Chapter 9 The battle between hero and legend
**The next day.**
Academy teachers prepare to divide all new students into practical combat pairs for the **first public 1v1 battle test**.
The arena is vast—an open colosseum surrounded by thousands of students, nobles, and magical screens broadcasting the fights worldwide.
But behind the scenes...
> **Rei slips a rare, royal-grade bribe crystal to the Practical Combat Teacher**, whispering calmly:
>
> "Choose *him* to fight me. Dong."
The teacher, recognizing Rei as the son of one of the most powerful kings, and understanding the political pressure, **nods** silently.
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**The match schedule is announced…**
🔥 "**MATCH 13: Rei (Golden Dragon Empire) VS Dong (Flame Frost Royal Empire)**" 🔥
The crowd **explodes**.
Everyone recognizes **Rei**—the prodigy, son of a king, and rumored hero candidate.
But **Dong…**
The boy who killed an **SSS-rank dragon** and possibly destroyed the **Black Horn Bull** in one night.
> "The first clash of monsters…"
> "Who'll fall?"
> "Can Rei defeat him?"
> "Will Dong crush a royal hero on Day 1?"
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**In the Hero Party's private room:**
Celestia: "Rei, are you sure? He's dangerous."
Rei: "If he thinks he can insult my family and walk away, I'll remind him who the hero is in this world."
Shino: "This is not about justice, it's about ego. Be careful."
Aria (smirking coldly): "No rules in battle. If you want him broken, now's your chance."
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**Back to Dong:**
Dong is meditating alone in his dorm room.
He already knows. His Void Sensing picked up everything.
> "So… they want to use this stage to humiliate me?"
He smiles slightly.
> "Perfect."
> "I'll let the whole world see that even the 'Hero'... bleeds."
### 📍 Location: Academy Dorm – Dong's Room
The moonlight filters through the window. Dong sits cross-legged, eyes closed, breathing calmly.
Suddenly, his eyes flash silver-blue.
> **[Mind Read Activated]**
Voices, thoughts, and emotions surge into his mind—*specifically Rei's*.
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> **Rei's Mind (currently, in a secret strategy meeting):**
>
> "Tomorrow, I'll crush him. Humiliate him in front of the world. Let the people see who truly deserves the spotlight."
>
> "I'll use my holy flame combo after he's weakened. If needed… I'll break his limbs. That bastard dared insult my father."
>
> "Even if he survives, I'll destroy his pride."
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**Dong's eyes open slowly. No emotion. Just cold silence.**
> "So, you want to cripple me in front of the world…"
He stands, walks to the window, looking out at the moon.
> "Good. Now I know exactly what to destroy first…"
> "Your pride."
> "Then your legend."
> "Then everything you think you're fighting for."
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Dong walks over to his **infinite storage** and pulls out a small black orb—**The God-Killing Core**—a magic amplifier he found inside the dragon corpse.
He whispers to it:
> "Time to see if you work…"
He smiles. Cold. Calm. Unstoppable.
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**Meanwhile…**
> In the Hero party's room, Rei suddenly **feels a chill** run down his spine.
> Celestia: "What's wrong?"
> Rei: "Nothing. Just a weird feeling…"
He shrugs it off.
But far away, in the shadows of the academy, a **dragon egg** glows faintly, and a red-eyed icy dragon baby murmurs:
> "Master… shall I come?"
Dong replies silently through their mental link:
> "Not yet, Icy. Let him believe he stands a chance."
**📍[Location: Dong's Dorm Room – Midnight]**
A calm silence wraps the academy. But inside one room, magic is thick in the air.
Dong stands near the window, hands in his pockets, his cloak gently swaying in the moonlight. His eyes gleam, reflecting not fear… but excitement.
He smirks.
> **Dong (quietly, to himself):**
> "Let's see how much interesting things are going to happen tomorrow…"
Suddenly, a breeze rushes in through the window—**not natural.** The wind bends unnaturally as if bowing before him.
Icy, the red-ice dragon cub, opens his eyes and watches silently from the shadows.
Dong closes his eyes, using **Mind Read**. Thoughts swirl in his head like whispers from another world:
> **Rei's voice (in Dong's mind):**
> "That arrogant brat… I'll crush him during the duel. I'll humiliate him in front of the entire academy."
Dong chuckles, low and cold.
> **Dong:**
> "You're underestimating the villain of this world…"
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**📍[Cut to: Academy Colosseum – Dawn Approaches]**
The arena is being prepared. Teachers discuss matchups. Nobles arrive early, sitting in the high balconies. A buzz spreads like wildfire:
> "Rei vs Dong…?!"
> "That's the Hero Prince vs the Dragon-Slayer…"
> "Isn't Dong the one who vanished Black Horn Bull in a night!?"
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**📍[Final Panel – Before Black Screen]**
A message appears in elegant silver font:
> **"Tomorrow… the first spark of chaos will ignite."**
All heros get sss rank execpt rei because he is battle is with dong battle began
# 🌍 **"The Whole World Watches..."**
> 📺 *Every screen... every magic orb... every kingdom... even distant galaxies tuned in.*
> A **14-year-old monster** stood alone against the **chosen hero**.
> The battle wasn't just a test anymore —
> It became a **warning.**
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## 🆚 **Monster vs Monster Destroyer**
**Narrator in all languages speaks:**
> "On one side…
> ☀️ The hero born to save the world… blessed by gods... trained by kings."
> "On the other…
> 🌑 A boy who devoured a dragon... burned an empire... and walks like a godkiller."
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## 🧠 **Everyone Watching:**
- **The Hero Supporters:**
> "How can someone make the hero bleed like that!?"
- **The Royals:**
> "That boy… he isn't human anymore…"
- **Dark Guilds & Villains:**
> "Who is he? He's one of us… no... something beyond us…"
- **Celestia & Rei's Team:**
> "Dong… what *are* you?"
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## 📜 **Breaking Headlines Across the World:**
- 📰 **"14-Year-Old Defeats Hero Chosen by Gods"**
- 📰 **"SSS-Rank Academy Shocked by Unknown Student"**
- 📰 **"Monster Destroyer Appears in the Academy"**
- 📰 **"New Era Begins: Dong the Limitless"**
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## 👑 **World Powers React:**
- **God of War:**
> "He could rival the gods if not stopped…"
- **Entity of Eternity (watching silently):**
> *"He evolves faster than I imagined…"*
- **All Empires:**
> "We must observe… or eliminate…"
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## 😈 Dong (after the match, smirking to himself):
> "The world sees now.
> I am not the villain they think.
> I'm the one who decides who the real monster is."
## ⚔️ **Rei's First Attack: Thunder of Thunder God** ⚔️
> **[Skill Activated: Thunder of Thunder God - SSS Rank]**
> *A divine-class attack passed down only to chosen lightning heroes.*
> *Sky roars. Clouds part. A bolt larger than mountains smashes toward Dong.*
🌩️ *"This is the power of the Chosen One!"*
🌍 *The entire battlefield glows white.*
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## 🎙️ **Audience Reactions:**
- **Vice Principal (SSS Rank Swordsman):**
> "Even I would've died if hit directly…"
- **Celestia (seeing Rei):**
> "Don't lose control, Rei…"
- **One Random Mage:**
> "He'll be ash…!"
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## 😈 **Dong's Reaction:**
Dong doesn't move.
He stands still. His black hoodie flapping in the storm wind.
Just as the thunder is about to strike—
🧠 *[Skill Activated: Mind Read]*
🧠 *[Skill Activated: Time Freeze]*
> **Dong (coldly):**
> "So this is all you've got?"
⏱️ *Time stops.*
Dong walks through the frozen lightning mid-air, like walking through snow.
🔥 **THE WORLD WATCHES.**
🌍 **A Monster Faces A Monster Destroyer.**
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## 🗡️ Dong (hands in pockets, voice calm):
> "You're strong, Rei…"
> *He smirks.*
> "But in front of me… you're just a **piece of shit.**"
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**☠️ Entire crowd gasps.**
Even **teachers flinch.**
Even **Celestia** clenches her fist.
Even the **principal narrows his eyes.**
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## ⚡ Rei doesn't hold back now!
He yells: **"LIGHT OF DARKNESS!!"**
> A forbidden SSS-rank skill.
> A divine black-white fusion beam tears the sky.
> It's said to **obliterate even time itself.**
> 🔥 A black light mixed with holy radiance speeds toward Dong —
> *Even Dong's baby dragon, Icy, hides in fear behind him!*
🐉 **"T-That… That's the light… that devoured my ancestors…"** — Icy (trembling)
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## 😈 Dong… walks through the beam.
💀💀 *The light of darkness crashes down on Dong—*
…And **fades.**
No scratches.
No injuries.
Just silence.
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## 🧊 Dong lifts his eyes. His voice is cold.
> "You fear gods. I make gods fear me."
> "You use light and darkness… but I devour both."
**💀 [Void Devouring: Activated]**
> *He absorbs the light of darkness skill itself.*
> Rei stumbles backward, horrified.
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## 🧠 Dong smirks.
> "You think this is a fight?"
> "No… this is a message."
🌀 **Dong activates: [Void Devouring]**
> *The moment the Light of Darkness hits… Dong absorbs it entirely.*
> Not just the **attack**… but the **emotion behind it.**
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## 💥 From within Rei's skill — Dong senses something ancient:
A **Dragon Fear Effect**.
> This wasn't just magic.
> It was **bloodline fear**—something born from the **Dragon God's will** itself.
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## 😈 Dong mutters:
> "Interesting… even I felt a chill. I haven't felt fear in a long time."
**[Copying Effect via Void Devouring…]**
📜 Skill Gained: **Dragon Fear (God-Tier Pressure)**
> 🔥 Causes every being within range to feel the ancient terror of a Dragon God.
> 🩸 Weak-minded enemies may faint, bleed, or even go mad.
> 😨 Even Dong himself is slightly affected—proof of its terrifying origin.
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## 🐉 Arena Response:
- **Icy (Dong's dragon):** flattens himself to the ground, shaking.
> "H-He copied the Dragon God's fear… that's not supposed to be possible…"
- **Rei:** drops to one knee, eyes wide.
> "W-What… what is this aura…?! My legs… they're not moving!"
- **Principal:** gasps.
> "This pressure… is ancient. It's not from this world…"
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## 🔊 Dong (with half smile):
> "Now… you know what it's like to stand before something **greater than existence.**"
*The entire battlefield is devastated.**
🌪️ Sky turns dark. The very clouds tremble.
🌍 Across continents, magic screens flicker as millions watch… holding their breath.
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🗣️ **Announcer's voice trembles:**
> "R-Rei… son of the Golden Dragon Empire King…
> has used an **EX Rank skill**—**Domain of the Dragon God**!"
🛡️ A golden aura shaped like a colossal dragon engulfs Rei.
The domain bends reality. The pressure crushes space.
🩸 **Dong's arm and leg get slashed open. Blood drips.**
The first time *anyone* has seen him bleed.
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But Dong just grins.
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🗣️ **Dong (with glowing eyes):**
> "EX rank… impressive. But you're still not enough."
🧊 **He activates "Ice Crystal Meteors"—four mountain-sized meteors of ice.**
✨ Using **Telekinesis**, he holds them mid-air, controlling them like puppets.
💥 One by one, he slams them down at Rei.
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**BOOM. BOOM. BOOM.**
Cracks split the earth. The shockwave levels a mountain range nearby.
Rei's **Domain shatters**.
🩸 Rei is sent flying. Crushed. **Bones broken. Magic core fractured.**
Doctors watching instantly know: **he's crippled for at least a month**.
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🗣️ **Audience whispers turn to screams:**
> "That… that Ice Meteor Skill… it's forbidden!"
> "Who *is* this Dong? He's just 14!"
> "Even an EX rank user couldn't beat him…"
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🎥 **Principal, teachers, kings—all frozen in silence.**
Even the **Divine Realms** begin to take notice.
Dong stands amid the destruction, breathing slowly.
🗣️ **Dong (calmly):**
> "Your fate was sealed the moment you made me your enemy."
**[Scene: The Arena – Dust Settles]**
A heavy silence fills the academy grounds. Everyone waits for the principal's verdict.
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👑 **Principal (stepping forward, his voice firm but amazed):**
> "Both of these students have shown power beyond their age. But…"
> *He raises his hand toward the devastated Rei.*
> "**Rei is defeated.** This match goes to **Dong**."
😲 Whispers sweep the crowd like wildfire.
But then…
🗣️ **Principal continues, turning to the audience:**
> "Let it be known… that **Rei**, the son of the Golden Dragon Empire King, used an **EX Rank Skill** in battle—something most SSS-rank warriors can't even comprehend."
> "Even I, as the head of this Academy, can only use **five EX Rank skills**. Rei, despite his defeat, displayed brilliance. Therefore—"
🔔 **"Rei is granted access to the SSS Rank Class."**
👏 A respectful applause echoes… not out of pity, but out of admiration.
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Then, all eyes turn to **Dong**.
📚 **Principal's tone becomes deeper, almost reverent:**
> "As for Dong… you all witnessed it. He withstood the might of an EX rank domain, and countered it with a skill that…"
> *The principal pauses, shocked himself.*
> "A skill only recorded in **ancient history books**… the skill of the **Ancient Ice Dragon** itself—**Ice Crystal Meteors**."
❄️ Students murmur:
> "That's a **forbidden-class technique**…"
> "Only Ancient Dragons could use it… it's not meant for humans!"
👑 **Principal finishes:**
> "Dong doesn't just belong in the SSS rank class… he may become this generation's strongest."
> "From this moment forward, both Dong and Rei are officially among the **elite** of this academy."
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📸 **All media outlets, noble families, and kings take note.**
Some fear him. Some admire him. Some plot behind the scenes…
But one thing is clear:
> **Dong has changed the power balance of the academy—and perhaps, the world.**
ancient emperors and guild leaders) holds an emergency meeting to discuss Dong.
- They debate: *"Should we recruit him, monitor him, or try to eliminate him before he becomes a threat?"*
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### 🦸♂️ 2. **The Hero's Party Makes a Vow**
- Rei is healing, but deeply humiliated.
- His party swears to train harder, learn secret arts, and **take revenge**.
- Celestia starts to investigate Dong's past… and uncovers terrifying truths.
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### 🧛 3. **Dark Organizations Take Interest**
- A legendary assassin organization called **"Night Claw"** tries to **recruit or kill Dong**.
- A cursed sorcerer sealed for 500 years whispers:
> *"This boy… is the beginning of the end."*
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### 🐉 4. **Icy, the Dragon, Starts to Grow**
- Dong realizes Icy is evolving faster than expected.
- Icy speaks for the first time:
> *"Master… I smell something ancient watching us."*
- A **Divine Beast Hunter** comes looking for Icy's egg. A massive battle begins.
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### 🕳️ 5. **Dong Starts to Build His Own Faction**
- Dong secretly chooses **10 loyal people** to give power.
- He starts forming a hidden organization:
**"The Void Circle"** – loyal only to him.
- Goal: prepare for a new realm and control the world from the shadows.
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### ⚔️ 6. **Academy Crisis Arc**
- A portal accidentally opens inside the Academy.
- **Ex-rank monsters invade** the school.
- Only Dong, Icy, and a few top students survive long enough to fight.
- Everyone finally **witnesses Dong's true power unleashed.**
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### 👑 7. **A God Watches**
- The **Creator of Eternity** sends a warning:
> *"You're progressing too fast, little dragon child."*
- But Dong just grins and says:
> *"Then watch me break your limits."*
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