Battle and the beast

*Clang*

*BOOM*

*RUMBLE*

"Give it up Vander! Reinforcements are coming, your rebellion is nothing but a pipe dream!" A man spat at Vander, he along with the other 9 commanders gang together as they siege upon Vander from all different sides.

They know that strength-wise, each of them would get obliterated by Vander in a 1v1, but Vander is just a single man, after all. By using the Zerg tactic, they rushed at him simultaneously, even the giant would eventually fall.

"Blade rush!"

"Flame sier!"

"Berzerker Rush!"

….

Various abilities were thrown out, from the sharp blade to flaming hot sword, even a giant shield was smashed against Vander.

"HAHAHA! WITH THESE LOUSY SKILLS AND YOU WANT TO BRING ME, THE GREAT VANDER, DOWN? RIDICULOUS!" Instead of cowering away or dodging, Vander stood still with a wicked smile, his bloodstain face combined with the smile made him look like the devil himself.

"Iron will!" Vander clasps both the palms of his hands together in a prayer manner, as he mutters an incarnation. Translucent energy in the shape of an oval appeared as it coats his entire body.

"HAHA, COME!"

*BOOM

*FWOOOSH*

*RUMBLE*

Upon contact, an explosion occurs that kicks up a large amount of dust and small debris, creating a smokescreen that prevents others to see through, whether he's alive or not is unknown.

"Is he dead?"

"Thank the lord!"

"This what you get for being a scum HAHAHA"

Many onlookers laugh at the spot where Vander once stood, despite the cloud of dust that prevents them from seeing his actual condition but looking at the collapsed ground that spread several meters in diameter wide, they already declare him dead in their heads.

After all, several D-rankers who are at its peak, combined their attack together, the strength behind that is immense! Even a peak C-ranker wouldn't guarantee to survive the volleys of unleashed abilities.

"SHUT YOUR MOUTH, ALL OF YOU!" From the front, one of the commanders turns his head backward as he shouts out some menacing words, his expression is extremely solemn. Not just him, even the other commanders who breathe heavily from excessive use of their Ki, aren't happy either.

This is because...

*Clap Clap Clap* Within the smoke, a clapping sound resonates throughout the whole battlefield, the sound is even more exaggerated since everyone stopped their fighting, which leads to the scene being extremely silent.

"I got to say *Ptui*, you guys fucking suck!" Once the dust clears and settles, a silhouette starts to appear in the midst. The figure is standing on top of the ground, which is surprising because... there is no ground to stand on! Only that spot where Vander stands is still intact.

[AN: Search up "Law Dolfamingo Fujitora face-off" for visual."

Soon, the figure of Vander starts to become clear as his body is visual for everyone to see.

"How....how is this possible...?"

"Monster...."

"HAHAHA, THAT'S OUR BOSS!"

"VANDER!"

"VANDER!"

The soldiers from the legions started to despair as their morale plummet to the ground while the allies cheered vigorously as their Morales reached their peak. Taking advantage of the situation, many of them started to reap the lives of the legion who were still in a stupor.

Despite his ragged appearance and bloodstain everywhere, they were not his injuries! As fighters, the soldiers could feel the vitality and aura of their opponents, and Vander's momentum is as strong as ever! Not a single ability managed to harm him, it seemed.

"This is bad...." The leading commander muttered under his ragged breath; his eyes finally showed a tint of fear toward that monster of a man. The last attack took every bit of his energy, his only remaining reserve could only guarantee him to.... escape...

That's right escape, and leave the helpless soldiers on their own. The rest of the commanders are naturally thinking about the same thing.

Say whatever you want, but no one in their right mind would risk their lives and fight that monster when they're not even loyal to their organization in the first place. The benefits that were given to them are abundant, that's why they are here, but now the risk is currently outweighing the reward...

Unless their reinforcements come now at this second, maybe the tide will change.

The commanders look at each other with a solemn expression, and several moments later, as if agreeing on an agreement, the leading commander sucks in a large amount of air, readying to give the order.

"RETRE-" The commander was about to shout, ordering a retreat, but something happened at this moment.

"ROAAAAAAAAR!" A deafening roar of a beast rang out. The roar was unexpected as many people knelt on the ground, trying to cover their ears from the sound. The stronger soldiers/fighters managed to stabilize themselves, but many of the weaker ones passed out directly on the ground, blood leaking from their eardrums.

"Look! What is that!?"

"Devil....that's the devil!"

"It's hideous!"

A man noticed something in the sky from the corner of his eyes, they widen in horror, the man shout loudly, gathered everyone's attention as they also noticed the abnormality.

*BOOM* A massive silhouette fell on top of a nearby building, and its appearance was soon visible for the world to see.

Standing on its hind legs, a grey furry figure with a height of 5 meters tall and 3 meters wide, its long sharp nails punctured the rock where it stood upon. Its torso was covered in strange armour with tubes inside that contained some unknown green chemical liquid. The armour stretched all the way to its hands, or rather, claws, making their sharpness obtrude.

The creature has the head of a monster, with sharp and long ears pointing outward. Its jaw protrudes out sharp teeth and the red eyes that contain endless hunger and killing intents.

"ROOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAARRRRRR!"

….

*Gulp*

"What is that....?" Even the supposed monster of a man, Vander, couldn't help but feel nervous in front of the hideous beast. A strong fighter like Vander could feel the aura emitted from the beast and know how to estimate its strength/prowess better than most people here, he could feel that even if he were in top condition, winning against such a monster is impossible!

One must know that Vander is at the peak of C-rank! On the verge of breaking through the B level, so his combat is extremely terrifying! How many combatants have the strength of a B- rank out there in PiltOver? One exactly, and that's the commander, Camille! Even then, PiltOver can be considered one of the top organizations within the continent, if not the world!

Now, someone at Vander calibre felt nervous about an opponent, that just shows how strong and intimidating the beast is!

….

"HAHAHA! YOU SEE VANDER? THIS IS THE STRENGTH OF THE LEGION! HAHAHHA" The leading commander suddenly crazed laughing like a madman, his expression didn't contain the fear that he felt a moment prior, only excitement.

Because a few moments earlier, his communications device rang out, the headquarters just contacted and told him that the beast is indeed supposed to be their reinforcements! How could he not be happy?

"What? That's our reinforcement?"

"HAIL THE KINGDOM! HAIL ZAUN!"

"HAHAHA, YOU SLUMP DOGS! DIE!"

The table has turned once more in favour of the legion as their morale reached a time-high record. The momentum shifted, now it's the legion on the dominant side as they hunt and reap many lives of the allies.

But what they didn't know is that, as they kept on killing, spilling blood everywhere, a certain beast is also on the verge of madness.

….

"Blood...."

"BLOOD! ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAR" Just like an aphrodisiac, the smell of blood is like a stimulus that stimulates the beast as it crazily roared out.

The beast made a jump, its speed was even faster than the naked eyes could see.

*BOOM* The creature crashes down amid the battlefield, and due to its stature and weight, it crushes many people in the process, even its supposed ally...

But did it care? Obviously not.

"HEEE! Please...stop...mercy..." A soldier fell to his butt, pleading for mercy when he saw the beast crash down in front of him, his teammates weren't so lucky as they were crushed underneath the creature. Didn't they say that the creature was their ally?

His plead was in vain because the beast swung its claw at the speed of light. The slash was so quick that the soldier died even before he or his body could register what even happened.

*Plowb* Like diced meat, his body was separated into pieces, as it slowly slid off from top to bottom. Blood, the sliced intestines, organs, even the brain got sliced in half, spewed all over the plaza. The dreadful smell of blood only made the place more nauseous, but for the beast, it fueled him with even more bloodlust.

"Blood...AWOOOOOOOO!" The creature howled in excitement, with an extremely fast speed, it disappeared from the spot, only to reappear behind other terrified soldiers.

*CHOMP* Opening its large, horrifying jaw that is filled with a row of sharp teeth, the creature clamps down on the person's head, the person didn't even know how he dies as his head was decapitated in an instant.

*Splatter* Blood and brain matter splatter all over.

*Thump* The headless body fell to its knee before falling to the ground, lifelessly.

"KILL"

"KILL"

"KILL!"

The monster only muttered a single word under its breath as it went on a rampage, every second passed, a life would be lost, terrorizing the whole battlefield. Both soldiers and allies alike, the creature shows no discrimination, just kills everyone and anyone it sees.

"BEAST, STAY YOUR HAND!"

"FUCK OFF BASTARD!"

Seeing their friends and comrade getting slaughtered, both the parties' elites had enough as they dash toward the furry creature with redden eyes filled with anger.

"Sabre's cyclopes!"

"Heavy strike!"

On the legion side, these elites were people who the legion had spent a lot of resources on, making them stand out among the rest of the soldiers.

While the elites from the allies were close friends of Vander, he even personally taught them various skills and abilities, so under the tutelage of Vander combined with endless fighting within the slump, which help them gain a lot of experiences in battles.

Even among the actual PiltOver's legion, these people could be considered high up in the rank. So, their strength is obviously not ordinary.

But what happened next left everyone in horror.

*Clang*

*Clang* The sound of metal colliding against metal was heard.

"*Gulp*, How is this...possible."

"Fuck...."

Just a reminder, these people are combatants that have the strength varies from low to mid-D-rank! A kind of strength similar to that of a superhero for normal people, with the use of Ki, their strength is even further enhanced. Even then...

"HOWWWWWWWWWLL"

The creature was enraged when it felt the various attacks landing on its body. Although no real damage was inflicted, it still felt a slight pain. The beast releases a deadly howl as it swung its arms frantically.

*swoosh*

*slash*

*rip*

Like paper, their bodies were shredded into pieces. They didn't even realize what had happened before their life faded away.

…

"This is not good...."

"Quick! Contact that bastard Singed! This is his creation, after all, find a way to stop that creature!" One of the commanders said in a flustered manner as he gazes at his comrade holding a communication device.

"It's not working! He's not picking up THAT BASTARD!"

"Let's retreat, we're not going to win against that creature" The third commander with a scar running across his face said.

Hearing his words, the rest didn't say anything as what he said made sense, staying any longer would be at the risk of their life. The creature is on a rampage, just senselessly killing whatever and whoever, and they can't stop it either, that left with the only option.... run!

"RETREAT!"

"RETREAT!"

….

Back on the battlefield...

*BANG*

"BASTARD! HOW DARE YOU!" A redden eye Vander threw a punch at the creature, his aura flaring wildly. After seeing his comrades die right in front of his eye, madness and rage started to overwhelm his mind.

Even after knowing that he isn't a match against the creature, he still bravely fights it head-on. Those people were his close friends that he even regard as family, how could he not be furious when he saw the beast slaughter his family?

*BANG* Another punch was thrown, but its futile as the fur of the beast along with its armour cushioned the punch, repelling the damage in the process.

*ptui* Vander spat out some saliva mixed with blood as he could feel his hand slightly numb.

'This fucker is har-' He didn't get to finish his thought as a sense of danger looming over his back.

"ROAAAAAR!" The beast let out an angry roar, with speed faster than the naked eyes could see, it disappeared from the spot, appearing behind Vander as it does the infamous swiping motion with its claw.

'IRON WILL!' Similar to what happened earlier, a translucent shield covered the entirety of his body in an instant.

*BANG* But alas...

*POP*

The shield that could even tank various attacks from the commander, couldn't even withstand the claw of the beast. The shield shattered as it soon dissipated.

It wasn't just that, the beast then threw an uppercut with its other claw. Vander couldn't react fast enough as the tragedy happened.

*TCCH*

*PUAH* Vander thew up a puddle of blood as he looked down at his abdomen. The claw of the beast protrudes out of his body.

"ARGH!" Gritting his teeth, Vander tries to struggle free but alas...the two times that he used the shield ability nearly emptied his stamina reserve.

Time seemed to have slowed down at this moment.

Vander dangling midair with the beast's claw punctured through his body, while the beast itself opens its terrifying jaws, ready to chomp down and end the life of its target.

'is this what they call life flashes before your eyes...?' Vander thought as memories of his life started to play themselves within his mind. From the life when he was young...to their family being hunted down....to when he met a certain individual that saved his life....to present...

'Vi...Powder... I'm sorry....' Vander muttered as he looked in a certain direction, the tavern... He could see it... Vi holding back her sister from being reckless while she herself isn't any the wiser; if not for Powder, maybe she would have already gone crazy herself. Both the sister have tears and grievances in their eyes, they seem to be shouting something, but he couldn't hear them.

Standing next to them are what he guessed to be their new friends, what was their name again? Well, it doesn't matter... at least they have friends to rely on...

The sharp teeth slowly descend, nearing Vander's head, any moment now and his head would disintegrate into pieces...

'Hmm, where is the little fellow....' A certain figure of Jayce appeared in his mind, he has a good impression of the kid, but why is he thinking about him at this moment, why was that?

Suddenly...

"GURA GURA NO MI....!"