Kuri walked in, seeing Lucius.
"I think it's too late, Kuri. That guy looks even stronger now," said one warrior.
Lucius looked at them and asked, "And who might you be?"
One warrior answered, "My name is Eclipse."
Another warrior said, "And my name is Modern Bambon."
Kuri facepalmed and mumbled, "Kids..."
Nitomaa walked in, seeing Modern Bambon and Eclipse.
"And why are you guys here?" asked Nitomaa.
Modern Bambon turned to see him and said, "Sup, nightmare fembo—"
Nitomaa gave him a death glare and interrupted, "Don't even finish that."
Lucius watched in amusement and said, "Didn't expect a bunch of brats to actually be childish."
His hands glowed brightly with negativity as his aura appeared.
"My true power won't be revealed yet... unless I encounter that kid," said Lucius, grinning evilly.
Modern Bambon shrugged. "You won't meet him, so... we might just defeat you."
"Is that so?" said Lucius.
"Don't underestimate him, Modern. You may be the strongest variant, but that doesn't give you the right to underestimate this one. He's built differently," said Kuri, his tone serious.
Eclipse stepped forward and stood next to Kuri.
"If that's the case, we should take a careful approach," said Eclipse.
Nitomaa crossed his arms, watching Lucius.
Lucius lunged toward Kuri, but Eclipse quickly blocked his attack.
Nitomaa stepped in and punched Lucius away.
Lucius quickly composed himself and started attacking Nitomaa rapidly, but Nitomaa dodged each strike with just a finger. He then fired a laser, but Lucius deflected it and threw it back. Nitomaa, however, jumped away just in time.
Kuri ran around Lucius and lunged to kick his face. Eclipse teleported in front of him and punched his jaw, but Lucius sent out a burst explosion that pushed Eclipse and Kuri away.
Modern Bambon took a step forward and charged at Lucius to strike his head, but Lucius dodged and backflipped away.
"Such speed..." mumbled Lucius.
Modern Bambon opened a reality panel and jumped inside, confusing Lucius.
"Did he just open a reality panel?" Lucius asked, baffled.
Eclipse and Kuri composed themselves, sensing that Modern Bambon was about to attack in a different way.
Another reality panel opened, and Modern Bambon flew out, delivering a powerful kick to Lucius's face, sending him flying.
Modern Bambon teleported behind Lucius and kicked his back.
He then pulled out a fancy gun labeled "Metal Pipes Gun: Do Not Touch or Ur a Bih."
Modern Bambon fired multiple metal pipes at Lucius.
Lucius quickly composed himself and saw the pipes. "Metal... pipes...? This must be a joke..."
He dodged each pipe, but all of them somehow hit his back, slamming him into the ground. A 160-foot metal pipe came crashing down toward him—and it did.
Nitomaa looked unfazed, while Eclipse and Kuri watched in amusement.
"Bro... I wasn't expecting you to finish him with literal metal pipes... especially that massive one," said Eclipse.
"That was a creative way to finish him," added Kuri.
Suddenly, the massive metal pipe was sliced in half. Lucius stood up, stepping out of the wreckage.
"You... are annoying to deal with," said Lucius, irritated.
"Wow, he really sounds like you, eh?" Modern Bambon said, turning to Nitomaa.
Nitomaa scoffed. "You're the most childish person I've encountered so far."
Kuri rolled his eyes while Eclipse chuckled.
Lucius lunged toward Modern Bambon, aiming to land a strike, but Modern Bambon caught his fist.
"On second thought, you're simply too weak to deal with," said Modern Bambon, smirking as he threw Lucius into the sky.
Modern Bambon then pulled out a metal bat and started counting.
As Lucius fell, he could already see Modern Bambon waiting with the bat. With an impactful swing, Modern Bambon sent him flying.
"Homerun," mumbled Modern Bambon.
Eclipse teleported above Lucius, grabbed his head, and slammed him into the ground, creating a massive crater.
Kuri teleported in front of Lucius and kicked his face, sending him flying.
Nitomaa stood still, watching Lucius fly toward him.
As soon as Lucius was close enough, Nitomaa delivered a powerful punch to his face, slamming him into the ground.
Lucius stood up and punched Nitomaa away.
Kuri teleported behind Lucius to attack, but Lucius elbowed him in the face and kicked him away.
Eclipse teleported above Lucius, attempting a front-flip kick, but Lucius sidestepped and grabbed his face, slamming him into the ground.
"I'm going to—" Lucius was suddenly interrupted by a train smashing into him.
Modern Bambon jumped out of the train just as it exploded along with Lucius.
Modern Bambon looked at the reader and said, "Get a load of this guy."
Lucius dashed forward, aiming for Modern Bambon's heart, but Modern Bambon blocked with both arms and kicked him away.
Modern Bambon then pulled out a bazooka and fired multiple teas.
Lucius, once again, looked confused.
"What kind of joke is this?" he asked, dodging the teas—until one hit his eye.
"AHHH! SON OF A BITCH!" Lucius screamed.
Modern Bambon smirked and lunged forward, hitting Lucius's gut with the bazooka before landing an uppercut.
Lucius quickly composed himself and gritted his teeth in anger.
"You're playing with fire... filthy anomaly," said Lucius threateningly.
"Make me, fatass," said Modern Bambon with a mocking smile.
Lucius fired multiple laser beams toward Modern Bambon.
Modern Bambon pulled out a vacuum and activated it, absorbing the laser beams, shocking Lucius.
"The hell!? How many items do you even have!?" Lucius exclaimed.
"More than you can imagine," Modern Bambon replied, redirecting the lasers at Lucius.
Lucius dodged and lunged at Modern Bambon, aiming for a powerful blow.
But before he could land it, Modern Bambon pulled out a UNO card and said, "STOP!"
Lucius's body froze—he couldn't move.
"What the hell!?" Lucius growled, now furious.
Modern Bambon punched his gut, sending him flying, then teleported behind him and grabbed his face.
"I'm sure you've got something coming toward you," said Modern Bambon.
Lucius, confused, suddenly noticed a train speeding toward him.
He struggled, but Modern Bambon's grip was too strong.
The train smashed into Lucius's face, causing a massive explosion.
Modern Bambon then teleported above Lucius and sledgehammered his face into the ground.
Lucius stood up, glaring in pure rage.
"You're gonna regret that!" he roared, his voice shaking all dimensions.
Modern Bambon, Eclipse, and Kuri looked uneasy.
Nitomaa's eyes widened.
"Such power... and this is the first time I've seen Modern actually feel uneasy," said Nitomaa.
Lucius laughed maniacally and summoned red-glowing claws.
"Your fun ends here," said Lucius coldly.
Modern Bambon's gaze turned serious—so intense that it shook the multiverse itself.
Lucius got into a fighting stance, along with Modern Bambon.
"Done with your nonsense?" asked Lucius with a grin.
"Yeah, perhaps I'm done messing around," said Modern Bambon.
"Then what are you waiting for? Come at me!" said Lucius as he lunged forward.
Modern Bambon jumped back and started to shoot blasts.
Lucius dodged each blast, but one hit his back.
Modern Bambon dashed in front of him, punched his gut, and then threw him through multiple buildings.
Modern Bambon then teleported behind Lucius and chanted,
"Time freezes."
Time stopped moving, leaving Lucius stuck.
Modern Bambon landed over 500 barrages and then chanted,
"Move."
Time began to flow again, and Lucius felt all the hits at once, sending him flying.
Modern Bambon teleported behind him and kicked his back into the sky.
He then shot two blasts with his hands, clapped, and watched as both blasts exploded.
Lucius blew away the smoke and charged toward Modern Bambon, attacking him multiple times.
Modern Bambon didn't even flinch. "Is that all you got?" he said.
He then punched Lucius in the gut, sending him crashing into a wall.
Lucius stood up and dashed forward to attack again, but Modern Bambon dodged each strike and attempted a kick. However, Lucius dodged it, punched his face, and started attacking him repeatedly. He finished with a powerful blow, disorienting Modern Bambon.
Lucius then slashed him repeatedly with his claws and finished with two powerful slashes, sending Modern Bambon flying.
Lucius teleported behind him and tried to kick him, but Modern Bambon was gone.
"What the—" Lucius was confused.
Eclipse and Kuri stepped in.
"That's enough. I think he's defeated," said Eclipse.
"I knew this was going to happen from the beginning," said Kuri.
"Hah! And yet it seems you've lost your strongest fighter, which gives me the advantage!" said Lucius as he lunged toward Eclipse.
Eclipse blocked his strikes and jumped backward.
Lucius fired multiple laser beams.
Eclipse struck each beam away and lunged forward to punch Lucius in the face, but it did no damage. Lucius kicked his gut, sending him flying.
Kuri fired multiple blasts, but Lucius dodged each one and punched his face. However, Kuri backflipped and countered with a kick to Lucius's face.
Lucius was only pushed back slightly.
"You've got to try harder if you want to win," said Lucius as he teleported in front of Kuri, ready to land a blow.
Kuri tried to dodge, but he had no time to react as Lucius struck him with an immense blow.
"Kuri!" yelled Eclipse, but he was then knocked out by a demon.
"Great job, demon," said Lucius.
The demon nodded and walked away, but they were suddenly blasted by someone.
Lucius turned to see the Memory Fragments.