"It's good that you're here now. I've been waiting so long. I can finally take your damn life," Jack stated.
Still enraged by the loss of her instructor, Amber charged at Jack. Her footing broke apart the ground as Amber moved. Jack's eyes widened as he witnessed her speed.
"WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS!" Amber questioned as she delivered a powerful strike. Jack smiled as he blocked with his forearm and was sent to the top floor of a nearby building by the force.
In a gleaming streak of light, Amber quickly chased Jack while he was in the building.
"WHY DO YOU HAVE TO KILL AND DESTROY SO MUCH!" Amber continued as she unleashed a volley of energy balls at Jack. Jack quickly moved out of the building, and Amber's energy attacks destroyed the infrastructure with multiple large explosions.
Amber didn't let up and immediately closed in on Jack, which surprised him.
"WHY ARE YOU SUCH AN ABSOLUTE DEMON!?" Amber questioned as she performed a flurry of punches, which Jack avoided by constantly moving backward. He still had his annoying smile on his face.
Jack then countered with a spinning heel kick to Amber's face, but she reacted and grabbed his leg. Amber then followed up by grabbing Jack's arm and throwing him into a building.
Haha, What's with her strength? What kind of training did she do anyway? Jack thought as he rested on the building walls. This isn't the same brat from before. But it's not enough.
"WHY CAN'T YOU JUST BE A GOOD PERSON--" Amber questioned as she rushed him but was interrupted by an air slash. It left a visible slash wound across the left side of her face. "Ugh!"
"Damn, you're really on my ass with all these questions, huh?" Jack questioned as he casually lifted himself off the rubble of the building's wall. "I guess it must be hard to comprehend someone not being like you, huh, brat?"
"...You think the problem's about you not being like me?" Amber asked as she wiped the blood from her wound off her face. Jack was brushing himself off the dirt as she spoke. "Everyone has their differences, but you! You're nothing more than a demon! WHY!?"
Jack's smile enlarged in response to Amber's yelling.
"Ah, that's it, brat. It's as you say. Everyone has differences to them," Jack responded. As he spoke, he recalled a vague memory. The memory he thought of was a much younger version of himself, a child even.
In front of the young Jack, a silhouette of seemingly an adult man stood. The young Jack seemed curious as he gazed at the man.
"When I was just a kid, someone told me that life is all about finding fun in chasing your passions. That person was pretty freaking smart, as what he told me was true," Jack said as he began monologuing. "Everyone has their passions whether it helps the world or not...am I wrong?"
"What are...you getting at?" With an impatient expression, Amber questioned.
"Some find fun in playing pranks, fighting strong opponents, or blowing shit up. A brat like you loves saving others and seeing the well-being of the ones close to you," Jack continued. "So, if living life for pleasure is the best way, shouldn't I pursue the one thing that makes me feel actual emotions, that makes me feel happiness?"
"Don't you dare...say what I think you're about to say," Amber responded as her anger intensified. "There are an infinite number of activities which people explore and accept in society. Trampling on lives for your pleasure...can never be a passion!"
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"Yeah, people have their passions, and I accept that, but I couldn't care less, just as no one shows respect for mine. You, a weakling with the complete opposite source of pleasure from mine, survived me before. That's essentially robbing pleasure from me. A blatant disrespect to my passion," Jack continued. "My only pleasure comes from traumatizing and killing others. I suppose that would keep everyone away from fulfilling their passions as they won't live to pursue them, which makes it even better! I love that action more than anything, and I'll live by that without regard for anyone's care, brat. That is all...all I've ever wanted."
Hearing that, Amber became even more enraged than before. With gritted teeth, clenched fists, furrowed eyebrows, and heavy breathing, it was clear Amber couldn't even stand the sight of Jack anymore.
How ironic was it that for the first time, Jack expressed his sincere thoughts for her to understand, and Amber became even more triggered?
That's enough of this demon! Someone like him cannot live! Amber internally declared. He's far too dangerous to breathe the same air as us! I must kill him! No matter what it takes!
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Meanwhile, Charles's body was restrained by the Queen Deathbringer. Along with the full-body cuts that he received from the threads, he seemed to sustain extensive bruising as the super soldiers were still attacking him.
As they took a break, Charles held his head down, seemingly defeated.
"To think this is the man the blessed slaughterer lost to," The Queen Deathbringer stated. "Well, I suppose our specialties are different."
"Nah, you're just a capable super soldier, boss," Claw complimented. "You should have been promoted to a higher spot on the blessed hunter list...not that it matters now."
"Even so, it's not--"
"Haha! You guys have piqued my excitement. Charles, who suddenly sprung to life, stated. "You're worthy for me to go all out now!"
"Huh--"
Physical Enhancement - Stacking! Charles internally stated. Immediately, Charles's muscle mass significantly increased in size. Pulsating arteries were also visible on his body, along with bloodshot eyes.
"Time for round two!" Charles declared as he began to struggle out of the threats which restrained his body. As he struggled, the threads sunk deeper into his skin, and his wounds became deeper and deeper.
"Are you an idiot?" The Queen Deathbringer questioned. "You'll only make this worse for--"
While she spoke, the Queen Deathbringer noticed a couple of the threads breaking which surprised her.
"What!? He's breaking them!?" She uttered with slight shock. Hearing that, Shadowgun immediately started firing bullets from his fingertips at Charles. Although the bullets pierced and lodged into his body, Charles ignored that and continued to break the threads.
Simultaneously, Claw rushed in. His metal claws manifested from the fingernails of his right hand as he hopped onto Charles's shoulder. Without hesitation, Claw drove two claws into Charles's right eye socket.
"Ugh! Haha! You're targeting a vulnerable part of my body with those claws!" Charles commended while the super soldier still had the Claws in his eye.
Tch! This isn't supposed to be fun, you bastard! Claw thought as he hopped away. Simultaneously, the Queen Deathbringer rushed in and executed a powerful uppercut to Charles's chin.
As his head tilted upwards, blood sprayed from Charles's mouth and nose. Even though he couldn't defend himself, for a super soldier to damage this guy that badly was an impressive feat.
She followed up with a left and right hook. While leaning left and right, the threads left deep gashes in Charles's face and body from rubbing on it.
Much to their surprise, Charles completely ignored the strikes and successfully tore apart the threads on his body. Well, it was at a cost, as Charles had sustained deep gashes and bruises on his body and was missing an eye from Claw's attack.
So, this must be how Charles defeated the blessed slaughterer. The Queen Deathbringer speculated as she gazed at Charles with shock. His annoying tenacity must have been the deciding factor.
"Ha...Haha! I got out!" Charles excitedly said as he clenched his fist. "Now...guard like your life depends on it!"
Charles performed a haymaker punch at full strength on the Queen Deathbringer, much to her comrades' surprise.
"Ugh!" The Queen Deathbringer, who blocked the punch, groaned in pain.
Although she put her hands up to block, the punch was so strong that the Queen Deathbringer was blasted away through buildings across multiple city blocks.
"QUEEN!" Claw and Shadowgun yelled in visible concern.
"Haha! Jack was right!" Charles said. "There are so many strong guys to entertain me! Let's go!"