In an abandoned warehouse situated inside a forest. A youth and a middle aged man were fighting.
The youth had an ear length auburn hair, he had dark grey eyes. He's wearing a plain black hooded jacket with black jeans and black shoes contrasting his pale yet healthy skin.
The middle aged man got short auburn hair while his eyes were hazel in color. The most striking thing about this man was his scar that started from his cheek that ran all the way down to his neck. He was wearing a black military uniform.
Piles of corpses were littered all around them.
They were destroying everything unintentionally. The shockwaves that they created had uprooted the trees. Every time they landed or were pinned down by one another, they were creating small craters all around the forest.
Such a battle was to be expected when two Generators fight each other!
"Marcus! Tell me, what are you planning! Why expose yourself now?!" Jericho snarled at the youth.
Jericho was certain that this brat was planning something. If what he said was true then why would the Leader of the notorious terrorist group openly admit that he was the Leader. Why would he tell him that?!
"Hmm? And why would I tell you that?" Marcus said as he stretched his body. It seems like everything so far was just a warm up. But no, it was a strategy. Marcus likes getting on people's head doing every little thing to annoy them.
Jericho's eyebrow twitch. He was agitated and how could he not, his only son Jackson was coming here. If this little devil laid out a trap or an ambush for them then there was nothing he could do. Also added to his agitation was Marcus' annoying personality. It annoys him that this brat wasn't taking him seriously.
Marcus was very powerful for his age. And they were evenly matched.
"Don't look at me like that. If you really wanna know then you'll have to defeat me first." Marcus said as dashes to Jericho.
"Fine, let's end this then." Said Jericho with a sharp glint in his eyes. He decided to use his trump card.
Both of them threw a punch but Jericho's punch seems to be different this time. It was heavier and looked more overbearing than before.
Marcus noticed this. This was what he wanted.
'Finally using your trump card now huh' Marcus thought.
Marcus didn't bother to dodge. Not because he can take it on but because it was impossible to dodge. It would hit him no matter what, it not only doubled in power, it also doubled in speed.
He crossed his arms and tried to defend.
*BOOM*
He flew backwards like a rag doll. He crashed and cratered like a meteorite. Causing clouds of dust to rise.
Jericho's trump card was a technique called Blood Burning. It was a secret technique created by his great grandfather and was perfected by him. But the cost of using this was heavy. He would burn his blood and use the aura stored in them to double his power for a short period of time. But the moment he ran out of blood, then that would be the moment of his death.
This was the second time he had to use it in battle because of how urgent the situation is. Normally he wouldn't use it no matter what but desperate times calls for desperate measures. He was planning to subdue Marcus fast and then go save his son.
Jericho heard a rumble at the crater Marcus crashed in.
*swoosh*
A glowing ball of light flew out and landed a couple of feets in front of him. When the dust settled in he was able to see what it was.
The ball of light was made from three shields forming a circle. Inside the circle of shields was a youth smiling at him.
"IMPOSSIBLE!!! How-" Jericho was utterly shocked at what he saw.
"How could you be a Manifestor?! You were clearly a Generator!!! How is that possible?!" He asked while his whole body was shaking.
This was the most shocking thing he saw today. More shocking than how Marcus turned out to be a member of the terrorist group Black Sun.
"And who said I can't be both?" Asked Marcus with a teasing smile.
Even though he was smiling his hands were shaking.
'That was a close call. I can't believe that attack would be that powerful. You really are fitting to be called the God of War.' He thought inwardly.
"What kind of monstrosity are you?!" Jericho asked in a raspy voice. 'At first I wanted to subdue you so you could still be saved but now… it looks like I would have to kill you. Your very existence brings danger to the Empire!'
"HAHAHA Monstrosity eh? Don't worry, I'll tell you about what kind of monster I am before you die." Marcus replied while manifesting a sword in his right hand.
When he manifested the sword. The shields surrounding his body vanished. The sword was sky blue in color.
When Jericho saw this all hesitation vanished in his eyes. This man before him seems to be very proficient as a Manifestor. And also any aura attacks are deadly to Generators. The only thing that can counter an aura is another aura, which Generators can't bring out.
"HAAA!"
Jericho burned more of his blood. His whole body turned red as veins popped on every part of his body. His pupils and iris vanished and all that remained was his white sclera. There's no going back now! He had to kill this man for the safety of the Empire!
The very next moment Jericho was already in front of Marcus. He threw an uppercut but it narrowly missed his chin for Marcus had also gotten serious. All of his senses are now heightened. That attack from Jericho almost hit his chin but instead of panicking he became calmer.
The playfulness in Marcus had vanished. All that remained was a cold countenance.
After evading the uppercut he backflipped and then rushed at Jericho. He couldn't let him keep his momentum because right now Jericho was way stronger than him in terms of physical power.
The only way to fight Jericho was to control where and when he would attack so he could counter or evade if necessary. And also waste his time and wait for the Blood Burning to be over.
When Marcus rushed at him with his sword Jericho also rushed at him. He raised his shoulder so he could ram it at Marcus.
Marcus saw this and he thought 'predictable'
He then jumped just before Jericho could hit him and then somersaulted over him. When Jericho passed by him and presented his back he then slashed it with his aura sword.
After landing Marcus looked at where Jericho had crashed. He saw him push away the trees that fell on top of him as the raging behemoth looked at him with anger.
'Seeing it for myself, it really is a powerful technique. The only downside is that you would lose your ability to think and control your power, just like one of those Berserkers I've read in novels' Marcus thought as he confirmed his information.
The only way he could know about Jericho's trump card was because of that 'person'
This was after all the second time Jericho used this technique. The first time he used it, no one was left to tell the tale. This technique was the reason people called him the God of War.
When Jericho was in his mid twenties he led a battalion to fight the terrorist called Tribe Pact. They weren't really terrorists as what the Union had told the masses. They were descendants of ancient tribes who King Gregory III didn't bother to subjugate because they were only small tribes. And also King Gregory III had a pact with leaders of the tribes. The tribes would swear allegiance to the Empire and in turn the Empire would leave them alone. He just left them and thought that they would in time become part of the Empire.
When Jericho's battalion was close to losing he used this technique and wiped out the Tribe Pact. Before they got back to the Empire he had sent a report to his father, the current right hand of the King.
When his father read the report he sent his men to intercept and kill all the survivors of the battalion, preventing the world from knowing about their secret technique.