The battlefield burned a fractured sea of flame, wind, and light.
The ground itself seemed to bleed Shinrei, pulsing like a wounded heart.
Above it all, two titans clashed: Rael Eluron, his blade blazing with divine radiance, and Bakuza, the Shadefire Butcher, his laughter echoing like molten thunder.
Their clash was blinding.
Every strike between them was a calamity light tearing through shadow, shadow devouring light.
The air screamed. The soil turned glass.
Kaen, barely standing, shielded his eyes from the blast.
Even his flames flickered in the face of such raw destruction.
Kenji, still panting from his failed charge, tried to rise again. His Eclipse Form had faded, wind still coiling around his trembling frame.
"Damn it… even at full speed, I couldn't scratch him…"
Bakuza turned toward him, his smile sharp and feral.
"You again? I thought I broke you already."
Kenji spat blood, forcing a grin.
"Guess you didn't break me enough."
