Soaring Dragon, Rushing Wolf

For Kai, battling beasts and monsters in the Wastelands of the world was just another Monday. Having a long track record of training his body and mind in the most vicious of environments, including at one point in the Demon World itself, the Vanguard Warden had long since become accustomed to fighting in ridiculous situations. Today was no different. A kilometer or so away from a small village currently occupied by monsters of another world, Kai stood facing down a dozen gargantuan Hollows, corrupted souls damned to consuming both humans and their brethren alike. The barren, cracked ground beneath his feet rumbled from the Hollows' every movement. Despite their hulking bodies literally blocking out the sun and casting a shade over him, Kai remained calm and collected. In fact, his eyes weren't even open. The man was breathing slowly and seemed to be meditating, which served to further infuriate the great beasts meaning to kill him. And then it began.

In a single motion Kai's eyes opened, revealing green irises which almost seemed to consist of blazing flames, and he assumed an aggressive stance with long-time weapon Erphtal in his hands. With a burst of flame from underneath his feet, Kai was launched into the air and swung his guandao directly at the closest Hollow's mask. The weapon struck true, easily cleaving its target's head in half. Immediately after, he used another blast of fire to send himself in another direction, dodging another of his enemies' attacks. Responding in kind, Kai fired an explosion of fire from the tip of Erphtal directly at his attacker, vaporizing the beast in a matter of seconds. Two down. Despite the chaos of battle, his thoughts remained calm in the face of danger. This was hardly Kai's first rodeo.

Now safely on the ground, Kai prepared to take on the rest of his foes. The human warrior sent his large polearm flying, the blade piercing through his third victim's mask and shattering it instantly. At the same time, Kai rushed another Hollow and landed a flame-infused punch square against its large belly, sending ripples throughout its body before a hole opened where the beast's stomach had been. Four. Turning to face the largest of the monsters, Kai sprinted at his new target before leaping forward and doing a somersault, creating a five meter tall arc of jade flame from the tip of his right foot. Once he landed, the arc continued and burned straight through the Hollow's body vertically. Before Kai had a chance to react, all seven of the other Hollows jumped at him simultaneously, dogpiling on the man while he was still distracted by his most recent victim.

Suddenly an explosion of bright green fire burst out from underneath the corrupted spirits, quickly growing into a full fledged inferno over twenty meters wide. Once they were entirely enveloped, the flame stopped growing before dissipating only a short moment later. All that was left was a seemingly untouched Jian Yijun standing alone amongst ashes. After patting away the ash and dust on his jacket, Kai started walking toward the nearby settlement to deal with who or whatever was there now that he was all warmed up. Before even reaching the town he could hear a great commotion coming from it, causing Kai to break out into a sprint. The damaged buildings and ruined structures belied the happiness radiating throughout the village, a fact which was made clear as Kai made his way into its square and was greeted by the image of dozens of people cheering. The focus of the cheering seemed to be a muscular young woman who had apparently already dealt with the town's oppressors. Once the excitement died down a little, Kai approached her and introduced himself with his hand held out for a shake. "Hi, name's Kai. I take it you're responsible for all this?"