BOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!
The earth exploded beneath their feet, shattering like glass under the weight of divine fury. Cracks spread like spiderwebs through the soil, and a deafening shockwave hurled debris into the churning air.
Neither of them moved for a heartbeat — fists and blade locked in a deadlock, raw power pulsing between them like twin suns on the verge of collision. Sparks danced across their clashing energies.
Muscles strained.
Eyes locked.
And then—
They vanished.
Only the sound remained.
Clang!
Crack!
BOOM!
Swish!
Aether and Finnian tore across the battlefield, moving faster than the eye could follow. Shockwaves rippled from each collision, splitting the air like lightning bolts in a storm.
Aether ducked beneath a horizontal slash, the golden edge grazing his hair as he weaved through a maze of radiant blades. Each one carved deep trenches into the earth.
