{ Unbreakable : Jin reaches his maximum hardening level by turning his entire body extremely rugged and jagged, giving him a monstrous appearance . }
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Jin sat quietly in the back of a old truck, the engine idling beneath him, its quiet rumble barely noticeable over the pounding of his heart. In front of him stood a sleek, modern office building with gleaming glass panels and polished stone. A respectable façade. To most, it looked like any other corporate building in the city. Harmless. Legitimate. Boring.
But not to Jin.
He raised a pair of binoculars to his eyes and focused on the lobby. Armed men—at least four—stood at attention near the reception, not in uniform, but the way they held themselves betrayed their purpose. They weren't there to guide visitors or sign deliveries. They were guards , Killers.
Jin lowered the binoculars and placed them beside him, taking a deep breath as a tremor ran through his hands. He reach in his pocket, pulling out a cigarette and lighting it with a cheap matchbook. As he inhaled, the acrid smoke filled his lungs, grounding him for a moment.
"A man who hasn't conquered his mind has already been conquered by the world."
—Cato the Elder
The words from the book he read echoed in his mind. It felt almost ironic now.
He exhaled slowly, letting the smoke curl out of his lips as his hands finally stopped shaking.
"Looks like I've picked up a bad habit," he muttered to himself, flicking the cigarette butt out of the truck.
His eyes returned to the building ..
He shifted forward in the seat, gripping the truck's worn steering wheel. Metal clanged. His heart pounded.
zero empire last stage .
The plan was simple. Bring it down.
He pressed on the accelerator, letting the truck pick up its fastest speed as it rumbled forward across the empty lot. The engine growled louder, gaining momentum. Jin's eyes narrowed. At just the right moment, he wedged a brick onto the gas pedal, locking it in place. Then, without hesitation, he kicked open the door and leapt from the truck.
His body slammed into the gravel, but he braced using his Hardening ability. He rolled once, then sprang to his feet.
The truck roared ahead, driverless, barreling toward the lobby. Jin had angled it perfectly—its trajectory aimed at the reception desk and the support pillars behind it.
The sound was thunderous.
Glass exploded. Concrete split. Screams echoed as the truck tore through the front wall, plowing straight into the reception area, crushing bodies, toppling furniture, and slamming into the central pillars with enough force to break them. Debris scattered like shrapnel. Smoke and dust filled the air. The ground floor erupted into chaos.
That was Jin's cue.
He sprinted toward the gaping hole where the truck had plown through, a pistol drawn in one hand. As he entered the smoke-filled lobby, he spotted two guards still alive—barely.
They wouldn't stay that way.
Pop. Pop.
Two clean shots. To the head. No hesitation. Jin didn't even pause to check their faces.
He moved quickly, bending down to strip an assault rifle from one of the corpses. He pulled extra magazines from the man's vest and clipped them to his belt.
His footsteps were silent now. He advanced deeper into the facility following truck wreakage, taking out two more guards who had rushed in, confused by the sudden explosion. One dropped with a bullet to the spine, the other with a shot through the neck.
Blood painted the walls. Panic was spreading.
He reached a container that was on trucks back and kicked in the door. Barrels were stackes there and there was bag tapped to door still there , jin took it out and make his way upward .
on the first floor Jin took out all the guys . then he make way to storehouse and open it up .
Inside, dozens of metal barrels were stacked neatly—chemicals, likely components for the drug operation. He took a package with timer and toss it in between the barrels .
A bomb .
Jin sprinted toward the stairwell and began climbing, cleaning floor by floor. He placed explosives on every structural pillar he could find—columns, support beams, and critical junctions. As he moved, he gunned down anyone who got in his sight—mostly guards, some runners, one or two lab workers trying to escape.
He didn't stop to think about guilt. Not now. This wasn't about justice. It was war.
With the last charge placed and his rifle empty from bullets , he tossed it away . now pistol in hands . Jin paused near a window on the top floor, looking out at the distant city skyline.
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Jin stepped through the door.
The last time he was here, he'd been dragged in by the shoulders — helpless, humiliated. But now?
Now he came as vengeance .
The building was already in chaos. Bodies lay twisted at odd angles, smoke poured from the ground floor, and the scent of fire and blood hung thick in the air. Soon, the entire place would be burning like hell.
He raised his pistol as he pushed open the door.
Inside, Zero was still calmly snorting a line of cocaine off his glass desk, unfazed. Relaxed. As if Jin's arrival didn't matter.
Behind him stood a subordinate Jin recognizing him , clearly shaken but trying to maintain composure.
Jin motioned toward him with the barrel of his gun.
"You should leave. While you still have time."
The man looked at Zero, hesitating.
Zero, sensing the weight of Jin's gaze, sighed. "Go. If you want to go."
The man bowed. "Thank you, Zero-sama."
Jin raised an eyebrow, curious. "What's your name?"
The man glanced at Jin. "Shikaku."
Jin gave him a nod. "Get out of here, Shikaku."
The man didn't hesitate this time.
Gun still trained on Zero, Jin spoke coldly.
"You're going to die today."
Zero stood up slowly, brushing his hands off.
"No, you're mistaken," he said, his tone icy. "Today is the day you die."
He took a step toward the katana propped against the wall.
Jin .
He fired.
Zero's body dropped to the floor.
A clean shot to the head.
Jin stared at the corpse.
"Well… that was anticlimactic," he muttered, lowering his gun. "Guess I was wrong, he didn't have that ability." He frowned. "Damn. Most of the money I looted from him went into those bombs."
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Jin, gun raised.
"You're going to die today."
Zero stood slowly, same words, same pace.
"You're mistaken. Today is your death."
He stepped toward his sword.
Jin pulled the trigger.
But this time—Zero dodged. Effortlessly. Like he had seen it coming a second before it happened.
In one smooth motion, Zero struck a pose, sword gleaming.
"As I was saying…" he smirked. "Today is your—"
Bang. Bang. Bang.
Jin fired the rest of the clip, tracking Zero's movement. Bullets found their mark.
Zero's body slumped.
"Looks like i am right ,This isn't over yet " Jin said.
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"You're going to die today," Jin repeated.
Zero scowled internally. Didn't answer just sit there thinking .
"Shit. I have to take him seriously. This motherfucker has his guard shoved up his ass."
Jin fired.
zero try to dodge , failed .
Zero died.
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Jin, gun raised.
"You're going to die today."
Zero stood slowly, same words, same pace.
"You're mistaken. Today is your death."
He stepped toward his sword.
Jin pulled the trigger.
But this time—Zero dodged. Effortlessly.
This time .
Zero lunged for his sword. rolled, grabbed the blade
"That one second…" Zero growled, "is the difference that will kill you."
Jin fired again.
But Zero was ready.
He entered an Iai stance, body still, breath held.
Time slowed.
Bullets moved in slow motion. Zero's focus narrowed.
He unsheathed the sword in one precise draw.
"Iai."
The blade deflected the bullets — ricocheting toward Jin. But Jin's skin had already hardened. The bullets bounced off with a metallic clang.
"Unbreakable," Jin muttered.
His body shifted, transforming into a monstrous form, muscles swelling, skin like stone.
He charged.
Zero's eyes widened. He swung his sword — but Jin caught the blade mid-air, his massive hand clamping down.
In the next moment, Jin leapt, pinned zero and pumple him to death .
Jin Blood on his hand and splatter on his face "Shit "
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Gun aimed.
"You're really here to kill me," Zero said.
"Yes," Jin answered.
Zero moved toward his sword.
Internally, Zero's mind raced.
"I'm reaching my limit. I need to find a way to end this… now ."
Zero jumped, grabbing his sword, blocking bullets with perfectly timed swings. Jin entered his monstrous Unbreakable mode again.
This time, Zero retreated. Jin hurled his empty pistol. Zero dodged, eyes scanning for an opening . Trying to see , how long his Jin monstrous form persist .
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Failure.
Again.
And again.
Each version a failed escape, a failed strike.
Jin gave him no time to breathe. No time to plan.
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Same room.
Same line.
Same moment.
This time, Zero didn't run. He planted his feet and entered his Iai stance.
He couldn't escape.
He would now bet everything on one final strike. His everything .
Jin charged.
Time slowed. ZERO SEE Jin move in slow motion .
Zero's heart pounded.
"I never finished the Manji clan's full swordplay," he thought.
"My arrogance that with this ability i could survive every situation but this guy prove me wrong ."
" Assured of my future victories . I lost my ambition, My Hunger to improve and gave in to my desire's.
"And Today i might die."
But not without giving it all.
He drew.
A faint blue energy shimmered along his blade as it cut through air — and then flesh.
Jin's arm was severed clean.
Zero exhaled — a bitter smile forming.
But Jin didn't stop.
Unbreakable and furious, Jin powered through the pain. With his remaining arm, he grabbed Zero and slammed him into the floor repeatedly, crushing the swordsman until his body stopped moving.
Zero lay broken. Dead.
Jin stood over him, panting, blood running down his side.
"Shit," he muttered, glancing at the stump where his arm had once been.
Unbreakable faded.
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Zero, still seated, blood running from his nose.
Jin pointing the gun, his voice cold and final.
"You're going to die today… and from the looks of you, you're already halfway there."
Zero stood. His smile was faint.
"No. I've seen the way. I know how to kill you now."
His hand moved once more toward his sword.