Above them, the flame giant seethed. Its entire frame roared with fury, the heat distorting space around it. Unwilling to be overshadowed, it raised its sword once more. The blade, now radiating with intensified ferocity, was brought down in a sweeping arc—another planetary-scale slash, wide enough to carve the sky.
The starshield surrounding Ikenga flickered again, reacting not with force but with vision. It didn't just block—it reframed reality. The surface of the shield shimmered like water, rippling outward to reveal an entire different world—another realm mirrored in place of their own. Through this conjured reflection, the path of the fire giant's sword extended not into the present battlefield, but through the void beyond.
A moment later, somewhere in the vast black of space, the consequences were made visible.
