The sound of Van's kick echoed through the forest, followed by the sickening crunch of Code's head spinning off his shoulders. Code's lifeless body fell to the ground, but in a shocking twist, his head suddenly regenerated itself, as if by dark sorcery.

Van's eyes narrowed, his mind racing to comprehend the impossible. The head that he had kicked off lay motionless on the ground, a grim reminder of the brutality of the attack.

Code's body began to stir, his head bowed in submission. But as he slowly raised his gaze to the sky, a sinister transformation took hold. His body began to twist and contort, his muscles bulging with an otherworldly power.

A dark, inky substance spread across his skin, like a stain of malevolent intent. His eyes turned a glowing red, with a drop of black at the center, and a demonic scar under his left eye. The air around him seemed to distort, as if reality itself was bending to accommodate his newfound power. An immense pressure emanated from him, toxic and overwhelming.

Van took a step back, his eyes fixed on the creature before him. This creature was anything but human - this was Aidra.

Aidra stood tall, his eyes blazing with an otherworldly intensity. A sinister grin spread across his face as he stretched his arms towards the sky. "Ah, the agony of rebirth," he hissed, his voice dripping with malevolence. "The ecstasy of unleashed power! Wonderful...beautiful...the world will burn in my glory!"

As he spoke, the air around him seemed to grow colder, the shadows deepening and twisting into dark, living things. His presence was like a cancer, spreading darkness and corruption wherever he stood.

Van's eyes narrowed, his gaze locked on Aidra with a mixture of fascination and fear. He could feel the darkness emanating from Aidra, a palpable force that seemed to be drawing the very light out of the air.

Aidra's gaze snapped towards Van, his eyes blazing with fury. "You dare to stand before me?" he thundered, his voice like a crack of thunder.

Van's grin returned, his confidence unwavering. "I'm Van Ackerman. Hahaha," he replied, his tone light and mocking.

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Aidra's face twisted in rage. "You insolent fool! What gives you the right to stand before me?" he bellowed, his fists clenched.

Van chuckled, a mischievous glint in his eye. "You know, I'm a god," he said, his tone dripping with sarcasm. "Yeah, that's right. I'm a god. The all-powerful, all-knowing, all-awesome Van Ackerman. Bow down, demon!"

He struck a pose, his arms spread wide and his head tilted back, looking like a parody of a divine being. Aidra's eyes narrowed, his face twisting in rage at Van's mockery.

And before Van could react, Aidra vanished, reappearing in front of him. In the blink of an eye, his fist hurled towards Van's face with incredible speed, unleashing a devastating punch that tore through the forest, splitting it in two. The impact of the punch was cataclysmic, creating a massive canal through the forest and destroying everything in its path.

The ground shook beneath their feet as the two combatants clashed, their blows exchanging with incredible ferocity. Van dodged Aidra's attack at the last second, his body weaving through the air with impossible agility.

Aidra's eyes widened in surprise, his face twisted in rage. "Uh?" he exclaimed, stunned.

Van turned his head to Aidra, continuing his speech. "As I was saying, I'm a god, so your attacks won't..." But before Van could finish, Aidra unleashed a devastating blast of energy.

The forest was engulfed in a maelstrom of destruction, trees splintering and crashing to the ground as the two combatants clashed. Van's eyes gleamed with excitement as he dodged and weaved through Aidra's attack.

The air was electric with tension as Aidra charged towards Van, his eyes blazing with fury. The forest around them seemed to darken, as if the very trees themselves were afraid to witness the battle to come.

Van, still grinning from his earlier mockery, cracked his knuckles in anticipation. The sound echoed through the forest like a challenge, daring Aidra to bring his best.

The two combatants clashed in a flurry of punches and kicks, their movements a blur as they exchanged blow for blow. The forest floor shook beneath their feet, the impact of each blow sending shockwaves through the earth.

Van landed a solid hit to Aidra's jaw, sending him stumbling back. But Aidra quickly regained his footing and launched a counterattack, his fist flying towards Van's face with deadly precision.

Van dodged the attack by a hair's breadth, his eyes locked on Aidra's as he countered with a vicious kick. Aidra tried to block, but Van's kick was too powerful, too precise. It connected with a sickening crunch, sending Aidra flying across the clearing.

"Arrrgh...good griefs. You won't listen, will ya?" Van said, a hint of disappointment in his tone, as he dusted the dust off his clothes.

"How's he so fast?", Aidra thought to himself.

"You are probably thinking 'how is he so fast' right now. Well, I can't say, but one thing I know, is I'm a god!", he exclaimed, his eyes glinting with amusement.

Aidra's face twisted in rage. But, in the instant when he was about to dash forward, Van appeared immediately beside him, his hand flashing towards his opponent's head. Instantly, Aidra's head flew off his shoulders in a spectacular display of brutality, his body crashing to the ground with a resounding thud. The severed head spun through the air, its eyes wide with shock and terror, as a fountain of blood erupted from the stump of Aidra's neck.

But Van wasn't done. He stretched his right hand forward, and in that instant, a colossal energy blast emanated from his hand, pulverizing Aidra's head and bursting it into a maelstrom of blood and gore. The impact of the force was far greater than Aidra's, massacring the entire forest and vaporizing half of the trees.

The shockwave from the blast sent Van flying back by a few meters.

"Phew, that wasn't even close to what I was expecting," Van sighed, disappointed.

He walked up to Code's body and placed it on his shoulder, his head regenerating almost instantly. But Code was unconscious, his body broken and battered.