BOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The battlefield exploded beneath our clash.
Fists.
Kicks.
Elbows.
Shoulders.
Every collision shattered the volcanic landscape further as crimson magma burst upward like erupting oceans beneath our feet.
The air itself twisted violently around us.
A massive vacuum formed from the sheer speed of our movements.
The world could no longer keep up.
Only two blurs remained visible—
a crimson inferno...
and a streak of azure destruction.
BAM!!!! BAM!!!! BAAAAAAMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!
Our attacks collided faster and faster.
Shockwaves layered over shockwaves.
The ground beneath us collapsed continuously, turning into a bottomless sea of molten destruction.
A flaming fist tore toward my face.
At the same instant—
my lightning-coated fist wrapped in AUTHORITY shot toward his throat.
Both of us twisted through the air seamlessly.
Reducing resistance.
Maximizing force.
Maximizing lethality.
SWISH!!!!!
His fist missed my cheek by less than an inch.
My counterattack slammed into his ribs—
BOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!
VARKHUL's gigantic body was pushed backward through the volcanic wasteland.
For the first time since the battle began—
he skidded.
Not because he allowed it.
Not because he underestimated me.
But because I forced him to.
His body was covered in burns now.
Blackened scars.
Lightning marks.
Cracks in flesh that should have been indestructible.
Yet the volcanic world answered his existence.
Flames surged from beneath the earth.
Magma spiraled upward.
The surrounding inferno rushed toward his body and began restoring him almost instantly.
Meanwhile—
my own body was in far worse condition.
Bruises covered nearly every inch of me.
My muscles screamed.
Bones cracked repeatedly before healing again.
The overuse of AUTHORITY was beginning to destroy me from within.
Even after suppressing it to barely one percent—
it still felt like I was trying to force the universe itself into my veins.
Laws...
were not simple powers.
They were manifestations of existence itself.
And no mortal body—
no matter how talented—
was meant to carry them completely.
Not yet.
But even then—
the fire inside my chest only burned brighter.
Azure lightning exploded around my body like raging divine flames.
This was it.
Now...
or never.
AUTHORITY...
The word echoed through my soul.
CRACKLING!!!!!!!!!
My aura exploded violently.
The azure scales covering my arms shattered instantly under the pressure before regenerating again.
Only to crack once more.
Again.
And again.
The strain was becoming unbearable.
Azure Flames ignited around my body next.
Blue-white fire merged with lightning perfectly.
Like the two forces were born from the same source.
My arms transformed first.
Fingers becoming claws.
Muscles tightening.
Bones reshaping.
White fur with glowing blue stripes spread across my skin.
A phantom tiger manifested behind me—
massive...
ancient...
divine.
ROOOOOOOOAAAAARRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!
The roar shook heaven and earth.
Invisible pressure descended across hundreds of kilometers.
Mountains disintegrated.
Volcanoes collapsed.
Magma was forced downward as if the world itself was bowing beneath the roar.
Even VARKHUL's massive body sank several meters into the ground.
For the first time—
fear appeared in his eyes.
Not caution.
Not surprise.
Fear.
Real fear.
His instincts screamed at him.
Every strand of fur on his body stood upright.
His muscles tightened involuntarily.
Because deep down—
his soul recognized danger.
True danger.
ROOOOOOAAAAARRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My transformation deepened further.
Lightning and Authority fused completely.
The phantom tiger behind me merged into my body.
White fur spread across my torso.
Blue stripes glowed brighter and brighter.
My pupils split vertically like a predator.
The world slowed.
No—
my perception accelerated.
I could see everything.
The movement of magma.
The rhythm of VARKHUL's heartbeat.
The twitch of his muscles.
The flow of heat.
The distortion of space itself.
My mind expanded beyond its limits trying to process it all.
Thin cracks appeared in the air around me.
Space itself was beginning to fracture.
Even my body could barely contain the power.
Half transformed.
Fully transformed.
Shifting endlessly between forms.
My body and soul fought desperately to maintain control.
But I didn't stop.
I couldn't stop.
VARKHUL's expression finally changed completely.
No more amusement.
No more laughter.
No more relaxed confidence.
Only seriousness.
Only survival instinct.
Dark crimson flames erupted around his gigantic frame.
ABYSSAL FLAMES.
The volcanic world darkened beneath them.
Even magma began turning black around his feet.
His muscles tightened.
Eyes locked onto mine.
Completely focused.
Completely alert.
He knew.
One mistake...
and he would die.
ROOOOOOOAAAAAAARRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!
The roar exploded from my throat again.
Pressure waves spread endlessly outward.
The heavens trembled.
The volcanic sea below solidified briefly under the sheer pressure.
My body lowered.
Energy condensed into my claws.
AUTHORITY and Azure Flames spiraled together violently—
forming unstable spheres of destruction around my arms.
Blue veins glowed beneath my skin.
Power surged through every fiber of my existence.
Then—
I moved.
BOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!
The world exploded behind me.
The speed was beyond sound.
Beyond lightning.
Beyond instinct.
I became a streak of divine destruction.
The phantom tiger roared alongside me.
My claws tore through the atmosphere—
reaching VARKHUL instantly.
BAMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The collision erased everything nearby.
Mountains vanished.
The ground beneath us disintegrated into dust.
A gigantic crater spread outward endlessly.
VARKHUL's body was pushed backward violently.
His feet sank deeper into the shattered earth.
Both our arms locked against each other.
Power against power.
Will against will.
The entire battlefield trembled beneath the clash.
BOOOOOOMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!
I planted my feet.
The impact shattered the already ruined land beneath me.
Then—
I swung again.
BAMMMMMM!!!!!!!
VARKHUL barely dodged.
Every instinct in his body screamed.
DANGER!!! DANGER!!! DANGER!!!!!
BOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!
The missed attack continued into the distance—
erasing mountains like paper.
Even space distorted in its wake.
Sweat covered VARKHUL's body now.
Not from exhaustion.
From fear.
True fear.
Before he could recover—
my second claw descended.
BAMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This time—
he wasn't fast enough.
Half of his chest vanished.
Erased completely.
The destructive force continued beyond him, carving a canyon through the volcanic world.
For a single moment—
silence.
Then—
BOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!
VARKHUL retaliated instantly.
A fist wrapped in Abyssal Flames slammed into my chest.
Even with his heavily restricted Authority forcing the attack together—
the power behind it was monstrous.
Dark flames erupted through my torso.
My ribs cracked instantly.
My chest blackened.
The impact blasted through my body and continued for kilometers behind me.
Pain exploded through every nerve.
But through the agony—
I smiled.
A bloody...
feral smile.
Because VARKHUL had made one mistake.
He relaxed.
The overwhelming danger he sensed earlier had faded for a moment after landing the hit.
And that moment—
was enough.
I grabbed his remaining arm tightly.
His eyes widened slightly.
Every remaining ounce of energy in my body erupted outward.
Azure Flames surged through me—
healing my chest just enough to move.
Then—
I swung.
BAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My claw slammed directly into his skull.
Point blank.
AUTHORITY exploded.
Azure Flames detonated.
The shockwave shattered my own arm instantly.
But VARKHUL could no longer defend himself.
His body exploded apart beneath the impact.
BOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Azure lightning consumed the battlefield.
Blue flames devoured everything.
Authority distorted space violently.
The volcanic world split apart beneath the eruption.
Mountains vanished.
Magma oceans evaporated.
The sky itself cracked.
And within that endless storm of destruction—
only blue light remained.