As was Mystica surging through its body, Azumi stood there, as she felt the overwhelming Mystica the beast was emitting, "What is this pressure, I-I can't m-move." As she stood frozen.
"Young miss can you mov-" The mysterious man asking sincerely, "That isn't good, she's frozen in fear... hmmm so is this the power of a Vulkhor, an S-rank beast?" The mysterious man sighed, "It's my first time encountering one. Seems like I underestimated you, you wretched beast."
The pack leader's body convulsing in anguish, its roar growing louder once again.
"It's becoming a… devourer," the mysterious man said with his voice calm and filled with awe.
"A-a devourer?" Azumi's voice trembling.
"Ah you are able to talk I take it," the mysterious man wondered as he looked at Azumi.
"Don't look at me like that," Azumi said with her gaze piercing the mysterious man.
"Geez, you didn't have to say that." The mysterious man said.
"And yes, of course I'm able to talk, well I can't let this beast get the best out of me... so you said it's becoming a Devourer… mind telling me what that is?" Azumi asked with her voice barely trembling.
"For her to be still standing at the face of this malevolent mystica is quite an impressive feat," the mysterious man thought to himself. "Well let me try to be as brief as I possibly can... a Devourer is a massive S-ranked power house known for its never-ending hunger for power and ability to consume everything and everyone in its path. Its strength far outranks that of a high ranked mystic well… an actual one to say the least."The mysterious man said with his voice calm.
Azumi's eyes widen in surprise, "Wait a minute… what do you mean by 'an actual Devourer' isn't this thing the Devourer , didn't you call it that a few seconds ago?" She exclaimed.
The mysterious man's tone went from calm to very serious, "Yes it is what I just said it is. It is indeed a Devourer but not an actual one , to be more exact and simple. This is what you call a Pseudo-Devourer, because originally it isn't born with that power, this beast is nothing but a mere imitation."
"Uh I am so confused right now," Azumi said and sighed her annoyance away, "Although it is a pseudo-Devourer , it still poses a threat… my question is… can you actually beat that thing?"
The mysterious man looked back at Azumi and smirked, "Without a doubt. Is your friend doing okay there?"
Azumi looked at Jason on the ground as the claws marks cast an even brighter glow she quickly checked for his pulse once again, "His breathing is faint."
The mysterious man looked at Jason and went to him, "Let me help him… these claw marks are deep. Let me take out my medical aid tool."
The mysterious man drew out a small, intricately carved box from his cloak, "That looks just like an ordinary box," Azumi said.
"Well it may look ordinary but it is the medical aid used by mystics. This is the Pandora's Aid Box. Now let me activate it," The mysterious man started chanting as he placed the box down, the box opened and casting a blinding light, creating a veil surrounding things within a radius of 5 meters.
"What is this light?" Azumi's eyes widen as she asked.
The mysterious man said, "This will help speed up the rate at which you will recover or at least the rate at which a normal human being recovers. Stay in the veil, and don't get out of it." The mysterious man said as he walked out.
"So what will happen if the beast attacks us?" Azumi asked.
"Don't worry, Pandora's Aid box has a special effect of casting out any malicious Mystica and also eradicating it, that's why you two are in there. That will help with those bleeding claws marks you two got and the Mystica flowing in them." The mysterious man said with his voice low and calm.
The Vulkhor's skin darkened with a red texture, scales forming like armor plating. It's eyes full of malice. The Vulkhor's final form, the Devourer emerged, with its body scaly and as hard as armor.
"There you are… let's have an epic showdown, Devourer ." The mysterious man smirked.
The Devourer lunged forward, folding its hand into a fist. The mysterious man launched himself into the fray, his eyes burning with determination as he also folded his hand into a fist, their fist met with one another sending a massive shockwave throughout the forest.
They both back out, the Devourer charges with its enhanced strength, speed and Mystica, throwing a devastating blow at the mysterious man, although he blocks it with his hands it manages to send him flying across the forest.
"Interesting, it's fighting like a man." The mysterious man thought to himself.
It pursued its foe, unleashing a barrage of devastating punches as its victim hit against the ground, causing dust to arise. The Devourer stood tall, gathering and compressing its Mystica into one massive devastating attack, and fired it at the mysterious man, creating shockwaves that destroy the environment.
Azumi remained in the veil as she watched the insane power displayed by the Devourer, "W-What the…? The depth of its power i-is… endless," as she thought to herself.
The Devourer carried on its unstoppable assault, letting loose a maelstrom of deadly attacks. The mysterious man seemed to be struggling to keep up with the Devourer's incredible speed. The beast's fist strike through the air, with each blow sending an endless extreme shockwave, trees splintered, the rocks shattered to dust, the ground continuing to rumble.
As the dust was settling, the mysterious man got out unscathed, patting himself trying to remove the dust on his outfit.
Azumi then thought to herself, " OKAY! Now this is just beyond my understanding, i may feel like I'm giving this guy too much credit but what!! How come he is still standing after that fusillade of attacks? The Devourer is a beast that I get, but I don't think that guy is human either."
"Not bad, but is that all you got?" A hint of a smile curled his lips as he walked toward the Devourer.
As the Devourer saw the mysterious man walking towards it unscathed by its relentless attacks, it was angered, clenching its fists as it unleashed a sudden burst of speed, its movements became blur as it launched a fist glowing with red overwhelming Mystica.
With yet another punch the landscape behind the mysterious man was destroyed beyond measure, but the man was still standing.
The Devourer quickly leaped back...
The mysterious man stood with his arms crossed as he had blocked the deadly assault. Letting out a huge sigh he said,"Okay, I'm starting to become sick of this, well I'm a little bit impressed by what you have done and with that I shall show you bit of my power," the mysterious man's smiled with determination written all over his face, "Get ready!"
With an indistinct shift in his stance, the mysterious man moved at a an overwhelmingly rapid rate, his movement becoming a blur as he bridged the distance between himself and the Devourer. Caught off guard by the sudden change in his speed, unable to detect him, the Devourer found the mysterious man taping its shoulder, and in that instant the Devourer found itself in mid air.
"Teleportation? No that can't be it... by the looks of it, he seems to have thrown it up with quick execution," Azumi muttered to herself as she looked at the beast in mid air.
Uncertain of what just happened, the beast tried steadying itself mid air, making sure it lands with precision and in a position where it can attack.
Vigorously struggling trying to steady once itself in mid air, the Devourer finally managed to align its body to where it's going to land. Time seemed to slowly move as the Devourer plummeted towards the ground, fixing its eyes intently on the spot where it would land.
The moment the Devourer's feet made contact with the ground, the ground shook and trembled. The beast flexed it legs, absorbing the impact, and quickly sprang to a defensive stance, ready to attack.
However, before the Devourer could even blink, the mysterious man instantaneously appeared in front of it and placed his hand on its chest, as he smiled.
The Devourer's eyes widened in surprise, unable and struggling to comprehend what had just happened. Its instincts kicked in, ready to attack but unable to.
The mysterious man drew back his right arm, clenching his fist while his other hand remained on the Devourer's chest, "I've got to admit, it was quite fun and you are a very interesting creature... but let's end it right here," the mysterious man's fist began to glow with an intense golden light, in that instant the whole battle field seemed to have turned dark as the overwhelming light concentrated in one place, "Mystic Arts: Apexion One Shot!"
Unable to react in time, the mysterious man's fist came into contact with the Devourer's chest, striking it with a deadly assault. The severity of the impact created a shockwave that cleared the night sky.
The Devourer's body began to disintegrate, its hard scales crumbling into dust, in an instant it turned into a pile of ashes, its remains scattered in the air as they were blown away by the wind.