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β¦The ruins of the Xorath universe glowed faintly under a blood-red sky, the air thick with the weight of King Xorath's tale. Sun Wukong sat cross-legged on a jagged boulder, his Ruyi Jingu Bang propped against his shoulder, his *Super Sun 2* aura flickering like a golden campfire. His usual smirk was dialed down, eyes sharp as he listened to Xorath's grim recounting. The bat-king's massive frame loomed, his voice a low rumble as he delved deeper into his past, the memory of his quest for vengeance unfolding like a cosmic storm. The scene shifted, the air shimmering as Xorath's words painted a vivid flashback to Universe 17, where his fate collided with the tyrant King Cambell Don Golgo.β§
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γπππ ππππππγ β¦ Yo, Bat-Bro, you're dropping some heavy stuff here. So you went after this Don Golgo creep for what he did to your folks? Man, that's a grudge even I'd hold! Tell me, how'd it go down when you faced him? Don't skip the good parts!β¦
γππππ ππππππγ β¦ It was no mere battle, Monkey King. It was my reckoning. After defeating the fifth of the ten kings, my path led me to Universe 17, Don Golgo's domain. I was the Commander in Chief, my power unmatched, fueled by rage for my parents' death. But Don Golgoβ¦ he was a force beyond my imagining.β§
β¦The flashback erupted: Universe 17, a realm of towering obsidian citadels and rivers of molten gold, pulsed with an oppressive aura. Xorath, younger and fiercer, his bat-like wings crackling with dark energy, stormed Don Golgo's fortress. The king awaited, a colossal figure in spiked armor, his eyes glowing like twin voids. The battle began with a clash that shook the heavensβXorath's strikes, fueled by vengeance, met Don Golgo's overwhelming power. The tyrant king moved with a grace that belied his size, his every gesture radiating dominance. Xorath fought valiantly, but Don Golgo's strength was a tidal wave, crushing his resolve.β§
γππππ ππππ ππππππγ β¦ I struck with all my might, but Don Golgo countered effortlessly. He wielded spells unlike any I had faced. First, he summoned *Assassin Moss*.β¦
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β¦A creeping green mist erupted, tendrils of toxic moss snaking toward Xorath, each one sharp as a blade and burning with corrosive energy. Xorath dodged, his wings slicing through the air, but the moss tracked him, grazing his armor and searing his flesh. Don Golgo laughed, his voice a low thunder, and unleashed his second spell.β§
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β¦Blades of vibrant green energy, sharp as spring leaves but deadly as a guillotine, rained down, slicing through Xorath's defenses. He staggered, blood dripping from gashes, his power faltering. Don Golgo loomed over him, victorious, and delivered a crushing revelation.β§
γπππ πππππγ β¦ You seek vengeance for your parents, Xorath? I did not wish to kill them. It was Hajun's orderβone of the Six Absolute Heaven Kings. He commanded their deaths to fuel the war, to keep the universes at each other's throats. Blame him, not me.β¦
γππππ ππππ ππππππγ β¦ Those words broke me further. Hajun, one of the Absolute Kings, had orchestrated my loss. I fell to Don Golgo's might, defeated but spared, left to stew in my failure. That defeat drove my madness, my destruction of galaxies, until Hajun himself stopped me.β¦
γπππ ππππππγ β¦ Man, Bat-Bro, that's rough! Hajun again? That spiky punk's got a lot to answer for. Ordering your folks' death? Making universes fight for fun? I'm gonna smack that smirk off his face! You with me, or what?β¦
β¦Xorath nodded, his eyes burning with renewed purpose. Wukong's tail flicked, his mind racing with plans to confront Hajun and Don Golgo. The chapter ends with the flashback fading, the two warriors bound by shared resolve, the weight of Hajun's betrayal looming like a cosmic storm.β§
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