The dust settled slightly from the last Slash Rift, leaving fractured glyphs flickering dimly along the combat zone. Rex Noir stood hunched, breathing hard--his eyes studying Aya like a puzzle with no clear solution.
Aya Winterbane:
(Voice cool)
"Are you ready to give up?"
Rex Noir:
(Smirking)
"I see what you can do. Your ability, it allows you to tear holes in the fabric of existence. Portals, void zones, and spatial collapse..."
Aya Winterbane:
(Cutting cold)
"Whether you understand it or not...it doesn't concern me."
Without warning, Rex surged forward--his aura flaring in silent speed, He launched a swift, brutal punch--Aya met it with her blade mid-swing. Steel met knuckle. She twisted, slicing across Rex's wrist. Blood spilled mid-air. Rex hissed and stepped back,
Aya Winterbane:
(Calm, direct)
"Give up. You can't win."
Rex Noir:
(Smirking)
"Give up, you say...?"
At the Primeval Universe seats, They were a bit concern and they spoke.
Alistair Graylock:
(Grumbling)
"Rex is letting that girl win. He needs to lock in."
Draven Redgrave:
(Bluntly)
"Noir is getting beaten up. But fear not. He will win this fight."
Thalass Blueheart:
(Watching)
"He's cracking you fool. Can't you see.."
King Lucian Nightgale:
(Smirked at them)
"He isn't cracking... Rex knows what he's doing...You think he'd let a girl beat him?"
The last line rippled like a slap across the royal box--stunning the room into sudden stillness. At the Dragon Fang Universe seats, they also reacted.
Reiko Kiyomi:
(Softly)
"That Slash was brutal..."
Dracona Dragonheart:
(Eyes sharp)
"She's shaping the pace. And that guy Rex is falling behind."
King Sarao Shiratori:
(Confidently)
"This is why you shouldn't underestimate the Primeval Universe... Rex is fooling her..."
At the Zenith Universe. They also reacted what is happening in the arena. And they spoke.
Noxie Rai:
(Reading energy)
"Rex's body is dropping--but his intent is rising."
Phoenix Helios:
(Nodding)
"I can imagine that Aya girl is powerful."
Rubina Velllichor:
(Smiling)
"This battle is about to begin a turn-around."
In the Paradox Universe, they also reacted to what is happening to the arena
Nivara Frost:
(Softly)
"That's our Aya."
Solaris Valdris:
(Smirked)
"She's bringing honor. I'll admit that."
At the Astral Universe Seat, Void ling and everyone reacted.
Void ling:
(Intrigued)
"What do you think his ability is? That Rex guy, he's hiding something."
King Ryder:
(Analyzing)
"It seems like, Rex Noir is holding back, and he isn't using his extent of his power. He is mocking Aya."
Blaze Vortex:
(Arms crossed)
"I see...this is won't be good."
Scene at the Elysian Universe-they were mocking Aya fighting skills and theh spoke.
Queen Cynthia:
(Mocking tone)
"Aya's got claws...but they're more decorative than dangerous."
Bellatrix, Kurana, and Raven:
(In unison)
"She's pretty. But this isn't poetry--its war. "
Suddenly, Empress Octavia noticed them mocking. And then she spoke with anger.
Empress Octavia:
(Sternly)
"All of you--quiet. You dont mocking warriors in battle. Not loudly."
The Queens bowed their heads. And apologized. Meanwhile at the Arena, Aya raised her blade again, focused and flawless.
Aya Winterbane:
(Softly)
"You wanted more. Take it."
She unleashed another Slash Rift, cutting sideways through dimensional fabric--portals scattering, time--skips igniting like cracks in reality. Rex took hits-his shoulder clipped, his side grazed--but he endured.
Rex Noir:
(Smirked)
"Still not enough."
Aya Winterbane:
(Eyws narrowed)
"Then I'll finish it."
Rex Noir's body shuddered slightly, and his bleeding hand pulled with strange energy the blood retracted, veins shimmered, and the skin regenerated as if rewound. Light folded inward around him, and the arena dimmed for just a moment.
Rex Noir:
(Voice low)
"Time for my truth. Now Release, The Ashen One."
A gray aura erupted around him, neither flame nor frost--more like the slow decay of stats meeting the rebirth of stone. The ground under him altered, gaining a soft biological pulsed despite being stone. With wide eyes, Aya slashed another Rift across the battlefield--dimensional tears pulsed toward Rex. But Rex simply raised his palm. The rift shuttered, blinked...and then folded closed like a wound that had been sutured.
Aya Winterbane:
(Eyes widened)
"What...is this?"
Rex Noir:
(With a cold grin)
"Reality's flaw. And it my power."
Gaps shot across the arena. Even temporal spectators passed, the Glyphs flickering as the rift failed to behave. At the Throns Seat
EmpressAsuna:
(Slowly standing)
"His ability is not reversal. It's redefintion."
Emperor Restu Kasumi:
(Nodding)
"Rex is rewriting ontology. That's nor regeneration--that's decision. This is what our universe is capable of Empress Asuna."
Empress Yasha Arashi:
(Smirked)
"An ability to manipulate matter. Not just that, he has alot of countless abilities to strike too."
At the Primeval Universe, they were calm and relaxed and they spoke.
Arlequina Quiin:
(Shocked)
"He awakened...he's not letting her win anymore.. Come on Rex, beat her ass."
Draven Redgrave:
(Eyes closed, arms crossed)
"I see, he decided to use The Ashen One. He's reshaping the battlefield."
King Lucian Nightgale:
(Smirking)
"Told you. Rex knows what he's doing."
Rex stepped foward--just slow, echoing footsteps that felt like a heartbeat on metal.
Rex Noir:
(Smirking)
"You've danced enough. Now...let me cut."
The Arena warped around Rex Noir. Steel groaned like wounded bone, and light bled across the sky in pulses." THE ASHEN ONE" wasn't just altering matter--it was commanding it to remember a version of reality where Rex couldn't lose.
Rex Noir:
(Steeping with eerie calm)
"This isn't power. It's persuasion. I tell existence what it is. I rewrite the rules until damage becomes memory, and memory becomes mine. My ability is manipulating Matter itself, as it can affect an entire cosmos."
Aya's Gritted her teeth and insulted Rex, but she roared back--her dimensional Slash Rift surged with all remaining strength. Yet Rex didn't dodge. He stood firm. With a casual sweep of his arm, the Slash Rift paused...then crumbled into mist. It wasn't blocked--it was denied reality.
Aya Winterbane:
(Falling into her knees)
"You...erased my ability..."
Rex Noir:
(Voice sharp)
"I didn't erased it. It was never alive to begin with. Now, do you surrender, Aya? Or should I thrown you out myself?"
She looked up, trembling, surrounded by echoes of her failure. And then she spoke.
Aya Winterbane:
(Barely, audible)
"I...surrender."
The Paradox Universe was in shock, Nivara Frost and King Solaris were in shock.
Nivara Frost:
(Eyes widened)
"IMPOSSIBLE!!!, How...,howww!!"
King Solaris Valdris:
(Angry)
"This is impossible!!, How the hell did Aya lose to him."
And then Void ling and his crew reacted to what has happen...
Void ling:
(Arms crossed)
"What has happen has happen."
Blaze Vortex:
(Smirking)
"Knew he was holding back."
King Kaito:
(Smirked)
"So...he flipped the rules on her. That impressive."
Kaia:
(Softly)
"I see.."
King Ryder:
(Calmly)
"Aya is out. Rex just taught the tournament what authority means."
Rex walked with quiet dominance back to the Primeval section. The ground felt less like stone and more like memory beneath his boots.
King Lucian Nightgale:
(Smirking confidently)
"Well done, Noir. That's how you represent our universe."
Arlequina Quiin:
(Folding arms with venom)
"About time you made her look foolish."
Thalass Blueheart:
(Smirking)
"You did well out there."
Divinus Luminus:
(Firmly)
"That's our legacy cemented."
Draven Redgrave:
(Arms crossed)
"Let's see if the next fighter even survives their entrance."
At the Grand throne--Emperor Restu Kasumi declares and spoke and his voice echoes across the Krynn Realm.
Emperor Restu Kasumi:
(Voice resonating)
"Rex Noir from my Universe... Aya Winterbane of the Paradox Universe has failed to qualify. She will not participate further more, as she has been disqualified. Next match: Bellatrix of the Elysian Universe versus Void ling of the Astral Universe."
The arena floor flared--two glyphs lighting in opposition. Seraphina quietly approached Void ling before his descent. Her cheeks were gently flushed, voice low yet warm.
Seraphina Nyx:
(Softly)
"Be safe. Break through their elegance. You're...more than they know."
Blaze Vortex:
(Mocking and proud)
"Dont let her blush distract you mid-punch."
King Ryder:
(Smirking)
"You aura's already making enemies nervous. Make them forget how to breathe."
Celestina:
(Smirked)
"Void, don't be polite. They're gonna try and glamor--piercd you."
Glacior:
(Calm)
"Just move like water. You always do."
Takashi:
(Arms crossed)
"If that Bellatrix girl tries to flirt mid-fight, punch her in the face."
At the Elysian Universe section, tension brewed like honey stepped in fire.
Setsuna:
(Firmly)
"Don't let Void ling play cute. Cut fast."
Raven:
(Blushed)
"Flirt with him."
Davina:
(Smirked)
"Pretty boys fall harder."
Larissa:
(Calm)
"He's got flair--mock it."
At the Primeval Universe section seat. They all watched Void ling preparing and spoke.
Lucian Nightgale:
(Smirking again)
"Void ling is next... let's see what kid thinks war feels like."
Draven Redgrave:
(Mocking tone)
"He looks too clean to bleed."
Arlequina Quiin:
(Rolling eyes)
"I despise him already."
At the Throne of Power, and then Emperor Azrael Star, Empress Octavia, and Emperor Raphael Lumin leaned forward.
Emperor Azrael Star:
(Curious)
"That boy...he's from your realm, Empress Asuna?"
Empress Asuna:
(Smirking with pride)
"Yes. He's one hell of a powerful being in existence."
Empress Octavia:
(Genuinely impressed)
"He carries weight like a monarch. His entrance already distort mood."..
The Glyphs surged and slowed. Cosmic winds drifted over the stone, welcoming a new duel. Void ling stood silent at the edge, arms crossed, his aura faint but trembling with mass. Opposite him, Bellatrix stepped forward.
Void ling:
(Serious, unmoving)
"Bellatrix is the name... show me what you got."
Bellatrix:
(Calmly)
"Intent? I intend to finish this before you blink. That posture...the silence..is that supposed to be intimidating? Because from here, it my domain."
She paused, eyes cutting sideways toward the Astral seats. Her gaze locked on Seraphina, just for a moment.
Bellatrix;
(Mockinf tone)
"And that girl watching you? She's not built for war. She looks like a decorative healer playing solider. Cute...but fragile."
Void ling's arms slowly lowered. His stance shifted--but his aura flared. His aura energy began to rise..as it was soo intense that It almost shooked the World of Void.
Void ling:
(Eyes narrowing)
"Mock me all you want...but speak about Seraphina again and I won't just fight--l'll erase your entire existence from
reality itself "
The arena pulsed in response. Bellatrix blinked--just briefly--but her smile twitched slightly, as if the void had whispered a different outcome.
NEXT EPISODE UPCOMING