Z changes his form, watching the old man waiting for him.
One arm remains, the other missing.
One foot standing, the other missing.
Z's white hair is active, but the curse doesn't take control, his eyes is normal, not the pure black cursed eyes.
I'm sorry grandson.
As the old man spoke, he telports literally behind Z hitting him with his blade.
The old man tried to speak but his shock is so powerful, you can't even think about anything.
The blade shattered against Z...
Like the blade hit a wall made of steel.
Z turns his head slowly.
As the old man watches with shock.
One of Z's eyes is pure black while the other is normal.
A terrifying scene you can't imagine.
Z grips his blade breaking it into pieces.
The old man retreats, but before he even take a breath Z shows behind him.
Surprised?
Kurayami spoke.
Yeah expected that.
Z's arm regenerates in slow motion, as the old man turning his head to see who's behind him.
The arm is back with no scratches, as he hits the old man in the face with the same arm.
Z's eyes seems calm and normal.
I'm sorry man.
Z hits another punch, the old man tried to block it with his hands.
But... His hands were breaking the more he tried to block.
The old man who lived for centuries with tons of experience.
Breaks against Z's bare hands.
The old man flies back and hits the ground hard.
He tries to stand up but Z was already sitting next to him.
Already tired? Oh how cute.
As Z's arm that just came back few seconds ago, he throws another punch ending the fight.
The body shattered into pieces and blood running down on the flame looking ground.
Z stands up and looks at the floor.
Kurayami speaks again.
You've killed another one.
Don't you fee---
Z moves to the right side before kurayami even finish his sentence.
He doesn't care anymore.
Last quest to beat the temple is by defeating or killing one of the first 25 flames users.
They are the most powerful users have ever passed through centuries.
Defeating them is possible that they even made another quest for the next flame users to beat so they can finish the temple.
And it's by defeating atleast one of the hell levels.
But Z already done it, he finished level one and two but with the help of the curse and Liona.
Z's hair is still white, wavy, and tall.
The sleeves on his coat turned to ashes after he lost his arm in the fight.
His lost foot came back as a pure black foot.
None of the power users can regenerate his lost part, no matter what except the light user.
Only the light user (and the blessing) can recreate and heal the missing part.
But Z...
The curse helped him but with payoffs.
And it's taking his lost foot leaving black smokes behind him wherever he walks.
The curse regenerated his arm but took his foot and replaced it with a cursed one.
As Z walks toward the big, tall gates.
He stops infront of it.
Watching the details, the bloody and the dead bodies around it.
The gate opens, slowly.
So slow that anyone could lose his patience but Z remains standing.
Watching the gate opens with literal no sound.
The only thing you hear is Z's heavy breath.
The gate opens from the inside as the flame users were fighting each other as training.
All of them stops as they see the gate wide open.
No one is there...
Its like Z just disappeared.
But then suddenly behind them Z appears sitting on the floor watching them turning their head slowly to the gate while he's already behind them.
How long are you guys gonna take? This is boring~
One of the flame user named Enma no Kagutsuchi the first flame user ever watching Z sit on the ground like those other users are just statues for tourists.
He speaks slowly, calm, as each word has weight behind it.
Do you like the snow?
Z sits there in confusion and shock.
Snow? Now? Aren't we in a fight? Aren't we supposed to kill not opening a conversation about snow?
But Kagutsuchi speaks again.
Why are you fighting?
Is it for your family? Revange? Or love?
Z didn't move yet.
Just watching some old man talking about snow and why fight.
Z tries to stand up to take a better look but can't.
The enketsu from Kagutsuchi is too powerful that Z can't stand up anymore, it's like a pressure over him stopping him from doing anything.
Kagutsuchi steps just one step closer and Z feels the pressure doubled with that one step.
Z tries to step back but Kagutsuchi moves another step and the pressure felt even harder than before.
Blood starts running out of Z's mouth.
Kagutsuchi speaks.
A curse?
Why... Why is one of my grandson is cursed?
You're supposed to be blessed with my power...
As he steps another step.
Z can't move anymore, blood running through his mouth, his hands claws on the floor, the pressure gets even harder but Z is just sitting there helpless.
I'm sorry son... But you need to leave this place, before you leave this world.
The pressure suddenly stops.
Kagutsuchi sits on a chair made of flames pointing at the gate giving Z a chance to leave.
But Z can't, Z have to defeat one of them to leave, he have to atleast kill one of them to succeed.
And Kagutsuchi understands that well.
He turns his slowly at one of the flame users. you, go.
Pointing at him as he got chosen to fight.
The old man that got chosen named Karyū no Shōen a legend itself that his name alone can burn city's, is chosen.
He approaches Z standing infront of him, as Z is still trying to figure out what's happening.
Karyū speaks.
Get up.
Isn't this what you came for?
Z tries to stand up but a blade lands on his shoulders.
I could've killed you already, son...
Z stands in shock frozen in place like a lightning just struck him.
Karyū takes his blade back.
My Ryūka needs to dance for a bit, shall we?
As Z regains control and calm again.
Zeka's lips curled into a bloody smirk. His body was screaming in pain, but his blood—his cursed blood—was finally boiling.
My body can't wait longer~