Flat-Brim Samurai Chapter 98 - A Soldiers Farewell
Space came to a standstill, as if it were his to control ,"It's about time I take this fight seriously," ,"What do you mean?" John activated Art: Space ,"This battlefield is mine and you must die here." John unleashed his gray aura, automatically activating his Battle Mode. ,"You might have been training in the other realm, but I have been training here to face people far stronger than you." His aura that threatened to destroy the very galaxy they existed in also held another purpose ,"Do you wonder why Earth hasn't blown away by now? After all the forces we've been exchanging are anything but ordinary. Even when I blink I have to absorb the energy I excerpt from doing so as to not destroy everything around me." Dan silently looked on at his previous friend ,"It's because I have been reinforcing this planet for years." In fact, John had been reinforcing the Earth since the fight against the four kings of old. ,"I am the failsafe in case another person like you came here," Dan was taken aback ,"Revel in this power of mine."
Dan reached out his hands and sucked in 5 spirits from opposing elements, his power skyrocketed KABOOM. John watched on ,"Well c'mon then motherfucker. Let's see what you've got." From John's perspective, he was done giving pity, because one thing was clear, this man was a threat that needed to be neutralized. Dan summoned a lightning storm powered by fire, wind, water and many other elements. He unleashed that power, tearing the space around it as it hurdled towards John KABOOM. A giant explosion erupted but Dan was confused ,"That was enough power to destroy this entire solar system, how…" John stood there unfazed ,"Didn't I tell you? Energy Absorption is something everyone ought to learn." John flew straight at Dan and punched him away, hitting him so hard he crashed into Venus KABOOOOOOO—.
Gravity waves that would've normally obliterated everything were absorbed by John FWOOMP. He teleported to Dan's location and set up a barrier with oxygen ,"I can't believe someone like you could lose hope this easily," ,"It isn't hard if everything is trying to kill you." John looked at Dan like that of a father who was disappointed in his son ,"I thought the world of you, now you're just an inconsiderate little shit." Dan got up from the ground and summoned nearly every Art he had. Lightning, Flame, Water, Ice, Wind, Rock and Metal arts whisked around the arena, moving at speeds far beyond that of light BOOM BOOM BOOMB KABOOM KABOOM BOOM KAKAKAKABOBOBOBOBOBOOOM.
Still John stood there unfazed, every art that touched his skin was immediately canceled out and destroyed by his immense power. Dan's dreams of crushing humanity were getting demolished by an old man. Dan brought together all the power he had and sent it out in a Art: Ki Blast to destroy the barrier around them KABOOM CRAS-. Dan ran as fast as he could (Back to Earth, that's it, if I can just get back to Earth!!!). John followed behind as Dan traveled back, he swung his sword to his side and sliced at the back of dan, cutting him in half SLASHHHH. Dan was majorly damaged but kept moving, he controlled his blood so that he wouldn't bleed out.
He and John had arrived on Earth. Dan looked around, despaired by what he saw ,"NOOOOO!!!" His plan was ruined. John and his soldiers looked at the trifling man, on the edge of his life. A man fueled with revenge so deep yet stopped this easily. ,"It's over, I'm sorry it had to end like this. But you simply can't be here anymore, this world has evolved past your revenge, and I am here to end your hatred." Dan crawled away as John inched closer, he turned around to watch as his killer neared. With each step, memories surfaced, him laughing together with his crew, him playing games with them, him marrying the girl of his dreams. Tears began rolling down his face, his brain screamed at him until his mouth couldn't contain his thoughts ,"WHY COULDN'T YOU SAVE ME. I JUST WANTED TO KEEP THINGS HOW THEY WERE… I WANTED TO LIVE… I WANTED TO GROW OLD AMONG FRIENDS… I WANTED TO LIVE. Please just tell me why you left me." John's face when he talked during the fight remained stoic and brave but under these circumstances his mouth twitched into a frown ,"I didn't know you were alive, I'm sorry. There was so much chaos that I neglected to check if anybody could get out in time. I worried about my own life, I was scared I would've lost it there." John's claymore raised up into the air ,"You've killed too many people for me to forgive you now, I'm sorry but this must happen, you must die here to atone for your sins,", but just as it was about to swing down spacetime cracked and opened a huge portal to the spiritual realm. The creatures from that realm used their bodies to protect their master as they dragged him back. John fought off the forces and looked on as the portal Dan just traveled through closed ,"DAAAMMMMNNNN IIIIIITTTTT!!!"
Just as John screamed, portals formed under him and all of his crew and monsters grabbed their legs, pulling them through to the other side. John eyes darted around to see the soldiers he had trained get dragged down with him FWOOSH. John blinked and a new universe lay before him, he looked around, thanking god that the men and woman he trained were still alive. Apollo's breathing slowed ,"Where are we?" ,"This is a dimension parallel to our own where feelings and thoughts from the physical realm become a reality." The pastel sky along with the ever changing array of planets and stars flitted on in the distance ,"This is the spiritual realm."