Chapter 217 - Fate

"So you were just toying with me so that you could exhaust me? You're actually sick in the head. You could have just defeated me long ago then!" Batol argued as it became more clear how much he had actually fatigued his body from overusing his ability.

"Huh? It wasn't my fault that you failed to notice what I was doing. You were simply outplayed so stop crying about it like a little girl and try to find a way for yourself so that you could survive," Yuki encouraged Batol as he didn't want to see him give up for the sole reason that Yuki wanted to fight him some more. 

Hearing Yuki's words, Batol instantly gave up as he knew that Yuki was planning.

"I'm done. You can kill me if you want right here," said Batol as he sat on the ground with a somewhat satisfied look.

"You're staying, you're fine with just leaving me to do what I want? What happened to your clan's goals to defeat our clan? Is the second strongest member of the FFF clan really going to give in that easily? If that's how weak willed the 2nd strongest member of the FFF clan truly is, that must mean that the rest of the members are also nothing but spineless cowards which sit behind a fake facade which is created to mask their weakness," Yuki said as he poked around to find even the slightest bit of emotions that he could manipulate in Batol. Luckily for him, having insulted Batol's clan was just the right trigger to get Batol back into his fighting spirit. 

"Listen here you arrogant child! I don't care who you are. I don't care if you're stronger, richer or more famous than me. You can insult me, but never my clan!" Batol yelled out as he began to charge towards Yuki as fast as he possibly could.

"I can't believe a grown man just said those words. I'm even embarrassed for him right now. He sounds like a generic character in a kids cartoon show," Yuki thought to himself as he allowed himself to lose concentration for a moment as Batol used his ability to stop Yuki's movements for just a second. As such, when Yuki tried to block Batol's punches, he would fail as Batol would stop Yuki the the exact time he would want so that his punches would go through and land on Yuki.

Seeing as he was getting pummeled by an endless amount of punches, Yuki finally decided to fight back to no avail as the second he threw a punch at Batol, Batol himself would stop Yuki's movements only to punch the 16 year old hard enough to knock him back a little. That way, Batol would not only block an attack from Yuki but also hit him again.

"Maybe it wasn't just a good idea to provoke him. Now I can't find a single way to defeat him," Yuki said to himself as he spat out some blood before focusing so that he could find the perfect moment to actually land his first attack in a while.

...

"Got it!" said Yuki as his eyes opened wide after seeing the opportunity in front of him. Right after Batol would attack, there seemed to be a split second where Batol would need to catch his breath as he had just stopped Yuki's movements using his ability. Due to that, Yuki could attack without having to fear that he would be stopped by Batol since he still needed to recharge.

"There's no way you'll be able to land an attack while we're still alive!" said two of the group of the ten which had initially come to assassinate Arthur and the top 5 players of the clan as they kicked Yuki's face so that he would be forcibly moved away from Batol.

"Can't I at least get a single break?!" Yuki yelled out as he grabbed the two men who had knocked him back by their heads and slammed them to each other so hard that they both passed out instantly. 

"Anyone else want to fight me?!" Yuki asked to which not a single person moved or spoke.

"If you don't have anything to say, stop attacking me! The next person who attacks me while I'm in the fight with Batol, they're going to die by my hands," said Yuki with a serious expression to which everyone could feel that Yuki wasn't joking around anymore. He really did plan to kill the next person who got in his way.

"Seeing as your comrades have finally stopped getting in my way, I can finally finish this battle," said Yuki with a smirk as he cracked his fingers in preparation for what he was planning to do to Batol.

"Activate ability: Fire Control"

Yuki began to activate his ability which allows his fists to get covered in flames as he looked at Batol with bloodthirsty eyes.

"Say your final words Batol! You're going to die here!" Yuki said with a sinister tone as he began to slowly march towards Batol who had stopped moving due to the fear which Yuki had placed inside of his heart.

Knowing what was about to go own, a brave member of the 10 people who had come to excecute the assassination plan swallowed his spit as he prepared to go into the final battle of his life.

Without even the slightest bit of hesitation, the man leaped off the ground and kicked the marching Yuki in the face with both his feet.

Once recovering from the kick, Yuki got up from the ground as he grit his teeth as he had so much pent up anger that he wanted to release all at the same time.

"So you attacked me even though I fully warned you what would happen if a single one of you even tried to stop me during this battle right?" Yuki asked to which the man who had kicked him stood tall as he nodded in agreement.

"Then I guess you have already accepted your fate to be killed here. It was a pretty dumb decison though. Either way, Batol is going to die here. By jumping in, all you did was give him a few extra seconds but that would also come at the cost of your own life. I admire your ignorance although it's a little sad. You're going to die here without actually achieving anything. You won't be remembered by anyone. Instead your copse will just either rot in this room or you'll be buried in the ground without it any respect as you're the enemy to us," Yuki explained as he now began to march towards the man who had kicked him instead of Batol as he needed to take care of things in that order.

"I will not be allowing you to say your final words. Just close your eyes and accept your fate," said Yuki to which the man who had attacked him did as he fully accepted the punishment for his actions.

Yuki reached his hand forward as he grabbed onto the man's head as he began to squeeze it so that it would soon explode and in turn kill the man who had tried to stop the inevitable death of Batol.

"Nooo!" Batol yelled out as he activated his ability over and over again. Even though it drained quite a lot out of him when she kept repeating the same ability over and over again, he was willing to make the sacrifice to save the man who had tried to save him from Yuki's cruelty.

"Bane! I won't let you die! That's an order from me! I order you not to die!" Batol yelled out as he had managed to repeat his ability so many times as Yuki was practically frozen as Batol rushed in to push Yuki away from Bane.

After rescuing Bane, Batol fell to his knees as he couldn't go any longer. He had pushed himself way past his limit. Batol was struggling to breathe let alone be able to use his ability to battle against the monster known as Yuki.

"I guess you never learn. It doesn't matter how many times you save each other. In the end, you'll both die by my hands. There is no way to escape your fate as it has already been sealed," Yuki said as he walked towards the exhausted Bane and Batol who didn't look like they could go on for even another second.

"Please let Batol live. Just take my life instead, I'll be happy to be killed right now," Bane pleaded for the life of Batol.

"I'm afraid you've got the wrong idea. Why would I let one of you live when I can kill the both of you? I already said this once and I'll say it again! Your fate had been sealed," Yuki said to them as he prepared to punch the both of them straight to oblivion.

Just then a crackling sound began to get louder until a lightning bolt stabbed Yuki in the back.

"Who are you to decide the fate of others?!"