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Suoh and Blaire watched in silence at the scene before them. Suoh had known there was a good chance of Russell dying in the fight but after him doing a lot of impossible things she believed that he was invincible but reality can be cruel. No matter how strong you become someone else will always be on top of you.

"Oi... don't fuck with me... This isn't funny! I refuse to believe this is how you go down. We still got a score to settle so get up and fight!" Ohma yelled.

"That's -" The referee was about to stop the match until stopping mid sentence when he saw Raian glaring at him.

"Finish this game and I'll rip you limb from limb! Got it little piggy!?" Raian said while looking at the defeated form of his opponent. He had already seen it a couple of times, whenever he let his guard down this guy got up with something that could match him.

"I have to hand it to you pal. This is the most fun I've had since we last fought. I actually mean it. So get up! I'll kill you with everything I got as respect for making this more enjoyable for me." He said and began to approach him.

"Russell get up! you have to get up!" Blaire said. "Please, I'm begging you, get up!" She said. No matter how short it was Russell was the first person she had grown fond of.

"The first time we met I thought I was stupid for trusting a stranger the fate of my father's company but..." Suoh said recalling every match. "You proved me wrong. You showed me there was hope in saving my company, you always pull crazy stunts and come out in one piece. You kept winning no matter how impossible it was. So please... STAND UP!" Her pleas however were unheard. Despair was upon them.

Russell however was still awake though he lost his hearing he still could tell that Suoh and Blaire were cheering for him. However his mind was preoccupied by something else. "Shit this hurts! This is a deep pain." He thought before feeling one his organs somehow erupting. "Oh cool it's getting worse." He muttered in sarcasm.

"Well now I was actually expecting it to be Ohma but I was certainly not expecting to see you kid." He heard a familiar voice one who was already dead. Oh Great he was now hallucinating, what's next? Yujiro wearing polka dots clothing?

"Hey that stings you know." Niko said with a grin. "Though if your wondering why I'm here that weird ring of yours somehow acted on it's own and took a piece of Tokita Niko's soul. So I'm more a remnant of Tokita Niko."

Seriously? What the hell can his weapons do that he hadn't discovered yet? Also... "If you've been living inside why haven't contacted me?" Russell asked. "I tried but nothing worked until now." Niko immediately took on a serious look. "So you used a dangerous move... what do you call it? Oh yeah Limitless Demon. You already knew what was going to happen and you still did it. For someone who keeps telling a knucklehead not do dangerous moves your not setting a good example." Niko said.

"Well hate to disappoint you but in case you haven't noticed my attacks are not doing anything!" He said in frustration. "Is that what you think? You moron... Then why didn't you use your other skills like the first match? You already copied a lot of things so why aren't you using it?" Niko asked. "More importantly if you don't plan using it, why are you even fighting here on the first place?"

Russell blinked, why did he bother using Limitless Demon when he knew the price. It was powerful but he knew the power was something he couldn't control yet but he could direct it to a target. "Stupid, stupid, stupid... You stupid idiot!" He growled to himself. He had every advantage from the very start. He had copied powerful techniques even those that are unique only to the fighters. While it was not top notch he still could have won but no he wanted to brawl with someone who was more stronger than him in terms of brute strength.

Russell groaned as he twitched it was small but Raian had noticed it. Soon everyone was erupted in cheers as they saw Russell was slowly getting up.

"Get up!" Ohma yelled as he watched his friend stand. Katsumi Doppo, Retsu and Shibukawa grinned as they watched the fight. Raian grinned as he watched his rival struggling to get up.

"Thanks Niko..." Russell muttered while finally getting his breathing back. Niko chuckled while placing patting his student's back. "What are you talking about? All I did was just talk. Anyway stop panicking over the small tough, your already strong so chill out. It's holding you back, the match would have been settled by now with you as the victor."

"I-" Russell was about to say something but Niko immediately buts in. "No need to apologize you just have nasty habit of making stupid decisions whenever you can't handle the stress, your pretty good in covering it up though." Niko said while smiling. Russell chuckled but his master was right. When Suoh's life was threatened, he had panicked and wanted the fight to be over as quickly as he could so he could come up with a plan to save her except in his haste it only ended in him making stupid decisions and hid it under a calm and even cocky facade. "Now show everyone what your really made of and give this kid the ass kicking he needs with YOUR Niko style." With that Niko's remnant vanished. "Later kid it was nice seeing you."

"He's up, he's up! Russell is back on his feet." Sayaka said. Jerry dropped his jaws as he noticed something. "Holy shit! I don't believe it." He yelled.

When Russell finally stood up everyone flinched a bit as they saw just how messed up his body was. "Observe... Let's see... broken bones, internal bleeding, vision impairment, hearing loss, messed up organs, at least my guts aren't hanging out. Yeesh I really did it this time..." He muttered while using Observe on his body. Checking his health bar it was already down to the red zone. Using Healer one last time his health bar went back to the yellow zone. "Okay not much but I got my hearing and vision back. Most of my organs are healed up so I should be able to use Limitless if things go south again."

Looking towards Raian he quickly checks him out before shutting off his Observe . "Shit looks like Raian still has enough juice to keep up that form." He thought. "Any last words?" Raian asked while grinning.

Russell grinned as well. "Okay focus on the fight I have plenty of time to think of something to make sure Suoh is safe later." Russell thought.

Raian roared as he charges towards him with his strongest blow that would kill his prey. Russell grinned as he steps in and began punching Raian at all angles while moving. "This trick again? You don't learn do you?" Raian growled before predicting Russell's position again and threw a punch.

The audience gasped when Russell seemed to phase through the punch and before they knew it Raian went flying to a wall. "Who said I was doing the same trick? Get your ass up so I can smack it!" Russell said with a grin before getting into a fighting stance and rushes towards his opponent.

"His character completely changed." The spectators thought. "No it's more like his..." Kuroki Gensai thought before his eyes widened in disbelief.

"Looks like he managed to calm himself down. Welcome back moron." Ohma thought. At first he thought it was training that had affected his friend's fighting capability until he remembered Russell's fatal flaw. Whatever it was, it set him off and made him choosing wrong strategies in order to finish it.

Raian growled before rushing towards his opponent. Both fighters met and Raian threw the first punch only for Russell to move his head away and counters it with a jab. The audience drop their jaws while covering their ears when they saw Raian went flying.

Meanwhile on the audience everyone was going wild they saw Russell was now keeping up with Raian once more. "That was... Blast Core." Wakatsuki Takeshi yelled. He never used it on the first stage so how did he copy it. There was no way he could have seen him training once. "Still the height difference between them was in Raian's favor so he had the range advantage. For Russell's punch to land he had to risk himself being inside Raian's range." He muttered while watching the fight.

"Imai did you see it?" Nishihonji Akira asked. "Yeah... I don't how to say this but did his arm stretched out?" Imai Cosmo asked in confusion. "No I saw it too, his arm extended when he countered Raian's punch" Adam muttered.

"So his joints are just as flexible as mine..." Yohei Bando muttered in his cell while watching the fight. "He dislocates the joints as soon as he throws the punch therefore increasing it's reach." He had a recognized it but it seems that while Russell can extend his Joints, it seems he could only do it in certain motions of attacks.

"Looks like his training paid off. That jab was completely different from the last match." Doppo said. "He combined sunkei and mach fist and created a whole new technique." Retsu thought. "He always complained about it weaknesses." Katsumi said while grinning grinned happy that his student was up and achieved something new. Shibukawa was taking notes on his student's techniques.

Russell knew that for Mach fist and Sunkei to be effective it involved being rooted on the ground however what happens when your enemy is moving or capable of overpowering it. Hence he took the mechanics of both and reconstructed it. By compressing all of his muscles to a single point in the center of his body and then unleashing it with fluidity, he could practically use it even when he is moving.

"Damn it! I couldn't see it..." Raian growled and rushed towards his opponent after getting struck once more. Throwing a powerful strike, he saw his opponent and dodged but this time his opponent redirected it and countered with an elbow. Raian grunted before throwing a kick however Russell saw this coming and quickly uses Aiki which sent the Kure off balance before using the Jet stream kata, rapidly punches him on solar plexus and finished it with kicking him to the face.

Raian growled as he tries to get up but only receives a kick to his nuts before feeling his head was being grabbed. Russell immediately smashes his head on the ground with Vector Kata. His eyes widen as his opponent launches a surprise uppercut.

The audience flinched when they saw Russell getting hit until the image vanished. "Now his using Zone!" Cosmo yelled. "Russell Redgrave... it seems while he share similar skill with us." Kanoh Agito thought.

As soon as Raian threw the uppercut Russell immediately went on Raian's shoulder with the head locked in his legs before spinning. His opponent however acted quickly and immediately changed his footing to stop the technique but this was what Russell expected. "I'll take this." He thought as he immediately grabs Raian's outstretched arm and pulled.

Raian immediately lost his balance and was forced to a prone position While Russell tightly holds the same arm in a manner similar to an armlock.

"He used the spinning Lotus to make an opening!" Katsumi yelled. "No he didn't, Russell was committed to perform the Spinning Lotus but switched tactics as soon as it was stopped." Retsu said. "He even used Aiki and his Jet stream Kata to counter the attacks." Shibukawa noted, he had refused taking Russell as a student until he showed him his water kata and said he wanted to modify it. As a martial artist he was curious on what it could if it was modified hence he took him.

"Oh my this is interesting." Rino said while watching with Rei grumbling that Rino was looking at another man.

Raian grunted as he felt his arm that held cracking but while this was happening his mind was on the another matter. "Your thinking 'What the hell is with this guy? His moves and rhythm is completely different from before.' right?" Russell said while holding his arm.

"What the hell is with this guy? His moves and rhythm is completely different from before." Raian thought and before blinking. Russell grinned before activating Limitless and dislocating Raian's arm, his opponent only grunted before throwing him off.

"In my panic I used Limitless the wrong way, if I want it to work in full capacity I need to be in a relax state." He thought. "This time it's different."

Suoh was about to yell at her fighter when she noticed something. "Dr. Hanafusa is there something wrong?" She asked. Hanafusa frowned seeing Russell using that technique again but what he found strange was that the technique wasn't putting any strain on his body anymore. So what changed? More importantly his body was changing as if it was evolving.

"Bastard..." Raian muttered as he fixed his arm while grinning. His opponent went to a fighting a stance but this one was completely different. "My Niko style will know no defeat." Russell said before using Flashbang Kata to close the distance. When Raian went on guard Russell quickly used Tricks and appears in front of him and delivers a powerful blow to the body.

As Raian quickly punched his opponent but Russell sidesteps out of it before he catches him in a headlock, leaning down using the momentum of his run. Raian growled before throwing Russell off him and immediately rushes after him.

Russell quickly rights himself before punching Raian with Adamantium Kata while using Tricks and Flashbang Kata.

"Give him some variation." Kazuo yelled while making a shadow boxing and as if he was heard, Russell immediately began to switch with Raging Iron, Vibranium and Flicker at a random manner while using Tricks cover the distance or get away from any surprise attacks. "Tricks can only teleport front and back so long as there's a target and depends on how much enemy I face, so it's at it's strongest when crowded but if it's one on one I have move and teleport."

"He's switching his styles too fast for Raian to keep up and with him doing it randomly it's hard to pin down what he is going to use and defend." Ohma muttered.

"Do your best Russell!" Blaire cheered as she waves her arms while wearing cheerleader outfit with pom poms.

Both fighters clashed once more with Russell displaying techniques that was throwing Raian off by the rapid changes of his fighting style. Kaneda however noticed something.

"His foresight... has transcended." Kaneda Suekichi said. "Huh? What are you talking about?" Himuro asked. "I can't explain the details but Russell's foresight is simply on another level. He isn't just predicting how Raian will move in certain situation. The way he is acting is like he had already 'seen and lived' this scenario." Kaneda said. "So your saying he can see into the future?" Okubo Naoya said in confusion. "I guess? I mean in a figurative sense yeah. I'm actually jealous about it."

Kaneda was correct in picking up the details of what Russell was doing. By using Observe to gather the data of his opponent, he had analyzed his opponent's gait, breathing, and even blinking to form "images" of them inside his mind. He was able to face off against these "images" any number of times, as he mentally simulates the thousands of attack patterns and counter measures that Raian might possess. For now he would call this Observe Thousand Imagery.

"I've seen this one, this one and this one, and this one... I definitely saw this one too!" Russell thought while dodging Raian's attacks before attacking on his own. Raian seemed to be catching up with him now. Russell felt blinked as he was head was grabbed by Raian. "He's already used to the Tricks retreat range" He thought. Raian grinned as held his opponents head. "Got ya." He muttered as headbutts him only for him to receive an uppercut. "Not this time asshole." Russell said as Raian staggers back and grabs his arm and launches a barrage of Mach punches with his right hand.

Raian growled before using another Kure Clan technique this time it was a kick. Russell immediately blocks the kick but the force sent him skidding. The two looked at each other as they recovered their stamina.

"It seems both fighters are on their last legs." Sayaka said. "That's very true both fighters have accumulated a lot damage throughout the fight with Russell being on a dangerous spot." Jerry said. "If he wants to win he better finish this."

The two fighters immediately rushed towards each other. "I made this just for you." Raian thought as he threw his punch. The punch itself would pierce the body and stop the heart and with his tremendous speed and strength it wouldn't stop it but also destroy it. Russell parry's it however and counters with his own fist.

"Vector Kata for control of direction of attack, Flashbang Kata for positioning and speed. Adamantium Kata for striking power and piercing. Jet stream Kata for the precision and fluidity. Niko style Secret Technique: Godsbane." Russell thought before punching Raian on the face for a short moment Raian had lost consciousness and for Russell this was his chance. During the duration of their fight Russell had been striking every vital organs of his opponent more importantly the head. After sustaining much damage Raian's head the last punch was what finally settled it.

Godsbane was his modified version of Demonsbane and unlike the latter which was a counter and requiring the user to have experienced the heightened sense of awareness that comes with a near-death experience, Godsbane was also used for offensive while the requirement of heightened senses was removed from the equation.

Russell quickly follows in and punches Raian to the ground before sending another one and another one until it became a brutal rush. "Ah shit..." Raian thought as he was pummeled. Russell was about to throw the finishing blow but stopped as he steps back while Raian fell on his back.

"We have a winner! Russell Redgrave!"

After the announcement the audience cheered as Russell raised his fist while Suoh rushed towards her fighter and immediately hugs him with Blaire doing the same. Russell quickly deactivated Limitless before approaching the two.

"You idiot! How could you be so reckless!?" Suoh said while trying to slamming her fist to his chest weakly. "Don't you have any idea how dangerous you placed yourself into." She said while tears escaped her eyes. "Russell I don't care how much trouble you think we are in but next time don't risk your life like that." Blaire said while looking serious.

"Sorry about that. How about I cook some food once I'm healed." Russell said before heading towards where the medical center. By the time he got there Hanafusa was already waiting for him. The healing process was fine with Hanafusa always asking him questions about his ability to heal rapidly something that provoked the doctor's urge to dissect him before the nurse stopped him. Karla was also there to greet him and congratulated his victory with Elena crying and thanking God. With his Ring of Salazar he was back to top condition which still baffled the doctor and nurse on his fast recovery.

Timeskip A few hours later

"What are you doing here?" Erioh asked while glaring at Russell and wondered how Russell was able to heal so quickly. "What does it look like? I've come to bargain. In exchange for sparing Mihono's life I will pay you and convince her not to tell anyone about your deal with Kazuo." Russell said with a monotone voice. "I understand that as a clan of assassins you leave no witnesses but I'm asking to let this one person go."

"Did you expect I would ignore a threat to my clan's reputation?" Erioh said. "You may have won the match but if I had the mind I can go back on my word on a whim! Know that your lives depend on my mood." The head of patriarch then grinned as he looked at the old man.

"No you wouldn't do that rather you can't do that, your clan strictly abides by your contracts to build trust. If word got out that Kure clan went back on their word especially someone like you, the reputation the Kure clan had built would collapse." Russell said not losing his cold look something that made the head cautious.

The young man then showed a smartphone and played a recorder. Erioh frowned he heard his own from the phone. "Don't bother trying to get this, I already sent it to my contacts and would be sent to the world unless you agree to this."

Erioh growled but before he could say anything Russell stops him. "Besides if my employer dies here..." The began to get colder and filled with malice. Erioh went on guard as the entire stadium began to shake.

Each fighter instincts flared as they began to wonder what was making this awful and terrifying aura. "This is just like his..." Doppo said as he looks around. The rest of the Baki characters nodded as they only experienced this was when Yujiro appeared.

The strongest creature in the world grinned as he felt the aura of his spawn. There was no mistaking it his spawn was getting more stronger. It seems the young man was slowly embracing his bloodline. The ogre left his room as his match was about to start.

For the civilians they were all suffering from the intense pressure that they begun hyperventilate. Rei was already looking for the source with the intent to kill after his lover passed out.

Blaire had immediately placed Suoh on the bed and wondered if some sort of kishin had teleport into this dimension and began to look for it.

The Kure clan were all rushing towards to their grandfather when they identified the source of it. This was soon followed by Blaire and then Rei.

Back in the VIP room. The two glared at each other not wanting to back down. Erioh whether the young man was doing this consciously or not but his dark purple aura was emitting from his body. "What's stopping me from killing you and your clan?" Russell said with cold look, his voice having a distorted echo. "Boy do you not value your life? To put it at risk for the life of your employer." Erioh asked while veins starts appearing ready to unleash his Removal, he was old but it didn't mean he couldn't fight back.

"Of course I do value my life, only a moron wouldn't but the moment you start threatening the people close to me, things get very personal." Russell said. "You feel the same way whenever someone approaches Karla, you value your family just as much as I do with my employer. So which is it old man?"

Erioh sighed before looking away. "Never mind I'm done playing with you. A promise is a promise, you have my word no harm will befall on your employer." He said.

Russell looked at him carefully before his appearance reverted back into normal. "Thank you." He said before leaving. Erioh took a glance on the young man's back and something different about it.

Unlike before his demon back had a striking resemblance to Yujiro's but now it had changed into an Oni. The waist muscle structure gave the impression of a mouth with fangs and short protrusions on his shoulders, resembling growing horns.

Then as if he was ghost he fades away as the door opens followed by his grandchildren. "Grandfather are you alright?" Hollis asked in worry. "I'm fine, don't bother finding him he already left." Erioh answered.

"Who was he?" Kure Horrio asked. "Someone we don't want as an enemy." Erioh puffed before letting it out. "To think the brat had that much power. Raian was lucky to survive his match Russell seems to be unable to control 'it' yet but it seems his getting there." He thought solemnly. Whether the young man knew it or not his body was changing to something more than human. What's more was that behind that aura the young man was an Oni waiting swing it's club.

"Gramps! looks like your attacker left you something. Doesn't seem to be a bomb or anything though." Kure Reichi said while showing them a silver case before opening it, revealing it was filled with gold bars.

Back in the arena the spectators were worried about it while the staffs tried to calm them down. Kiryuu Setsuna had recognized the aura and quickly remembered another feeling he had for Russell other than hatred, it was admiration. In spite of his hatred for Russell for stopping his god regaining his power he had remembered his admiration for him. Russell was the monster of his god sent to test those who wished to be cleansed by Ohma himself. Perhaps fate had deemed him worthy now as the monster was powerless to stop him from returning Ohma to his glorious self.

"Elena are you alright?" Karla asked earning a nod. "Who was that? that aura wasn't human." She thought while she was worried about grandfather she was also worried about her friend besides she already knew that her family would be there for her grandfather and she was farther compared to the rest.

Katahara Retsudo was busy ordering his men to look for the culprit. His father was excited to think someone could get in his island without notice was incredible even more when someone with that much power. Kanoh Agito wondered on who emitted that aura.

Blaire spotted Russell walking in the hallway and rushed to his side. "Russell we have a problem." She said. "What is it?" Russell asked curious. "Don't tell me you didn't felt that aura?" the cat asked. "What aura? Is there an attack? I just passed some guards seems like they were looking for someone." He said he already knew about it but he can't afford to tell Blaire that it was him who was doing it.

"I don't know it felt like a kishin but more dangerous. It's aura wasn't insane but more like it wants to kill something." Blaire said. "Look relax and take breather, I'm gonna use Observe and see if anything is wrong." He said. "and to test out something." he thought before using Observe on the building. His vision then changed into a 3d map while looking around followed by images. He gave hum before looking to the guards and used Observe.

"So that's how it works..." Russell thought, he didn't know if this was a power up on his observe or not but he managed to figure out the new mechanics on his Observe. "So in exchange of losing the old mechanics which let's me read my opponents moves and enhance my other senses. If I focused on a specific individual the skill locks on the target and displays any possible weaknesses while memorizing their rhythm but if he focuses on the surroundings I gets some sort of sonar-vision. " He muttered before looking at Blaire.

"What?" He asked looking at her confused. Blaire gave a chesire grin. "You've been staring at my chest for awhile now." She said before crossing her arms and made her chest look bigger. "Want to touch them?"

Russell remained stoic however inside was two sides at war. One wanted to indulge in his urges and claim this cat as his while the other was denying his urges and focus on the mission. Finally he came to a decision.

"Maybe later." He said before heading towards Suoh. Blaire didn't lose her grin and quickly. "Oh.. no need to be shy. You know you want to." She said. "Their big and bouncy... see?" She then bounces a couple of time making her boobs giggle.

"Later Blaire." Russell said while walking away. "Really what about a poke?" Blaire asked as she chases after him. "Not interested. Can we please focus on this Kishin first?" Russell said with a firm tone hoping this would at least stop her from continuing. Except he forgot one thing, Blaire loved teasing people. Soon the hallway echoed with Blaire trying to tease her friend with Russell rejecting every offer while trying to change the topic.

"Still the fight is getting closer to the end and it's going to be hard." Russell thought. "I have to master the Limitless Demon if I want to beat Yujiro." Russell thought before remembering certain words of the man who gave Ohma Advance. "Those who step outside the bounds of humanity will one day pay the price..." He thought. "You're right about that asshole but that price was already paid the moment I got here." He thought before seeing his notification screen.

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