Legacy of Hero: Rise of Kairon

"Fate doesn't wait... but the Reversum rewrites."

[SCENE: RYAN'S APARTMENT – NIGHT – STORM]

Lightning tore through the skies — not guided by heroes, but by the fury of the Earth itself.Inside the wrecked apartment, Ryan Valeborn stood still — between the shadow of loss and the beginning of something awakening.

His mother lay gravely wounded.And the man before him, with golden fox-like eyes and exposed scars, was the one responsible.

Zen Kagetsune.No aura. No mercy.Only a contract… and a bloodthirsty smile.

Zen:"No reinforcements this time.Just you and me, Reversum."

Ryan clenched his fists.

His aura burst for the first time — stable. A silent vortex of reversive energy: black with glowing blue edges, reversing particles around him.Air collapsed and floated simultaneously.

Ryan:"You hurt my mother."

Zen (cracking his neck):"I shattered your illusion of safety.That's what you 'heroes' live for."

And then — he activated it.

Absolute Predator Mode.

Veins bulged. Muscles tore and regenerated at once.His pupils vanished.Five minutes. That was the timer… of horror.

Zen lunged.No aura. No sound. No logic.

The first strike slammed Ryan through a concrete wall like paper.Ryan flipped midair, landed on a metal beam, and launched back with a kick — missing Zen by milliseconds.

Zen laughed.

Zen:"You're good... but not enough."

He swallowed three capsules — infused with Eliara's Singularity.

Reality warped.

Zen now fought on Kairon Herald Level.

Zen (grinning):"Now… it's fair."

Ryan activated an instinctive technique.

Ryan:"Impact Reversal."

The next punch struck him —Only to be thrown back at Zen with double force, snapping his arm at an unnatural angle.

Zen didn't scream.He laughed.

Zen:"Pain won't stop me.I'm the hunter.You're the prey."

The fight exploded — a ballet of destruction.

Ryan manipulated micro-reversions of time and energy, canceling cuts, undoing impacts.But Zen… never stopped.

Every second — faster. Stronger. Crazier.

Until—

📍 [SCENE: RYAN BLEEDING ON THE FLOOR]

Zen drove the cursed blade into Ryan's shoulder.

Zen (coldly):"That's it.In the end… even fate bows to the predator."

Ryan smiled — blood on his lips, but his eyes glowing in pure, brilliant blue.

Ryan:"Then watch closely…Because fate ends here."

His aura expanded.Everything froze.

And then— two new presences shattered the moment.

📍 [REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE – KANE AND RYU]

A red distortion sliced through the air.Zen paused — muscles hesitating.His next strike failed before it even happened.

Kane (appearing beside him, arms crossed):"Don't move."His Crimson Echo aura vibrated like a mirror of time.

Kane:"Crimson Reflex.Before you act… I've already felt your fear."

Zen gritted his teeth.

Zen:"Another little punk playing hero."

Then — Ryu emerged, cloaked in pure shadow, silver eyes burning with ancient fire.

Ryu:"Three against one.You're hunting the wrong prey."

Zen burst out laughing.

Zen:"Perfect.Now it's getting fun."

He spun both cursed blades.

Zen:"Shall we dance?"

Ryan stood up, wiping the blood from his mouth.

Ryan (calmly):"Let's end this."

The rain thickened.The sky turned black.

Reversum. Crimson Reflex. Ancestral Shadows.

Versus the predator.Versus the darkness.

The battlefield was set.

[END OF CHAPTER 44]