While Nohara was training her new ability, she suddenly sensed a dark, demonic energy.
"What is this power?" the teenager thought.
"What's wrong, Nohara?" Barkut asked, worried by the girl's behavior.
"I have no idea, but I just felt some strange power."
"Don't worry about it. Just focus on your training."
"Okay."
At the same time, Ronibo and Ranika arrived in the land of Colido to gather information about Borner. Unexpectedly, the bracelet the man wore on his right wrist began to glow red.
"Fuck, this is bad."
"What happened?"
"I've got a serious problem. I have to go" he replied, running off toward an unknown place.
"Hey, wait!"
Meanwhile, in the kingdom of Dedho, everyone was terrified by Derivan's power.
"That power…" the horrified Morez commented.
In the blink of an eye, Derivan appeared in front of Morez. Before he could do anything, he was pierced straight through.
"Bravo, fascinating" the king of Dedho clapped his hands as he rose from the throne. "What do you say to becoming my right hand instead of that useless Morez?"
Derivan said nothing and immediately launched an attack on the king. However, before he could strike, the teenager suddenly stopped in place.
"So that's your answer. What a shame, I was hoping for a nice cooperation" the king said as he blasted Derivan away with his magic over a considerable distance.
King Idejak extended his hand toward Derivan, creating a dozen magical circles in front of him, from which a barrage of projectiles shot out. Derivan dodged them by sprinting to the side. Moments later, Idejak appeared right in front of him, and the teenager tried to retreat by jumping backward.
"Not so fast" Idejak grabbed Derivan by the leg and slammed him into the ground.
"Shindo!" Derivan fired a stream of lightning from his hand, but the attack didn't faze the king in the slightest.
Idejak kicked Derivan in the stomach, making him spit blood. "What is it, is that all of Shonetsu's power? I thought that race of demons was much stronger" the king mocked.
Suddenly, a powerful shockwave erupted, forcing Idejak to jump several meters back. Derivan's hair became longer and more spiked, and his eyes turned completely red. In the blink of an eye, Derivan appeared beside the king, catching him off guard.
"He's become even faster" — Idejak thought, creating an invisible barrier around himself.
Idejak noticed cracks forming on the barrier. "Impossible" the king leapt backward.
Derivan charged toward the king. Seeing this, Idejak hurled a massive boulder at the teenager, which Derivan destroyed. Then, appearing in front of Idejak, he punched him in the stomach, sending the king crashing into the palace and smashing straight through it.
After a few moments, Idejak emerged, the upper half of his robe torn away. "I don't remember the last time I fought someone seriously. You have my respect, Derivan" Idejak released his power, causing the entire kingdom to tremble.
Derivan attacked again, but this time Idejak could read his movements better and easily blocked every strike. At one point, he grabbed Derivan by the throat and hurled him into a nearby building.
"I hope you'll entertain me a little longer."
Derivan stood up, preparing for another attack. The teenager concentrated his choki in both hands, forming energy spheres, which he then hurled at the king like balls. Idejak deflected the attacks with one hand, then rushed toward him, appearing in front of Derivan in less than a second and unleashing a flurry of blows, starting with a punch to the stomach. He followed with a strike to the left side of the face, then the right, repeating it many times.
"What is it, is this really all you've got? I expected something better from you" Idejak grabbed Derivan by the arm, threw him upward, raised two fingers, concentrated his choki, and fired a magical beam from them.
Before the beam could hit Derivan, two black demonic wings suddenly sprouted from his back, and two horns appeared on his forehead.
"It looks like he's completely lost control. Interesting" Idejak thought as he dodged Derivan's attacks.
The king extended his hand toward a building, shattered it into several smaller pieces, and hurled them at his opponent. Derivan tried to dodge each one, but a fragment struck him in the head and slammed him to the ground. Even so, the boy immediately began to rise and flew back into the air.
"That…" Idejak narrowed his eyes as he saw Derivan's skin beginning to peel away. "He's undergoing a transformation."
Idejak clasped his hands together, and magical chains of energy shot out of the ground, aiming to bind Derivan. The teenager dodged them nimbly at least until the king's chains finally struck and restrained him.
"I've got you. You won't escape now."
Idejak hurled the teenager into a nearby building, then channeled his choki through the chains, electrocuting Derivan and making him roar demonically.
"I think I've finally subdued him" the king thought.
During the battle, most of Dedho's residents ran to hide in shelters.
Meanwhile, Nohara regained consciousness.
"You're finally awake."
"What happened?"
"You've just awakened the legendary ability of your bloodline Kuritaizu."
"Really?"
Barkut was surprised by Nohara's reaction. "You don't seem particularly shocked."
"My sister mentioned it to me once."
"I see. Since you've awakened it, I think the rest of the training will go more smoothly."
"But before we start, you'd better eat something."
Nohara nodded, then went with Barkut to have breakfast. After eating, they both went outside.
"Are you ready?"
"But how do I activate Kuritaizu?"
"Just remember the feeling you had when you awakened it."
Nohara closed her eyes and tried to recall that sensation. After a moment, she activated Kuritaizu again. "I did it."
"Good. Then let's continue the training."
"Alright."
Barkut fired a barrage of magical energy projectiles at the girl. Nohara extended her hand toward the attack, creating several crystal blades that destroyed Barkut's projectiles.
"Great, keep it up" Barkut praised.
Meanwhile, in the city of Dedho, the battle between Derivan and Idejak continued. The teenager broke free from the king's chains.
"His power has increased even further" Idejak commented in surprise.
Derivan flew at high speed toward the king, firing demonic energy projectiles along the way. Idejak deftly dodged them, leaping backward and onto a building. Thanks to his extraordinary control of choki, Idejak could stand on the wall with his feet.
"Where did he go?"
Suddenly, Derivan appeared behind Idejak and kicked him in the back of the head, slamming the king into the ground.
"Damn it. Looks like I'll have to use that option" Idejak extended his hand toward Derivan and, using some strange magic, caused the teenager to suddenly freeze in place.
With his other hand, Idejak reached to the side, ripping loose chunks of rubble and earth, which he hurled at Derivan, forming something resembling a massive meteor.
"This is the end."
Before Idejak could do anything else, the meteor exploded. Shockwaves destroyed a large part of the kingdom.
"What's happening?"
When the smoke cleared, Derivan was revealed fully transformed into the demonic Shonetsu form.