The Artificial God

The Awaiting Fight

It had finally been a month since the events of that time. Today Tygruth was as healthy as ever, it was just that his goddamn attitude did not return to how it was. The days I spent were so bleak, and it seemed like I would live this bleak life forever. I can't live quietly if Tygruth is always beside me like this.

And also according to my promise, because I already challenged Tygruth to a fight with me a month ago. Then this is the perfect day to determine who is the strongest among us. I've been looking forward to these days, because it feels like I've been much stronger than before. I also created a new power than before, which is certainly no less great.

Earlier we approached the village leader's house to be the jury in this fight. We are fighting in a different dimension, so that no damage will befall this village like before. Of course, also so that our house is not a victim like before.

"Are you ready?" the teacher said before the fight began.

"We're ready teachers!" yell at us simultaneously.

"Let's get everyone excited! I support you, Gernath!" shouted Mouri who was excited herself.

"Hei Gernath... Are you now very confident now? if you're the one who's gonna win this game?" said Tygruth who smiled cynically.

"Huh, looks like you're very confident, Tygruth. I'll show you my true skills during the hard training I've had this month" I said confidently that I'm the one who's going to win this fight.

"Alright then I'll count down. Three.. two.. one, start!" shouted our teacher who seemed to be excited.

Then as usual Tygruth put both of his palms to the ground, "Feel this!" said Tygruth who suddenly the ground around me rose to the surface, and locked all my movements so that I could not move a single bit, nor unleash my magic power.

"Damn you cheated, Tygruth" said I, trying to escape the land that bound me.

"Hahaha.it seems like I have lost your confidence in you huh" said Tygruth who smiled.

Then I smiled sinisterly at him, and I used the power of strength to dart into the air. Then I made a magic circle that protected me, as well as making me float in the air. Now I can use an infinite variety of magic power that disturbs users.

"What's!? how come? then feel this!" said Tygruth who hit the ground beneath him that instantly the pointy-shaped ground mashed my protective magic. But it was all for nothing, because my magic power was stronger than before because I continued to train hard, while Tygruth just lay in bed, and did not train in the slightest.

I pointed my hand at Tygruth "It's your turn to be hit by my attack. Feel this, South Pole!" I shouted while chanting a spell, which then appeared a magic circle around Tygruth. After that in an instant appeared ice cubes that were so cold that they looked like steam, the ice froze the Tygruth inside.

"Hey! stop that! Tygruth could freeze to death like that!" shouted Mouri who immediately ran towards Tygruth to save him.

"Ah really?" I said surprised.

Then the teacher blocked Mouri who wanted to run towards Tygruth, "It's okay, Gernath! you don't have to worry as long as your teacher's here. Keep attacking him until I say stop!" shouted my teacher.

I'm not sure what the teacher told me. I became guidance with the words of Mouri, am I a little too outrageous to use my strength?. I hesitated to attack him again, what if he really killed me?. But why isn't the teacher worried about this? is it really okay?.

"Eh!? why is there a thick fog behind Gernath?" murmured Mouri who witnessed this fight.

"Explosion Lighting!" my words were suddenly a huge lightning bolt struck Tygruth until the ice cube that covered him shattered along with the Tygruth inside. I who saw it was very shocked, as well as Mouri who collapsed after seeing it.

"No way... Tygruth died because of me!?" my words are shocked. Since I was too shocked back then, I subconsciously released the magic power that protected me. Suddenly Tygruth was behind me, I was shocked to see him emerge from the thick fog.

He instantly exerted his strength, now he controlled the air. He formed the air around him into a very pointed triangular shape. Then the wind pierced my body so hard that I fell from the sky. My body was full of scratches, even though the wind strength was so sharp, its strength was still unable to penetrate my body because it was still not strong enough to pierce through the flesh. But it still hurt once after being attacked from him.

Bruk! I fell on my back, I was so desperate to fight him. As strong as I am I can't possibly beat him, so what have I been training so hard for so long that it feels like my body is blown to pieces. Why would I do that if I actually lost to him. There's no hope for me to defeat Tygruth.

I better just give up, and stop doing anything useless. Maybe I should stop learning magic power, and get out of this group. If in a month I have no change, it is useless that I have such a great hope of creating peace, there is nothing I can do but give up on something called destiny. Because in the end only Tygruth can create that peace, because he is so strong, surpassing us so far.

Then Tygruth descended slowly using the power of the wind that was under his feet to help him fly. He came down before me, with a creepy look just like Mouri back then. A look I really hated, which made me suffer a lot even if I only saw that look.

"Keep trying to be yourself, otherwise you won't be able to do anything, and will just be trash" said Tygruth, who left me. His words...it hurts so much, is it true that he said that from his heart? or is he just kidding?. I don't know why it feels so strange with his attitude lately.

But what does it mean to try to be yourself? what he just said. I really don't understand, he's just talking nonsense. I'm so upset, I want to be angry, I want to scream, I want to move forward. However, what happened was the opposite of everything I said in my heart.

I'm very upset, but the truth is I can't do that right, and I'm just moody. I want to be angry but I can't do it, and I just get sad. I wanted to scream loudly, but the truth was that I could only be silent, and do nothing about myself. And I wanted to take a step forward to pursue something I wanted, but I instead walked backwards somewhere without a definite purpose.

It's so sad.. Why am I so pathetic like this?. Why was I born so sad? why should I go through this miserable life?. It's free if I just ask myself, and I don't find a definite answer. It's very boring, isn't it? this kind of me is not worthy of them.

"Eh!?. What happened?" tygruth muttered that he saw me.

"This must be stopped right now" said my teacher who darted quickly towards me to the point that the sound of thunder because it was so fast. The teacher swung his punch at me very strongly, but the teacher's attack did not work on me, because there was some kind of invisible wall protecting me.

"Teacher! what really happened to Gernath? why is there a black aura around him?" said Tygruth who looked panicked.

"Quick you get Mouri out of here! let me face it. Right now there's nothing you can do to prevent it!" said teacher. Then Tygruth left the dimension created by the teacher. Then suddenly the sky turned dark, and it began to rain which was slowly getting heavier.

"No way...he can use my magic technique!? only I should be able to control this dimension!" mumbling teacher. Then I started to stand up, the black aura around me getting more and more concentrated. To the extent that the black aura changed my clothes into a black-robed color, and it looked worn.

"Death Sword" as soon as I cast the spell, while stretching my hand to the side. Suddenly there was a black-colored sword that was burning with black flames. Then I grasped the sword, and for the first time I could not control myself. Like there's something, or someone controlling me right now. Something that feels very cold, and cruel, filled with an aura of evil, I hope everything is fine.