[The call of the void is erupting inside of you…]
Stark could feel it, he could definitely sense that something was swirling inside of him, ready to get out at any moment.
EGO didn’t explain what its power and use was, but maybe it was that?
[EGO Meter 99/100]
‘Well… I better start running then,’ Stark sighed as he got ready to activate [Double Assault], he needed to avoid Akira for five minutes, until his [Invincibility Token] wore out, anyway.
The man was so confident in his abilities that he was slowly walking toward Stark, coming out of [Heaven’s Wrath]’s beam like it was but a mere toy, and trying to corner Stark.
“DOMI-CHAIN RESTRAIN,” he launched the crimson chain in Akira’s direction, wanting to see if he could actually restrain him long enough to make a run for it.
Someone invincible couldn’t receive damage, but what about status effects? He didn’t get stunned by the crimson fists after all, but maybe it was pure bad luck?
~FWISH, CLANG~
Akira grimaced as the crimson chain wrapped around his armor.
“…!” Stark’s eyes widened for a second there, because surprisingly… the chain was actually absorbing power from Akira.
And this meant one thing: someone couldn’t receive damage… but status effects would still be received.
After a small moment of struggle where his smile did falter a bit, Akira broke free with a powerful jerk, destroying the chain.
[Do not run, face the wrath of the Moon]
He didn’t know who was speaking to him, was it his own aura again? Or maybe EGO?
In the end, it didn’t matter, as when Stark turned around and began to run away…
“Oh no you don’t,” Akira smiled as he activated another skill, “Cosmic Barrier… REVERSE!”
Usually, the [Cosmic Barrier] would just surround Akira himself, but once he upgraded his skill to level 10, something else could be done with it: instead of just him, he could surround an entire area with that cosmic barrier, meaning no one could enter or leave except if they broke it.
Of course, this would use an enormous amount of [Moon] power, but in this case, Akira didn’t care much, all he needed was for Stark to be trapped with him as he couldn’t deal damage to him.
~BUMP~
Stark tried to run away using his crimson aura and focusing it on his legs, but the moment the barrier activated, he was trapped like a mouse, bumping into the cosmic walls of the sphere-like barrier and falling to the ground while scratching his head.
“What the…?” he looked up, and saw a wall in a purplish color, small white stars all over it, and it truly is a beautiful sight if he didn’t know what it actually meant, “Ah shit…”
“Don’t run away, please,” Akira laughed.
And to finally finish the job… he decided to make sure that Stark wouldn’t be able to survive this, no matter what.
And so…
“MOON DOMAIN!” he activated the very same power he had used against him, Kokoro and Sora when the [Target Wheel] was spinning to stop them from running.
And coincidentally… the radius of the domain was the exact same one as the barrier he had set, meaning that Stark was trapped, in a space where Akira could hit him from wherever he wanted.
Their arena was massively reduced now, only 30 meters in circumference.
~SLASH~
Akira didn’t even waste time, slashing both his katanas at once in a random direction, yet the two slashes reaching Stark as if he had been in front of them.
“Invincible Dodge,” Stark rolled forward, wanting to get close to Akira as much as possible.
But of course, he wouldn’t let him rest.
~SLASH, SLASH, SLASH, SLASH~
What followed was just a one-sided beat down.
“Invincible Dodge… Combo x10,” after wasting his 10 dodges, he was forced to continue avoiding using his own speed.
But this was harder than expected.
~SLASH~
“-3837!”
“Fuck…” he did crouch, but the second slash hit one of his shoulders, blood pouring out of it as the blades were extremely sharp.
“Why keep going?” Akira mocked, “You know it’s useless, just forget about everything and die!”
~SLASH, SLASH, SLASH~
“…”
“YOU ARE GOING LIKE ALL OF THEM!”
~SLASH, SLASH, SLASH~
“ITS…” Akira laughed as hard as he could, enjoying torturing Stark, “OVER!”
“MOONLIGHT SLASH… ALL-TIME SLASH,” he revealed another one of his card, focusing his entire energy in his blade and then suddenly slashing like crazy in every direction, not even aiming specifically for anything.
His attacks were so fast that even Stark couldn’t see them with his naked eyes, Akira truly was going too fast.
And after he finished…
~SNAP~
Akira snapped his fingers.
“Adios,” he turned his back to Stark at the moment and began to walk away.
He had slashed inside the domain around a hundred times, and the moment he snapped his fingers… all those strikes came back toward Stark, reaching him from every direction: above, below, right, left, anywhere he looked, one slash was coming from that direction.
He was cornered, and he had used [Invincible Dodge] already.
At that moment, the vortex inside of Stark’s eyes grew so powerful that his eyes began to actively hurt.
And yet…
[+1 EGO]
[EGO Meter: 100/100]
[Release the demon of hate, and the wrath of the moon shall be nothing to us]
Stark’s body suddenly emitted a terrifying aura, as if every particle of his body was screaming for retribution. His eyes glowed a deep crimson, reflecting the same shade as the demon he had unleashed.
Above him appeared a figure, it had horns, a crimson body, and white eyes that looked down at him, as well as a giant tail.
Only its upper body was visible, but anyone who saw it would know that this was the real deal.
“EYE VISION,” Stark used up his skill to spare some time, the demon above him had instantly appeared.
[EGO has been unleashed, pray to the poor souls who are going to face it]
The demon crossed its crimson arms, sharp fangs visible.
And so right at that moment, where Stark thought everything over.
“AAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHH,” before he even realized him, he was screaming.
A scream so loud that Akira turned back and widened his eyes as he saw the demon above, a scream so loud even Sora could hear it from her position.
A scream so loud… it echoed in the entire prison.
~BOOM~
An explosion occurred around Stark, and all the slashes Akira had sent were negated by EGO.
And what was EGO, you might ask? Well… Stark was finally able to read the panel, his body aching all over as the power residing him was too much for even him to handle.
…
[Skill: EGO]
[Rank: Mythical]
[Description: A power dormant within the host, the EGO meter will keep rising every time they feel a strong emotion during battle, and once it reaches 100, the EGO demon (made out of the host’s aura and completely listens to his orders) will be released, ready to annihilate any and everything]
[Note: this also gives a boost in stats to the host as EGO powers him up]
[Other Note: EGO mode has a one-week cooldown]
…
And the second thing that appeared… was the perk of the [EGO] skill, after all he had indeed spent five skill points on it.
…
[Skill: EGO]
[New Perk: Negate Explosion]
[Description: By using the user’s will, he can make his own body errupt and thus negate any ability surrounding him in a close radius]
[Note: You can use this thrice in EGO mode]
…
Unlocking that new perk had saved his life, but it didn’t matter.
Because now…
“It’s time to finally make this battle fair, even if you’re invincible,” Stark took a step toward Akira, who had lost his smile, the demon above Stark actually making him sweat.
This was EGO.
