6 Chapter 5 Smoke: (part 1)

A scythe was swung against Tezcatlipoca, cutting 2 of his spider legs, making him turn around to see a pale man whose face is handsome and can be compared to Yoo Jonghyuk. His eyes resemble that of a deep abyss.

[You caught me off-guard, king of the underworld]

[You dare hurt my Maknae!]

[Monkey King what're yo-]

His words were cut off as he was smacked with the Ruyi Jingu Bang, clouds began covering the dark sky, and thunder and lightning began hitting Tezcatlipoca, burning him and turning his fur dark, then the Abyssal Black Flame Dragon and Uriel charged at him.

They hurled Tezcatlipoca to the ground tattered and extremely wounded; abyssal Black Flame Dragon pinned him to the ground. He grinned even with all the wounds on his body and said.

[I've already... got what I came for]

[Huh, just die already!]

Abyssal Black Flame Dragon tried squishing him, but he disappeared with smoke they look back, thinking that he retreated, but his aim is the grail or was it something else?

Ritsuka got up hurt, but that won't bother him and let him down. He helped Mash up and notice something missing from his hand. The Grail was gone, only smoke can be seen. Han Sooyoung approached Ritsuka and Mash.

"Ritsuka-ssi, the grail, where is it!?"

"He snatched it away."

Han Sooyoung snarled and grabbed his collar.

"How?!"

Kim Dokja grabbed Han Sooyoung's arm and said.

"Tezcatlipoca is also known to be the God of Sorcery, so he must've done something."

"Tch, fine. We need to find him any clue to where he is?"

***

In Reincarnation Island, where the apocalypse dragon rests, a man holding his child in his arms while driving away watches in terror as the one who supposedly saved his child is fighting against a beast-like humanoid creature.

[[Kukuku, you only kept on fighting because you absorbed that cup!]]

[No, it is because you are too weak]

After Tezcatlipoca said that, the other man changed his momentum. Black flames emerged from his body, making him look like a dark abyss. He then became faster, but he also fell to the enemy's provocations.

[The giant story 'First Sun' is telling its story]

[The giant story 'One Who Fell the Second Sun' is baring its fangs]

With the power of his noble phantasm and the giant stories, his fist began emitting heat, reminiscing that of the sun he used to be, and with the boost from the holy grail, his attack power multiplied.

[[Ah, shit!]]

He barely blocked the attack, as it broke one of his arms with such power there's supposed to be a probability storm but with the grail that keeps on supporting him with the probability the power he displayed is unlike before if he had used such powers when he fought against <Kim Dokja's Company> undoubtedly but a huge probability storm would've killed him as well.

[Do you still want to continue?]

[[Hehe, looks like I need to use both of my arms then!!]]

He punched with full force and a huge gush of black flames threatened to swallow him, although it was strong Tezcatlipoca was stronger, and dived headfirst into the flame.

'That guy is crazy! Going head first into my dark flames!'

As the mysterious man sighed in relief and the flames subsided, he lowered his guard, but then smoke rose while he turned around and was punched square into the face as he lowered his guard.

[[You! I'll tear you to shreds!!]]

His vision turned blurry and Tezcatlipoca punched him again, this time to the side of his head, making him unbalanced a little.

[[You... Win this time]]

'Shit, I underestimated him'

Tezcatlipoca punched him again and again until he knocked the mysterious man unconscious.

[This was an unexpected event. You are strong and worthy of my praise, outer god king]

Tezcatlipoca then took the grail out of his body and head towards reincarnation island. He then saw two titans battling there frozen in time. He reached out his hand but was stopped like there was a barrier there.

He held the grail in front of him, and then it floated inside the barrier, going towards a dragon with 7 heads and 7 horns.

[Awaken, my comrade!]

A huge bright light emerged as the holy grail and sunk into the body of the dragon. The entire space suddenly shook, and the dragon began moving. A huge probability storm emerged, and the barrier was broken.

***

In the industrial complex, Yi Sun-Shin sat by the window while drinking some wine, with the full moon shining so brightly and the sky blanketed by stars. At first, the admiral thought it was beautiful, but fury seethed inside his heart, knowing that these stars caused despair and chaos in his home.

"Good evening admiral!"

A young man, Ritsuka Fujimaru, who has bandages wrapped around his torso, approached Yi Sun-Shin.

"Milord, what are you doing here? You still need to rest."

"I can handle this, no biggie."

Ritsuka puffed his chest and then banged it, but coughed out afterward. The admiral smirked and grabbed a second cup and he said.

"Well, if you're feeling well, then why don't you join me for a drink?"

Ritsuka can't think of an excuse, cause now he would be of legal age to drink, he went over to Yi Sun-Shin and grabbed the cup of wine, this'll be his first time drinking, and he drank the whole thing in one gulp, his eyes widened it was sweet this wine is superb.

"Hahahaha! That's it, milord, drink some more!"

After drinking some more, Ritsuka noticed the admiral looking outside the window. Ritsuka with a flushed face. The admiral then asked Ritsuka with a huge smirk on his face.

"Are you and lady Mash a couple?"

Ritsuka couldn't help but spit out some of the wine and blush hard as his face was red like a tomato.

"W-why would you ask that, admiral?!"

The admiral drank his last cup and placed it down.

"When you went here, you look down from what happened. I offered you a drink, and I asked you a question so that it would distract you from such thoughts."

Ritsuka stared down at his cup with a solemn look on his face. Although it was not the first time he had failed, it still stings every time, especially after the lostbelts where failure means everything, suffice to say he's tired.

"Ah, don't make that look! Remember this: you're the last master of humanity, meaning you're its only hope. When its only hope is gone, then what happens to it humanity then? If you feel bad for the mistake you did, then make up for it tenfold! Remember that you Milord, I, lady Mash, and Chaldea are still here, nothing is over until all of us give up, and it looks to me, that you're still not ready to give up, far from it! Though from time to time, it's okay to sulk and cry, we're still humans after all"

Ritsuka looked up at Yi Sun-Shin with resolute eyes. He can't be sobbing and blaming himself when he's the last master of humanity.

'BOOM'

As they were talking, they heard a loud explosion in the river near the industrial complex.

"Admiral!"

"Yes, milord, leave this to me!"

Both of them rushed over there and saw a snake-like monster with 3 heads causing destruction and wreaking havoc. Its breath was toxic as it let out a roar.

'A hydra, what's that doing here?' Ritsuka then looked for any survivors and there was an injured child just right next to the hydra.

"Admiral, I'll go save the child. Please distract the hydra!"

"Understood!"

He pulled out his sword and rushed towards the hydra. Although he was an admiral and was better at controlling an army, they still considered him an expert swordsman.

"You shall die by my blade, beast!"

Ritsuka rushed to the child even though the field is highly toxic, but thanks to Mash he gained some poison resistance, so he was fine. As soon as he reached the child, he checked for his pulse and he was still breathing.

"Argh!"

Ritsuka saw the admiral being pushed back. This hydra that they fought seemed like it was stronger than the ones he had fought before.

As soon as the hydra pushed Yi Sun-Shin back a few dozen meters, it charged at Ritsuka. He was too slow to run away as the wound from his previous battle ached again.

'BOOM'

They heard a cannon from the distance and blew off one of its heads. Ritsuka turned to see The Admiral standing on a boat.

[The character 'Yi Sun-Shin' has used the Stigma 'Ghost Fleet' lvl ???]

"Admiral!!"

Yi Sun-Shin had summoned a ghost fleet, the ones that Lee Jihye had used before. Something was happening, and it looks like the admiral became more powerful than before as stars in the sky shone above him.

"Fire!"

Then a deafening roar was heard, as all the cannons on the ships, which numbered to be a dozen, fired simultaneously and it blasted the hydra to smithereens, killing it.

"What the hell is going on here?!"

Han Sooyoung, who woke up to the explosions, looked at us in surprise, seeing that Yi Sun-Shin could use a power belonging to this world.

"Han Sooyoung-san, know if there's a doctor here?"

Han Sooyoung looked at Ritsuka. It shocked her to see him carrying a child in his arm.

"Dammit, you better explain this later. Come on, follow me!"

As they followed her to a building with a red cross, they met with a beautiful white-haired woman in a lab coat. She was sipping on a coffee and then Han Sooyoung shouted.

"Seolwha-ssi, can you check on this child?"

The woman turned and quickly rushed over. She checked the child and then she said.

"His state is already critical he might not survive, but I'll try my best, so follow me."

They nodded and followed her to a ward and placed the child on the bed. She then pushed Ritsuka's group outside. Han Sooyoung, who was tapping her foot on the ground, looked at the admiral.

"You better explain what's going on."

Ritsuka explained what had happened and so did Yi Sun-Shin.

"So, you're telling me that the powers of your world and the powers of this world are mixing?"

Ritsuka scratched his head, as he was also confused. If only Da Vinci and Sherlock Holmes were there. But then the doctor who helped them a while ago went out and sighed.

"The child is okay now. He has also woken up, but I would rather keep the questions to a minimum."

"Hmm."

They nodded and then went into the room. They saw the boy has golden eyes and brown hair. He looked at them calmly as if he were mature. Ritsuka was going to ask if he was okay, but then Han Sooyoung asked first.

"Hey, kid, what's your name?"

"Alcides."

He answered Han Sooyoung's question monotonously, as if he had no emotions, but isn't Alcides the true name of Heracles? Ritsuka and Yi Sun-Shin thought but because of the wounds on his body, fatigue easily caught up to him, and fell to sleep.

"Weird."

Then a message appeared that startled everyone and scared them to the core.

[The 'Apocalypse Dragon' has woken up!]