Chapter 2

Malik and Howler manage to divert the guards away from Galban and the king's battleground. With the wall behind them and the palace guards at the front, they seem trapped.

 "Looks like both of you are trapped now," one of the guards sneers.

"Trapped? Not for someone moving at incredible speed," Malik retorts before speeding off to attack some of the guards. Due to his swift movement, they have no chance of landing a single blow on him. Meanwhile, the Night Howler continues to unleash repulsive blasts at the guards.

One of the guards manages to shoot at Night Howler with his gun, momentarily slowing him down. 

"Not as tough as I thought you'd be," the guard says as he approaches Night Howler, who has his face down. Howler waits until the guard is close enough before making his move, releasing a laser beam that knocks the guard out instantly.

Malik attacks another guard, unaware of the power he possesses. The moment Malik makes contact with him, a wave of electricity is sent to his body.

 "You're fast, but you can't touch me without getting fried by my electric voltage," Malik thinks quickly, trying to come up with a plan.

Malik then smiles, using his speed to evade the guard's attack. The guard feels a touch on his shoulder, despite his electric power being activated. He turns around, seeing Malik standing behind him, and before he can react, Malik strikes him with a wooden bat, sending the guard flying to one side. While his power is still active, the guard unintentionally shocks his colleagues he made contact with. 

"I think we're done here," Malik says, and both Night Howler and Malik proceed.

Back at the palace, the intense duel between Galban and Ra'shal continues, with both men covered in each other's blood and showing no signs of stopping soon. King Ra'shal leaps high, yelling as he tries to crush his enemy to the ground, but Galban swiftly creates an energy barrier, preventing Ra'shal's strike from hitting him.

"I will kill you!" Ra'shal bellows, gritting his teeth in fury, his face screaming bloodlust. King Ra'shal proceeds to hit the energy barrier, shattering it, and punches Galban before he can make another move. Galban hits the pillar and growls in pain, managing to get back on his feet and bind Ra'shal with his energy-constructed chain.

Galban swings Ra'shal around with his strength, making sure to knock his head against the walls and pillars before knocking him to the ground, creating a huge deep hole. King Ra'shal is panting in exhaustion and struggles to get back.

"You really think you can defeat me! I am King Ra'shal, the fearless..." 

"Oh, please. I've had enough of your blabbering; I'm shutting you up now!" Galban then manifests a huge hammer, slamming Ra'shal with it and sending him flying far away.

"He really needs to watch his mouth; he just doesn't know when to keep shut. Annoying prick," Galban murmurs, exhausted and falling to the ground.