CHAPTER 72: THE WATER GODDESS AND THE MATRIX SON
The bridge lay in ruins—cracked, smoldering, and drenched in stormlight. The skies over San Juan boiled red and blue, clashing like the wills of gods. Thunder rolled like war drums, and the air burned with the scent of ozone and blood.
Kuzak stood at the epicenter of destruction, his dreadlocks whipping violently in the raging wind. His massive club rested against his shoulder as if it weighed nothing, though it could shatter mountains. The red glow of his eyes illuminated the trembling faces of those before him.
Kiro staggered to his feet, his golden lion aura flickering like a dying flame. "We're not done yet…" he muttered, tightening his grip on his sword.
Kuzak's grin stretched ear to ear. "You fools still think your tiny auras can hurt me?"
He stomped once—BOOM!—a pulse of energy spread through the ground, cracking stone and bending steel. "You're all weak—pretenders playing gods!"
Before anyone could move, he vanished.
In the blink of an eye, Kuzak appeared in front of Kiro, his movements blindingly fast.
With a single motion, he swung his massive fist upward—a deadly aura uppercut that connected with Kiro's chin.
CRAAASH!
The impact sent shockwaves through the Rainbow Bridge's ruins.
Kiro's body shot skyward, smashing through the clouds like a meteor. Golden aura scattered into sparks, and a scream tore from Kaya's throat.
"KIIIRRROOOO!!!"
Her heart exploded in fury. Her pupils shrank—then disappeared entirely, replaced by a blinding white glow.
The ground beneath her began to tremble as her Water Aura erupted—a swirling mass of deep azure and silver waves coiling around her like a living ocean. She floated into the air, her hair rising with the pressure, her entire being resonating with raw divinity.
The others could only watch in awe. Even Wolf Hunter, usually stoic, took a step back. "She's… transcending."
Kaya raised her arms, and the skies responded. Rain turned into streams, streams into rivers, and rivers into a colossal vortex of spiraling water that surrounded her like a god's throne.
"Kuzak…" she whispered, her voice layered with power. "You've done enough."
Her aura solidified into a massive Water Colossum, a towering spirit formed from the ocean itself. Its face was featureless, but its presence carried rage, sorrow, and divine will all at once.
"Let the tides judge you!" she roared.
The colossal figure slammed its watery fist toward Kuzak, shattering the bridge even further.
The tyrant barely had time to brace himself—BOOOOM!—he was crushed under the massive surge, driven deep into the rubble.
Steam hissed from the impact crater.
For a brief, shining second, silence.
Then—laughter.
Deep, echoing, and monstrous.
"Impressive… truly impressive," Kuzak's voice boomed from beneath the ruins. "It's been ages since I felt a strike that almost hurt."
He rose slowly from the debris, steam and smoke swirling around him. His club rested across his shoulders again, his grin feral. "You've got fire in you, girl. Maybe your death will be entertaining."
He vanished again—reappearing right behind Kaya, his club descending like thunder.
But before it landed—
A blue streak ripped through the air.
WHAM!
Kuzak's eyes widened as a powerful kick struck his ribs with such force it made the air ripple. He was sent flying, crashing through several collapsed pillars, his body skipping across the surface like a stone on water.
Everyone turned.
Standing before Kaya, breathing hard, his aura surging like a miniature storm, was Moro. His blue energy burned brighter than ever, his body surrounded by small electric arcs. His eyes glowed with that same eerie azure light, a remnant of the Matrix Force coursing through his veins.
He glared toward the spot where Kuzak fell, voice sharp as lightning.
> "You're not touching her."
Kaya floated down beside him, her aura still swirling like an ocean storm. She smiled faintly through exhaustion. "Took you long enough."
Moro smirked. "Had to make an entrance."
From the rubble, Kuzak rose once more, dragging his club against the ground, his grin wide and feral despite the blood trickling down his lip.
"Ahh… so the son of JJ does have some bite after all."
Moro's blue aura flared in response.
Kaya's water energy shimmered, forming a second Colossum behind her.
Two elements—the calm flow of water and the raging storm of the Matrix—merged together, warping the air itself. The entire battlefield hummed as light and pressure collided.
"Together?" Kaya asked, her tone steady but her eyes fierce.
"Together," Moro replied.
Their auras synchronized—blue and aqua fusing, forming a radiant surge that spread across the ruins. Lightning streaked through the water like veins of living power.
Kuzak's grin only grew. "Now this… this is worth remembering."
And as the sky thundered and the bridge trembled once more—
Moro and Kaya charged, their combined auras tearing through space as they met Kuzak, whose crimson energy exploded to meet them.
Blue. Aqua. Red.
The colors of fate collided in a blinding storm.
The battle of The Matrix Son, The Water Goddess, and The Tyrant of San Juan had truly begun.
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