All Chapters of Ethan Storm’s Dark Awakening : Chapter 321
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The thin man lunged forward, the black mist coiling around his fists, striking with a speed no human should possess. Yandel staggered backward, gritting his teeth in determination, but the arena echoed with the growing tension. Supporters shouted their encouragement, desperation creeping into their cheers. “Yandel! Stand strong! You can do this!”The arena shook with the intensity of the fight. Yandel, towering and powerful, had seemed unstoppable at first — every blow landing with devastating precision. But as the black mist thickened around the thin Saler combatant, it became clear that this was no ordinary fight. Tendrils of demonic energy wrapped around Yandel, constricting his movements. His punches slowed, coordination faltered, and his body, once a fortress of raw strength, seemed suddenly sluggish, as if unseen hands were yanking at his limbs.The crowd’s cheers shifted, tension rippling through the stands. Hadel supporters yelled, urging Yandel to push forward. “Yandel! Don’t
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Jenna collapsed into her chair, pressing her palms against her face. Her body shook with a mixture of fear, anger, and disbelief. How could they possibly think sending him out there would help? she thought, her mind racing. He’s only one man… he can’t possibly match whatever that… whatever that thing the Salers used was. They’ll kill him! My father, grandfather… they’re insane!Her voice trembled as she shouted across the arena floor. “Stop! Concede! Just end this! You can’t send him in — he’ll die! Yandel and Tom… they’ve already been crushed! Don’t do this!”Chris grabbed her shoulders, trying to steady her. “Jenna, calm down! You don’t understand—he’s not just anyone! Trust him!”Jenna shook him off, her eyes blazing. “Trust him? Trust him?! Chris, we’ve never even seen him fight! He’s a stranger! And you expect me to just—just hand over our last hope to a stranger? Do you even hear yourself?”John, usually stoic, stepped forward, his voice low but firm. “Jenna, I know your fear is
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Even some of the Hadel supporters began to whisper nervously, glancing at Ethan’s slender frame. “Is… is he really going to fight? He looks… small… fragile…”Jenna’s hands clutched the edges of her chair, her knuckles white. “Small… fragile… that’s all he is,” she muttered to herself, the shame of her earlier judgment cutting deep. I mocked him. I called him a liar. I thought I was clever. I was nothing but a fool. And now… now he’s about to prove it. Or… die trying.Chris gritted his teeth, his voice low and tense. “Everyone stay calm. Don’t underestimate him… I don’t know what he can do, but he’s our last chance.”John’s eyes narrowed, his jaw tight. “We’ve seen what’s happened to Yandel and Tom. This is… frightening, but we have no other path. We must trust him, as reckless as it feels.”Josh Saler bellowed from the other side of the arena, fists raised. “Come on then, little man! Show us what you’ve got! Or be crushed like the others!”Jenna’s lips pressed together, trembling. He’
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The Saler family, meanwhile, whispered among themselves, their confidence faltering just slightly. “He’s… holding his own?” one murmured.Josh Saler’s eyes narrowed, his grin stiffening. “Impossible,” he muttered. “That man… he shouldn’t be able to move like that.”The thin man lunged again, faster, more aggressive, black aura swelling like ink spilled on water. His punches carried a force beyond his size, a demonic enhancement that made each strike heavy and unpredictable.Ethan pivoted, avoided, and countered, moving with deceptive grace. A low kick from the thin man was caught mid-air, twisting into a lock.“You really think you can stop me with tricks and flips?” the thin man hissed, his aura surging.“They’re not tricks,” Ethan said softly, landing a throw that sent the man sprawling. “They’re control.”“You mock me?!” the thin man roared. “I will tear that mask off and—”“Save your breath,” Ethan interrupted, voice low but cutting. “You’ll need it to scream later.”The thin man
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“Your tricks won’t save you,” Ethan said, voice low, teasing. “Stop pretending you can intimidate me.”The thin man’s mist lashed out, shrieking across the arena, tendrils striking Ethan. Yet, with an almost imperceptible adjustment of stance and leverage, Ethan disarmed the attack, forcing the man to stumble and fall once more.From the stands, Hadel supporters screamed in unison. “Yes! Yes! Take him down!”Chris leaned forward, voice tight with tension. “Come on… just one more hold… just one more…”John’s hand pressed to his mouth, eyes wide. “Incredible… how… how is he unaffected?”Jenna, seated stiffly, pale and trembling, muttered under her breath. “He… he can’t… there’s no way… it’s impossible…”From the Saler box, Josh Saler’s brother whispered frantically, voice sharp with disbelief. “This… this isn’t right… he shouldn’t—he can’t resist the aura!”Josh slammed his fist against his chair. “No! That’s impossible! That’s not supposed to happen!”A nearby spectator hissed, almost
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The thin man scrambled to his feet, his cloak shredded, tendrils of dark mist writhing around him like living shadows. His voice, cold and venomous, cut through the chaos of the stands.“You think you’ve won, boy?” he sneered, voice dripping with malice. “You’re nothing… just a child playing with forces beyond your comprehension!”Ethan’s eyes didn’t waver. He adjusted his stance slightly, the arena lights glinting off his calm, unwavering gaze. “Then explain to me how your tricks keep missing.”The thin man laughed, a sharp, hollow sound that sent shivers through the spectators. “Miss? I never miss! You… you are an anomaly. A freak! How can you stand against what destroys everyone else?”From the stands, a Hadel supporter gasped, clutching the railing. “He’s… he’s mocking him… and he isn’t afraid!”Chris leaned forward, voice taut with excitement. “Ethan… just hold him… just keep him off balance…”John muttered, eyes wide, “Every time… every strike… neutralized… how? He’s predicting
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The thin man’s eyes burned with fury, the dark mist around him writhing like a living storm. Every tendril twisted and lashed out, sharper, faster, more unpredictable. “You… you insolent brat! I am the shadow you cannot touch! I am the power that bends the world to me!”Ethan shifted slightly, almost lazily, his movements deceptively effortless. The mist slammed into him—claws, spikes, coils—but each strike twisted harmlessly aside, redirected subtly, flowing along the contours of his body before snapping back against the thin man himself.From the stands, whispers rose in a crescendo:“Did you see that? He didn’t even move!”“He’s… he’s turning it on him!”“That’s impossible… no one… NO ONE can do that!”Chris leaned forward, voice raw with tension. “Go, Ethan! Just keep him off balance!”John muttered, almost in a trance, “Every attack… neutralized… he’s inside it… inside the flow… controlling the energy itself…”Jenna’s hands shook violently. “He… he… he made me… I… he’s… he’s doin
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The thin man shrieked, spinning midair, his tendrils lashing in every direction, a chaotic, living storm of darkness. “You will FALL!”Ethan’s movements were almost serene. He didn’t attack. He didn’t dodge—he absorbed. Every tendril that struck him slowed, twisted, and spiraled back at the thin man, wrapping him in his own assault. The thin man staggered, arms flailing, trying to release control of the energy—but it surged back at him, relentless.From the crowd, a spectator cried, voice trembling:“He’s… he’s inside it… inside the dark energy… he’s bending it!”Another shouted, pointing, “Look at the stance! He’s… he’s calm! He’s untouchable!”Jenna’s voice was a trembling whisper. “He… he made me… I… he’s showing me… everything I thought I knew… and he’s right…”Josh Saler pounded the railing, desperate. “Stop him! NOW! Someone stop him!”The thin man roared, frustration and fear blending. “You… you cannot… you’re not supposed to… the power… it’s mine… NO ONE—”Ethan interrupted, h
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For a heartbeat, Ethan hesitated. He felt the flow of the dark energy—the thick, corrosive aura emanating from the thin man—twisting and writhing in ways he hadn’t expected. His eyes narrowed, studying it, analyzing the patterns, almost mesmerized.“You’re… using the dark energy…” Ethan muttered under his breath, voice low but audible. “Cheating… that’s how you fight…”The thin man’s eyes snapped open, pupils narrowing to thin slits. Rage erupted from him like a violent storm. “Cheating?! CHEATING?!” he shrieked, his voice echoing through the arena. The mist around him roared, snapping and curling like a living nightmare.Ethan’s focus wavered, his stance faltering for just a fraction of a second.From the stands, Chris’s voice pierced the tension. “Ethan! What are you doing?! Don’t—don’t let him—!”John leaned forward, eyes wide. “He’s… he’s feeling it. The energy—he’s never faced anything like that before!”Josh Saler’s voice boomed over the chaos, dripping with triumph. “Finally! T
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Ethan groaned, muscles burning, breath ragged. The wall pressed against his back, the dark energy coiling around him like living steel. For a moment, everything blurred—the pain, the force, the chaos of the arena—but his mind sharpened, his focus returning.The thin man loomed over him, aura thrumming with malice. “You’re finished, boy. You have no idea what you’re dealing with. Give up!”Ethan’s eyes flickered, and though his voice was strained, it carried a steady defiance. “Not… yet… and you… cheater.”The thin man’s eyes narrowed, his lips curling. “Cheater? You dare call me that?!”“You are… every time,” Ethan hissed through gritted teeth. “You cheat. You always do. Using the shadows… the force… it’s not fair!”The thin man snarled, striking again with a flurry of tendrils, each blow sending shockwaves through the stone arena. “Insolent child! I will break you, and your words mean nothing!”From the Saler box, Josh clapped his hands, laughter spilling out like fire. “Yes! That’s