The battlefield thundered with roars of war. Aamir stood tall beside his friends and Master Haider Ali, bloodied but unbowed. Behind them, Aryavrata's remaining forces formed up. Healer Mages knelt in rows behind the lines, weaving healing spells over the wounded. The stench of smoke, blood, and mana saturated the air.
Suddenly, the skies rumbled.
—
Far away, at the mountain's edge…
Veerendra and Ivanka's clash had escalated beyond human comprehension. With a shout, Veerendra swung his sword in a wide arc—
BOOM!
A mountain behind Ivanka split clean in half from the sheer force of the slash.
Ivanka's expression twisted in fury. She raised her hand and fired a concentrated energy beam, tearing through the terrain, disintegrating trees, rocks, and everything in its path as it screamed toward Veerendra.
Just as it reached him—
CLANG!
Veerendra deflected it with his bare hand.
Ivanka's eyes widened in disbelief.
"What... but how?!"
Veerendra's voice was like thunder.