The rest of the instructors but Taiho and Beretta fall to the ground, defeated in a blink of an eye.
The purple haired man dusts his hands off,
"My name is Tenki. Before we start, I'll let you choose which one of you wants to die first." He says, smiling cockily,
Taiho frowns as he and Beretta get into their fighting stances,
"You're awfully confident for being outnumbered." Taiho says.
Tenki laughs,
"I'm not confident. I am correct."
Tenki and Taiho lunge at each other with insane speed.
"Seems like I don't even need my abilities for you."
"Beretta! Leave him to me, retreat!" Taiho yells as he and Tenki have a hold of each other.
'He's strong… physically stronger than me.' Taiho thinks to himself.
Beretta quickly disperses from the scene, Taiho and Tenki jump back from each other.
Tenki moves first, a straight right shoots out, sharp and fast.
Taiho barely manages to slip left, he counters with a cross aimed for the jaw.
"So slow…" Tenki says,
Tenki leans back and dodges Taiho's attempt with a smile.
"Sloppy… watch this."
He answers with a strong left hook that snaps right through Taiho's guard.
Taiho flies across the street like a rag doll, he manages to land on his feet, finding his balance.
'His pressure is unlike anything I've ever faced before… is this the enemy we're up against?' Taiho thinks, breathing heavy. He wipes blood from his lip.
Both rapidly close the distance again.
Tenki shoots a low feint, then suddenly snaps up a high uppercut strike that catches Taiho right in the chin.
Taiho's head snaps back rapidly, his eyes rolling back for a second.
Taiho clenches his jaw and responds by launching a straight punch that sends waves through the air.
Tenki parries calmly with his forearm, and drives a counter straight to his cheek.
Taiho's head snaps to the side, but he plants his feet and answers with a backhand that grazes Tenki's jaw.
Tenki quickly presses forward, Taiho meets him shot for shot, trading blows.
Tenki's right hand breaks through Taiho's guard and catches him clean on the mouth.
Taiho doesn't drop back, he fires a left hook in the same instant, staggering Tenki.
Tenki takes a few steps back, he spits blood from his mouth.
"Every strike you throw writes your defeat in clearer detail."
Taiho straightens up, "Huh?"
"So this is what I'm going to do…" Tenki starts slowly walking towards Taiho,
"I'm going to make you realize how inferior you are. This is the end of our little meeting."
White mana starts enveloping Tenki violently,
"If you were enough, you'd be me."
Tenki puts his right hand up and aims it at Taiho.
…
"OSHOKU!" Carmelo yells, heavily bruised and injured, standing alone in the battlefield having defeated countless soldiers and instructors.
"Why are you doing this?" He yells, breathing heavy.
Oshoku calmly makes his way down the hill.
"Doing what? You're the one that betrayed us. You were one of us, Carmelo." Oshoku says,
"Betrayed you? Of course, I did! How could you? How could you force this on people?" Carmelo replies,
"Come on, Carmelo. If I believe my religion can actually improve someone's life, wouldn't it be selfish of me NOT to share it? Some people might never find it unless someone points them in the right direction." Oshoku replies, walking slowly toward him.
"You can't just decide what's best for someone else. People have their own values, and imposing yours… is disrespectful." Carmelo says annoyed, breathing heavy.
Oshoku laughs slowly,
"Perspective matters, my friend. One nation already flourished under our guidance. Another one… yours, resisted and fell into chaos. Which do you think history favors?"
Carmelo holds his injured arm, Oshoku continues walking forward.
"How long until your people see that you're stripping them from paradise? How long until they turn on you for being the reason Vino cut off all of their supplies and needs?"
Carmelo shakes his head,
"You're sick… I'm ending your life here, Oshoku." Carmelo says quietly.
"Not before I end yours."
Suddenly, Carmelo gets impaled in the heart by an invisible blade.
Oshoku steps up and puts his hand on Carmelo's shoulder.
"You were our most gifted instructor, Carmelo. It's a sad to see you go out like this."
Carmelo coughs up blood, he sees a hole in his chest, impaled by an invisible blade.
Oshoku nods, as he goes to turn around, Carmelo grabs his wrist and breaks it.
Oshoku screams in agony,
"You fucker…!"
Carmelo keeps his grip on Oshoku,
"Get your hand off me!"
Suddenly, a beam of lightning shot out nearby, sending a figure flying across the ground. They land some distance away.
"The Impaler does pack a punch," Jovi says, pushing himself up without struggle, his clothes slightly torn.
Suddenly, Nas steps forward calmly, frowning, his eyes locked on Jovi.
'Why isn't he going down? I haven't held back,' Nas thinks, frustration rising.
"Nas?! Help me!" Oshoku yells,
Carmelo looks at Jovi in shock,
"Jovi? What the hell is he doing here?!"
"I'm testing Nas's strength, he's alright." Jovi says, stretching his shoulder.
"Alright, you worthless fool," Nas says coldly,
"You probably cling on to life like a coward, you're nothing but a stain." Nas continues,
"I'm ending you now."
…