CHAPTER 18: A STEP TO POWER

CHAPTER 18: A STEP TO POWER.

(RYU POV)

The feeling is still so overwhelming like something is trying to tear me apart from the inside. It feels so heavy,

"Fuck"

"I don't believe it"

"His really so serious" I said,

I have to take cover, but my hands are literally shaking like those times when I was normal. One things for sure, I wont dogde this blast without a few scratches or worst, so it's better I face it head on. I raised my hand towards the extremely murderous blast coming my way, this would be the stupidest thing I've ever done.

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"He stayed?" Mr Rudeous asked himself confused and surprised but it wasn't just him,

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"Why did he stay"

"Wont a normal person run or try to escape it" The unknown lady yelled as she stared at Ryu assive he was the dumbest man on earth.

Although the man beside her was silent and paid no attention to the words she spat out of her mouth. She turned her head to look at him, seeing no trace of emotion on his face as he watched the fight carefully. Seeing this she composed herself and continued to watch the fight without anymore complaint.

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Ryu stretched his hand forward and widened his palm, immediately a kind of force began to push him backwards as he struggled to stay in place.

The balls speed began to slow down, but at this point he was almost out of the ring.

"So heavy"

"Why" Ryu's wispered to himself as he struggled with the blast with veins showing on his neck, forehead and also at the side of his head.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh" Ryu yelled at the top of his lungs as the huge blast was infront of him. Then the pupils in his eyes began to glow, it gave off a light blue glow and no one could have expected what happened next.

A shock wave was suddenly released, and instantly a light blue glow came from Ryu's hands. It slowly began to show on Raidens blast, a part of his blast began to change colour from dark blue to a lighter calmer version of blue. Which was the same colour as the pupils Ryu's eyes.

The light blue glow slowly engulfed the dark beam, until it was completely covered and the dark colour was no longer seen.

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The strange lady eyes widened in shock of what she has just witnessed and didn't know what to do or even what to say. She turned her head to face the strange man beside her to see his lips curved into a sinister smile.

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"It feels light"

Ryu said to himself as he slowly put 2 hands together without struggle and to everyone surprise the ball began to reduce in size as Ryu slowly closed the gap between his both hands.

Then his 2 hands were together and the light blue ball was now the size of a grape fruit. Ryu looked at it as it floated before him, though he was shocked but he was not the only one. Everyone that was watching the fight were in shock, they couldn't believe what he did before thier eyes was even possible.

Ryu was curious at what he just created and decided to explore, he dropped his left hand. Then he raised his right up towards the little floating ball of light. It slowly descended down to his hand and Ryu stared at it fascinated.

Unknown to Ryu, a dark beam came his way once again. Ryu's sensed it coming and turned his head and as his gaze fell on the beam, it shot upward like a rocket.

Our protagonist turned his head forward to see the source of that blast, but he was not surprised to Raiden on his feet.

He had blue coloring going across his neck, to his cheeks and even on his forehead, with his eyes completely blue in color.

Raiden watched it happen, as his ice carnage which was supposed to be his finishing move be reduced to a tiny ball of light. He was furious as everytime he took a step forward to power, Ryu's takes 3 more going far ahead of him.

Ryu staring at his friend smiled, seeing the state he was in and yet he wasn't giving up.

"You are very resilient" Ryu said, praising him.

"HAHAHAHA" Raiden laughed out loud like a crazy person, possibly because he might as well be going crazy. Part of his brain might have started being affected by the overheat.

"You can say that" He yelled as the crowd watched him and his unusual display.

"I'm at the top and won't go down so easily" He yelled,

""Throw everything you have at me but in the end I will be victorious" Raiden yelled as his body began to emit more curse energy and light blue icy fog began to surround him.

"His gone mad"

Ryu whispered to himself seeing this side of Raiden that he never knew existed. Raiden is kind, nice , smart, hardworking and always very playful. He never acts assive nothing bothers him, he shows it by the way he speaks and also in his action. This is the first time Ryu is seeing him like this,

He kept his composure and dull expression.

"Big talk from someone who can bearly move his limbs" Ryu said to Raiden.

Raiden Hearing his words laughed out loud once more like a maniac,

"That wont stop me" Raiden yelled out loud in a menacing and threatening tone.

"As you say"

Ryu said with a sinister smile which spelt trouble. He stretched his hand forward, everyone eyes were placed on that moment wanting to see what would happen next. The small ball of light shot forward and its speed slowly reduced as it was heading for Raiden.

Raiden watched as the harmless looking tiny ball of light and burst Into laughter for the last time.

"HaHaHaHaHaHaHa"

"Very threatening" He said with a sarcastic tone.

He raised his hand and and ice spear appeared in his hand, and he launched it at Ryu's. The ice spear flying straight at Ryu, and as it came in contact with the ball of light.

"Things are not always as it seems"

Ryu smile grew wider and he snapped his finger,

*BOOM*

Was the sound initially heard as the ball of light suddenly increased in size. And like a black hole, it started to attract everything around it to itself. The ice spear entered into it and vanished, slowly it began to increase in size and mass as it flew slowly towards Ryu.

Gush of wind everywhere as the blue light attracted ice debris, stones and most things from the crowd as it flew towards Raiden.

Raiden stood in place shocked, staring directly at it. He was noy just shocked, he was amazed and could not believe it. He has never seen anything like this, he had lost. He closed his eyes wanting to accept defeat. But like he said before, he was not going down without putting up a fight.

His eyes shit open,

"AAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHH"

He yelled as he brought his 2 hands together, and as his hands gave off a blueish glow. The wind in the area blew furiously assive a storm was coming as the blast approached him. Raiden started to separate both his hands slowly, struggling as he did. Then a small dark blue ball of light filled with cursed energy appeared between his hands. He stretched forth both his hands at the incoming blast, which was now a huge ball of light.

"Not going to go down so easily"

"Dark bliss!!! " Raiden yelled and the ball with him shot forward with speed.

The blast shot forward with so much speed and force tearing the ring apart as it went.

Then both blast came in contact with one another as both of them collided. Stopping each other as both ball tried to destroy each other. Though Ryu's attack was larger in size than Raiden's, but it had enough power to stop Ryu's blast.

In thier collision, they released shock waves which shook the ring and reduced it to rubble. The crowd of students began to move backwards away from the ring as the battle was taking a heated turn.

Ryu smiled but it wasn't sinister as he watched Raiden blast, he raised his hand and snapped his finger once more. The huge ball oflight began to grow larger and larger in size dragging and sucking reminant and debris from the ring into it. And before Raiden knew it his attack was engolfed into the light blue ball, he stood helplessly staring as it came towards him. Parts of him were frozen tight and not even enough energy to run or escape.

"This....."

"This....."

"This truly is the best fight if my life"

He said inwardly as he watched the light approach him about to devour him.

*BOOM*

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The lady turned her head to face the man beside who had a smile on his face after watching the fight.

"Is he the one?" The lady asked,

"Hmm" was his response.

"He exceeded my expectations" The man said,

"That's the thing about an ancient curse" he said as he dipped his hands into his pocket.

"Don't you have second thoughts that the boy might not be up to the task" The lady asked,

"It doesn't matter what I think, his the only one who can do it or this world is doomed"