The battlefield was tense--the atmosphere thick with anticipation, power radiating from both combatants. The vast, empty land trembled their presence--an arena untouched by limits.
The air crackler, reality bending slightly under the sheer force of their existence. Lucio stood firm and then he spoke with a serious face.
Lucio:
(Calm and low)
"...This is your last chance, surrender or you shall face death."
Void ling:
(Smirked)
"...You speak as if certainty belongs only to you. But tell me do you think your weak power is capable of defeating me?"
Lucio:
(Serious and angry)
"I am tired of your insults!"
Then the moment shattered. They surged forward--two forces beyond speed, beyond comprehension. Their fists collided--impact ripping through the battlefield, the air thickening instantly. A shockwave burst outward--Lucia created a huge barrier to cover herself and her subordinates from the raw force of the clash.
Void ling:
(Smirked)
"...You know I am actually impressed a king can fight toe to toe with me, normally mere mortals will die from a clash like this."
Lucio:
(Serious)
"...How are you still talking while we are in midair fighting."
Void ling and Lucio moved--blows exchanged at unimaginable velocity, their battle unfolding beyond normal perception. Their voices cut through the chaos sharp, unwavering, effortless as they spoke between strikes.
Lucio:
(Rare dominance)
"...Since you claim you are powerful than me, Try and stop this ability."
The battlefield trembled--the sheer velocity of their movements breaking everything around them, and it almost peeled of Lucia barrier. Their fist clashed-- air thickening, energy bursting outward--but then reality shifted.
Lucio:
(Low and command)
"... Aegis Maximus.."
The World responded instantly-- the fabric of reality bending. The effect existed, the force landed--but the cause never happened. Lucio stood untouched--the damage undone, the battle rewritten before their very eyes.
Lucio:
(Soft and Smiled)
" Aegis Maximus allows me to reverse cause and effect get hit by an attack, then make it so the attack never happened do you think you can comprehend that?"
Void ling:
(Rare intrigue)
"...Undoing what has already unfolded? Intresting."
Not hesitation, no concern--only recognition of the technique's mechanics. Not just reversal, but elimination--erasing the event entirely from existence.
Aiden:
(Low and sharp)
"...That's insane. Did Lord Lucio just rewrote reality itself?"
Lucia:
(Rare disbelief)
"...Does it mean nothing can't touch brother now?"
Blaze Vortex:
(Rare confidence)
"...Well, now this just got more intresting."
The battlefield crackled--power surged, space trembling beneath the force of their clash. Void ling exhaled slightly--his presence pressing forward. And then he raised his hand slightly-- the air thickening instantly, darkness converging at his fingertips.
Energy surged--pure overwhelming, beyond comprehension. The ground was shaking. And then Void ling unleashed it. Beams erupted from his palms--darkness condensed into countless streams of absolute force. The attack surged forward--consuming everything in it's path.
Lucio:
(Rare confidence)
"...Know your place. Human! AEGIS MAXIMUS."
Reality responded instantly--the effect erased, the cause undone before it had even occurred. The beams ceased to exist--the darkness dissipated--not through deflection. But absolute nullification. The attack had been unleashed but in the next breath, it had never happened.
Lucio:
(Rare awareness)
"...You don't let reality decide you fate, I see."
Void ling:
(Rare inevitability)
"...Did you expect anything less?"
The air was intense, Void ling had a serious expression, the same goes for Lucio, But now Void ling understood his powers, he will speak--not to challenge,but to unveil the truth behind this force.
Void ling:
(Low and breakdown)
"...Your ability, Aegis Maximus does not rewrite an event--it fundamentally restructured the relationship between cause and effect itself. In simple terms, when attack is launched against you, it's effect should be damage. That is the basic principle of cause and effect. But what you do--what your ability grants you--is the mastery to say, 'The effect will not exist, because the cause never happened."
Lucio:
(Serious and shocked)
"...You bastard, how do you know all this?"
Void ling:
(Rare evaluation)
"...How do I know this?... This means that even absolute attacks-t hat should bypass all defense, attacks that should ensure damage---cannot touch you. Because in your domain, there is nothing such thing as an unavoidable strike. But here's the flaw, Lucio. Your ability only works if you acknowledge the event before
it fully manifest. Aegis Maximus does not predict--it reacts. And if something surpasses your reaction time--if something exists outside of your ability to percieve--then your reversal will fail to stop it."
Lucio:
(Rare provocation)
"... I see. So you're saying my ability is meaningless?"
Void ling:
(Rare dominance)
"...I'm saying your ability has limits----limits you refuse to acknowledge."
Lucio stance shifted--his certainty folding into raw aggression. And then--his voice erupted,carrying rare rage.
Lucio:
(Rare fury)
"...You dare question my Dominion?"
He surged forward--his fist sharp, his speed unparalleled. And then he struck. Void ling did not retreat. He caught Lucio's fist instantly--his grip unwavering. A moment frozen--a second where realization pressed upon lucio without restraint. And then Void ling struck.
His blows carried force beyond comprehension---lucio's body reacted instantly--his form force back, yet still pressing forward. Void ling did not hesitate--his mastery unfolding, portals bending into existence. Countless attacks surged forth--dark energy manifesting into pure destruction. From every direction--from every portal-- force beyond measure collapsed upon lucio.
Lucio:
(Laughing and speaking)
"... Such a foolish boy, you do realize your attack won't work on me. You tried it once and you are doing it again? I almost feel sorry for you."
The force of fhe technique pressing outward--but then, nothing happened. The reversal failed--cause and effect did not bend to lucio Will.
Void ling:
(Rare inevitability)
"...You reversal does not work when the event was never truly caused."
Aegis Maximus functioned on undoing effects--but this attack had existed outside of such constraints. And then--lucio's body suffered the consequences. The Countless attacks collapsed upon him--his form forced back, his breath escaping, blood finally drawn.
Lucio:
(Rare rage)
"...You bastard!"
His breath pressed forward--his mastery did not retreat. He surged forward in unbelievable speed, velocity beyond restraint. But Void ling did not restraint. Void ling's movement remained precise--his reaction instantaneous. Lucio releases a powerful blow, but Void ling caught it with one finger, the battlefield broke apart from the strike alone.
Void ling:
(Smirked)
"...Did you really think you really think traveling at the speed of light, will be a problem for me? Face your destiny."
Countless blows unfolded--Lucio coughed out blood--his stance breaking, his certainty collapsing. His form pressed downward--his knees bent, his subordinates observed--shock settling, horror pressing through their presence.
Liam:
(Rare shocked)
"...How is this possible? How can a mere mortal overwhelm Lord Lucio?"
Lucia inhaled sharply--her gaze locking onto her fallen brother. And then--she moved--her presence forward, her mastery sharpened. And then she spoke.
Lucia:
(Crying and heartbroken)
"...Brother."
Lucio:
(Smiled and looked at her sister)
"...I am sorry Lucia, for being so harsh on you all the time."
Lucio didn't break--but his body had already suffered beyond expectation. Aiden narrowed his eyes--his gaze shifting toward Void ling, bis expression pressing forward effortlessly.
Aiden:
(Insulting Void ling)
"...This? This is what a mortal can do?"
Lars:
(Rare intrigue)
"...The fact that he made Lord Lucio bleed, showcase, this guy is powerful, he maybe even powerful than everyone in this entire Kingdom or even the entire Astral Universe itself."
Void ling had proven himself beyond expectation. Lucia's sorrow sharpened instantly--her grief twising into pure, absolute rage. Her breath steadied--but her stance erupted forward, energy bursting from her presence. Her movement surged--speed beyond calculation, she did not hesitate--her strike prepared, her fury unfolding effortlessly. But then-- before her attack could land, a force intervened.
Lucia:
(Angry and rage)
"... I will kill you Void ling!"
Blaze appeared behind her--her presence instant, Blaze hand caught her wrist effortlessly--her speed meant nothing against his control. Lucia's eyes widened--shock pressing forward, realization settling her gaze.
Blaze Vortex:
(Serious mode)
"...That's enough, We can't afford another fight. Fighting Void ling will be another catastrophe."
Lucia's attack did not unfold--not because of hesitation. But because of Blaze ensured it's failure. Void ling stepped forward--his movement effortless. Lucia gaze shifted--her breath uneven, her fury into pure uncertainty. And then she spoke.
Lucia:
(Low and desperation)
"...What are you going to do to my brother?"
Void ling did not speak. His energy surged--darkness converging, reality bending beneath his command. Lucio's wounds sealed instantly--blood ceased, injuries undone, Vitality restored. There was no process--no delay-- only immediate healing.
Lars:
(Low and shocked)
"...He restored him... Instantly?"
Liam:
(Rare disbelief)
"...The hell.. how can someone like him do this effortlessly?"
Aiden:
(Rare shocked)
"...What... are you.?"
Because now--Void ling had not just overwhelmed lucio, He had restored him completely.
THIS ENSURES LUCIA REACTS FULLY BEFORE BLAZE STOPS HER AND VOID LING HEALS LUCIO, ENSURING LARS, LIAM, AND AIDEN ACKNOWLE THE MOMENT.
NEXT EPISODE UPCOMING