TRENCHES — CHAPTER 70: "THE RETURN OF KUZAK, THE TYRANT OF SAN JUAN"
The sky of San Juan split apart as thunder coiled like angry serpents.
At the heart of the Rainbow Bridge, a ripple of crimson lightning tore through the shimmering horizon — and from that electric wound, a colossal figure stepped forth.
Three jagged stripes burned across each of his shoulders, symbols of conquest and chaos.
Long dreadlocks swayed behind him like dark tendrils, and his eyes glowed red, radiating malice so heavy it crushed the air itself.
In his right hand, he dragged a spiked iron club — its edges humming with cursed energy.
Revo stood in silence, lips curling into a delighted smile. Pisya crossed her arms beside him, her beauty contrasting the monstrous scene unfolding.
"So," Revo muttered, "the Tyrant of San Juan… truly returns."
Kiro clenched his sword tightly, veins crawling across his arm. "Kuzak…"
He remembered everything — the screams, the war, JJ's flames lighting up the sky the night they defeated this very monster.
But now the past had resurrected, and it stared him in the eyes.
Kuzak's voice echoed like the growl of a beast.
"Still standing, Lion? You've grown soft."
Without warning — boom! — the bridge exploded beneath their feet.
A blur of motion. A storm of fists.
Yaya and Moro reacted first, their Auras igniting like flares.
Yaya's Cheetah Spirit burst alive — golden energy streaked across her body as she vanished from sight.
Moro's Matrix Core flared blue, eyes gleaming with focus.
They clashed with Kuzak together —
a flurry of punches, slashes, and shockwaves that split the sky —
but the tyrant barely moved.
With one effortless swing of his club, Kuzak speed blitzed them.
A trail of red lightning slashed through the air — Yaya was sent crashing through the bridge's side, sparks flying as she tumbled through the clouds.
Moro managed to block barely, sliding across the bridge, feet grinding against steel.
Kiro leapt next, Lion Aura roaring like a storm.
"Let's see how weak I've become!" he shouted.
He swung his blade with enough force to cleave stone —
but Kuzak caught it with two fingers.
"Still predictable."
With a flick, Kuzak shattered the energy around the blade and kneed Kiro in the chest, sending him flying backward.
Blood sprayed from Kiro's lips as he smashed through the bridge's barriers.
Revo smirked. "Magnificent. To think he's still this powerful."
Pisya giggled softly. "It's like watching gods tear reality apart."
Yaya rose again, eyes wild. Her cheetah aura evolved — her skin traced with glowing marks, her movements faster, sharper, deadlier.
She blurred, striking Kuzak's chest — boom! A small explosion of gold light rippled through his body.
Kuzak grinned — the first time in centuries anyone had actually hit him.
"Good," he said. "You've got claws."
He gripped her neck in the next instant, lifting her effortlessly.
"Now break."
He slammed her into the ground, the Rainbow Bridge screaming under the impact.
Moro appeared midair, Matrix Fusion ignited. Blue lightning crawled through his veins.
He kicked Kuzak with such force the sky rippled — a shockwave sent debris and energy spiraling outward.
Kuzak skidded slightly but only smiled wider.
"Jara's blood… I can smell it."
Moro froze.
"How… do you know that name?"
Revo's eyes widened slightly. Jara…
Kuzak's grin stretched. "You fight like him. The same fire… the same foolish courage. But where's JJ? Hiding again?"
His eyes glowed even brighter.
"Tell me where your father is, boy — or I'll crush everything he left behind!"
Kiro, still coughing blood, raised his head.
"Kuzak… JJ is not here. You'll face us instead!"
Kuzak roared, a sound that shook San Juan. "Then his friends will pay for his absence!"
He lunged at Kiro, club raised high, tearing the sky open as his aura burst like a volcano.
But before the club landed — Moro appeared in front of Kiro, hands blazing with blue energy.
"I won't let you touch him!"
The two powers collided — blue Matrix energy and crimson destructive Aura —
and a cataclysmic shockwave consumed the bridge.
Buildings shattered, clouds spun violently above, and the Rainbow Bridge's colors began to distort and flicker.
Kuzak stepped back, eyes narrowing. "You… you're his son."
Moro's eyes burned with determination.
"Yes. I'm Jara's son. And I'll finish what he started."
For the first time, Kuzak's grin faltered.
Revo's smirk vanished.
And Pisya whispered under her breath — "The son of the Flame Hero… is alive."
As thunder echoed through the heavens, the Tyrant of San Juan looked down at the new warrior standing before him —
and smiled once more.
"Then show me, boy… if you inherited his fire."
The storm roared, and the clash to shake the world began anew.
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