Alpha Instinct-Chapter 96: "Electric X"

Leonard darted towards the Ursulos Rex. The creature, even wounded, was a terrifying sight. Fifty-five feet of pure muscle and fury. The smell of blood, ozone, and burnt sulfur saturated the air.

"Watch out, Leo!" Evelyn yelled.

"Damn it, I feel so helpless," Mikaela said, biting her nails.

Leo activated "Ghostly Steps." The world became a blur. He circled the Ursulos, searching for angles, assessing. The Wyvern's slashes, the burns—he evaluated each weak point with his "Temporal Cognition."

The Ursulos Rex roared, a sound that made the air tremble with shockwaves. It looked directly into Leonard's eyes, even at high speed.

And then the beast charged.

Its foreleg accelerated at a speed unseen before, a blur of claws and fur passing mere inches from Leonard. He felt the intense displacement of air. "One direct hit and it's over," he thought.

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"Smiling" and "Absolution" were drawn in the air. Leonard, in a risky move, slid beneath the immense leirion and attacked with quick and precise strikes at its heels. The reptilian-bear grunted in pain, but it was superficial.

Moving behind the Ursulos, Leo aimed for the open wounds on its back. He jumped and, with a flurry of quick strikes, hit the beast's exposed flesh. The Ursulos' hide, even exposed, was tough. The blows glanced off, creating more shallow cuts.

"Damn it, it's not enough," he whispered.

The counterattack came instantly. A sweeping blow with its rotating tail. Leonard leaped back, but the Ursulos' tail caught him square. He deflected with his swords, but it wasn't enough. The blow sent him flying into a rock, which exploded on impact. Leonard spat blood. The pain in his ribs was excruciating.

"Even blocking, he managed to corner me? What the hell..." Leonard thought.

At that moment, the Ursulos showed its true nature. In the blink of an eye, it reached Leonard, its speed terrifying. Leo rolled to the side, dodging the Ursulos' head as it plunged towards him. Fangs seeking his flesh, as if he were a mere snack. Its jaw crashed into the volcanic ground.

Leo got up, dizzy and with blurred vision. "I need an opening. A chance. I'll give it my all."

The Ursulos, frustrated, had struck the ground, raising only dust and stone splinters. Its movements, despite its fury, began to slow slightly. The fight with the Wyvern had taken its toll.

Leo activated his battle aura, his ELEV at maximum, beginning to flicker. "It's now or never!" Sparks crackled around him, his energy increasing more and more.

"Shit, he's losing control," Mikaela stated.

"What do you mean?" Evelyn asked.

"If he blacks out, he'll kill everyone here..." Mikaela replied, her voice heavy with genuine sorrow.

Leonard, using "Temporal Cognition," saw it. It was a deep cut, near the spine. A result of his battle with the Wyvern. "There. I'll focus there..." he thought.

But the Ursulos wouldn't give him a second chance. He needed a definitive strike.

The Ursulos prepared another charge. Leonard planted his feet. Waited. His concentration was at its peak. He closed his eyes and just felt the wind, the sounds, the mana in the environment.

At the last instant, he whispered... "Electric B-Twist" and dodged over the beast with his sideways spin, using the momentum from his battle aura. "Smiling & Absolution" flashed, cutting through the air like an electric whip. A spinning strike, aiming for the spine. Exposed muscles.

The Ursulos howled, one of its legs rendered useless by the spinal damage. Leonard didn't stop. He spun even faster, on guard. Multiple blows, exposing the leirion's spine. The Ursulos tried to turn, but the movement was uncoordinated and clumsy.

"He's flying... an electric tornado..." Kaleb said, surprised, his mouth agape.

Leonard landed and, without giving it any space, used "Ghostly Steps." Focusing on areas around the ankle tendons. Quick, multiple cuts. Ankle, knee, tail. The Ursulos tried to defend itself, but Leonard's blows were too fast for an already exhausted leirion. A Wyvern was already a very difficult opponent.

A desperate paw swipe grazed Leonard's shoulder, tearing through the armor and exposing flesh. Leonard was sent flying 60 feet, crashing into a charred tree that barely managed to stop him.

He screamed. "Ugh!" Spitting more blood. "Damn... I... I can't pass o—"

The Ursulos retreated, trying to gain distance. But it was too late. Leonard entered a trance. His eyes, after briefly closing, opened, a light bright as lightning emerging from them.

Leo followed the Ursulos, relentless. Leo's group could barely see his movements. He simply vanished with absurd speed.

"There it is... The Walker of the Pentagram..." Mikaela said, her voice trembling, fear palpable.

"Leo..." Evelyn's eyes filled with tears, her mouth tasting bitter, worried about him.

Leonard jumped. He spun in the air in a new "Electric B-Twist." The swords were prepared, but this time the effect was entirely different. A sonic boom ripped stones from the ground and abruptly raised dust.

He took a deep breath.

Channeled his aura, applied all his blue-electric energy to vibrate around him. "Ghostly Steps," at maximum.

He then rotated to the maximum and disappeared. The Ursulos tried to intercept him, but Leonard was too fast. He vanished and appeared in front of the Ursulos, kneeling on its right leg, his hands spread as if he had executed a cut.

A luminous "X" flashed on the Ursulos Rex's back. A whistle absurdly loud crossed the area, forcing everyone present to cover their ears.

The blow hit the exact spot. The blades penetrated deep, tearing through flesh, muscle, and bone. A grotesque cut on its back. A high-pitched squeal, different from the previous roars, escaped the Rex.

The Ursulos Rex stopped, a heavy silence. Its red eyes, once full of hatred, were now glazed over. A tremor ran through its gigantic body.

Then, it fell, split in two.

The earth shook with the impact. Dust and ash rose, forming a shroud.

Leonard, still in the kneeling pose, arms open holding his swords, was breathing heavily. Pain all over his body. Exhaustion.

But he wasn't there. He didn't care.

He was the Walker of the Pentagram. The haunting that would bring humanity's solution, or its complete downfall.