Akira's heel left his guard as the broken tiles under Levi's knee became a smooth, glassy surface.
His injured arm gave way when he tried to rise, leaving him on one knee as enormous detonations rolled overhead!
BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM!
In the sky, Arthur went pale as he watched his brother struggle to stand.
"Get up..." Arthur whispered.
Jojo moved closer to him, her attention fixed on the arm Levi held against his chest... those injuries seemed far worse now that he couldn't get up.
They all knew his Dominion was false.
It had been prepared to discourage challenges... its Aspects couldn't defeat a genuine Law, and Akira had dragged him into the very confrontation he needed to avoid.
Shia began to say something reassuring, then stopped as another eruption shook the projection... they all remembered what they had endured inside Alzhukar's Dominion.
"This... this might be bad," Nurah muttered.
