The system moved before Jaden even thought anything. God Mode knew what he wanted before he even knew it.
[Analyzing…]
[Name: Giuseppe P. Komedy]
[Level: 9999999]
That was way too damn high!!
Hold up.
This was not the first time Jaden had heard that name. He remembered reading it on the news a while back. He hadn't paid much attention then, just glanced over it and felt a chill.
But he hadn't forgotten what had happened.
An NYC Pizza Chef turned Plumber became a talk show host to everyone's surprise. The very first episode of the Komedy show promised hilarious live reactions to Giuseppe dancing through the New York subway system.
Only, that dance involved knives and guns. And a lot of blood and death. All streamed on live television.
The Komedy Show had been canceled, its creator vanished from the city without a trace. That was not before his face was on every newspaper, drinking his signature treat of raw egg yolks served in a margarita glass, drunk only while hanging upside down.
It had been so obnoxious Jaden had hated every bit of it. A senseless violent prank, that was all it was.
Seriously obnoxious!
And now that crazy talk-show host was here trying to kill him!? What the hell was his life??
Anger filled Jaden, and he floated up to face Giuseppe. Rage was in his eyes. He could sense Sofia and Azi standing behind him. He would protect them from this lunatic.
[Activate move: Aura of Esteemed Might]
The aura of flaming power shot out across the room. Each duck stuffy was turned to a pile of ash.
Giuseppe pouted. "You didn't have to burn them. I prefer my duck medium rare." He waved a hand lazily and caught a few ashes in his hand, tasting them and licking his lips.
Disgusting.
Medium rare duck is just raw.
Jaden spoke slowly, softly, each word being harder to say than it should have. Each word he spoke was filled with so much strength, anyone would rush to obey. "This…is…your…end."
[Activate: Black rush of impending doom]
Jaden hated using such emo sounding moves, but they were all he had.
Sure, he was just relying on God Mode to help him fight by default, but it seemed to be working. His strength was beyond anything he could imagine.
A giant black laser swirled around Jaden and shot straight at Giuseppe's head, piercing straight through his brain.
Easier than he expected. Jaden began to laugh, softly at first, then louder. He really was the Emperor, wasn't he? Nothing could stop him now, nothing -
…
"Ymddiheuriadau, Grandpa Jaden ~"
That sweetly suspicious voice was back, even though his head was gone. Only, it wasn't gone! Giuseppe pulled his head out from behind his back!
He dropped down to the ground and began to play a game of basketball with his own head!! He tossed it up, and caught it on his neck.
"Now am I invited to Space Jam?" He said, striking a cute pose.
Jaden stared at him, his mouth wide open in disgust. He usually seemed unnaturally godly and aloof while in God Mode, but he couldn't be.
This was just too annoying.
The anger was increasing, and with it, Jaden's vision was blurring. It seemed like his consciousness wasn't mandatory when in God Mode, and in fact, it might be easier without it. And he wanted to see Giuseppe wipe that smile off his face.
Jaden's skin was growing hotter. His eyes glazed over with gold, and his hair began to fly around. Even though there wasn't any wind. It really seemed like god emperors could go against the laws of physics to look cooler.
"Oh goody, someone's finally getting serious." Giuseppe looked up at Jaden, pushing his hair out of his eyes. "Can we finally fight, I have a funeral to attend!?" He pulled two umbrellas out of nowhere and began to twirl them like a pair of nunchucks. "Oh nooo wait….it's your funeral! Ahahahahahahahhahahaahahaha!!"
"This…is your last laugh…clown."
That made Giuseppe laugh very long and hard.
"A clown?? Booo-ring ~ " He opened up one of his umbrellas. "Clowns went out of fashion last Friday. No, no, Grandpa Jaden, I am an Emperor Class Monster…"
He stretched his umbrella up into the air and floated up until he was directly facing Jaden.
"Just like you. Hee hee!"