Kaelen's chest rose and fell heavily, his body still aching from being dragged like a ragdoll across the battlefield. He could still feel the tremors of Kelvin and Magnus's combined assault as he thought hopefully—
'Did they actually land a hit?'
A brief silence settled over the forest.
Then—
BOOOOM!!!
A pillar of pure energy erupted from the ground.
The Avatar had returned.
It rose from the crater like an unstoppable force, its radiant form blazing with an even more oppressive aura than before.
Its presence alone caused the very air to tremble.
Kaelen's heart sank.
'It's pissed.'
The Avatar's faceless silhouette tilted its head once more, but this time, there was no curiosity—
Only judgment.
Kelvin, however, scoffed.
Despite the crushing aura pressing down on him, despite barely standing, his bloodstained lips curled into a mocking grin.
"Tch. Still alive, huh? Maybe I should try harder next time."
