Hannah vs demonious kaiju

"How far from the river are we now?" Tobi asked meekly. They had covered a good distance since Hannah fought the first Kaiju, but the memory still haunted him. He could barely breathe when the first one showed up.

"We're about halfway there," Hannah replied, studying the map. A trace of disappointment touched her voice. She had hoped to face something even stronger by now.

"I've been wondering," Shu said, walking calmly ahead of the group. He didn’t seem the least bit concerned. "What are Kaiju, exactly? They seem like mutated beasts, but their kantar isn’t anything like that of a beast, human, or even demon."

Hanz looked over his shoulder with a casual shrug. "Kaiju are monsters born from negative kantar—both human and natural. See, nature's kantar has two sides. There's the yang side, which arcane users like your mage buddies tap into. And then there's the yin side—darker, more chaotic. Demons love that stuff."

He turned back and added, "When enough negativity builds up between people and the world around them, the energies merge. Boom—Kaiju are born. They’re beings of darkness, but not all of them are evil."

Just as Hanz finished speaking, the group froze. A heavy, suffocating wave of kantar swept over them.

Without hesitation, they entered the domain from where the kantar originated. But the moment they stepped in, their bodies grew heavy.

Hannah and Tobi could barely move.

Shu and Hanz, however, quickly surrounded themselves in protective barriers of kantar, negating the pressure. Hannah watched them intently, and within moments, mimicked the technique flawlessly. She then extended her barrier to Tobi, allowing him to breathe and move again.

"How is this possible?" Hannah asked, genuinely surprised. "Even the Supreme Demon King—whose power rivals the Celestials—can’t cause this kind of gravitational pressure. Sure, their kantar is oppressive, but this? This is something else."

"Looks like you’re rusty," Hanz said with a grin. "That’s just the Kaiju’s natural ability. Still, the strength of this one is on another level."

"It’s coming," Shu warned. They could feel the kantar growing even denser.

"You all should leave. I’ll handle this one," Hannah declared, her kantar flaring. "We don’t have much time."

Hanz looked up through the canopy—the sun was dipping low.

"Alright," he said, placing a hand on Shu and Tobi. "Don’t die, alright?"

Hannah smirked. "I might not be in my prime, but I’ve still got more than enough to take this thing down."

"That’s what I like to hear," Hanz said before teleporting away with the others.

As the forest returned to silence, Hannah whispered to herself, "This Kaiju is stronger than I expected. Olethros… let’s fight together."

Her kantar surged explosively. Layers of violet energy formed a thick armor around her, a spectral skull mask covering her face. Her eyes blazed with power as she let out a monstrous scream.

With her transformation complete, she dropped into a battle stance, ready to face the deadliest foe she'd encountered in this life time