Chapter 88 - Mastered Ultra Instinct!

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(POV: Son Ethan)

Night fell swiftly, painting the sky with shades of purple and orange before plunging into a deep blue. The anticipation of tomorrow's final made everything around me quieter, as if the very atmosphere was waiting for the impending showdown. I walked up to a high point, where the gentle breeze and the star's glow gave me a sense of serenity. I needed to mentally prepare. Gina was strong—I knew that. But today, in the middle of the crowd, I realized her strength wasn't just physical. She had mastered something I was still striving to fully understand.

— Ethan, I knew I'd find you here — Towa said, interrupting my thoughts. She approached, her eyes curious, but carrying that intensity that always made me question how much she could see through me. — Thinking about tomorrow's fight?

I nodded but said nothing. She sat beside me, and together we looked at the vast stretch of the starry sky.

— I know you want to win, but what are you truly seeking in this victory? — She asked, her voice soft, almost as if she were speaking to herself.

Her question caught me off guard. I'd never thought of the exact why, just the desire to achieve Ultra Instinct fully, to master it as Gina seemed to do naturally.

— Towa, I… — I began, but the words vanished. How could I explain something I didn't fully understand?

She smiled, sensing my inner conflict. — Ethan, sometimes, what we seek is less about the goal and more about the path. Maybe you're still clinging to an idea of control that doesn't align with Ultra Instinct.

I reflected on her words. From the start, I'd always seen myself as someone who needed to understand, decipher, calculate. But Ultra Instinct wasn't about that; it was about letting go, about acting before the mind could interfere. Gina did it with an ease that, to me, seemed unattainable.

— I watch her — I admitted, almost unaware. — The way she fights, the way she moves… It's all so natural. It's as if she and Ultra Instinct are one.

— Maybe that's because she found something that makes her feel complete — Towa replied, with an understanding tone. — Ultra Instinct isn't a common ability, Ethan. It demands more than strength; it requires you to allow yourself to be vulnerable, to truly trust yourself.

I stayed silent, absorbing her words. Vulnerability had always been an odd concept for me. My entire life, I'd trained to grow stronger, to control every aspect of my power. But now, it felt like every teaching, every effort was blocking what I most desired.

— It's scary, you know? — I admitted, finally giving voice to a feeling I'd never shared. — The idea of letting go of control, of accepting that I don't have all the answers.

She looked at me gently, extending a hand to hold mine. — Every true warrior faces this moment, Ethan. Accepting that some things can't be controlled, that sometimes you need to trust in something beyond your own understanding.

The weight of her words seemed to fit perfectly with what I felt. Something within me relaxed, as if, finally, a part of me was ready to let go of the reins of control. It was strange but comforting at the same time.

— Thank you, Towa — I murmured, squeezing her hand in gratitude.

— Tomorrow will be the time to put all this to the test — she smiled. — And, whatever the outcome, know that the path you're treading is already a victory.

She rose slowly, leaving me alone with my thoughts and the silence of the night. I closed my eyes, taking a deep breath, trying to remember what it felt like to sense the energy around me without any attempt at control, just… letting it exist.

Morning arrived with a different energy. The air seemed to vibrate with anticipation for the final, and the arena was packed, everyone eager to see the showdown between me and Gina. She awaited me at the center of the arena, with a smile that mixed confidence and that hint of challenge that always made my heart beat faster.

Towa and the others were in the audience, and I could see their eyes on me, perhaps trying to see the decision I had made the night before. I took a deep breath, allowing myself to feel everything around me without blocking, without trying to predict. Just… existing.

The referee signaled for us to start. Gina took a relaxed, almost nonchalant stance, but her eyes were sharp, studying me.

(Third-Person POV)

The silence in the arena was deafening. Gina's silver aura pulsed like living mercury, oscillating between power spikes and moments of instability. Her half-closed eyes gleamed with the characteristic glow of Ultra Instinct, still imperfect, still struggling to fully manifest.

On the opposite side, Ethan remained still. The air around him began to distort, like heat waves rising from hot asphalt. His body emanated a different energy—it wasn't explosive as it always had been but calm, steady, like a deep ocean.

In the blink of an eye, they both disappeared.

BOOM!

The first impact made the entire arena tremble. Concentric shockwaves spread through the air as their fists met at the stadium's center. Gina's aura sparked violently, trying to keep Ultra Instinct active. But Ethan... Ethan just flowed.

His movements were like living water. Where Gina attacked, he was no longer there. Where she defended, he found impossible openings. His body moved at angles that defied physics, each strike perfectly synchronized with the universe around him.

Frustration began to show in Gina's movements. Her Ultra Instinct wavered dangerously, silver sparks escaping her body like uncontrolled electricity. Her strikes, though devastatingly powerful, became more predictable, more desperate.

Ethan slid under a punch that could shatter a mountain, his body bending impossibly. The counterattack came like lightning—five precise blows, so fast they seemed to be delivered simultaneously.

Gina flew across the arena, leaving a trail of silver energy in the air. The impact against the containment wall created a massive crater, cracks spreading like a spiderweb.

But she got up. Her body trembled with pure power, Ultra Instinct's aura struggling to stay stable. With a silent scream, she exploded into motion, her body leaving afterimages in the air as she attacked from every possible angle.

Ethan remained in the eye of the storm, his movements becoming increasingly fluid. Where there had once been thought, now there was only pure instinct. His body glowed with a growing intensity, each cell perfectly attuned to the universe around him.

The climax came in a moment of absolute clarity.

Gathering all her remaining energy, Gina launched into a final attack. The air literally split in the wake of her advance, creating a vacuum that sucked in debris from the destroyed arena.

Ethan didn't think. He didn't need to.

His body moved on its own, slipping through Gina's defenses like water through rocks. A single strike—precise, perfect, definitive. The impact reverberated through the arena like a silent thunder.

For a moment, time seemed to freeze. Gina hovered in the air, her eyes widened in late comprehension, as the silver glow of her incomplete Ultra Instinct dissipated like morning mist.

Ethan remained in his final position, his silver aura shining with an almost blinding intensity, a white light enveloping his body. There was no triumph in his posture, only the serenity of someone who had finally found his true path.

Emerging from the blinding light, Ethan now had silver hair and eyes of the same color. And his demeanor was much calmer than before.

The arena, destroyed and smoldering, silently witnessed the birth of a new master of Ultra Instinct.