Kenny had spent 2 entire weeks inside on the 50th floor. Even though he could’ve relaxed, he didn’t. Kenny had been training and studying with no days of rest.
Aragon had kept on instructing him on how to efficiently and effectively use Bù throughout the 2 weeks. Unfortunately Kenny had kept on failing and failing, over and over.
He quickly grasped the theory behind Bù, but couldn''t correctly execute it. He always felt so close to correctly performing it, but at the very last second he would lose control of his Xin.
"Damn it, why can''t I get it?" Kenny said while panting and smashing his fist on the ground.
''I''m not sure, I''ve told you all there is to know about Bù. All that’s left is to practice until it becomes muscle memory. But… you lack talent.''
"I know that you bastard."
But kenny wasn’t one to give up so easily. That much was clear, how do you think he’s managed to survive this long?
Gathered his Xin to the soles of his feet, Kenny let out a burst of energy as his entire body was thrown several dozen meters away in a split second. But again, it was a failure.
Kenny felt irritated and at a loss, but didn''t give up. He stood up as his bones began to heal themselves. Kenny gathered his Xin again, then attempted Bù again and again, breaking bones and tearing his own flesh.
''You need to learn Bù in order for you to stand a chance against the demons on the lower floors.''
''I know, I''m trying but I just can''t no matter how hard I try.''
Aragon sighed.
Before Kenny could attempt Bù again a sudden and massive quake shook the entirety of floor 50.
Giant cracks began to form on the ceiling, and a loud roar came from above. The ceiling came crashing down, and a large creature descended from the upper floors. It came descending down like an angel, and it look like one as well with it''s white skin and humanoid body.
It had two heads with no eyes but a mouth with many sharp teeth. Its legs were strong and digitigrade, and its four arms were muscular. It stood at least 2 times the height of Kenny. Its body was equipped with armor plates and other protective gear.
Kenny felt immense pressure from the demon, so much of it that he had trouble moving and breathing.
''What the hell? Why does that thing have armor?!''
''Kenny you need to run immediately, if not, you will die. That thing is an S-Rank demon although it''s not as strong as the others, it can still kill you easily.''
Kenny cursed and began to run towards the doors that lead to the lower floors.
The demon glanced over at Kenny, that was enough to send chills down his spine. Kenny turned around to look at the demon.Stolen novel; please report.
Kenny knew he saw it far away — at least a few hundred meters away, but somehow it was like the thing had teleported in front of him. The immense pressure that had made him have trouble moving was even stronger now that the demon was in front of him.
The demon spoke with a deep and powerful voice.
"Are you a human?"
Kenny fell to his knees from the immense weight of the pressure that the demon was emitting. Kenny couldn''t respond, he was too weak in front of the demons presence, but he knew if he didn''t answer things would only get worse. So, in the demon language he spoke:
"That''s… right."
Both the heads moved in closer and looked at Kenny with curiosity.
"What is your name, human?"
Kenny mustered his Xin to the soles of his feet. He was going to attempt to make a run for it, but before he could attempt Bù, Aragon stopped him.
''Kenny don''t even try to run, if you do, that thing will kill you before you can even blink.''
Kenny looked agitated. Instead of attempting to run, he responded:
"Kenny.”
Upon hearing Kenny say his name, the demon wore a big and disturbing smile that reached to the sides of its faces.
"So you are Kenny?"
Kenny had a confused look by what the two headed demon had spoke.
"You know me?"
"I do, after all you are—"
Before the demon could finish it''s sentence, a fist had been planted on the demons face, sending it flying miles to the other side of the floor and crashing into its brick walls.
Kenny looked up to see who the person who saved him was, but most importantly who sent an S-Rank demon flying with so much power.
In front of him he saw tall muscular man with a golden yellow hair and beard. He wore what seemed like heavy gauntlets on both his arms. The gauntlets were both white in color and lines that were engraved on them glowed blue.
"Who ar—"
Before Kenny could finish his sentence a loud and powerful roar resounded throughout the 50th floor.
"Wait here kid."
Kenny looked surprised.
''Human language?''
Even though the demon had been launched to the other side of the floor, it had gotten back to where Kenny and the man was in mere seconds.
The mysterious man and demon both threw a punch with so much force that it crushed the ground beneath them. The shockwave that the punch produced tore trees off its roots and sent Kenny a few feet back.
"They''re so powerful…" Said Kenny as he managed to keep himself on the ground and not be sent flying.
After that singular punch which produced so much power, the two monsters proceeded to throw a barrage of punches.
The force produced by the two shook the entirety of the 50th floor as the ground began to crack and the greenery began to disappear.
Kenny was amazed by this remarkable display in front of him. The man almost reminded him of the General, he couldn''t tell which one was stronger, but he knew that the man in front of him was strong without a doubt. He could go toe to toe with an S-Rank demon by himself. If that isn''t an impressive feat, then Kenny didn''t know what was.
The barrage of punches ended as the demon landed a left hook on the man''s face sending him into a wall.
The man bled, but got up and proceeded to take on the demon again. Both the demon and the man had skilled control over their movements, they were efficient and effective, they avoided unnecessary movements that hindered their ability to attack.
‘These two are skilled hand to hand combat masters, I can tell by how they move and how efficient they are with their movements.''
''It looks like it, but who is that man? And why are there humans in purgatory? And where did that demon come from all of a sudden? And what''s with that demon being so skilled?''
''Calm down Kenny, you will know soon enough, after that man is finished with that demon.''
''How are you so sure he''ll win?''
''I’m not sure. Intuition?''
''What kind of logic is that?''
The barrage of punches stopped as the demon made some distance. But the man didn''t let up, he didn''t want to give the demon time to regenerate. The gauntlets the man wore suddenly glowed blue as he charged towards the demon. The man let out a powerful scream as he gave all strength into a singular punch.
The demon tried to escape, but it was too late, the punch had landed.