Anomaly's energy has gotten more unstable after Arino and Katria arrived. The nobility has been more restless than usual. They have been planning both of their demise. When the nobility gets desperate for power, not even the lower angels of Heaven can stop them. With this update from Mammon, Arino and Katria decide to train to get more powerful while taking on more arduous tasks to get more ancient relics. As they venture forth in the world, they leave the starter town, Vihnlox, and travel to the city of Aurora. This city is the city of lost relics. Some of these relics are as old as the 9 kingdoms itself. This city is also underneath the siege of the nobility. As soon as Arino and Katria enter the town, they get surrounded by troops of the nobility.
Arino: "The hell is going on here?"
Soldier 1: "You two, you are coming with us! You aren't getting away!"
Katria: "That's disrespectful and uncivilized. Especially coming from the nobility."
Arino: "Whatever, let's get this over with. This isn't helping me find answers anyway."
As Arino and Katria overwhelm all the troops with their combined firepower, the general gets notified about this. The General has been wanting this moment to happen for a while now. As the General comes into the battlefield, he is shocked to see that Arino and Katria suffered little to no injury in the fight.
Arino: "What? You want this smoke too? I'll kill all of y'all mothafuckers! I'm pumped now!"
General: "Don't underestimate me boy."
Arino: "I'm not underestimating you, I want to see you at your full strength."
A force propels, Sending all the troops at least 25 meters back. It's just the General and Arino, but Arino seems a bit different. His eyes are purple and he has a wide grin on his face. His posture is terrible being majorly slumped forward. He isn't wanting a fight, he is wanting to kill. What the General doesn't know is that Arino now feeds on every negative emotion as a power boost. As the General sprints forward to attack Arino, he realizes that his power is draining from him. Arino kicks him and the General goes through several walls and even through a building.
Arino: "Let's get things started!"
And the real fight begins. The General's aura grows as he walks towards Arino. Arino starts laughing hysterically.
General: "My name is Zekron. And I will be your opponent."
Arino: "It's been a while Zekron! You got tired of putting my name in the dirt? Or you still sucking the dicks of those fuckheads in the nobility? I'll gladly change your mind, you weak minded bitch!"
Zekron: "You changed a lot Arino, you've seemed to take more of your father's traits."
Arino: "Since he decided to not lie to me, I had no choice but to."
Zekron: "Enough of this banter. More fists!"
And with this little meetup over, they start fighting. These two are pretty equally matched and both of them are pumped. There's only one problem for Zekron. He is past his prime while Arino is only getting stronger and stronger. When Zekron realizes this, he knows he only has two options. The first option is to defeat Arino right here right now or die trying. The fight is equally matched as both opponents end up tried, bloody, and beaten. Zekron, knowing he has little time and power to defeat Arino, he powers up for his final attack. Arino, knowing what he's going to do, tries to tell him to stop. He always put his all into everything he did.
Even if he put his life on the line for it.
Zekron: "My name is Zekron Raprel, third prince of the Raprel family! The nobility will prosper even if I'm not here to see it!"
All Arino has to do is tank his attack and he'll be alright. Even though Zekron was his opponent, he was one of the only people who defended Arino, even if it wasn't for a long time.
In Arino's childhood, Arino was the outcast of his town. No one wanted to be involved with the son of Greed. The only ones who actually helped Arino keep his sanity in place were 5 people. One of them was Zekron. Zekron was the first one who saw Arino on the streets just wandering about. Zekron looked at Arino and realized he was as poor as Arino was so he decided to take him in as his own. This would end up being one of the best decisions that Zekron would have made, with someone he could mentor he knew that his talents wouldn't go to waste. After taking Arino under his wing, Zekron felt fulfilled for the first time in his life. He only kept one thing hidden away from Arino, his final technique. Saekano, Art of Fulfillment. This art takes everything you have and puts it in one final attack, taking your life with it. It was used once, when Zekron first died.
After the nobility ran a siege of their hometown Alontra, Zekron was told to give up Arino or suffer the consequences. After a fierce battle and great resistance by Alontra, Zekron used Saekano to kill all the troops sent by the nobility. In return his own life was taken and Arino had to witness it.
Young Arino: "We did Zekron-dono! We did it!"
Young Zekron: "Yes.... We di-"
After calling his name for 2 minutes, Arino realized that Zekron had taken his last breath. He died with a smile on his face, knowing that he protected Arino from the nobility. When Zekron was sent to Heaven, a lower angel brainwashed him into fighting for the nobility. The higher angels wanted to move towards peace. But the lower angels, corrupted by greed and gluttony, wanted the Anomaly to stay a reality. Even the Most High knows that the Anomaly must be changed. He just wants the angels and devils to come to an agreement on what to change. The contract remains in the hands of the Arc Angel Michael, waiting for everyone to come together for a discussion. But no one will ever show up in total agreement.
To Michael's disappointment, he has to tell Arino and Katria the same thing the Most High said; to end the Anomaly and bring forth a new age of peace and prosperity for the 5 Realms. It is saddening that the angels need a demon in order to unite all the 5 Realms, but this is their only hope in stopping the Anomaly, even if it means starting...
The Final Anomal War.