Tokkou was ready to fight Clair seriously this time, fooling with this girl any longer would probably piss him off
"Kill her? Can't you simply imprison her like last time?" Teras asked confused
But he was ignored by Tokkou
"I'm not going to give up now Tokkou! After what happened the only thing I wanted to see was your blood drip down my daggers and now that I can do that I'm not going to back down"
Tokkou after hearing that used his powers to break a floating rock into multiple pieces and launch them at Clair, Clair closed the distance by slicing every piece of ground until she approached Tokkou close enough to kick Tokkou
Tokkou grabbed the kick easily and threw her in the air, Clair quickly recovered and tried to stab Tokkou's face but he easily dodged that attack and struck her with a backslap launching her away from him into a big floating rock
"You are too obvious Clair" Tokkou said as he brushed off dust off his outfit
"Shut up Tokkou! You were always perfect, the symbol of hope and power, you could never know how hard I worked to get to this state!" Clair screamed as she threw multiple daggers at Tokkou
Tokkou easily used his telekinesis to stop them in the air
"You are ranked on the top of the golden rank and say that took you years and hard work? I was training you as hard as you could handle, I even studied your powers and your fighting style, and gave you many tips to make you stronger, but after that incident, you threw all that out of the window to start making conspiracy theories in your head!" Tokkou said as he laughed at Clair's face
'What is going on here? Why is this happening?' Teras thought, after that, he spoke up "You are fighting for no reason, why can't we talk things out!" Teras said, Clair immediately attacked Teras, Tokkou had to get in between them to stop Clair from killing Teras
"You know nothing kid! So never talk about this matter kid!" Clair yelled as she glared at Teras's eyes
"I'm your opponent Clair! Don't lash at outsiders!" Tokkou said as she grabbed her face and slammed it on a floating rock, breaking it
"Don't intervene Teras, you are only making it harder for me" Tokkou said with a smile on his face
Teras nodded
"Now how about a little dance?" Tokkou said as she threw Clair around
"Shut up bastard! Take this seriously!" Clair said as she tried to slash Tokkou
But to her surprise Tokkou easily dodged the attack by flying away from it and then followed with an uppercut, Tokkou then hit her with a jab combo of two attacks while Clair was still on the air
Clair tried to fight back by trying to slash Tokkou once again but this time Tokkou ducked under the attack and with a smooth move kicked her in the ribs breaking them and also launching Clair away
Every move he did was buttery smooth with no delays or time for Clair to think, it was clear that Tokkou had the upper hand in hand-to-hand combat and generally was better at a tactical level, plus Clair had a disadvantage since she couldn't fly
The fight was very one-sided but Clair didn't stop to struggle for what she thought was the right thing, and that made Teras respect her and also feel bad for her, seeing her getting this much beaten up by Tokkou made Teras feel the urge to save her
"Tokkou stop! Can't you just restrain her!" Teras screamed
"Not really, she didn't think twice before she slaughtered a village full of innocent people so why should I?" Tokkou said as he was ready to attack Clair once again
"But that's not right! She is obviously losing this fight so why not let her go, I mean she isn't a threat to you"
Tokkou snapped after hearing that
"Are you stupid? She killed kids with no remorse, and she didn't just stab them. She made them unrecognizable, can you even fathom what that means?" Tokkou said with a serious expression on his face while looking into Teras's eyes
"Why? Why would you do something like that?" Teras asked Clair as he stared at her with a sad expression
"SHUT UP YOU DEVIL, YOU KNOW NOTHING!!!" Clair screamed as she started hopping around the multiple floating rocks with an incredible speed
Teras could not see her, the only thing he could see was the rocks getting pushed back, one after the other without being able to tell which one would be the next
"Kid get here, I won't be able to defend you!" Tokkou said as he started to float toward him
But suddenly Clair launched herself at Teras but instead of stabbing him she kicked him off
"You were so focused on the mana in my dagger you never expected me to do this!" Clair said as she laughed maniacally
Tokkou watched as Teras fell to the ground, he tried to float down but Clair didn't let him, she was attacking him rapidly with both her dagger and electricity power
'I WILL DIE I WILL DIE I WILL DIE' Teras thought as the ground came toward him faster and faster
Suddenly a wave of calmness hit him, he wasn't sure if it was because of acceptance of death or something else, but the one thing he knew was he would live
Teras poured mana into the mana-enhanced blade and swung it a little before he crashed, the wind power made him fall way smooth almost as if he had never fallen from meters up
Then an even more surprising thing happened, rocks started raining from above, but before he could run away someone hovered over him with a smile
"Don't be afraid, it will soon end" Tokkou said as his smile faded
The rain of rocks stopped and all Teras could see was a huge cloud of dust that blocked the sunlight
That changed as Clair charged at him from behind, revealing the path she took because of the incredible speed, but she was never able to touch Teras
Tokkou grabbed the hand she held the dagger and stared her in her eyes before completely demolishing her hand with his strength, Clair hopped back as blood ran from her busted arm
Suddenly a strong wave of energy completely ripped off her healthy arm which she used to stop the bleeding. Clair fell to the ground due to her body turning off from the shock
Teras was very scared seeing Tokkou simply walk toward Clair with an expression he could never imagine Tokkou could make, he was mad, furious, bloodthirsty even
Tokkou was surrounded by a purple intimidating aura as he stopped in front of Clair 'Such a waste...' Tokkou thought as he raised his right hand
"God's push!"
Clair was dead and the mountain that was towering over the village was almost gone, the attack was so strong that destroyed almost all of the mountain
"Why did you do that? That was beyond overkill!" Teras yelled as he grabbed Tokkou's shirt
"Let go of me, kid! Sometimes force is the only way to deal with people!" Tokkou said as he glared at Teras's eyes while emitting this dark aura he did back in the forest
"But..."
"There is no "BUT" in this situation Teras, I warned her multiple times to stop, I have to be the bad guy in someone else's story or else the law will break thus everything will be in chaos, people are like ants, if you let one rebel and do as it pleases then it won't take long for others to follow this behavior, so eliminate them while you can, is my motto for people like that!" Tokkou said as he started to float away
The mess that was left behind was a stack of rocks and trees lying on the edge of a mountain, they looked like they were asleep, asleep as the body of Clair, a woman executed by Tokkou
'Is this really okay?' Teras wondered as his legs gave up on him
He was now facing the sky, he was looking at it with emotionless eyes while thinking
'I killed somebody too but that was for self-defense... I'm not in the same boat as him, am I?' Teras thought as he sailed across the bright blue sky with his mind
…
~Two Days Later~
Time passed and things were getting ready, Teras's departure was approaching, he made up his mind to leave a bit earlier than suggested, he wanted to think more about what happened
'Having someone chasing you in a town sure is scary and bad but that death was a little bit harsh' Teras thought as he was preparing a bag for his adventure, suddenly someone knocked on the door. It was Becka
"You are actually leaving earlier, huh?"
"Yeah, this is not a place for me and I have bothered you a little bit too much, you taught me too many things and I don't have anything to give you back, well... Only that!" Teras said as he hugged Becka
"W-W-What are you doing? I don't need a gift!" Becka said in surprise, but after a bit, she gave up in the hug
"Giving me armor and money was too much, I honestly don't know what to do, I see no reason for Tokkou to do all that stuff..." Teras said as he looked at the brand-new armor he wore
"I think he doesn't do that expecting something, that's how he is, I'm afraid to say that he would help anyone, that's the kind of person he is, as cruel as he might seem to you he does everything to please himself and others, I mean you saw arena, the arena is his and when he hosts fights he makes them free so everyone can come and see, he doesn't care about gaining something back, seeing people smile is enough for him... So, please... Make sure to smile while leaving!" Becka said with a sweet smile
"I will!"
…
After a little more time, Teras was standing on the exit of the town and was headed to Prodo, a town filled with opportunities
"I hope you enjoyed your stay here and ignore all the inconveniences! I hope to see you again Teras, so make sure you don't die out there!" Tokkou seemed a bit sad saying that
"I won't after all you taught me how to fight remember? Oh before I go I should return you this!"
Teras said as he offered the mana-enhanced sword, God's Fang, Tokkou gave him
"I told you, this is a good luck charm and more like a relic in my room, I don't need it! Plus you can use that thing better than I can so why not keep it? It will be a waste if I get to keep it!" Tokkou said as he declined the offer
"I hate you for making me feel like that, but I swear I will pay you back, just watch out for the next time we meet! I will be much stronger and richer, I assure you!" Teras said with a smile
"Stronger I'm sure, but I don't know about richer!" Tokkou said as he started laughing "Anyway, have a safe trip, and remember, don't die!" Tokkou said as he waved with his back facing Teras
"I told you I won't jerk!" Teras said as he also turned around
He then began to walk toward his new life with a smile full of D E T E R M I N A T I O N
Teras's path to greatness just started and with the right mindset and skill, he walked proudly into the next town, Prodo, the town of adventurers