuals' step into the alleway, leaving him with one escape route. He stood and calculated his next move, contemplating if he should simply jump over them in a feint attack. Though before he could do anything, the first individual stepped forward revealing them to be a pink haired girl. Her body was small and fragile; her hair tied in a knot that resembled the infinity symbol and a uniform that held a royal crest.
Next to her was a man of taller stature. A cloak to disguise his appearance though his muscles bulged underneath with clear definition that he was at the pinnacle of physical strength.
"I'm really glad I get to finally meet the infamous god of chaos. Though, I thought you would be more...physically appealing"
The pink haired women proclaimed in a 'bigger-than-thou' tone, crossing her arms over her chest, a teasing smile gracing her delicate face. This resulted in her companion chuckling alongside her remark.
"Bruh. You might be cute but that attitude alongside your smooth chest will get you nowhere but around creepy guys that like that sort of thing"
Iruna retorted harshly which shocked the cloaked man and made the pink haired girl freeze in place, rendering what was just said to her. Then her hot-pink eyes glared at Iruna like hot needles.
"Choose your next words carefully. They might be your last, you piece of-"
The cloaked man declared but was soon cut off when he noticed Iruna wasn't standing in front of them anymore. Instead, Iruna was now midair in front of the cloaked man.
"See to it in hell"
Iruna proclaimed coldly, noticing that the cloaked man noticed the sheathe of his sword held firmly in his right hand.
[Weapon Skill Activated: Thunderclap]
Then Iruna gestured his open left hand into a hand symbol, his pointer finger & middle finger pressed together while the rest were tucked. Traces of visible electricity were seen subtly leaping from the tip of his left-hand fingers to the tip of the sheathe in a back & forth motion.
The cloaked man attempted to strike forward with the goal to disrupt Iruna's technique. Though with finesse so profound, Iruna slipped underneath the strike and wrapped the extended electricity around the man's arm. This not only caused severe numbness but also ripped straight through the man's arm, allowing Iruna to continue with his attack.
Iruna followed up by escaping the man's peripheral vision, side stepping and tapping his left-hand fingers onto the side of the cloaked man's head. The man suddenly preformed a backhand swing which Iruna predicted by ducking seconds before he swung, effortlessly evading the messy counterattack.
Iruna now stood back in front of the man and with no hesitation, delivered a lethal horizontal swing towards the side of his head. To the shock of the pink haired girl, the swing had connected and sent the cloaked man not only through the outside wall of the apartment building but through two other walls that occupied it as well. Streaks of electrical discharges were left behind to slowly dissipate back into its natural state.
"I'm impressed. You're the first to actually land a surprise attack on him. Maybe I was wrong-"
The pink haired girl began to rant but was suddenly interrupted by Iruna appearing right in front of her, uncomfortably close. Their faces were mere inches away from each other, meaning Iruna had to lean down to meet her face to face.
"You're the king of infinity right. Well, show me just how infinite your power is. If I can't beat you, then I'll never beat that alpha user."
Iruna proclaimed as he admired her face from close up. Eventually the girl was fed up with his closeness and took a few steps back to regather herself, subtly coughing into her hand and glancing back at Iruna who simply stood with a smile.
"I don't mean this in an arrogant way or nothing but as it stands right now, my infinity system is at level 20 and your system is at 18. This difference, while small, is a large gap between me and you."
The pink haired girl responded in genuine concern knowing that if she wasn't careful with her power, she could destroy him. Then again, she thought it would also make everything easier sense it'll be another thousand years before a chaos user is reborn.
Though to her dismay, Iruna ignored everything she said and threw his sheathed forward similar an elite spearman. She watched as it flew forward at an ungodly speed, her face remained impassive and with a single flick of her finger. The sheathe was effortlessly deflected by the sudden increased in pressure proportional to the tip of the object.
This made Iruna grit his teeth in frustration, he knew it would be impossible to battle against infinity itself, but now that he stood in front of her. He saw what infinity truly was. It was as if his vision and mind was filled with streams of information known and unknown replayed countless of times. His muscles locked themselves from the forceful flow of information, leaving Iruna paralyzed and open to the pink haired girl.
"Just call me Kiya. We'll get along just great~"
Kiya proclaimed with a teasing tone, enjoying Iruna's fearful expression as if it was the best thing in the world. A slight giggle escaped her lips and she turned away, facing her back towards Iruna.
"For right now, show me what've you got. He's the god of war after all. Don't die, kay?~"
Kiya exclaimed in the same teasing tone, then she was gone. Iruna exhaled heavily, the pressure of her aura uplifting and allowing him to move freely once more. Unfortunately, Iruna felt an overwhelming amount of bloodlust leaking from behind him and when he turned around. He was witnessing a transformation to godhood.
The cloak that shielded the man's identity was reduced to ash in mere moments. A thick trail of gold, translucent, energy had swirled around the bulky stature of the god of war and soon his body was enveloped in a golden armor. Four wings stuck out proudly from the back of his armor, flickering in a state of intangibility.
[Activating [Recharge].... [complete.]
[Full Body Restoration Complete.] [Spiritual Restoration Complete]
"Alright big guy. let's do this."
Iruna proclaimed as a grin formed on his face, knowing this would be a battle to remember. He had to win, no matter the cost. He steeled himself, knowing that the cost of his win would be heavy but he was willing to go through with it.
"Afterall, I'll be the strongest"
Iruna stated in a cheerier tone and with that last statement, both knew that the battle would now commence. The world began to twist and spiral at a slow but eerie pace. Space itself began to bend in directions that should've been impossible, perception became obsolete in the face of this law defying phenomenon.
[Skill Activated: Spatial Anomaly]