As the light faded, Sol was seen standing in the air on the rock pillar, hovering over Cyro.
Hela asked, "Did he get him?"
Vojim replied, "Yes, I'm certain."
Rouke added, "I've never seen such an attack."
As the light cleared, Cyro began to speak, "Hm, hm, hm, hm, hm... Your plan was executed flawlessly, but I'm not just a fighter. I'm a tactician as well. All that planning, but you had no idea about this."
The light cleared, revealing Cyro's staff blocking the entire Divine Slash. Everyone was shocked.
Hela exclaimed, "No!"
Adon added, "That's right! Only Zane and Khayjin have seen him with his staff being controlled without touching it. This isn't good."
Cyro stood up, looking at the group in shock. "Look at you, fools. Your time ends here, Sol, I wanted to try something out. I noticed your increased energy and SG, and we both had visions. I've come to believe that a Divine Clash seems realer than I originally thought. So, allow me to try it out... Hahahahaha!"
Cyro continued, "By the way, bro, you can stop playing pretend. Get out of that little baby playpen."
Kyll complained, "Awwww, you're ruining my fun, bro!"
Everyone was shocked once again.
Kyll opened the top of the cage, and all the needles fell. Kyll stood directly in the middle of them, surrounded by every blade. Zeyta asked, "How?"
Kyll replied, "Well, I had to go into full Cursed mode for a few minutes there, which allowed me to dodge every single blade with my ultimate reflexes. Hahaha! One blade cut my arm, if that makes you feel better."
Kayge lamented, "We failed. There's nothing we can do."
Sol trembled, "Sorry, everyone. I tried, but we're finished."
Cyro declared, "Well, here's a reward of divine power for you!" He charged his fist and shouted, "Dark Fist Abyss!"
Cyro punched Sol with incredible force, causing the arena to shake and flash purple. The punch sent Sol flying into the barrier, decapitating people on that side of the stands, turning them to dust. Sol hit the ground, looking dead.
Cyro exclaimed, "Wooahhh! So the Divine Clash is real! My strength has definitely increased!"
Everyone was in tears as Aza appeared in front of Cyro with her hammer. She swung, but Cyro smacked her hammer away and headbutted her hard, making her pass out. He dropped her from the pillar.
Kayge rushed to grab Aza and caught her. He placed her down and stood up. When he turned around, Kyll was in front of him. Kyll grabbed his shoulder and cut his throat, chest, arms, and thigh so quick before he knew what happened he was falling to the ground. "I thought you were immortal, but from what I understand, immortality comes with a price. Your immortality no longer applies because you are afraid. But I understand why - I would fear me too, pathetic."
Zeyta appeared beside Kyll, and he smacked her twice. Then, he grabbed her collar and cut her face down the middle as she screamed in agony, holding her face.
Kyll declared, "Well, little bro, looks like the job is done here."
Cyro agreed, "Yeah, made us get serious for a moment." The entire audience and leaders are in tears as Kayge is now dead.
Kyll called out, "Hey, Master Genjo, open up! We're done here."
Cyro chuckled, "That was quite extreme, Hahaha!"
Kyll replied, "Can't lie, I thought they had you with that attack."
Cyro admitted, "Yeah, they did some weird mind crap. I don't know how they did it yet, but we'll figure it out soon. Maybe we could do it too."
Kyll joked, "Haha, maybe."
Suddenly, Khayjin appeared, punching Cyro directly in the chest with incredible force. The blow sent Cyro flying off the pillar into the ground. Khayjin jumped down onto the ground and appeared in front of the hole where Cyro was.
Cyro emerged from the hole, standing up to face Khayjin. They engaged in an intense stare-down.
Cyro thought to himself, "Hmmm... something seems different about him?"
Khayjin swung an uppercut motion, hitting Cyro and lifting his neck up slightly. Cyro retaliated, swinging his fist down and hitting Khayjin's shoulder. Khayjin withstood the attack, then countered with a punch to Cyro's stomach.
Kyll observed, "Wait, he withstood one of his attacks? That's new."
Suddenly, lightning appeared behind Kyll, and he got slapped and sent flying. He backflipped, and Zane appeared in front of him with his sword, swinging hundreds of swift attacks emitted in lightning. Kyll entered Cursed mode, taking out his blade to counter all the attacks.
Kyll taunted, "Ha, maybe you should have fought me with Sol. Would have been more fun."
Zane swung, and Kyll dodged. Kyll swung, and Zane dodged, leading to an intense encounter of blades.
Hela cheered, "Yes! They're back up! Come on, Zane! Come on, Khayjin!"
Rouke observed, "They're both in an upper room stage. It seems they have reached the next level. They have both stepped into their Anointing."
Zane and Khayjin now having auras around them - Zane's light red, Khayjin's grey. Their hair was also lifted slightly, with electricity swirling through Zane's and wind through Khayjin's.
Kyll: "So this is the Upper Room? Yesssss show us power."
Khayjin and Zane exploded into motion, their auras blazing like twin infernos – Zane crackling with blood-red lightning, his blade a blur of cutting energy, while Khayjin moved like a living storm, his body wrapped in swirling grey wind. They rushed at Kyll and Cyro, the air between them shattering with the sheer force of their charge.
Kyll sneered, his blade already in motion, intercepting Zane's first strike. Their swords clashed with a metallic shriek, sending sparks raining down as their eyes locked, each testing the other's strength. Kyll countered with a rapid series of slashes, his Cursed blade cutting through the air with deadly precision, but Zane met him blow for blow, his strikes crackling with raw power, each one sending arcs of red lightning snaking across the stone.
Meanwhile, Khayjin appeared beside Cyro in a blur, his fist whipping forward like a cannon shot. Cyro's staff whipped up, blocking the strike, but the impact sent a shockwave through his body, cracking the ground beneath his feet. Cyro staggered, but twisted his staff, creating a burst of dark energy that lashed out, slamming into Khayjin's side and sending him skidding back. Cyro smirked, his eyes glowing with dark amusement.
"That all you've got?" Cyro taunted, spinning his staff in a rapid arc, creating a vortex of shadow that shot toward Khayjin.
Khayjin twisted his body, dodging the blast by a hair's breadth, his foot slamming into the ground and launching him into the air. He twisted mid-flight, spinning like a cyclone, his leg slicing down toward Cyro. Cyro blocked the strike with his staff, but the force of the impact shattered the stone beneath him, sending cracks racing out in every direction.
Nearby, Zane and Kyll's blades clashed with a metallic scream, their faces inches apart as their swords locked, their eyes blazing with pure, unrelenting fury.
"You're too slow, Zane!" Kyll spat, his blade pulsing with Cursed energy.
Zane grinned, his eyes flashing with crimson light. "Then catch this!"
He twisted his wrist, his blade cutting a perfect arc, releasing a blast of lightning that struck Kyll in the chest, sending him flying backward into a crumbling pillar. The stone shattered on impact, raining debris down as Kyll rolled to his feet, his chest smoking but his grin still wicked.
Khayjin landed beside Zane, his aura swirling violently, his eyes narrowed. They exchanged a quick nod before rushing their opponents again, their combined energy tearing through the air, their every step shattering the stone beneath their feet.
Kyll and Cyro recovered quickly, their auras flaring as they charged to meet their attackers, the arena trembling as all four warriors clashed with earth-shaking force. Swords clanged, fists cracked, and the air around them shattered with every strike. Khayjin's punches struck like the wind itself – fluid, unpredictable, and brutal – while Zane's blade carved through the air like a lightning storm, each slash leaving trails of searing red light.
Cyro, spinning his staff with inhuman speed, parried Khayjin's strikes, his every move a blur of dark energy. Kyll, his body now wreathed in Cursed flames, met Zane's blade head-on, his sword cutting through the air with a force that cracked the stones beneath them.
The arena floor shattered beneath their relentless assault, chunks of stone flying in every direction as the four warriors moved at blinding speeds, their auras clashing in a brilliant storm of power and fury. Their roars of effort echoed through the battlefield, shaking the air itself as the arena trembled beneath their feet.
Rouke, watching from the Masters booth, felt his heart racing. "They're pushing each other to the absolute limit... I've never seen anything like this."
Hela, her eyes wide with awe, whispered, "They're not just fighting... they're ascending."
As Zane and Khayjin clashed with Kyll and Cyro, their auras flared brighter, the ground beneath them splintering into fragments, the entire arena shaking under the pressure of their unleashed power. The crowd, still reeling from the earlier chaos, looked on in stunned silence, their breaths held as the four warriors fight till the death.
CHAPTER ENDS