Chapter 14:
Blaze Borne
Kurumi: If you really are Rorark... then i will have to use my Final Form...
Kurumi closed his eyes. Hiroshi was confused at seeing this.
Kurumi joined his hands, resulting in a clap sound.
The winds intensified. small pebbles lifted up. a radiating energy covered Kurumi.
Kurumi: Now... you must prepare... for I... Kurumi... the Jester... Have evolved to my Final Form...
Final Form, JESTER'S AWAKENING!
A large pink-purple sphere covered Kurumi all over. only his shadow visible.
As the energy sphere increased in size, his shadow grew larger.
A hat, similar to that of a clown or a jester had formed. His body and clothes enlarged greatly.
When he was around ten times larger than Hiroshi himself, the sphere was absorbed in his body.
His face had now become white as one of a Jester who had applied facial makeup.
He stood crouched. his head bowing to come at level his Hiroshi's.
He laughed at Hiroshi. His laugh echoed and the entire place shook.
Kurumi: [laughs] you are looking so puny! I wonder if I really got that big!
Kurumi extended his hand. His hammer, larger than before, appeared in his hands.
Kurumi: HAMMER STRIKE BARRAGE!
Kurumi lifted his hands upwards. he jolted down his hammer down with force. repeating it again and again.
Hiroshi dodged. running and dashing around Kurumi.
the entire ground shook from the strikes.
one strike hit the library's building. one hit made it turn to rubble.
the ground eventually broke from places. leaving massive holes.
A strike came straight for Hiroshi's head.
He tried to stop him using his hands, and eventually managed to stop it. but for a few seconds.
the force was so large that Hiroshi was crushed under it, knocking out cold.
Kurumi pities at the miserable condition of Hiroshi.
Kurumi: tch, tch, tch... what a weak being... defeated by only one of my moves... I wished to play for longer, but I guess my playtoy is now dead.
shinzo was standing afar, he looked at the remains of the library.
Shinzo: [in mind, tensed] oh no! He destroyed the library! the book... is it gone..?
Kurumi's attention shifted to Shinzo. who just got up after being kicked away by Kurumi.
Kurumi: [excited] aha! a new playtoy! I will not kill you like this one, but instead play with you for long! let's start by... [thinking] uhh... what should I do with you..?
an idea hits him.
Kurumi: Aha! I can start by making pores all over your body!
NEEDLE STRIKES!
Kurumi lifted up his finger of right hand. thousands of big needles were created.
they launched at Shinzo with full speed.
Hiroshi suddenly jumped in between to save Shinzo.
most of the needles didn't even touch. but one pierced right through his left lung.
he groaned in agony. clutching at the place where the needle hit. gasping for air.
Hiroshi thud to ground
Shinzo: [tensed, concerned] Hiroshi!!
He rushed to him. concern clearly to be seen in his eyes.
Shinzo: [tensed, concerned] are you okay?
Hiroshi: [weakly, groaning] do I look okay?
Shinzo looked here and there. trying to find something that could help.
Kurumi gazed at them. seeing their brotherhood.
Kurumi: [playfully] aww... are you two brothers? really cute! but I don't have time for all this. so let's finish this quickly.
Shinzo, angry, grabbed one of Hiroshi's daggers and stood in front of Hiroshi.
Shinzo: [angry] what do you want you stupid clown! why don't you just stop! why are you all Varkonians like this!?
Kurumi, being called as a 'clown', was very angry. he didn't reply at what Shinzo said, but instead, attacked using his Hammer.
The Hammer went straight for Shinzo. Hiroshi tried to protect him and jumped in between.
He again, tried to stop it using his hands. even when one of his lungs were punctured.
But this time, he actually didn't just hold it. he deflected it away.
even Kurumi was shocked at seeing that.
Kurumi: [shocked] huh?! what the hell?!
turns out, Hiroshi now had a faint, reddish glow on his body. his eyes filled with rage. He somehow gained extra power due to that red glow.
Hiroshi saw Kurumi closely, and noticed a small pouch hung to Kurumi's belt.
the pouch glowed faint yellow. showing that the cube taken from Majuro is inside that pouch.
Hiroshi: INFERNAL SLASHES!
Hiroshi released slashing waves of flames directly at the pouch. a hole was torn in it.
The yellow cube dropped out of it.
Hiroshi: Shinzo! catch it!
Shinzo rushed to catch the cube.
Kurumi: HAMMER HIT!
Kurumi attacked towards Shinzo using his Hammer.
Hiroshi: INFERNAL SLASHES!
Hiroshi again released the flaming waves. the Hammer was cut to pieces.
Shinzo grabbed the cube.
Shinzo: Caught it!
Kurumi: [Frustrated] WHY YOU?!
The hammer started regenerating.
Hiroshi: Shinzo. quickly make a portal and teleport to the Third Ring. take my dagger with you, and destroy the heart. I will try to somehow stop him. Okay?
Shinzo: Alright!
Kurumi's Hammer regenerated fully.
Kurumi: HAMMER HIT!
Kurumi attacked at Shinzo again, but before it could hit, Shinzo went made a portal and teleported away.
Kurumi looks down in despair that Shinzo escaped. his eyes moved to Hiroshi.
Kurumi: Well, it's just us now. this fight will be fun while it lasts. before your friend finds my Heart, I will KILL YOU!
HAMMER STRIKE BARRAGE!
Kurumi started to rapidly hit using his hammer. The ground broke from here and there.
this time, Hiroshi used his Lightning Speed ability and avoided all the strikes.
[at the Third Ring]
Shinzo had reached the Third Ring.
he found himself standing in front of a big triangular tower that was made purely out of Gigantic Playing Cards.
Shinzo: [confused] What the hell?! A Card House?!
A faint, red beam radiates from above it. along with it, a faint sound of lub-dub was heard.
Shinzo: the heart must be up there. I must climb it somehow...
Shinzo approaches one of the giant playing card, and touched it using his finger.
His finger slided along it.
Shinzo: it's so slippery... how am I supposed to climb it?!
He noticed the dagger he took with him.
Shinzo: let's try this.
Shinzo stabbed the dagger in the card and pushed his body upwards. climbing a bit up.
he quickly jumped a bit and stabbed the dagger a bit more up.
Shinzo: I can climb using this trick! I hope Hiroshi can hold Kurumi for long...
[at Indonesia]
Hiroshi is evading all the moves. The ground is almost destroyed, turned to rubble.
Hiroshi: [in mind] I only have one dagger... I can only use moves that require one hand force only...
INFERNAL SLASHES!
Hiroshi slashes at Kurumi. due to only one dagger, the slash waves are less in number.
Kurumi: [laughs] HAMMER STRIKE!
Kurumi striked at Hiroshi.
Hiroshi jumped up in the air.
Hiroshi: [in mind] Majuro... He taught me new ways to use my moves... "Fire can not be bounded..." Yes! That's the key!
FLAMING SLASH 'N DASH, SUPER SPEED!
Hiroshi uses a variant of his move. he dashes to stand on the Hammer's head and runs on it's handle.
He reaches near Kurumi's head while running on his body, and starts slashing at a super speed.
Multiple cuts are dealt on Kurumi's face.
Kurumi: [groans in pain] YOU BRAT!
Kurumi used his hand to hit Hiroshi. Hiroshi jumped and it caused Kurumi to slap himself.
Kurumi groans in pain.
Hiroshi lands on top of Kurumi's head, on his hat.
Hiroshi: take this!
Hiroshi slides down Kurumi's back as he was bent down a little.
While sliding, he stabbed his dagger on Kurumi's backbone, slicing through it till the end.
Kurumi groans in immense pain.
Hiroshi: ooh..! that would take a lot of time to regenerate. I hope Shinzo is doing good there.
[at the Third Ring]
Shinzo is almost at the top.
He jumps one more time and barely makes it to the top.
He uses the help of the dagger to hold on and slowly climb.
When he reaches the top, he sees a heart, glowing red and beating rhythmically with a lub-dub sound.
Shinzo: [amazed] that is so Fascinating, yet so gross at the same time...
that Heart is placed on a Pedestal.
Shinzo: my time to shine!
[back at Indonesia]
Kurumi: You... Must... DIE!!!
Special Move, KNIFE SHOWER!!!
Kurumi lifts his right hand upwards. a pink-purple energy is radiates.
a small knife is created which is around 15-17 cm in size.
it multiplies to two, then to four and then to eight and so on.
within a moment, the entire sky was covered with those knives, forming a big sheet of knives blocking all sunlight.
Kurumi: PREPARE FOR MY WRATH!
Hiroshi stood frozen. his dagger fell from his hand.
Kurumi punched in the air, the knives launched at Hiroshi in the shape of a fist.
Hiroshi's eyes widened as he saw them heading at him.
the knives were really close to him. no escape.
he closed his eyes, thinking that's the end.
but, the knives didn't hit.
Hiroshi opened his eyes and was surprised.
Hiroshi: [surprised] what?!
he saw that from a portal, Shinzo came out, the dagger in his hand which is covered in Kurumi's blood.
The knives had disintegrated as dust.
Kurumi screamed in immense pain as his body melted away and his original body was left, burned and sizzling.
Shinzo: I did it! was I on time?
Hiroshi goes to him slowly, and hugs him hard.
Hiroshi: [softly] perfectly on time. Thank you, Shinzo.
Shinzo: no problem. I also got this for you.
Shinzo takes out the Orange Ember.
Shinzo: it came out from the pedestal as soon as I stabbed the Heart.
Hiroshi takes it in his hands.
Shinzo: so... what power is it?
Hiroshi: Rock Solid Body.
The ember is absorbed in his body. his veins glow orange, and then the colour fades away.
suddenly, a loud boom is heard.
Hiroshi and Shinzo are startled by it.
Hiroshi: [startled] Huh?! what was that?!
Shinzo: ANOTHER TYRANT?!?!
To Be Continued...
Next Chapter: The Fourth Ring
Releasing: Sunday, 21st September.
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