Hero Creator: The Last Hero
Ch. 106 — Trash Can

Rigel took a distance from Samael and stared at his previously crushed right hand.

It is very clear that Samael did not need to touch it to injure. Attacking his shadow alone was enough to inflict damage for him and the impact was not light at all.

Creating a situation where the battlefield becomes so bright that the shadow is absent or makes it very dark. There is no guarantee that the two will succeed because it is what Samael said. The brighter the light the darker the shadow. Even if the light no longer shines, the darkness will be worldwide.

‘He's obviously a troublesome opponent.’ Rigel clucked as he was unable to find an answer to what had just happened.

“By the way I just did not attack your shadow originally, but because my shadow that comes into contact with your shadow will be able to hurt you.”

Rigel slightly looked up and immediately smiled, “Shadows is the intermediary, huh? It seems you really don't like keeping secrets.”

Since he had already used Void Stage Four — Life then Rigel thought there was no harm in trying it.

‘After studying this power deeply indeed it seems very terrible. I don't want to know what the peak is like.’

There were doubts about using it but for now there was no choice that made him able to avoid using Void.

The blue light gathered in the clenched right hand and changed the shape of the rune which was originally just a straight blue line now into a zig-zag motif. While in his left hand was created something different, a golden light that was not Void Power.

“My strength does not come from the right hand, but my Void optimization is better with the right hand. While other hands are more often used to make things, with Skill Creator of course.”

Void is a power that has been well engraved in every form of his soul, losing one or two hands will not affect him but it is difficult to get used to using it outside the right hand.

Rigel had never previously had a left hand when receiving Void so he used his left hand only for Skill Creator and the others. Although able to use both, but this is only for comfort only.

Samael furrowed his brows even though his lips still formed a smile, “I hate to talk while fighting but if it is with you, it does not seem like a bad thing.”

He respects Rigel for not having any qualms about opening his cards like he did. Samael does not regret his decision to go to war and fight Rigel, an attractive human being who does not stand in light or darkness.

“Now, let's start.”

Rigel clapped his hand and disappeared from the spot, the ground thorns appeared so Samael jumped flying to avoid but the choice was wrong because Rigel had expected it. He dropped it by hitting it down.

Samael managed to hold back but there was no time to rest. Rigel approached, delivering two powerful blows that were also repelled. With his left hand he created four bombs, while his right hand gripped Samael's shoulder and crushed him.

The bomb exploded and both were affected but neither of the two stayed away.

“Fuck people, you might dare to commit suicide. It seems like you are indeed up to my expectations!” Samael smiled widely as he saw the clothes and flesh on Rigel's body burning.

If Rigel used stage four then he had no worries about harming himself. As long as it doesn't have a direct impact on his heart, there's no problem. Had his heart been destroyed and he died instantly, even Void could not save.

Rigel cuts his distance and hits Samael in the face, and vice versa. On his small occasion Samael stretched out his legs not to Rigel but to his shadow but before he did, unknowingly, his right thigh was crushed.

Rigel smiled after confirming something, “So it is true that not only you but your opponent is also capable of doing it.”

When the two shadows unite Samael is able to attack Rigel just by stepping on his shadow. The power is obviously complicated and troublesome to deal with but if you know the tricks, anyone will realize that the power has the appropriate risk.

“Knowledge, yes? You exceeded my expectations!” Samael recovered and beat Rigel to the ground.

A cold chill pierced his skin, Samael looked up at the sky and found a huge meteor approaching him. Rigel, who was blown away, with his left hand called out the space rock.

“Suction Swamp.” Rigel flicked his left hand and made the ground where Samael stood softly and pulled him inside.

Seeing the series of attacks made by Rigel, Samael who until now showed incredible fighting spirit now turned his face flat as if everything was no longer interesting.

“It's boring.”

Cracks!

Samael simply swung his hand and the meteor split into two halves. He came out of the swamp that sucked him up and walked towards Rigel. His eyes lit up brightly without any spirit and it was as if his emotions disappeared without a trace.

“You should know this. I look forward to the day of my defeat but I am also not trying to lose.”

“So you want to lose after exerting all the strength you have. I don't hate it but my duty to serve you is done.”

Rigel took off his torn and tattered clothes, he could make new ones but not done by him. Believing himself to be strong Rigel had not paid attention to the benefits of armor because it limited his movements. In addition, Creator's powers are capable of doing something like making a hard shell on his skin.

“What do you mean. I'm just gonna show you the ultimate pleasure.” Samael felt angry because he felt he had just been dumped.

“No matter how strong you are, how strong I try to defeat you this war will not end. My last task is to end this war and after that I will disappear.”

Samael widened his eyes and took one step back, this is the first time he has become so surprised, “You .

“Like Kemuel, you also know something about it, huh? God Requiem I mean.”

“... Yes, the chant of God's hope aimed at a certain figure. As well as the toughest task ever, you will be the one to visit Pillar of Creation.”

Rigel didn't know about it, he just found out. But it makes no difference knowing now or later because the end result never changes.

“Therefore I do not want to linger, and I leave the rest to you, Takumi.”

Big spear fell along with a man with messy red hair, “Sorry I'm late, Rigel.”

“No, I'm grateful you're late rather than not coming.”

Their conversation was also a secret because Takumi did not listen to her. Everything would become troublesome if Takumi who had sentiments knew about it.

“... So so, even without this war, the end was already determined. Although it's not where I say it, whoever made you, us and the universe are really cruel people.” Samael stared at the sky with a lonely face, “You are more pathetic than me, a little bit of my sympathy was extinguished.”

“Thank you very much for that, but I don't need it.” Rigel smiled and patted Takumi on the shoulder as he walked past him, “Don't die.”

Leaving Rigel's smile disappeared from the spot and headed for his actual fight spot. His departure left a quiet atmosphere between Takumi and Samael.

“Hero Spear, huh. I hope if it's not Rigel, at least the Monkey Hero comes.” Samael sighed in disappointment.

“Sorry to disappoint you but don't worry because I'm not much weaker than him.”

“Ho? You're trying to say that your strength offsets him?” Samael stared at the rumbling sky, there was a huge impact there and faintly a huge stick they were able to see.

There was no doubt that Ozaru was dealing with something in the distant sky because the impact was really big.

“No. ” Takumi smiled, a green line flowed through his spear and spread throughout his body, “It is precisely I am stronger than him.”

Samael slightly gobsmacked before showing his smile, “Interesting. Be a good boy and entertain me. Don't disappoint me, Hero.”

“ Never will be.”

The two watched each other then stepped forward. Between the spears with clashing fists caused air tremors and gales. Their movements grew faster as the fight went on. Takumi kept his distance and threw his spear, while Samael only held it back with the dark shield he created.

“Double Spear Technique!” Takumi created him another spear, he moved to where the spear he threw before and threw it again, “Gungnir!”

Samael looked bored and held him back yet he was careless as the spear pierced through everything and reached his chest. Warm blood flowed from him, the spear was pulled back, while Samael let himself lick his own blood.

“Pain, so. I almost forgot the taste. Even if you are not Rigel, it seems like you are able to attract my interest, you are also able to attract my anger. Good, it's very good and a pride that deserves to be boasted.”

Dark purple energy gathered in his right hand, Samael raised it high and smiled savagely, “I'll show you what strength is.”

The energy ball in his hand exploded and with no time for Takumi to understand, his vision became extremely dark. That was because a black shadow spread out and enveloped the entire battlefield.

“What is this?!”

“What happened, everything suddenly went black!”

“I'm blind?”

“Of course not! Everyone feels the same.”

“Argh! You stabbed me!”

“M-sorry!”

“Everything stops attacking!”

Not only humans but demons and angels also experience the same thing, the difference is that both demons and angels do not care if they kill their own partners. This is a great loss for the human side.

They tried to make light with light magic or fire but it was useless, even though they managed to use it but there was no light whatsoever. It was as if all the light was swallowed up by something that did not allow the existence of light.

Elsewhere that becomes Michael's fight against Lucifer. The two stopped fighting because not only were they blind but all of their senses were dysfunctional and obscured. Hearing is still fine but it is difficult to sort out information just with it.

“Samael, he earnestly did it.” Michael said softly, he knew Samael was serious but did not expect it to be this fast.

“This is the second time I've felt it. The first moment, an event in which heaven became very dark. And the second time, right now, the darkness is deeper than I can remember. He really is a troublesome opponent.” Lucifer clucked in annoyance and frustration at not being able to do anything about it.

They both knew that in times of darkness like this the best course of action was a truce until Samael pulled him back. This power of his knows no friend or foe, those who force themselves to fight will be swallowed by darkness. For a time like this, a very appropriate word is silence is gold.

On the other hand, Rigel who was intending to prepare something stopped his actions because suddenly everything went dark. He did not think his eyes had become blind as currently Stage Four was still active. Even if his eyes were shattered Void would cure him.

“So what is this? Michael or Lucifer are not the cause. Is it possible, Samael?”

Rigel did not expect it to be like this, if he knew then he would settle the matter with Samael until the end.

“This feeling. It doesn't seem to just engulf the entire light and obscure the senses. This darkness is also capable of swallowing life.”

Until now he has not experienced anything that means it takes a condition for life to be absorbed. Rigel tries to use Void to eliminate him but fails. It was not that he managed to actually feel his strength being absorbed.

“Darkness is not born after light, but darkness appears along emptiness. But there should be nothing I can't get rid of. Ah ...” Rigel remembered something.

He clenched his hands firmly, only limited to assumptions but not impossible, “Since the beginning this was not darkness. We are not swallowed by darkness, but swallowed by emptiness and that is a strong reason because I cannot obliterate something that is already empty.”

The power of Samael is not just ordinary darkness but also not emptiness or Void. Samael is the darkness that is born with emptiness. Retail can only leave everything to Takumi at the moment.

...***...

Takumi tried to look at his palm but it was certainly invisible as everything went completely dark. He now understood the feeling of being blind.

“You feel it, right? This is the meaning of power. Embodiment of actual power.”

Takumi doesn't know what Samael is doing right now but he can confidently state that Samael is smiling right now.

“How can you not be cast out of heaven for having this power.”

“Yes, it is because I am the one who bears all the darkness that heaven has. If hell is a place that punishes the sins of living beings, then I am a shelter for the crimes committed by hell or heaven. In short, I'm a dumpster. In addition, this darkness also includes a part of the void so your friend, Rigel, will not be able to do anything.”

A dumpster that collects garbage from power. Being a trash can is a stupid thing but it seems that only Samael accepts it because it is never a bad thing.

“What the fuck is all.” Takumi muttered and clenched his teeth.

“Sounds strange and unreasonable. I know it. But I myself do not understand the origin of my power more than that. I also don't have any way to use it. This is all I can use well, this is the Territorial which is probably the largest because it is able to envelop the entire battlefield.”

Takumi did not care about the origin or what kind of power it was, he only cared about how to defeat Samael if even he was unable to see or feel anything?