consciousness slamming back into existence like someone plugged me into reality with jumper cables. But the moment I tried to breathe, I realized something horrifying, I wasn't standing. I wasn't lying down.
I was floating.
And worse—
I was naked.
MC(shocked, panicked): "W–WH—?! WHY AM I NAKED!?"
Cold air brushed my skin from every angle as I instinctively slapped both hands down to cover my… you know, the important area. My entire face burned as I twisted in midair, trying to understand how the hell I ended up in this strange, swirling, rainbow-colored void that looked like the universe was tripping on acid.
MC(thinking, frantic): Where the hell am I?! What dimension did I glitch into!?
A soft, casual laugh drifted through the space—
Hehe.
My whole body tensed. I spun my head to the side.
And there he was.
A red-haired individual about my build, maybe a little taller, his bright golden eyes glowing like twin suns. His outfit was, baggy pants, open jacket, a kind of biker-gang delinquent aesthetic dripping off him like it was his natural habitat. He looked like he belonged in a back alley fight, not inside a multicolored void dimension.
He lifted a hand in a lazy wave.
???: "What's up, dude?"
His voice had that cocky, delinquent drawl, like he lived on a permanent chill level of "don't care but also too cool." I blinked at him in confusion, brain scrambling.
MC(thinking): Who…?
He caught my expression and grinned wide, eyes sparkling like he already knew the punchline of some private joke.
And then it hit me.
Red hair. Baggy clothing. Cocky delinquent vibes.
MC(thinking, shocked): Wait… red hair… baggy clothes… cocky as hell… is he… Great Red!?
He blinked in surprise.
Great Red(surprised): "Whoa? Have we met before?"
MC(confused): "Huh?"
He leaned closer slightly, eyes narrowing like he was examining my soul.
Great Red(confused): "You looked right at me and instantly knew who I was?"
I froze.
MC(thinking): How did he—?
He smirked, tapping the side of his head.
Great Red(grinning): "I can read your mind. That's why."
My entire soul screamed.
MC(yelling): "HEY! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!"
I flailed my arm in panic, and my hand slipped away from covering myself.
Great Red's eyes dropped.
He whistled.
Great Red(whistling, grinning): "Nice."
MC(horrified): "AH! HEY!!"
My hands shot down again so fast I almost punched myself. He just laughed, clearly having the time of his life watching me suffer. With another lazy snap—
Clothes materialized on my body.
Soft fabric wrapped around me instantly, thank every god in existence.
MC(sighing deeply): "…Thanks."
I adjusted the clothes quickly, double-checking everything was actually covered, then looked up at him with a mix of relief and confusion.
MC(curious, confused): "Where am I?"
Great Red shrugged, as if explaining something obvious.
Great Red(grinning): "My domain. Figured we should have a private chat."
MC(thinking, confused): Why would Great Red want something from me?
Before I could ask, he snapped his fingers again.
The rainbow void shattered around us like glass breaking underwater.
Color dissolved into particles. The world rebuilt itself in layers, sky first, then sunlight, then rolling grassy fields, then mountains rising in the distance like colossal stone guardians. A gentle breeze brushed past me, carrying the smell of fresh earth.
It was peaceful.
Beautiful.
But Great Red stood up, cracked his neck, stretched his arms over his head like he'd been waiting for this moment.
Great Red(grinning): "Well… this should be enough."
MC(confused): "Huh? Enough for what?"
He didn't answer immediately. Instead, he raised his hand—
—and flicked his finger toward me.
A sphere of raw mana blasted forward so fast I barely registered it before instinct took over. My eyes widened, my arms half-lifted—
But the blast didn't hit me.
It screamed past my left side.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!!
The mana shot tore across the plains, ripping the air apart, then slammed into the mountains in the distance—
—and obliterated them.
A whole row of mountains vaporized into dust and shockwaves. The earth shook violently beneath us.
I stared, jaw hanging.
MC(shocked): "HUH!?"
Great Red rolled his wrist casually.
Great Red(smiling): "My aim is kinda rusty."
Then he locked his eyes on me.
Great Red(grinning wider): "I won't miss again."
Every instinct in my body screamed.
MC(panicked): "WHY DID YOU ATTACK ME!?!"
He shrugged like it was the most normal thing in the world.
Great Red(grinning): "I need to test something. Sooo… hope you can handle it."
MC(horrified): "Wait! Wait what the hell are you talking about!?"
His grin faded into something serious, calm, ancient, heavy.
Great Red(glaring): "Hurry up and get ready to fight. You're in my world, so you won't get hurt. No matter what happens."
MC(stunned): "So this is… like a safe zone?"
He nodded his head. Silence stretched. Then I exhaled sharply.
MC(thinking): …Fuck it.
I slid one foot back, raised my fists, grounding myself as adrenaline flooded my veins. My heartbeat steadied,not calm, not relaxed, but ready.
I smirked.
MC(grinning, fired up): "Alright then… bring it on."
Great Red's eyes gleamed with excitement as his grin returned, sharp and monstrous in the best way.
Great Red(excited): "Fantastic."
Heavy, thunderous footsteps shook the grassy world of the Dimensional Gap as I charged first, no hesitation, no doubt, just raw instinct pushing me forward faster than my brain could think.
My arm was already coated in black lightning-like trails. Advanced Armament Haki. Advanced Conqueror's Haki. Both fused into a single, throbbing weapon.
MC(roaring): "GALAXY IMPACT!!"
My fist slammed into Great Red's face—
BOOOOOOOM!!!
A nuclear-like blast wiped out the meadow instantly. The earth caved in, forming an enormous crater under our feet. The clouds above split in half, torn open in a perfect circle. Grass wasn't just blown away, it was vaporized into burning ash.
My fist stayed raised, trembling from the force. Dust swallowed the battlefield.
And then it settled.
He was standing there. Not flinching. Not injured. Not even annoyed. Just grinning.
MC(thinking, shocked): Just how durable is this dude…?
Blood dripped lazily from his nose. He wiped it away with one finger.
Great Red(grinning wider): "You wanna go hand-to-hand?"
Before I could answer—
He vanished.
Then—
He reappeared right in front of my face.
Great Red(laughing): "You got it!"
His fist buried itself into my stomach.
THOOOOMB!!!
Silver blood shot from my mouth as my body bent around his knuckles. The punch sent me flying like a ragdoll across the shattered plains.
I hit the mountain so hard the entire front collapsed inward, rocks exploding outward. A crater formed behind my spine as I coughed:
MC(wheezing): "O… ow, ow!!"
I glanced down just in time to see the hole in my abdomen stitch itself closed, flesh knitting back together like liquid metal.
MC(thinking): Well… guess he was telling the truth.
A shadow fell over me.
He floated there, casual, arms folded.
Great Red(smiling): "Of course I did."
Then he kicked.
BAAAAAAM!!!
The kick ripped through the mountain, sending me through the other side like a fired cannonball. I skipped across the ground, digging trenches with my body before forcing myself to stand.
MC(grinning through pain): So I can go all out then…
His voice echoed behind me.
Great Red(amused): "Go on, go all out!"
He blitzed forward again. But this time. I snapped my arm up and blocked his punch.
CRRRRRSH!!!
The ground beneath us shattered like glass from the force. My bones cracked instantly—
—then healed instantly.
I smirked. He smirked back.
MC(grinning): "Let's rumble."
Great Red(grinning back): "Don't disappoint me."
This time I moved first.
I slammed my palm into the ground, twisted my body, and spun in a full circle, my leg snapping upward.
WHOOOM!!!
My heel smashed his shin sideways.
Great Red's leg bent, not broken, not injured, just forced backward by pure momentum.
It didn't hurt him. But it surprised him. He lost balance and tilted.
MC(growling): "Got you—!"
I leaped on top of him, fist cocking back with Haki crackling.
MC(roaring): "GALAXY IMPACT!!!"
My fist smashed straight into his face.
KAAAA—BOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
The entire ground beneath us turned molten, flames erupting outward in a violent geyser. The shockwave punched a hole in the sky. The plains transformed into a flaming wasteland, earth glowing orange and red like a volcanic disaster.
Great Red's head was buried in the ground—
But then he laughed. Not pained. Not annoyed. Just thrilled.
Great Red(laughing hard): "YES!!"
His tail whipped around and slammed into my back.
CRACK!!
Something definitely broke, my spine? My ribs? My shoulder? Hell if I knew.
I went flying into the air, coughing silver blood that sparkled like mercury.
Before I landed—
Great Red appeared above me with a calm smile.
Great Red(calm): "Try keeping up."
He raised his hand. Finger pointing. Energy building—
Then—
FWOOM!!!
A crimson blast fired from his fingertip, punching through the air with terrifying speed. I twisted mid-fall, just barely avoiding it, but the beam grazed my shoulder.
My entire arm twisted backward.
MC(yelling): "GRAAH—!!"
I hit the ground hard. Bones snapped. Muscles tore. Then they healed. instantly. Great Red blinked.
Great Red(amused): "Oh? You good?."
He wasn't even warmed up. He was testing me. And my heart beat faster from the thrill.
I forced myself back up, panting, body steaming, haki flickering wildly around me.
MC(breathing hard): "Fine… then I'll speed up."
Great Red(grinning): "Good. Show me something fun."
I clenched my fists. My muscles tightened. Steam exploded from my shoulders. The ground cracked beneath my feet—
Lightning-like veins wrapped around my arms—
The ground trembled beneath my feet the moment I shifted into Snakeman. My body felt weightless yet coiled with lethal pressure, like every muscle had been wound into a perfect spring begging to unleash itself. Dust spiraled upward, pulled into thin vortexes by the force rolling off me.
The shattered stone beneath my boots cracked again, as if the ground itself couldn't decide whether it wanted to hold me or collapse under the strain. My heartbeat echoed like distant thunder, each thump syncing with the twitching momentum building in my arms.
Across from me, GR walked forward with slow, controlled steps, each one hitting the earth hard enough to send vibrations crawling up my legs. He didn't look bothered. Didn't look strained. Didn't even look remotely pushed. His grin sat casually on his face, wide and almost cruel, like he was about to enjoy a game rather than a battle.
The faint golden aura around him pulsed lazily, flickering like a candle flame rather than the inferno I knew he could become. I clenched my jaw. Are you kidding me? He's not even warming up. Yet he just chuckled, tilting his head as if observing a curious animal instead of an opponent.
I launched first, my body disappearing in a blur. The world stretched into streaks of color behind me as my arm snapped forward like a compressed whip cracking open the air.
MC (yelling): "JET… CALVERIN!!!"
My fist elongated, spiraling through the wind like a living missile. GR's eyes widened a fraction, not fear, just acknowledgment, before he tilted his head aside casually and let my fist blast into the ground behind him. The impact blew open a crater the size of a house, dirt erupting upward like a geyser. I clicked my tongue as dust blasted across my face. Great. Missed by a mile. Nice job.
I didn't hesitate. My other arm whipped forward instantly, curved and unpredictable, smashing into his ribs with enough force to twist the air itself.
MC (yelling): "JET… KULVERIN!"
My knuckles slammed into him hard enough to send a shock up my arm. GR slid back only a few inches, his expression shifting into mild amusement as he exhaled slowly through his nose.
He didn't budge the way he should have. Didn't stagger. Didn't even show the basic human reaction of someone getting hit. Instead, he laughed a low, rumbling sound that vibrated through the dust-filled air.
GR (mocking, amused): "Cute."
Then he vanished.
I blinked, too slow. A blur of gold appeared in front of me, and his fist sank clean into my stomach with a sound like the sky splitting open.
The impact tore the air behind me apart like an explosion. Pain ripped through my core so violently my vision spasmed. I spat saliva and a thin spray of blood as the force hurled me backward like I'd been fired from a cannon.
MC(thinking):GODDAMMIT! THIS GUY!
I skidded across the grass, carving a trench before flipping forward and regaining my footing through sheer instinct.
I slammed my hand into the ground, roaring in frustration as I spun my entire body like a deadly turbine. My leg snapped around in a brutal arc, smashing into GR's thigh with enough force to crater the grassy land beneath him.
The sound echoed like thunder, stone rupturing outward in every direction. GR actually shifted, losing balance just slightly, not falling, but reacting. That tiny moment lit my chest with a burst of satisfaction.
MC(grinning):"Yeah, take THAT."
I kicked off the ground instantly, momentum whipping around me.
I shot upward, my arms coiling, compressing, twisting.
MC (yelling): "BLACK… MAMBA!!!"
My fists blurred, striking with a thousand snapping jabs from every angle, the air screaming around them. They tore into GR's guard, each hit blasting shockwaves through the debris-filled haze around us. Stone pillars ruptured, dust exploded outward, and the arena rumbled like an angry beast. But then, he moved.
Before my eyes even caught the motion, GR burst upward from the crater in a flash of gold. His hand clamped around my face mid-air, fingers digging painfully into my jaw as if my skull were made of soft clay.
GR (cocky, grinning): "You call that fast?"
Then he slammed me into the earth. Hard.
My body plowed through a fractured pillar, splitting it apart like paper before bouncing across the arena floor. Stone tore into my back. Dust filled my lungs. My vision spun, tilting sideways, warping like reality was slipping. My ribs screamed. My spine groaned.
My lungs felt crushed. But Snakeman's momentum whipped my blood into a frenzy, and before I even consciously commanded it, my body snapped back into motion, wounds stitching and elasticity absorbing the impact that should have flattened me.
MC(thinking)Come on… come on… don't stop here.
GR landed softly, dust flaring around his boots in a slow-motion shockwave. His grin widened like he was finally entertained.
GR (teasing): "C'mon… I know you've got more stupid tricks in that stretchy body of yours."
My eyes narrowed. My heart thumped once, hard.
Oh, you smug bastard.
Then he smirked wider, pointing at me with one finger.
GR (cocky, taunting): "Go on. Show me that 'white form' already."
My breath caught. My stomach dropped. He knew. He knew about it. How? When? Why?
But the surprise lasted only a heartbeat before it curled into a sharp, hungry grin stretching across my face. Heat surged through my chest. Pain vanished under adrenaline.
MC (grinning): "You want it?"
I leaned forward, steam rolling off my shoulders.
MC (yelling): "Fine. You got it."
GR laughed, a deep, rumbling, satisfied sound, because he knew I was nowhere near done.
And I wasn't. Not even close.
I laughed. Loud. Maniacal. My voice bounced across the grassy plains like a drumline gone insane. The ground under my feet seemed to respond, vibrating with each roar as if it wanted to join in. And then, I felt it.
My body igniting from the inside out. White-hot energy coursed through my veins. My muscles twisted, coiled, and swelled as if the world itself had turned into rubber. My hair lifted, glowing silver for a heartbeat before blasting into pure radiant white, flowing and dancing like liquid lightning around my face. My clothes shifted with it, turning blindingly white, fluttering like cartoon flags in a storm.
MC (laughing, yelling): "HEHEHE! Let's see how you like this, buddy!"
Haki flared. My arms, legs, torso, everything, vibrated with a wild, untamed energy. The air crackled with my laughter, my spirit, my chaotic power. I slammed my fists into the ground and BOOM.
The entire grassy field beneath me softened and bounced, turning into a giant springboard. Each step now sent me ricocheting like a human pinball, my laughter echoing with every bounce.
GR's golden eyes widened slightly, and then that wide, smug grin stretched impossibly across his face. He didn't move. Didn't even tense. He just stood there, radiating calm amusement, watching me go insane.
GR (grinning): "Good."
He clicked his fingers, and instantly he split apart, seven perfect copies of himself, each floating and smiling eerily.
GR (cocky, playful): "Have fun with these."
I stared, counting them. One… two… three… seven? Too many? Heh, perfect. I grinned wide.
MC (shouting, gleeful): "Bring it on, baby!"
I launched into the air, bouncing on the now-cartoonishly springy grass, laughing as I twisted and stretched. My arms became noodles, my legs rubber, my torso a slingshot.
I slammed into one clone with a massive, exaggerated fist. POW! He staggered a little, then disappeared and popped back somewhere else, blinking innocently.
MC (thinking, manic): "Ohhhhhh, this is perfect! It's like… clone tag!"
I stretched backward impossibly far, flipping over two more clones while shouting:
MC (yelling, goofy): "GUM-GUM… BOUNCY-WOUNCY-MEGA-SLAM!"
Each impact made the grassy land compress and bounce me sky-high, like I was a rubber ball in a cartoon pinball machine. My hair sparkled with white light, my clothes billowed, and my laughter filled the sky like fireworks.
GR's clones weren't just standing there, they moved. Red beams of light shot from their hands, zigzagging in perfect arcs, like lasers with a death wish.
MC (laughing, dodging): "Hehehe! Ooooh!!"
I bent backwards, arms flailing, legs spinning in ridiculous loops. I twisted mid-air, cartoon-style, ducking, weaving, bouncing, ricocheting off a crater, then slamming back down into the ground with a springy BOING!
GR (amused): "Astonishing…"
I laughed harder, bouncing again, spinning, stretching, my hair and clothes trailing like comets. Then I saw it, too many clones. Way too many. A grin spread across my face.
MC (thinking): "Okay… let's get really stupid!"
I launched straight up, higher and higher, until the clouds themselves felt like they were brushing my hair. Then, bam! I plunged straight down, headfirst. The ground shook, then cracked, then groaned under the sheer impact. GR's eyes narrowed in confusion as the earth opened slightly… and then, I popped my head up… but huge. Ridiculous. Cartoonish. Absolutely massive.
MC (grinning, teasing): "Peek-a-boo, big guy!"
GR blinked. Then he grinned wider.
I chomped and ate all of the clones and him, my head swelled like a balloon, growing bigger and wobbling comically, but terrifyingly at the same time. My mouth began moving, stretching, twisting, squirming, almost alive. Something inside me twitched, trying to burst out, pushing against my jaws.
MC (yelling): "UGH!"
Then, BAM! A huge red beam blasted out of my mouth, shooting straight toward GR and his clones. I let it deflate like a popped balloon. Poof! Back to normal, grinning, bouncing, hair fluttering.
GR popped out from behind a clone, still floating, dust settling around him. His grin was impossibly wide.
GR (chuckling, impressed): "You… are a weird one."
MC (grinning): "Hehe… thanks! I try my best.
I launched into the fray again, arms twisting into impossible spirals, legs spinning like pinwheels, hair waving like living fire. I ricocheted off the bouncy plains, sliding off clones, dodging red beams, flipping, spinning, screaming goofy one-liners:
MC (yelling, ecstatic): "GUM-GUM… SLAP-SLIDE-KAPO! WHOOPSIE-WHOMP!"
GR hovered, golden aura flickering lazily, floating above the chaos, watching me with pure amusement.
GR (grinning, cocky): "I could watch this all day… utterly ridiculous, and yet… somehow… effective."
I laughed. Loud. Maniacal. Wild. The plains bounced, the clones scrambled, the beams crisscrossed the sky, and I became a literal cartoon hurricane of chaos, unstoppable, ridiculous, and impossibly alive.
MC (grinning): "hehe"
And I kept going, bouncing, spinning, stretching, chomping, sliding, exploding, laughing.