In a chaotic battlefield, where the air vibrates with a clamor of war, the clash of blades echoed through the night.
One figure lunged forward, his eyes wide with desperation. In a fluid motion, the other parried the strike, spinning and countering with a slash of his own but to no avail, it was also parried.
But the first attacker didn't hesitate. With a swift and practice movement of his body, he twisted his sword, cutting cleanly through the air. The second figure was too slow to intercept, allowing the blade to cleanly connect with his neck. In a moment, crimson blood sprayed out like a gush of spring water, soaking the ground beneath them.
The wounded figure gasped for air, his hands clutched on the wound as life quickly drained from him. The victor, breathing heavily, turned towards a second figure, a female, who has stood there in shock as she has been shocked by what has happened.
In a swift movement, the sword came down again but this time with a perfect precision, the second figure, with eyes wide open in horror couldn't react as the blade cleaved through her chest. The sound of flesh tearing could be heard with weak puffs.
"You have ruined everything Jaguar, you are not invincible. Yes you can die. I thought you were an immortal. Hahaha." The victor, the head of the Drayce family said as he laughed maniacally. "Wh..wh..why?" The so called Jaguar said chokingly.
"You wouldn't allow anyone to be adopted into the family, no allies, nothing. You only care about management. Even we can't use our own resources." The victor said with a pitiful face, then he continued, "now, you can go and manage your whole life in hell."
All this while, a youth could be seen sprinting towards where this incident has taken place. " Nooo!!!" He screamed as he neared his mother, Shalyn, who has kept her mouth shut all this while for the last words of for his son, "Neon, stay strong, don't be a deviant, stick to this path and when you are strong enough, remember to avenge me." With these words said, she gave and her last breath. She was gone.
"Dad, please don't leave me. Please. I can't stay alone, I don't even have a Realm. Please." He cried as he quickly darted towards his father and raised him slightly.
" Foolish boy! Don't be stupid! Did I teach you this? Should you be this weak?! Are you not a man?" Even on the brink of death, he tried to be the good father, a father who doesn't despise others and fears nothing.
"Listen to your Mama. Be strong. Do not be a deviant. Remember my teachings and let them be your guide. Don't look down on anyone...", there was a pause before he continued, " at least you witnessed my death. I am a hero in my own right. Only the weak submits. The strong doesn't give up. The strong forgives and the wise ignores. I never said this to you and you wouldn't believe it but, I love you Son." With these last words, he also died.
"Bastard, you had the courage to come near me? Guess I don't have to hunt you after all." The head of the Drayce family said as he readied himself to strike.
The sky darkened in an instant, clouds swirling as if summoned by an ancient, unseen force. The ground beneath the youth trembled, and an electric charge filled the air, crackling with an energy too vast to comprehend. A low rumble of thunder echoed from the heavens, building into a deafening roar that seemed to shake the very fabric of the world. The air grew thick, alive with power, as if the universe itself was watching.
Neon stood at the center of it all, eyes closed, arms outstretched to the heavens. A single bolt of lightning shot from the sky, striking him directly, the raw power of it coursing through his body. The impact was blinding, a flash of pure white light that seemed to split the very air in two. His body convulsed under the surge of energy, but he did not falter. Instead, he embraced it, drawing in the force of the storm, allowing it to flow through him like a river of fire.
Thunder cracked like the roar of an ancient beast, and suddenly, meteors began to fall from the sky, streaking across the heavens like fiery arrows. Each one crashed into the earth with a cataclysmic impact, sending shockwaves that rattled the bones of the living. But Neon stood firm, the power of the storm, the meteors, and the very universe converging within them.
His body pulsed with an aura of energy, glowing with the radiance of the heavens. Lightning danced along his skin, illuminating the darkness, as his eyes flared with the brilliance of the stars themselves. The meteors, the thunder, the very sky itself seemed to bow to his will, his power now a force that could bend the world.
With a final roar of thunder, the storm climaxed, and the power surged within him. The ground cracked open beneath his feet, flames erupting in all directions, yet the figure stood unscathed, the embodiment of the universe's boundless fury. The air was still, the calm after the storm, but now, he was no longer just a mortal—through the thunder, the lightning, and the meteors, he had become a force of nature, his power limitless, his strength unchallenged.
" No! It can't be! I will kill you!!", the head of the family sprinted forward as he swung his sword. Suddenly, he froze. "Hmmphh! Trying to kill a kid with an awakened realm?" A voice, almost ethereal said as space itself start to freeze.
"Vexar Tho..Tho.. Thorne? Oh I am doo..doomed." The head of the family stammered.Vexar Thorne is one of the high ranking Celestial Demons capable of altering space and time. "I came for him, not you." Vexar said unperturbed.
"Yes, you can use him for lunch. Hehehe." The head of the family was elated. "Kid, I can only do this to save you, I have to cast you into a different dimension. You can only dwell on your luck. But remember me one day."
With that said, Vexar muttered few words under his breath and all Neon could see was his vision getting blurry until it faded completely.