BROTHERS TOGETHER: US AGAINST DOOM

Fighting For Control Over Constantine's Body

The figure inside the lightning calamity zone was naturally Constantine, whose body was currently under Ruger's control. Due to the fact that Constantine's body was not yet strong enough to control the power of constellation lightning that he had inherited from Ruger, his senses were constantly being wracked by extreme pain and he was continuously lingering at the border between consciousness and unconsciousness.

The one in control of Constantine's body was Ruger and under his control, he was able to make use of his original powers that now belonged to Constantine to fight against the dooms that wanted to devour him.

Those bolts of lightning that constantly flashed in the sky were a result of Ruger clashing with the dooms using Constantine's body.

With the power of constellation lightning lingering in his body, Constantine's body was going through an extreme process of tempering where it was constantly being destroyed and rebuilt under the protection of his powers. This is the reason why Constantine felt so much pain that he felt like dying.

The more Ruger used his Constantine's body to stimulate his original power, the more damaged the body became, and when it was rebuilt, the stronger it got and the more it was able to handle the power of the constellation lightning.

It was mentioned before that the power of constellation lightning was purely destructive in nature and carried no other auxiliary effects. But after inheriting this power from Ruger's soul, during the year he was in a coma, Constantine's body was gradually adapting to the power of constellation lightning and it developed the necessary affinities to be able to wield this power.

In order words, Constantine's body had already adapted to the most suitable form necessary to control the power of constellation lightning so it wouldn't be destroyed in the process. The problem was that one year was not nearly enough to complete this process and Constantine would have still needed a long time before his body would be ready to handle the power of constellation lightning. that is the reason why he couldn't awaken that power in the first place. It was because it would place too much burden on his body.

Right now, it could be seen that after Ruger forcefully awakened this power, Constantine's body was not strong enough to handle it and it was constantly being destroyed at a cellular level as a result of this.

But this was not completely bad because as a result of it, Constantine's body was also undergoing complete restructuring at a cellular level also and was quickly adapting to the power of constellation lightning. Given more time, Constantine's physique would eventually be reborn as a constellation lightning physique and he would be able to completely control his new powers without any side effects.

Ruger was clearly aware of the changes that were happening to Constantine's body at a cellular level and it had to be said that even he was surprised at the rapid changes that were currently happening.

Even Ruger himself had not expected this to happen. At most he thought that after awakening Constantine's power, his body would be on the verge of destruction and this would naturally weaken Constantine enough and put him on the verge of death. Then, using a portion of his remaining soul power, he would preserve Constantine's last breath, then take his time to wipe out Constantine's will and soul imprint. when all this was done, Ruger would completely inherit Constantine's body and soul. He would have only needed to take some more time to repair the damage done to Constantine's body before he would officially be reborn as a new person.

That was the plan Ruger had thought out. But seeing as Constantine's body was rapidly adapting to this power, Ruger feared that his consciousness would also recover in time and quickly fight him for control of his body.

"No! I can't let that happen..."

"I have to quickly deal with the issue with these creatures and find a safe place where I can attempt to wipe out the kid's will and soul imprint."

"I initially wanted to let you disappear from this world peacefully and without much pain, but since you want to oppose me at every single step, then forgive me for being ruthless, kid. I am determined to have this body for myself... who would have expected that of all the billions of ants I could have chosen to possess in this barren world, I would actually choose the one person that was the most suitable to inherit all of my powers perfectly!"

"It is truly a wonder the way the universe works in mysterious coincidences. But this is good for me too, because it means I won't have to take too long to recover to my peak power after starting all over again."

"Hehe kid, as I said before, you should be grateful to me for possessing you and giving you the opportunity to transcend from your mediocre and mundane life. As long as I have your body and use it to achieve greatness in the universe, it would be the same as you achieving greatness along with me. So rest assured and hand your body over to me... I will make sure that you enjoy more than you ever could in this life alone."

Ruger was thinking to himself as he said all this...

Faintly, he could also sense a kind of resistance from deep within Constantine's subconscious as he instinctively resisted the idea of his body and life being stolen by Ruger.

Sensing this sensation, Ruger smirked mentally as he said, "What, you don't agree... are you bent on fighting me still?"

"Well, unfortunately for you, in your current state, you do not have the strength to fight me at all! As long as I deal with this problem quickly, I can slowly grind away at your consciousness and will and make you disappear forever from this world. I will erase you from all of existence and everything that used to belong to you will belong to me."

"I won't give you the chance to recover and ruin my plans once more, you hear me?" Ruger shouted hysterically.

During the past year that he had been living in Constantine's body, it could be said to be the most embarrassing moment of his 3000 years of life.

This past year had been the lowest Ruger had ever been, and he felt a lot of resentment towards Constantine, the mortal that had stolen his freedom, powers, and everything else that he had. There was no way Ruger was going to allow himself to continue existing in this form that could not even be called living at all.

He would sooner die than allow himself to continue existing in such a pitiful and low manner. Ruger was hellbent on regaining his life back, even if it meant seizing the life of another. He could care less about anybody in the universe but himself, not to mention that it was an insignificant mortal whose life he was going to seize.

Finally, Ruger was about to deal with the current problem that was the dooms who were still attacking him.

As Ruger's eyes stared straight ahead, his gaze pierced through the distance and accurately locked on the figure of the hill-like creature that was far away.

Ruger's actions had already alerted this creature, and it had already made a move to suppress and destroy him. Faced with this creature, even Ruger felt some pressure, and he knew that he couldn't deal with it.

It couldn't be helped as Constantine was currently too weak and the level of power of the constellation lightning he could mobilize was too weak to deal with the creature.

Thinking of his current predicament, Ruger could not help but complain to himself, "This is really the lowest point of my entire life. Even a lower Lifeform like this thinks it can bully me."

"Humph! Vermin... you'd better wait for me. Once I am done taking over this body and regained my power, I will come back to annihilate your entire race and destroy this lowly world of yours."

"Just you wait!"

Ruger cursed and threatened the doom in the distance before he got ready to run away.

That's right, even the all mighty Ruger Whitebrook had to flee in the face of an unbeatable foe and this was the thing that shamed him the most. Thankfully, even if Ruger could not defeat the doom in the distance, he could still run away and there was nothing it could not stop him.

But just as Ruger was about to flee, Constantine's body actually stopped listening to him at that moment and Ruger could feel himself losing control over Constantine's body.

Ruger could feel that Constantine was gradually regaining consciousness and had started to fight with him for control over his body. He wanted to break free from Ruger's control and regain control over his own body once again.

Sensing this, Ruger panicked and hurriedly yelled at Constantine, who was gradually coming back to his senses from the pain.

He said, "Brat, what the hell are you doing now? This is not the time for this, as we are currently still in danger. Do you want to die?"

In response, the only thing Ruger heard was Constantine's loud voice roaring furiously at him.

"Give me back my body, old man!"

"Get the hell out!"