Fate's Reversal: The Divines Return

Implanted in the tree as a huge -684 damage appeared over his head, over half of his health vanishing, Kaiden's thoughts were racing in every possible direction.

Losing his budding calm demeanor, the immense damage caused Kaiden to momentarily revert to his previous temper driven state, embroiled in rage, battling his inner demons to control that volcanic temper.

'Crap…how can a boss have such sentience? Its intelligence is way too high, it dodged in the fraction of the time between impact…what horrifying reaction.'

'Damn, crap how do I begin to defeat this boss if I can't touch it with my immobilizing skills.'

Amid his thoughts being in turmoil, the boss didn't pursue, rather it stayed in the same position it launched Kaiden from with an expression similar to a provocative smirk on its face staring directly at Kaiden.

Noticing the expression the boss was directing at him, Kaiden's rage was sparked as he began fuming, gritting his teeth.

"Aghhh! You think I'm a joke?! I will show you; you cannot defeat me; you will not deter me. I shall never yield in the face of provocation."

Ready to do nothing except pummel this boss straight into nothingness, Kaiden dumped the 33 unassigned points into Agility increasing his Agility to 144. A newfound rushing sensation coursing through his body.

'I will wipe that smug disgusting, nasty grin off its f.u.c.k.i.n.g face if it's the last thing I do!'

Channeling the entire volume of rage through his being, Kaiden absolutely threw caution to the wind. You know, the same feeling you get when someone eats the leftovers in your fridge you had planned to devour at a later setting. Thoroughly destroying your hopes and dreams.

Now that Kaiden reached the ground, he charged forward like a stampeding bull, the only focus – that abomination standing within his sights.

'Think you can stop me from shooting my shot huh? Negative!', brandishing his blade Kaiden executed his 1st Tempest Style: Origin Piercing Light mirroring all of the boss's possible movements.

However, although the pierce was momentous, Lohti's dodging capabilities were uncanny. Instead of hitting the intended target of its left eye, within the minuscule time frame before the strike could land Lohti moved in a way that the strike pierced its shoulder instead.

-401.

'You stop all this moving dammit! Do you have ADHD?! No, no he has freaking ants in his pants.'

Executing Charging Slash, Kaiden began getting exceedingly frustrated experiencing the temptation of dropping his blade and unleashing the fists of fury. However, retaining a shred of sanity, he understood just how insane that notion would be.

-210 (Target stunned for 0.8 seconds)

'Dammit! It resists over 60 percent of the effects.'

Stunned, Lohti still blinked. Its eyes focusing on Kaiden.

Performing that infamous evil grin, the one he usually spouts before some type of mischievous deed ensues, Kaiden jumped and performed an aerial kick, kicking the crap out of Lohti's jaw. Oh, if only the bosses could really crap, for if it new the sick ideas running through Kaiden's head. The contents of its last 72 meals would be migrating to it new place of residence: the floor.

-94 (Body Strike, stun duration elongated to 1.5 seconds)

"You're mine now, till death do us part.", evilly smirked Kaiden as twisted thought now flowed through his mind, some of which would soon be enacted.

Jumping, Kaiden stared Lohti in its eyes before rotating, executing 2nd Tempest Style: Revolving Phantom on its eyes.

-389! (Vital Critical), -571! (Vital Critical) (Target blinded for 2.4 seconds)

Kaiden thought inflicting the Blind status would help this situation, throwing the boss into a well of hopelessness. Oh, how wrong he was, idiot this is a wolf. Their main sense of operation is hearing and smell! Fool, prepare yourself.

Flipping in the air, as he descended Kaiden delivered a dropping heel kick to the top of the boss's head

-92 (Stun duration extended to 2.1 seconds)

Building on the compound stun effect, Kaiden now believed he found his tempo and could easily keep the boss in a stun lock. Laughable fool, it's adorable. However, you're forgetting a main aspect of a boss! Not to mention, that right there is a Lord Rank one.

Executing the 3rd Tempest Style: Triple Assault, Kaiden delivered 3 quick strikes to the boss's body aimed at its torso.

-137, -195, -255

Becoming almost hysterical with nothing but crazed insanity, Kaiden watched as Lohti recovered 1240 Health, rendering the slight progress he was creating abysmal.

'What wolf? This is no longer a wolf, it's a damn terra formar. An overgrown f.u.c.k.i.n.g c.o.c.kroach! Kill it! KILL IT FIRE!'

Lohti's blinded eyes seemingly looked in the direction of Kaiden. There was an almost visible amus.e.m.e.nt hidden on its facial expression. As if it was saying 'Look at this simple existence, attacking me with such ticklish and trivial attempts. Nothing but an embarrassment.' Unfortunately, this was just Kaiden's insanity misconceiving information.

"I WILL TEAR YOUR EYES OUT! Don't you dare look at like that you filthy c.o.c.kroach. I wish I had a can of Raid. Let's see how you survive your bane."

I mean, there's nothing like a boss whose healing factor pretty much nullifies your damage that you work so dearly to deal, to really grind your gears, huh?

Seething with rage, Kaiden gritted his teeth. "I swear to you, we will go back and forth until nothing but Execution Critical rain down from the iciest depths of the abyss. For, if you don't perish, I wish to become nothing but your bane!"

Unable to calm down at this moment, Kaiden unleashed Sword Wave – Dispersion, followed by Double Slash aiming at Lohti's damaged eyes.

-122, -147, -172, -196, -221… -394! (Vital Critical), -392! (Vital Critical) [Target already blinded, no added effect.]

Ceasing action Kaiden stared at the boss momentarily, then closed his eyes. Searching his mind. Finding it.

"Remember this message, use your a.d.u.l.t struggles and tribulations to mold yourself, don't become a repeat, change, and become a new entity."

'I am in control, my temper does not control me… Calm, rotate…soothe, and mold. Shape my new being. That is me, now aim to achieve that state.'

Reigning in his rage, Kaiden succeeding in converting his rage into motivation for the first time without an outside reagent. Now the presence he exudes was a sharp blade wanting to kill, being wielded by the perfect hands.

"You heathen who shall no longer hinder others will now cease to exist."

Muttering softly, 'Unmade Skill: 4th Tempest Style: Brewing Storm's Destruction.'

Taking a stance focused on his sword, with 1.1 seconds left on the stun duration Kaiden felt the calming wind's embrace on his skin, his body movement became just like the wind, unpredictable – yet influenced by everything.

Using an abrupt dash, Kaiden accelerated, cutting a path through thick verdant grass swinging his sword in a different angle with each strike, the successive strike using the prior move's rebound force to consistently build up his attack speed and attack weight.

"If your healing factor is exuberant, then I'll simply become the cancer in which overpowers it."

Continuing to brandish his sword, the combat started shifting in the direction that looked like a brutal dance taking place; Kaiden continued down the path of making his own style, only what he was doing now wasn't a skill but rather the fusion of all available combat features.

'Unmade Skill: 5th Tempest Style: Gale Lightning Dance'

With 10 seconds left on his buffing skills, Kaiden took to the air, using Lohti's body as a platform to stay airborne, incorporating Body Strikes. At the end of his brutal dance with all his skills on cooldown except one, the stun duration on Lohti was 10.9 seconds. However, 2 minutes ago all his speed buffs had went into cooldown, a noticeable drop in Agility happened which reflected in his attack speed.

Diverting his attention to towering tree branches above, looking at them if you were to stand on them then even Lohti's huge body would look like an ant struggling to survive its daily toils.

"As the gods fall, a peal of thunder shall resound throughout the distance."

Dashing towards trees with sufficient Agility and Dexterity, Kaiden began running and jumping between each tree, using their surface as platform springs to contribute to his ascent.

10 meters…15 meters…25 meters…He kept climbing, when the timer above Lohti reached 5.1, it was at moment Kaiden reached the height of 60 meters.

Kicking off the branch, Kaiden added an even greater potential acceleration, his thrust sword splitting the air.

A whistling sound was heard followed by a boom so loud it was like the heaven's were rampaging sending down the mightiest thunderbolt.

*SCHBOOM!*

3.1 seconds earlier…

Looking at Kaiden's descent and the oppressive aura the skill he activated gave off, Lohti's pupils heavily contracted feeling that whatever was coming, could be potentially fatal.

'Gravitational Descent – Homing Pierce.'

Descending from such a height, Kaiden's Tempest Blade pierced completely through Lohti's left eye, causing a huge damage that ignored the initial value of the boss's defense.

-43,344! (Execution Critical)

However, that huge damage was not without detriments, that single strike reduced his Tempest Blade by a significant amount, losing 11 durability. In addition, together with the damage he caused by his dance, the bosses Health fell below 30%.

Berserking forcefully broke the stun duration, a furious howl sounding out as Lohti's fangs and claws expanded, becoming even more threatening.

'I will conquer this, for nothing shall break me. I will persevere through all adversity.'

Lv.19 Lohti the Devouring Werewolf (Lord Rank Boss)

Health: 16,986/62,000 (27%)

Activating his Lv.3 Weapon Defend which now reduced damage by 30%, Kaiden prepared himself for the worst, better to be prepared and not needed than be unprepared and well, you know the rest.

Lohti's new Agility was frightening, so much so that Kaiden could only respond by consistently using Illusive Step – Fission, temporarily stalling the boss for 0.2 seconds each time. 10 seconds into its berserk Lohti used its first skill [Staggered Howl}.

S.u.c.k.i.n.g in with such violent force the air current was visible, Lohti's c.h.e.s.t expanded to which Kaiden prepared himself, drinking a basic Undying and Gladiator potion. With his marginally increased Health and Defense, Kaiden entered a defensive stance embrace the blunt side of his sword with his forearm.

'GRAOOWOO!!!"

A howl of alarming magnitude created a debilitating shockwave which caused 3 waves of damage.

(-175), (-350), (-525)

Even with Weapon Defend activated, Kaiden lost over 1,000 health – meaning that if he tanked this damage head on…well just, RIP Harambe.

Not hesitating to ingest a Basic Health Recovery Potion, Kaiden slowly recovered 150 Health in combination with his Health regeneration rate.

Focusing entirely on the boss, Kaiden melded the sensation of his sense of sight, hearing and touch together in an attempt to detect any type of movement, Lohti's figure vanished and Kaiden's right began experiencing a chill.

'There!'

Prem.a.t.u.r.ely moving his body in the exact manner, Kaiden used the evasive maneuver developed in his reactive training. Lohti's claw slammed into the ground right next to him while he activated Charge that finally came off of cooldown.

-156 (Target stunned for 0.4 seconds).

'Oh, this boss's berserk also increases its status resistance huh. That's only enough time to get one off.'

Ah, it's a quick shot boys haha.

Using a horizontal swing, Kaiden hit the boss's jaw with his hilt and performed an aerial flaring heel drop in one fluid motion.

-84, -87 (Stun duration extended to 0.9 seconds.)

This battle was the most tiring and extensive short battle Kaiden has undergone, while the duration of the fight lasted no longer than 3 minutes. His stamina was already starting to bottom out from all the supplemental moves he had to incorporate. 'Stamina: 54/485'

Unable to halt his barrage, for he knew if he stopped the boss may unveil a move in which he wouldn't be able to cope with. So, even with his plunging Stamina, Kaiden continued to unleash any type of concussive blow.

Unfortunately, with such a high status resistance, Kaiden was unable to get the duration over 3 seconds; at this time, his moves were becoming sluggish at the seconds passed.

With 5 seconds on the berserk timer, Lohti would only be stunned for 2.4 seconds longer and Kaiden began to feel a tinge of dread creep amid his thoughts.

'Is this it? I can't continue to use the same output of attacks…Think…think dammit…Use your brain. What can you do that will cause a lasting effect?'

At that moment, Kaiden's eyes began to minutely scrutinize every part of the boss's physique, moving back and forth indiscriminately between every segment of Lohti's appearance.

'Fleshy body…Standing physique…Operational systems similar to a human. Hence, tear its joints and ligaments.'

Tightening the grip on his sword, Kaiden shifted to the back of Lohti with 2 seconds left. Executing Thrust on Lohti's left knee, followed up with Double Slash on the right one, devouring his stamina.

-310! (Critical), -119, -417 (Vital Critical)

'Not enough! More!'

A tangible change occurred in Kaiden's presence as the immediate area around him stilled, like the calm before the storm.

'This is it! Unmade Skill: 6th Tempest Style: Twin Tornado Drill.'

Channeling the force of his body, Kaiden twisted his wrist as he thrusted his sword which disrupted the air, causing two rotating, piercing blasts to tear through Lohti's knees as if it were paper, causing it to unwillingly kneel on the ground.

-1784! (Vital Critical), -1745! (Vital Critical) (Target immobilized for 8 seconds.)

'Haah…haah'

Kaiden's Stamina began to reach dangerous levels as he watched with staggered breaths as the stun duration ended and Lohti began painfully howling.

'AOOWOOOO!!'

Smashing the floor in an insane fit unable to move, Lohti destroyed the surrounding floor causing massive rocks to fly everywhere, one of which traveled toward Kaiden. Only lifting his sword, unwilling to expend any extra stamina, Kaiden blocked.

(-121) …

2 seconds…1 second…0.5 seconds,

The berserk duration finally elasped and Lohti's swelled physique began deflating, entering the Weakened state that followed a Berserk period.

Although Kaiden damaged the boss, dealing acceptable damage while berserk and sometimes unapproachable, Lohti was able to recover to 52% Health, leaving a demanding chore to undertake once again. The bright side was that in a weakened state a boss's Healing factor now disappeared.

Ready to engage the boss, Kaiden activated a combination he hadn't used before, using Sword Wind in conjunction with Assault Rush.

Filling with an exuberant Strength although reaching the point of exhaustion, through pure grit Kaiden persevered until the last moment.

Through the power of plot armor, the majority of Kaiden's damaging skills were waiting to be unleashed.

Initiating his damage period with Charging Slash, his damaged jumped due to the buffs and also the decreased defense of Lohti. He began unleashing his arsenal of skills in brawl against his Stamina.

52%...38%...21%...

When Kaiden was left with only Sword Wave – Dispersion, 1st Tempest Style: Origin Piercing Light and 14 Stamina, he left the results to the RNG God above, executing Sword Wave – Dispersion.

-202, -243, -283, -567! (Critical), -364

Lv.19 Lohti the Devouring Werewolf (Lord Rank Boss)

Health: 7,464/62,000 (12%)

Looking at the weakened Lohti, filled with a bullish pride Kaiden uttered, "I am the baneful existence who has destroyed you, now perish from existence."

Stamping forward, Kaiden executed Second Drive – Burst while using 1st Tempest Style: Origin Piercing Light, however, the moment before piercing Lohti's glabella, Kaiden once again accelerated with another propulsion, compounding the piercing force.

-7,898 (Vital Critical) Skill's special effect activated! 150% -> 450% damage increase.

The boss's health was extinguished; however, the boss's body didn't disappear but rather it shrank – shrank into a human physique, an enticing female one at that.

Examining the new character laying on the ground, 3 system notifications rang as 3 radiant lights one after the other, exuded from Kaiden.

Lv.17 Latahhya (Human, NPC)

Health: 45,000/45,000

Information: Originally a human, this lady was bitten by some existence, she lost her consciousness, becoming a Werewolf for an unknown amount of time. However, with you ferociously beating her, she has regained her human form, the wolf bloodline now dormant. Seriously dude, couldn't you have been gentler?

"W-What…This description. The developers are crazy!"

But examining her features Kaiden was mesmerized by solely her body. Her hair was a deep orange, reminding you of a ripe tangerine, juicy and sweet while also being very frilly. Her skin color was a tan shade similar to Kaiden's, but her h.i.p.s and b.u.t.t were ridiculous, even more so than Bella's. This one would take hands the size of Shaq's to completely encompass.

There was not a shred of doubt in Kaiden's mind that the developer who designed her was horny and s.e.x.u.a.lly frustrated. With this, Kaiden forgot to pay attention to any other features of Latahhya at this moment.