Legend of the Seven Lights

80. The Thirteen

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Chapter 80: The Thirteen

Semifinal boss: King Andrew Johnson

Power Levels: God Cheren – 9100. Andrew – 9600

Cheren Uno and King Andrew rocketed to each other, Master Sword against Armament Fists as the atmosphere vibrated. A burst from the Octogan blew Cheren across the town, but he recovered and flew like a comet as he evaded Andrew's energy missiles. Cheren flew in a circle around The King, and without warning shot to him with lightspeed, colliding his sword with Andrew's fists before His Highness blew a Hyper Beam that sent Cheren 20 miles away. The King slowed time to follow him quickly, and Cheren was forced to use lightspeed to block his sped up attacks with the Mirror Shield. Eventually Andrew kicked the shield away and punched Cheren halfway down Mariejoa.

Cheren flew to recover his Mirror Shield, but Andrew grabbed the boy's shoulders, whirled around rapidly, and hurled Cheren against the mountain. Before he could recover, Andrew flew above and stomped him with Armament. Cheren fell all the way down, but he stabbed his sword in the mountain to slow his descent and then dashed all the way up the mountainside. King Andrew blew Hyper Beams down the mountain, but Cheren sidestepped the beams, and once at the top of the mountain, Cheren leaped high above The King, charged a Skyward Strike in his blade, and sliced down his body with enough force to spill blood.

A furious Andrew flew down to clash fists with Cheren's sword, eventually grabbing the sacred weapon and throwing it into the ruined town. Cheren and Andrew locked fists, in which His Highness would easily crush Cheren's small hands, if the boy hadn't bursted into golden flames and scorched The King through his armor. Cheren performed a flip and kicked Andrew into a crater in the ground, quickly blasting an Ice Arrow down before recovering the Master Sword. Andrew's right fist was froze to the ground, so he mustered Armament Haki to pull himself free.

Using the Octogan, Andrew stopped time to attack his opponent, but Cheren immediately countered with a slice to the face. "I used the Ocarina of Time to make myself immune to any timebending!" Cheren used a Soul Surge to land four precise, deadly blows against The King's armor, then flew 30 meters back to charge a lightspeed stab into the Octogan.

Time unfroze, making everyone confused by their change in position. "WHOA!" Aurora exclaimed. "That was so fast, I didn't even see!"

"Sewene is so stwong!" Five-year-old Sugar pointed.

"You think golden flames make you special, Boy?!" Andrew shouted. "Hit me all you want, but my armor will never break! It has existed nearly 4,000 years, worn by all the Kings of my family and imbued with their Haki! And with the Octogan to continue healing my wounds, it's completely invulnerable. No weapon in the entire universe can crack it!"

"4,000 years? Holy crap, you must reek." Cheren waved by his nose.

Andrew snarled and turned his head Armament, blasting an Iron Beam that Cheren narrowly avoided. Andrew spewed one again, so Cheren raised the Mirror Shield in defense, only to end up flying 40 meters backward. Cheren charged for a lightspeed boost, going shield-first through The King's Iron Beam, but His Majesty's breath proved the stronger as Cheren faltered. The King seized the chance to zip above and Iron Punch Cheren to the mountaintop.