Malachi bounded towards the massive energy signature he’d felt coming from a distance away, excited and eager to get his claws on another executioner when all the hairs on his body stood on end..

DANGER!!

He came to a sudden halt, just in time for the entire skies to become illuminated by a massive bolt of lighting.

Malachi looked up, his crimson, feral features contorting in horror as he felt the waves of power pouring out of that lightning bolt, if one could even call it that anymore.

"He. He wouldn’t let that thing drop right? Right??"

Wrong!!!

"You. Shall. Fall!" Dante’s voice echoed like judgement from the heavens as the gigantic lightning bolt plummeted from the sky..

"SHIIIIT!!!!" The monkey exclaimed in horror as he jumped, high enough to part the clouds, just in time for the lightning to hit..

BOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!

Malachi’s gaze widened in sheer terror as he watched half an entire city be obliterated into nothingness, a massive crater forming as dust and debris blew into the skies..

"Shit! Shit! SHIT!!!"..

"That fucking maniac!!" He yelled in desperation as his figure plummeted from the skies..

Summoning his staff, he pointed it downwards as he gave a command..

"GROW!!!!"

Woooshhhh!!!!!

The staff stretched downward for what felt like an eternity until it finally made contact with earth, planting itself firmly.

Malachi grabbed hold of the other end, his figure suspended high above the earth, as he surveyed once more the sheer absurdity of the attack Dante had just unleashed...

The crater gaped like an open wound in the earth, his staff disappearing within as the end couldn’t even be seen from that high..

"Crazy.. just. Crazy!" Speechless was all that could be used to describe how he was currently feeling..

Yet, before he could dwell on the thought.

Wooosh!!!

The wind parted beside him as he ducked down, just in time for a silhouette to flash by, thin, almost completely skin on bones, with a twisted smile on its stretched face.

The walker, twisted unnaturally midair as it struck once more, aiming to take off Malachi’s head.

"Heh.. you underestimate me.." the monkey smirked, lips opening as he gave another command.

"EXPAND!" The gold-red staff immediately expanded across the skies as the walker’s figure was swatted out the air like a fly..

Boom!!!

Malachi landed on the expanded surface of his staff as he awaited the return of his foe, he knew just how unkillable these things were, so he wasn’t in any way delusional enough to believe such a thing would be enough.

Yet, before the walker could make its reappearance, before their match could begin..

"HELLISH FORGE.."

Dante’s voice whispered like a command from hell, a command that echoed through the entire city..

"Oh, what no.."

WOOOOOOSHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

The other half of the city that had been spared annihilation, was immediately engulfed in an inferno of dark-golden flames, flames that burned so hot he could feel their effects from this distance.

"Damn it! Just how many city ending attacks does that bastard have?"

Malachi gritted his teeth in annoyance as the walker finally appeared..

"Kekekekekekeke... slow.. slow.. sl.."

"Shut yo bitch ass up.."

Booommmmm!!!!!!!

The time for talking had been over since a while back.

Now, it was time for a frustrated monkey to finally let loose..

....

...

Far above the skies, the figures of Dakota, Raven, Valen, and Tian, watched on in frozen shock at the events unfolding before them.

Well, it was mostly Tian that was in shock, valen merely looked exhausted, while the two women had stars shining within their lovestruck eyes..

"Hey, Valen." Tian called out, eyes still trained in the dark-gold inferno currently raging below them.

"Hmm." Valen grunted in response.

"Those.. those are law fluctuations, aren’t they?" Tian asked.

"Yes. Yes they are."

"Those are TWO major law fluctuations, aren’t they?"

"Yes. They are."

"I thought you said you gave the boy a weapon Art?"

"I gave him a nameless art, I only called it a weapon art because I had his halberd in mind when I requested for it."

"Okay. So tell me, how does a weapon’s art, allow you to do that? No, why does he even have TWO major law comprehensions already incorporated in said art?" Tian was having a hard time believing the nonsense he was currently seeing.

"Haaa... I might’ve tagged it a Nameless halberd art, but at its core, it is A nameless art, an art with no distinction, with a little ingenuity and creativity, something like..." Valen pointed downwards, "this, could very well happen." He concluded.

"Okay. Fine. The boy is a genius when it comes to arts. As expected. So now, please tell me why I sense TWO MAJOR LAW fluctuations coming off of him? It can’t be that he’s already comprehended them right? Right??"

"Three." Valen’s reply was short.

"What?" Tian questioned.

"Three, the boy has already comprehended at least three major laws, I’ve seen him use earth in a manner that suggests law involvement."

....

..

A silence settled between the four figures as one could visibly see Tian’s gears spiral out of control.

"So, the boy has three major laws comprehended.."

"He has also gained a rudimentary comprehension of at least THREE supreme laws."

"""WHAT??"""

That got the attention of everyone.

Even the two smitten women seemed taken aback by what they just heard.

"Did you just say?"

"Yes, I can confirm that the boy has already begun comprehending at least THREE supreme laws, I’ve felt him use them during our spars, and one of them felt eerily similar to Time." Valen’s indifferent expression didn’t so much as twitch whilst he delivered such a bombshell on the unsuspecting audience, the man himself seemed to have been desensitized already...

"Wait. Wait. Wait." Tian waved his hands, calling a time out..

"Valen."

"Yes?"

"Are you trying to tell me, that the boy, has already comprehended at least THREE major laws to the Embodiment stage?"

"I don’t know about the others, but yes, for fire? Pretty much."

"And he also has a Rudimentary stage comprehension for at least THREE supreme laws?"

"Yes."

"All this, while having ABSOLUTE ATMOSPHERIC DOMINION?"

"That about sums it up nicely."

"And you say he’s still what?"

"C-rank."

"C-rank. Yea. Ha.haha.hahahahahahahahahahahah!!!" Tian laughed, a manic sound, the likes of which people gave when they’d heard something utterly absurd and ridiculous..

"Yea, No. I’m too old for bullshit like this. Regulus was one thing, but this one here?" He pointed at the raging flames below, "this little monster? Yea, I’m not putting myself in that situation again, not today, so, I’m out!" Done saying his piece, Tian’s figure vanished.

"You broke the old man, Valen." Dakota snickered.

"I don’t blame him, I myself believe I need a few days off from the nonsensical things I’ve seen that boy do." Valen sighed, tired.

"Heh! As expected of MY Dante, he’s the best afterall."

Instantly, the mood shifted as both women stared daggers at each other.

"Haaa... regulus, my brother, all this, is definitely your fault." Valen winced internally...

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A/N: you guys thought you were going to escape a cliff? From me? Oh please... now hang! Hang there I say!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... I’ll see you tomorrow...

3/3

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Now, for the law stages breakdown..

| Stage | Comprehension Range |

| Rudimentary | 0% - 9% |

| Entry | 10% - 24% |

| Resonance | 25% - 49% |

| Embodiment | 50% - 99% |

| Perfection | 100% |

Hope that makes things easier..

Thanks for reading.....