Chapter 136: Fighting For A Friend

Chapter 136: Fighting For A Friend

Back with Zeth, still locked in battle against Kurt.

Zeth slowly pushes himself back to his feet.

“You’re a dead man walking at this point,” Kurt says. “Might as well surrender.”

“No!” Zeth shouts. “I’m fighting for a friend here!”

Kurt remains completely unamused. “Look how injured you are. You can’t put up a fight in the shape you’re in right now. Give up and let us follow Master Kogen together!” He smiles and holds out his hand as he continues. “You said you’re fighting for a friend, but what is there to fight for? Just stop this, and we can be friends serving our master.”

Zeth spits out a small blob of blood. He breathes heavily and his injuries are severe, yet his eyes burn with determination.

“These wounds are nothing… Nothing compared to what you’ve been through,” Zeth says. “We’ve been friends for a year now, so maybe you just didn’t realize it, but… I will save you or die trying!!”

Zeth suddenly charges forward, screaming with emotion. His speed catches Kurt off guard, leaving him unable to defend in time. Zeth’s fist slams into Kurt’s face, followed immediately by a kick.

“So you really do have some stamina left to keep going!” Kurt shouts. “I’ll still prevail!”

“I’m not leaving here without you!!” Zeth screams, not letting up his intensity even for a moment.

They both throw punches at the same time. Their fists collide, and the clash ends in a stalemate.

“I didn’t overpower him!?” Kurt gasps.

“I may not have the power efficiency of an Enigmus or whatever, but I have a hell of a lot of adrenaline!!” Zeth yells.

Zeth thrusts his knee up into Kurt’s chin, dealing heavy damage.

He quickly forms two Star Shards and throws them forward. They slam into Kurt’s shoulders, pinning him against the wall.

Zeth rushes toward him. “I’m going to try knocking some sense into you again!!”

Kurt creates an Aura Image that separates from his body. As Zeth closes in, the image punches him hard in the face, sending him flying backward. The Aura Image immediately returns to Kurt’s body.

Using his aura, Kurt pushes off the wall and launches himself toward Zeth. With tremendous momentum, he jumps at an arching angle and delivers a Flame Aura Punch on the way down, smashing Zeth into the ground. The impact tears further into Zeth’s body, leaving his chest badly bloodied.

However, Zeth counters with a double Star Shine Blast. Kurt fails to dodge both, and one explodes directly against him.

Zeth forces himself back up and lands a punch on Kurt. Kurt responds with a punch of his own, and the two begin trading blows in rapid succession.

After several exchanges, both fighters back away, taking a brief moment to breathe.

“I like this challenge,” Kurt says between heavy breaths. “Taking you down will feel rewarding.”

“More power… is that it?” Zeth responds between heavy breaths. “You hid yourself because you felt you weren’t powerful?”

Kurt’s expression twists with anger. “You know nothing!”

The aura surrounding his arm sharpens visibly. “I now have more ways I can change my aura’s properties! I will cut you into pieces!”

Kurt charges forward. Zeth braces himself.

Kurt throws an uppercut. Zeth barely dodges, but the sharpened aura still slices into him, carving a fresh vertical cut along his cheek.

“Sharp aura, huh?” Zeth says. “Just like Joe’s Razor Hail!”

Zeth kicks Kurt, knocking him backward. However, Kurt’s sharpened aura slices Zeth again, this time leaving a horizontal gash across his right leg.

As Kurt recovers and charges again, Zeth unleashes Star Shine Fists.

Kurt evades the glowing fists, but suddenly his arm is wrapped by Zeth’s Demon Chains. Zeth yanks hard, slamming Kurt down into the floor.

Kurt’s aura returns to normal as he breaks free of the chains.

“You can’t hold me down!” Kurt yells as he rises to his feet.

Zeth begins charging magic into his arms as Kurt rushes toward him.

Kurt lands a Flame Aura Punch to Zeth’s face, but Zeth endures the impact. He clasps his hands together and slams them down into Kurt’s upper back. The blow is devastating. Kurt is driven into the floor, crashing straight through it and smashing down into the first level below.

Zeth leaps down after him.

Kurt slowly struggles back to his feet, gritting his teeth as his frustration grows.

“I figured it out,” Zeth says. “Your ‘sharp’ aura requires a lot of magic consumption to maintain. You had to end it.”

“You may have figured that out, but I have more new abilities up my sleeve,” Kurt replies.

“Your mind is lying to you,” Zeth says. “Believing that this power will evolve you into your ultimate potential. To end this brainwashing, you need to feel fear. So let me give you that. Raging Star Mode!”

Zeth’s body takes on a dark red tint as a violent red aura erupts around him. As always, the raging star aura lashes out at everything nearby.

“This won’t be a pleasant experience for you.”

Zeth has concluded that filling Kurt with fear is the only way to break his brainwashing. Will he succeed?

Chapter 136 END

To be Continued in Chapter 137: Fear the Raging Star