ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO,

“Seventh Form? I have only learned 3 forms so far though…”

Ryuga looked confused as he looked at Myra.

“The Seventh Form is something that you should use when you are in a desperate situation. It’s a form used to draw out your latent power and puts a massive toll on your body. You won’t be able to move for a whole day. You might get knocked out for a whole day or in the worst-case scenario, your body might explode.”

That was the technique that Myra taught Ryuga before the tournament.

Ryuga couldn’t use the technique against Mizuki because he wasn’t mentally stable at that moment but right now, Ryuga is as calm as ever.

“Let’s go, Kil! Silver Wind Style, Seventh Form…Soul Crusher!”

“What the-“

The whole ground started to tremble.

Even Ecio who was fighting in distance and Clayton who had reached the underground facility felt the tremble from Ryuga’s massive pressure.

Ryuga’s eyes started to turn red and blood started to pour into them.

“MASTER!”

Kil looked quite scared.

“Ryuga…What’s happening to you?!”

Even Alicia The Ogre didn’t see anything like this before.

Not only did Ryuga’s eyes start pouring out blood but both his hand through which he was holding the sword started to bleed.

“What is this creature…? How can bear such immense pain?!”

The Mischievous fairy started to sweat.

“TAKE HIM DOWN, NOW!”

The Mischievous Fairy commands The Cat Goddess but even she felt overwhelmed by Ryuga’s pressure.

“Master, any more and you might die!”

Kil says to Ryuga.

Ryuga’s feet started to bleed out and even his hair started to glow silver in color.

“Master…”

Ryuga’s eyes stopped bleeding but he had closed his eyes. He didn’t even make a sound as he bled from various places.

Ryuga pointed Kil towards the Mischievous Fairy and opened his eyes.

“I am ready.”

Even though his eyes stopped bleeding, one could easily notice that red-eye pupil that glowed along with his silver hair.

“Master…Looks so different…”

“Silver hair…Red eyes…The hero from the legends…”

Someone in the far distance looked at Ryuga and said.

Ryuga started walking towards The Mischievous Fairy and The Cat Goddess.

“Hey, hey, hey, PROTECT ME! YOU USELESS GODDESS!”

The Mischievous Fairy commands The Cat Goddess.

“Hero from the legends…You are…The Hero from the legends…”

The Cat Goddess looked in awe as Ryuga walked.

“LISTEN TO ME! HE IS NO HERO! HE IS YOUR ENEMY, ARAGI RYUGA!”

The Mischievous Fairy screamed.

“He is my enemy…That is right!”

The Cat Goddess rushes at full speed to punch Ryuga.

“Everything…It’s so slow…”

Ryuga thought to himself as he saw the Cat Goddess slowly approach him.

He just walks next to the mischievous fairy who seems to be reacting slower than a turtle.

“This feels…So much more different…”

Ryuga says as he looks around him and how the world around him is slow.

“Even the birds and trees…They are all slow.”

Ryuga says as he looks in the sky.

Ryuga punches the Mischievous Fairy with full force but even the reaction of the punch is very slow.

“I guess…It’s all over.”

Ryuga says as within real-time no one had any clue on what happened.

All everyone saw was that Ryuga stood where The Mischievous Fairy was and The Mischievous Fairy was punched into oblivion by Ryuga.

“What was that?!”

Leon gets up in a confused state of mind and asks.

“Who are you?!”

Leon looked even more confused after looking at Ryuga’s state.

“I will kill you…I will kill you…I WILL KILL HUMANSSSSS!!!!”

The Cat Goddess starts charging a red-colored energy blast in her mouth.

“My Princess! What are you planning on doing?!”

Leon asks The Cat Goddess.

“Ryuga! She will blow up the whole place if she uses that attack!”

Alicia The Ogre informs Ryuga.

“Leon, take everyone and run away! Your ability should be able to do that, right?”

Ryuga says to Leon.

Leon’s ability, ground elevate. He can make a piece of ground levitate in the air as if it’s an airship for about 30 miles.

Ryuga removes a bunch of papers from his pocket,

“Keep this papers safe as well. It’s something I have been working on.”

Ryuga gives Leon the bunch of papers.

“Who are you?”

Leon asks Ryuga.

“Leon, it’s me, Ryuga. Don’t worry, I won’t let any harm come to that Little Kitty.”

Ryuga says with a smile.

Ryuga cracks the ground behind him with his leg.

“NOW GO!”

Ryuga says.

“Understood! Please do take care of our little Princess…She’s not a bad person.”

Leon says to Ryuga.

“I will.”

Ryuga smiles.

“Kil! Let’s go!”

Ryuga says to Kil.

“Understood…Master…”

Kil looked like she was in shock.

Ryuga takes a deep breath as Leon starts to levitate the ground away from the area.

“I WILL KILL YOU!!!! ALL YOU HUMANS WILL DIE!”

Ryuga could read The Cat Goddess’s thoughts.

“Kil, you might die. So, I command you to go back.”

Ryuga commands Kil.

“Master?! What?! Why?! That’s-“

The sword disappears from Ryuga’s hands.

“Ryuga! That blast is equal to a nuke! You are not an S-Class Hero or Ghost or even a Grandmaster Mage to stop that blast! You will just be consumed and die by that blast!”

Alicia The Ogre tries to stop Ryuga.

“We won’t know until I try.”

Ryuga says.

“Ryuga…”

Alicia looks to be surprised by Ryuga’s unwavering spirit.

The Cat Goddess fires her blast which seems like a massive ball.

Ryuga catches it with both his arms.

“HYAAAAAAAA!!!!!”

Ryuga screams as he holds the blast with both his arms. His clothing starts tearing off his arms as he tries to hold onto the blast.

“RYUGA! YOU WILL DIE!”

Alicia screams at Ryuga with genuine concern.

“I WON’T…I WON’T DIE!!!!!”

Ryuga holds onto the blast as all of his upper clothing blows away as well as one of his shoes starts to get destroyed.

“Ryuga…Stop being so stubborn! You are not strong…You are not strong enough to fight someone whose power far exceeds even an S-Rank…So, please, just leave!”

Alicia tries to plead to Ryuga but Ryuga holds on.

“I can’t Alicia…I can’t leave that Little Kitty. It’s because she is my contract just like how Kil is.”

Ryuga says with a smile.

“What?!”

Alicia looked shocked.

“You know Alicia, she is someone…Who is just misguided. That is why, I want to make a path for her and once I make a pathway for her, I want to save Tachibana-Senpai. She is the only one who can make it possible for me. There is no other person who I would want to be my Second, Second Key.”

Ryuga smiles as he starts to lift the energy ball in his hand and throws it in the sky.

“I…It wasn’t that I wasn’t strong enough…When I fought…Fought, against Tachibana-Senpai’s Nine-Tailed Fox. It’s more or less about me…Being scared…”

Ryuga says.

Alicia looks at Ryuga’s hand cowering.

“Ryuga…”

Alicia realized Ryuga even now, he was scared.

“I was scared…Hell, even now I am scared…But…But…”

Ryuga’s hair starts to turn back to normal as he starts to fall unconscious.

“I got you.”

Felicia arrives and catches Ryuga in her arms.

“Sorry for being late, Ryuga.”

Felicia says as she smiles.

~GHOST WORLD ACADEMIA~