IDBIRR (Boss Fight) Chapter 15: Steel and Claw.

Lost...I was definitely lost. I never knew where I was, only that I was inside of a cage. I was definitely cast away somewhere, somewhere I would be forgotten.

But why? Why was I in such a dark and humid, desolate place?

What sin did I commit to be sentenced by such a cruel punishment?

Through the course of time...a lot of time--- I endured for only a few days. Just a few days.

After those few days, I, became lost once more.

Insanity---

Insanity can't even describe the experience of...total isolation. Although it wasn't a complete total isolation, I was still able to see. It was the only blessing I received, the ability to view my surroundings. Although, that gift eventually turned into a curse---

How many years? How many years did I endure? Or atleast--- was I able to endure?

How many days was I able to endure?

I've come to the conclusion of eternal viewing.

How much few time did it only take for me to completely lose myself from insanity?

To the best of my ability, I would like to describe the experience I've....received from this accursed new life:

Death was the greatest mercy you could possibly wish for--- For it to end the suffering.

While I was in total Isolation. I could not feel, touch, and embrace whatever was nearest of me. It was like I was in a deep sleep paralysis, combined with a numbing effect that prevented me to feel entirely. It was terrifying.

I could not taste nor smell as well. Could you Imagine being unable to taste or smell anything at all for a few hours? days? weeks? months? years? decades??

I grew anxious everyday. Scared of what might happen if this would continue F̷̦͓̺͂̉͛͝o̶̺͇̭̫̒́͌r̴̻̥̙͛ė̷̞̭̘͘ͅv̷̛̫͇ẹ̸̙̀̕ŗ̶̟̥͕͗̐͂͒. I watched everything as it grew bright for the morning and then dark in the evening. I could only watch as days went by. Being unable to feel or move around my environment.

Sometimes, I would even hear voices in the dark. They would whisper at my...ear(?)...

Murmuring their sweet nothings and their devilish lash outs.

"Someone will save you..."

"You will forever be alone...!"

"Eternity...eternity...! eternity...! eternity....!"

"I'll be here with you...."

"HHAAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHA!!!!"

"He's coming! they're coming! everyone's dead! DEAD! deAd!!!!! DeeEeEeaAAAaaAdD!!!!"

I wish they were just my insane thoughts, but as the years passed, the voices grew louder, louder, louder, closer....and closer, and CLOSER.....!

EVERYTHING I HEARD WAS REAL, AND THEY WERE EVERYWHERE.

And I couldn't do NOTHING to prevent it.

I could only come to the conclusion that it would never end, that everything after so many years, is only the beginning of something even worse.

What happens if...I'll stay a rock for the rest of my life.....? Huh? Who would want that? Why would I want that?

Why am I even here to begin with?

I always thought of those exact same lines for over a couple of decades, always....and always.....and always....and always...and always...and always....and always....and always...and always...and always....and always...always....

Until the only thing I would do was scream....and scream....and scream....and scream....and scream...and scream....and scream...and scream....and scream.....and screamed.....and screams.....and screaming....and scream....and scream.....and scream.....and screaming...and screaming.....and screamed.....and scream...

For someone, or something, to end it all.

But no one answered. No one.

....

Until, It came along. The Reindeer. I never knew when it was when I started to...miraculously regain my sanity, without any real reason as to why, but one day, the only thing I knew was that.....someone finally reached out to me.

And then I could only imagine myself.....smiling....at the sight of my very first visitor.

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*Clang!*

Steel and Claw had met.

I raised my hand against the beast who first reached his hand out to me.

|| Don't make me do this Big Boss!! ||

He scoffs and pushed me away.

Big Boss: "Pfeh-- What's that lad? Some kinda nickname you've given me? Cute."

Big Boss suddenly prowls in position, his claws dug inside the ground in front of him.

Oh no-- he's gonna launch hims-

Big Boss: "DIE!!!"

In a split second, even faster than the ninja girl and Berserk Armored Knight's speed, Big Boss appeared in front of me, with his one foot on my face.

Wha-

*BOOM!!*

*BOOM!!*

*BOOM!!*

*BOOM!!*

*BOOM!!*

I was sent flying through five rooms, each of which has half a mile wide space inside.

There were no signs of the tremendous momentum from stopping as I was sent through five rooms flying.

I hit trees, monsters, wild life, structures, rocks, bodies of water, but I continued to fly across rooms until I hit the end of the fifth room. Blood splattered like a water balloon of whomever got caught in the vicinity of my trajectory. His kick was so powerful, I wouldn't even call it humane at all.

Thankfully, all twenty barriers I've always set up to protect me from any unforeseen attacks prevented me to suffer a majority of that one attack just now.

This--- This is the legendary figure....known as Tood Raid?

I lay on the debris I created, and thought, "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!?!?".

I-...I need to check my stats- my stats-!! How low is my hp---!!?

*...*

Huh-?

*...w*

What is that--? I-

*Whoosh*

I hear something- something fast-

SOMETHING COMING THIS WAY---

I looked through the devastated path I came from and saw Big Boss running at full speed on all fours, he ran through all half a mile worth per room of distance in just a few seconds he sent me flying across all five rooms.

Holy shit, I can't even have enough time to react-

Big Boss: "The game's only just begun lad!!!"

He appeared before me with his claws about to bare it's sharp edge on my neck.

Administrator!!!!!

[[Yes.]]

Before his claws could even reach a millimeter to my neck, I sunk down the debris with my [Earth Walk]. His claws passing through my body as I grew intangible inside the debris.

Big Boss: "-!?"

I created a large rock hand and grabbed Big Boss's foot to bury it in the debree.

Big Boss: "Hm!?"

I shot myself at bulletspeed to his face, while simultaneously creating a strengthened metallic fist and then punching it square flat in his jaw.

But he managed to endure my attack as if it were nothing.

Big Boss: "Ha-- please."

Tch-!

He leans back and wound his fist towards my chest. This time, I quickly reacted by creating a small rock panel below my feet and used my skill [Earth Travel] to boost myself upward, making it possible to dodge his fist.

[Weaponry Creation]!!!

This skill allows me to forge any kind of metallic weapons with the mineral skill creation that I have.

I immediately created strengthened swords and launched them all to his head with full force, whizzing through the air with acceleration.

Big Boss snickers and then ducks below. Fully committing to a roll and then using his tails to smack me down to the ground.

Ungh-!!!

I suffered more damage, and I can't even have the time to monitor my Health because he doesn't even let me catch a break!

Big Boss: "Is that all you've got lad!? I haven't yet gone all out!"

He raises his palm and decides to squash me where I laid down, like swatting a fly.

I created a metallic panel with spikes above me and phased down the debree before he could flatten me.

*SMASH!!!*

Big Boss: "Guh- annoying!"

His palm was riddled with spikes and got stuck. I used this chance to reappear and burst through his pierced palm. Mangling his hand in the process.

Big Boss: "Hohoo~!?"

I ran along his injured hand, trying to see if I could manage to land another hit to his face. But his other hand greeted me at my side and tried to slice me in half with his claws. I quickly jumped away and summoned another panel above me, letting my hand phase through first so I could deactivate the effect of [Earth Walk] and launch myself towards Big Boss's other hand with great speed.

During the course of that quick span of event, I forged a metallic drill on my foot to pierce through Big Boss's hand and nail it to his other.

Big Boss: "Hm-!?"

I quickly sever my connection to the drill on my foot and then pounced my way to his face.

Just as I was planning to pierce his eyes with spikes created from my body, he smirks, a devious grin was his reply to my efforts.

Out of nowhere, surprising me more and more, his whole physique turned completely dark and became an ethereal shadow that dispersed the moment I made contact with it.

As I went through his shadowy form, in front of me revealed a healed Big Boss who only stepped back after leaving his shadowy image behind.

Big Boss: "Grab it."

He commands, and the shadow behind me followed his command by twisting around it's upper body to my direction and grabbed me physically.

How is a shadow- Ughh--!

Big Boss punches me at my chest while I was captured by his shadow.

Ack--!! I didn't expect him to have this kind of skill!

After that, his real body disperses into a shadowy form and merged with the shadow that captured me, returning to his previous spot.

Conveniently, I can keep on setting up multiple barriers on my body thanks to the [God's Blessing] to prevent myself from receiving too much damage from his attacks. Albeit, some of the damage still manages to pierce through the tough layers of my protection.

I quickly created spikes all over my body, each of which having twelve inches per length. Holes upon holes were punctured through his hand, but he barely showed wincing or any reaction at all.

Instead, he chuckles.

Big Boss: "Many...upon many...upon an endless amount of opponents have tried to challenge me. All with their chins foolishly held up and their barking wringing my ear to deaf."

I struggle to free myself from his grip, with every passing second as he tightened his hold. If this continues to happen, I'll definitely get crushed!

Big Boss: "But you, who was afraid, who knew he was weak, who understood his place the most as inferior. Stood up to me, denying me, defying me--- You, who I should look up to. Why are you so...weak? Yet, so strong willed?"

He poses in a pitcher throw and threw me across the room.

Big Boss: "---and Bold!"

I try to control my balance and created a panel to catch myself. After, gaining my balance, Big Boss appeared in front of me again.

His claws, coated with a mysterious dark crimson aura.

He's aiming for a killing blow!

I immediately rose up a giant wall of iron in front of me, strengthened it to near impervious from attacks.

But as I witness in slow motion, his claws tore through my defensive wall like melting butter with a 9000 degree heated knife, as if liquifying the hardened steel.

My instincts screamed at me--- the moment his claws was already a few inches away from me, telling me that no matter what happens, I have to get away. I HAVE to dodge this attack.

Something's telling me that even Earth Walk wouldn't be able to save me from this kind of attack.

Big Boss: "---Huh?!"

Big Boss's head hits the ceiling above him after I summoned a pillar below him, levering our distances away from each other so I could manage an escape and then slamming him on the ceiling.

Big Boss: "Wh-Whu--"

He became dizzy from the sudden attack. Surprising me even! That even he was unable to predict that kind of attack.

Once he recovered from the dizziness, he turned to me with an offended and shocked expression.

Big Boss: "What was that for???"

I frowned at his question, definitely shocked that he's oblivious to the obvious answer!

|| Hey! You were about to kill me! Why are you confused that I just bonked your head through the ceiling?! ||

He holds his chin and nods to my argument.

Big Boss: "Fair point."

I raised my hand to my chest, offended that he was offended there for a second.

I sigh in my head. I held up my hand, requesting a time out.

|| Jesus Christ, can I atleast prepare myself and see my advantages against you? ||

He tilts his head in curiosity.

Big Boss: "What is a Jesus Christ?"

Oh god-

Phew, atleast I got the chance to catch a break...this guy's crazy strong!

I looked up my health and quickly grew to wear a grim expression (In my thoughts).

[Angus (Lesser Golem+) Lvl.173]

[Stats]

Hp: 112,267/299,500 (Bonus: +18%)

Mp: 0/0

Skill pts: 277

EXP: 911/15,250

Atk: 5,077

Def: 7,745 (Bonus: +28%)

C.Atk: 6,489 (Bonus: +20%)

S.Pwr: 4,734

Dex: 1,276

Spd: 730

Lck: 2,299 (Bonus: +31%)

Damn, my health's been reduced too much after only fighting him for like twenty minutes...if this continues, I'll die first before I could even knock some sense into his thick noggin.

Then, what about his stats? I haven't checked it at all, given how preoccupied I was obsessing over becoming stronger to survive.

Big Boss: "Almost half an hour will pass since we fought, are you sure you have much time to lecherously ogle at me with those perverted eyes?"

He sweeps one of his tails at me and managed to drop me off my balance as my feet got swept away, and then he followed up with a jump to deliver an axe kick above me.

Ugh-- I guess break time's over!

I created a panel from my left and made my quick escape, launching myself away after touching the panel.

I have an idea on how I could fight with him on equal grounds...but this will surely annoy him.

With a simple gesture from my hand, I rose his foothold just like earlier.

Big Boss: "Tch-- this again, I've already seen throu-!!"

And then created more all around him to knock and push him everywhere in the room!!!

Big Boss: "Uwo- agh- nn-! gah-!? ack--! pp-!"

Just like a pinball, I made him fly everywhere!

Perfect! Aerial combat is my specialized combat preference!

Lets go!!!! It's now time to fight back!!!

Big Boss: "T-Thi...ss is really--- gah--!! startin' to-- annoy me!!"

It's about to get more annoying!!!!!

I arranged the terrain to my will; from raising and then lowering his footing; to suddenly creating walls in front and back of him.

I learned---

Don't bullshit with me, I've been learning from the past month! Everything, with just one look, I memorize everything and record every single movement, detail, and transgression that I've experienced thus far.

Another gifted ability, the power of Administrator's support!!!

[[Currently reminiscing of the past...]]

[[Revenant Scarlet Shogun's attack pattern will be applied to our combat style.]]

Power--- even if I couldn't feel it--- coursed through my body. Each and every muscle flex, body twitch, and mannerisms that I've observed--- To it's combat style and skill manipulation, everything about the Revenant Scarlet Shogun's movement was applied to my memory with great effect.

As we possess a similar skill of manipulation with terrain, it was the perfect memory I could use as a weapon to point at Tood Raid!

A giant block of metal had appeared from behind of Big Boss, extending and then pushing him towards me.

He could barely react as he faces a confusion of random shifts, leverage, push and turns to his terrain.

Big Boss: "Guhh---! This....annoying way...I remember it....now...!!"

As he floats towards me after getting pushed to my direction, I launched myself to him and created another giant metallic fist.

Big Boss: "Interesting...! How- FUN!!!"

I landed my iron fist coated with enhancements to his face and created a big impactful sound.

Big Boss: "Ugh--!?"

H-...He felt that!

Welp-! Retreat!!!

I quickly retreated away by launching myself to another direction using my iron panels, just before I was about to get swept away by Big Boss's counterattack.

*Swoosh*

Claws that cut through the air. If it were to land on anybody, I doubt anyone would survive.

It was a reminder to never let your guard down. And in retaliation, I must never stop!

After I had retreated, Big Boss curled up in a ball and spun mid air.

Is he...Sonic spinning?!

Even though he was a giant black ball of fur, he bounced around as he rolled and repelled through the random shift of terrain with certain ease.

This must be his counter measure for when he first fought the Revenant Scarlet Shogun before. So he really does pinball his way through this attack pattern!

But!

I am not the RSS (Revenant Scarlet Shogun)!

Big Boss released himself from a curl and lunged forward after making his way through the random terrain.

Just as his claws reached me in mid air, time seemed to have become slow for the both of us.

Big Boss: "You're dead!"

|| Muda!!! ||

I created a panel near my hand and touched it, but instead of allowing it to launch me away with [Earth Travel], I used [Earth Walk] to completely pass my hand through it and activated [Body Bullet] to get to Big Boss's flank in an instant as he was still midair.

Big Boss: "Wha-"

I created a panel for my foothold and then another infront of Big Boss's flank. I entered the thin panel and launched myself with full force, with my pointy head stabbing his Flank Area of the body.

Big Boss: "Uoghh--!? Aaagh--!!!"

And just like before, before he could retaliate back at me, I jumped away and landed pretty neatly on the ground.

He was pushed back slightly, but he finally managed to stand still.

He huffed and puffed some few breaths and looked at the wound he received from his flank. He held it with his hand and saw an amountful of blood.

Big Boss: "Well I'll be damned~ It's been so long since I've bled this much, young lad!"

|| Are you sure you still want to continue? Let's just talk this out man! ||

He gripped his blood stained palm as his wound closed up with little to not much effort given.

Last time I remember, physical healing would take a toll on the individual's stamina, as it requires a set amount of rest. But he made it look like it was only nothing but a scratch.

His healing factor is strangely monstrously great for a werewolf. I know that fictional monsters like the werewolf do have healing abilities for their own, but it was not to an extent where it would close up a wound that was twelve inches long in an instant!

Big Boss: "There's no need to hasten yourself, young lad!"

He kneels down with his one knee raised, freely spreading his arms to his left and right.

Big Boss: "I haven't even showed you my full arsenal of skills!"

Suddenly, a large blazing dark crimson ring has appeared behind him. As well as a blazing crimson halo above his head.

What in the world---

If one were to picture this madness in front of me, you would have the impression of looking at a fallen angel who has lowered his wings to his side.

*Howling*

A pack of blazing dark crimson wolves appears at his side, attending to the alpha's call as they howl.

Big Boss stands up and walks a few meters to his left, leaving a silhouette of his own shadow behind from his previous spot. Now, his own shadow stands by his side.

Oy, oy, oy, oy! Is he serious!? Where is this all coming from?!

Big Boss raises one of his hands, grasping at air, as if he was grabbing a stick.

What is he doing now???

While raising his hand like he was grabbing something, he quickly lowers his hand and then summons a weapon of darkness.

A large halberd made out of darkness, borne and forged within the shadows, it was a perfect fit for his hand.

Big Boss: "Howl, my wolves!"

*Howling*

Blazing Crimson Wolves: "Awooo--!"

*THUMP*!

His halberd's hilt hit the floor, creating a small gust of dust around him.

Big Boss: "[Dance of Shadows]!"

He declares the name of his skill to summon the shadows at his side.

I prepared my stance---

Big Boss: "Grahahahahaha!!!!! Tonight! We Feast on ourselves! We sing our cries for battle!"

It looks like we'll be here all night long...

Big Boss: "We'll bathe ourselves in the pool of blood that we spill! Come! Come my dear friend, let us enjoy this joyous night of celebration!!!"

Bring it on!

Big Boss: "Pfft---"

The intense and exciting moment was cut off shortly by a laugh. A laugh that Big Boss couldn't hold in.

Huh???

Out of curiosity, I asked him the reason for his laughter.

Big Boss: "I- I just had a thought *Wheeze*."

He wheezes out. Even his shadow army turn to look at him, dissapointed about how he ruined the atmosphere.

Big Boss: "I guess this is why Men like us die early. All in with the stupidest of reasons."