Rise of the Eternal Monarch

Chapter 8: Murderous Impulse State

Chapter 8: Murderous Impulse State

"He's really cool isn't he?" Stars shone in the girl's eyes as she looked at Zayn's appearance.

"I see you're a fan. You wanna know something?" Kai looked at the girl.

I am clearly the more handsome one, but why do all the girls fall for him? He thought with a tinge of jealousy.

This is payback. I'mma steal this girl from you. Yeah. Kai smiled.

"What? What?" The girl eagerly approached Kai, but soon blushed red in embarrassment. What was wrong with her today? 

I need to calm my head down. She thought.

"I was the one that designed the outfit. The mask was all him though." Kai said mysteriously.

"Really? So cool! Wait! You're Kai? And he's Lynn? OMG! I can't believe I'm sitting beside you guys!" The girl smiled.

"Nah. Don't worry about it. We're very cool people." Kai said with a laugh.

"But why is that guy challenging Zayn if Zayn is that strong?" She asked curiously.

"You wanna know? But don't tell anyone ok? It's a very mysterious super secret!" Kai said as he looked around in fake wariness. 

Lynn shook his head. What secret? Pretty much everyone knows about this. Though, not the full story though. Seems like this guy was fooling around again.

At an inconspicuous corner of the area, two figures could be seen standing beside each other.

"It seems like Ronaldo has gotten into a fight." A female sounding voice spoke lightly.

"And with Zayn of all people. Sigh...that kid. He might have gotten himself into a huge pickle this time." The voice of Mr Ted spoke tiredly.

"Do you still have such a high opinion of him? He is still at the Gamma level. I don't think he'd be reaching the Beta anytime soon." The female remarked faintly.

"I dunno. That Zayn. He gives a dangerous feeling. He may look lazy, but don't forget. He is the Asura of Team Black. That title is not for show." Mr Ted frowned.

"Pshh. I think you're just scared." The woman laughed.

Zayn and Ronaldo stared at each other with a referee between them. After explaining the rules and whatnot, he gave the signal to start the fight.

At the same time, Zayn's silhouette disappeared amongst blue sparks of electricity. 

At the same time, a muffled bang reverberated across the field as his and Ronaldo's fists collided.

The two of them fiercely began a tumultuous exchange of blows, kicking and punching at each other like two angry lions. 

A fist to the chest, a punch to the shoulder, a kick to the knee, a stab to the heart. Their silhouettes gradually appeared blurry to some of the students' eyes, looking like a scene straight out from a high speed anime fight.

Ronaldo's eyes glowered. "It seems like you're more of a challenge than I thought. Despite being two energy levels above you, I still couldn't put you down in less than five minutes. It's hard to believe that you're not at the Beta grade."

Zayn didn't say anything and just looked at him coldly.

"Still. If you think that you'll be able to beat me with your pathetic Gamma level XI strength, you've got another thing coming!" Ronaldo's energy surged as he activated his Esper ability.

Esper Ability, [Superior Dragon Scaled Body (Water)]!

Strange scales suddenly spread out and covered Ronaldo's upper torso. The scales covered everything from the neck to the waist. The blue scales glimmered under the shimmering light of the sun, looking cool and radiant. He looked quite resplendent at the moment.

"Wow! Is that his Esper ability? So freaking cool!"

"Such a hunk! He looks so handsome!"

The new students that were watching the fight suddenly exploded into a commotion. The boy's looked at the beautiful scales on Ronaldo's body with amazement and jealousy while the girls looked at it in admiration. 

Ronaldo in his dragonoid like appearance grinned as he looked at the fervor of the new students. He looked at Zayn with arrogant confidence.

"Do you see that! This is the admiration great power can arouse in the hearts of people! And now! I will prove what a weakling you are by destroying you completely! You'll have to bow like a dog everytime you see me!" He rushed at Zayn with his spear that shone with a cold light. 

Zayn just threw out two silver balls at him, which soon transformed into robotic armored humanoid soldiers whose silver armor and weapons glimmered threateningly. One of the robots held a plasma machine gun with faint lights on its barrel. The other held a long shimmering katana in its hand as it took a kendo stance.

"He's still using those things? Hmm...it's seems he has improved on them a little. I remember they weren't this sophisticated when I last saw them." Kai scratched his chin.

"Senior, what are those?" The girl, whose name was Lea, asked with a curious glint.

"Well, those are Zayn's special weapons; his robotic soldiers retrofitted with special class medium grade ICE armor. Though I think it should be high grade ICE armor now by the looks of it. I wonder, where did he get high-grade ICE? Is that thing supposed to be like...super hard to get? Why does he make it look like cabbage?" Kai looked at the humanoid robots curiously.

Zayn gave a command. "Attack. Aim for the vitals."

The robots eyes glowed.

[Executing command....]

The two robots rushed at Ronaldo like bullets from a gun, continuously aiming for his vital spots as the viciously attacked him, putting him in a corner. Putting him under pressure from his sides, they left him no chance to counterattack.

Ronaldo eyes gradually turned crazy. "How dare you choose to fight me with these pieces of scrap metal huh? You're a pathetic little bastard who can't put up a fight on his own. How dare you cross me?!" 

Grabbing the sword wielding robotic soldier, he viciously stabbed his spear into its eye module and punching it with his scaled fist. With no time to react, the robot was horizontally bisected in two by his spear.

Turning towards the other robot, a strange blue energy came out of his body, attaching itself to his spear. A second later, a loud whoosh was heard as the spear left his hand with an inhumane speed.

A second later, the spear penetrated the chest of the machine, disabling it amongst a raucous amount of cheers.

"Now that's what power is all about! You know? I've heard about you, leader of Team Black. They say you're so powerful, you're just like Magneto from the movies! And that your just as powerful as he is! Seems like all the hype I've heard about you was all just mere trashtalk and baseless rumors. I've won. I defeated your little robots, so...you can leave the field right now. Oh, and I'm taking your rank by the way." Ronaldo waved his hand casually, as if he was doing Zayn a great favour.

Zayn quietly picked up the salvageable pieces of his robots amongst the gazes of everyone, without saying a single word.

The new students murmured. They said this guy was the strongest person there was out there? Why the hell is he so weak?

"Senior, why isn't Zayn fighting back?" The girl asked Kai with a look of worry on her face.

"Not yet. Just watch. That guy has made him very...very angry." Kai said mysteriously.

"You see. Me and Lynn, we never doubted Zayn's potential. Especially when we first met. We always believed in his talent, that he was going to become the best in the world, with us alongside him. You could say that he was the heart and soul of Team Black. And he believed it too. With all his heart. And so he trained. Harder than anyone could ever imagine. He pushed himself so hard, just to become the best in the world. And his hard work paid off. His powers were limitless. He trained his gene ability to the point that if given enough time, he would become an Omega before 30 years old." Lynn sighed.

"Seriously? He was that strong?" Lea asked with shock. Being an Omega before 30. Few people in the world became an Omega, and those who did already passed their prime, exhausting their potential. They would never hope to reach higher levels, so they became recluses, each governing a part of the world. Some of them started families like rabbits, hoping to produce a descendant to carry on their mission and legacy.

"His powers were so strong, but it came at a very hefty price. It is the source of his title as the Asura of Team Black. We call it...his Asura Mode. He calls it...the Murderous Impulse State. I think the first one is better. Anyway, the whole deal is...whenever he uses his powers, or his negative emotions become heightened, dark impulses begin to take over his thoughts. His mind becomes clouded with unimaginable rage, and he goes berserk, destroying and killing everyone who dares oppose him. The crazy thing is...his powers get amplified by a hundred fold whenever he goes into that state." Kai said as he looked at Lynn, who had a worried look on his face.

"But...can't he control it? It sounds like a great power if he could." Lea asked with shock.

"You think we haven't tried that? We can't control it, not because we haven't tried, but because we literally can't control it. Whenever Zayn's powers increase, the control his dark impulses have on his mind get stronger. And I'm not talking about a factor of 1:1, I'm talking about a factor of 1:20. This means that his impulses get 20 times stronger every time he increases his strength by a grade. That's why he can't advance. He's scared. Scared of his own power. He's afraid he'll kill someone close to him one day. I think that it's a miracle that he still hangs out with us. I thought he'd go solo on us." Kai laughed sadly.

Zayn looked at Ronaldo after picking up the pieces of his destroyed weapons.  

Ronaldo's eyes looked at him. "You still haven't surrendered yet?"

Zayn flung away his windbreaker, which flew a few feet into the air.

"You likened me to Magneto. I'll show you...that I'm not nearly as simple as he is." Zayn tied his hair into a bun as his eyes gradually turned evil.

"I'm something far more dangerous, far more terrifying and stronger than Magneto."

Zayn's eyes turned an eerie shade of dark purple as sparks of electricity began to flash all over his body.