Destroyed

-No way…

I didn't even need to turn around to know who was behind me.

-... Kars.

I turned around and saw him, standing right below the setting sun.

-Beautiful isn't it? It's beyond my imagination.

-You are… Under the sun. But how? I took the Aja stone!

-One. You took ONE of them. Didn't you consider the fact that if nature could give birth to one such miracle, why not another?

Fucking hell… I looked around the entire world for another Aja stone, but the most I could find was one with a crack. How did this stripper find another?

-I can hear your thinking from here. It's expected from my greatest enemy I ever had.

-You know. I actually started to respect you a little. Never in my life had I been so utterly beaten. Only Wamuu could defeat me in combat, but he was a killing machine trained by both me and Esidisi.

He completely ignored my question...

-So just like the ancient traditions, I will drink your blood in remembrance for their deaths!

Kars hands turned into a large Tallon the size of my leg, his legs turned into cheetah legs while he torso bent.

With a single kick he disappeared from his location and reappeared behind me!

This speed… I said while the hit on my neck regenerated.

-I didn't expect you to actually block that. Just some meaningless struggle. While you were wasting time researching, I trained in my new evolved body, I have mastered everything there is to it. And what did you do? I can't even feel the same energy coming from you.

-I guess you didn't even use it. Sigh... And here I thought this would be a decent match…

[Crushing Metal Overdrive!]

I stomped on the ground and crashed my fists into his chest.

But he barely moved a few centimeters.\

Looking at his feet, they had two large spikes penetrating deep into the ground, locking him in place.

I removed my hand revealing a broken exoskeleton shell.

-A simple fusion between several animals and insects carapace can create an immense level of defense. And yet, you still managed to break it. But I guess this is all you can do...

His hair turned into multiple porcupine spikes and they shot towards me.

/Piercing sounds/

-Ahh!

Multiple spikes pierced my arms even when I did my best to deflect them.

I need to buy time until the reinforcements come!

The moment Kars appeared, I pressed a special button in my radio reserved for the highest of emergencies.

Why did I leave my stuff in the lab? On the worst of all possible days…

-You got stronger Kars, but I still have one technique reserved for emergencies!

-Show me then!

-Nigurandayo!

I ran as fast as I could.

-#!... HAHAHA! A Human is just a Human at the end of the day, they all act the same way.

-I will let you have some more minutes to live!

From His back, two large wings sprouted, and Kars started to fly.

…

With one running in the streets and one flying in the sky, this chase took a few minutes until I stopped.

-...Tired of running? Asked Kars as he descended from the sky.

Okay. Calm down. Let's think, what can Kars Ultimate do?

He has access to the DNA of all living creatures of the past and present, being able to change his parts as he wishes.

His body manipulation is so high, that he can transform even a feather from his body into a piranha, a completely different and sentient being!

He also showed being able to fuse multiple characteristics from animals in order to develop an armor capable of temporarily resisting hot magma.

There is a pattern here, all of Kars abilities seem to be connected to nature and animals. The question is if he has access to plant DNA as well, though I doubt that is possible. But he might be able to circumvent that if he is given enough time.

His regeneration has been massively boosted.

Kars could also self-sustain himself from indefinite periods of time in space. I don't think he can fight forever, but it's certainly longer than my stamina.

I should still be able to match him in terms of strength, but I don't know what sort of strange fusions he could create to deal with me.

And finally, his immense Hamon. In terms of pure Hamon, it's stronger than even mine, but I can still use external breathing while he can't. But with his intellect, he will likely figure out how to do it as well.

Each technique can only be used once, else I have the risk of it backfiring.

-Your expression is… MARVELOUS!

-HAHAHA! This feeling is GREAT! COME! SHOW ME WHAT YOU CAN DO WHILE IN DESPAIR HAHA!

…

/At the same time in the lab/

A clone was watching the video feed of the fight through a computer screen

This surveillance system was set several months ago, it's clearly over this era's current technology.

(They are just like our current cameras, you can see the difference if you visualize it like that.)

-This is bad! Kars has used the mask to achieve his perfect evolution

(All of the clones could share information, so one of them speaking was just for drama purposes.)

-He is currently moving towards the area… Number 3! Of course! Everyone, get ready! We are leaving ASAP!

…

/Boom!/

/BANG! PONG!/

Kars continuously attacked John while the latter tried his best to evade and counterattack.

Kars looked like a monster straight out of a horror movie, there were no traces that could link him to the previous man.

He had a head shaped like a hippo but his teeth were those of a shark, his feet and legs were a mixture of several animals, he had a torso of a Bear.

/Crack!/

His fists crashed into a nearby wall, destroying the entire house in a single strike!

If he powered his moves with Hamon…

Thankfully, he is too arrogant to even consider using it properly. Kars only attacks with Hamon from time to time as a way to mock me.

Yes, for Kars this battle is nothing but a massive joke. He took 0 substantial damage since the start of the fight. His regeneration did a hell of a job.

-This is getting boring… So be it, I shouldn't dwell in past business anymore.

-Your time is up John! I shall kill you using the same technique you used to defeat me last time!

/Prismatic end!/

Prismatic light was released from his fists as he punched forward.

It's now or never! I thought.

/BOOOM!/

/CRUNCH!/

…

The dust receded, revealing an appealing sight.

Due to the buildings, the strength of the attack reduced over time, but there was still a conical-shaped crater over 33M long and 8M deep at its deepest section.

(This is a Kars that has trained his body for a considerable amount of time, so his power might be much larger than what some fans might expect.)

Kars looked at his own hands and laughed

-HAHAHAHA! This is it! This power! I Kars have…

But before he could continue any further, two massive spikes penetrated his body from the ground.

(Imagine a bear trap, but much bigger.)

-What is…

He was interrupted once again by a strong pulling force. The ground opened up and he was pulled into a dark room.

-What is happening?! Said Kars as he used his massive strength to pry open the trap. But to no avail.

-What is this made of?

Kars didn't give up though, he transformed his body into a gelatinous substance and "slipped" from the trap.

But at that moment large amounts of a weird liquid dropped from the "sky"

(For better visualization, imagine as if Kars fell into a cylindrical hole. It's very deep and was being held in place by a large "Bear trap". It's completely dark inside though.)

-What is this liquid?

After the liquid stopped pouring, yet another liquid was poured inside.

A strange bubbling reaction started to occur between both chemicals.

Below his feets, the ground started to spin, mixing the two liquids further.

Kars lost his patience and slashed the wall. But not even a scratch was made.

-What is happening?! Is this yet another trick of that man? Wait…

Kars finally started to realise what might be happening…

But it was too late.

The temperature of the room started to rise at an incredible pace…