Martial Arts Worlds-Chapter 870: Second Capital

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"Ahh!"

"Wait, I'll help you!"

In the downtown of Irio, a wall of a destroyed building had fallen over an elderly woman, and several young men were trying to lift it up.

These young men weren't weak. They were Martial Soldiers. Yet, the wall was very heavy, and it seemed almost impossible to lift.

"Ahh!"

The elderly woman cried out.

The wall was crushing her, and she could feel her body unable to bear the weight any longer.

In that moment.

"I'll help you."

A man descended from the skies and effortlessly, with one hand, lifted the wall off of her and tossed it aside.

It shocked the Martial Soldiers because of how effortlessly he made it seem.

"Drink this."

Kiernan offered her some healing potions, which she drank without hesitation, and her injuries slowly healed.

"You are…"

The young man recognized the man, and in almost complete reverence, they bowed as they had heard all about him.

Kiernan nodded at them, jumped onto the roof of one of the nearby buildings, and looked across Irio.

The battle did some damage to Irio, but it was mostly buildings, and no lives seemed to have been lost—luckily.

"This air…"

Kiernan frowned.

In that moment, Bael—who was in Mercedes's body—landed beside him, and she also sniffed at the air.

"Do you smell this?"

Kiernan asked.

"Yes. It looks like the air in New Rakuya has changed. It's richer now. It is very good to nurture strong martial souls."

Bael said.

"This air is now as strong as tier 1 countries. How could this happen?"

Kiernan asked.

"Because the two of you fighting has caused the air to change, absorbing your energy and growing stronger in response."

Bael said.

"…I see."

Kiernan nodded.

He then listened if anyone needed help and heard a few screams for help and quickly went to assist them.

It was mostly people stuck inside collapsed buildings, and some were injured, but he quickly managed to help them.

"You alright?"

In that moment, at one of the streets, Azer pulled a woman out of a collapsed building, and she looked quite taken aback but fine.

Julia checked on her wounds, but she seemed fine, and thus, she let out a sigh of relief.

"Azer… Julia… Are you two alright?"

At that moment, they heard a familiar voice and turned to the rooftop and saw Kiernan staring down at them.

They felt so shocked at his mere presence that they were speechless for a moment before finally responding.

"Y-Yes."

Azer said.

"K-Kiernan…"

Julia whispered.

"I am sorry about your school, Azer. I'll contact Robert so he can lend you some funds to restore it."

Kiernan said with a wry smile.

"Haha, not a problem… Are you okay though? I don't quite know what happened, but that woman… was monstrous."

Azer said.

"She has been dealt with."

Kiernan said.

'Why does it sound like he just dealt with some annoying cockroach?'

Azer thought with a twitching lip.

It was obvious to him that Kiernan was now in a completely different realm of strength compared to everybody else.

They couldn't understand him anymore.

It was like ants trying to understand the true power of humans.

"I'll visit you someday. For now, I have to go."

Kiernan waved goodbye, and then he flew high into the air and disappeared into the horizon—flying with speed that was even superior to any jets.

A month passed since the battle of Irio.

With Mercedes and her Black Knights officially gone, the Human Government sent a couple vessels to Dead World.

To contact the residents of Dead World.

It almost ended in a fight, as the prejudice that the Red Ones had towards humans was still very strong.

Then.

Kiernan joined with the Red Ones, whom he rescued from Silver Castle's prison, and joined the peace mission.

Eventually.

Humans and the couple representatives of Red Ones sat down for a talk, and they were told the truth about everything.

How Dead World used to be Paradise World, and how Mercedes, their Queen, killed everyone in there as a sacrifice.

Of course, it was hard for them to believe it at first.

Then.

Humans and Red Ones made a deal.

Dead World would still belong to the Red Ones, and the Humans would never try to take it over—humans, of course, agreed.

It was going to be a slow process, but eventually, the Human Government hoped that they would be able to coexist in the future.

Currently, in Montrael.

"Haah…"

Bael sat on the cliff, overlooking the World Seas, and then she heard someone land behind her—it was Kiernan.

"You leaving?"

Kiernan asked.

"Yep. I have a body now. I can travel wherever I want."

Bael said with a grin.

Since Mercedes' appearance wasn't that well known, Bael could freely use her body without raising any suspicion.

Even Red Ones didn't know what their Queen looked like.

"Please, don't make any trouble, or I'll have to find you and stop you."

Kiernan said.

"Come on~ Do you really have this little trust in me?"

Bael grinned.

"Yes, you're a demon. You were banished from Hell because of your antics."

Kiernan said with a twitching eyebrow.

"…Ah shit, that's true… You don't have to worry. I'll be good. Trust me. What are you going to do now?"

Bael asked.

"Move back to New Rakuya. I originally wanted to stay in Montrael because of its rich air, but now New Rakuya's air is even richer.

"I think it'll be a good place to raise Ellie."

Kiernan said.

"Mmh… Well, I'll wish you luck with that. Are you seriously going to be just satisfied being here? With your strength… you can become a God in a Heavens."

Bael said.

"I am not interested in that."

Kiernan said with crossed arms.

"Whatever floats your boat, I guess~ Well, see you then."

Bael shook his hand, and then she slowly fell backwards into World Seas and disappeared into the unknown.

Kiernan sat down on the edge of the cliff, looked at the World Sea, and let out a contented sigh.

Ten years later.

Irio, the Grand Battle Arena, Annual Nationals Tournament.

"Wohoo! Wohoo! Wohoo!"

Hundreds of thousands of spectators screamed from the bottom of their lungs, and the sound of drums blasted throughout the arena.

"It's so close, but… Little by little, Ellie is constantly pushing back her opponent!"

A commentator's voice sounded from the speakers, and dozens of cameras were surrounding the ring to capture every moment.

"Reigning Fallow!"

Ellie's punches came down hard, and her opponent turtled behind his guard—his arms were aching from the relentless assault.

"Argh!"

The spectators cheered, and slowly, they started chanting her name.

"Ellie! Ellie! Ellie! Ellie!"

She was the most popular young star of New Rakuya's martial arts circle, and everyone loved her.

She was beautiful. Smart. And also extremely strong!

While she was the global ambassador of the model agency—Pink Heart—she was also a black belt of Iron Style Dojo!

She first got her fame as she was the first-born daughter of the legendary Kiernan Hunter, but now she had earned her own fame through her hard work and dedication to her craft.

"Iron Kick!"

Ellie's kick connected with her opponent's leg, and he lost his footing and dropped to the ground—he tried getting back up.

However.

In that moment, Ellie's knee came crashing down on his face, and it landed—it indeed landed with a crushing thud.

Her opponent coughed blood, and then his eyes rolled back to his skull, and he collapsed to the ground in defeat.

"The winner is Ellie Hunter!"

The commentator shouted.

With that, the spectators jumped to their feet and excitedly clapped for her.

With a smile on her beautiful face, Ellie waved to the crowd, which earned screams from her diehard fans and other supporters.

"She did it!"

Aoi said excitedly with a big smile on her face as she was watching from the top row, and her heart almost stopped many times.

She hated watching her daughter fight, as she was always so nervous.

"Of course."

Kiernan said with his arms crossed.

He acted casual, but even he was extremely nervous, even more than whenever he fought in the ring.

"Big sis Ellie is so strong!"

"You're amazing, Ellie!"

Finn and Nova shouted excitedly.

Finn was a thirteen-year-old boy—the first son of Kiernan and Aoi—and Nova was a ten-year-old girl.

After Ellie, they had two more children.

"This arena is amazing, though."

Aoi said.

"Mmh."

Kiernan nodded.

After New Rakuya officially became a tier 1 country, everything changed, and it became one of the biggest countries in the world.

Irio also became Second Capital City of New Rakuya—because of its importance to Kiernan and its reputation.

Most foreigners only know about Irio instead of Tiamut, and most of them have always believed that Irio has always been the Capital City.

Thus.

It became Second Capital City of New Rakuya.

They were also splitting the nationals now between two cities, and after deciding on that, Irio's government built this amazing arena.

It was the biggest arena in all of New Rakuya, and it was even huge compared to any other tier 1 country.

"Let's go to Ellie!"

Finn grabbed Nova's hand, and they started running away, and Aoi wryly smiled as she had to again run after them.

"Shall we?"

Aoi offered her hand to Kiernan, who grabbed it, and hand in hand, they walked after the two overly excited children.

The End.