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The Divine Core CH17: "FRESHMAN VS SOPHOMORE(4): THE MALEVOLENT SOUND"
In a state of unconsciousness, Kai was fed a stream of constant delusions. He envisioned a vague memory involving two people in his presence.One of the two individuals repeatedly called out his name. The echoes of the call finally roused him up from his dreams.He woke up to find himself in a room with Haku, who was already awake and eating a meal brought by his classmates."Where are we?" he asked."The healing center," Haku replied, taking a sip of water."Hey, great match, by the way," he politely commended Haku.Haku chose to ignore the comment."Okay, we need to clear things up," Kai requested."Hey, you know what we need to do?" he sarcastically asked. "I'm going to enjoy this delicious meal, and you're going to sit there like a good little boy and shut up! Just shut the hell up!""I still don't understand why you're so angry with me. I really didn't do anything wrong," said Kai, attempting to clarify things."Stop trying to redeem yourself, kid," he interrupted."There's only
The Divine Core CH18: "FRESHMAN VS SOPHOMORE(5): THE MALEVOLENT SOUND(2)"
••• ∅ •••"When we hit our lowest points, we are open to the greatest change."••• ∅ •••••• ‡ •••Born into the great Raijin clan, I was considered a failure—an unfortunate mistake the gods had gifted, with an ability completely divergent from the talents of our forefathers.I was ridiculed and spat on by my own clan, a disgrace to them and my own family. All I could do was hear at incredibly high frequencies, devoid of any combat abilities. Cast out at the tender age of five, I was left to survive in the cruel world, a world that seemed to wish for my demise.Days turned into nights as humans ignored my presence in the streets. I could read their thoughts, the waves of sound they emitted revealing their disdain. They shoved me around, treating me as if I were invisible, hurrying on to their place of work.They littered all over me, so much that trash became my refuge, a makeshift blanket from the discarded waste. Each night, I cursed the world and questioned the purpose of Daemons p
The Divine Core CH19: "FRESHMAN VS SOPHOMORE(6): DEFYING FATE"
"Chiko!" Kai, whose mind wasn't at peace, ran off to be with his friend."Hey, wait up! You know you haven't fully recovered yet!" Kota yelled out, reminding him that he is still in the process of recovery."Don't bother, let him go," Haku advised with a sigh."Hmm..."As he ran into the tunnel leading to the exit of the battlefield, he accidentally bumped into a fellow Daemon."Sorry! In a hurry right now," he yelled, apologizing without even needing to clash eyes with the latter.'That presence…' the Daemon turned to see not even a trace of Kai. "I guess I have to wait a little longer to get to play with you, chosen one," he soliloquized, revealing himself to be Akuma."Keep on playing hard to get. It wouldn't be long till we finally play a game," he grinned.>••• { } •••Chiko was stuck in an endless abyss of his dark memories. He began to recollect the past.'I'm sorry, master. I failed you,' Chiko thought, trapped in a trance of his delusions.Mentally scarred from t
The Divine Core CH20: "FRESHMAN VS SOPHOMORE(7): DEFYING FATE(2)"
Within the deepest recesses of her mind, Hikari's feet trembled uncontrollably. Within the span of seconds, strategies flowed within her mind, thinking of possible routes to take to finally gain the upper hand, but couldn't find any.He was just that much of a formidable foe. A deluge of self-doubt washed over her as she questioned her own worth.Hikari felt like her opponent could see right through her, reading her every thought and emotion.'Every plan I think of has a counter. His abilities are too versatile,' she thought. 'There must be a way. Even if it's just a glitch in his technique, but, what is it?'She began to analyze. There must a way. Her thought process finally recognized the subtle but effective moment when Yami couldn't backfire her blizzard attack. This realization led to her breaking a smirk.'That's it! As powerful as the technique is, I believe his brain process has a limit to how many events he can react to at a time,' she theorized. 'Thus, I need to spam my tech
The Divine Core CH 21: "FRESHMAN VS SOPHOMORE(8): DEFYING FATE(3)"
In the most confident counter Hikari had witnessed in her lifetime, her most powerful attacks faded into the dark abyss of shadows, the sounds of impact lost to the night. The shadows continued to spread across the ground, like ink on a blank page, until the whole arena was consumed in darkness.The radius of the shadows spread until it reached the outer edges of her terrain, leaving Hikari in a world of darkness."Dark Echo," he christened his technique at its climax, floating in the air; basking in the glory of his creation.Behind him emerged a large dark blue coin that rotated infinitely to symbolize that even in the midst of Typhon's Wrath, the endless stream of every outcome of fate was in his hands.Hikari could not believe her eyes as her opponent was more than able to conjure the same technique upon the severe damage he had sustained.'Something's off about his Konkyuu,' she theorized. 'It's incomplete. It's as if he just laid the foundation of his technique rather than unlea
The Divine Core CH 22: "FRESHMAN VS SOPHOMORE(9): GAIA VS YOKO"
In the recovery center, Chiko appeared to have overcome the traumatic event. He concluded his conversation with Kai, who asked for forgiveness before wanting to update everyone on his current status."Hey, remember to take some mental rest too, okay?" Chiko requested."What do you mean? I'm feeling much better now," Kai assured him."I mean emotional rest, my friend. The intense waves of unease I sense from you are pretty strong. It's pretty much obvious. You don't need to worry about me anymore, alright?""Uh, yeah. You're right. Absolutely right. I guess I'm fretting for no reason," Kai chuckled awkwardly."Staying in bed doing nothing can get boring, right? How about joining the rest of the team in the audience seats to watch the rest of the tournament? We're missing out on the excitement.""True! Um, I'll catch up with you. Just need to freshen up a bit, okay?""Sure thing. See you soon." Chiko walked away with a visibly happier demeanor.In the hallway of the recovery center, Kai
The Divine Core CHAPTER 23: "FRESHMAN VS SOPHOMORE(10): FORGING HISTORY"
In the aftermath of the intense battle, Gaia lay defeated and bloodied on the unforgiving battlefield. The cheers of the audience echoed around her as Yoko emerged victorious.As the medical team rushed to attend to Gaia's injuries, Kai's gaze remained fixed on the fallen Daemon, a mix of emotions swirling within him."Man, she really took a brutal beating," Kai exhaled, his eyes meeting the understanding glances of Chiko, Kota, and Haku.“Yoko isn't your run-of-the-mill Daemon you can toy with,” Haku declared, his confidence unwavering. “She's laser-focused on proving her clan wrong. She's set on making them see that labeling Gaia as their ultimate weapon just because she was born with this crazy elemental power mix, the likes of which we haven't seen in centuries, is the elders' biggest blunder, and that’s a fact.”“She undoubtedly possesses potential. Having four elements in her arsenal makes her no lightweight,” Chiko deduced with a thoughtful nod. “It’s all about tapping into that
The Divine Core CHAPTER 24: "FRESHMAN VS SOPHOMORE(11): KAGE VS MIRAI"
Slightly groaning, Kage got back to his feet, staring down at his opponent.'As long as the technique is performed within your field of view, you can replicate it with ease… Man… What a pain.' A stream of thoughts flooded his mind.Regrouping at an instant, Kage gripped his fists, releasing a mirage of electrified whip-like energy which Mirai dodged fairly easily.Whilst his opponent was distracted, Kage clapped his hands together, releasing a concentrated surge bolt of energy to which Mirai barely escaped, turning 360 degrees and delivering back an electrified bolt of energy.Kage took the attack head on, stretching forth his arm and absorbing the volt of energy. Using the momentum, he added on to the incredible volt of energy with his energy reserves, ultimately generating projection crescent blades, taking a page out of Yoko's book.As the technique raged on, Mirai hopped on two of the blades and seemingly gained control of the blades as he hovered up above Kage and sent back a mira
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CH80: "KŪDAN"
Kaito Kazutoshi slowly began chuckling, a hint of pride in his demeanor. “Letting underlings do the dirty work for you, huh? You severely underestimate me, Nagano.”The bounty hunter’s attention quickly shifted to the subtle but dominating unsheathing of Kuronami, his new aura more terrifying than the former. Kuronami pulsated a sickening aura of core energy even in its base form. Bennosuke took his stance, welcoming his enemy to dance.“Kuronami.”Bennosuke faded away. Kaito was on high alert. Faster than he could react, Kuronami slithered like a serpent, taking shots at his enemy’s vitals. Bennosuke’s being formed right above the onslaught, front-flipping to land a vicious super axe kick to the head of Kaito, smashing him into the ground.The Strongest Assassin gripped Kuronami by its handle and the latter scored a devastating slash to the head of his opponent. Kaito deflected the trajectory of the blade’s movements and he scored a devastating slash on Bennosuke slashing off the han
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CH79: "FUKKOU"
Kuronami was lost in the smoke of his demised wielder. But, it did not seem like the battle was over just yet. As if the magnificent blade had a life of its own, Kuronami rose up and took a stance as if being wielded by a ghost.Kuronami swung himself full arc to cut through the Chosen Daemon, but Kai was quick enough to dodge the strike with a flip over the blade. The attack, as usual, didn’t stop there and Kuronami twisted like a serpent to pierce through Kai’s heart.The entire scene was painted in red, and Kai did his best to rip the blade out of his body. He realised he was only doing himself more damage for his palms nearly cut in two.Kuronami extended, ragdolling the Chosen Daemon from building to building with its seemingly infinite segments. Kai clapped in response, swapping places with one of the brick walls he got drilled into.Kuronami broke through the wall and turned to face the Chosen Daemon once again as it phased in and out of reality.‘What the?’ Kai was amazed by t
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CH78: "KURONAMI"
Day's appearance suddenly mimicked the nature of night. Bennosuke had placed a barrier around the district to ensure no one interrupted their battle.The sound of his weapon scraping the earth frightened the Chosen Daemon, their eyes interlocked to one another.Bennosuke appeared like a shadow amongst the shadows, with no sort of fear in his eyes. All that raced in his mind was to claim the head to the awakened Daemon and deliver it to the Mastermind.“We don't have to do this, man.” Kai tried to appeal to the Daemon, but his words didn't seem to penetrate through his eyes at all. “Would you really wanna take the life of your kind? Answer me!”The sound of his weapon seized. Bennosuke stopped moving. He raised up his weapon to showcase all of its majesty. This weapon has murdered thousands of entities, and the Chosen Daemon was about to enter the list.The blade was divided into several segments which seemed to transfigure at any time and season.‘I guess bargaining wasn't an option,
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CH77: "BENNOSUKE DŌRAKU"
The two Daemons launched themselves out of the restaurant, destroying the glass windows in the process. The customers and staff alike attempted to chase after the Chosen Daemon, but Kenji halted them on their tracks, constructing a barrier around the restaurant to cage them in for a while.Unfortunately, this attracted the attention of multitudes that were stationed outside the restaurant. The people had instantly recognised Kai's identity. His image was on every city banner and on all posters and fliers, and he was at the heart of Kyoto City.A flaming arrow was aimed at his head, but Kai was quick enough to react to the attack with ease, stopping it with a finger. The arrow collided with his finger and progressively shattered the immensely durable body of the awakened Chosen Daemon.The distraction was set in stone. Kai realised it was a decoy. He turned around to behold a ten ton trailer moving at about a hundred and twenty kilometres per hour with the mindest to demolish Kai, even
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CH76: "THE WORLD'S MOST WANTED DAEMON"
~ Meanwhile ~~ Beyond the Chaos in the City of Tokyo ~~ In a desolate district in Kyoto, Japan ~The Kairos's Aetheria shattered. Emerging from the pocket dimension were the Daemons Kai Nagano and Kenji Amano. The former descended from the Space Core's technique, landing on his feet in psychotic fashion. The latter fell from a lengthy distance, his condition critical and nearly fatal.Kenji was heavily injured, his entire body and attire immersed in blood. Even though the Strognest Aeon seemed to be at death's door, he put on a smile on his face. Whilst the heated battle for the head of the King raged on, the training had been completed. Kai Nagano succeeded in matching the power of the Strongest Daemon of the modern era. But, the Chosen Daemon could not let go. He was out of control."Kenji," Kai cried out, managing to get somewhat of a hold of his being. "Make it stop. I don't… wanna hurt anyone."Kenji chuckled heartily, blood drooling from his lips. “I won't let you lay a finger
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Hello, loves💙I really wanted to make this extended author's note to address a few things. Maybe it's due to my impatience, but I'm 75 chapters in and yet not a single review, chapter comment or support from the algorithm. I honestly do not know if I have readers who enjoy this story, but I guess it can't be helped since Meganovel is carried by its urban stories. If any of you all end up reading this, I'd really appreciate a comment/feedback/honest thoughts on my novel. I’d really appreciate it.That aside, I know I've been giving Owari Kurogane a lot of the story’s plot portion lately, but he still remains a side character. The following chapters will take a shift in pov to Kai Nagano’s side of things.I know I may not be the best at uploads, most likely due to my lazy personality, but I pray y'all stick around. This story is unlike any you've ever read.Well, I guess that's it for now. See ya💙
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CH75: "SLEEP, EAT, DEVOUR, REPEAT"
••• ‡ •••Born into the Minamota Clan, I was a Daemon upheld by my people. I was one of a kind, being the strongest and fastest Daemon of my clan. and in extension the entire Daemon race.My technique was one which could not be rivaled by anyone. I was envied and admired by all who faced me. I was a demon nearly worshiped like a deity, and soon enough, it all got in my head.Daemons of unparalleled strength sought to measure their worth against me. I was their power scaler in essence, and I gradually grew a sense of superiority over my kind.Little by little, my mentality and ideals altered for the worst. My sense of discipline and pride rose to new heights, and all who confronted me were deemed worthless by my power.Challenges were nothing more than privileged entities who were blessed with the opportunity to be decapitated by me. Every soul desired to die in my hand, and I was in ecstasy bathing in their blood.Daemons of the Taisho Era tried to humble me, to teach me the concept of
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CH 74: "WHAT I'M WORTH"
Owari felt it. His heart, his being, was falling apart. His Core was glitching. Sloth is the ultimate technique of the Devil's Core. With the power to cause an opponent's arsenal to glitch and have its efficiency reduced or completely dulled depending on the prowess of the opponent, the King's intuition of a change in his being was right.Subjecting himself to intense vigorous training, Ihann polished his technique: Sloth to transfer any damage taken or sustained back to the attacker. Further enhancing the technique's worth by merging the call energies of the Chaos King and the Mastermind, the Zenkai: "Misery" grants Ihann the ability to damage any concept and make opponent take the form of said concept as well as to make oppositions take the form of the damage they produce. Misery made the commander practically untouchable and it proved to be the direct counter to the power of the Core of final Judgment."Kurogane," Ihann called out. "You're…""Yeah, yeah. This is your new form blah b
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CH73: "MISERY"
Akuma wiped off the blood from his mouth, his body permanently scarred by Hell's Flames. 'Shit. I've got to be careful on which commands to use. I'm not within Whispers of a Fated End anymore.’Owari regenerated new body parts at miraculous speeds. He got up from his feet, facing off against the anomalies he attempted to destroy once before. ‘First they come at me one after the other, now they come all at once?’“We better hope we make it out alive,” Ihann grunted, his vocal cords damaged and body beat up. “Heaven knows if he is using the full 3% maximum output. Let's see what else he's got.”The four surrounded Owari, all holding battle stances. The latter smirked, lifting up his first two fingers. The eyes opened wide, recognising his signature technique.Omni-directional dimensional slashes rained down upon his oppositions. Faster than the majority could react to, their joints were dismantled from their bodies.The villains began to operate at auto regeneration in an attempt to hear
