Everyone walked to the arena that wasn't so far from the throne room, honestly, it was alarming close to the throne room, there the two people that were supposed to fight jumped from a height of 3 meters into the arena
Mira started having some doubts about the fight as he saw his opponent's head hover over near the spectators' seats
"Hey King, why did you want me to fight?" Mira asked confused
"I always wanted a representor, not like a human or giant guard like those I already have but something unusual, you fit the image that I had for my ideal representor" The king said with a smile
"Fuck that! You never asked me if I wanted to..." Mira said as he looked at the king with disgust
"You dare to speak to your king like that?"
Mira's breath was disturbed by the pressure the king released, even though he looked funny the king possessed power that Mira could not face
"Ponwer start sparring!" The king said and before he knew it Mira was launched to the wall of the arena
'He punched me... How is he so fast? This guy is twice the size of a car...' Mira thought as he tried to catch his breath, his insides were greatly damaged
"Hey fool don't punch him so hard, he is a ghoul he possesses no mana, go easier on him!" The king yelled after seeing Mira getting launched right into a wall
Suddenly Mira emerged from inside the smoke cloud that was raised from the breaking of the wall of the arena, instinctively Ponwer threw a punch toward Mira but this time he missed, or rather failed
Mira ducked under the attack and struck back with a strong hook that made the giant take a step back
'Huh? This strength is similar to what I had in the real world... But wait this punch definitely was stronger than it should have been, he is a giant after all, one hook shouldn't make him back down, right?' Mira thought as he hopped left and right in a boxer's stance
Ghouls are stronger the darker the environment, in this arena sunlight was impossible to hit the fighters' faces or any part of their bodies so the sun didn't affect Mira negatively
That's what Babbacombe thought as he saw the move Mira pulled
Ponwer then charged at Mira and launched a barrage of punches but none landed, Mira dodged every one of them by jumping left and right, he was hitting Ponwer with a jab every time he dodged a punch. This fighting style greatly surprised the two men spectating since they had never seen someone fighting this tactical with their fists
'His movements are those an elite fighter would have but by witnessing all this I can tell Mira forgets about one thing...' Babbacombe thought as he watched Ponwer close the distance between him and Mira
Ponwer then attempted to kick Mira, his kick had a good speed and was very powerful since he was a giant that carried half a ton every day
Mira leaned back and used his light body and the momentum of the kick to launch himself into the air, he was so high he reached the ceiling, and he then propelled himself toward the giant
'I have to put everything into this one punch and knock his ass out' Mira thought as he placed all his strength into his fist, metaphorically and literally
His right hand got super buffed while the rest of his body became as slim as a stick or maybe even more slim. Mira didn't have time to worry about that so he clenched his fist and punched the guard with all of his force breaking Ponwer's guard and making crush to the floor
After the powerful punch Mira was launched behind but something went wrong as he tried to land, his legs snapped like thin sticks, and a great wound opened as soon as the rest of his body hit the ground on his stomach
Mira bled a lot and this time the bleeding seemed like it had no ending
'Am I going to fucking die again? This can't be right...' Mira thought as his vision became similar to how it was on his last minutes on earth
Thankfully for him, Babbacombe used his power to close the wound, he basically stitched his stomach together and stopped the bleeding, he then sliced his wrist and poured blood into Mira's mouth
Mira didn't want to swallow human blood but his body moved on its own, as soon as he swallowed a fair amount of blood his body became paler and paler before turning a pinkish shade, and his eyes also became bright red and he started losing his senses
"Blood is a ghoul's only nutritious food, that's how they become stronger, human blood is their favorite so I assumed giving you a bit would prevent you from dying, I guess I was right!" Babbacombe said with a smile as he healed his wound with some sort of magic
Mira wanted to speak, maybe curse him or the king who made him fight in the first place but Mira couldn't say a word, he was completely numb
Mira launched at a high speed at Babbacombe with his now sharp nails and huge fangs, his body was also quite buff, Mira tried to slash him with his nails but Babbacombe easily immobilized him with his strings
"Woah! That's a proper ghoul... Did I screw up?" Babbacombe asked himself as he saw the bloodthirsty Mira
Out of pure animality, Mira used enough strength to slice his body freeing himself from the strings, at the same pace it was cut Mira's body healed, when he was fully healed he threw a punch at Babbacombe but before his hand could reach him it was already cut into many pieces
Babbacombe then closed the distance and kicked Mira with enough power to make him fly into the building's tough walls
Somehow Mira made it out alive but was slightly burning from the sunlight that fell on him, he knocked a part of the roof when he jumped toward Ponwer, the sunlight came from that small broken part
'My b-body... I can slightly control it now... Did blood make me go insane?' Mira thought as he was burning
...
Before he could tell what had happened to him, Mira was meters deep into a lake similar to that underneath the castle but quickly swam back to the surface and then into a coast
He saw weirdly shaped stars filling a now-dark sky
A tall dark figure was standing on top of the still lake staring at Mira
"Who the fuck are you?" Mira asked the figure
"You are no ordinary man, are you perhaps a subject of The World?" The figure asked Mira
"Who the hell is he? Do you know him?" Mira asked the figure
"Nobody is aware of their location kid, even us divine beings! So I suggest you cease your search for The World even though it hasn't started yet" The figure asked
"Shut up! Who the hell are you supposed to be, God?" Mira asked with a teasing smile
"I am the God of the stars, my name is irrelevant to you human or more fitting ghoul in your situation, the reason I snowed you a vision is because I think your potential is incredible, I mean you are a subject of theirs" The figure said as it was walking toward Mira
The figure then kneeled by the lake and with a cup poured a liquid into the lake, a big bright star then appeared in the sky this huge star was golden unlike all the other white stars
"In darkness, I am your guide! Follow, and we'll touch the infinite together! Mira reach for the stars" The figure said as it stared at Mira's soul
"What the fuck are you saying? What the hell is this?" Mira asked as his heart started to feel like it was crushed by a thousand no, a million hands at the same time
"Is it perhaps too early? I see, I may return in the near future, don't forget what you saw today kid, and don't forget the deed I did for you this day" The figure said before fading away
...
"Wakey, wakey! Are you Mira or a ghoul?" Babbacombe asked Mira as he was sitting on the chair backward, with his chest resting against the backrest
"M-My body is acting on itself and I saw this weird dream..." Mira said as he tried to control himself
"Well, it's only natural... Even the smell of human blood can make ghouls act crazy, pouring blood on your mouth was a gamble and a test, I didn't know if that would help, and if it did I didn't know if you become completely crazy but it seems it isn't so bad after all! You could probably use this rampage mode of yours to get out of sticky situations or fight strong folks, I mean you did have some pretty intense strength even for a ghoul, anyway, how do you like your new room?" Babbacombe asked as he stared at Mira
"What?" Mira asked as he looked around at his cell
"The king is a freak, he won't let you go now that he saw your power!"
"And you? Are you going to leave me here to rot?" Mira asked while he got comfortable in his new body once again
"What? You won't rot here! You will simply become king's plaything for a bit, after he is satisfied with you he may dispose of you!" Babbacombe said as he laughed
"What the fuck is wrong with you?" Mira asked as he gripped the cell bars
"I'm sure our paths will cross again in the future young one! Make sure you don't die and make sure to become a lot stronger, with the way you are even a normal adventurer can kill you!" Babbacombe said as he turned around
"Yeah fuck you! I will be returning the favor any time soon" Mira said as he lay on his prison bed
Some hours passed and Mira did absolutely nothing but stare at the wall
"Are you going to spend all your day like this?" Ponwer asked Mira
"The fuck you want? You are the ones keeping me in this cell" Mira said as he stood up
"The king wants to see you" Ponwer said as he opened the cell
Mira hesitated to walk outside the cell for a moment
"What are you waiting for?" Ponwer asked before walking ahead
Mira followed the king's guard through this dungeon-like prison they kept him in, eventually they were outside
As soon as the hatch's door opened the brightness of the sun blinded Mira and also irritated him a bit
"Hmm, you are not burning..." Ponwer said, he expected the absolute opposite to happen
"Where the fuck are we again? This ain't the castle in the sky..." Mira said as he looked around at what appeared to be a forest
"The king was afraid you might have been another ghoul but I guess you are special, but back in our fight you fought oddly..." Ponwer said as he closed the hatch, he then threw some sticks and leaves to cover it
"I can't follow all this nerd shit, I'm a subject of The World or whatever the fuck this idiot told me back there..." Mira mumbled as he cursed at everything
"Subject of The World? I guess Babbacombe did say that... So any special powers?" Ponwer asked Mira
"My dick is pretty special"
"I see, so you are powerless? I guess you are a ghoul and human hybrid so I guess that could be your special power... But wait you possess no mana, how is that a special power? Not having mana sounds more like a curse to me..." The way Ponwer spoke to himself made Mira mad
"What are you even yapping about? Mama this mama that? Fuck your mama! I want you to explain to me how this world and your stupid superpowers work and if I can get one too" Mira said as he kicked a tree
"M-A-N-A not mama, if you are a subject of The World it's natural to not know anything, that's why we will teach you everything you need to know! But in exchange for that, you have to do something for us!" Ponwer said as he turned around to face Mira
"What? Sell my soul or something?" Mira asked sarcastically
"You will have to represent the kingdom of Lalalot"
"That the kingdom you almost killed me in? Why the fuck would you want me to do this?" Mira asked confused
"Let's see, a representative is a young man who represents the strength and charisma of the kingdom, every kingdom has at least one except us since we are relatively a new kingdom! Who would be a better fit than a brand new subject of The World?" Ponwer asked with a smile
"Probably someone who is passionate about their homeland?" Mira replied
"Haha, you got jokes! There is nobody like that..." Ponwer said as his face turned gloomy
"Hahaha, what do you mean?" Mira asked afraid