It had been two weeks since the air attack on the capital, and they had only done one more since then, resulting in heavy usage of powers, causing Youden to lose three Ariocasters in the process. He was sitting outdoors in some worn building outside one of the small towns close to the capital, watching as his men were getting set for the campaign ahead. He had just received news that the other nations' army would be held back by some resistance, costing him another week or so to allow his attack to push forward. Youden didn't have time to be waiting for these forces, but rushing too early might cause their fronts to stall. They had already made good progress during the invasion, and it would only be about a month or two at the rate they were going before Saputa would fall. He could taste victory.
"Sir, we've just gotten major news. The coalition of nations on the northern front has been forced to retreat and it seems that they would be held back for an additional week." a soldier approached him quickly, with a large stack of papers in his hands.
"Just what I needed to hear. Let me guess next, we're running low on supplies in that area too or something?" he attempted to point out.
"Well, supplies will be arriving tomorrow, and the southern front has pushed ahead another ten miles, so they're making progress." the soldier replied with urgency. "Our latest weapon might actually be shipped out in time for the attack ahead and would be devastating."
But Youden wasn't paying attention to what he had to say for the moment, as a large cloud in the sky was approaching their direction in the far distance. Most of his troops couldn't see that, but a few did and cried out a warning. Clinching his hands tightly, he began to smile. Of course, they would do it now. After all these years, he would get what he wanted to be done earlier than planned.
"Boom." was all that Youden muttered.
Within moments, the cloud was about thirty seconds away from them, as Youden tore off the uniform he was wearing, exposing his body for the blows to come. Watching eagerly, he eyed it as it landed on the ground, lifting dirt into the sky, and whipping the surroundings around him. Almost knocking him off his feet, he watched as a tarr lifted over him and just behind the building he was relaxing in front of. If any doubts were left, they were gone now. This was it.
The cloud quickly dissipated, showing Boom recovering from the rush, as a portal opened behind him and came out the rest of the Supernaturals, all seven of them there to take out Youden. Youden couldn't contain himself and began to laugh.
"After all these years, you've decided to take me on no-" he began to squeal from it.
"Shut up." Boom stated to him, taking out his custom-made sword for only the most serious occasions out of its sheath, pointing it towards him, "This ends today."
"Oh bring it! Masked Fighters!" Youden called out, as they appeared from out of the building with their masks on looking ahead as well. "You kill the rest of the weak Supernaturals, the big man Boom over here is mine."
Not looking surprised, Boom put it back in the sheath and went into his pocket and grabbed the vial that ended the fight all those years ago, and drank its contents. Getting jittery, he almost crouched down on the ground, the other Supernaturals continuing to look ahead, as he recovered and got up, his muscles bulging abnormally.
"For Saputa, may this fight end all suffering!" Boom cried out, as he rushed towards him at supersonic speed.
Blocking just in time, Youden punched him in the stomach, causing him to go back hundreds of feet, and he wasn't even trying yet.
"Heh, you don't think I was prepared for you to use that again!" he yelled out, walking past the rest of the Supernaturals fighting the Masked Fighters.
Boom quickly got up, as he began to rapidly punch from afar, creating punches made out of lightning-fast airwaves. Youden continued to parry the advances as he pushed forward. But when he was close enough to attack Boom, it was as if he couldn't move. Realizing the trap he fell for, he suddenly felt bursts of pain around his entire body, and he instantly was launched into the clouds.
Gulping for air, he created a large explosion in the sky, pushing him back down, and seeing Boom watching him cautiously above. Creating two balls of sunlight in his hands, he felt it's power as they began to swirl around him and was facing Boom. Once it reached its full strength, Youden fired it upon Boom, who moved around it, as he rushed up into the sky.
By now, the Masked Fighters were struggling to deal with the Supernaturals as they were acting more defensive with the amount of power being brought to them. Youden noticed this, as he launched hundreds of ice shards from the clouds behind him onto them, forcing the Supernaturals to dodge the attack. This gave the lightning fighter to slash at the throat of one of the Supers, causing him to fall in agony. With no mercy, he struck him down with lightning in the heart, killing him instantly.
The rest of the Supers kept on fighting, as the lady that created the portal was hit by one of the acid attacks, burning her arm severely, but she kept on attacking. They were slowly gaining the offense again as the hardened fighter crushed the head of another one of the Supers, leaving them with only five people left.
Youden barely had time to prepare his onslaught, as he fended off a maddened Boom, who began attacking more aggressively. He knew it would be a matter of time, and Youden knew what he had to do.
"Boom, I'll kill you!" he yelled, as a dark aura expanded around him, forcing Boom back into the ground.