Chaos and Order - A Multiverse Fanfic

The wood under his metallic boots exploded as Kai's new armor fired bursts of energy, firing him toward the incoming army.

There was a madness about Gyarados-Kai's eyes; a zeal like never.

An obsession.

He would kill them all.

He would slaughter the entire world before losing his Power; the Power that belonged to him.

The power of Iron Man Suit's repulsors was such that with one lunge, it brought him into the thick of the shadow army.

The Shadow Creatures, copies of none but Contestants, attacked Kai from all around with Skills, Items, and an Ability here and there, hacking at him.

The world went silent for Kai.

Selfless Breathing!

The blood flames roared, and Kai's swords blurred.

Wherever they passed, heads flew as if they didn't like their bodies anymore. It didn't even feel like Kai was looking at where he was slashing.

It was just an… Instinct!

Murasame hacked to his right. No one was there.

But just as it felt like Kai had gone mad, hacking at nothing but air, a Shadow Creature landed in Murasame's path as if he had just decided to put his neck against the blade.

The head separated.

"He is…" Behind Kai, Moraine's mouth hung open, her entire body shaking as a taut string flicked vigorously.

Still, she was a Protector, a 6th-floor Contestant, ranked 7 in the Tournament of Worth with Survival Theme.

Stark Blue's hand flicked, taking out several capsules.

She threw them in her mouth.

"Haaaa!" A powerful shout thundered from her throat, Wings of Grim Butterfly sprouting from her back.

"I… am…" The world turned gray as she brandished the Claymore in her hands, every flutter of her Wings shattering space and Yokai around her. "… Moraine… the Elegant!"

Kai suddenly turned to the left, slithering with his eyes wide.

From his right, Moraine walked out. It looked like she was strolling through a park.

Wherever Moraine passed by, the world shattered.

Kai's repulsors fired along with her, dancing at the same rhythm.

With every next shot, he slithered faster, hacked faster, and advanced faster, making him feel like the entire world had slowed down for him.

"Haha!" a laugh escaped his throat.

The blood flames soared even higher, squeezing out as much power as possible, enhancing his Strength and Agility even more.

From above, one could see a speck of blood point, slithering through the blackness with such a speed that eyes teared up.

Wherever this blood point passed, the blackness melted, becoming gray and white.

A hammer appeared in Kai's vision, coming from his blind spot.

And then a hammer did come, the air folding under its might.

Moraine's eyes widened.

Too late.

The hammer was just too fast, the power of Shadow Creature wielding it already surpassing that of a Top-level 6th-floor Contestant.

The hammer landed on Kai's head as well, and…

… passed through it.

It was just an afterimage.

Kai appeared above the creature, the soles of his feet bursting with power.

With a monstrous spin, Afro's Tachi beheaded the monster, its head tumbling down, falling on the shadow hammer.

Then the Mana churned even more.

The repulsors of Iron Man's suit burst out with a continuous charge, sending Kai flying into the air.

All the Shadow Creature sprouted bat-like wings and chased him, some even appearing in front of him in an instant.

Moraine still had to come out of the shock of Kai's surviving that blow.

Her pupils contracted and then she lunged toward Kai, the Wings of Grim Butterfly letting her fly.

Kai slithered midair, passing through the creatures like wind through the water.

Suddenly, a dwarf Shadow Creature appeared in front of Kai, its dark, hollow eyes blurring in and out of existence.

The shadow copy of Contestant Aloof.

These Shadow Creatures weren't as strong as Black Wasp, but they still had entered the boundary of the 7th-floor Contestants.

"Ahhh!" Kai shouted and rushed at the dwarf creature.

Alas! Some gaps weren't that easy to be closed up using Items alone.

Boom!

Kai's blurry figure got sent back with twice the monstrous speed he had flown.

With a bang, he struck the ground, rubble and dust flying everywhere.

"Cough!" Kai coughed out a mouthful of blood, his entire body feeling the power of a telekinetic blow.

Murasame hummed to Kai's side, asking to let herself loose.

Kai threw himself into the air once again.

No other Shadow Creature approached him anymore as if the dwarf creature was enough to hold him back.

"Don't…" Kai mumbled, throwing 2 MP capsules in his mouth. "… underestimate me."

His rage boiled like never before.

The overlapping scales on Kai's body, under the armor, shook, vibrating like leaves.

The crown on Kai's head hummed with the wrath pulsing within his veins.

Gyarados-Kai outstretched his hands, the world blurring in his eyes, and roared.

ROARRRRRRRRR!

A massive pillar of yellow-black energy shot toward the sky, the space rippling around it.

Skill — Hyper Beam!

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[

Skill: Hyper Beam

Grade: D+

Temporary Grade: C-

Specification: Attack the target with a powerful beam but cancel-out the next Skill used by the Contestant

Requirement:

 1. Correspondence > 10

 2. Strength > 10

 3. Worth > 20

Attributes:

 1. Accuracy: 300 meters at Max. Base Damage

Effect:

 1. Base Damage: 150 HP | Consumption: 100 MP, 20 HP, 10 SP

 2. Max. Base Damage: 350 HP | Consumption: 300 MP, 75 HP, 30 SP

]

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The Shadow Creature's eyes again shone, but, in the very next moment, the Hyper Beam struck its chest and blasted through it.

The overloaded Hyper Beam didn't vanish, though.

The color kept becoming denser and denser.

No matter who came in front of the beam, it shattered on the impact.

Then, little by little, the Hyper Beam's pillar-like existence became yellow thread before vanishing altogether.

Panting and growling, Kai again threw himself toward the Shadow Lord.

Suddenly, three more creatures appeared in front of him.

One had exaggeratedly long limbs, the shadow copy of Blade Singer.

The other had armor just like his, and in his hands was a Claymore. Its entire body was giving out a seven-colored glow.

It was the shadow copy of Moraine.

The last one was a twisted shadow that seemed to wear a high-collared black coat.

Black Wasp, the 7th-floor Contestant!

It was no Shadow Creature, though.

Black Wasp's genuine body had been transformed by Shadow Lord using Alchemy.

Kai's expression was dead.

Blade Singer's copy and Moraine's copy lunged at Kai from the right and left.

Black Wasp's body glowed yellow, and he blurred, coming at Kai from the front.

Kai threw himself to Moraine's copy, dodging the Claymore, and slammed into the Creature's chest.

Both Afro's Tachi and Murasame stabbed themselves into its body, going deeper than ever.

Blade Singer's copy screamed shrilly, its long limbs almost hacking at Kai's defenseless back.

Selene shot out of Kai's back like a silver phantom. She was powerless against these Creatures that had no soul, but there were still many things she could do.

Her third eye shot open, a blood drop dripping off its corner.

Blade Singer's copy stiffened as if a higher power had frozen it in midair.

Petrification!

Selene slithered herself around the petrified Shadow Creature's neck and started blathering in its ears, making it tremble.

Lunatic Corruption!

Both Blade Singer's copy and Moraine's copy exploded simultaneously, becoming black raindrops.

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