NOVA

Eradication

There's no escape. Ryu has become a pinnacle of death and a violent, uncontrollable anger that desires to be free. Hovering in the sky watching the ongoing destruction caused by his hands, he relishes in the moment. His power cascading through streets destroying everything in its wake.

Civilians run in fear trying to save themselves. Buildings and cars gravikinetically float around with no direction. And rivers of fire and matter demolish the beauty of the city. It's a nightmare— a nightmare with no ending in sight. A nightmare that subconsciously cries for shelter and succor.

Although Maze's death extricates him from his incessant pain and his own tasteful need for revenge is satisfied, he's broken. Alone. Drowning in a burning paradise with no way out. And if he must suffer with the loss of everything and everyone important to him, then so will everyone else.

Raising his hands and clenching his fists, he transmutes the solar-flames and matter surrounding him into two pillars of mass destruction. Guiding them throughout the city. He listens with rapture, luxuriating in the screams and chaos he's created with an unsettling grin plastered upon his visage.

Descending to the ground, the sound of sirens approaching the city from a distance attracts his attention. Turning around slowly, he tilts his head slightly to the right taking notice of the various military vehicles and cop cars circumventing the ruination to approach him. A decision they'll wish they never made.

"This is the Phantomlake Military. Surrender now or we will take action." The leading officer in command warns from the squad car via air horn, stopping a safe distance from Ryu as they get in position. Weapons aimed and ready to shoot.

"Look around you." His voice deep and resounding . 

"I don't think this is your fight." Laughing manically, levitating into the air.

Shooting commences. However, outstretching an arm towards them, Ryu gravikinetically stops the bullet barrage coming his way disintegrating it to dust instantaneously. With fear etched into their features, the armed guards and police officers watch in shock. Unsure of how to handle the situation.

"Everybody get back!" The officer in command exclaims, getting back into his squad car. Putting it in reverse, watching as the others follow suit.

A soft hum, taking pleasure in their fear. 

"Ah, ah, ah. Let us dance!"

Spinning rapidly towards them, he surrounds himself with the disintegrated bullet matter transmuting it to a pair of sai. Immediately landing on the ground, he throws them forcefully. Gravikinetically altering their trajectory, making them zip back and forth between the armed guards.

As they attempt to dodge the sai that cuts through them like butter, Ryu vaults towards the officer in command tackling him to the ground relentlessly smashing his face into the pavement leaving a bloody mess behind. Moaning in pleasure, he rips his head from his neck and crushes it in the palm of his hand before propelling himself into the air.

Grabbing one of the sai, he somersaults towards the ground landing on one of the soldier's necks brutally stabbing him in his head and flipping him to the ground. His body gradually disintegrating as Ryu combat rolls to his feet, dispersing into a swarm of solarkinetic moths. Hastening towards the other soldiers.

He swarms them, biting them. Causing seizures, internal bleeding, gradual decay, and hemorrhaging leaving nothing but their withering corpses as he reforms. A slow stride towards the approaching tank, hands sparking with solar energy and matter.

The sound of metal clanking is heard as they load the cannon, pointing it towards Ryu who's now standing still in anticipation. The tank fires its first missile however, outstretching an arm, Ryu gravikinetically breaks down the missile stepping over it as the pieces fall at his feet. A haunting smile gracing his visage.