Kai Lane: Beginning

'As much as I don't want to say it...'

'I wasn't a good fit for development in the first place.'

'A long time ago—about five years ago—I was definitely not fit for development. I wasn't born to awaken emotional powers.'

I would never have been here if unexpected events hadn't occurred. I would probably be out of high school by now. I would be no different from a normal college guy.'

'I had a friend. Unlike me, he was socially gifted, did well in his studies, and was more talented in sports than I ever was. He was too perfect for this world. I always looked up to him with envy.'

'As someone without goals, I never tried, so I don't blame anyone for not being as handsome or talented as he was. I don't know if things would have turned out differently if I had tried, but I can't blame anyone for not trying. '

'And why isn't that perfect youth here today? Why did the boy who grew up on the streets find him one night in the rain and mud, and why did his heart stop beating?'

'I never found out why he died, but when I saw him, I realized something. No matter how talented you are, you can still die, and that scared me.'

'So, no matter how hard I try, I could still die, right?'

'I got the Legion Armor from that friend of mine.I went to the academy and became as strong as possible. There were people stronger than me. It reminded me of the day the gifted boy died. There's always a bigger mountain.'

'Everyone got stronger in the war. All my efforts to surpass them were wasted. I was not a king, lord, or protector. Even though I became stronger after awakening my potential, I was still not stronger than those with divine potential.'

'That's what kept me going when the Lightning of Heaven fell to Earth and tried to kill me. I wanted to be stronger! As I've always wanted. '

'At that moment, I felt like I was stronger than anyone else. But when I looked around, I realized the terrible truth: Clara was dead. Elena was crying. There were countless bodies on the ground. And I was helpless to do anything.'

'Is that what all this power was for? I was just watching while everyone else died.'

'Then, I saw a light. In front of me was the biggest mountain I had ever seen. An insurmountable mountain. Kai's fingers reached across the sky and split the Skylands in two for everyone.'

'His state was no better than mine. No, it was worse. A survivor of the Forbidden Kings' technique had more scars than I could have imagined.'

'As if that weren't enough, Isaac sacrificed himself. He saved us all with the power of the forbidden technique. But it led to his death.'

'Even though no one saw me, it was an embarrassing moment. I wanted to step forward and admit that I had done something, but all I did was kill the enemy commander—a man weaker than me—after he killed our commander.'

'I felt more helpless and ashamed than you could ever imagine.'

'That's why this time, Kronos, I'm going to stop you! As a strong man should!!'

At that moment, two red and white lights collided without stopping. Dozens of meters of forest were torn apart, and people were thrown back. To them, these people were no more than beams of light. They left their silhouettes behind and moved on, tearing the forest apart. It was quite the show of power.

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The developers in the group only had the chance to watch the lights of this unbelievable battle.

"So fast!"

For them, it was very fast. Who knows how powerful their attacks were?

Clenching his teeth in his white plated armor, Fury punched Kronos in the stomach. Kronos's fist slammed into Fury's face. Both men were thrown backward but did not stop. As Kronos's tail wrapped around Fury's feet, the armor on Fury's stomach took shape. With the armor's power, a fist shot out, aiming for Kronos's chest.

Kronos's bloody aura was unexpectedly fierce at that moment.

When Kronos swung his axe at Fury, he had nowhere to run.

The axe struck him before he had a chance to hit Kronos.

PAAATTT...!!!!

Fury exploded into the air amid crackles and explosions, destroying trees. The people left behind shrank in fear. Kronos had turned toward them without a word after taking one look at where Fury had been. His bloodthirsty aura grew stronger and stronger. It was difficult to move at all in the face of this aura.

"White Sky Blast!"

Fury's hands suddenly turned into a cylinder completely covered in white light. A white laser came out of the trees and found Kronos directly.

But that was definitely not enough to kill Kronos.

He raised his axe and swung it at the powerful light, and a turtle covered in red light shot out of it.

The turtle's armor shattered upon colliding with the white light, which was also greatly weakened. Kronos drove his axe through the light and appeared in front of Fury, swinging his axe at him.

Fury's arms extended and turned into two sharp blades, each 1.5 meters long. Even Fury could barely withstand the axe blow while wielding the two long blades.

He looked into Kronos's face. It was a face of savage cruelty and deep bloodlust. Kronos was certainly not his friend. Savage pleasure and bloodlust were evident on his face. He wanted to kill. But Fury wanted to believe that the real Kronos could hear him.

'The only reason I want to fight you here is not because I want to prove myself, Kronos.'

Kronos threw Fury backward and lunged at him again.

Fury stepped on a tree and threw himself at Kronos.

'A lot has changed since that battle. You and the others have changed in many ways. I changed too, but Kai changed the most. That is an indisputable fact.'

Fury and Kronos collided once more, but this time, Kronos was the dominant one. Even though Fury was constantly strengthening himself, there was a limit. Kronos, on the other hand, was growing stronger and stronger with an insatiable desire to kill. It was only a matter of time before Fury was overpowered!

'A few days after the battle, something changed in Kai. I knew he had lost his emotions before, but this was different. There was something very different about him.'

Kronos's axe smashed one of Fury's Great Blades. As Kronos kicked Fury in the stomach, there was a crunching sound, and Fury's blood flew into the air. His face, covered in Legion armor, was completely covered in blood. But there was still a stubborn gleam in his eyes.

'Kai was getting stronger every second, Kronos! He was stronger every second. All this time, he was calm. He was stronger than he'd ever been before! I'm going to stop you because I don't want you to face him!'

While Fury was in the air, Kronos jumped and landed explosively on the ground. Fury was clearly in front of him. There was no way for him to defend himself. At that moment, Fury had a glimmer of hope. He hoped Kronos wouldn't do it. He hoped Kronos would remember their friend from the same academy.

"Don't—"

"Die!"

Kronos's fist fell on Fury like a mountain. That little hope was shattered by the punch.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMM....!!!!

Fury fell from the sky like a meteor. It appeared to have caused a crater in the forest. Many developers and hunters nearby felt the explosion. Many of them moved in the same direction.

When Kronos set foot on the ground, a spear appeared before his eyes. The spear moved with incredible speed. It pierced the air. The air made explosive sounds.

Unfortunately, it was slow compared to the Fury.

Kronos grabbed the spear's tip and twisted it, hitting the whip-like black wave moving toward him from behind. Then, he hit the spear holder on the head with his foot, sending him flying. As the black, whip-like object flew away, Kronos reached out and grabbed the owner of the whip by the head. With a crazed expression on his face, he smashed the owner's head. Before the man could answer, Kronos threw the huge axe at him. Even in the past, with his power, there was no way for this man to stop him. Now, he didn't even realize when the developer died.

Soon, Kronos had killed everyone who had come with him. He could hear voices. There would soon be a few more, but they were all weak. Kronos's greedy face showed no interest in such weaklings.

He turned his head and looked in one direction for a while. A light flickered in his eyes, and he lunged in that direction. What Fury wanted him to avoid was coming. He stuck out his tongue and licked his lips. He didn't even realize what he was doing. He only had one goal:

To kill!