Villain: Ultimate Mutation System in the Alternate World

Aiku's heart raced the moment she saw the golden bow in his hands. She knew instantly—this was bad. Really bad.

The bow itself was composed of pure divine energy, intended solely to purify impurities.

And since her soul was created through evil means, it was pure in nature but tainted with negative energy.

This was why Reign had previously assumed that Aiku was a demon.

The space around her started to warp and twist as she acted fast.

Reign stood still, his eyes scanning the area where she had been, but she was nowhere to be seen.

He wasn't surprised. He knew that she was almost impossible to catch in this place.

Still, that didn't mean he no ways to beat her.

Reign smirked, the golden bow glowing brightly in his hands.

"You can hide, but you can't run forever. Come out, or I'll blow this whole place up."

No response. The rice fields around him swayed in the wind, but Aiku was completely hidden.

He stared at the swaying fields, feeling his sense of balance getting messed up again.

"Heavenly Will," he chanted, and instantly the effect vanished.

However, he was still trapped in this place, indicating that this was not just a mental attack.

He tried using his Heavenly Will to see through any illusions, but no matter what he did, he couldn't detect her.

It made him wonder if she was even here to begin with.

He pulled back on the bowstring, summoning a golden arrow made of pure light.

The arrow hummed with energy, growing brighter by the second.

"You leave me no choice."

He released the arrow, and it shot up into the sky .

Once it reached its peak, it exploded, splitting into thousands of smaller arrows.

Each one rained down on the rice fields, crashing into the ground with bright flashes of light.

The entire area lit up, and any shadows in its path were torn apart.

For a moment, everything was bright as day.

But when the light faded, Aiku was still nowhere to be found.

Reign's eyes narrowed. 'Am I missing something? Isn't her power related to shadows?'

Suddenly, the ground beneath him trembled.

He glanced down in time to see thick tendrils of shadow shoot up from the dirt, wrapping tightly around his legs.

Reign's wings flared out, glowing with golden light.

With one powerful flap, the light from his wings cut through the shadow tendrils, breaking them apart without even any hint of resistant.

More and more shadow tendrils appeared, trying to trap him in a web of darkness.

SWOOOOSH!

He shot up into the air, hovering above the ground.

"Close but not enough," Reign muttered to himself, his smirk returning. "Let's see what else you've got."

Above him, the air twisted again, and suddenly, spears made of pure shadow rained down from the sky, aimed to take out his aerial advantage.

Reacting, he spun mid-air, dodging most of the spears with ease.

One managed to nick his wing, but the damage was minimal thanks to the protection of his golden light.

'Sweet, maybe I can really test a lot of my skills in this place,' he chuckled to himself.

Aiku had no idea she was being used as a sparring partner, nothing more than a tool for him to measure his strength.

"Give me all you got," he called out, his voice echoing through the fields. "And let's see if you can keep up."

With a powerful beat of his wings, Reign shot forward, releasing another volley of light arrows.

BOOOOM!

BOOOOM!

BOOOOM!

Each one streaked through the air, exploding on impact, and sending out waves of light that rippled through the surrounding area, trying to flush her out of hiding.

He narrowed his eyes, watching for any sign of movement, but once again, she was nowhere to be seen, slipping through the cracks in reality like smoke.

Not giving her a moment to think, he didn't bother choosing a particular spot to hit.

Instead, he drew back his bowstring in rapid succession, firing arrows everywhere,

They rained down across the field, striking with such force that each hit shook the ground, creating craters and blinding flashes of light.

BOOOOM!

BOOOOM!

BOOOOM!

His bombardment was overwhelming, leaving no space for her to reappear without facing instant destruction.

When his attack stopped, he looked around at the chaos. The area was in ruins, with every stalk of wheat reduced to ash.

However—

'Where is she hiding?' he muttered, his eyes darting around the area. Even though he had fired countless arrows, she was still nowhere to be seen.

'Did I underestimate her too much?'

'Should I just finish this?' he thought to himself.

He had already tried most of his bow-related skills and doubted that any of his other weapons would made any major difference.

In the addition, her constantly hiding was making the fight feel monotonous and boring.

'Time to end this,'

He raised his bow high above his head, golden light pouring into the weapon.

As he pulled back the string, a brilliant golden arrow began to materialize, its energy crackling in the air.

The bow vibrated with power as he poured majority of his divine energy into the single arrow, making its light grow brighter and brighter.

'This is my strongest attack so far. Let's see how long I can keep it steady.'

The glow intensified, becoming so bright it teared the space itself.

Cracks began to form in the area around him, visibly straining under the immense pressure.

"Stop!" her voice echoed in panic.

The ground rippled and distort, and in an instant, she appeared as if she had materialized from thin air.

She looked distressed, completely different from the cold and confident person she had been before.

But he didn't listen and kept charging his arrow, set on destroying this place for good.

"Wait... Don't do it! This place is my consciousness. If you destroy it, I'll die too!" she exclaimed.

"Consciousness?" Reign repeated, his voice filled with skepticism .

"You're saying that we're inside your mind?"