In the midst of the exploded car Denzel was having his own realization or maybe an awakening. "Where am I? This is the playground I used to play at when I was a kid", Denzel said as he saw himself in another timeline, this time when he was a 6 year old kid. He found himself sitting on the playground bench as his older self from his past life staring at his younger self playing on the swings with Olivia. Olivia seemed to be down about something and was concerned about it. "I've told you Olivia, don't worry I'll always protect you", Denzel's younger self said to the younger version of Olivia. "But if you do so, they're just going to continue bullying you", the young Olivia said. The younger Denzel laughed," How many times do you you want me to tell you, I'm a hero that's what I do ". The young Olivia burst into tears when she heard those words and hugged the younger Denzel. Unknown to them Denzel stared at them from the bench in his older body finally realizing what he had to do with a huge smile on his face,"So that's my mission, I was to save humanity from the beginning, I can't die here. Life gave me a second chance, I won't waste it. I'll fight!"
[Ping! Ping! Ping!]
[Congratulations! Your psychopathic resolve has been noticed]
[You've awakened the monster within you, The creator smiles at you]
[Conditions to unlock, Psycho Mode(Ex-rank) have been meet. Synchronization begins....]
[Synchronization complete, Psycho Mode: 1%]
Olivia could not hold the club of the orgre anymore and her strings began to give out. All the strings tore and the club landed a solid hit in on Leon.
BOOM!
~ Psycho Threat ~
Without any prior notice a very strong scent of bloodlust filled the area and everyone felt a strong presence. The black lightning bird was the first to notice, the orgre's club did not make contact, something was holding it back, something very strong. The orgre's club began cracking and it broke into pieces scattered around. When the pieces finally settled, there was a being Infront of Leon. His hair fluttered in the air and gave off an insane amount of red and black aura. His clothes were partially burn't but his body had no traces of any bruises. His eyes glowed a strong shade of red. The entity looked very similar in appearance to Leon and had an evil smile on his face. It was Denzel in Psycho mode for the very first time. He also had strange arcane ruin markings on his face. Denzel reached out his hand to Leon. "You're looking weak Leon, wait don't tell me you're...scared", an evil menacing smile appeared on Denzel's face. "I thought you were dead, what's with the new look". "Even I don't know much about this transformation but it's really strong". "Okay you win this round Denzel, 99-1. You were right. You'd win before I got to a hundred. Milk this moment cause it will never happen again", Leon took the outstretched hand of Denzel. "Let's beat these beasts, together!" , They both said in unison.
Both Denzel and Leon stood side by side ready to rain hell on the two boss monsters;
[Black Lightning Bird Lvl.45] X1
[Ogre Lvl.45 (B-rank)] X1
"Olivia you can stay back for this one. Thanks for your help", Leon said as his hair turned to flames.
~Flame Demon: Activate~
A huge aura burst from Leon turning into a whirlpool of flames engulfing Leon as a huge blast was produced. When the flames subsided, Leon came out differnt. His eyes looked sharp and pointed. He had horns and wings made of flames. He looked like the vivid description of a demon.
[Ping! Ping!]
[Congratulations! You've transcended into a hybrid race unlocking a new sub gift of [Flame Demon King(SS-rank)], Flame Demon Transformation]
Denzel and Leon looked like an invincible combo. "Denzel take on the ogre, that bird is mine", "I've got you".
[MATCH 1:Leon vs The Black Lightning Bird]
[MATCH 2:Denzel vs The Ogre]
The black lightning bird began circling aroud Denzel and Leon from the skies looking for a perfect moment to attack. Leon locked in and the next moment the black bird's scream could be heard. In that split second, Leon managed to reach the black bird high up in the sky and landed a serious attack without it's notice. "You thought no one can reach you high up in the sky? Think again bird brain". Leon spun his sword around with finesse making the flames around it spiral. Leon sent the spiral flames at high speed towards the black bird but it dogdged as it was alerr to the danger. The black bird was super pissed after how Leon just owned it so it put it's all into one final attack and began spinning rapidly, charging up with lightning. "Seems like you want to end this quickly too, I'll happily oblige [Leon smiles with wicked intent]". Leon closed his eyes and breathed in slowly;
~Flame Demon Style: Dark Flames of Hell~
The flames around Leon's sword became black and his gaze focused on one being alone. The black lightning bird shot itself like a bullet towards Leon. Leon also countered with a heavy strike. They both crashed causing a huge explosion.
BOOM!
The out of the smoke in the sky the black lightning bird fell lifeless to the ground in a crisp burnt state. Leon laughed, basking in his victory.
[MATCH 1: Leon vs Black Lightning Bird]
[Leon wins flawlessly]
"Look's like they're finished. Let's get our match over with [Denzel wears his mask and begins to spin his dagger]". The huge ogre let out a roar and swung his chain at Denzel.
Denzel disappeared.
~X-ray vision + Psycho aura pierce~
The ogre fell to the ground with a loud thud. A huge hole that wasn't present in the chest of the ogre was now there and blood poured out like a fountain. In a single blow Denzel ended the battle before it even began. Denzel could feel everything to the smallest minute detail. The world slowed down in his eyes due to all his senses being heightened by his transformation. "So this is Psycho mode... It's amazing", Denzel said as he clenched his fists.
[MATCH 2: Denzel vs The Ogre]
[Denzel wins overwhelmingly]
Olivia's jaw dropped in amazement over what she has just witnessed. She could not keep up with their movements, everything was a blur to here and wach battle ended in mere seconds. "What the ... , they are monsters! [ her phone begins to ring]". She picked up thw call and without even talking the person on the other end of the call began to speak ,"Please tell me what we saw wasn't real. We have to recruit them to the guild at all costs. They just stopped a national disaster.
END OF CHAPTER
[FUN FACT]
-The higher your Intelligence stat the more information about monsters and beings from the tower & dungeons. When your intelligence stat is high you're able to resist various mental and psychic attacks.