CLAAAAANG!
Emma blocked Scorpio's sword.
The moment their weapons collided, an enormous amount of heat spread across her blade.
Scorpio grinned.
"Still trying to block me? Haven't you learned your lesson?"
Emma pushed against his sword.
"You're the one who hasn't learned."
BOOM!
A powerful shockwave erupted between them, forcing Scorpio backward.
He landed several metres away and looked at his sword.
"What was that?" He asked.
Emma lowered her blade.
"Advanced Armament Haki."
Scorpio narrowed his eyes.
"You've already shown me that."
Emma rushed forward."Then pay closer attention."
Scorpio raised his sword to defend himself.
CLANG!
Their weapons collided again.
This time, Emma's blade never made direct contact with his.
A thin layer of Haki surrounded her sword preventing the heat from reaching her hands.
Scorpio's eyes widened. "So that's how you're doing it."
Emma smiled. "You're a quick learner."
Scorpio laughed. "Don't get too comfortable!"
He slammed his foot into the ground.
"Heat-Heat Fruit!"
The ground beneath Emma began glowing red.
A massive explosion of heat erupted from below.
BOOOOOOM!
Emma jumped into the air as the ground melted beneath her.
Scorpio raised his hand.
"Sun Fist!"
His fist became surrounded by an intense wave of heat before he launched himself toward her.
Emma crossed her blades.
"Advanced Armament"
Flames erupted from her sword.
BOOOOOOM!
The two attacks collided, sending a massive explosion across the battlefield.
Scorpio landed on the ground.
Emma landed a short distance away.
Smoke covered the area.
Scorpio looked ahead.
"Using fire against me? That's not going to work."
The smoke slowly cleared.
Emma stood there with a calm expression.
"Who said I was trying to burn you?"
She raised her sword. "I was only testing something."
Scorpio's smile disappeared. "What?"
Emma's sword began changing.
The flames disappeared, replaced by a cold blue glow.
"I wonder how you'll handle this."
"Advanced Armament: Antarctic!"
A massive wave of ice spread across the ground.
Scorpio quickly jumped backward, but several ice pillars erupted around him.
He punched one apart.
CRACK!
Another appeared behind him.
Then another.
Scorpio released an explosion of heat, melting the surrounding ice.
"Enough!" He shouts.
His body began to glow red.
The temperature around him increased so rapidly that the air itself seemed to distort.
Emma watched carefully.
Scorpio spread his arms.
"Heat-Heat Fruit..."
The ground cracked beneath his feet.
"Domain of the Burning King!"
BOOOOOOOOOOM!
A massive wave of heat exploded outward.
The battlefield became a sea of burning earth. Rocks melted, trees burned instantly and the air became almost impossible to breathe.
The remaining beast knights quickly retreated.
"Get away from him!"
"That heat is insane!"
Even from a distance, Noah and Nyx could feel the temperature rising.
Nyx looked towards the battlefield.
"He's turning the entire area into an oven."
Noah smiled.
"Looks like he's getting serious."
Nyx glanced at him.
"And you're just going to stand here?"
Noah shrugged.
"Emma doesn't need our help."
Back on the battlefield
Scorpio stood in the centre of his domain.
"Inside this area, everything is under my control!"
He looked towards Emma.
"Your sword, your body, even the air you breathe. I'll turn everything into ashes!"
Emma slowly raised her sword.
"You're right about one thing."
Scorpio grinned.
"Finally admitting defeat?"
Emma shook her head.
"No. This is going to consume a lot of Haki."
Black Haki began spreading across her body.
Scorpio's smile faded.
Emma closed her eyes.
For a moment, everything became silent.
Then she opened them.
"Advanced Armament..."
The ground beneath her feet cracked.
"Akananokachi."
A dark wave of Haki spread across the battlefield.
Suddenly, figures began appearing around Emma.
One after another.
Warriors.
Swordsmen.
Fighters from battles long forgotten.
The souls of those Emma had defeated stood beside her, each carrying the weapons they had wielded in life.
Scorpio stared at them.
"What...?"
Emma looked ahead. "These are the souls of those I've defeated."
The figures slowly raised their weapons.
"They'll fight alongside me."
Scorpio looked around at the growing army.
Then he laughed. "HAHAHAHA!"
Heat exploded from his body.
"Now that's interesting!"
Emma tightened her grip on her sword.
"Let's finish this."
The souls rushed forward.
Scorpio raised his fist.
"COME ON!"
BOOOOOOOOOOM!
The entire battlefield erupted as the two forces collided.