Battle Frenzy

Ballu was dashing through the forest like a fish in the sea. Unparalleled speed. His cave was on the north side of the forest, and so to get to where Iono was, he had to go from one side of the forest to the other. He has been in this forest for a long time, and he knew it like the back of his hand. He would reach his destination in a few minutes.

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Iono was standing in front of a tree, with his weight shifted on his back leg, and his front leg bent. He was now almost 1.2 meters tall, quite big for his age, and after all that training, his body was starting to become more and more muscular. Coupled with the effects of Flesh Tempering, his body looked like a diamond I'm the rough. His hair was a tad too long, covering his ears.

As he suspected in the beginning, he had almost perfect genes. His eyes blue, like the sky, and his nose and mouth, both neither big, nor small. His edges where almost perfect. He was quite the looker for a four-year-old. He was wearing no shirt, and buggy torn pants, that swayed every time he pivoted on his back leg, to deliver a swift kick.

He was cracking tree trunks, when he heard the rustling of leaves. He turned around, and was surprised to see, a black panther looking at him condescendingly from above. He went immediately on guard, and assumed a defensive stance.

He wasn't afraid. Not matter how old he was now, he was someone who had once tussled with gods. This little kitten, wouldn't even enter his scope of house cats.

But even so, given their difference in class, strength, and age, Iono felt the pressure Ballu was emitting. He was the king of the forest, this was his territory. He had no qualms about facing a tiny, little, annoying creature. After a small stare down, Ballu spoke.

"Hey kid, you've been making a lot of noise this past month, and honestly you've been a pain in the ass for the ones who call this place their home. How would you feel, if I came in front of your house evey day, and knocked repeatedly on the door, from sunrise to sunset? Now scram before I turn you into my lunch... " , he said while grinning menacingly and licking his snout.

"I had no idea I was disturbing the forest. I apologize, but I even so I will not stop. You see, I have a goal I need to reach, and this place is where I will attain it the fastest.", Iono replied, not being intimated on bit, by this oversized pussycat.

" Well then we have a problem kid.I guess I need to make this clear... ", the panther said, coming down from the tree and crouching. He looked Iono in the eyes, and started emitting the pressure of a predator. Iono's body shuddered, feeling the bloodlust of a king. The world went black and two giant golden eyes, stared down on Iono from above, asserting dominance.

"I need to make clear, that only the ones with power, have the right to speak. When you are weak, you just obey. This is the rule of this world. Now scram, before I take you for a ride in my digestive system.", said Ballu, exuding confidence, and increasing the pressure his presence had put on Iono.

Iono inwardly agreed, he was still too weak. Too weak to even stand before the apex predator, without kneeling.

The strong rule the weak, and the weak can not speak.

That is the rule of the jungle, and the rule of the world.

But even so, he knew, that this rule did not apply to him. He wasn't weak, he was only but a seed, ready to sprout, and become the tallest of trees.

I wrestled with gods, and brought ruin to demons! I am not weak! I am death himself!

He didn't back down. He closed his eyes for a moment. His body became perfectly still.

The moment his eyes opened, the world around him turned deep red. His eyes now unwavering. A blood red shine exuded outwards, making Ballu, start suffocating. The killing intent Iono emitted, made the king of the forest, whimper like a house cat.

The world around him suddenly disappeared and it was replaced by Iono's blue eyes, that were now blood red, staring at him like wolf would stare at rabbit. Iono's body was unmoving, his eyes unblinking. Any move the puma made would mean the end of his life. Even though he knew it was impossible, he still couldn't move.

Arrogance!

Fear!

Power!

The huge black puma, started puking his guts out, unable to breath by the sheer amount of bloodlust that Iono emitted.

When staring at Iono, he felt like he was staring at a bloody battlefield. Corpses littered every single part of it. Blood spurting like a fountain. God's falling from grace, and demons running back to hell.

"This isn't a kid, this is the f"cking devil!" the puma thought while trying to control his breathing.

Iono realized that he got too worked up. His father would come running, so he immediately retracted his bloodlust, and took a deep breath to calm down.

The puma could now breath again, and his eyes stared Iono in surprise, but mostly, fear!

"Who are you? You aren't old or strong enough to have such bloodlust. You must be disguised. This forest is a territory of Yusef Rosenblood. Commander of the Royal army, and ruler of this land. State your identity! ", said the puma with a renewed confidence.

"Listen here, Ballu, no matter who comes here, they won't even be able to touch a single hair on my head, much less harm me." Said Iono with a smug face.

The Puma grinned and said, "Hehe. You are too confident. You probably don't know who Yusef is. You know he-" and then Ballu's eyes went wide, when he realized that somehow this youngling knew his name, without him introducing himself.

"Of course I know Yusef, how could I not recognize my own father! ", Iono said with pride and a bit of playful look.

" YOUR WHAT!? ", Ballu's yelled with wide eyes.