Mark 1 - Devouring a Dragon! (II)

In a matter of moments, the grievous injuries healed, flesh regenerating at a visible pace. The moment Kai regained his dwindling senses, he canceled Misdreavus transformation, while simultaneously activating Golduck Blood Essence.

The Blue-skinned Demon grabbed an unconscious Meg and stayed within water.

The Contestant with Mark 1 armor is too powerful, Kai reasoned, his powerful tail thrashing left and right. Golduck Blood Essence is useless as any disturbance in the Spiritual Currents incapacitates me. Dementor transformation is good, but it lacks the punch. Also, I will need to be quite near him if I want to suck out his happiness, which is fatal in itself. I am also not sure about Fangs ripping through the armor, otherwise, I could have forced my way to his throat. Hmm… Selene's Intangibility should work, but she's busy with…

Kai's reptilian eyes narrowed underwater.

By now, it was obvious to him that despite drowning in Abilities, he lacked a finishing move. Focus Punch was the wildest card in his arsenal, true enough. However, there was no surety when and how it would mature enough to let him use the Skill again. He had yet to grasp the cycle of Headaches and its interrelation with Focus Punch.

Just as he remembered Selene's Intangibility, Kai also remembered the creature she was dealing with.

Things couldn't have been clearer to him at his moment.

Bang!

With one powerful lashing of the tail, Kai kicked himself away from the galley, going for the battle of Magical Creatures.

He leaped out of the water like a blue wraith. Totodile, now bloody and beaten, was still fighting the dragon from the sea. From afar, standing at the hull of Actaea, Cyndaquil kept firing pillars of fire, but they did almost no damage. The terrain was just against fire-type Pokemon here.

Then Selene came to his sight.

She was perched on Gyarados' head, hissing menacingly. Even this far, Kai could hear her and was probably the only one who could understand her.

-I could've petrified you if I didn't fear you drowning to a depth beyond my master's limit.-

-One day, he and I will become one for eternity. Inseparable.-

-I will kill that red bitch, you will see. Oh, no, you won't. Haha!-

Kai's eyes narrowed. Lunatic Corruption?! He guessed, sensing the irritation welling up inside him.

The dragon wasn't as lucky as Kai against Selene's maddening hisses.

Roarrrrrrr!

It thrashed its huge head in all directions, its eyes rolling back into its head. When it couldn't handle anymore, a burst of light exploded from its mouth.

The hair on the back of Kai's neck stood up.

An incomprehensibly powerful attack was coming, and it was bound to annihilate Actaea.

Standing on the galley, the Pokemon Trainer, Yannis, must have sensed something wrong. He took out the Pokeball to call the dragon back. Before he could do so, though, from behind him, Charles, the user of Mark 1, went furious as he saw the same blue figure jumping out of the sea well alive and kicking.

Using Magnetism, he grabbed an enormous iron hook and sent it hurling toward Kai like a missile.

In the air, Kai let out a menacing grin.

Once again his body changed, becoming something much fouler and darker. He knocked back the iron hook using Telekinesis, threw Meg's body down, and used the resultant force to propel himself toward the maddened dragon at twice his flying speed.

"Gyarados!" Yannis shouted, his Perception running wilder than ever. "Come…"

"Ha… Ha… Ha…" Kai let out a rattling breath and then canceled Dementor's transformation. He put a hand on the giant dragon's head, his white hair becoming golden under the burst of light coming out of its mouth.

Then he chanted the words, putting an end to Gyarados' tale.

"Blood Devour!"

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Calculating Worth…

Glitch Blood Devour is now awakened for 65 minutes in this Random World

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Blood Devour's all slots are full.

Do you want to replace an existing Blood Essence?

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A searing heat erupted from Kai's chest as he accepted.

His chest cracked, a vertical tear running down like the deepest and filthiest gash. From this crack, millions of thin, black tendrils lashed out, grabbing at the source of their hunger.

The giant Pokemon had already lost its bearing under Selene's influence.

Now, its survival instincts kicked in. Without waiting anymore, it oozed out the well of Mana contained in its throat, hoping to end the cause of the terror.

Unfortunately, it was already too late.

In a fraction of an instant, just as the golden-crimson Mana was about to leave the dragon's mouth, its entire body disintegrated, becoming a bloody paste. If that wasn't enough, then the bloody paste also cracked in the tiniest substances, becoming nothing but an essence.

Simultaneously, all the black tendrils latched the Blood Essence and pulled it in, devouring it in one, big gulp.

Then Kai burned.

There was so much Life Essence and Mana coursing through him that he felt like he could rip the space apart. Every inch of his muscles squirmed, roaring with raw power.

Dense blue-colored overlapping scales began surfacing on his back, his hands, and his legs. His chest gained a yellowish tone. A thick, finned tail, much more powerful than that of Golduck's, rippled left and right, snapping like a whip at the air. On his head, a three-pointed, dark blue crest surfaced, crowning him like a dragon.

Suddenly, a feeling welled up in his heart.

Unable to hold it in, Gyarados-Kai opened his mouth and let it out, shaking hearts.

ROARRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

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Blood Essence: Gyarados

Grade: D+

Specification: Once Gyarados appears, its rage never settles until the Pokemon has razed the fields and mountains around it

Abilities:

 1. Elementary Intimidation: Proficiency 0%

Skills:

 1. Hurricane (Grade: D)

 2. Hyper Beam (Grade: D+)

Special Effect: Hyper Beam's Grade becomes C- while enraged

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"Gyarados!" Yannis shouted.

As if time had stopped, Kai let out a maniacal grin. Using Advance Emotions Manipulation, he riled up the rage within him to the highest degree. His hazel, reptilian pupils gained a bloody color. Veins popped up under his draconic scales, squirming with thick blood. His canines sharpened and lengthened, giving him a much beastly appearance.

A feeling of utter destruction took over his mind.

It was then Kai brought it out, starting from his stomach, imbuing all his Mana into this Skill.

A brilliant burst of golden-crimson lit up the sky first. Then, under the stunned gaze of Charles, the 5th-floor Contestant, Kai opened his mouth and roared, firing the pillar of light which gave Gyarados the name of Deity of Destruction.

Skill - Hyper Beam!

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Skill Hyper Beam Activated

Time Limit: 30 seconds

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Skill: Hyper Beam

Grade: D+

Temporary Grade: C-

Specification: Attack the target with a powerful beam but cancel-out the next Skill used by the Contestant

Requirement:

 1. Correspondence > 10

 2. Strength > 10

 3. Worth > 20

Attributes:

 1. Accuracy: 300 meters at Max. Base Damage

Effect:

 1. Base Damage: 150 HP | Consumption: 100 MP, 20 HP, 10 SP

 2. Max. Base Damage: 350 HP | Consumption: 300 MP, 75 HP, 30 SP

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The golden-crimson beam of light cut through the air, dividing the entire world into two halves. It was so fast that Yannis, a 4th-floor Contestant, didn't even get the chance to react.

The Hyper Beam fell, crushed Yannis, and then obliterated the ship he was standing on.

BooooooooooooooooM!

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