as soon as leo hears his name from the ogre king's mouth his heartbeat suddenly becomes so fast like it's about to burst out of his chest, every beat louder than the last, like something inside him was screaming that this shouldn't exist
then the ogre king simply says "found you"
those two words didn't sound like a voice… they felt like a curse crawling under leo's skin
hearing this, leo's mind fills with only one question again and again and again—what is this, i killed him with my own hands, i really killed him, i saw him die… so what is standing in front of me right now
then ray shouts from behind and hearing his voice leo snaps out of his thoughts, but the uneasiness doesn't leave him
and leo just shouts and launches a strong attack toward the ogre king and in a flash of speed he was about to cut his head off, his katana was just inches away from the ogre king's neck but the ogre king suddenly brings his hand in between and the blade cuts into his arm instead, yet he feels no pain at all and his eyes stay locked on leo, unblinking… almost lifeless
leo quickly pulls his katana out and jumps back and right in front of him the ogre king's arm starts regenerating, flesh twisting back unnaturally, and he grabs his axe again and begins attacking wildly without even looking, forcing noah, kio and nico to retreat, giving the ogre king enough time to stand back up like nothing ever happened
and he uses a strong palm burst and a huge amount of magic energy starts gathering in the ogre king's palm, the air itself becoming heavy, suffocating, and everyone senses this energy and they all move back instinctively
and after that a strong ray shoots out from his palm which everyone manages to dodge but the entire academy where they studied is now shattered into pieces, buildings collapsing like they were never meant to exist
seeing this everyone's eyes remain wide open in shock, such a huge academy had now turned into dust… erased in a single attack
seeing this leo gets angry, something inside him snapping, and uses his speed and in the blink of an eye he appears beside the ogre king
his katana cutting through the air, sharp and precise, and just as it was about to cut the ogre king's neck
the ogre king who had already sensed the attack slowly looks at leo and blocks it with his axe, like he was already expecting it
leo creates distance again and says how did its reflexes change this much, but deep down he already knows—this thing is not the same anymore
and the ogre king was still staring only at leo, like nothing else existed
far from there from a window of the biggest castle in norvia null was also watching this, like someone watching a show
he licks his lips and says i am enjoying this now my toy isn't that bad, his eyes filled with twisted amusement
and now the ogre king attacks leo with great speed using his axe and leo barely manages to dodge, each swing heavy enough to crush everything
he starts moving back while the ogre king keeps attacking again and again, relentless, like it would never stop
and leo keeps dodging or blocking every attack, but the pressure keeps building
then suddenly ray comes from behind and jumps onto the ogre king's head and starts burning it with his flames while throwing punches, trying to force it down
but then the ogre king lifts his axe and strikes his own head, cutting it halfway and the weapon gets stuck inside, like pain means nothing to him anymore
seeing this everyone is shocked
no one expected this
even ray gets confused whether this thing can even be defeated or not, doubt creeping in
then he feels a strong aura from behind
he turns
leo is there
a dense red aura is coming out from his body, heavy, violent, almost unstable
leo is putting all his energy into one attack, everything he has left
on the other side the ogre king is also preparing his strongest attack
he raises his palm and a huge magic ball starts forming above it that can turn anything into ash, the energy distorting everything around it
both are staring at each other
ready for the final clash
like one of them has to end here
then suddenly a voice comes from above
ray recognizes it instantly
someone jumps down from a broken building
from the shadows kyron appears
he slowly walks forward with a slight smile, like none of this matters to him
closed eyes, dark hair, and his presence makes the air heavy, suffocating in a different way
he says"you juniors have destroyed the entire academy"
then he clicks his tongue
"now leave all this to your senior"
everyone is looking at him
the ogre king too
but in the next moment kyron disappears
and in the very next moment he is in front of the ogre king
no one understands when he moved… or if he even moved at all
he grabs the ogre king's arm
that thick muscular arm full of veins
and bends it like paper, like it was never strong to begin with
not just the arm
he lifts his entire body into the air
and throws it away like it has no weight, like it's nothing
then he moves forward at speed
and crushes the ogre king's head with his foot
blood spreads everywhere, staining the ground
kyron turns back
"my work is done"
but the ogre king stands up again
his head is broken
blood is flowing endlessly
yet it still moves
still attacks
like it refuses to die
then
BANG
a bullet hits his head
the impact throws him backward to the ground again
this time harder
a girl appears
she has a gun in her hand
aura is coming out from the gun, dark and unstable
her face is cold
no emotion
she is very beautiful
but equally dangerous
like beauty hiding death
she is wearing a cloak with a VI mark
6th squad
she walks forward slowly
goes near the ogre king
aims her gun at his face
and starts firing without stopping
again
again
again
each shot tearing what little was left
until his head is completely destroyed
no movement
no regeneration
nothing
now only blood remains
the body is finished
completely erased
she turns back
lowers her gun
without a word
behind her there was only blood everywhere… and silence
like nothing ever existed there anymore