01 kicks Tinta but Tinta blocks his kick using his sword.

Tinta crushes inside a building. 01 throws a huge fireball at a building causing a huge explosion to manifest, and the building collapses, while inside it, Tinta comes out from the door leading to the rooftop.

He immediately runs toward the center of the rooftop. He thrusts his sword inward the ground; releasing a pressure that bursts the building into chunks.

"You're crazy!" 01 giggles, "There are people in that building! You're just like me, a murderer!"

Tinta channels his energy onto his sword, therefore, he swings his sword which releases a pressure that throws all chunks at 01.

Through his flames, he generates arms from his armor. He multiplies the size of the arms into a gigantic size, and he catches the incoming chunks.

"You're exhausting!" he inhaled deeply and breathed a huge volume of flames toward Tinta.

Tinta swings his sword in different directions, and wind pressure comes out which diverts the other chunks toward the flames.

The cement chunks explode, and the fire continues to move towards Tinta. He jumps from the chunk and crushes on a rooftop of a house, and he stands up, then brushes the dust from his clothes.

He looks around and smiles awkwardly upon witnessing the household members staring at him in awe.

"I got to go!"

The young lad runs from the house and looks up at the skies.

"Shit!" Tinta tightened his sword.

In the skies, a bright fire covering 01 is levitating. Tinta's eyes widen, and 01 turns toward Tinta and smiles widely.

"I found you!" 01 releases massive fire at Tinta in the shape of a bird, "Let's see how far you can go!"

Tinta climbs the rooftop, and he bends his knees while channeling his energy towards his sword.

"I can't defeat him but I can probably make him tired."

He jumps and releases a massive pressure from his jump which launches him towards the bird.

Both creatures clash resulting in a combustion of flames in the sky, everyone who is staring at the sky is amazed and some are running away in fear.

Tinta comes out from the flames. Both 01 and Tinta are now closer to one another as Tinta is swinging his sword at 01.

The blade is coming towards 01's neck but he holds the blade.

"Remember, I am not a swordsman." 01 generated a flaming hand from his abdomen which punched Tinta.

Tinta hits the ground, and he stands up immediately. 01 lands on the ground near Tinta, and he walks toward the young man while wrapping his gauntlets with his flames.

His helms melt revealing his face, his skin is red and smoke is emerging from it while Tinta remains gazing at him.

"Sounds like you won't give up," 01 said.

"You're stronger," Tinta says, "but I just want to take the kid away."

01 chuckles. "Well, I don't care about the kid just the ability existing inside of her."

"Right. The ability isn't it? Apologies, but the kid's mine."

"Are you serious? To me, you are like an ant and I'm a dragon. The power scaling between us is different to the point that you can not match mine."

Tinta chuckles. "Match? Did I tell you that I desire to fight you?"

He runs in a different direction leaving 01 in shock. Tinta reaches Carla who is unconscious, therefore, he carries her in his arms and runs away.

01 lands right in front of him. His eyes move towards Tinta, and his eyes widen whilst Tinta is staring at him.

"Goodbye," 01 drew back his lip revealing his teeth, "Tinta."

Tinta jumped aside and evaded a fireball. 01 coats himself in fire until he takes on the form of a knight.

"Elemental Armor: Fire Ruler."

A bright sword made of flames appears in his hands, and he swings it towards the young man.

Tinta puts down Carla, and quickly strikes his sword against the gigantic flaming blade. The pressure and mass of the sword pushes Tinta down to the ground.

Tinta let go of the sword and jumps aside. The gigantic blade weights down on Tinta's sword.

"Surrender your will!" 01 yelled while pushing the gigantic sword.

"I always hold on to my words, and I will save the kid," Tinta said calmly

01 moves his head everywhere and flies using his flaming wings which he generated from his back, therefore, he flies in a certain direction to chase Tinta.

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To 01, Tinta is a fun opponent but when his temper is running out, Tinta is only a pest in his sight.

Meanwhile, Tinta is sprinting along houses while carrying Carla so tight in his arms.

"I feel like giving up," Tinta says, "what am I doing? I am not like this! I only do a thing if it will benefit me.

"But this feeling, it's a brand new feeling."

The young man is running inside a community, and people around him are walking, drinking alcohol, and talking to one another.

"When will I give up? Why did I take this child under my wings?"

A bright light symbolizing flames manifests in the community, and the light leaves a massive explosion spreading everywhere.

"If I can't get the child then she must die along with that bastard," 01 said while standing on the shoulder of a gigantic knight made of his flames.

His eyes are gazing at the dome of flames eating the entire community. The flames disappear and his eyes narrow at the scene.

"That boy," 01 said while clenching his hands.

Amidst the burning land, and fires to be seen, a young man is kneeling on the ground while holding a burning skeleton.

"No, this is only just a dream," Tinta said not believing what he was witnessing.

Tinta remains staring at the skeleton in his hands, he watches it disintegrate. His eyes are turning dull, and he closes his hands while his whole body is trembling.

"I couldn't keep my word!" he stands up and looks at the man looming in the skies.

He inhales deeply and shouts with all his might. "How can you kill even the innocent children, Ivan!"

A feeling strikes 01's chest, and he touches his chest. He lowers his hand and his eyes are screaming for anger as his flames are increasing.

"Where did you get that name?!" Ivan spreads his flames, covering the skies of the entire Luzon.

Tinta stands proud, and he swirls his sword and points it at 01. He gathers all of his bravery and his energy.

"I got it from your grave," Tinta said with a menacing tone.

With a swing of his sword, he releases a massive wind pressure which blows the fire from the skies, 01 and his creations.

Tinta coughs blood but he wipes it with his thumb, and he looks at it.

"Carla and Mumbo, I will give you the justice both of you deserve," Tinta looked up as he felt an overwhelming hot wind pressure go across him.

"You got the ability of the child, right?" 01 generated eight flaming hands from his armor.

"Even if you have the crystal which is an ancient one," Tinta begins to walk, "to me, that crystal is useless."

01 tempers run out, and he jumps toward the young man as the young man does the same.

Tinta performs multiple sword slashes on 01's armor, unfortunately, 01 counters him with flames which he fires at him but the young man destroys it with a slash of his sword.

01 holds Tinta's sword, and with his other hand, he punches Tinta's chest and abdomen but Tinta pulls out a dagger, hidden in his shirt.

He cuts 01's other hands with his dagger, and he catches his sword but he gets kicked in the face by 01.

Tinta stands up from the ground, and his eyes widen before he can make a move, 01 reaches him and immediately punches his face which sends Tinta flying away.

01 aims his remaining hands at Tinta, therefore, firing massive flames at him. Tinta jumps from the flames, and he looks at 01 only for 01 to kick his waist.

Tinta is pushed by the kick but he stands up immediately upon hitting the ground. 01 goes toward the sky, and he looks down at Tinta, therefore, he accumulates flames in front of him which form into a massive fireball.

The size of the fireball can make the whole of Luzon burn and be covered in flames, and the impact of the fireball can cause a tsunami. Its light can be seen even by the neighboring districts and cities.

"Prepare for your city's extinction."

He launches the fireball down at Tinta. The young man inhales deeply and he holds onto the handle of his sword.

"I know a technique," he says, "upon using it, will open the death's gate for me."

He begins to inhale wind through his nose, his eyes are focusing on the incoming fireball, and his legs are bending a bit.

"Five... four... three... two..."

Tinta jumps and his pressure propels him towards the fireball. While traveling towards the fireball, all people in the other cities are evacuating with the aid of guardians.

Tinta goes closer with the fireball, and then, he strikes it. A brighter light fills the dark skies as Tinta and Ivan are engulfed by the light.

A huge combustion of flames occurs in the skies, and its shockwave reaches neighboring cities; most of their skyscrapers collapse.

Later on, 01 lands on the ground. He looks at Tinta whose body has burnt marks, and he looks at the sword lying beside him.

"Without that sword, he won't be able to make it this far," he says, "but it's unbelievable that he wasn't burnt along with that orphan girl."

"His sword was his only power, and without it he is nothing–!"

Tinta opens his eyes, and he immediately picks up the sword, therefore, he strikes 01's chest causing a deep cut on it.

"This brat!" he spawned flames on his gauntlets.

"I know that you will do this!" Tinta sliced 01's hands.

"Even with your drastic power," Tinta looks at him dead in the eyes, "I was able to trick you!"

Tinta stands up and strikes 01 once again, however, 01 glows widely and releases surges of fire which hit Tinta and blows him away.

01 jumps toward Tinta while generating new hands using his flames. He generates silver from his wrists which covers his entire hands.

Tinta sprints toward him but he is hit by a massive fireball which he didn't counter. Despite receiving damages, the young man remains running towards his enemy but 01 throws small flaming birds at him.

Tinta prepares his sword to attack but the birds become spheres which releases solidified blades that pierce Tinta's chest, arms, and abdomen.

The young man was stunned by what occurred, and his eyes remained staring at 01 whose red eyes were enjoying the sight.

"You know, I could have ended you with bigger constructs," 01 laughs, "but I want to see where your will might take you, and that ends here."

Tinta cuts the blades with his sword. He pulls the blades from his body and tosses them, consequently, he remains walking towards 01.

"I am amazed that you even knew my name."

"But you knew it because of that girl's power, right? You know, we call that phenomenon 'passing of power through a wish'."

"But I don't need that power. I was supposed to leave but you put up a show which entertained me."

Tinta accelerates his walk onto a sprint, and he reaches 01 which has the name "Ivan".

"Are you done?!" Tinta clenched his teeth.

Ivan raises his index finger and lowers it, therefore, a clone resembling Carla appears right in front of Tinta.

The clone embraces him which catches Tinta off guard, and the clone explodes while solidified pillars made of his flames appear above Tinta.

"Let my flames put you to sleep. But remember, this world is not what it is."

The pillars fall on Tinta, and the smoke fades away revealing an unconscious Tinta with flaming pillars weighing on his back.

01 flies away from the battlefield, with an evil smile and eyes full of joy.

"I have enjoyed my time with you, kid. For that, you shall be granted eternal sleep."