Kai Lane: Beginning

Before the massive lightning strike:

In the area where Atlantia City used to be, and where the Second Sky War was currently taking place, there were two forests. In the middle of these two forests, the developers and the hunters were fighting each other, and screams could be heard incessantly. Some people were fleeing to the forests, while others continued the slaughter. One thing was certain: one side would not stop until the other was completely destroyed.

Alain was frightened by the arrival of the Cannibal King in the western forest and ran away. Isaac followed him, and six elders and many hunters entered the forest to hunt down the escapees. Soon, the sound of explosions could be heard.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Kai had fallen with Ryuga. Shortly afterwards, the sounds of the two forests colliding grew louder and countless Developers and Hunters became embroiled in battle, marking the official beginning of the 2nd Sky War.

In the Eastern Forest, two young-looking men stared at each other, panting. They both had deep wounds, but were recovering. When they heard the sounds of battle, they became savage too.

The blonde youth's clothes were torn in several places, and blood covered his chest. However, this blood came from wounds that had already healed, and he was not seriously injured. He was very handsome, and many girls would have gone crazy for him. But that didn't matter now.

The other boy was the same. His clothes were torn, and blood from healed wounds covered his chest. He held a heavy sword made of scales in his hand. It was at least 2.5 metres long!

As usual, Kai was holding the Heavenly Elemental Sword. Black sparks surrounded the jet-black sword.

Finally, Ryuga took a deep breath and spoke, smiling at Kai.

"Kai, you really are amazing in many ways. I'm sure you're not a normal person. Your family or lineage must be different. You are strong. Stronger than I imagined."

The words came from the heart, but there was also a hint of contempt in them. Kai could sense this, but he couldn't fathom why Ryuga was belittling him.

"But..."

"You're still so naive and stupid. You're arrogant because you're talented, yet you don't realise how many mistakes you've made. I'm not going to force you to see them because I don't care. Just let me show you that talent isn't everything, Kai.''

At that moment, Ryuga slowly began to take off the clothes covering his body, revealing a vest underneath. As Kai watched, another vest appeared underneath. It was completely black and did not emit any aura like a Mana Weapon.

Ryuga took off the vest and held it in his hand. Once the final piece of the vest touching his chest was removed, his aura changed completely. Kai couldn't tell the difference, but he knew there was something strange about the vest.

"Let me show you the power of a man's hard work... or... Let me show you the true power of a dragon!" "

At that moment, Kai sensed death. Ryuga appeared in front of him. He didn't even realise when he appeared in front of him and swung his fist.

At that same moment, Kai's appearance and aura changed. His hair and skin turned white. Two horns grew out of his head, but his eyes remained blue. There were only six thunderbolts in those eyes, and a little blue.

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Kai was very fast. Despite putting everything he had into it, he only just managed to dodge Ryuga's random attack. When his ear brushed lightly against the scales in Ryuga's hand, the scales popped out of Kai's ear as if they were toys.

'What the hell is this?!'

The intense sense of crisis rising inside him made Kai shiver. He wondered how Ryuga had become so fast and strong. But it took him a second to realise.

BOOM!

The vest created the sensation of an explosion and caused the earth to shatter, creating a hole measuring almost 1 metre in diameter. Even when Kai saw this, he didn't realise how heavy the vest was. Even more frighteningly, Kai probably knew that Ryuga was wearing the vest when they fought the day before.

Ryuga was faster than Kai right now!

He was stronger than him!

Kai also knew that the dragon shape that had appeared around Ryuga when Quentin saved him the day before had not reappeared.

Only a miracle could help Kai win this fight!

At that moment, Ryuga didn't look back at the vest. He just studied Kai from head to toe, and for a moment, a puzzled expression appeared on his face. But it was gone after a second.

"I guess you're not as stupid as I thought. Maybe you're a little smarter."

"You—"

"Anyway, let's finish, there's a lot of noise coming from the battlefield."

Time seemed to slow down as Ryuga suddenly disappeared. He appeared in front of Kai, his hand moving directly towards Kai's head. He was going to blow Kai's head off and remove the horns. Then Kai would not be able to recover any longer.

Kai could feel the intense pressure and the might of death bearing down on him. It was as if the life energy within him was trying to escape.

It was the Second Leader's power! It was his domination!

Kai and the others were only able to kill the Fifth Leader because of the blowback from the destruction of Dokuo's Domain.

Not to mention the incredible power difference between Dokuo and Ryuga. Ryuga is now much stronger than when he first arrived on the island. He had tasted the fruits of Sky Island.

'I.... I will not die like this!!!'

Meanwhile, Kai was asked a question. Everyone is asked the same question at the moment of death.

Do you want to live?

Anyone would answer with a resounding yes.

Some said no and accepted death.

Kai's answer was completely different.

'Even if I die, you will come with me!'

He swung his sword horizontally, trying to cut Ryuga in two. His desire merged with his sword, and the four elements reacted with him. The air became choked and poisoned. The Black Thunderbolts merged with nature.

The sound of death howled in his ears. Kai almost felt deafened. Everything was about to end.

But at that moment...

It all came to an end, and absolute silence fell.

"..."

"Wh—what?"

With the sound of death gone from his ears and his sword frozen in place, Kai lost his balance and fell to the ground. This could have killed you in a life-sucking moment, but strangely, Ryuga didn't move an inch.

"You really are stupid."

Kai looked up and saw the man looking at him with utter contempt. There was nothing unusual about this man's appearance. But you could see in his eyes that he was older than he looked. An ancient and mystical aura clearly emanated from his body. They were looking at each other.

At that moment, Kai finally realized what was happening around him. When he turned his head, everything was frozen: The earth and sky, the people, were frozen. The elements were frozen. Time was frozen. When Kai realized that he and this mysterious man were the only ones left in the world, he thought he had caused time to freeze.

"Yes, I froze time on Sky Island. The more I watched, the more frustrated I became."

Kai wasn't sure before, but now that he realized this man had actually stopped time, he took a deep breath. He didn't think he was lying. Someone who could see into his mind must be extremely powerful. Kai knew of only two people on the island who could read minds. But even they couldn't be this cold-blooded when the world froze like this.

Kai clasped his hands together and bowed to the man across from him, who looked to be in his late twenties.

"Senior, I am Kai of the Young Generation. I greet you."

Kai didn't really want to do this. But as the man's gaze lingered on him, he began to feel like he was suffocating. He knew he would die if he didn't speak up.

"What's bothering you, Senior?"

Kai asked out of curiosity. Something inside him saw a way to survive. Still, this man's gaze frightened him. His master and the guardians of the six senses were legendary figures. Their powerful auras had filled Kai with fear when he angered them, but they were good-natured toward him. But this man in front of him was cruel, his face and aura reflecting the cruelty of the world. With his question, the man's face became even uglier.

"It's you!"