VR- BATTLEFIELD: FINAL ROUND
Ryu purpel eyes narrowed towards the ground. His feet still wrapped by blood chains.
The battlefield was drenched in blood and shadow, an eerie stillness settling before Lunara's voice echoed through the darkness.
"Midnight Sovereignty."
A shroud of pure black engulfed the terrain, swallowing the light as an oppressive aura spread across the battlefield. The very ground pulsed with darkness, an extension of Lunara's will. Her crimson eyes gleamed with a wicked grin as she whispered, "Try not to die too fast."
From the abyssal field, writhing tendrils of darkness erupted, lashing out toward Ryu with unnatural speed and precision. The tendrils hissed as they sliced through the air, seeking to ensnare him like serpents. With precise movements, he dodged the first wave, his katana slicing through the air. Ghost Fang shimmered with crimson light, severing the tendrils, yet the dismembered appendages dissolved back into the shadows, reforming instantly.
A sharp hum filled the air. Before Ryu could regain his footing, a streak of red lightning burst toward him. Rael, his berserk form radiating volatile energy, lunged with razor-sharp claws crackling with crimson electricity. The air itself seemed to tremble under his charge.
Ryu met the attack head-on, Ghost Fang clashing against Rael's claw, sparks dancing wildly as their battle rhythm intensified. Ryu parried one, blocked the second strike and spotting an opening, created by the weakness in Rael's already wounded arm left arm. He dodged another strike twisted to his left .His blade flashed toward Rael's neck—
But a tendril of darkness surged from below, intercepting the attack with mere inches to spare. Sparks scattered across Rael's skin as the beastkin wasted no time in retaliating.
"Roaring Thunderclap!"
A shockwave of pure force erupted from Rael's body, sending a concussive blast outward. The sheer power fractured the ground beneath them. Ryu braced, katana held before him, but the force still sent him skidding backward. As he slid across the darkened terrain, more tendrils shot toward him from darkness covered ground, aiming top pierce his arms and legs.
Twisting mid-slid, Ryu moved a fraction of an inch sideways, narrowly avoiding the piercing tendrils. The air around him crackled with energy just as a massive golem's stone fist descended upon him.
BOOM!
Ryu propelled himself sideways at the last second, avoiding the crushing impact. The ground trembled as the golem's fist left a crater where he once stood. Using the golem's outstretched arm as a platform, Ryu leapt, spinning mid-air as crimson flames engulfed his katana cutting tendrils targeting him again.
Landing smoothly on golem arm, he raised his foot, now cloaked in crimson flames, and delivered a devastating stomp onto the golem's arm, shattering it into rubble.
His eyes glowed ones again as he used telekinesis, gathering the broken stones into a deadly barrage. Ryu twisting his body one hand stretched further like motion of throwing towards sky, barrage of stones following his motion launch at Lunara, the rocks accelerating at blinding speeds.
Lunara's eyes widened in the split second before impact. Not expecting an attack she got cought off guard mid air.
Instinct took over. She raised a hand, summoning a crimson barrier of blood.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Each impact resounded like cannon fire, sending shockwaves through the air. As her shield lowered, Lunara barely had time to react—
Ryu was already upon her.
A devilish grin spread across his face. "Surprise."
His katana gleamed with lethal intent, slicing toward her neck. At the last moment, the blood chains around Ryu's legs tightened, yanking him downward. Sensing attack won't land ryu changed the direction of attack. Adjusting mid-swing, he redirected his attack, severing one of her bat-like wings instead.
A bloodcurdling scream tore from Lunara's throat as she spiraled toward the ground, Ryu falling alongside her.
Below, the battlefield morphed once more. The blood of the fallen—both ally and foe—surged toward the center, forming a valley of crimson spikes aimed directly at Ryu.
From below, a streak of red lightning shot toward him—Rael.
"Thundering Stride!" Rael's form blurred, appearing beneath the blood spikes, his movements too fast for the eye to follow.
From the opposite side, a second figure launched forward in a fiery burst appearing under blood spikes—Dain.
Rael attacked first. "Fangs of Fenrir!"
His claws moved faster than the eye could follow, striking the blood spikes from below in rapid succession, each blow infused with lightning.
"Dragon's Rampage!" Dain's muscles tensed as he unleashed an unrelenting barrage of punches and kicks, each strike carrying the force of a volcanic eruption.
The two warriors struck the blood spikes simultaneously, their raw power sending them hurtling toward Ryu mid-air. In mere seconds, hundreds of jagged crimson stakes shot toward him, guided by the sheer force of their combined assault.
Ryu's eyes flashed dangerously.
[Hell's Waltz: elimination]
In an instant, his katana moved faster than sight, streaks of red light tracing through the air as the incoming spikes, chains, and even Lunara—still falling—were slashed apart in a single, precise motion.
Cutting everyone in range.
Then—
Rael's body stiffened. Red lines traced across his figure, from his arms to his throat. His head rolled from his shoulders, his berserk form collapsing in a lifeless heap. Blood gushed from his wounds, splattering against Dain's draconic scales.
Dain staggered, fresh wounds crisscrossing his body, blood leaking from their gashes on scales.His hard dragonic scales saving him from same fate as rael.
The golem arm healed with fresh stone, was cleaved into countless fragments, its form collapsing into nothing.
As Ryu landed gracefully, Kieran struck.
"Tidal Wave!"
His trident slammed into the earth, unleashing a massive surge of water that erupted outward in all directions. The battlefield became a raging flood, submerging everything in its wake.
Ryu raised a hand, his purple eyes glowing with power. The water split around him, carving a path free of obstruction.
But Kieran was not done.
From both sides of Ryu, water tentacles materialized, striking with immense force. Ryu abandoned telekinesis to counter with his katana, cutting through each tendril before they could bind him.
Lyria seized the opportunity.
"Winter's Edge!"
Slamming her frost-coated weapon into the water, the entire field of liquid froze in an instant. Ryu, knee-deep in the newly formed ice, found himself momentarily bound.
Kieran followed up, his voice echoing with finality.
"Frost Surge!"
A second wave of frost spread from his trident, reinforcing the icy prison around Ryu. His movements were limited—the battlefield closing in around him.
The momentary silence was broken by Evelyn's voice, commanding the others.
"This is our chance! Everyone, full force—now!"
The battlefield erupted once more.
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