Hero of Darkness

Chapter 10

Chapter 10: Let the Hunt begin

Who could this be other than Kahn?

Elric's new body.. Now Kahn was something he always dreamt of and wanted to have in his idealstandards of a physical body. He was 6 feet 3 inches tall, normal white skin tone same as his previouslife. He had an angled but somewhat wider jaw. His face was well proportioned and very handsome. Hehad bulging muscles and 6 pack abs. Unlike his previous life, this time his hair color was completelyblack and not brown. They were smooth, soft and wavy. His hair was done from the right side from hisperspective. They were long but not till his shoulder length long either. His eyes were black, unlike hisformer life where they were blue. It was to not stand out or being assumed as someone from aparticular region because blue eyes were always the most noticeable part of particular countries orregions. Black hair & eye color was very universal on the other hand.

Author : Take down notes boys. If you want 6 pack abs without working out, all you have to do iscommit suicide and get reincarnated.

Thanos : A small price to pay for salvation.

His built was very balanced. His upper body had wider shoulders and big arms, his chest was bigenough to align well with his built. His forearms were well proportioned as well while the legs matchedthat of an athlete.

From his appearance, he looked around 25 to 26 years old. Someone who would have a bodybuildingbackground or someone who trained for Gymnastics.

His facial structure was something that would be very striking no matter where he went. He chose tobase it on the combination of both Bruce Wayne aka Batman & Dick Grayson aka Nightwing, two of themost handsome fictional characters he ever came across in his past life. Not too manly but not too

handsome either. That way he could look like someone not to be messed with and not too broody orserious either. So both younger & older people could approach him.

He chose this age & build because of many reasons. Mainly because he didn't like or more likelydetested stories where MC is reincarnated inside a 15 years old kid who somehow can stand toe to toeagainst adults & people who trained for their entire lives thanks to the almighty Plot Armor.

He was 30 years old in his former life for god's sake. Naturally, he wouldn't want to look like a kid again.And 30 or more would also make him look like a middle-aged person which would stop him fromentering some places or mix in a circle of youngsters. So 25 was the ideal age for appearance in hisopinion.

Kahn was brimmed with life and joy. He could finally feel the sensation of having a body again. Hecould feel the chill in the air and the breeze going past him. He smelled the earthly scent in the air. Thiswas the time of early morning so the sunrise brightened up his surrounding. He took a deep breath andfinally felt alive. He didn't know how long it had been since he died on Earth. Maybe years or decades,or even thousands of years. But he didn't care about that now. This was going to be the world he wouldlive in from now on. This was his second chance at Life.

"Wait, I don't have a single cloth on my body." Kahn exclaimed and suddenly shouted looking towardsthe sky,

"You damn cheapskate of a God! You couldn't even give me some clothes? God of Darkness my ass!They should call you God of Beggars instead!" Kahn said furiously. God of Darkness was very pitiful.

But he quickly came to terms with it. It wasn't the most important thing now.

[Well, based on average story pattern of a Reincarnation Novel & Mangas. I will soon find some lonetraveler in the jungle who is being chased by monsters or some Princess who is either being attacked

by bandits or have people chasing after her. Which one will it be?] Kahn spoke to himself and startedlooking around.

But in the next moment, he heard a very grim and deathly growl from behind him. And the SurvivalInstinct ability kicked in. Giving him goosebumps on his entire body. The growl felt like it belonged tosome wild beast.. A predator at that. Kahn turned his head around and saw what was standing just 5meters behind him.

3 giant Wolves, around 7 feet tall. Their eyes were completely red and their pupils looked like they werefocusing on their prey. 2 of them had a mix of black and white fur while the one standing in the fronthad completely Red fur. It looked like it was the Leader of the pack.

These 3 wolves were prying at Kahn, trying to gauge how strong their morning breakfast was. To theirsurprise, Kahn was already having beads of sweat falling from his forehead. All he could do is say oneword..

"FUCK!"

Amidst a vast and dark green forest, a naked man ran without the care of having onlookers like anexhibitionist.

It's not like he wanted to but he simply didn't have time to look for clothes or something to cover him.

Behind the man, ran 3 golden retrievers, urmm.. 3 wolves.

Kahn was running for his life as the three giant wolves ran behind with full murderous intent in theireyes and hunger in their stomachs.

This was not the welcome Elric, now Kahn had imagined.

[Wtf! That's not how a Protagonist of a story is introduced in a new world. That damn fucker sent meright in front of a pack of wolves!] Kahn cursed God of Darkness for having an extremely bad timing tosend him into Vantrea.

But to no avail, all he could do was run off for his life. Kahn thought it'd be an easy job to kill monsterslike they do in Novels & Mangas but damn, these monsters weren't easy to defeat at all. The threewolves behind him were seasoned veterans. When he tried to run in any direction, one of them wouldclose his way to exit and another one would close off the other possible route Kahn could take.

And the leader of this trio was even fiercer. The Red wolf didn't stop trying to go for the kill every time itattacked Kahn. Every move was done in a way to finish off its prey in a single sweep. Kahn was trulycornered because of their excellent teamwork. Now he understood how lethal just a pack of wolveswas. Nothing like how they show in Novels, Mangas & Animes where an inexperienced MC easily killsoff an entire pack just using some lame magic skill or a single swing of his sword. These things knewhow to hunt.

If not for his extremely well-toned body full of muscles and agile built, Kahn would be barbequed bythese wolves already.

The trio kept running after Kahn and Kahn kept running like Usain Bolt. Only when Kahn came near acliff did he stop.

[Fuck! No way around it! Wait, did they just intentionally lead me here?] Kahn asked himself. Becausethis was indeed a great strategy. Because whether the wolves killed him or he jumped down, Kahn wasbound to die & Wolves were bound to enjoy a delicious meal.

Kahn glared towards the wolves, mainly at the Red wolf who looked like the alpha. Kahn knew he hadWar Dominance aura to scare off his enemies thanks to the Blessings given by Kravel, the War Deity.But he didn't know exactly what was his strength level & the wolves hunting him. There wasn't anynovelbin

Status window here telling him what his Level & Stats were and how strong his pursuers werecompared to him.

[What do I do? Should I jump down instead?] Kahn asked himself & took a look behind the cliff. Strongwinds blew past his naked body and he saw how tall the cliff was above the ground level at the bottom.

[Damn it! I'll definitely die I I jump from here.] Kahn had no other way to get out of his currentpredicament. There were many things he wasn't sure about. Like what if he even used both WarDominance aura & Berserk God Mode together and even that's still not enough to beat or even escapefrom his opponents? These were Wolves after all, not humans who would run out of breath afterrunning extremely fast for some minutes.

At this moment, the red wolf started walking towards Kahn with a visible mockery on its face. They hadalready seen that Kahn only looked big for a human but not exactly brave or strong at all.

[Fuck it! Looks like I have no other choice. Though I don't know if I'll survive against these bastards, it'sstill better than jumping down.] Kahn finally decided to give it all to his only chance. Forget about killingthe Demon God, he looked like he couldn't even kill a damn wolf here. Kahn didn't know how toactivate his abilities yet but he didn't feel like there wasn't something like a command word there either.

[Let's give it a try.] He said to himself & thought about him being superior & stronger than his enemynow. Kahn remembered the part in the description of War Dominance that it also depended on hisemotions. Since he had been running like a coward all this time, he didn't think about using it this way.

Kahn calmed his mind looked at the approaching red wolf. The other two wolves as usual covered hisright and left side to not let him escape. Kahn finally cooled down and thought about that one feeling herarely felt in his past life. Feeling of power and absolute domination.

[Like bloody hell I'm dying in this unknown place! I finally got my 2nd chance. Nobody is taking it awayfrom me!] Kahn shouted in his mind and raised his anger towards the approaching wolf.

Suddenly, a black aura started exuding out of his body as Kahn raised his will to kill the wolf in front ofhim to survive. It was kill or be killed for real this time.

In just the next few seconds, the Aura that covered him dimmed a lot but it didn't disappear completely.Rather the tangible pressure around him increased as if gravitational force around Kahn became muchmore dense and heavier. The red wolf faltered its footsteps and felt like something as heavy as aboulder had been placed on its body. Its hind legs started giving out and its back arched down as well.It looked towards Kahn again only to find him hard to look at.

The red wolf felt like Kahn was no longer the meek prey but something that was going to hunt theminstead. But it tried to defy this pressure and forced itself to walk towards Kahn again. It was just 5meters away from its prey now.

Kahn was stunned. [Damn it! It's not enough!] he yelled in his mind. [What about the CombatTechniques? I can't find a way to activate them either. Where the fuck is my game system dude?!]Kahn cursed in his head. The War Dominance aura he was excluding wasn't strong enough tocompletely suppress the enemy in front of him. He also had the knowledge of all combat techniquesgiven by Kravel but he simply didn't know how to use or activate them..

[Don't tell me that they'll activate when I try to fight with this wolf for real. Like how real warriors foughtin battle.. And there's no command or way to perform these combat techniques?] Kahn thought. If thiswas the only way, then he had no other choice but to seek out his enemy in a frontal clash.

[Berserk God Mode!] Kahn shouted and dashed towards the red wolf which was trying to attack Kahn,unlike the other two wolves who couldn't tolerate the pressure of his aura and has slumped down onthe ground.

Kahn ran towards the red wolf and quickly covered the distance between them, the red wolf bare hissharp claws and swung his left claw towards Kahn's chest.

At this moment however, Kahn felt like something happened to his own body. The moment he thoughtabout going in Berserk God Mode, he felt like his muscles suddenly gained double the strength, his feetfelt like they could move much faster and as the claw of the red wolf was coming towards him, hegained a form of perception and his reflexes were twice faster than before. And slid below theupcoming claw and quickly gave an uppercut towards the red wolf's mouth.

BAM!

The red wolf got struck in the jaw and lost its balance. It was already fighting against the pressure fromKahn's Dominance Aura and as he was struck hard in its mouth, it lost the balance. This was justenough to make it fall on the ground.

THUMP!

The wolf fell, Kahn on the other hand felt like his fist nearly broke. Even in Berserk God Mode whichwould make him 5 times stronger for a short amount of time, this barely met the mark to just land asolid hit on the red wolf. This means he was very weak against these monsters to begin with.

Kahn quickly hit the fallen wolf on its head and groped its neck in a chokehold. His muscled and veinswere popping out of his body and he felt like he was on a huge adrenaline spike but his brain also toldhim that this was just temporary.

Kahn mustered all his strength and used all his force on trying to snap the struggling wolf's neck. Thewolf wriggled around with Kahn on its body and tried to bite him with its large and long fangs, strugglingto get out of Kahn's arms.

"Ahhhhhh!!" Kahn shouted and used all his strength to break the wolf's neck.

CRACK!

The wolf whimpered for the last time before its body slumped down on the ground, dead on the spot.

Suddenly, a ding notification sound appeared in Kahn's head.

Kahn on the other hand didn't pay any attention to it and quickly ran towards the wolf that was coveringhis left escape route. He came close to the already slumping wolf and joined both of his hands in a jointfist and quickly slammed it on the wolf's head with all his might.

A cracking sound was heard from the wolf's head and blood started leaking out of its ears and mouth.

Kahn was already on his last arrow. He knew he didn't have any more time. He gathered his remainingstrength and ran towards the last remaining wolf which was covering his right exit route. Kahn couldfeel his strength running out already but he kept running and came close to the wolf which was finallysomehow started resisting against Kahn's Dominance Aura.

"No, you don't!" Kahn yelled and jumped with all his strength in his legs and performed a downside kicklike how they showed in martial arts movies.

BANG!

The kick landed right between the wolf's skull and broke it in half. Blood splattered on the ground andKahn who didn't time his landing & footing properly also lost his balance and fell down.

"I did it!" Kahn shouted as his body slumped on the ground and he lost all the strength in his body. Onlynow did he realize how much toll did the Berserk God Mode took on his body. Currently, he didn't evenhave enough strength to lift his head up or change the side of his body. He was laying down in thegrass and soil. He could feel the soil in his face and back as small pebbles were hurting his body.

[Barely made it!] Kahn came to realize how big of a close call this was. Any second later and he'd beripped to shreds by that last wolf which was lying just a meter close to him, its blood still leaking out of

its smashed head.

"Fuck, this hurts!" Kahn could feel his entire body under immense pain. Mainly both of his fists and hisright leg he used to kick the last wolf.

Ding!

[Congratulations to the host for unlocking the following abilities for the first time.

War Dominance

Combat Techniques

Berserk God Mode

War Deity Body

The host has learned Chokehold, Vertical Stomp & Joint Fist Combat techniques.

Current mastery for these 3 the Combat techniques, 30% on Master Rank.

War Deity Body will undergo an upgrade after the host is no longer under weakened state.]

"There you are!"