" Master Romulus was right yet again "
Reimen said as he stood above the kingdom in which, Ean, Arthur and Ezra were 'hiding' in
" They were hiding in Cabal Don's kingdom it seems. Oh well, it matters not "
He added as he stretched out his arm, opening his hand as a light red orb began to form underneath it, so intense and so hot that the air around it began to vaporize, soon he opened his hand completely wide, allowing the small orb to fall, slowly descending down to the capital underneath him
" That should be enough to get their attention "
Reimen whispered as he then crossed his arms together, and as soon as he did, the orb he dropped exploded, destroying and ruining the buildings that were in the explosions range, which was a 600 yard radius.
The buildings and architecture that couldn't be reached by the heat of the explosion were destroyed by the impact the orb had on the ground, killing 70% of the population on that area.
Right when the orb landed on the ground, Ean's house imploded, waking him up immediately, and before anything, he quickly opened his arms and turned his back to the energy that spread across the city, hugging Petra who was laying next to him in bed.
His back got burnt, along with his upper clothes, and once the explosion settled, he turned to look back, seeing that the roof was no longer there, and neither were the buildings that he would stare at whenever he walked out
" Are you ok Petra? "
He questioned as he turned to look at Petra, who began to slowly wake up, fortunately she wasn't harmed whatsoever, although, the same couldn't be said about Ean
" What's going on? "
She questioned as he moved away from him, proceeding to stand up, blinking a few times to adjust to the morning sun, regaining perfect vision after a few de once, only to be horrified at the sight of civilians screaming, kids being crushed by cement and wood, mothers crying for their children, fathers looking to save their family, and so on
" I don't what's going on, but, we need to quickly gain control of the situation. You see that the civilians are alright, I'll try to find out what caused this "
Ean ordered, as he then ripped off what was left of his shirt
" I don't think you'll need to try and find anything, the person who caused it is standing right above us "
Petra replied as she looked up at the sky, being blinded by the sunlight, proceeding to use her hand to cover her eyes, seeing only a figure
" It seems to be a man— "
" I know who that is, I'll go and take care of it, you handle the problems down here like I told you "
Ean said before leaping off of the ground, flying over to Reimen who simply stood there with his arms crossed
" How did you know where we were? "
Ean questioned, as he slowed down, stopping right when he got to Reimen's height of flight
" We sent you here, did you think we scattered you lot randomly? "
Reimen replied, as Ean simply frowned whilst closing his hands, forming fists which were then engulfed by his fiery blue sanctuary energy
" Where are the other three— "
Reimen couldn't finish his sentence as Ean quickly dashed toward him, swinging his fist at the man's face in an attempt to send him flying out of the capital so he wouldn't kill anymore people
" I don't think I've told you this, but I'm pretty sure you know. My ability is very simple "
Reimen whispered as he caught Ean's attack, causing a huge shockwave which was heard across the entire capital, leaving Ean speechless since he put all his strength on that punch
" And although it's simple, it is incredibly potent "
He added as he then placed the tips of his fingers in front of Ean's chest
" The one-inch punch is an exercise not a technique, but what if it was executed at a speed of sound? "
The man questioned, as his hand would then quickly close only for him to push it forward, landing a huge and deadly blow on the boy's chest which caused a burst of air that sent the kid flying
" It'd be as deadly as any other technique "
He finished as he would then open his hand, lowering down as he slowly turned to look back, seeing Ezra and Arthur floating
" About time you two came out, how about we— "
Yet again Reimen couldn't finish his sentence as he was abruptly and brutally interrupted by a kick to the ribs by Ean, which caused a burst of wind and a loud shockwave, sending the man flying away from the capital, flying after him at the speed of sound
" I guess Ean beat us to him "
Arthur said as he placed his hands on his hips whilst the burnt injuries that were dealt on him by the explosion slowly healed, cold steam coming out of the injuries as they healed
" it's weird, Reimen appeared right on this day, the day when we were supposed to leave for war "
Ezra pointed out as he watched Ean fight and exchange blows with Reimen from afar
" Well, for better or worse the war has started early "
Arthur added as he began to stretch his arms, preparing himself to battle
" Just like planned, you head on to the Elsian kingdom, we were supposed to go all together but, this asshole appeared so that plan has gone to hell "
Arthur continued as he then cracked his fingers and knuckles, then his neck only to smile as he turned to look over at Ean and Reimen who now began to clash
" Well, me and Ean will stay behind and defeat Reimen, you go on ahead and fight Romulus, the others will most likely be there so you have nothing to worry about "
Arthur explained to then, fly toward Reimen, kicking him right on the face the moment he got there, interrupting Ean who was about to land a gut shot.
This startled Reimen who was sent flying back a few meters, holding his face with his eyes closed only to open them, with the first thing he saw being Ezra trying to leave
" Oh no you don't "
He whispered, disappearing in a blur of speed, appearing beside Ezra to then stretch out his hand in an attempt to grab the man, but was soon pulled back and hurled away by Ean and Arthur who tugged onto the back of the man's shirt
" You're fighting us "
Arthur said, as he then clashed his right fist against his left palm