The battlefield roared beneath Akira's crimson aura. Blood constructs swirled, coiling and striking with intelligence and precision no enemy could match. Rank 13 was no longer just awakening—it was alive, responding to her thoughts, her instincts, her will.
From above, the Architect's shadow loomed, energy twisting and tearing the city as he prepared a decisive strike. "You've grown… beyond what I imagined. But can you control it?"
Akira smirked, fangs flashing. "Control? I own it." She extended her aura outward, and the battlefield warped under her influence. Streets bent, debris lifted, shadows twisted—everything moved as extensions of her will.
Suddenly, a massive energy surge erupted from her chest. The final hidden layer of Rank 13 unlocked, allowing her to fuse constructs and aura into living extensions of herself, creating dozens of autonomous weapons that could attack, defend, and adapt without her direct command.
A rogue Sentinel lunged, and a crimson serpent formed from her aura intercepted it mid-air, smashing it with precision. Another tendril snaked around the Architect's energy blast, absorbing and redirecting it back with explosive force.
Even Takumi watched, wide-eyed. "Akira… you're… unstoppable!"
She grinned, tossing him a playful glance before spinning midair, aura flaring. "Unstoppable? That's just what they think."
The Architect's expression hardened. "You've reached… a dangerous threshold."
Akira hovered above the chaos, aura a blazing sun of crimson. Her constructs pulsated with intelligence, her speed and precision unmatched, and every enemy around her felt the crushing dominance of a being at the peak of Rank 13.
"Peak?" she whispered, teasing, dangerous. "Honey… we're just getting started."
🔥 Cliffhanger: Akira fully taps the hidden layers of Rank 13, creating autonomous, intelligent constructs and manipulating the battlefield itself. The Architect is forced to react, hinting at his next devastating move. Readers are left hyped for the ultimate showdown and curious just how far Akira can push her apex powers.