A tense silence stretched between them as Kirishima's amber eyes locked onto Ravihiro's piercing gaze. The night wind howled atop the tall building, the city below swallowed in an eerie stillness.
Thenโ
BOOM!
Kirishima vanished in an instant, leaving behind a sonic boom as he lunged at Ravihiro with unbelievable speed. His fist, coated in a strange crimson energy, shot forward like a meteor.
Ravihiro barely had a second to react. He twisted his body, dodging the punch just as the air exploded where he stood. The impact left a crater in the concrete rooftop.
"๐๐'๐จ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ..." Ravihiro thought, sliding back.
Kirishima smirked. "๐๐ค๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฅ? ๐๐๐๐. ๐ฝ๐ช๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐ฉ'๐จ ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐!"
Without hesitation, Kirishima dashed again, his speed breaking the sound barrier. This time, Ravihiro didn't dodge.
He raised his hand.
๐๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ข.
๐พ๐๐ผ๐พ๐!
Four rings materialized around him, glowing ominously. Kirishima halted mid-step, eyes widening slightly at the strange sight.
"๐๐๐๐ฉ'๐จ...?" Kirishima muttered.
Ravihiro's cold voice cut through the night.
"๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ."
๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ง๐ค'๐จ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ:
๐ฝ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ (๐ญ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐จ) - Sword Enhancement
๐๐๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ค๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ฃ (๐ญ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐จ) - Venomous Blade
๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ช๐จ (๐ญ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐จ) - Hellfire Coating
๐๐๐๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฟ๐๐ข๐ค๐ฃ (??? ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐จ) - Darkness Absorption
Kirishima's smirk returned. "๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐. ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ'๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐'๐ก๐ก ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ง๐ช๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช!"
๐ฅ Kirishima clenched his fists, and crimson flames erupted around his body. His aura grew oppressive.
"๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ฃ."
Kirishima vanished again, this time moving even faster than before. A burning fist rocketed toward Ravihiro's face!
๐๐๐๐ฟ!
At the last second, Ravihiro summoned the power of the Blade Mantid. His sword extended unnaturally, parrying the attack. Sparks flew as Kirishima's flaming fist clashed against cold steel!
Kirishima twisted mid-air, spinning to deliver a Blazing Impact kick.
FWOOM!
A massive shockwave erupted as Ravihiro activated his Hellhound Cerberus ring. His sword ignited with dark hellfire, clashing against the flaming kick! The force sent both warriors skidding back.
"๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ง๐?" Kirishima's eyes widened slightly, his foot scorched by the dark flames.
"๐๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ค ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ," Ravihiro mused.
Kirishima clicked his tongue. "๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐."
But before Ravihiro could react, Kirishima smirked.
"๐ฝ๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ?"
BOOOOM!
Kirishima punched the ground, sending a shockwave of flames exploding outward! The entire rooftop collapsed, sending both warriors plummeting into the abyss belowโ
...The battle was far from over.
To be continued...
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Endless Battle - Ravihiro Vs. Kirishima
As the rooftop crumbled beneath them, both warriors fell into the burning wreckage.
Kirishima twisted mid-air, kicking off falling debris with shocking agility. His body was coated in crimson flames, eyes blazing with determination.
โ Ravihiro, in contrast, manipulated his Shadow Demon energy, vanishing into the darkness mid-fall. His presence flickered in and out of existence like a ghost.
BOOOM!
They collided mid-air.
Kirishima's flaming fist met Ravihiro's venomous blade. The moment their