A Most Unlikely Hero, Vol 6
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“Great Overlord of the Seventh Plane…” My fists shook with barely restrained hatred as I stared at the being before me. “You took everything from me. My wife. My child. Everything. I have waited for this day, waited for the day I would finally face you again, for the day I would finally kill you.”
The being before me, the one I called the Great Overlord of the Seventh Plane, chuckled as though I had said something amusing. It was a grating laugh, not at all like something I’d expect from such a feminine figure. His laugh caused the hair on my neck to prickle.
“Had your wife not shielded you from me, she would not have died. She only has herself to blame.” He paused, his head tilting as he stared impassively into my rage filled eyes. “As for your daughter… I could not allow a human who possesses such divine blood to live. Had I not killed her, she would have become a threat.”
“A threat?” I whispered. “We were just living peacefully when you attacked us unprovoked and without warning. We were no threat to you. You laid waste to our home, destroyed our civilization, and killed my family without even a hint of mercy or provocation.”
The Great Overlord of the Seventh Plane snorted. “You may not understand it now, but you are indeed a grave threat to me—no, you are perhaps the greatest threat to ever exist. What I did was necessary.”
I didn’t think the blood flowing through my veins could have run any colder than it already was, but I was wrong. It was like my blood had frozen over. Only a chilling coldness that seeped through my entire being remained.
“Necessary, you say?”
“Yes. Necessary.”
“Necessary… for what?”
“To keep you from being able to interfere with my plans.” The Great Overlord of the Seventh Plane spread his arms wide and chuckled again. “Just look at what you have done. A half-blood who hasn’t even learned to control even a tenth of his abilities has defeated four of my seven slaves, Divine-rank Demon Beasts capable of annihilating entire cities with a single attack, and you would have defeated all of them had I not intervened. I’d say this level of destruction warrants intervention.”
I had no idea what this monster was talking about, but I was done listening. He had attacked my family for a reason as dumb as protecting himself? From what? It was true that I had been the one who awakened him, but I had never harmed him nor had any intention to. Had he never appeared attacked my city, never attempted to kill me, never murdered my daughter and wife, we would have left him alone.
My hatred surged, allowing me to overcome the intense pressure that had been pushing down on me. I compressed the last remaining Spiritual Power in my body. The aura that had been covering me vanished. To the average eye, it would have looked like my power had disappeared. I didn’t even turn into an element this time.
The Great Overlord of the Seventh Plane narrowed his eyes.
Then I vanished.
It happened in a flash. I appeared directly behind my foe, thrusting out my fist in a punch that caused the air to burst. However, without even looking behind him, the Great Overlord of the Seventh Plane placed his hand in the direction of my punch, catching it. A shockwave erupted from the contact.
I was already moving.
Appearing on his left in a manner that was almost like teleportation, I launched a powerful kick. This was also blocked. I was undeterred. I appeared again and again, moving all around him at speeds so fast I left multiple afterimages in my wake. One. Two. Four. Sixteen. Thirty-four. Sixty-eight. One hundred thirty-six punches were delivered in less than a second. Yet no matter how many punches and kicks I threw, no matter how fast I pushed myself, this monster blocked each and every one of them as though it was easier than breathing.
Meanwhile, I was running on empty.
With the last of my strength, I released a vicious scream and channeled all my energy into my fist. A bright glow erupted from it. The air around it distorted. Ripples spread through the sky as though the fabrics of reality itself were being torn apart.
The Great Overlord’s eyes finally widened. With something resembling panic, he threw out his own punch, which glowed in the same manner as mine but with a dark energy that seemed vile and repulsive. The air exploded between us as one fought to overpower the other. I gritted my teeth and pushed as hard as I could, wrecking my body. Blood exploded from my arms as my capillaries burst, my muscles tore apart like they were made of soggy parchment, and I could feel my very life being drained.
I didn’t care. It didn’t matter if I died so long as I killed this man.
Perhaps it was because I was so focused that I didn’t see the attack coming at me until it was too late. However, when a fist appeared out of nowhere, all I could do was swear. The attack hit me. Pain overrode my ability to see, causing a white film to cover my eyes.
I think I must have passed out. When I came to, I was lying on my back, in the middle of a massive crater so large I couldn’t even judge its size. The Great Overlord of the Seventh Plane was above me, a sword made of pure darkness grasped firmly within his right hand. He raised the sword and brought it down.
In a last ditch effort, I unleashed all of the Spiritual Power I had left, channeled it into my right hand, and met the blade with a punch. Our attacks struck each other. Light bent. Air warped. Lightning crackled. It wasn’t enough. More. I needed more. Gritting my teeth, I gathered all the elements under my command. Light streaked in and enhanced me. Water motes wirled around my hand. I even absorbed the lightning from the divine lightning beast and used it to fuel my attack. With a snarl, I compressed all of these elements together.
The Great Overlord of the Seventh Plane gasped. The area around our mutual attacks became distorted as strange cracks appeared in the atmosphere like the gaping maw to a bottomless abyss. An explosion suddenly rent the air as the world around me was torn apart. The last thing I saw before darkness engulfed me was the Great Overlord’s surprised crimson eyes.
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