Hero Creator: The Last Hero
Ch. 5 — Dark Holes

"Against you ugly figures present in the world, I will punish the heavens for you!"

His sharp fangs were exposed as he allowed his strength to ferociously explode. Rigel and the Heroes stared fearlessly, standing by without the slightest care.

If it continues like this the situation will get even more difficult, could it be that I have to divide the fighting force and let it face the kidnapper with Sylph?

Even with his brain thinking accelerated hundreds of times over did not produce a good solution in this case. He intends to send the rest of the Heroes elsewhere and let him face Acnologia alone.

Although the presentation of the victory was uncertain, at least he had a greater chance than the other Heroes.

"It is better to try, yes." muttering something that made the one who heard flabbergasted, he clenched his teeth firmly.

Gathering strength on his legs, stomping him with all his might and preparing for the all-out attack he wanted to throw.

"Since you're starting to be sick, let's just get it done alone, Acnologia!"

"Good if you want to die soon!"

Manoeuvring in the air, Rigel created a powerful gust of force from the stomping of his legs that had power.

"He kicked the air?!" Petra was stunned by the sight she saw.

In order to change the direction of his run and move in all directions, Rigel harnesses Creator's ability to create super-strong wind pressure so that he can change direction despite being in the air.

With the same speed, Acnologia darted and swung its claws. The world seemed to be slowed down in Rigel's vision, things were moving slowly.

This was something he once used when facing a fast-moving Lucifer in a stalled time zone. Unlike the old ones, Rigel has now found a way to use it without burdening his body a lot.

I only need to use it for 0.1 seconds, that span of time is enough to stop the attack!

Rigel reached out his right hand and grabbed the claws of Acnologia with his bare hands. Focusing his strength on the grip of the hand, in a short time he managed to break the claw.

Acnologia certainly jerked but in a very short span of time and immediately launch another attack.

"Dark Hole!"

A black hole that looks like a black hole is flying towards Rigel. Surely he was thinking of dodging the trajectory of his attack, but actually the Dark Hole was far away in his shadow.

!!

"What?!"

Immediately, the Dark Hole became so large that it pulled everything into it with such strong gravity that even light could not escape.

"Burn in the arms of darkness..."

The Dark Hole that was enlarged in such a way began to shrink until it disappeared, not because of Rigel or anyone because that's how it works.

"Stay away Rigel!" Hazama tried to warn while rushing to try to hold him back but he knew and thought 'No chance!' because that power is active in a very fast time.

The Dark Hole that originally disappeared again appeared and exploded very strongly while pulling all kinds of objects or living things around it.

Rigel crossed his arms around the face and tried to get away but it was impossible for him to even defeat the super-strong gravity that pulled him to the center of the explosion.

"All holding!" against Merial's warning, all the Heroes obey him not to get sucked into it.

Even Hazama uses his shield to resist the pull of gravity. Like Rigel, they would not be able to fight him, including the people from the Combat Union.

"Uarghs! T-please!"

"Kergh, shit!" Rigel was pulled closer and stronger so there was no choice for him. "First Stage Void: Exposure!"

The blue light shone brightly and swallowed the Dark Hole and then destroyed it as if it had never existed. The easiest explanation, the Dark Hole was back towards the void.

That strange power...—" before calling out for his thoughts, a violent blow reached him.

Luckily he managed to react and used his right hand as a shield, resulting in a very piercing pain from the human fist that he took for granted.

Rigel looked at him like a beast and as if to say 'The fight has just begun' through the look in his eyes.

Acnologia has now realized that the man in front of him cannot be faced half-heartedly. Especially that part of his eyes that reminded him of the memories of a thousand years ago. If he noticed again, this human had a resemblance in some parts.

Their difference lies in all the actions he has observed to date. A human named Rigel who now faces him fights to protect, in contrast to that person who fights to destroy.

"If you're off guard you'll lose your hand, you know. Domination..."

The right hand that was originally a fist was now changed and Rigel spread his fingers, allowing the blue crack to flow at a shocking speed and filled Acnologia's hand and smashed it.

The shocked Acnologia shouted "Foreign!" while Rigel was very surprised at the speed of the current Void domination.

Even so he could not celebrate and immediately launched another attack quickly.

Blow after punch thrown, they tried to injure each other, kill— each other and the fight unconsciously became only Rigel against Acnologia.

"Damn it, I feel that going in recklessly will make my life float."

Takumi clasped his spear firmly and bit his lips in annoyance to the point of causing a small wound.

He was overconfident that he was strong enough to stand by Rigel's side and make a big contribution to the fight. But the reality was so cruel, even with her current self, Rigel's shadow still hadn't been overtaken.

"Rather than be silent, you better help the other soldiers to open the road to the mountain there!"

An uncharacteristically resounding shout came from the fairy girl with graceful butterfly wings. Seeing her standing in the vanguard and leading the fairies to kill monsters seemed to see the Goddess of war leading her army.

"Our enemy is not only Acnologia, but there is another one that is silent and watching from a distance!"

They clearly already knew of the mysterious existence that once came close to killing Rigel and Asoka. Often Rigel also warns not to be careless and lose the slightest sharpness.

"But what about Rigel?" Ray worriedly looks at Rigel and Acnologia's fight only to feel frustrated.

Ray thought 'I can't even follow his movements at all!' annoyed at his weakness. Entering carelessly only invited his death so it was not an option.

"Look down, he is a strange existence among you, even to me. I'm sure Acnologia can beat him."

Still, Rigel was also a human who could be injured and die, he was only slightly different from most humans and other Heroes, that was all. It was not that he was invincible, he simply could not accept defeat and continued to fight until the end for victory.

"It's a shame but I admit that I won't be able to keep up with the fight. Perhaps the best option right now is to settle other affairs rather than be quiet and attentive." Ozaru said.

It was not that he really could not keep up, if only he focused all his senses to follow the fight, he would no longer care about the surroundings and might injure his own comrade.

"Then it's determined yes, let's hurry!" Marcel led the escape and attacked the monsters in no small amount.

The need to save stamina was no longer needed as they would be cornered sooner or later.

Rigel who is fully focused in his fight realizes that Ozaru and the others are going into another battleground. Not a bad decision, instead she thanked him and gave a small smile.

"The first branch is just about to begin." he muttered meaningfully.