MUSHOKU TENSEI: the beginning after the end

Alek pounced on me at a speed at which I couldn't react and kicked me right in the ribs, making me fly several meters and crashing into a cliff wall.

Feeling the enormous impact I could only compare it to when I was hit by that truck before dying in my past life.

"ugg!" I let out a guttural sound as I writhed in pain.

That bastard took the air out of my lungs.

I injected a wave of air into my mouth just like when I fought Orsted and I barely got up while getting up with difficulty

"Can you still continue, Mr. Rudeus?" Alek told me as he approached me while walking imposingly.

I made a sonic wave at my feet which made me shoot towards the sky

Taking advantage of my momentum, I conjured the most powerful frost nova I have ever done as quickly as I could.

I thought absolute zero was the coldest temperature.

the friction of atoms stops...

freezing at the cellular level

-haaaa!!- I screamed with all my might and threw it at Alek which he couldn't dodge.

and then I bombarded him with stone bullets

-take this!!!!-I screamed with all my strength

The force of my attack made him crash into a wall

"This is my chance!" I murmured hopefully.

The next moment I threw my entire arsenal at him.

bullets and stone cannons

water balls at high speed

wind blade

fireballs...

I threw everything at random, praying to defeat him.

-hah.....hah....hah....-

My muscles hurt, my back hurts, my legs hurt, my arms hurt, my head hurts...

(sigh) 

"I had forgotten this feeling," I murmured. 

I'm running out of mana...

I haven't felt so exhausted since I was an infant in this world.

I have to finish this quickly...

shortly after I stopped casting spells

and waited for the wind to clear as I gained distance

-.....- have I killed him?

it's not impossible

according to Orsted he is Badigadi's nephew so no matter what I do he won't die.....

but at least if I knock him out...

just when I thought that I saw a human silhouette walking slowly towards me

the sound of the metal of the sword hitting the ground resonated inside me giving me a chill that made me tremble to the core

a sensation I hadn't felt since I had faced Orsted

-Mr. Rudeus.....-

it was Alek...

he looked hurt... very hurt...

he walked with a limp

he was conveniently naked from the waist up and the destruction of his pants had stopped at his knees.

his left arm hung and had a large cut that made his bone visible.

He had huge cuts and bruises all over his face and chest

His left foot was bent the wrong way with his femur sticking out in a horrible puncture

His face was exhausted, his right cheek had a huge cut from which blood was gushing out, smoke was coming out of his hair and his scalp was partially destroyed...

And yet he kept walking towards me with an expression of determination

-Incredible display of power Mr. Rudeus...and to think that you're not even wearing the armor- said Alek

I noticed that his scalp was starting to heal

I have to end this now....

But...I'm so tired...

A couple more spells and I'll fall down....

So I racked my brain to find a chance to win.....

My fight...my fight against Orsted

There I used a huge spell although it was nullified by Orsted...

It's my trump card!

Alek had already gotten considerably closer to me and his broken leg began to fall into place

it's now or never!

I launched another burst of stone bullets at his most injured body parts

and since his dominant arm was conveniently disabled for the last 6 decades it was very difficult for him to repel them

I used this distraction and launched him away with a sonic wave

very well concentrate....

a nuclear bomb...I don't remember how it works...shit...

very well...

I conjured a fireball and injected all the mana I had left into it

I noticed how my fireball began to change color

it went from red to orange, from orange to white, from white to blue..and from blue to purple

good....

now I need to throw it at Alek...

-fuck!!-I can barely stand!-I shouted frustrated

Aqua Hertia trembled in my hands as well as the stability of my spell

Alek is half recovered and is heading towards me!

-let's end this haaaa!!- I shouted while throwing the mega charged fireball at him

when I released it it shot out at a speed that surprised me

it hit Alek full on

and exploded... shit I didn't measure the distance well..

(krakaboooom!!!!)

a huge explosion happened that sent me flying who knows how far

and suddenly it dissipated..

-okay that's enough- I heard a voice

(sigh) shit I had forgotten about him

Orstes had used magic distortion nullifying a large part of the explosion of my spell....

but...did I manage to defeat Alek?

nooo!!!

the bastard was still standing!

he was scorched from head to toe

it was a grotesque scene but he was still standing...

I lost...

accepting my defeat I simply lay on the floor

...

...

I woke up who knows how many hours later and I was on the... floor of Orsted's office...

but strangely I felt fine...

I was healed, it could have been Orsted's doing

I didn't feel the excessive amount of mana I had spent

looking around I could see Alek

he was leaning on his chair with his eyes closed

his skin was pink

I guess he hasn't healed completely

and he was almost bald but I could see a few centimeters of hair coming out of him and his eyebrows were the same

as soon as he saw me wake up he stood up and helped me up

-Alek? ​​How long was I unconscious?- I asked anxiously

-Don't worry Mr. Rudeus, you were only unconscious for about 4 hours, we're past noon sir- said Alek

-ufff... I see... I was worried about not being able to have dinner with my girls- I said relieved

-Haha I see, how are you sir Rudeus? Do you feel your mana fully restored? - Alek asked

- Yes, but how? How is it possi-

Don't tell me...Mana potion, right?- I said, putting the pieces together in my head

-Hahaha I guess sir, you developed them well, and after many failures and successes you were even able to regenerate Mr. Orsted's mana- said Alek with a smile

-I see, so now you can fight with all your strength without restrictions huh?- I murmured intrigued

At that moment Orsted entered the room and looked at the two of us and then nodded with a smile

-Rudeus, your performance in battle was more incredible than I thought, you were about to defeat Alek, but that would have killed him so I had to stop you- said Orsted seriously

-It's true, for an instant I felt my end hehehe- said Alek while scratching his neck embarrassed

-th-thank you, I just did my best- I said flattered

-I believe it, then from now on I will train you so that you have a greater repertoire of spells and to help you in the use of your armor, in short we will make you stronger Rudeus- said Orsted

-I-I see!- I will be in your care Mr. Orsted- I said with a bow

From now on I have to be serious to protect those I love