Sheer Determination

Aaron looked around as parts of the ground began to crack, leaving everyone on edge as they became forced to pay more attention to the ground and how it was breaking. Aaron used this newfound knowledge as an advantage. He rushed up behind Yoshiki, who had no idea what was going on, and delivered a devastating kick to the side of his head, sending him down into the ground slightly. Aaron watched as the ground all around them began to shatter and fall into the opening chasm, leading straight to the core of the earth. The hot gaseous centre of the planet started to rapidly expand, causing waves of killer heat to hit everyone standing around. People around the world began to die, not by Aaron's influence but by Crystet's. They all suspected it to be Aaron's, or "The creature's" doing, as the inhabitants of the planet watched their friend and family die by the cracking earth.

Aaron wasn't a big fan of the heat, as it didn't affect him, but it visibly affected everyone else, and it was disrupting his battle. He decided to let the planet do its thing, but he wouldn't let his fight get ruined by it. He saw the ground around him begin to crack, so he used this opportunity to activate his Boundless Telekinesis so he could lift the earth they were standing on. Ray, Yoshiki, and Elise felt the ground around them suddenly stop shaking, and for a second, they were relieved, as now they believed that the three of them would be able to focus on the fight, but then they witnessed the ground slowly fall away from them. It wasn't falling away from them! They were going up! Ray and Elise held onto the floating island for dear life while Yoshiki stood straight, holding his Ice Blade, Toshinori, in both hands. He was still slightly disoriented from Aaron kicking the side of his head, but he'd be fine in a moment or two.

There was just one problem. Humans needed oxygen to survive. The further they went up, the less oxygen there was. Ray and Elise started gasping for breath, while Yoshiki appeared perfectly calm. "So, this body does not need oxygen? I'm impressed. Although you might want to do something about those two, as they still have human bodies." Yoshiki pointed out as he began to prepare a new attack. Aaron sighed and used his Boundless Telekinesis to create a never-ending stream of oxygen from his body. He was essentially a better version of a tree in the oxygen-producing sense. After a few seconds, Ray and Elise found it easier to breathe. Aaron made the system set up a little subconscious set of commands to make sure that his Boundless Telekinesis would stay active until turned off, keeping their floating island in the air. He also made it so that they wouldn't get cold during their fight in the air. After all, if they were to get frostbite due to their altitude, it wouldn't be such a fun fight, would it?

Aaron made sure everything was perfect for what was going to come next. He watched as Ray and Elise visibly became happy with the temperature, so he kept it there. Aaron began preparing a little technique, and just as he finished imagining it, Yoshiki rushed towards Aaron with his new attack, "Second Blade, Cold Winter". Aaron watched as the Ice Blade became surrounded with snow particles, and it made him smile. Aaron lifted his hand and swiped it to the right, using his Boundless Telekinesis, but not for what you would expect.

In Aaron's vision, he could see Yoshiki's spirit being dragged out of Crystet's body, letting the original Crystet spirit become the main one in control, forcing Yoshiki to dissipate into the atmosphere. That attack was designed uniquely for spirits or ghosts, which Aaron would now title 'Soul-Render'.

[New Skill Acknowledged]

[Soul-Render]

Aaron looked at Crystet shake off the fatigue built up in his body from letting Yoshiki take over his body for about nine minutes. So close to the ten-minute time limit. Crystet looked around the area in confusion, and the first thing he yelled out was...

"What the fuck?!"

Aaron watched as Crystet almost had a panic attack over what he was looking at, and with good reason. He was, for reference, about eight thousand metres in the air, which is only around eight hundred metres from the top of Mount Everest. "You like the scenery, Crystet? Your little spirit inhabitant certainly had his fun while he was up here. Now, however, it is time for you to say goodbye." Aaron menacingly stated as he began to walk towards Crystet. Crystet had no idea what was even going on. "what do you mean goodbye-" Crystet began to ask before Aaron delivered a swift kick to his chest. Now Crystet was by no means weak, but not many people could stand toe to toe with Aaron when he was serious.

Crystet went backwards, hitting the ground with an audible slap. He slid to the edge of the floating island and almost fell off, barely hanging on by his fingers. He tried to pull himself up, but as he did so, he looked over to where Ray was and saw Aaron lifting him by his wrist. Aaron looked over to Crystet with a psychotic smile on his face, showing how far he was willing to go. He pushed his hand forward and let go of Ray, staring directly into Crystet's soul. After about five seconds, Aaron looked down towards Ray and saw that he was still falling. "Wow, I didn't think he'd be falling for this long."

Crystet couldn't let out a scream. He was just in shock. He stared at Aaron with his jaw wide open, unable to believe what had just happened. He had just seen his friend get brutally murdered. Just for the enjoyment of a psychopath. He pulled himself up onto the island, watching as Aaron lifted his mother by the neck, squeezing her throat.

"You know, I always looked up to you. That was before I realised what humans are like, and you are no different than the rest." Aaron said to her before letting her drop over the edge. Her scream was heard by both Aaron and Crystet for a second as she fell, but she fell out of hearing range, and Crystet finally snapped. He was pissed. A crimson red aura surrounded him, as his eyes went from cyan to a blood-coloured red. His main trait had shifted from Bravery to something much worse. A mixture of two traits. Wrath and Determination.

"Ah, look what we have? Somebody decided to get all angry! Bring it on Crystet! See if you can actually do anything to kill me!" Aaron exclaimed as he brought his hands out to his sides, inviting Crystet to land the first punch.