This volume 19 started at the same night where Ethan is walking after his training under Goom and then, another alien boy with the shadow combined to it's body as part of his biology and he's standing at the height of 5'1 tall and this alien will talk in his own language as he unconciously and instinctively learned various language to the planet earth including Tagalog but his accent would be alien.
Kazeskshmalik: Bata, bata, bata maganda yung training mo kanina dun sa batang Goomorph kanina. Pwede ko bang makita ang mga natutunan mo?
Ethan asked calmy.
Ethan: Sino ka?
Kazeskshmalik: Ako? hindi ko basta basta sinasabi ang pangalan ko.
Ethan: Planeta at species?
Kazeskshmalik: Ang planeta ko ay Kombatos at ang species ko naman ay Kombatosapien ang species ng mga warriors, fighters at assassins na pwedeng makipag-sabayan sayo sa labanan hanggang kamatayan, sa liwanag man o sa mga anino.
Ethan: Ibig sabihin ba nito, isa kayo sa mga species na nai-inggit sa giyerang kinakaharap ng planeta ng mga Goomorph sa ngayon.
Kazeskshmalik: Oo isa nga kami dun kaya kung matapang ka talaga, palagan mo ako bata.
Both approached eachother and at first, botb are sensing eachother properly and then Kazeskshmalik is the first one to attack. He used deception and land a clean attack and their clash starts here. Fighting unpredictable enemies isn't new to him even those who are highly unpredictable or dwarfs him in strength and skills but this enemy is different not only because he's simply unpredictable who dwarfs him in brute force and finesse but because he's fighting style is outside his world and something that he never seen or heared before and it's techniques are bizarre making it exceptionally unpredictable and hard to counter especially in the fact that he's extremely fast, agile, hyper, flexible, instinctive and acrobatic with extremely fast reaction and reflexes (although not speedster) but it's also more well-rounded since it's more structured and more unistructured than Ethan's fighting style at the sametime however, Ethan is still skilled and he's unpredictable for his opponent too and has experience, training and anger empowerment although Kazeskshmalik see their training previously, Ethan can still use it againts him properly, all he need is to become unpredictable, calculated, smart, relentless and hide his emotion especially on his factial expression while his own anger is increasing his stats continuously which makes him more powerful physically, emotionally and mentally and it also makes him more unpredictable and smarter as his anger empowerment finally improved (Through off-scene training during the events of Super Red/Phillip in previous volumes where he fought 2 grappling specialist where one of them is also striking specialist in a 1V1 fight) but his opponent wouldn't make himself lose to as this opponent is analyzing him while matching his aggression and more experienced than him and also used to fight enemies with empowerment like him before but still not new to him because as he also fought more experienced opponents than him before so this fight is still fair in experience comparison not in numbers but about what kind of experience it is.
Ethan's mind: Pucha, kakaiba talaga ang estilo niya, halatang pang-patayan talaga ang species niya.
Kazeskshmalik's face: 👿👿👿🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯
Kazeskshmalik's mind: 😈😈😈🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯
This fight keep going for long and eventually, Ethan gained the upperhand due to his Unlosability, Anger Empowerment, Supernatural Regeneration and experience in dealing with opponents that dwarfs him in skills, experience and brute force like him + improvement in unstructured fighting style and more structured style since his combat style has also various techniques borrowed by various martial arts.
Kazeskshmalik: Ang galing mo bata.
Ethan: Alam kong may alam ka sa mga Goomorph at Lapidon kaya magsalita ka tungkol sa kanila.
Kazeskshmalik: Ang mga Lapidon ay mga species ng mga nerdo at adik sa labanan at gahaman sa kapangyarihan na pinamumunuan ng isang malupit at walang awang aroganteng haring diktador na diyos ang tingin sa kanyang sarili kaya nakilala sila hindi bilang mararangal na mandirigma kung hindi malulupit at gahaman na mananakop na walang dangal at inisip kung hindi ang sarili nila. Kung usapang giyera lang ay talamak ang kanilang mga giyera sa loob man o sa labas ng kanilang planeta at kalawakan at minsan nga eh, kahit sa labas pa ng unibersong ito ay nakikipag-digmaan sila palibhasa nasa lahi na ng buong angkan ng mga maharlika o dugong buhaw sa planetang yun.
Mga itsura nila? katulad ng mga rapidon ay sobrang itim ng kalalakihan at sobrang puti naman ng kababaihan pero ang kaibahan lang ay yung tainga ng mga rapidon ay parang sa duwende o engkanto habang pang normal na tao lang ang tainga ng mga Lapidon at ang mga katawan nila? humanoid na parang sa mga rapidon at sa inyo lang at halos kasing tangkad niyo lang sila kung usapang normal na tangkad lang.
Mga abilidad nila? Sila ay may superpowers na mala-superhero na powers gaya ng sa mga kryptonian at may mga artificial intelligence din sila ng dahil sa microchip sa kanilang mga utak at ito ay hindi lamang basta basta perpektong magkahalo, kung hindi, protektadobg protektado ng kanilang biological at artificial intelligence ang isa’t isa mula sa kanilang mga cons kaya ang resulta, unhackable ang mga utak nila na kapag sinubukang i-hack ay para lang silang nangha-hack ng purong burong biological ang mga utak nila at immune din sila sa lahat ng mga psychic attacks nang dahil sa kanilang artificial intelligence na sobrang advance, adaptable at versatile na walang tigil sa pag-evolve kahit na ano pang klaseng atake ito, mapa technological man, magical, mystical, spiritual at kahit ano pa.
Ethan: Totoo ba yan?
Kazeskshmalik: Oo totoo yan at isa yan sa mga rason kung bakit ang lalakas ng loob nilang makipag-giyera ng makipag-giyera bukod sa laki ng planeta at populasyon nila pero may kahinaan sila!
Ethan: Ano yun?
Kazeskshmalik: Karamihan sa kanila ay kulang sa puso at mas ginagamit ang utak kaysa dito, bale sa dinami dami kong nakilalang Lapidon ay kakaunti lang ang mga may gumagamit ng puso sa giyera lalo na yung mga nag-aalab talaga habang sa mga Goomorph naman ay napaka-raming mga naga-alab ang puso para sa kanilang mundo at yan ay isa sa mga pinaka-rason kung bakit hirap na hirap silang puksain ang mga Goomorph bukod pa sa kanilang mga safe havens sa iba’t ibang mga planeta.
Ethan: Anong klaseng estilo at mentalidad ang meron sila sa giyera?
Kazeskshmalik: Ang mga Lapidon ay mas gumagamit ng utak dahil sa advancement ng kanilang mga sibilisasyon bale sila ay matatalino, kalkulado, taktikal at brutal bale wala silang awa at wala rin silang habas at mahuhusay sila sa pag neutralize ng mga banta at mga conventional sila sa labanan na may kauntinh pagka- unconventional at ang mentalidad nila ay dapat mawala ang lahat ng mga anomalya gaya ng mga Goomorph bago pa ito maging banta sa seguridad ng kanilang planeta habang ang mga Goomorph naman ay kasing brutal lang nila at wala din silang habas at awa pero ang kaibahan nila ay unconventional talaga sila bale magagaling sila sa guerilla at asymetric warfare bale ang mentalidad nila ay mga lone wolf sila pero pag nag-sama sama ay daig pa ang colony ng mga insekto kung mag swarm.
Ethan: putek ang lupit Lone Wolf Mentality na nga Swarming Mentality pa.
Kazeskshmalik: Hahaha kaya ang dami kong tropang Goomorph eh hahaha pero kung ikaw ang tatanungin, gusto mo ba ng round 2?
Ethan: Sige kakasa ako.
Kazeskshmalik stand up and both are about to have a Round 2...
Kazeskshmalik and Ethan fought, attacking each other while analyzing each other's attacks. Kazeskshmalik kept striking Ethan as Ethan kept striking him, and the fight continued until Kazeskshmalik used his bizarre technique to switch the fight to the ground.
This time, Kazeskshmalik had the edge in grappling in terms of skill and experience as a creature biologically designated and environmentally conditioned for wars, fights, and assassinations since early childhood. Meanwhile, Ethan was more of a striker than a grappler. However, Kazeskshmalik was also primarily a striker, with expertise in grappling, though his grappling was not on par with his striking skills. His grappling was mainly used for necessary situations rather than being a primary focus or part of his comfort zone, unlike his striking, which was his primary strength and well within his comfort zone.
Ethan noticed this pattern, so he used his newly learned grappling skills from Goom to match Kazeskshmalik’s grappling in mid-fight. Although Kazeskshmalik had seen Ethan's training, it didn’t help much since Ethan’s style wasn’t a structured one that could be easily countered through superior patterns. Nor was it an unstructured, amateurish style from an inexperienced Goomorph. Instead, Ethan’s techniques—though unstructured—were taught by a hardened expert warrior like Goom. Additionally, Ethan was already accustomed to fighting opponents who could read and counter his moves, such as Silent Green and Serpent. This prior experience gave him an advantage in adapting against an opponent who could anticipate his techniques, making it easier for him compared to Kazeskshmalik, who relied solely on his past actual combat experience and what he had previously witnessed of Ethan’s style.
Kazeskshmalik may have been fast, agile, hyper, and flexible, but Ethan still had Anger Empowerment, which boosted his strength, durability, and speed. Ethan also knew how to control his anger and had improved his ground fighting, making it difficult for Kazeskshmalik to use Ethan's own strength against him. As a result, Kazeskshmalik had to rely solely on his own power. Moreover, Ethan’s supernatural regeneration allowed him to recover immediately, completely, and correctly—not just from injuries but also from exhaustion—giving the impression that he had unlimited stamina, as before.
Their ground fight continued until it eventually transitioned back to a stand-up exchange. The battle raged on until both fighters landed equally solid and devastating final strikes on each other. Ethan had managed to land a clean hit on Kazeskshmalik before their simultaneous final strikes. They both stopped, stood up, and stared at each other.
Kazeskshmalik: Biruin mo nga naman, kitang-kita ko yung training niyo kanina nung Goomorph at inaral kong mabuti sa isip ko ang mga patterns, pero wala—natalo mo pa rin ako. Paano kaya nangyari 'yun?
Ethan: Dahil striker ka na magaling lang sa grappling kasi kailangan.
Kazeskshmalik: Ikaw rin naman ah. 'Di ba striker ka rin na marunong lang sa grappling?
Ethan: Oo nga, pero iba ako. Hindi sa pagmamayabang o pangmamaliit, pero may nakaharap na kasi ako dati na mas magaling na grappler. Hindi ko sigurado kung sino sa inyo ang mas magaling na striker, pero mas magaling talaga siyang grappler. Ang galing niya rin magbasa ng galawan—para akong libro sa kanya. Kahit anong gawin ko, kayang-kaya niya pa rin basahin ang mga galaw ko nang sobrang dali gamit lang ang talino at lohika. Malaking tulong talaga ang lohika sa grappling, bukod pa sa technique. Tsaka napaka-taktikal niya rin.
(Super Green/Ethan is referring to Silent Green/Amelia from Volume 11 to Volume 13.)
Kazeskshmalik: Saan siya mas lamang? Striking o grappling?
Ethan: Pantay lang. Well-rounded fighter siya.
Kazeskshmalik: Well-rounded pero asa lang sa lohika? Pag walang lohika, talino na lang ang puhunan imbes na skills sa illogic?
Ethan: Hindi ah! Pinaghalo na rin niya 'yung logic at illogic sa round 3 ng laban namin.
Kazeskshmalik: Mahusay naman ba ang pagkakahalo? At sino ang nanalo?
Ethan: Mahusay na mahusay. Sakit nga ng ulo ko nun eh. Tungkol sa panalo—wala. Parehas kaming knockout sa huli. Sadyang siya lang ang unang nawalan ng malay, at ako naman ang unang nagkamalay.
Kazeskshmalik: Ah, sige. Alis na ako, ha?
Ethan: Sige.
The End.
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