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Chapter 3 - What is the truly beginning to the beginning

The Reaper Observes

High on the enormous mountain, Asanago Mortel watches everything.

Soldiers from another nation begin climbing the mountain, trying to attack the country below. They are so focused on the war that they do not even notice him standing there.

But Asanago Mortel notices them.

His expression becomes cold and dangerous.

He slowly raises his hand again, forming the shape of a gunAnother Reaper Shot

This time, the energy he fires is far more destructive—almost like a rocket launcher made from his power.

The blast tears across the battlefield and creates a massive explosion powerful enough to wipe out an entire large town-sized area.

Soldiers are completely overwhelmed by the force of the attack.

The mountain shakes as the explosion spreads.

Entering the City

After the attack, Asanago Mortel leaps down from the mountain and lands near the city where the war is raging.

His arrival alone creates another pshockwave-like explosion, devastating the surrounding battlefield and leaving destruction across the area.

Through the smoke and chaos, he sees something important.

The Strongest Man on Earth

In the distance, the strongest man on Earth continues fighting.

More soldiers are arriving from the mountains and firing heavy cannons toward him.

But the warrior stands firm.

With his war hammer, he swings again and releases another beam of energy, blasting the incoming cannons and soldiers apart.owerful.The battlefield grows quieter as thousands of soldiers fall. The remaining fighters from different nations surround a single warrior, asking one final question while they continue attacking him.

"What is your name?"

The warrior finally shouts it across the battlefield:

"My name is Karasma!"

The name echoes through the mountains.

From a distance, Asanago Mortel hears it.

He quietly repeats it to himself.

"Karasma…

That's a gooshockwave-like explosion, devastating the surrounding battlefield and leaving destruction across the area.

Through the smoke and chaos, he sees something important.

The Strongest Man on Earth

In the distance, the strongest man on Earth continues fighting.

More soldiers are arriving from the mountains and firing heavy cannons toward him.

But the warrior stands firm.

With his war hammer, he swings again and releases another beam of energy, blasting the incoming cannons and soldiers The battlefield grows quieter as thousands of soldiers fall. The remaining fighters from different nations surround a single warrior, asking one final question while they continue attacking him.

"What is your name?"

The warrior finally shouts it across the battlefield:

"My name is Karasma!"

The name echoes through the mountains.

From a distance, Asanago Mortel hears it.

He quietly repeats it to himself.

"Karasma…

That's a gooThen he begins walking toward the battlefield.

The Two Monsters Meet

As Asanago Mortel approaches, some remaining soldiers try to attack him.

He casually raises his hand and fires several shots from his finger-gun ability, eliminating the attackers almost instantly.

Soon, the battlefield clears.

Standing in the center is Karasma, holding his massive war hammer, exhausted from defeating thousands of soldiers.

But he notices one final opponent approaching.

The Reaper.

Karasma points his weaponKarasma points his weapon forward.

"I will defeat you!"

The First Clash

Karasma charges forward and swings his war hammer, releasing a massive energy beam.

The beam tears across the battlefield.

But Asanago Mortel blocks the attack, stepping through the blast and countering with a powerful punch toward Karasma's face.

Karasma reacts quickly, raising his war hammer to block the sThen he fires another beam from the weapon, destroying thousands of nearby buildings with the explosion.

But Asanago Mortel dodges it effortlessly.

The Reaper's Attack

The Reaper gathers power.

"The special ability of the Reaper… is the best."

He forms his fingers like a gun again and fires.

The bullet flies toward KAt first, it passes through his chest, missing the heart.

But the energy bullet behaves strangely.

Inside his body, it ricochets, bouncing violently through his organs.

Three seconds later—

It strikes his heart.

Karasma coughs massive amounts of blood and collapses to the ground, bleeding heavily.

But even while wounded, he refuses to stop fighting.

Karasma's Last SKarasma stands again, swinging his war hammer desperately.

Beams of energy continue blasting across the battlefield, but Asanago Mortel dodges every attack, moving so fast it almost looks like teleportation.

Karasma shouts into the chaos:

"Where are you…?

Where are you, Asanago Mortel?!"

The Unexpected Strike

In one desperate move, Karasma swings his war hammer directly toward where he predicts his opponent will aThis time—

It connects.

The beam explosion slams into Asanago Mortel's arm, cutting his hand completely off.

The severed hand falls to the ground.

For a moment, the black skin of the Reaper's body begins changing color at the wound, turning pale white, as if the darkness cannot become any darker.

But something even more shocking hapWithout hesitation, Asanago Mortel regenerates a new hand.

A fresh arm grows back instantly, returning to the same dark appearance as his Reaper form.

The old severed hand remains lying on the battlefield.

Karasma stares at him, realizing the terrifying truThe battle between Asanago Mortel and Karasma continues for a few more intense moments.

Karasma, already badly wounded, tries one last desperate move. He lunges forward and throws a powerful kick toward the Reaper.

But Asanago Mortel counters instantly, striking him with a crushing punch.

Karasma stumbles back, blood still pouring from his wounKnowing he can't continue fighting much longer, Karasma shouts across the battlefield:

"Empire… attack!"

His voice reaches the command lines of the empire. The rulers of the country hear the call and immediately respond.

The majesty of the empire orders more soldiers to rush into the battlefieKarasma tries to keep moving. He holds his hand tightly against his chest, struggling to breathe as he slowly walks away from the fight.

But the blood loss is too great.

After a few steps, he collapses onto the ground.

Imperial soldiers quickly rush to him and carry him away from the battlefield.

He is taken back to the empire's capital, where the ruler orders the best doctors to heal him completely, sparing no resources.

After all, Karasma is one of their most powerful warrMeanwhile, back on the battlefield, Asanago Mortel continues fighting the incoming soldiers.

To him, the battle feels almost effortless.

He defeats wave after wave of enemies, firing shots from his finger-gun ability and knocking soldiers aside as if they were mere toys.

During the chaos, something catches his attention.

On the ground nearby, he sees broken pieces of Karasma's war hammer—scratches in the metal and fragments scattered across the battlefield from their earlier clash

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