Jungle – Late Afternoon
The squad was making their way back through the forest when the sky turned black. Birds fled. The trees shook.
Kaien: "Alright. That's definitely not normal. Monku?"
Monku sniffed the air.
Eyes widened.
He dropped his staff.
> "...That's the Banebeast Gorilla King."
Kaien: "That a good thing?"
Monku: "It ate my uncle and stole my girl in the same day."
Kaien: "So that's a no."
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🐵 The Gorilla King Appears
Class: S-Rank World Beast
Type: Spirit-Corrupted Alpha
Size: A literal two-story mountain of muscle, magic tattoos, and rage.
Abilities:
Meteor Slam
Spirit Howl (Stuns targets)
Banana Bomb (Yes. Exploding fruit.)
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🛡️ Squad Formation
Reinhard: "We hold the line."
Donovan: "We die together or not at all."
Aziel: "Let's make this bastard burn."
Kaien: "Just don't step on me. I'm going full anime mode."
Monku: "Time to avenge my uncle AND my girl."
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💥 BATTLE START
The Gorilla King roared, shaking the trees.
It lunged—slamming the ground with meteor fists.
Kaien went in first, activating [Crisis Edge] mid-roll.
Aziel fired flame spears from above.
Reinhard slashed from both flanks.
Donovan blocked a full punch and lived.
Seris threw knives that pierced its neck.
Lyra cast light sigils to heal and blind it.
Then…
Monku snapped.
> "YOU STOLE MY GIRL, YOU FRUIT-STEALING MOTHERF—"
He channeled Spirit Howl + Banana Staff Overdrive, moving faster than ever.
He somersaulted midair, shouting:
"BANANA BLITZKRIEG!"
He cracked the beast in the skull, flipping off its back, staff spinning like a goddamn Beyblade.
The impact exploded with shockwaves.
Everyone just stared.
Kaien: "This man is… HIM."
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🗡️ Kaien's Finisher
Kaien: "Crest... feed me something disgusting."
> [Crest of Calamity Sync: 89%]
[New Skill Unlocked: Instinct Override – Temporarily boosts all stats 3x, ignores pain.]
Kaien's body moved faster than his thoughts.
He dashed up the beast's arm, leapt high—and screamed like a madman.
> "FOR MY HAREM AND MY HOMIES!"
[Instinct Override: Activated]
[Crisis Edge: Critical x2]
He stabbed the Gorilla King directly in the throat.
> Beast defeated.
XP gained: 7,920
Level Up: 5 → 9
New Title: Beast Slayer – "The First to Fell a Jungle Titan"
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⚠️ Aftermath – Seris Makes Her Move
Back at camp.
Kaien's leaning against a tree, sweaty, bloodied, but grinning.
Seris walks up. No words.
She sits beside him. Takes his hand.
And kisses his cheek.
Kaien: "…You good?"
Seris: "Don't overthink it. You impressed me today. That's all."
Kaien: "So I am your type?"
Seris: Blushing hard "Shut up."
Lyra walks by, sees the moment, pauses.
Eyes flicker.
She keeps walking.
Kaien: "…Oh no."
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🐒 Last Line
Monku sits by the fire.
> "I miss my jungle waifus, but damn if I don't love you degenerates."