Creation Of All Things

"Shut up and fight."

Krozak's voice rumbled like an earthquake, and in the next instant—

BOOM!

He launched himself forward, a blur of black exoskeleton and abyssal flames.

But Adam?

He didn't move.

At least, not in a way anyone could see.

With the slightest tilt of his body, he stepped just outside of Krozak's path, dodging so smoothly it looked effortless.

For a brief second, time seemed to slow—

Krozak's massive form sailed past him. His six glowing eyes tracked Adam, realizing his attack had missed.

And then—

CRACK!

Adam's forehead slammed into Krozak's face with a devastating headbutt.

BOOOOOOM!

Krozak's body shot backward like a cannonball, crashing through the air before slamming into the far side of the arena. The ground shattered beneath him, cracks spreading out like a spiderweb.

The stadium went silent.

Adam exhaled slowly, lowering his head. Then, as he took a step forward—

BOOM.

The ground beneath his foot cracked.

Another step—

BOOM.

The pressure in the air grew heavier.

Step by step, he walked toward Krozak, his golden eyes gleaming with something dangerous.

He raised a hand, pointing directly at him.

"You."

Krozak's head twitched as he slowly pushed himself out of the rubble.

Adam's smirk widened.

"You're a Child of the Universe, aren't you?"

Krozak froze.

The crowd barely processed what Adam had just said before—

FWOOOOOOOM!

Krozak's abyssal flames erupted, blazing hotter than before. His mandibles clicked rapidly, his six eyes narrowing with something between rage and… wariness.

Then he spoke—

"…How do you know that name?"

Adam chuckled. "So I was right."

His smirk deepened. His aura surged.

A golden shockwave rippled through the air. The entire arena shook.

Then—

Adam vanished.

Krozak's instincts screamed.

"ABYSSAL—"

Too late.

BOOOOOOOM!

Adam's fist buried itself into Krozak's gut, this time twice as hard as before.

The air detonated. A shockwave erased the ground beneath them.

Krozak's body folded around the punch—

And then he was gone.

A blur of black and crimson, launched into the sky like a shooting star.

The stadium erupted into chaos.

"HE PUNCHED HIM INTO THE SKY?!?!"

"NAAAAH, THIS AIN'T NORMAL!!!"

Joshua's mouth hung open. "Bro… WHAT ARE YOU?!"

Aurora's eyes gleamed. "This… is getting good."

Up above, Krozak twisted midair, abyssal flames raging around him. His exoskeleton—cracked. His body—trembling.

But his eyes?

Burning with fury.

FWOOOOOOOSH!

He roared—

And the sky darkened.

Shadows twisted around him, stretching, growing, forming monstrous shapes.

Then—

They dropped.

Dozens—no, hundreds—of abyssal arms rained down from above, each one massive enough to crush entire buildings.

Joshua's eyes widened. "HE'S DROPPING A WHOLE ARMY?!"

Adam looked up.

And grinned.

"Now that's more like it."

The entire arena trembled.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The abyssal arms crashed down like meteors, smashing into the ground, crushing everything beneath them. Shadows slithered across the battlefield, twisting like living nightmares.

Adam stood in the middle of it all, hands in his pockets, watching.

The audience?

Losing their damn minds.

"HE'S DONE FOR!"

"NO ONE'S SURVIVING THAT!"

Even Joshua gulped. "Yo, Aurora… should we—"

Aurora didn't answer.

FWOOOOOOOOSH!

A pillar of golden energy erupted from the center of the storm.

The abyssal arms stopped—no, they froze midair, trembling as if an unseen force had gripped them.

Then—

SHATTER!

Every. Single. One. Exploded.

The battlefield turned into a sea of golden light as the abyssal arms were reduced to nothing.

Up above, Krozak's six eyes widened. "What?!"

Adam stepped out of the golden mist, completely untouched. His grin never left.

"That all you got?"

Before Krozak could react—

BOOM!

Adam launched himself into the sky.

In an instant, he was right there, inches from Krozak's face.

Krozak barely had time to flinch before—

BAM!

A punch to the gut.

BOOM!

A kick to the ribs.

CRACK!

A spinning elbow to the jaw.

The impact sent shockwaves through the sky. Krozak was tossed around like a ragdoll, every hit landing clean.

The audience couldn't keep up.

"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS SPEED?!"

Krozak snarled, his abyssal flames roaring to life again. "ENOUGH!"

His six eyes flared, and the air around him twisted—

FWOOOOOSH!

A massive black spear materialized in his hands, its surface pulsing with dark energy.

Adam stopped mid-air, tilting his head.

"Oh?"

Krozak grinned, blood dripping from his mandibles. "Die."

He swung.

The moment the spear moved—

BOOOOOOM!

The entire sky ripped open.

A tear in space itself, swallowing light, sound—everything. The shockwave blasted through the arena, shaking the very fabric of reality.

The audience screamed. Even Aurora narrowed her eyes.

Joshua? Joshua was holding onto his seat for dear life.

"DID HE JUST TEAR SPACE APART?!"

Adam, still midair, watched the incoming spear.

Then, he sighed.

FWOOOOOSH!

He vanished.

Krozak's six eyes darted around.

"Where—"

BANG!

A golden fist smashed into his face.

Krozak's world turned upside down as he was sent crashing down like a meteor.

BOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The entire arena exploded on impact, dust and debris shooting into the sky like a nuclear blast.

The stadium went dead silent.

Joshua's jaw dropped. "No way…"

Aurora leaned forward, her eyes glinting. "Tch. Show-off."

As the dust settled—

Adam descended from the sky, slow and steady, like a god surveying his battlefield.

His golden eyes locked onto the crater where Krozak lay, barely moving.

He landed softly, walking toward him.

One step.

Two.

Three.

Then, he crouched down, looking at the broken, defeated Krozak.

His smirk widened.

"Now…"

He reached out, grabbing Krozak by the face.

"…Let's see what kind of loot you drop."

Adam's grip tightened around Krozak's face.

The once-mighty warrior trembled, his six eyes flickering in disbelief.

"You..." Krozak rasped, abyssal flames sputtering weakly from his body. "You... monster..."

Adam chuckled, his fingers digging into Krozak's exoskeleton.

"And you..." His smirk deepened. "Are nothing but loot."

Then—

CRACK.

A sickening sound echoed through the arena.

Krozak's body froze.

His six eyes dimmed.

A single second of silence.

Then—

BOOOOOOOOOOM!

Krozak's entire body erupted into golden particles, scattering like a thousand shooting stars.

The audience was stunned.

Some students jumped to their feet. Others just sat there, eyes wide, mouths open.

Even the instructors looked shaken.

Then—

DING!

A mechanical voice rang through the arena.

[ADAM TAKES THE VICTORY IN A FLAWLESS PERFORMANCE!]

The entire stadium exploded with sound.

"NOOOOO WAYYYYYY!!!"

"HE KILLED A CHILD OF THE UNIVERSE LIKE IT WAS NOTHING?!"

"WHAT KIND OF MONSTER IS THIS GUY?!"

Adam stood tall, golden embers floating around him. He slowly turned, glancing at the instructors.

His smirk widened.

"Well?" He spread his arms. "Will continue this tomorrow."