Arc I: “Apocalypse”
Chapter III: “Armageddon”
Episode II: “Rikito vs. Tub”
[UFA]
“Come on, we must hurry. They’ve already started fighting without us!” Rayon said.
“I know! That’s Rikito for sure, but the other guy…” Darc hesitated.
“Yeah. The other guy is insane, too. We could really use Sikira’s help as well.”
The two of them continued flying swiftly in the direction of the battle.
[Rikito vs. Tub]
“What’s wrong, little brother? Done already?” Tub called out, his voice singsong and mocking.
“No way…” Rikito panted, bracing himself on one knee before pushing back to his feet.
“I told you already… I’m going to defeat you.
Your other generals didn’t believe me either… that was their mistake.
Don’t look down on me!”
“Hmph.” Tub tilted his head, studying Rikito like an animal in a cage.
“You’re already at your limit, though. It is impressive — being equal in power to Kuro. You really are my little brother!”
He grinned, sharp teeth glinting.
“Think about it. It’s not too late to join us. After all, we do have some open positions… thanks to you!”
“No thanks… I’m not gonna be someone’s lackey. I’m going to surpass Apocalypse and become the strongest warrior in the universe!”
Tub blinked at him, then broke into a giggle.
“Bold words… I like it. Let’s see if you can walk the walk.”
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With a snap, Tub’s form surged, his aura twisting violently as he entered Demon Form Level Two.
The air thickened, pressing down on Rikito.
His energy is insane! I can’t believe he’s that strong. Shit… I’m in for it now…
“HAAAA! Spirit Ascension!” Rikito roared, his creamy?white radiance swelling as he met Tub’s overwhelming presence head?on.
Their two auras collided like crashing storms, sparks and sand whipping across the battlefield.
Asuka backed up.
“Woah… both their yields are climbing really high.
I wouldn’t even make a difference if I tried to help… I’d just get in the way.”
She gripped her fists tightly, hating her own helplessness.
They both stopped unleashing their yields, standing in silence.
Rikito tightened his stance.
Tub wore an eager, predatory grin.
“That’s amazing,” Tub said, bouncing lightly on his heels.
“To think you might actually keep up with me. Guess there’s no reason to hold back!”
He charged in.
Rikito blocked, but Tub’s fighting style was chaotic — he flowed like liquid, slipping past Rikito’s guard and landing clean, brutal shots to his ribs and jaw.
He didn’t fight like a warrior.
He fought like a child pulling wings off a fly, enjoying every twitch of pain.
“Then let’s try this… Black Lightning!”
Rikito’s body glowed as arcs of shadowed electricity erupted from his frame, surging into the sand and forcing Tub back.
“Try again!” Tub giggled, still barely scratched.
“Now… Super Dark Demolition Cannon!” Rikito fired his beam.
“You’ll have to do better than that! Hot Steamy Blast!”
Tub countered with his own beam.
The two forces clashed, sand vaporizing in the heat. Rikito gritted his teeth, slowly gaining ground.
“Take this!”
Rikito Aether?Skipped behind Tub mid?clash.
“Dark Lightning Cannon!” He fired point?blank into Tub’s back, the amplified strike surging through his frame.
“ARGH!”
Yes! I finally managed to do some damage!
The surprise attack forced Tub to lose control of the clash, and Rikito’s first beam swallowed him in a burst of searing energy. Rikito pulled back, breathing hard.
“It’s not over, is it?” Rikito muttered, already thinking ahead.
I should start casting that…
“AHHHHH!” Tub rose from the debris, laughing even as smoke rolled off his charred skin.
“Surely you didn’t think that was enough to do me in.”
“Heh. Honestly, I expected you to get up quicker than that. But I guess you’re not as strong as I thought.”
Tub’s grin twitched as his searing wounds slowly repaired themselves.
“I’m going to pretend you didn’t say that…”
He lunged.
Rikito blocked every hit, matching Tub strike for strike. However, every impact numbed his arms— Tub’s unnatural strength breaking through his guard.
If that combo earlier didn’t work, then it seems Abyss Breaker really is my last option.
Rikito leapt back, gaining space. “Super Dark Demolition Cannon!”
“This again? Pfft.” Tub caught the beam in his bare hands, grinning.
He fell for it!
Rikito smirked.
My talent for autonomous Arts…
While Tub held the beam back, Rikito charged his trump card.
Oblivion Break… Cataclysmic Verse!
“ABYSS BREAKER!!!”
The colossal orb formed, its swirling black, purple, and crimson energy blotting out the sun.
“W?what is that!? AHHH!”
The orb barreled forward, engulfing Tub in devastating force.
The impact shook the wasteland, leaving a smoking crater.
“F?finally… that attack worked,” Rikito panted, collapsing to his knees.
Without even a second to breathe, Rikito heard a voice.
“Impressive…” the voice purred.
Rikito snapped his head up.
Tub’s mangled body crawled from the crater, blood dripping from his grin.
“Don’t… get cocky, little brother. Heh… you’ve got no idea what’s coming. Bowl… he’ll show you what real power looks like. Father made him… perfect.”
Tub wheezed, laughter bubbling up as he coughed blood while trying to stand up straight.
“You’ll all die screaming when you see it… hahaha—”
A beam lanced through his chest, cutting his laughter short.
Cette, the Ninth General, stood behind him at the crater’s edge, lowering her smoking hand with a smirk.
“You managed to defeat that fool, Tub. If only he hadn’t underestimated you, little brother.”
[Next Time on Lyte of Utopia]: “The Ninth General! And The UFA?”
[Yield Levels]:
Darc: 30m
Rayon: 50m
Rikito: 10m
- SR: (1b) (Physical)
- SA: 2b
- Super Dark Demolition Cannon: x3
- Black Lightning: x5
- Dark Lightning Cannon: x10
- Abyss Breaker: x100
Asuka: 5m
Tub: 100m
- DFL2: 1b
- Hot Steamy Blast: x2