*Yulia's POV*
I followed the Shura Ogre that I have chosen to fight. I wanted to challenge someone who is stronger than me but I don't want to fight someone who's far above my current limit.
"HELLO YULIA, I'M SHURA SAHIL AND I WILL BE YOUR OPPONENT FOR THE SHURA'S TEST. MAY THE DEMON GOD ASURA WITNESS THE VOW OF THE SHURAS AND GUIDE US IN OUR MARTIAL PATH."
Name: Shura Sahil
Race: Shura Orgre
Age: ???
Strength: Large CITY LEVEL
Agility: Mach 3
Endurance: CITY LEVEL
Intelligence: Extremely Intelligent
Luck: ???
Aura (Prana): flame prana
Proficiency: Natural disaster
Biological ability: Regeneration
Proficiency: fast
Weakness: ???
It was almost the same as the gate guard which is the average strength of the Shura Ogres. I don't know what is going on because it shouldn't be possible for these guys to be in this level. If I'm not wrong this should be the stage 6 of the first part of Eldritch tale then the boss should be a giant bear. Although the monster's stats are incomparably more powerful than their game counterpart but the names and species is the same.
This incident became a reality check for me. It was wrong for me to think that this labyrinth is a game. This thing is real and our lives will be the cost if we underestimate it.
"My name is Yulia Rouge. Please start the test."
I said as I took out my sword Bing Shuāng Xīng Jiàn and cold Aura emerged from my body.
He nodded and positioned himself in Muay Thai stance with two arms guarding the head and the other two arms guarding the body. Strong and wild flaming Aura covered his body.
We have to get out of here safely no matter what. For my mother, father, sister and for everyone I care. Noir will never lost so I will also win.
"{MAT NUENG}"
A quick snapping strike. He Advance forward while striking with a flaming fist.
"{Ice wall}"
*BOOOM!!*
*CRASH!*
I jumped backwards as the ice wall break. Tsk! He is so fast and strong.
"{Ice CALIBUR: multiple slashes}"
*SWOOOSH! SWOOOSH! SWOOOSH!*
I slashed him constantly and he crossed his arms to block it.
*CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!*
He only got bruises from one of my strongest attacks.
"{MAT TRONG}"
A fast and hard explosive power strike.
"{Frozen Ground}"
I freeze the ground to make it more slippery to increase my speed and hoping to destroy his balance and momentum but it didn't work. He was still standing unfazed by the frozen ground.
"BOOM!"
His fist exploded and generated an extremely strong and hot shockwave.
I was blown away and slides on the frozen ground.
*Noir's POV*
*BOOM! BOOM!BOOM!*
*BAM! KABOOM!*
The loud sounds of exchanging blows are echoing in my ears.
"{TEEP}"
Fast, piston-like front kick used to disrupt my balance. I jumped to dodged and kicked him
"{Black heaven Te Khao}"
An axe kicked with extremely dense black lightning to crash through Parakrami's guard. My foot and his guard collided.
*KABOOM!*
I used the impact of the explosion to get away quickly. He rushed at me with the round house kick.
"{TE TAT}"
I ducked to dodged the kick and punch him with an uppercut.
"{Black heaven's Mat Soi Dao}"
*KABOOOM!*
I was able to hit his ribs and he flew away. He stepped on the air and came down quickly with his razor-sharp elbow aimed at me.
"{SOK SAP}"
I dodged the downward dropping Elbow strike and it hit the ground.
*THUD!*
*KABOOM!*
*SHAKE! CRUMBLES!*
The whole forest shook and the earth was cleaved. The deepest part of the forest is no longer a forest but a desolated area full of deep craters. I am learning and absorbing his skills and techniques because of our constant fighting but he's increasing the intensity of his attacks every time I was able to adapt in battle.
I teleported to his back with a flying knee strike.
"{Black heaven's Khao Loi}"
But I was countered with an Spinning Back Elbow strike in an instant.
"{SOK KLAP}"
*BAANG!*
"ARRRGH!!!"
I got hit and flew away. I felt an excruciating pain inside my body and vomited blood. I transferred all of my Internal damage to Parakrami and stood in a fighting position.
"PWEW! I FELT THAT ONE. WHAT AN UNFAIR ABILITY."
"It's not like having a regeneration ability is fair."
I retorted.
"THAT'S TRUE."
We rushed to each other and exchanged blows. I was dodging every kick, punch, knee strike and elbow strike but I was still got hit from time to time because of my lack of experience in combat but thanks to {Dream Escape} I was be able to transfer my injuries to him. He just easily parried and block my attacks but I was adapting.
My actions is not as formless as before, like an empty canvas being drawn little by little. Every strike that I received was engraved into my memories and body and I was able to learn it. I was able to fightback because of the art that I have learned from him. This is Martial Arts.
*BOOM! BOOM!BOOM!*
*BAM! KABOOM!*
Our fists collided and the heaven and earth trembles.
"YOU HAVE COME A LONG WAY YOUNG WARRIOR."
"It's all thanks to you Parakrami."
We both jumped backwards to create a distance between us.
"I think it's time to release my everything."
"OH? SO YOU STILL HAVE SOME TRUMP CARD?"
"Yes, that's right."
"THEN SHOW IT TO ME."
I took a deep breath and focused myself on fusing the psychic powers and magical energy.
This is the same power that I used when I saved the little girl last time. However I am several times stronger than before so the damage it will cause in my bode would also be greater but I can't defeat him without giving my all.
"{OVERFLOW}"
I felt an extremely violent collision of energy within my body and it's damaging my body from the inside. I transferred all the damage to Parakrami.
"HEY! SELF HARMING IS CHEATING."
Parakrami complained.
"BUT THIS FORM OF YOURS IS TRULY STRONG AND I FELT THE PAIN YOU HAVE TO ENDURE TO USE THIS KIND OF POWER. YOU TRULY DESERVE TO BE RESPECTED AS A WARRIOR SO I WILL ALSO SHOW YOU WHAT I CAN DO."
Two arms slowly emerged from his back and his aura became stronger than before.
"{SHURA'S 8th LIMBS}"
I sprinted towards to the storm of golden Aura and punch him With A powerful straight punch.
"{Black heaven Overflow: Mat Trong}"
"{SHURA'S 8th LIMBS: MAT TRONG}"
*KABOOOOOM!!!!*
The Clashes of fists caused a calamity as if the sky and ground itself was tearing apart. All was an enormous crater, the entire Forest was annihilated and a clear sky without clouds.
"Argh!"
My hands was torn into pieces and half of his body was crushed. I hold my bleeding shoulder and asked him.
"Why did you held back?"
"BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU TO DIE, KID. YOU AND THAT KID YULIA HAS A LONG WAY TO GO AND YOUR FUTURE IS LIMITLESS. I WAS WILLING TO VIOLATE THE LAWS OF THE LABYRINTH BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN YOUR FUTURE. YOU WILL BE STRONG, FAR STRONGER THAN US AND WILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR WORLD.
THE THINGS THAT INVADED OUR WORLD CAME FROM THIS PLACE SO BE CAREFUL. THE ONLY GOAL OF THIS PLACE IS TO DEVOR ALL WORLDS BUT I BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE FAILED TO DO, SO CONTINUE TO BE STRONGER."
He started glowing and became dust of golden light little by little.
"Thank you for everything."
I bowed down and thanked him.
"Yulia's POV"
Shura Sahil jumped over and coming at me with an axe kick.
"{TE KHAO}"
I slide in the frozen ground to dodge his foot.
*BANG!*
*CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!*
The frozen ground was destroyed. I rushed towards him and swung my sword.
"{Ice CALIBUR!}"
"{TE TAT}"
He countered we quickly with a round house kick.
*BOOM!*
The freezing wave was kicked and I was blown away. Damn it! Are you kidding me? He's way too strong.
"{Ice CALIBUR!: Dragon's Roar}"
A Dragon flew towards him.
"{FLAMING MAT TRONG ×2}"
He punch the Dragon with two flaming right fist.
*KABOOM!*
The Dragon was smashed into pieces.
No way!
Something has changed in the atmosphere as I Lost my hope.
The sky turned Golden I saw far away a familiar black pillar as thin as thread.
Shura Sahil looked at me and raised his arms.
"I SURRENDER AND YOU PASSED THE TEST."
"Why?" I asked curiously.
He smiled happily and explained.
"BECAUSE NONE OF US WAS ABLE TO FORCE CHIEFTAIN PARAKRAMI TO USE 8TH LIMBS BUT YOUR SPOUSE WAS ABLE TO DO IT SO I SURRENDERED TO PLAY SAFE. NOT TO MENTION THAT WE WERE ORDERED NOT TO WIN. WE JUST NEED TO TEST YOUR CURRENT LIMIT AND YOU LAST LONGER THAN WE EXPECTED.
HOWEVER YOUNG WARRIOR NOIR FORCED THE CHIEFTAIN PARAKRAMI TO USE 8TH LIMBS IS BEYOND UNEXPECTED BUT RIDICULOUS AND UNTHINKABLE. JUST THINKING ABOUT CHIEFTAIN BEING BEATEN REALLY EXITE US. JUST THINKING HOW MUCH WE ARE BEATEN BY HIM DURING TRAINING IS ANNOYING BUT HIM BEING BEATEN MAKES US HAPPY. HAHAHAHA!"
This guys must have suffered a lot.
*KABOOOOOM!*
Heaven and earth shook as if a nuclear bomb was dropped. As the surrounding air is superheated and rapidly expanded, it generated an enormous supersonic shockwave. Moving outward at immense speed, creating hurricanes that is annihilating the towering trees in the forest.
Sahil stood in front me protecting me from the shockwave. While I created an Ice dome to reduce the force from the shockwave. After the explosion, the bustling Forest has became desolated and devoid of life.
"This is ridiculous."
"I TOLD YOU THAT NONE OF US HAS EVER FORCED HIM TO USE TWO MORE ARMS BUT NOIR WAS ABLE TO DO IT SO THIS WAS THE RESULT. HOWEVER PARAKRAMI WAS STILL HOLDING BACK AT THIS POINT."
He said while healing his wounds.
"What kind of monster Noir has become."
"I ALSO WANT TO KNOW."
He started glowing and turning into dust of light.
"IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS THE END. MAY THE ASURA BLESS YOUR MATIAL PATH"
He said goodbye and completely disappeared.
I ran towards to the place where the explosion started. I saw Noir at the center of the Giant crater. He looked at me with a sad smile. He was carrying a Golden chest with only one arm and came to me.
"Yulia, This is for you. I didn't open it because I know that you like opening it."
I ignored the golden chest and asked him worriedly.
"Are you okay?"
My tears are flowing down. We came here to heal him yet this happened again. He put down the golden chest and wiped the tears on my face.
"It's alright, we will find a way to heal me Okay?"
I nodded and leaned to his chest and he hugged me. It really calmed me down. I have really fallen in love huh?
After a while, I decided to open the golden hoping that there's something that can heal Noir.
*SHHIIIIIIIING!*
A familiar blinding light emerge from the chest and a green light fused with Noir and his right arm started Regenerating.
I covered my mouth in shock. I was really happy, I no longer care if I have a reward or not. This reward is more than enough for me.
Name: Noir Egas
Age: 17
Strength: large CITY LEVEL
Agility: IMMEASURABLE
Endurance: IMMEASURABLE
Intelligence: Above Average
Luck: IMMEASURABLE
Psychic: Void black level Dream Escape, Daydream
Proficiency: IMMEASURABLE
Proficiency2: Locked(can't be used in dreams)
Magic: Black Lightning
Proficiency: Calamity
Biological ability: Regeneration
Proficiency: fast
Named Item: void space ring
Weakness: Weaker in Real world than in Dream.
A book flew from the golden chest.
"Brahamastra PRANA cultivation?"
Noir read loudly.
A cultivation manual? That must be Parakrami's cultivation manual.
A glowing eyes from the golden chest merged with my eyes.
Name: Yulia Rouge
Gift: Appraisal System
Age: 16
Strength: building
Agility: Mach 2
Endurance: building
Intelligence: Prodigy
Luck: lucky
Psychic: red level cryokinesis, Telepathy
Proficiency: Disaster
Proficiency2: super powers
Biological ability: six direction perceptions (Third person perspective.)
Proficiency: beginner
Named Item: Shuāng Xīng Jiàn(frost star sword)
Evaluation: you're still so weak. A stronger ant.
A big glowing mirror appeared in front of us after we claimed our rewards. We passed through it and came back to our world.
*PARAKRAMI'S POV*
I TURNED INTO LIGHT AFTER NOIR DEFEATED ME AND WOKE UP IN AN UNFAMILIAR PLACE. THERE'S NOTHING IN THIS PLACE BUT CHAOS. I WASN'T ALONE AS ALL OF THE SHURA OGRES WAS HERE.
"CHIEFTAIN, WHERE ARE WE? WHAT HAPPENED TO US?"
ONE OF THE SHURA OGRE WHO JUST AWAKENED ASKED.
"I ALSO HAVE NO IDEA."
I ANSWERED.
"""YOU INSECTS HAVE VIOLATED MY ORDERS TO KILL THE INTRUDERS"""
A FAMILIAR DISGUSTING VOICE ECHOES THROUGH THE HORIZON. I LOOKED UP AT HIM AS HIS FIGURE IS GREATER THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE SKY.
IT HAS SEVERAL EYES, GIANT HORNS AND A MOUTH THAT LOOOKED LIKE A FUSION OF STARFISH AND OCTOPUS' TENTACLES.
"WE THE SHURA'S WOULD NEVER FOLLOW YOUR ORDERS. YOU ELDER THING OR WHATEVER!!"
I SHOUTED AT IT AMD IT REPLIED.
""""YOU MERE INSECTS ARE NOTHING BUT MEMORIES OF THE DEAD THAT WAS CREATED BY THE VOID (LABYRINTH).""""
"SO WHAT? AS LONG AS THE SHURA'S MEMORIES LIVES THE SHURA'S WILL NEVER DIE."
""""THEN DIE ETERNALLY!!!"""""
DISTORTED MONSTERS CAME OUT OF NOWHERE. THEY FILLED THE HORIZON LIKE CLOUD OF INSECTS.
" DO NOT FEAR, MY BRETHREN AS ASURA CRAWLED OUT FROM THE DEEPEST PART OF HELL TO FIGHT AGAINST THE DEVAS AND AVENGE HIS CLAN!.
DO NOT REGRET, MY FELLOW SHURAS AS NOIR AND YULIA DRINK AND EAT WITH US SO THEY'RE ONE OF US. THEY ARE OUR COMRADES, OUR BROTHER AND SISTER!!
DO NOT QUESTION YOUR OWN EXISTENCE. AS WETHER YOU ARE REAL OR NOT DOESN'T MATTER AS YOU INHERITED THE MEMORIES OF THE SHURAS, YOU INHERITED THE WILL OF THE SHURAS AND YOU INHERITED THE SHURAS PATH. ASURON KI JAI HO!!!(असुरों की महिमा के लिए) "
"UGUAAH!!"
"UGUAAH!!"
"UGUAAH!!"
"UGUAAH!!"
"UGUAAH!!"
"UGUAAH!!"
I SHOUTED AS TWO MORE ARMS EMERGED FROM MY BACK AND MY FELLOW SHURAS SHOUTED A WAR CRY IN CHORUS AS TWO MORE ARMS EMERGED FROM THEIR BACK AND FEARLESSLY CHARGED TOWARDS TO THE ENEMIES.
"""""MERE INSECTS DARE TO FIGHT AGAINST ME? HOW RIDICULOUS.""""
IT SAID AS IT POINTED IT'S FINGER TOWARDS US. WE WILL BE CRUSHED BY IT'S FINGER IF I DON'T DO SOMETHING.
"{TENTH LIMBS OF SHURA: SPEAR OF BRAHAMASTRA}"
I HELD THE STRONG ENERGY SPEAR WITH ALL OF MY HANDS AND THREW IT AT THE FINGER.
*KABOOOOOOOOOM!!!!*
"DAMN IT!!"
I CURSED
THE SPEAR OF BRAHAMASTRA CAN SHATTER THE MOON YET IT DID NOTHING IN THE ELDRITCH'S FINGER.
THIS IS THE END. I LEAVE EVERYTHING TO YOU NOIR. I HOPE THAT YOU WOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DESTROY THESE BASTARDS.
THE FINGER TOUCH THE GROUND AND THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT.