The Abomination staggered back, a guttural roar of fury erupting from his jagged jaw as soot, sparks, and shards of scorched asphalt rained down around him. Smoke spiraled lazily from the smoldering wreckage of crushed cars, mingling with the sharp, metallic scent of burning rubber that choked the night air.
But the fire—no matter how fierce—and the jagged spikes that had sprung from the ground moments ago did nothing to slow the beast.
With a violent snap, the stone spikes shattered under the immense weight and strength of his bone-scaled hide, leaving only rubble and dust behind.
"Who the hell is that?!" the monstrous figure bellowed, eyes wild and blazing with rage as they locked onto Luke. His thick, armor-like skin had taken only minor scratches—but those were enough to make him grind his teeth in irritation, the deep growl rumbling from his throat.
"Tch... expected this," Luke muttered calmly, standing about thirty feet away. The brute's skin was like unbreakable iron plating—no ordinary attack could penetrate it.
The Abomination's face twisted into a furious snarl, veins bulging and muscles tightening. With a deafening roar that shook the street lamps overhead, he surged forward, every thunderous step sending violent tremors through the pavement.
"You ant die!" he snarled, voice low and brutal.
Suddenly, Luke's boots flared to life, wrapped in blazing fire that danced and crackled like a living flame.
'Blazing Dash'
Like a streak of light, Luke shot sideways, narrowly evading the colossal fist smashing down where he had just been standing.
CRASH! BAM!
The impact obliterated a nearby car, folding it like paper. Shards of glass exploded skyward, glittering briefly before falling into the darkness.
Without missing a beat, Luke sprang onto the wreckage. The Abomination wasn't pleased; with a snarl, he lunged at terrifying speed, smashing the car with a powerful arm strike.
Luke barely dodged the furious blow, the rush of air from the punch whipping past his face. The Abomintaion was faster than Luke anticipated—his incredible speed matched only by his raw power.
Leaping onto Abomination's massive shoulder, Luke ignited his feet once more.
'Blazing Dash'
Propelled by fierce flames, Luke shot upward, the rushing wind roaring past his ears as he soared into the air above the chaos.
Luke, soaring high in the air, locked his eyes on the Abomination below. The Blazing dash fire had struck the brute's face, leaving him momentarily dazed—his fierce glare flickering with a hint of disorientation. Now was the perfect moment to strike.
'Meteor Flame Strike'
From the sky, a barrage of fiery boulders, each the size of a massive rock, erupted in a furious storm, hurtling toward the Abomination.
BOOM! KABOOM! CRACKLE!
The fireballs slammed into the behemoth with explosive force, detonating in blistering waves of molten concrete and scorching metal.
The Abomination roared, staggering back as thick smoke curled from the scorched patches of his skin where the flaming blasts had struck. His monstrous frame trembled violently, but rather than falter, his fury intensified, burning hotter and darker with each moment.
Luke landed hard on the cracked pavement, eyes narrowing as he took in the sight—the strike had done only minimal damage.
But that was fine. Even the toughest, most impenetrable armor fractured eventually when beaten relentlessly. This was a war of attrition, and Luke was ready to press every advantage, hammering away until the beast broke.
The Abomination's eyes blazed with rage, veins bulging beneath his thick, armored flesh. With a roar that shook the very streets, he plucked cars from the chaos around him as if they were nothing more than flimsy paper airplanes.
With brutal force, he hurled the vehicles hurtling toward Luke.
The cars smashed mercilessly against nearby walls and buildings, shattering glass and crumbling brick like a tidal wave of destruction. The night was ripped apart by crashing metal and screams, debris flying through the air in a chaotic storm of ruin.
Reacting with lightning speed, Luke activated Stone Skin, feeling the protective layer harden over his body like an unbreakable fortress forged from living rock.
Flames danced along his boots as he propelled himself into a Blazing Dash, streaking sideways in a blazing blur to evade the deadly projectiles hurtling toward him.
Still, one out-of-control car clipped him, slamming him hard into a brick wall.
CRASH! BANG!
The sound of crumpling metal echoed sharply as the vehicle buckled against his stone shield, sparks exploding in a violent shower. Dust and fragments rained down like a brutal hailstorm.
Though the Stone Skin absorbed the impact completely, the force slammed into Luke's body, rattling his bones and searing with sharp pain. He gritted his teeth, blood trickling from fresh wounds hidden beneath the skin.
"Now die, ant! How dare you attack me!" the Abomination roared, his voice a savage bellow filled with rage and bloodlust. With monstrous power, he launched himself forward, every earth-shaking step pulverizing the pavement beneath him like thunderclaps.
THUD! THUD! THUD!
His twisted form blazed with brutal fury, intent on crushing Luke without mercy.
Luke's eyes flashed with fierce resolve, without hesitation, he summoned his next brutal attack.
'Stone Spike'
CRACK! SNAP!
Exploding from the cracked asphalt, sharp, jagged stone spikes erupted violently, piercing the ground and snapping upward like the teeth of some monstrous predator. The jagged wall of rock formed a grim barrier, a fortress of pain to hold back the green behemoth's relentless onslaught.
With a swift, powerful leap, Luke vaulted off a nearby building's shattered wall, landing nimbly on the ground.
THWACK!
Blood dripped from his mouth .
"Flame Pillar!" muttered Luke, summoning a concentrated column of fire from the ground. Flames roared upward, encasing the Abomination's legs and sending heat and smoke spiraling around them.
The monster struggled, thrashing against the pillar of flame and spikes, roaring in fury. The fire pillar's intense heat licked at his armored skin while the spikes dug in, holding him in place.
Luke jumped backward, putting some distance between himself and the Flame Pillar. The heat radiating off it was intense—concentrated enough to melt bone. The air shimmered with heat waves, and the smell of burning metal and scorched asphalt filled the streets.
The Abomination bellowed a deafening, guttural scream that rattled the very air. With a savage lunge, he exploded free from the pillar of fire, molten cracks glowing ominously beneath his battered skin. Even with his thick, bone-like armor, intense flames had ravaged him.
He crashed to the ground with earth-shattering force, a bone-jarring impact that sent shockwaves through the pavement. Thick smoke hissed from his charred limbs, and what was once imposing armor now lay half-melted and shattered, exposing jagged, raw flesh beneath—a grotesque and bloody sight.
The monster looked more terrifying than ever, but now—wounded, slowed, and enraged—he was a little less invincible.
Luke's eyes hardened with deadly focus. Now.
He slammed both palms violently onto the cracked asphalt.
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!
From the cracked ground, dozens of jagged stone spikes erupted violently in a savage eruption, stabbing upward like deadly spears to form an almost impenetrable cage around the trapped beast.
The Abomination roared, fury shaking the night as he swung his massive arms wildly, but each strike only drove the spikes deeper into his already ravaged, battered flesh—hitting raw wounds and sending fresh blood dripping down the jagged stone.
"Now you're trapped," Luke muttered under his breath, eyes blazing with ruthless determination.
Flames whipped and snarled, rising into a towering inferno as the fire coalesced into a massive column—the Flame Pillar. Heat radiated fiercely from it, so intense the very air shimmered as if the air itself was burning.
The temperature at its core surged to over 1,500 degrees Celsius—hot enough to turn bone to liquid and melt steel like wax.
The Abomination's guttural roar pierced the chaos, enraged and agonized, as the concentrated inferno licked and clawed at him from every direction. His molten armor cracked and hissed, sizzling with every desperate movement he made within the fiery prison.
The spikes blocked his escape completely, burying him in a cage of tortured stone that held him fast. He thrashed with brutal strength, each furious blow sending tremors through the ground, but the deadly prison refused to crumble.
Luke's body and mind were pushed to their absolute limits, strained from the relentless control of fire and the ceaseless casting of spells in rapid succession.
Sweat dripped down his face, stinging his eyes as exhaustion gnawed at his focus, the intense mental and physical toll threatening to overwhelm him.
"But now…" he muttered through gritted teeth, eyes locked on the roaring Flame Pillar imprisoning the Abomination. "Time for the finishing move."
With a swift, sharp motion, Luke summoned a massive stone pillar, jagged and powerful, erupting straight from the heart of the fiery column. The intense heat warped the stone as it ascended, glowing fiercely with concentrated fire that coursed through its core like molten magma.
In a breath-stopping moment, the glowing tip shot upward with brutal force, piercing directly through the Abomination's molten, cracked armor.
The monster let out one final, guttural roar of rage and agony as a violent explosion of flames and shattered stone erupted around him, the devastating combination of searing fire and crushing stone tearing through his defenses with overwhelming power.