Kai Lane: Beginning

'Fight!'

'I don't know how long it will last, but keep fighting!'

'Move!! One more step! Then one more step, and one more!! Save them!!'

'Who?! Who's killing my friends?!'

'I will kill them!! I WILL KILL THEM ALL!!!!'

As the battle raged on, a whistling sound could be heard. This whistling sound wasn't normal. It sounded like a dirge. It signaled someone's death. Or someone about to die.

At that moment, the whistling stopped abruptly. A man covered in wounds walked through the forest. His body was covered in blood and wounds. He had two horns on his head, but one was broken. One of his eyes was closed. It looked like he could barely see with the other. Though his movements were slow, his stance was that of a wild beast. The moment he stepped onto the battlefield, everyone sensed incredible danger. It didn't matter which side they were on. Every living creature on the battlefield felt it.

A bloody trail trailed behind Kai. His survival was a miracle. No one else could have done such a thing. The Forbidden Technique was no small thing. On this island, only Kai had a chance to escape it. If Ryuga had used it on the battlefield, at least one-third of the fighters would have died.

Suddenly, red streaks erupted from Kai's body and engulfed countless hunters. Bloody skulls sometimes appeared on these red lights. The streaks themselves were invisible.

"These... Death Laws?!"

At that moment, a hunter studying the Death Laws couldn't help but cry out inwardly. He looked at the man who had emerged from the Eastern Forest and took a deep breath. This man had bound himself to the Death Laws to delay his own death. He was drawing life and transmitting death.

"These are the laws of life and death! Both together!"

The young man studying the Death Laws was horrified. He knew such a thing was impossible. Everyone else continued to fight mindlessly, unaware of what was happening.

"I...I will offer you a chance..."

Kai moved, ignoring the broken pieces of his body. He felt pain. Incredible pain. He couldn't control his adrenaline. At that moment, lightning bolts shot out of one eye.

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But there were only five.

There was no fear.

'It was entirely my fault that I ended up in this situation. From the beginning, I wanted revenge without a second thought...'

'But I'm a child! How can you expect me to be a hero in a war?!'

'I'm sorry I failed you.'

'But I will fight. I will face this responsibility once more.'

Kai twisted his body and looked back with his right hand. Two fingers still held the crackling Black Lightning. They were black and trembling. His fingers looked back. But Kai didn't turn around.

Then, he looked down at his other hand, which was on the ground in front of him. His arm was completely shattered, and he couldn't feel it. Yet a shred of life still moved his arm.

All but two fingers on both hands were clenched. The five lightning bolts in Kai's eyes sizzled fiercely. One bolt was even stronger than the others. Anger...

'The past is behind me, I can't look back. But I know it's still there. Where my fingers were pointing was my past. My fingers were my past.'

"My future is before me! Blast away!"

Kai became one with the environment. Past and future. As if nothing else existed. He and nature were completely one. The energy of nature and the Skylands gathered around him. It was like a white light. His two fingers trembled, yet remained steady as an unbreakable wall. They challenged the heavens!

An ancient feeling radiated from Kai's body. The energy of the Skylands and the power of nature receded in fear. It seemed as if Kai's existence began at the beginning of time. He moved.

KRAAAAKK!!!

It was unclear whether the sound was the crackling of breaking boundaries or the crumbling of Kai's bones, but it didn't stop him. His two fingers grew stronger by the second, and his eyes closed.

HOFFFFF......

He exhaled deeply, focusing all the ancient energy in his body on the two fingers behind him. Everything became a single point.

He opened his eyes.

Calm yet fierce words emerged from his mouth.

"From now on, Sky Island will not be whole."

Kai's two fingers fell from the sky, accompanied by a wave of light. This power stretched into the heavens, tearing Sky Island apart.

There was a sound like mountains being torn apart. The clouds vanished, and an ancient white light swiftly moved across the battlefield. The ground beneath it was completely shattered. The depth of the shattered ground was unclear. The entire battlefield was plunged into chaos. Anyone struck by the light was certain to die, but even more terrifying was the island itself shaking. The island itself was shaking under this terrifying force.

In the distance, a man stood in a wooden house. In front of him was an alchemical cauldron making pills. When the island began to shake, fear crossed his face and he quickly ran out. A white light split the island in two before his eyes. It was a horrifying scene that no one could ever witness. In his 300 years, he had never seen anything like it.

"What's happening?!"

The island was splitting in two—this was an opportunity! The developers shouted, "Forward!" The entire army flew forward. One of the birds shattered under the weight of the ancient power. Meanwhile, Raiya and the giant fought the other flying creature.

Kai gazed at the power with deep eyes. His expression was calm.

"This is the Power of the Double Finger Realm Slash..."

Then, the lightning of rage vanished from Kai's eyes. He only had four lightning bolts left.

The 1,000-kilometer area was completely split in two!