The Rising of the Hero King

There was a pin drop silence.

Everyone in the room just stared at the screen with wide eyes and opened mouth.

Even Rias and her friends were watching the fight with disbelief. Rias thought Haruto was going to fight against Riser using his superior speed and outstanding swordsmanship. And seeing that he had a sword that absorbs fire, she was sure Haruto would approach Riser strategically, who relied on pure power and regeneration. But this,

Haruto was going head on head against Riser at their match. No, it couldn't be called a fight since Haruto wasn't even fighting. He was just playing with Riser.

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What Rias didn't know was that Haruto wanted to face Riser exactly the way she thought. He didn't want to bring out too much of his power but he would have shown off his superiority in the fight. But Riser dug his own grave the moment he taunted Haruto with his girls.

Haruto was a devil of pride and for that, he never took insults lightly. But because of his sharp mind usually, he would counter back the insults just through words unless things became too hectic.

But there was one more sin, hidden deep inside him. One that he himself was wary about,

Sin of Wrath.

It was his original sin, the one that manifested within him all by itself. It was overwhelming and unstoppable, but with time he was able to suppress his wrath with his pride. Because whenever he let his wrathful side come out, it would always end up with the total annihilation of his opponents. The outcome was always bloody, savage and unforgettable. And the worst part of it was … he would enjoy every second of it as long as it lasted.

And now the egotistical Phenex taunted him saying that he would take away his sister and his lover. He would take away his new family that he was slowly building after all the things he went through.

Riser really shouldn't have done that.

Because of his mistake, Haruto let out his wrath.

And so right now, Haruto wasn't fighting to win or to show his superiority.

He was fighting to utterly destroy Riser … to the point where he would have nightmares for days … years to come. And to him the best part, he was a phenex, meaning Haruto could tear his body apart and Riser would regenerate back. The thought alone made Haruto shiver with delight. So right now, Haruto wanted nothing more than to kill him over and over again before the stuck-up chicken-head was nothing but a quivering mess.

Riser raised his other arm and created a huge fireball but before he could increase its size, Haruto grabbed the handle of the sword with both of his hands and made a huge horizontal swipe. The force of that swipe was so strong that Riser's arm was torn off as he flew and crashed into the ground far away.

Riser slowly got up, his breathing was erratic and he looked frantic. He raised his severe arm to see it started to regenerate but was slow, although in a minute it fully regenerated.

And in that one minute, Haruto didn't do anything. Leaning on his sword, he just stared at the downfallen Phenex with an amusing grin. When his arms healed completely, Riser stood up and looked at Haruto. His inner feelings were laid bare to the audience by the expression his face was making. He wanted to shout at Haruto, wanted to belittle him and accuse him of cheating but the look on Haruto's eyes told him the outcome. It didn't matter to Haruto what Riser would do because either way, he was going to have a piece of him. When he understood that he immediately took flight, making Haruto's grin widened. But he wasn't having any of that.

"Come here!"

A chain shot out from the small magic circle that formed in front of Haruto's palm. The chain had one blade attached at its end which looked like a combination of multiple small blades. With a speed that was hard to follow, it pierced Riser who was at least a hundred feet away from Haruto. The blade pierced Riser's back and came out from his front, and a moment later the small blades of the main blade extended, completely hooking the Phenex.

And then Haruto pulled the scared Phenex toward him and no matter what Riser tried he couldn't do anything but go toward Haruto. And the moment Riser came close, Haruto shoved his sword or more like the mouth of the sword at Riser's head who immediately used both of his hands to catch the mouth which was mere inches away from his face.

So with one hand, Haruto was holding his sword which was trying to take a bite from Riser's head and with the other, he was holding the chain making sure that the Phenex was on the ground.

Riser screamed and let loose a huge amount of fire, it was so strong that in seconds the full village … or what was left of it … was burned to the ground, leaving nothing behind. So literally they were standing on an empty scorched wasteland without any traces of life.

But Haruto was fine. His eyes still locked onto Riser with the same gleeful expression. It was as if he didn't even notice what just happened; although there was one small change. Riser, including every one of the audiences, was looking at that small change with a wide mouth.

It was the sword. The only thing that the fire was able to burn was the white cloth wrapped around it. But in no way, anyone could call it a sword after the full shape was visible to everyone. The true form of the sword was terrifying. The actual blade consisted of a series of downward facing scales running along the entirety of its length until its hilt. It looked more like a beast … a living, breathing monster rather than a sword.

"What is that?" Every single person, who was watching the match, thought.

"What is that? I am pretty sure you are asking that in your mind." Haruto chuckled, "Why not let me enlighten you? Every sword, every weapon has a story, has a purpose. And they are created in such a way so that they can accomplish them."

The teeth of the sword sharpened as another set of teeth grew behind the first set.

"Now for my Samehada, it doesn't cut,"

The scales became longer and sharper … but worst of all, they came to life.

"It shaves."

The whole body started to shake in a slow but excited motion.

"It devours!"

Suddenly the mouth shook and it made an eerie kind of giggling noise, one that sent shivers to everyone watching,

"Gigigigigigigigigigi."

"See, Samehada agrees."

While panting and gritting his teeth, Riser released his flames once more. But this time they were completely eaten by the sword. And after devouring his flames it giggled again.

"What the fuck are you scared of? Aren't you a Phenex, a so-called immortal? Even if my Samehada bites off your head, you will regenerate it eventually." Haruto's smile turned into a snare. Then he tightened the grip on both his sword and his chain, and shouted, "So stop being a pussy and fight back, Riser! Fight and let me relish the moment! And if you can't do that,"

Haruto's power spiked again and with it, the sword started to shake violently as if it was on ecstasy,

"Then stop struggling and let me slaughter you!"

The mouth widened and Riser could feel the strength of his arm giving out, he could see the mouth was now big enough to devour almost half of his whole body in one bite. But the most frightening part was that he couldn't see anything inside the mouth even though he was so close. It was pitch black, an endless void.

Then he felt his arms shaking and saw that the mouth was closing in on him. He then remembered the crunching sound of his bone being crushed, the pain of his flesh being eaten right in front of his eyes. The agony, the sight, all of it was unimaginable. And the healing properties of his family were unable to protect him. Then it hit him,

How unbearable would the pain be if instead of an arm, it was the head?

In that moment, his mind showed him something.

It was as if he was deep in an ocean. He wasn't drowning, he was just floating in one spot and in front of him, there was a huge shark. And someone was riding on it. He knew who he was but what truly frightened him was the smile, the vicious smile, and the amused gaze.

And then the shark opened its mouth.

"I GIVE UP!"

And with that, the sword slackened as if it felt the discontent of its master.

Riser fell on his butt when the sword loosened up its mouth. And the chain that was holding him disappeared as well. When he looked up at Haruto he could clearly see the utter disappointment on his face, whereas Riser had an absolute terrified look on his.

"I-I s-surrender." He repeated again, between his shaking teeth.

"Riser Phenex has surrendered. The match is over," There was a pause as if even the judge had a hard time believing what just happened,

Winner, Haruto Belial."