Chapter 56: CHP 56 THE DESTRUCTION

Chapter 56 — Fist of Light: The Devastation of the Abandoned Village

The abandoned village trembled as Kil Ful stood before Juyew, his White Aura burning around his body. Cracks spread beneath his feet, and his eyes remained fixed on the man responsible for his sensei’s death.

Behind him, Seema, Morry, and Ravian prepared for the battle. They knew Juyew was dangerous, and none of them wanted Kil Ful to face him alone.

Kil Ful suddenly raised his hand without looking back.

"EVERYONE, STAY OUT OF THIS FIGHT!"

Seema stared at him in disbelief.

"Kil Ful, have you lost your mind? You cannot handle Juyew alone! We came here as a team, and Gyro specifically told us not to fight him until he arrived!"

Kil Ful clenched his fists.

"I don’t care what Gyro-sensei said! This is between Juyew and me. He killed my sensei, and I’m going to make him pay. Nobody interrupts this fight!"

"Kil Ful, listen to me!" Seema shouted.

But he refused to turn around.

Juyew watched the argument with an amused smile. He seemed to enjoy seeing Kil Ful’s anger grow stronger with every passing second.

"How touching," Juyew said. "The student wants revenge for his master."

He turned his head toward Bek.

"Bek, handle the other three. Don’t let them interfere with my fight."

Bek bowed slightly.

"As you command, Master."

He moved toward Seema, Morry, and Ravian, forcing them to prepare for a separate confrontation. Seema looked back at Kil Ful one last time, hoping he would reconsider.

But Kil Ful had already made his decision.

He turned toward Juyew, his White Aura intensifying.

"I’m going to end this!"

Juyew smiled.

"Then show me what you’ve got."

Punch Beam

Kil Ful disappeared from his position.

His speed had increased dramatically compared with their previous encounter. In an instant, he appeared directly in front of Juyew, his right fist covered in concentrated White Aura.

"PUNCH BEAM!"

He drove his fist forward, releasing a powerful beam of white energy at point-blank range.

BOOOOM!

The attack struck Juyew directly in the face.

The impact launched him across the village, sending him crashing through the remains of several buildings. Dust and shattered stone erupted into the air as his body travelled through the ruins.

Kil Ful landed on the ground, breathing heavily.

For a moment, there was no movement among the wreckage.

Then a figure emerged from the dust.

Juyew steadied himself, his clothes torn in several places. A thin trail of blood ran from the corner of his mouth. He wiped it away with his thumb and examined it before looking back at Kil Ful.

Instead of appearing furious, he smiled.

"So," Juyew said, "you’re much stronger than before."

Kil Ful raised his sword.

"I haven’t even started."

Juyew tilted his head.

"Really? Then let me show you the difference between becoming stronger and being strong enough to defeat me."

His expression changed.

The atmosphere around the village grew dark, and a powerful force spread outward from his body.

"VOID DOMINION."

Inside the Dominion

Darkness swept across the abandoned village.

The buildings, the broken roads, and the surrounding landscape disappeared beneath Juyew’s domain. An enormous, oppressive space formed around Kil Ful, swallowing the visible world in an endless void.

The pressure increased with every passing second.

Yet Kil Ful remained standing.

His White Aura continued to burn around his body, illuminating the darkness surrounding him.

Juyew watched him carefully.

"You’re still standing? Interesting."

Kil Ful lifted his chin.

"Your Dominion won’t affect me!"

He tightened his grip on his sword.

"I’ve already faced your powers once. I know what I’m dealing with now!"

Juyew appeared in front of him without warning.

"Then let’s test that confidence."

He threw a punch.

Kil Ful raised his arm to defend himself, but the impact forced him backward. Juyew followed immediately with another strike, hitting his ribs before driving a third punch into his shoulder.

Kil Ful tried to counterattack, but Juyew’s movements were relentless. Another blow struck his abdomen, forcing the air from his lungs. He staggered, and his knees nearly touched the ground.

Juyew grabbed him by the front of his clothes and threw him aside.

Kil Ful crashed into the dark ground, sliding several metres before stopping.

A sharp pain spread through his ribs.

He coughed, struggled to his feet, and wiped the blood from his lip.

Juyew approached him calmly.

"Your power has increased, but your anger is still controlling your decisions. You’re fighting like someone who wants revenge, not someone who wants to win."

Kil Ful’s eyes narrowed.

"Stop talking about things you know nothing about!"

He suddenly moved sideways, narrowly dodging Juyew’s next punch. As Juyew’s fist passed him, Kil Ful drew his sword and poured White Aura into its blade.

The sword began to glow brilliantly against the endless darkness.

"Let’s see if you can absorb this!"

White Slashes

Kil Ful swung his sword.

A white slash shot through the Dominion.

Then another.

And another.

Within seconds, dozens of glowing slashes filled the dark space, crossing one another as they rushed toward Juyew from different directions.

"WHITE SLASHES!"

The attacks struck the surrounding Dominion, cutting through the dark space and producing enormous waves of white energy. The darkness split apart in several places, and cracks of light spread across the domain.

Juyew raised his hand.

"VOID ABSORB."

The white slashes began disappearing one after another. Their energy was drawn into the darkness surrounding him until the final slash vanished.

Juyew lowered his hand.

"Nice technique."

Kil Ful’s expression remained serious.

He knew that Juyew could absorb energy-based attacks. Simply throwing more power at him would not be enough.

So he changed his approach.

Kil Ful rushed forward, pulling his sword back as if preparing another slash. But at the last moment, he shifted his body and launched a powerful knee strike, concentrating White Aura around his leg.

The attack connected with Juyew’s torso.

Juyew slid backward, his feet cutting lines into the dark ground.

Kil Ful followed with another aura-covered knee, forcing Juyew to defend himself.

For the first time since activating his Dominion, Juyew had been forced to respond to a close-range attack rather than simply absorb it.

Kil Ful landed and immediately prepared another strike.

"I’m not letting you control this fight!"

Juyew’s smile returned.

"Then let me end this exchange."

He extended his arm.

"VOID ABYSS!"

Void Abyss and Void Destruction

The darkness beneath Kil Ful suddenly opened.

A massive void surged upward, swallowing the space around him and pulling him off balance. Before he could escape, Juyew appeared above him and struck him with overwhelming force.

Kil Ful was slammed into the ground.

The impact sent cracks spreading through the surface beneath him. He tried to rise, but Juyew was already preparing another technique.

"VOID DESTRUCTION!"

Three miniature black holes formed around Juyew.

They spun silently, distorting the space around them. Stones, broken walls, and fragments of the abandoned village were dragged toward the tiny voids, disappearing into their centres.

Kil Ful’s eyes widened.

The three voids suddenly shifted toward him.

Juyew raised one finger.

"Let’s see how you survive this."

The miniature black holes shot forward.

Kil Ful moved immediately, but their movements were unpredictable. One approached from the left, another from the right, while the third came directly toward him.

He leapt backward and raised both hands.

"AURA BARRIER!"

A brilliant white shield formed around his body.

The first miniature void struck the barrier.

The impact shook the entire Dominion.

Kil Ful’s arms trembled as he poured more energy into his defence. The second void collided with the opposite side, forcing him to one knee.

His barrier began to crack.

"Not yet!" he shouted.

He strengthened the shield just as the third attack slammed into it.

The three voids pressed against the barrier, their combined force threatening to crush his defence. Kil Ful’s White Aura flickered, and the ground beneath him fractured further.

For a brief moment, it seemed as though his barrier might hold.

Then one of the miniature voids broke through.

The attack struck Kil Ful’s side, and the force of the impact threw him across the Dominion. He crashed into the ground, rolled several times, and finally stopped near a shattered section of the dark landscape.

His Aura Barrier disappeared.

Kil Ful tried to stand, but pain shot through his body. His clothes were torn, his breathing had become ragged, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

He had stopped the other two attacks from reaching him directly, but the effort had left him badly injured.

Juyew watched him from a distance.

"Your defensive technique is impressive," he said. "But you can’t protect yourself forever."

Kil Ful placed one hand on the ground and slowly pushed himself upright.

His legs trembled.

His entire body ached.

Yet his eyes remained fixed on Juyew.

He remembered Kael’s lessons. He remembered the training, the mistakes, and the moments when his sensei had pushed him to keep going even when he believed he had reached his limit.

Then he remembered the body hanging from the clock tower.

Kil Ful’s grip tightened around his sword.

Sensei... I’m not going to let your death be meaningless.

He released his sword, allowing it to fall beside him.

Juyew raised an eyebrow.

"Giving up already?"

Kil Ful slowly straightened his back.

"No."

White energy began gathering around his right fist.

At first, it was only a small glow. Then the aura intensified, wrapping around his hand and forearm. The light grew brighter and brighter until it illuminated the entire Dominion.

Juyew’s expression became more serious.

Kil Ful raised his glowing fist.

"Juyew..."

His eyes shone with fierce determination.

"IT’S OVER!"

Fist of Light

Kil Ful concentrated every remaining ounce of his White Aura into his right fist.

The energy condensed around his knuckles, becoming so bright that the darkness around him seemed to retreat. His eyes glowed with the same brilliant white light, and the air trembled as his power continued to rise.

Juyew watched without moving.

"What is this technique?"

Kil Ful didn’t answer.

He pushed off the ground.

The force of his acceleration shattered the surface beneath his feet. In a flash, he crossed the distance between them and appeared directly in front of Juyew.

His fist was already moving.

"FIST OF LIGHT!"

The punch struck Juyew directly in the face.

For one fraction of a second, everything went silent.

Then the White Aura exploded.

KRAAAAAAAAAA-BOOOOOOM!

An immense blast of light and energy swallowed the centre of the Dominion. The shockwave expanded in every direction, tearing through the darkness and obliterating the surrounding structures.

The force was so enormous that Juyew’s Dominion began to collapse.

Darkness shattered beneath the expanding wave of white energy. The boundaries of the domain cracked, and the entire space erupted in a blinding explosion.

Outside the Dominion, the abandoned village was caught in the aftermath.

Buildings vanished beneath the blast. The ground split apart, and enormous clouds of dust rose into the sky. The force spread across the entire settlement, leaving destruction wherever it passed.

When the explosion finally reached its peak, the abandoned village had become a gigantic crater.

The once-empty streets, ruined houses, and broken walls had disappeared beneath the devastation.

The Others Caught in the Blast

Bek’s eyes widened as the shockwave rushed toward him.

"What kind of power is that?!"

He immediately abandoned his position and sprinted away from the centre of the explosion. The ground broke apart behind him, forcing him to leap across a widening crack before the wave could catch him.

He barely escaped the worst of the impact.

Meanwhile, Morry planted his feet and activated Eternal Bond.

His skin hardened like steel as he crossed his arms in front of his body. He braced himself against the incoming shockwave, but the force struck him with such intensity that his boots carved deep grooves into the ground.

His arms trembled.

His clothes tore at the shoulders, and he felt pain spreading through his body despite his hardened skin.

"GHHH...!"

Morry refused to let himself be thrown away. He bent his knees, tightened his muscles, and endured the impact as the ground around him crumbled.

Ravian reacted just as quickly.

Seema was standing dangerously close to the path of the expanding shockwave. Before she could move away, Ravian reached out and manipulated the force acting upon her.

"Seema, stay behind me!"

He drastically reduced the force of the incoming impact on her, allowing the shockwave to pass around them without throwing her into the air. The surrounding ground was devastated, but Seema remained protected by Ravian’s ability.

Ravian’s expression tightened as he struggled to maintain control.

"Kil Ful... what have you done?"

Seema looked toward the centre of the crater, unable to see through the enormous clouds of dust.

"Everyone, stay alert!" she shouted. "We don’t know what happened to either of them!"

The dust continued to rise.

The remains of Juyew’s Dominion faded into the air, leaving only the enormous crater behind.

Kil Ful’s White Aura flickered through the smoke.

But Juyew was nowhere to be seen.

And the true result of Fist of Light remained hidden behind the dust.