**BOOOOM!**
The air quaked. The battlefield split apart as Vinay's **divine aura surged**, golden and crimson energy **colliding like a storm.** Each step he took sent shockwaves through the earth, his presence alone bending reality.
Before him, **Thane, Karael, and Elyas stood bloodied, bruised—but unyielding.**
**"How many times must I break you?"** Vinay's voice was calm. Cold. **Absolute.**
Thane spat blood onto the ground. **"As many times as it takes."**
Karael grinned despite the pain. **"You haven't won yet."**
Elyas tightened his grip on his sword, his stance unwavering. **"Come."**
Vinay sighed. **"Fools."**
He **vanished.**
And in the blink of an eye—**he reappeared behind Karael.**
**CRACK!**
A single strike—**and Karael was sent flying, shattering through boulders.**
Thane barely had time to react before—
**BOOM!**
Vinay's palm struck his chest, the force alone sending him skidding back, digging trenches into the earth.
Elyas swung his blade—**a perfect strike!**
But—
**CLANG!**
Vinay stopped the attack **with two fingers.**
Elyas' eyes widened. **Impossible.**
Vinay smirked. **"Pathetic."**
And then—**he twisted his fingers.**
**SNAP!**
Elyas' sword **shattered.**
**BOOOM!**
A devastating kick sent Elyas crashing into the ruins.
From the palace balcony, **Manav observed.**
His eyes, cold and unreadable, scanned every movement, every shift in power, every possible outcome.
He had **predicted this.**
Vinay was a force of nature, **a monster beyond human limits.**
And yet—**Manav's expression never wavered.**
**No emotion. No fear. No concern.**
Only calculation.
A single thought crossed his mind.
_"It's not over yet."_
**Deep within the palace ruins—Ryan Jim, Liora, and Dain stood ready.**
Their wounds had healed, their auras reignited.
It was time.
Ryan Jim clenched his fists. **"We're wasting time. They need us."**
Dain exhaled. **"Then let's move."**
Liora nodded, determination burning in her gaze.
Without another word—**they vanished.**
Speeding across the broken landscape, closing the distance to the battlefield.
But—
**They wouldn't arrive in time.**
Back at the battlefield, **Thane, Karael, and Elyas stood once more.**
Broken—but unyielding.
Vinay's aura surged. **The sky darkened. The ground trembled.**
**He was evolving.**
"Enough."
Vinay **closed his eyes.**
And then—**he opened them.**
A surge of **divine light erupted,** his aura expanding beyond mortal comprehension.
**His power had transcended.**
**He was no longer fighting.**
**He was ascending.**
Thane gritted his teeth. **"This isn't good."**
Karael clenched his fists. **"He's… changing."**
Elyas whispered. **"God-tier…"**
Vinay gazed down at them.
And for the first time—**he smiled.**
"Bow."
Thane, Karael, and Elyas **did not bow.**
Instead—**they charged.**
Even if they had no hope.
Even if their bodies screamed in pain.
Even if death loomed over them.
**They would fight.**
**Because they were warriors.**
**Because they had no other choice.**
Vinay **extended a single hand.**
And the heavens **collapsed.**
**BOOOOOOM!**
A divine explosion **erased the battlefield.**
The world itself **shook.**
And Manav—watching from above—**remained silent.**
**No emotions.**
**No words.**
Only calculations.