[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-chaos-and-order-a-multiverse-fanfic":3,"chapter-chaos-and-order-a-multiverse-fanfic-chaos-and-order-a-multiverse-fanfic-chapter-289":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Chaos and Order - A Multiverse Fanfic",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1383426,1833,"Chapter 289: The Demonic Attitude - Discarding Self!!!","chaos-and-order-a-multiverse-fanfic-chapter-289",289,"\u003Cp>Note: ~... xyz...~ represents memories\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>**************\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter Begins:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai's steps became a dash, his eyes planted dead on the creature in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been bleeding profusely before, with bones broken all over his body. Yet, with each step, his healing factor accelerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A grandfearwas bubbling in his chest, nauseating him beyond measure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaithrivedon this very fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, he not only let himself calm down, but he also actively fueled this fear usingEmotions Manipulation. Then, usingFear Absorption, he devoured his own fear, exponentially enhancing hisHP Regeneration Rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the demons' eyes met, Kai had all but regained his HP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akaza appeared in front of him, his martial pose blooming with blue petals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai hacked, and the Afro's Tachi landed on the bone armor. An intense vibration coursed through his left hand, making him lose his grip on the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afro's Tachi spun in circles, almost going out of Kai's reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out with his mouth and bit on the sword's hilt, his teeth clenching the wood in a grinding grip. And then he hacked once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword landed on Akaza's neck, bringing out a drop of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akaza's punch came at this time, covered in a blue shockwave. It landed on the silvery armor on Kai's chest, and his chest caved in, bones shattering under his flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crrrrkkkkkk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai's eyes rolled in his head, profound darkness claiming his senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~...To achieve theState of Anatta, one must learn todiscard, son...~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai's eyes snapped open with a bloody light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gritted his teeth and forcefully made himself stay awake. Murasame landed on Akaza, steel screeching against bone armor like a dying howl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akaza's second punch landed on Kai's chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything became silent for Kai, his pupils shaking like marbles rippling over water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thegrincame out of nowhere on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A white mist, speckled with silvery dust, burst out of the ground behind Akaza and pounced on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fatal danger must have roared in Akaza's mind, for Kai saw the blue pupils of the creature behind his bone helmet shake in apprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in the very next moment, Akaza vanished and reappeared behind Selene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This?!Kai could scarcely believe it.He can sense Selene's intangible presence?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akaza not only had sensed it but he also exploded with a mountainous Reiatsu, pinning Kai and Selene's misty form at a place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how the Ghost Basilisk struggled to diffuse, she failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akaza put both his fists onto his waist, and then punched, sending out a fighter jet-like shockwave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shockwave hit Selene first, making the silvery mist burst apart, and then it landed on Kai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai felt as though a train had hit him, shattering his bones and rupturing his organs on the impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue-skinned demon was sent flying, his figure bumping, bouncing on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akaza teleported above Kai, grabbed his tail, and then slammed him into the ground, making the snow, rocks, and rain explode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the air was forced out of his lungs, and his heart slowed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~...Son, you must learn todiscardthe world...~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wooden box on Kai's back finally gave in, despite the unreasonable assistance from the Systems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nezuko's tiny, sleeping figure got thrown out in the distance, and a timer of 30 minutes ticked like a death knell in the back of Kai's mind automatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akaza ignored Nezuko and lifted Kai, his tail still in his hand, and slammed him into the ground once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the 10th impact, the armor couldn't take anymore, and it shattered, becoming One half of the Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai gulped down the Rare HP capsule and an Uncommon MP capsule he had hidden in his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a bang, his injuries healed, his mind still lingering in the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue watery light shone around him, and Kai fired aHydro Pumpat Akaza's face with pinpoint accuracy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were just too near for the Skill to miss the creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Akaza teleported away this time as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. Kai suddenly realized the horrific truth. It wasn't Akaza who had teleported away, but him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now did he understand that thisResurrección Dimensionlet the mutated Upper Rank Demon control the location ofallliving objects in this space above the blue snowflake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akaza appeared above Kai and punched, his fist covered in a blue shockwave. The thorn-like bone protrusions went deeper than the last time in Kai's stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, at this moment, there was no way for Akaza to teleport.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai grabbed Akaza's wrist, firing Afro's Tachi at him using Telekinesis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood spurted out, and in the next moment, Akaza teleported away. However, Kai went along with him, his fingers digging deep into the bone gauntlet over Akaza's wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afro's Tachi couldn't have teleported with Kai, but at the last moment, he had again bitten on its hilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai threw his head to the right, slashing at Akaza's neck again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From below, Murasame hacked at the creature's waist, landing on the bone armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You!\" Akaza breathed out furiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't defend, letting the attacks hack at him as they pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, the demon's left hand landed on Kai's face and almost shattered his jaw. Once again, Akaza punched, and the thorn-like bones landed on Kai's right ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai's entire headbuzzed, his vision becoming black. Half the HP he had regained instantly using the HP Capsule vanished like a mirage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Kai's grip on Akaza's wrist loosened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akaza grabbed Kai's neck and threw him up in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~... Discardthe reasons...~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akaza appeared above Kai, their figures looking tiny against the black, flashy background; a stray bolt of lightning thundered red somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Upper Rank Three demon made a fist, and the air crackled around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you weren't so weak,\" Akaza whispered, \"then I would have asked for your name.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the punch landed, no sound originated from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai's bent figure left behind a snowy trail in the hailstorm and then struck the ground with the force of a cannon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akaza appeared like a bone ghost some hundred meters away from the pit that Kai's fallen figure had created.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the pit, Kai was buried under the rubble of snow and twigs, his life abandoning him with the passing of every fraction of a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~... Discardthe thoughts...~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forgotten memories kept bombarding his mind nonstop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am so hungry, mother,Kai complained under the bulging darkness.I am so cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~... Discardthe emotions...~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why am I here?Questions birthed in Kai's mind one after another.Who am I fighting? Why? Isdyingso bad? I would just need to close my eyes, and it would be over.Yes. Perhaps I wouldn't feel so... cold then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A face surfaced in Kai's mind, accompanyinghersmile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~... Live...~ she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With abang, Kai jumped out of the pit, his back straight, and his eyes barely open, but alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cra-ckk!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tremendous wave ofbloodlustexploded out of Kai, along with ethereal bolts of yellow lightning. The crackling thunder roared throughout the surroundings, overpowering the monstrous howls of the storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TheHakipinned down Akaza's powerful figure, making him widen his eyes in pure shock. His knees were trembling, the demon realized. He tried to teleport but miserably failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's this?!\" Akaza looked at the dying blue-skinned demon. \"What the hell is this?!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai outstretched his hands as he looked up towards the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky looked not so dark to him. He felt every drop of the rain, every stray gust of wind, and the sound of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the world wants me to die then I willdiscardit.\" Kai declared. \"If my reasons hold me back, then I willdiscardthem. If my thoughts are against me, then I willdiscardthem. If my emotions are not in control, then I willdiscardthem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a strange Comprehension dawned on him, the forgotten memories and realizations becoming a tune of transcendent epiphany.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai closed his eyes, and his AdvanceTwin-Saber Style, AdvanceSlither Steps, and, shockingly, MasterSnake Instinctsvanished, melting and fusing, becoming something much more hideous, suited only to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If my Will is not demonic, then I willdiscardit as well,\" Kai told himself, cutting himself with Murasame. \"But first, I willdiscardmy Self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will name this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facelessness' 2nd Conversion let Kai assume a false Self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he was using this to discard the sense ofSelfitself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hair lengthened, becoming red, and cursed runic markings covered his broken figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bronze-colored spartan helmet appeared on his head as his eyes became red and his sclera black, both covered in cursed runic marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... Total Concentration Selfless Breathing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hisss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai clenched his teeth and breathed out, a dense and abundant red-colored mist escaping his mouth in sheer joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His skin wriggled as if millions of worms were wriggling under it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afar, Akaza sensed the doom bubbling out from the depths of hell, and he roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahhh!\" He shouted, forcing himself to move, and then threw his hands back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tiny, blue-colored ball appeared in front of him, the air crackling, exploding around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blue Reiatsu vanished, getting consumed by the ball at an alarming pace. However, the ball kept becoming smaller and smaller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue Space Type...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Akaza punched at the ball with both hands, the very space rippling around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>... Cero!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A destructive blue jet of exploding Reiatsu got fired towards Kai, the earth-shattering under it like bits of old paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bloody mist escaping Kai's mouth had now covered his entire figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It almost looked like he was burning with blood flames, his figure becoming illusory like the space above fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arms shook, rippled, and flowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they stopped, an illusion of four more arms seemed to have appeared below them, making the total six.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the arms, his head rippled along with them, leaving behind mirage-like silhouettes. And when the mirage disappeared, two more heads were hissing along with the original.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bloody mistexploded, and Kai's doom-like figure charged towards the incoming blast of Cero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six swords roared in disgusting pleasure, their appearance as evil as the look in the eyes of the three heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the swords met the Cero, the blue blast disintegrated like shards of mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai was a wraith, who looked like he was slithering in slow motion. But in the eyes of an average person, he was only a blood point, ripping apart everything in his wake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Cero became nothing but specks of light and, under the rooted and widened gaze of Akaza, Kai passed right through him, landing a few meters behind the demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adongsound echoed everywhere, like the ring of a giant bell, and the snowflake-like pattern on the ground shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akaza stood up straight and looked up at the sky, the storm, and the world's thundering hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, Kai towered tall, covered in fuming blood flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is the most needed quality to walk on the Demonic Path?\" Akaza asked, his words sincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tongue of blood fire snapped towards Akaza and brought a word to him from Kai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attitude.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attitude... Attitude...\" Akaza repeated, and then he smiled. \"What is your name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Demon turned around, his three heads trembling behind the bloody curtain, and he sent his name directly to Akaza's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-\u002FKai Stormborn.\u002F-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akaza nodded, and suddenly hundreds of bloody lines, thinner than paper, appeared on his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selfless Breathing - First Transformation...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One moment the Demon was standing, and, in the other, he was a pile of several hundred pieces of flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>... Three-headed Vritra!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***************\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>AN: The number of Power Stones have fallen too low, despite the fanfic approaching 300 Chapters. I have the ability to chunk out over 3 Chapters a day, but, once again, I don't find the effort worth it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one Chapter from now on, excluding Patre0n (no changes to Chapter publishing there).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the readers want an extra Chapter, please vote for it. I will be more than happy to give it to you guys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bonus Chapter Deal: +2 Chapters per 50 Power Stones [50 PS a day... literally, are they too much to ask for?!]\u003C\u002Fp>",2008,"2026-06-05T22:32:50.125Z",1,"novelbin.me","63cc83646171b6b498d5113e0b8840658ba27dc3b302eec3d0c25ca46d1ffab9","chaos-and-order-a-multiverse-fanfic-chapter-329","chaos-and-order-a-multiverse-fanfic-chapter-328",1051,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fchaos-and-order-a-multiverse-fanfic-cover.jpg"]