The sky above flickered—a pulse of gold shuddered across the void as the final Recognition Duel began.
[Recognition Duel – Final Test: Tyrant of Flame-Bound Oaths]
Title: Ex-Archon of the Ninth Infernal Court
Combat Focus: Flame-Tether Combat + Break Logic
Arena Modifier: Burnt Domain – All terrain becomes volatile after 10 seconds of contact
Victory Condition: Survive and Subdue the Tyrant within 3 minutes
The barefoot man took another step forward.
His body steamed where the chains clung to his skin—self-forging flames leaked from the gaps in his arms, crawling over his chest and wrapping his spine like a second skeleton.
"Name's Rhogar," he said, voice guttural. "I was never meant to be a test. But I'm the price for walking into the upper thrones unmarked."
Leon didn't move.
But his Shell Reverb hummed—a low-pitched growl through the ground.
Rhogar cracked his neck, then grinned. "Show me why they keep whispering your name."
Then the world turned to fire.
