Chapter 27: The Fusing Fragments

"No, you don't!" Lucius shouted as he tried to intervene in the fusion, but Exotec blocked him and used telekinesis to throw him away.

As Lucius was about to shoot a laser beam, Yaxocara jumped out of the building and stabbed him in the back with her sword, taking him by surprise.

Exotec looked momentarily surprised but ignored it as he fired multiple bone projectiles.

Lucius threw Yaxocara away and turned around to face her.

"Where did you come from?" Lucius asked.

"Does it matter? What matters is that you're going to DIE!" Yaxocara shouted.

Exotec summoned three blasters, and one of them fired lasers at Lucius.

Lucius dodged each laser and grabbed the last blaster, throwing it toward Yaxocara. However, she dodged it and instantly teleported in front of him, landing a powerful blow to his gut before kicking him away.

Exotec lunged forward and summoned a bone that pierced Lucius's arm, but Lucius remained unfazed, pulling the bone out without any sign of pain.

Yaxocara rushed toward him, punching him in the face before grabbing the sword still embedded in his torso and slashing his arm. Lucius groaned as his arm regenerated almost instantly.

He then grabbed Yaxocara by the neck.

"You're a useless piece of crap, Yaxocara. You never stood a chance against me."

Exotec quickly ran forward, creating a spear with his thoughts and slicing Lucius's back, forcing him to release Yaxocara.

Jumping back, Exotec summoned over 3,400 bones, each one striking Lucius due to their immense speed.

Yaxocara took this opportunity, dashing toward Lucius to slash his back, but Lucius jumped away and fired a laser, striking her arm.

"Damn it!" Yaxocara groaned.

Exotec charged at Lucius, summoning multiple sharp bones from the ground. Lucius was forced to jump back, only to be met by a blaster that appeared behind him, hitting him with a laser.

Meanwhile, Xavy ran toward the fragments.

"Okay, Exotec is dealing with him. This is our chance to fuse!"

"Xavy, it won't take long before Lucius finishes him off," Fate warned.

"Yeah, dude, think again," Atlan added.

Jim, Ethereal, and Lan looked uncertain.

Liking groaned. "Just do the fusion already, gosh… You guys are a bunch of—"

Fate interrupted her. "If you want to fuse so badly, just know you're getting both of us killed if Lucius manages to take down Exotec."

Xavy scoffed. "Exotec is still alive. I can still sense it. Let's fuse and forget the problems."

Meanwhile, the battle continued.

Yaxocara attempted to slice Lucius's back, but he caught her sword and threw her away.

Exotec quickly shot a bone at Lucius's cheek, but Lucius intercepted it with the sword and hurled it back at Exotec. Dodging the attack, Exotec summoned more sharp bones from the ground.

Lucius dodged each one, but Yaxocara teleported above him and slammed him into the ground, where the bones impaled him, leaving deep wounds.

Lucius let out a deafening roar, sending both Yaxocara and Exotec flying backward.

He teleported in front of Yaxocara, slamming her into the ground before throwing her toward Exotec. However, Exotec caught her mid-air using telekinesis and launched her skyward.

Seizing the moment, Exotec lunged at Lucius and kicked him in the face before grabbing his shirt and slamming him into the ground.

Summoning multiple spears, Exotec pierced Lucius's face, but the attack had no effect. Lucius pulled the spears out and stood up, unscathed.

"You guys are pissing me off," he growled, raising his hands toward the sky and chanting:

"Red Sun, Demonic Essence, Corrupted Heart."

Lucius hurled what appeared to be a small blast, but as it traveled, it expanded into an enormous explosion.

"Infertility Existence Eraser."

Yaxocara and Exotec tried to counter the blast, but it was too powerful.

"Agh! This thing's bigger than most stars!" Exotec shouted.

Meanwhile, Yaxoc saw the incoming blast and prepared to intercept it, but Atlan grabbed his shoulder.

"Not yet. You need to stay with us," Atlan said.

Xavy nodded. "Let's do the fusion—NOW!"

The fragments gathered together, chanting in unison:

"Awaken the Storm of Negativity, open the EYE OF FRAGMENT."

A massive light engulfed them, blinding Yaxoc.

Coming soon...