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God demon
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The attack was simultaneous, hundreds of Otsutsuki rushing towards Akira. Yet, the smile on his face never wavered. Eyes closed, in an almost theatrical gesture, he spread his arms and whispered, "Let the show begin."
In the next instant, he disappeared, materializing in front of the nearest Otsutsuki. With a swift motion, he ripped off the head, thus inaugurating what would become a legendary battle.
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Blood gushed in a scarlet fountain as the decapitated body collapsed. In a reflex, Akira leaped backwards – just in time. The mace crashed down with a deafening noise where he had stood a fraction of a second earlier, cracking the stone slabs. In the same movement, he spun around, avoiding the spear that whistled behind him. His fingers closed around the weapon's shaft as he tore it away from his assailant. In one fluid motion, Akira used the weapon as a lever to throw his opponent over his shoulder. The Otsutsuki's body crashed heavily to the ground with a dull thud.
Without pausing to catch his breath, Akira leaped back, dodging the curved blade slicing through the air where he had been standing. The steel whizzed past his ear as he ducked to evade a second strike. Suddenly, he felt a concentration of energy.
The chakra wave surged without warning. Despite his reflexes, Akira didn't have time to dodge the energy mass that hit him head-on. An explosion rang out, lifting a cloud of dust and debris.
Silence fell for a moment, heavy and oppressive. Then the smoke cleared, revealing Akira, standing in the center of a crater. The earth was ravaged all around him, but the ground under his feet remained intact, as if protected by an invisible force.
"You send me your lackeys?" he sneered at the patriarch. "Do you underestimate me?" His chakra suddenly exploded. "If you want to kill me, you'll have to do better than that!" He said with a cruel smile.
In a flash, he disappeared. The next moment, he appeared in front of a bewildered Otsutsuki. His fist crashed into his opponent's face before slamming him violently to the ground. Without wasting a second, Akira leaped towards his next target. A roundhouse kick sent the Otsutsuki flying like a ragdoll.
Like a predator, Akira dispatched his prey one after the other. Twenty minutes later, over a hundred bodies littered the battlefield.
As Akira prepared to leap towards his next target, countless black tendrils suddenly shot into the air, charging towards him from all directions. But just inches from his body, the projectiles abruptly froze, as if suspended in space.
Akira slowly turned his head towards the source of the attack. An Otsutsuki stood there, arms outstretched, a look of surprise on his face.
"My suspicions were correct," declared the Otsutsuki, lowering his hands.
"If I remember correctly, you must be one of the elders," Akira calmly replied, staring intently before continuing. "This is the Rokugan," he said, pointing to his right eye. "And the technique I just used is called Limitless. As for what else I can do... you'll have to find out for yourself," he concluded with a provocative smile.
"So you had hidden your abilities!?" exclaimed the elder, teeth clenched in rage.
"Let's stop playing around now," Akira declared as a menacing aura began to emanate from him, sending shivers down all witnesses' spines. Pointing his hand forward, he murmured, "Reversed Technique: Red."
A mass of crimson energy formed between his fingers before being projected forward, devastating everything in its path. The attack was so impressive that a deathly silence fell over the battlefield. No one dared challenge Akira anymore.
"D-demon... He's a demon god," stammered an Otsutsuki, his face contorted with terror.