[Dormant ability (Assassins mode) has been activated]
The physical appearance of Rai completely changed, his hair grew longer in length being able to extend to his shoulder and his eyes. His finger nails became sharper and longer having a similar resemblance to that of a beast.
The most significant change is his eyes which glowed white as he held the claws of Alexander with his hand. His body mass also changed as his neck muscles and veins surrounding his hands and arms became more tuned.
"Impossible." Alexander uttered in his monstrous voice. Rai constricted his hand applying pressure on the claws of Alexander he had in his grip.
Alexander's right ice claw cracked from the immense pressure Rai put on it. Visibly alarmed, Alexander swiftly withdrew his hand and used his wings to flap himself backwards away from Rai.
Rai stood firm, he appeared as a lifeless being controlled like a puppet.
Alexander raised his cracked claws to his face and examined it. His impenetrable ice dragon scales had been cracked by nothing more than the strength of Rai. "Who are you?" Alexander asked, he realized that even though Rai was a commoner his level of strength was not something a commoner should possess. At this point he began questioning himself, was Rai truly a commoner?
Assassins mode, it was a dormant ability which Rai awakened prior to his death in his old life. It became dormant on transmigrating as it was not an ability he could control normally. The assassins mode ability responded naturally to the users rage and desire for vengeance, however this situation only occured back in his old world.
In this world he transmigrated into, the criteria for awakening the dormant ability changed as it got entangled with the essence within him. Only this time the reason for its resurgence was his system, it acted as a fail safe to prevent the death of its host.
The Assassins mode is a legendary technique that amplified the users instincts and bloodlust granting him immense strength, speed, precision and focus.
"Who are you? What is that form?" Alexander asked again, but Rai refused to produce an answer retaining his stagnant position and expression.
"It would seem, that with this change you have undergone. You cannot understand words anymore." Alexander extended his right leg forward. With one swift thrust he sliced through the air and shattered the sound barrier creating a shockwave as he moved.
As Alexander passed through the right side of his target, Rai's head turned around and his glowing eyes stared at Alexander. The Dragon Emperor's bright red eyes expanded a bit, instinctively he jumped backwards away from Rai.
Everyone gasped in disbelief, from their point of view the actions of Alexander displayed fear.
"He was able to read my movements that easily? Engaging in a close range combat with him will be risky, I have to finish him off before he has the chance to do so with me." Alexander said in his thoughts assessing the current situation.
"Now th-" His assessment was cut short by a swift uppercut by Rai which propelled him upwards in the air. Veins popped up around the right leg of Rai as he leaped upwards towards Alexander, the ground shattering from the pressure applied to it.
Rai delivered a series of kicks to the stomach, back and the head of Alexander. With each kick given, the targeted part of Alexander's ice scales cracked.
After a series of kicks, Rai finished it off with a final blow to Alexander's mid section which propelled him down towards the ground. Alexander broke the impact landing with his hands, he threw himself backwards and landed on his feet gasping slowly.
"Damn it... he's even faster than I anticipated." Alexander uttered softly.
He raised his head swiftly as he became alarmed by the frightening presence he felt behind him. He formed an "X" with his two arms and turned around, Rai's fist connected with his interlocked arms.
The strength behind Rai's fist drove him backwards a bit but he was still on his feet. "Tch." Alexander scoffed as the sound of the ice scales that covered his arms cracked.
"Stop screwing with me.. YOU DAMN PEASANT!" Alexander exclaimed, he dashed forward at Rai and both individuals began exchanging punches and kicks. Both dodging and evading their attacks with a series of acrobatics and reflexes.
"Grrr!" Alexander groaned as Rai caught him by the forehead and forced him into the ground. As he bounced upwards from the ground, Rai sent his first into his stomach and extended his fingers exerting his strength into it.
Alexander screamed out loud in pain as the ice scales which surrounded his stomach shattered completely and he became totally overwhelmed by Rai's strength. A large shockwave spread out from the middle of the two contestants as Alexander was blown all the way backwards into the wall.
"Just who the hell is he!?" A noble voiced out finally breaking the silence within the spectators.
"His strength rivals that of a Knight! There's no way a commoner can be this strong!" Another Noble exclaimed.
"Hm." Abigail smiled as she sat down back on her seat, she crossed her legs and arms as she watched the match play out. Julius himself returned to his seat, he never expected such a comeback from Rai.
"RAH!" Alexander exclaimed as he stood to his feet, the aura of his essence exploded out of him sending debris of the shattered ground everywhere. He bent his back forward as he attempted to regain his stance, blood dripped down his mouth, forehead and the wound on his stomach.
He gasped heavily for air as he stared directly at the expressionless Rai, one of his ice wings were broken. His eyes returned to normal as his Dragon Emperor form was nearly destroyed.
"How? How is this possible!?" He returned to his annoyed ways.
"How did someone like you attain this level of strength!?" He exclaimed once more as he slammed his two palms together with rage.
"I won't let it happen again! I won't! Ice Essence: Absolute Zero!" He exclaimed as he utilized the technique he used to defeat Selena earlier on. A large dome created out of ice enclosed the two of them.
"There's no escape for you peasant. This is the end!" Alexander exclaimed as he lowered the temperature of the dome to -390° Fahrenheit, almost close to absolute zero.
He was willing to sacrifice himself just to defeat the commoner that stood in front of him, he was resistant to the cold didn't mean he was completely immune to it.
"I'll send you to oblivion, where you and your little girlfriend belongs!" Alexander exclaimed as the body of Rai froze swiftly.
After a brief moment of silence, the frozen eyes of Rai widened open as dark electricity surged through the body of Rai. It was so concentrated that it began melting the ice that surrounded his body.
"Don't make me laugh." Rai spoke after all this while, as he spoke it sounded like two voices spoke from within him. The louder voice embodied his primal instincts or darker desires, resonating with a deep, ominous tone. While the other voice represented his reason or innocence, characterized by a lighter, more ethereal quality.