Swallow!
The Wolf God's expression twisted as he felt his domain being consumed. Desperation surged within him. In an instant, he expanded his own territory, attempting to engulf Zenkichi and halt the steady erosion of his power. He knew well enough what this meant: the more ground Zenkichi devoured, the weaker he himself became. Every inch lost drained his strength further, tipping the battle into hopeless imbalance.
If this continued, he would be completely overwhelmed.
"Stop struggling. You're already finished."
Zenkichi's voice cut through the air like a blade. A mocking sneer tugged at his lips as he advanced. Watching the Wolf God thrash against inevitability only deepened his contempt.
His domain spread seamlessly with his movements, devouring the Wolf God's collapsing space. At the same time, Zenkichi's body drew closer, pressing the Wolf God into a crushing disadvantage. In Zenkichi's mind, the battle was already over.
Once someone stood as his enemy, their fate was sealed.
"Fire Release: Majestic Destroyer Flame!"
Zenkichi's hands blazed as flames roared to life between his palms. Without hesitation, he swept them toward his opponent. The torrent of fire engulfed the Wolf God, wrapping him in a searing inferno. For an instant, he became nothing more than a figure of burning flesh, swallowed by unrelenting fire.
"Ice Spell."
Zenkichi's second invocation came without pause. In the next heartbeat, frost surged across the battlefield. A storm of white blanketed the Wolf God as ice crystallized over his body, layer after layer, hard and unyielding.
Fire and ice—two powers born from opposing extremes, incompatible by their very nature—yet in Zenkichi's hands, they coexisted.
The result was terrifying.
Flames licked across the Wolf God's body, only to be locked in place by sheets of ice. The frost refused to melt, instead hardening against the fire as though the two elements were locked in a death struggle.
Nature dictated that one should overpower the other—fire should consume the ice, or the ice should smother the flame. But here, impossibility became reality.
They existed together.
The clash of extremes created a third state, something unnatural, heart-stopping, and far beyond what any mortal should wield.
Below, Hulk's eyes widened. His scientist's mind could barely comprehend what he was witnessing. "Ice and fire…?" he muttered, half in awe, half in dread. He had studied countless phenomena in his life, but this… this defied natural law itself.
The Wolf God's face contorted with agony, his once-proud form trapped between the devouring flames and the merciless frost. The clash of elements tore at him mercilessly, inflicting torment unlike anything he had endured.
Spectators around Hulk shivered, their throats dry, words caught before they could form. They could only stare, unable to describe what they were seeing.
The scale of this power was simply beyond them. It was destruction and creation woven together, a mysterious, unknown state that pushed the boundaries of existence itself.
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