Author: Hello, dear reader… soon we'll be on TikTok and Instagram, so—
BOOOM!!
An explosion cuts him off.
Smoke engulfs everything.
In the middle of the chaos…
Ren lies on the ground, sweating.
A silhouette emerges.
Flames dance across its body.
???: — You trash… you're more resilient than I expected.
But it doesn't matter… I'll burn you until not even ashes remain.
Ren (thinking):
His flames… they're limiting me…
Damn… he's strong.
…Got it.
Ren dashes toward an abandoned car.
???: — Where do you think you're going, you piece of shit?
In a flash—
🔥 FOOOOSH!!
The enemy appears right in front of him, propelled by flames.
A twisted smile.
Hands come together.
Kinjutsu: Shiranui — 10%
A sphere of compressed fire forms between his palms.
The air trembles.
Ren doesn't hesitate.
He rips off his own shirt, wraps it around his arm…
and charges.
💥 BOOOM!!
His punch collides with the sphere.
Explosion.
???: — Are you insane, you bastard?!
From the smoke…
Ren emerges.
Burned.
But standing.
And not stopping.
💥 CRASH!!
A brutal headbutt lands clean.
The enemy is sent flying.
He gets up, staggering.
Nose bleeding.
Eyes filled with rage.
???: — You… dare hit me with your head?
I'll burn you… until even your descendants feel the pain.
Ren: — My name is Ren.
Try not to forget it… matchstick head.
A heavy silence.
Then—
???: — Since you said your name… I'll say mine.
The flames intensify.
Enzoku:
— Enzoku Shiranui.
Grandson of the great Kagetsu Shiranui.
Ren… with his pinky in his nose.
Ren: — And I asked?
🔥 Flames explode around them.
Enzoku: — I'LL BURN YOU!!
Ren: — Then come.
💥 The fight explodes.
Fists.
Flames.
Impacts.
No pause. No rhythm. Just violence.
Ren gets up…
and throws an entire car.
Enzoku smiles, impressed.
🔥 He forms a sphere…
compresses it…
and turns it into a beam.
⚡ It SLICES THE CAR IN HALF.
But—
Ren is already there.
💥 A PUNCH STRAIGHT TO THE CHEST.
Enzoku is sent crashing into a wall.
Ren drops to his knees.
Burns.
Heavy breathing.
Ren: — …I did it…
Silence.
Footsteps.
Enzoku stands up.
Slowly.
His gaze… empty.
Cold.
Enzoku: — I… will kill you.
…Laughter echoes.
A third presence.
???: — And you call yourself a hunter?
Losing to a peasant?
What a joke.
A boy appears.
17 years old.
An arrogant smile.
He walks like nothing matters.
Ren watches.
Tokens… many of them.
Ren: — Impressive…
You must be strong.
Can you give me some?
Enzoku: — What do you want, you worthless insect?
The boy smiles.
???: — I can give you some…
If both of you kneel…
and kiss my feet.
Enzoku: — Get out of my way!
???: — You can't even defeat a peasant…
What would your grandfather think?
Silence.
Dangerous.
🔥 Enzoku explodes in rage.
He charges.
Flaming fists.
Insane speed.
The boy… doesn't move.
He smiles.
And then—
…nothing.
The flames… vanish.
As if they never existed.
???: — Pathetic.
Enzoku's eyes tremble.
⚡ BOOM!!
An invisible force hits him.
He's sent flying.
Ren runs.
Catches him.
Unconscious.
The air changes.
Ren looks up.
No jokes.
No smile.
Ren: — …You're going to pay.