Kaito staggered, wiping the black blood from his face. The zombies sensed his weakness and surged forward, their growls growing louder as they closed in. For the first time, Kaito felt the weight of exhaustion pressing down on him.
But he wasn't done yet.
With a growl of determination, Kaito grabbed the nearest zombie, tearing into its neck with his fangs. The cursed blood flowed into him, bitter and vile, but it rejuvenated his strength. As he drank, his energy returned, his wounds began to heal, and his aura flared back to life.
Kaito threw the lifeless corpse aside and roared, his voice echoing through the night. His claws extended further, his eyes burned brighter, and he launched himself back into the fray with renewed vigor.
The battle raged on until the first light of dawn began to creep over the horizon. The horde had finally been reduced to nothing more than a sea of corpses. Kaito stood amidst the carnage, his body battered and bruised but still standing. His cursed powers still flickered around him, a testament to his unyielding resolve.
The Heart of the Town
Kaito wiped the black blood from his lips and turned his gaze toward the center of the town. He could feel it-the overwhelming presence of the Zombie Devil, the source of this cursed nightmare.
The streets grew quieter as he moved closer to the heart of the town. The oppressive aura thickened. pressing down on him with every step. Finally, he reached a massive, crumbling cathedral. The building radiated dark energy. its grotesque architecture covered in the symbols of death and decay.
As he entered, a deafening roar echoed through the hall. The ground shook beneath him, and from the shadows emerged the Zombie Devil.
The monstrous figure towered over Kaito, its body a grotesque amalgamation of rotting flesh, jagged bones, and pulsating green light. Its glowing eyes burned with malevolent intelligence, and its claws dripped with venomous black ichor. The air around it was suffused with the stench of death and decay.
"So, you're the one they call Kaito," the Zombie Devil growled, its voice deep and guttural. "You've caused quite the mess."
Kaito smirked, his claws flexing. "You should've cleaned up your trash better."
The Zombie Devil roared in fury and charged, its massive claws swinging with deadly force. Kaito dodged the first strike and countered with a powerful slash, his claws tearing into the creature's side. But the Zombie Devil barely flinched. Its wounds closed almost instantly, its regenerative powers far surpassing anything Kaito had faced before.
Their fight began with an earth-shaking clash of power. Kaito attacked with relentless ferocity, his claws tearing into the Zombie Devil's flesh, but the creature retaliated with crushing blows that sent him crashing into the cathedral walls.
For hours, the battle raged on. The Zombie Devil's strength seemed endless, and its plague aura began to sap Kaito's energy. Despite his best efforts, Kaito found himself struggling to keep up. The creature's relentless attacks pushed him to his limits, and soon he was on the verge of collapse.
The Zombie Devil loomed over him, a triumphant grin spreading across its grotesque face. "You're strong, but you're not strong enough. This town will be your grave."
Kaito clenched his fists, his body trembling from exhaustion. For a moment, doubt flickered in his mind. But then he remembered who he was-what he was.
"I'm not done yet," he growled, his cursed powers flaring to life once more.
Summoning the last reserves of his strength. Kaito pushed himself to his feet. His True Devil form shifted, becoming even more monstrous as his aura blazed brighter than ever. He roared, charging at the Zombie Devil with renewed determination.
Their fight resumed with even greater intensity. Kaito's claws tore through the Zombie Devil's defenses, and his relentless attacks began to overwhelm the creature. Finally, he saw his opening.
Leaping onto the Zombie Devil's back, Kaito drove his claws deep into its spine, tearing upward with all his strength. The creature let out a deafening roar of pain, thrashing wildly as Kaito climbed higher. Reaching its head, he plunged his claws into its skull, ripping it apart with brutal force.
The Zombie Devil collapsed to the ground, its massive body convulsing before finally going still.
Breathing heavily, Kaito stood over the lifeless corpse, his body trembling from the effort. Without hesitation, he sank his fangs into the Zombie Devil's neck, drinking deeply from its cursed blood.
The power that surged through him was unlike anything he had ever felt before. His wounds healed, his strength returned, and his cursed powers grew even stronger.
Kaito straightened, his blue eyes glowing with renewed intensity. He had survived the night, defeated the horde, and slain the Zombie Devil. The town of the undead was no more.
"This is what it means to be the Supreme God," he muttered, a grim smile spreading across his face.
As the sun rose over the desolate town, Kaito turned and began walking toward his next challenge, his cursed power burning brighter than ever.
The morning sun began to pierce through the dense, ominous fog that had blanketed the Zombie Devil's town for what seemed like an eternity. The entire town was now a graveyard, filled with the mangled and dismembered corpses of countless zombies. Pools of dark, sticky blood covered the streets, a testament to the brutal battle that had raged through the night. There was an eerie silence, broken only by the faint rustling of debris in the wind.
Kaito stood in the middle of the carnage, his body heaving from exhaustion. His claws were coated with dried black blood, his once-tattered clothes barely clinging to his frame. His cursed aura flickered like a dying flame, signaling the toll the endless battle had taken on him.
He exhaled slowly, closing his glowing blue eyes. The transformation he had sustained all night began to reverse. His horns retracted, his claws shrank back into his hands, and his darkened skin lightened to its original pale tone. His True Devil form dissipated like smoke, leaving him in his human state once more..