Ethan's expression tightened instantly. A new presence was approaching—stronger, heavier, like the air itself thickened under its weight.
Then, from above, a massive figure descended slowly out of the sky.
The man's entire body radiated a presence hard as stone, ancient and crushing, like he'd stepped straight out of some primeval legend. The moment he landed, the surrounding world shuddered with him. Blood-red lightning forked wildly across the sky, crackling like the heavens themselves were welcoming him.
Ethan's eyes flickered with shock. He hadn't expected anything near this level of power.
That gut-deep feeling of danger surged. In an instant, he fired his energy forward—a massive disc of raw power screaming through the air. The Energy Disc tore ahead like a hurricane, ripping at the ground with enough force to pulverize steel.
