Kael set all of the boxes on fire by launching fireballs at the mountain of boxes everywhere, causing Santiago to be trapped, the lack of oxygen and the toxic flames clearly affecting him. "Let's see how you handle this," Kael said with a smirk, standing outside of the ring of fire that had surrounded Santiago.
However, to Kael's horror, Santiago was suddenly behind him. "Huh?! When did-" Before Kael could process what had happened, he was launched to the other corner of the warehouse with such power that he almost lost consciousness. Though, with extreme effort, he managed to stand up.
But it was useless as Santiago appeared next to him again and sent him onto the roof of the warehouse with an uppercut that a few of his teeth got broken and he got a concussion. In fact, he even fell to the ground in the very next second.
"Is dat all ya got?" Santiago said while laughing like a maniac, jumping around and punching the air. "WOOO! COME ON! YA GOT SOME BALLS TO BE MESSIN' WITH ME!" Santiago screamed loudly. "I'll FUCKIN' SLAUGHTER YER ENTIRE FAMILY, BITCH!"
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Kael's consciousness faded. "So...this is it, huh."
"Everything...is goin' black," Kael said with a slight sad smile. "My life...ends here."
At least that is what Kael thought as in the very next second, he appeared in a very dark place, in fact, he couldn't see a single thing...except for a large, oval shaped eye that was nine feet tall, it's pupil and iris were glowing in the dark, which was why Kael was able to see it. However, despite seeing it, he couldn't move.
"Is this...the grim reaper?! Is he going to take away my soul?!" Kael thought, his eyes widening. Even he didn't believe what he was saying but in that scenario, he wasn't thinking about what he was saying but what he was seeing.
[The being, "Devourer of light," wants to feed on despair]
[Will you help it? Yes or no]
[Saying no will cause it to devour you]
[Saying Yes will grant you the blessing, [devourer] which allows you to get permanently stronger if your opponent is in despair, the more in despair the opponent, the stronger you get]
Kael's eyes widened at the sudden messages that appeared before him. He quickly read them and instantly accepted. "I-I don't have a choice, have I?" Kael said with a nervous laughter.
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Santiago's men that had just returned from their missions, started to extinguish the fire, which took time but they eventually did it, causing reports to fill the room. "Boss! Some blonde man with a sword is killin' everyone! He has already killed all of the guards and is now fighting against the drug dealers!" A drug dealer reported.
Santiago processed the information and slowly nodded but then looked in the drug dealer's eyes with a deadly stare, his whispering voice saying, "then...what da hell are you doin' here? Kill him."
The drug dealer aggressively nodded and was about to rush over to help but Santiago stopped him. "Wait," Santiago said, glancing at Kael. "Tie this bastard with ropes, make sure he ain't able to escape."
"Got it, boss," the drug dealer said, frantically bringing the ropes, about to tie him to a chair but before he could, his lower body and upper body got separated with a slash, a waterfall of blood flowing out of him.
Before Santiago could process it, Kael materialized in front of him and launched him like a ragdoll, stopping just behind the warehouse. "Ah...how fuckin' fun!" Santiago said, using the tree to launch himself into the warehouse again, stopping right in front Kael.
"Did ya have a good time restin'?" Santiago said, his face full of worry and sadness. "Did ya eat well?"
Santiago approached Kael and placed his hand on his shoulder. "I'm sorry about wat happened. Look, ya started punchin' me first. How bout we discuss what ya came for?" Santiago said, his face full of guilt.
For a split second, Kael's guard slightly softened, which was all Santiago needed as in the very next second, he managed to land a devastating punch that slightly shattered Kael's ribs. "Just kiddin' loser! Burn in hell!" Santiago screamed, the punch causing Kael to be on his knees.
Santiago then looked at a drug dealer who was watching the fight. But instead of getting angry, he simply took his cigarette and used Kael's face as an ashtray, which made Santiago slightly chuckle. "Pee on the bastard," Santiago ordered the drug dealer but then stopped him. "Nah, this bastard ain't even wastin' my time on," he said, about to land the finishing blow on the top of his head, aiming to crush his skull.