The battlefield fell deathly silent as Sagiri vanished from the crater without warning.
One heartbeat he stood with Nokai resting upon his shoulder, and the next there was nothing but empty air. Gasps erupted from both armies. Even Salka's eyes narrowed, while he instinctively reached for his weapon, unable to follow the movement.
Zaka Asakana did not look phased. His eyes remained ahead of him and his cats skulked even lower. Then suddenly as if dodging the air Grand chief Zaka Asakana twisted his enormous body just as a fist appeared seemingly from nowhere.
Their punches collided with a deafening explosion that shook the entire Outer Nonagon. The impact sent a violent shockwave racing through the ancient forest, flattening bushes, ripping branches from centuries-old trees and throwing dust high into the evening sky.
The impact was so deafeneing and strong Zaka Asakana bent his knee and slip back an inch. He was truly a beast. The strenth could have flattened a lesser man.
