The forest stood still under the rising sun, its silence shattered by the clash of raw power. Shin stood at the center, his chest heaving, bruises lining his body, and sweat dripping from his chin. Across from him, the Hero and Demon King clones smirked, their once-pristine armor now fractured and crumbling from the relentless battle.
The Hero clone cracked his neck, golden fragments of armor sliding off his shoulders and slamming into the ground, carving deep craters upon impact. "Alright," he growled, his voice deeper, darker. "No more holding back."
The Demon King clone chuckled, letting the shattered pieces of his black and red armor fall. They struck the earth with explosive force, sending shockwaves through the air. "Time to end this."
Both now stood bare of their armor, wearing only tight compression shirts—gold and blue for the Hero, black and red for the Demon King—highlighting their sculpted, battle-hardened physiques.
Shin chuckled nervously, his fists trembling slightly. "A-Ahaha… s-sure, let's… let's get to it."
Before he could steady himself, both clones vanished in a blur.
WHOOSH!
Shin's eyes barely caught the movement before he felt it—
SMASH!
A brutal punch to his gut from the Hero clone, folding him in half. Simultaneously, the Demon King clone's roundhouse kick slammed into the side of his skull.
THWACK!
His body ragdolled through the air, limbs flailing as he was sent flying.
CRASH!
He smashed through a massive boulder, shattering it into dust, and tumbled until he slammed against a thick tree trunk. The impact cracked the bark, and Shin slid down to the ground, coughing violently.
"Khak! …Damn it…"
From the cloud of debris, Shin slowly pushed himself up. His breath was ragged, his muscles screaming, but something stirred deep within.
His left eye patch slipped off, fluttering to the ground.
A sinister, all-black eye with a glowing red pupil stared forward, veins pulsing around it. His right eye remained normal, but the contrast was terrifying.
Veins bulged across his forehead and arms, his body trembling not with fear—but pure, unfiltered rage.
A low growl rumbled from his throat.
"I'm... ANGRY NOW!"
His roar echoed, shaking the trees.
Red energy erupted from his body like a wildfire, swirling in violent tendrils. The ground cracked beneath his feet as his aura intensified, heat warping the air.
The Hero and Demon King clones paused, their smirks fading.
The Hero clone narrowed his eyes. "This… this is different."
The Demon King clone grinned. "Good. Now it's fun!"
BOOM!
Shin lunged forward, the earth exploding beneath him.
CRACK!
His fist collided with the Hero clone's face, sending him barreling through multiple trees, each one shattering on impact.
Without missing a beat, Shin pivoted, ducking under the Demon King clone's punch and driving his knee into his ribs.
THOOM!
The Demon King clone wheezed, launching backward like a cannonball.
Shin didn't stop. His rage fueled every movement.
He appeared in front of the Hero clone mid-flight, fists cocked back.
BAM! BAM! BAM!
A relentless barrage of punches battered the Hero clone's face and chest, each strike causing shockwaves that split the ground.
THUD!
A spinning heel kick connected with the Hero's temple, sending him sprawling.
But Shin wasn't done.
He spun around, barely dodging the Demon King's counterattack.
WHOOSH!
The air howled as Shin weaved through the Demon King's strikes, his body moving with predatory precision.
SMASH!
A crushing elbow strike to the Demon King's sternum.
CRACK!
An uppercut followed, lifting the Demon King off his feet.
"RAAHHH!"
Shin roared, grabbing the Demon King clone mid-air and hurling him toward the Hero.
BOOOOM!
The two clones collided, a massive explosion of dirt and rock erupting from the impact.
The battlefield was chaos. Trees were uprooted, the ground fractured, and the air was thick with dust and energy.
From the dust, the Hero clone staggered to his feet, blood dripping from his mouth.
"He's... unstoppable now," he muttered.
The Demon King wiped the blood from his lips, chuckling. "Exactly what we wanted."
They exchanged a glance and nodded.
FLASH!
Both surged with renewed power, their auras igniting like flames—golden for the Hero, crimson for the Demon King.
Shin smirked, eyes burning.
"Let's finish this!"
BOOM!
All three clashed in the center with bone-crushing force.
BAM! THWACK! CRACK!
Fists and feet blurred in motion. Shin ducked a punch, retaliated with a savage knee to the Hero's chin. He spun, blocking a kick from the Demon King, twisting the leg and slamming him into the ground.
THOOM!
The Hero charged, throwing rapid punches, but Shin weaved between them, countering with brutal body shots.
WHAM!
A punch to the Hero's gut folded him, and Shin delivered a hammer fist to his back, driving him into the dirt.
But the Demon King clone was back, leaping into the air.
WHOOSH!
He came down with an axe kick, but Shin raised his forearms, blocking it—barely.
The ground split beneath them.
"You're tough," the Demon King clone sneered.
Shin grinned, blood dripping from his mouth. "So are you."
BOOM!
Another explosion of movement.
Their battle raged on, fists flying, sweat and blood mixing with the dirt.
Shin no longer fought with anger—he fought with purpose, matching the Hero and Demon King blow for blow.
And for the first time, they began to falter.
Shin stood tall, battered but unbroken.
"This... is only the beginning."
His black and red eye glowed, and the clones, breathing heavily, knew they had awakened something terrifying.
The true fight had only just begun.