The world was breaking apart.
The sky **trembled.** The battlefield was no longer a battlefield—it was **a graveyard of destruction.**
Everything that once existed was **gone.** Mountains had been flattened. Oceans had evaporated. Even the very air itself felt like it was being **ripped apart** by the sheer force of their auras.
And yet—
They **kept fighting.**
Ryan Jim and Vinay were beyond **any mortal, any god, any force of nature.**
They weren't fighting to win.
They were fighting to **destroy each other.**
Ryan Jim's **roar pierced through the heavens,** his aura blazing **like a crimson supernova.**
**"VINAAAAAAAAAY!!!"**
His punch **split the land apart.**
Vinay **didn't flinch.**
With a monstrous **bellow**, his golden energy **twisted the atmosphere itself.**
**"RYAAAAAAAAAAN JIIIIIIIIIM!!!"**
Their fists met—
**BOOOOOOOOOOM!**
The resulting shockwave **wiped out whatever remained** of the battlefield.
Nothing was left.
Nothing but **chaos.*
They no longer cared about strategy.
They no longer cared about **pain.**
Every attack carried **more power than a dying star.**
Every clash **threatened to erase reality itself.**
**"DIE!"**
Vinay's golden flames **tore through Ryan Jim's chest,** yet Ryan Jim just **gritted his teeth and kept going.**
**"YOU FIRST!"**
He swung his leg **upward,** shattering Vinay's ribs. **Blood sprayed.** But Vinay only **laughed.**
**"THAT ALL YOU GOT?!"**
Ryan Jim's eyes burned white.
**"YOU WANT MORE?!"**
He **grabbed Vinay's face and slammed it into the ground,** dragging him for miles before **launching him into the air.**
Vinay **recovered mid-air,** wiping the blood from his lips. His aura flared, **black thunder surging through his body.**
He **grinned.**
**"YOU CAN'T KILL ME!"**
Ryan Jim cracked his knuckles, his voice like a growl of a **demon.**
**"THEN I'LL TEAR YOU APART IN PIECES!"**
**They charged.**
The universe **shook.**
Reality **fractured.**
And the two warriors **collided once more.**
There was **no sense of time.**
Each second was filled with **punches that could erase planets.**
Each moment was filled with **roars of hatred that could break the sky.**
Ryan Jim **vanished—**
—**and reappeared behind Vinay.**
**BOOM!**
A kick to the spine sent Vinay **crashing through the ruins.**
But before Ryan Jim could press forward—
**Vinay was already there.**
His golden aura burned as he **swung a backhand,** sending Ryan Jim **flying through multiple dimensions.**
He **chased after him.**
**BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!**
Each blow shook **existence itself.**
**They weren't human anymore.**
They weren't even gods.
They were **monsters of hatred.**
**Pure destruction in its rawest form.**
Then—
**A presence.**
A shadow **fell over them.**
And everything **froze.**
The air itself **stopped moving.**
Time **halted.**
The battle, the destruction, the pure chaos—**was silenced in an instant.**
Ryan Jim and Vinay **both stopped mid-attack.**
Their bloodlust **instantly vanished.**
Because they knew.
**He was here.**
**Manav had arrived.**
A slow **footstep.**
Another.
Then another.
The sound echoed through the empty battlefield.
A figure walked forward—**completely unscathed, untouched by all the destruction.**
He had **no aura.**
He had **no expression.**
And yet—
Both Ryan Jim and Vinay felt **something worse than fear.**
Manav's eyes were cold, **calculating,** empty of emotion.
He **glanced at Ryan Jim.**
He **glanced at Vinay.**
Then—he **spoke.**
**"Enough."**
A single word.
And the battle **ceased.**
For the first time, **Ryan Jim and Vinay did not move.**
For the first time, **hatred took a backseat.**
Because **in front of Manav, nothing else mattered.**
The war was no longer between them.
**It was in Manav's hands now.**