"I can see now that ending him would put an end to all of this chaos. However, it's not going to be a walk in the park," Tito pondered casually.
Kontrolu grinned confidently with his hands in his pockets, teasing, "Do you finally see the reality of the situation? Why not just admit defeat now? I might even go easy on you both."
Encender and Tito exchanged defiant smiles and replied, "No chance!"
There was only one person they allowed to talk to them like that. Despite Kontrolu's strength, compared to that blind monster, he was just a small frog in the same well they were trapped in.
"Then let's do this."
At Kontrolu's signal, all three voodoo dolls and Tucky charged at Tito. Meanwhile, Star encased Encender in a sphere of blades, leaving her nowhere to escape.
With an evil smile, the long-nosed man warned, "Surrendering is not an option here."
Kontrolu had strategically paired up the opponents, knowing that Tito had the upper hand against Star, but would struggle against the regenerating dolls, losing precious stamina in the process.
As for Tucky, he was certain she would die. That's why he sent her towards black and white.
How dare she?! A woman cursed to be a man even thinking of hitting him?!
Crossing his arms like a boss, he stared at the two idiots. Why bother with fighting when he had slaves to do it for him?
"Tsk," Encender clicked her tongue.
She cast a disdainful look towards the blades surrounding her. She wanted to defeat Star, but not like this. Nevertheless, she had to best him to reach the real villain.
Her right hand tightened around her sword as she took a step forward.
Boom—!
She blasted away the blades surrounding her and locked her emotionless gaze onto Star.
His eyes devoid of life, saliva slipping from the corner of his mouth.
He truly resembled a zombie.
She may not be the sharpest, but she's not merciful either. She had vowed to defeat him, and that's exactly what she intended to do.
Crack—!
Part of the ground cracked as she charged at the green-haired man. Star couldn't let her get close to him at all costs.
Blades quickly formed around Encender, and she had no choice but to stop.
Clang, Clang, Clang...
Encender blocked each blade forming near her. She could somewhat predict where the attacks were going to pop up.
"Darn it!" She cursed with a twisted face.
Ignoring all the pain she could feel, Encender took hold of the blade that popped up an inch away from her heart. Her free left hand quickly threw the blade towards Star.
Crack—!
The sheer force alone made space tear apart. The zombie iguana had no choice but to use all its power for defense.
"Blade...ball..."
Blades quickly formed a sphere around his body. The coming attack was easily blocked. It had to be, as this was his strongest move.
Not only was it for defense, but also for attack.
Swish, Swish, Swish...
A barrage of blades came rushing towards Encender. Even though the blades were coming from the ball, they were replaced immediately.
On the arena ground, Tito was running away from the two voodoo dolls. The pendant was the troublesome opponent, using its chain necklace to attack. He didn't mind Tucky, who was shooting glue at him, as he could kill him if he wanted and he was sure that was also what Kontrolu wanted.
Crack—!
The giant pendant's chains cracked through the air and rushed over to Tito. He quickly turned his hands into fire to catch the attack, but the two voodoo dolls were right behind him.
Swish—!
They threw themselves at him in an attempt to surprise him, but Tito's ears had already picked up on their movements. He also knew that someone would attempt to stick him to the ground.
Turning everything except his feet into fire, he separated into tiny rose petals. The giant voodoo dolls passed through him, and he quickly materialized.
His hands, still holding the chain, quickly tied the voodoo dolls there.
"Now only two are unable to fight," he muttered.
Crack—!
His thoughts were confirmed as the chain cracked the air again. The attack was futile as it just passed through Tito's body.
'Tsk, if this continues I will run out of stamina.'
It was the truth, maintaining his flaming state for a minute is the same as running a hundred meters. When he is shifting between his physical and intangible state, then it would take two times as much.
His eyes landed on Kontrolu who was sitting like a boss with his legs crossed.
'So this is his plan.'
Without any hesitation, Tito turned his whole body into flames. Phoenix-like wings came from his back, and he charged directly at the puppet master.
"First burning kick: Full Phoenix!!"
Kontrolu just grinned at the incoming attack. He had somewhat guessed something like this would happen.
"Come to me Tucky."
It was like the work of magic, as the man of glue popped up in front of him.
Bam—!
Tito's leg drilled a hole inside Tucky's chest. However, he didn't stop, as his flames became even hotter.
Cough—!
Tucky coughed up blood, which evaporated right away. He had now gained control of his body. He was facing the final moments of his life but kept on a smile.
Ivy, a beautiful female model who used to make any man drool over her, one day suddenly woke up in the morning as a man.
All in exchange for the power to turn herself into something as lame as glue.
All the eyes that looked at her turned away, leaving her alone. Even her own family scorned her; they didn't want anything to do with such a person.
Left alone in Schluss, the most dangerous place in Ablauf, which is known as the criminals' playground.
Ivy then changed her name to Tucky.
All she did was exchange 'u' with 'a' in tacky.
She was going to cling onto life no matter what, until she found the person who sent that white scorpion into her bedroom.
Five years had passed when she discovered that the culprit behind her suffering was none other than her overly kind uncle, who had been her manager and father figure.
"Why did you do this to me?! Why turn my life into a nightmare?!"
The uncle smirked, "Why do you even ask? Because your conniving mother rejected my marriage proposal! You were supposed to be my daughter, not that man's! I promised her I would make her life a misery, and I did! Hahahaha!"
All because of her parents' actions, she had to endure such pain.
What cut her deeply was that her parents didn't seem to be upset by it at all.
In the end, she transformed all her relatives into pillars of glue and surrendered herself to the military police. Their fate, whether they lived or died, was left up to destiny.
As someone who had committed numerous crimes seeking vengeance, Tucky was sentenced to prison.
It was there that she met Star, whose name suited him perfectly.
Star's aura exuded a unique charm, captivating her in ways she had never experienced before.
His remarkable appearance, rivaling even the heavens themselves, was coupled with a heart overflowing with compassion, drawing her towards him with an irresistible pull.
However, Tucky just had to keep her feelings to herself. She wasn't a girl anymore; she was a twenty-four-year-old man.
She helped him in the prison escape attempt, and after he was made a fool of by the Warden, he changed. No, they both did.
At that time, it felt normal, but now she understands that she was only a puppet.
'I will make things right,' she swore in her half-burnt heart.
'My life carried no meaning at all.
I couldn't even confess my feelings to the man I love.'
'However, I will make my death the greatest thing I would accomplish in my life,'
She looked at the burning flames in front of her and said, "Please..look...after...my...messiah...on...my...part…"
She knew Tito wouldn't just let the son of his friend die a dog's death. She was sure this was the reason he decided to fight with them.
Ivy's gaze shifted to Star, concealed by a whirlwind of sharp blades.
In the end, her love was so useless that the one she loved didn't even look at her when she died.
The blazing yellow flames quickly spread over her body. All she could do was stare at the blades.
She knew he wouldn't hear her, but she just had to say it with a smile.
"Star... Kazuma... I love you!"
In an instant, her entire being disappeared into oblivion.