Kael's grip tightened around Adil's neck—fury burning in his glowing blue eyes.
Adil struggled, gasping for breath, vision fading.
Then—
Adil (thinking):No choice…
He spat—blood splattering into Kael's eyes.
Kael: "AGHH!"
Kael recoiled, blinking furiously, his grip loosening.
Adil dropped to his knees, coughing.
Adil (thinking):Now!
He surged upward and drove his knee straight into Kael's nose—a brutal, bone-cracking blow.
Kael staggered back, blood pouring, eyes wide with rage.
Kael (growling): "You little—!"
Adil stood, panting, red eyes glowing faintly.
Adil (smirking): "You said I wouldn't get time to heal… so I made some."
Adil didn't hesitate.
He quickly moved behind Kael, slipping past his guard with surprising speed.
Before Kael could react, Adil locked his arm around Kael's neck, pulling tight.
Adil (gritting his teeth): "Let's see how you like no air."
Kael thrashed, claws scraping at Adil's arm, eyes glowing fiercely.
Kael (choking): "You—!"
Adil held firm, muscles burning, pain still pulsing through his healing ribs.
Adil (thinking):Just a few more seconds…
The ruins echoed with the struggle—two mirror twins locked in a brutal dance of survival.
Adil tightened the chokehold, dragging Kael to the ground.
Kael gasped, struggling as Adil pressed harder—cutting off his air, forcing him toward unconsciousness.
Kael (struggling): "You coward… using pathetic tricks!"
Adil (calmly): "I didn't know there were rules in a fight."
Kael's eyes flared, voice rasping.
Kael: "Do you have no honor?"
Adil leaned in, red eyes glowing.
Adil: "Honor? Doesn't matter—as long as it's one-on-one. What kind of honor is using your power while the other guy isn't, huh?"
Kael's grip weakened.
His body twitched.
And Adil held firm.
But Kael wasn't done.
He struggled beneath Adil's grip, his blue eyes glowing brighter, veins pulsing with unnatural energy.
He began to rise—slowly, violently—even as Adil poured every ounce of strength into keeping him down.
Adil (gritting his teeth): "Stay down, damn monster!"
Kael roared—a primal, furious scream that echoed through the ruins.
Then—
Kael slammed himself into the ground, dragging Adil with him, cracking the stone beneath their bodies.
Dust exploded.
Adil gasped, stunned by the sudden impact.
Kael roared again, his blue eyes blazing like fire.
Adil held tight, arms locked around Kael's neck, trying to choke him out.
But Kael wasn't trying to escape.
He was trying to break him.
With monstrous force, Kael slammed himself into the ground—once, twice, again and again.
BOOM. BOOM. BOOM. BOOM.
The earth cracked beneath them.
Adil's grip faltered with each impact, bones rattling, pain exploding through his healing body.
Adil (thinking):He's trying to shake me off… break my hold… break me.
Kael snarled through the chaos.
Kael (growling): "Let's see how long you last!"
Adil gritted his teeth, blood dripping from his mouth.
Adil (thinking):I just need five seconds…
But Kael wasn't giving him time.
Only destruction.
Adil's grip finally loosened—his strength fading from the relentless slams.
Kael seized the moment.
He quickly stood, eyes still glowing, and delivered a savage kick to Adil's chest.
THUD.
Adil flew backward, crashing into the ground with a heavy impact.
Dust exploded around him.
He groaned, clutching his ribs, breath knocked out of his lungs.
Adil (thinking):Damn… that hurt.
Kael stood tall, blood dripping from his nose, fury burning in his gaze.
Kael (coldly): "Stay down."
But Adil's body twitched again.
Healing.
Hurting.
Rising.
Narrator:
It didn't matter how many times Adil was injured.
His body could stitch itself back together every five seconds, but each recovery came with twice the pain.
What made Adil dangerous wasn't his regeneration—it was his mind.
He fought like a tactician, adapting mid-battle, reading patterns, and exploiting weaknesses. Every move was calculated, every strike layered with intent.
But even geniuses need rest.
And Kael?
Kael was built differently.
Superior genes. Endless stamina. A monster in human form.
Where Adil fought with technique, Kael fought with nature.
And nature was winning.