Child of Destiny

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"Remember my name well because I am going to take your life later," said Uno before standing up straight and stretched his body a little, trying to adjust himself with his current state.

After that, he fell into a deep thought while muttering. "Let's see what we have this time."

A few moments later, he started grinning from ear to ear as if he found something interesting inside Shin's body. "Look at this, this punk really got some goodies inside him yet not utilizing it properly. He really is an id*t, heh!"

Meanwhile, Javed suddenly became enraged for being ignored once again. He glared at 'Shin' for a moment to see what this guy was thinking. But he finally lost his cool when he saw that he was really being treated like an air.

"You really gone insane, huh?" yelled Javed before stomping his foot on the ground, launching himself forward with a great speed.

Swoosh!

Just like earlier, he immediately arrived in front of Uno in just an instant. And right after arriving, he raised his fist over his shoulder while enfolding it with his Natural Force.

He planned to throw it at Uno so that he could smash this guy into pieces. But before he could even throw that fist, he suddenly saw the latter looking back at him with a smirking face.

Seeing that look, Javed suddenly felt a very dangerous feeling coming from Uno's body. It even sent an intense chill on his entire body.

Due to that, he forcefully stopped his punch and quickly hopped backwards to create some distance in between the two of them.

Then he stared at Uno with a shocked gaze, trying to understand what just happened. 'What was that? Why did I suddenly stop attacking?'

He was currently in a very confused state. But after a few moments of thinking, he suddenly became even more enraged since he felt very humiliated. 'What? Me? Running away from a kid who has a lower Martial-Art attainment than me?'

Gritting his teeth, he glared at Uno with a very fierce look on his face while saying. "I don't know what kind of trick you use, but there is no next time."

He just finished saying those words when he suddenly took another move. This time, he was not planning to attack with a different approach. He didn't know why, but he was sure that there was something wrong with this kid. This kid was giving an entirely different vibe than the first time they met.

Given that, he used his speed to confuse Uno before appearing on the right side while throwing a very strong punch. Just like earlier, this punch was reinforced by his Natural Force. And if it managed to land at the latter's head, he was sure that he was going to blow it into pieces.

Unfortunately, his punch hit nothing but air. Or to be more precise, it just passed through Uno's head, signifying that threw his fist at an afterimage.

Meanwhile, the real Uno was currently ducking right in front of him pulling his arm backwards, planning to throw a counter punch. But he was unable to throw it since Javed quickly retreated the moment he realized his mistake.

Seeing that, Uno couldn't help but scratch the back of his head while complaining. "Geez, 'cheesing' an expert with higher Martial-Art attainment is really hard."

His voice was quite soft and supposedly meant for himself. But Javed had sharp senses since he already had a quite high Martial-Art attainment. And naturally, he was able to hear what Uno had said to himself which made him even more enraged. 'Cheesing? Did this kid think that he is above me?'

On the other hand, Uno seemed not to notice Javed's enraged state. He just put both of his hands inside of the side pockets of his pants while calmly walking at the center of the room.

Stopping there, he looked at Javed with a sarcastic tone. "That movement technique of yours is quite interesting. Will you mind showing it to me for another time? I didn't get a clear look at it earlier."

Javed started to lose himself for being provoked by a mere kid who was only in the Core Formation Stage. But he still managed to calm himself down after a few moments. He knew that Uno was purposely provoking him so that he would become careless and show some weakness.

Seeing that his opponent immediately recovered his cool, Uno couldn't help but clicked his tongue, cursing. "Tsk! Such a pity. That is supposedly a good opportunity."

At this point of time, Javed was sure that he was not facing a completely different person than before. Now that he finally calmed himself down, his special talent was now working perfectly once again.

This talent was not that powerful – it was actually quite useless in battle, but it was able to help him measure his opponent's full potential.

From his point of view, each person had an imaginary companion that only him could see. And these companions represent an individual's talents.

Earlier, when he first saw Shin, what saw standing behind that kind was a huge white tiger with a majestic appearance. It had a glowing crown on its head, signifying that it stood above everyone else. The pairs of angelic wings on its backs represented that it could fly towards the heaven and even bore the right to challenge its authority.

But right now, Javed saw a slightly different type of beast standing behind the kid.

It was still a tiger – but this time, the furs that it had were completely black while the stripes on its body were in an even deeper shade of black. It also possessed a pair of wings on its back, but instead of angelic wings, this black tiger had a pair of huge bat wings which was spreading widely. Meanwhile, its eyes were completely the same as Uno's eyes; purple pupils with irises that had a vertical slit shape.

If the white tiger earlier was like a ruler who represented the light, then this tiger was its polar opposite since it looked like a monarch of darkness.

'This kid is really strange, I need to kill him no matter what,' thought Javed as he could already foresaw how dangerous this kid was when he fully matured.

Having that in mind, he immediately made his move and suddenly disappeared from his current position. He was aware that the current 'Shin' was able to perceive his presence even with his current speed. So, he needed to take a different kind of approach when attacking.

He circled around Uno for a moment, trying to find an opening. When the latter turned his head towards a certain direction, Javed was already on the opposite side of that spot.

So, at the very exact moment when Uno turned his head, Javed immediately changed his direction and launched himself towards his opponent.

Javed was in the middle of throwing his punch when Uno unexpectedly turned his head towards his direction while forming a gun shape with his hand. And before the former could even throw his punch, Uno suddenly pointed his gun-shaped hand at Javed while saying. "Bang!"

Javed instinctively halted his charge due to what he saw and quickly hopped away from Uno. And when he gained a few distance between them, he started at Uno with his dumbfounded eyes. "What is this kid?"

Seeing that Javed had retreated once again, Uno suddenly released a helpless sigh while saying disappointedly. "You are at the 'late phase' of the 'Ethereal Opening Stage', right? Will you please put a little more effort on this fight? It has been a while since I got out, so I want to have a little entertainment before I get back."

Javed became even more shocked the moment those words left Uno's mouth. But it was not due to him hearing those ridiculous words. Instead, it was due to him seeing the black tiger was now baring its fangs at him.

Boom!

Understanding the gravity of his current situation, Javed didn't hesitate any longer and quickly released his Natural Force, enfolding his entire body. Alongside it, he also released his 'Evil Powers' to further strengthen himself.

He knew that needed to end this battle as soon as possible. Because if he could tell how dangerous this young man could be if this battle lasted for long.

Seeing that, Uno started grinning excitedly while saying. "This is what I am talking about!"

Bang!

"I am not a fan of glowing things so I am going to use this one instead," he added after a slight pause before releasing a pitch-black Internal Qi.

The expression on Javed's face suddenly turned even more solemn when he saw that Internal Qi, especially when he felt the evil aura that it was giving. It was a completely different type of evil aura compared to the 'Evil Powers' that he possessed. From what he could see, this aura was just pure 'evil'.

"A Demonic Qi!? You! Are you a demon!?" asked Javed with a solemn tone.

Hearing that, Uno started laughing before making a sneer. "Heh! Me? A Demon? Don't make me laugh. I am not the same as those lower beings. So, don't put me on the same level as them-..."

Swoosh!

Trailing with his words, Uno suddenly disappeared from his current spot and instantly reappeared right in front of Javed while throwing a straight punch, targeting the latter's face. "For I am the vessel itself!"

Bang!

Uno's punch managed to land on Javed but the force behind it was completely negated by the Natural Force surrounding the latter's body. Regardless, Javed still retreated away from him because he could feel that some of his evil powers were being devoured by the Demonic Qi around Uno's body.

Standing a few meters away from Uno, Javed squinted his eyes while thinking to himself. 'That is definitely my 'Instantaneous Movement'.'

Then he stared at Uno with his glaring eyes while adding to his thoughts. 'If this kid is not the same as the previous one and also not a Demon, then he is most probably an alter ego.'

'But this is my first time seeing an alter ego with a talent of his own. Moreover, those are completely different to the talents that the original self has.'

'Who the hell is this kid?' the more Javed he understood the current situation, the more he felt that he needed to eliminate this kind as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, Uno started grinning widely when felt that 'his' Demonic Qi' suddenly strengthened after 'eating' some of the Javed's Evil Powers.

Feeling satisfied with that sensation, Uno suddenly licked his lips and started looking at Javed evilly while muttering to himself. "Thanks for the meal~♪."

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