Smoke rose in thick waves from the cracked ground.
Izzo's body twitched.
He smiled through burned lips.
"Do you think stopping my last move means you've won?"
Volt tightened her grip. "You're falling apart."
Izzo coughed but didn't stop smiling.
"You're too late."
He raised his arms, the air around him glowing red.
"Time to unleash my gift from the Flame God Cult."
His voice grew louder.
"[Combustion Rebirth]!"
A sharp pulse burst from his chest.
"Move!" Volt shouted.
All three heroes jumped away as Izzo's body exploded in a wave of fire.
The ground cracked open.
Flames spun upward like a tornado.
Then everything went silent.
For a moment, the battlefield looked empty. Just burning rocks and ash.
Then a massive shadow moved inside the smoke.
A new figure stepped forward.
It was Izzo.
But not the same.
He was taller—nearly three meters.
His skin was dark red and pulsing with magma lines.
His hair had burned away, replaced by flickering flame.
