Secretes Are Revealed

The smoke began to coalesce, gradually forming a figure. It was Ichimaru Chidori, and he descended with eerie laughter echoing around.

"Hahahahah, Haruki," I started laughing hysterically. "I took control of this boy because I need enough power to break out of the shadow realm."

The old man stepped forward from within the cloak of Haruki, and I realized that Chidori had connected the dots. When he made Knight and Lycone into undead creatures, he also revived Haruki. Undead Knight and Lycone stood next to them.

Ichimaru Chidori created his domain, and beams of energy constantly bombarded him, but he managed to redirect them. With a determined look, Ichimaru activated his ultimate form, God of Gods, and uttered a wish for someone named Rio. Instantly, Rio materialized into reality.

Seeing Rio's face, I couldn't help but exclaim, "You!"

Rio calmly responded, "Yes, me."

A flashback swept over us, replaying a moment from our past.

"You're all trash," Haruki had declared, his arrogance apparent. "I should be number one, not you. You're weaker than me."

Rio approached, a rainbow star in his hand. "I wish to be the God of Wishes," Rio declared as a blinding light enveloped everyone.

As the light dissipated, time froze around us. Haruki wasn't pleased with this turn of events. He accelerated toward Rio, his massive aura punctuating his punch. But Rio calmly uttered, "Shatter."

Haruki suddenly shattered like glass, his form breaking apart as if he were made of fragile crystal. He kept punching, and the glass shards continued to splinter and fragment. Rio then commanded, "Combine."

The glass pieces swirled together, reassembling themselves around Haruki, encapsulating him. Haruki yelled, but it was futile. Rio chuckled and uttered, "Into the shadows with you."

As the final piece locked into place, Haruki was trapped within the glass structure. Rio turned and fell to the ground, gradually fading into a shower of stars. The power he held was too much to contain.

The flashback ended, and I snarled, "I'm gonna kill you, Rio!" The Undead Knight responded by shooting more energy beams.