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2024-10-29 19:42:56"That Dungeon...was never a Dungeon at all"
"Eh?"
*Chuckle*
"You'll understand it all in the future. After all, we both have the same responsibility on our shoulders right now"
"Its better that I don't ask anymore, The more I want to know, the more I get confused."
"Yep that's waaaaay better"
Emperor replied, literally dragging the word 'way' for a whole minute.He patted Marcus's shoulder and then bend himself on his knees to come Face to face with Marcus.
"Now let's speak about what you have to do Marcus"
"What I have to do huh?"
"You ready?"
The Flame Emperor asked stepping back and looking down at Marcus.
Marcus took a deep breath.
"I AM"
*Grin*"Okay Marcus, Then let's start our Intense Training regimen"
"Intense training regimen? Wha.."
Marcus got cut midsentence by a Loud 'Snap'.
Thousand of Demon Ogres Appeared in front of him and The Emperor. But Marcus's eyes narrowed when he thought they seemed a bit different from what his textbooks had said."Demon Ogres?"
Marcus lost his balance for a second as he remembered the Monsters before him was ranked Demon Monarch.Not one of them, but all. Will He have to Face a thousand Ogres? who were one of the strongest in the Demon Monarch rank.
Marcus regained himself and struggled as he poked The Flame Emperor beside him.
"Hm?"
"What's this?"
Marcus questioned pointing to the still Ogre Army whose eyes were glowing green.
"This is the Ogre Army and You Marcus...Have to Terminate them all"
"Funny!"
"This is no fun my child, I get serious once it gets to the matter of strength and training."
*Gulp*
He gulped as he heard the Flame Emperor. It mist have been the truth since Flame Emperor looked so stiff. He was very, very serious!.
"Ever heard of Tutorial's?"
".....Yea, It's those guidelines for starters at the beginning of something new."
"Exactly, This is your Tutorial and this is your Tutorial mission."
"Hm?, And How am I supposed to finish this T-U-T-O-R-I-A-L??"
Marcus replied boldly for the first time.
"With your bare hands"
"Yea...What?"
Marcus shifted his gaze to The Emperor.
"You said you wouldn't joke!"
"And I'm Not joking!"
Without letting Marcus say anything, He pushed him towards the Ogre army.
"As I said this is a Tutorial Mission, You won't die. Every time you die you will be respawned to the Respawn circle. Let me give you a hint to pass this one"
*PAUSE*
"You-Have-To-Reach-Your-Limits"
Snapping his fingers once again, He collapsed the land area around him and Marcus, Making the part in which Marcus stood fall down to an Abyss hole.Marcus who was falling into the abyss, felt the time slow down. He felt he was floating, but his senses came back as soon as he landed on the land with a 'THUD'.
A Yellow circle glowed below him as he slowly stood up, balancing himself on his hands and raising his body from the rocky ground.
"This must be my respawn point"
His gaze darted over to the Ogre Army. Standing tall and buff, every one of them looked menacing.
Marcus was trembling. He hadn't even faced a Demon soldier ranked Monster but now, he was being told to destroy an entire fleet of thousand Demon Monarch ranked Ogres.
"If this is the Tutorial, I wonder how tough the Main objectives would be"
He stepped out of the circle and slowly started walking to the Army of Ogres."Oi, Marcus remember!! Use your Anger as your power. Manipulate your emotions as your own power"
Marcus's head snapped when The Flame Emperor shouted from Above.
"Oi geezer, When I come back, I'm gonna kick your Ass to Oblivion"
"KEKEKEKE, Let's see"
With a Smug look on his Face, The Emperor sealed the Opening and closed off Marcus.
Everything was black now. There was no light anywhere except on the land. Everything else was pitch black outside.The Green Eyes of the Ogres shifted to red as they started rumbling. Marcus was caught by surprise and readied his fists in a boxer stance by instinct. The Ogres started moving slowly towards Marcus.
'TSK, What a Mess'
As an Ogre closed the distance, Marcus swung his fist in defence. It hit the Ogre's belly with a 'Thwack'.
"OWWW, OWWW, OWWW"
Marcus cried grabbing his wrist. It was glowing red with pain. It struck Marcus as he thought back about the Class at his academy.
Ogres had the most durable skin in the Demon Monarch rank. Some of the rare species had burning and acidic skin.
The Ogre in front of him was one of the Rare species. The higher Ogre species, An 'Ogretto'.
[DURA+10k]
A message popped up in front of his eyes as Marcus cowered before the Ogretto. He remembered seeing these type of Popups in games and *Demi comics*.
Dura meant Durability. Which also meant his Durability had increased by 10 thousand just because of a frail punch he landed on the Monster before him.
"So this is what He meant by reaching my limits huh?"
Marcus Grinned and looked at the Ogretto.
It raised it's huge battle axe and fixed it's sight on him.'SWOOSH'
'SLASH'
Marcus's Head dropped, It rolled down to the Ogretto's feet 'TAP' and got motionless. His eyes were staring directly at the Monster's eye's, his expression twisted and a huge smile spread across his face.
The body along with the head turned to ash. A Golden light started shining and wind whooshed out of nowhere.
[You Died, Respawning]
Another message popped as Marcus reappeared from thin air inside the respawn circle. He had his head low, His sight fixed at the ground. His lips were spread into a wide grin.
"HAHAHHA, Come at me you Ugly one of a Mistake"
Marcus said as he looked up at the Monster. His eyes had a different type of vibe now. It felt as if it were burning..WITH RAGE!.
"Turn my anger into my own power huh, He's called an Emperor for some reason."
*Step*
*Step**Step*Marcus started walking and then increased his pace until he started running full speed towards the Ogretto.
*Punch*
*Kick**Kick**Punch*Marcus started rampaging, connecting his blows to the Monster before him. Even though it was of no use in hurting the Ogretto, Marcus felt exhilarating as adrenaline pumped throughout his body and he got bombarded with messages.
[Dura +10k]
[Dura +10k][Dura +10k][Dura +10k][Dura +10k]More messages started appearing on the screen as he continued his combo streak of 15 hits, all while the Ogretto looked at him confused. It finally came back to its senses as Marcus hit it 20 times. The Ogretto grasped it's axe and swung it hard yet again.
But it had no effect on Marcus. The Axe went through his body but left a scratch on his shoulder. Marcus's eyes shot up as he opened his eyes which he had closed when the Monster swung its weapon.
He continued hitting combos after combos on the Monster.He didn't die. That meant his Durability had Increased far more than the Attack damage of the Ogretto per strike.
It was a small step but it was more than enough to make Marcus excited.
The Next strike hit him hard on his shoulder and broke his 35 combo streak. A message popped up as soon as his vision went blank.[You Died].
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Author NotesWhohooo another chapter and a beginning of something, finally a fight after all those Information.
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As Pii fell to the ground he looked at the person who had whispered to him just a second ago.It was without a doubt Marcus, who had the same haughty grin Pii had a moment ago. ..."How did this happen?" Pii asked the air as he fell, his eyes switching from the Marcus on the tree to the Marcus on the ground. "Have I been fooling the clone all along?" Pii asked as he landed safely on the ground. Dust arose as his feet touched the 'slightly grassy but slightly barren land'"Oh poor Pii," another voice whispered behind him. Pii heaved his hand behind him to knock down the being who was whispering, but it was in vain as he found no one. Soon, he started to hear multiple laughs from all around the jungle. Marcus was nowhere to be found. Both of them had disappeared. All Pii was surrounded by now was the jungle and the echoes of Marcus' laugh. "COME OUT MARCUS!" Pii shouted, his body suddenly glowing an eerie but bright red. "You weren't fooling anyone Pii," Marcus' voice said as P
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Marcus began walking towards Pii. Pii turned around completely as he saw Marcus walk towards him, but did nothing else other than glare at the redhead man who was taking slow strides towards him. Marcus now had his hands in his pocket. "Let me see how entertaining the power of a God is"...Just as Marcus spoke, PII vanished from the spot he stood. But this sudden disappearance of his creation did not surprise Marcus.Not even a bit. Marcus grinned as he dodged a thunderous fist that was meant to cave in his face. Dozens of after images of the new demon appeared before Marcus as PII moved at unbelievable speeds, attacking from multiple positions simultaneously. This power that PII demonstrated could've easily taken down 5 legendary seed revokers as easily as someone swapping bugs. But it still wasn't enough to even bruise Marcus, heck! Pii wasn't even close enough to touch Marcus. "Not bad, Not bad for a higher God," Marcus said as he played around with Pii dodging his attacks l
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[Combat level prowess is being calculated] *Ping* [Calculation complete] *Ping*[Combat prowess: Higher God]....."Phewww, I sent him flying huh" Marcus covered his eyes slightly from the sun which was glaring at him. Not like the incredible brightness of the sun was able to do anything to him or his vision. He just wanted to pretend that his eyes hurt. Marcus whistled as he saw PII's inanimate body crashing down. He slowly began smiling as he sensed something. Being the one who created PII and the one who dominates over him, Marcus was able to sense the sudden spike of power gain PII had received.He could feel that his puppet had gained some crazy power up. "It's going to get more fun now, haha" He let out a small chuckle as he stretched his hands. He performed some lunges to stretch out his legs as well. "Pheww, I guess it's time for him to land"Just as Marcus said this, PII's body crashed into the ground. The landing definitely created a crater as a lot of earth and d
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"I knew it," said Marcus as he saw PII get up. [Severe damage has been dealt] [Releasing power seals] [Seal released][Power output level has been increased][Current power at 70 percent]"You also have awakened a system within you, haven't you PII?" Marcus laughed. "A crazy one which gives you insane strength to the amount of damage you receive. This is what your power is" Marcus was speaking as PII's body zoomed toward him and appeared right in front of his face. PII's eyes were still white but his body was in control. His thunderous fist drove straight into his right cheek bone of Marcus and this time, his fist didn't receive any sort of damage, not even a minuscule one. Marcus's face had got swept under the damage of PII's revamped punch, which carried three fourth of his entire power. His head was turned to the right. But he was still smiling. "That hurts better than the previous one" said the monster of a man who turned to look PII in his eyes. "Give me more" were t
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PII scanned the area yet again only to fail. Marcus was nowhere to be found. He was still in his fight when his senses tingled. The air behind him had shifted and now pressed against his back. *BOOM**CRACK*PII even with his fast reflex was not able to dodge the kick that broke his spine and sent him down to the ground, slamming him back first into the ground. The impact of the explosion caused him to plummet rapidly. He groaned and grunted in pain all the way till he hit the ground, his body fluttering, his hands performing vain actions, trying to grab the air around him. There he lay down, his eyes looking at the sky and the small silhouette of the man behind the actions.It was Marcus, who else could it be?Marcus loomed hundreds of feet above PII for a couple of seconds before he went all out kamikaze and began suicide diving toward PII. His face was clouded over as the sun shined vigorously behind him. The sight from PII's perspective would make one think that Marcus was la
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"Let's leave once you get to your 100 percent" Marcus smiled."Let's get a hang of your strength"And with a boom, he jumped toward PII and punched him into the sky. "and mine as well" ... "Let's get a hang of your strength"And with a boom, he jumped toward PII and punched him into the sky. "and mine as well" ...... PII flew into the sky, Marcus squatted, his leg muscles worked up as if they were being charged. He stuck there for a second and then let his legs loose. He flew into the sky with tremendous force that the land below him cracked. He went head first into PII's torso and hit his half obsidian half flesh body, breaking the obsidian armor of one and breaking the bones of the other. But PII had countered by the time he was sent more into the stratosphere. He simultaneously lifted his knee and landed his elbow. His knee came first and then his elbow. His elbow found the middle of Marcus's skull and his knee whacked into his steel body. It sent Marcus crashing back into
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"I have to name you, naming you makes you my property," Marcus thought for a second before he smiled, "PII, from now onwards you are PII, as in the mathematical term," A gold light was soon produced within the white space and the birth of the strongest monster. ..."Aight, time for this boring background to change," Marcus said as he snapped his finger. The white nothingness soon skipped and was replaced by green scenery which was somewhat familiar. and it brought back memories.The new scenery was the forest Marcus had cleared in his second dungeon trial. The home of the nine tails.PII was on his knee, his head bowed down as if he was bowing to his king. There was no change to his appearance, but the aura around him had multiplied and it gave off a powerful intent to destroy. "Stand up PII," Marcus decreed. PII listened to his orders and stood up on his legs. He then looked at Marcus waiting for him to say it already as if he had been expecting it from the beginning. "Not go
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"IQ has been increased to 150 and total physical strength and output have been multiplied by 10 thousand folds" Marcus nodded, he was impressed, "I can say without a doubt", he paused, "that you are my strongest creation"....."So we've been merged into one now?", The entity asked in Its calm voice which had the duality of Pyraze and the inner demon. Marcus raised his eyebrows, "Your temper subdued pretty fast and well", he took a step forward, "The points it cost for you seem worth it till now""I don't know why, I want to get angry at you, but I simply cannot, my mind seems so relaxed", it spoke, "You fucker!" it roared the other second. "Haha", Marcus laughed, "Guess only one of you developed the temper restraint, I believe it must be you Pyraze, who got that. I guess the inner demon salvaged his aggression during the merge""So, If I'm right, which I should be, your bodies merged but your thoughts didn't", Marcus took another step forward toward the entity, he was the same heig
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"Huh?", The Inner demon could only blink as Pyraze vanished right in front of him. His sharp eyes caught Pyraze reappearing before Marcus in a flash. But what surprised him more than the demon's speed was Marcus. It all had happened in a second but his eyes had caught Marcus' grin before he caught Pyraze's heavy right hand within his left palm and tore it off and then fix it back. The Inner demon was too slow to react to Pyraze coming flying back to him. "Keughh", the air left Inner demon as both of them got sent back due to the jolt in which Marcus fixed Pyraze's arm back."I can even heal others too, How convenient", Marcus smirked, he skipped the distance between him and the two demons who were still two projectiles being sent back to an endless white void."Hey, I have this great idea. Why don't I put you guys together?", Marcus asked as if the other two were listening. No reply came from both of them, they were stuck in flight, flying at a speed that could break the sound bar
