One Last Chance (94)

Jack was getting angrier and angrier. Then he calmed down. "This is fine. Is but a pothole in the road. I've beaten you twice, I can do it again."

Akasan's crimson fire was as bright as it ever was.

Jack powered up.

Then it started.

Two trails of light went up in the sky. One red and one black. Jack and Akasan were going at it.

Jack kicked Akasan back and chased him down.

Akasan spun around and waved his arms. "Crimson, Whirlwind!!"

A sphere of crimson fire encircled Akasan.

Jack quickly held his arms up to block. His arms got burned from the attack.

Jack yelled out, emitting a shockwave that knocked Akasan to the ground. He landed on his feet.

Jack clapped his hands together. "Dark Art: Thousand Hand Devil!" His dark monster appeared a third time, larger than before. It grew thousands of hands. "Hundred Thousand Ripper!!"

The arms chased to the ground.

Akasan's Eyes of Destruction spun. He clapped his hands together. "Destruction Art! Number 39: Hellraiser!"

Giant purple arms made of wispy energy broke out of the ground. They burned away all of the dark energy arms that they touched. There were at least twenty of them. They rose into the air and then curved, smashing Jack into the ground.

The hands continuously stomped around for several seconds before disappearing.

Jack rolled out of the dust cloud and extended his right hand. Three claw marks ripped through the ground.

Akasan dodged them and chased after Jack. They fought hand to hand some more.

Akasan caught Jack on the jaw with his left fist and knocked him back some.

Jack was visibly flustered. He jumped back. A mass of dark energy emitted from him that went up a hundred meters in the sky. It blew Akasan away. "Creation Art: Dark Giant!!"

The mass grew arms and legs, and became a humanoid structure. It had all white eyes.

Akasan made his sword. "Let's go! Kuroba! Greatsword!"

The black sword manifested.

Akasan ran at the giant. It tried to step on him. The impact from its weight caused a literal earthquake.

Akasan ran up one of the legs and jumped. He stuck his sword into the right arm and spiraled up to the shoulder. The entire arm fell off with an explosion of energy. He went for the head, but the left arm was coming to hit him. He jumped away from it and cut one of the fingers off with his sword. The explosion pushed him further towards the neck.

Akasan covered himself in crimson fire. He pushed his blade into the neck and swung around until the head was cut off. The explosion pushed Akasan upwards in the air. He held Kuroba over his head and struck directly down the middle of the giant. Crimson fire burned the two sides up as a massive shockwave resonated throughout the land.

Jack had moved to one side of the giant just before Akasan brung the blade down. He flew out of the smoke cloud.

But Akasan was right behind him. He slashed his sword, which created a wave of fire, then turned around and swung his leg, which hit Jack in his back. "Crimson Flare!!"

The force sent Jack straight into the ground with a loud noise.

Akasan dropped to the ground and put away Kuroba.

Jack slowly stood up, catching his breath. He couldn't help but feel tired, this was his third fight in the same day. Even his energy reserves weren't that large. He wasn't at his strongest because he'd used up most of his strength fighting Judah. And the giant he just made took nearly half of whatever he had left.

"Akasan..." Jack said. "You're in my way right now. I already killed you. I achieved my goal. I obtained the Kamigen, the most powerful eye in existence. I've achieved power several times greater than what I woke up with today. I have this entire country in my grasp. I defeated your friend there. I even created a religious group that would have put me in the same image as God!! But for some reason, you insist on being the ultimate nuisance. Why? Why won't you just roll over already?!!"

Akasan frowned. "Because I can't let you get away. You've done too much already. I already failed once. I already died once. This is my last chance. I won't get a fourth. I've worked so hard for the past year just to defeat you. And even now I see that to take down the Seventh Order, I still have a long ways to go. But my story isn't over yet! It can't be, and I won't let it end!!"

Jack vanished and appeared next to Akasan. He punched him in the left temple. "Just, die!!!"

''wham!! ''

Blood leaked from Akasan's head. He almost fell over. But he caught himself.

Crimson fire charged up his right fist. "No!! YOU die!!!"

boom!!

He punched Jack in the same spot. The temple. He put Jack into the ground, breaking it up immediately.

Jack slowly stood up. He spat out blood. His aura was getting thinner by the second.

"It's over Jack. You lost." Akasan said.

Jack chuckled. He raised his hand. "Don't you dare look down on me! I'm far stronger than you! World Devastation!!!"

A red ball formed that was larger than last time.

Jack's aura climbed up his body and encircled the giant mass. It was a World Devastation covered in dark energy.

Akasan switched from crimson fire to Sirius energy. He formed a blue ball in his hand. "So you plan on going to the end..."

Jack grinned. "That's not gonna do anything to this!! HWAHHH!!!" He sent the attack.

Akasan braced his right arm with his left. "Full Power!! Sirius STAR!!!!"

voom!!

The little ball of energy swole to the size of Jack's World Devastation.

The energies clashed, turning the ground into lava, and breaking up what little rock that was left with pure wind pressure.

Narumi clasped her hands together.'' "Akasan, please, pull this out." ''

The wind from the recoil was blowing Annya and the others away.

"It's messing with my magic!!" Annya said.

The hawk dissipated, and everyone started freefalling to the ground. Narumi held her hands out. "I can't conjure up anything either!!"

Then they bounced off of what felt like a trampoline and landed on something pink.

Mayumi looked around them. They were flying away from the scene. "What? Wait, what just happened?"

"Yo, it's been a while!" Narumi turned around and saw Agaki and Kuro standing behind them.

Narumi teared up. "Agaki! Kuro! You guys are alive!" She ran over to give Agaki a hug.

Mayumi smiled.

Judah laid himself back down, exhausted.

Kawa looked around. "Who's pink dragon is this?"

Narumi looked down. "Now that you mention it... it is a dragon!"

Agaki pointed a thumb behind him. "It's his."

They looked at the man standing on the dragon's head.

It was Ryuga. "We're getting away from here! It's gonna get dangerous!"

Narumi sat down in relief. She was just glad that Ryuga wasn't their enemy. She looked back at the two large orbs of energy and worried about Akasan.

"He'll be okay. He'll make it out." Agaki said.

"How do you know?" Narumi asked.

Mayumi and Annya looked at him too.

Agaki smiled. "Because he has to."

The Sirius Star and World Destruction became unstable. They both exploded together, creating a white ball of energy that destroyed everything around it.

Miles of land was affected.

A ring came out of the white ball, signifying another explosion starting.

A white mushroom cloud went up thousands of meters in the sky.

The winds rushed over and caught up with the dragon.

Everyone felt the hot wind blow over their face. It lasted for thirty seconds.

When it subsided a lake of lava sat in the middle of it all, no apparent signs of life anywhere.

Akasan was laid down on the shore of the lake, just barely alive. He sat up, sweating and burning up from the heat. He quickly got up and started running away from the lake. He heard a pained grunt behind him. He turned around.

Jack was on the opposite shore of the lake of lava. His leg had gotten caught in the hot magma. He was using his arms to drag himself out.

After a few seconds Jack simply laid out and took deep breaths. His right leg was charred. He couldn't even stand up.

Akasan frowned. He slowly flew over the lava. Upon landing, the Eye of Creation awakened in his right eye. A sword slowly formed in his hand. He held it over Jack's chest.

Jack looked at him out of his one eye. "What's wrong? Kill me."

Akasan's hand shook. He grit his teeth.

Jack closed his eye. "Don't tell me after all that talk you did about killing me, when you finally get the chance, you're going back in your shell?"

"SHUT UP!!!" Akasan yelled. "You don't understand me!!!"

"This is a rare occurrence, me being so vulnerable. After attaining the Kamigen, had I not fought your friend, I'd still have the energy left to finish you off. How frustrating."

Akasan looked at Jack hatefully. "Why are you so calm?! You're about to die!!"

Jack kept his eye closed. "You don't understand the insignificance of life. I am the embodiment of freedom. I do whatever I want, whenever I want, with zero restraints. But that's not the reality. We're all trapped in here like caged dogs."

Akasan looked confused. "What the hell are you talking about now?!"

Jack turned his head and looked him in the face. "If you ever find yourself at the easternmost part of the world, look out into the water. You'll be surprised. It's a spectacle few ever see."

Akasan raised his blade. "No! NO!! Don't give me that!!! You're the worst type of person!! I HATE YOU!!!"

"Hate me then. It won't change anything. You don't have the power to change fate."

Akasan shook with anger. He yelled out as loud as he could and struck the ground with his sword, directly next to Jack's head. "Forget it!! Rot in prison for all I care!!"

Akasan walked back to the city by himself.