Greatest

Chapter 9!

"Hmm… Everything is going to be interesting. I haven't faced somebody again that had ever seriously given me a challenge. I can my blood boiling in excitement, oh so good to feel it again! Bring it on boy!" one of the apex champion shouted at the two fighting inside the transparent spherical cage, it was for the baby, encouraging the fight to end quicker.

A pool of pee was formed between the two combatants but they paid no heed to it. Their eyes was upon each other.

Maldog was yet again on his another form. It was the final stage of his continuous evolving during battle. It was his advantage in his previous encounters despite not possessing any deadly spell, his physical prowess was enough to subdue his enemy. Yet today, he have gone through almost his form but he was yet to land a clean hit. He have been on offense for most of the time, far more than the total of his last ten thousand battles, but the enemy wasn't even bothered by it. And it was no fierce monster or great being but a baby! A baby so fragile looking and such a weakling but he had been humiliated in the last few minutes than combined the rest of his life so far since his birth!

And speaking of the baby, Better Dick was composed himself. He was naked but who cares? He is just a baby! His hair, in thick mop, was standing on its ends. The color of the hair changes depending from which angle you are looking. Though really dark, but there was some hint of bluish, white, some yellow or red, sometimes green or gold. It is like a scale that changes color depending on the angle and amount of life hitting it. He can see that Maldog was closing his eyes as it was drawing deep, rhythmic breaths. The air around it was a boiling aura but he made no move to interrupt it, Better Dick felt it is cheating not to let an enemy fight on its full capability.

The air inside the cage was forming vortex at both poles. It started to move in a direction from east to west and soon it was like they are inside a tornado, the air rushing at the end of the cage in a loop of round and round. From being transparent it turned into a cloudy fog. No one from the outside can see what is going on inside.

There was only a loud boom, a dozen of flashing from the inside of the transparent cage that traps the two combatant inside. As if something huge was having collision inside, the cage vibrate with each boom, even jerking a bit up and down. Then there was the last so loud a boom and almost blinding flash. Then there was silence.

The spherical cage then cleared up, only Better Dick was standing on the floating platform in the middle of the cage. Maldog was falling down then the south pole of the cage opened up, allowing Maldog to freefall toward the ground. Though it was a few kilometers above the ground, this fall does not matter to the apex champions of the universes.

Maldog landed on the ground with a giant explosion. Debris was thrown into the air. Rocks, earth and trees, as dust filled everything like a smoke screen. When everything cleared, Maldog was in the middle of a crater that is about almost a kilometer in diameter. He was unconscious and obviously beaten bloody. His muscles was dented by some small fists, covering all over him. Maldog's eyes was a blank stare into the space above him, unto the floating spherical cage above.

Then a pool of liquid rained down from the cage, it was no other than pee by the baby, Better Dick. It splashed right into the face of unconscious Maldog but he did not stir awake. He will not gain his consciousness until a month later for he was thoroughly drained and beaten by the baby.

The next one flew up to the cage. He is the second one to register, there was #2 on his registration.

This time, the Apex Champion was an angel, named Gabriel the Executioner. He is gentle spoken with a peaceful face.

" Great master, I am not here to fight you but to extend my invitation. " Gabriel wasn't smiling but his voice was uplifting and easy in the ears.

" Then why did you register if you are not here to fight me? You are wasting everyone's time and effort but since you are already here, let's not waste the opportunity, let me test your strength and I might consider what you are offering to me." Better Dick's tone was hard and cold. There is even a hint of arrogance in it.

The angel was not surprised with the answer he received. He is only here to try his chance of recruiting another powerful entity to the order.

" Great Master, I am not fit to face you in combat."

" Aish! Don't play the humble pie in front of me, angel. There is no secret how great fighters your race are. I want to fight each and everyone here no exception, since you already have signed up, there is no turning back. Where is your registration paper?"

" Here my great mas-" the angel, Gabriel the Executioner wasn't able to finish speaking as Better Dick attacked him.

Better Dick did it as he know the angel would never remove the sheath of the sword strapped unto its back unless attacked first. Though they have pride but it was in their custom not to be the first to use the sword. So that's the reason why Better Dick attacked first.

He throw out a fist right into the mouth of the angel, followed by a kick then a series of physical assault imbued with magic and energy, strengthening his fist and kicked with mana. The first two attacks struck the angel right on its face and it was sent out flying. Better Dick's next few attacks either was blocked by or missed the angel. There was no technique to it but just an attack using strength and speed. Better did it not to inflict damage to the angel but to provoke the angel into fighting back to him or at least give it a reason to fight back to him.

He had the intention of facing everyone in a fight this time, not to cower or let any slip through his finger. Better will gladly welcome those who want to fight him and chase those who don't want to. That's why he sent that broadcast to everyone, from the universe he is in and to its corners to the other universes and its corner. He have provoke plenty of champions to fight him but he know that those elders and most powerful were sitting still yet in their thrones, castles, temples and graves. Someday he will pay them all a visit and contest their might!

"Great master, is this what you really want? Have you not come in peace?" the angel asked, his tone was light as if smiling but the there was a hint of flicker in his eyes. Good, thought Better Dick to himself.

"Peace my ass, I will let you all have peace if you all agree to bow to me and kiss me. Show to me your respect and worship me-!"

"-Enough!!!!" Gabriel shouted, his voice full of fury. How dare you ask for the thing reserved only for our Supreme Lord! " Boy, don't you ever regret that you did ask too much this day, for I will let you suffer the pain of those who are sinners! I will cast you down into the deepest pit and never to emerge ever again! You will live the eternity in darkness you ask for yourself!"

Better Dick, despite have just a baby face, made a sinister smile. He know he had successfully invoked the ire of the angel. They were no more different than demon when their true selves were awakened. The wrath of an angel is ruthless and cold, they believed that death is the highest mercy can be given to anyone. The difference between demon and angel is that demon gives you a long path to death, angels are merciful- if you are still far from the gates of death, they will bring the gates of death to you.

There are plenty of demons waiting in line to fight him, monsters too, but there is only few angels present right now.

He wanted to provoke the angel more that it will unleash all of its fury toward him. With a mocking smile, he said to the angel, " When your Supreme Lords is in trouble, they make prayers to me that I may guide them, protect them and give them strength."

The eyes of angel ablaze with fury upon hearing the words. It was blasphemy of the highest, a sin unforgivable, a painful death thousand of times would never wash the taint of sin.

The angel retrieved the sword from his back and spread his pure white wings. An angel is flying when the apocalypse descend upon the mortals!