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Chapter 67 - CH. 67 - Why?

"Southpaw.?!" Nacho calls out. Southpaw stands before them with a sharp look in his eyes and an intense look on his face, no smile in sight. They all stand there in silence for a moment in shock before Southpaw charges.

He throws a deadly punch right at Nacho's face so fast she can barely squint in reaction, but Callutang quickly dives forward and tackles Southpaw back. Nacho exhales sharply before turning around and rushing to Goliath.

Callutang and Southpaw roll back for a moment before Southpaw kicks him off of himself, slamming Callutang into a metal counter before them. Southpaw stands as Dance swipes his arm down at him from behind, but Southpaw quickly leans back then leans to the side, avoiding a horizontal slash from Dance before he quickly backhands Dance across the face. Dance stumbles around before Southpaw grabs his head and pulls his fist back to strike.

Before he can, Callutang wraps a snake tail around Southpaw's neck coming from his back, then swings Southpaw back, smashing him into the machines along the edge of the landing. Callutang then quickly dives forward and strikes his hand hard against Southpaw's chest. Southpaw coughs out some blood on impact as Callutang continues a rapid assault of specific strikes into his body. Out of the wall, Nacho helps Goliath to his feet as he holds his head.

"Something is very wrong… Southpaw wouldn't do this without a good reason.." he groans out. Nacho looks at him with a serious look.

"I know. But it's now or never." She says as Goliath looks at her and nods. They look back and charge into battle, Goliath pulling a glowing material from his suit and consuming it before his chest begins to glow.

As Callutang barrages Southpaw with his strikes, Southpaw suddenly shoots a blood spear out of his mouth at Callutang's head. He leans back in shock as the blood spear slashes along his face. As Callutang falls back, Southpaw gets ready to follow up but is stopped by Goliath slamming his fist into his face.

Southpaw stumbles over as Goliath charges fast to keep the heat, but Southpaw quickly blocks both punches before punching Goliath even harder, sending him tumbling back. Dance dives at him from above, but Southpaw grows another arm and grabs him by the neck before extending his arm out fast and slamming Dance into the wall.

Immediately, Southpaw lifts his two main arms up and slams them into the ground, shooting out bone spikes through the landing all around. They all jump back as Callutang flies into the sky with wings coming from his back. Southpaw retracts the bones before getting struck across the face by Nacho with the Spirit Shield around her arms.

She quickly continues the assault, striking him back and forth before zipping behind him and grabbing onto his waist. She grunts as she suplexes him hard into the ground. Southpaw rolls back as she dives at him with a snapping punch. Southpaw puts his hand up to catch her fist and cocks his head to the side as a perfect hole is punched through his palm and a portion of his face matching the hand.

With the blood spilling from his wound, he shoots out another blood spear right at her that slits her shoulder as she leaps back. Southpaw's wounds quickly heal as Dance grabs onto his wrist. Instantly, Southpaw winces as his arm starts to decompose.

"Southpaw! Please stop!" Dance says.

In the moment of hesitation, Goliath shouts as he swings a bomb of a punch across Southpaw's face. Not letting go, Dance holds him as Goliath slams another punch into his face.

The decomposition worsens as Southpaw quickly rips his own arm off, causing Dance to stumble back. Southpaw then swings his spurting blood shoulder at Goliath, who's charging him again as the blood sharpens into a sharp slash and cuts him across his chest.

Instantly, Southpaw turns back around and drives a terrifyingly strong bone covered punch into Dance's stomach, absolutely decimating some of his organs and cracking bones audibly. Dance keels over, holding his stomach in pain as he falls to his knees, blood pouring from his mouth with an awful sound.

The others are shocked with terrified looks as Southpaw pulls his hand back across his chest, his other arm already regrown. His hand is covered with a sharp, hardened layer of blood as he stares at Dance. The Directors all rush his way in one moment as Goliath shouts.

"Southpaw, wait! He isn't-"

But his words don't reach him any faster than they themselves could. Southpaw swipes his arm down fast as he slashes through Dance's neck, completely removing his head. His blood spills across the floor as the Directors shout in shock and horror. Goliath grits his teeth as he quickly reaches into his pocket and pulls out the small device he took earlier. He points it at Southpaw with a snap before pressing a button. But nothing happens.

He looks shocked, and so do the others as Southpaw slowly turns around to face them, blood splattered on his face and hands. He stares at them for a moment with blank eyes before a smile finally spreads across his face. Callutang snaps into action at his look and turns into a large snake. He quickly wraps himself around Southpaw and drives his fangs deep into Southpaw's neck. He grunts as venom seeps into his body. Taking the opportunity, Nacho and Goliath charge.

"What's wrong with you!? You awful, lying, piece of-" Goliath shouts as they both barrage Southpaw with heavy blows. Suddenly, two arms grow out of Southpaw's shoulders and grab Goliath and Nacho, slamming them back. He then uses the arms to grab onto Callutang and swing him overhead, slamming him into the ground and driving a massive blow into his face.

Southpaw goes to strike again, but Goliath rips a metal panel from the floor and slams it into Southpaw's face, causing him to stumble back. Suddenly, a perfect hole appears through the sheet as Nacho drives her Spirit Shield covered fist into his face again. Goliath then sweeps his legs, causing Southpaw to hit the ground on his back.

Goliath quickly gets on top of him and holds him down with his right arm as he puts two fingers together with his left hand.

"Book of Bishop! No.-" Goliath shouts, but before he can get the spell off, Southpaw grabs onto his arm, and suddenly it bursts into a cloud of blood and flesh. Goliath is shocked as he leans back only for Southpaw to grab his face and slam him into the ground, destroying the floor beneath him.

Suddenly, a hole is made through Southpaw's wrist, causing him to fall back and let go of Goliath. Nacho uses her powers a couple more times as Southpaw swiftly avoids the attacks before leaning behind a swift punch from her. She quickly leans forward and kicks Southpaw backwards as he slides back. She charges and flips, kicking at his face, but he leans back and dodges it. Nacho then spins and drives a straight Spirit Shield punch at Southpaw, but he catches her fist and swipes at her upper arm.

Within a moment, Nacho falls back as her left arm is ripped off. She doesn't hesitate though and falls back on her right arm and propels herself up, double kicking Southpaw in the face. She then uses her power and disappears through a hole in the air and lands right on Southpaw with her legs wrapped around his head. She twists hard and swings him around, slamming him onto the ground.

Southpaw quickly gets to one knee and jets out a blood spear aimed right at her face. It shoots fast, but just before her face, a hole suddenly appears and stops the spear from impaling her. On the back of her hand, a hole opens up and the spear runs through there. In a snap, she cuts off the holes through space and grabs the now broken spear before quickly throwing her arm around and running the spear into Southpaw's neck.

He looks in pain as he falls back with blood spurting from his neck, but without a moment more, Nacho shouts as she slams her right palm into Southpaw's chest with heavy force, right onto his heart, shooting something through him.

As if the attack doesn't hurt at all, Southpaw quickly grabs onto her other arm and rips that one off too with great force. Nacho stumbles back and around as she bleeds a lot. She stands for a moment as her arms bleed and her head hangs low. The look on her face conveys an upset feeling but not one of fear nor pain. One almost filled with disappointment.

"ahh, no…" she exhales her last words as Southpaw quickly runs his hand through her chest. The impact force causes her head to throw back as blood pours through her mask. Callutang gets up with a pained look as he sees this. His eyes widen before he grits his fangs and throws his arms back. Southpaw sees this as Callutang charges mint green energy around his hands before he throws them forward and the shape of fangs and a massive energy blast goes off.

"Kozen Momenta!" he shouts as the fanged Kozen fires off and collides with Southpaw directly and goes beyond, blasting out much of the mountain behind him. Southpaw has his arms up defending from the attack as he stands firm.

Goliath holds his wound as he stays on his knees for a moment. He's in pain but then reaches for the same pocket from before and pulls out a small canister. He opens it up and starts dumping the glowing material into his mouth as he swallows them all.

Despite the attack, Southpaw begins marching forward. Slowly, he stomps forward through the Kozen as Callutang watches with wide eyes. As Southpaw gets close enough, Callutang suddenly deactivates the Kozen by bringing his hands in close to his chest. They glow with the same energy now infused into his hands as Southpaw strikes at him.

Callutang quickly dips behind the punch and drives his pointed hand straight into Southpaw's chest from behind. Southpaw looks stunned from the attack as Callutang quickly tries to do the same to his head, but Southpaw quickly turns his head all the way around to face him while extending his neck out of the way.

Callutang is stunned by the grotesque move before Southpaw throws his arm back totally backwards and wrong, shoving his fingers into Callutang's mouth. He is stunned as he sweats before looking upset and groaning before Southpaw totally obliterates his body. From the hips up, Callutang is blown to pieces all around as if he just burst.

Southpaw pants and huffs as he looks around for a moment only to be met by a devastating punch across his face. Goliath glows with yellowish orange energy pouring out of his eyes and body. He shouts angrily as Southpaw goes flying into the wall.

He begins to fall when a barrage of punches fly at him, slamming into him repeatedly as Goliath throws them repeatedly. After a moment of the assault, Southpaw manipulates his body to slip through the attacks like a snake before whipping Goliath across the face with a kick.

Goliath spits out blood from the strong attack as he falls backward, but he holds firm and shouts, throwing another heavy punch. Southpaw throws his own bone covered punch to match as their fists collide. The impact creates a massive shockwave, splitting the mountain while simultaneously shattering the bone around Southpaw's arm, leaving it totally bloody and broken.

Goliath doesn't stop though as he steps in deep and slams his one fist into Southpaw's face and straight into the ground. He pulls back as he shouts.

"I don't know why! I don't know how you-" he shouts before an impaling sound is heard as blood suddenly pours from his mouth. Southpaw runs a bone spike through his chest with an intense look before suddenly being grabbed by Goliath's glowing hand and shoved back down.

"I'm ending this! All of this! Right. NOW!" Goliath shouts with unrivaled determination before glowing even brighter. He holds Southpaw down as he shouts and glows so bright everything is drowned out before a massive blast goes off.

The entire mountain they were once under is blown away. The boom echoes far as the dim blue sky becomes covered in smoke and dust. As the smoke floats around after some moments have passed, a figure is left standing. Southpaw stands with a pained pose as his face is burned bad and his body majorly injured. He breathes deep and weak as he squints a little.

"damn… this wasn't…" he says weakly as he lifts his hand shakily to his chest where a perfect hole is going straight through his chest where his heart should be. He looks upset before collapsing to his knees, letting out a broken breath one last time as the life fades from his eyes in the remains of this destroyed mountain.

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