The inevitable confrontation came at the borders of the Celestial Palace. Wang Chung, wielding the fragile balance of light and shadow within him, led a contingent of warriors against Long Tian's advance.
The battlefield was a surreal expanse where time bent and stars wept light.
Wang Chung faced Long Tian directly, their powers clashing in bursts of cosmic fury. Each strike echoed with the weight of their shared history.
For a moment, Wang Chung glimpsed the man Long Tian once was—the friend, the brother. But the darkness in Long Tian's heart had twisted him beyond recognition.
The battle ended in a stalemate, both sides retreating to lick wounds and prepare for the war to come.