The Rage of the Leo

The heavy rain continues to fall, followed by a very strong gust of the wind. Tall trees around were falling one by one as if there was a storm that was upon the forest where they were engaging the beast.

Kilian, on the other hand, could no longer bear the extreme fatigue and pain that he had been suffering, so he also lost consciousness by the moment that he saw Linhardt on his rage.

Linhardt and the Ziukai could only stare at each other and the silence was so deafening and had a lot of pressure in the air.

The Ziukai raised its hand and unhooked Kilian from his Teeth. Kilian's blood splattered and Lucius immediately move and caught him. The beast stares with a creepy smile against Linhardt.

Lucius was the only one left conscious in Linhardt's group. although he could not see what was happening on his surroundings, he knew that Kilian's condition was serious and that he could not stay close to Linhardt's presence. He decided to fall back a few meters away so that he can somehow prevent Kilian's blood from continuously splattering and avoid what was about to happen between Linhardt and the Ziukai.

the Ziukai tried to move, it raised its hands and sharpened its claws in an attempt to attack Linhardt. but before he could continue his attack, he suddenly felt a very loose aura and it seemed as if something very heavy ran over him. Ziukai could not raise or lower his hands and Linhardt was slowly walking towards it.

Linhardt's face remained emotionless as he reached behind his back and took the sword that he had used before against Gaia.

the heat that could be seen on the sword that Linhardt was holding was extremely blazing. what's even more amazing is that even though it rained heavily, it was not affected by any drop of water and it remains burning as hot as the sun. anyone who tries to get near that sword would probably suffer from burning except Linhardt the only Zodiac who can carry the sword.

Without anymore words or warning, Linhardt swung his sword to cut through the Ziukai's hands.

The Ziukai tried to block it and it released a powerful energy unto his hands. the monster poured all his strength to block the sword but as the sword came closer to him, it gradually grew and the heat it contained grew even more. And slowly breaking the stance of the monster due to its intimidation.

in the last moments before the sword finally hit Ziukai he felt fear and decided dodge but it was too late.

the sword penetrated Ziukai's arm. it was just like a piece of paper that had no match against the blazing sword. Without the monster's knowing, its hands turned to ashes in an instant.

The Ziukai fell to the ground and felt the intense burns coming from his ashen hands. the scorching heat from Linhardt's flaming sword was slowly rising thru the Ziukai's body. the monster writhed in pain and couldn't help but drool on the floor as it fell down due to the intensity of the pain. but it was still not enough for Linhardt because what he did to his friend Kilian was imprinted on his mind.

he controlled the sword he was holding and returned it to his back. the sword returned to being a tattoo on his back. he approached the beast and saw its sharp teeth. traces of Kilian's blood were still on the monster's teeth.

the Ziukai would have tried to use this opportunity to attack Linhardt while he was defenseless and not using his powerful sword. he opened his mouth and looked at Linhardt to devour him but he was stunned when he saw Linhardt's eye it's like the color of the sun and as he looked at it for a long time it was as if he was being pulled towards the hottest part of the sun. the beast cannot move and loose control on his body and even before it moved again he felt Linhardt was destroying his sharp teeth one by one. it screamed in great pain but it couldn't do anything. he couldn't stand and Linhardt kept destroying his sharp teeth with only his bare hands.

Along with a loud sound of lightning and a steady downpour of rain, the monster's begging howl was accompanied by the pain that Linhardt was making it feel. He has no intention of stopping until the monster suffers completely. as time goes on, its howling gets weaker and weaker and its breathing slows down.

The monster has stopped howling and is struggling to breathe. the monster is in extreme pain and agony because of the pain caused by Linhardt.

it cries like a puppy and seems that it is begging for Linhardt to kill him to end his suffering. The rain slowly subsided and at the same time Linhardt also stopped from punishing the beast. Do you think I will let you die and be free from your pain and agony? That's not enough because of what you did. you will live with this pain for the rest of your life. Linhardt said calmly as he walked away from the monster and look up with his companions

As Linhardt walked away, he saw that his companions were unconscious but they were safe. Linhardt thought and looked at his hands that still had traces of Ziukai's blood on them. even he couldn't believe what he had done. he felt that there was a change in his body and mind since he gradually adopted his power as a Zodiac

if he was in his old self, he would definitely feel sorry for this monster. but right now, he didn't feel the slightest remorse or pity. rather he seemed to like the feeling of punishing the Ziukai. he thought as he looked up at the sky. little by little the sun started to show because the rain stopped and the sky became clear.

Little by little his companions are waking up and he rushes to find Kilian and Lucius.