Elian was one of the most powerful warriors of his time. His best friend, who had been through so much with him, became his brother in spirit and an ally in battle. But one day their paths diverged. Elian became too dangerous — not only for the world, but for himself. In a battle where they faced each other, his friend, realizing that Elian could destroy everything around him, made a decision: to seal him in a barrier created specifically for him.

This barrier was not just a prison, but a space where time did not exist. Elian was locked in a void where he neither aged nor lived. His mind changed, and his body became something else. He communicated with shadows and entities within the barrier that altered him. He was neither human nor something entirely foreign.

One day, the barrier shattered. The reasons behind this remained a mystery. Perhaps Elian had grown stronger than the barrier, or perhaps someone from the outside deliberately destroyed it. The world he knew had changed. He found himself in a place where no one remembered him. But his enemies — those who had sealed him — were still alive, and they were beginning their hunt.

Elian was no longer sure that his release had been a blessing. He could not forget his friend, who had become his enemy. His goal was to find the one who had sealed him, to understand why it had happened and what lay behind that decision. But with every passing moment, he realized that his power and his transformations were unsettling him. He was no longer human, and his path now might lead to the destruction of everything.

Elian — a prisoner who had become something else — and his return marked the beginning of a new era. Sometimes, It seems that Elian is not from this world.

Herman smirked as his body became engulfed in swirling energy. Streams of power—red like molten magma—wrapped around his massive frame. The ground trembled beneath his feet, and the air grew thick with pressure.


Elian froze for a moment, then burst into disbelieving laughter:


— Oh, this is fun! — his laughter was filled with wild exhilaration.


Without hesitation, he lunged forward, his movements blurred by sheer speed. A flurry of attacks—fast, precise, with not a single wasted motion—rained down on Herman's body. But the blows simply bounced off him, as if he were clad in invisible armor.


— What the… — Elian growled, leaping back.


— Impenetrable defense. A pathetic C-rank can't even scratch me.


Suddenly, crimson, pulsing fangs shot from Herman's hands, gleaming like weapons of the gods. In an instant, they pierced Elian, pinning him to the ground.


— Dammit… kh… — blood spilled from Elian's lips, but his eyes still blazed with fury.


— A little bug like you is NO MATCH for me!


Herman instinctively raised his head — and his face twisted in shock.


The sky had split open. From the darkness of the torn heavens, a colossal meteor of condensed matter plummeted downward, surrounded by black lightning. Its blazing silhouette reflected in Herman's wide, stunned eyes.


— Die, you fat piece of lard… — Elian rasped, grinning through the blood.


Chapter 28 - Destruction