1 second battle

Hearing his name being called by some unknown person, Jhin slowly turned around as he gazes at Jayce's figure.

'A kid...?' Looking at the boy's stature which looks no less than an average 12 years old, Jhin cautiously looks around the surroundings, thinking that the kid was just baiting and there might be a hidden expert nearby.

"You underestimate me too much, you know..." Jayce spoke out unjustly, this might be a disadvantage for being too strong at an early age, depending on how you look at it.

"It's you...?" Hidden behind the mask, Jhin shockingly spoke out. You are going to tell him that the shockwave that had swept through him earlier, the shockwave that nearly freezes the core of his soul, are all done by the brat before him...?

'A yordle...?' This could be his only explanation, but he (an assassin) had been around for a long time, his job requires him to know the uniqueness of different races throughout Runeterra. The figure before him doesn't have the aura of that of a yordle, he's a genuine human.

"Who are you?" He quickly regains his composure as his battle intent surges, still holding Whisper in his right hand, readying to fire at any given moment. For some reason, he couldn't sense Jayce's battle level, so this added another mysterious vibe toward the boy in front of him; either he is way stronger than he is, or he has a unique ability or technique that allowed him to hide his level.

"Who I am is none of your concern, but I have a question." Removing his hood, Jayce stares straight ahead through the man's soul with his transformed eyes, the white sclera. [AN: Nice nickname.]

Although Jayce has no idea that happened, everything seems normal to him.

"The explosion at the park.... was that you?" Along with his Haoshoku being active, the surrounding space started to crack as black and white lightning emerged from the void as they enveloped the surrounding.

"And I mean it, think abo-.."

With no hesitation when Jhin saw the situation occur, he hurriedly take action; before the white and black snakes with their fang bared readied to strike him, Jhin raised his pistol gun as he fired the condensed blue energy that had been accumulating energy all this while.

"FOUR!" An energy beam shot out from the nozzle as its laser hot beam that could destroy even an average B-ranked defence, heading toward Jayce with great speed.

*BOOM* A small explosion exploded the entire alleyway, attracting the attention of countless people.

As the smoke and dust clear out by the surrounding winds, the camera zooms its lenses into the midst. Revealing the scene that the audience didn't expect to happen. On the ground, there lay the corpse of Jhin as Jayce towers over the body with an emotionless expression. His eyes are already turned back to normal without even noticing.

What happened? Where did the laser beam go? How did Jhin die? When did Jayce move in a second interval? And why did he kill him?

Well, let's find out.

*rewind*

"FOUR!" A laser beam was shot out from the gun.

At the moment of collision, Jayce took an item out of thin air, resembling that of an hourglass. Jayce flipped it over as the sand within started to drizzle down to the other glass bulb. A holographic screen appeared as it hovers midair.

10....9... the countdown begins.

With no time to waste, Jayce suddenly bounces toward Jhin with great murderous intent. He had sworn that the culprit would experience a fate worse than death! Although he isn't 100% sure that Jhin is responsible for the incident, nonetheless, one less scum bag in this world would make the place a better environment.

'Gura-Gura no mi: Shingen no Ichigeki. (Hypocenter attack.)

'Fire Dragon-slayer magic: Fire Dragon's roar!'

Taking advantage of the situation, Jayce unleashed all kinds of destructive abilities he could muster within his arsenal on his opponent.

"MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA" Punch after punch; like a sandbag, Jayce just hammered it down on the guy's body.

It hasn't been a full second, but Jayce had already punched Jhin's body well over 20 times. One had to know that his Gura-Gura Nomi deals true damage, so no matter if Jhin is higher than him by how many times, his defence is useless in front of Jayce, only his HP matters.

[AN: That's why it's so hard for normal people to do cross-level battle; once a person levels up, they would find their health and their general stat takes a massive leap, their defensive stat would be the barrier for lower-level ranker to compete. Jayce's situation can be considered a disadvantage because of the system, he doesn't get that leap that the other people get, but he relies on the system to add stat points for him.]

Since Jayce didn't allow Jhin to be unfrozen, his health and body are still in stasis mode, but once the skill expires.... oh boy... even the grim reaper would feel sorry for him.

5....4.....3

"ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA"

2....1....

With one second left, Jayce takes a small jump as he propelled his right arm that's condensed with both red and white aura. It's a combination of Gura-Gura nomi and the Fire-Dragon slayer magic art. He called this...

"gekishnokagizume" (Hypocenter attack and Fire dragon claw)

Jayce strike down the fearsome ability that seems like it could shatter the entire world, straight down to Jhin's head.

*DONG*

1....0

*KABOOM*

The laser beam met nothing but rocks as it exploded the whole alleyway.

…

Jhin's POV

'Die, you bastard.' Jhin already overruled Jayce's death in his mind, he had tested out Whisper plenty of times ever since it was remade.

One should know that even before, its firepower was extremely strong, it could even pierce an average C-ranker's armour and defence! Now with the use of Hex-tech technology and combined with Arcane prowess, its speed and destructive power increased several folds! Faster and stronger than a peak B-ranker! Plus, it was just one single shot, he could fire multiple of those, given time!

But...the result that should have happened in his mind, didn't.

Instead, just as the laser beam near Jayce's face, agony, and pain throbs in the depth of his soul! It was so painful, he felt like he was being ground in a meatgrinder but 10000x worse! Although his brain only registered the pain for a split second before it was forced to shut down, that one second seemed like it lasted for an eternity! He had tried to die several times during that time but couldn't! The pain kept him alive, torturing his soul every second.

"AHH-" He didn't even get the chance to scream when his body turned into an unrecognizable mush as it lifelessly fell to the ground.

…

"haaa haaa haaa" Jayce roughly breathes as he tries to catch his breath. Looking at the near emptied out Stamina and AP, he wryly smiles with a content expression.

'Arcane: 1/5510'

'Stamina: 1/5520'

He didn't know how strong Jhin was, so he really gave it his all without holding back his punches. The result is satisfying as he gazes at the unrecognizable mush that's already smashed up beyond belief!

*THUMP* Relief and exhaustion started to take over as he closed his eyes, falling backward as he went unconscious.

'It's over...'

'DING...!'

…..

Meanwhile...

Outside space and within the darkness of the endless universe.

Several gigantic entities that are several times bigger than the biggest planet-body in the universe can be found wandering the darkness of space as they aimlessly look for something.... or maybe.... someone?

"Don't get in my way, Cthulhu. Back off before I will kill your entire bloodline, like I did, several eons ago." An angry bellow of a dragon, followed by a shining golden light figure. One couldn't even phantom of how big, powerful, and majestic it can really be; its length alone stretches for several light-years!

"HAHAHA! You are just a lizard and dared to talk to me, the great Cthulhu? Blaspheme!" As the other party spoke out, a terrifying aura emitted from the entity as it released several purple destructive rays toward the surrounding void, cracking the space around it.

"PRESUMPTUOUS!" Golden energy gathers at the corner of the dragon's mouth, creating gigantic golden flashes of lightning as they flicker across space.

Their momentum seems to be unstoppable, leading to an inevitable confrontation.

But is it really...?

"Stop...." A low but powerful voice suddenly rang across the universe as it stopped the confrontation between two beings. Its oppressive and terrifying aura bore down on the two-living gigantic entity as they also stare shockingly at the dust-size figure before them.

"How is this possible...."

"Why is he here..."

Despite being billion to trillion times the size of the masked figure, both the dragon and the Cthulhu shivered in the core of their soul as they slowly back away in a defensive stance. This just shows the difference in strength between the two parties.

"Now, now, this pond is too small for you all to throw weight around....so why don't y'all.... fuck off." for such a small stature compared to the towering giants, his voice was loud enough to be heard across space!

"This...." Both the dragon and the octopus look at each other with hesitation and grievance. The oppressive aura bore down on them made it hard to even stay conscious! But at the same time, the treasure that sparks their interest lies somewhere around here. They knew that because earlier, there was a small fluctuation that came from the said treasure.

"*sigh*, sorry for disturbing you, expert. I will leave...." The Cthulhu desires the item, but it values its life more than anything. Its instinct was the only reason why it was still alive and kicking, and now it has a feeling that if it doesn't leave...*gulp*. So seeing there's no malicious intent from the man, it slowly back off.

"You...don't go too far. *growl*" Seeing his rival decides to leave with its tail tucked, the dragon snorts in displeasure. Just like its size, the dragon's ego and pride are just as huge, maybe even bigger! Plus as a dragon in nature, it loves treasure more than anything, how could it be satisfying leaving empty-handed. So, it growls at the masked man menacingly, if not for the fact that it's instinct warning of dangers, it would have rushed toward the person already.

"Mhm..? You have gotten something to say?" The masked man raised his eyebrow.

*BOOM*

*CRACK*

The space beside the dragon suddenly cracked as a small force of suction appeared within, a black hole!

"AHHH!"

"HELP ME, LORD!"

The underlings of the Cthulhu who were not fast enough got sucked into the void, disappearing into nothingness!

The Cthulhu widens its eyes in horror as it saw the fate of the underlings, picking up its speed that is faster than light, the gigantic creature fled with its tail between its leg.

*Gulp* The dragon swallowed back the words that it spoke out with great difficulty as it gazes at the horrifying black hole beside it. The black hole is comparably insignificant compared to the dragon size, so the suction is futile, but that isn't the important thing! The fact that the man just punctured space with a wave of his hand is more terrifying!

One had to know that space and time are composed of flexible matters! meaning that even if someone could bend space/time properties, they would revert themselves back into their original position. Even with its prowess that lord over a large area that is composed of many planets with similar strength to Runeterra, many planets even worship him as God/deity, but it could only bend or crack space by a little, to thoroughly puncture it, even if it's a small hole, it's no trifling matter!

"Ahh, no, no, no... I was kidding, heheheheh. I'm a lowly creature, a lowly creature, yes, yes. Please, excuse me..." Putting on a flattering smile while slowly backing away, the creature fawn over the man like a dog trying to catch its owner's attention. With speed faster than the Cthulhu, the dragon took a large stride across space as it ran away!

*Gulp*

*Gulp*

*GULP*

Multiple gulps could be heard in the dark void, those are from many of the creatures who had hidden behind the curtain of space as they observed the whole while. Nonetheless, after seeing the strength of the man, they fare no better than the other two entities as those hidden in the dark begin to flee as well.

Leaving behind a singular man, floating alone within the silent space.

"Sigh....this kid.... but I guess... history isn't the same anymore....I... change.... future...." The man spoke out some incoherent sentences, his expression and thoughts are unknown, hidden behind the darkness of the void.

With a thought, the man's body started to fade away as he soon disappeared from the spot.

But it isn't over...

As the man left the scene, the place where he stood suddenly trembled as unknown energy particles begin to appear as they form a small circle. A small head slowly peaks out within the oval, revealing a small head of a girl with orange-coloured hair, along with her bright blue eyes that shone with galaxy-like radiance.

"Well....this is a pretty chill reality....hehe"